Welcome New Board Member!
Bayleigh Hetrick, Assoc. AIA, has joined the AIA Dayton Board of Directors as Associate Director. She is currently working for RDA Group Architects in Centerville as a designer, working on residential projects and renovations while assisting with other projects in the office.
Bayleigh graduated from the newly accredited Architecture program at Bowling Green State University in March 2020 with a Master of Architecture degree. While at BGSU as a graduate assistant, she worked to develop a new training system and manual for the architectural design shop, as well as conducting research for many faculty members.
While completing her B.S. in Architecture, Bayleigh participated in the Adaptive Reuse architecture competition for the AIA Ohio Valley Convention in Indianapolis. At the end of her bachelor’s, she was awarded the honorable mention for her presentation and design of the architectural senior capstone project.
Her primary research and design interests focus on the civic spaces within architecture and the issues of feminism in the profession. Welcome Bayleigh!
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Congratulations and welcome to the following new members of AIA Dayton:
Zain Bayyoud, Associate AIA, Miamisburg
Margaret Woolf, Associate AIA, Levin Porter
Grace Rupp, Associate AIA, CESO
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Mark your Calendar for the August Meeting
Title: Introduction to Lean in the Design Phase
Speaker: Greg Fox, VP Lean Construction, Miller Valentine Group
Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Time: 8:00 – 9:30 AM EST
Location: Kettering Govt Center, Virginia Room (North Building above the Police Station)
During the Design Phase, teams seek ways to improve client outcomes while maximizing design excellence. Introduction to Lean in The Design Phase participants gain insight to Lean approaches and tools relative to the design phase to optimize team communication, collaboration and results. Learners will understand how a Lean strategy can drive innovative solutions by connecting people, principles and practices. This course is foundationally important for anyone involved in preconstruction to improve the impact you are having on the project outcomes.
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AIA Dayton is Taking a Break!
There is no continuing education program in July. Programs resume in August, with Greg Fox, Miller Valentine Group, presenting Introduction to Lean in the Design Phase on August 10 at 8:00 AM.
Mark your calendar now for the meeting.
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AIA Dayton Annual Golf Outing - POSTPONED
This week a difficult decision was made to postpone the 2021 Annual Golf Outing at Meadowbrook Golf Club for July 19. There were many factors involved, but bottom line is we don’t want to hold a golf outing that is not successful for both golfers and vendors.
In the next few weeks you will receive a short survey from us, which we hope you will take the time to respond to. Once we receive your feedback, we will reschedule an outing for early Fall.
Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to getting back together with you in person at a fun, relaxing event that we can all enjoy!
If you have any questions, please contact us at 937-291-1913.
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Interested in sharing our profession with the next generation?
Join Hatch Architects Design Center (a new non-profit!) in their upcoming workshop with the City of Dayton Recreation Summer Camp (for kids aged 5-12). We will be at Northwest Recreation Center the week of July 19 and are looking for volunteers to help with activities. We will be there Monday-Thursday of that week from 1:30-2:30 and Friday from 1:00 - 3:00. If you're interested and available for any of those times, please let Alex Bohler, AIA know at [email protected].
If that week doesn't work for you, we'll have another workshop session the following week at On Purpose Academy (late morning but exact times TBD). Let's get kids interested early and thank you!!!
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Sinclair Offers New Construction Administration Courses Starting Fall 2021
In response to industry requests, Sinclair is offering a series of four eight-week evening courses in Construction Administration. The new courses have been developed by Steve Ford, who last year transitioned from managing $60,000,000+ of recent Sinclair construction projects to be full time faculty.
These courses are included in a new fourteen credit hour Construction Administration certificate, or may be taken individually as needed. Course content includes project delivery methods, stakeholders, change management, project closeout, and more. Detailed descriptions are available at: https://www.sinclair.edu/program/params/programCode/CADM-S-STC/
Register before August 16 for fall term classes that begin August 23. For additional information contact Nina Allen at 937-512-2183 or [email protected]
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AIA Conference on Architecture 2021
A’21 brings together leaders in architecture and beyond for a four-day, immersive digital experience that defines the year ahead. It’s the architecture and design event of the year! Halfway through the ambitious four-day schedule of over 50 sessions, the remaining sessions are July 29 and August 19.
On July 29, the theme is Community Engagement. Communities prosper when architects are involved, but barrier remain to individual agency and action. The July 29 program focuses on helping you become an agent of change.
Keynote speakers for July 29 are Shelley Halstead and Gabriella Gomez-Mont . After attending law school, Shelley Halstead launched Black Women Build – Baltimore, a homeownership and wealth building initiative. Shelley will share how she’s creating intergenerational wealth by empowering women and communities.
Gabriella Gómez-Mont is transforming Mexico City into a nexus for the kind of architecture cities demand. Her newest project, Experimentalista, will debut in Amsterdam, London, and Mexico City this summer. Don’t miss Gabriella’s take on what architects need to understand to design creative solutions.
