NEWS
August 31, 2018
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What's Happening: East Kentucky and Beyond
Bring on Fall!

I think we can all agree that we're looking forward to the humidity subsiding and the cooler fall weather making an arrival.  As we turn into the final quarter of the year, we have many exciting events coming up so stay tuned and look for ways to get involved. May you and your families enjoy the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend! 

Please check out everything happening below and as always, follow our AIA EKC  Facebook  or Instagram  pages for additional updates!    
Design Slam 2018

Whether you are a participant or a spectator, we hope that you will join us to take part in the fun and cheer on competing design teams as they race to complete compelling designs for a space in Lexington, KY in just one hour. Attendees will cast votes as the teams work and the team with the greatest number of votes at the end of the hour will take home bragging rights AND the coveted golden T-square! 

Proceeds support Lexington Habitat for Humanity and AIA EKC. Save the date for Saturday,  September 15th at West 6th Brewing. Click here for more information! 
AIA KY / IN Conference 2018 - Columbus, IN

MAKE PLANS & REGISTER NOW!! AIA KY and AIA IN are excited to offer a new take on our annual conference this year by teaming with the 2018 National Symposium, "Design, Community, and Progressive Preservation." 

Event Dates: September 26 - 29th, 2018 - Columbus, IN 

Click the website link to learn more and sign up today!
KY Board of Architects - New Executive Director

AIA East Kentucky welcomes Cordelia "Dee Dee" Harbut, who has been named the new Executive Director of the Kentucky Board of Architects. Harbut replaces T. Rexford Cecil, AIA, who retired in late June.

Ms. Harbut is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, with a masters in business administration. She began her career as director for the Lexington Area Small Business Development Center in 2001, where she worked until becoming the state director of special programs for the Kentucky Small Business Development Center in 2005. She then become the statewide director for the Kentucky Procurement Technical Assistance Center in 2014, until her appointment in 2016 by Governor Matt Bevin as Executive Director of the Kentucky Commission on Women.
CANstruction Lexington 2018 

BUILD DAY IS NOVEMBER 12TH: 
AIA EKC is hosting the second annual CANstruction Lexington event! This year's program, which will benefit God's Pantry Food Bank, offers a fun way to get creative and bring attention to Lexington's design and construction industry, while also providing a valuable service to your community.
 
The event is being held at The Lexington Convention Center (430 W Vine St) with a build date of 11/12/18 and a deconstruction date of 12/3/18. (5) Teams have registered, so please make plans to view these incredible sculptures while on display. The awards ceremony will be held on 11/29/18 at the EKC annual meeting / holiday party. To review more information about this event, please click on this entry form 
2018 Cocktail Napkin Contest! 

ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY THIS WEDNESDAY THE 5TH! If you are a licensed architect or related professional who practices in the United States, you are invited to enter Architectural Record's '18 Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest.
For more information and to register: Napkin Contest
LEXARTS 2018 - FUND FOR THE ARTS

AIA EKC is a proud annual sponsor of the LEXARTS Fund for the Arts. LEXARTS ' work is to help art be made and make its way  into the world, lighting up the lives of those it touches  and powering the prosperity of the places they call home.  Because of the inspired work of over 5O artists and arts  organizations that are supported or enabled by the Fund  for the Arts, there's world class art just about everywhere
in our community. 
Please consider donating to the Fund for the Arts at their website
KET Programming Partnership:

AIA Kentucky is once again sponsoring the broadcast of a new season of "10 That Change America." This series  counts down Top 10 components of the country's built environment that have had an impact on U.S. Culture. Host Geoffrey Baer takes viewers across the country to the legendary streets, monuments, homes and man-made marvels that changed America, including Cincinnati's Roebling Bridge! 

Several episodes have already aired throughout July and an additional 2 episodes (Towns, Parks) are expected to air in August.  Click here  to view AIA KY's sponsorship spot,  promoting AIA's Blueprint for Better initiative, and c heck your local KET stations for additional air times.
UK College of Design News & Events
Please stay tuned to the CoD Website for all Lectures and Events, along with the Facebook Page for updates: 

 

Follow the UK AIAS on Facebook - UK AIAS

Learning Opportunities
East Kentucky's "Third" Thursday Lunches
Free lunch & beverages provided to AIA/NCARB members:

Topic:          'Trends in Signage & Wayfinding' (1.0 HSW)
Presenter:   Lynn Imaging   
Sign Up:      Register via the separate email                                             correspondence to be issued later this month
                     for this CEU or  contact,  Jody Boelhauf, AIA                        
When:          Thursday - September 20th, 2018 @ 11:50am - 1:00pm
Where:         Lynn Imaging Monster Color   
                     328 Old Vine Street - Lexington, KY 40507
      (park at main Lynn Imaging lot and follow signage for meeting location)
EKC Upcoming CEU's & Building Tours: 
If you have suggestions for CEU topics or opportunities for local building tours, please contact:



Blue Grass Stockyards Lexington (October 12, 2018)
Since 1946 Blue Grass Stockyards has operated with the highest level of integrity and commitment to customer service.  Nomi Design will be leading the tour on Friday, October 12th. Be on the lookout for correspondence regarding tour time and registration information.  
UK Student Center Building Tour (November 1, 2018) 
Jeff Bennett, AIA of Omni Architects will be leading the tour of the new UK Student Center on Thursday, November 1st from 11:45am - 1:00pm. Be on the lookout for separate correspondence regarding registration for this upcoming building tour. 
Good News!
EKC News & Updates:
If you have any EKC news, please let us know at: aiaekc@aiaky.org
  • AIA KY's 2018 Member Directory & Firm Profile was delivered in July to all active members, as well as dozens of state/local owner agencies. We work hard on each issue of this annual publication to ensure that our members are connected and can be found by entities who may require architectural services
EKC - Recently Licensed KY Architects:  
  • Nathan Speck, AIA - RossTarrant, Lexington

EKC Welcomes our New & Returning Members (since August 2018):
  • Frederick P. Rawlings IV, AIA , Kentucky Heritage Council, Lexington
Upcoming Events
Important Dates
9/15/18   - EKC Design Slam - West 6th Brewing (Lexington) 
9/26/18   - AIA KY/IN Regional Convention (Columbus, IN) 
10/18/18 - AIA KY Awards Celebration (Lexington Save the Date)
11/12/18 - EKC Canstruction Build Date at the Lexington Center
11/29/18 - EKC Holiday Party & Annual Meeting (Save the Date)
EKC S ays "Thank You!" to the Allied Benefactors & Sponsors of AIA Kentucky
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