AIA Baltimore/Baltimore Architecture Foundation

Urban Design Committee Meeting
2024-10-22 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-24 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-08-27 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-23 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
The Urban Design Committee aims to improve the quality of the urban realm by promoting excellence in design, planning, and public policy in the built environment. This will be achieved through public outreach, in concert with allied community and professional groups.
UDC meets every 4th Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.
Contact the committee chair for information about joining.
Co-Chairs
Griffin Sanderoff, Assoc. AIA, BCT
Eric Johnson, Druid Heights CDC

Happy Hour at Marshall Craft
2024-10-22 17:30 - 19:30
Join us for a happy hour event Tuesday, October 22, hosted by Marshall Craft Associates (MCA). This is a monthly event, organized by AIA Baltimore’s Emerging Professionals, but open to all! RSVPs are appreciated!

MCA
2031 Clipper Park Road, Suite 105
Baltimore, MD 21211
5:30 – 7:30PM

Parking: Here is a map with parking options in the Clipper Mill area.

Interested in becoming more involved?
AIA Baltimore’s Emerging Professionals Committee aims to hold monthly happy hour events at different firms, Allied member offices/showrooms, and the Center for Architecture and Design. Join EPs to network, share ideas for the committee, and learn about AIA events (such as ARE training sessions).

COTE|R Committee Meeting
2024-10-22 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-24 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-08-27 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-07-23 17:00 - 18:00
The Committee on the Environment was formed to promote the benefits of environmentally-conscious design and construction within the building professions and the community at large. We are involved in a number of projects, some in partnership with community organizations, to promote a healthier, more sustainable environment in the Baltimore region.
The AIA Baltimore Resiliency Committee joined COTE in January 2015. The subcommittee is a network of building design professionals dedicated to educating, promoting and implementing programs that help prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters within our design community and the community at large.
To join this committee, please contact co-chair:
Ben Roush, PE-ME, FPE, LEED AP BD+C, CCP, ASHRAE BEMP and BEAP: benr@fsi-engineers.com
FSi Engineers
Austen Hesler, AIA, NCARB, LFA: austenh@bctdesigngroup.com
BCT Design Group

Excellence in Design Awards Ceremony and Reception
2024-10-18 18:00 - 21:00
Join us in celebrating the architectural and design community at the 2024 AIA Baltimore & BAF Excellence in Design Awards. The Excellence in Design Awards promotes AIA Baltimore architects, as well as project contractors, consultants, and owners and recognizes Baltimore Architecture Foundation Golden Griffin and Roger Redden Award recipients who have contributed significantly to Baltimore’s built environment.
Enjoy networking with fellow professionals in the field at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Theatre. This event will be followed by a reception featuring delicious local fare and an open bar.
Purchase tickets here.
Attire: Creative Festive: dress to show off your design creativity and celebrate the night’s winners!
Agenda:
5:00 pm – Doors Open – Check-in
OPTIONAL Tour of Chesapeake Shakespeare Theatre (space is limited, please RSVP by adding the tour to your registration at checkout)
6:00 pm- Awards Ceremony
7:30 – 9:00 pm Reception

Historic Resources Committee (HRC) Committee Meeting
2024-10-15 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-17 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-08-20 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-07-16 17:00 - 18:00
The Historic Resources Committee organizes events that promote the knowledge and appreciation of the restoration and adaptive use of Baltimore’s historic buildings and neighborhoods.
To join this committee, please contact co-chairs:
Ward Bucher, AIA, Encore Sustainable Architects
ward@encoresustainablearchitects.com

Patrick O’Brien, BECS (Building Envelope Consultants and Scientists)
patrick.obrien@becsmd.com

Future Architects Resources (FAR)/Kids-in-Design Committee Meeting
2024-10-09 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-09-11 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-08-14 17:30 - 18:30
Future Architects Resources (FAR)/Kids-in-Design Committee, serves as a vehicle for collaboration among professionals and educators towards the education of young citizens on matters affecting the built environment.
The committee is dedicated to increasing exposure among local elementary and middle school-aged students to design education and career opportunities in Architecture and Design.
Contact a committee chair for information about joining:
Lauren Meister, Assoc. AIA, Marshall Craft Associates

Spring Lecture Series Committee Meeting
2024-10-07 12:00 - 2024-10-11 16:37, 2024-09-02 12:00 - 2024-09-06 16:37
For more than 40 years, AIA Baltimore and the Baltimore Architecture Foundation have been pleased to present an annual lecture series devoted to design and architecture in Baltimore, thanks to the loyal support of the architecture community.
Help shape our Spring 2025 Lecture series!
Staff Liaison: Ally Lancaster alancaster@aiabalt.com

