Happy Spring!

We have some available rooms for the AIA Conference on Architecture at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.

This is the AIA National Headquarters hotel. If you need a room, they will be available until Friday, March 31.

After this date, you will need to book on your own. Please email Cathy Mosley – cathy@aiami.com right away to secure a room.

DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, THIS WEEK!

Design Award Registration & Submissions due:

March 31, 2023 by 5pm

Please email AIA Michigan with any questions.

Preserving Michigan's History Through Architecture

APPLY FOR THE 2023 MAF EVANS GRAHAM PRESERVATION AWARD THROUGH MARCH 31

Do you have a project that will help preserve an important piece of Michigan’s architectural history? Apply now for the 2023 MAF Evans Graham Preservation Award. The $20,000 grant provides financial assistance to groups and individuals seeking to preserve Michigan architecture. The Award is granted by a jury to a single project annually. Applications close March 31, 2023. READ MORE

OBITUARY

Michelangelo “Mike” Balderi, 96, of Bloomfield Hills passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Mike was born and raised on the family farm in Pietrasanta, Italy. At 16, during the final years of WWII, he was taken prisoner by the Nazis and spent over a year in concentration labor camps. After returning home safely, he met his dear wife, Alba. They married in 1949, and started their family in 1951. During this time, Mike was working on his degree in Architecture at the University of Florence, Italy. In 1952 he was offered the opportunity to participate in a two year cultural exchange program in the United States. He was encouraged to participate in this program, but it meant leaving his family behind in Italy. After a year, Mike was offered an opportunity to stay and work in the U.S. indefinitely. Read Mike's full obituary here.