October is all about Design Pittsburgh! Voting is now open for the People’s Choice Award. View all 99 entries and learn more about the intent behind each project. Design Awards and Gala will take place October 19th. Later in the month, come by the AIA Pittsburgh office for a livestream party celebrating the AIA Pennsylvania Design Award winners on October 25th.
Leadership Roundtable: Shelter
October 5 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
An open forum for public discourse on key issues facing our communities. Join us for a discussion on the topic of shelter, broadly interpreting the topic to include homelessness, immigrant and refugee services, and protection of society’s marginalized populations. Presented in collaboration with the Contemporary Craft-Pittsburgh’s exhibit Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home. Event is free and open to the public. RSVP to lfmcshane@pitt.edu or 412-648-1336.
Doors Open Pittsburgh
October 7 – October 8
In 2016 Doors Open Pittsburgh (DOP) provided the opportunity to explore and experience a collection of iconic and newly designed buildings to 4,000+ visitors! The second annual Doors Open Pittsburgh returns, opening the doors to some of Pittsburgh’s most impressive buildings in select City neighborhoods. Volunteer.
Storey Telling Vol. 5
October 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Free and open to the public. Share and connect. Mentors share their experience with the next generation. Architects tell stories with their words and the forms they create. Storey Telling combines both, creating a way for mentees to connect with compatible mentors through personal experience. At every Storey Telling event, architects and designers share a short personal story on a theme. After, they are available to connect with mentees over drinks and light fare.
PechaKucha Night Pittsburgh Vol. 28
October 12 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
805-807 Liberty Avenue, 4th Floor Gallery. $15 general admission, $10 Members of AIA, AIGA, and GPAC, pay at the door.
Experience it.
Words. Images. 20 slides x 20 seconds each.
It’s a gathering of creative people who share their ideas, art, design, music, creations or even vacation photos. Using the 20 x 20 format, each presenter is given 20 slides and only 20 seconds per slide to display their work, attempting to exquisitely match words and images in only six minutes and forty seconds. Get inspired and join the conversation!
Design Awards Ceremony & Gala
October 19 @ 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Design Awards Ceremony
August Wilson Center 980 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh
5:00 p.m. Doors Open
6:15 p.m. Design Awards Ceremony
Honor and applaud the Design Award winners, including the People’s Choice Award winner.
Design Gala
Trust Arts Education Center
3rd and 4th Floor Galleries
805-807 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh
7:30 p.m. Doors Open
Let the celebration begin! Enjoy cocktails, food, and entertainment while congratulating your colleagues, friends, and the 2017 award winners.
AIA PA Awards Viewing Party
October 25 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
CELEBRATE EXCELLENCE. Join your colleagues from across Pennsylvania to celebrate architectural excellence with AIA Pennsylvania’s fresh, digital design awards reveal! Celebrate 2017’s 30+ award recipients by logging on to our pre-produced awards documentary broadcast stream set to debut live starting at 6 pm on Wednesday, October 25th. Log on via the broadcast link (https://aiapa.org/2017awardsbroadcast/) set to stream live at 6 pm on Wednesday, October 25th.
Come to the AIA Pittsburgh viewing party at AIA Pittsburgh Offices, 925 Liberty Ave, Suite 700, Pittsburgh. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
YAF Steering Committee Meeting
October 25 @ 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Join the Young Architects Forum for a brief monthly steering committee meeting to discuss Officer nominations. Contact yaf@aiapgh.org with questions.
Deadline: Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant
November 1
AIA New York and the Center for Architecture are currently accepting applications for the Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant, a $15,000 award. The grant seeks early to mid-level architects who wish to further their personal and professional development through travel.
Save-the-Date! AIA Pittsburgh Open House & Annual Meeting
November 2 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
You’re invited to check out our new office at 925 Liberty Ave, Suite 700. Stay posted for more details.