AIA Baltimore/Baltimore Architecture Foundation

BAF 2024 Groundhog Day Party @ the Pavilion
2024-02-03 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | MD
Join Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) for Party @ the Pavilion, an evening of music, dancing, and drinks as we take over a portion of the Light Street Pavilion at Harborplace. Harborplace (along with Post-It Notes, CNN, and the Rubik’s Cube) made its debut in 1980. Come relive (or experience for the first time) the best of the 80s with nostalgic food court fare, photo opportunities, and all your favorite songs by Cyndi, Madonna, and Bruce. Dress in your most rad 80s attire (slouch socks, lace gloves, Dynasty-esque shoulder pads, neon workout gear) for a chance to win our costume contest.
Groundhog Day is BAF’s annual fundraising event to support outreach efforts. The Baltimore Architecture Foundation celebrates design and the built environment. We encourage people to explore Baltimore’s architectural history and future through tours, lectures, educational programs for adults and kids, exhibitions, research, and publications.

[REGISTER HERE]

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Sponsorship Opportunities Silver: $500

2 tickets ($200 value)
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Gold: $1,000

4 tickets ($400 value)
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Platinum: $2,500

8 tickets ($800 value)
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Logo on digital marketing to include e-newsletter and social media posts across multiple platforms
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Opportunity to distribute branded swag to event attendees
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Interested in sponsorship? Email Lauren Bostic Hill at lhill@aiabalt.com

Thank You To Our Generous Event Sponsors

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Baltimore Architecture Foundation is supported in part by the
the Maryland State Arts Council ( msac.org).

Baltimore Architecture Foundation is supported in part by the Creative Baltimore Fund,
a grant program funded by the Mayor’s Office and the City of Baltimore.

This project was made possible by a grant from Maryland Humanities, with funding received from the Maryland Historical Trust in the Maryland Department of Planning. Maryland Humanities’ Grants Program is also supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and private funders. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Maryland Humanities, Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland Department of Planning, or National Endowment for the Humanities.

Urban Design Committee Meeting
2024-01-24 18:00 - 19:00 | MD
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

COTE|R Committee Meeting
2024-01-23 17:00 - 18:00 | MD
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

Historic Resources Committee (HRC) Committee Meeting
2024-01-16 17:00 - 18:00 | MD
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

Practice Management Committee Meeting
2024-01-16 08:30 - 09:30 | MD
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
2024-01-10 17:30 - 18:30 | MD
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

Through a Glass Darkly: The Social History of Stained Glass in Baltimore
2024-01-06 14:00 - 15:30 | MD
Among its many architectural treasures, Charm City has an abundance of stained-glass windows dating back to the 19th century. But will this beloved art form continue here in the coming years? Anthropologist and author Linda Rabben explores this question and many more in Through a Glass Darkly: The Social History of Stained Glass in Baltimore, the first illustrated book on the subject.
Register to join the Baltimore Architecture Foundation at Zion Church of the City of Baltimore on Saturday, January 7, 2024, at 2 pm, to learn about stained glass in the city’s homes, civic buildings and houses of worship, including the windows that adorn the church.
The author will share her research on the social, economic and cultural contexts of this traditional art and craft, as well as the people who made and still make the windows. A diverse group—including Charm City buffs, decorative-arts aficionados, architects, historians, artists and crafters, students, city planners, social scientists, civil rights activists, and stained-glass makers—will view these feasts for the eye and hear the stories they tell.
Zion Church of the City of Baltimore, host of the talk, is featured in the book’s text and images. Church member Bernard Penner will share additional information about Zion’s history and its stained-glass windows.
Register here.

Baltimore Design School Portfolio Review
2023-12-13 08:30 - 10:30 | MD
Join the Future Architects Resources (FAR) Committee for a Portfolio Review event the morning of Wednesday, December 13th 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.
Center for Architecture and Design
100 N. Charles Street, P101
Baltimore, MD 21201
8:30 – 9:15am coffee and donuts
9:15 – 10:30am portfolio review, “speed dating” format
Sign up here.