Doors Open Baltimore 2024 Kick-off Event
2024-10-02 18:00 - 19:00
Baltimore Architecture Foundation and partner Baltimore Heritage are shaking up the Doors Open kick-off event. Join us for a casual evening of storytelling showcasing a variety of voices, perspectives, and special places in Baltimore as we take our letter writing campaign to the stage in the inaugural Love Letters Live!
Hosted by the Hotel Ulysses in their Ash Bar, the event will include light fare and wine.
RSVPs appreciated but not required! RSVP here.
Speakers include:
Lashelle R. Bynum, freelance photographer and owner of Ladornia Photography, is a lifelong Baltimorean and has over 15 years of talent as a photographer in architectural documentation, wedding photography, fashion photography and various events. Lashelle challenges the viewer to look beyond what the naked eye sees and the question, “Do you see what I see?” Her work has been featured in a one-woman art exhibit at Eubie Blake Cultural Center (two years in a row) and Enoch Pratt Library (African-American section) She was also featured in ” The Writing On The Wall” a 6-page article in Baltimore’s STYLE magazine 20th Anniversary issue February 2009. She is on the board of the Friends of the Ships Caulkers’ Houses and Baltimore Heritage.

Tom Liebel, FAIA, LEED Fellow is a Vice-President with Moseley Architects, where he leads their Multifamily Housing Studio Tom has been involved in integrating sustainable design principles into a variety of ground-breaking adaptive use and historic preservation projects over the past twenty years, with these projects recognized with multiple awards for design, smart growth, sustainable design and historic preservation. Tom led the recent efforts to rehabilitate the exterior plaza at the iconic, Mies van der Rohe-designed, Highfield House.
Elevated to Fellowship to both the AIA and USGBC in 2011, Tom is involved in ongoing research exploring the relationship between sustainability, preservation and urban design, with a particular emphasis in the use of urban adaptive use projects to promote neighborhood revitalization and civic engagement.
Tom served two terms as Chair the Maryland Green Building Council and chaired Baltimore City’s Commission on Historical and Architectural Preservation for a decade, serves on the Maryland Advisory Council for Historic Preservation, the Baltimore County Landmarks Preservation Commission, and served as the 2020 Moderator for the American Institute of Architect’s Strategic Council.

A native Baltimorean, Patrick Fava received his undergraduate and Master of Architecture from Montana State University. Upon the completion of his degrees, he moved back to the city he loves to practice architecture. With 12 years and counting at GWWO Architects, Patrick is firmly planted in the Baltimore architecture community. As an associate at GWWO Architects, Patrick leads the graphics and fabrication department and works closely with the senior management team on new project acquisitions. Additionally Patrick provides creative direction for all the firm’s project photography providing a great insight to the bookends of each project, from concept to completion.
Outside of the office, Patrick spends much of his time working on renovating his 1880’s rowhouse, as he has done for the last 10 years. President of the Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation for the past 4 years, Patrick leads the Board of Directors to advance opportunities for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in the state of Maryland.

Meg Fairfax Fielding is not an architect by training, she’s “architect adjacent.” She is doing a deep dive on Palmer & Lamdin properties in and around Baltimore, as well as searching out 18th century brick churches along the Chesapeake Bay. By day, she is the head of the History of Maryland Medicine at MedChi, which was founded in 1799. She spends time searching out esoteric medical facts, caring for the collection of rare books, the oldest of which was published in 1567, and curating the collections at the recently opened medical museum there. On weekends, you might find her at an old country auction searching out treasures, or spending time with her Jack Russel, named Jane Russell. Follow her adventures on Instagram at Figue_the_Pup.

Emerging Professionals Happy Hour - September 2024
2024-09-24 17:30 - 19:30
AIA Baltimore’s Emerging Professionals invite you to join them for a happy hour event Tuesday, September 24, hosted by
Present Company.
Join other industry professionals for an opportunity to mix n’ mingle!

