2022 AIAO Program Archive
Recordings and Documents from Past AIAO Events. You can see all AIA Oregon recordings at our Vimeo Page.
CE that was available at the time of presentation is not available for the recordings.
11.18.22
Oregon Architecture Awards 2022
The jurors (Chair, Suchi Reddy, AIA; Hana Kassem, AIA; and Vivian Lee, FAIA) share their commentary, insights, and evening with us as we celebrate this year’s winners. If you couldn’t join us (or want to see it again) the video is now ready to view
11.21.22
SFx Monthly Meeting At this month’s SFx Zoom meeting we discuss the use of technology in small firms. AIA California has recently rolled out the ArchTECH Toolkit to assist firms of various scales in finding beneficial technology resources. Focusing on the categories of financial, operations, marketing & professional services we will discuss what firms are using & where are the gaps in technology for small firms.
11.15.22
Urban Design Panel 11.15.22 - Presentation on Displacement + Affordability The City of Beaverton has been working for over a decade to invest in and energize its downtown. As the City has put an increasing emphasis on equity in its programs and investments, it became clear that the approach to downtown placemaking needed to shift to be more inclusive and protect existing residents and businesses.
11.09.22
Digital Design Series - NZELI Panel Join Energy Trust and AIA Oregon for a panel discussion with AIA 2030 Signatories as part of the AIA Digital Design Series. The AIA 2030 Challenge calls on architects to achieve net zero emissions by 2030.
In this session, signatory firms will share their history with the 2030 Challenge, barriers to reporting, best practices for analyzing and reporting data, and what’s next for them as they deepen their commitment to net zero carbon. The panel will be an informal, facilitated discussion (without a PowerPoint deck!) and provides an opportunity for attendees to ask practical questions about what it takes to go all in on the Challenge. Energy Trust will also share information about its Net Zero Emerging Leaders Internship, an annual grant program that funds design firms to hire interns to support reporting requirements.
11.04.22
IBC 2021 Updates/ Adoption into Oregon code by Code Unlimited This course provides an understanding of the changes between current 2018 IBC based Oregon codes and the new 2021 IBC based Oregon codes. It will also enhance the attendees knowledge of how to interpret and apply key code provisions that apply to most buildings. There is also information on process changes for building and energy codes within Portland.
10.18.22
Urban Design Panel - Jade District Vision + 82nd Ave Real Estate Development APANO received the Metro 2040 Planning Grant in 2021 and began working in January 2022 with EcoNW and their team to prepare a plan that is implementable for equitable development on 82nd Avenue and in the Jade District. APANO staff will share how community organizing led to advocacy and development work that is community-centered and these guiding principles will continue to help our community be more resilient as social and economic issues become more complex and urgent.
10.17.22
SFx Monthly Meeting - Rick J. Linley Gain a better understanding of your firm’s finances with Rick J. Linley, author of Scoreboard Your Practice: 7 Numbers to Understand Your Design Firm’s Financials.
Are you an architect, engineer, interior designer, landscape architect, planner, or other design professional? Do you currently lead or aspire to lead a small or midsized design firm? Do you want to know just enough about financials to effectively manage your practice-but not much more? Then you'll want to know the unique, and surprisingly simple approach to financials taken in Scoreboard Your Practice. Join Rick as he discusses his book and find clarity around your own firm’s finances and financial goals.
10.10.22
2022 Green Champion Summit The annual AIAO COTE Green Champion Summit brings to you sustainability leaders from around the region and country. This year we gather to discuss how our already-strong efforts to reduce both carbon and greenhouse gasses can be bolstered by new legislation, technologies and practices which could steepen our approach to end climate change.
09.20.22
Urban Design Panel - BRT Station Design – Accessibility & Inclusive Design Opening in September of 2022, the Portland region will celebrate opening of FX-2 Division – the Portland region’s very first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line. TriMet will soon open 63 station platforms along Division Street – an extremely constrained corridor that changes drastically in terms of the street cross section, urban context and adjacent land uses. The new enhanced bus service provides a vital connection between Downtown Portland and City of Gresham.