Baltimore SketchWorks 2023 Workshops
2023-12-09 10:00 - 12:00 | MD
Baltimore-based architects Carlos Almeida (AECOM), Jerome Gray (Jerome C. Gray Architect), Eric J. Jenkins (University of Maryland), Omar Calderon Santiago (Perkins Eastman) and Gabriel Kroiz (Morgan State University) have organized a small group of sketchers called Baltimore SketchWorks. They invite everyone to help celebrate sketching and the architecture of Baltimore through sketching tours, lectures, and exhibitions. Their first initiative is series of monthly sketching workshops in and around Baltimore.
These architects, with varied backgrounds, practices and career paths, believe in those the inherently human and universal qualities of sketching that link mind and body. While architects in the 21st century must embrace and use the most advanced digital technologies and tools, architects also know that there is a need for “both/and” thinking and working and that practice requires varied tools for varied situations. A sketch’s inaccuracies, mistakes, and “beautiful ugliness” not only allow for, but advances, the design search and connects us to one another. As architect Toshiko Mori notes, “I think the essential aspect of drawing [is that it creates] an immediate relationship between human beings; drawing survived everything. When I go to the world, 90% of places don’t have computers. So, to be able to interact with people, you have to draw. And then people can draw back. It’s still a universal language.”
Workshop 12 – “Putting Things in Perspective”
Date: Saturday, December 9
Time: 10:00am – noon
Location: Center for Architecture and Design, 100 N Charles St. P101
Bring: iPhone or any tablet with a sketching app installed
On Saturday morning, December 9th, Omar Calderon, AIA, Principal at Perkins Eastman, will lead Baltimore SketchWorks’ second workshop on tablet-based digital sketching and offer tips on how to use digital sketching in design practice. While Omar will use an iPad Pro and Morpholio Trace Ap, participants can bring an iPhone or any tablet with a sketching app installed. The workshop is free but limited to 20 participants. Please contact Eric Jenkins if you have any questions or would like to register. ericjenkinsarchitect@gmail.com
Baltimore SketchWorks is an evolving, informal group of Baltimore-based architects and sketchers who celebrate architectural sketching in Charm City. The first initiative of this celebration is a series of once-a-month sketching sessions. For more information, please see the group’s Instagram feed: baltimore_sketchworks or contact Eric Jenkins, AIA (ericjenkinsarchitect@gmail.com). They invite everyone to participate.

Emerging Professionals Happy Hour at Brickworks
2023-11-30 17:00 - 19:00 | MD

Lunch+Learn: Thin Brick for Precast Applications [Baltimore]
2023-11-09 12:00 - 13:00 | MD
DATE: November 09 2023
TIME: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
ADDRESS
600 S Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231
United States

Lunch will be provided.
Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.
Thin Brick for Precast Applications – Design Considerations
Brick and concrete are two of the oldest building materials known to man, with each being used since ancient times to create structures that are both magnificent and enduring. Brick facing has become a favorite option among precast applications because of the almost unlimited variety of colors, textures and finishes that can be achieved. This program will review system benefits and design considerations, as well as specific techniques used to manufacture thin brick and precast for these special applications that will aid the designer in realizing the highest performance and aesthetics expectations.
This program will review code and standard requirements relating to thin brick specification for embedding into precast panels. Information related to life cycle and environmental impacts, as well as management of water penetration is also presented.
Learning Objectives:

Review physical property and tolerance requirements of ASTM C 1088 for thin brick units.
Compare recommendations within PCI specifications for thin brick with ASTM C 1088 requirements.
Identify characteristics of thin brick faced precast that result in enhanced aesthetics, resilience, quality and economy.
Apply design and specification best practices that promote design flexibility and optimal appearance.

