The results are in! Salvatore Moschelli, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP has been selected as the recipient of the 27th annual LTU Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award! Join us in congratulating Sam as he becomes part of an elite group of LTU’s Architecture + Design Alumni. As project executive for Fanning Howey , Sam specializes in the design of high-performing buildings for K-12 and higher education clients. Sam is passionate about sustainability and has led integrated design teams through the successful completion of multiple LEED Gold certified buildings. Sam’s experience also includes the development of district-wide design standards, working with associate firms, and collaborating with owner representatives and program managers.

The Lawrence Technological University DAA Award is given annually in recognition of the recipient’s professional, academic, and personal achievements including:

-Local, national, and international professional accomplishments
-Support of the College of Architecture and Design
-Charitable, volunteer, and community service

Sam will receive his award and deliver a lecture on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Save the date and look for more information as we get closer or add your name to our pre-registration form: https://buff.ly/3VZ23qf

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Last Tuesday, AIA Detroit’s Committee Environment (COTE), Detroit 2030 District, and the USGBC Detroit Region met for the first-ever Detroit Green Circle Meetup at Lord Aeck Sargent‘s beautiful downtown office. It was a packed house, with folks from several industries coming together with a mission to integrate and bring together Detroit organizations to create one strategic vision. The organizations are teaming up to create a collaborative platform to advocate for the architectural profession, building industry, academic institutions, the public, and design and construction industries, fostering holistic and sustainable design practices within the built environment.

In partnership with AIA Detroit, Green Living Sciences announced the winners of the Zero-Waste Education Center Design Competition, giving out cash prizes for the designs. The winners were as follows:

First Place: Progressive AE

(Represented by Rand Harder and Matthew Van Sweden)

First Runner-Up: Bryan Seef

Honorable Mention: Jessica Hartwig

Congratulations to the winners! A special “Thank You, ” to Lord Aeck Sargent for hosting, and our supporting organizations for putting together a wonderful event.

To see the photos, visit: https://aiadetroit.pixieset.com/detroitgreencirclemeetup/

To get involved with our Committee on the Environment, email us at cote@aiadetroit.com

AIA Detroit is pleased to announce the 2024 AIA Detroit Scholarship recipients, Faith Ten Eyck of Lawrence Technological University and Heather Soper of Lawrence Technological University! 

AIA Detroit awarded two annual scholarships, (1) $1,500 and (1) $3,000, with the intention to support and foster a diverse profession that is representative of our greater chapter community. This year’s efforts were made more special by the generous contribution of an AIA National Component Matching Scholarship Grant, which awarded $1,000 to students enrolled in a NAAB accredited program.

The AIA Detroit Scholarships were established to recognize deserving architecture students attending a NAAB-accredited institution within our chapter boundary (University of Detroit Mercy and Lawrence Technological University) or whose permanent residence is in the AIA Detroit chapter boundary (Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne counties) and is enrolled in a NAAB-accredited institution elsewhere. The goal is to support future BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and/or women architects as we aim to have our profession better reflects our diverse chapter community.

Congratulations, Faith Ten Eyck and Heather Soper! You are assets to the community and we can’t wait to see you flourish within the profession.

JC Reindl | Detroit Free Press

Photo Credit: Ryan Garza

3/21/24

It was Oct. 24, 1998, and business partners Michael Poris and Douglas McIntosh of McIntosh Poris Architects weren’t feeling good about the controlled explosion that had just leveled the massive and empty J.L. Hudson store building in downtown Detroit.

Not simply for the resulting dust cloud that enveloped blocks, or the structural debris that rained down on the nearby People Mover track, forcing it out of commission for the rest of the year.

But rather for the loss of a unique and historic downtown building — once the largest department store in the world — that, in the young architects’ assessments, could have been preserved and adaptively reused with some design ingenuity and enough motivation.

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A big “Congratulations!” to AIA Detroit’s own Michael Guthrie, FAIA of INFORM Studio, on his elevation to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows. Michael Guthrie is the founding design principal of INFORM Studio, with offices in Detroit, Chicago, and Traverse City. Michael’s accomplishments range from professional to academic; and his commitment to the firm’s progressive work is illustrated by a broad range of projects including museums, libraries, a recording studio, residences, commercial, hospitality, and pedestrian bridges.

AIA Fellows are recognized with the AIA’s highest membership honor for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society. Architects who have made significant contributions to the profession and society and who exemplify architectural excellence can become a member of the AIA College of Fellows. Only 3% of the AIA members have this distinction.

See the full list of Fellows here.

AIA Detroit is pleased to introduce the 2024 Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Cohort!

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AIA Detroit is pleased to introduce some new faces to our Board of Directors!

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Daniel Roche | The Architect’s Newspaper

Photo by Justin Maconochie

“The greenest building is the one that is already built.” This mantra, alongside four decades of design excellence, earned Quinn Evans Architects the 2024 AIA Architecture Firm Award. The firm—with offices in Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; Detroit; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Richmond, Virginia; and Madison, Wisconsin—has been recognized by the AIA for demonstrating a commitment to sustainable design, adaptive reuse, and social empowerment.

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December 13, 2023 | HOK

With a slogan of ‘#MoreIn24,’ Dowdell brings new energy and a fresh perspective to the AIA.

Kimberly Dowdell, AIA, NOMAC, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, 2024 president of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), is the first Black woman and, at only 40, the first Millennial elected to this role. She’ll be inaugurated as the 100th AIA president in a ceremony on Friday, Dec. 15. In her current position as a principal and director of strategic relationships at HOK, Dowdell brings a diverse background encompassing architecture, public service, development, and academia. This Q&A offers insights into her experiences and ambitions as AIA president.

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The State of Michigan is formally adopting new mechanical, plumbing, and electrical codes effective March 12, 2024.

These include:

• Part 8. Electrical Code 2023 Second Printing of the National Electric Code (NEC 2023)
• Part 7. Plumbing Code 2021 Second Printing of the International Plumbing Code (MPC 2021)
• Part 9.A. Mechanical Code 2021 International Mechanical Code (MMC 2021)

To learn more about these new codes, click the links above.