Happy Holidays!
AIA Michigan will be closed from Friday, December 24, 2021 and will reopen on Tuesday, January 4, 2022.
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AIA Michigan Design Perspectives (CAM Magazine December 2021 Issue) - Why Universal Design is Just Good Design Authored by Tod R. Stevens, AIA, LEED AP - Read the Article
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David Ballard
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Hold a spot in your calendar for our first Lunch and Learn lecture for Spring 2022! We're bringing David Ballard, Video Game Developer - Sr. World Builder at Amazon Games, working on New World to discuss user experience in 3D space and iteration in 3D environmental design. Register
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The JE:DI. Agenda in Action with an augmented series of panels and workshops that will build on the outcomes of last year’s critical discourse and frameworks. We will begin with a summary of what we learned in 2020 and build upon it with today’s evolving challenges with an overview of JE:DI frameworks for solving these challenges proposed to date across multiple organizations. Visit the Equity by Design JE:DI Agenda in Action Series Website
Save the Date for the Series
Session 2: Friday February 4th - 12-2pm PST
Session 3: Friday April 8 - 12-2pm PST
Session 4: Friday, June 3 -12-4pm PST
[EQxDHackathon!] Program Forthcoming
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Making our Lives Better Through Architecture
CONSIDER MAKING A YEAR-END CONTRIBUTION TO MAF
Through our grants, student scholarships, and free architecture-related programming, MAF makes life better through architecture. None of it would be possible without the support of our generous donors.
As the year closes out, please consider making a year-end contribution to the Michigan Architectural Foundation. MAF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization, and your gift is tax-deductible. READ MORE
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COTE® Top Ten 2022 call for submissions are now open the Committee on the Environment (COTE®) Top Ten Awards is the industry's best-known award program for sustainable design excellence. Awarded projects will demonstrate a holistic vision of architecture, exemplified across the ten measures of AIA's Framework for Design Excellence. Deadline: January 13th, 2022, 5pm EST Learn more
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Nominations are open for the 2022 elections Architect members in good standing may declare candidacy for AIA elected national office (2023 First Vice President or 2023-2024 Secretary). Individuals eligible for selection as a 2023-2025 At-large Director, per the Bylaws, may also declare candidacy. Deadline: Monday, February 14, 2022 at 5pm EST
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Tuition and ARE Scholarships Applications for tuition scholarships and additional ARE grants. Architect Registration Exam (ARE) candidates, and licensed architects pursuing enrichment opportunities. Apply today
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Best Practice: Architecture as a value proposition
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Firm Survey Report Available for FREE
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AIA Racial Equity Commitment
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Emerging Professional Resources |
AIA Michigan has Brightwood's 5.0 Study Guides. Please call 313-965-4100 or email Evelyn Dougherty
AIA Huron Valley has the ARE 5 Review Manual and the ARE 5 Practice Problems available to loan out free of charge. Please email AIA Huron Valley
AIA Saginaw Valley has the ARE materials available for their section members to borrow! If you're a member of the AIA Saginaw Valley chapter please contact AIA Saginaw Valley
AIA Southwest Michigan has the Brightwood ARE 5.0 Study Guides (physical copies & ebooks), the Ballast ARE 5.0 Review Manual, and an electronic copy of the The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice (15th edition). Please contact AIA Southwest Michigan
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Covid Updates, Resources & Assessment Tools |
Built around health: The impact of COVID-19 on urbanism Learn More
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Rescheduled Eastpointe Designers' Charrette: Parking Lot to Event Space
Ann Arbor 2030 District, Washtenaw Contractors Association, and AIA Huron Valley Carbon Neutrality Educational Webinar Series (listed below)
A2 Zero and Washtenaw County climate action plan updates. Speakers: Missy Stults, City of Ann Arbor Andrew DeLeeuw, Washtenaw County
Native Landscape & Green Infrastructure
Ithaca's Energy Efficiency Retrofitting and Thermal Load Electrification Program
University of Michigan Campus facility strategies
Reducing embodied carbon: Mass Timber, Urban Wood & Steel
Electrification: Heat, pump/ERV system case studies
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AIA Michigan is Leasing out their space! If you need space or know someone that is looking to lease click HERE for more information!
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APAC - Architects Political Actions Committee
Please consider giving to APAC.Giving is simple, just follow the link to the APAC donation page and click on the amount you wish to give. All donations must be from personal funds, no corporate donations are allowed by law. Donating by credit card is easy and fast.
Only personal contributions allowed
Affiliations able to contribute: AIA/AIAE, FAIA, Associate AIA
Thank you and with great appreciation,
APAC
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Jeffrey A. Scott Architects, Farmington, MI
Angelini & Associates Architects, Ann Arbor, MI
Ghafari, Dearborn, MI
Daniels and Zermack Architects, Ann Arbor, MI
The Think Shop Architects, Detroit, MI
The Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Grand Rapids, MI
12.6.2021 The Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority (GFIAA) is seeking statements of qualifications from interested firms to provide Detailed Design, Procurement Support, and Construction Support for the rehabilitation of the airfield lighting, controls, and electrical system at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 pm local time on January 5, 2022. View Request for Qualifications for further information. To learn more about the Gerald R. Ford International Airport visit www.grr.org.
Quinn Evans, Ann Arbor/Detroit, MI
HED, Southfield, MI
TMP Architecture, Inc., Bloomfield Hills, MI
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Contact the Staff
Executive Director of AIA Michigan: Events and Programming, Finances, Communications, Membership, Government Affairs, Sponsorship
Operations Director: Event Planning, Documents, Continuing Education, Membership, Sponsorship, Emerging Professionals
Administrative Assistant: Events, Membership, Documents, Continuing Education
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