AIA Baltimore/Baltimore Architecture Foundation

Mapping Baltimore Apartheid (Doors Open Baltimore)
2021-10-01 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Baltimore Architecture Foundation and Baltimore Heritage kick off Doors Open Baltimore and the opening of the SAY IT LOUD Maryland exhibition with Dr. Lawrence Brown, author of The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America.
This program is hosted on Zoom and Facebook Live. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program, we cannot guarantee admittance.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this.
Dr. Brown will put Baltimore under a microscope, looking at the causes of segregation and drawing on extensive research of data and policy. Brown will demonstrate how data visualization can be a tool to distribute resources to communities in need, and speak to the roles of design, planning, and preservation in healing and restoring redlined Black neighborhoods.
Dr. Brown’s presentation will be followed by a discussion and Q&A moderated by author and journalist Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson. Participating discussants include:
Seema Iyer, Ph.D, Associate Director of the Jacob France Institute, University of Baltimore
Tom Liebel, FAIA, Vice-President of Moseley Architects and CHAP Commission Chair
Nakita Reed, AIA, Associate, Quinn Evans Architects
A limited number of signed copies of The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America are available through the Baltimore Architecture Foundation bookstore at the Baltimore Center for Architecture and Design. Books can be purchased using one of the Eventbrite ticket options, either “Delivery” or Pick Up.” Further details on getting your book will be included in the confirmation email. Questions? Reach out to Nathan Dennies at ndennies@aiabalt.com.
Doors Open Baltimore 2021 includes a month’s worth of virtual and in-person programming. Visit www.doorsopenbaltimore.org for more information.
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The International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards
2021-10-02 - 2021-10-03
The International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards returns to Baltimore the weekend of October 2 & 3, 2021! 2021 will see the return of in-person stage, vendors and tours, all proceeds to benefit The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum in Baltimore. Of course, our soul from out pandemic’s shadow has not yet lifted: we’re offering virtual and in-person programs this year. Our aim is to make this death commemoration as lively (and safe!) as possible.
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Free Day: Baltimore Museum of Industry
2021-10-02
OCT 2.
Free Day: Baltimore Museum of Industry
Step foot inside the historic Platt oyster cannery building–home to the Baltimore Museum of Industry for the last 40 years–on Saturday, October 2 from 9 AM – 3 PM. Tour three new exhibitions related to the rich history of steelmaking in Maryland.
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Free Day: Maryland Center for History and Culture
2021-10-02
Take advantage of free admission on October 2nd. Explore the spacious Museum galleries and shop in the Museum Store, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Library’s Main Reading Room is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m
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The Works of Palmer & Lamdin: Classical with a Twist (Doors Open Baltimore)
2021-10-05 12:00 - 12:30
Suggested Donation: $10
This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program, we cannot guarantee admittance.
Palmer & Lamdin, an architectural firm working mainly from the 1920’s to the 1940’s, designed some of the most interesting residences in Baltimore, characterized as “classical, with a twist.” Edward Palmer was one of the original architects for the Roland Park Company, but in 1917, went out on his own, acquired a partner, William Lamdin, and proceeded to design more than 300 properties in Baltimore, Delaware, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
Meg Fairfax Fielding, a past president of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation, is presenting. She is doing a deep dive on Palmer & Lamdin for the Dead Architects Society and writes the blog Palmer and Lamdin Architects.
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Sound and Proclamation: Learning about Henry McShane and his Bells (Doors Open Baltimore)
2021-10-08 13:00 - 14:00
This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program, we cannot guarantee admittance.
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this.
Join us and Luke McCusker of the Irish Railroad Workers Museum as we explore Henry McShane, his bell foundry and the churches where they were installed. His work was vital in the proclamation of religious freedom throughout America’s cities and towns. By McShane’s death, his foundry had 1,000 employees. He and his workers had made and shipped over 200,000 bells, supplying 75% of the bells found in America’s churches. Ships and civic memorials also purchased bells from the firm. McShane is also credited with naming Dundalk, having established a factory there and naming it after Dundalk, Ireland where his father was born.
View all Doors Open Baltimore programs at www.doorsopenbaltimore.org
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Baltimore Commercial A&D Colormix (Sherwin-Williams)
2021-10-12 11:00 - 12:00
Virtual Webinar – 1.0 AIA LU
Presenter: Amanda Lowery
Date: 10/12/2021
Presentation Time: 11:00am
Commercial A&D community! Join your new Architectural Account Executive for a fun look into market trends predicted for 2022. This CEU is also HSW! The link to join will be sent out the week of.
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Big In China Lecture (Morgan State)
2021-10-12 12:00 - 13:00
1.0 AIA LU