Where:
Present Company
2209 Maryland Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21218
When:
September 24, 2024
5:30 – 7:30PM
RSVP HERE

Practice Management Committee Meeting
2024-09-17 08:30 - 09:30, 2024-07-16 08:30 - 09:30
The AIA Baltimore Practice Management Committee seeks to encourage open discourse among AIA Baltimore architects, allied members, and other professional organizations to advance member understanding of practice-related issues.
These include business, ethics, construction law, taxes, human resources, marketing, and technology. In addition, the Practice Management Committee assists in organizing the annual AIA/BAF Annual Meeting.
To join this committee, please contact co-chairs:
Rosalie Tilghman, AIA: Ayers Saint Gross
Sharon Day, AIA, LEED AP: GWWO Architects

The Peale Museum tour
2024-08-27 17:30 - 18:30
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation is happy to present a Doors Open evening tour of The Peale. Register here to join us Tuesday, August 27 at 5:30pm.
Please join us at The Peale, Baltimore’s Community Museum, for a tour of the first museum that was purposefully built in the Americas. Our building housed many firsts that will be illuminated during the tour – including being the first commercial building to be illuminated by natural gaslight, a material Rembrandt Peale manufactured in the museum’s back garden. In 1813, Rembrandt Peale, a member of the first family of American artists and museum pioneers, hired Baltimore architect Robert Cary Long to design a museum. Long produced what was essentially a large Federal Period townhouse with a spacious rear gallery extension. Peale’s “Museum and Gallery of the Fine Arts” opened in August 1814 and hosted exhibitions that would be considered in today’s world as both those belonging in a fine art or natural history museum. Scientific discovery played an important role in the early Peale Museum – contributing greatly to the new nation’s understanding of science, technology and natural history.
Like many museums of today, Rembrandt had difficulty paying the hefty expenses of operating a museum; and in April 1830, the museum property was sold at public auction. Over the next 150+ years, the building served many different purposes, finally returning to its original intent as a museum. After a period of vacancy and a multi-year renovation, it reopened as The Peale, Baltimore’s Community Museum in 2022.

Inclusive Playgrounds: Designing Spaces to bring Communities and Children Together
2024-08-15 12:00 - 13:00
Register here to attend this CEU opportunity.

AIA Baltimore Summit: Countdown to 2030 and Beyond
2024-08-14 08:30 - 11:00
Wednesday August 14, 2024
8:30 – 11:00 AM
The Center for Architecture and Design
100 W. Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
[REGISTER HERE]
About this Event:
The AIA Baltimore Summit: Countdown to 2030 is a moderated panel discussion about the AIA and Maryland State 2030 commitments, decarbonization and achieving net zero emissions. With 2030 fast approaching, sustainability experts reflect on our progress, and share their perspectives on how we can strive to reach our goals beyond 2030. Join us for a morning of idea sharing and networking. There will be a mini expo before and after the panel event featuring companies with innovative products to support your sustainable designs. Breakfast will be provided.
Agenda:
8:30 AM – Doors Open
9:00 – 9:30 AM – Breakfast and Exhibitor Networking
9:30 – 10:45 AM – Panel presentation; discussion; and Q&A – 1.0 LU|HSW
10:45 – 11:00 AM – Wrap Up/Exhibitor Networking/Raffle Giveaway
Interested in being an Exhibitor or Sponsor for this event? Contact Ally Lancaster at alancaster@aiabalt.com. Click here to view the benefits package.
Meet the Panelists:
Moderator | Melanie Ray, AIA, NOMA, LEED G, Fitwel Amb.
Associate, Hord Coplan Macht
Melanie is a licensed architect and Associate in the Affordable Housing studio at Hord Coplan Macht in Baltimore, MD and currently serves as the President of Bmore NOMA, the Baltimore Chapter of NOMA. She is the 424th living black woman licensed in the US to practice architecture and is an active mentor to aspiring architects, supporting NOMA’s goal of doubling the number of licensed black architects by 2030. Melanie is passionate about ensuring all communities have access to well-designed, beautiful, and functional buildings and public spaces, and believes that we all play a role in creating that vision.

Lisa M. Ferretto, AIA, LEED, WELL, EcoDistricts AP
Sr. Director, Climate & Design Excellence, The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Lisa Ferretto has over 25 years of experience in sustainability and architecture and joined the AIA in 2022 as the Senior Director of Climate Action & Design Excellence. Before coming to AIA, she was a Sustainability Director at a large Architecture firm, consulting on projects across all market sectors, promoting the integration of sustainability and well-being throughout the design process. Lisa is currently a Baltimore City Sustainability Commissioner and previously served on Maryland’s Green Building Council advocating for environmental equity. In 2021, she was recognized as one of the Top Ten Women Leading the Fight against Climate Change by WOW, Women of the World, and in the Say it Loud exhibition by Baltimore NOMA and AIA, recognizing contributions of women and BIPOC designers in Maryland.

