Each year, AIA celebrates the best buildings and spaces—and the people behind them—with some of the most prestigious awards in the industry. The AIA Charlotte Design Awards Committee is pleased to announce that the Design Awards Program will take place again this year with an expanded list of Entry Categories and an updated submittal and evaluation process.
The AIA Charlotte 2018 Design Awards Program is offering awards in the following Entry Categories:
Architectural Design
Housing
Urban Design
Small Project
Idea and Innovation
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 18th 5:00 PM
SAVE THE DATE:
Design & Service Awards Gala
November 8, 2018
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
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AIA CHARLOTTE RECEIVES 2018 OPPORTUNITY FUND GRANT
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As part of the annual Opportunity Fund to support AIA component initiatives, the AIA and Hanley Wood have awarded AIA Charlotte $5,000 for special programs organized by the components. The program aims to promote the role of design in their communities.
AIA Charlotte will host the second part of its "West Side Stories: An Equitable Neighborhood Housing Design Charrette" to address strategies for ending the displacement of longtime residents in the city's West Side neighborhood.
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NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN PARTNERSHIP: HOUSING WORKSHOP
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September 22nd
Stratford Richardson YMCA
10AM - 5PM
Please join us for a Public Interest Design Workshop to provide professional design guidance to the West Side Community Land Trust and its residents. This workshop will help to identify relevant affordable housing design problems and develop immediate actionable outcomes. AIA Charlotte members will work directly with partners during workshop planning, while listening and interacting with public workshop participants to lead a conversation through design and learn to become better advocates for the West Side neighborhoods.
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MEMBERSHIP MEETING: AIA/UNCC TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP
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Tuesday September 18th
UNC Charlotte - Center City Building
11:30 - 12:00 Registration/lunch/networking
12:00 - 1:00 Presentation
Japanese Architecture for Elves: Exploring how Designers use 'Pop History' to Visually Construct Cultures. Richard is spending a portion of this June and July traveling between Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara as part of his research, which also includes a conference presentation at the ARCC-EAAE international research conference in Philadelphia this May.
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Modernfold: Automated Movable Wall Systems
(OPA-100) 1 Hour HSW Credit
Thursday September 13th
Dilworth
Neighborhood Grille
12PM -1PM
Presented by:
Trevor Maxson with Maxson Associates
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BECHTLER MUSEUM: MODERNISM + FILM
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16 Acres
Thursday September 20th
6PM to 7PM
Bechtler Museum
The rebuilding of Ground Zero is the most architecturally, politically and emotionally complex construction project in recent American history. The struggle to develop these 16 acres of 'sacred' land has encompassed 12 years, 19 government agencies and over $20 billion. 16 Acres profiles the engineering challenges, and various constituencies - politicians, developers, architects, insurers, local residents and relatives of 9/11 victims - that profess conflicting claims to the site
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CALL FOR TEAMS FOR THE A/E/C BOWLING LEAGUE
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Calling all AEC industry employees & family! Teams are now forming for the Architectural Bowling League (ABL) Fall 2018 season.
No experience required! Teams will be 3-person; play as a firm or cross-discipline. If you don't have a complete team let us know & we'll help you find a full crew. Come out for some friendly fun! A captains' meeting will be held Sept. 5 @ 7pm. There will be free practice bowling afterwards.
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AMF Centennial Lanes on South Blvd.
Wed. evenings starting Sept. 12 with 14 weeks of play thru Dec. 19. Thanksgiving week will be a bye week.
Practice is at 6:45 pm; play starts at 7pm.
Cost per player per week will be $15.
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MECKLENBURG COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT
PLAN REVIEW FOCUS GROUPS
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Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement has an exciting project on the horizon – and we’re asking for input from our customers! We are revamping our plan review and permitting process to make it more efficient and more uniform, regardless of the type of project. We are enthusiastic about our initial plans, but before we move forward, we want to hear what our customers think! We will be conducting a series of focus groups, beginning now, but meeting further as the project progresses, to gather input from our customers. Your feedback will become part of our new process!
The first meetings:
Commercial Group: Thurs., Aug. 30, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (includes townhomes and multifamily)
Residential Group: Tues., Sept. 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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AIA CHARLOTTE'S ANNUAL JM GOLF TOURNAMENT *
SOLD OUT*
Join the waitlist
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September 13, 2018
Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation
Charlotte, NC
Our Annual Golf Tournament sold out in less than 48 hours! We are accepting donations for our onsite raffle the day of the tournament!