The History and Development of East Towson (Doors Open Baltimore)
2021-10-13 12:00 - 12:30
Suggestion Donation: $10
This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program, we cannot guarantee admittance.
Historic East Towson, an African-American community unique to Baltimore County and the nation, is a thriving, tight-knit enclave adjacent to Towson’s urban core. Descendants of the original settlers – men, women and children formerly enslaved at the nearby Hampton Plantation – still live in the neighborhood today. This presentation focuses on the political events that have had a major impact on Historic East Towson for generations.
Bios:
Carol Allen, creator of, “East Towson: From Jim Crow to Black Lives Matter,” served for over two decades as Executive Director of Historic Towson, Inc. In that role she oversaw the addition of several buildings and districts to the National Register and Baltimore County Final Landmarks List. She is a Past Chair of the Baltimore County Landmarks Preservation Commission. With her rich experience as an historic preservationist, Carol accesses an extensive body of work to advocate for justice, equity and equality for a what remains of a community with a past that offers considerable political context to much of what dominates our attention on the world stage today.
Nancy Goldring is the newly elected President of the Northeast Towson Improvement Association and grand-daughter of longtime and highly esteemed leader of Historic East Towson, the late Adelaide C.V. Bentley. Earlier this year that Nancy learned of her family’s ties to manumitted slaves from the Hampton Plantation. Nancy speaks with us today from her lived experience and a commitment to protect her community’s unique thread in the fabric of American history.
Nancy Horst served on the Baltimore County Landmarks Preservation Commission for twelve years including two terms as Vice Chair. She is a long time community volunteer. Nancy currently serves on the Board of Historic Hampton, Inc. She is the former Executive Director of The Towson Partnership headquartered at the Carver Community Center.
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Virtual Tour of the Peale (Doors Open Baltimore)
2021-10-14 17:00 - 18:00
This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program, we cannot guarantee admittance.
Take a virtual tour of the historic Peale Museum building, the first purpose-built museum in the country, with Chief Strategy officer, Nancy Proctor, and Chief Experience Officer, David London. Hear some of the many stories the building holds, from its founding by Rembrandt Peale, of the Peale family of artists, innovators, and entrepreneurs, to its role as the first public high school in the state of Maryland to offer a secondary education to African Americans. See vintage gas street lights – a technology introduced to the city by Peale in 1816 – and the oldest still extant public sculpture in America, in the Mimi Cooper Garden. And hear how the Peale is being reinvented today with the city’s communities as a home for Baltimore stories.
Accessibility: The online event includes live human generated captions and American Sign Language interpretation. For more information about transcripts, captioning, and other accessibility resources, please visit the Peale’s accessibility page.
If you have any additional accommodation requests ahead of time, questions or feedback about access, please contact the Peale’s Accessibility Manager Robin Marquis at access@thepealecenter.org.
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Baltimore’s Vernacular Churches
2021-10-15 13:00 - 13:30
This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program, we cannot guarantee admittance.
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this.
Along with its famous, architecturally distinguished churches, Baltimore retains many lesser-known but architecturally and socially interesting church buildings. Some are modest, simple structures, some are grander, and probably all of them have been ignored when we think about Baltimore’s architectural heritage. If we stop to look at them, however, we see the evidence of Baltimore’s spatial and population growth in the years before the Civil War. They tell a tale of geographic and social mobility, changing tastes, and even theological change. You can see all this, if you know what you’re looking at.
Michael S. Franch, Ph.D., is a historian, board member and past president of the Baltimore City Historical Society, He is especially interested in Baltimore urban growth and religious community in the early 19th century.
View all Doors Open Baltimore programs at www.doorsopenbaltimore.org
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Eutaw Farm and the Creation of Northeast Baltimore - (Offering In-Person AND Virtual Experience)
2021-10-20 18:00 - 19:00
Archaeologists Jason Shellenhamer and Lisa Kraus will share the results of their six-years of field work and research in Herring Run Park, which has uncovered the remains of one of Baltimore’s largely forgotten great estates, Eutaw Farm. Like most of Baltimore’s homes of the rich (and sometimes famous), including the Carrolls of Homewood and the Garretts of Evergreen, the history of Eutaw speaks to a wealthy white family’s rise and fall. But the archaeology of Eutaw Farm also reveals remarkable and astonishing stories about the development of Northeast Baltimore and the founding families of Baltimore, those you may have heard of and those whose stories have never before been told.
