Build Out Alliance at World Pride DC 2025

  • Date

    Saturday, June 07 2025

  • Time

    12:00pm - 8:00pm

Join AIA|DC + Build Out Alliance at World Pride DC 2025!

AIA members are invited to march with Build Out Alliance (BOA) in the 2025 World Pride Parade in Washington, DC—including the pre-March rally that afternoon. Sign up now via the BOA website: https://buildoutalliance.org/upcoming-events/2025-06-dc-world-pride-parade-in-washington-dc

Let’s show up in full force and celebrate inclusivity in the built environment!

CIT Program

The CIT program is an opportunity for high school students, in grades 9-12, to continue their architectural education, gain leadership skills and learn from professional architects, engineers, and designers. Counselors will make their own final project to present and receive feedback.  

Successful CITs will leave the program with strong leadership skills and a better understanding of architecture. CITs assist in creating ice-breaker activities, student check-in, chaperone field trips, crowd management, set-up, clean-up and help plan the end of the week presentation. 

Camp dates - choose a week:

Session 1 (8–10-year-olds) July 14-July 18, 2025

Session 2 (11–13-year-olds) July 21-25, 2025

•    CITs will receive two evaluations, one after the first day and one at the end of the week. 
•    CIT's must be available for the entire week of camp, 9:00 am- 3:30 pm

•    Mandatory orientation: July 1, 1:00-2:00 pm or July 11, 10:30-11:30 am at District Architecture Center

Youth Programs Manager, Heidi Sohng, 202-908-2804

Lunchtime Learning: The Benefits of Fiberglass

  • Date

    Friday, June 13 2025

  • Time

    12:00pm - 1:00pm

  • Location

    Virtual Event (via zoom)

This course is developed to cover the basic history of fiberglass, types of fiberglass production process, cost compared to non fiberglass product and environments of use. History of Fiberglass: Will learn about the development of fiberglass, the first uses of fiberglass and the different types of glass fibers used in the process of the construction of fiberglass.


• Fiberglass production process: Will learn about the main types of fiberglass production used in the door and frame industry.
• Mechanical properties of fiberglass: Will be presented the mechanical properties of fiberglass and how it compares to steel and aluminum.
• Door and frame construction: Will learn the basic construction of fiberglass doors and frames.
• Door and frame cost comparison: will be presented with a life cycle cost analysis of non corrosive fiberglass doors and frames compared to steel, aluminum and stainless steel.
• Environments: Will be made aware of the different environments that fiberglass doors and frames are utilized.


Learning Objectives:

  • History of Fiberglass: Will learn about the development of fiberglass, the first uses of fiberglass and the different types of glass fibers used in the process of the construction of fiberglass.
  • Fiberglass production process: Will learn about the main types of fiberglass production used in the door and frame industry. Mechanical properties of fiberglass: Will be presented the mechanical properties of fiberglass and how it compares to steel.
  • Door and frame construction: Will learn the basic construction of fiberglass doors and frames. Door and frame cost comparison: will be presented with a life cycle cost analysis of non corrosive fiberglass doors and frames compared to steel and aluminum.
  • Environments: Will be made aware of the different environments that fiberglass doors and frames are utilized.

HSW Justification:

Florida building code & Texas Department of Insurance both require health & safety for the product. Much of the verticals where this product is used in many healthcare areas, food processing centers & more.

Urban Design Committee Monthly Meeting

The Stacks SW Waterfront Development Tour + Panel

  • Date

    Friday, June 13 2025

  • Time

    1:00pm - 3:00pm

  • Location

    The Stacks

AIA|DC’s Design Excellence Committee is hosting an exclusive tour of The Stacks, DC’s transformative 6-acre development that encompasses two city blocks adjacent to the Anacostia River and Audi Fields. The first phase of the two-million SF, mixed-use development consists of multi-family residential and retail uses, aiming to create a vibrant public realm and a sense of community. During this event, members of the project team will lead a walking tour of the multi-building development, with brief introductions to the Colette, Bryon, and Everly residential buildings, including a tour of one of the residential units. The tour will conclude at the shared rooftop amenity space for an insightful panel discussion led by the project team and moderated by Chloe Hiyu, AIA, followed by networking.


Development team: Akridge and National Real Estate Development. Architecture team: Gensler, Handel Architects, Morris Adjmi Architects, and Eric Colbert & Associates. Master planning + landscape architecture team: West 8 and Urban Matters, Lee and Associates, Inc.

Meeting instructions: 101 V Street SW, Washington, DC (Meet at the corner of V St SW and 1st St SW) at 1:00PM. The walking tour will begin promptly at 1:10PM and conclude with a panel discussion at 2:00, with light refreshments and networking after.


