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# WMAIA

The Western Massachusetts Chapter of The American Institute of Architects

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- [New England Architecture Awards CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS OPENS MAY 15](https://wmaia.org/2026/05/14/new-england-architecture-awards-call-for-submissions-now-open/)
- [WMAIA Spring Newsletter now available](https://wmaia.org/2026/05/01/wmaia-winter-spring-newsletter-now-available-2/)
- [REGISTER NOW! Women in Architecture Tour: Orchard Hill Pavilion](https://wmaia.org/2026/04/07/wia_tour/) - Women in Architecture TOUR AND PROGRAM Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 4PM REGISTER NOW! – Women in Architecture Program This in-person program is free of charge but requires registration. Please join us for this tour! This year’s WMAIA Women in Architecture program is a tour of the UMass Orchard Hill Pavilion with architect Sigrid Miller
- [WMAIA Winter/Spring Newsletter now available](https://wmaia.org/2026/02/24/wmaia-winter-spring-newsletter-now-available/)
- [MA ADU Challenge: Submissions Due February 27, 2026](https://wmaia.org/2025/12/17/ma_adu_challenge/) - MASSACHUSETTS ADU CHALLENGE – SUBMISSIONS DUE FEBRUARY 27, 2026 Submissions are officially open for the Massachusetts ADU Design Challenge announced by Gov. Healy on December 15, 2025. The challenge is part of a larger initiative designed to address the shortage of affordable housing in the Commonwealth. The ADU Design Challenge invites Massachusetts architects, builders, designers, contractors,
- [Registration Extended! - WMAIA Annual Meeting](https://wmaia.org/2025/11/25/annual-meeting-register-now-2/) - Register Now Do not delay! Registration deadline has been extended to November 26! WMAIA ANNUAL MEETING 2025 Wednesday December 10| 5:00-8:00PM| in person at 33 Hawley St, Northampton|1 HSW REGISTER HERE 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
- [Tullio Inglese to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Award](https://wmaia.org/2025/11/17/tullio-inglese-to-be-honored-with-lifetime-achievement-award/) - Each year the Amherst Chamber bestows A+ Awards to individuals and organizations that enrich the life of the community through their work in education, business, and civic engagement across the area that the Chamber serves (Amherst, Belchertown, Hadley, Leverett, Pelham, Shutesbury, and Sunderland) and the valley as a whole. Register Now for the 2025 A+
- [Exhibit - Cities of Now, Cities of Tomorrow](https://wmaia.org/2025/11/13/umass_cities-of-now/) - UMass ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION In the gallery at the Olver Design Building at UMass Exhibition: Cities of Now | Cities of Tomorrow October 28 – December 18, 2025 What would sustainable, affordable, and livable cities of the future look like? Living in cities presents challenges to those who have limited means. Providing affordable housing, by building
- [in memoriam -Lynn Posner Rice](https://wmaia.org/2025/11/11/lynn-posner-rice/) - Lynn Rice passed away at her home, surrounded by family, on August 20, 2025. Here is a personal remembrance from her friend and colleague, Mary Yun. “We say farewell to our colleague, Lynn Rice, whose fight with cancer ended on her own terms, quietly and peacefully with dignity, alongside her beloved family. I say farewell
- [WMAIA Fall / Winter Newsletter now available](https://wmaia.org/2025/11/06/wmaia-fall-winter-newsletter-now-available/)
- [WMAIA Summer Newsletter now AVAILABLE](https://wmaia.org/2025/08/05/wmaia-summer-newsletter-now-available/)
- [in memoriam - George H. Balsley AIA](https://wmaia.org/2025/08/05/george_h_balsley_aia/) - George H. Balsley: July 11, 1949 – March 17, 2025 Longtime chapter member George H. Balsley AIA passed away peacefully on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2025 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital with his wife and two sons close at his side. An Amherst native, George attended the Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton, Amherst
- [WMAIA Spring Newsletter now AVAILABLE](https://wmaia.org/2025/05/16/wmaia-spring-newsletter-now-available/)
- [New England Design Awards - Registration Open](https://wmaia.org/2025/05/12/ne_design_reg/) - 2025 New England Architecture Awards For detailed information and to register/submit visit here The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has a long tradition of recognizing individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievements in support of the profession of architecture and the AIA. The Annual New England Architecture Awards celebrate architecture by New England architects anywhere
- [Opportunity for WMAIA Members](https://wmaia.org/2025/05/12/opportunity-for-wmaia-members/) - BSA ADU Directory – an opportunity for WMAIA Members! Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are small residential living space located on the same lot as another home that have been allowed to help increase housing options in Massachusetts The BSA has created a curated ADU directory connecting architects and architecture firms with homeowners looking to design and build
- [AIA25 - Register NOW!](https://wmaia.org/2025/03/18/aia25-register-now/) - AIA Conference on Architecture & Design® 2025 The premier AEC industry event AIA25 is more than just a conference; it’s an invitation to inspiration. Anchored by four days of immersive learning, inspiring keynotes, architect-led tours, networking events, and the industry’s largest expo, AIA25 will spark real-time innovation, discovery, and engagement. It’s everything you need, in
- [AIA Statement Regarding Executive Orders](https://wmaia.org/2025/02/28/aia-statement-regarding-executive-orders/) - Dear AIA Community, Recent executive orders from the White House present challenges to our profession, clients, and communities. We assure you that despite this, AIA stands firm in its commitment to the principles of architectural excellence, sustainability, and equity. Climate Leadership and the Paris Agreement The United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement undermines progress
- [WMAIA 2025 01-03 Newsletter](https://wmaia.org/2025/01/24/wmaia-2025_01-03/)
- [2024 WMAIA Design Awards](https://wmaia.org/2025/01/16/2024-wmaia-awards-news/) - The 2024 WMAIA Design Awards ENTRIES and WINNERS are now posted here.
- [Red Gate Farm](https://wmaia.org/2025/01/15/red-gate-farm/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards ARCHITECTS’ CHOICE WINNER Kuhn Riddle Architects & Designers
- [Sunderland Kayak Shed & Restroom](https://wmaia.org/2025/01/15/sunderland-kayak-house-restroom/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards CITATION AWARD WINNER Ko-LAB Architecture
- [Academy of Music](https://wmaia.org/2025/01/15/academy-of-music/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards CITATION AWARD WINNER Bonham & Douglas Architects
- [Mt. Tom North Trailhead Park](https://wmaia.org/2025/01/15/mt-tom-north-trailhead-park/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards CITATION AWARD WINNER Dodson & Flinker
- [Buckland Community Pool](https://wmaia.org/2025/01/15/buckland-community-pool/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards CITATION AWARD WINNER Kuth Ranieri Architects
- [Stockbridge House](https://wmaia.org/2025/01/15/stockbridge-house/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards ARCHITECTS’ CHOICE WINNER Burr and McCallum Architects
- [Gardner Elementary School](https://wmaia.org/2025/01/15/gardner-elementary-school/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards MERIT AWARD WINNER Jones Whitsett Architects, Inc.
- [Mandel Studio](https://wmaia.org/2025/01/15/mandel-studio/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards MERIT AWARD WINNER Naomi Darling Architecture
- [33 Hawley Street](https://wmaia.org/2025/01/15/33_hawley_street/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards HONOR AWARD WINNER Bonham & Douglas Architects
- [Shaw Elementary School](https://wmaia.org/2025/01/15/shaw-elementary-school/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards HONOR AWARD WINNER Dodson & Flinker
- [WMAIA Annual Meeting & Design Awards](https://wmaia.org/2024/12/05/wmaia-annual-meeting-design-awards/) - Register Now here! – registration closes December 11th! WMAIA ANNUAL MEETING/DESIGN AWARDS Tuesday December 17 | 5:30pm-8:00 pm | Olver Design Building 170 | 1 LU Featuring: Awards, Scholarships & Chapter Elections Annual Meeting Sponsored by: Pella Awards Sponsored by: Keiter Our December program is a celebration of the season and of design in Western
- [WMAIA 2024 Winter Newsletter](https://wmaia.org/2024/10/22/wmaia-2024_winter-2/)
- [NE "EP Friendly" Firm Awards](https://wmaia.org/2024/09/03/ne-ep-friendly-firm-awards/) - The 2024-25 New England AIA Components Emerging Professional Friendly Firm Survey is officially open! All architecture firms that have an office(s) in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont and employ AIA members are eligible to apply. There is no charge to apply, only each firm’s dedication to this effort. The survey will
- [WMAIA 2024 Design Awards CALL FOR ENTRIES](https://wmaia.org/2024/08/21/wmaia-2024_summer-2/) - CALL FOR ENTRIES In partnership with the Western Massachusetts Section of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, this longstanding bi-annual program of the WMAIA aims to encourage and recognize distinguished architectural and landscape design achievement and honor the project team – including the clients and consultants who work together to improve the built environment. Participation
- [WMAIA 2024 Summer Newsletter](https://wmaia.org/2024/07/18/wmaia-2024_summer/)
- [Stephen Schreiber FAIA Awarded for Distinguished Service](https://wmaia.org/2024/06/18/stephen_schreiber_awarded/) - Stephen D. Schreiber, FAIA, DPACSA, of Amherst, Massachusetts, is recognized for his outstanding leadership of the National Architectural Accrediting Board, as well as his service to the Council, the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Architects, and Region 1. As president of the NAAB, Schreiber has led the organization through a period of adjustment and evolution. Schreiber
- [Register Now! Greenbuild 2024](https://wmaia.org/2024/06/05/register-now-greenbuild-2024/) - REGISTER NOW! Prices increase after June 7, 2024. Greenbuild 2024 registration is officially open! Join us in Philadelphia from November 12-15 for an unforgettable experience dedicated to scaling up sustainability in the built environment. This year’s theme, “Built to Scale,” underscores our collective dedication to transforming markets worldwide with proven green building solutions. Get ready
- [Congratulations to 2024 Fellows!](https://wmaia.org/2024/05/02/congratulations-to-2024-fellows/) - We are pleased to share that two of our members were elevated to the AIA’s prestigious College of Fellows, AIA’s highest membership honor, for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society. CONGRATULATIONS to Thomas RC Hartman FAIA, Partner, C & H Architects, Amherst MA and Ludmilla Pavlova-Gillham FAIA, Senior Campus Planner & Architect,
- [WMAIA 2024 Spring Newsletter](https://wmaia.org/2024/04/11/wmaia-2024_spring/)
- [NMH Wrestling Facility](https://wmaia.org/2022/12/21/wrestling/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards CITATION AWARD WINNER Jones Whitsett Architects
- [River Valley Coop](https://wmaia.org/2022/12/21/river-valley-coop/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards MERIT AWARD & ARCHITECTS’ CHOICE WINNER Thomas Douglas Architects
- [Margo Jones FAIA Retires](https://wmaia.org/2022/01/25/margo-jones-faia-retires/)
- [Pritzker Architecture Prize Goes to Two Women for the First Time](https://wmaia.org/2020/03/03/pritzker-architecture-prize-goes-to-two-women-for-the-first-time/) - The Dublin-based architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have practiced together for 40 years.
- [AIA24 Conference on Architecture & Design - Register Now](https://wmaia.org/2024/03/05/aia24-conference-on-architecture-design-register-now/) - EARLY BIRD RATES THROUGH APRIL 10. Three new passes with valuable perks let you design your AIA24 experience. Pick your pass, then register for the keynotes, tours, and events you’d like to attend!
- [in memoriam - Laura Fitch 1960-2023](https://wmaia.org/2023/01/26/in-memoriam-laura-fitch-1960-2023/) - Laura Fitch: March 19, 1960 – January 1, 2023 Laura Fitch AIA, LEED BD+C, principal of Fitch Architecture and Community Design, died unexpectedly on January 1, 2023. Born in Concord, MA, she is survived by her husband of 39 years, Lyons Witten; two sons, a foster daughter; two grandchildren; her mother, a sister and four
- [WMAIA 2024 Winter Newsletter](https://wmaia.org/2024/01/19/wmaia-2024_winter/)
- [Three UMass architecture alums are presidents of AIA chapters](https://wmaia.org/2024/01/03/umass-grads/) - Over the past couple of years, graduates from the UMass Master of Architecture program have assumed leadership roles as presidents in three of the seven New England chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Dorrie Brooks ’11 M.Arch leads AIA Massachusetts; Garth Schwellenbach ’13 M.Arch is guiding AIA Western Massachusetts; and Kathryn Wetherbee Wise
- [WMAIA 2023 Winter Newsletter](https://wmaia.org/2023/12/01/wmaia-2023-winter-newsletter/)
- [Bill Austin AIA Retires](https://wmaia.org/2023/09/08/bill_austin_retires/)
- [in memoriam - John W. Olver 1936-2023](https://wmaia.org/2023/05/10/in-memoriam-john-olver/) - John W. Olver: September 3, 1936 – February 23, 2023 I first met Congressman John Olver in the middle of Independence Avenue in Washington DC. Chris Farley AIA and I were on our way to meet him, during AIA National’s Lobby Day. But Congressman Olver was scurrying in the opposite direction. “You have one minute”,
- [in memoriam - Jack Frazier 1931-2023](https://wmaia.org/2023/05/10/in-memoriam-jack-frazier/) - Jackie (Jack) L. Frazier: June 5, 1931 – February 17, 2023 One of the things you discover as you age is you find yourself losing those who have brought something special to your life. Jackie (Jack) Lafayette Frazier, long time valley architect, partner at Juster Pope Frazier, mentor, and friend, was one of those people.
- [in memoriam: Norton Juster 1929-2021](https://wmaia.org/2021/04/27/inmemoriam_juster/) - Writer, teacher, and architect Norton Juster passed away on March 9, 2021; he was 91. Best known for his book The Phantom Tollbooth, you can read about his myriad accomplishments in obituaries posted on The New York Times, NPR, The Boston Globe and many other publications. Here we offer a more personal remembrance of a
- [in memoriam: Mark Ledwell 1953-2021](https://wmaia.org/2021/07/21/inmemoriam_ledwell/) - Mark Ledwell: February 9, 1953 – May 5, 2021 We are a close family of designers and builders in this valley, and if you practice here as an architect, engineer or tradesperson, you would certainly have known Mark Ledwell. The 20 plus years he was a part of Wright Builders resulted in a legacy of
- [New England Farmhouse](https://wmaia.org/2022/12/21/new_england_farmhouse/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards MERIT AWARD WINNER C&H Architects
- [1492 Westminster](https://wmaia.org/2022/12/21/1492_westminster/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards HONOR AWARD WINNER truthbox Architects
- [Student Union Renovation](https://wmaia.org/2022/12/21/student_union_renovation/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards HONOR AWARD WINNER Shepley Bullfinch
- [Maier Camerlenghi Addition](https://wmaia.org/2022/12/21/maier_camerlenghi/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards HONOR AWARD WINNER Naomi Darling Architecture
- [Congratulations, Caryn Brause FAIA](https://wmaia.org/2021/03/17/congratulations-caryn-brause-faia/) - WMAIA Member Caryn Brause elevated to Fellow! Congratulations to WMAIA Board Member Caryn Brause – Associate Professor of Architecture/UMass – and now Caryn Brause FAIA! This year the American Institute of Architects (AIA) elevated 102 members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions of the architecture
- [Olver Design Building at UMass wins an AIA COTE® Top Ten Award](https://wmaia.org/2020/06/01/olver-design-building-at-umass-wins-an-aia-cote-top-ten-award/) - The Olver Design Center is a winner of the prestigious AIA’s COTE® Top Ten Award. The COTE® Top Ten Awards is the industry’s best-known awards program for sustainable design excellence. Each year, ten innovative projects earn the prize for setting the standard in design and sustainability. Congratulation to Leers Weinzapfel Associates and our colleagues on
- [Michael Sorkin, who championed social justice via architecture, dies at 71 from COVID-19](https://wmaia.org/2020/04/01/michael-sorkin-who-championed-social-justice-via-architecture-dies-at-71-from-covid-19/) - By Harrison Smith Washington Post,March 31, 2020, 8:40 p.m. WASHINGTON — Michael Sorkin, a fiery champion of social justice and sustainability in architecture and urban planning who emerged as one of his profession’s most incisive public intellectuals over a career as a critic, author, teacher, and designer, died March 26 in Manhattan. He was 71.
- [Henry Cobb, "The Man Who Designed Modern Boston" 1927-2020](https://wmaia.org/2020/03/04/henry-cobb-1927-2020/) - Henry Cobb, a renowned architect who designed several landmark buildings in Boston and was a founding partner of the Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, died in his Manhattan home March 2 at the age of 93, according to a spokesman for the firm. After graduating from Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College, and the Harvard Graduate
- [Aelan B. Tierney AIA Becomes President of Kuhn Riddle Architects](https://wmaia.org/2018/01/23/aelan-b-tierney-becomes-president-of-kuhn-riddle-architects/) - A New Generation of Leadership –Kuhn Riddle Architects Becomes a Woman-Owned Firm As of January 1, 2018, Aelan B. Tierney AIA has become the third Principal, and the President of Kuhn Riddle Architects. Ms. Tierney joins Jonathan Salvon and Charles Roberts, who became Principals in 2010 when Chris Riddle retired. John Kuhn passes the torch