PLEASE NOTE: This HYPRID IN-PERSON + VIrtual EVENT is part of Doors Open Baltimore, a citywide festival of architecture and neighborhoods sponsored by the Baltimore Architecture Foundation. If you have opted for a virtual ticket, you will receive a Zoom link closer to the event.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Lisa Kraus (Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin) and Jason Shellenhamer (M.A.A., University of Maryland) are professional archaeologists with a combined 40 years of experience in historical archaeology. They are also the co-directors of the Herring Run Archaeology Project, a free, community-based archaeology program in Baltimore City. Since 2015, they have conducted excavations, research, and public outreach at the Eutaw Farm site in Herring Run Park and the Ship Caulkers’ Houses in Fells Point.
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DMV Commercial A&D Colormix (Sherwin Williams)
2021-10-21 11:00 - 12:00
Virtual Webinar | 1.0 AIA LU
Date: 10/21/2021
Presentation Time: 1:00pm
Commercial A&D community! Join your new Architectural Account Executive for a fun look into market trends predicted for 2022. This CEU is also HSW! The link to join will be sent out the week of.
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A History Lover's Guide to Baltimore Book Talk (Doors Open Baltimore)
2021-10-21 17:00 - 18:00
OCT 21. | 5:00 – 6:00 PM
A History Lover’s Guide to Baltimore Book Talk
Suggested Donation: $10
Join BAF and the Baltimore City Historical Society (BCHS) for a conversation with Brennen Jensen and Tom Chalkley, authors of the new book A History Lover’s Guide to Baltimore (History and Guide). The books navigates nearly three hundred years of colorful history with plenty of recommendations for historical locations to visit.
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Thermally Modified Wood: A sustainable solution (Virgina Tech)
2021-10-28 09:00 - 16:30
Credits: 6.0 AIA LU
When: Thursday, October 28, 2021
Where: Cambria Hotel and Suites | 1 Helen Heneghan Way, Rockville, MD 20850 | Parking is free for participants
Cost: $50
About this Course
In this course we will explore Thermally Modified Wood (TMW) as a material for interior and exterior uses. TMW are wood species harvested in a sustainable manner in the United States and subjected to high temperatures to modify the properties and color. TMW is chemical free, has high decay resistance, is more dimensionally stable, and is a renewable, sustainable way to sequester carbon in a useful building material. Due to the darker color of TMW, it has been used as an alternative to many tropical hardwoods in decking and siding applications. We will discuss what is TMW, how it is made, its sustainability, uses, lessons in specification/application and a trip to visit a structure where it has been used in multiple applications.
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Best Products “Tilt” Showroom (Doors Open Baltimore)
2021-10-28 17:00 - 17:30
OCT 28. | 5:00 – 5:30 PM
Best Products “Tilt” Showroom
Suggested Donation: $10
This presentation will dive into the history of the Best Products “Tilt” Showroom, a lost post-modern landmark in the suburbs of Baltimore. The building opened its doors in October of 1978 in the Eudowood Plaza shopping center in Towson and immediately drew praise, criticism and crowds of curious shoppers. This eye-popping architectural illusion was more than just a publicity gimmick; it was a surrealist-inspired work of art that sought to fuse public sculpture and architecture.
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2021 AIA Baltimore Excellence in Design [SOLD OUT]
2021-10-29
As the 6th oldest chapter of the American Institute of Architects, AIA Baltimore celebrates its 150th birthday in 2021! Join us in celebrating this milestone with the architectural and design community at the 2021 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 and see the Baltimore Center for Architecture and Design, the new home of AIA Baltimore and The Baltimore Architecture Foundation, along with other professional design organizations. This event will feature delicious local fare and open bar highlighting the best of Baltimore’s culinary and craft beverages.
Tour of The Center: Starting at 5pm
Live Music: Enjoy LIVE music by our very own allied professional from APCO signage, Marie White, by her band REMEDY, specializing in classic rock covers from the 60’s-70’s.
A Special Cause: Join us in celebrating the life of late AIA Baltimore member and CANStruction advocate Ken Dill, by bringing canned foods for our Food Drive.
See The Center: This event gives attendees a unique opportunity to mingle and network while being one of the first to explore our recently opened Baltimore Center for Architecture and Design. The Center for Architecture and Design serves as a high-profile, visible space to showcase the important role of architectural practice and design, and as a dynamic hub to engage professionals, students, and the public. Shared exhibition and gallery spaces, and event spaces will offer engaging new programming on architecture, urban design, neighborhood history, historic architecture and new design projects, and the role of design in shaping the city’s future. Learn More
Parking At The Center: The most convenient place to park for our event is the SP Parking garage located at: 100 W Fayette St, Baltimore, MD 21202. For more convenient parking options near One Charles Center click here.
To take advantage of this special guided tour opportunity, please select our free 4:30 pm tour ticket, after you have purchased your event tickets.
For Your Safety We Are:

