Happy Labor Day Weekend!
Best wishes for a safe, healthy, Labor Day weekend. Happily vaccinated, I send good wishes to you all.
Several of us recently completed working with a small group of students from six HBCU Architecture programs, getting their input into the Renovation of the AIA headquarters building. Our design team, led by AIA's project executive, Stephen Ayres, FAIA, and our EHDD staff, Kevin Moultrie Daye and Doris Guerrero, AIA, have been phenomenal. Luckily Kevin and Doris have taught previously and designed an incredible set of five workshops for our interns and a variety of stakeholders. We should have more on this venture soon, but virtual internships are one answer to engaging and connecting beyond all our communities and gaining perspectives from across the generations!
Please check out these upcoming career fairs, conferences, and calls – including our two sessions from Higher Ed at Intersections Research Conference and ACSA Administrators Conference!
AIA Conference on Architecture (A'22) – June 23-25, 2022,
After a year plus apart, AIA is excited to bring the architecture community together in Chicago, June 23–25, 2022 for the architecture and design event of the year! Submit your pitch for an A'22 session. Show us the groundbreaking, experimental, and practical ways you're taking climate action and designing healthier, equitable, more sustainable communities and projects. Deadline - Sept. 19, 2021
VIRTUAL Career Fair for Architecture & Design Professionals (inc. recent grads!)
AIA is looking for more businesses to host a booth and join us at this virtual career fair - Sept. 21, 2021. Please share broadly and host your own booth. Also, share with students, recent grads, and others in the job market. Sign up now and fill your empty positions!
CONFERENCES
2021 AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference: COMMUNITIES - September 29 - October 1, 2021 – VIRTUAL
Don't miss this second virtual research conference from academia and practice hosted by AIA and ACSA. I have put together a panel on funding for research, projects, curriculum, and tax credits, featuring DOE, NSF, PCI, Enterprise, Softwood Lumber Board, Engineered, plus two great examples of academia - practice – industry collaborations from Gensler and UNC – Charlotte. Moderated by Corey Gracie-Griffin, PSU, on Sept. 30 – 12:30 – 2 PM (ET). Register now!
2021 ACSA Administrators Conference: Prospects – Oct. 14-15, 2021 - VIRTUAL
This annual conference provides valuable information for administrators at architecture schools and will be virtual this year. AIA will be hosting a discussion of an upcoming supplement for higher education to our AIA Guides for Equitable Practice. Renee Cheng, FAIA, research leader, and Peter Exley, FAIA, AIA 2021 President, will share more on this project and get your feedback too. Register and join us on Thursday, Oct. 15, 12:30 -1:30 pm (ET) for this session.
RESEARCH
Our colleagues at New Jersey Institute of Technology are looking for individuals to help with a research study. Mathew Schwartz, a researcher and Asst. Professor, College Architecture & Design, needs individuals to participate to help us understand the impact of visualizations methods in 3D models. The survey is anonymous and no identifying information will be collected. Your participation is voluntary and it will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. To participate in this survey, use computer and keyboard, and please click the link https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3fyiVRA0FUUk1N4
GRANTS & COMPETITIONS
Check out this US Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant for…
…eligible applicants to form regional coalitions to apply for funding to implement a collection of three to eight distinct but related projects in their region, in coordination with industry and community partners, and aligned around a holistic vision to build and scale a strategic industry cluster. Applicants should identify one key coordinating lead institution per regional cluster to lead the concept and projects into the implementation phase, while fostering collaboration and coordinating resources to ensure these investments have the greatest economic impact on our communities, regions, and the nation. https://eda.gov/arpa/build-back-better/
There is a webinar posted for interested applicants and first deadline is Oct. 19, 2021.
Solar Decathlon – Apply by Oct. 26, 2021
Applications are open for the DOE Solar Decathlon 2022. Learn about the collegiate competition that prepares the next generation of building professionals to design and build high-performance, low-carbon buildings powered by renewables.
Want to learn more? Join Ready, Set, Solar Decathlon Event for a virtual tour on September 16, 2021. All students and faculty interested in participating are welcome to attend.
Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant – AIA New York - This grant is awarded to further the personal and professional development of an architect or designer in early or mid career through travel. Requires a professional degree in architecture and the deadline is Nov. 1, 2021.
Jump into STEM – Check out the many opportunities for academics and students from challenges to internships! DOE's national laboratories and offices of ORNL, NREL, EREE and more have multiple ways to get involved in addressing energy challenges and more. This is the perfect opportunity to meet service-related metrics, form a connection with the U.S. Department of Energy and make a meaningful impact on building science education.
Learn more about joining JUMP into STEM's Professor Team too!
RESOURCES
Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) has created a Creative Placemaking Resource Hub, that may be of value to you. Check it out.
AIA offers a variety of new and continuing resources. Be sure to check them out, including:
- Deep energy retrofits help building owners cut energy use by 50% or more, among other big benefits. The AIA Deep Energy Retrofit Guide offers owners proven best practice language to use during the RFP process to get the most value from their investment.
- Architect's Guide to Building Performance helps designers test cost-effective energy and comfort solutions by building performance simulation into the design process.
- Communicate the value of sustainable design - Meeting with clients and civic leaders soon? Download this appendixto the Climate Action Message Book and make your case for sustainable design even more powerful with memorable success stories, compelling facts, and reliable statistics.
- Show the world you're making a difference - these talking points may help. And sign up for articles and resources on fighting climate change and inequities in the built environment.
ACSA Awards, Competitions, Journal Calls…
- Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education Deadline: September 14, 2021
- 2022 Architectural Education Awards Deadline: October 6, 2021
- 2022 Timber Education Prize Call for Course Proposals Submission Deadline: October 20, 2021
- 2022 AIA-ACSA COTE Top Ten for Students Competition Deadline: January 12, 2022
- 2022 Habitat Competition Register by April 13, 2022 Submit by June 1, 2022
- 2022 Steel Design Student Competition Register by April 13, 2022
- 2022 Timber Competition Register by April 13, 2022
- TAD 6:2 Engineering Call for Papers Deadline: January 15, 2022
- JAE 76:2 Call for Papers Pedagogies for a Broken World Deadline: February 1, 2022
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Dr. Nissa Dahlin-Brown, Assoc. AIA
Director, Higher Education
The American Institute of Architects
Washington, DC
nissadahlinbrown@aia.org------------------------------