Download the letter here. October 25, 2023 Dear AIA Members, You may have recently received or heard about the purple notices from the City of Austin showing up in mailboxes across the city, which indicate proposed changes to the codes governing low and medium-density residential lots. You may also have read or heard from other … Continued
Mission The mission of the AIA Austin Women in Architecture (WiA) and the Center for Design ATX (CFD) Scholarship is to support diversity in the future of the architecture profession within the Austin community. This scholarship is available to a minority female or minority non-binary student in the undergraduate or graduate professional architecture program at … Continued
AIA Austin Mid-Year Retreat Agenda 6_14_2024
Please enjoy the sixth interview of the 2023 ‘Profiles’ Interview series with Stephanie Motal, AIA | Managing Partner | Black + Motal Partners. Committee Chair – Carina Coel, AIA Committee Chair-Elect – Ashton Brooks Sub-committee Chair – Alexandra Chaves, Assoc. AIA Video Production and Editing: Gus Bernal
From AIA Austin and the Austin Foundation for Architecture Leadership To our entire community: The leadership of AIA Austin and the Austin Foundation for Architecture express our shared grief and condemnation of the inherent racism that has led to the deaths of Houstonian George Floyd and Austinite Mike Ramos, and the racially unjust treatment of … Continued
Created specifically for the opportunities and challenges of our organization, “Designing a Space of Racial Equity and Belonging at AIA Austin” will support AIA Austin’s commitment to educate, equip, and empower members and leadership in shaping an internal organizational climate that values and drives intentional diversity, inclusion, and equity, and a public posture that recognizes … Continued
In 2021 and 2022, the J.E.D.I. Committee compiled the following reading list. Have you read something that especially moved you in this realm? Send your suggestions to Meredith! Our Workplaces Think We’re Computers. We’re Not. (Podcast – The Ezra Klein Show) Design for All requires a culture change in architecture (AIA.org) Letter from Birmingham Jail … Continued
Read AIA’s statement on EDI here. Read AIA Austin’s statement against racism here. Texas Society of Architects (TxA) J.E.D.I. Resource List AIA National Equity Resources
AIA Austin study groups meet weekly to study for the ARE 5.0 exams. You can get more information and meetup times by joining the AIA Austin ARE Study Group Slack channel. Please email aia.austin.ep+ARE@gmail.com to request an invite to join the Slack channel, and to ask any questions about the current study groups.
Design Shine 2024: Sit with Us AIA Austin Emerging Professionals is excited to announce the return of Design Shine at the UMLAUF Sculpture Garden opening December 9, 2024 and on view until April. Design Shine, a collaboration between the UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum and the AIA Austin Emerging Professionals Committee (AIA EP), explores innovative … Continued