## Pages

- [Home](https://wmaia.org/) - The WMAIA promotes excellence in architecture through professional development, community outreach, and the celebration of architecture in our region. We want to engage the public in an ongoing, meaningful dialogue about architecture and the built environment: how does it affect you, your family, your workplace, and the world? Many of our programs and events –
- [2026 New England Architecture Awards](https://wmaia.org/2026-new-england-architecture-awards/) - AIA Western Massachusetts is proud to organize and host the 2026 New England Architecture Awards. Registration opens MAY 15, 2026. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has a long tradition of recognizing individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievements in support of the profession of architecture and the AIA. The Annual New England Architecture Awards celebrate
- [Classifieds](https://wmaia.org/classifieds/) - Classified Ad Specifications The WMAIA website will publish classified ads for job postings and for architects and allied professionals seeking jobs. This service is free of charge to members and member firms. PLEASE NOTE: In order to ensure that our Classifieds page is up to date, ads will be removed upon request from the posting
- [WMAIA Newsletter](https://wmaia.org/wmaia-newsletter/) - The WMAIA publishes our newsletter on a quarterly basis. To subscribe to the newsletter in hard copy, contact the Executive Director, Lorin Starr, via email. To download a pdf version of a past newsletter from our archives (available from 2008 to present), select below. 2026 Newsletters 2025 Newsletters 2024 Newsletters Jan-Mar 2026 Apr-Jun 2026 Jan-Mar
- [Committee on the Environment (COTE)](https://wmaia.org/committee-on-the-environment-cote/) - Committee on the Environment (COTE) WMAIA COTE MISSION To provide resources to our members and our greater community that fosters the development of environmentally sound structures and sustainable communities. OUR MEETINGS We meet periodically, to develop programs to support continuing education related to the environment and sustainability. Please contact Lorin Starr, WMAIA Executive Director, for
- [Contact](https://wmaia.org/contact/) - Find Info on the Website If you are interested in hiring an architect, becoming an architect, or simply curious about what an architect does, this page offers several good resources. Our Firm Profiles section includes brief descriptions and photographs from AIA member firms in western Massachusetts. Our About Hiring an Architect section includes brief descriptions
- [Films, TV and Online](https://wmaia.org/film-series/) - Films We list films presented by the WMAIA Architecture Film Series here. We will also list other local New England architecture-related films. If you have information about a film or program related to architecture, and would like us to list it here, please contact the WMAIA web manager. TV & Online Here we list television
- [Exhibits](https://wmaia.org/exhibits/) - Gallery Exhibits & Museum Shows WMAIA and other local New England architecture-related exhibits are listed here. Exhibits not sponsored by the WMAIA are listed as a courtesy; the list is neither exhaustive nor complete. We can use your help! If you have information about an exhibit related to architecture, and would like to list it
- [Continuing Education](https://wmaia.org/continuing-education/) - Continuing Education Programs and Events WMAIA and other local New England architecture-related programs are listed here. Additional programs of interest to our members which are not sponsored by the WMAIA are listed as a courtesy; the list is neither exhaustive nor complete. We can use your help! If you have information about an event or
- [Awards & Competitions](https://wmaia.org/awards/) - Awards & Competitions The WMAIA Design Awards, the New England Architecture Awards, and other relevant design competition and awards programs are listed here. Programs not sponsored by the WMAIA or the AIA are listed as a courtesy; the list is neither exhaustive nor complete. We can use your help! If you have information about an
- [Conferences](https://wmaia.org/conferences/) - Conferences WMAIA and other local New England architecture-related conferences are listed here. Listings typically will included Building Energy (NESEA), the Greenbuild International Conference, and the AIA National Conference on Architecture & Design. Also, make sure to check out AIA National’s other events on their website. Conferences not sponsored by the WMAIA are listed as a
- [Join & Benefits](https://wmaia.org/join/) - Who Can Join?The WMAIA offers membership to registered architects and other interested eligible parties, including allied professionals (interior design professionals, construction professionals, vendors and suppliers of architectural elements) and students. To find out more about becoming a member, contact the Executive Director, Lorin Starr via email, or download and fill out one of the forms
- [Women in Architecture (WIA)](https://wmaia.org/women-in-architecture-wia/) - Women in Architecture (WIA) ABOUT This Committee was founded by our chapter’s first female AIA Fellows, and continues to grow. MISSION The WMAIA WIA Committee develops and promotes women leaders within the architecture profession, with a focus on mentorship, licensure, and networking opportunities. SPONSOR The sponsor for this year’s activities is Marvin Windows & Doors. EVENTS The
- [Emerging Professionals](https://wmaia.org/emerging-professionals/) - Emerging Professionals MeetingsWe are currently hosting EMERGING PROFESSIONALS SERIES: Architects’ Office Hours, 6-8 times a year. These Friday noontime gatherings focus on a specific topic and also allow time for questions and general discussion. Any architecture student, recent graduate or architect licensed less than ten years (per the AIA’s definition of Emerging Professionals) is welcomed
- [WMAIA Board of Directors](https://wmaia.org/wmaia-board-of-directors/) - WMAIA Board of Directors WMAIA Reps to AIA MA PRESIDENT Garrison (Clark) Piers-Gamble Associate AIA Kuhn Riddle Architects & Designers PRESIDENT ELECT Mohamed Ibrahim AIA TREASURER Jody Barker AIA Jody Barker, Architecture & Design, LLC SECRETARY Caryn Brause FAIA SITELAB Architecture + Design / UMass Amherst PAST PRESIDENT Kerry Bartini AIA Berkshire Design, Inc. BOARD
- [News](https://wmaia.org/news/) - WMAIA at Your Service Submit News Please email information of interest to WMAIA member (meetings, lectures, competitions, classes, etc.) to Julie Waggoner for posting on the WMAIA website. Classified Ads: Jobs Wanted / Positions Offered WMAIA offers this free service to members and member firms. See more info on our classifieds page. Advertise in the
- [Advocacy & Legislation](https://wmaia.org/advocacy_legislation/) - Advocacy & LegislationAIA Massachusetts’ monthly Legislative & Regulatory Update can be found on the AIA MA website. Scroll down the GAC page to find the heading “2025 Government Affairs Committee Meeting Schedule.” Agendas, minutes and updates can be found there. AIA Massachusetts is your state AIA component. Incorporated in 1941, AIA Massachusetts is managed by a 9-member
- [Hire an Architect](https://wmaia.org/hire-an-architect/) - About Hiring an ArchitectThis section will guide you through some frequently asked questions, and the process of hiring an architect. Why Hire an “AIA” Architect? The American Institute of Architects is the national professional association of architects. All AIA members are licensed architects; however, not all licensed architects are AIA members. AIA members have unique
- [About](https://wmaia.org/about/) - Our MissionThe WMAIA promotes excellence in architecture through professional development, community outreach, and the celebration of architecture in our region. We want to engage the public in an ongoing, meaningful dialogue about architecture and the built environment: how does it affect you, your family, your workplace, and the world? Many of our events, educational programs,
- [Resources](https://wmaia.org/resources/) - Listed here are are local and statewide – and even some federal – programs and organizations and other resources relating to architecture and design. From educational opportunities to building codes, from museum exhibits to sustainable design and green building, these resources will assist you in further exploring and appreciating the field of architecture. If you
- [Member List](https://wmaia.org/member-list/) - Our Members The WMAIA offers membership to registered architects and other interested, eligible parties such as professionals in allied fields (construction, interior design, vendors of products and supplies) and students. Find out how to join the WMAIA. Current architect members are listed below, alphabetically by last name. We also list associate members, affiliate members (both
- [Member Info](https://wmaia.org/members/) - Who Can Join?The WMAIA offers membership to registered architects and other interested eligible parties, including allied professionals (interior design professionals, construction professionals, vendors and suppliers of architectural elements) and students. To find out more about becoming a member, contact the Executive Director, Lorin Starr via email, or download and fill out one of the forms
- [2024 WMAIA Design Awards](https://wmaia.org/2024-wmaia-design-awards/) - The WMAIA Design Awards program is held every two years, in even-numbered years. The competition is open to any building type or landscape project anywhere in the world completed at any time in the last seven years (after January 1, 2014), if the architecture firm/architect-of-record or landscape architect currently has its principal office in Western
- [Firm Profiles](https://wmaia.org/firm-profiles/) - Profiles of Some WMAIA Member Firms As a service to WMAIA member firms, we post abbreviated firm profiles – similar to mini websites – on this website. Not every WMAIA member is represented by a firm profile, but a good number of our member firms are. These abbreviated profiles also include links to a firm’s
- [2016 WMAIA Design Awards](https://wmaia.org/2016-wmaia-design-awards/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards This program was once again co-hosted by the WMAIA and the Boston Society of Landscape Architects / Western Massachusetts Section. The program had been co-hosted in 2014 by the two organizations, as well. The competition was open to any building type or landscape anywhere in the world completed at any time
- [FAIA Application - Grant](https://wmaia.org/faia-application-grant/) - WMAIA supports its members who want to pursue Fellowship in the Institute. We will provide a Fellowship Grant, which covers up to three hours of consulting time with Julie Waggoner, Mica Blue Creative, Marketing Consultant and WMAIA webmaster. Julie has extensive – and successful – experience in working with Fellowship applicants and is well versed
- [WMAIA COTE |  USGBC Green Giant Awards](https://wmaia.org/wmaia-cote-usgbc-green-giant-awards/) - GREEN GIANTS AWARDS From 2013 to 2023 the Green Giants Award Program honored the work of the trades people, educators, and owners/program directors who help build, teach about, envision and fund the green buildings in Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Berkshire counties. The program was held every two years in odd-numbered years. It alternated with the
- [Emerging Professionals Grant Application](https://wmaia.org/emerging-professionals-grant-application/) - Grant FundingWMAIA, in partnership with our Copper Sponsor PELLA, is proud to announce that we will be kicking off an initiative to award grants in the amount of up to $250 each to Emerging Professionals in Western Massachusetts who are furthering their architectural career. Who is an Emerging Professional? For the purpose of this program,
- [in memoriam](https://wmaia.org/in-memoriam/) - in memoriam WMAIA has deep — and sometimes decades-long — connections with colleagues and friends throughout Western Massachusetts. When possible, we want to acknowledge the passing and celebrate the lives of our members and members of the larger architecture community in Western Massachusetts. We encourage submission of in memoriam pieces that are personal and/or that
- [2022 WMAIA Design Awards](https://wmaia.org/2022-wmaia-design-awards/) - The WMAIA Design Awards program is held every two years, in even-numbered years. This awards program alternates with the Green Giants Award program, which is held every two years in odd-numbered years. In 2022, the WMAIA received 13 entries. Three Honor Awards – the highest award category – were presented; two Merit Awards were given,
- [COVID-19](https://wmaia.org/covid-19/) - COVID-19 RESOURCES The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, work, and design. The parameters around safety and regulation are changing frequently. We are archiving and posting information on this page as a resource and a courtesy. Please check with local, state and national health and regulatory bodies for the most updated information. CDC
- [Committees](https://wmaia.org/committees/) - Committee on the Environment (COTE) The COTE was formed to provide resources to our members and our greater community that fosters the development of environmentally sound structures and sustainable communities. OUR MEETINGS We typically meet monthly, via Zoom (due to the pandemic). Our meetings will be announced in the WMAIA e-news. To sign up for
- [2020 WMAIA Design Awards](https://wmaia.org/2020-wmaia-design-awards/) - The WMAIA Design Awards program is held every two years, in even-numbered years. This awards program alternates with the Green Giants Award program, which is held every two years in odd-numbered years. In 2020, the WMAIA received 14 entries. Two Honor Awards – the highest award category – were presented; two Merit Awards were given,
- [2018 WMAIA Design Awards](https://wmaia.org/wmaia-design-awards/) - The WMAIA Design Awards program is held every two years, in even-numbered years. This awards program alternates with the Green Giants Award program, which is held every two years in odd-numbered years. The most recent WMAIA Design Awards was held in 2018; the entries and winners are shown below. The competition is open to any
- [2019 AIA New England Conference & Design Awards](https://wmaia.org/2019-aia-new-england-conference-awards/) - CONFERENCE Saturday, October 5, 2019 Amherst, MA, hosted by AIA of Western Massachusetts REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Environmental changes and challenges are not the stuff of future fantasy; they are impacting humans and the rest of the natural world today. How do we, as architects, take action toward solving these challenges? Design & Building Now:
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## Venues

- [Hybrid: ZOOM or 170 Design Building UMass](https://wmaia.org/venue/hybrid-zoom-or-170-design-building-umass/)
- [33 Hawley Street, Northampton, MA](https://wmaia.org/venue/33-hawley-street-northampton-ma/)
- [Pella Showroom](https://wmaia.org/venue/pella-showroom/)
- [Greylock Glen Outdoor Centr](https://wmaia.org/venue/greylock-glen-outdoor-centr/)
- [Girls, Inc.](https://wmaia.org/venue/girls-inc/)
- [UMass Olver Design Building 170](https://wmaia.org/venue/umass-design-building-170/)
- [415 Congress St., Portland, ME](https://wmaia.org/venue/415-congress-st-portland-me/)
- [Bistro 63, Amherst](https://wmaia.org/venue/bistro-63-amherst/)
- [Mystic Marriott, Groton, CT](https://wmaia.org/venue/mystic-marriott-groton-ct/)
- [Umass, Amherst](https://wmaia.org/venue/umass-amherst-2/)
- [Springfield Technical Community Collge](https://wmaia.org/venue/springfield-technical-community-collge/)
- [Olver Design Building Atrium](https://wmaia.org/venue/olver-design-building-atrium/)
- [Polar Park, Worcester, MA](https://wmaia.org/venue/polar-park-worcester-ma/)
- [ZOOM](https://wmaia.org/venue/zoom/)
- [ZOOM Webinar](https://wmaia.org/venue/zoom-webinar/)
- [Greenfield Community College](https://wmaia.org/venue/greenfield-community-college/)
- [BSA Space](https://wmaia.org/venue/bsa-space/)
- [Rudolph Hall, Yale School of Architecture](https://wmaia.org/venue/rudolph-hall-yale-school-of-architecture/)
- [Red Barn, Hampshire College](https://wmaia.org/venue/red-barn-hampshire-college/)
- [Gardening the Community](https://wmaia.org/venue/gardening-the-community/)
- [UMass Marriot Center, Amherst](https://wmaia.org/venue/umass-marriot-center-amherst/)
- [The Stationery Factory](https://wmaia.org/venue/the-stationery-factory/)
- [TDS Center, Keene State College](https://wmaia.org/venue/tds-center-keene-state-college/)
- [Gateway City Arts](https://wmaia.org/venue/gateway-city-arts/)
- [UMass Campus Center, Room 163C](https://wmaia.org/venue/umass-campus-center-room-163c/)
- [Johnny's Tavern](https://wmaia.org/venue/johnnys-tavern/)
- [Amherst College, Science Building](https://wmaia.org/venue/amherst-college-science-building/)
- [Umass Design Building 162](https://wmaia.org/venue/umass-design-building-162/)
- [UMASS Design Building 180](https://wmaia.org/venue/umass-design-building-180/)
- [Willits Hallowell Center, Mount Holyoke College](https://wmaia.org/venue/willits-hallowell-center-mount-holyoke-college/)
- [Amherst College, Room 113 Fayerweather Hall](https://wmaia.org/venue/amherst-college-room-113-fayerweather-hall/)
- [UMASS Campus Center](https://wmaia.org/venue/umass-campus-center/)
- [Tanglewood](https://wmaia.org/venue/tanglewood/)
- [BSA](https://wmaia.org/venue/bsa/)
- [University of Maine, Orono, Maine](https://wmaia.org/venue/university-of-maine-orono-maine/)
- [Smith College Bechtel Environmental Classroom](https://wmaia.org/venue/smith-college-bechtel-environmental-classroom/)
- [New York City](https://wmaia.org/venue/new-york-city/)
- [DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum](https://wmaia.org/venue/decordova-sculpture-park-and-museum/)
- [UMASS Design Building Atrium](https://wmaia.org/venue/umass-design-building-atrium/)
- [Westin Boston Waterfront](https://wmaia.org/venue/westin-boston-waterfront/)
- [A.P.E. Gallery](https://wmaia.org/venue/a-p-e-gallery/)
- [Boston Convention & Exhibition Center](https://wmaia.org/venue/boston-convention-exhibition-center/)
- [United Church of Christ](https://wmaia.org/venue/united-church-of-christ/)
- [Click Workspace](https://wmaia.org/venue/click-workspace/)
- [UMASS Design Building](https://wmaia.org/venue/umass-design-building/)
- [UMASS Campus Center, Room 174-76](https://wmaia.org/venue/umass-campus-center-room-174-76/)
- [Naugatuck Valley Community College](https://wmaia.org/venue/naugatuck-valley-community-college/)
- [Division of Fisheries & Wildlife](https://wmaia.org/venue/division-of-fisheries-wildlife/)
- [Kuhn Riddle Architects](https://wmaia.org/venue/kuhn-riddle-architects/)
- [UMASS Amherst](https://wmaia.org/venue/umass-amherst/)
- [The Old Chapel, UMASS Amherst](https://wmaia.org/venue/the-old-chapel-umass-amherst/)
- [Portsmouth, NH](https://wmaia.org/venue/portsmouth-nh/)
- [Your TV](https://wmaia.org/venue/your-tv/)
- [Amherst College, Room 117 Fayerweather Hall](https://wmaia.org/venue/amherst-college-room-117-fayerweather-hall/)
- [Hitchcock Center](https://wmaia.org/venue/hitchcock-center/)

