May's Featured Firm: brick.
This project garnered the most interest on our social media channels so we wanted to bring it to you! We will be doing this over the coming months to celebrate some of the work of our wonderful firms, so be sure to tune in to our monthly newsletter to see some of the other wonderful projects we plan to feature.
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Day of Service with Youth Spirit Artworks Gives Members a Chance to Help Our Local Community
On Sunday, Youth Spirit Artworks invited our members to their office in Berkeley to help in the demo, build and rebuild of wooden planter boxes used to decorate the YSA Tiny Home Village - a space dedicated to housing homeless youth. These planter boxes will be used to provide areas for growing food and beautifying the space for their residents (something that we will assist with again in a future Day of Service!).
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Home Tours Deadline is EXTENDED to May 21st! |
Do you have a finished project in Napa county that you are eager to show off? Let us feature it in our first physical Home Tours since 2019! Our 2022 Home Tours will be held the first weekend in October. If you are interested in us showcasing a finished home of yours, please email Kenneth Lin and Mike Wilson at hometours@aiaeb.org.
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A Special Thank You to Lowney Architecture for Becoming Our First Platinum Sponsor of 2022! |
Welcome to the AIAEB Family and thank you for your continued support of our chapter. |
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May 17th | 6pm - 7:30pm
While Architecture’s three dimensions remain stoically timeless, lighting is the 4th dimension, expressing passage of time, while adding depth and focus. Though seemingly ethereal, Lighting’s purpose can be crystal clear; deepening meaning, function, comfort, and utility while supporting the classic attributes of “Firmitas, Utilitas, and Venustas.” (Strength, Function, and Delight) This survey course will open your eyes to the history, language, terminology, technology, and methodology of lighting design.
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May 25th | 5:30pm - 7pm
Michael Pyatok, FAIA, has been an architect and professor of architectural design for 55 years. Since opening his office in 1984, he has designed over 40,000 units of housing for lower-income households in the US and abroad. At the heart of Mike’s work is the participatory design process he uses to deeply involve residents, community members, and stakeholders in the revitalization of low-income communities and strengthening of mixed-income neighborhoods. Using hands-on modeling exercises, Mike helps communities identify their core needs and plans how to meet those needs through quality design.
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June 2nd | 6pm - 7:30pm
Event to include a virtual and “in-person” forum describing a brief history of the VNBGC relative to local and regional organizations, the sustained growth and need for a new facility, the search for an appropriate site, selection of the design team, appropriation of funding sources, and initiation of pre-design activities (including programming).
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June 16th | 4pm - 6pm
Designed by PYATOK and developed by The Unity Council & East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC), Casa Arabella is a model transit-oriented development for the Bay Area. Its thoughtful, innovative, efficient design maximizes use of site while creating a new, supportive community. The project matches the ambition and generosity of the landmark Fruitvale Transit Village, for which this project is a subsequent phase of development.
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June 22nd | 9:30am - 4pm
Come help Youth Spirit Artworks for homeless youth in our area! Builders, Gardeners, Architects eager to engage with our local community are welcome! Invite your friends, your firm, and your neighbors! Sturdy shoes and work clothes, gloves if you’ve got them. YSA will provide tools, gloves and lunch!
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Openings in Exterior Walls by Jonathon Clark
As California continues to wrestle with a housing crisis, many of the projects that I work on are getting more dense. I’m sure there are many reasons that contribute to the densification of residential projects, among them are high land costs, desirable location, project financial feasibility, etc. As projects get closer to other properties and even the different parts of a project get close to each other, we as architects need to be aware of the building requirements of these dense projects.
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Bakar BioEnginuity Hub Continues to Impress Tour Attendees - View Photos Below!
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend one of last weekend’s two tours of UC Berkeley’s Bakar BioEnginuity Hub! A special shout out to Ken Lidicker of MBH Architects, Todd Smith, AIA, LEED AP, CASp of Page & Turnbull, and Allen Nudel, SE of Forell|Elsesser Structural Engineers for being such fantastic tour guides!
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AIA East Bay Acts to Stop Legislation That Hurts Architects
The AIA East Bay Board of Directors sent a letter to the California legislature strongly recommending the California Architects Board (CAB) to hold another public hearing on the proposed advertising regulation CCR 135. The growing awareness of CCR 135 among licensed architects has caused significant concern to be expressed about the assumptions made regarding the proposed regulation, the impact it will have on licensed architects, and the presumed benefit to the public. Read the letter signed by us and multiple other chapters at the link below.
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Bay Area Computational/Virtual Architecture Critique Group
Delta_Ark Studios (Ari Kalinowski) is running a critique group for computational, virtual and robotic architecture. If you're interested in grasshopper, architecture for game worlds or VR, complex systems and/or robotics, please take a look at their meetup page and apply! They are trying to keep the group small and relatively intimate. They'll start online, and then slowly move to in person; so, it's preferable if you're within a stone's throw of Oakland. Their first critique is Monday March 28th, but they will be meeting weekly or every two weeks after that.
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ABI March 2022: Business conditions at architecture firms strengthen further
Architecture firm billings showed strong growth in March, following more modest increases over the previous three months. The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 58.0 for the month is one of the highest scores seen since the economic recovery began just over a year ago.
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CA License Needs to Be Renewed?
This 4 course ADA bundle satisfies your CA licensure requirement on your own time.
Learn ADA online courses such as accessible hotels and restaurants, the trouble with accessibility, urban inclusiveness, and building inclusive communities.
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Check Out These Resumes
AIA East Bay’s resume bank is for registered site users only. Hundreds of top quality candidates looking for a new gig or just entering the Architecture and Design space for the first time
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Siegel & Strain Architects is a vibrant, award-winning, women-owned, 28-person East Bay firm with a diverse range of projects. We are a design- and research-oriented practice with a national reputation for advancing sustainable design. We work with innovative sub-consultants and use forward-looking materials and systems. Our portfolio includes civic and educational projects, camps and retreat centers, schools, recreational buildings, custom homes and historic buildings. Our work can be viewed at www.siegelstrain.com.
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The Project Manager (PM) is full-time, exempt position, responsible for managing the development of new homes and communities throughout various stages. PMs are typically involved in new site analysis and acquisition, reviewing design concepts, overseeing the entitlement process, identifying, securing, and documenting funding sources, obtaining building permits, and managing construction on multiple projects simultaneously. In addition to new development, PMs can also manage rehabilitation/renovation of existing homes and general contracting projects of small and large sizes/scopes.
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International Parking Design, Inc. (IPD) seeks an individual to join us at our Oakland, CA office. The company is a specialty architectural firm well established for over 50 years and focused exclusively on the design of parking structures. Experience in the design of structured parking facilities is desired but not mandatory. Fun and friendly environment with room for career growth and development.
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Gunkel Architecture is seeking an experienced Senior Project Architect to join our 12-person firm in Emeryville. Our vision is to create dynamic and inspiring built environments that foster dignity and empower end-users. We specialize in residential, educational, and mixed-use projects, with a strong commitment to quality and affordable housing as a basic human right.
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