AIA Baltimore/Baltimore Architecture Foundation

COTE|R Committee Meeting
2024-07-23 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-25 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-28 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
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

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

Historic Resources Committee (HRC) Committee Meeting
2024-07-16 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-18 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-21 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

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.

Practice Management Committee Meeting
2024-07-16 08:30 - 09:30, 2024-05-21 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

Future Architects Resources (FAR)/Kids-in-Design Committee Meeting
2024-07-10 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-06-12 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

Urban Design Committee Meeting
2024-06-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-05-28 18:00 - 19:00
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

Emerging Professionals Happy Hours
2024-06-25 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 June happy hours will be at GWWO Architects. RSVP here.
We also have monthly committee meetings (second Tuesdays at 6pm).
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

Lovely Lane Tour
2024-06-25 13:00 - 14:00
Register here to join the Baltimore Architecture Foundation for a midday tour of Lovely Lane United Methodist Church.
Nearly a hundred years after the founding of American Methodism, In 1883, the church’s pastor, Dr. John F. Goucher, hired Stanford White, the famous Victorian architect, to build a new church as a centennial monument. The present building, Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, at 22nd and St Paul Streets was completed and dedicated in November 1887. After experiencing hard times in the 1960s and 1970s as much of its congregation moved away from the area, the congregation began restoration work in earnest in 1984 on the 200th anniversary of the founding of Methodism here in Baltimore. The work included refurbishing the extraordinary domed ceiling that depicts the morning sky with the stars and planets as they were at 3a.m., November 6th, 1887, when the church was dedicated.
Lovely Lane’s Centennial Monument building has been a tourist and pilgrimage destination for more than a hundred years. In addition to the historic sanctuary and chapel, it is home to the Lovely Lane Museum and research library.
This hour-long lunchtime tour will cover the main architectural rooms of the church, including the sanctuary, fellowship hall, chapel, and the Goucher room. The tour guides have extensive knowledge of the history of the architecture, as well as the general American Methodist History that created this building.

Station North Walking Tour
2024-06-08 11:00 - 12:00
On Saturday June 8, 2024, much of Charles Street will be closed to vehicular traffic for the Charles Street Promenade. We’re taking advantage of it with a tour of Station North led by Charlie Duff. Located in the heart of Baltimore, Station North was the first area in Baltimore to receive the State designation as an Arts & Entertainment District in 2002.
Spanning the neighborhoods of Charles North, Greenmount West, and Barclay, Station North is a diverse collection of artist live-work spaces, galleries, rowhomes, and businesses, all just steps away from Penn Station, Mount Vernon, Charles Village, the Maryland Institute College of Art, the University of Baltimore, and Johns Hopkins University.
Register here to join this tour.
About the Tour Guide
Charles Duff is a planner, teacher, developer, and historian. Since 1987, Mr. Duff has been President of Jubilee Baltimore, a non-profit group that has built or rebuilt more than 300 buildings in historic Baltimore neighborhoods and is leading the development of the Station North Arts District. He has been President of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation and Chairman of the Board of the Patterson Park Community Development Corporation. A graduate of Amherst College and Harvard University, he lectures widely and has taught at Johns Hopkins and Morgan State. He co-wrote Then and Now: Baltimore Architecture in 2005 and contributed to The Architecture of Baltimore. His book The North Atlantic Cities has just been published for North American release.

Lessons Learned with an Eye to the Future - AIA/ABC Joint Program
2024-05-30 08:30 - 11:00
The ABC/AIA Contractor Roundtable presents:
Lessons Learned with an Eye to the Future
A Dynamic Discussion on How Momentous Events of the 21st Century have shaped, and are shaping, the AEC Industry
Special guest speaker: Economist Anirban Basu
The 21st Century is only 24 years old, but already it has weathered two of the most significant events of the last 100 years, including the Great Recession and a global pandemic. During those times, architects and contractors alike had to quickly learn how to adapt, innovate, change directions, right-size or face extinction. And while there were certainly casualties, those times were marked by tremendous innovation and inspiring leadership as companies not only survived but have emerged stronger, and better equipped to face the challenges of the future.
During this unique event, we will hear from Economist Anirban Basu as he recounts the tumultuous times the industry endured during the 2008-2012 downturn and the COVID-19 pandemic. Anirban will then shift gears as he talks about how those times have left an indelible mark on the economy today and have changed how businesses think about how to navigate those challenges that are beyond their control.
Thursday, May 30 at ABC Greater Baltimore Construction Education Academy at The Skillforce Center2101 E. Biddle Street, Baltimore, MD 21213
AGENDA:
9 am – 9:10 am: Welcome by Sharon Day, GWWO and Tyler Tate, Lewis Contractors, (co-chairs ABC/AIA Roundtable)
9:15 am – 9:30 am: Presentation and Economic Forecast by Anirban Basu
9:30 am – 10:15 am: Roundtable discussions and reporting out/ Group facilitators.
10:15 am – 10:45 am: Wrap-up; Take-aways by Sharon Day and Tyler Tate

