AIA Dayton welcomes its newest Associate AIA member,
Stephen Schwab
of Levin Porter. Stephen completed his bachelor of architecture degree at Miami University in 2016 and has been working at Levin Porter Associates for the past 4 years. He was born in Bogota, Columbia and grew up in Buffalo, New York. Ever since he was little, and his family took him to see some local Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, he’s been fascinated by architecture. Outside of work his favorite thing to do is travel and see the world. One of his favorite trips was his study abroad to Ghana, Africa, with a close runner up being Alaska. He also enjoys skiing, hockey, cars and cooking. Welcome Stephen!
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Stephen L. Sharp Awarded the NCARB President’s Medal for Distinguished Service
Eight individuals have been awarded the National Council of Architectural Registration Board’s (NCARB) highest honor, the
President’s Medal
for Distinguished Service
. The honorees were announced by 2019-2020 President Terry L. Allers, FAIA, NCARB, Hon. FCARM, at the organization’s 2020 Annual Business Meeting. President Allers commended each of this year’s recipients for their commitment to architectural regulation and NCARB’s mission to protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare.
Stephen L. Sharp, FAIA, NCARB, of Springfield, OH, is recognized for his over 10 years of service to the Council, the Ohio Architects Board, and leadership of Region 4. As a volunteer with the Council, Sharp was a valuable member of several committees including the Procedures and Documents Committee, Education Committee, Regional Leadership Committee, NAAB Visiting Teams, the ARE 5.0 Mapping Task Force, and several other ARE- related committees and subcommittees. He continues to dedicate time to the Council, most recently serving on the Futures Collaborative. In 2015, he was elected to serve on the NCARB Board of Directors by Region 4. Previously, he initiated and hosted Region 4’s first Architectural Educators and Regulators Symposium in 2013 to discuss shortening paths to licensure and chaired the event again in 2015.
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Free CE Programs
Multiple vendors and organizations are offering free CE programs to AIA members. Below are links with very brief descriptions so you can check out the programs you may have an interest in.
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ATS Invites You to its Free Webinars
Live 1-Hour FREE Courses Featuring Today's Product Innovations and Architectural Solutions. ATS files your credits with the AIA and USGBC. Valid for 1 AIA HSW and 1 USGBC credit. (AIBC, AAA, OAA). Easy to register, easy to join at course time. Interactive courses allow you to ask questions and download materials.
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Ron Blank & Associates Offers Free Webinars
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. Ron Blank hosts a full range of topics that meet the live education licensing and organization requirements you have.
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GreenCE Offers Free Webinars
GreenCE offes live instructor-led continuing education webinars. The webinars can offer LEED Specific Hours, AIA HSW CE Hours, and ADA/Barrier-Free CE Hours.
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ARCHIPREP IS FREE THROUGH AUGUST!
COVID-19 is changing everything, and AIA wants to help. ArchiPrep is free through August 31, 2020. Use promo code FREEMONTH by July 31, 2020
Offer valid for Assoc. AIA members only, Free access is provided in one-month increments, and may be renewed on a monthly basis using FREEMONTH promo code. Promo code valid through July 31, 2020, 11:59pm EDT. No credit card required.
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F
REE AIAU Courses for AIA Members
Working 100% from home is new territory for many of us, as is the rapidly changing business environment that’s impacting our jobs, our firms, and our work. To help navigate these uncertain times, we’re offering valuable learning resources—some of AIAU’s best business and tech courses—to AIA members for free.
Learn about virtual practice, successful business strategies, risk management, and more from some of the most innovative architects, firms, and design professionals.
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While the convention has been cancelled for this year, there will still be some form of an awards program and a business meeting in the fall.
The deadline for design awards submissions has been extended to August 3rd.
Please click on the links below to make your submissions.
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AIA Ohio Design Awards -
2020 Guidelines
The AIA Ohio design awards program seeks to promote and focus attention on quality design, sustainability, and AIA's 10 principles of livable communities. The jury will evaluate all projects based on the aesthetic, functional, contextual, social and sustainable characteristics of the design. The jury will also evaluate submissions based on their successful response to one or more of AIA's 10 principles of livable communities. The program opens April 1 - start thinking now about projects you can submit.
The Deadline for Submitting has been extended to August 3
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Coronavirus Resources
Best Practice Materials from AIA and AIA Trust
Additional Information
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Important AIA Resources
AIA Trust
AIA National
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The 1918 flu pandemic brought us the powder room. What will COVID-19’s design legacy be?
A pandemic is temporary, but its impact on residential design could last for generations.
“Security’’ became the buzzword in building design and construction following the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
. Stronger reinforcement, increased fire safety, and heightened security are baseline expectations in an office building since the tragedies at the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
Architects expect COVID-19 to leave its legacy on building design, from
new forms of apartment living
to suburban single-family homes, long after a vaccine is discovered.
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Are hospitals prepared for the next pandemic?
WSP USA had an emergency response team in place, a legacy from a previous acquisition. So the firm was ready when healthcare systems sought assistance to increase their capacity to treat infected patients.
Within the nine-story University of Oklahoma Medical Center’s Adult Bed Tower Expansion that’s under construction, WSP got two floors COVID-19 ready in 60 days. Under normal scheduling, those floors wouldn’t have been completed until November. WSP provided the cleaning and decommissioning services, and Turner Construction is the GC
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Architects Must Respond to the Ongoing Crisis of Racism in America
In America’s long history of inequality and injustice, the built environment is the most enduring symbol of racism. Not just the Confederate monuments that are being toppled in parks and on college campuses. Not just the quarters for enslaved people that tourists poke their heads into while strolling the leafy grounds of Southern plantations. Racism is embedded everywhere, from the quiet suburban streets of Satilla Shores, Georgia, where Ahmaud Arbery was killed while he jogged in late February, to the gated community in Sanford, Florida, where high schooler Trayvon Martin was shot dead in 2012.
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The future of architecture? The buildings we already have
The built environment contributes to nearly half of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, and
new construction makes up a big chunk of that
. Renovating the buildings we already have is a crucial way to protect the environment. The move toward adaptive reuse—or repurposing existing buildings for new functions—has never been more urgent.
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Jane Treiber
(937) 291 1913
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