Message From the President |
Dear Colleagues,
The beginning of summer sees a mixed improvement in the worldwide coronavirus situation, with some countries on an apparent road to recovery and others in the middle of serious difficulties.
The AIA IR Spring Conference was a resounding success, with speakers and attendees from around the world. The entire conference is available on-demand for continuing education credit. We have moved it back onto the IR website here, so there will no longer be any of the registration issues that many faced during the live conference.
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AIA IR 2021 Spring Conference |
The AIA International Region (AIA IR) is an incredible organization, as evidenced by the depth and breadth of the 2021 Spring Conference in highlighting sustainability & resilience in the built environment. What the conference’s title did not include, yet was implied by it being hosted by AIA IR, is the diverse thinking and problem solving shown in the program by virtue of the organization’s expanding global span.
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Hello AIA: WinDoor Façade Expo Mini Conferences |
Once again AIA IR successfully organized the “Hello AIA” mini-conference on Thursday, March 11 at the Guangzhou WinDoor Façade Expo–the largest annual façade exposition in China.
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Remembering Jaime Lerner, Hon. FAIA, influential Brazilian urbanist |
Jaime Lerner, Hon. FAIA 1993, passed away Thursday 27 May at the age of 83. With a significant contribution to the urban environment in Brazil and in the world, he was one of the most recognized and influential urban planners of his time.
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Updates from the International Union of Architects (UIA) - June 2021 |
UIA Professional Practice Commission (PPC) Co-Directors Weimin Zhuang (China) and James Wright (USA) hosted a called meeting of the PPC Steering Committee and other interested participants in late March 2021. There were over 20 attendees at this two-hour meeting. All three of the PPC’s “sister” Commissions (Education, Competitions, Sustainable Development Goals) presented brief updates on current initiatives along with their thoughts on potential ways the PPC could better coordinate its activities with the other Commissions.
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Dear colleagues,
2020 was a year with many adventures, but 2021 is exciting too!
The AIA Canada Society is pleased to share the chapter's main activities, as the chapter looks forward to transforming the daily practice of architecture to achieve a zero carbon, equitable, resilient and healthy built environment.
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AIA Continental Europe and AIA NYC recently co-hosted the webinar “The Venice Biennale: Louise Braverman, FAIA, and Martha Thorne“ as part of the series "Cocktails and Conversation”, on June 4. The series joins an architect with a critic, journalist, or architectural historian to discuss current architectural topics and process. It was an opportunity to hear Braverman reflect on the impact of the Biennale on her practice and the shaping of exhibitions and installations responding to global themes. More information can be found here.
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We have enjoyed a very active quarter in Hong Kong with the return of a limited roster of in-person events and continuation of our online programs. The second quarter saw the launch of our Young Architects Group (YAG) Mentorship program, a ‘hands-on’ workshop series with Graphisoft exploring deep-dive topics in BIM best practices and our new, #inspire series, where we look at architecture through the fresh lens of connected disciplines, which began with M+ Design and Architecture curator Shirley Surya on curating Architecture as knowledge production.
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AIA JAPAN Event Highlight
On April 22, AIA Japan hosted Stephen Tanno of Schueco in a virtual event titled “Designing Buildings with Human Health, Welfare & Safety as a Priority”.
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AIA Middle East Webinar Series
Sacred Nour: A Visual Introduction in the Theory of Lighting Mosques and other Islamic Structures
AIA Middle East hosted an online lecture on May 22 by Abdulaziz Al Azem
This was the third talk as part of the AIA Middle East x Rusafa collaboration to present cultural and architectural events.
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Hi Everyone,
Leading a chapter like AIA Shanghai | Beijing is a fascinating challenge. As a chapter, we have a dual purpose – first to help connect our members to knowledge and resources, and second to show our community the value of what we do and the potential of excellent architecture to improve our world.
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The AIA UK Virtual Building Tour series has continued to grow in popularity, with record numbers tuning in from the UK and abroad. On 11 March the series continued with ‘Cork House’ by CSK Architects with The Bartlett UCL. This project won two of our 2020 Design Awards, in the Professional and Sustainability Small project categories. The next two Virtual Building Tours were ‘Leeza Soho’ by Zaha Hadid Architects on 08 April, and 'Nyp Guesthouse' by Studio Bua, on 13 May.
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Virtual Professional and Continuing Education |
The AIA IR offers a variety of online virtual programs to help you fulfill your continuing education requirements.
Keep an eye on our calendar of upcoming events here >>
And check out recordings of past events here >>
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