## Organizers

- [Swampfield Historial Society](https://wmaia.org/organizer/swampfield-historial-society/)
- [WMAIA & Women in Architecture](https://wmaia.org/organizer/wmaia-women-in-architecture/)
- [AIA Rhode Island](https://wmaia.org/organizer/aia-rhode-island/)
- [Central MA AIA](https://wmaia.org/organizer/central-ma-aia/)
- [Boston Society of Architects](https://wmaia.org/organizer/boston-society-of-architects/)
- [](https://wmaia.org/organizer/15558/)
- [UMass Amherst](https://wmaia.org/organizer/umass-amherst/)
- [WMAIA & 5-College Architectural Studies](https://wmaia.org/organizer/wmaia-5-college-architectural-studies/)
- [AIA New Hampshire](https://wmaia.org/organizer/aia-new-hampshire/)
- [](https://wmaia.org/organizer/15274/)
- [](https://wmaia.org/organizer/15262/)
- [](https://wmaia.org/organizer/15227/)
- [](https://wmaia.org/organizer/15183/)
- [](https://wmaia.org/organizer/15179/)
- [NESEA](https://wmaia.org/organizer/nesea/)
- [](https://wmaia.org/organizer/14824/)
- [](https://wmaia.org/organizer/14772/)
- [](https://wmaia.org/organizer/14749/)
- [Maine Mass Timber Design Organization](https://wmaia.org/organizer/maine-mass-timber-design-organization/)
- [AIA Maine](https://wmaia.org/organizer/aia-maine/)
- [AIA National](https://wmaia.org/organizer/aia-national/)
- [WMAIA COTE](https://wmaia.org/organizer/wmaia-cote/)
- [WMAIA](https://wmaia.org/organizer/wmaia/)

