Dear IR Members,
I hope that those of you in the northern hemisphere are enjoying your summers and that those in the southern hemisphere are taking advantage of the wonderful activities that winter offers. The AIA IR just held its annual members meeting during A’19 in Las Vegas to update members on our accomplishments over the last 12 months and our planned initiatives for the next 12 months. The PowerPoint presentation is available on the IR website for your review. We also held--
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AIA International Region 2019 Conference Shanghai
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CHINA - NEW REALITIES
China’s rise over the last 30 years has led to unprecedented economic, political and technological growth and development. In the process, it has transformed to be one of the world's fastest urbanizing nations. By 2025, China will have constructed the equivalent to 10 New York-sized cities. However, China's ambitions and focus has evolved to be a world leader in tackling global issues. This transition placed in motion enormous cultural shifts that have prompted an agenda to elevate both their national and cultural identity.
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The 2019 AIA International Design Awards - N
ow open!
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AIA International is the broadest geographical region of the American Institute of Architects. The AIA International Region Design Awards recognizes best practices, innovative thinking, and design excellence of AIA member projects worldwide. All Architect members of the the AIA International Region are eligible to submit entries for projects located anywhere in the world (except US). All Architect members who are non-local members of an International Chapter may submit projects only within the territory of that same International Chapter.
See more details here.
There will be global recognition of the awards with presentations to be held at ...
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AIA IR to Host Design Excellence for a Sustainable Future Summit
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The AIA International Region, in partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and IR sponsors Dow, are organizing a one-day thought-leadership event at the
IOC Headquarters
in Lausanne, Switzerland on Friday, September 6, 2019. The title of the event is ‘Excellence: Designing a Sustainable Future'. Speakers include 3XN founder Kim Herforth Nielsen who will discuss his firm's work on the IOC HQ...
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The AIA International Region developed and hosted a very successful facade conference at the WinExpo trade show in Guangzhou, China from March 4-5, 2019. The theme of the conference was ‘Facade Design and the Impact of Technology”. The IR were brought in by Informa who were the organisers of the trade show. The facade conference drew nearly 300 attendees.
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Updates from the IR Immediate Past President
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UIA International Forum and Extraordinary General Assembly
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The UIA (International Union of Architects) held an international forum on mass tourism in historical cities in Baku, Azerbaijan, 7-9 June 2019. The event, hosted by the Union of Architects of Azerbaijan (UAA), was followed by a UIA Council Meeting (10 June) and an Extraordinary General Assembly (11 June)
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Please take a few minutes and join the GABI
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The AIA has now launched its new Global Architecture Billings Index (GABI). The GABI is similar in nature to the longstanding ABI, and is also led by AIA’s Chief Economist, Kermit Baker and the AIA economic research team. The GABI is currently seeking global “panelists”—
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Seeking AIA Fellowship as an IR Unassigned Member?
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f so, as the Chair of the IR Fellowship Committee, I’d like to hear from you! The IR can serve as your “chapter” in terms of providing the necessary AIA component support document -
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INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER NEWS
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The AIA UK Chapter has over 200 members throughout the country. We have continued a dialogue with the Royal Institute of British Architects and work jointly with its members to promote architecture and the architectural profession. Many of our members are also members of the RIBA.
Each year, the AIA UK Chapter initiates a variety of programs that provide continuing education units, required for most US and UK registered architects. These include lectures, film nights, drawing classes, building tours, private exhibition tours and social nights. We also have signature annual events as listed below.
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Excellence in Design Awards Gala 2019
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The AIA UK Chapter's Excellence in Design Awards Gala 2019 was held on 30 April, at The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in Regent’s Park, itself a Grade-I listed building designed by Sir Denys Lasdun. Over 100 architects, their clients and guests, joined chapter members to honor practices receiving awards this year.
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On Saturday 14 July, the AIA United Kingdom chapter held a one day conference hosted by Dr. Mark Breeze at St. John's College, Cambridge University. The Super Saturday concept involves hosting a single day conference that maximizes the continuing education opportunities on a single day, taking in a variety of content including lectures and tours. Many of the attendees this year travelled that morning on the train from London and other cities in the Southeast of England in time for the first session at 9am, although we were thrilled to have an AIA CE chapter member from Ireland travel to attend the event. Several university students that participated in the chapter's student charrette in the autumn also attended.