*This event is exclusive to ABC Contractor Members and AIA Architect Members Only. Limited attendance available – 40 ABC members and 40 AIA members.
**AIA 1.5 LU approved
Prospective or Non-Members: Please contact our membership director, Bruce Talbot (443-956-9139) to attend this event. We would like you to be our guest, experience an ABC event, and see if membership at ABC Greater Baltimore is a good fit.
Register here.
Thank you to our generous event sponsors:

Maryland Legislative Session 2024 Recap
2024-05-28 17:00 - 18:00
Come join us for a COTE (Committee on the Environment) hosted discussion with Chris Parts, AIA, Principal at Hord Coplan Macht and AIA Maryland Legislative committee chair, for a recap of the 2024 state legislative session. We’ll hear about bills impacting the built environment that passed, bills that didn’t pass, and what we might see come back in 2025.
We’ll also do a brief discussion hosted by Ben Roush, PE, Principal at FSi Engineers, and AIA Baltimore COTE co-chair, on the emergent issue around A2L refrigerants, and requirements from the 2018 and 2021 I codes.
Continuing Education: AIA CES 1.0 LU|HSW approved
Register here to attend this presentation.

Designing Music into Communities and Public Spaces
2024-05-23 12:00 - 13:00
Register here to join this free virtual presentation. This presentation grants credit to AIA and ASLA members.

Cross Keys Redevelopment Tour
2024-05-21 17:30 - 19:00
Since James Rouse opened it in 1965, The Village of Cross Keys has remained a premier gathering place with boutique shops, eateries, and a variety of local businesses. Register here to join the Baltimore Architecture Foundation for a tour of the newly revitalized areas of this historic “see and be seen” meeting spot for people around Baltimore.
Cross Keys was originally developed in 1965 by Jim Rouse, the visionary founder of The Rouse Company. It’s a destination that evokes nostalgia and childhood memories—many know it as the place their mothers used to shop. Since the beginning, Cross Keys has served as an escape from the bustle of Baltimore, a tucked-away community off of I-83 that offers elevated shopping, dining, and family experiences for city and county residents alike.
The property was acquired by Baltimore-based Caves Valley Partners in July 2020. Since then, Cross Keys has undergone major renovations to modernize its appearance and functionality and it is actively undergoing a comprehensive redevelopment, which will include the addition of over 300 apartments and new retail and office buildings.
Join us to view the refreshed and revitalized Cross Keys, learn about the new restaurant and retail businesses, and hear more about future developments. Following the tour, stay for a reception with food and drinks provided by our generous event sponsor.

Spring Garden Party: The English Garden City Movement and its Influence in Baltimore
2024-05-21 17:30 - 19:00
Register here to join AIA Baltimore’s Historic Resources Committee for a spring garden party!

The Historic Resources Committee will be hosting Charlie Duff for a discussion of the English Garden Cities movement and how it influenced development in Baltimore. This event will be held as a Garden Party in a prime example of this trend: Edgevale Park, a hidden gem in Roland Park that was developed in 1913 based on the cottages of the English village architecture.
Charlie Duff is a planner, teacher, developer, and historian. Since 1987, Mr. Duff has been President of Jubilee Baltimore, a non-profit group that has planned some of Baltimore’s most successful neighborhoods and built or rebuilt more than 300 buildings. A graduate of Gilman, Amherst, and Harvard, he has been President of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation and has participated in numerous civic initiatives. His book The North Atlantic Cities was published in the UK in 2019 and is now available in the US.
This garden party will take place outside in Edgevale Park, weather permitting. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
Thank you to our generous Garden Party sponsor:

MD Rehabilitation Code and IEBC Training
2024-05-15 10:00 - 11:30
Scan the QR code in the flyer below or visit this link to sign up.
AIA CES 1.5 LU|HSW approved for live viewers.