Presented by:

AIA-DC Design Excellence Committee

Panelists:

Andrei Pomomarev, Development Manager, Akridge

Andrei Ponomarev is a Development Manager at Akridge, a premier full-service real estate company based in Washington, DC. Holding a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, Andrei brings extensive experience with complex projects, including the development and construction of The Stacks, successfully delivering more than 1,100 units in the development’s first phase of three multi-family buildings.

Robert Jaekel AIA, Southeast Residential Practice Area Leader, Gensler

Rob Jaekel, a registered architect, leads Gensler's residential practice from Philadelphia to Miami. He has designed and developed diverse projects, including high-rise multifamily towers, mixed-use developments, and senior living facilities. Rob's team at Gensler coordinated The Stacks' design and served as the architect for Everly, a new residential offering in the neighborhood.

Jeff Lee, FASLA, President, Lee and Associates, Inc.

Jeff Lee, FASLA, founding principal of Lee and Associates, Inc., specializes in planning, urban design, and landscape architecture. He is renowned for green infrastructure and sustainable city design. A University of Virginia graduate, he has served on design award juries and held leadership roles in ASLA. With over 35 years of experience, his projects span globally, enhancing public spaces. Lee has significantly contributed to Washington, DC's growth and renaissance.

Moderator
Chloe Hiyu, Senior Principal, HOK 


Chloe Hiyu, AIA, an architect and Senior Principal at HOK based in Washington, D.C., collaborates with private and institutional clients globally, guiding mixed-use development projects from entitlement to occupancy.  


Learning Objectives:

  • Describe how the design of The Stacks, as a cohesive development, fosters community engagement and activates the public realm.
  • Recall details of the project’s phasing and how it aligns with broader urban development goals for the area.
  • Apply knowledge gained during the tour to evaluate other mixed-use urban projects in DC and elsewhere in terms of placemaking and livability.
  • Summarize insights shared during the panel discussion regarding design decisions, challenges, and project outcomes.

Construction Tour: American University Meltzer/SCAN Center

Please join AIA COTEdc and ILFI for a construction tour of American University Meltzer Center and SCAN. This new center for athletics and wellness connects to the existing Bender Arena and is pursuing Net-Zero Energy certification. The tour will be led by project team members from Perkins Eastman.

The project aims to re-position and enhance the student life experience at American University. The Meltzer Center (sports complex for athletes and students) & SCAN (Wellness Program expansion & offices for faculty, staff and students) are all part of the vision created through the master planning process. The building intervention is carefully positioned to provide a pedestrian prioritized experience with new streetscapes, plazas, and gardens that will connect into the existing network of beautiful outdoor features of the campus and serve as the first project in the re-positioning of the “back of house” of the campus into the gateway and center of student life. 
The project seeks to provide new program to elevate the University Athletic Program performance and status within a moderate budget while also achieving the ambitious goal of Net Zero Energy certification to advance the University’s Net Zero Carbon priorities.

The project is under construction and slated to open in Fall 2025. Please bring PPE (boots, hard hat, eye protection, gloves). Limited quantities will be available on site and will be first-come, first-serve. 

Join us for drink and networking at Chef Geoff's after the tour!


Meeting location: Woods-Brown Amphitheater, next to Bender Arena. Bring PPE (boots, hard hat, eye protection, gloves). Site is accessible by N2, N4 busses or by paid parking at the Katzen Arts Center garage.


Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss the design, coordination, and stakeholder engagement process for creating a Net-Zero Energy building.
  • Explain the advantages and technical challenges of co-locating PV panels on top of green roof.
  • Realize the vision and impact of one building in re-positioning a campus as part of a larger masterplan.
  • Identify design strategies for creating athletic and wellness space for both high-level student athletes and the general student body at the heart of a university campus.

Art Exhibition: Urlike Kaiser

  • Date

    Thursday, June 05 2025-Friday, June 06 2025

  • Time

    Multi-day event.

  • Location

    Illuminations Studio

Utrike Kaiser is an abstract oil painter based in Washington, DC, since 2010. Her recent works feature abstract, atmospheric landscapes with underlying narratives, created through textured, layered compositions on canvas with a glossy finish, inspired by the beauty of the sea and sky. Through her art, she captures reflections of nature and aims to transport viewers on a virtual journey.

OPEN JUNE 5, 5-7 PM TO TRADE | JUNE 6, 5 - 7 PM TO PUBLIC

EAC May Committee Meeting

  • Date

    Wednesday, May 14 2025

  • Time

    6:00pm - 7:00pm

  • Location

    Virtual Google Meet Meeting

EAC May Committee Meeting

 

Topic: Open Planning Meeting

Location: Virtual (Join at attendee link)

LA.IDEA June Committee Meeting

LA.IDEA May Committee Meeting