Join the September Urban Design Panel as Jesse, Derek and Scott share how this unique and nuanced approach shaped the regions new transit investment.
09.14.22
Digital Design Series - Enterprise Green Communities: Certifying your Affordable Housing Project Join us in an online workshop for an introduction to the 2020 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria. Enterprise Green Communities is the only national green building program designed explicitly with and for the affordable housing sector.
09.09.22
Significant changes to the ICC A117.1 Accessibility Standards, 2017 Edition, with 2022 OSSC Accessibility changes Joshua Klyber from Code Unlimited teaches a one and a half hour seminar "Significant changes to the ICC A117.1 Accessibility Standards, 2017 Edition, with 2022 OSSC Accessibility changes". With visual cues for the impact of these changes on existing and new facilities, the topics of Application and Administration will be addressed, followed by practical and technical criteria of the code. General Site and building elements will also be covered, along with the special conditions for unique spaces and built in furnishings. This seminar serves a guide to know what to look for to mitigate future risk and provide accommodating spaces for your projects.
8.15.22
SFx Monthly Meeting - Take Action! Join Nich Tahran, Senior Marketing Coordinator at DOWL, a professional services firm specializing in planning, surveying, engineering and other support services. We will be discussing best practices that large firms with many resources implement that we as small firms can leverage towards our own successful marketing. We will be discussing the variety of proposals, pre-RFP marketing, lead identification, interview prep, letter proposals, federal work, etc. The meeting will be structured so there is plenty of time for Q & A - bring your marketing questions!
8.09.22
Deschutes County Development Code Update Deschutes County covers one of the largest physical areas in Central Oregon, with several different zoning categories and multiple types of code requirements. In this presentation, members of the Deschutes County Planning Department will familiarize attendees with current zoning regulations, application processes, and the most efficient ways to utilize online resources; detail common development issues and present ways to avoid those issues; and touch on anticipated upcoming code changes. This presentation will be a huge benefit to any architect or contractor working within the County’s jurisdiction.
07.21.22 & 07.28.22
TRT - Join us to co-create our new HQ AIA Oregon is designing a new headquarters to support architects and architecture throughout the state. The solution will serve as a home for AIA Oregon members from Bend to Portland and beyond… and we’ll be co-creating it with you!
Over the next year and a half, we’ll be reaching out and asking our community to get creative — and get involved. What will we use our new HQ for? How can it represent the best of architecture in Oregon? How can we support climate resilience and a diverse, inclusive profession through our new space?
7.19.22
Urban Design Panel - Reimagining Public Safety & Security on Transit
TriMet, the operator of mass transit in the Portland region, is committed to ensuring a safe, welcoming and equitable transit system for everyone. This month’s Urban Design Panel will explore how TriMet’s Transit Equity, Inclusion & Community Affairs team is engaging with the community to reimagine a better transit system that is fair and free of bias, while addressing the needs of its riders and employees to feel safe.
7.18.22
Small Firms Exchange July Event Our speakers for July are Jonathan Bolch and Colin Christensen from Woofter Bolch Architecture and they are discussing their involvement & award from a recent competition, the 2021 Salt Lake City Empowered Living Design Competition, centered on small scale design & affordable housing.
This is a jumping off point for a discussion on how to leverage design to help curb the local housing crisis by creating opportunities within existing neighborhoods while maintaining the existing housing stock and character of the street frontages. The lack of affordable housing is a crisis throughout the country and this competition was a great opportunity to share ideas between cities.
7.13.22
Digital Design Series - Designing Day-lit, Glare Free, Energy Efficient Buildings in Budget AIA Oregon’s Committee on the Environment (COTE) brings us this presentation in collaboration with cove.tool.
Shifting energy codes are challenging architects with a wide array of parameters to balance like energy, cost, daylight, views, and embodied carbon. Hiring a consultant for every kind of analysis is a burden on fees. Many architects are harnessing simulation to shape the design and details of their projects. To be successful, teams must understand the levers that impact the performance and set up processes for success. Join this session diving into two case studies to generate beautiful analysis graphics and see how to shape the narrative in a data driven design process.
