AIA Members have a wealth of professional development resources available to them through AIA Knowledge Communities and AIAU, as well as offerings from components. This session will provide an overview of these programs and share how to access these valuable resources.

October 21 at Noon.

Earn 1.0 LU

Online meeting. Details will be sent prior to meeting via Eventbrite.

Register here.

AIA offers resources to individual members and firm leadership to help them better manage their practice – whether as an individual member, a sole proprietor, or leading a large firm. Representatives from the AIA Trust and AIA’s Contract Documents team will provide an in-depth look at the services they offer and how those resources help architects.

October 8 at Noon.

Earn 1.0 LU

Online meeting. Details will be sent prior to meeting via Eventbrite.

Registration.

A core mission of AIA is to advocate on behalf of architects. Tim Hawk, FAIA, an AIA National Board member, will give an update on federal advocacy issues such as COVID-19, housing, resiliency, school safety, student loan debt relief, and taxes on businesses. Luther Liggett, legislative director for AIA Ohio, will give an update on the latest legislation at the state level including licensure and the Payment Assurance bill.

September 15 at 11 AM.

Earn 1.0 LU

Online meeting. Details will be sent prior to meeting via Eventbrite.

Register here.

Join us on September 10 for the session on Shaping Your Career Towards Leadership and Fellowship!

First – we recognize that Fellowship in AIA is not the capstone to a career but rather a platform for leadership and mentorship, understanding that Fellows can assist others in achieving excellence.

With that in mind, several Fellows will present how leadership in our profession might lead one toward Fellowship. We will discuss what Fellowship means, the various paths one might take to achieve it, and offer guidelines toward making a submission. Fellows from around the region will be available to answer questions, such as: How will I know whether I’m ready? What is the process of submission? Who will guide me?

September 10 at noon.

Earn 1.0 LU.

Online meeting.

Free and everyone is welcome!

Details will be sent prior to meeting via Eventbrite.

Register here.

Join us on August 17 for our session on Going Back to the Office: What you need to know tips, tricks, and best practices Part 2!

Many offices opened in late Spring, only to have to send employees back home to work remotely as COVID-19 cases surged in the Midwest. Join us for a moderated panel discussion to learn when and how to bring employees back safely. The panel will discuss HR considerations, how to make employees feel safe, and important factors to consider for the Fall.

August 17 at noon.

Earn 1.0 LU|HSW

Online meeting.

Free

Details will be sent prior to meeting via Eventbrite.

Register here.

Moderator: Tim Hawk, FAIA

Speaker: Melanie Fairchild, Chris Meyers, AIA, and Tom Arends, AIA.

Supported by the AIA Columbus Committee on the Environment (COTE). Presented by the Living Future Columbus Collaborative.

This is a call to action about what we, as building professionals, can contribute to stopping racial injustice.

WATCH: In this virtual workshop, explore some of the opportunities for equity in business organizations. We’ll use the JUST™ framework as an example of some productive practices to consider, as well as a potential certification your business or organization could pursue. Attendees will watch a 1-hour webinar about the International Living Future Institute’s JUST program, a voluntary disclosure tool for all types and sizes of organizations. The JUST™ program provides an innovative transparency platform for organizations to reveal much about their operations, including how they treat their employees and where they make financial and community investments.

DISCUSS: Afterwards, stay for a 30-minute group discussion to discover ways to promote social justice and equity within your organizations. This discussion will be facilitated by Alexis Gerhart, Interior Designer (Moody Nolan), and Johnna Keller, Architect and Sustainability Consultant (M+A Architects).

 If you’re unable to attend this virtual workshop but are interested in taking concrete steps within our industry:

•          Continue to support existing green building anti-racism coalitions, such as the NAACP’s Centering Equity in the Sustainable Building Sector initiative.
•          Participate in the Equitable and Just National Climate Platform and Reconciliation Action Plans Platform. 
•          Continue to act as a convener, a platform, and a leader in sharing outside voices and differing perspectives. 

We stand with the Black community, show our support, and plan action within our own organizations and the greater building industry within central Ohio.

Tuesday, August 11 at noon.

Earn 1.0 LU|HSW

Free and everyone is welcome!

Register here.

