AIA Cleveland and ULI Cleveland Chapters have partnered again to bring our members and the NEO Community a one-of-a-kind opportunity designed to equip you with the tools, knowledge, techniques, and insights needed to excel in your leadership role. This workshop introduces the polarity approach—an innovative method that helps navigate competing priorities of achieving long-term goals while handling immediate tasks or balancing self-care with team support. Through interactive group discussions and hands-on practice, you’ll learn how to use these methodologies and strategies to apply immediately to bring clarity to your decision-making processes.

 We have invited Gail Froelicher, the CEO, Founder, and C-Suite Executive Coach of Kinetic Insights and Chair of Gestalt Institute of Cleveland Coaching Certification Program to guide us through this process.

Designers and owners often seek to create value in their buildings through sustainable design, yet the implementation of sustainable strategies is often limited by decision making that prioritizes first cost. To encourage more strategic decision making, designers and construction teams must demonstrate the long-term economic, social, and environmental value that sustainable buildings can deliver. Featuring high-performing projects in Ohio, this presentation will explain how architects and engineers were able to explore evidence-based design strategies that draw from experience, execute sustainable designs that leverage data and quantify impact, and earn access to available diversified funding sources for their clients.

Our Presenters

Joshua Haney is a Principal and serves as the Global Architecture Leader at DLR Group, where he leads a studio of more than 600 design professionals. As a discipline leader, Josh is responsible for elevating the firm’s architecture practice and collaborating with professionals across all DLR Group locations to establish standards and ensure consistency across integrated design teams. Josh has experience leading a wide range of project types with a focus on cultural and performing arts institutions.  Most recently, Josh managed DLR Group’s design of the CWRU Maltz Performing Arts Center project and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History Transformation project.

Coral Pais is a Principal and Senior High-Performance Designer with DLR Group and has worked on a range of project types including Higher Education, Cultural, Federal, and Healthcare. Coral is a member of the firm’s Climate + Environment Team and uses building performance simulation to help designers not only quantify energy savings but make decisions that are integrated, holistic and mindful of the triple bottom line.  As an integrated design leader, Coral brings her expertise in engineering, data analytics and engagement to lead energy management planning projects for cities and large institutions to help them find practical pathways to decarbonize their portfolio, cost-effectively.

Hans Walter is a Senior Associate at DLR Group and has been a design leader on several complex, highly technical projects for nationally recognized healthcare institutions including the Cleveland Clinic, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and the Mount Saini Health System.   He is committed to designing environments that balance the technical demands of healing with the psychological needs of caring.   Nationally, Hans serves as the director for the Design Awards Committee for the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health, and he contributes to the Career Path Committee with the American College of Healthcare Architects.

This session is sponsored by AIA Columbus COTE and AIA Cleveland.

January 9, 2025
12:00 -1:00 PM
Earn 1.0 LU|HSW

Zoom link will be sent out prior to the event via Ticketleap.

*Online Only*

AIA Members, Allied Members, and Sponsors: Free
Non-Members: $10

We're kicking off the new year with a great session.  Our speakers will present innovative new technologies used to build and operate commercial buildings.  We'll learn about inventive ultra low-power sensors and energy harvesting technology that do not require WiFi, cellular signals or the building's internal wiring.  We'll also hear about cutting edge energy systems used in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Cleveland Museum of Natural History projects that allow for remarkable energy savings and reduced emissions.  There are also advancements in the way contaminants are removed from boiler systems that require no chemicals, making the process safer and easier as well as more operationally efficient and cost effective. We're still working to confirm a speaker that will provide a case study of The Spiral building in Manhattan.  This unique project incorporated groundbreaking architecture and a number of cutting-edge features such as American-made lightweight / high-strength steel, all contributing to the sustainable solutions of the project.

Speakers:
Mike Smith, WhiteSpace Technologies
Tom Sherman, Sustainable Energy Systems
Brian Kane, Osborn Engineering

2 continuing education credits for: BOMA, AEE, ASHRAE, AIA HSW, certificate of attendance available for self reporting for Professional Engineers, LEED and others.

$15 for members of AIA, ASHRAE, 2030 Districts, Cleveland State University, Greater Cleveland Partnership, USGBC, City of Cleveland

$20 for non-members

Students attend for free

Zoom link will be sent once registration is complete.

Celebration of Preservation Project Nominations

End Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025

How to nominate: Click the button below to fill out the appropriate nomination forms!

 Nominate Projects Here

We are accepting nominations for the 2025 Celebration of Preservation! This year we will hold the awards program in March so be sure to get your nomination in by 5pm on January 5, 2025.

Each year, the Cleveland Restoration Society and AIA Cleveland recognize outstanding historic preservation projects from the region during our annual Awards Program. Projects are nominated by either their architect, owner, builder or the community and reviewed by a jury of historic preservation experts and AIA architects. We would love to see what projects you believe should be included in this year's program. Whether it is your own or someone else's, please fill out the form that is available on the CRS website. We hope to hear from you soon!

