Click on the graphic above for more information about the 2019 Focus on Design Award winners.
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As AIA members we are all in the business of creating new beginnings: new relationships, new projects, new initiatives, new opportunities, new architects, and new architecture. But we also understand the importance of precedent and learning from those who have gone before us. I am excited and grateful to serve as AIA Dayton president for 2020, a year that will be full of new beginnings, and I look forward to working with you as we continue our mission to be “the voice of the architectural profession and the resource for its members in service to society.”
AIA Dayton will host the AIA Ohio 2020 convention this September 24 – 26, and several committees have been working since last March to showcase Dayton and make this an outstanding gathering. We have several new beginnings slated for the convention, and we’ll share details over the coming months. Of course we will continue to serve you with monthly continuing education opportunities, regular social gatherings, and our annual high school Student Design Competition. We will not have Design Awards or Design Lecture this year due to the convention activities.
I want to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our Board of Directors and our Executive Director, Jane Treiber. I am proud to serve with them, and AIA Fellow Terry Welker’s words echo in my mind… “many hands make an easy lift.” Our Board exemplifies this creed, and our 2020 goals will come to fruition because of it. Finally, many thanks to Brian McAlexander, AIA who served us well as 2019 president; I am grateful for his leadership and will continue to rely on his insights and guidance.
Thank you for entrusting me with the leadership of AIA Dayton for 2020. I look forward to serving you. Please feel free to contact me with questions, concerns, or suggestions.
Respectfully,
Charlie Setterfield, AIA
President, AIA Dayton
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Tour the Newly Renovated University of Dayton Arena
Date: Wednesday, February 5
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Location: Meet at the Ticket Office
Cost: Free for AIA Dayton members; $25 for non-AIA Dayton members
The University of Dayton unveiled its newly renovated UD Arena on November 19, fresh off a three-year, $76.2 million upgrade that is meant to give the facility another 50 years of life. The arena opened in 1969 and if it lasts another 50 years, UD Arena would turn 100 in 2069.
While UD Arena was built for basketball, it has served many other purposes over the years — Elvis performed there four times — and could play host to even more events in the years to come because of the improvements made over the last three years. The final phase of the renovations saw the expansion of the concourse on the arena’s west side, new locker rooms at court level, improved lighting over the court and a new media room.Those were just a few of the final improvements. One of the most significant enhancements made during this phase was the addition of a climate-control system. Air conditioning will give UD the chance to use the venue more in the summer.
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Joint Meeting with ASHRAE:
Integrated Building Design and Building Information Modeling
(Approved for 1.0 AIA HSW CES)
Date: Monday, March 9
Time: 8:00 - 9:30 PM
Speaker: M. Dennis Knight, PE, Founder & CEO of Whole Building Systems, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Location: The Dayton Club, 40 N. Main St., Dayton
Cost: $15 for AIA Dayton members; $25 for non-AIA Dayton members - Breakfast included
This presentation focuses on the Integrated Building Design and Project Delivery processes including team building, project management, stakeholder responsibilities, early collaboration, better decision making, documentation methods and the use of technologies like BIM to improve the built environment. The presentation provides an overview of ASHRAE Applications Chapter 57 and how to apply its recommendations to help design, construct, operate and maintain better buildings.
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Joint Meeting with CSI and AGC:
Construction Industry Economic Forecast for 2020
Date: Wednesday, March 17
Time: 11:30 - 1:00 PM
Speaker: Ken Simonson, AGC Chief Economist
Location: Business Solutions Center, 1435 Cincinnati St., # 300, Dayton
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Student Design Competition Registration Open for Platform for Peace Project
The 39th annual AIA Dayton Art in Architecture student design competition is open for participants. This year’s prompt asks students to explore what it means to be Dayton Strong by designing a Platform for Peace on one of six available sites along 5th street in the historic Oregon District. This platform for peace is a space for the community to gather, that can also serve as a commemorative place to remember the victims of the August shooting tragedy. Please
visit our website
for the program information.
Please email
Rebecca Hughes
if you would like to volunteer at one of our (3) Saturday workshops. The project kicks off on January 18th at the Dayton Metro library main branch with a design charrette.
Please share the competition with local high school students!