Questions/Comments?
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Hiring in the Post-Covid AE Workspace
2023-11-07 08:00 - 09:30 | MD
“The global novel coronavirus pandemic has been, perhaps, the single most significant driver of rapid change for U.S. businesses in history.”
Forbes magazine May 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic affected businesses and industries in different ways, creating challenges for not only producing work, but maintaining connectivity and engagement with employees and prospective hires. Join this panel discussion with managers and recruiters in the Architecture and Engineering industry to explore effects on the highly collaborative A/E industry, how hiring practices have evolved through and after the pandemic, and how Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) support the evolving workspace.
Join AIA Baltimore’s Practice Management Committee for an engaging panel discussion to explore this topic.
Tuesday, November 7, 8-9:30am
Center for Architecture and Design
AIA Baltimore members $10, non-members $20. Register here.
1.0 LU pending
SPEAKERS
Moderator: Rosalie Tighlman, Senior Associate, Ayers Saint Gross
Panelists: Tim Burkett, COO, Ayers Saint Gross; Tim McMullan, Practice Lead for Architecture & Interiors, Actalent; Erika Misewich, Director of Human Resources, Hord Coplan Macht

Baltimore SketchWorks 2023 Workshops
2023-11-04 10:00 - 12:00 | MD
Baltimore-based architects Carlos Almeida (AECOM), Jerome Gray (Jerome C. Gray Architect), Eric J. Jenkins (University of Maryland), Omar Calderon Santiago (Perkins Eastman) and Gabriel Kroiz (Morgan State University) have organized a small group of sketchers called Baltimore SketchWorks. They invite everyone to help celebrate sketching and the architecture of Baltimore through sketching tours, lectures, and exhibitions. Their first initiative is series of monthly sketching workshops in and around Baltimore.
These architects, with varied backgrounds, practices and career paths, believe in those the inherently human and universal qualities of sketching that link mind and body. While architects in the 21st century must embrace and use the most advanced digital technologies and tools, architects also know that there is a need for “both/and” thinking and working and that practice requires varied tools for varied situations. A sketch’s inaccuracies, mistakes, and “beautiful ugliness” not only allow for, but advances, the design search and connects us to one another. As architect Toshiko Mori notes, “I think the essential aspect of drawing [is that it creates] an immediate relationship between human beings; drawing survived everything. When I go to the world, 90% of places don’t have computers. So, to be able to interact with people, you have to draw. And then people can draw back. It’s still a universal language.”
Workshop 11 – “Putting Things in Perspective”
Date: Saturday, November 4
Time: 10:00am – noon
Location: Walters Art Museum, 600 N Charles St.
Bring: sketchpad and pencils
This session, led by Professor and architect Gabriel Kroiz, is for intermediate experienced sketchers and will discuss the uses of underlying order and geometry of a space to develop a one-point perspective grid as the basis for more detailed drawings. For more information or to register, please email Eric @ ericjenkinsarchitect@gmail.com
Baltimore SketchWorks is an evolving, informal group of Baltimore-based architects and sketchers who celebrate architectural sketching in Charm City. The first initiative of this celebration is a series of once-a-month sketching sessions. For more information, please see the group’s Instagram feed: baltimore_sketchworks or contact Eric Jenkins, AIA (ericjenkinsarchitect@gmail.com). They invite everyone to participate.

Healing Architecture with Andrea Möhn
2023-11-01 16:30 - 18:00 | MD
Join AIA Baltimore’s Health and Wellness Design Committee for a partner program at the University of Maryland.
3835 Campus Drive
Architecture Building (145 ARC)
College Park, MD 20742
Also viewable on Zoom.
1.0 LU|HSW approved
RSVP here.
The space that surrounds us has a direct influence on our perception and thus on how we feel. Whether a room evokes a feeling of well-being or discomfort is directly related to how the room manifests itself. Architecture acts like a second skin. Atmosphere, light, color, acoustics and materials all play an important role. Nevertheless, it is not enough to simply add up these factors. In order to achieve the subtle spatiality that really “touches” us humans in the design, it is necessary to perceive and understand the real needs of the users, and not only the physical but also the psychological needs are of great importance. Only when the needs and identity of the users are perceived can one build for them.
People in healthcare facilities are particularly sensitive to the built environment because of their vulnerable condition. If this does not connect with their real needs, such as a sense of emotional security, this can lead to agitation, aggression and misunderstood behavior, while an environment with which users identify can create a sense of well-being and contribute to healing. Andrea Möhn has been researching this effect in her projects for years.

