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I hope everyone had a THANKFUL THANKSgiving. And now for the Christmas Holidaze. Try not to let the commercial side of Christmas stress you out. Enjoy your friends and family. You can be stressed anytime. Okay, friends and family can stress us (don’t know about your family, but mine is crazy!).
AIA has a SOLUTION for your stress. We have a lots of DE-stressing meetings for 2015 and lots of celebratory events for our 50th anniversary!
January – Moss Rock Photography Exhibit opens and then a meditation 101 class. Start the year with positive energy with some deep breaths and relaxation. Get your OMMMM on with us.
February – Time to celebrate AIA Birmingham’s 50th anniversary with a Bar Design and cocktails presentation. And later in the month learn more about ADA playgrounds as part of our Fit Nation series.
March brings our first official 50th Anniversary Exhibit Opening. We are bringing back blast from the past architects from the Birmingham Library Architectural Archives. And for part 2 of our Fit Nation series – ADA SKATE Parks. We may even hold this meeting at FAITH Skate Supply. Gasp!
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Save our Architecture Firm History!
As you know, we have a long and wonderful tradition of Architecture and Architectural Practice in this town. However, the connections between the team of amazing people designing these structures and the buildings themselves is often lost. We are putting together a BIRMINGHAM ARCHITECTURAL FIRM FAMILY TREE for the upcoming 50-year anniversary. The goal is to create a mural size poster illustrating the evolution of architectural practice in Birmingham over the last 50 years (1965-2015).
To make this happen we need your help. If you are interested in having your firm represented, please click here for more information].
Sincerely,
Brannon Foster, AIA, LEED AP
brannonfoster@hotmail.com
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March brings our first official 50th Anniversary Exhibit Opening. We are bringing back blast from the past architects from the Birmingham Library Architectural Archives. And for part 2 of our Fit Nation series – ADA SKATE Parks. We may even hold this meeting at FAITH Skate Supply. Gasp!
Brewery tour with a brew master, a Wine Pop Up shop at the AIA office for wine cellar products.
Don’t panic! Of course we will host a wine tasting too!!!!
That is all I can tell you about 2015 – there are many MORE events/exhibits/tours/lectures/surprises planned.
OH!!!! We are even doing an ARCHITECTURAL FIRM TREE. Brannon Foster has volunteered to take on this DIFFICULT task. HE NEEDS YOUR BRAIN CELLS AND HISTORY to get the branches. Click here for more info!
Get involved, volunteer and we can make even more HAPPEN! Start having fun with AIA in 2015.
50 is a celebration and something to be proud of IF you are an organization.
Thanx for an amazing 2014 and I look forward to celebrating AIA Birmingham’s 50th Anniversary with all you.
I hope all of you have a safe and peaceful, Merry Christmas.
Peace and AIA LOVE,
Rhea Williams,
Executive Director, AIA Birmingham
2014-2015 SAVE THE DATES
| AIA Save the Dates |
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| December 4 | AIA Holiday Party – Sponsored by Pro Construction ACFA – 109 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd S., Birmingham AL 35233 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Casual Attire RSVP to kathryn@aiabham.org by Dec. 3 |
| December 14 | Urban Sketchers – 41st Street in Avondale 2:00 p.m http://urbansketchers.tumblr.com/ Contact jonathanbmeadows@gmail.com for more info. |
| December 16 | Young Professionals AEC Christmas Party 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Click here for invite Wine Loft – 2200 1st Ave N #100, Birmingham, AL 35203 |
| December 17 | Tools for your Firm’s Successful Future/ Emerging Risk – 2 LU Presented by Crow Friedman Group 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.; $15 members, $25 non-members Ruffner Mountain Tree House, 1214 81st St S, Birmingham 35206 RSVP to kathryn@aiabham.org by Dec. 12 |
| December 24-25 December 30-January 1 |
Christmas – New Year Holiday AIA offices closed |
| January 20 | AIA Chapter Meeting – Marketing & Branding 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.; $15 members, $25 non-members More info in Jan. RSVP to kathryn@aiabham.org by Jan. 16 |
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ACFA Save the Dates |
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| January 13 |
“Embracing Silence” Moss Rock Photography Exhibit Opening |
| January 20 | Meditation 101 with Sharon Nelson 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. suggested $10 donation to ACFA; BYO Mat ACFA – 109 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd South, Birmingham AL 35233 RSVP to kathryn@aiabham.org by Jan. 16 |
| Continuing Education Opportunities from our Sponsors | |
| December 9 | “The Greening of Gypsum Wallboard” – Presented by American Gypsum–1 HSW 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Free to attend; lunch provided. ACFA (109 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd S, Birmingham AL 35233) RSVP by December 6 to Jimmy Dikis at jimmy.dikis@americangypsum.com. Click here for more info! |
Sponsors!!