Keynote host is Roman Mars, the host and creator of 99% Invisible, one of the world’s most popular podcasts about architecture and design. He’s back at A’21 to host several keynote events and introduce the topics and big ideas our remarkable speakers will share with you.
The theme for August 19 is Building Efficiencies. Climate change highlights the need for drastically reducing our carbon emissions. The August 19 program showcases innovations that are changing firms’ work and the AEC industry. Closing keynote speaker on August 19 is Venus Williams. Tennis champion and entrepreneur Venus Williams has always been a steadfast advocate for equality. Keynote host Roman Mars will interview Venus about the need for change, purpose-driven leadership, transformation, and resilience.
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Enter the AIA Film Challenge today!
The AIA Film Challenge 2021 invites you to share your story about architects partnering with civic leaders and communities to design a zero-carbon, resilient, healthy, just, and equitable built environment.
Produce a 1:30- to 3-minute short film on any device for your chance to win up to $7,000, plus recognition by the architecture and film communities.
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Advocacy Begins with You: A Series for Architects
Session: Stories of Advocate Architects
Date: July 21
Time: 12:00-1:30 p.m. ET
All sessions are free to attend for AIA Ohio members.
The final session in the advocacy series includes a moderated panel with four of AIA Ohio's leading advocate architects. Panelists will share stories of their experiences serving on community boards, commissions, and task forces. Be inspired by the impact their advocacy efforts have had on their career, the profession, and their community. The conversation will include reflections of key qualities needed to be successful advocates, the challenges they overcame as advocate architects, and a celebration of their advocacy achievements.
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AIA Dues Adjustment Program Information
It's still not too late! AIA dues notices were 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. There is still time to contact AIA Dayton at 937-291-1913 for a form.
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FREE 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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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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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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Important AIA Resources
AIA Trust
AIA National
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Architecture Career Guide: How Much Money Do Architects Really Make?
When the general public thinks about architects or architecture as a career, they generally imagine a single figure who designs and plans buildings. This misconception may translate into the way that architects may think about their salaries. In addition to the range of job positions that exist within various firms, educational credentials, licensing, work experience, location and firm revenue are all factors that contribute to variations in salaries across the profession.
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Tour the Highlights of the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale
For the last 40 years, the Venice Biennale of Architecture has produced a mixture of futuristic design, compelling propositions for environmental and technological innovations, and a healthy dose of inscrutable theoretical technobabble.
This year’s Biennale, which was supposed to take place last year but was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, is titled, presciently, “How Will We Live Together?” It includes submissions from 61 countries that are primarily shown in national pavilions in the city’s Giardini, a park on the southern side of Venice’s Castello district.
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Report Card: How Are Firms Grappling with Racial Justice?
The conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on April 20 for the murder of George Floyd is an opportunity to reflect on changes made in the profession since last summer’s wake-up call. “The senseless death of George Floyd last year and the racial awakening that followed has served as a pivotal moment for how we address diversity and inclusion efforts across multiple industries,” says Jason Pugh, senior associate at Gensler and president of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). “It was amazing to see how it impacted everyone in the architecture and design community, which has notoriously carried the stigma of being a white, male-dominated profession.”
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Michael Maltzan Wants More Conscientious Architecture
LOS ANGELES-BASED ARCHITECT MICHAEL MALTZAN, KNOWN FOR HIS GROUNDBREAKING RESIDENCES FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS A RANGE OF CULTURAL PROJECTS FROM COMMUNITY ARTS CENTERS TO MUSEUMS, SPEAKS WITH CATHY LEFF ABOUT THIS PANDEMIC YEAR, REFLECTING ON THE PAST AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.
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How To Hire an Architect
The space that you’re in has a lot to do with that, so it really matters how that space is designed and built.
That’s why it’s important to choose an architect who’s experienced with your type of business, and who you feel confident will understand your needs and translate them into an attractive, functional, and affordable design.
There are several things to consider when you’re ready to hire an architect. Read on for our recommendations on what you should be looking for!
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How to turn a building into a giant battery
The building you live in, the bridges you cross, and the sidewalks you traverse could one day store electricity.
New research from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has shown that, with a minor tweak, the concrete used to build many of the world’s buildings and infrastructure projects can be turned into a rechargeable battery.
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Architects Use Drones to Digitally Map Historic Bridge
William Krueger said it is important to have a digital record of the Cobban Bridge, so it can be preserved forever.
Krueger, an instructor at the UW-Milwaukee School of Architecture & Urban Planning, used a drone on Tuesday to map out every fine detail of the century-old bridge, located halfway between Jim Falls and Cornell. It is slated to be torn down next year.
Krueger said he took about 30 scans of the bridge from all sides, using the drone to take footage from a sky view as well as underneath.
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