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.
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VISION Keynote: Radical Practice
Marlon Blackwell will discuss his architecture and design process and will introduce ‘Radical Practice: The Work of Marlon Blackwell Architects’ a new monograph to be released in May 2022 by Princeton Architectural Press. Both the book and the lecture emphasize projects in the public and civic realm, emerging from outside the established centers of architectural culture, illustrating the distinct and original voice of Marlon Blackwell Architects. 1 LU.
VISION Keynote: DEI NOW! Effective strategies to diversify project teams and leadership
This open dialogue session with NOMA’s 2021-2022 National President Jason Pugh, will focus on the importance of practice management while building diverse and inclusive teams, all the way from studio projects to office leadership at the top. Industry building and design professionals at all experience levels will learn about some of the challenges and hurdles that currently exist, as well as some of the resources, best practices and strategies that are being employed by firms at various size across the country.
VISION Keynote: Beyond Checking the Box: Community Engagement for Impact
Effectively engaging with communities is critical to ensuring that a project’s impact is positive and supports the health, safety, and welfare of those who interact with a project. This session will explore engagement strategies related to affordable housing and community development, and highlight opportunities to increase the value of engagement and move beyond checking a box. 1 LU/HSW.
VISION Keynote: Place is a Human Topic
What is this thing that we call architecture? Historically, architects have focused on the building as an object. Leaders of today’s multidisciplinary architecture firms focus beyond the formal characteristics of buildings. They design the physical manifestation of organizational strategies and brands. 1 LU/HSW. Register.
VISION Keynote: Design Excellence- Healing a messed-up world one project at a time
Architects have an astonishing opportunity to bend the giant firehose of money and material that drives our buildings and cities in directions that move us towards prosperity, equity, and restoration. Speaker Z Smith, PHD, FAIA, LEED FELLOW, WELL AP explains why we have to connect with our clients in new ways that connect with the hopes most people have for a better world—that we’ve been trained to think aren’t practical or reasonable to ask for. 1 LU/HSW. Register.
VISION Keynote: The Affordable Path to Zero
It’s easy to get distracted by sustainability programs and the vast world of the Internet of Things (IoT). This session will simplify the critical path to success in the worlds of building science and data science to deliver scalable and repeatable results. 1 LU/HSW. Register.