Scan the QR code in the flyer above or visit this link to sign up. There is no charge for this training.

Achieving Registration Together: ARE 5.0 Study Session - Project AND Practice Management
2024-05-11 10:00 - 12:00
Preparing for the AREs? You are not alone! Register here to join AIA Baltimore’s Emerging Professionals for ARE 5.0 study sessions.
This session will be hybrid, offering virtual and in-person attendance options.
AIA Baltimore’s Emerging Professionals Committee is excited to offer the Achieving Registration Together (A.R.T.) program, a preparation series for the Architecture Registration Exam (ARE), taking place mid-March through May 2024. This third session will cover Practice Management and Project Management, including an overview of the exam, resources, practice questions, and study tips. Each subsequent session will focus on a different division.
Preparing for the AREs? Don’t know where to start or need some motivation? Looking for a study buddy or guidance from licensed peers? The ART program helps to prepare applicants for the AREs. Each session will be organized around a specific ARE 5.0 exam division and led by members of the Emerging Professionals Committee to include those who’ve recently passed exams and/or subject matter experts. Two-hour sessions will include:
– An in-depth review of resources on specific topics including recommended chapters, videos etc.
– Q & A
– Quiz Games!
This session will be hybrid, offering virtual and in-person attendance options. A light breakfast and coffee will be provided for those who attend in person. In-person ticket sales end Friday, May 10 at 4:30pm; virtual ticket sales remain open until event start.

Estuary Urbanism: An Interdisciplinary Symposium
2024-05-10 08:30 - 18:30
Friday, May 10, 2024
8:30 AM – 6:30 PM
The Center for Architecture and Design
100 West Fayette St.
Suite P-101
Baltimore, MD 21201
FREE
[REGISTER HERE]
About this Event:
In the fall of 1985, an interdisciplinary panel sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) met to exchange views on the history of ecological change within the Chesapeake Bay. The directive to the speakers was simple –– How might humankind learn from the past in order to protect and restore our natural resources for future generations? Fast forward nearly 40 years, Estuary Urbanism has a similar intention –– inviting scientists, humanists, designers, managers, and engaged citizens –– to share long-term perspectives and valuable lessons motivated by natural events, human activities, and climate change. Although the discussion will be focused on the Chesapeake, we hope the insights gained will be applicable to estuaries across North America and the world and the communities that dwell within them. The symposium will conclude with a narrated boat tour within the greater Port of Baltimore, highlighting the privately and publicly owned marine terminals comprising it, how these facilities operate, and the depth of their importance to the local, state, regional, and national economies.
ASLA LACES approved (full symposium 7 PDH|HSW, morning or afternoon only 2.5 PDH|HSW, boat tour 2 PDH|HSW).
4 AICP CM credits approved.
Register for the FULL symposium or MORNING (AM) or AFTERNOON (PM) sessions. See the full schedule below. Registration for the FULL symposium includes breakfast and lunch; the MORNING session includes breakfast and the AFTERNOON session includes lunch. The evening boat tour can be a stand-alone registration or an add-on to the AM or PM session.
Parking at The Center for Architecture and Design:
Parking is available at the nearby Parkway underground garage located right outside our building on Fayette Street. The lot is open 24 hours, and for the event meeting times (including boat ride) would be $20. Street parking is also available.
Agenda:
8:30 AM – Coffee and Refreshments
9:00 AM – 12:00PM – Morning Session
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch break (lunch is provided)
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Afternoon Session
4:00 – 6:30 PM – Boat Tour
Event Speakers:
Kent Mountford, PhD
Estuarine ecologist and environmental historian
Former senior researcher and monitoring coordinator, US EPA, Chesapeake Bay Program
Grace Brush, PhD
Paleoecologist
Professor Emerita, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Andrew Miller, PhD
Hydrologist
Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Vince Leggett
Cultural historian
Founder and President, Blacks of the Chesapeake Foundation
Mario Tamburri, PhD
Marine biologist
Director of the Alliance for Coastal Technologies, Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland
Christopher Streb, PE, LEED AP
Ecological engineer
Biohabitats, Baltimore, MD
Darren Swift
Chief, Innovative Reuse Strategy & Partnerships, Maryland Port Administration
Maryland Department of Transportation
Ryan Barry
Director of Operations, Maryland Port Administration
Maryland Department of Transportation

