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AIA CHARLOTTE CONNECTION NEWSLETTER
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October 7, 2016
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TAP Symposium Tuesday
Final Chance to Register
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Tuesday, October 11
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
UNCC School of Architecture
With hands-on technology sessions and tours, content for firm leaders, and a newly added student registration rate, there is something for everyone at the TAP Symposium next week. Earn CE credit, network with peers, and discover the
Future of Design: Architecture and Digital Fabrication.
The full
agenda and
speaker bios are online.
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Young Architects Forum (YAF)
How an Architectural Firm Planned and Executed a Leadership Transition
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Wednesday, October 12
Alfred Williams Showroom,
505 South Cedar Street, Charlotte
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
In the aftermath of a failed merger, regional design firm Watson Tate Savory took the opportunity to groom and grow leaders from within the company. Hear from firm principal Michael Watson and consultant Doug McVadon on how the firm developed a strategy for leadership transition to include younger members of the firm in the ownership and management of the firm.
Attendees earn 1LU.
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Small Firm Roundtable Meets October 13
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Thursday, October 13 
12:00 pm
Dilworth Neighborhood Grill
US Gypsum hosts the October 13 Small Firm Roundtable. Join the group to lunch, learn, and earn 1LU.
Visit the website to see the remaining SFR meetings scheduled for this year. Reminder: we meet only only on the second Thursdays of November and December.
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Hear UDO Update and Vote on 2017 AIAC Board of Directors
November Annual Meeting
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Friday, November 4
11:30 am
Byron's South End
Join fellow AIA members and A/E/C industry peers for lunch and a presentation from guests
Grant Meacci, Urban Design Program Manager and Scott Adams, AICP,
Senior Principal Planner, both of the City of Charlotte Planning Department. They will provide an update on the city's
Unified Development Ordinance
(UDO). Also on the agenda is the membership vote on the slate of 2017 Board of Directors and a proposed change to the organization by-laws.
See those details here.
Non-members may attend for $45.
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"Vote Yes for City Bonds" Campaign
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This November, three bond referenda worth $218.44 million are on the general election ballot to be approved by Charlotte voters. If approved, they will not result in higher taxes for Charlotte residents and will be used to upgrade and enhance transportation and streets, build affordable and well-maintained housing, and improve infrastructure in the city's older neighborhoods and emerging high-growth areas. Learn more about how you can get involved in the campaign.
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Amendment to Town of Davidson RFQ
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An amendment has been made to theTown of Davidson RFQ announced in last week's newsletter. The RFQ, for a public facilities project, no longer requires respondents to have specialized expertise in police and fire station design, but instead allows architectural firms to include fire and police station consultants as part of their team. The amended RFQ is online. The deadline for responses is October 27. |
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Civic by Design Forum: Saladbowl Suburbs
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Tuesday, October 11
Light Factory photo gallery, 1817 Central Avenue, Charlotte
5:30 pm
Civic By Design takes a field trip to "The Most Interesting Street in Charlotte." Meet at Light Factory photo gallery 1817 Central Avenue (free parking) and take a quick tour of the Midwood International Cultural Center. Then Tom Hanchett, urban historian and "Food from Home" columnist for the Observer, talks about the history and fast-changing current landscape of multi-ethnic Central Avenue. How does its jumbled geography jibe with urban theorist Jane Jacobs' observations on the vitality of cities? Learn more online. Free to the public.
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Multi-Family & Home Builder Symposium
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Thursday, October 27
8:45 am - 1:00 pm
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord
Keene Building Products hosts a multi-family and home builder seminar on Thursday, October 27, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, with opportunities to earn 2 CEUs: Healthy Walls = Rainscreen & Ventilation and Multi-Family Sound Control. Find complete details online, and RSVP to Lauren Gramza by October 13th.
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Career Center: Latest Job Postings
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In 2016, AIA Charlotte member firms receive three free job postings per calendar year on the AIA Charlotte website and weekly e-newsletter. Additional job postings or re-postings, and listings for non-members, are $75 and can be purchased
here
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Charlotte, |
Architect |
505Design Charlotte, Inc. |
10/5/2016 |
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Charlotte, |
Architect |
505Design Charlotte, Inc. |
10/5/2016 |
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Charlotte, |
Intern Architect |
505Design Charlotte, Inc. |
10/5/2016 |
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Intern Architect |
CMA Design |
9/29/2016 |
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Charlotte, NC, 1000 West Morehead Street |
Admin |
C DESIGN |
9/28/2016 |
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Charlotte, NC |
Other |
C DESIGN |
9/28/2016 |
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Charlotte, NC |
Other |
C DESIGN |
9/28/2016 |
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Charlotte, |
Architectural Designer |
RedClay Design + Development |
9/28/2016 |
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Architect |
BHM Architects |
9/22/2016 |
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Other |
Central Piedmont Community College |
9/20/2016 |
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Charlotte, NC - North Carolina |
Project Manager |
ADW Architects |
9/19/2016 |
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Charlotte, Charlotte, NC |
Architect |
Little |
9/19/2016 |
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Charlotte, Charlotte, NC |
Architect |
Little |
9/19/2016 |
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Charlotte, Charlotte, NC |
Architect |
Little |
9/12/2016 |
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Charlotte, NC, Uptown Charlotte, NC |
Admin |
ai Design Group, a Progressive AE company |
9/12/2016 |
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Charlotte, |
Architect |
BB+M Architecture |
9/12/2016 |
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Charlotte, NC, 330 South Tryon |
Construction Administrator |
ai Design Group, a Progressive AE Company |
9/12/2016 |
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Charlotte, |
Project Architect |
Little Diversified Architectural Consulting |
9/7/2016 |
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