In addition to the general Preservation Awards, AIA Cleveland Historic Resources Committee and CRS feature two annual Celebration of Preservation new design awards recognizing AIA Cleveland chapter members:

·    Award for Compatible Addition to a Historic Structure    

·    Award for Compatible New Building in a Historic District

These awards recognize built and unbuilt work from the past five years by an AIA Cleveland Chapter member (in current good standing and all membership levels)

The Award for a Compatible Addition to an Historic Structure recognizes alterations to a National Register property or a local landmark that creatively complies with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties. A structure eligible for the Award for Compatible New Building in an Historic District must reside in a local, state, or national landmark district and display the core architectural characteristics for which the district was designated, including materials, features, scale, proportion, massing, lot size, and floor-area ratio.

AIA Cleveland and CRS also give out the AIA Cleveland Chapter Craftsmanship Award to a building contractor or specialist who demonstrates exemplary restoration or rehabilitation skills in a finished product.

Entries will be received by the Cleveland Restoration Society as part of its Celebration of Preservation Awards Program. Deadline is January 5th. 

AIA Cleveland Entry Forms, and other details, may be found on CRS's page, by clicking the same link featured above.  Full entry details are available upon request from Margaret Lann (mlann@clevelandrestoration.org)

We look forward to celebrating your work in March 2025!

Monthly AIA Cleveland Board Meeting

Get ready for the ho-ho-holiday with some light exercise, warm drinks, and new friends at this month’s Wellness in Design event, Yoga & Cocoa!

Yogi and designer, Emily Leu, will be leading us through an hour of all-levels yoga sprinkled with some holiday cheer & poses. Afterwards, we will enjoy some hot chocolate, cookies, and some snacks as we wind down for the upcoming holidays. We encourage you to be as festive as you want… especially by wearing some of your most favorite holiday attire and sweaters!

All are welcome at this event series (including non-members), so bring a friend and sign up today! Registration for all this fun is only $5 so what are you waiting for?!

A special thanks to our event sponsors:

• MGS Global Group

• Lighting Dynamics

• APG Office Furnishings

REGISTRATION:
All attendees: $5

A calendar invite will be sent to you when you register with more information.

RESCHEDULED!

Celebrate the end of the year with AIA Cleveland at this year’s Holiday Mixer get-together! This casual event will feature good food, seasonal beverages, and just a little mischief in the form of some reindeer games! Let’s toast to a year of new friends, new projects, and a strong architectural community!

Feeling extra festive? Wear your ugliest holiday sweater!

This event is sold out.

The AIA Cleveland Design Awards Committee is pleased to announce our venue and keynote speaker for the 2024 Awards Ceremony!

Starting with the venue, we are extremely excited to be hosting our event in Hotel Cleveland (former Renaissance Hotel) located on Public Square. This space will serve as a wonderful backdrop for our evening’s events. We are looking forward to being one of the largest groups to first experience this newly renovated venue!
In addition, we are pleased to announce that our 2024 Jury Chair and Keynote speaker is Steve Dumez, FAIA from the award-winning firm Eskew Dumez Ripple+. 

For more information:
https://www.aiacleveland.com/designawards

Monthly AIA Cleveland Board Meeting

Squeeze in some light exercise before all that turkey at this month’s Wellness in Design event!  Yoga instructor, Angela Sanders, will lead the group through an hour of all-levels yoga before we celebrate the season of giving with snacks and drinks, courtesy of our event sponsors.

Registration is only $5 & is open to everyone (even if you aren’t an AIA member).  Bring a friend and make new ones - we hope to see you there!

A special thanks to our event sponsors:
MGS Global Group
Lighting Dynamics
APG Office Furnishings

This weekday evening session is a joint initiative of the local chapters four professional design organizations in Cleveland – American Institute of Architects, American Planning Association, American Society of Landscape Architects and the Urban Land Institute. It is titled “From Cleveland to Coastland,” capturing the excitement, multiple plans and development projects in Cleveland as we reposition our future as a dual waterfront city.

The event will be held on Thursday, November 14th from 4:00pm – 6:30pm at the Cleveland Foundation’s HQ in Midtown. The formal program will run for one hour, from 4:30-5:30pm with a welcome and presentations on the history of Cleveland’s downtown and waterfront development, followed by a panel discussion of design, planning and development professionals leading work in downtown and along the waterfronts. A networking reception will follow (5:30-6:30pm) where industry professionals are encouraged to meet and learn from allied professionals in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and real estate development.

This event in Fall 2024 is envisioned as the first in a series of continuing education opportunities that will continue through 2025 that focus on the redevelopment of Cleveland’s waterfronts. We are excited to introduce the work to our collective audience in the first event this fall with a deep dive (pun intended) into the rich history of Cleveland’s river and lakefront and current re-imagining of our city’s relationship to the water and associated improvements in downtown.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will:

1. Learn the history of urban planning, ecology and development in Downtown Cleveland and along its two primary waterfronts, the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie.

2. Explore, identify and describe current planning, real estate development, architectural and economic development tools, initiatives and projects underway in Downtown Cleveland and along its two primary waterfronts, the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie, as presented by industry experts.

3. Interpret and analyze opportunities for re-imaging the public realm of Downtown Cleveland and its two primary waterfronts, the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie.