Inner Harbor 2024: A City Planning Conversation
2024-05-08 18:00 - 20:00
Wednesday May 8, 2024
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Inner Harbor Renaissance Hotel
Ballroom TBD
202 E. Pratt St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
FREE Public Event
[REGISTER HERE]

About this Event:
AIA Baltimore’s Urban Design Committee invites the public to a free moderated panel on May 8, 2024.
In a moderated discussion, panelists will represent the disciplines of Architecture/Urban Design, Economics, Environmental Resilience, Landscape Architecture, and Transportation Planning. The event is geared toward educating the public on the historical significance of Inner Harbor Park, precedents set with other waterfront developments, and how to navigate proposed policies and where we are in the legislative process. This will be followed by a guided discussion to build connections between perspectives presented and offer additional context. Audience Q&A to follow.

Agenda:
5:30 PM – Doors Open
6:00 PM – Moderated Panel Presentations + Discussion
7:30 PM – Audience Q&A

Interested in Contributing to this event? CLICK HERE

Meet the Speakers:

Moderator | Otis Rolley
Otis Rolley (he/him) served as the seventh Director of Planning for the City of Baltimore. He is the immediate past president of the Wells Fargo Foundation and Head of Philanthropy and Community Impact for Wells Fargo Bank.
Prior to his role at Wells Fargo, Otis served as Senior Vice President, U.S. Equity and Economic Opportunity Initiative (US EEO) at The Rockefeller Foundation. Otis led The Rockefeller Foundation’s 2030 sustainability development goal of decent work and economic growth, SDG Goal 8, within the United States.
Immediately prior to becoming an SVP in 2019, Otis served as a North America Managing Director for 100 Resilient Cities, a major project sponsored by The Rockefeller Foundation. There he provided urban resilience (economic, environmental sustainability & community development) technical assistance and portfolio management for 29 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada.
A true urbanist, Otis’s career has been dedicated to advancing equity, economic and community development in cities, and leading organizations in the for-profit, public, and non-profit sectors. His 25+ years of experience also includes serving in various leadership positions. He managed the strategic planning and urban development unit of a national management consulting firm. He has held cabinet roles with five different mayors in three large U.S. cities. He has been a chief of staff, managing a multi billion dollar budget; city planning director for America’s largest independent city; and he has served as the first deputy housing commissioner for the 5th largest public housing and community development agency in the United States. Ever committed to volunteerism, building capacity and pursuing justice, Otis has served on a number of local & national governing boards, including Baltimore ULI, the Stonewall Community Foundation, Asset Funders Network, Living Cities, and the Executive Committee of the Families & Workers Fund.

Architecture/Urban Design Panelist | Amber Wendland
Amber is a planner, designer, and project manager at Ayers Saint Gross. Trained as both an architect and community planner, she works on projects that bridge across disciplines and scopes from feasibility studies for the Smithsonian Institution to campus master plans for Purdue University to neighborhood vision plans for East Baltimore.
While she enjoys working on a wide variety of project types, Amber has a particular passion for creating thoughtful and sensitive planning and design solutions for communities in need. By sharing her knowledge, she works to elevate client and community voices in crafting the future of their neighborhoods. Amber is particularly proud of her work designing revitalization plans for East Baltimore and the Harlem Park neighborhood, some of the most historically disinvested neighborhoods in Baltimore. Her engagement and master planning efforts in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. have been awarded the Greater Baltimore Committee’s Mayors Business Recognition Award and the American Planning Association National Capital Area Chapter’s Award for Outstanding Regional or Comprehensive Plan.
Amber leads the firm’s People and Culture committee and is passionate about promoting gender and racial equity in the field of architecture. Outside the firm, she serves on the board of the Neighborhood Design Center, the board of the Baltimore Tree Trust, as a member of the Greater Baltimore Committee Economic Development Committee, and as a mentor with the Baltimore Design School. In 2021, Amber was included on the Daily Record’s list of “Maryland’s Top Women” for her professional achievements, community leadership, and service to others.

