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Join AIA/PV and Capital Area CRAN for an engaging and interactive professional development session designed to connect emerging architects with experienced practitioners through a series of rapid, focused mentoring conversations. Participants will explore the opportunities and challenges within custom residential architecture while gaining practical insights into career development, practice management, and collaborative design. 

This interactive session, designed for emerging professionals but open to anyone interested in learning about residential architecture, will be held at American Cedar & Millwork’s brand-new Rockville, MD showroom. It dives into the realities of custom residential practice—exploring career pathways, practice management, and the power of collaboration in delivering thoughtful, high-quality homes.

Through structured discussion and guided mentorship, attendees will examine how architects work with clients, consultants, and communities to deliver thoughtful residential design solutions. Conversations will also highlight the architect’s role in promoting healthy and sustainable building materials, advancing automation and energy-efficient residential design strategies, and advocating for the value of architects in shaping resilient and livable communities. 

The program will begin with an open networking session that encourages continued dialogue, knowledge sharing, and relationship building across generations of professionals. By fostering mentorship, education, and collaboration, this course strengthens the professional pipeline while reinforcing the architect’s responsibility to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public through responsible residential design.

Whether you're an emerging professional or simply curious about residential practice, this is a unique opportunity to learn, connect, and grow.

Event hosted by American Cedar & Millwork. Refreshments will be provided.

Credits:
1 LU

Learning Objectives:

• Identify key professional development pathways within residential architecture, including licensure, practice management, and collaborative design processes, to help emerging architects navigate career opportunities and build meaningful professional relationships.
• Discuss strategies for integrating healthy and sustainable building materials into residential design, and understand how collaborative relationships between architects, clients, and consultants support better material selection and occupant well-being.
• Recognize the role of architects in promoting energy-efficient design solutions, including how interdisciplinary collaboration can support high-performance residential buildings that reduce environmental impact and improve long-term building performance.
• Explain how architects can serve as advocates and educators for the profession, communicating the value of thoughtful design, sustainability, and responsible development to clients, communities, and policymakers.

Organized by the AIA Potomac Valley Custom Residential Architecture Network (CRAN) committee.

THANKS TO OUR PV CRAN ANNUAL SPONSORS!