UMass Spring Lecture Series
UMass Olver Design Building 170 551 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA, United StatesUMass Department of Architecture Spring 2023 Lecture Series This spring UMass has a dynamic line-up of speakers who represent a diverse range of architectural practices, from academic base scholarship to activism to professional practice. All events scheduled to be help in-person at the Design Building on the UMass Campus. All events are free and [...]
BCT Educational Programs
ZOOMRegister Now – Programs begin next Monday, February 13th! WMAIA : Spring 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, [...]
Committee on the Environment – COTE Monthly Meeting
ZOOMWMAIA COTE presents Wednesday May 17| 4:00-5:30PM| Zoom |1.5HSW Geothermal for Architects “Geothermal for Architects” will cover the basics of geothermal (ground source) heat pump technology, how the systems work, the different application for both the mechanical systems and the ground loop heat exchangers, the benefits of geothermal systems, and the challenges to incorporating [...]
TOUR: Maier Camerlenghi House
Thursday May 18 | 4:00 PM | In person |1 LU WMAIA Women in Architecture presents Tour: Maier Camerlenghi House A WMAIA 2022 Honor Award Winner by Naomi Darling Architecture, South Hadley, MA, the Maier Camerlenghi Addition/Renovation is a second story addition and renovation of a mid-century home in the center of Amherst, MA [...]
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 [...]
Capital Planning, Designer Procurement, and Carbon Goals
ZOOMAIA Public Architecture Committee presents: Capital Planning, Designer Procurement, and Carbon Goals: 21st Century Strategies for Operating State Owned Facilities Wednesday September 13| 2PM|Zoom|1LU* WMAIA’s Ludmilla Pavlova-Gillham AIA is moderating a program offered by the AIA Public Architects committee, which will feature Sarah Felton, Susan Goldfischer and Betsy Isenstein of DCAMM. The Division of [...]
Registration closes 10/04: AIA / ASCA Research Conference 11/19-21, 2023
Umass, AmherstRegister Now – registration closes October 4th —two select keynote sessions are opened to WMAIA members! 2023 AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference: Material Economies October 19-21, 2023 UMass/Amherst is hosting this year’s AIA/ACSA’s (Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture) Intersections Research Conference: Material Economies October 19-21. WMAIA is pleased to be supporting this event. The [...]
Registration closes 10/04: N.E. Architecture Awards Keynote and Dinner, 10/26/2023
Mystic Marriott, Groton, CTRegister Now – registration closes October 4th New England Architecture Awards Keynote and Dinner (formerly the AIA New England Awards) October 26, 2023 4:45 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |Mystic Marriott, Groton CT Hosted by AIA Connecticut, the 2023 New England Design Awards program celebrates architects from, and architecture in, New England. Join us we [...]
Save the Dates! BCT Lectures
Hybrid: ZOOM or 170 Design Building UMassSAVE THE DATES! Fall BCT Lectures – Hybrid All are Mondays from 4:00 -5:15 pm EST A registration link will be sent soon Route 2 Gill Slope Failure: Emergency Response, Situational Analysis, and Rapid Repair Procedure Monday September 18| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 LU approval pending (note [...]
SAVE THE DATES: Film Series Resumes
SAVE THE DATES! Fall Film Series – films to be announced A registration link will be sent soon Wednesdays at 6:30 PM -- Zoom October 11 October 25 November 8