Landscape Architecture Panelist | Barbara Wilks
Barbara Wilks, founder of W Architecture and Landscape Architecture, is a leader in the field of design, specializing in places where the water meets community. Beginning her career as an architect, she soon realized that her interests in public space linked with the profession of landscape architecture. Now as an architect and landscape architect, Barbara uses her leadership skills to realign nature and communities.
She has won many awards for her work and has projects across North America in cities including New York, Calgary, Buffalo, St Paul, St Petersburg and Baltimore. She was a resident of Baltimore for 25 years from 1974 to 1999 and is still a fan of its unique culture.

Economics Expert Panelist | Dr. Stephen Walters
Dr. Stephen Walters is an applied microeconomist. His fields of expertise include urban economics, sports economics, government regulation of business, and the economic analysis of law. His many scholarly articles have appeared in such periodicals as The Journal of Law & Economics, Southern Economic Journal, the Cato Journal, the Journal of Sports Economics, and the Journal of Sport Management. He is also the author of Enterprise, Government, and the Public (McGraw-Hill, 1993) and editor of Econversations: Today’s Students Discuss Today’s Issues (Pearson, 2013).
Dr. Walters was named Loyola’s Distinguished Teacher of the Year in 2005. He frequently contributes commentary in such outlets as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Investor’s Business Daily, and National Review, delivers guest lectures on the economic problems of cities and sports economics, and has served as a consultant for clients as varied as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Chicago Cubs. He earned his B.A. in economics at the University of Pennsylvania and his Ph.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Ecological Engineer Panelist | Dr. Peter May
Dr. Peter May has more than 30 years of experience working in applied restoration projects for municipal, state and federal governments, NGO’s and the private and academic sectors. He has a comprehensive background in coastal urban ecosystems integrating the built environment using ecologically engineered and natural systems restoration approaches. He has applied his skills to numerous waterfront projects throughout Maryland in Baltimore and Washington, DC, New York City, Philadelphia, Houston/Galveston, Portland and the San Francisco/Bay areas. Currently he is working internationally with efforts in the cities of Niteroi and Rio de Janeiro and the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. These projects have involved applications of novel ecotechnologies as well as tidal wetland restoration planning, design, implementation and monitoring, watershed management and building to neighborhood and city scale low-impact development projects in urban areas. Peter has been invited to serve on expert panels for EPA as well as travel to advise on development projects in Africa, South America and the Caribbean. He has a strong academic and applied background in the emerging fields and philosophies of ecological engineering, embodied energy analysis and environmental accounting. He is currently an Assistant Research Professor at UMD’s Department of Environmental Science and Technology and Affiliated Faculty in the Landscape Architecture Program as well as Adjunct Faculty at the University of the District of Columbia’s College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences.
He sailed regularly with his family to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor starting in the late 70’s to the World Trade Center anchorage and kept his own sailboat there at the Living Classroom’s marina for over a decade. His work on Baltimore Harbor includes the Pratt Street redesign, World Trade Center and Aquarium Floating Wetlands, Aquarium Biohuts and Ecoslip assessment and Algal Turf Scrubbers at Living Classrooms and the Dundalk Marine Terminal. He loves Baltimore!

Transportation Planner Panelist | Erwin Andres
Mr. Andres’ diverse experience bridges the disciplines of civil engineering design, urban transportation planning, traffic engineering, land development, environmental analysis, and transportation systems design.
Erwin has directed transportation impact studies, traffic circulation and transit studies, parking studies, and multi-modal studies for master plans, business districts and new real estate development projects of all types and sizes. He has evaluated alternative public transportation modal options. He is familiar with
roadway classification and its application to transportation planning. He has performed traffic impact assessments for residential, office, shopping and convention centers, and institutional complexes. He has been responsible for the transportation and parking components for academic, government, and corporate campuses.

Spring Lecture Series: Design Mode: ON with PI.KL Studio
2024-04-25 18:00 - 20:00 | MICA Brown Center, 1301 W Mt Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21217, United States
[REGISTER HERE]
AIA Baltimore and Baltimore Architecture Foundation presents the 2024 Spring Lecture Series, taking place on 4/04, 4/10, 4/17 and 4/25 at the MICA Brown Center.
This lecture offers 1.0 AIA LU and 1.0 LACES PDH.
AIA, ASLA and NOMA members may register at a discounted rate.
We are offering school students, faculty and staff free admission! Please bring your school ID to show upon arrival.
Join us on April 25 at 6:00 PM for Design Mode: ON with Pavlina Ilieva, AIA and Courtney Richeson of PI.KL Studio.
Registration begins at 5:00PM. Join us for a reception at The Brass Tap immediately following the lecture! There will be apps, open bar for the first hour, and specialty cocktails available!

