Please join us in congratulating AIA Seattle member Myer Harrell AIA for being recipient of the 2021 Young Architects Award! The American Institute of Architects selected 20 recipients of the 2021 Young Architects Award - awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the architecture…
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Two of AIA|WA's priority bills are up for their Senate committee hearings this week. You can support them by singing in PRO on the bills in advance of each hearing. Here's how: HB 1099 - CLIMATE HB 1099 would update the GMA to ensure that our communities are planning for…
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The 2021 Jury of Fellows from the American Institute of Architects elevated five AIA Washington Council members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to Members who have made significant national contributions to the profession. Brian Court, FAIA Brian Court has brought sustainable design to the forefront of…
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The state legislative session has reached the point where nearly all bills must have passed out of their initial committees or they are dead for the year. We now have a much better sense of what legislators' priorities are and which bills have momentum. Read about the bills that have…
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The Washington State Board for Architects will have a Board Member position available starting in June 2021. The mission of the Washington State Board for Architects is to safeguard life, health, property and promote public welfare through licensure and regulation of the practice of architecture in Washington. The seven-member, governor…
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Washington's virtual Legislature is in full swing and architects are in the thick of it. Read our January 2021 Newsletter for more information on AIA|WA's top agenda items and how you can weigh in on issues that are important to you this year.
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Wednesday, February 10 3:00 - 4:30 pm Please click here to join the webinar Passcode: 584966 This session will cover the significant changes to the 2018 Washington State Energy Code for Commercial Buildings, which will go into effect on Feb 1. We will explore the new code's impact on building…
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1. Follow this link to the state’s legislative website page on Participating in the Legislative Process: https://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/Participating.aspx 2. In the Participating in a Committee Hearing box on the upper right, your three options are listed with links - all links go to the same sign up page: https://leg.wa.gov/legislature/Pages/Participating.aspx Testifying in…
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State Representative Davina Duerr (D-Bothell) will be speaking to AIA|WA members as part of our Capital Connections event that usually takes place in Olympia. Rep. Duerr is the only current architect in the State Legislature and this will be her first opportunity to speak with AIA members as a group.…
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AIA|WA’s November Advocacy Newsletter may be downloaded HERE. It covers the November state elections and previews the 2021 state legislative session – which will be unlike any other in the state’s history. We would also like to highlight the following AIA|WA events: Capitol Connections – Jan. 25-29 Capitol Connections…
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