Call for Entries: 2025 Focus on Design Awards | | Our online submissions portal (Openwater) opened July 7, 2025 and will remain open until August 29, 2025. | | |
Submissions and those who have been selected as winners will be celebrated at the
Focus on Design Awards Banquet on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at the Benham's Grove Center, Centerville.
For more information, please read our Call for Entries packet, which is available here and
on our website. If you have any questions, please contact AIA Dayton's Executive Director,
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Jane Treiber, at info@aiadayton.org.
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New! Requarth Platinum Sponsor/AIA Dayton Lunch and Learn Series
When: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Time: 12:00 EDT
Location: 447 E. Monument Ave., Dayton in the second-floor training room, the “Upper Deck"
Registration: Register Now
Beginning Tuesday, August 12 at Noon, AIA Dayton is teaming up with Platinum Sponsor Requarth to offer free Lunch and Learns to AIA members. The sessions will be held at Requarth Co., 447 E. Monument Ave., Dayton in the second-floor training room, the “Upper Deck.”
The program is Joining Windows and Doors, presented by Andersen Windows and Doors, and it is approved for 1.0 AIA HSW credit.
Mark this on your calendars – registration is open now. One lucky attendee will receive a $100 gift card to either Thai 9 or Jay’s Restaurant!
Mark You Calendar Now for these Future Lunch and Learns
September 9- Uniting Sustainability & Aesthetics, Wood-Plastic Composite Cladding by NewTechWood (Register Here)
October 14 - The Art of Specifying Quartz by Cambria (Register Here)
November 11 - Replicating Windows & Doors for Historical Renovations by Kolbe Windows & Doors (Register Here)
December 9 - Distinguishing with Stylish Design and Low Maintenance by Cedar Renditions (Register Here).
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Professional Liability: The Basics
When: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Time: 9 - 11 AM EDT
Location: Elements IV Interiors - 3680 Wyse Road, Dayton, OH 45414
Speaker: Timothy Shumrick, Associate ClientExecutive, Oswald Companies
Tickets: AIA Dayton Members (Free); Nonmembers ($25)
In this course, participants will explore current loss prevention issues and techniques that can be used in daily practice, Risk Mitigation, and understanding Professional Liability Insurance and the related responsibilities.
This program will be presented by Timothy Shumrick, Associate Client Executive, Oswald Companies and is approved for 2.0 AIA LU credits.
Oswald Companies is a Gold Sponsor of AIA Dayton, as is our host facility, Elements IV Interiors.
Parking at Elements IV Interiors is free, and coffee and bagels will be provided.
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Tour of the Historic North Arcade Hotel
& Public Spaces
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When: Thursday, September 11, 2025
Time: 4-5 PM
Location: Hilton Garden Inn Dayton Downtown - 18 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45402
Approved for 1.0 AIA HSW credits
This program focuses on the challenges and the rehabilitation efforts needed to turn former office and apartment space into a dazzling 94 room hotel. Improvements included adding a new 5-story addition on the rear of the building and rehabilitating all of the existing historic architecture to its former beauty. Members will understand the approach the developers and designers took to improve this structure for life safety, historic tax credits and the new hotel and future mercantile users.
AIA Dayton joins forces with APA Ohio and Preservation Dayton for this tour. Happy Hour and appetizers to follow at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel bar on the second floor.
Street parking is available & parking in the 5/3 Tower Garage. Meet in the hotel lobby on Third Street for the tour. The cut off is 50 participants, so make your RSVP soon!
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AIA Dayton/SAME Kittyhawk Post Meeting
When: Thursday, September 11, 2025
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Hope Hotel, WPAFB
Speaker: Ward Scantlin
Tickets: $20 - AIA Dayton Members
1.0 AIA LU credits Approved
A Case Study: Military Construction (MILCON) Acoustical Testing in Real World Design and Construction
This program focuses on Intelligence Community Directive/Intelligence Community Standard (ICD/ICS) and provides technical specifications for the construction and management of suggested wall assemblies to meet sound attenuation requirements. Sound attenuation is crucial for maintaining the security of sensitive information within an Intelligence construction application. However, even with proper construction, additional design and construction considerations are necessary to ensure the facility meets all security and accreditation requirements related to sound attenuation. Our case study focuses on a 255,000 SF, multi-story MILCON project at Wright Patterson AFB.
The cost is $20 for AIA Dayton Members and Lunch will be provided.
Registration Coming Soon
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Apply for Fellowship – AIA’s Highest Honor
Submissions are now open for seven of AIA’s most prestigious award programs—including Fellowship, AIA’s highest membership honor. Only 3% of AIA members are elevated to the College of Fellows, making it one of the most meaningful milestones in an architect’s career.
Fellowship is open to architects across all firm sizes and practice areas, with six distinct Objects or categories—from design and education to practice management and public service.
Now accepting submissions for:
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Join Ohio's Thought Leaders For The AIA Ohio Conference
THEME: INTEGRATE: CONNECTING PEOPLE, IDEAS, & SPACES.
Integrate examines the intersections of architecture, technology, and social impact. This conference brings together designers, educators, and industry leaders to explore how integration—across disciplines, communities, and systems—shapes the built environment. Through discussions, hard-hat tours, and workshops, Integrate challenges silos and fosters new models of practice.
Hold Sept. 25-26 on your calendar for the AIA Ohio 2025 Conference: INTEGRATE.
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A New Free Digital Lending Library for AIA Ohio members
The AIA Ohio Digital Lending Library is open and ready for patrons! This is a completely FREE member benefit for all current AIA Ohio members. To sign in, use your AIA number for your Card Number. This will give you access to the content curated specifically for AIA Ohio.
Click below to start reading!
Learn More Here
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A Free resource for AIA components and members
The AIA Trust Legal Network, a free member resource, is a searchable database to find experienced A/E construction lawyers by state. Enrollment is free for qualifying law firms. Encourage any A/E law firms not yet listed to enroll—or send their contact information to aiatrust@aia.org for follow-up.
Learn More Here
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Hatch Workshops
Hatch Architects is offering design-build workshops again this year! We have workshops this July for both K-6th graders and for teens. If you know any young people who might be interested (future architects?!), please spread the word. Check out our website for more information and to register: hatchdayton.org. Also, if you'd like to volunteer with us for any of the sessions, please email info@hatchdayton.org and let us know!
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Browse free courses for AIA members to support architects, design professionals, and architecture firms prepare for the future.
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If you prefer live, interactive continuing education but prefer the comfort of your office, studio or home, webinars may be the perfect fit for your CE needs.
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GreenCE offers live instructor-led continuing education webinars. The webinars can offer LEED Specific Hours, AIA HSW CE Hours, and ADA/Barrier-Free CE Hours.
Learn More and Register
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