Andrea Möhn is managing director of AM__A Andrea Möhn Architects, an international architectural practice in Rotterdam, and a lecturer at the Academy of Architecture and Urbanism in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and the University of Applied Sciences Dortmund, Germany, and formerly at the TU Delft and the University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt. For the past 25 years, she has designed custom, high-quality architecture at all scales, from master plans to bespoke solutions, with a focus on healthcare design. Her primary interest lies on the influence of the built environment on human behavior, particularly architecture for mental health. She studied at the Technical University of Berlin, the University of Stuttgart and the Delft University of Technology. Her multidisciplinary design approach, based on research, intensive interaction with clients and building users, and her extensive experience with “evidence-based” design, has led to many innovative new concepts resulting in numerous successful projects, many of which have won international awards and appeared in publications around the world. In addition to her work, she is a board member of EUI – Epidemic Urban Initiative.

Excellence in Design Awards 2023
2023-10-20 18:00 - 21:00 | MD
Join us in celebrating the architectural and design community at the 2023 AIA Baltimore & BAF Excellence in Design Awards. The Excellence in Design Awards promotes AIA Baltimore architects, as well as project contractors, consultants, and owners and recognizes Baltimore Architecture Foundation Golden Griffin and Roger Redden Award recipients who have contributed significantly to Baltimore’s built environment.
Enjoy networking with fellow professionals in the field at the Baltimore Design School. This event will be followed by a reception featuring delicious local fare and an open bar highlighting the best of Baltimore’s culinary and craft beverages.
Attire: Creative Festive: dress to show off your design creativity and celebrate the night’s winners!
Agenda:
5:00 – Doors Open – Check-in
OPTIONAL Tour of Baltimore Design School, Grand Design winning project, 2014 (space is limited, please RSVP by adding the tour to your registration at checkout)
6:00- Awards Ceremony
7:30 – Reception across the street at Area 405
9:00- Event Concludes
Register here.

Building Tour - GBMC's Louis & Phyllis Friedman Building (Promise Project)
2023-10-03 17:30 - 18:30 | MD
Join AIA Baltimore’s Health & Wellness committee for a tour of the brand-new Cancer Institute at GBMC.
Participants will receive a guided, pre-opening tour of new construction at Greater Baltimore Medical Center’s Louis & Phyllis Friedman Building. Known as the “Promise Project,” a three-story, 117,000 square-foot building will replace older inpatient rooms and create a new grand entrance to the hospital. Participants will be able to see for themselves the interiors of the new building and will hear descriptions provided by the project’s architects and engineers.
1.0 AIA LU|HSW approved
$15 AIA Baltimore members; $20 non-members Register here

Emerging Professionals Happy Hour
2023-09-14 18:00 - 20:00 | MD
AIA Baltimore’s Emerging Professionals Committee is hosting a Happy Hour event for young/emerging professionals in the architecture, design, and building industries Thursday, September 14 6-8:00PM at Diamondback Brewing Company. Come and relax with us on the patio, meet and chat with other emerging professionals, and learn more about AIA Baltimore and the Emerging Professionals Committee. We’d love to grow the committee so that we plan events and be a resource for each other!
RSVP to let us know that you are coming!

