Mayor Proclaims Tampa Architecture Week
Breakfast with AIA TB & Mayoral Proclamation -tomorrow!
All are welcome to join us at Gallery AIA for coffee and bagels at 8:00 a.m., and then walk over to Tampa City Hall to hear Mayor Pam Iorio officially proclaim April 9-14th as Tampa Architecture Week!

In the case of rain we will meet in the First Floor Conference room in the updated City Hall Building.

Please call 813-229-3411 to let us know you will be joining us. This is a good chance to meet the mayor and let her know architects are here to help shape our community.

AIA 150 Architecture + Film
Scraphouse movie and lecture

As a part of the AIA 150 Celebration, the AIA TB Associate Committee presents a special Architecture + Film event featuring the documentary Scraphouse and a lecture by one of the key players in the project, John Peterson.

The Scraphouse project, constructed in conjunction with World Environment Day 2005, was a temporary demonstration home, built entirely of salvaged material. It was completed in just six weeks. The film Scraphouse, a 46-minute fast-paced documentary by Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker, Anna Fitch, follows a team of San Francisco architects, artists, contractors, city officials, and engineers as they construct a house.

John Peterson, Principal of Peterson Architects, is the founder and Chair of Public Architecture, a San Francisco based non-profit architecture model that led the design and construction of the Scraphouse project. Peterson will discuss his leadership role in the project and how Scraphouse is both an exercise and illustration of the possibilities and challenges of green building, recycling and reuse.

There will be a pre-screening reception at 6:00 p.m. with free appetizers, soft drinks and cash bar. Cost is $10 members / $15 non-members.
RSVP required online or by calling 813-229-3411.

Cigar City Chronicles
Sponsored by aia tampa bay & Reclaimingourheritage.org
Cigar City Chronicles is an original musical dramatizing the rich history of Tampa - including Ybor City - from American Indians to the current multicultural community. The show features a unique mix of cultures and personalities that make Tampa one of our country's most dynamic modern cities. The new musical will celebrate the spirit, diversity and history of a region that is fast becoming known as the cultural apex of Florida

Join us this Thursday, April 12th at the Performing Arts Center. At 6:30 p.m. the Architectural Heritage Committee and ReclaimingOurHeritage.com will have a reception prior to the show and they will do a 15 min intro which ties together the rich Architectural Heritage of our community and its relation to the people who built, worked, were married in, and enjoyed their social lives in historic  buildings. Then at 7:15 p.m. the show will begin. Tickets are $20 at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Box Office.

Bay Area Design Mixers
Pinellas & Lakeland
In honor of the AIA 150th anniversary, the design community is invited to two Design Mixers in different locations in the Bay Area.

Both Design Mixers will take place on Thursday April 12th from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity to make connections in the design community and get to know your peers.

In Historic downtown Lakeland at Harry’s Seafood Bar and Grill, join your peers for Cajun food and a drink special called the “Architectural Blast." Harry's Seafood Bar is located at 101 North Kentucky Avenue at the corner of Main and North Kentucky.

Harry’s Seafood Bar and Grill is located at the corner of Main and N. Kentucky at 101 North Kentucky Ave. Lakeland, FL  33801. Click here for directions. RSVP online here or call 813-229-3411.

There will also be a Design Mixer in Pinellas at Kelly's For Just About Anything at 319 Main St, Dunedin, FL 34698. The drink special of the evening will be a "Moisture Intrusion" and guests are invited to bring Jpegs of their favorite projects to be displayed on a projector. Click here for directions. RSVP online here or call 813-229-3411.

Safety Harbor Design Competition
This Saturday, april 14th: site visit

All those interested in entering A New Hut: Ideas Competition for a new Museum, are encouraged to check out the site this Saturday April 14th. See more about the site visit....

The Safety Harbor Museum is looking to expand beyond their current building and create a new interactive learning experience and museum for all guests. Two possible sites are under consideration. The first is at the entrance of Philippe Park, site of the Tocobaga Temple Mounds. The second site is the current museum location, also a Tocobaga historic site. The results of this design ideas competition will be used by museum directors and city leaders to garner support and funding for a new facility.

The Safety Harbor Museum, rich in historical and archeological artifacts is located on the site of a Tocobaga Indian shell mound, on the shores of Old Tampa Bay. Established in 1970, the museum offers the public an opportunity to trace the history of Safety Harbor and the surrounding Tampa Bay area, from the Paleo Period to modern times. The museum's vast collection includes the fossilized remains of mastodon, mammoth, and giant ground sloths, tools used by early human inhabitants, whole pottery vessels and Spanish glass trade-beads. The photographs and historic memorabilia recall the turn of the century era when visitors were first drawn to the place "Where the Healing Waters Flow".

A New Hut: Ideas Competition for a new Museum will be a juried competition chaired by Stanley Saitowitz. Three jury selections will be awarded $500.

Schedule:
04.14.07 optional site visit/ design session
04.23.07 end of questions/answers
05.22.07 entries due
06.04.07 jury selections announced

Download the competition brief, CAD files, and other information here.

Download updated site drawings and competition clarifications here.

2007 Design Awards Program
Call for entries have been mailed
The Call for Entries for the 2007 Annual Design Awards, a competition to recognize architectural design excellence by local architects within the Tampa Bay region are in the mail.

All architect members, non-members, associate members, interns and students are encouraged to submit entries. Download the 2007 Design Awards Program Call for Entries.

2007 Design Awards Schedule:
April 13th - Deadline for receipt of application and fees. Download Entry Registration Form.
May 11th - Deadline for Receipt of Entries
June 16th - Design Awards Reception

If you have any questions about the Design Awards Program please call the Chapter Office at 813-229-3411.

Design Awards Sponsors
Tampa Reprographics and Supply (TRS), is providing a 25% discount for printing and face mounting your submittal onto Plexiglas. Please contact Howard Franklin at (813) 350-9372 (hfranklin@trstampa.com) to make arrangements 3-5 days prior to the deadline. Pick up/delivery and FTP upload services are available.