## Events

- [AIACT Program: EC3 - Designing for a Decarbonized Future](https://wmaia.org/event/aiact-program-ec3-designing-for-a-decarbonized-future/) - From AIA Connecticut EC3 – Designing for a Decarbonized Future: Performance-Driven Architecture in Practice Monday, June 8, 2026| 3:30 PM – 4:30| 1 LU Virtual As embodied carbon regulations and Buy Clean policies rapidly reshape the building industry, architects and design professionals need practical tools to make informed material decisions. Join us for an engaging
- [Tour of the Davis Center and the Museum, Williams College](https://wmaia.org/event/c-o-t-e-tour-of-the-davis-center-and-the-museum-williams-college/) - REGISTER NOW! – WMAIA COTE/SPRING IN THE BERKSHIRES Tour of the Davis Center and the Museum, Williams College, Williamstown MA Wednesday June 17, 2026| 4PM – 5:30| 1.5 HSW Our June program is both Spring in the Berkshires and a COTE program. We will visit two projects at William College: the recently completed Davis Center
- [REGISTER NOW: ORCHARD HILL PAVILION TOUR](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-date-orchard-hill-pavilion-tour/) - Women in Architecture TOUR AND PROGRAM Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 4PM REGISTER NOW! – Women in Architecture Program This in-person program is free of charge but requires registration. Please join us for this tour! This year’s WMAIA Women in Architecture program is a tour of the UMass Orchard Hill Pavilion with architect Sigrid Miller
- [WMAIA EP OFFICE HOURS SERIES CONTINUE! ](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-ep-office-hours-series-continue/2026-04-17/) - Register Now Fridays April 17 and May 15 | Noon – 1 pm | Zoom EMERGING PROFESSIONALS SERIES: Architects’ Office Hours Sponsored by: Barr & Barr WMAIA is pleased to continue our Friday lunchtime series for our region’s Emerging Professionals. Each of these noontime gatherings will focus on a specific topic but will also allow
- [Building Construction & Technology Series 2026](https://wmaia.org/event/building-construction-technology-series-2026/2026-04-25/) - 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. All programs will be from 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass| For more information and to register visit here Applied Construction Fundamentals Monday February
- [UMass Architecture Lecture Series SPRING 2026](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-spring-2026/2026-03-11/) - The UMass Lecture Series resumes March 11th Self Report for Credit Wednesday March 11, 2026| 5:30 PM| 170 Design Building UMass Five College Architectural Theory Lecture: Paul Emmons PhD, Partick and Nancy Lathrop Professor of Architecture, Virginia Tech School of Architecture Wednesday April 8, 2026| 5:30 PM| 170 Design Building UMass Farooq Ameen FAIA RIBA,
- [Uncovering Vernacular Architecture](https://wmaia.org/event/18692/) - Monday January 12th | 6:00PM | in person | Sunderland Public Library Constructing the Connecticut River Valley: Uncovering Our Vernacular Architecture 1640-1750 In this talk, Nevan Carling will discuss the research he completed for his Master’s degree on the development of the Connecticut River Valley’s unique vernacular building tradition. The talk will discuss the early
- [Register Now: WMAIA Annual Meeting](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-date-wmaia-annual-meeting/) - RegisterDo not delay! Registration deadline is Monday November 17th for catering count! WMAIA ANNUAL MEETING 2025 Wednesday December 10| 5:00-8:00PM| in person at 33 Hawley St, Northampton|1 HSW 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 see some architecture!
- ["Materials Matter" Training Series](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-fall-2/2025-10-23/) - BE+ Materials Matter training series, Materials Matter: The Path to Healthier Buildings is offering an exclusive promo code for the AIA Massachusetts members. Details below: Materials Matter: The Path to Healthier Buildings A training series by Built Environment Plus, focused on embodied carbon and healthy material solutions. A limited number of discounted tickets available in
- [Building Construction & Technology Series](https://wmaia.org/event/bct-series-2/2025-09-15/) - 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. All programs will be from 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass| Register Now! Monday September 15| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170
- [COTE Monthly Meeting](https://wmaia.org/event/15758/) - Thursday, January 16| 4:30 PM | Kuhn Riddle Architects 28 Amity Street, Amherst Planning session for 2020 – come join the conversation! Help decide the programs and GREEN BITE speakers for 2020. It’s a casual meeting, good discussion – with snacks!
- [UMASS architecture Lectures: Beatriz Colomina](https://wmaia.org/event/fall-2019-bct-lecture-series-fenestration-2-2-2-2-2/) - X-Ray Architecture Synopsis: Every age has its signature afflictions and each affliction has its architecture. This lecture will explore the psychopathologies of architecture–from the trauma of tuberculosis to more recent disorders such as burn-out syndrome, ADHD, allergies, and the environmentally hypersensitive unable to live in the modern world. Diagnostic tools from X-Rays to MRIs and
- [Winter 2020 BCT Lecture Series - Active Chilled Beams and Radiant Cooling](https://wmaia.org/event/fall-2019-bct-lecture-series-fenestration-2/) - Monday, February 10 | 4:00-5:15 | 170 Design Building |credit pending approval Active Chilled Beams and Radiant Cooling Giancarlo Tosi, MS, Regional Manager: DADANCO Mr. Tosi is a graduate of UMass Amherst’s Engineering School. Mr. Tosi’s role within DADANCO is promoting the understanding and marketing the product of the recent building cooling technology revolution where
- [Net Zero School Summit - CT AIA](https://wmaia.org/event/fall-2019-bct-lecture-series-fenestration-2-2-3/) - Net Zero School Summit January 31st, 2020 8:00am – 4:30pm Rudolph Hall, Yale School of Architecture 180 York Street New Haven, CT 06511 AIA Connecticut, in collaboration with the CT Green Building Council and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) is hosting their very first Net Zero Schools Summit at the Yale School of
- [WMAIA Day of Service](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-day-of-service-2/) - Join us for the 3rd Annual WMAIA Day of Service When: Saturday, October 19th, 10am – 2pm Where: Gardening The Community 200 Walnut Street, Springfield, MA 01105 What: Help re-build bike sheds Carpentry Painting Any skill set is appreciated! Gardening The Community is a food justice organization engaged in youth development, urban agriculture and sustainable
- [COTE Monthly Meeting](https://wmaia.org/event/15758-2/) - Thursday, January 16| 4:30 PM | Kuhn Riddle Architects 28 Amity Street, Amherst Come join the Committee On The Environment conversation! It’s a casual meeting, good discussion – with snacks!
- [UMASS architecture Lectures: Eric Bunge](https://wmaia.org/event/fall-2019-bct-lecture-series-fenestration-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Buildings and Almost Buildings Synopsis: Is architecture inherently complete? Or is it a state of incompletion and seeming inadequacy that incites us to imagine architecture as an armature for an ever-changing daily life? Across a range of buildings, public spaces, and ephemeral installations, nARCHITECTS argues for the formal and social potential of an architecture that
- [Building Construction & Technology Series](https://wmaia.org/event/bct-series/)
- [FALL Building Construction & Technology Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/bct-lectures-fall-2024/2024-09-16/) - Fall BCT Lectures – Hybrid – All programs are Mondays from 4:00 -5:15 pm EST For Detailed Information and to Register visit here 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
- [NE Architecture Awards CELEBRATION](https://wmaia.org/event/ne-architecture-awards-celebration/) - New England Architecture Awards Celebration October 18, 2024 – 5:30 pm The Portland Masonic 415 Congress Street Portland, Maine 04101 Join AIA Maine, the hosts of the 2024 New England Architecture Awards, for an evening of celebration as we unveil the winners of this year’s prestigious competition. With over 190 outstanding submissions across New England,
- [SPRING Building Construction & Technology Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/bct-lectures-fall-2024-2/2024-09-16/) - Spring BCT Lectures – Hybrid All programs are Mondays from 4:00 -5:15 pm For Detailed Information and TO REGISTER visit here 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
- [Western MA Committee on the Environment (COTE)](https://wmaia.org/event/western-ma-committee-on-the-environment-cote/2024-03-12/) - Register Now! Please join the COTE committee for our spring continuing education series on embodied carbon – with a focus on practical tools for architects hoping to reduce the carbon in their projects. Embodied Carbon in Existing Buildings Tuesday March 12| 4:00-5:15PM| Zoom |1 HSW approval pending Barbra Batshalom, founder and Executive Director of the Sustainable
- [WMAIA Film Series!](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-save-the-dates-5/2024-03-20/) - THE WMAIA FILM SERIES RESUMES MARCH 20th Wednesday March 20 | 6:30 PM | Zoom |1 LU Leisurama In 1963, All State Properties, capitalizing on publicity from an international debate between Nixon and Khrushchev, built a development of second homes in Montauk, New York. The homes were designed by architect Andrew Geller at industrial designer
- [UMass Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-lecture-series/2024-03-06/) - Spring Architecture Lecture Series at UMass Self Report for Learning Units More information here. All lectures will be held in Design Building 170 at 5:30pm Wednesday, 3/6 Mimi Love, Principal, Utile Architecture and Planning Wednesday, 3/27 Joseph Zeal-Henry, 2024 ArtLab Loeb Fellow at Harvard Wednesday, 4/17 Alan Organschi, Principal, Gray Organschi Architecture Wednesday, 5/1 Katie
- [Building Energy Boston CONFERENCE](https://wmaia.org/event/building-energy-2024/) - BuildingEnergy Boston is a conference designed by and for practitioners in the fields of high-performance building and design, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. It brings more than 1,000 industry leaders and emerging professionals together to learn from and share ideas with each other. Sessions are curated by a volunteer NESEA-Member content committee to ensure that
- [EP Zoom Hour: Recent Grad Panel](https://wmaia.org/event/ep-zoom-hour-recent-grad-panel/) - Wednesday April 10| 4:00-5:00PM|ZOOM EP Zoom Hour – Recent Grad Panel Come join WMAIA’s Garrison Piers-Gamble Associate AIA and Kerry Bartini AIA for a monthly informal discussion of all things EP. Drop in for a moment or stay for the hour. Let’s discuss what’s on your mind as an Emerging Professionals navigating through licensure or
- [AIA24 Conference on Architecture & Design](https://wmaia.org/event/aia24-conference-on-architecture-design/) - Early bird rates through April 10! Three new passes with valuable perks let you design your AIA24 experience. Pick your pass, then register for the keynotes, tours, and events you’d like to attend!
- [Jean Carroon FAIA: Career & Conversation](https://wmaia.org/event/wia_presents_jean_carroon_faia/) - Register Now! Tuesday May 28| 4:00-6:00 PM| In Person |1 HSW WMAIA Women in Architecture presents: Jean Carroon FAIA: Career & Conversation Join us at Bistro 63, Amherst, MA for some social time and a conversation with Jean Carroon FAIA, Principal at Goody Clancy in Boston and the current Massachusetts representative to the AIA Strategic
- [TOUR: Bousquet Mountain Lodge](https://wmaia.org/event/tour-bousquet/) - Register Now! Tuesday June 11| 4:00-6:00 PM| In Person |1 LU (maybe HSW, approval pending) Tour: Bousquet Mountain lodge, Pittsfield MA Tour & social hour. Bousquet Mountain’s new 18,000 square foot, mixed-use lodge replaced the original 1941 building, which had its share of structural and safety challenges over the years, was taken down in order
- [2024 Northeast Embodied Carbon Summit](https://wmaia.org/event/embodied-carbon-summit/) - The BSA & the Boston/Northeast Hub of the Carbon Leadership Forum are co-hosting the 2024 Northeast Embodied Carbon Summit, to be held in Boston from June 20-21, 2024. The summit marks five years since the BSA held the Embodied Carbon in Buildings Conference which led to the development of the EC 101 Series and the creation of
- [WMAIA COTE Program: New MA Energy Codes Overview](https://wmaia.org/event/cote-2024/) - Register Now! MASSACHUSETTS NEW ENERGY CODES OVERVIEW Tuesday September 10| 3:30-5:00| ZOOM |1.5 HSW Mark Newey Managing Principal of Airtight Energy Consulting will provide an overview of Massachusetts’ new energy codes. Mark will provide insight, helping Massachusetts firms navigate the new codes implemented over the last year. This will be an interactive program in which participants
- [SAVE THE DATES: Film Series Resumes](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-dates-film-series-resumes/2023-10-11/) - 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
- [New England Architecture Awards Keynote and Dinner](https://wmaia.org/event/aiane-awards/) - Register 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 celebrate
- [WIA Panel Discussion: Women, Gender and Architecture in Denmark](https://wmaia.org/event/womendenmark/) - SAVE THE DATE! A registration link will be sent soon Women, Gender and Architecture in Denmark: A Panel Discussion Friday November 10 |Noon| In person |1 LU approval pending UMass welcomes Henriette Steiner and Svava Riesto, authors of UNTOLD STORIES. WOMEN, GENDER, AND ARCHITECTURE IN DENMARK for a panel discussion based on their book, which
- [AIA / ASCA Research Conference](https://wmaia.org/event/aia-asca/) - Register 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 conference
- [WMAIA Annual Meeting](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-annual-meeting/) - REGISTER NOW! WMAIA ANNUAL MEETING & GREEN GIANTS PRESENTATION 2023 Featuring: Scholarships, Chapter Elections & a Special Green Giant Presentation in celebration of Laura Fitch AIA Tuesday December 12th | 5:30 – 8:00 PM| in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1HSW (for 4:30 tour, approval pending) BONUS – arrive early and tour the Bromery Center
- [Emerging Professionals ZOOM Hour](https://wmaia.org/event/emerging-professionals-zoom-hour/2024-01-10/) - EP Hour – via ZOOM Come join WMAIA’s Garrison Piers-Gamble Associate AIA and Kerry Bartini AIA for an informal discussion of all things EP. Drop in for a moment or stay for the hour. Let’s discuss what’s on your mind as an Emerging Professionals navigating through licensure or post-licensure; or as a Supervisor/Firm Stakeholder trying
- [Building & Construction Technology Programs](https://wmaia.org/event/building-construction-technology-programs/2024-02-12/) - Spring BCT Lectures – Hybrid All programs are Mondays from 4:00 -5:15 pm EST For Detailed Information and to Register visit here Introduction to Lean Project Delivery Monday February 12| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1HSW (approval pending) Lean construction is all about efficiency. Manufacturers and construction firms care about
- [Save the Dates! BCT Lectures](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-dates-bct-lectures/2023-09-18/) - SAVE 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 –
- [Registration closes 10/04: AIA / ASCA Research Conference 11/19-21, 2023](https://wmaia.org/event/aia-asca-register/) - Register 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 conference
- [Registration closes 10/04: N.E. Architecture Awards Keynote and Dinner, 10/26/2023](https://wmaia.org/event/aiane-awards-2/) - Register 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 celebrate
- [WMAIA Film Series!](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-2/2023-03-21/) - Tuesday March 21 | 6:30 PM | Zoom |1 LU requested Site Specific Site Specific is a special commission of ten short documentaries for Open House Dublin 2020. Dyehouse Films wonderfully reveal the personalities, processes, complexity, creativity and transformative impact that surround the act of designed space. The protagonists: the architect, the historian, the user,
- [UMass Spring Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-spring-lecture-series/2023-03-29/) - UMass 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 open
- [Committee on the Environment - COTE Monthly Meeting](https://wmaia.org/event/committee-on-the-environment-cote-monthly-meeting-2-2021-10-21-2/) - WMAIA 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 the
- [TOUR: Maier Camerlenghi House](https://wmaia.org/event/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 for
- [BCT Educational Programs](https://wmaia.org/event/bct-educational-programs/2023-02-13/) - Register 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, select
- [TOUR: Berkshire Family YMCA](https://wmaia.org/event/berkshire_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 to
- [Capital Planning, Designer Procurement, and Carbon Goals](https://wmaia.org/event/capital-planning/) - AIA 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 Capital
- [Virtual Tour: ROXBURY BRANCH of the BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY](https://wmaia.org/event/virtual-tour-roxbury-branch-of-the-boston-public-library/) - WMAIA COTE Presents A Virtual Tour: ROXBURY BRANCH of the BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY A 2022 AIA COTE TOP TEN AWARD WINNER Thursday, October 13, 2022 I 4:30 PM I ZOOM I 1 HSW Presented by Michael LeBlanc AIA, Principal, Utile Program Description Utile worked with the Boston Public Facilities Department and the Boston Public Library
- [UMass Architecture Fall Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass2022fall_lecture/2022-10-12/)
- [UMass / WMAIA BCT Programs](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-wmaia-bct/2022-10-17/) - 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 or
- [2022 WMAIA Annual Meeting and Design Awards](https://wmaia.org/event/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. The
- [AIA New England Architecture Awards (Entries due by July 22)](https://wmaia.org/event/aia-new-england-architecture-awards-entries-due-by-july-22/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-06/)
- [UMass/Architecture Fall Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-fall-lecture-series/)
- [Multiplicity 2022: A Five College Architecture Symposium](https://wmaia.org/event/multiplicity-2022-a-five-college-architecture-symposium/) - Multiplicity: Agency, Constraint, and Freedom in Contemporary Architecture A FIVE COLLEGE ARCHITECTURE SYMPOSIUM, SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 1, 2022 Convened by: Pari Riahi, Laure Katsaros, and Michael T. Davis
- [WMAIA Film Series](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-save-the-dates-4/2022-10-11/) - 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 more
- [A'22 - AIA Conference on Architecture](https://wmaia.org/event/a22-aia-conference-on-architecture/) - Master new skills The designed world is getting more complex. This conference delivers the path forward. Acclaimed architects, designers, and building product manufacturers deliver best-in-class CE. Earn your HSW, GBCI, RIBA & AIA LUs for the year! View the schedule of seminars, practicums, keynote events here. The Architecture Expo We’re turning McCormick Place into a
- [REGISTER NOW: Springfield Technical Community College - Student Learning Commons TOUR](https://wmaia.org/event/register-now-springfield-technical-community-college-student-learning-commons-tour/) - Tour: 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 Covid
- [WMAIA Film Series: REGISTER NOW](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-save-the-dates-3/2022-03-16/) - THE WMAIA FILM SERIES RESUMES MARCH 16th – REGISTER NOW! Email director@wmaia.org 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 in
- [UMass Architecture Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-3/2022-03-23/) - UMass Architecture Lecture Series continues March 23rd This series is free and open to the public. More info here. You can self-report for learning units. COVID Protocol: Current requirements for attending a UMass event: UMass Amherst expects everyone attending an indoor event to be vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours
- [WMAIA Spring BCT Programs](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-spring-bct-programs-2/) - Monday, 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 to
- [WMAIA Spring BCT Programs](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-spring-bct-programs-3/) - Monday, 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 partially
- [AIA Materials Certificate Program - REGISTER NOW](https://wmaia.org/event/aia-materials-certificate-program/2022-03-10/) - WMAIA COTE – COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT – presents: AIA Materials Certificate Program 5 courses — 6.25 HSW credits Thursdays, 4:30 – 5:45 PM March 10, March 24, April 7, April 21 and May 5 Virtual Program offered on Zoom Sponsored by Wright Builders Material selection is a core service provided by architects, but that
- [REGISTER NOW! Berkshire Innovation Center TOUR](https://wmaia.org/event/tour-berkshire-innovation-center/) - 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 Berkshire
- [Brutalism + the Public University: Past, Present and Future](https://wmaia.org/event/brutalism-the-public-university-past-present-and-future/2021-10-22/) - UMass Brut: Brutalism + the Public University; Past, Present and Future Friday-Saturday October 22-23 8AM – 5:30 PM | in person up to 9.5 HSW Brutalism enthusiasts, academic scholars, students, and professionals working in the fields of architecture and concrete restoration are strongly encouraged to attend a UMassBrut symposium titled, Brutalism + the Public University:
- [WMAIA Annual Meeting - Members Only](https://wmaia.org/event/16812/) - WMAIA Annual Meeting Thursday, December 16th | 4:30-6:00 | Zoom Sponsors: Pella, Keiter Builders Grab a glass of wine and join us for our Annual Meeting on Thursday, December 16th. This members-only event will feature: Architecture Quiz A favorite from last year’s annual meeting was THE QUIZ where we showed series of architecture photographs and
- [WMAIA Committee on the Environment](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-committee-on-the-environment/) - Register Now! WMAIA COTE – COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT – register now for February 24 Thursday, February | 4:30 PM | Zoom 1 HSW (no fee) Why Trees Are Stronger Than Wood – a presentation by Greg Cabral, Original Mass Timber Maine In this program, rescheduled from last fall, Greg Cabral will discuss the Original
- [SCUP North Atlantic Regional Conference 2022](https://wmaia.org/event/scup-north-atlantic-regional-conference-2022/) - The Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) North Atlantic Regional Conference 2022 Wednesday, March 16 – Friday March 18 | UMass/Amherst Together Again: Reimagining the Future: Welcome to the 37th Annual SCUP North Atlantic Regional Conference! Limited Space. Register online to guarantee your space at the conference. After an extraordinary period of remote and
- [Committee on the Environment - COTE Monthly Meeting](https://wmaia.org/event/committee-on-the-environment-cote-monthly-meeting-2/2021-09-23/) - Join a conversation on the environment. RSVP: director@wmaia.org It’s always a good discussion with an interesting group of thoughtful people!
- [WMAIA Film Series](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series/2021-10-05/) - WMAIA – 5 COLLEGE ARCHITECTURE FILM SERIES BEGINS OCTOBER 5th – Save the dates! This series will be offered on Zoom – 1 LU credit pending Free To register, email director@wmaia.org for log in information Tuesday, October 5 | 6:30 PM | Zoom Koolhaas Houselife Koolhaas Houselife portrays one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture.
- [WMAIA Spring BCT Programs](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-spring-bct-programs/) - Monday, 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 a
- [2021 UMASS Architecture Fall Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-dates-umass-architecture-fall-lecture-series/2021-09-22/) - UMass announces the Fall 2021 Department of Architecture lecture series. The series includes 5 speakers who represent a broad spectrum of the discipline of architecture. All lectures begin at 5:30 EST. Three of the lectures will be conducted remotely via the Zoom Webinar platform, while two lectures will be hosted in the Design Building Atrium.
- [UMASS Building & Construction Technology Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-building-construction-technology-lecture-series/2021-09-20/) - UMASS BCT SERIES BEGINS SEPTEMBER 20TH – REGISTER NOW! WMAIA members will attend remotely; please register for credit here Monday, September 20 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW Advancing Healthy, Energy Efficient, Climate-Friendly Housing to Achieve Health and Racial Equity Monday, October 18 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW Climate Smart Forests and Green Construction:
- [2021 AIANE Design Awards Program](https://wmaia.org/event/2021-aiane-design-awards-program/) - 2021 New England Design Awards Program Saturday, October 16, 2021 Polar Park, Worcester, MA Hosted by the Central Massachusetts Chapter of AIA, the annual AIA New England Design Awards celebrates architects from, and architecture in, New England. Tickets are $150 and includes dinner and the following program: 5:00 pm Tour of Polar Park 6:00 pm Reception
- [2021 Green Giant Awards NOMINATIONS DUE Oct. 15](https://wmaia.org/event/green-giant-awards-nominations-due/) - GREEN GIANTS NOMINATION Due Friday, October 15th! The GREEN GIANTS award program honors the work of trades people, educators, and owners who help build, teach about, envision and fund the green buildings in Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Berkshire counties. This program is intentionally distinct from other building design awards in its attempt to honor a
- [Continuing Education: Matter & Opinion | Existing Buildings](https://wmaia.org/event/continuing-education-matter-opinion-existing-buildings/2021-07-26/) - A special series from the Boston Society of Architects We cannot meet our future goals without utilizing our greatest built and cultural assets: existing buildings. Join the Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) this July and August for Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings, a 7-part program series on climate action and building the will. Every Monday,
- [Book Launch - Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance: The Varieties of Architectural Experience](https://wmaia.org/event/book-launch-event/) - UMass Renaissance Center presents a Book Launch for David Karmon Friday, September 10 | 4:00 PM | Zoom Book launch for David Karmon’s Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance: The Varieties of Architectural Experience, the first study of Renaissance architecture as an immersive, multisensory experience that combines historical analysis with the evidence of
- [RSVP Now: WMAIA Annual Meeting & Design Awards](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-save-the-dates-2-2/) - WMAIA CHAPTER AWARDS & ANNUAL MEETING Wednesday, December 9 | 4:00 PM | Zoom RSVP via email to Lorin Starr, Executive Director Our December program is a celebration of the season and of architecture and landscape architecture in Western Massachusetts. The winners of the 2020 Design Awards Program will be announced. This awards program was
- [Spring BCT Programs - via ZOOM](https://wmaia.org/event/spring-bct-programs/2021-03-08/) - Registration is by invitation of the UMASS BCT Program– this program is free and open to the public. Architects who want LUs recorded, must register and submit the administrative fee. UMass faculty and staff requiring credit register for no fee. Register for all programs here. Monday, March 8 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom Boston’s Big Dig
- [UMASS Architecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-series/2021-02-10/) - UMass Architecture Lecture Series This series is free and open to the public. You must register to attend. You can self-report for learning units. For detailed information and to register visit here. Wednesday, February 10 | 4:00PM | Zoom James Garret Lecture: Great River Landing Wednesday, March 17 | 4:00PM | Zoom Dina Griffin Lecture:
- [COTE - Committee on the Environment](https://wmaia.org/event/cote-committee-on-the-environment-3/) - COTE (Committee on the Environment) Thursday, February 18| 4:45 PM | Zoom Green Bite: Redline / Greenline Continuing the conversation about Environmental Justice, Helen Fantini AIA will lead a discussion on what redlining is and ways to reverse negative affects through greenlining. All are welcome. Join the conversation! RSVP to director@wmaia.org to receive Zoom login
- [Bi-annual Freshman Legislators Breakfast](https://wmaia.org/event/bi-annual-freshman-legislators-breakfast/) - Wednesday, February 24| 9:00 – 10:30 AM | Zoom Due to COVID, this year’s event, hosted by AIA Massachusetts, will be held virtually. With 17 new state representative and two new state senators from cities and towns all across the state, this is a wonderful opportunity to meet your newly elected leaders and engage in
- [Our first VIRTUAL Building Tour! UMass Student Union](https://wmaia.org/event/our-firstvirtual-building-tour-umass-student-union/) - UMASS Student Union Tour Tuesday, September 22 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom |1.5 HSW The UMass Student Union building, completed in 1957, was designed by architect and UMass alumnus Louis Warren Ross in the modernist style. Located at the center of the UMass Amherst campus, it was the first campus building dedicated to student organizations and extracurricular activities. The
- [WMAIA Film Series - Spring 2021](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-spring-2021/) - WMAIA/5-COLLEGE ARCHITECTURE FILM SERIES Tuesday March 23| 6:30 PM | Zoom 1.5LUs KISS THE GROUND To significantly mitigate the climate crisis, there are a lot of problems humans need to solve — and as the new Netflix documentary Kiss the Ground suggests, one of the biggest problems is right under your feet: the soil. Narrated
- [WMAIA Film Series - Spring 2021](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-spring-2021-2/) - WMAIA/5-COLLEGE ARCHITECTURE FILM SERIES Tuesday March 23| 6:30 PM | Zoom 1.5LUs KISS THE GROUND To significantly mitigate the climate crisis, there are a lot of problems humans need to solve — and as the new Netflix documentary Kiss the Ground suggests, one of the biggest problems is right under your feet: the soil. Narrated
- [Committee on the Environment - COTE Monthly Meeting](https://wmaia.org/event/committee-on-the-environment-cote-monthly-meeting/) - Register Now, here Thursday, March 18| 4:45 PM | Zoom 1 HSW WMAIA COTE (Committee on the Environment) presents: Net Zero for Boston City Hall: A Case Study for the Proposed Use of Heat Pumps and Energy Recovery Ventilators for Dramatic Energy Reductions In this presentation, Bart Bales, PE, MSME of Bales Energy Associates focuses on
- [Prized Design: WMAIA Women in Architecture Spring Program](https://wmaia.org/event/16523/) - Save the Date! Tuesday, May 18| 5:00 PM | Zoom 1LU WMAIA Women in Architecture (WiA) presents: Prized Design: WMAIA Women in Architecture Spring Program The founders of WMAIA’s Women in Architecture Committee, Kathleen Lugosch FAIA/Ann McCallum FAIA / Margo Jones FAIA/ Sigrid Miller Pollin FAIA, present and discuss award-winning work of 2020 Pritzker Prize
- [WMAIA COTE Meeting](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-cote-meeting-3/) - COTE (Committee on the Environment) Thursday, October 15| 4:30 PM | Zoom Green Bite: Travis Toole with Peter Jensen of Build With Nature – a low carbon design/build company – will discuss EcoCocon straw SIPs. These industry proven high-efficiency wall panels are prefabricated to a very reputable standard of quality and fully customizable to any design. RSVP
- [WMAIA Film Series - Save the Dates](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-save-the-dates/) - We are working out the details for a virtual film series. Please save these dates – details soon! Wednesdays October 14 and 28, 6:30 PM.
- [BCT Lecture Series - FREE](https://wmaia.org/event/bct-lecture-series-free-2/) - BCT Lectures begin September 21st — SAVE THE DATES Registration is by invitation of the UMASS BCT Program— this program is free and open to the public Architects who want LUs recorded must register and submit the administrative fee. Register here for any or all of the BCT LecturesBoston’s Big Dig Monday, September 21 |
- [BCT Lecture Series - FREE](https://wmaia.org/event/bct-lecture-series-free-2-2/) - BCT Lectures begin September 21st — SAVE THE DATES Registration is by invitation of the UMASS BCT Program— this program is free and open to the public Architects who want LUs recorded must register and submit the administrative fee. Register here for any or all of the BCT LecturesBoston’s Big Dig Monday, September 21 |
- [AIANE Virtual Design Awards Presentation & Panel Discussion](https://wmaia.org/event/aiane-virtual-design-awards-presentation-panel-discussion/) - AIA NEW ENGLAND DESIGN AWARDS PRESENTATION & PANEL DISCUSSION The 2020 AIA New England Design Awards Presentation will take place virtually. This event is FREE but RSVP is required. RSVP HereThe virtual program will include: Panel Discussion Design for a Changing World: How Can Architecture Respond to Societal Shifts? Our values and beliefs define us,
- [UMass Architecture Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-2-2/) - UMass Architecture Lecture Series These programs are free and open to the public. You must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. Wednesday, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom David Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey Details and registration here Wednesday, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom The Lois E. Toko Lecture:
- [WMAIA Film Series - Save the Dates](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-save-the-dates-2/) - We are working out the details for a virtual film series. Please save these dates – details soon! Wednesdays October 14 and 28, 6:30 PM.
- [BCT Lecture Series - FREE](https://wmaia.org/event/bct-lecture-series-free-2-2-2/) - BCT Lectures begin September 21st — SAVE THE DATES Registration is by invitation of the UMASS BCT Program— this program is free and open to the public Architects who want LUs recorded must register and submit the administrative fee. Register here for any or all of the BCT LecturesBoston’s Big Dig Monday, September 21 |