Presented by DesignPro Insurance

Three areas of construction involving processing contractors’ shop drawings, responding to requests for information, and handling change orders that, when administrated well, will lead to a successful project. However, there are pitfalls that need to be avoided in these three essential parts of professional services. Under the architect’s agreement, an architect and its consultants are involved in these areas, which spells out what is, and what is not, part of the responsibilities of the parties involved in the project. Examples of disputes involving these three areas of construction administration services will be reviewed as case studies under the various project delivery methods of:

• the traditional design-bid-build (D-B-B), design-build (D-B)

• construction management advisor (CMa) multiple prime contracting

• construction management constructor (CMc)

• integrated project delivery (IPD)

July 23 at noon.

Earn 1.0 LU|HSW

Online meeting.

Free

Details will be sent prior to meeting.

Register.

Join us on July 9 for a session on The Brilliant Economics of Cost Segregation: Engineering-Based Cost Segregation for Commercial Real Estate!

Presented by Duffy & Duffy Cost Segregation

As cost segregation becomes more and more in demand due to favorable tax law changes, the architect plays a key role in the preparation of construction documentation for the most valuable tax tool for real estate, the cost segregation study. Learn the basics of how your client is using your plans and as-built costs to shield income taxes for their commercial real estate.

July 9 at noon.

Earn 1.0 LU or CPA CPE

Online meeting.

Free

Details will be sent prior to meeting.

Register here.

Speaker: Craig Miller, CPA, CCSP, CGMA, CGFM, MBA

Mr. Miller is a former Tax Commissioner Agent for the State of Ohio, an Adjunct Faculty Instructor of Accounting and Finance at Cleveland State University and Lorain County Community College, and served from 2017-2018 as the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Finance and Tax Subcommittee Chairman in Washington DC. He is a licensed CPA for 23 years, and he is also a Certified Cost Segregation Professional.

Mr. Miller is a NAIOP of Ohio Board Director, Past President of the Northern Ohio Board of Directors of NAIOP and has been a Chapter Board Director of the U.S. Green Building Council since 2008.  Mr. Miller is a frequent speaker on Cost Segregation for the National Business Institute, the Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania CPA Societies, and has published numerous articles in CPA Trendlines, Builder’s Exchange, Properties Magazine, and other industry trade publications.

Join us on June 24 for our After the Awards Talk: MLK Branch & Out of Town featuring Jonathan Moody, AIA and Bart Overly, AIA!

The AIA Columbus Chapter’s Architecture Awards program recognizes excellence in architectural design by Columbus architects and those within the boundaries of the AIA Columbus Chapter. This session will explore AIA Columbus’ 2019 Architecture Honor Award winners: The Columbus Metropolitan Library – MLK Branch and Out of Town.

The Martin Luther King library project was designed by Moody Nolan. The 18,700 square foot library nearly doubles the size of the former Martin Luther King Branch, and includes a changing art gallery, lounge, and generous gathering place. The unique building functions as a community center for the surrounding neighborhood. The façade transparencies allow for the abundance of national light throughout the library.

Constructed on 0.8 acres on Town Street and just 700 yards “out of town” from the downtown riverfront, the completed project is a 45 unit apartment building. It lives within a gritty and emerging arts district, yet is adjacent to a long established single family neighborhood. The project seeks to be an extension and inhabitant of both conditions. Out of Town was designed by Blostein/Overly Architects.

June 24 at 5 p.m.

Earn 1.0 LU|HSW

Online meeting.

AIA Member, Affiliates, and Students – Free

Non-member guests – $10

Details will be sent prior to meeting.

Register here.

Join us on June 11 for a presentation by Terracon on Environmental Due Diligence. Participants will learn about the environmental due diligence background and processes as well as understanding Phase I environmental site assessments and tools. We will also be discussing potential environmental, health, and safety concerns at various types of project sites. We will also go over due diligence tools used including Phase II environmental site assessments.

Thursday, June 11 at noon.

Earn 1.0 LU|HSW

Online meeting via Zoom.

Free and everyone is welcome.

Details will be sent prior to meeting.

Register here.

Speaker: Liz Barrow

Lizzette Barrow (Liz) is the Environmental Department Manager for the Columbus Office of Terracon Consultants.  She is a licensed engineer in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana with over 30 years’ experience in the environmental field.  She graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Degree in Chemical Engineering. Mrs. Barrow’s professional experience includes due diligence Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, regulatory compliance, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) services including HUD environmental reviews. Mrs. Barrow is a resident of Westerville, where she lives with her husband Mark and their cat, Mr. Kitty.

Although most A+D professionals recognize the value of modular construction and future flexibility, we will provide a structured dialogue and supporting evidence to help A+D professionals communicate the strategic advantages of this approach to their clients and other relevant audiences. We will discuss modular wall advantages, current trends, building in agility, and ways to save time and money.

