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AIA|WA’s March 3 Legislative Update is available for download HERE. In it you’ll find information about AIA|WA’s priority issues as we near the end of the 2020 Legislative Session in Olympia. For additional information about the legislative session, which runs through March 12, contact Kirsten.
Each year the American Institute of Architects recognizes members for their contributions to the profession and excellence in design. Join us in congratulating these five AIA Washington Council members recognized this year. Congratulations to JoAnn Hindmarsh Wilcox AIA on receiving a 2020 Young Architects Award. Read more about JoAnn and…

AIA|WA’s State Legislative Session Update for Feb. 16 is available for download HERE. In it you’ll find information about the status of AIA|WA’s priority bills at the 2020 Legislative Session in Olympia. For additional information about the legislative session, which runs through March 12, contact Kirsten.

The below is a message from Rep. Beth Doglio (D-Olympia) to AIA members. One of Rep. Doglio’s top focus areas is the intersection of climate policy and the built environment. In 2018 she sponsored legislation to address embodied carbon in building materials; that bill eventually funded a study by the…

AIA|WA’s December Newsletter is available for download HERE. In it you’ll find information about the first three weeks of the 2020 Legislative Session in Olympia, including our work on bills related to contracting, architect licensing, the B&O tax, C-PACER, embodied carbon, the State Building Code Council, housing and more. For…

AIA|WA’s December Newsletter is available for download HERE. In it you’ll find information about: The upcoming legislative session Governor Inslee’s 2020 Supplemental Budget proposals AIA|WA’s two new Board members and more! If you have comments or suggestions, please let us know.

AIA|WA’s November Newsletter is available for download HERE. In it you’ll find information about: November election results AIA|WA’s work on the state’s commercial energy performance standard AIA National’s Zero Code Appendix to the IECC and more! If you have comments or suggestions, please let us know.
The AIA Washington Council held its Civic Design Awards celebration on Sept. 26, honoring design excellence in publicly funded projects located in Washington State. These awards showcase projects with the highest standards in sustainability, innovation, building performance and overall integration with the client and surrounding communities. This year 12 projects…

Ryan Jang, AIA, LEED AP, is an Associate Principal at LEDDY MAYTUM STACY Architects in San Francisco. He has worked on a variety of project types, including higher education, multi-family housing, and civic projects. Ryan managed the San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason Center for the Arts and Jacobs…