Thank you and all the very best to Irem Sezer

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Please join us in wishing a fond adieu to Irem Sezer, Assoc. AIA. Irem joined the team in October 2023 as the AIA Virginia-Virginia Sea Grant Coastal Adaptation & Resilience Design Post-Graduate Research & Development Fellow. We value our continued partnership with Virginia Sea Grant which made this opportunity possible.

We always knew this position would be one of the many steps in Irem’s journey, and we are pleased to celebrate the next of those steps: Irem is now Instructional Assistant Professor at Texas A&M’s College of Architecture and will begin teaching courses there this Fall.

Irem is extremely thoughtful, effective, and collaborative.  We appreciate her initiative and contributions. And we look forward to her future accomplishments. In fact, her work with us is not yet done. Irem is scheduled to return to ArchEx to exhibit and celebrate the results of the international design competition she organized. And it’s not too late to register for that competition; the registration fee is discounted for AIA Virginia members. Information can be found here >>

Design to Win: €10K Prize Pool & Exhibition at ArchEx 2025

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The Field Station invites participants to design a multidisciplinary campus within the Shenk Property, a secluded nature reserve along Virginia’s Severn River (USA). Surrounded by wetlands and woodlands, this site offers a unique opportunity to blend architecture with one of the East Coast’s most sensitive ecosystems.

Participants are asked to imagine an R&D Field Station that fosters innovation, research and collaboration across fields – science, art, technology and beyond. The architecture must be adaptable, sustainable and deeply responsive to the shifting terrain and climate risks of the site. The project should go beyond functionality: it must serve as a model for resilient design, where built and natural environments interact harmoniously.

Winning proposals will be exhibited during the Architecture Exchange East 2025 Conference, themed “Design the Future: Advancing Technology, Community & Business” to a wide audience of design professionals and industry leaders.

AIA Virginia Members Register for Free
AIA Virginia members are eligible for free registration. To use this offer, the registration code must be applied at checkout and must match the email address associated with the member’s AIA account (Only the team leader—the person registering—must be an AIA Virginia member; other team members are not required to be members).

👉 Register here: https://www.terravivacompetitions.com/the-field-station-competition-2025/

For questions: info@terravivacompetitions.com

Submission Deadline: October 3rd

Thanks to our Exhibition Sponsor:

International Design Competition Launch

The Field Station Competition is now live! https://www.terravivacompetitions.com/the-field-station-competition-2025/

We’re excited to announce a bold new design competition, in collaboration with TerraViva Competitions. This is an open international call for visionary, bold, and interdisciplinary ideas that offer creative solutions to real-world challenges.

Get your team together: this is your chance to collaborate, experiment, and make your mark. Design competitions are a powerful platform for creative exploration, pushing the boundaries of what design can do and how it can shape the future. You’ll also connect with a global design community. Entries will be reviewed by a distinguished jury panel of U.S. and internationally based architects.

Winning proposals will be exhibited during the Architecture Exchange East 2025 Conference, themed “Design the Future: Advancing Technology, Community & Business” to a wide audience of design professionals and industry leaders.

Don’t miss this chance to contribute, compete, and be seen.

Irem Sezer,  Assoc. AIA
Coastal Adaptation & Resilience Design
Post-Graduate Research & Development Fellow

International Design Competition

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We’re excited to announce a bold new design competition, in collaboration with TerraViva Competitions. This is an open international call for visionary, bold, and interdisciplinary ideas that offer creative solutions to real-world challenges.

The Field Station Competition is now live! https://www.terravivacompetitions.com/the-field-station-competition-2025/

Get your team together: this is your chance to collaborate, experiment, and make your mark. Design competitions are a powerful platform for creative exploration, pushing the boundaries of what design can do and how it can shape the future. You’ll also connect with a global design community. Entries will be reviewed by a distinguished jury panel of U.S. and internationally based architects.

Winning proposals will be exhibited during the Architecture Exchange East 2025 Conference, themed “Design the Future: Advancing Technology, Community & Business” to a wide audience of design professionals and industry leaders.

AIA Virginia Members:

A unique registration code is available for AIA Virginia members, allowing them to register free of charge. This code is tied to the email addresses in your AIA profile.

Please note: The code must be applied during checkout using the same email address linked to their AIA Virginia membership. While participants can join as teams, at least one member (the registrant/team leader) must be an AIA Virginia member.

Don’t miss this chance to contribute, compete, and be seen.

Irem Sezer,  Assoc. AIA
Coastal Adaptation & Resilience Design
Post-Graduate Research & Development Fellow