Baltimore SketchWorks 2023 Workshops
2023-09-09 10:00 - 12:00 | MD
Baltimore-based architects Carlos Almeida (AECOM), Jerome Gray (Jerome C. Gray Architect), Eric J. Jenkins (University of Maryland), Omar Calderon Santiago (Perkins Eastman) and Gabriel Kroiz (Morgan State University) have organized a small group of sketchers called Baltimore SketchWorks. They invite everyone to help celebrate sketching and the architecture of Baltimore through sketching tours, lectures, and exhibitions. Their first initiative is series of monthly sketching workshops in and around Baltimore.
These architects, with varied backgrounds, practices and career paths, believe in those the inherently human and universal qualities of sketching that link mind and body. While architects in the 21st century must embrace and use the most advanced digital technologies and tools, architects also know that there is a need for “both/and” thinking and working and that practice requires varied tools for varied situations. A sketch’s inaccuracies, mistakes, and “beautiful ugliness” not only allow for, but advances, the design search and connects us to one another. As architect Toshiko Mori notes, “I think the essential aspect of drawing [is that it creates] an immediate relationship between human beings; drawing survived everything. When I go to the world, 90% of places don’t have computers. So, to be able to interact with people, you have to draw. And then people can draw back. It’s still a universal language.”
Workshop 9 – Tablet-Based Digital Sketching
Date: Saturday, September 9
Time: 10:00am – noon
Location: Center for Architecture and Design, 100 N Charles St. P101
Bring: iPad or iPhone
On Saturday morning, September 9th, Omar Calderon, AIA, Principal at Perkins Eastman, will lead a Baltimore SketchWorks workshop on tablet-based digital sketching. Omar will review fundamental operations and offer tips on how to use digital sketching in design practice. While participants must bring their own iPads (or iPhones as a secondary option), he has secured twenty, 6-month full versions of Morpholio Trace free to all participants. For more information or to register, please email Eric @ ericjenkinsarchitect@gmail.com
Baltimore SketchWorks is an evolving, informal group of Baltimore-based architects and sketchers who celebrate architectural sketching in Charm City. The first initiative of this celebration is a series of once-a-month sketching sessions. For more information, please see the group’s Instagram feed: baltimore_sketchworks or contact Eric Jenkins, AIA (ericjenkinsarchitect@gmail.com). They invite everyone to participate.

Baltimore SketchWorks 2023 Workshops
2023-08-12 10:00 - 12:00 | MD
Baltimore-based architects Carlos Almeida (AECOM), Jerome Gray (Jerome C. Gray Architect), Eric J. Jenkins (University of Maryland), Omar Calderon Santiago (Perkins Eastman) and Gabriel Kroiz (Morgan State University) have organized a small group of sketchers called Baltimore SketchWorks. They invite everyone to help celebrate sketching and the architecture of Baltimore through sketching tours, lectures, and exhibitions. Their first initiative is series of monthly sketching workshops in and around Baltimore.
These architects, with varied backgrounds, practices and career paths, believe in those the inherently human and universal qualities of sketching that link mind and body. While architects in the 21st century must embrace and use the most advanced digital technologies and tools, architects also know that there is a need for “both/and” thinking and working and that practice requires varied tools for varied situations. A sketch’s inaccuracies, mistakes, and “beautiful ugliness” not only allow for, but advances, the design search and connects us to one another. As architect Toshiko Mori notes, “I think the essential aspect of drawing [is that it creates] an immediate relationship between human beings; drawing survived everything. When I go to the world, 90% of places don’t have computers. So, to be able to interact with people, you have to draw. And then people can draw back. It’s still a universal language.”
Workshop 8 – Public Spaces
Date: Saturday, August 12
Time: 10:00am – noon
Location: This session will take place in the Hampden neighborhood. RSVP for exact meeting details.
Bring: pens, pencils or watercolors along with sketch and/or watercolor paper
Architect, educator, and author, Eric Jenkins, will lead a Baltimore SketchWorks workshop that will focus on sketching public space. The group will meet in Hampden and sketch how the public realm (street and sidewalks) interfaces with the private realm (yards, steps, and porches). The workshop is limited to 20 participants. For more information or to register, please email Eric @ ericjenkinsarchitect@gmail.com
Baltimore SketchWorks is an evolving, informal group of Baltimore-based architects and sketchers who celebrate architectural sketching in Charm City. The first initiative of this celebration is a series of once-a-month sketching sessions. For more information, please see the group’s Instagram feed: baltimore_sketchworks or contact Eric Jenkins, AIA (ericjenkinsarchitect@gmail.com). They invite everyone to participate.