Sponsors, thank you for a wonderful 2014. Just a reminder all chapter sponsorships expire at the end of December! Check out the 2015 sponsorship brochure here (link to 2015 sponsorship brochure final).
If you renew your membership by December 31 and pay by January 15, we will give you $100 off your Platinum, Gold or Silver sponsorship! See the brochure or contact Rhea or Kathryn with questions.
| Committed Sponsors for 2015: |
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| AFS Repair – Gold AI Corporate Interiors – Gold Alabama Graphics – Platinum AllSouth Appliance — Bronze AMA Lighting – Platinum ASSA Abloy – Silver Boral Building Products – Gold Brasfield & Gorrie – Bronze Building & Earth Sciences – Gold Camacho Associates Inc. – Silver Consulting Construction Engineering – Silver Continental Building Products – Silver Crow Friedman Group – Gold Division 2-4 – Silver Engineering Design Technologies – Silver G2 Lighting Agency – Silver |
Habiframe Storm Shelters – Silver Hagerman & Company Highlands Tile & Stone – Silver Hohmann & Barnard – Platinum LBYD – Bronze Lighting Partnership — Silver Lighting Solutions – Silver Marvin Windows – Silver The Mell Group – Silver Patterson Pope – Bronze Office Environments — Silver Robins & Morton – Silver Sain Associates – Bronze Sherwin Williams – Silver Southern Bath & Kitchen – Silver VW Gallerie at V&W Supply Company — Silver |
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Tools for your Firm’s Successful Future/Emerging Risk – 2 LU
Presented by Crow Friedman Group and XL Insurance
Join us on Wednesday, December 17 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Ruffner Mountain Tree House for an informative session about securing the future of your firm. Our speaker will be Bob vanArsdall, director of Market & Sector Analysis at XL Insurance. RSVP to kathryn@aiabham.org by Dec. 12.
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“Embracing Silence” Opening Reception
Join us in the ACFA on January 13 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. for the opening reception for “Embracing Silence,” an exhibition of black and white photography of Moss Rock Preserve.
This display features images captured at Moss Rock, a 349-acre refuge of boulder fields, sandstone glades, waterfalls, native plants and wildlife in the heart of Hoover. RSVP to kathryn@aiabham.org by Jan. 9.
About the photographer: Joseph De Sciose (http://www.jdesciose.com/ ) was a senior photographer at Southern Living Magazine for more than five years shooting gardens, travel and lifestyle stories.
He won the Garden Globe Award for “Best Photography for a Garden Book” by the Garden Writers’ Association for the Flower Gardener’s Bible. His work has also been featured in several additional books.
November Site Visit – Stockyard at Railroad Park
On November 20, the EPs visited the Stockyard at Regions Park, an office building with interesting use of shipping containers for offices and walls. The building is the future home of Shannon Waltchack and Scout Branding Company and is scheduled to be completed in January. Highlights from the project include a vertical shipping container dropped in through the roof, a “thinking” silo, and an area on the roof for keeping bees. Special thanks to Caron and Jacklyn of Cohen Carnaggio Reynolds for giving us a tour! Click here for more photos!
Habiframe Storm Shelters would like to invite everyone to come see us at the 2014 Inspiration Home (359 Chestnut Park Lane in Hoover), now through Dec 14.
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