4. Be prepared to propose professional observations while physically exploring Downtown Cleveland and its primary waterfronts in the second and third session in the “From Cleveland to Coastland” series.

Agenda

4:00 pm - Doors Open

4:30 pm - Program Begins

5:30 pm - Networking Social Hour

Registration

Members of ULI, AIA, and APA can register utilizing the discounted "Member" rate.

Questions? Concerns? Email Cleveland@uli.org

1 AIA, APA, ASLA, and Real Estate CEU pending.

This program provides architects with an overview of how the AC472 and AC478 accreditations for metal building design, fabrication and construction can be used to complement the building process. It will provide an in depth look at what is included in the accreditation process and why it is important for the safety and quality of the building. This program will outline why accreditation is important and can benefit the architect.

Speakers:

Greg West – Vice President, Accreditation Program Development Group, IAS

Walter Mershon - Technical Assessor, IAS

Laura Uraine - Senior Specialist, Accreditation Program Development Group, IAS

Dan Halme - Owner, Halme Builders

Learning Objectives:

Learn about the growth and trends for metal building systems.

Learn about the only two accreditation programs that are helping design professionals identify qualified metal building manufacturers and assemblers.

Learn when to specify accredited companies that design, manufacture and erect metal building systems.

Learn how to identify and locate accredited contractors and manufacturers.

1 LU CES

Meet up with some YAAMers, west siders, and firm leaders for a totally casual lunch at Hansa Brewery! All are welcome to attend - the event is free; you just have to pay for your own lunch! We just ask that you register first so we know you’re coming.

Sign up today! We hope to see you at Hansa Brewery on November 7th!

Inspiration (member-focused programming, utilize fellows, leadership development), Value (advance member experience/value, promote architects as experts), Inclusivity (communicate policy, view initiatives thru EDI lens, foster mentorship)

Free for Members and Students & Non-Members

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to run your own firm? Following the success of this workshop in Columbus in 2023, AIA Cleveland is hosting a miniature version of the Practice Simulation Lab in a one-day workshop that will test your firm leadership skills.

In this event, your team will collaborate to create your firm—its name, mission, practice area, structure, ownership, workplace (remote? In a cabin in Hocking Hills? Or a founding firm in one of the developments cropping up along the river?), all of the foundational information you need to start a firm.

After a break for lunch, much like The Game of Life®, you and your team will face challenges from the dramatic— like the untimely death of an owner or a worldwide pandemic that will dramatically change firm-wide operations—to the expected problem of filling a vacant role.

At the end of the event, your team (and fictional business partners) will share how your firm fared and get feedback from the group.

Breakfast and Lunch are provided as part of the program! We hope to see you there!

1 LU CEU

Get limber before the ghosts and ghouls come out with this month’s Wellness in Design event: Trick or Stretch!  Our instructor Leo Walsh (of Firehouse Yoga in Lakewood) will lead us through an hour of all-levels yoga and stretches, followed by frighteningly good seasonal treats and drinks, courtesy of our hosts.

While costumes are optional, we encourage you to wear your favorite spooky attire!  Or at the very least, some orange and/or black!

This event is open to all… even if you are not an AIA member!  Sign up today before it’s too late… It's only $5!

A special thanks to our event sponsors:

MGS Global Group

Lighting Dynamics

APG Office Furnishings

WHERE:

APG Office Furnishings
2516 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113

WHEN:             

October 30th, 2024

REGISTRATION:

All attendees:  $5

A calendar invite will be sent to you when you register with more information.

Design Entrepreneurship can be a challenging and robust pathway at times, but if it is sustainable, it can reap several rewards. This series is an exploration of various business models within Design Entrepreneurship, how these models were created, and how to sustain them over time.

This series is a part of the Design Entrepreneurship & Inclusion Initiative at Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative.

Bio:
Devanne Pena ("Dev-in Pee-nuh") is an Architect Entrepreneur. She is proud to be among the first 400 African American women living history to be licensed to practice architecture. A fourth generation Cape Verdean, Devanne conducted independent research in her native West African islands to define future architectural service for the culture. She is the owner of a design practice, Archidev PLLC and the founder of AFROSPACE a brick-and-mortar concept located in East Charlotte. Her mission is to design sustainable and safe space as a solution to the invisible struggles black + brown women face every day.

We will discuss key financial reports, indicators, and tools that will lead to better data for teams to have better insight and control of budget management, leading to healthier business.

Participants will be able to identify the basic components of project-based accounting and budget management through exploring an example project and run through key financial metrics and why they matter to the business.

Participants will develop familiarity of Business Finance/Accounting reporting related to Architectural Firms by examining examples and be capable of distinguishing between the reports and what information is critical for all to make better informed business decisions. 

Participants will be able to evaluate opportunities for changes in internal business process by discovering a new perspective of roles & responsibilities in project budget management/project-based accounting and be better prepared to implement new strategies. 

Participants will be more prepared to justify necessary tools, software, and investments to see project-based data and financials more easily using information derived to describe the necessity of  real time data and importance of that insight to the overall health of the business. 

Credit:
1 LU