May 22nd – Heritage Talk #4 Architect Extraordinaire W.C. Knighton 6-8pm Bob Clay joins us to talk about notable Oregon architect W.C. Knighton and some of the iconic structures he designed in Salem and across the state. Come and see images of his wonderful work as well as tour the home he built for Dr....

It was a beautiful Oregon weekend at the coast and ‘The New Now’ was the theme this year. Headlining presenters from Los Angeles, Houston, Berkeley and some home grown Oregonians such as Mark Frohnmayer joined us and challenged and engaged our design professionals. There were breakout sessions and workshops following the presentations that encouraged questions...

Last week was the AIA Grassroots: 2012 Leadership and Legislative Conference in Washington DC.  Two AIA Salem Chapter members were able to attend and had the opportunity to meet with congresspeople and their staff to discuss issues concerning our field. But advocacy isn’t a once a year thing.  Our voices need to be heard year around and often....

Have you wanted to be a mentor or be mentored? Have you wondered what it would be like or what it would take? Come to a question and answer, brown bag lunch on March 13th to find out. We hope to see you at noon at the Broadway Commons, Africa Room, don’t forget your lunch!...

As the next step in the work on AIA Salem 50th Anniversary, we would like to start making a list of projects that firms or individuals would like to submit for inclusion in a publication. The committee may need to put some limits on submissions, but we would like to start by gathering a list...

The Board of the Salem Chapter of the AIA would like to invite all it’s members to a private event January 24th. Invitations and details will be sent by Evite.   If you think you should have been invited to the event or would like to update your contact information please email contact@aiasalem.org  

A learning opportunity was received via email:   Join Energy Trust and EWEB on February 8 for an in-depth look at the concepts and practices involved in assessing the value of energy efficiency investments for commercial buildings. Financial Analysis for Commercial Buildings Presented by Mark Jewell Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:00 am to 3:00 pm...

You are invited to join the board and fellow members on November 8th at 5:30pm at Gamberetti’s to discuss the past year and plan for the upcoming year. Enjoy hosted appetizers while mingling and brainstorming for 2012.  Are there things you liked this year? Something you’d like to see more of? Would you like to...