- [UMass Architecture Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-2-2-2/) - UMass Architecture Lecture Series These programs are free and open to the public. You must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. Wednesday, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom David Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey Details and registration here Wednesday, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom The Lois E. Toko Lecture:
- [UMass Architecture Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-2-2-2-2/) - UMass Architecture Lecture Series These programs are free and open to the public. You must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. Wednesday, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom David Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey Details and registration here Wednesday, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom The Lois E. Toko Lecture:
- [Historic Renovation Through the Lens of Cincinnati Music Hall - Webinar](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-2/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits. TO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars, click on image below.
- [Women in Architecture](https://wmaia.org/event/women-in-architecture/) - Women in Architecture Wednesday June 10, 2020 Time: 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by MARVIN A talk by Ann McCallum FAIA on Japanese gardens –Zoom presentation and some virtual camaraderie. Grab a glass of wine and join us for a visual escape and some good conversation! The platform will be Zoom. Please rsvp to director@wmaia.org and you
- [COTE: Committee on the Environment](https://wmaia.org/event/cote-committee-on-the-environment/) - Come join the Committee On The Environment conversation! It’s a casual meeting, good discussion! Green Bite: Race and Climate Change/ Race and Architecture WMAIA COTE will be taking the opportunity this week to focus our attention on the intersection of Race and Climate Change, as well as Race and Architecture. Each month we ask a
- [COTE: Committee on the Environment](https://wmaia.org/event/cote-committee-on-the-environment-2/) - Come join the Committee On The Environment conversation! It’s a casual meeting, good discussion! Thursday, July 16| 4:30 PM | Zoom Green Bite: Ludmilla Pavlova-Gillham AIA will review the similarities and differences between two Net Zero Energy Code proposals currently in front of the BBRS. The platform will be Zoom. Please rsvp to director@wmaia.org and
- [BSA: Race & Architecture Town Hall - Zoom](https://wmaia.org/event/bsa-race-architecture-town-hall-zoom/) - Race and Architecture Town Hall Tuesday, July 28, 2020 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Please register to receive the join information for this Zoom webinar. This information will be included in your confirmation email. As architects, we must understand the role we play in perpetuating systems of oppression and commit ourselves to designing and
- [UMass Architecture Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series/) - UMass Architecture Lecture Series These programs are free and open to the public. You must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. Wednesday, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom David Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey Details and registration here Wednesday, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom The Lois E. Toko Lecture:
- [UMass Architecture Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-2/) - UMass Architecture Lecture Series These programs are free and open to the public. You must register to receive Zoom link. You may self-report for CEU credits. Wednesday, September 9 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom David Dillon Memorial Lecture: Lee Bey Details and registration here Wednesday, September 16 | 4:00-5:30 | Zoom The Lois E. Toko Lecture:
- [Contemporary Fenestration for Residential Applications - Webinar](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2-3/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits. TO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars, click on image below.
- [Contemporary Fenestration for Residential Applications - Webinar](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2-3-2/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits. TO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars, click on image below.
- [WMAIA COTE Meeting](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-cote-meeting-2/) - COTE (Committee on the Environment) Thursday, September 17| 4:30 PM | Zoom Green Bite: Laura Fitch AIA will speak about her work on a multi-use project for Marlow NH-based Kroka Expeditions. The project houses administrative offices, a multipurpose hall, and camp support services as well as innovative wood boiler heating, composting toilets, and all things
- [BCT Lecture Series - FREE](https://wmaia.org/event/bct-lecture-series-free/) - BCT Lectures begin September 21st — SAVE THE DATES Registration is by invitation of the UMASS BCT Program— this program is free and open to the public Architects who want LUs recorded must register and submit the administrative fee. Register here for any or all of the BCT LecturesTHIS MONTH: Boston’s Big Dig Monday, September
- [COTE Monthly Meeting - ZOOM](https://wmaia.org/event/15758-2-2-2-2/) - Come join the Committee On The Environment conversation! It’s a casual meeting, good discussion! Green Bite: Lawson Wulsin on his work as executive director of A Climate to Thrive. A Climate to Thrive seeks to achieve energy independence for Mount Desert Island, Maine by 2030. Decentralized, local, renewable energy solutions will reduce pollution, create new
- [Pultruded Fiberglass Windows and Doors: Performance, Resiliency, and Sustainability Characteristics - Webinar](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2-3-3/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits. TO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars, click on image below.
- [Pultruded Fiberglass Windows and Doors: Performance, Resiliency, and Sustainability Characteristics - Webinar](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2-3-3-2/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits. TO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars, click on image below.
- [Historic Rehabilitation: Window and Door Solutions - Webinar](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2-3-3-3-2/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits. TO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars, click on image below.
- [Historic Rehabilitation: Window and Door Solutions - Webinar](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2-3-3-3/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits. TO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars, click on image below.
- [Understanding Window Specification for Clad Wood and Fiberglass - Webinar](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2-3-3-3-2-2/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits. TO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars, click on image below.
- [Understanding Window Specification for Clad Wood and Fiberglass - Webinar](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits. TO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars, click on image below.
- [BSA: Embodied Carbon 101 Workshop Series](https://wmaia.org/event/bsa-embodied-carbon-101-workshop-series/) - BSA EDUCATIONAL SERIES: EMBODIED CARBON 101 – begins June 1st. June 2020 – August 2020 LU/HSW AIA credits available The Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) presents Embodied Carbon 101, a 12-part program series designed to give AEC professionals of all shapes and sizes the knowledge they need to incorporate embodied carbon considerations immediately into their work. Click here for
- [Historic Renovation Through the Lens of Cincinnati Music Hall - Webinar](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits. TO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars, click on image below.
- [Winter 2020 BCT Lecture Series - ZOOM WEBINAR -  Incorporating Healthier Building Materials](https://wmaia.org/event/fall-2019-bct-lecture-series-fenestration-2-2-2-2/) - Monday, April 13 | 4:00-5:15 | 170 Design Building | LUs: 1 HSW View from the Front Line: Incorporating Healthier Building Materials Lisa Carey Moore, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Sustainability Manager for Integrated Eco Strategy Products used on a project can have significant and enduring health effects—not only on your building’s occupants, but on the
- [ONLINE TRAINING: 9th Edition Building Energy Code (IECC 2018) Training](https://wmaia.org/event/online-training-9th-edition-building-energy-code-iecc-2018-training/) - Friday, April 10 | 8:30 AM – 10:30 | Zoom |2 HSW 9th Edition Building Energy Code (IECC 2018) Training This program is a joint program of the WMAIA COTE Committee and UMass Facilities and Campus Services and will be presented by Jensen Hughes and GDS Associates The 2018 IECC with MA amendments has been
- [AAMA Standards for Fenestration - Webinar](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits. TO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars, click on image below.
- [Sustainable and High-Performance Facades - ZOOM](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2-4/) - Register Now! Thursday, May 14| 4:00 – 5:15 PM | Zoom | 1 HSW Sustainable and High-Performance Facades The course will be presented by Ajla Aksamija, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, CDT. Aksamija is an Associate Professor at UMass Amherst and a Building Technology Researcher at Perkins and Will. You be familiar with Prof. Aksamija’s research
- [COTE Monthly Meeting - REMOTE](https://wmaia.org/event/15758-2-2-2/) - Thursday, April 16| 4:30 PM | Zoom Green Bite: What can a college do? Dano Weisbord (Executive Director of Sustainability and Campus Planning at Smith College) on Smith’s efforts towards resilience and carbon neutrality Join Zoom Meeting – click on link to enter. https://zoom.us/j/240150632?pwd=NXM4c0hLRm9IcmVIL3BUa2lzME5CZz09 Meeting ID: 240 150 632 Password: 030328 Find your local number:
- [Fiberglass Fenestration in Commercial Buildings - ZOOM](https://wmaia.org/event/fiberglass-fenestration-in-commercial-buildings-zoom/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits.
- [Understanding Window & Door Performance Terms - ZOOM](https://wmaia.org/event/fiberglass-fenestration-in-commercial-buildings-zoom-2/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits.
- [COVID-19: Discussion with Legislators and the Design & Construction Community](https://wmaia.org/event/covid-19-discussion-with-legislators-and-the-design-construction-community/) - RSVP required! The platform will be ZOOM. RSVP to director@wmaia.org and you will be provided with the login info. Join us as WMAIA hosts a discussion with members of the local house and senate delegation including Senator Jo Comerford, Representative Lindsay Sabadosa, Representative Natalie Blais, Representative Mindy Domb, Representative Dan Carey and others (still to
- [FILMS: Brooklyn Bridge - the late 19th century engineering feat](https://wmaia.org/event/films-making-space-2/) - Brooklyn Bridge – chronicling the late 19th century engineering feat Tuesday February 25 | 6:30 PM | 117 Fayerweather Hall Amherst College | LUs: 1.5 HSW This award-winning film by Ken Burns recaptures the drama, struggles, and personal tragedies behind the greatest of all achievements of America’s industrial age, THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE. The largest bridge
- [Modern Windows & Doors - Webinar](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits. TO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars, click on image below.
- [Modern Windows & Doors - Webinar](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits. TO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars, click on image below.
- [AAMA Standards for Fenestration - Webinar](https://wmaia.org/event/modern-windows-doors-webinar-2-2-2/) - Thanks to all our Corporate Affiliate members and sponsors who help sustain the chapter! We’d like to highlight some HSW program being offered by two of our Copper Sponsors: Pella and Marvin. These are great opportunities for some additional credits. TO REGISTER for Marvin Webinars, click on image below.
- [Winter 2020 BCT Lecture Series - Forensic Architecture and The Standard of Care](https://wmaia.org/event/fall-2019-bct-lecture-series-fenestration-2-2/) - Monday, March 2 | 4:00-5:15 | 170 Design Building | LUs: 1 HSW Forensic Architecture and The Standard of Care Christopher D. Ling, AIA, NCARB, PP, LEED AP, CCT, Principal, Archforensic Architecture forensics assist attorneys and insurance companies with the resolution of their construction litigation claims. Mr. Ling is directly responsible for all litigation support
- [UMASS architecture Lectures: Deborah Morris](https://wmaia.org/event/fall-2019-bct-lecture-series-fenestration-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Lecturer: Deborah Morris Read about the entire lecture series here.
- [Post-Disaster Building Safety Assessment Training](https://wmaia.org/event/fall-2019-bct-lecture-series-fenestration-2-2-2-3/) - POST-DISASTER BUILDING SAFETY ASSESSMENT TRAINING – focused on earthquake damage in Puerto Rico Hosted by the MA Architects & Engineers Emergency Response (MA AEER) Task Force Saturday February 29 | 9:00 – 5:00 PM | BSA Space |6.5 HSW REGISTER AEER disaster assistance organization in Massachusetts is offering a Safety Assessment Program Workshop specifically focused
- [COTE Monthly Meeting - CANCELLED](https://wmaia.org/event/15758-2-2/) - Thursday, January 16| 4:30 PM | Kuhn Riddle Architects 28 Amity Street, Amherst Come join the Committee On The Environment conversation! It’s a casual meeting, good discussion – with snacks!
- [Winter 2020 BCT Lecture Series - ZOOM WEBINAR - Sustainable Forest Initiatives](https://wmaia.org/event/fall-2019-bct-lecture-series-fenestration-2-2-2/) - Monday, March 23 | 4:00-5:15 | 170 Design Building |credit pending approval Sustainable Forest Initiatives Russell Chapman, Architectural Consultant for Sierra Pacific Windows Now being presented as a ZOOM webinar. If you register, or have already registered, you will receive the access information. The Sustainable Forrest Initiative (SFI) works with the forest sector, brand owners,
- [FILMS: New York Underground – CANCELLED](https://wmaia.org/event/films-making-space-2-2/) - In response to COVID 19 concerns, Amherst College has restricted campus access to students, faculty and staff. We will try to relocate our next film – scheduled for March 24th. Stay tuned for more info on this quickly changing situation. New York Underground – the remarkable building of the NYC subway system Tuesday March 10
- [FILMS:  - CANCELLED - Concert of Wills – the building of the Getty Museum](https://wmaia.org/event/films-making-space-2-2-2/) - Concert of Wills – the building of the Getty Museum Tuesday March 24 | 6:30 PM | 117 Fayerweather Hall Amherst College | LUs: 1.5 HSW This acclaimed documentary traces the building of the Getty Center, one of the most ambitious cultural undertakings of the twentieth century. Spanning fourteen years, from the early blueprints to
- [UMASS architecture Lectures: CANCELLED - Erika Naginski](https://wmaia.org/event/fall-2019-bct-lecture-series-fenestration-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Lecturer: Erika Naginski Read about the entire lecture series here.
- [Conference - UMass Brut: Windows on UMass](https://wmaia.org/event/umass_brut/) - REGISTER NOW! UMASS BRUT: WINDOWS ON UMASS UMass Brut: Windows on UMass is a multi-part conference focusing on the preservation and renovation of Brutalist architecture on the UMass Amherst and Dartmouth campuses. WMAIA is providing credit for two of the sessions. These lectures and free and open to the public, however, registration and payment of fee
- [UMass Fall Lecture Series & Exhibitions](https://wmaia.org/event/umass_brut-2/2024-10-23/) - UMass FALL LECTURE SERIES Wednesday October 23 | 5:30pm-6:30pm | Olver Design Building 170 Susanne Schindler. Design Critic, Harvard Graduate School of Design; Research Fellow, Harvard Joint Center of Housing Studies David Dillon Memorial Lecture Monday October 28 | 4:00-5:00pm | Olver Design Building 170 Jason Griffiths. Associate Professor & W. Cecil Steward Professor, College
- [Greenbuild International Conference](https://wmaia.org/event/greenbuild-international-conference/) - The theme for Greenbuild 2024 is “Built to Scale,” spotlighting the green building community’s commitment to wholesale market transformation, bringing proven solutions and strategies to global communities. Join us in Philadelphia, PA, November 12-15, 2024, for a new chapter in the green building movement. Registration is slated to open this spring. More info here.
- [Film Series resumes December 4, 2024](https://wmaia.org/event/film-series-resumes-december-4-2024/) - WMAIA : Fall 2024 Film Series – Film followed by discussion Films are free but you must register here to receive the Zoom link. WMAIA will record the learning units for each film and discussion attended. All films will be shown via Zoom. Wednesday December 4 | 6:30 PM | Zoom |1 LU Facing a Slumlord
- [UMass Spring Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass_brut-2-2/2025-03-12/) - UMass SPRING LECTURE SERIES This semester features a host of speakers that represent a wide spectrum of academic and professional practice in the discipline of architecture. All lectures are on Wednesday afternoons at 5:30pm in Olver Design Building 170 (unless noted otherwise) and are open to the public. Please click the links below to learn
- [Spring Film Series - Register NOW!](https://wmaia.org/event/film-series-spring/2025-04-16/) - WMAIA FILM SERIES Register Now! These films are free but you must register here to receive the Zoom link. WMAIA will record the learning units for each film and discussion attended. All films will be shown via Zoom. When registering, select the TOTAL # of dates (1 or 2) that you plan to attend. Each evening
- [Women in Architecture - Mentoring & Building Tour](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-date-women-in-architecture/) - WMAIA WiA Mentoring and Building Tour Friday April 25| 4:00-5:35PM| Girls Inc., Holyoke MA |LUs tbd Our April Women in Architecture program will be a tour and presentation of the Girls Inc. of the Valley facility in Holyoke MA (Kuhn Riddle Architects & Designers). In addition to the tour and presentation, we will use this
- [AIA25 - Conference on Architecture](https://wmaia.org/event/aia25/) - AIA Conference on Architecture & Design® 2025 The premier AEC industry event AIA25 is more than just a conference; it’s an invitation to inspiration. Anchored by four days of immersive learning, inspiring keynotes, architect-led tours, networking events, and the industry’s largest expo, AIA25 will spark real-time innovation, discovery, and engagement. It’s everything you need, in
- [Greylock Glen Outdoor Center - Tour & Reception](https://wmaia.org/event/greylock-glen/) - Greylock Glen Outdoor Center – Tour & Reception (in person) Wednesday, June 11, 2025| 4:00-5:35PM| Greylock Glen Outdoor Center, Adams, MA | 1 HSW Register Now! Spring in the Berkshires! As the first major built component of the Greylock Glen Resort, the Outdoor Center is a model for sustainable design. Green building practices, sustainable operating
- [Emerging Professionals: Architects' Office Hours](https://wmaia.org/event/emerging-professionals-architects-office-hours/2025-08-15/) - Register Now! Fridays August 15, September 19, October 17 & November 21| Noon – 1 pm |Zoom EMERGING PROFESSIONALS SERIES: Architects’ Office Hours WMAIA is pleased to announce a Friday lunchtime series for our region’s Emerging Professionals. These noontime gatherings will focus on a specific topic but will also allow time for questions and general
- [Pella Program will Benefit WMAIA Scholarship Fund](https://wmaia.org/event/pella-program-will-benefit-wmaia-scholarship-fund/2025-07-31/) - PELLA + PURPOSE PROGRAM BENEFITS WMAIA SCHOLARSHIP FUND PELLA + Purpose 2025 Program Details Complete a Session 1 AND Session 2 program and Pella will donate $150 to your local AIA Chapter in support of Scholarships. Click Here to Register Today! Session #1 Webinar Programs (1 HSW each): Friday, August 8th: Window Installation Details Friday,
- [UMass Architecture 2025 FALL LECTURE SERIES](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-2025-fall-lecture-series/2025-09-10/) - UMASS FALL LECTURE SERIES This semester features a host of speakers that represent a wide spectrum of academic and professional practice in the discipline of architecture. Times and weekdays vary: be sure to check the time and weekday of the lecture you wish to attend! All lectures will be held in the Olver Design Building
- [WMAIA Film Series FALL](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-fall/2025-10-15/) - The Fall 2025 Films Series is comprised of four documentaries from Checkerboard Films about Cornell Tech, located on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Cornell Tech was conceived as a revolutionary model for graduate education that fuses technology with business and creative thinking. Designed and built simultaneously by as assemblage of well-known architects. These films
- [WMAIA COTE - Accessory Dwelling Units Focus](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-cote-accessory-dwelling-units-focus/) - Register Now! Wednesday October 8| 4:00-5:30PM| ZOOM |1.5 HSW (approval pending) WMAIA COTE PRESENTS: Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) – Impact, Opportunities and Constraints As the demand for housing far outpaces its construction, creative solutions at all levels are necessary to narrow the gap. ADUs can be an extra source of income for homeowners, an affordable entry
- [UMASS Building & Construction Technology Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-building-construction-technology-lecture-series/2021-11-29/) - UMASS BCT SERIES BEGINS SEPTEMBER 20TH – REGISTER NOW! WMAIA members will attend remotely; please register for credit here Monday, September 20 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW Advancing Healthy, Energy Efficient, Climate-Friendly Housing to Achieve Health and Racial Equity Monday, October 18 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW Climate Smart Forests and Green Construction:
- [2021 UMASS Architecture Fall Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-dates-umass-architecture-fall-lecture-series/2021-11-10/) - UMass announces the Fall 2021 Department of Architecture lecture series. The series includes 5 speakers who represent a broad spectrum of the discipline of architecture. All lectures begin at 5:30 EST. Three of the lectures will be conducted remotely via the Zoom Webinar platform, while two lectures will be hosted in the Design Building Atrium.
- [2021 UMASS Architecture Fall Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-dates-umass-architecture-fall-lecture-series/2021-11-17/) - UMass announces the Fall 2021 Department of Architecture lecture series. The series includes 5 speakers who represent a broad spectrum of the discipline of architecture. All lectures begin at 5:30 EST. Three of the lectures will be conducted remotely via the Zoom Webinar platform, while two lectures will be hosted in the Design Building Atrium.
- [UMASS Building & Construction Technology Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-building-construction-technology-lecture-series/2021-10-18/) - UMASS BCT SERIES BEGINS SEPTEMBER 20TH – REGISTER NOW! WMAIA members will attend remotely; please register for credit here Monday, September 20 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW Advancing Healthy, Energy Efficient, Climate-Friendly Housing to Achieve Health and Racial Equity Monday, October 18 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW Climate Smart Forests and Green Construction:
- [UMASS Building & Construction Technology Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-building-construction-technology-lecture-series/2021-11-08/) - UMASS BCT SERIES BEGINS SEPTEMBER 20TH – REGISTER NOW! WMAIA members will attend remotely; please register for credit here Monday, September 20 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW Advancing Healthy, Energy Efficient, Climate-Friendly Housing to Achieve Health and Racial Equity Monday, October 18 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW Climate Smart Forests and Green Construction:
- [2021 UMASS Architecture Fall Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-dates-umass-architecture-fall-lecture-series/2021-10-07/) - UMass announces the Fall 2021 Department of Architecture lecture series. The series includes 5 speakers who represent a broad spectrum of the discipline of architecture. All lectures begin at 5:30 EST. Three of the lectures will be conducted remotely via the Zoom Webinar platform, while two lectures will be hosted in the Design Building Atrium.
- [2021 UMASS Architecture Fall Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-dates-umass-architecture-fall-lecture-series/2021-10-20/) - UMass announces the Fall 2021 Department of Architecture lecture series. The series includes 5 speakers who represent a broad spectrum of the discipline of architecture. All lectures begin at 5:30 EST. Three of the lectures will be conducted remotely via the Zoom Webinar platform, while two lectures will be hosted in the Design Building Atrium.
- [Committee on the Environment - COTE Monthly Meeting](https://wmaia.org/event/committee-on-the-environment-cote-monthly-meeting-2/2021-10-21/) - Join a conversation on the environment. RSVP: director@wmaia.org It’s always a good discussion with an interesting group of thoughtful people!
- [WMAIA Film Series](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series/2021-10-19/) - WMAIA – 5 COLLEGE ARCHITECTURE FILM SERIES BEGINS OCTOBER 5th – Save the dates! This series will be offered on Zoom – 1 LU credit pending Free To register, email director@wmaia.org for log in information Tuesday, October 5 | 6:30 PM | Zoom Koolhaas Houselife Koolhaas Houselife portrays one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture.
- [WMAIA Film Series](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series/2021-11-02/) - WMAIA – 5 COLLEGE ARCHITECTURE FILM SERIES BEGINS OCTOBER 5th – Save the dates! This series will be offered on Zoom – 1 LU credit pending Free To register, email director@wmaia.org for log in information Tuesday, October 5 | 6:30 PM | Zoom Koolhaas Houselife Koolhaas Houselife portrays one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture.
- [Brutalism + the Public University: Past, Present and Future](https://wmaia.org/event/brutalism-the-public-university-past-present-and-future/2021-10-23/) - UMass Brut: Brutalism + the Public University; Past, Present and Future Friday-Saturday October 22-23 8AM – 5:30 PM | in person up to 9.5 HSW Brutalism enthusiasts, academic scholars, students, and professionals working in the fields of architecture and concrete restoration are strongly encouraged to attend a UMassBrut symposium titled, Brutalism + the Public University:
- [AIA Materials Certificate Program - REGISTER NOW](https://wmaia.org/event/aia-materials-certificate-program/2022-04-21/) - WMAIA COTE – COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT – presents: AIA Materials Certificate Program 5 courses — 6.25 HSW credits Thursdays, 4:30 – 5:45 PM March 10, March 24, April 7, April 21 and May 5 Virtual Program offered on Zoom Sponsored by Wright Builders Material selection is a core service provided by architects, but that
- [AIA Materials Certificate Program - REGISTER NOW](https://wmaia.org/event/aia-materials-certificate-program/2022-05-05/) - WMAIA COTE – COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT – presents: AIA Materials Certificate Program 5 courses — 6.25 HSW credits Thursdays, 4:30 – 5:45 PM March 10, March 24, April 7, April 21 and May 5 Virtual Program offered on Zoom Sponsored by Wright Builders Material selection is a core service provided by architects, but that
- [WMAIA Film Series: REGISTER NOW](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-save-the-dates-3/2022-04-13/) - THE WMAIA FILM SERIES RESUMES MARCH 16th – REGISTER NOW! Email director@wmaia.org 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 in
- [AIA Materials Certificate Program - REGISTER NOW](https://wmaia.org/event/aia-materials-certificate-program/2022-03-24/) - WMAIA COTE – COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT – presents: AIA Materials Certificate Program 5 courses — 6.25 HSW credits Thursdays, 4:30 – 5:45 PM March 10, March 24, April 7, April 21 and May 5 Virtual Program offered on Zoom Sponsored by Wright Builders Material selection is a core service provided by architects, but that
- [AIA Materials Certificate Program - REGISTER NOW](https://wmaia.org/event/aia-materials-certificate-program/2022-04-07/) - WMAIA COTE – COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT – presents: AIA Materials Certificate Program 5 courses — 6.25 HSW credits Thursdays, 4:30 – 5:45 PM March 10, March 24, April 7, April 21 and May 5 Virtual Program offered on Zoom Sponsored by Wright Builders Material selection is a core service provided by architects, but that
- [WMAIA Film Series: REGISTER NOW](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-save-the-dates-3/2022-03-30/) - THE WMAIA FILM SERIES RESUMES MARCH 16th – REGISTER NOW! Email director@wmaia.org 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 in
- [UMass Architecture Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-3/2022-04-06/) - UMass Architecture Lecture Series continues March 23rd This series is free and open to the public. More info here. You can self-report for learning units. COVID Protocol: Current requirements for attending a UMass event: UMass Amherst expects everyone attending an indoor event to be vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours
- [UMass Architecture Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-architecture-lecture-series-3/2022-04-11/) - UMass Architecture Lecture Series continues March 23rd This series is free and open to the public. More info here. You can self-report for learning units. COVID Protocol: Current requirements for attending a UMass event: UMass Amherst expects everyone attending an indoor event to be vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-10-05/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-10-06/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-30/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-10-01/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-10-02/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-10-03/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-10-04/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-25/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-26/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-27/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-28/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-29/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-21/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-22/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-23/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-24/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-15/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-16/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-19/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-20/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-09/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-12/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-13/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-14/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-07/)
- [House Clothes: Experiments in Housing and Textiles](https://wmaia.org/event/house-clothes-experiments-in-housing-and-textiles/2022-09-08/)
- [WMAIA Film Series](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-save-the-dates-4/2022-11-08/) - 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 more
- [UMass Architecture Fall Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass2022fall_lecture/2022-10-26/)
- [UMass Architecture Fall Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass2022fall_lecture/2022-11-09/)
- [WMAIA Film Series](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-save-the-dates-4/2022-10-25/) - 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 more
- [UMass / WMAIA BCT Programs](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-wmaia-bct/2022-11-07/) - 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 or
- [UMass / WMAIA BCT Programs](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-wmaia-bct/2022-12-05/) - 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 or
- [BCT Educational Programs](https://wmaia.org/event/bct-educational-programs/2023-03-20/) - Register 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, select
- [BCT Educational Programs](https://wmaia.org/event/bct-educational-programs/2023-04-10/) - Register 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, select
- [BCT Educational Programs](https://wmaia.org/event/bct-educational-programs/2023-05-08/) - Register 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, select
- [WMAIA Film Series!](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-2/2023-04-18/) - Tuesday March 21 | 6:30 PM | Zoom |1 LU requested Site Specific Site Specific is a special commission of ten short documentaries for Open House Dublin 2020. Dyehouse Films wonderfully reveal the personalities, processes, complexity, creativity and transformative impact that surround the act of designed space. The protagonists: the architect, the historian, the user,
- [WMAIA Film Series!](https://wmaia.org/event/wmaia-film-series-2/2023-04-04/) - Tuesday March 21 | 6:30 PM | Zoom |1 LU requested Site Specific Site Specific is a special commission of ten short documentaries for Open House Dublin 2020. Dyehouse Films wonderfully reveal the personalities, processes, complexity, creativity and transformative impact that surround the act of designed space. The protagonists: the architect, the historian, the user,
- [UMass Spring Lecture Series](https://wmaia.org/event/umass-spring-lecture-series/2023-04-19/) - UMass 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 open
- [Save the Dates! BCT Lectures](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-dates-bct-lectures/2023-10-16/) - SAVE 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! BCT Lectures](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-dates-bct-lectures/2023-11-06/) - SAVE 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! BCT Lectures](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-dates-bct-lectures/2023-11-27/) - SAVE 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](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-dates-film-series-resumes/2023-11-08/) - 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
- [SAVE THE DATES: Film Series Resumes](https://wmaia.org/event/save-the-dates-film-series-resumes/2023-10-25/) - 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

