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Why Join AIA?
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is the nation’s largest organization representing members of the architectural profession. AIA is committed to strengthening the value of the architectural profession in the building industry and the community as a whole.
AIA Cincinnati serves architects living and working in Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Hamilton, Highland, and Warren counties in Ohio. Your AIA membership includes national level, AIA Ohio, and your local chapter, AIA Cincinnati.
Upcoming Programs
AIA Cincinnati’s Early Professionals Committee will be hosting ARE study sessions to help candidates prepare, engage, and have questions answered by recently licensed architects that are familiar with the current testing. This session will start with an overview of PjM topics followed by an open Q&A.
The Committee on the Environment (COTE) meets the first Wednesday of each month. COTE is currently working on organizing sustainability tours and planning an Ice Box Challenge to advance passive house knowledge in Cincinnati. COTE is looking to grow our active members, if you’re passionate about sustainability, please reach out or join our next meeting!
AIA Cincinnati’s Urban Design Community is part of AIA’s national network of Knowledge Communities. UDC provides opportunities to share informed viewpoints on specific urban planning issues through meetings, workshops, and public forums while increasing the role of Cincinnati architects in the public/private sector decision-making process.
The Local Advocacy Working Group works to strengthen the position of architects in the building industry by identifying and promoting the issues, policies, and positions important to the profession, the business, and the practice of architecture.
AIA Cincinnati’s Early Professionals working group includes recent graduates, professionals working toward licensure, and recently licensed architects. You're invited to join the monthly virtual planning meetings to share ideas, coordinate ARE study materials and study sessions, and plan activities.
Come join us at Rookwood Pottery for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Over-the-Rhine production facility with a special focus on their current handmade tile offering. There has been a series of updates in their production area that they are excited to share.
AIA Cincinnati’s Early Professionals Committee will be hosting ARE study sessions to help candidates prepare, engage, and have questions answered by recently licensed architects that are familiar with the current testing. This session will start with an overview of PA topics followed by an open Q&A.
Brett Randall Jones, AIA, Principal at David Baker Architects, shares insights from his extensive experience in affordable housing and community-based hospitality projects. This lecture delves into the diverse methodologies of community engagement, ranging from focus groups and surveys to listening sessions and community charrettes, underscoring the importance of equitable access to design input. 1 LU/HSW.
Ohio’s Small Firm Exchange (SFx) virtual SFx coffee chats are a space where small firm leaders can engage with one another, discuss issues facing small firms today, and see what the AIA can do to support Ohio’s small firms. On May 21, join us for SFx Conversation - Owners Reps. Working with owners reps can be a challenge, but is it also an opportunity for small firms? Learn more about the role from an architect who has worked as an owners reps.
By examining the performance characteristics, durability and numerous environmental advantages of pultruded fiberglass, the course will outline the advantages of windows and doors made from pultruded fiberglass and use case studies to demonstrate applications across a wide variety of multi-family and commercial build environments where sustainability, durability and human experience are prioritized. 1 LU/HSW.
Ohio’s Small Firm Exchange (SFx) virtual SFx coffee chats are a space where small firm leaders can engage with one another, discuss issues facing small firms today, and see what the AIA can do to support Ohio’s small firms.
Architects, engineers, and design professionals have a key role to play in developing a more climate resilient built environment from planning and design phases through construction and post-occupancy. Using case study examples, this session will present a framework to approach resilience through six key questions: Why is resilience relevant? Resilience to what? Resilience for whom? When do we need to plan for? Where do we take action? and How do we implement it? 1 LU/HSW.