AIA Rochester April 2021 Newsletter

2021 AIA Rochester Design Awards

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITES AVAILABLE

The 2021 Design Awards Gala will be a virtual awards ceremony broadcast online to the public on Friday, June 11 2021. Building on last year's inaugural virtual event, we are planning a great show featuring a combination of live and recorded content showcasing our award winning projects and interviews with the architects who created them. The link for the recorded program will be available via our website after the broadcast.

We are offering several sponsorship packages to reflect our online format at this time. Sponsors must be secured by May 15 to guarantee recognition during the show. Click here for event details.

Two AIA Rochester Members are Honorees

Congratulations to Laura Cooney, AIA of Bergmann and Michelle Trott, AIA of CPL as they are named Honorees of the RBJ Women of Excellence.
Women of Excellence identifies high-achieving women for their tremendous career accomplishments. The women are selected based on their professional experience, community involvement, leadership, and sustained commitment to mentoring.

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Featured Article - Architectural Evolution - Building Relevancy

Architecturally Speaking

Architectural trends tend to be of the "style" variety, predicting less of what's evolving in the industry and more of what's trending at the moment. Perhaps a victim of its own making, the architectural practice has largely operated the same way for thousands of years. Technology, of course, has managed to push the practice of architectural production from hand-produced blueprints to digital documents. READ MORE

AIA Rochester Scholarship Program

High School Application

College Application

All applications must be postmarked by: April 16, 2021

2021 AIA Rochester Instagram Initiative

As part of AIA Rochester's mission to promote the profession and practice of architecture in the Greater Rochester Area, we are reaching out to the marketing staff at our member firms. It is our goal to help publicize the work of our member firms as well as the individuals who comprise our local architectural profession.

We hope that you are willing to share with us photos of your firm's work, accomplishments, and accolades so that we may amplify your success via our social media and website, as applicable. See our Instagram page here and follow us!

Featured Article - Diversity in Architecture - Allen Rossignol, AIA

Jonathan Moody's presentation at the 2020 AIA Rochester Annual Meeting inspired me to think about diversity within our profession at our local level. To make a difference, we need to have a coordinated corporate-level initiative from our A/E/C community and maybe even beyond just A/E/C. How do we, as a Rochester community, make a difference? READ MORE

AIA Rochester Career Fair Opportunity

As we approach the spring/summer season, graduates and other emerging professionals will be looking for work in the Rochester area. In an effort to help the process, the AIA is putting together a Dropbox of resumes and portfolios from students and local professionals. If you are interested in having access to the Dropbox please let us know and we will add your firm to the list and update you when new resumes/portfolios are available.

AIA Rochester - Women in Architecture

We featured our first profiles of Rochester Women in Architecture during Women's History Month in March. We have enjoyed learning about the professional and personal endeavors that our colleagues have shared, and so have over 6K social media users, making the profiles one of our most successful campaigns.

We will continue to share profiles of on #WiAWednesdays later this spring and throughout the year. We encourage all AIA Rochester members identifying as women, both registered and Associates, to participate by completing our form.

AIA Past Presidents' Meeting

Click here to register for our virtual meeting.

Emerging Rochester Architects - Join us!

The Emerging Rochester Architects (ERA) Committee is a gathering of Rochester's aspiring architectural minds. The committee will focus on encouraging the local emerging architects (professionals licensed 10 years or less) and other design and/or construction professionals in the involvement of the AIARoc Chapter and the general architectural community. Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month at 6:00pm via Zoom. Please register via the link to receive the meeting information and to get involved. We look forward to shaping the future of architecture with you!
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Principals' Roundtable - Join Us!

AIAS Chapter

Throughout the 2020-21 school year, the AIAS chapter at SUNY Alfred State is facing the new challenges presented by the pandemic through virtual meetings and is continuing to grow a community of ambitious architecture students. Club events have allowed for new connections and the continued sharing of ideas between students in both the Architecture and Interior Design departments. The information provided at these events focuses on relevant and useful skills, presented through interactive workshops led by Alfred State students. These events have covered topics such as the creation of presentation graphics, portfolio development, and the architectural licensure process. In addition, there have been interactive discussions regarding the design of the Alfred State campus and a Q&A event featuring recent graduates in the architectural field. Several additional workshops and meetings based on UAS (drone) operations, coffee-and-crits, and presentation board design are planned to close out the semester.

April Continuing Education Program

April 28, 2001

12:00 - 1:30 PM via ZOOM

Mitchell Silver is current commissioner for the New York City Parks Department. Appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, he assumed office May 2014. He was president of the American Planning Association between 2011 and 2013, the first African American to hold the title. His mission is to protect the public interest and maintain an outstanding quality of life for present and future generations by advocating strong leadership and sound planning practices. REGISTER

AIA National Convention

AIA '21 National Convention

Digital Convention

This June, AIA is launching their first-ever all-digital AIA Conference on Architecture. A'21 will be a series of four unique online events that address firms' business needs in a world whose economy has been impacted simultaneously by a pandemic, climate change, and racial inequity.

Swinging Fore Scholarships Golf Tournament

Sponsorship opportunities are going fast. Click here for details and available sponsorships.

NCARB - ARE Online Testing Launched Mid-December

NCARB is excited to announce that Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®) candidates were able to schedule online-proctored appointments starting in mid-December 2020. This new option provides flexibility to take the exam in a location of your choice. Here are several updates all candidates should be aware of. READ MORE

AIA COTE Knowledge Community

Getting to net zero

In 2007, the AIA helped set the Federal 2030 Net Zero Energy Goals. Today, we continue to push for ways to achieve and surpass them.

This includes preserving Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), which cost-effectively improves energy performance for federal buildings, and leading the fight to protect energy efficiency incentives like the 179D tax deduction. On the state and local levels, we are guiding governments and communities toward effective green building incentives. READ MORE

AIA Career Center

Post jobs online quickly and easily. Search resumes or set up a resume alert to be emailed to you. Manage applications and get valuable reporting information. READ MORE