Thursday, June 4 at noon.

Earn 1.0 LU|HSW

Online webinar via Zoom.

Free and everyone is welcome.

Details will be sent prior to meeting.

Register here.

The AIA Columbus Academy of Architecture for Health is hosting an interactive discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on the healthcare setting. We will discuss how the recent pandemic has changed how healthcare is delivered in the US and the impact that it will have on the facilities where care is provided.

Friday, May 29 at 7:30 a.m.

Earn 1.0 LU|HSW

Online meeting via Zoom.

Free and everyone is welcome.

Details will be sent prior to meeting.

Register here.

Healthcare committee sponsored by:

The AIA Columbus Academy of Architecture for Health is hosting a panel discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on the healthcare setting. Representatives from the major healthcare systems in Central Ohio will discuss issues such as how to provide healthcare services safely, patient experience, essential versus non-essential services, working remotely, working in a healthcare facility that remains open, short- and long-term ramifications, and the biggest lessons learned over the past couple of months.

Tuesday, May 12 at noon

Earn 1.0 LU|HSW

Details will be sent prior to meeting.

Register here.

Speakers:

Chris Haedt, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C

With 16 years’ experience, Chris Haedt is a designer and medical planner who is balanced with a technical understanding of the complexities of healthcare architecture.  As one of DesignGroup’s thought leaders in healthcare and Building Information Technology, he uses digital information to visually communicate design vision and progress as he works with healthcare clients to overcome challenges and reach consensus throughout design.  Notable, Chris is the designer for $167 million bed tower addition to the Norton Healthcare Brownsboro Campus.  As an Associate Principal at DesignGroup, Chris strives to raise the bar in how we provide healthcare now and in the future.  Chris is the Chair of the Columbus chapter of the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo.

Christine Losh, AIA, LEED AP, MBA

Christine Losh, AIA is a Senior Project Manager for Facilities Planning at OhioHealth. Prior to her work at OhioHealth, Christine worked as a consulting architect on hospital projects, both new and renovation throughout the region. She has been with OhioHealth for 10 years in a variety of roles within the Real Estate, Construction and Facilities Department from overseeing design and construction projects to medical equipment planning. In her current role, Christine supports master facility planning and leads initiatives in developing facility guidelines and system-wide facility condition assessments.

Ed Cheshire, RA

Ed Cheshire is a Senior Project Manager at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. With a Masters of Architecture from The Ohio State University, and more than 20 years of experience in the field, Ed has served the patients and staff of Nationwide Children’s Hospital since 2006. He has participated in growing the hospital from a regional hub to one of the largest pediatric medical campuses in the nation. He enjoys fostering design and construction of safe and healing patient spaces that are creative, fun, and financially responsible. Most recently he has managed the design and construction of the 9 story Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion.

Ryan Haley

Ryan Haley is the Senior Director for Ambulatory Services at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Ryan has been with the organization since 2002 and has worked in a variety of leadership roles ranging from registration, billing, and central scheduling. In 2015, Ryan took a role leading ambulatory clinics, specifically supporting Family Medicine Practices across the city. Most recently, in 2018, Ryan’s role expanded to support all of the Musculoskeletal practices across the health system. He received both his Undergraduate (Biology) and Graduate (Master of Business Operational Excellence) degrees from The Ohio State University.

Nicholas Sills

Nicholas Sills has 13+ year background in all aspects of project management. Nicholas has completed more than 150 projects over multiple states. Successfully completed projects by developing a collaborative team while working directly with end users to ensure that the completed projects exceeded their expectations. Recent projects included: Mount Carmel Hilliard which is a 60,000 sq. ft. medical office building with a budget of 25 million completed January 2018, Mount Carmel Franklinton 19,110 sq. ft. Urban free-standing Emergence department. Completed May 2019 and a 26,500 sq. ft. Hospital system Core laboratory with a budget of 16 million, completed June 2019. Nicholas currenlty manages scope of work, schedule, budget and communication of the entry decommission and demolition of Mount Carmel West Hospital.  

Sponsored by

Join AIA Columbus at our Fireside Chat with former mayor of Columbus, Michael B. Coleman. He will speak on leading in a time of crisis. 

Michael B. Coleman is the Partner In-Charge of Ice Miller’s Government Law Group. Michael also participates in the Internet of Things and Real Estate Development Groups. Michael is also the former Mayor and CEO of the City of Columbus, Ohio. As Partner In-Charge of the Government Law Group, Michael leads Ice Miller’s legal and professional team in Ohio in connection with the challenges and opportunities of creating partnerships between business and government, real estate development in Central Ohio, economic development and financing, government regulatory matters and local, state and federal administrative and legislative government relations.

