The Local Advocacy Working Group works to strengthen the position of architects in the building industry by identifying and promoting the issues, policies, and positions important to the profession, the business, and the practice of architecture.

Downtown is buzzing with transformation—and you’re invited to step inside the action! Join ULI Cincinnati, AIA Cincinnati, NAIOP, and 3CDC for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at three of the city’s most exciting projects: the newly reimagined Cincinnati Convention Center, the reinvented Saks building, and the iconic Chong building.

AIA Cincinnati’s Early Professionals working group includes recent graduates, professionals working toward licensure, and recently licensed architects. You're invited to join the monthly virtual planning meetings to share ideas, coordinate ARE study materials and study sessions, and plan activities.

The Cincinnati Design Awards (CDA) program recognizes the best built-environment design produced by Cincinnati-area creative firms and promotes the social and economic value of good design in our community. Each year, a distinguished nationwide jury of design thought leaders and eminent practitioners presents the awards to projects submitted by local architecture, interiors, landscape, community planners and experiential graphic designers. New to this year, we will also be including student work from local Universities!

AIA Cincinnati’s Committee on the Environment (COTE) celebrates the Ice Box Challenge with a happy hour social. Join COTE for a beverage and some snacks to thank the volunteers and sponsors who made the event possible!

Sam DeBiasi will share Best Practices When Starting Your Firm, Partnership Structures and Equity Sharing for Growing Firms, and Exit Strategy Planning: Building a Sellable Practice. A social will follow the program.

Fellowship is the highest membership honor awarded by the American Institute of Architects. AIA Cincinnati members Robert Busch, Michael Schuster, and John Senhauser were each elevated for Fellowship under Object 1: To promote the aesthetic, scientific, and practical efficiency of the profession Fellowship in this object is granted to architects who have produced extensive bodies of distinguished work that has been broadly recognized for its design excellence through design, urban design, or preservation. At our annual fall chapter gathering, join us for a lively conversation about their careers and the evolution of design, moderated by Drew Ousley, Associate AIA.

The AIA Cincinnati Clays Outing helps support chapter programs that benefit the local architectural community including continuing education, professional development, and local advocacy efforts.

Sam DeBiasi will break down the numbers behind running a profitable architecture firm, modeling scenarios for small and medium-sized firms, and providing actionable steps to increase profitability.

The recent Architecture Matters article in Soapbox discussed building a new custom home. To continue the conversation, CRANaward-winning residential architects will talk about planning for a project, what to look for in hiring an architect, and answer questions.

Join us as RWA and Drawing Dept give insight into their process creating their 2025 CRANawards winning projects. RWA will be presenting their New Custom Home – Traditional winning project: Quintessential Lakeside Retreat. Drawing Department will be presenting their New Custom Home – Modern winning project In a Modern Manor. Guests will have the opportunity to understand how site conditions and programmatic requirements were utilized to inform the design.

Air Changes per Hour (ACH) is often specified in ASHRAE standards, codes, design guidelines, and handbooks for required ventilation rate. Examples of such spaces are patient rooms, operating room, bathrooms, cleanroom, and laboratories. This presentation will systematically demonstrate the validity of popular notions regarding the ACH.

The Local Advocacy Working Group works to strengthen the position of architects in the building industry by identifying and promoting the issues, policies, and positions important to the profession, the business, and the practice of architecture.

As 2026 planning gets underway, UDC wants to hear from you! What burning topics in urban design need to be addressed? What projects or communities do you want to learn more about/tour? What ideas do you have to get more people talking about urban design issues?

AIA Cincinnati’s Early Professionals working group includes recent graduates, professionals working toward licensure, and recently licensed architects. You're invited to join the monthly virtual planning meetings to share ideas, coordinate ARE study materials and study sessions, and plan activities.

The Committee on the Environment (COTE) meets the first Wednesday of each month. COTE is currently working on organizing sustainability tours and planning an Ice Box Challenge to advance passive house knowledge in Cincinnati. COTE is looking to grow our active members, if you’re passionate about sustainability, please reach out or join our next meeting!

Located in the old Wyoming Fire Station, Gilligan’s is a taproom, restaurant, and brewery. Check out this fun adaptive reuse while connecting with colleagues and reconnecting with friends. Snacks and first beverage will be provided.

The second part of this series will provided the tools and strategies to symbiotically work with solar EPCs and successfully execute a solar system project in the built world.

The AIA Cincinnati, AIA Dayton, AIA Northern Kentucky Knowledge Exchange wants to hear from you about Artificial Intelligence. We’re planning future programs and want to address the AI issues, challenges, and concerns among our community.

Hamilton, Ohio has seen a renaissance in revitalization of its abundant yet vacant historic building stock over the past decade. Through strategic partnerships with local citizens, developers, state funders, architects, and community partners, the downtown historic building fabric has been uncovered, re-imagined, and restored to create a vibrant, mixed-use downtown area focusing on the arts, community development, and unique residential spaces crafted from historic structures.

The Local Advocacy Working Group works to strengthen the position of architects in the building industry by identifying and promoting the issues, policies, and positions important to the profession, the business, and the practice of architecture.

AIA Cincinnati’s Urban Design Community is part of AIA’s national network of Knowledge Communities. UDC provides opportunities to share informed viewpoints on specific urban planning issues through meetings, workshops, and public forums while increasing the role of Cincinnati architects in the public/private sector decision-making process. Urban Design works to continue an exchange of practices and ideas for architecture beyond individual buildings and client interests, with active partnering relationships that impact expected changes.

AIA Cincinnati’s Early Professionals working group includes recent graduates, professionals working toward licensure, and recently licensed architects. You're invited to join the monthly virtual planning meetings to share ideas, coordinate ARE study materials and study sessions, and plan activities.

This session offers a straightforward introduction to solar energy systems - what they are, how they work, and how they are commonly implemented on and around commercial buildings. Participants will explore real-world case studies and learn how solar components are selected, configured, and installed.

Join AIA Cincinnati’s Early Professionals for a summer-is-finally-over social. We’ve got tables reserved and will have some snacks. It’s a great opportunity to connect with your architecture community - especially for our new recent grad members!

The Committee on the Environment (COTE) meets the first Wednesday of each month. COTE is currently working on organizing sustainability tours and planning an Ice Box Challenge to advance passive house knowledge in Cincinnati. COTE is looking to grow our active members, if you’re passionate about sustainability, please reach out or join our next meeting!

Discover how strategic partnership with The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) can transform your small architecture firm's access to lucrative government contracts. From overcoming past performance requirements to navigating new executive orders and CMCC regulations, SAME provides the insider knowledge and strategic partnerships your firm needs to succeed in the ever-changing landscape of government contracting.

The event will start with a 30-minute presentation by Champlin | EOP featuring images and discussion of the construction process, focused on the adaptive reuse challenges of transforming from an abandoned warehouse into a new office headquarters. At the conclusion of the presentation, there will be a short Q&A followed by the walking tour of interior and exterior spaces.