Requiring Proof of Vaccination
Requiring Masks/Social Distancing
Hosting our Event Outdoors on the One Charles Center Terrace: this beautiful space designed by Mies van der Rohe is a covered outdoor terrace and rooftop deck with fountains and plentiful outdoor seating overlooking Center Plaza and the downtown Baltimore skyline
Offering a Virtual Experience
Limiting capacity to 150 patrons
Food and Drink Served with Social Distancing and Minimal Contact

Read Our Full 2021 COVID-19 Event Policy Here.
By registering for this event, you agree to comply with our Covid policy and to terms of the event waiver.
Attire: Creative Festive: dress to show off your design creativity and to celebrate AIA Baltimore’s 150th!
Agenda:
4:30- Tour Check-In
5:00-6:00 Guided Tour of The Baltimore Center of Architecture & Design Begins
6:00- Awards Ceremony (virtual program begins), Followed by Reception
9:00-Event Concludes

Sponsor This Unique Event
Please consider sponsoring this annual event; by doing so, you are not only supporting AIA Baltimore but the architecture profession and our outstanding local design talent. We encourage you to sign up early to maximize your exposure and enhance your visibility as we begin promoting this event.
See sponsorship opportunities here

Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors
150th Year Sponsor

Multivista
Keystone

Marvin

Pella Mid-Atlantic
Capital
ABC Baltimore
JC Porter Construction
North Point Builders
Penza Bailey Architects, a studio of PRIME AE Group
Southway Builders
Bar
Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects
Rockwool
Schluter Systems
Pedestal
3-Form
Marren Architects
Palindrome Design Associates
Site Resources, Inc.
Swirnow Systems
Foundation
APCO Signs
JJ Flooring
Kibart
MAG Lighting Design
Mahan Rykiel
Sub Zero Group-Mid Atlantic
Lighting Sponsor

Lighting Environments
Thank You to Annual Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors

Ayers Saint Gross

Hord Coplan Macht

WILLDAN
Gold Sponsors

Design Collective

inPlace Design

Gensler

Gutierrez Studios

JMT Architecture

Merritt Construction Services

Nate Smith Photography

TW Perry

Vision Technologies

Whiting-Turner

Wohlsen Construction
Silver Sponsors
GWWO Architects
James Posey Associates, Inc.
Mueller Associates
Northpoint Builders
Potomac Valley Brick & Supply Co.
Site Resources, Inc.
STV Inc.
Bronze Sponsors
American Cedar & Millwork
Ames & Gough
Budova Engineering
Cianbro
Craig Gaulden Davis Architects
DoubleEdge Design
Hope Furrer Associates
Morabito Consultants
Moseley Architects
Pella Mid-Atlantic
Quinn Evans
Southway Builders
Ziger | Snead

A History of Poppleton (Doors Open Baltimore)
2021-10-29 13:00 - 13:30
Friday, October 29 | 1:00 – 1:30 pm | Donation Based
Learn about the history of Poppleton with Professor Nicole King (Department of American Studies, UMBC). King has worked with local residents and preservationists to document the important Black history of Poppleton, which has been threatened by slum clearance, urban renewal, highway construction, and redevelopment. We will also learn about ongoing advocacy efforts to preserve Poppleton’s historic places and fight displacement, such as the proposed CHAP local historic district, Black Homeownership in Old Poppleton.
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2021 AIA Baltimore and BAF Excellence in Design Awards Celebration
2021-10-29 16:30 - 21:00 | One Charles Center, 100 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
2021 AIA Baltimore and BAF Excellence in Design Awards Celebration