Michael served as Mayor of Columbus, Ohio from 2000 to 2015. As Mayor, Michael built Columbus’ reputation as one of the best cities in the nation by building stronger, safer neighborhoods; creating jobs and maintaining a high quality of life. Columbus is the 14th largest city in the nation, the largest city in Ohio and the fastest growing city in the Midwest.Please RSVP to  [email protected].Details will be sent prior to meeting. 

Thursday, April 30, 2020

5 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Earn 1.0 LU *pending

Online meeting.

This program will take a holistic view of the many issues facing a small A/E firm, from the platform of the world of small businesses, applying knowledge gained to the various types of business organizations, and risk management of those entities. Small firms must manage the areas of technology, marketing strategies and engaging consultants, not a stranger to larger firms, but certainly uniquely challenging for the small firm. Building on the information in this program, the material will discuss the selection and negotiation of legal matters such as agreements, insurance requirements and dispute resolution, in the context clients’ expectations-recognizing those expectations are many times exaggerated. Also not unique to the small firm, the focus of wearing multiple hats must embrace the need to advise clients on project delivery method selection, where the rubber meets the road of construction phase services, and the associated documentation required for a successful practice.

Friday, April 24

Noon – 1:30 PM

Earn 1.5 LU|HSW

RSVP to [email protected]. 

Details will be sent prior to meeting.

The AIA Healthcare Committee will be having its next meeting on Friday, March 27.  The discussion topic this month is FGI Guidelines and the new updates coming. We will also discuss our clients’ preparedness for situations like COVID-19.

Friday, March 27 at 7:30 a.m. via Zoom

Earn 1.0 LU|HSW, free and everyone is welcome.

RSVP to [email protected], details will be sent prior to meeting.

Healthcare committee is sponsored by:

Presented by TAP Committee

Ever sit through a dynamo class/presentation and feel lost? A large misconception of dynamo is that it is has to be complicated, use many nodes and you need to have some programming background to use it.

TAP invites you to our script share where we will show you some very easy dynamo scripts that have a lot of power and that anyone can run. If that wasn’t enough, to top it off, if you attend we will share all of these scripts with you!

We also hope you will all bring a script or two of your own to share to keep the data flowing. Free and everyone is welcome!

February 11

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Details will be sent prior to meeting.

Register here.

TAP Committee sponsored by:

White Castle Corporation re-invests their commitment to Columbus with a massive redevelopment of their home office site located off Goodale Blvd. The 20.2 acre site redeveloped with a mix use program in mind creates a destination for people to Live, Work and Play. The new 100,000 sf Home Office of White Castle anchors the site and becomes the back-drop for a future amphitheater space. Through great partners such as Elford Development, Elford Construction, archall and M+A Architects; White Castle positions their company for the next 100 years with a clear Vision–to Feed the Souls of Craver Generations Everywhere.

Join us for a reception after the tour.Parking and meeting instructions:Please park on the top floor of the parking garage behind the White Castle Home Office. We will start in the lobby and proceed thru the building.

Thursday, March 5, 2020
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
1.5 LU|HSW

$10 | Associate AIA
$15 | AIA and Affiliate
$30 | Columbus Landmarks Guest
$30 | Non-member Guest

White Castle Headquarters
555 W Goodale St
Columbus, OH 43215

Register here.

The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health Building will be the largest behavioral health treatment and research center dedicated to children and adolescents on a pediatric medical campus in the U.S. The tour highlights the design of the behavioral health building with a focus on use, operations, occupants, and will focus on unique aspects of this building type. Participants will also see:

-Crisis Center designed to work in conjunction with, but remotely from, the Emergency Room. This space features a waiting room consult room model of care, medical treatment spaces, rooms to aid in the de-escalation of patients, an ambulance sally port, and 10 bed extended observation unit.
-18 Bed Inpatient Neighborhood (unit) – designed to meet latest Behavioral Health safety requirements while doing so in a beautiful and engaging way. Thoughtful design provides many daylight filled spaces meant to draw patients, family members, and caregivers into an effective and efficient care model. Lots of features included to empower patients and staff that have historically been relegated to institutional/prison like spaces. See examples of many safety and de-escalation features.
-Rooftop play deck and gym – designed as an energy outlet space where we can encourage kids to be kids. These spaces become central to teaching and encouraging wellness as a stabilization strategy.

SPACE IS LIMITED!