## Portfolio

- [Ko-LAB Architecture](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/ko-lab/) - Ko-LAB Architecture believes that architecture is a collaborative process to give form to vision, to celebrate culture and place, and to imagine and build the future we dream of individually and collectively. Our practice emphasizes creative and pragmatic problem solving that optimizes the given conditions of site, context and program to deliver projects that will
- [UMASS Fine Arts Center](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/umass-fine-arts-center/) - Since its founding in 1975, the UMass Fine Arts Center has been a central force in the cultural, social and academic life of the University, the Five College campuses, and the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. The Fine Arts Center offers educational, visual, and performing arts programs.
- [AIA Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/code_of_conduct/) - AIA Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct Members of The American Institute of Architects are dedicated to the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and competence. This Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct states guidelines for the conduct of Members in fulfilling those obligations. The Code is arranged in three tiers of statements: Canons, Ethical Standards,
- [AIA Compensation Report](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/aia-compensation-report/) - AIA Compensation & Benefits Report The AIA Compensation & Benefits Report is the architecture industry’s most comprehensive report on salary, hiring, and benefits trends. It includes data from firms in 35 states, 37 metro areas, and 21 cities.
- [AIA Antitrust Guidelines](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/aia-antitrust-guidelines/) - It is the practice of The American Institute of Architects and its members to comply strictly with all laws, including federal and state antitrust laws, that apply to AIA operations and activities. More information here.
- [AIA Communities by Design](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/aia-communities-by-design/) - Architects Foundation Communities by Design The Communities by Design (CxD) program was designed to provide a ready, applicable model for overcoming key challenges—from climate change and equity to housing and revitalization—and pave the way for communities to succeed.
- [AIA Contract Documents through the BSA](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/aia-contract-documents-through-the-bsa/) - Purchase AIA Contract Documents through the AIA National website. An experienced group of architects, contractors, lawyers, owners and developers work together on an ongoing basis to ensure AIA Contract Docs represent all parties fairly and meet the building industry’s ever-evolving needs. Find more information, and to purchase and download AIA Contract Documents online, here.
- [AIA Career Center](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/aia-career-center/) - Find the next opportunity to jump start your career at the AIA Career Center
- [SITELAB Architecture + Design](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/sitelab-architecture-design/) - SITELAB Architecture + Design SITELAB’s award-winning, socially engaged design work features networks of collaborators with diverse expertise and viewpoints. The firm’s regionally-focused work addresses resource scarcity by redeploying abundant resources, such as existing building stock and underutilized landscapes in collaboration with non-profit and community-based partners. The work has had broad impact in the region, addressing issues
- [Jones Whitsett Architects](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/jones-whitsett-architects/) - Jones Whitsett Architects (formerly Margo Jones Architects) is a small, award-winning architectural practice based in Florence, Massachusetts. We have three decades of experience providing architectural services to our clients on projects ranging from municipal buildings, cultural centers and libraries to renovations of venerable historic properties. In recent years school design has become the largest part
- [Bonham & Douglas Architects](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/bonham_douglas/) - Beyond the literal balance of building materials and structure, is the balance of history, people, institutions, buildings and neighborhoods. Our core belief is that architecture has the power to transform our lives. Most of our lives are spent in designed spaces, which can either inspire or limit us. Our homes, our offices, our neighborhoods and
- [Transitional Living Center](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/transitional-living-center/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards AWARDS ENTRY Shepley Bulfinch, Boston, MA Community Mental Health Affiliates (CMHA), a nonprofit mental healthcare services provider, has offered 24/7 residential care to some of Connecticut’s most vulnerable adults for two decades. In need of a new facility that could better support the community, CMHA sought to transform the 28,000-SF former
- [North Amherst Library](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/north-amherst-library/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards AWARDS ENTRY Kuhn Riddle Architects & Designers, Amherst, MA The existing library, built circa 1893, is a jewel box of a building in the Queen Anne style, located in the heart of North Amherst. Our team was tasked with thoughtfully increasing the accessibility and functionality of the building while preserving the
- [Modern Lakeside Retreat](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/modern-lakeside-retreat/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards AWARDS ENTRY Pamela Sandler, Architect, Stockbridge, MA The Sandler AIA team completed a modern, new construction in the Berkshires. It’s an incredible lakeside residence in Stockbridge, MA that serves as a vacation and gathering point for a multi-generational family. Prior to hiring Sandler AIA to design and build the house, the
- [Franklin Food Pantry](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/franklin-food-pantry/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards AWARDS ENTRY Kuth Ranieri Architects, Franklin, MA This renovation of a gift shop created a new home for the Franklin Food Pantry, expanding the organization’s capacity to provide vital nutritional resources and services. Within a limited budget, the designers reconfigured the footprint to include a market, offices, a community room (with
- [Elms College Community Center](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/elms-college-community-center/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards AWARDS ENTRY Kuhn Riddle Architects & Designers, Amherst, MA Historic Gaylord Mansion sits at the gateway of the Elms College campus in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The Living-Learning Community and Cultural Center now houses students on the upper floors and classroom/study spaces on the first floor. Much effort was taken to maintain the
- [Red Gate Farm](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/red-gate-farm/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards ARCHITECTS’ CHOICE Kuhn Riddle Architects + Designers, Amherst, MA Red Gate Farm Education Center’s mission is to grow children who are hard-working, confident, and kind. Core values of inclusivity, equitability, sustainability, well-being, and connection to nature inform the architecture. Collaborating with local artisans and using native, natural materials created a design
- [Stockbridge House](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/stockbridge-house/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards ARCHITECTS’ CHOICE Burr and McCallum Architects, Williamstown, MA This is a single family house in the Berkshires for a couple in their fifties, both able to work from home, so good office space was important to the project. They also needed plenty of wall space for their impressive and quirky art
- [33 Hawley Street](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/33-hawley-street/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards HONOR AWARD Bonham & Douglas Architects, Northampton, MA The new building for the Northampton Community Arts Trust unifies five local art organizations under one roof, encouraging collaboration and a shared sense of purpose. This innovative building offers classrooms, rehearsal studios and gallery areas, complemented by two expansive performance venues. With the
- [Shaw Elementary School](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/shaw-elementary-school/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards HONOR AWARD Dodson & Flinker, Florence, MA The Raymond E. Shaw Elementary School serves 550 students in central Massachusetts. The new, certified LEED Gold school building and landscape replaces an aging, mid-20th century school building. The building and landscape design are inspired by the threads of natural and cultural history, visible
- [Mandel Studio](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/mandel-studio/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards MERIT AWARD Naomi Darling Architecture, South Hadley, MA The Mandel Sculpture studio is a simple gable roof structure with vertical accent battens that reference the vernacular tobacco barns. The site is located on the north slope and tucked up against an existing tree line to allow for a broad expansive view
- [Mt. Tom North Trailhead Park](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/mt-tom-north-trailhead-park/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards CITATION AWARD Dodson & Flinker, Florence, MA Mt. Tom North Trailhead Park is a new public park in Easthampton, MA, created on a formerly residential property on Mt. Tom’s northern slope. The client, the City of Easthampton, collaborated with a large group of partners and stakeholders that were critical to the
- [Buckland Recreation Area Pool](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/buckland-recreation-area-pool/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards CITATION AWARD Kuth Ranieri Architects, Franklin, MA This new, municipal swimming pool and bathhouse replace aging facilities at a public park deep in the hills of Buckland, MA. The new facility includes aquatic opportunities for all ages. Designed on a tight budget, facilities are kept to a functional minimum, orienting the
- [Gardner Elementary School](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/gardner-elementary-school/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards MERIT AWARD Jones Whitsett Architects, Inc., Greenfield, MA Gardner, Massachusetts, sought to consolidate two aging schools from 1926 and 1951 into a single Pre-K through 4th grade facility suitable to meet the district’s educational needs. The preferred site, a wooded area separated by wetlands from the Middle and High School, inspired
- [Academy of Music](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/academy-of-music/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards CITATION AWARD Bonham & Douglas Architects, Northampton, MA For over 130 years, the 800-seat Academy of Music Theatre has been a cornerstone of cultural life in the community and has visually heralded your arrival to the heart of downtown Northampton. Outside, our design introduces a marquee canopy that harmoniously integrates with
- [Sunderland Kayak Shed and Restroom](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/sunderland-kayak-shed-and-restroom/) - WMAIA 2024 Design Awards CITATION AWARD Ko-LAB Architecture, South Hadley, MA The Sunderland Riverside Park Kayak Kiosk and Restroom Renovation were initiated to provide library patrons with the ability to check out kayaks and enjoy access to the Connecticut River. Over time, the project evolved to include not only a place for the kayaks, but
- [Kuhn Riddle Architects & Designers](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/kuhn-riddle-architects/) - Kuhn Riddle Architects & Designers is a certified woman-owned business and one of the largest design firms in Western, MA. Our work is focused on our commitment to community, sustainability, and good design. WE SERVE A DIVERSE CLIENT BASE, in education, residential, and commercial sectors. WE ARE GOOD LISTENERS. Design and construction are communicative and
- [Graphite Studio](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/graphite-studio/) - Graphite Studio is a full-service residential design firm, located in Amherst, MA, specializing in fossil-free retrofits and new construction. We’re committed to state-of-the-art energy efficiency and building science and we work closely with our building partners to create comfortable sustainable custom homes across Western New England. We’re committed to clear communication, careful listen, and creative
- [Architecture EL](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/architecture-el/) - Architecture EL, Inc. was founded in 2008 in the spirit of producing fine architecture responsive to the client’s needs. With more than 27 years professional experience we confidently manage the smallest to largest projects. From design conception, through construction, to final occupancy; we carry the values we share into the design of useful, enduring, and
- [Boston Society for Architecture](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/boston-society-of-architects/) - The Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) is the eastern Massachusetts regional association of the AIA, and consists of 4,000 +/- public, professional and affiliate members. It is the largest branch of the AIA. Affiliate members include engineers, contractors, owners/clients, public officials, other allied professionals, students and others interested in the built environment. The BSA has
- [Williams College Museum of Art](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/williams-college-museum-of-art/) - One of the finest college art museums in the country, the Williams College Museum of Art houses 13,000 works that span the history of art. Open Tuesday through Saturday 10-5, Sunday 1-5 Free admission. Wheelchair accessible.
- [Summer Design Program for Teens](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/summer-design-program-for-teens/) - Know a teen interested in architecture? Check out the UMass Amherst Summer Design Pre-College Academy, which provides an opportunity for high school students interested in architecture, landscape architecture, urban or interior design the opportunity to experience the profession and see firsthand the kinds of activities that take place in a university architectural program.
- [The Springfield Museums](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/the-springfield-museums/) - The Springfield Museums, located in the heart of downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, is comprised of five world-class museums, offering everything from art to science and history. The Museums Association is proud to be home to the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden.
- [Smith College Museum of Art](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/smith-college-museum-of-art/) - The Smith College Museum of Art invites groups to reserve guided tours or self-guided visits to the museum. Guided and self-guided tours for K-12 school groups are free of charge. Adult and non-Five College student groups are charged admission and are kindly asked to make an additional donation of $2 per person for a guided
- [Mt. Holyoke College Art Museum](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/mt-holyoke-college-art-museum/) - Founded in 1876, the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum was one of the first collegiate museums in the United States—and today is one of the liveliest! It’s a “cultural laboratory” for the campus and is actively used by faculty and students.
- [NESEA](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/nesea/) - The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) helps high-performance building and energy efficiency professionals improve their practices by learning from and networking with each other. Founded in 1974, NESEA is today the region’s leading 501(c)(3) organization promoting sustainable energy practices in the built environment.
- [Museums 10](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/museums-10/) - In the heart of western Massachusetts, Museums10 is a dynamic collaborative of ten museums that inspire, engage and enrich their communities through shared experiences of art, literature, history and the natural world.
- [Mead Art Museum](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/mead-art-museum/) - Amherst College’s Mead Art Museum makes its 16,000-object collection available and relevant to teaching and research across the disciplines – by offering special exhibitions, events, publications, and class visits. The Museum serves a wider public and the community: always free of charge and in a facility that is fully accessible.
- [Mass MOCA](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/mass-moca/) - Since opening in 1999, MASS MoCA has become one of the world’s premier centers for making and showing the best art of our time. More than 80 major new works of art and more than 50 performances have been created through fabrication and rehearsal residencies in North Adams, making MASS MoCA perhaps the most fertile
- [MA Building Codes](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/ma-building-codes/) - Massachusetts building codes, energy codes and more.
- [MA Architectural Access Board](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/ma-architectural-access-board/) - The Architectural Access Board (AAB) is a regulatory agency within the Massachusetts Office of Public Safety. Its legislative mandate states that it shall develop and enforce regulations designed to make public buildings accessible to, functional for, and safe for use by persons with disabilities.
- [Learning by Design](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/learning-by-design/) - Learning By Design in Massachusetts is a statewide K-12 architecture and design education program. Since 1999 over 15,000 children, educators and designers have taken part in LBD:MA architecture and design activities.
- [Hancock Shaker Village](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/hancock-shaker-village/) - Hancock Shaker Village, Inc., is a private, not-for-profit educational organization. Our mission is to bring the Shaker story to life and preserve it for future generations.
- [Five College Architectural Studies](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/five-college-architectural-studies/) - The objective of the Five College Architectural Studies program is to cultivate concerned architectural thinkers, writers and designers through a flexible yet rigorous interdisciplinary course of study. This site includes information about courses of study, events, and features showcases of student and professor design work.
- [Construction Institute](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/construction-institute/) - The Construction Institute/University of Hartford is a non-profit, non-partisan association of diverse professionals working to improve the industry by sharing experiences and knowledge, advancing relationships, and developing business leaders.
- [Department of Architecture - UMass](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/department-of-architecture-umass/) - The Department of Architecture provides an accessible, intellectually rigorous design education in the art and science of the built environment The interdisciplinary, collaborative department embraces spirited, socially progressive, and environmentally responsive design. It is New England’s first and only public architecture program.
- [Building Green](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/building-green/) - Building Green is an independent publishing company committed to bringing their members accurate, unbiased, and timely green design information.
- [Building Construction & Technology](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/building-construction-technology/) - The Building and Construction Technology program at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst offers undergraduate and graduate education in construction management, sustainable building planning, engineered wood design, building energy performance evaluation, building products distribution, and research and development.
- [Berkshire Museum](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/berkshire-museum/) - At the Berkshire Museum, there’s something for everyone. We offer a unique blend of exhibitions, galleries, and attractions for families of all ages. See exhibitions, fine art, and sculpture from around the world. Explore our touch tank and aquarium.
- [American Institute of Architects](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/aia-national/) - Based in Washington, D.C., the AIA has been the leading professional membership association for licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners since 1857.
- [AIA University](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/aia-university/) - AIAU is a place for architects to learn and earn continuing education credits.
- [c&h architects](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/ch-architects/) - Coldham & Hartman Architects designs for a resilient and renewable future. For us, the context of architecture is bounded by sun, wind, water, and soil. We achieve our clients’ aesthetic and design goals through careful listening, thoughtful process, and quality assurance during the construction process. We specialize in the renovation of obsolete houses, those built
- [Perlman Residence](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/perlman-residence/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards ENTRY Stephen Gerard Dietemann Architect, Great Barrington, MA The Perlman Residence was designed by Stephen Gerard Dietemann, Architect and constructed by Town & Country Builder. This new 3 bedroom, single story residence of approximately 2350 square feet is located on the banks of Lake Garfield. Given the importance of jazz in
- [New England Farmhouse](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/new-england-farmhouse/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards MERIT AWARD C&H Architects, Amherst, MA This high-performance homestead, nestled between farmland and a dense neighborhood, is an example of the growing movement to bridge the gap between residential and agricultural landscapes. The built spaces are carefully sited as a continuation of a residential street providing access to protected open space.
- [Maier Camerlenghi Addition](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/maier-camerlenghi-addition/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards HONOR AWARD Naomi Darling Architecture, South Hadley, MA The Maier Camerlenghi Addition is a second story addition and renovation of a mid-century home in the center of Amherst, MA for an academic couple with need for a home office as well additional bedrooms for their growing family. Respecting the original design,
- [UMass Student Union Renovation](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/umass-student-union/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards HONOR AWARD Shepley Bullfinch, Boston, MA Reinvented as a social and cultural incubator, the newly renovated Student Union embraces student entrepreneurship and organizations that transform the building into a refreshed stage for campus life designed for equitable communities and campus well-being. The Union radiates energy from the geographical heart of campus
- [Hygge House](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/hygge-house/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards ENTRY UMass Design / Build, Amherst, MA The Hygge House is an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) designed and built by an interdisciplinary student team in collaboration with a local construction firm. The ADU is designed to be adaptable and expandable over time, is net-zero ready, and prioritizes low-carbon, high-performance assemblies throughout.
- [1492 Westminster](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/1492-westminster/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards HONOR AWARD truthbox Architects, Providence, RI 1492 Westminster Street is the first multifamily building in Rhode Island built to the exacting passive house standards administered by the Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) (certification pending at time of award submission). Located on a narrow lot on Providence’s west side that sat vacant
- [Springfield Prep Charter School](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/springfield-prep-charter-school/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards ENTRY Jones Whitsett Architects, Greenfield, MA Springfield Preparatory Charter School is a vibrant and growing kindergarten to 8th grade elementary school serving students by choice from across the city of Springfield. After a lengthy search, this academically high performing school purchased and began plans to renovate a one-story office building along
- [Hill House](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/hill-house/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards ENTRY Rob Marcalow, AIA, Boston, MA Hill House is a new, multi-generational chapter for a large family home in rural Gill, Massachusetts. The construction of a new kitchen space and installation of a door and window converted the house to two independent units with separate entries, leaving the parent apartment intact
- [Gawith Hall](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/gawith-hall/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards ENTRY Thomas Douglas Architects, Northampton, MA The transformation of Gawith Hall, the largest building of the historic Clarke School for the Deaf, from dormitories into a modern office space required creative design processes and solutions to bridge the client’s needs with requirements to earn historic preservation credits. This adaptive reuse project
- [River Valley Coop](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/river-valley-coop/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards MERIT AWARD & ARCHITECTS’ CHOICE AWARD Thomas Douglas Architects, Northampton, MA The River Valley Co-op is a consumer-owned food market that celebrates and strengthens the connection between consumers and the rich network of local and organic producers in the Pioneer Valley. With thoughtful material selections, drought tolerant landscaping, wetland preservation, net-zero
- [Chicopee City Hall - Renovation](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/chicopee-city-hall-renovation/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards ENTRY Dietz & Company Architects, Inc., Springfield, MA Dietz & Company Architects designed the renovation of the historic 48,000-square-foot Chicopee City Hall including programming, rehabilitation of the exterior envelope and long-closed Auditorium, and accessibility upgrades. Guiding the design was balancing historic preservation with contemporary and changing needs. The Auditorium is transformed
- [Calagioni Fitness Center - Northfield Mt. Hermon School](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/calagioni-fitness/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards ENTRY Jones Whitsett Architects, Greenfield, MA This private high school renovation transformed a historically rich but outdated gym into a community-oriented fitness center. By re-purposing an existing building, this project was resource-efficient and economical. The 7,500 square-foot renovation includes a double-height gym, a student lounge, restrooms and a lobby. The design
- [NMH Wrestling Facility](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/wrestling-facility/) - WMAIA 2022 Design Awards CITATION AWARD Jones Whitsett, Greenfield, MA This private boarding high school athletic facility improvement project includes a new wrestling facility, updates to an existing ice-skating arena, a new restroom pavilion, and a covered outdoor area. The intent was to transform a previously disorganized area into an athletic campus gathering point. The
- [Dietz & Company Architects](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/dietz/) - Dietz & Company Architects is a mid-sized firm specializing in multi-family housing, educational, commercial, hospitality, municipal, and historic preservation projects. Located in Springfield, MA, the firm has over 35 years of design experience throughout Massachusetts. Sustainability and socially responsible design are central to our design philosophy. We take pride in serving our clients and communities
- [Stone Architecture](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/stone-architecture/) - Founded in 1991, Stone Architecture is committed to cultivating strong client relationships through excellence in design and management. The principal focus of the firm since its inception has been luxury housing, boutique retail stores, commercial interiors, and residential developments. The firm is a proponent of high thermal performance architecture, and its principal, Hicks Stone, is
- [Berkshire Design, Inc.](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/berkshiredesign/) - At Berkshire Design, Inc., we believe in the power of collaboration and teamwork. We strive to impress our clients with great design and to develop strong working relationships with contractors and consultants. In addition, we take great pride in fostering the architectural licensing candidates in our area and within our firm. We relish the opportunity
- [Meetinghouse Architecture](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/meetinghousearchitecture/) - Meetinghouse is a full-service architecture + design firm and a committed partner in navigating the complexities of both new construction and adaptive reuse. We are a distinctive architecture studio, formed in 2021 through the partnership of an architect and a sculptor. With 35+ years of combined experience in architecture, interiors, and furniture, the partners at
