AIA Wisconsin

Join AIA Milwaukee for a walking tour of Milwaukee’s historic Forest Home Cemetery to explore how 19th-century site planning, landscape architecture, and civic leadership fundamentally shaped the city's built environment. Participants will analyze early urban design decisions aimed at addressing public health, sanitation, and green space integration during rapid mid-century municipal growth. The tour highlights the contributions of interred historic figures whose work influenced Milwaukee’s infrastructure, street layout, and public welfare frameworks.

Presenter: Docent from Forest Home Cemetery

📅 Thursday, October 8
🕚 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
📍 Forest Home Cemetery, 2405 W Forest Home Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53215

🔗 Register to Attend: https://aiaw.org/events/view/forest-home-cemetery-architectural-tour

Join CRAN & Weather Shield Windows and Doors for a tour on custom residential work.

This curated tour sponsored by Kohler Co. and KOHLER Store by First Supply is designed specifically for architects engaged in custom residential work, offering direct access to manufacturing, engineering, and product development teams. The event offers 9 LUs, and space is limited to 12 attendees. We encourage 1–2 participants per firm, with attendance granted on a first-come, first-served basis.

𝗥𝗦𝗩𝗣: Space is limited to 12 attendees. To register, please email to Julie Davies (𝗷𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲.𝗱𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘀@𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱.𝗰𝗼𝗺) at Weather Shield.

📅 Tuesday, October 6 – Wednesday, October 7
🕚 11:00 AM - 7:30 PM | 07:30 AM - 11:00 AM
📍 Weather Shield, Medford, WI

🔗 For More Information: https://aiaw.org/events/view/aia-wi-cran-weather-shield-tour

Join your hosts AIA Milwaukee, CSI Milwaukee, and Wisconsin Chapter ASLA for a distinctive ARCHtoberfest film screening event!

SITTING STILL is a portrait of Laurie Olin, hailed as a modern-day Frederick Law Olmsted, whose habit of wandering city streets with a sketchbook — sitting, watching, drawing — has shaped how Americans gather in public space for over fifty years. The documentary traces Olin's key projects, including Bryant Park, Columbus Circle, and the Washington Monument Grounds, and the vision behind them: that public space should be democratic, not just decorative. Featuring appearances by Frank Gehry, Billie Tsien, and Walter Hood, the film is as much a portrait of an artist as it is an argument for why the spaces between our buildings matter as much as the buildings themselves.

Get in the spirit with colleagues, neighbors, family, and friends of the community at a cocktail reception (food provided, dietary options limited) beginning at 5:00 PM, with the film screening to follow at 6:00 PM.

We're deeply grateful to our sponsors, whose generous support makes events like this possible for our community.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀: Wausau Tile, Kompan
𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀: BPL Enclosure, Landscape Forms

🎬Sitting Still Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1012172080?share=copy

📅 Thursday, October 1
🕚 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
📍 Discourse at Radio Milwaukee, 158 S Barclay St, Milwaukee, WI 53204

🔗 Register to Attend: https://aiaw.org/events/view/sitting-still-screening-social

Join AIA Southwest Wisconsin and PHIUS for a tour of the Bayview Community Center, Madison's newest certified commercial Passive Building.

Located at the heart of the Bayview redevelopment, the center serves as a vibrant neighborhood hub offering after-school programs, arts and crafts, a food pantry, community dining, and social services. Attendees will learn how the project team designed the building to meet the rigorous Passive Building standard through high-performance enclosure and energy-efficient systems. The tour will highlight the building's sustainable design strategies and their impact on energy performance, occupant comfort, and resilience. Whether you're a design professional or simply interested in high-performance buildings, this tour offers a firsthand look at how Passive Building principles can support healthier, more sustainable communities.

Presenters: Alexis London, Allison Clemens, PE, CPHC

📅 Wednesday, September 30
🕚 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
📍 Bayview Community Center, 103 La Mariposa ln, Madison, WI 53715

🔗 Register to Attend: https://aiaw.org/events/view/building-tour-bayview-community-center-madison-s-newest-commercial-passive-building

This Is The Night For WI Architects To Come Together To Celebrate Design Excellence | ✨ 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞 𝔸𝕀𝔸 𝕎𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕟 𝔻𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕟 𝔸𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕤 𝔾𝕒𝕝𝕒🏆

Tickets for the 2026 Design Awards Gala are selling quickly, and with ticket sales ending in less than two weeks, now is the time to reserve your table or tickets to ensure you don’t miss Wisconsin’s premier celebration of architecture and design excellence. Once we reach event capacity, tickets will be sold out--if you plan to attend, now is the time to register. Ticket sales close at midnight on Monday, September 21.