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AIA Continental Europe is one of seven international chapters of the
American Institute of Architects
. We support architects, students, and building professionals through programs that foster fellowship between practices in Europe, the United States, and beyond.
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REGISTRATION FOR FALL 2019 CONFERENCE NOW OPEN
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Evolution of Architecture and Urban Development From Medieval to Contemporary
Brussels, Belgium l Thurs, Oct 3 - Sun, Oct 6, 2019
The registration cost is:
350€ / Member participant
250€ / Emerging Professionals
Conference registration available
here
Notable guests will include famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, FAIA, who will personally give a lecture and tour of the new Mons Train Station, which is under construction. Design and practical aspects of the building will be discussed as well as the construction challenges for a building that is being built over a continuously active railway -
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ITALY SECTION ROME EVENT--A SUCCESS!
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With a history of more than two thousand years, Rome is an ideal place to examine Sustainable design and Livability issues. On Saturday 25 May, the Italy Section of AIA/CE held a one-day Event that was packed with Lessons in Sustainability, for which participants earned 8 HSW Learning Units-
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2019 AIA EUROPE SCHOLARSHIP - WINNER ANNOUNCED
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Michael Salka is a diversely ambitious young creator who in less than 30 years of life has built projects spanning three continents and remains committed to solving the unprecedented challenges of a globalized, majority-urban, and climatically unstable world using the equally unprecedented potential of big data and digital technologies. In May of 2014 he completed a Bachelor of Environmental Design with a Major in Architecture from the University of Colorado -
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AIA CONTINENTAL EUROPE: GERMAN SECTION EVENT
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100 Years of Bauhaus
Stuttgart, Germany
Friday, Aug 30 - Mon, Sept 2, 2019
Join the German Section for a weekend of Bauhaus!
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It’s already July and we’re deep into the dog days of summer. While the heat came early this year, with unusually warm and humid weather in June, that hasn’t slowed us down at AIA Hong Kong. We enjoyed an active second quarter headlined by a successful joint symposium with the folks from AIA International Region and the US Green Building Council – The International Green Building Symposium – and sold-out Building Tours of landmark conservation projects right here at home – The Mills, Little Tai Hang and The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex.
In another highlight, our Young Architects Group completed its inaugural 10-week, peer-to-peer ARE Bootcamp. On the back of this success, plans are already in the works for a second Bootcamp later this year.
Sadly, the second quarter also brought news that Pritzker Prize-winning architect I.M. Pei, FAIA, RIBA, Hon. AIA (HK) had passed away in May, at the age of 102. The Guangdong-born architect was the mastermind behind the bold Louvre pyramid in Paris, the East Wing of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., Japan’s Miho Museum near Kyoto, the striking Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar’s capital, Doha, and the landmark 70-storey Bank of China Tower here in Hong Kong. We all mourn the loss of this visionary architect and gracious gentleman.
Looking ahead to the remainder of the year, we have calls out for entries to our preeminent AIA Hong Kong Honors & Awards Program and to our Smart City Series: Design Competition, which we are jointly organizing with the HKIA and RIBA (HK). We also have Building Tours planned of the West Kowloon Freespace – Hong Kong’s new contemporary art performance center in the heart of the
West Kowloon Art Park
, the West Kowloon Competition Pavilion (“Growing Up”) – the winning design of AIA Hong Kong members Evelyn Ting and Paul Tse in the first Hong Kong Young Architects & Designers Competition, and Victoria Dockside.
We look forward to your competition entries and to seeing you at the building tours!
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AIA Hong Kong FAIA Leadership Series: Hello Fellow with Professor
Nelson Chen, FAIA, FRIBA, FHKIA
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We enjoyed an engaging, intimate 'fireside' chat with Professor Nelson Chen, FAIA, at the Gaggenau Poggenpohl Showroom in Causeway Bay. Introduced by his former student - Florence Chan, AIA, Professor Chen shared his career experiences of both practicing architecture professionally and teaching architecture
in a university degree program...
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Building Tour / French International School
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The French International School at Tseung Kwan O provides an open and active learning environment for kindergarten, primary and secondary level pupils. Completed in September 2018, the 19,600 m2 campus sets an outstanding example for sustainability, with its strategic use of daylight, extensive landscaping and energy saving features...
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Emerging Architects / Young Architects Group, ARE 5.0
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Thanks to a generous AIA Fellowship Grant, the YAG has upgraded our comprehensive lending library of ARE 5.0 study guides and flash cards. These materials are available at the AIA office.
