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022 Call for National Committees

The 2022 Call for National Committee applications is now open. The deadline to submit is 5pm ET, Monday, November 8. Please share this opportunity with those you think might be interested in national volunteer service. Learn more >

Firm billings for September 2021

AIA's Architecture Billings Index is a recognized leading indicator for nonresidential construction and is available to AIA members for free. September’s index reported another month of healthy business conditions, with an ABI score of 56.6. Firms also reported investing most heavily in technology for communication and collaboration. Learn more >

Tuition and ARE Scholarships now open

Applications are open for tuition scholarships and additional ARE grants. Scholarships are available for students attending NAAB-accredited architecture programs and aspiring African American architects studying for the Architect Registration Examination. Apply today >

Taking sustainable justice guidelines to the next level

This workshop is hosted collaboratively by the Research Committee and Sustainable Justice Committee of The AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice. Session participants will help transform the existing "Sustainable Justice Guidelines into a living resource that responds to both past and current events in the justice system. Earn 3 LU/HSW. Register now >

Facility Guidelines Institute 2022 Edition: Changes coming to the Emergency Department

Join us to learn more about the major additions and revisions coming to the Emergency Department chapter within the upcoming release of FGI 2022 Edition. Bryan Langlands (NBBJ) and Virginia Pankey (HOK), both members of the Health Guidelines Review Committee for the 2022 Edition, will review the upcoming changes.
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CODAsummit: Art, Technology, and Place

CODAworx, the hub of the commissioned art economy, is a driving force in large-scale public art, often associated with architectural commissions. The upcoming CODAsummit, November 10-12 in Scottsdale, Ariz., will highlight the intersection of Art, Technology, and Place. This year’s online exhibition and webinars have attracted a broad audience of architects and allied members, and with your help, we could draw more.
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AIA announces film challenge winners

Four short documentary films have been chosen as the winners of the AIA Film Challenge 2021.

WASHINGTON – Oct. 22, 2021 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced today winners of the AIA Film Challenge 2021.

Judges selected POP Courts!—by filmmaker Brodie Kerst and Lamar Johnson Collaborative—as this year’s Grand Prize winner. POP Courts!  provides much-needed outdoor amenity space in the heart of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. The film will receive a $5,000 cash award as well as other prizes.

This year’s runner up is Listen. by filmmaker Francisco Lopez de Arenosa. The film presents the restorative efforts made to Chicago’s Big Marsh Park aimed at setting the park on a new course, where industry, nature, and culture can safely coexist, including the Ford Calumet Environmental Center – designed by Valerio Dewalt Train - at the park’s entrance. The film will receive a $3,000 prize.

Two Pieces of Plywood, by filmmaker Kevin Moravec, is the third-place winner. This film shares the story of one campaign: Curbside Notary in Kansas City, Missouri. Designed and built by Hufft Architects, two simple pieces of plywood were used to create portable notary stations for voting locations during the 2020 general election. The film will receive a $2,000 prize.

The People’s Choice Award—A Jewel in Appalachia—by filmmaker Alex Michl—shows us the renovated Lawrence County Public Library in Louisa, Kentucky, designed by OPN Architects. The library is now a jewel in the community – a place where a love for learning is on display, showing residents that they deserve to aspire for better. The film received nearly 10,000 votes from the public during the voting period, which closed Oct. 3, and will receive a $2,000 prize.

Grand prize, runner up, and third place recipients were selected by a panel of judges, while the People’s Choice Award was selected through votes cast online by the public. Judges for the AIA Film Challenge 2021 were AIA 2021 First Vice President/2022 President Dan Hart, FAIA; filmmaker and 2020 Grand Prize Winner John Gordon; Midland Architecture Principal Greg Dutton, Assoc. AIA; and Perkins&Will Principal and Director of Global Diversity Gabrielle Bullock, FAIA.

The AIA Film Challenge, which is celebrating its seventh anniversary in 2021, is an annual crowdsourced creative competition sponsored by AIA. The challenge brings architects, filmmakers, and storytellers together to produce short films that showcase architects making a positive impact in communities around the globe

Visit AIAFilmChallenge.org to learn more about this year’s winners, and to watch dozens of short films produced in 2021, which creatively feature architecture and the built environment.

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News from National

Next to Lead inaugural cohort announced

Next to Lead, a pilot program in AIA association leadership, has launched its first cohort of “Visionaries.” In November, the group begins monthly online educational sessions, followed by project work in 2023. Reach out to congratulate the new cohort and show your support at upcoming events like Grassroots!
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A regional tour of climate risks

Join a climate scientist and developers of the US Climate Resilience Toolkit for a look at the expected climate risks for your region. We will introduce strategies for integrating climate risk into your design process during ten sessions, one for each National Climate Assessment region. Learn more >

EDspaces

This year's Certified Association Executive (CAE) fall conference is held at EDspaces—a dynamic classroom for architects, designers, administrators, and facilities managers in Pittsburgh. At EDspaces you'll partake in interactive workshops and sessions, tour inspiring facilities, and network with leaders determined to improve and transcend educational design norms. Register now >

The Climate of Public Architecture symposium

The Public Architects (PA) Knowledge Community is pleased to announce an in-person symposium that brings together practitioners and AEC industry professionals to discuss the critical issues facing the profession and environment. We are seeking presentations that will help establish an ambitious agenda for PA practice for 2022 and beyond. Submit by November 15. Submit now >

Design for energy

This session outlines a range of approaches design teams can apply to projects, from simple rules-of-thumb followed in every project to deep-dive analytical tools appropriate for the most challenging specialty projects—science labs. Earn 1 LU/HSW. Learn more >

CODAsummit: Art, Technology, and Place

CODAworx, the hub of the commissioned art economy, is a driving force in large-scale public art, often associated with architectural commissions. The upcoming CODAsummit, November 10-12 in Scottsdale, Ariz., will highlight the intersection of Art, Technology, and Place. This year’s online exhibition and webinars have attracted a broad audience of architects and allied members, and with your help, we could draw more.
Learn more >