Architecture Month
Lecture: Antón García-Abril, Ensamble Studio (Madrid)
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UNC Charlotte Lecture: Antón García-Abril
Friday April 6, 2018
1:00 PM
The School of Architecture is pleased to welcome Antón García-Abril as the 2018 CriticalMASS
Distinguished Visiting Critic
. García-Abril is a professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) and founder of the award-winning Ensamble Studio in Madrid. His work has been widely published and exhibited. The title of his lecture will be "On/Off."
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Architecture Month
U.S. National Whitewater Center Facility Tour
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Building Tour
Tuesday, April 10th
U.S. National Whitewater Center
Join us as we tour the outdoor recreation and athletic training facility for whitewater rafting, kayaking, canoeing, rock climbing, mountain biking, and hiking. Liquid Design will lead the tour and answer those questions you have been wondering!
Afterwards stick around and join us for a drink *Cash Bar
$6 parking fee upon arrival.
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Small Firm Roundtable
Understanding the new AWS, 2nd edition Manual and section 10-casework.
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April 12, 2018
Dilworth Neighborhood Grille
911 E Morehead Street
Charlotte, NC
Understanding the new AWS, 2nd edition Manual and section 10-casework. An intrusion and tutorial for all architects and specifiers on the ice of The Architectural Woodwork standards (AWS) Second edition to specify architectural cabinetry.
Presented by: William A Munyan, AIA, NCARB, CSI, CDT, AWI QCP
This course is an introduction and a tutorial for all architects and specifiers on the use of The Architectural Woodwork Standards (AWS), Second Edition to specify architectural cabinetry.
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Architecture Month
Bike Tour
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Bike Tour
Saturday, April 14th
*REGISTRATION FULL*
Join AIA Charlotte, The Speak Easy, and Cluck Design Collaborative for our second annual Architecture Month Bike Crawl. The crawl will take off from The Spoke Easy and make several stops throughout Charlotte including...special access to The Panthers Stadium!!!!
The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Participants must bring their own bike (or rent one from B-Cycle) and helmet.
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Architecture Month
Sketchy Tuesday Sketch Off
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Sketchy Tuesday Sketch Off
Tuesday, April 17th
The Spoke Easy & Cluck Design Collaborative
1530 Elizabeth Avenue
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Architecture Month
Southend Firm Crawl
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Southend Firm Crawl
Thursday, April 19th
Students, peers and the public are invited to this open-house event where uptown firms invite you to see behind the scenes followed by a hosted reception.
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Architecture Month
AIA Charlotte Social Event
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AIA Charlotte Architecture Month Celebration
Wednesday, April 25th
Charlotte Trolley Powerhouse
1507 Camden Road
Charlotte, NC 28203
Join us on April 25th at 6PM for an evening to celebrate Architecture Month. Join the AIA Charlotte Staff, Board of Directors and volunteers for refreshments and fun at the Charlotte Trolley Powerhouse Museum.
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Architecture Month
M
odernism + Film series is Santiago Calatrava's Travels
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Bechtler Museum of Art's Modernism + Film series is Santiago Calatrava's Travels
Thursday, April 26th
An event reception with a cash-only bar and free light bites begins at 6 p.m. in the Bechtler lobby followed by the presentation and film screening at 7 p.m. in the Wells Fargo Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for the public, $8 for museum members, and $5 for students
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Architecture Month
CANstruction 2018
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CANstruction
Saturday April 28th
Lenny Boy Brewing
April is Architecture Month, and it features
the popular charitable design/build event, CANstruction.
CANstruction is a national competition that engages the AEC community to help feed hungry people. Competing teams will design sculptures made entirely out of canned foods to build at Lenny Boy Brewing on April 28. A jury will select and award teams for the following categories:
- Structural Ingenuity
- Best Use of Labels
- Best Meal
- People's Choice
- Most Cans
- Best Original Design
At the close of the exhibitions all of the food used in the structures is donated to Second Harvest Food Bank.
See the structures completed by the 11 participating teams through the weekend.
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County Welcomes New Park & Rec Director
AIA Member: Lee Jones Jr.
County Manager Dena R. Diorio announced that W. Lee Jones Jr. has been named as the new
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation director effective March 28, 2018.
Jones, a licensed architect and member of the American Institute of Architects, currently serves as the division director for Park and Recreation's Capital Planning and Alliance Development Services. He is responsible for coordinating the planning, design and construction of the department's facilities and overseeing the development of many partnerships. Over the years, Jones worked on several notable park projects, including First Ward Park, Romare Bearden Park and the Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews.
Congratulations Lee!
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| AIA Charlotte Discovery Place Takeover Day |
Thank you to all the volunteers and sponsors that supported Discovery Place Takeover Day. The event was a HUGE success! Over 2000 visitors were able to learn more about architecture and design in a fun and interactive way.
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AIA Charlotte Leadership Attends
Grassroots Conference
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AIA Charlotte Executive Director, Kate Shelton, AIAC 2018 President Shannon Rydell, AIA, AIAC 2017 President Catherine Monroe, AIA, and 2016 AIAC President John Paquin, AIA were selected to present "Three Year's Three President's" a breakout session at the conference.
AIA Charlotte member Chuck Travis, FAIA also participated in a keynote panel discussion with Mayor's from across the country to inspire members to get engaged with service to the community.
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Quail Hallow Middle School
Career Fair
Representative Needed!
Volunteer Now
We are in need of one more representative to help represent the AIA Charlotte and the Architecture Community by engaging with QHMS students. It will be set up like a college fair with each profession having a table/booth. The career fair is planned for Wednesday, April11
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at 2pm.
If you can spare a few hours and wish to volunteer, please email Sandra Doherty at
[email protected]
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World Architecture Day UIA Poster Competition
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The International Union of Architects (UIA) has launched a poster competition in honor of World Architecture Day 2018 and marking UIA's 70th anniversary. Submissions are due by midnight Central European Time, Friday, June 1. Visit the
UIA Prizes Website
for more information and to enter.
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Scholarship Opportunity
Apply for the AAH Next Generation Scholarship to attend the Summer Leadership Summit in Chicago this July. The application deadline is April 9.
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AAH webinar "Understanding Noise in Healthcare Environments" on April 10 at 2-3pm EST. Earn 1 AIA LU/HSW.
Learn more >
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Career Center: Latest Job Postings
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In 2018, job listings are $100 for members and $200 for non-members, posted for 30 days.
Post your listing online, and it will also be included here.
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Charlotte, Charlotte, NC |
Architect |
Little |
4/2/2018 |
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Charlotte, North Carolina |
Project Manager |
Little |
4/2/2018 |
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Charlotte, Charlotte, NC |
Project Architect |
Overcash Demmitt Architects |
3/19/2018 |
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Charlotte, North Carolina |
Project Architect |
Overcash Demmitt Architects |
3/19/2018 |
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Charlotte, |
Architect |
Cluck Design Collaborative |
3/16/2018 |
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Charlotte, South end |
Project Architect |
Fryday & Doyne Architecture/ Interior Design |
3/13/2018 |
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Charlotte, |
Project Manager |
Mecklenburg County |
3/5/2018 |
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Charlotte, Charlotte, NC |
Project Architect |
Gresham, Smith and Partners |
11/27/2017 |
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Charlotte, Charlotte, NC |
Other |
Gresham, Smith and Partners |
11/14/2017 |
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Charlotte, North Carolina |
Project Architect |
Gresham, Smith and Partners |
8/24/2017 |
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