Upcoming Programs & Events
The following calendar listings feature AIA Cincinnati’s continuing education programs, special events, and chapter activities. Advance registration is usually required. Please refer to the specific guidelines in each listing.
Check out the Built Industry shared calendar for programs and events offered by organizations including ACI, CSI, Design LAB, Miami University, ULI, and the University of Cincinnati. AIAU offers on-demand and live continuing education programs.
The following meetings and conferences are currently open for registration:
Heapy’s PIVOT conference, September 17 in Dayton, OH, speakers and agenda now online. AIA Ohio’s Conference INTEGRATE: Connecting People, Ideas, & Spaces on September 25 and 26 in Columbus, OH. The 2025 REBUILD Conference will be October 2 (early bird registration ends September 12). The annual NOMA Conference will be October 8-12, 2025 in Kansas City, MO (ten virtual sessions available). Heritage Ohio Annual Preservation & Main Street Conference is October 14-16 in Canton, Ohio. AIA’s Regional & Urban Design KC symposium URBAN MORPHOSIS: Reimagining Cities through Adaptation in Dallas, TX October 28-29. AIA’s Women’s Leadership Summit is November 3-5, 2025 in Atlanta GA. 2025 Building Science Symposium in Cincinnati November 5-6, 2025 (early bird ends October 5).
AIA Cincinnati is proudly an:
CDA29 - Cincinnati Design Awards
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!
CDA28 - Cincinnati Design Awards
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!
CDA26 - Cincinnati Design Awards
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, and experiential graphic designers.
CDA25: Cincinnati Design Awards Submissions & Ceremony
2021 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Cincinnati Design Awards (CDA)! The 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. Register.