Jun 13, 2011
The Architects in Schools Program has concluded for the year, with 75 fourth graders hopefully having a better grasp on what architects do. Starting back in May, Blake Bural and Leah McMillan began with introducing topics such as scale, square footage, clients and basic architectural shapes and then quickly moved into building and designing. The...
Jun 9, 2011
Here is a link to the upcoming Summer schedule for the Architecture Foundation of Oregon’s Dinner with an Architect series. must enter post to click on the link See FLYER HERE for additional information as well
May 19, 2011
We have been thrilled with the breadth and depth of results from this year’s unique collaboration with the University of Oregon’s Sustainable Cities Initiative (SCI) – which pairs real-world City priorities with faculty teaching and student initiative to create far-reaching impacts in our community. You can learn more about the results at www.cityofsalem.net/scisalem or by...
May 16, 2011
Attention Members: Below is an update on Wednesday’s event. The prices have changed and the RSVP period has been extended until 2pm tomorrow. Here is the final menu update and price structure. People making reservations need to be mindful that they must select an Entrée Choice. If a meal choice is not selected, then one...
May 11, 2011
Join our AIA neighbors to the south at a joint meeting in Corvallis on May 18th. The program includes a tour of the only LEED Power Plant, the nation’s premier wave simulator, and a slide presentation and discussion on Japan’s earthquake and tsunami damage. Dinner will be served at CH2M Hill’s new Corvallis Building. To...
May 4, 2011
Salem AIA’s Emerging Professionals and Young Architects are invited to participate in a logo contest. We’ve been brainstorming since the first contest round and have some great ideas to work with, and hope you will consider participating. Multiple submissions are allowed and voting will take place online after May 27th. There are prizes, so start...
May 4, 2011
AIA Salem was formed in 1962, which means 2012 is the 50th anniversary of the chapter. The 50th Anniversary Committee is trying to assemble information about the chapter’s history. If you have any information that you would be willing to share about the history of the chapter, individual firms or practitioners, please contact Bill Foster...
Apr 25, 2011
Are you an Associate member or been licensed 10 years or less? Then you are invited to join us Tuesday night as we discuss our potential names and goals for the year. We have a special guest that will be helping us with the idea of branding and designing a name and logo, so try...
Apr 19, 2011
Salem City Club presents two exciting, exemplary design projects from Sustainable City Year (Salem): the Civic Center and Police Facility Options Project and the North Downtown Waterfront design project. They are among 16 high priority projects designated by the city that have involved over 500 upper-level and graduate students participating in 28 classes during the...
Apr 18, 2011
Last week was National Architecture Week and Blake Bural, Associate AIA and Leah McMillan, AIA started an Architects in Schools program at Cummings Elementary in Keizer. Over the next six weeks the three, fourth grade classes will learn about clients, scale, and structure. A final project will be on display at Where the Sidewalk Ends...
Apr 15, 2011
linked from inhabitat.com Bridgette Meinhold writes about the unveiling of some pretty fantastic projects by AIA COTE. Perhaps a Salem project will land on the list some day.
Mar 3, 2011
On a gray February 28th, Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors and Landscape Architects met at the capitol to discuss what was important to Oregon Design Professionals. For future events and bills to watch, click here.