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
4 PM – 6 PM
2.0 LU|HSW 

$10 | Associate AIA
$20 | AIA and Affiliate
$40 | Non-member Guest

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health
444 Butterfly Gardens
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Register here.

Parking and Meeting Instructions:

Healthcare Committee Sponsored by:

We recognize that Fellowship in AIA is not the capstone to a career but rather a platform for leadership and mentorship, understanding that Fellows can assist others in achieving excellence. With that in mind, several Fellows will present how leadership in our profession might lead one toward Fellowship. We will discuss what Fellowship means, the various paths one might take to achieve it, and offer guidelines toward making a submission. Fellows from around the region will be available to answer questions, such as: How will I know whether I’m ready? What is the process of submission? Who will guide me?

January 24, 2020
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Free and lunch is included!
Earn 1.5 LU

The Center for Architecture and Design
50 West Town Street, Suite 110
Columbus, OH 43215

Register here.

Understanding the Alternative Project Delivery Methods: Design-Bid-Build, Multiple Prime Contracting/CM, Design-Build & Integrated Project Delivery

Project owners rely upon their design professional for guidance and advice regarding the selection of their project delivery decision. Architects need an understanding of the differences between these methods, in order to assist their clients in determining which delivery method best suits the owners needs. This educational program provides an overview of the various project delivery methods in the construction industry, including Design-Bid-Build, Multiple Prime Contracting with Construction Manager, Design-Build and Integrated Project Delivery, and variations of each. Each delivery methods advantages and disadvantages will be discussed, as the project delivery selection is central to a successful project.

Thursday, December 12, 2019
Noon – 2 p.m.
Free and lunch is included!
Earn 2.0 LU|HSW

The Center for Architecture and Design
50 West Town Street, Suite 110
Columbus, OH 43215

Register here.

The Covelli Center is a 3,700 seat arena that serves as home to seven varsity sports, Ohio State volleyball, gymnastics, fencing and wrestling. In addition, it will serve as the occasional venue for women’s basketball as well as serving as the host site for local tournaments and camps. This state-of-the-art facility allows for the greatest flexibility in the use of space by accommodating various configurations specifically designed for each competition. The arena will serve as the training facility for Men’s and Women’s Volleyball. Coaches and teams will benefit from up-to-date locker rooms, offices, training and treatment rooms.

Monday, December 9, 2019
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Earn 1.5 LU|HSW 

Covelli Center
2640 Fred Taylor Drive
Columbus, OH 43210

Parking:

A parking lot directly across the arena is available, must pay through ParkMobile app. There is also parking at the Schumaker Complex that has pay stations.

Register here.

Attendees will learn a basic knowledge of Geotechnical Exploration from drilling and laboratory testing to foundation engineering. Then the presentation moves into Construction Materials Testing from foundation installation to soil compaction, concrete, masonry, and structural steel testing services. Lunch will be served during the course.

Thursday, November 14, 2019
Noon – 1 p.m.
Free and lunch is included!

Earn 1.0 LU|HSW 

The Center for Architecture and Design
50 West Town Street, Suite 110
Columbus, OH 43215

Register here.

Speaker: Mehrdad Rowhani, PE, PMP, Senior Associate

Mehrdad Rowhanizadeh, MSCE, P.E., PMP, serves as Senior Geotechnical Engineer in Terracon’s Columbus, Ohio office.  He has over 16 years of experience in civil infrastructure projects and geotechnical explorations including design and construction of earth and rockfill dams, irrigation networks, water and waste water refineries and networks, retaining walls, roadways and bridges, residential and commercial buildings and transmission lines. He is experienced in design of shallow and deep foundations, soil stabilization methods, dewatering and excavation methods of underground structures, grouting and soil improvement methods as well. He is an expert in conducting geotechnical analyses such as seepage, settlement, slope stability and seismic analyses using numerical modeling tools.

Thursday, August 22, 2019
Earn 1.5 LU|HSW & 1.5 GBCI Credits 

Registration: 4:30-5:00 p.m.
Presentation & Tour: 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Reception: 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Veteran | Free
Student | $10
All AIA Members (including Affiliates) & USGBC | $25
Non-Member Guests | $40

National Veterans Memorial and Museum
300 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215

Register here.

Sponsored by:

The mixed-use development Gravity aims to catalyze the up-and-coming area of Franklinton by building a rich infrastructure of art and amenities, inspired by the neighborhood it calls home. This project aimed to establish a live-work-play campus with a rich program of amenities in order to create a central destination that could further catalyze the area.