ABOUT THIS LECTURE
This presentation explores the continuous evolution of community projects through the implementation of a nimble design process, from conception through construction, for the seamless integration of functional, social, environmental, and aesthetic goals.
Community-centered projects often involve a dynamic program of multiple entities co-existing under the same roof, strong emphasis on equitable spaces and environmental responsibility intensive constituent and regulatory review processes, and limited budgets. To achieve the desired community impact, small firms must find efficiencies within their workflow and employ clear, attractive, and informative drawings and documents that reach varied audiences through the life of the project. This presentation explores the continuous evolution of community projects through the implementation of a nimble design process, from conception through construction, for the seamless integration of functional, social, environmental, and aesthetic goals.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
PAVLINA ILIEVA, AIA
PI.KL Studio, Design Principal
Pavlina Ilieva, AIA is Principal and Co-founder of PI.KL Studio – an award-winning practice that spans across the commercial hospitality, workplace and urban housing scales as well as varied community-based and open space projects for non-profit organizations, private and local government entities. Pavlina serves as Chair of the Urban Design and Architecture Advisory Panel (UDAAP) for the Baltimore City Department of Planning, which provides design review for significant projects and master plans throughout the city.
COURTNEY RICHESON
PI.KL Studio, Architect and Design Lead
Courtney Richeson is a licensed architect and design lead at PI.KL Studio, based in Baltimore, Maryland. In her 4 years with PI.KL Studio, she has led several award winning projects for non-profits and community focused organizations. She received a Master’s in Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor’s in Architecture from North Carolina State University.

Maryland Club Tour
2024-04-23 17:00 - 18:00
The Maryland Club formed in 1857, when workboats, sailing ships, and steamboats jammed Baltimore harbor. Political parties frequently met here to nominate candidates for President, and citizens proudly referred to the place as “the monumental city.” After the Civil War, as the club flourished, and the city expanded northward, the governors purchased a vacant lot on the southeast corner of Charles and Eager streets and made plans for a new club house. The lead architect, Josias Pennington of the local firm Baldwin and Pennington, had much experience designing B&O Railroad stations. His Romanesque building in the style of Henry Hobson Richardson made heavy use of Baltimore-County white marble and formally opened on New Year’s Day, 1892.
The tour will offer a rare chance to see inside the historic Maryland Club. After a disastrous fire in 1995, club leadership elected not simply to repair the Eager Street building but to restore it– refinishing floors and paneling, repainting walls, and rethinking the arrangement of prints, paintings, and trophies. Just off the main foyer you will discover the former lounge area that was transformed into a casual restaurant and bar area, thoughtfully designed by SM+P Architects with curated art selections from the club’s existing collections. In addition, the tour will include the 2018 modern addition to the club that contain its world class squash and fitness facilities, locker/shower rooms, and pro shop.
Register here to join the tour.

Achieving Registration Together (ART) Session - Practice Management
2024-04-20 10:00 - 12:00 | AIA Baltimore & BAF Center for Architecture and Design, 100 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
Preparing for the AREs? You are not alone! Join AIA Baltimore’s Emerging Professionals for ARE 5.0 study sessions.
AIA Baltimore’s Emerging Professionals Committee is excited to offer the Achieving Registration Together (A.R.T.) program, a preparation series for the Architecture Registration Exam (ARE), mid-March through May 2024. This second session will cover Practice Management, including an overview of the exam, resources, practice questions, and study tips. Each subsequent session will focus on a different division. Register here.
Preparing for the AREs? Don’t know where to start or need some motivation? Looking for a study buddy or guidance from licensed peers? The ART program helps to prepare applicants for the AREs. Each session will be organized around a specific ARE 5.0 exam division and led by members of the Emerging Professionals Committee to include those who’ve recently passed exams and/or subject matter experts. Two-hour sessions will include:
– An in-depth review of resources on specific topics including recommended chapters, videos etc.
– Q & A
– Quiz Games!
This session will be hybrid, offering virtual and in-person attendance options. A light breakfast and coffee will be provided during each session.