Nakita Reed, AIA, CPHC, LEED AP BD+C, NOMA
Senior Associate, Quinn Evans Architects
Nakita Reed is an award-winning architect with experience in the rehabilitation and sustainable reuse of historic buildings. She is a Senior Associate at Quinn Evans, a LEED®-Accredited Professional and a certified Passive House Consultant. She serves on the board of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation, is a co-chair of the Zero Net Carbon Collaboration for Existing and Heritage Buildings (ZNCC) and is host of the Tangible Remnants podcast – a podcast that explores the intersection of architecture, preservation, sustainability, race & gender.

Julian Goresko
Director of Sustainability, Johns Hopkins University
Julian Goresko is the Director of Sustainability for Johns Hopkins University, serving as the university’s lead sustainability officer and managing JHU’s Office of Sustainability for one of the largest employers in the state of Maryland. In his role, Julian works with university stakeholders and external partners across areas of climate change, built and natural environments, responsible consumption, transportation and mobility, and educational and co-curricular partnerships. Julian has worked in higher education for fifteen years and has broad experience in sustainability planning and implementation at all scales. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Environmental Studies with concentrations in sustainability and is a proud walking commuter who lives with his family in the Hampden neighborhood.

Jordan Taylor
CEO of Synergy Grid
Jordan Taylor is the CEO of Synergy Grid, a sustainable real estate development company specializing in high-performance housing and microgrid communities. With 15 years of experience in renewable energy and sustainability, Jordan has a strong background in solar development, green financing, and energy efficiency.
At Synergy Grid, Jordan integrates advanced renewable energy technologies and sustainable practices into affordable housing projects. His leadership ensures that these projects meet high environmental standards while providing accessible paths to homeownership.
Previously, as the Director of Renewable Energy at Sustainable Capital Advisors, Jordan focused on climate finance and technical assistance, developing programs to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy adoption. He created community engagement initiatives and workshops to educate on solar energy benefits and developed underwriting models for community solar projects in low-income areas.

Thank you to our Event Vendors:
Allen + Shariff
Allegion
Decorative Films
KBKG
The Joyce Agency
The Garland Company
Vision Technologies/nCompass Systems

Emerging Professionals Happy Hours
2024-07-23 17:30 - 19:30
The AIA Baltimore Emerging Professionals Committee is a social and professional network of building-industry professionals. We are geared toward recent graduates, Architectural Experience Program (AXP) participants, young architects, and designers.
Each month (fourth Tuesday evening), we host a happy hour at a different firm around the city (or other location). The July happy hour will be at Design Collective. RSVP here.
For more information, please contact co-chairs:
Joe Taylor, AIA: joseph.taylor@moodynolan.com
Moody Nolan
Griffin Sanderoff, Assoc. AIA: gsanderoff@gmail.com
BCT Design Group

Hippodrome Theatre Tour
2024-07-23 15:00 - 16:30
Register here to join the Baltimore Architecture Foundation on a Doors Open afternoon tour of the Hippodrome Theatre.
The legendary Hippodrome Theatre was designed by noted theatre architect Thomas Lamb and opened on November 23, 1914 as a movie palace that also showcased vaudeville performances. The theatre seated 3,000 and in 1920 the average weekly attendance was 30,000. Sound for the movies was provided by piano, a Moller organ commissioned for the theatre, and an orchestra. In the 1930’s, the Hippodrome gained a reputation as a top vaudeville house, presenting such notables as Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Benny Goodman and his orchestra, Dinah Shore, Martha Raye, Milton Berle, the Andrews Sisters and Morey Amsterdam. It was in The Hippodrome Theatre that Frank Sinatra first appeared with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and in 1939 with Harry James’ band.
Business remained strong from the 30’s through the 1950’s with the last stage shows presented around 1959. Business dropped off during the 70’s and 80’s, and the Hippodrome closed in 1990, when it was the last operating movie theatre in downtown Baltimore.
Now the curtain rises again at The France-Merrick Performing Arts Center at the Hippodrome. This is the culmination of a construction and restoration project that transforms and combines three significant historic buildings and one newly constructed building into a state-of-the-art showcase. These landmarks are the Western National Bank built in 1887, the Eutaw Savings Bank built in 1888, the Hippodrome Theatre, and a new building at the corner of Baltimore and Eutaw Streets. Programming at this world-class venue will include touring Broadway shows and the best of the performing arts.
Please note that this tour does involve walking, periods of standing, and climbing stairs.

Permeable Surfaces and Stormwater Management CEU Presentation
2024-07-17 12:00 - 13:00

Cathedral Stone Tour and Happy Hour
2024-07-16 16:00 - 19:00
AIA Baltimore’s Historic Resources Committee invites all to join a tour and happy hour with Cathedral Stone.
RSVP here. This tour replaces the July committee meeting.

RSVP here.
