AIA Baltimore/Baltimore Architecture Foundation

Urban Design Committee Meeting
2024-11-26 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-12-24 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-01-28 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-25 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

Spring Lecture Series Committee Meeting
2024-12-02 12:00 - 2024-12-06 16:37, 2025-01-06 12:00 - 2025-01-10 16:37, 2025-02-03 12:00 - 2025-02-07 16:37, 2025-03-03 12:00 - 2025-03-07 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

AIA Baltimore & Baltimore Architecture Foundation Annual Meeting & Holiday Party
2024-12-05 16:00 - 18:00 | Whitehall Mill, 3300 Clipper Mill Rd, Baltimore, MD, 21211, United States
December 5, 2024
4:00 PM
REGISTER HERE
Celebrate the season with AIA Baltimore and Baltimore Architecture Foundation.
Enjoy networking with fellow professionals in the field. This event will feature delicious local fare and refreshments.
3:30PM – Doors open at the Penguin Room
4:00PM – Annual meeting followed by holiday party in Whitehall Mill Cafe
Details about parking will be sent prior to the event.

Thank you to our Event Sponsor!

Portfolio Review for Baltimore Design School
2024-12-10 10:30 - 12:30
Join the Future Architects Resources (FAR) Committee for a Portfolio Review event the morning of Tuesday, December 10th at the Center for Architecture and Design. Senior architecture students from the Baltimore Design School are looking for professional input on their college admissions portfolios.
RSVP here to volunteer!
Center for Architecture and Design
100 N. Charles Street P101
Baltimore, MD 21201
10:45 – 11:45am portfolio review, “speed dating” format
11:45 – 12:30pm stay for lunch with fellow volunteers

Future Architects Resources (FAR)/Kids-in-Design Committee Meeting
2024-12-11 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-01-08 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-02-12 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-03-12 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

Practice Management Committee Meeting
2024-12-17 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-01-21 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-02-18 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-03-18 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

Historic Resources Committee (HRC) Committee Meeting
2024-12-17 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-01-21 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-18 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-18 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

COTE|R Committee Meeting
2024-12-24 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-01-28 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-25 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

Design Awards Committee
2025-02-12 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-03-12 08:00 - 09:00
The annual AIA Baltimore Excellence in Design Awards program recognizes excellence in architectural design by AIA Baltimore members and AIA members with projects in AIA Baltimore’s region. The Design Awards Committee helps to establish policies and guidelines for awards submissions and plans the Excellence in Design Awards annual event.
To join this committee, please contact co-chairs:
Co-Chairs
Kevin Miller, AIA: kevin.an.mi@gmail.com
Design Collective
Eric Lowe, AIA: elowe@designcollective.com
Design Collective

Happy Hour
2025-02-27 17:30 - 19:30
Join us for a happy hour event Thursday, February 27, hosted by BCT Design Group with Chesapeake Contracting Group. This is a monthly event, organized by AIA Baltimore’s Emerging Professionals, but open to all!
RSVPs are appreciated!

BCT Design Group
100 N Charles St, 18th floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
5:30 – 7:30PM

Resilience in Practice: Designing Coastal Futures from Vision to Implementation
2025-03-13 18:00 - 20:00 | MICA Brown Center, 1301 W Mt Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21217, United States
March 13, 2025
6:00 PM
MICA Brown Center
1301 W. Mount Royal Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
AIA 1.0 LU HSW
ASLA 1.0 LA CES HSW

[REGISTER HERE]

DETAILS
AIA Baltimore and Baltimore Architecture Foundation present the 2025 Spring Lecture Series, taking place on 3/13, 3/27 and 4/10 at the MICA Brown Center.
We are happy to continue our partnership with Maryland ASLA to provide 1.0 LA CES HSW for every lecture.
AIA, ASLA and NOMA members may register at a discounted rate.
We are offering school students free admission! Please bring your school ID to show upon arrival.
Doors open at 5:30 PM. Reception with light food and drinks will be also be available immediately following the lecture at the Brass Tap near the MICA Brown Center (1205 W Mt Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217).

ABOUT THIS LECTURE
In this talk, Despo will provide an overview of transformative coastal resilience projects from concept to implementation, blending urban design, resilience planning, and creative storytelling.
Drawing on projects like Climate Ready Dorchester in Boston, Salem’s Resilient Together El Punto, and Louisiana’s 2023 Coastal Master Plan, Despo will highlight how tailored solutions—whether addressing flooding, extreme heat, or social equity—are grounded in local context and community needs. She’ll explore how these projects create not just physical infrastructure, but stronger, more resilient neighborhoods through inclusive, actionable plans. From visionary design to multi-scale implementation, Despo’s work shows that there’s no one-size-fits-all solution—every challenge offers a unique opportunity to innovate, collaborate, and build a more sustainable future. This talk will inspire anyone seeking fresh perspectives on how cities can adapt, thrive, and connect with the natural systems that sustain them.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Despo is the Director of Resilience at SCAPE, where she leads teams in urban design and resilience planning to forge nature-based, community-centered strategies that help communities adapt to our changing climate. Her work connects the dots between the environment, design, and people—whether through actionable resilience plans that reduce climate risk, implementation of multi-layered and multi-benefit infrastructure, or climate visualizations that make complex challenges accessible and guide decision-making. Through creative storytelling, she connects communities with the natural systems that sustain them, and advocates for the role of planning and design in shaping environmental policy, and fostering equitable, resilient neighborhoods.
Despo’s recent projects include Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan, Massachusetts’ ResilientCoasts Plan, Battery Park City’s North/West Resiliency Project in New York, and Climate Ready Dorchester in Boston. Whether addressing flooding, extreme heat, or other climate impacts, her work helps communities turn design visions into tangible actions, build resilience on their own terms, and thrive today and into the future.
Despo is also dedicated to sharing these ideas with others. She has taught at Columbia University’s Urban Design program and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and in 2021, she was named a Forefront Fellow by the Urban Design Forum for her work on connecting local food systems and fostering food equity.

Happy Hour
2025-03-20 17:30 - 19:30
Join us for a happy hour event Thursday, March 20, hosted by Lighting Environments. This is a monthly event, organized by AIA Baltimore’s Emerging Professionals, but open to all!
RSVPs are appreciated!

Lighting Environments
333 W Ostend St, Suite 200
Baltimore, MD 21230
5:30 – 7:30PM
