MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
February 10: AIA Luncheon
February 22: OKC Foundation for Architecture First Americans Museum Tour
February 25: AIA Sporting Clays Tournament
March 24: Architecture after 5 at CEC
April 14: AIA Luncheon
April 22: Pella / AIA Cornhole Tournament
April 25-30: Architecture Week (April 30: AIA Architecture Tour)
April 28: Architecture after 5 at Timberlake Construction
May 12: Architecture after 5 at FSB
May 16: AIA Golf Tournament
June 9: Architecture after 5 at Manhattan Construction
June 16: AIA Luncheon
June 23-25: AIA National Conference in Chicago
July 21: Architecture after 5 at Wallace Design Collective
August 25: Architecture after 5 at ADG
September 15: AIA Luncheon
September 22: Architecture after 5 at Alvine Engineering
September 29-30: AIA Oklahoma Conference on Architecture
October 20: Architecture after 5 at Olsson
November 4: OKC Foundation for Architecture's Drinks X Design
November 11: AIA Awards Banquet at Devon Tower
November 17: AIA Luncheon
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AIA February Luncheon - Register Today! |
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Join us on Thursday, February 10th at 11:30 a.m. at the Capitol View Event Center for the AIA February Luncheon. Our program is Innovation District: Building a Bridge of Inclusion in OKC. Oklahoma City’s Innovation District will reshape northeastern Oklahoma City with MAPS 4 funding and other incentives in the next several years. Join President and CEO, Katy Boren, to learn more about the Innovation District and the exciting things to come within the district.
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As president and CEO of Oklahoma City’s Innovation District, Katy Boren spearheads the creation and development of the emerging district and is focused on creating a vibrant, fully-integrated community where people can live, work and play. Her goal is to develop collaboration between Oklahoma’s diverse sectors – bio science, aerospace, tech, energy, manufacturing and more – to foster new opportunities for entrepreneurship and innovation.
After earning her bachelor’s degree in mass communication from the University of Denver, Boren pursued a law degree at the University of Oklahoma. After graduating, she served a one-year courtship for the Arizona Superior Court before returning to Oklahoma. Boren has practiced oil and gas litigation, served as the vice president of regulatory affairs for Cox Communications for the eastern half of the country, owned her own law firm and acted as the chief of the Utilities Regulation Unit for the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office.
An Oklahoma native, Boren is passionate about supporting nonprofits in Oklahoma City and has served on several boards. Boren currently serves on the Downtown Oklahoma City Partnership Board of Directors, the NEOKC Renaissance Board of Directors, the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center Advisory Board, and is a member of Downtown Rotary. She also volunteers with Restore OKC and Martin Luther King Jr. elementary school in NEOKC. She has been recognized as one of Oklahoma’s Ladies in the News, a Rising Star of Oklahoma, one of the Journal Record’s Woman of the Year – Fifty Make a Difference honorees, and one of The Friday Paper’s Oklahoma City’s Most Powerful Women.
The deadline to register is Monday, February 7th. AIA Central Oklahoma Members attend free and nonmember guest cost is $25. AIA members will earn 1 LU for attending this program.
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Register for the 2022 AIA Sporting Clays Tournament! |
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Volunteers Needed for AIA Architecture Tour Committee! |
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The AIA Architecture Tour is set for Saturday, April 30th BUT we won't be able to carry through with this event without a committee of volunteers to help with the selection of locations, organization of the event etc.
If you are interested in volunteering for this year's committee, please email Melissa at [email protected]. |
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Save the Date for Cornhole! |
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Mark your calendars for the Pella / AIA Cornhole Tournament on April 22nd! We'll have more information soon but if you have questions in the meantime, you can contact AJ at [email protected].
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AIA Golf Tournament Set for May 16! |
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Registration for the tournament will open in mid-March. Sponsorship opportunities are available! CLICK HERE. |
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Support AIA Central Oklahoma Through a Sponsorship Package! |
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A big thank you to everyone who has already signed up to support us in 2022 (their logos appear at the top of this email). If you're interested in supporting AIA Central Oklahoma in 2022, you can find more information HERE. |
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Call for Nominations for Leadership AIA |
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Leadership AIA is designed for licensed architects on established career tracks who want to gain the skills necessary to advance to higher levels within the architectural profession. Leadership AIA supports participants with programming that addresses professional advancement, firm development, and community outreach.
Program Requirements
- Candidates must be a licensed architect and an AIA member of AIA Oklahoma.
- Tuition is $695
- Up to 16 participants will be selected with a minimum of 9 participants.
- Selected participants are expected to attend all scheduled sessions and complete all homework. The opening session on March 4 is mandatory. Participants can miss one class and still graduate but are encouraged to attend all classes.
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Register for Architects Blitz the Capitol |
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Call for Speakers - AIA Oklahoma Conference |
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We're looking for speakers for the 2022 AIA Oklahoma Conference on Architecture!
Conference Details: This year’s conference will take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma from Thursday, September 29 – Friday, September 30 at the Cox Business Convention Center.
Conference Theme: This year’s theme is MATERIALIZE (Architecture is the practice of making ideas materialize).
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2022 AIA Award for Excellence in Public Architecture
Paul D. Mankins, FAIA
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A proud product of the American Midwest, Paul Mankins, FAIA, has leveraged design excellence to craft distinguished spaces for lifelong learning, public art, and sustainability. He has contributed greatly to his hometown of Des Moines, and he has channeled his singular vision in building a portfolio of projects that supports all who live in Iowa. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a keen understanding of the critical role architects play in addressing the social, environmental, and economic concerns of the communities they serve.
“Paul Mankins is a serious voice in a land full of flash and trendiness. He has positioned himself in the field of architecture as a potent form seeker, public servant, and a socially responsive practitioner, a combination not easily or often found,” wrote Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA, in a letter nominating Mankins for the Award for Excellence in Public Architecture. “Comfortable with aesthetic, practical, political, and functional issues, Paul has mapped an architectural path that is as didactic as it is successful.”
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Request for Proposals for Professional Architectural and Related Services for Scoping of FEMA Rated Community Safe Room
Rose Rock School is formally issuing a Request-for-Proposal (RFP) for architectural design of a multipurpose community safe room. RRS is seeking to repurpose the existing garage building into a FEMA-rated safe room, which can operate as a tornado shelter, multipurpose room (classroom, playroom), and other possible space as needed. Since the project will be funded under a FEMA grant, all interested parties must have experience in federal FEMA granting guidelines.
Proposals are due by Monday February 28, 2022.
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SMPS 2022 Economic Forecast |
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OUR OKLAHOMA ECONOMY IS BOOMING! What does the future hold – short-term and long-term? Learn what the experts think by joining SMPS Oklahoma and our panel of industry thought leaders. Their information is fresh and valuable – some will drill deep and others will offer a broader economic perspective. Principals, firm leaders, business developers and marketers in the A/E/C industry will all want to know how current economic indicators can help them make smart decisions for their firms.
Panelists include: Arthur Jackson | Senior Vice President Economic Development/Tulsa Chamber; Eric Long with the OKC Chamber; Chad Clinehens, PE. CEO of Zweig Group; Chad Wilkerson from the Federal Reserve of Kansas City OKC Branch.
Do you have specific questions you'd like us to address? Email your questions to [email protected]. We will do our best to get them answered. We will also allot some time at the end of the program for audience Q&A.
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SMPS Southern Regional Conference - Preconference Workshops |
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