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Founded in 1900, the Dayton Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, also known as AIA Dayton, has a 9 county membership of 185 members and speaks for the interests of all registered architects in the Miami Valley and surrounding counties. Its parent organization, The American Institute of Architects (AIA), is a nationwide, 83,000 member association based in Washington, D.C., founded in 1857. Since then, the AIA has represented the professional interests of America's architects. As AIA members, licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners express their commitment to excellence in design and livability in our nation's buildings and communities.

2010 Art In Architecture Student Design Competition

Thirty-one students participated in the 29th annual Art in Architecture Student Design Program. In partnership with the AIAS Student Chapter of Miami University and the Caesar Creek Soaring Club of Waynesville, this year’s focus was the design of the Caesar Creek Soaring Clubhouse. Student designers included camping sites, meeting/training area, kitchen, restrooms, office, a cookout gathering and an observation/viewing area within their projects. Students were assisted with this project by their high school advisers as well as a team of designers including Laura McCaffrey, Assoc. AIA, Dan McNulty, Assoc. AIA, of App Architecture, Brian McAlexander, Assoc. AIA, of Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Cannon, Inc, Brian Petro of Sinclair Community College, Natalie Snyder, Assoc. AIA, of Evergreen Architecture and Miami University Design and Architect Students.

Julie Klosterman, a senior at Celina High School, was awarded the first place Honor Award and a $1200 scholarship. Second Place Merit award and an $800 scholarship went to Celina High School Senior, Cassandra Chittum. The two Honorable Mention Book awards were earned by Marcel Georgin, senior at Oakwood High School, and Ashley Swope, senior at Pontiz Career Technology Center each received Becoming an Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design by Lee W. Waldrep.

An award for the Master Craftsman, given for best presentation, went to Adrian Helton, a Junior at Upper Valley JVS; while Northmont senior, Katie Meyer received the Future Architect Award for a great concept project. Rounding out the prizes and receiving the Most Creative Use of Material Award went to Megan Myers a junior at Piqua’s Upper Valley Joint Vocational School.

For a list of 2010 winners, photos of project and events click here.

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A Flexible, But Enforceable, Green Building Code

As towns and municipalities strive to establish standards and increase their sustainability profile, there is no lack of confusion on how best to make buildings energy efficient and sustainable. With a plethora of checklists, rating systems and a lot of “green-washing” going on as to what is truly effective, it is imperative that local governments, such as the City of Dayton, have a credible, enforceable and adoptable code in place.

That’s why the first of several public hearings that are taking place this month (August) at the Westin O’Hare Hotel in Chicago is so important. As they progress through the end of 2010 and into 2011, the hearings will represent the first chance for our profession, as well as others in the design and construction industry, to comment in an open forum about the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) – co-sponsored by the American Institute of Architects.

Don’t Fall Off After the Stimulus “Recovery Summer!”

With the advent of summer and the long awaited burst of new jobs created by the federal government’s stimulus legislation, it is critical to think ahead to autumn so that we can maintain the fragile momentum of a recovering design and construction industry.

“Thinking ahead” is truly an attribute worth utilizing as this unsteady economic recovery unfolds. While the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 targeted “shovel ready” projects, it took until the summer of 2010 for many of them to complete the planning, permitting and contracting work necessary to get the shovel fully ready. With 218 Federal Building projects and over 29,000 miles of road under construction this summer, the impact on the design and construction economy will be significant – but delayed. According to a recent New York Times article, the delay has contributed to the public’s anxiety about how long the recovery will last.

2010 Scholarship Recipients

AIA Dayton awarded a total of $3,000 in scholarships to three outstanding high school seniors and college students from the Dayton Miami Valley region.

Tyler Gentry, a 2009 graduate of Bellbrook High School, was awarded, for the second year, a $1,000 scholarship and will be continuing his architecture studies at the University of Cincinnati this fall. Paul Conover, a 2010 Troy Christian High School Senior, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship and will attend the University of Cincinnati where he plans to study architecture. Christopher Walker, a 2010 Bellefontaine High School Senior, is also planning to study architecture at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning with the assistance of an AIA Dayton $1,000 scholarship.

Welcome to AIADayton.org!

2010 Art In Architecture Student Design Competition

Tell Us What You Think

A Flexible, But Enforceable, Green Building Code

Don’t Fall Off After the Stimulus “Recovery Summer!”

2010 Scholarship Recipients

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