Students and professionals connect over career-related topics that affect the architecture industry, hosted by the Emerging Professionals Committee of AIA Detroit

March 25th, 2026, 6pm – 7:30pm
LTU T210 Gallery, Catering Provided

Both Students & Professionals Invited, so RSVP Here!

Design Connections: A Student & Professional Mixer, in collaboration with NOMA Detroit, NOMAS, AIA Detroit EPC, & AIAS, is an interactive evening that connects architecture students and emerging professionals with designers and firm leaders from Metro Detroit who are shaping today’s built environment. This casual mixer blends networking, insight, and collaboration. Attendees will have the chance to connect over shared interests and hear candid advice from professionals at different career stages.

MARCH DISCUSSION TOPIC: FROM GRADUATION TO LICENSURE

• Strategies for balancing firm work or extracurriculars with the AREs and AXP hours.
• How Detroit and Metro Detroit firms support emerging professionals.
• What professionals wish they knew in their first three years post-grad.
• How AIA Detroit can further support New Grad’s path to licensure.