August 28th is the EXTENDED deadline for Design Awards Registration. Design Awards will be presented at Celebrate Design Honor + Design Awards Reception at El Centro Asturiano de Tampa on November 5th, 2026 at 6PM.

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2026 Tampa Transformation Forum
Building for Well-Being: Strong, Connected Communities

Thursday, August 27 | 3:00–6:00 PM

LEED Property Tour at 2:00 PM, Tampa Heights Union East & West, 2002 N Tampa Street — Registration Required

Forum Location: 2002 N Tampa Street, Suite 200, Tampa, Florida

USGBC forums bring together partners, senior decision-makers and industry experts to connect, share insights, and learn from one another. This year in Tampa, we’ll explore one of the fastest-growing priorities in real estate: wellness-driven development. Across the Tampa metro region, developers, owners, investors, and designers are demonstrating that buildings built for human health, community connection, and long-term resilience are the market's most competitive and most fundable assets.

Wellness-driven development is transforming how green buildings are financed, delivered, and evaluated. In LEED v5, the Quality of Life impact area now represents 25% of all credits, elevating human health, occupant experience, equity, and community resilience from “nice-to-haves” to essential drivers of high-performance buildings and stronger, more connected communities.

Join USGBC Florida, the City of Tampa, and Tampa Bay's leading developers, capital partners, and design innovators as we dig into what this shift means for the market right now and how the strategies emerging from the region’s most ambitious projects and communities are setting the bar for what comes next

AIA Tampa Bay is delighted to serve as a partner organization on this program. Join us!

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Darren Azdell, AIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C is an active architect, architecture firm owner, university professor, developer and farmer. A native to Florida, Mr. Azdell has over 35 years of architecture, construction, and development experience. He is currently an active principal for OutsideIn Architecture, Pi Architects, and owns and manages Appono Consulting and Development specializing in Sustainable Senior Living, Urban Mixed-Use Development, and Construction Monitoring.

He has taught Real Estate and Development for Architecture at the University of South Florida School of Architecture for the past 27 years as an Adjunct Associate Professor and Lecturer. His Architecture/Development experience includes sustainable mixed-use office, retail and multi-family housing high-rise, senior living, Federal Government Sector Lease-Back, Education, Lab, Higher-Ed, Charter Schools, Healthcare, Warehouse/Distribution, Affordable Housing, and Agrihoods. Notable Tampa Bay award winning projects include: multiple high-rise mixed-use multi-family, office and retail projects in Downtown St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Senior Living Campus Communities throughout Florida and the first Live-Local Affordable Housing Project located in St. Petersburg, which was the impetus for the YIGBY state house bill advancing affordable housing in the State of Florida and several sustainable well communities. Darren lectures internationally on affordable housing, intergenerational communities, wellness, and economically and environmentally sustainable community design, planning, and development.

Michael Halflants, FAIA is a full professor at the University of South Florida’s graduate school of architecture and a principal at Halflants + Pichette Architects with offices in Tampa and Sarasota. After studying architecture in Brussels, he earned his masters at the University of Florida, where he was awarded the Henry Adams Gold Medal, the architecture school’s highest design honor. Upon graduation, Halflants practiced as a project designer with the Polshek Partnership in New York City. In that capacity, he drew designs for theaters and offices in Manhattan and for the Spencer Museum in Kansas. Working in a joint venture with Arata Isozaki’s Tokyo office, he was on the design team for the Brooklyn Museum addition.

In 2006, he cofounded Halflants + Pichette Architects, a design-build practice. The firm was the recipient of over fifty American Institute of Architects awards including the National AIA Young Architect Award. The practice also garnered five national medals from the Association of Licensed Architects. On three occasions, Halflants’ designs graced the cover of Florida / Caribbean Architect, the quarterly regional publication of the AIA.

The work has been illustrated nationally in Dwell, AIArchitect, and ArchDaily. In recognition of his lifetime achievements, Halflants was awarded the 2018 AIA Florida Medal of Honor for Design, the highest award for design that AIA Florida can bestow upon an architect. Michael Halflants has lectured on the topic of tropical design and housing in Bogota, Singapore, Jakarta, and Bangkok. At the University of South Florida, he teaches graduate design studios as well as seminars on tropical architecture and modern housing. He has led students abroad to Mexico City, the Yucatan, Brazil, Japan, Berlin, the Netherlands, and Spain. In all of his endeavors, Michael Halflants strives to build and maintain deliberately parallel and mutually reinforcing creative professional activities and educational responsibilities.