Artist Talk - Alberto Cavalieri
2023-08-03 18:00 - 19:00 | MD
Catalyst Contemporary and the Baltimore chapter of the American Institute of Architects partner to present sculpture by Alberto Cavalieri at the Center for Architecture and Design. The works on display come from Cavalieri’s series of twisting and elegant “Knots.” In solid cast iron and fabricated, modular aluminum these knot sculptures take viewers on a journey through the beautiful potential of Cavalieri’s elegant forms and into the context of the much larger-scaled possibilities of architecture.
AIA Baltimore is excited to exhibit Alberto Cavalieri’s works to promote dialog about form, materiality, and construction and, on a deeper level, the artist’s use of knots in response to the built environment of his native Venezuela.
Join AIA Baltimore and Catalyst Contemporary in conversation with Alberto Cavalieri Thursday, August 3 from 6-7pm to discuss Minimalist construct principles, an art making process that marries computer-aided design and traditional metal working and finding inspiration in abandoned promises. This talk will be recorded and the recording will be made available to all registrants.
Register for free here.

Baltimore SketchWorks 2023 Workshops
2023-07-08 10:00 - 12:00 | MD
Baltimore-based architects Carlos Almeida (AECOM), Jerome Gray (Jerome C. Gray Architect), Eric J. Jenkins (University of Maryland), Omar Calderon Santiago (Perkins Eastman) and Gabriel Kroiz (Morgan State University) have organized a small group of sketchers called Baltimore SketchWorks. They invite everyone to help celebrate sketching and the architecture of Baltimore through sketching tours, lectures, and exhibitions. Their first initiative is series of monthly sketching workshops in and around Baltimore.
These architects, with varied backgrounds, practices and career paths, believe in those the inherently human and universal qualities of sketching that link mind and body. While architects in the 21st century must embrace and use the most advanced digital technologies and tools, architects also know that there is a need for “both/and” thinking and working and that practice requires varied tools for varied situations. A sketch’s inaccuracies, mistakes, and “beautiful ugliness” not only allow for, but advances, the design search and connects us to one another. As architect Toshiko Mori notes, “I think the essential aspect of drawing [is that it creates] an immediate relationship between human beings; drawing survived everything. When I go to the world, 90% of places don’t have computers. So, to be able to interact with people, you have to draw. And then people can draw back. It’s still a universal language.”
Workshop 7 – Massing
Date: Saturday, July 8
Time: 10:00am – noon
Location: This session will take place at the Mount Royal Station. RSVP for exact meeting details.
Bring: pens, pencils or watercolors along with sketch and/or watercolor paper
Professor Gabriel Kroiz, of Morgan State University, will lead the workshop and discuss sketching a building’s overall massing. Participants will meet and sketch at the Mount Royal Station. Please email Eric Jenkins (ericjenkinsarchitect@gmail.com) if you would like to attend or have any questions. Registration is limited to 20 participants. To sign up, please contact Eric Jenkins (ericjenkinsarchitect@gmail.com).
Baltimore SketchWorks is an evolving, informal group of Baltimore-based architects and sketchers who celebrate architectural sketching in Charm City. The first initiative of this celebration is a series of once-a-month sketching sessions. For more information, please see the group’s Instagram feed: baltimore_sketchworks or contact Eric Jenkins, AIA (ericjenkinsarchitect@gmail.com). They invite everyone to participate.

Poppin Barrels with Brickworks [Baltimore]
2023-06-28 05:30 - 20:00 | MD
DATE: June 28 2023
TIME: 5:30pm – 8:00pm
ADDRESS
600 S Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231
United States
[REGISTER HERE]
Our events are open to architectural, design, and building industry professionals only.
PRESENTED BY: WHISKEY GOURMET
Bricks and bourbon may contrast in usage and purpose, but each share unique similarities that make for an uncommon, yet, fascinating pairing. Dating back to the 18th century, brick and bourbon have grown into becoming timeless products that were made in America and that we continue to value and savor to this very day. Brickworks and Poppin would like to cordially invite you to experience this beautiful pairing at the Brickworks Design Studio for a one of a kind bourbon tasting event.
Limited Space Available
RSVP: eva.cohen@glengery.com

