Architecture Week, April 21-27, 2019
Architecture Week Activities
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.
Art by Architects Opens at the Virginia Center for Architecture
The Virginia Center for Architecture announced its inaugural Art by Architects exhibition, opening on Thursday, April 11, 2013, in conjunction with the celebration of Virginia Architecture Week. Residents of Virginia who have a degree in architecture or who are practicing architects were encouraged to submit their artwork. From among the 175 submissions, 44 artists had at least one handmade piece of visual art chosen for the exhibition, which includes paintings (oil, watercolor, acrylic), drawings (pencil, ink), and collages (mixed media).
Art by Architects was developed to spotlight what many architects do for recreation. Architects paint, draw, sketch, doodle, and create art on paper, canvas, and even napkins. They design wherever they are — inspired by nature, their surroundings, and their travels. “Architects create art as an avocation or to inspire their architectural work,” says guest curator Michael Bednar, FAIA.
The exhibition was juried by Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, Dean of the College of Design at North Carolina State University. “The inspiration to act as a judge for a show of creative work,” says Malecha, “is a quest for the greater cognitive skills that come from a life of intense observation. It comes from the success and failures of a creative life, of a design life.”
The exhibition, which runs through July 7, kicks off with an Opening Reception on Thursday, April 11, 2013, from 5:30–7:30 p.m. The Opening Reception is free, but space is limited and reservations are requested. Make reservation online, call (804) 644-3041, ext. 100 or email info@aiava.org.
The following artists and works are featured in the show.
Carl Schwarz, AIA
Rotunda Window, 2005, Watercolor (Not for Sale)
Doorway, 2005, Watercolor (Not for Sale)
Patrick W. McClane
Bermuda Shutter, 2012, Watercolor (Not for Sale)
David Ghezzi
Ephemeral Impressions, 2012, Acrylic paste and paints over canvas ($497)
Robert E. Washington, FAIA
Still Life With Blue and Grey Glassware, 2012, Acrylic on canvas ($1100)
William Brown, AIA
Doge’s Palace St Mark’s Square, 1990, Watercolor (Not for Sale — On loan from the collection of Fleur Duggan)
Richard E. Bednar
Fresh Ground, 2012, Oil (Not for Sale)
Got Milks, 2012, Oil (Not for Sale)
Thea Scott-Fundling
Marsh, 2003, Watercolor (Not for Sale)
Margy Bozicevich
Tidal Overflow, 2011, Graphite, watercolor, colored pencil, and xylol (Not for Sale)
Thomas Kerns, FAIA
Hells Canyon, 2008, Plein air watercolors (Not for Sale)
Claytor Lake, 2011, Plein air watercolors (Not for Sale)
Catedral de Santo Domingo, 2010, Plein air watercolors (Not for Sale)
St Ivo, 2012, Plein air watercolors (Not for Sale)
St. Peter’s Colonnade, 2012, Plein air watercolors (Not for Sale)
Cory Dear
Macro Micro, 2006, Oil and acrylic ($750)
Warren Boeschenstein
Caribbean Wall Detail 2, 2013, Acrylic on canvas (Not for Sale)
David A. Prevette, AIA
Villa Maderni, 2002, Pen and ink (Not for Sale)
Lyndl Thorsen Joseph
Paul on The Road to Damascus or Caravaggio Reconfiguration, 1992, Oil on linen (Not for Sale)
Bhagyashri Guhagarkar
Trees Bright Green, 2012, Acrylic on dry erase poster board with a metal scraper (Not for sale)
Donald R. Sunshine, FAIA
Marco Walk 2, 2012, Watercolor ($275)
James C. Hill
Kensington Avenue, 2012, Screenprint ($120)
David Marion
Father of a Righteous Child, 2011, Oil on Canvas ($2200)
Andrew J. McKinley, AIA
Colosseum, 2005, White charcoal and black ink on toned paper (Not for Sale)
Stephanie Burcham
Skeleton Figure, 2011, Charcoal and chalk ($400)
Ashley LeFew
Glass Gate, 2012, Watercolor (Not for Sale)
David Dugas
Henge, 2012, Graphite on paper (Not for Sale)
Observatory II, 2012, Graphite on paper (Not for Sale)
Helene Renard
Shifting Landscape 2, 2007, Mixed media collage: monotype print, thread ($1200)
Bob Anderson, AIA
Yana III, 2012, Rapidograph pen ($3,950)
Rebecca J. Cook
Florence Views, 2009, Pen and ink (Not for Sale)
Palazzo Tursi, 2009, Watercolor and ink (Not for Sale)
Il Colosseo, 2009, Pen and ink (Not for Sale)
Shannon Dowling
Carve, 2011, Ink and pastels on watercolor (Not for Sale)
Karen Van Lengen, FAIA
San Francesco d’Assisi, 1990, Oil pastel and prismacolor (Not for Sale)
Todd W. Bullard, AIA
Crow, 1973, Pen and ink (Not for Sale)
James J. DePasquale AIA
Lago di Como, 2012, Pen and ink (Not for Sale)
Dennis J. Kilper
17, 2003, Acrylic paint on stretched, acid-free paper (Not for Sale)
Mark C. Campbell AIA
Day at the Beach, 2013, ,Oil on board ($500)
Reflections on the James, 2011, Oil on canvas ($2900)
Carillon Morning, 2012, Oil on canvas ($2900)
John S. LaMonica, AIA
Sicilian Street, 1976, Watercolor (Not for Sale)
Terri Crockett, Assoc. AIA
Notre Dame du Haut, 2011, Watercolor ($350)
Jay Moore, AIA
Point of Origin, 2012, Acrylic on panel ($525)
Christine Haven Canabou
Eroded Corinthian, 2007, Charcoal and conté on paper (Not for Sale)
Tenement Street, 2007, Conté on paper (Not for Sale)
Donald F Kaupp, Jr.
