AIA Arizona

On Tuesday, the AIA Arizona Committee on the Environment (COTE) brought ASU faculty and PhD researchers together with industry professionals for an engaging workshop exploring how emerging sustainability research can inform and advance practice.

From building design and performance to urban systems and infrastructure, attendees connected with researchers working across multiple scales of the built environment, and explored new ideas, questions, and possibilities for a more sustainable future.

Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation and helped make this workshop a meaningful exchange between research and practice.

All are welcome on Thursday, October 15 at 4:30PM, for a guided walk through Scottsdale’s Indian Bend Wash, a landmark example of how landscape can function simultaneously as infrastructure, habitat, and public amenity. Led by urban ecology experts, we will explore the ideas and ecological principles behind this innovative landscape, including nature-based infrastructure, flood resilience, and multifunctional landscapes. We’ll consider how designing for water can produce landscapes that are not only more resilient, but also more vibrant, accessible, and enjoyable.

RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/mr3esk8m

Presented by AIA Arizona Committee on the Environment (COTE) and AZASLA, this walk offers an opportunity to step outside the traditional boundaries of architecture and landscape architecture and consider ecology as a design partner, one that can help shape more resilient, adaptable, and connected places.

Urban Ecology Hike Facilitators:
✨Dr. Dan Childers School of Sustainability at ASU and Urban Ecologist
✨Harry Cooper, Director of Water Conservation Innovation for the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative (AWII)
✨Luke Ramsey, PhD Student, School of Sustainability at ASU

Attendees will receive 1.0 HSW LU from AIA. For ASLA members upon request you can receive a certificate of participation.

All are welcome to attend. Please register in advance. Free for AIA and ASLA members. Non members can attend for $10.

All are welcome to join us in-person September 29 for the AIA Arizona State Legislative Forum at DLR Group in Phoenix. RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aia-arizona-state-legislative-forum-tickets-1999615098588?clickid=clk_o5doXbH1eAHAtE&aff_sub=clk_B7x0HwbrPbpVie

AIA Arizona supports state policies that protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public, as well as strengthen the design and construction industry.

Moderated by Christian Solorio, AIA, the following representatives will be in conversation to address the architecture community:
✨Sen. Flavio Bravo District 26: Phoenix / Glendale
✨Sen. Analise Ortiz District 24: Maryvale/ Glendale
✨Armando Montero House Candidate District 12: Phoenix / Tempe / Chandler

This event is free for all AIA Members. Non-members can register for $10.
RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aia-arizona-state-legislative-forum-tickets-1999615098588?clickid=clk_o5doXbH1eAHAtE&aff_sub=clk_B7x0HwbrPbpVie

ONE week from today! Join us on Tuesday, September 22 for an interactive workshop that brings current ASU sustainability research into conversation with built environment professionals. Presented by the AIA Arizona Committee on the Environment (COTE), the workshop offers an opportunity to engage directly with researchers and explore how emerging ideas in sustainability can inform and advance practice. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/4vxpfah5

Attendees will hear from ASU faculty and PhD researchers whose work spans multiple scales of the built environment, from building design and performance to urban systems and infrastructure. Following the presentations, participants will break into small groups led by ASU researchers to explore a critical question: How can we move promising research from the university into the real world?

Together, we’ll examine the challenges associated with translating research into professional practice and identify opportunities to overcome barriers, build stronger connections between academia and industry, and advance more sustainable approaches to the built environment.

Tuesday, September 22
4:30PM - Networking/Check-in
4:45 to 6:00PM - Workshop

Attendees of this workshop will receive 1.5 HSW LU from AIA.

All are welcome to attend. This workshop is $10 for all AIA members (Architects, Associates and Allied). Non-members can attend for $25. Please register in advance here: https://tinyurl.com/4vxpfah5

NOTE: Parking fees are the responsibility of the attendee at this event. AIA Arizona will not reimburse attendee parking fees at ASU.

