Committee Sign up & Movie
Midweek pizza party - this wed.
Want to be involved with the AIA but not sure how? Need community service hours for IDP but you want to see the results of your efforts? Come sign up for an AIA committee. Building tours, Competitions, Films, and Mentoring are just a few of the opportunities that await you. The pizza party is free if you sign up for a committee (RSVP required), or $5 dollars for members and non- members alike.
Join us this Wednesday, May 16th at 6:00 p.m. at the The Quarter at Ybor clubhouse in Ybor City. Directions to The Quarter.
RSVP by calling 813-229-3411.
May Designer's Luncheon
Stan Russell of USF SACD
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AIA Tampa Bay is proud to present Stanley Russell, professor of design and Japanese architecture at the University of South Florida School of Architecture and Community Design, as the guest speaker for the May Designer’s Luncheon.
After receiving his bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Florida and a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, Russell apprenticed with a Japanese master carpenter and started a design/build company in Japan where he designed and built several projects. He has worked in the offices of Balkrishna Doshi in Ahmedabad, India, and Team Zoo in Kobe, Japan. At Team Zoo Stanley designed a variety of projects including the ARCASIA Gold Medal award winning Izushi Elementary School. Stanley is a registered Architect in the state of Ohio.
Join us on Thursday, May 17th at the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. The cost is $20 for members and $30 for non-members. RSVP online here or call 813-229-3411.
No shows will be billed.
Become a Design Advocate Sustainable livable communities in tampa bay region
The Urban Charrette, a new organization dedicated to quality, holistic urban design is inviting you to be a part of shaping the Tampa Bay region through creative design. We meet on the third Friday morning of every month at Tre Amici in Ybor City from
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Join us for our first meeting next week on Friday, May 18th. For more information click here for The Urban Charrette Welcome Letter or email urbancharrette@gmail.com We look forward to seeing you.
- Adam Fritz, AIA TB Associate Director
AIA Lunch N' Learn
hosted by psi, 1 HSW ce hour
Join us at the Chapter Office for a free lunch and receive 1 Continuing Education hour at the AIA Tampa Bay monthly CE Lunch N' Learns.
This May, AIA Tampa Bay will offer "Moisture Intrusion Testing Specifications for New Construction Projects" hosted by Joe Sorrentino of PSI. This class will explain how sub contractor verification of the building envelope components can help to ensure optimum Indoor Air Quality. It will also teach ways for the design team to avoid litigation by due diligence at the time of construction.
Free for Members, $10 for non-members. Includes lunch generously provided by PSI.
The lunch will be held at the Chapter Office on Tuesday, May 22nd at 11:45 a.m. and last until 1:00 p.m. RSVP online here or call 813-229-3411. Limited Space.
Noche De Gala
ybor endowment for the arts
Help cast a positive light on our community and your business by supporting Noche De Gala, a uniquely charitable art auction to benefit the Ybor Endowment for the Arts.
Architectural Designs, Inc. invites firms to join forces with Ybor business owners in hosting this fundraiser that will create art scholarships for each of the three local colleges and University. Planning is underway for the next Noche De Gala on May 24th and 25th.
Participate in the event by volunteering your time, services, or by making a donation. See more information....
2007 Design Awards Update
entry boards due 5/18
Don't forget the deadline for the 2007 Design Award Program entry boards has been extended to Friday, May 18th at 5:00 p.m. at the Chapter Office. Please also include your entry number, signed project information form and project image CD with each entry.
See full requirements...
If you did not receive your entry number and project information form in the mail click here. The project information form can also be be downloaded from the AIA TB website.
The 2007 Design Award program will be at the Vaughn Center at the University of Tampa on Saturday, June 16th at 6:30 p.m. The event is a cocktail reception with heavy hors d’ oeuvres where attendees move about to mingle, look at the design award entry boards and visit with sponsors. The evening ends with a formal presentation of awards to the design award winners.
Tickets are on sale online or by calling 813-229-3411. Members may purchase tickets for themselves and one guest for $20 per-person. Non-member tickets are $30 and Students are $10 per-person.
A Design-Build Dialogue
Redefining the business of fine craft
Presented by Grady Pridgen, Inc. and Florida Craftsmen, Inc, A Design-Build Dialogue is a unique opportunity for artists, architects, realtors, developers, designers, collectors and others in the art, craft and lifestyle industry that want to broaden their business partnerships.
The panel of guest speakers includes Wendy Rosen, Publisher of American Style Magazine and Robert Bischoof, Chair of Master Craftsman Program at FSU.
The event will be on Saturday, May 19th, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at studio@620 in St. Petersburg. $25 per-person includes box lunch. For registration please email janie.lorenz@floridacraftsmen.net or call 727-821-7391.
Beaux Arts Ball
Thank you to sponsors
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The AIAS Chapter of the USF School of Architecture and Community Design would like to thank the local businesses and firms who generously supported the annual Beaux Arts Ball. The Beaux Arts Ball is a standing tradition for students and is an excuse to dress up, eat, drink and dance all in the honor of good design!
Thank you to the following 2007 Beaux Arts Ball sponsors:
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