AIA East Bay

As a clear counterpoint to fast food chains, the idea of the 0km movement is to promote the consumption of local ingredients, reducing the distance between producers and consumers ArchDaily explains how the 0 km movement seeks to reduce damage to the environment Read more: http://ow.ly/w2L150E7AzM

We look forward to seeing you at our open round table discussion tonight about Design Integration with award winning Architect Mark Cavagnero, FAIA, Principal of Mark Cavagnero Associates We will discuss and analyze various Design Integration approaches and core principals and how our buildings and environment can benefit from them Register: http://ow.ly/mthC50DPh56

We hope you had a great weekend! Let's start this week with a #MemberMonday - a segment in which we highlight one of our AIA East Bay members Eoanna Goodwin recently transferred from AIASF and has volunteered to be a Mentor for our 5x5x5 Mentorship Program. Being part of the 5x5x5 program reminded me how great it is to have an impact and have opportunities to get involved with my local community.... Eoanna is also a licensed architect and an Architectural Associate at the San Francisco Public Works Bureau of Architecture (BOA). Her projects have ranged from health care to recreation centers to working on homeless transitional housing. Here are some projects Eoanna has worked on: 2nd image: Rendering of Alameda Creek Watershed Center which is currently under construction in Sunol, CA 3rd image: Glen Canyon Recreation Center | San Francisco 4th image: Margaret Hayward Playground and Clubhouse | San Francisco 5th image: Central Waterfront Navigation Center | San Francisco We're so glad to have Eoanna be involved in our community. Thank you for being an AIA East Bay member!

The Obama Foundation shared that in addition to breaking ground in 2021, they expressed their commitment to providing subcontracting opportunities to a more diverse workforce "Diversifying workforce goals also include recruiting women, young people, and the formerly incarcerated" Read more: http://ow.ly/qBMt50EfqZ0

This Thursday, the Small Firm Forum will focus on ways we as architects can inject the more poetic and creative aspects of our craft into our daily practice This can bring that intrinsic value architects can add to the mix of physical building components to help add an extra metaphorical layer to the projects we work on! Register: http://ow.ly/6yVz50EbyJl

We are pleased to announce that our A Day in the Life with Lauren Jordan, Project Architect at HOK is available to stream! Lauren answers questions from students and talks about how her day-to-day life is as an Architect Stream here: http://ow.ly/JT0A50E9xTH

Do you know what Architects do all day? We are delighted to have Brian Stryzek, Senior Associate at Kennerly Architecture & Planning, answer all of your questions this Wednesday night! Participants get to know people within our industry and learn what they do. Even it it's not super glamorous, it offers a view into what their lives might look like one day.... Register: http://ow.ly/RJCb50EbxJu

For today's #FirmFriday, we are featuring 'The Union Co-Living' submitted by Baran Studio Architecture This 3 unit co-living project is the result of an integrative design process which creates an architectural expression that connects to the context through a transformation of historic architectural forms. The design is based on programmatic function while remaining flexible for the various co-living communities it supports. This adaptability promotes long term equatable urban growth #AIAEBDesignAwards

RUD will lead a brainstorming session on where and what the new chapter location might be. We're also starting an intermittent Reading Club in which we read a short essay and discuss it at our event tonight! The first is Why Does Athens Look So Quirky? by Alex Sakalis, about the informal and dispersed networks of urban construction in post-war Greece... Register: http://ow.ly/ceeT50DZtQp

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it will enforce protections for LGBTQ Americans under the Fair Housing Act (FHA) This decision effectively bans housing discrimination based on a prospective or current tenant or homeowner’s sexual preference or gender identity. http://ow.ly/vvcT50DzaIK

Pioneering Architects: Calvin T.S. Brent and John E. Brent Calvin T.S. Brent and John E. Brent left a lasting architectural legacy and community impact. In sharing their stories, we aim to pay overdue tribute to their talents, honor their courage, and learn from their experiences. http://ow.ly/CGGL50DwZm0

Did you know that 82% of small businesses fail because of poor money management? Join us next week as Matt Derrigo from Mozzo will discuss the importance of cash and explore different ways to improve the health & resilience of your business! Register: http://ow.ly/Dxov50DvRoy... #aiaceu #1lu

Meet Two Pioneering Black Women Architects New research on Norma Merrick Sklarek and Beverly L. Greene was presented at a recent GSAPP event. http://ow.ly/rlO450DwSSw

Curious to see what West Africa's architecture is like? Tonight, you can join CSI East Bay-Oakland Chapter for a presentation by Steven and Cathi House, of House + House Architects, on their book: Villages of West Africa: an Intimate Journey Across Time. Register: http://ow.ly/AJSE50DqvNr