Join us online Wednesday, October 7 at 12 Noon via Zoom, for the first session of a three-part Conversation Series focused on shaping the architectural workforce, presented by AIA Phoenix Metro AIA10.

RSVP here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ScQYDl76SyuKONtIzrHsAQ #/registration

The Role of AI in Practice. Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the way architects work. This virtual discussion will explore both the opportunities and challenges AI presents for the profession. The panelists will also look beyond productivity to consider the broader implications of AI adoption, including workforce impacts, technology investments, energy consumption, and will also consider how architectural education and professional practice can evolve to prepare the next generation of architects for an AI-enabled future while strengthening the critical thinking, technical knowledge, collaboration, and professional judgment that define the profession.

The goal is not simply to ask what AI can do, but how architects can use it responsibly, critically, and effectively to shape the future of practice.

Moderated by Riley Hausman, AIA, Architect at Corgan, the panel will include:
✨Kathy Hancox, AIA, Principal at HK Associates
✨Philip Horton, Assoc. AIA, Co-Director of the Center of Building Innovation (CoBI) and Clinical Associate Professor of Architecture at ASU
✨Chad Speas, AIA, Vice President and Director of Practice Technology at Corgan

This session is eligible for 1.0 LU from AIA.

Free for all to attend. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ScQYDl76SyuKONtIzrHsAQ #/registration

All are welcome for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the expansion of HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center in Phoenix, presented by the AIA Phoenix Metro Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) Committee.

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/honorhealth-deer-valley-medical-center-expansion-tour-tickets-1999619061441?aff=oddtdtcreator

Led by the project team, including architects from Cuningham Group, contractors from Okland Construction, and engineers from DH Engineering and PK Associates Structural Engineers, this guided tour will provide a unique opportunity to experience the project firsthand and gain insight into the design, planning, and delivery of a major healthcare campus expansion. Attendees will explore the multiphase development and learn how the project is transforming the medical center to support the evolving needs of patients, providers, and the surrounding community.

Attendees will receive 1.0 HSW LU from AIA.

This event is $10 for all AIA members (Architects, Associates and Allied). Non-members can attend for $25. Please register in advance as space is limited.

All are welcome to join us in-person September 29 for the AIA Arizona State Legislative Forum at DLR Group in Phoenix.

AIA Arizona supports state policies that protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public, as well as strengthen the design and construction industry.

Moderated by Christian Solorio, AIA, the following representatives will be in conversation to address the architecture community:
✨Sen. Flavio Bravo District 26: Phoenix / Glendale
✨Sen. Analise Ortiz District 24: Maryvale/ Glendale
✨Armando Montero House Candidate District 12: Phoenix / Tempe / Chandler

This event is free for all AIA Members. Non-members can register for $20.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aia-arizona-state-legislative-forum-tickets-1999615098588

All are welcome to join us in celebrating Pride Month with an evening of connection, community, and good conversation! Presented by AIA Phoenix Metro Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) Committee, this happy hour is an opportunity for members, colleagues, and friends to come together, build relationships, and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and its contributions to architecture and the built environment.

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pride-month-happy-hour-an-edib-networking-event-registration-1999399076460

Royale Kitchen + Cocktails | 635 W Glenrosa Ave, Phoenix
5:30pm to 7:00pm

The event is free for members (Architect, Associate, and Allied). Non-members are welcome to attend for $10. Please RSVP in advance.

Come as you are, bring a colleague, and raise a glass with us as we celebrate pride, belonging, and community.

All are welcome!

All are welcome to join us on Wednesday, September 30 for a casual social gathering with AIA Phoenix Metro Women in Architecture at OHSO Brewery + Distillery - Paradise Valley in Phoenix. This will be a great opportunity to meet and network with women in all stages and areas of the architecture profession.

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aia-phoenix-metro-women-in-architecture-happy-hour-tickets-1999289926991

OHSO Brewery + Distillery - Paradise Valley
10810 N Tatum Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85028
5:30PM to 7:00PM

Free for all AIA Members (AIA, Associate, Allied). Non-members can attend for $15.