Newsletter - December 2021
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Message From the President |
Dear Colleagues,
This is my last newsletter article written as your President, as I prepare to hand over the reins. It has been both an honor and a privilege to serve in this capacity for the last two years, and as President-Elect for two years before that. Each President and Board builds upon the work of their predecessors, and I’ve been incredibly lucky to have followed in the footsteps of Tom Vonier, Christine Bruckner, James Wright, and Thierry Paret.
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AIA International AGM and Representative to Council of Fellows elections
AIA International’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was once again held online this year on Saturday, October 30th, to enable members around the world to participate.
The presentation by the AIA Intl Board and the meeting meetings are both available via the links below:
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International Members' Update
We had an atypical year in 2021: the first semester was still stagnant, in the wake of the strong restrictions of 2020. In the second semester, we saw increasing activity from all Country Representatives, culminating in a dynamic year end, including the presence of some of them at the incredible conference in Dubai, such as Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Sri Lanka.
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Dear Colleagues,
We made it - another year in our journey! When I look back at the last twelve months, there are many positive accomplishments. While I could list many more, I would like to highlight these four.
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The AIA Continental Europe Chapter held its own Virtual Conference: Building for Resilience over 3 days on November 18-20, 2021. This conference focused on three strands - space, education and technology - highlighted projects whose innovative practices in these areas exemplified resilience, and considered how architects can connect the dots between the three.
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The last quarter saw AIA Hong Kong members gathering in numbers to celebrate design excellence in the city/region, beginning with…
AGM and Guided tour of the Rosewood, a landmark tower on the Victoria Harbour by KPF.
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The final virtual lecture of the year was by Suguru Watanabe and Keiko Onohara of Kengo Kuma and Associates, presenting their recent work “The Kadokawa Culture Museum”.
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We are excited to say that the 2021 AIA ME and AIA International Conference in Dubai was a great success! With attendees from every corner of the globe, and our first in-person conference for quite a while, everyone was excited to see one another face-to-face and many long-lasting connections were made.
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Dear Members and Friends of AIA Shanghai | Beijing:
I want to thank everyone who has supported our chapter in 2021, whether by being a member, volunteering on our committees, participating in our awards program, or joining us in events. It’s been a great year and I am proud to have been a part of supporting the international architecture community in China.
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Our chapter started the Autumn in high gear, with a very packed schedule, but most importantly the resumption of our in-person events. The first of these was the much-loved Summer Gala: ‘Soiree in the Jungle’, which was held at the ZSL London Zoo on Friday 10 September.
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Virtual Professional and Continuing Education |
The AIA IR offers a variety of online virtual programs to help you fulfil your continuing education requirements.
Keep an eye on our calendar of Upcoming Events here >>
And check out our library of Past Events here >>
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