- [Studio One, Inc.](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/studio-one-inc/) - Studio One, Inc. Founded in 1974, Studio One Inc. is a family owned and operated design firm. The culture of the firm is that of an extended family resulting in a high level of service to our clients. Most of our commissions are referrals from existing repeat clients. We are always looking for challenging projects.
- [Ravens' Roost](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/ravens_roost/) - WMAIA 2020 Design Awards ARCHITECTS’ CHOICE Fitch Architecture & Community Design, Amherst, MA Raven’s Roost was shaped by the residents’ deep love for Alaska’s beauty; by a fluid relationship to environment, seasons and light; and by residents’ desires for Aging-in-Place. The sun-filled common house sits centrally, at the intersection of two housing types serving different
- [Stockade Historic District Flood Mitigation Strategy](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/stockade-flood-mitigation/) - WMAIA 2020 Design Awards ENTRY PLACE Alliance, Amherst, MA The Stockade Historic District, in northwest Schenectady, NY along the Mohawk River, has been subject to seasonal and catastrophic flooding throughout its long and varied history since it was settled in the 1660’s. Our team conducted a thorough hydraulic and hydrologic assessment which determined that there
- [Village of Port Chester - Streetscape](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/port-chester-streetscape/) - WMAIA 2020 Design Awards ENTRY PLACE Alliance, Amherst, MA Despite being just outside of Manhattan and boasting a vibrant food and entertainment scene, The Village of Port Chester, NY has a surprising lack of pedestrian connectivity and disjointed urban fabric due to big-box retail, extensive surface parking lots, and a vehicle-oriented downtown. Our design team
- [Village of Sidney Green Infrastructure Streetscape](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/sidney-green/) - WMAIA 2020 Design Awards HONOR AWARD – Landscape PLACE Alliance, Amherst, MA Following devastating flooding from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee in the Village of Sidney, New York, PLACE Alliance helped lead recovery planning effort through an intensive multi-day design workshop, engaging with local stakeholders and state and local regulatory officials. The streetscape project
- [New Valley Bank & Trust](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/new-vally-bank/) - WMAIA 2020 Design Awards CITATION AWARD ArchitectureEL, East Longmeadow, MA New Valley Bank & Trust approached ArchitectureEL for the design of their first branch bank, and first new bank in the Pioneer Valley in over ten years. New Valley acquired a former bank building to refurbish, and wished to establish a contemporary brand with a
- [Solar Time - Temporary Installation](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/temporary-installation/) - WMAIA 2020 Design Awards CITATION AWARD Naomi Darling Architecture, LLC, MA with Darrell Petit, LLC On the Fine Arts Center Plaza at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Solar Time transformed a standard 20’ shipping container into a space focused on telling the time through the sun’s movement over the course of a day, over several
- [Takahashi-Harb Loft and Library](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/takahashi-harb-loft-and-library/) - WMAIA 2020 Design Awards MERIT AWARD Naomi Darling Architecture, LLC, MA The Takahashi-Harb Loft and Library is an interior renovation and conversion of an existing ground floor walk-out basement and two-car garage into one-bedroom loft-style mother-in-law apartment and separate library workspace. The biggest challenge was to bring in light and open the rooms to the
- [Teen Housing](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/teen-housing/) - WMAIA 2020 Design Awards MERIT AWARD Jones Whitsett Architects, Greenfield, MA This four unit microhousing project for DIAL/SELF Youth and Community Services provides a needed option to young adults living in Northampton who might otherwise be at risk of homelessness. Located along Locust Street in Northampton, the new building shares site and parking resources with
- [Louttit Site Redevelopment](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/louttit-site/) - WMAIA 2020 Design Awards HONOR AWARD – Architecture Truth Box Architects, Providence, RI The redevelopment of the former Louttit Laundry site at 95 Cranston Street in Providence, RI is an innovative model for sustainable urban infill development. Located on a former brownfield site, within walking distance of public transportation and downtown, the project comprises two
- [Back to the Country](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/back-to-the-country/) - WMAIA 2020 Design Awards ENTRY Burr & McCallum Architects, Williamstown, MA As a college student, our client lived in a cabin on a hill with a spectacular view of the valley and Mount Greylock. Thirty years later, he and his college sweetheart wife bought that beautiful piece of the Berkshires and built a house for
- [Furcolo Hall - UMASS](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/furcolo-hall/) - WMAIA 2020 Design Awards ENTRY Kuhn Riddle Architects, Amherst, MA The Furcolo Lecture Hall comprises a 3,700 SF renovation and accessibility upgrade that includes reconfiguration of the auditorium entry to provide a welcoming new entry portal. New interior finishes, tablet-arm fixed seating, and installation of new MEP/fire protection systems. The renovated Lecture Hall functions primarily
- [Sunset](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/sunset/) - WMAIA 2020 Design Awards ENTRY c&h architects, Amherst, MA Single-family home renovation in a quiet local neighborhood. The design takes an inward-looking 1930s Dutch Colonial in a local historic district and connects it to the incredible views of a small local farm and the hillsides beyond. Accomplished with a strategic 90 SF addition that optimizes
- [Low Impact High End](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/low-impact-high-end/) - WMAIA 2020 Design Awards ENTRY c&h architects, Amherst, MA This home was built on the foundation of an existing underperforming and poorly constructed house. The existing structure was not worth saving, but reusing the foundation allowed us to greatly reduce site impact in an environmentally sensitive shoreline, and avoid the embodied energy of a new
- [Elms College Gaylord Mansion](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/gaylord-mansion/) - WMAIA 2020 Design Awards ENTRY Kuhn Riddle Architects, Amherst, MA The historic Gaylord Mansion project sits at the gateway of the Elms College campus in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Originally built by mill owner Emerson Gaylord in the late 19th century, the 8500 sf mansion was showing its age of nearly 150 years and in dire need
- [Hill-Engineers, Architects, Planners, Inc.](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/hill-engineers-architects-planners-inc/) - Hill is committed to creating solutions that best fulfill our clients’ unique criteria and inspire the people who live, work or recreate within. Clients turn to Hill for architectural design that is innovative, striking and efficient. Hill is a single source firm with engineering services (structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical engineers) and civil/survey services. Hill’s greatest
- [Dana Bixby Architecture](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/dana-bixby-architecture/) - Buildings become architecture because of the fictions that architects create. Once created though, the fictions that are made are created by people that move in space. Thus a relationship of buildings to the world around them is created by the meeting of these two fictions. In time, as architecture takes their lives from the land,
- [Center for EcoTechnology](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/center-for-ecotechnology/) - The Center for EcoTechnology helps people and businesses save energy and reduce waste. As a non-profit 501(c)(3), CET works with partners throughout the region to help transform the way we live and work for a better community, economy, and environment – now and for the future.
- [Crotty Hall](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/crotty-hall/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards CITATION AWARD Miller Pollin Architects, Amherst, MA This net-zero building produces as much energy on-site as it uses in one year. Crotty Hall is equipped with many sustainable features, including photovoltaic panels on the roof, natural ventilation and lighting, heavy insulation and a geothermal heat pump system. The three-floor building contains
- [Private Residence](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/private-residence/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Stephen Gerard Dietemann, Great Barrington, MA Private residence. Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [Private Residence](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/private-residence-2/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Stephen Gerard Dietemann, Great Barrington, MA Private residence. Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [A Thin Red Line](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/a-thin-red-line/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards HONOR AWARD Burr & McCallum Architects, Great Barrington, MA The pencil-thin house slices through the top of the hill, Michael Heizer-style, leaving the surrounding hayfield virtually untouched. This surgical slice through the hill allows the house to be one story high at the center where the living spaces are, and two
- [Private Residence](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/new-residence/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Stephen Gerard Dietemann, Great Barrington, MA Private residence. Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [Whately Community Center & Museum](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/whately-community-center-museum/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards CITATION AWARD Jones Whitsett Architects, Greenfield, MA Whately Town Hall served as the Town of Whately’s town hall for over 170 years and was in desperate need of a full renovation. The building was inaccessible, un-insulated in many areas, had leaky windows, finishes were dated and threadbare, bat droppings covered the
- [South College](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/south-college/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards CITATION AWARD Kliment Halsband Architects, Northampton, MA & New York, NY This beloved campus landmark at UMASS, Amherst was brought back to life, joined to a new addition that provided much needed services, infrastructure, and access. A three-story skylit commons at the heart of the building joins old and new, connects
- [Photo Studio](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/photo-studio/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards MERIT AWARD Naomi Darling Architecture, LLC, South Hadley, MA A 700 sf photo studio and dark room addition to a historic 1750 home in Stony Creek, CT. The inspiration for the project comes from the geometry of the American beechnut and the client’s desire for a “tweaked New England Barn” and
- [East Meadow School](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/east-meadow-school/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards CITATION AWARD Jones Whitsett Architects, Greenfield, MA East Meadow Elementary School is a Pre-K to Sixth Grade Elementary School designed as a cost-effective add/reno project to a well-built, but non-descript school from 1965. Situated on the open plains of Granby, the school offers a new public face to the south, and
- [Evans Academic Center](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/evans-academic-center/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards MERIT AWARD Berkshire Design Group, Northampton, MA The Edward P. Evans Center and Gates Quad projects at the Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, MA transformed over 4.5 acres of the campus core, including a 31,000 SF pond, into the institutions primary educational center, outdoor gathering space, and learning opportunity at the heart
- [WeAVES](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/weaves/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Carolina Aragón, Michael Choudhary, Christopher Rucinski, Andrew Lab @ UMass Amherst Our proposal investigates ways in which textiles can harness energy from the environment and from people’s interaction to create an airy, inviting public space in Melbourne’s St. Kilda Triangle. As such, WeAVES proposes the use of solar fibers (organic
- [Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/irwin-m-jacobs-elementary-school/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Dodson & Flinker, Ashfield, MA The landscape for the new Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School uses its urban 1.6-acre site to maximize outdoor play and educational space. Play and outdoor classroom spaces are coordinated with adjacent building uses and organized around a coastal watershed theme. Colorful site surfacing, stormwater management,
- [Low Impact | High End Residence](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/low-impact-high-end-residence/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry c&h architects, Amherst, MA This Rhode Island house was built on the foundation of an existing underperforming and poorly constructed home. The existing structure was not worth saving, but reusing the foundation allowed us to greatly reduce site impact in an environmentally sensitive shoreline, and avoid the embodied energy of
- [Dance Department Offices](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/dance-department-offices/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Fitch Architecture & Community Design, Amherst, MA FACD began work on this project with a feasibility study aimed at finding a new home for the Dance Department at Smith College in Northampton, MA. 47 Belmont, a former residential house located on accessible routes to the dance studios in nearby structures,
- [Farm Barn](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/farm-barn/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Fitch Architecture & Community Design, Amherst, MA Kroka Expeditions in Marlow, NH provides wilderness education programs for children, teens, and adults in rock climbing, white water canoeing, and expeditions. The campus includes a working farm that provides food and farm experience for programs. The lower level of the farm barn
- [Raven's Roost CoHousing](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/ravens-roost-cohousing/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Fitch Architecture & Community Design, Amherst, MA with Architect-of-Record Tom Pierce-Bulger Located in the extreme Alaskan climate, this community features an indoor pedestrian way (sheltered from the elements) connecting homes directly to the common house. The community center is located at the center of the site plan, easily accessible from
- [Kasa Pavilion](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/kasa-pavilion/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Naomi Darling Architecture, LLC, South Hadley, MA Unbuilt. A folding portable structure for use as a market stall, outdoor performance space or picnic and gathering place. Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [Solar Time](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/solar-time/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Naomi Darling Architecture, LLC, South Hadley, MA At Umass, Amherst on the Fine Arts Center Plaza: a shipping container adapted for use as a solar clock – a place to meditate on the changing nature of sunlight over the course of a day and year. Back to WMAIA Design Awards
- [Cottage Square Residences](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/cottage-square-residences/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Kuhn Riddle Architects, Amherst, MA 50 affordable apartments to the city of Easthampton housed in the landmark Dye Works mill building. Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [Hinckley Trace Residences](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/hinckley-trace-residences/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Kuhn Riddle Architects, Amherst, MA Four net-zero ready duplex condominiums in Florence, MA Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [Crew House Dance Lab](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/crew-house-dance-lab/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Kuhn Riddle Architects, Amherst, MA Renovation and addition to an historic dance lab with associated site accessibly improvements. Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [University Museum of Contemporary Art](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/university-museum-of-contemporary-art/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Kliment Halsband Architects, Northampton, MA and New York, NY The Museum of Contemporary Art and Curatorial Study Center in Amherst, MA is a place for learning about the functions of a museum, a place for planning and assembling museum exhibitions, and a place where students and visitors can learn about
- [Florence Residence](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/florence-residence/) - WMAIA 2018 Design Awards Entry Jody Barker AIA, Northampton, MA The clients were looking to expand their small farmhouse sitting on three quarters of an acre adjacent to the Mill River in a quiet neighborhood in Florence, MA. The 600 sf addition provided much needed space for socializing and entertaining in addition to improved storage
- [Florence Recreation Pavilion](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/florence-recreation-pavilion/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards HONOR AWARD Morgan Studio, Northampton, MA This 3,300 square foot project in Florence, Massachusetts serves as a pavilion for community recreation fields. The buildings provide a quiet backdrop to the activity on the fields, and offer shelter for the players and spectators gathered there. Strung between each structural module is a
- [Nashawannuck Pond](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/nashawannuck-pond/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards HONOR AWARD Berkshire Design Group, Northampton, MA The Nashawannuck Pond Park Promenade entailed the redevelopment and creation of a new public boardwalk and public park space along the unimproved banks of the historic Nashawannuck Pond at the center of Easthampton. The site and pond are located at the epicenter of the
- [High Tide](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/high-tide-2/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards CITATION AWARD Carolina Aragon, Amherst, MA This installation is an abstracted marsh landscape that brings attention to the shifting boundary between land and water along Boston’s shoreline. This shifting boundary occurs at multiple scales: through daily tidal fluctuations, historic man-made land reclamation, and potential future flooding due to sea level rise,
- [Monterey Residence](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/anderson-residence/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards Entry Stephen Gerard Dietemann AIA, Great Barrington, MA A private residence on a lake in Monterey, Massachusetts.
- [Baystate Modern Surgery Modernization](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/baystate-modern-surgery-modernization/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards Entry Steffian Bradley Architects, Enfield, CT A 55,000 SF, two-story addition to an existing surgery center in Greenfield, MA. Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [Trans...Garden](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/trans-garden/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards Entry Pari Riahi Architects Inc., Amherst, MA An unbuilt landscape / garden, composed of a series of planted areas clustered between large screens of plexiglass with color variations ranging from orange to yellow to white. Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [Revealing Violet](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/revealing-violet/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards Entry Pari Riahi Architects Inc., Amherst, MA An unbuilt landscape / garden. A series of perforated, semi-translucent screens applied with thermo-chromic pigment are placed along the short axis of the garden, framing an interior meadow. Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [Kernan Studio](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/kernan-studio/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards Entry Naomi Darling Architecture, South Hadley, MA A 700 sf photo studio and dark room addition to a historic 1650 home in Stony Creek, CT. Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [Nitobe Memorial Hall](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/nitobe-memorial-hall/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards Entry Naomi Darling Architecture, South Hadley, MA An unbuilt design, to be located in Sapporo Japan. A memorial the Japanese Quaker Inazo Nitobe (1862 – 1933). Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [Stevens Memorial Senior Housing](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/stevens-memorial-senior-housing/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards Entry Studio One, Springfield, MA Adaptive renovations to transform 1906 millworkers’ recreational facility into 28 units of affordable senior housing. Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [Anderson Residence](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/anderson-residence-2/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards Entry Stephen Gerard Dietemann AIA, Great Barrington, MA A private residence in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [Heritage State Park Improvements](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/13679/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards Entry Berkshire Design Group, Northampton, MA The North Adams Heritage State Park Transformation blends new and old uses on the site, pulling together historic and contemporary design elements.
- [Vision 2024](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/vision-2024/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards Entry Berkshire Design Group, Northampton, MA Vision 2024 was a part of Boston’s recent bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics using western Massachusetts locations to lessen the impact on Boston as the impact of the Olympics became controversial.
- [Colegrove Park School](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/colegrove-park-school/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards CITATION AWARD Jones-Whitsett Architects, Greenfield, MA, in association with Dietz & Company Architects, Springfield, MA This ambitious 71,700sf renovation of a 1916 masonry bearing structure restored a critical public school building overlooking the downtown of North Adams, MA. The designers updated the facility to meet 21st century educational standards while also
- [Baystate Children's Hospital Playdeck](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/baystate-childrens-hospital-playdeck/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards CITATION AWARD Steffian Bradley Architects, Enfield, CT The Children’s Hospital Playdeck, located in Springfield, MA is 2,326 SF indoor/ outdoor area dedicated to play and learning. The design goal of Children’s Playdeck project was to not only renovate the entire space, but to reimagine the indoor and outdoor area. The fully
- [Olympia Oaks Housing](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/high-tide/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards CITATION AWARD Kuhn Riddle Architects, Amherst, MA This project consists of 11 buildings with 42 affordable multifamily rental units and a community building. Rental units are one, two, and three-bedroom units. The site is developed along two axes, unified by a loop road which connects both. The main objective of the
- [Arrivals](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/arrivals/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards CITATION AWARD SITELAB Architecture + Design, Northampton, MA This is a public art and infrastructure project, designed by Caryn Brause AIA and Joseph Krupczynski of the Center for Design Engagement, transforms a key gateway between downtown Holyoke and an adjacent residential neighborhood into a safe, inviting, and creative attraction. The project won
- [Carr Residence](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/carr-residence/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards MERIT AWARD Stephen Gerard Dietemann, Great Barrington, MA This is a home for two musicians. Back to WMAIA Design Awards page
- [Grove Street Condominium](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/grove-street-condominium/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards MERIT AWARD Jones-Whitsett Architects, Greenfield, MA 108 Grove Street is a 4 unit condominium development offering an alternative housing model to the high demand Northampton housing market. Inspired by changes in urban residential zoning rules, the developer intentionally set out to develop small, modernist condominium units that would appeal to working
- [Plains Elementary School](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/plains-elementary-school/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards MERIT AWARD Jones-Whitsett Architects, Greenfield, MA Plains Elementary School is Pre‐K to First Grade Elementary School designed as a cluster of sand colored two story forms or neighborhoods, gathered under two offset ribbon roofs. The school is situated to the north‐west corner of a wooded parcel in South Hadley. The massing
- [RW Kern Center, Hampshire College](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/rw-kern-center-hampshire-college/) - WMAIA 2016 Design Awards MERIT AWARD – SUSTAINABILITY Berkshire Design Group / Bruner Cott Associates The R.W. Kern Center at Hampshire College houses the school’s admissions and financial aid offices, classrooms, a coffee bar and a lobby deemed the campus’s Living Room within its 17,000 square feet. But more than a welcome center to greet
- [Austin Design](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/austin-design/) - Austin Design Inc. is a full service design firm providing residential & commercial architecture and interior design services in western Massachusetts and beyond. We specialize in custom homes and thrive on design challenges that allow our creativity and expertise to flourish. Our projects are representative of our interests in accessibility, sustainability and community design and
- [Burr and McCallum Architects](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/burr-and-mccallum-architects/) - Since its inception in 1982, Burr and McCallum has brought a high standard of design to a wide variety of architecture commissions. Reflecting sensitivity toward client goals as well as technology, art and history, the firm’s work has been recognized internationally through publications, exhibitions and awards. Strong design abilities are complemented by a commitment to
- [Caolo & Bieniek](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/caolo-bieniek/) - We have been providing architectural services since 1955. Our design process integrates creative problem solving with a commitment to client needs. Our scope of services includes renovations, adaptive reuse, new construction, facilities assessment, feasibility studies, master planning, interior design, historic preservation and LEED design. We have a long history of work in both public and
- [Metcalfe Associates Architecture](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/metcalfe-associates-architecture/)
- [Miller Pollin Architecture](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/miller-pollin-architecture/) - The built environment has great potential for bettering the quaility of our everyday lives, including the way we work, learn and enjoy life. Undergirding all of the work that Miller Pollin produces is the notion that interpretive, contemporary design should be democratic; it should belong to all people who experience the built environment in all
- [Pamela Sandler AIA](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/pamela-sandler-aia/) - Pamela Sandler AIA, has been designing private residences, lodging, spas, education and community spaces, primarily in the Berkshires, for over 25 years. Registered in Massachusetts and New York, her work includes new construction, historic restoration, renovations, additions and adaptive reuse. Sandler AIA’s residential work represents a wide range of architectural styles, with specific attention to
- [Clark Art Institute](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/clark-art-institute/) - The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute is an art museum and a center for research and higher education, dedicated to advancing and extending the public understanding of art. No other institution of its scale and character has such a complex and exhilarating mission.
- [Historic Deerfield](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/historic-deerfield/) - Historic Deerfield offers visits to historic early American homes, museum exhibits, tours, library, demonstrations, lectures, and workshops – and more.
- [Eric Carle Museum](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/eric-carle-museum/) - The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art offers exhibits, workshops, gift shop and more – great for families, kids, and everyone else, too.
- [AIA Trust](https://wmaia.org/portfolio-items/aia-trust/) - The AIA Trust is a free risk-management resource, offering benefit programs and practice resources for AIA Members.