Vincent “Vince” Chillura is Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of Florida West Commercial Banking at Valley National Bank, where he oversees commercial banking operations from Central Florida to Naples—with Tampa Bay serving as the core market—as well as Alabama. His team serves commercial real estate and commercial and industrial clients through corporate, business, professional, and executive banking. Vince previously helped lead Valley’s Southeast commercial real estate banking group and, before that, contributed to the growth of USAmeriBank until its merger with Valley in 2018. He began his career at LaSalle Bank, completing its commercial credit training program in Chicago before working on large, complex commercial real estate transactions. A third-generation Tampa native, Vince is passionate about advancing investment and development opportunities throughout Tampa Bay and beyond.

Deeply committed to his community, Vince serves in leadership roles with the Old Florida Federation, Tampa Pig Jig, Bergstrom Council, University of Florida FARE, USF Real Estate Society, Real Estate Investment Council, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, and other civic and industry organizations. He is a founding member of the Tampa Pig Jig benefiting NephCure Kidney International and has previously served with the Urban Land Institute, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Community Partners in Revitalization, and the Society of Real Estate Professionals. Vince attended Berkeley Preparatory School from kindergarten through graduation and earned his business administration degree in finance, cum laude, with a minor in entrepreneurship from the University of Florida. He lives in South Tampa with his wife, Lisa; their three daughters, Audriana, Adaline, and Annalise; and their English Golden Retriever, Nelson.

David Bailey is a Tampa native, entrepreneur and real estate professional with a background spanning architecture, design and commercial development. A graduate of both the University of Tampa and the University of South Florida, Bailey built his career in commercial real estate before launching Nimble Retail with his wife and business partner, Stephanie.

Nimble Retail is a Tampa-based micro-development company creating compact, prefabricated storefronts designed to lower barriers for entrepreneurs while activating vacant and underused properties. Inspired by the small-scale shops the Baileys encountered while living in New York City, the company’s innovative work has earned recognition from the Hillsborough Planning & Design Awards and reflects Bailey’s commitment to thoughtful, community-focused development.

Adam Wolf is the founder and principal of Wolf Development Partners, an architecture and development firm in Tampa that he started in 2020. The firm designs and develops both for-sale and for-rent residential and urban infill projects in Tampa Bay, handling site selection, entitlements, and underwriting alongside all phases of architectural and interior design. The firm has taken more than 50 for-sale units through completion, with more than 200 additional units across multiple projects currently in various stages of design and construction. Before founding Wolf Partners, Adam was a designer at Solomon Cordwell Buenz in Chicago, where he founded the firm's internal computational design studio, which produced the facade of Tooker House at Arizona State University.

Prior to that, he was with Endrestudio in Chicago where he was the lead designer on the Dublin Link Pedestrian Bridge in Dublin, Ohio — the longest single-tower S-curve suspension bridge in the world. Adam holds a Master of Architecture from Illinois Institute of Technology, where he received the Henry Adams Medal, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Graphics Technology from Purdue University. He is a Florida Registered Architect and an NCARB Certificate Holder. He lives in Tampa with his fiancée, Avory.

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Thank you to all who joined AIA Tampa Bay, SAFDS, and AADMIXX for an incredible evening of art and architecture at The Motor Enclave!

A huge thank you to all of our generous Sponsors who made sure this event was possible to make happen!

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AIA Tampa Bay, Young Architects Forum (YAF), and IIDA present an evening of music, mystery, and murder at our Murder at the Masquerade event.

June 4th from 5:30PM to 8PM at Reimagine Office Furnishings‍ ‍

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MINERAL SILICATE FINISHES—Extremely durable, breathable and non-fading finishes or masonry and concrete.

This continuing education series course will cover mineral silicate paints and stains, how they function and what makes them inherently different from latex or acrylic paints. We will explore the legendary durability of mineral paints and when and where to specify them for maximum performance, and what makes these finishes ideal in new construction, renovation, and historic restoration. In addition, we will review the health, safety and welfare benefits of mineral silicates that have made them extremely popular with green and sustainable construction practices.

Keim is a 140 year old company that manufactures patented mineral silicate paints that are the longest lasting finishes for concrete and masonry of all types with colors that simply do not fade. Keim Paint is now available in Florida. This paint is unique in that it forms a chemical bond with masonry that becomes integral and will not peel unlike latex and oil based paints, offering a 20-year no peel, no fade warranty. It is also mold resistant and waterproofs the concrete but still allows vapor transmission for breathability. The perfect fit for stucco, cmu, and concrete.