As the 6th oldest chapter of the American Institute of Architects, AIA Baltimore celebrates its 150th birthday in 2021! Join us in celebrating this milestone with the architectural and design community at the 2021 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 and see the Baltimore Center for Architecture and Design, the new home of AIA Baltimore and The Baltimore Architecture Foundation, along with other professional design organizations. This event will feature delicious local fare and open bar highlighting the best of Baltimore’s culinary and craft beverages.
See The Center: This event gives attendees a unique opportunity to mingle and network while being one of the first to explore our recently opened Baltimore Center for Architecture and Design. The Center for Architecture and Design serves as a high-profile, visible space to showcase the important role of architectural practice and design, and as a dynamic hub to engage professionals, students, and the public. Shared exhibition and gallery spaces, and event spaces will offer engaging new programming on architecture, urban design, neighborhood history, historic architecture and new design projects, and the role of design in shaping the city’s future. Learn More
For Your Safety We Are:

Requiring Proof of Vaccination
Requiring Masks/Social Distancing
Hosting our Event Outdoors on the One Charles Center Terrace: this beautiful space designed by Mies van der Rohe is a covered outdoor terrace and rooftop deck with fountains and plentiful outdoor seating overlooking Center Plaza and the downtown Baltimore skyline
Offering a Virtual Experience
Limiting capacity to 150 patrons
Food and Drink Served with Social Distancing and Minimal Contact

Read Our Full 2021 COVID-19 Event Policy Here.
By registering for this event, you agree to comply with our Covid policy and to terms of the event waiver.
Attire: Creative Festive: dress to show off your design creativity and to celebrate AIA Baltimore’s 150th!
Agenda:
4:30- Tour Check-In
5:00-6:00 Guided Tour of The Baltimore Center of Architecture & Design
6:00- Awards Ceremony (virtual program begins), Followed by Reception
9:00-Event Concludes
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Coating Innovation/Healthy Buildings CEU (Sherwin Williams)
2021-11-03 14:00 - 15:00
Date: 11/03/2021
Presentation Time: 2:00pm
Fueled by demand for spaces that contribute to occupant well-being, owners are looking to design and construct healthier buildings. Advanced coatings help address common concerns prevalent in commercial spaces. The link to join will be sent out the week of.
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Kohler Living – Celebrating Bold Minds & Inspiring Designs
2021-11-04 - 2021-11-05
Kohler Living – Celebrating Bold Minds & Inspiring Designs
A live-streamed event with insightful conversations and a range of new products, Kohler Living is your guide to the ideas and innovations that will redefine the way we live and work. Live on November 4 & 5, and streaming on-demand after.
Kohler Living brings together the leading minds in design, entertainment, art, culture, and business to explore the future of the home and its meaning in our lives. Explore all of the Kohler Living sessions below. You can watch live or on-demand to catch anything you miss.
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Achieving Registration Together Kickoff–NCARB & You: AXP, ARE & Certificate
2021-11-04 18:00 - 19:30
1.5 AIA CES LUs available
Emerging Professionals Licensure and ARE Prep Kick-Off!
Guest speaker from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) will present on a range of licensure topics relevant to students, interns, supervisors, architects, and people in the architecture profession. The presentation will review the steps necessary to achieve licensure to become an architect and other programs to get the most out of your career in architecture. A representative from Maryland’s DLLR Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing department speaking on state-specific requirements for licensure.

Martin Smith, AIA, NCARB, LEED Green Associate
Assistant Vice President, Experience + Education
Martin Smith joined NCARB in 2009 when he was hired to develop and expand NCARB’s outreach efforts to universities and the profession. Today he has an important role in the development and oversight of the Architectural Experience Program® (AXP®), Architect Licensing Advisors Program, alternative programs for NCARB Certification, and additional programs within the Experience + Education directorate.
Smith has 10 years of architectural design and construction management experience. He has worked for architectural firms in New York City and New Canaan, CT. His projects varied from single and multi-family residential projects to commercial and university buildings, with a focus on adaptive re-use and historic preservation projects.
Smith holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Syracuse University and is licensed to practice architecture in the state of New York. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, has achieved the qualification of LEED Green Associate, and holds the NCARB Certificate for national reciprocity.