The campus comprises a 241-unit “5-over-1” residential building, a five-story office building and retail and community space. Within the “pocket spaces” formed by the angular buildings, unique indoor and outdoor amenities — including vegetable gardens, a food truck court and a dedicated graffiti wall — form intimate neighborhoods within the larger development. A similar strategy occurs indoors, where irregularly shaped nooks and crannies provide bike storage or co-working space.

The design was highly influenced by the neighborhood context, reflecting the area’s artsy, eclectic and sometimes gritty vibe with murals, graffiti art, sculptural installations, industrial materials and exterior cladding inspired by shipping containers.

This is a hard hat tour. Please make sure to bring your own hard hat and vest, and wear closed-toe shoes.  We will be meeting on the corner of Broad and May, right in front of the big “Gravity” sign at 4:30 p.m. There is a parking garage that is open for business. Street parking is also available in the neighborhood.

Tuesday, April 30, 2019
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
1.5 LU|HSW *pending*

$10 | Associate AIA
$15 | AIA and Affiliate
$40 | Non-member Guest

Gravity
500 W. Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Register here.

Sponsored by:

Join us for an all day tour of Columbus, Indiana!

Columbus, Indiana is known as the mecca for modern architecture. Notable names such as I.M. Pei, Robert Venturi, Eero Saarinen, Harry Weese and Deborah Berke, just to name a few, have contributed to the landscape of this small city. The America Institute of Architects ranks Columbus, Indiana, 6th in the nation for architectural innovation and design. See how modern architecture transformed this small city.

We will be touring buildings such as the Miller House, First Christian Church, and more! Rob Livesey, FAIA will be an extra guide on the tour. Click here to see all the buildings we will be touring.

Friday, June 14, 2019
Earn 3.0 LU|HSW

All AIA members, affiliates, non-member guests | $100

Price includes walking tour ticket, bus tour ticket, and bus transportation.

Bus will depart at 6:30 a.m. and we are expecting to arrive back in Columbus at 8:30 p.m. Meeting location to be determined.

Register here.

Sponsored by:

Cities Better Lived

An exploration of the best short films from around the world revealing top practices and innovations for making cities better places to live, work and play

Please join us for this one-night film screening to celebrate Design Week 2019 and its theme ¬– ReUrbanism. This feature film, sponsored by AIA Columbus, Better Cities Film Festival, Campus Partners, Gateway Film Center, Columbus Landmarks and The Center for Architecture and Design, will be followed by a discussion featuring leading central Ohio planning professionals.

Design Week is The Center for Architecture and Design’s annual celebration of all things design in our community and beyond. Through a series of events in October, we are looking at initiatives and ideas that pave the way for inclusive, strong, resilient cities and urban cores of the future, where 80 percent of Americans are choosing to call home.

Monday, October 28, 2019
5 p.m. | Reception
6 p.m. | Presentation
Earn 1.5 LU|HSW

Free

Gateway Film Center
1550 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43201

Register here.

We’ll hear from Andrés Duany, architect, urban designer, planner and author, who has dedicated over three decades to pioneering a vision for sustainable urban development and its implementation. He has influenced planners and designers worldwide, redirected government policies in the U.S. and abroad, and produced plans for hundreds of new and renewed communities of enduring value.

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
1.5 LU|HSW 

The Center for Architecture and Design
50 West Town Street, Suite 110
Columbus, OH 43215

Register here. 

Speaker: Andres Duany

Andres Duany’s leadership can be credited with the plan and code for Seaside, the first new traditional community; the Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) zoning ordinance; the development of the SmartCode, a form-based zoning code, adopted by numerous municipalities seeking to encourage compact, mixed-use, walkable communities; the definition of the rural to urban Transect and Agrarian Urbanism; as well as inventive affordable housing designs, including Carpet Cottages and Cabanons.

Duany is the author of many essays and articles, and co-author of several books, including Suburban Nation: the Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream. The SmartCode, The Smart Growth Manual, Garden Cities: Agricultural Urbanism, and The New Civic Art.

Duany’s work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Richard Driehaus Award, the Jefferson Medal, The Vincent Scully Prize and several honorary doctorates.

This is a hard hat tour. Please bring your own hard hat,vest, and safety goggles and wear closed-toe shoes. See image below for parking instructions (there is a $2 parking fee). We will be meeting in the in the conference room in the Livingston Amublatory Center for a short and presentation and then continue with the building tour.