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Earn TWO LU’s after attending this ZOOM Meeting in which Design & Construction Lawyers will break down the most critical liability issues facing architects, engineers, and design professionals today.

This session will focus on where claims most often arise—defective plans and specifications, coordination failures, building code violations, and construction administration decisions—and how Florida law assigns responsibility when things go wrong. The attendee will leave with a greater understanding of the areas of risk and what to do about those risks, to better their architectural practices.

Attendees will gain clear, real-world insight into key legal doctrines that directly impact liability, including the Spearin Doctrine, supervisory control liability to contractors, and the Slavin Doctrine, which can limit exposure after project acceptance.

The program will also cover Florida’s strict statutes of limitations and repose, potential protections under §558.0035, Florida Statutes, and important damage defenses such as betterment and first-cost principles. Attendees will leave the session with a greater understanding of how these statutes relate to their practices.

AIA Members!

Join an engaging AIA TB-Members Only discussion with Taryn Sabia, Assoc. AIA Candidate for Mayor of Tampa. Hear her People-First Vision for Tampa.

Join AIA Tampa Bay at The Center for Architecture & Design Thursday, May 21st for a Q&A Info Session and ask the questions that matter most to you - in person. Share your concerns, ideas, and priorities for our city.

The Center for Architecture & Design

1208 N Howard Ave. Tampa, FL 33607

Thursday, May 21st from 6-8PM

Read an interview article from AIA National on Taryn Sabia, Assoc. AIA.

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This ZOOM presentation is worth 1 HSW CEU and discusses the benefits of natural light and daylightling strategies all while utilizing inspirational and unique Facade Case Studies to showcase latest design trends. Presentation by Jack Redden with ES Windows.

Date: May 13th, 2026 @ Noon on ZOOM

Price: Members $5  |  Non-Members $15

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The 16th Annual SMPS Tampa Bay and AIA Tampa Bay Healthcare Symposium is coming up fast, and with so much at stake and changing in the industry, this year's discussion is set to be more important than ever!

Join SMPS Tampa Bay and AIA Tampa Bay for a morning focused on the issues and headwinds that stakeholders across the healthcare industry are facing and how those challenges will impact healthcare design, construction, and capital planning across the Tampa Bay region (and Florida as a whole). You can expect actionable takeaways and insights that you can bring back to your team, not to mention, plenty of time to network and connect with peers and other industry leaders. Join 300+ professionals across healthcare, design, construction, and planning for one impactful day of learning, connection, and innovation.

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USF SACD Architecture Spring 2026 Lecture Series

We’re excited to welcome an outstanding group of speakers whose work spans fabrication, research, practice, and the broader cultural forces shaping the built environment. Each event is open to students, faculty, and the wider community, and we hope you’ll be able to attend.  *Each lecture will meet at USF CWY 109 at 6PM

May 6 - Brian Healy | Brian Healy Architects, Boston HMS 1st Floor Breezeway 6PM

OPEN HOUSE 7PM

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Join us for a discussion on new courtyard-based models of middle scale housing, presented by USF students. Vote for your favorite project within three categories: People's Choice Award, Best Research Project, and Best Community Approach!

These students from USF's School of Architecture & Community Design (SACD) will present their models:

Braeden Bender       Oliwia Lubinska            Ravyn Raynor

Keziah Clay              Nory Maradiaga            Dylan Tardie

Kiara Duran              Benjamin McCarthy      Nicholas Thomas

Shawn Fine              Sofia Muniz                   Julia Platt

Noah Krasno            Carson Perkins             Siana Lemon 

Food and light fare provided.

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* cancellations required 48 hours prior to event to avoid $10 cancellation fee.

Thank you to all who joined AIA Tampa Bay at our 16th Annual Golf Tournament! Everyone had a great time on the courses.

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USF SACD Architecture Spring 2026 Lecture Series

We’re excited to welcome an outstanding group of speakers whose work spans fabrication, research, practice, and the broader cultural forces shaping the built environment. Each event is open to students, faculty, and the wider community, and we hope you’ll be able to attend.  *Each lecture will meet at USF CWY 109 at 6PM

Apr. 21 - Mike Calvino | Calvino Architecture Studio, Tampa

May 6 - Brian Healy | Brian Healy Architects, Boston HMS 1st Floor Breezeway 6PM  |  OPEN HOUSE 7PM

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Earn 1 LU at AIA-registered lunch presentation.

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AIA Tampa Bay monthly board meeting. Members are welcome to attend.

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