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## Series

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## Categories

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## Event Categories

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## Portfolio Categories

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- [2016 WMAIA Design Awards Entries](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2016-wmaia-design-awards-entries/)
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- [Merit Awards](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/merit-awards/)
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- [2018 Merit Award](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2018-merit-award/)
- [2018 Honor Award](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2018-honor-award/)
- [2020 WMAIA Design Awards Entries](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2020-wmaia-design-awards-entries/)
- [2020 Honor Award](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2020-honor-award/)
- [2020 Merit Award](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2020-merit-award/)
- [2020 Citation Award](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2020-citation-award/)
- [2020 Architects' Choice Award](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2020-architects-choice-award/)
- [2022 WMAIA Design Awards Entries](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2022-wmaia-design-awards-entries/)
- [2022 Architects' Choice Award](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2022-architects-choice-award/)
- [2022 Citation Award](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2022-citation-award/)
- [2022 Honor Award](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2022-honor-award/)
- [2022 Merit Award](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2022-merit-award/)
- [2024 WMAIA Design Awards](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2024-wmaia-design-awards/)
- [2024 Citation Award](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2024-citation-award/)
- [2024 Merit Award](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2024-merit-award/)
- [2024 Honor Award](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2024-honor-award/)
- [2024 Architects Choice Award](https://wmaia.org/portfolio_category/2024-architects-choice-award/)

## FAQ Categories

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