Horse 2, 1999, Watercolor (Not For Sale)
Wesley Page, AIA
Black Dog/Green Couch, 2011, Oil on canvas (Not for Sale)
Scott Gartner
Do Not Discard, 2009, Collage ($750)
Telemetry, 2009, Collage ($1250)
Peyton Boyd, FAIA
Back, 1990, Watercolor (Not for Sale)
Carlton S. Abbott, FAIA
Post Cards from Trier, Germany on The Moselle River, 2012, Ink, watercolor, chocolate and wine (Not for Sale)
Kevin Svensen
Garden Temple, 2012, Graphite & India ink wash on watercolor paper (Not for Sale)
Palazzo Strozzi Bay Study, 2009, Graphite and watercolor wash on watercolor paper (Not for Sale)
Palazzo Cancelleria Bay Study, 2009, Graphite and watercolor wash on watercolor paper (Not for Sale)
Palazzo Farnese Bay Study, 2009, Graphite and watercolor wash on watercolor paper (Not for Sale)
David Stemann
Erforschen 8-3, 2012, Acrylic wash (Not for Sale)
Todd S. Phillips, Ph.D., AIA
Family, 2011, Oil on canvas (Not for Sale)
Mary Cox, FAIA
Motif #1 Rockport Maine, 2012, Watercolor ($350)
Sanda Iliescu
RECOVERED (4a), 2012, Watercolor and gouache on paper ($1400)
Governor Proclaims April 8-14 Virginia Architecture Week
Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell issued a proclamation recognizing April 8–14, 2012 as Virginia Architecture Week. Each year in April, to commemorate Architecture Week, components of the American Institute of Architects and the Virginia Center for Architecture present a series of activities highlighting the importance of the built environment in our lives.
On Thursday, April 12, the Virginia Center for Architecture debuts a new exhibition about the Washington Monument with an Opening Reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The exhibition, Someday in the Park with George, explore the history of the Monument and its grounds, from funding shortages and political disagreements that left the Monument unfinished for nearly 50 years, to the numerous planning and design challenges posed by the site. It also highlights the results of the National Ideas Competition for the Washington Monument Grounds, which poses new solutions for the unfinished grounds. The exhibition will be on view from April 12 through June 24, 2012. The Center also hosts Is Architecture School Right for You? on Saturday, April 14 from 1–2:30 p.m. to help high-school students learn more about a career in design and the admissions process to architecture school. There is no charge for either event. To attend the Opening Reception or Is Architecture School Right for You?, call (804) 644-3041, ext. 100, or email aliguori@aiava.org.
Of course, components have organized activities celebrating Virginia Architecture Week throughout the state. Below is just a sampling of events, with links for more information.
Activities in the Richmond region kick off on April 9 with a film competition and a special lecture by Jorge Silvetti at the Virginia Historical Society. The lecture called An Evening with Jorge Silvetti features world-renowned, international architect Jorge Silvetti of Machado & Silvetti Associates presenting preliminary design ideas to restore a nationally significant historic landmark, the Menokin House. To learn more about these events and other Richmond-area Architecture Week programs, visit http://aiaric.org/.
In the Hampton Roads region, Architecture Barbie rings in Architecture Week with an event aimed at second- through eighth-grade students on April 14 from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. and a Downtown Norfolk Firm Crawl on April 20 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. To find out about these, and other Hampton-area events, visit http://aiahr.com/calendar.html.
In the Northern Virginia area, the AIA Northern Virginia Chapter celebrates architecture with their popular walking tour of Alexandria, an exhibit and lecture highlighting award-winning architecture and a Dress for Success Clothing Drive. For more information, visit http://aianova.org/.
In the Roanoke region, AIA Blue Ridge Chapter offers the Roanoke Parklet Experiment and the Kidstruction: The Big City events. The Parklet Experiment transforms automobile infrastructure in to temporary public spaces, and Kidstruction engages children in building activities, allowing them to take on the role of an architect. To discover more about events in the Blue Ridge region, visit http://aiablueridge.org/
To find out what’s going on around the country, visit http://www.aia.org/about/AIAB093325.