AIA Hong Kong hosts monthly ARE study groups at the Chapter Office in PMQ and, at present, Hong Kong is one of only three locations outside the U.S. where the ARE 5.0 exams are offered...
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Collaboration/ USGBC - International Green Building Symposium 2019 Hong Kong
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Organized by the
U.S. Green Building Council
, the Hong Kong chapter of the
AIA
and the International Region of the AIA, the International Green Building Symposium Hong
Kong highlighted the environmental and economic value of green buildings. The event brought together regional opinion leaders and green building professionals to address the efforts needed for a healthier, more sustainable
built environment in Hong Kong and around the world
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AIA Japan was founded in 2005, and we are one of the seven International AIA Chapters that make up the AIA International Region, with more than 80 members across Japan (there are more than 91,000 AIA members across the globe). In 2015, AIA Japan was officially incorporated as a non-profit General Incorporated Association (Ippan Shadan Houjin 一般社団法人).
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Lecture: Frameworks of Uncertainty
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AIA Japan hosted another exiting Lecture: Frameworks of Uncertainty - Architectural Strategies of Control and Change in the Work of Cedric Price and Arata Isozaki. The presenter, Marcela Araguez, is a
a Spanish architect based in Zurich. She holds an MArch from the University of Granada in Spain and a PhD in Architectural History & Theory from the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, where she was also awarded with an MSc in Spatial Design (UCL Turner Prize for best dissertation).
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Feng Sui 150 Years: from traditional Hakka to modern Taipei public Residences
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The lecture will explain how the ancient Chinese art of Feng-sui is still a very applicable way of designing buildings by showing 150 years of Feng-sui architecture from traditional Hakka residences to modern Taipei public residences.
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AIAJ/FIU INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM: RESILIENCE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
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In the recent years, local communities are facing various threats on a global scale due to the increase of heavy rainfall, drought, landslide disasters, etc. caused by climate changes. In the United States, Hurricane Katrina (2005) and Hurricane Sandy (2012) have made serious damages, and the impact of rising sea levels has become a major issue in Florida. Even in Japan, Hiroshima landslides (2014) and floods ...
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AIA JAPAN BOARD ADOPTS STRATEGIC PLAN 2019-21
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The Board of Directors met on April 18 and adopted AIA Japan’s 3-year Strategic Plan, which outlines Missions, Strategic Objectives, and Action Plans to advance the core missions of our Chapter which are: 1. Support Professional Development, 2. Advocate for the Profession, 3. Ensure Financial Stability, and 4. Elevate Public Awareness. For more details, please view the full copy.
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With some 20+ events and lectures and almost twice as many Learning Units delivered, AIA Middle East is off to a great year for its members in 2019! With events held in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Kuwait, here's a sneak peak at what we have been up to...and don't forget to register for the Annual Year End Conference and Design Awards to be hosted in Beirut Lebanon!
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Architecture in Context - Beirut
Annual Conference & Design Awards
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AIA Middle East Chapter will host its seventh Year End Conference and Design Awards in Beirut, Lebanon at the Lebanese American University LAU, Beirut Campus.
Renowned international and local architects will present their works including representatives from Zaha Hadid Architects, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Herzog & De Meuron, YTAA and others have already confirmed their attendance.
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AIA ME in Lebanon hosted an exciting Architecture tour of Ixsir Winery, a multi-award winning project by Raëd Abillama Architects.
Named as one of the greenest buildings in the world by CNN, the project is a seamless integration of old and new -
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AIA Middle East lecture in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
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In collaboration with the scientific program of Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture (AFAMA) AIA Middle East hosted a lecture by the AFAMA team who gave insight into the mosques that were shortlisted for Abdullatif Al Fozan Award in its third cycle 2017-19.
The team presented an overview of the design of these mosques, their architectural significance, and the relationship between each mosque -
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Held Wednesday 26 June 2019 at the Show Tank | (ithra) King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture
Architects, designers, and innovators are continuously challenged by the growing demands of contemporary societies that new forms of living started to emerge in an effort to improve the quality of life -
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AIA Shanghai, an entity of the American Institute of Architects, was organized in 2012 to serve the professional interests of the growing number of AIA member architects practicing in Shanghai and other cities in the People’s Republic of China. The chapter enables the AIA to better meet the needs of its members in the region, and to uphold the professional tenets first outlined 150 years ago by the AIA’s founders in the United States.
