AIA Dayton News Brief: 1-05-24

News Brief 1-5-24

President's Message

Hi Everyone! I am Rebecca Nikolai, please call me Becca.

It’s been great to serve on the AIA Dayton board the past 5 years, and I am excited to step into my new role as president for 2024. I am an architect who works at MODA4 design, located in downtown Dayton. I am passionate about historic preservation & adaptive reuse, and using new technology to engage with clients. I am also a mother and I live with my husband and 7 month old daughter in Kettering.

Our committees have been diligently planning for the new year and it is our goal to focus on membership & community engagement this year.

We are excited to kick off 2024 with our annual student design competition. This years competition prompt is to design an accessory dwelling unit (ADU). If you are interested in serving as a volunteer or sponsoring a scholarship, please let us know.

We are going to offer some virtual programming for learning units at the beginning of this year, and an AIA Dayton code academy is in the works. The code academy will be led by building officials and plans examiners to teach us about the 2024 changes to the Ohio Building Code.

We also are welcoming three new members to the Board of Directors to represent you. Lauren McCarroll, Assoc. AIA, Champlin Architects & Katie McCall, Assoc. AIA, McCall Sharp Architects are our Associate Directors this year who are teaming up on the student design competition & programming for young professionals. Cally Lange, AIA, Principal of Revival Design Studio is serving as our Secretary. Welcome to the board! We still have one board member position open, please let us know if you are interested!

I would like to extend a huge thank you to our committed sponsors and new sponsors for 2024 – you truly help keep things running for AIA Dayton.

We look forward to seeing you at our springtime event with SAME at TopGolf. Be on the lookout for information on that soon.

Thank you & Happy New Year!

-Becca

Chapter Programs

2024 Student Design Competition Announced

The Student Design Competition planning is well underway, and we are looking forward to another great year! For the 2024 competition, the students will be designing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s) in the Oregon District. The competition will kick-off on January 20^th for a design charrette at the Dayton Metro Library Main Branch. If you are interested in volunteering for the charrette and/or being a design reviewer in the coming months, please reach out to the co-directors Lauren McCarroll ([email protected]) and Katie McCall ([email protected]). As students that once participated in the competition, it means so much for professionals to invest their time and expertise into a student’s project. We hope you will consider volunteering this year!

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Chapter News

Become an AIA Dayton Annual Sponsor in 2024!

Thank you to all of our chapter sponsors who have supported AIA Dayton this year! It is through the support of our sponsors that AIA Dayton can continue to support the Dayton area architecture community and the development of future architects. Sponsorship connects you to the architect community through the services and experiences that make AIA so valuable to our members. 2024 annual sponsorships are available at the Platinum, Gold and Silver Levels. Contact AIA Dayton at [email protected] for more information.

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Other Programs

BGSU 2024 Co-Op Fair

The annual Bowling Green State University AIAS Co-op fair is a professional development event that allows professionals and architecture students to network and find potential employment opportunities. This year we are excited to host our Co-op fair in two sessions. The first session will be in person from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. It will be held Friday, January 19, 2024 in the Olscamp Hall Room 101.

The second session will be held via Zoom from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM to provide more accessibility for all members and firms. With the online platform, every firm will have its own individual Zoom breakout room, provided by AIAS BGSU. Students will be able to sign up for 20-minute timeslots to talk with you about who they are, their work, etc., which will give you an opportunity to get to know each other!

The Co-op Fair Registration Form can be found HERE and it will allow you to reserve a spot at our Architecture Student exclusive Co-op fair. The accommodation fee is $50. If you would like to register, please complete the form by no later than January 8th at 5:00 PM.

Lastly, if you would like any information on the BGSU Architecture Degree Options, please visit our program page! There is a lot of information about our curriculum, accreditation, student groups, etc. Your participation will be greatly appreciated. We are excited to meet you!

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In the Media

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