Purpose
With the architecture and design community descending upon Washington, DC during the first week of June 2024 for the AIA National Conference on Architecture & Design, AIA|DC and the District Architecture Center hope to inspire conference attendees and others to capture compelling images in and around DC relating to one or more of the following relevant themes:
- Life at the 2024 AIA Conference on Architecture & Design
- Unique perspectives of iconic architecture
- Celebrating diverse and dynamic neighborhoods
- Juxtaposing old vs new
- Experiencing the monuments at human scale
- Finding public art
- Advocating for DC statehood
Participation
New Instagram posts during the 2024 AIA Conference on Architecture & Design (June 5-8, 2024) must include #iseeDC2024 & #aia24 to be included in the contest. Participants acknowledge and grant AIA|DC and the District Architecture Center permission to publish and/or share participating images in perpetuity.
Recognition
Up to 100 images will be selected for digital display and up to 10 favorites will be selected for special recognition.
Jurors
● Yiselle Santos Rivera, AIA — AIA|DC President Emerita & Principal | Global Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at HKS
● Dan Silverman — DC Blogger and founder of PoPville known as the “Prince of Petworth” (PoP)
● Alan Karchmer — DC-based Architectural Photographer
Acknowledgements
#iseeDC2024 is organized by the AIA|DC Host Chapter Planning Committee in cooperation with AIA|DC and exclusively online
AIA|DC Host Chapter Planning Committee
● Jon Penndorf, FAIA — Associate Principal, Project Manager/Sustainability Leader at Perkins&Will
● John Michael Day, AIA — Principal at Cunningham | Quill Architects
● MK Lanzillotta, FAIA — Partner at Hartman-Cox Architects
● Ian Walker, Assoc AIA — Design Associate at Drummond Projects
● Lori North, Assoc AIA — Designer at STUDIOS Architecture
● Janet Bloomberg, FAIA — Principal at Kube architecture
● David Daileda, FAIA — Architect at Leo A Daly
● Ben Kasdan, AIA — Principal at KTGY
● Mary Fitch, AICP, Hon AIA — Executive Director at AIA|DC, District Architecture Center
● Katie Spencer — Director, Professional Education at AIA|DC, District Architecture Center
● Lily Oberst — Manager, Committee Engagement and Communication at AIA|DC, District Architecture Center
Support
Exhibitions are supported, in part, by our Sustaining Firm Affiliate Members