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AIA Shanghai Design Excellence Awards
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AIA Shanghai is pleased to announce our second annual
AIA Shanghai Design Excellence Awards
Program. We will open our call for entries in July. This international design awards program celebrates new architecture in China, and welcomes entries from both AIA members and non-members practicing in China.
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Health & Safety in Shanghai's Lane Neighborhoods Walking Tour
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On May 12, we had a walking tour of Shanghai’s Old City led by Patrick Cranley, President of Historic Shanghai. This walk explored the format of Shanghai-style lane neighborhoods,
their evolution over time, and the mechanisms and forms of social organization that affected the health and safety of their residents
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The American Institute of Architects aims to engage policymakers committed to advance a better built environment and a prosperous architecture profession. The AIA Canada Society advocates these same ideals. It is through cooperation between government, professional organizations, thought leaders, design/construction professionals, manufacturers, and other industry partners that the profession can achieve a positive impact in creating a better, stronger, more equitable, and sustainable society.
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AIA Canada Society Inaugural Conference 2019
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SAVE-THE-DATE!
November 8-9 2019
Vancouver, BC
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A'19 Las Vegas Meet and Greet
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AIA IR and AIA Canada Society hosted a social networking event as part of activities at A’19 Las Vegas at The Delano, Las Vegas. The event was
attended by AIA Canada Society members, members of the IR board, and RAIC officers. It was a great opportunity for the attendees to
explore synergies of working together to benefit the profession in Canada.
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AIA Canada Society Summer Social
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The AIA Canada Society invites you to connect with your fellow members as we kick-off the summer with a Meet & Greet in Vancouver!
Vancouver 31 July 2019 . 6.00 pm onwards
THE WESTIN GRAND, Vancouver . Level 3 Outdoor Patio
433 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 6L9
Event partners: Exterior Technologies Group and Tarkett
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AIA Canada Society Elections
The AIA Canada Society will hold its First General Elections for Officers. The election process will begin this September 2019. The following positions will be open for election…
- President
- Vice-President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
The Board welcomes and encourages participation of members interested in serving as Officers / Board Members. These are two-year term commitments (2020-2022) through which you will help shape and grow the AIA Canada Society vision, mission, and initiatives - taking the Chapter to the next level of engagement.
Click here
for additional information.
A call for nominations will be sent out in early September 2019 and e-Ballots will be mailed to members in mid-October 2019. Results will be announced in early November. Please keep an eye out for additional information and announcements.
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Unassigned Members Further Considerations
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The issue of how to better serve our Unassigned Members and to better integrate them into the AIA is one of the key concerns of the AIA International Region board. The following article outlines some of our ideas and acts as a call to members who wish to be more involved.
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Unassigned Members Survey Results are in!
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The International Region recently conducted a survey of its Unassigned Members in an effort to better understand how the IR might better serve these members. Unassigned members make up of approximately 500 members of the International Region who are not assigned to one of the seven international chapters.
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With so many accomplished AIA members in Korea, positive steps are being made to bring together the community of local and international architects through educational and networking events. A full-day symposium in collaboration with the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism was offered on March 27
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. Organized by with the curator of the Seoul Biennale Global Studios, Sanki Choe AIA in conjunction...
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The AIA International Region Board and officers from its 7 chapters convened during A’19 to hold its annual report to its members, design awards celebration event and to conduct important face to face business. Some key aspects of the business undertaken by the IR Board included the elections for the future leadership of the organization. -
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The AIA IR board has decided on the venues for the annual IR conference for 2019, 2020, and 2021.
2019 - Shanghai. November 7-10, 2019. To be done in partnership with AIA Shanghai.
2020 - Dubai. Autumn. To be done in partnership wtih AIA Middle East. The event will coincide with Expo 2020 Dubai.
2021 - London. Autumn. To be done in partnership with AIA UK and AIA Continental Europe.
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Appreciation for our Sponsors
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The AIA IR sincerely appreciates the continued support of our Sustaining Founding and Platinum Sponsors listed alphabetically: AECOM, AHEC, ASI Group, Broad, Dornbracht, Dow and TNG. They, along with our International Chapters and leadership, have made it possible to initiate so many incredible events and benefits since our region’s inception.
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