Presented by the Healthcare Committee

The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health Building will be the largest behavioral health treatment and research center dedicated to children and adolescents on a pediatric medical campus in the U.S. The tour highlights the design of the behavioral health building with a focus on use, operations, occupants, differences between this building type and other healthcare buildings, and some design elements that will not yet be visible in the following construction tour.

Architect: NBBJ

SPACE IS LIMITED!

Thursday, April 11, 2019
4 PM – 6 PM
2.0 LU|HSW

$10 | Associate AIA
$20 | AIA and Affiliate
$40 | Non-member Guest

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health

444 Butterfly Gardens

Columbus, Ohio 43215

Register here.

Sponsored by:

Join AIA Columbus on a tour of the Columbus Legacy House Project, by architect Curtis J. Moody, FAIA. The 780 SF home accommodates a family of five with three bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, outdoor room and gardens!  The Legacy House project was conceived as a vehicle through which the Moody Nolan family can begin a process of giving back to the community in a direct and tangible way – providing a superior example of affordable housing to one deserving family and hopefully establishing a viable template for others to follow.

This pilot project expands the available affordable housing stock by introducing high-design and scalable home ownership for the evolving demographics present across America. Through partnerships with the YMCA, this first house focuses on the needs of the homeless population in Franklin County.

The tour will be given in one-hour time slots given the size of the house. Please bring a hard hat and vest and wear close-toed shoes. We will be meeting at the Moody Nolan office for a short presentation for each group and you will drive over to The Legacy House for the site and house tour.

Space is limited!

Friday, February 8, 2019
1 hour tour, 4 time slots

11:00 a.m. – Noon

Noon – 1 p.m.

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

*Earn 1.0 LU|HSW 

Register here. (Please make sure to select the time slot you would like to attend.)

Legacy House parking:

Eric O. Pempus, FAIA, Esq., NCARB, ORSA will discuss the AIA National changes to the AIA Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct that addresses harassment, equity and sustainability. The program will include a live tele-conference link from National’s NEC chair or someone from the General Counsel’s office to provide the background to the changes, and to address any questions or concerns that AIA Columbus attendees may have.

Friday, December 14, 2018
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
1.0 LU|HSW
Free for all members and guests.

The Center for Architecture and Design
50 West Town Street, Suite 110
Columbus, OH 43215

Register here.

Speaker: Eric O. Pempus, FAIA, Esq., NCARB, ORSA

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Tour & Sketch Presented by Diversity x Design

Sketch and tour the new Martin Luther King, Jr library project by architect Moody Nolan. The new 18,700 square foot library nearly doubles the size of the former building, and includes a changing art gallery, lounge, and generous gathering place. The unique building will function as a community center for the surrounding neighborhood and façade transparencies allow for the abundance of natural light throughout.

Don’t forget to bring your sketchbooks! Patrons are invited to sketch after the tour, basic instruction by Ruth Gless, FAIA, and all sketches will be auctioned off to benefit Camp Architecture at the Center for Architecture and Design’s Orange Line Exhibit Opening Reception.

November 29, 2018
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
1.0 LU|HSW 

Martin Luther King Jr. Branch
1467 East Long Street
Columbus, OH 43203

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Tour and tasting.

Tour the 2017 AIA Columbus Honor Award winning project, Middle West Spirits by architect Jonathan Barnes, FAIA. Middle West Spirits operated their artisan small batch distillery business from a 9,000 square foot, 1920s era historic warehouse structure in a quickly gentrifying urban neighborhood of Columbus for several years before deciding to expand. Their plans to increase their capacity required new distillery equipment, including stills of 15 to 50 feet in height and several large fermenting tanks, as well as a public tasting room, bottle shop and offices. The singular, monolithic nature of the addition and its disconnected relationship with the ground plane create an ambiguity of scale. Its contrasting relationship with the historic warehouse clearly illustrate its role as a parabuilding that is, an addition or alteration (parasite) to an existing building (host) that transforms the essential character of the original structure. Space is limited!

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
1.0 HSW LU

$15 | All AIA and Affiliate Members
$25 | Non-Member Guests

Middle West Spirits
1230 Courtland Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43201

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Presented by Boral

An examination of the new Mortarless Stone Veneer category of cladding products as it relates to other types of stone veneer, specifically around the areas of installation and applications.

October 11, 2018
1.0 HSW LU
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

$5 | Associate AIA Members
$10 | AIA and Affiliate Members
$20 | Non-member guests

Dempsey’s Food and Spirits
346 S High Street
Columbus, OH 43215

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Can’t make it to the AIA Columbus events? Try out AIAU, a place for architects to learn and earn continuing education credits online. 