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Consider a Year-end Contribution to the AIA Dayton Architectural Scholarship Fund
Before you close out your 2019 books, please consider a contribution to the AIA Dayton Architectural Scholarship Fund, administered by the Dayton Foundation and AIA Dayton. The fund was created in 1991 by Lynn App, Emeritus AIA, and has grown in value over the years to more than $117,000. Scholarship awards are made each year to deserving students in the Miami Valley attending an NAAB accredited college/university.
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Shaping Your Career Toward Leadership and Fellowship
Date: Friday, January 24
Time: 12 Noon - 1:30 PM
Location: The Center for Architecture and Design, 50 W. Town Street, Ste. 110, Columbus
Cost: Free and lunch is included
Earn 1.5 AIA LU
It's never too early, or too late, to prepare yourself for Fellowship. Join AIA Columbus and the Fellows Committee for a session on shaping your career toward leadership and Fellowship. Find out what Fellowship means, the various paths one might take to achieve it, and other guidelines regarding making a submission. Fellows from around the Ohio Valley Region will be available to answer question, such as: How will I know whether I'm ready> What is the process of submission? Who will guide me?
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Women in Architecture
AIA Cleveland is proud to realize the OHIO: SAY IT LOUD exhibit, which will open on March 12, 2020 at Karamu House as part of our annual Women in Architecture celebration. The exhibit will travel across the state and will feature projects by diverse design professionals, as well as quotes and video interviews of their experiences in the architecture and design field. SAY IT LOUD is the activation of a national movement of sharing, protecting and celebrating the journey of the underrepresented to inspire the next generation.
If you are interested in participating, please complete the call for content so that your work can be selected to be part of the exhibit. You are also encouraged to share the call for content with your network of women and diverse designers.
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AIA Dues Adjustment Program Information
AIA dues notices are due by
January 15.
For members with hardships, AIA is offering its
Dues Adjustment Program
again this year. This program is for members with a medical disability, those taking sabbatical or family leave, or members who are unemployed or partially employed. Contact
AIA Dayton
at 937-291-1913 for a form.
AIA National
AIA National
AIA National
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Important Resources
AIA Trust
AIA National
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The Conboys: A House Full of Faith and “Joy”
After meeting on a co-ed softball team, P.J. and Dianna Conboy later married when they were in their early 30s and started an engaging journey that neither envisioned. It’s a story with chapters that feature month upon month of negative pregnancy tests, fostering and then adopting an African-American brother and sister, the miracle of giving birth to two biological children, and a year-long odyssey that culminated with a family adventure to China to bring back their newest addition – a now 6-year-old girl they named Joy.
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Australian architects offer pro-bono design services to those impacted by bushfire crisis
Over 100 Australian architecture studios have formed an organisation called Architects Assist, which will provide pro-bono design services to people affected by Australia's bushfire crisis.
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Facade Inspection Scrutinized Following Death in New York City
New York City officials are stepping up enforcement of Local Law 10, which regulates building facades, after debris falling from a Manhattan building killed a city-based project management firm executive on Dec. 17. Industry members are calling for beefed up enforcement of existing statutes in the city and elsewhere in the U.S.
Erica Tishman, 60, an architect and vice president of Manhattan-based Zubatkin Owner Representation LLC, died after being struck by debris that fell from a brick tower at 729 Seventh Ave., near W. 49th Street in Manhattan’s midtown section. The city Dept. of Buildings (DOB) announced Dec. 30 that it would ramp up inspections, more strongly enforce Local Law 10 and add 12 new inspectors.
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Bjarke Ingels Architects and Toyota imagine a wild new smart city in Japan
Mere months ago, the Alphabet-backed Sidewalk Labs laid claim to developing the most “innovative district in the entire world,” with its big plans for turning Toronto’s waterfront into an urban laboratory. It’s far from the only technology company clamoring to imagine the future of the city, and based on new plans from Toyota and Bjarke Ingels Group, it’s perhaps no longer the most ambitious.
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5 most popular Life of an Architect podcast episodes of 2019
Architects Bob Borson, FAIA, and Andrew Hawkins, AIA, LEED AP, produced 25 episodes of the Life of an Architect podcast in 2019. That's more than 28 hours of content on everything from the legal side of architecture, to presentation tips and techniques, to the construction bid process.
Here are the five most popular episodes of Life of an Architect based on the number of downloads by readers of Life of an Architect, Building Design+Construction, and Professional Builder. Enjoy!
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Jane Treiber
(937) 291 1913
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