Reunite with old friends and make new connections as we toast this year’s award-winning projects and individuals, and mingle with representatives of these industry-leading firms, companies, and organizations:

(ABC Supply Co. Inc., ADCI, Ascension, BW Architect, Crimson Sun Studios, Design Engineers, Engberg Anderson Architects, EUA, Galbraith Carnahan Architects, Greenfire Management Services, LLC, HGA, Hunzinger Construction Company, IBC Engineering, Iconica, Idyll Coffee Roasters, Immel Construction, InSite Consulting Architects (ICA), Johnsen Schmaling Architects, Kahler Slater, KBA, LA DALLMAN, Milwaukee Rep, MPHI, OPN Architects, Oregon Public Library, Potter Lawson, Inc., Quorum Architects, Inc., Ripples, by design, SJL Government Affairs & Communications LLC, Somerville Architects and Engineers, State of Wisconsin DHS)

🔗 Link to tickets here: https://aiaw.org/events/view/2026-aia-wisconsin-design-awards-gala

Come join us for a fun evening at Lakefront Brewery for our High Performance Buildings Happy Hour event! Enjoy great company, delicious drinks, and lively conversations about all things related to passive house design and sustainability. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just curious about the topic, this event is perfect for networking and learning from like-minded individuals. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to connect with the local building science professionals community in a relaxed and casual setting. See you there!

📅 Wednesday, September 23
🕚 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
📍 Lakefront Brewery, 1872 North Commerce Street Milwaukee, WI 53212

🔗 Register to Attend: https://aiaw.org/events/view/september-networking-mixer-hosted-by-aia-milwaukee-emerging-professionals-1

Join the AIA Milwaukee Emerging Professionals for their September Networking Mixer at Quorum Architects.

This is a series of networking events hosted by Milwaukee architecture firms for emerging professionals in the architecture and construction industry. This event offers a great opportunity to meet emerging talent in our industry and tour various firms in the Milwaukee area.

Drinks and light appetizers will be provided courtesy of this month's industry sponsor.

📅 Thursday, September 17
🕚 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
📍 Quorum Architects, 3112 W Highland Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53208

🔗 Register to Attend: https://aiaw.org/events/view/september-networking-mixer-hosted-by-aia-milwaukee-emerging-professionals-1

Join Blake Titus, Miron Construction’s Virtual Design Construction Manager, Planning, at Autodesk University 2026.

Blake’s presentation, “Ahead of the Curve: A VDC Leader’s AI Playbook for When Your Organization Isn’t Ready,” will provide practical strategies for applying AI to planning, communication, coaching, and team development. Attendees will also learn how to align AI tools with department needs, leverage AI capabilities within Autodesk Forma, and identify opportunities to drive AI adoption within their organizations. Drawing on years of experience leading virtual design and construction initiatives, Blake will share useful insights, lessons learned, and real-world examples to help attendees confidently navigate AI adoption within their own organizations.

Blake’s presentation will take place on September 17, 2026, 1:30-2:30 p.m. PDT at Autodesk University 2026, Las Vegas, NV.

🔗 Learn more about the session by clicking the link below:

https://bit.ly/AheadoftheCurvewithBlakeTitus

Join AIA Milwaukee and CRAN sponsored by KOHLER and the Kohler store by First Supply for an exclusive tour of a stunning Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired residence in Bay View.

This unique event offers an opportunity to explore a nearly completed custom home and learn about the design principles, construction strategies, and collaborative process that brought this remarkable project to life.

Attendees will tour the residence while identifying key organic architectural design elements and strategies inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's philosophy. The program will also provide continuing education opportunities, networking, and valuable insights into the collaboration between Genesis Architecture, Barenz Builders, and the project's team of contractors and consultants.

With construction nearing completion, this is a rare opportunity to experience the home before the owners take occupancy and to gain firsthand knowledge of the design and construction process.

Genesis Architecture, founded by Ken Dahlin, AIA, is an award-winning Wisconsin architectural firm specializing in custom residential, commercial, and organic architecture inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright principles. Their work emphasizes harmony between architecture and the natural environment.

Barenz Builders, based in Germantown, Wisconsin, is a premier luxury custom home builder and remodeler. Since 1977, the firm has been recognized for crafting exceptional lake homes and architecturally distinctive residences throughout Southeastern Wisconsin.

Presented by: GenesisArchitecture & Barenz Builders

📅 Thursday, September 17
🕚 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
📍 Prairie Terrace, 3098 South Superior Street, Milwaukee, WI 53207

🔗 Register to Attend: https://aiaw.org/events/view/aiaw-cran-quarterly-event-prairie-terrace-residence-tour