| AIA Blue Ridge and the City of Roanoke are partnering to increase public awareness of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and encourage the implementation of ADU-supportive policies. AIA Blue Ridge and the City of Roanoke were awarded a 2023 AARP Community Challenge Grant to host a design competition for accessory dwelling unit design in order to have pre-approved ADU plans for the public to use free of charge, making the creation of ADUs more attainable for the everyone within the community.
Submissions will be accepted between September 1st and 30th. The full prompt is available at aiablueridge.org. The competition is open to all within the design, construction, and development field including design professionals, building contractors, architecture students, and developers. Awards: 1ST PLACE: $5,000 |
Taliesin Colloquium 2023: The Evolution of Preservation Standards and Guidelines
Join the AIA National Historic Resources Committee for a colloquium on The Evolution of Preservation Standards and Guidelines sponsored to be held at Frank Lloyd Wright’s historic Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona on February 3-4.
This event will inform dialogue on historic district guidelines at the local level, as well as the state and national level on ways that preservation standards and guidelines can better interact with and complement energy codes and performance standards, as well as resilience guidelines, and to foster community equity.
We must ask if the current policies and standards governing historic preservation continue to be viable as the world is far different than it was when the standards were written. The current climate crisis has changed codes and regulations and goals toward sustainable building practices. Equally our understanding of the need for historic preservation to take on a more holistic view of sustainability including social, cultural and economic equity has intensified and calls for us to look closely as to whether current standards are inclusive or exclusive. Are the current policies and practices of historic preservation still valid or must they mature to meet the current challenges? How can we respond to these challenges and prepare for the future? Do policies and practices need to be open to change? Some say that current Standards provide the required flexibility and that that it is the interpretation that has become too rigid. Others believe that we need additional standards to address issues of social and economic equity. This Colloquium will take a deep dive into the global issues that preservationists face today and the Standards and Guidelines that have been the backbone of our practice.
Organized by:
AIA National Historic Resources Committee
Price
$300 for AIA members
$500 for non-members
Registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, reception, sessions, reception, and Twilight tour.
Credits
11.25 HSW|LUs
AIA Leadership Summit (formerly Grassroots)
After two years of virtual gatherings, AIA’s premier chapter leadership training event returns to Washington, DC, February 14–17 with a new name and an exceptional program. Join us at AIA Leadership Summit 2023 (formerly Grassroots) for four days of vital leadership training designed to help you be an effective leader in your chapter, firm, and community.
AIA Leadership Summit brings together AIA volunteer leaders, chapter executives, and chapter staff across regions, specialties, firm sizes, and career stages. This year’s theme—Architecture’s Generations at Work—focuses on building bridges to create a better world and a stronger profession, skills you can apply to every facet of your professional life.
Register online.
Q&A with Past and Future Leaders of AIA
Only 17% of all registered US architects are women and the percentage of women in leadership positions is still very slow.
Join us to hear from AIA National Past Presidents and the Presidents-Elect to talk about their goals, struggles, lessons learned during their term as National Presidents, and their advice to the upcoming leaders of the AIA.
Panelists:
· Kimberly Dowdell, AIA – AIA President-Elect 2024
· Emily Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA- AIA President-Elect 2023
· Jane Frederick, FAIA – AIA President 2020
· Elizabeth Chu Richter, FAIA – AIA President 2015
· Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA – AIA President 2014
· Kate Schwennsen, FAIA – AIA President 2006
· Susan Maxman, FAIA – AIA President 1993
Date:
October 4, 2022
Time:
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm EST
Online via ZOOM
Link will be emailed upon registration
Fee:
AIA Member $10
Non-Member $15
Student Free
Creating Equitable, Adaptable, and Resilient Educational Environments
Applying the AIA Framework for Design Excellence to learning environments in your community is made simple with this session. Sign up to discuss planning strategies that address current and future educational needs and explore best practices to help make educational facilities a community hub during crisis events.
Earn 1 AIA LU
Register online.
AIA Grassroots 2021
This year’s theme—Bring It Home—will address critical issues facing the architecture profession, including COVID-19, climate change, and racial equity. You’ll learn best practices and strategies that you’ll bring home to implement successfully in your chapter, firm, and community.
This year’s event is virtual. It’s packed with keynotes, breakout sessions, workshops, and networking. You’ll also have the opportunity to advocate for AIA’s legislative agenda with Members of Congress.
AIA Grassroots 2021
The annual Grassroots Leadership and Advocacy Event invites AIA’s premier leaders for three to four days of networking, professional development opportunities, and sharing and exchanging information and ideas. There will be many occasions for attendees to network with one another and AIA staff, share and exchange information on specific challenges related to their own experiences, and enhance their leadership skills through innovative and creative workshops. Members are also given the opportunity to provide input on AIA initiatives and learn from their counterparts from around the country. The agenda includes an advocacy day for component leaders to communicate the AIA’s legislative agenda to members of Congress. The event is designed to help officers become more significant component and civic leaders.