Questions/Comments?
Email: events@glengery.com

City Sand '23: Reimagining Baltimore's Harborplace
2023-06-24 11:00 - 16:00 | MD
June 24, 2023
11 AM – 4 PM
Harborplace Amphitheatre
201 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
REGISTER HERE
Baltimore’s legacy event “City Sand” returns to Harborplace this summer!
City Sand, an annual sand sculpture competition that began in 1989 at Harborplace, returns to the Inner Harbor after a 10+ year hiatus. The legacy event, sponsored by Baltimore Architecture Foundation, MCB Real Estate/Harborplace, Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore and Southway Builders, will be held on Saturday, June 24 from 11am-4pm at the Harborplace Amphitheatre between the two Harborplace Pavilions.
Teams of local architects, design professionals and builders will be provided with an area of sand approximately 10’ x 10’ x 1’ thick ( 3.7 cubic yards) in which to build on the theme of “Reimagining Harborplace – The Future of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.” The creations will be judged starting at 4pm that day by a distinguished panel of experts. The winning team will receive the “coveted” Golden Shovel Award. The public will also get to vote for their favorite with a “People’s Choice” winner being announced.
Each team is to provide its own forms, shovels, tools, buckets, etc.. No power tools, paint, additives, armatures, frameworks or accessories are allowed. Sand and water only. Water is available at the site. Only 12 teams will be able to participate, with a maximum of 8 people per team. All participants will receive a City Sand ’23 logo water bottle.
Since space is limited, teams will be assigned in order of receipt of registration. Register no later than Friday, June 2, 5pm. If you have any questions, please contact Associate Director of Baltimore Architecture Foundation, Margaret Stella Melikian – 410.625.2585×103, mstella@aiabalt.com.

Baltimore: A History, Block by Block
2023-06-20 17:00 - 18:00 | AIA Baltimore & BAF Center for Architecture and Design, 100 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
Join AIA Baltimore’s Historic Resources Committee to learn more about a documentation project photographing Baltimore neighborhoods.

James Singewald is a photographer and archivist currently documenting Baltimore’s architecture and researching its history. Before residing in Baltimore, he spent ten years photographing neighborhoods and industrial spaces in Philadelphia prior to the city’s rapid redevelopment and gentrification. He received his BFA from The University of the Arts in 2002 and his MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2010.
The artist’s photographic practice is focused on Baltimore’s architecture, informed by years of studying the complicated and multifaceted history of this city. Singewald began mapping, archiving, and memorializing Baltimore while a graduate student at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Since 2011, Singewald’s work has expanded into a larger project entitled, Baltimore: A History, Block by Block, photographing ten main streets in Baltimore and over 100 city blocks to date.
Through this project the photographer aims to leave the audience not only with a sense of the condition of our city, but also a feeling of urgency to see that it is preserved and improved, and that the rich history behind the architecture and the community is not lost, but rather embraced.
1.0 LU AIA approved
Register here.

Alberto Cavalieri Opening Reception
2023-06-15 18:00 - 20:00 | AIA Baltimore & BAF Center for Architecture and Design, 100 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
Catalyst Contemporary and the Baltimore chapter of the American Institute of Architects partner to present sculpture by Alberto Cavalieri at the Center for Architecture and Design located at One Charles Center. The works on display come from Cavalieri’s series of twisting and elegant “Knots.” In solid cast iron and fabricated, modular aluminum these knot sculptures take viewers on a journey through the beautiful potential of Cavalieri’s elegant forms and into the context of the much larger-scaled possibilities of architecture. The Center for Architecture and Design exhibit will feature the small-scaled minimalist style pieces.
Join Catalyst Contemporary and AIA Baltimore on Thursday, June 15 6-8:00pm for an opening reception. All are welcome to attend to view and learn more about Alberto Cavalieri’s work. Wine and cheese will be provided. RSVP here.

