WMAIA Programs
WMAIA Spring BCT Programs
ZOOMMonday, February 28 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW Acoustics and Vibration in Mass Timber Rose Mary Su, ACENTECH Acoustics is the key to success for many buildings and building spaces. Most of us have dined in a noisy restaurant unable to hear our friend sitting across the table or tried to study in [...]
WMAIA Spring BCT Programs
ZOOMMonday, March 28 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW Resilient Design: The New Paradigm in an Age of Climate Change Alex Wilson, Resilient Design Institute Alex Wilson will address climate change impacts and how those will be influencing building design over the coming years. Examples of resilient design strategies will be presented as responses [...]
WMAIA Spring BCT Programs
ZOOMMonday, April 11 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom LUs TBD Miami Florida International University (FIU) Pedestrian Bridge Collapse Investigation National Transportation Safety Board Staff: Robert Accetta, Steve Prouty, Dan Walsh, Jesús Cudemus The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) presentation will focus on the investigation into an incident that occurred on March 15, 2018, when a [...]
WMAIA Film Series: REGISTER NOW
THE WMAIA FILM SERIES RESUMES MARCH 16th – REGISTER NOW! Email [email protected] to register Wednesday March 16 | 6:30 PM | Zoom 1 LU Approval Pending Gehry’s Vertigo Gehry’s Vertigo shakes up the idealized image of one of the most iconic buildings of contemporary architecture: the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, built by Frank Gehry [...]
REGISTER NOW! Berkshire Innovation Center TOUR
Berkshire Innovation Center Tour 1 HSW COVID Protocol: This is an in-person tour. We will adhere to CDC guidelines at the time of the event. Please bring a mask just in case. The tour will be followed by a reception, weather and/or Covid protocols permitting. Program Description Designed by Steffian Bradley (EDM Construction Administration), the [...]
REGISTER NOW: Springfield Technical Community College – Student Learning Commons TOUR
Springfield Technical Community CollgeTour: SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, IRA H. RUBENZAHL STUDENT LEARNING COMMONS, SPRINGFIELD MA 1 HSW Sponsored by: MARVIN COVID Protocol:This is an in-person tour. We will adhere to CDC and college guidelines at the time of the event. Please bring a mask just in case. The tour will be followed by a reception, weather and/or [...]
WMAIA Film Series
Tuesday October 11 | 6:30 PM | Zoom |1 HSW requested Great Architecture on a Small Planet Sustainable architecture is on the rise all over the world. Architects are reinventing the way we are going to live and build in the future. By 2050, the world population will reach 10 billion people. More and [...]
UMass / WMAIA BCT Programs
WMAIA : Fall BCT Programs These lectures and free and open to the public, however, registration and payment of fee is required if you want WMAIA to record the learning units. UMass faculty and staff requiring learning units may register here for no fee. When registering, select the TOTAL # of programs (1, 2, 3 [...]
2022 WMAIA Annual Meeting and Design Awards
REGISTER NOW WMAIA ANNUAL MEETING: Design Awards, Scholarships, Holiday Gathering Keynote: Emily Grandstaff-Rice FAIA, AIA 2023 President Design Awards sponsored by: Keiter WMAIA Annual Meeting sponsored by: Pella Our December program is a celebration of the season and of design in Western Massachusetts. It's a time to catch up with colleagues and their work. [...]
TOUR: Berkshire Family YMCA
Tuesday June 6| 4:00-5:00PM| in person |1 HSW Tour: Berkshire Family YMCA 292 North St, Pittsfield, MA 01201 The recent renovation of the 1909 Berkshire Family YMCA in Pittsfield (Architect: Hill Engineers Architects and Planners; GC: Allegrone Companies) expanded its child-care program, improved the athletic facilities, and updated its façade. The makeover was intended [...]