News Brief 7-12-19
Photo credit: The Dayton Metro Library by LWC Incorporated and Group 4 Architecture won an Honor Award for Newly Completed Buildings at the 2018 Focus on Design Awards program.
Event Recap
Annual Golf Outing at Heatherwoode Provided Morning of Great Golf on Challenging Course
The Annual Golf Outing took place on Friday, June 28 with a Shotgun “Shamble” at 8:00 AM at the Heatherwoode Golf Club in Springboro. The morning started with a breakfast and a 75 foot putting challenge. The winner of the challenge was Jon Fulton. Following the outing, a delicious lunch was provided and awards were presented. The Low Team was Brian Baumgardner, Larry Curtin and Pat Smith. Second Low Team was Andrew English, Sean Smith, Scott Sands, and Mark Antonetz. Third Low Team was Bill Williams, Matt Franklin, and Mark Wiseman. A new award this year was Closest to the Average and winners were Todd Martin, Jay Haffner, Josh Dotson, and Jon Fulton. Other prize winners were: Longest Drive, Jon Fulton; Closest to the Pin, Matt Franklin; and Longest Putt, Larry Curtin. The door prizes were a real hit, featuring Bengals tickets, Dragons tickets, Fraze tickets, the Pella loaded cooler, a $100 Carver’s gift card and cigars, Golf Balls, Top Golf and Golf Galaxy gift cards, and a Heatherwoode gift card. 

Thanks to our generous sponsors:

Masonry Institute of Dayton and Ohio Masonry Association - Breakfast
Hemm's Glass - Lunch
Chapel Electric - Watering Hole Sponsor
Becker Construction - Watering Hole Sponsor
Elements IV Interiors - Watering Hole Sponsor
Doody Door & Hardware - Cart Sponsor
$10,000 Hole in One Sponsor - Business Furniture
Pella - Driving Range Sponsor

Thanks to our many Hole sponsors, including:

Allegion, Bowser Morner, Brackett Builders, Brumbaugh Construction, Dimensional Metals, Friends Office, Heapy Engineering, L2 Engineering, Messer Construction, Modern Entrance Systems, Oswald Companies, Prater Engineering, Requarth, Sands Decker, Shell & Meyer Associates, Tri-Tech Engineering, and The Underground Detective.
Kudos to the Newly Certified SAP Trainees in Ohio

Nine AIA Dayton members took part in the AIA Ohio SAP Training (Post-disaster Safety-Assessment Program) on June 28 in Columbus.  The SAP Training certified Ohio's architects with the knowledge to provide evaluations of facilities and buildings in the aftermath of a disaster. In the future when disaster strikes in Ohio such as the Memorial Day tornadoes in Dayton, there will be 28 certified architects available to assist government officials upon request. Thank you to the following members:  Mark Bailey, AIA; Brad Garmann, AIA; David Glover, AIA; Laura Green, AIA; Dan Miller, AIA; Jordan Reed, Assoc. AIA; Brad Reed, Assoc. AIA; Chris Sample, AIA; and Charlie
Setterfield, AIA.
Chapter Programs
Happy Hour and Study Material Swap

There will be a combined CAD Happy Hour and study session on Wednesday, July 17 at the Lock 27 Brewing in Dayton. Starting at 5:30 PM, bring some study materials to swap and have a drink while discussing study material! If you're not taking exams and are already registered, come to lend support to the Associate AIAs who are working their way through the maze.

If you’ve not been there before, The Lock 27 Brewing is on 5/3 plaza side of the Delco Lofts Building (rear of the building). Hope to see you there!
2019 Focus on Design Program Call for Entries Open

We are pleased to announce that the 2019 Focus on Design Awards Program is now open! Award submissions will be accepted from now - September 10. The Awards Program will be held on Friday, November 1 from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM at the Grande Hall of the Liberty Tower in downtown Dayton.

All the information you need to plan your award entries is included in this document. Please download and save the document before you begin your award submission in the Open Water submission portal.

Please note that two new categories have been added this year -- Makers and Architectural Photography. Members and nonmembers are invited to submit in these categories.

The jury for the Architecture, Interior Architecture, Student and Makers submissions is AIA Rochester . The jury for the Photography category is a local committee.

When you are ready to enter your projects, click here to be directed to the Open Water portal. Select the AIA Dayton program.

Please contact the AIA Dayton office with any questions.

Individual tickets for the Awards luncheon may be purchased here.
ABB is on summer vacation
Take July off from AIA Dayton Architecture Basics and Bagels (ABB) programming and relax with your family and friends! Continuing Education programming will start back up in August with these great programs: 

Speaker: Matt Bunch, County Materials
Topic: Decorative Concrete Face & Thru Wall-Load Bearing Brick, 1.0 AIA CES LU
Date: 7:30 - 9:00 AM on August 6, 2019
Location: Kettering Government Center, Deeds and and Van Buren Rooms

Speaker: Elaine Tuttle, Anderson
Topic: Window Code Fundamentals, 1.0 AIA CES HSW
Date: 7:30 - 8:30 AM on August 13, 2019
Location: Requarth Company, 447 E. Monument Avenue, Dayton

Speaker: Alan Pippenger, President and 5 th Generation Owner
Topic: Requarth Co. History and Property Tour, 1.0 AIA CES LU
Date: 8:30 - 9:30 AM on August 13, 2019
Location: Requarth Company, 447 E. Monument Avenue, Dayton

Speaker: Ed Crouchley, Acoustical Systems
Topic : Acoustical Design Principles for Architects, 1.5 AIA CES HSW
Date: 7:30 - 9:00 AM on September 4, 2019 - starts with a tour of Care House, Honor Award Winner in the 2019 Focus on Design Awards
Location: Care House, 410 Valley Street, Dayton

Topic:  Procrastinator's Day 
Date: 9:00 AM on October 8, 2019
Location : Elements IV Interiors

Topic:  Miami Valley Planning & Zoning Workshop 
Date: December 6, 2019
Location : Sinclair Community College, Building 12
AIA Ohio News
SAVE THE DATE
 
2019 AIA OHIO REGION CONVENTION:
September 19-21
 
The AIA Ohio Valley Region Convention, planned for September 19-21, 2019, will bring together more than 300 architects and allied professionals from around the region for three days of programs and activities. 
 


OVR Opportunity:
Practice Innovation Lab
 

 
This summer, the Ohio Valley Region, with the support of the Young Architects Forum and National Associates Committee, is hosting a Practice Innovation Lab (PIL) workshop. The workshop consists of three sessions over two days in Cincinnati in tandem with the OVR Convention. The PIL will consist of teams of 5-7 individuals of any member category from each component in the OVR and will commence on August 2 nd  with a half-day workshop focused on introductions and high-level conversation on innovation. Teams will return home and spend the next several weeks working together to develop their concept. On Thursday, September 19, teams will reconvene in Cincinnati for a full day of development in preparation for Friday’s presentation at the OVR Convention Keynote session. Travel stipends have been budgeted for teams to make the trip.

You can find more information about the event here:  www.aiaohio.org/PIL
This is a link to a video summary of the original PIL event from October 2017.



AIA News
AIA Dues Adjustment Program Information
Members who have not paid 2019 AIA dues are now considered delinquent . There is still time to apply for the Dues Adjustment Program. This program is for members with a medical disability, those taking sabbatical or family leave, or members who are unemployed or partially employed. Contact AIA Dayton at 937-291-1913 for a form.

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In The Media
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