Nicholas R. Respecki, AIA, NCARB
Manager, Examination Development
Nicholas Respecki is a Manager of Examination Development at NCARB. In this position, he works primarily on development of the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®).
Prior to joining NCARB, Respecki worked as an architect and designer for multiple firms in Washington, DC. He has experience in all phases of design and construction, with work primarily focused on large scale university, sports, healthcare, and cultural projects.
Respecki holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Architecture degree from Ball State University in Muncie, IN. He is licensed to practice architecture in the District of Columbia, is a member of the American Institute of Architects, and holds the NCARB Certificate for national reciprocity.
Presented by the AIA Baltimore Emerging Professionals Committee and NCARB. This program will provide an overview of the AIA Baltimore EPs and the committee’s annual ARE Prep course and study program, as well as study resources/materials.
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Exploring the Prince George’s County Civil Rights Trail
2021-11-05 13:00 - 14:00
This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program, we cannot guarantee admittance.
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF, Baltimore Heritage and the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this.
The Prince George’s County Civil Rights Trail is a hybrid online and sign trail tour that illuminates the most affluent African American majority county in the nation with a legacy of civil rights activism. It is a joint project of Anacostia Trails Heritage Area and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s Black History Program with funding from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority and the National Park Service. The project will include an interactive website, the installation of on-site interpretive signage, and educational workshops. Executive Director of Anacostia Trails Heritage Area, Meagan Baco, will share new research and archival photos from nine sites across the county, including Bowie State University, Laurel Municipal Pool, Ridgeley Rosenwald School, the Cole Field House at UMD, and more during this Virtual Histories presentation.
Meagan Baco (they/them) is Executive Director of Anacostia Trails Heritage Area, Prince George’s County’s state-certified heritage tourism area. Previously, Meagan was Director of Communications at Preservation Maryland where they managed diverse public history projects including about labor history, women’s suffrage and voting rights, and LGBTQ history. Meagan is a fellow of ARCUS Preservation Leadership and recently completed the Northwestern Kellogg Allstate Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Program. Meagan holds an M.S. in Historic Preservation from Clemson University and the College of Charleston, and a B.A. in Environmental Design from SUNY Buffalo. They live with their partner and house plants in Charles Village.
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Architectural & Commercial Workshop (Schluter Systems)
2021-11-08 - 2021-11-11
This architectural & commercial workshop will discuss the challenges faced with traditional floor, wall and shower applications. New technologies will be presented to address these issues and improve installation & specifications.

Webinar: Follow the Energy Rich Road to PV - Lessons Learned from Three Zero Energy
2021-11-09 08:30 - 09:30
1.5 LU/HSW Available
Planning a Zero Energy building can seem daunting, but this session will demystify a successful design and construction process that can put anyone on the path to Net Zero Energy. This session will cover the cost-shifting strategies of energy-efficient design with a focus on zero energy operation for Maryland’s first three new Zero Energy public schools: Wilde Lake MS, Holabird Academy ES/MS, and Graceland Park-O’Donnel Heights ES/MS. Prioritizing energy efficiency is possible, for any school district that is looking to provide world-class schools that can integrate teaching, learning, and equitable sustainable design,. The panelists from two architecture firms, Grimm + Parker Architects and TCA Architects, will share challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned for zero energy strategies, user behavior outreach, and ongoing occupant training. In light of concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic, the panelists will also discuss what measures can be taken to balance indoor environmental quality and deep energy savings.
Learning Objectives
*Explore fundamentals of design to achieve Zero Energy operation within new public buildings through the examples of equitable design, cost-effective construction details and energy-efficient mechanical and electrical systems.
*Identify critical decisions needed by the owner/client at each stage of sustainable design and construction to successfully operate as a Zero Energy facility that elevates the user experience with healthy indoor environments and a focus on wellness.
*Summarize operational Zero Energy Lessons Learned that can be incorporated by Owners, A/E teams and construction partners.
*Discover the opportunities of using the building as a sustainable learning tool from design through construction, and during operation.
Robyn Toth, AIA | TCA Architects, LLC
As Owner and Principal of TCA Architects, LLC, Robyn Toth, has dedicated the past 25 years to the design of sustainable educational facilities and has worked on over 88 school projects in the state of Maryland. She has had the honor of designing 10 LEED projects including 5 silver, 4 gold and one platinum and Maryland’s First Net Zero Energy School, Wilde Lake Middle School (WLMS). The WLMS project has won many certifications and awards including First Place the 2019 ASHRAE Technology Award for New Educational Facilities. WLMS is the largest building in the nation that is able to function at an EUI of 13.8. Since the opening of this project, Robyn has been working with clients to incorporate energy efficient strategies on all her projects, even if the budget does not allow for a Net Zero certification.

