It’s July, it’s hot, and you’re counting down the days (or hours) until vacation. Things may feel slower, even sluggish, on these 90° days, but the AIA is still at it, putting your dues dollars to work! While the calendar may not look very full, AIA Pittsburgh is working full-throttle as Design Pittsburgh approaches. Have a project you’re particularly proud of? A great design you want to show off to other professionals? A contender for an Honor Award? Submit it to our annual Design Awards Competition! In the meantime, here is a breakdown of events and opportunities happening this month at the AIA.
Rebuild By Design Competition – Rebuild By Design is a HUD-launched, multi-stage design competition to address the pressing needs of those still displaced by Hurricane Sandy. Request for Qualifications responses are due by July 19. Learn more here.
Designing Recovery Competition – The AIA has partnered with Architecture for Humanity, Make It Right, and St. bernard Project to form the Designing Recovery Competition, a post-disaster housing competition to aid the rebuilding of sustainable and resilient communities. Click here to visit the competition website. Deadline is August 15.
Institute Honor Awards Call for Entries – AIA National invites submissions for the 2014 Institute Honor Awards recognizing outstanding architectural work in four categories: Architecture, Interior Architecture, Regional and Urban Design, and the Twenty-five Year Award. Read the CFE, and apply by August 23.
July 12 – Annual YAF Pirate Tailgate and Game: Tickets are sold out for the game, but join YAF for the tailgate on the North Shore!
July 18 – AIA Pittsburgh TAP Local Discussion Group: This will be an informal meeting to discuss technology in architectural practice issues that you are interested in learning more about.