Architecture Week is an outreach campaign, focused on encouraging the public’s appreciation of design and explaining the role architects play in shaping our communities. Check out some the events your local chapters hosted during Architecture Week.
AIA Blue Ridge
Kidstruction: Our City
The Young Architects Forum hosted an event for children to build miniature cities and provided 40,000+ LEGOs and 300+ cardboard bricks.
Middle School Student Charrette
Architects worked together with students to develop a solution to a design problem.
AIA Central Virginia
Mentor Mentee Mixer
This mixer was designed to bring emerging professionals and experienced architects together to forge mentoring relationships.
Pop Up Park
AIA Central Virginia teamed up with five local nonprofits to showcase their mission and work, through Pop Up Parks.
AIA Hampton Roads
Tap Into Design Trivia Night, Commonwealth Brewing Co.
Architects gathered at a local brewery for a night full of design related trivia, food, and fun.
Student Shadow Day
Students were paired with local architects and experienced a day working in an architectural firm.
The Historic Hampton Scavenger Hunt
Teams travel on foot through downtown Hampton searching for sites and historical information.
AIA Northern Virginia
Skyline Yoga
Local architects gathered for a yoga class with an inspiring view of the metro area skyline.
Architecture Scavenger Hunt for Children
Children and families participated in a fun self-guided scavenger hunt of 12 places in Old Town Alexandria.
Intersection of Art and Architecture
Local artists and architects hosted a panel discussion on the intersecting worlds of art and architecture.
AIA Richmond
YAiF Leadership Event
Introduction to the 6 non-discretionary skills of leadership that occur in every conversation
RWiD Presents: Richmond ACE Mentor Program
The ACE Mentor Program helps mentor high school students and inspires them to pursue careers in design and construction.
Modern Richmond Tour at Quirk Hotel with Ted Ukrop
Quirk is Richmond, Virginia’s first boutique lifestyle hotel and has already gained a notable standing as both an upscale getaway for visitors and a popular destination for locals.