The new 7-story hospital, Mount Carmel Grove City, is a 214 bed replacement hospital for Mount Carmel West. The 500,000+sf building connects to an existing E.R. and medical office building (M.O.B.) while adding another 125,000+sf new M.O.B. for outpatient services. The medical office building will house primary care, maternal fetal medicine, outpatient oncology and womens health services. The expanded campus will provide convenient access to care for Columbus growing southern communities with the flexibility to grow and adapt for generations to come.

Thursday, August 23, 2018
4 PM – 6 PM
2.0 HSW LU

$10 | Associate AIA
$20 | AIA and Affiliate
$40 | Non-member Guest

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Parking and Directions

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Join the AIA Columbus Technology in Architectural Practice Committee for a tour of the 80 on The Commons building!

80 on the Commons (formerly Two25 Commons) builds on NBBJ’s and Kaufman Development’s previous success — on the mixed-use development 250 High — to bring expanded high-quality office and residential space to downtown Columbus.

80 on the Commons Mixed-Use Project is located on the site (170’ x 200’) at the east end  of the existing City Commons Park and North of the City Commons Main Parking Garage  (225 South Third Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215). It is a mixed-use project consisting of  six floors of commercial office space, with residential, for-rent apartment units above on  six additional floors. The Project will result in 12 stories and have approximately 325,000  sf of gross area. The Project will include a pedestrian bridge connecting from the adjacent  parking garage into the south face of the building.

80 on the Commons completes the final phase of development around the Columbus Commons, a landmark public square in Columbus, Ohio, which replaced a derelict shopping mall and accelerated downtown’s transition into a live-work-environment.

Please bring a hard hat and vest. We will be meeting at the NBBJ office for a short presentation and then walk over to The Commons for the site tour.

Tuesday, May 22, 2018
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
2.0 HSW LU

$10 | Associate AIA Members
$20 | AIA and Affiliate Members
$40 | Non-Member Guests

NBBJ
250 S High St #300
Columbus, OH 43215

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Presented by the Healthcare Committee

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Follow-up session to COTE’s Schematic Energy Modeling for Architects. Learn the latest workflows that will help architects and integrated design teams achieve better energy and environmental performance through a range of energy, heating, cooling, lighting and solar analysis faster and more reliably throughout the building lifecycle than ever before. Early analysis is critical to achieving energy performance goals, such as the 2030 Challenge, and with new analysis capabilities in Insight 360 through FormIt 360 Pro and Revit you can inform your design decisions earlier and more regularly throughout the design process.

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

1.5 HSW LU

FREE 

Presented by: Ian Molloy, Senior Product Manager for Autodesk Insight

Ian Molloy is Senior Product Manager for Autodesk Insight. Ian has over 20 years of experience in the development and application of building energy and environmental performance analysis software to the design, construction and operation of higher performing, more sustainable buildings. He has a first class honors degree in Building Science and Mechanical Engineering as well as a degree in Mathematics. He is based in Boston where he works closely with Autodesk Revit, FormIt and Dynamo development teams, industry partners and customers all working to make the built environment better.

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If you were not able to make it to the session in October, please join us for this session on December 7.  The goal of the course is to familiarize design professionals, contractors, and others in the construction industry with many of the important changes in the 2012 and 2015 International Building Code® (IBC ® ) and Ohio changes incorporated into the update of the Ohio Building Code that have gone into effect on November 1, 2017. This course will identify the changes in organization and code requirements and the applicability of these requirements to design, plan review, and inspection.

Thursday, December 7, 2017

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

3.0 HSW LU

$15 | Associate AIA Members

$30 | AIA Members and Affiliates

$60 | Non-member Guests

The Center for Architecture and Design

50 West Town Street

Columbus, OH 43215

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Since 1887, AIA has relied on a committee of experts to help draft and update its Contract Documents. Revising on a 10-year cycle, the AIA Contract Documents Committee strives to achieve balance in contract language and build consensus among industry stakeholders. The revised AIA A201 family of documents, including owner-architect and owner-contractor agreements, were released in April. In this session we will explore important revisions and how they impact project team members, owners and building occupants. This program will give insight into AIA’s revision process and key changes for 2017, how revisions impact practice and how the Sustainable Projects Exhibit can be used to provide a positive outcome on health, safety & welfare.

3.0 HSW LU

9 a.m. – Noon

The Center for Architecture and Design

50 West Town Street, Suite 110

Columbus, OH 43215

Presented by Lane Beougher, FAIA