Friday, September 8

5:30 pm

CPCC Pease Auditorium, 1206 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte

This September, AIA Charlotte is excited to join CPCC in welcoming Zena Howard, AIA, LEED AP, for a discussion of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Ms. Howard worked as Senior Project Manager of NMAAHC alongside Lead Architect, Phil Freelon, AIA (both pictured at right).

Visit the Perkins+Will website to see her full bio and the video series "In Their Own Words," documenting the stories of the people behind the building's design, and save the date to join us in September.

On Monday, May 1, we will issue the Call for Entries for this year's AIAC Design Awards. Look for that email with the specifics. For now, take note of the following dates and categories:

As April winds to a close, we want to say a big final thank you to all who made Architecture Month 2017 a success. Attendance and participation in for the seven major events was excellent and engaged. We feel inspired and grateful to our community of members, allies, and partners, and especially to our sponsors:

In an effort aimed toward supporting the business of architecture and firm leaders, AIA has released two new resources for members.  

• The Firm Benchmarking Tool offers an interactive portal for members to compare themselves against the profession at large, and by firms of comparable size and specialization. 
   
• The Foresight Report is an environmental scan of trends that could disrupt or affect the future of architecture as a discipline and a profession.

We wish to congratulate AIA Charlotte Platinum Sponsor Thorburn Associates for 25 years of designing quality environments through Acoustical Consulting, Technology Engineering, and Lighting Design.

Congratulations on your 25th Anniversary!
 

On Sunday, May 7, Open Streets 704 will temporarily close some Charlotte streets to automobile traffic so that people may use them for walking, bicycling, dancing, playing, and meeting their neighbors in a festival designed to celebrate recreation, public health, active transportation, and community building. Learn more online and participate in this family-friendly afternoon of events.

Sustain Charlotte is seeking volunteers to participate in their booth and survey riders as they enter/exit the protected bike lane demo.

Sustain Charlotte's initiative Walk2Transit seeks to give a voice to bus riders and transit advocates that will result in tangible improvements to the walkability of Charlotte's highest need bus stops. There are opportunities next week on May 2 and 3 to participate in walking tour audits of South Tryon and 7th Street. Find the details and sign up online.
 

Saturday, April 29	3:00 pm	Architecture Bicycle Tour
Monday, May 1		Design Awards CFE Opens
Wednesday, May 10	11:30 am	Next Generation Showcase
Thursday, May 11	11:30 am	Small Firm Roundtable
Tuesday, May 16	5:30 pm	EP/Fellows Mixer

For complete details, including schedule changes, locations, and links to register, visit our online events calendar .