6.22.22
Digital Design Series - Climate-Friendly & Equitable Communities Rulemaking presentation In this Digital Design Series, representatives from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development give our members a presentation on the DLCD changes coming as a result of the Governor's Executive Order 20-04, directing state agencies to reduce climate pollution. Land use planners from the Oregon DLCD will discuss the newly-adopted temporary Climate Friendly and Equitable Communities administrative rules (this will be revisited in July to determine if they will be made permanent). The new rules will mostly apply in Oregon’s eight largest metropolitan areas (Portland Metro, Eugene-Springfield, Salem-Keizer, Bend, Medford-Ashland-Central Point, Corvallis, Albany, and Grants Pass). The rules will contain new requirements for transportation planning, regional scenario planning, parking reform, and planning for walkable mixed-use areas (aka “climate friendly areas”). ODLC Staff provide an overview of the newly-adopted rules, with an emphasis on parking reform and climate friendly area requirements, which will likely be of particular interest to AIA members.
6.21.22
Urban Design Panel - Lloyd District / UO Urban Design Studio This spring, the Urban Design Studio at the University of Oregon focused on future visions for the Lloyd District. Under the leadership of Prof. Nico Larco, AIA and Adjunct Prof. Gauri Rajbaidya (SERA), the studio worked with the City of Portland, community stakeholders, various design firms, developers, and landowners from the Lloyd District to address the current challenges and future opportunities of the eastern part of the district. See the student proposals and join the conversation about the future of this critical, re-emerging area in Portland.
5.11.22
Digital Design Series- Zero Energy Buildings: Transforming Our Communities for a Resilient Future The IPCC’s latest Global Climate Change Report calls us to immediate action. Transforming the way that we design and build our cities and communities is critical. Zero Energy buildings are a key part of reducing the built environment’s impact on carbon emissions, and they can also be a pathway to creating more connected and resilient communities. In this session, we hear from Erica Dunn, Director of Design + Alex Boetzel, Director of Operations and Sustainability, with Green Hammer, about how these zero energy buildings out-perform in indoor air quality during heavy smoke events, and ways that you can begin to reduce your own energy use at home.
4.13.22
Digital Design Series - Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters This presentation shares ways to meaningfully address diversity, equity, and inclusion in sustainable design, with an in-depth case study on the new Meyer Memorial Trust Headquarters—recipient of an AIA Oregon Honor Award and 2030 Award.
3.15.22
Urban Design Panel Presentation - OMSI Central City Master Plan The OMSI District will be a one-of-a-kind neighborhood: an inclusive community destination with innovation, culture and science learning at its heart. A new waterfront education park will honor people and place and will be the first in the city to restore an urban tribal presence on the Willamette River. The District will also include restored riparian and upland habitats, hand-on outdoor science programming and interpretation that affirms, sustains and shares indigenous ecological knowledge and cultural connection to the river. Up to 1,200 new residential units are planned in mixed-use buildings that will bring neighbors together alongside restaurants, businesses, Portland Community College (PCC), Portland Opera, and a Center for Tribal Nations.
2.15.22
Urban Design Panel Presentation - West Portland Town Center City staff from the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability are requesting feedback on the draft West Portland Town Center Character Statement. The purpose of the Character Statement is to augment the new Portland Citywide Design Guidelines, specifically to support, Design Guideline 01. This statement will guide future development on how to address issues and conditions specific to the West Portland Town Center area.
1.20.22
AIAS Reverse Crit Pin Up AIAS UO and AIA Eugene present the 2022 annual Reverse Crit professional pin-up. An exciting tradition, every year professional firms showcase their current or recent projects for the students, as well as faculty and fellow architects.
Projects presented in 2022:
The Ponds, 2form Architecture, Presented by Richard Shugar, AIA
Nueva Esperanza, Scott | Edwards Architecture, Presented by Eugenia Fama-Higgins, Amy Cripps, and Paula Barreto (Place Landscape Architects)
Yakima Valley Trolley Company National Historic Landmark, 5/4 Architecture, presented by Shannon Sardell, AIA