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AIA Charlotte holds a lunch-and-learn presentation at noon on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month called the Small Firm Roundtable. If you or your firm would like to be included in the schedule, contact
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s at Sandra@aiacharlotte.org. All presentations must be approved for 1 AIA Continuing Education Credit (HSW credit preferred). Presenters are required to provide lunch and report the credit to AIA for attendees.
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In urban centers around the world, inexpensive curbside parking results in increased traffic, wasted fuel and more pollution. The strategies and values that generate these conditions are no longer sustainable, nor do they promote a healthy,vibrant urban human habitat. It’stime
to rethink the way streets are used and to re-imagine the possibilities of the urban landscape!
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MEMBERSHIP ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
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Thursday November 1st
Triple C Brewing Company Barrel Room
11:30 - 12:00 Registration/lunch/networking
12:00 - 1:00 Presentation
As the annual business meeting, the program will also include a recap of AIA Charlotte's 2018 happenings and finances as well as a vote on the slate of board officers for 2019.
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SAVE THE DATE: RISK MANAGEMENT SEMINAR
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November 15th
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Happy Hour Following)
Town Brewing Company
Risk Management Seminar: Presentations by Allen West at HSSM Law and Stephen Agnew of IMCI. Come learn about
Licensing, Claims case studies, Forensic Engineer, Contracts as well as biggest blind spots for design firms.
Registration opening soon!
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SAVE THE DATE: 2018 BUILDING CODE UPDATE
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December 4th
UNC Charlotte Center City Building
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
2018 finds North Carolina implementing newly updated building codes. This seminar will be reviewing amendments and changes to the 2018 Fire, Accessibility, and Building Codes.
Registration opening soon!
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SAVE THE DATE:
WIA 2ND ANNUAL MIMOSA BREAKFAST
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December 6th
7:45 - 8:30 Registration/breakfast/networking
8:30 - 9:45 Panel and Q&A session
Save the date for the Women In Architecture second annual Mimosa Breakfast.
Ticket sales opening soon!
Registration opening soon!
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2018 AIANC DESIGN CONFERENCE
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October 18-19th
Durham, NC
AIA NC is pleased to annouce the 2018 Design Conference in Durham, NC October 18-19. Mark your calendar for this event-- the only statewide design conference for the over 2000 members of AIA North Carolina for 2018.
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We are currently witnessing the largest wave of urban growth in human history. The nature and scope of this shift varies across the globe, but economic development and consumption are altering the quality of life for city dwellers and rural communities, bringing disproportional prosperity to some, while increasing inequality for many.
We invite submissions that address one or more of these topics for affecting social change at the material scale, at the building scale, or at the community scale.
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ENGAGING WITH YOUR CIVIC LEADERS
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The goal of AIA's public awareness campaign, Blueprint for Better, is for architects to have a seat at the table when important civic decisions are made, and for members of our profession to be ready to speak to the value that architects bring to our communities. We want to ensure that your voice is heard, so we've developed a toolkit will show you how to engage with civic leaders at the local, state, and federal levels to drive real change in your community.
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LIVING IN A (HEALTHIER) MATERIALS WORLD
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Living in a (healthier) materials world:The AIA Healthier Materials Protocol provides a stepwise method for setting healthier materials goal and criteria definitions, product selection, tracking, and specification, no matter the scope of the project. It also suggests tools and provides case studies to assist with each step. The user-friendly guide is written to meet you where you are!
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HSW :
ARCHITECTURE TOWARDS SOCIAL EQUITY
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Mon, Sep 17, 2018
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
HSW webinar: Architecture Towards Social Equity | Housing's primary position in our lives, economies and the built environment makes it a natural site of intervention in the complex fight against systemic injustices. Join the Housing and Community Development KC to discuss how housing projects, and the design processes behind them, can be interventions towards greater social and health equity.
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2018 CRAN SYMPOSIUM IS IN CINCINNATI!
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Cincinnati! Join fellow residential architects for the 10 annual symposium, October 6-9.
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- AAH webinar "Providing Healthcare in the Prison Environment" on September 11 at 2-3pm ET. Earn 1 AIA LU/HSW. Learn more >
- AAH has a new Case Study Library containing the 2013, 2014 and 2015 AIA/AAH Healthcare Design Award recipients with the goal of "bridging the gap" between research and practice. View the case study projects >
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In 2018, job listings are $100 for members and $200 for non-members, posted for 30 days.
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THANK YOU TO OUR ANNUAL PLATINUM PARTNERS
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AIA Charlotte | Info@charlotte.org |
704.369.2302 | www.AIACharlotte.org
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