Amy Upton, AIA, LEED Fellow | Grimm + Parker Architects
Amy has spent her 20+ year career at Grimm + Parker Architects balancing her roles as Project Architect on K-12 Schools, Recreation Centers and Libraries, as a firm Principal, and as the firm’s Director of Environmental Design. She has designed and/or been a part of over 14.5 million square feet of green certified public projects that strike a balance of inspiring, healthy and high-performance environments with budget, maintenance and operation concerns. She is a co-Project Manager for two new Zero Energy Pre-K-Grade 8 schools in Baltimore City that opened Fall 2020 and LEED Platinum certified, Graceland Park-O’Donnell Heights ES/MS and Holabird Academy ES/MS.

Melissa Wilfong, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, ALEP | Grimm + Parker Architects
In her 24 years focusing on educational design, Melissa has advocated for sustainable solutions that inspire students and enhance educational opportunities. As a leader in the K-12 practice at Grimm + Parker, Melissa has facilitate projects throughout the region, bringing her vast experience to each project, challenging assumptions and insuring each project progress toward the most efficient and effective solutions. She has supported many clients through the development of new standards supporting modern educational methodologies and the most sustainable practices including multiple LEED and Net Zero firsts. Melissa has worked with City Schools from the inception of the 21st Century Schools plan, creating standards, developing the education specifications and planning and design of the two Net Zero schools.
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LEED V.4 Virtual CEU (Sherwin Williams)
2021-11-09 13:00 - 14:00
Virtual Presentation | 1.0 CEU/HSW
Date: 11/09/2021
Presentation Time: 1:00pm
Even if you have designed and certified many buildings under LEED 09 NC, you may be wondering what impact LEED v4 BD+C will now have. This course will help you navigate several of the changes, including new point calculations, categories and more. The link to join will be sent the week of.
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Downtown Dialogues (Downtown Partnership)
2021-11-11 17:30 - 19:00
Join Downtown Partnership of Baltimore and Downtown Residents Advocacy Network for a meet and greet with City and State elected officials.
About this event
Downtown neighborhoods are growing at the fastest rates in the City, and your voice matters. Join us for a discussion of Downtown issues with our local elected leaders. Refreshments provided and registration is free.
Hear From:

Mayor Brandon M. Scott
City Council President Nick Mosby
Councilman Eric Costello
Maryland State Senator Antonio Hayes
Comptroller Bill Henry
Delegate Robbyn Lewis
Delegate Marlon Amprey

Registration is required to attend.
This event will take place in-person inside the inspiring community space at the new Center for Architecture and Design at 100 N. Charles. Street. The entrance is located on the Fayette side of the building.
AIA Policy requires masks and vaccinations to be in the building. Proof of vaccination will be required upon entrance. Thank you for helping to keep Baltimore healthy and safe.
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The Carbon Balance of the Built Environment
2021-11-18 08:30 - 09:30
Join the AIA Baltimore Committee on the Environment + Resiliency in examining the total carbon balance of the built environment
1.0 LU/HSW Available

Carbon in the built environment is a larger contributor to global emissions that affect the climate. All participants of the Paris Climate Agreement have to meet certain GHG reduction targets. Meeting these targets is a fundamental condition of the health and well being of humankind now and in the future.
For a long time building green meant to reduce the energy that a building needs to operate. With a focus on GHG emissions, this concern has shifted from energy to carbon emissions, for example by demanding that a building should be fully electrified even if it is very energy efficient.
The focus on carbon as the critical metric brought into focus all aspects of the built environment that are not operations. Looking at the total carbon balance of the built environment brings a lot of other aspects into view, that have been previously less discussed, including land use, site design, what happens after the lifecycle of the various elements that make up the built environment and “embodied carbon”. The latter term has recently become a hot topic in the sustainability discussion, for example at this year’s Green Build Conference.
This discussion will look at the total carbon balance of the built environment by looking at all major phases and components of carbon emissions and the fact that the lines between embodied and operational carbon are not always easy to understand. Much what winds up as embodied carbon in infrastructure, sites or buildings has gone through operational stages during production or transport or, at a minimum embodies operational energy from those stages.
The presentation includes these keywords: Total Carbon Footprint of Buildings, Life Cycle Assessment, Embodied Carbon, importance of embodied carbon vs operational carbon, what industries produce the most carbon, where in a building embodied carbon is most concentrated. It will also address the carbon footprint of land use and site design and the ability of land itself to be a carbon sink or a carbon emitter.
Participants will be able to:
1. Recognize all stages in design, construction, operation and de-construction which contribute GHG emissions
2. Distinguish between operational and embodied carbon
3. Identify which early land use and site design decisions influence embodied and operational carbon
4. Identify strategies to allow land to be a carbon sink instead of an emitter
5. Find and use tools to estimate embodied carbon and make early decisions that avoid high embodied carbon content
About the Presenter:
Klaus Philipsen, FAIA, ArchPlan, Inc.
Klaus Philipsen, FAIA, is president of ArchPlan Inc., an architecture and urban design firm in Baltimore specializing in community revitalization, adaptive re-use, historic preservation and transportation planning since 1992. He has been named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects for using his profession to affect communities through advocacy.
Additionally, Philipsen is or has been engaged in the nonprofit sector such as a statewide growth management group which he helped found (1994-2016) an urban land trust for which he is president, a non-profit design center in Baltimore which he co-founded, as chair of the Urban Design Committee of both the local Chapter of the American Institute of Architects until 2017, (AIA) and the national Regional and Urban Design Committee of AIA (RUDC); He was for 10 years a member of a Borough Council in Stuttgart. He currently chairs the Housing Subcommittee of the Social Determinants of Health Task Force at UMB.
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SAY IT LOUD Exhibition Opening Reception
2021-11-18 17:30 - 19:00
The Baltimore Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Baltimore), the Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF), and the Baltimore Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (Bmore NOMA) announce the physical opening of SAY IT LOUD Maryland, a new exhibition spotlighting the contributions of diverse designers to Maryland’s built environment. The exhibition includes 45 individuals representing a diversity of career levels, cultures, and backgrounds.
The physical exhibition launches October 1 as part of Doors Open Baltimore and will be the first major exhibition at the new Center for Architecture and Design at One Charles Center.
Created by Pascale Sablan, founder of Beyond the Built, SAY IT LOUD is the activation of a national movement of sharing, protecting and celebrating the journey of the underrepresented to inspire the next generation. SAY IT LOUD exhibitions have been hosted in cities such as New York, Chicago, and London.
Programming for SAY IT LOUD Maryland will elevate the identities and contributions of diverse architects and designers with lectures and tours that testify to the provided value of their built work and its spatial impact.
Parking At The Center:The most convenient place to park for our event is the SP Parking garage located at: 111 E Fayette St, Baltimore, MD 21202. For more convenient parking options near One Charles Center click here.
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Requiring Proof of Vaccination
Requiring Masks/Social Distancing
Food and Drink Served with Social Distancing and Minimal Contact

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Thank You To Our Generous Sponsors

Geraldine Pontius
Twopoint Studio
Penza Bailey Architects, a studio of PRIME AE Group, Inc
R. McGhee & Associates Architects

Sponsor This Special Event
Sponsor the reception for our first major exhibition at the Baltimore Center for Architecture and Design.
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Disrupting Lines: The Career and Legacy of Victorine Adams
2021-12-03 13:00 - 14:00
Dr. Ida E. Jones discusses the career and legacy of Victoria Adams, the first African-American woman elected to Baltimore City Council in 67
About this event
This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program, we cannot guarantee admittance.
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. This special program is hosted in partnership with the George Peabody Library.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this.
About this Presentation:
Prior to the processing of her archival collection at Morgan State University, Victorine Adams remained obscured behind the imposing notoriety of her husband, William “Little Willie” Adams. Yet she led a remarkable life and was the first African American woman elected to the Baltimore City Council in 1967. Adams also created two organizations, participated in philanthropic endeavors, mentored young women and maintained an impeccable reputation and social life. She was a self-assured woman aware of the distortion that surrounded her race, gender and class in Baltimore. Join Morgan State’s University Archivist Dr. Ida E. Jones to see how Victorine Adams’ “compassionate conviction” compelled her to organize, raise her voice and run for public office in service to the masses of underserved people in her hometown of Baltimore.
Ida E. Jones is an American historian and author who is the University Archivist at Morgan State University, the first archivist in the university’s history. Her work has focused on DC and Baltimore-area African American history, letting the voices and lived experiences of people tell their stories. She has published four books: The Heart of the Race Problem: The Life of Kelly Miller (2011), Mary McLeod Bethune in Washington, D.C. (2013), William Henry Jernagin in Washington, D.C. (2016) and Baltimore Civil Rights Leader: Victorine Quille Adams (2019).
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