Chalk Art Contest at Charles Street Promenade
2023-06-03 10:00 - 14:00 | MD
Seeking chalk artists of all ages and abilities! Join the Baltimore Architecture Foundation for a vibrant day of chalk art and community at the Charles Street Promenade! Come and create a masterpiece in chalk inspired by Baltimore’s favorite buildings. Chalk art will be judged and prizes will be awarded in each category.
As a tribute to Baltimore’s rich architectural history, artwork should be inspired by one or more of the following buildings:

Peabody Library
Rawlings Conservatory
Patterson Park Pagoda
Enoch Pratt Central Library
Penn Station
Bromo Seltzer Tower
Belvedere Hotel
Camden Yards
American Visionary Art Museum
National Aquarium

If you wish to have your own artist square and be entered into the Chalk Art Contest, you must register! The registration deadline is May 26. We’ll provide a box of chalk pastels containing seven different colors upon your arrival. You will have up to three hours to complete a 4’ x 4’ square of artwork. Each square can accommodate an individual artist or a team of two. Registered participants will be sent additional information via email. Register here to join the fun!
Artwork will be located in the 1200 block of North Charles Street between Biddle and Preston Streets. North Charles Street will be closed off to vehicles during the Promenade.
Many thanks to Blick Art Materials for their support of this event.

Baltimore SketchWorks 2023 Workshops
2023-06-03 10:00 - 12:00 | MD
Baltimore-based architects Carlos Almeida (AECOM), Jerome Gray (Jerome C. Gray Architect), Eric J. Jenkins (University of Maryland), Omar Calderon Santiago (Perkins Eastman) and Gabriel Kroiz (Morgan State University) have organized a small group of sketchers called Baltimore SketchWorks. They invite everyone to help celebrate sketching and the architecture of Baltimore through sketching tours, lectures, and exhibitions. Their first initiative is series of monthly sketching workshops in and around Baltimore.
These architects, with varied backgrounds, practices and career paths, believe in those the inherently human and universal qualities of sketching that link mind and body. While architects in the 21st century must embrace and use the most advanced digital technologies and tools, architects also know that there is a need for “both/and” thinking and working and that practice requires varied tools for varied situations. A sketch’s inaccuracies, mistakes, and “beautiful ugliness” not only allow for, but advances, the design search and connects us to one another. As architect Toshiko Mori notes, “I think the essential aspect of drawing [is that it creates] an immediate relationship between human beings; drawing survived everything. When I go to the world, 90% of places don’t have computers. So, to be able to interact with people, you have to draw. And then people can draw back. It’s still a universal language.”
Workshop 6 – Facades
Date: Saturday, June 3
Time: 10:00am – noon
Location: This session will take place in the Mount Vernon neighborhood. RSVP for exact meeting details.
Bring: pens, pencils or watercolors along with sketch and/or watercolor paper
Baltimore SketchWorks’ June workshop will be on Saturday, the 3rd (during the annual “Charles Street Promenade”). Architecture Professor Gabriel Kroiz will introduce elements of facade design and tips for understanding the underlying order and geometry of the facade as the starting point for more detailed drawings. Though geared to beginner and intermediate experienced sketchers, all are welcome to attend. Limited to 20 participants. To sign up, please contact Eric Jenkins (ericjenkinsarchitect@gmail.com).
Baltimore SketchWorks is an evolving, informal group of Baltimore-based architects and sketchers who celebrate architectural sketching in Charm City. The first initiative of this celebration is a series of once-a-month sketching sessions. For more information, please see the group’s Instagram feed: baltimore_sketchworks or contact Eric Jenkins, AIA (ericjenkinsarchitect@gmail.com). They invite everyone to participate.

2023 Charles Street Promenade
2023-06-03 09:00 - 21:00 | MD
The Charles Street Promenade (CSP) is not a festival, it’s a pedestrian takeover of the Historic Charles Street thoroughfare.
Initially created during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic to safely bring awareness and encourage support of the many incredible small business along Charles Street, CSP has since evolved to include additional street-front activations, musical performances, and so much more.
Enjoy the day shopping, strolling, and dining, as Charles Street closes down to vehicular traffic from Saratoga Street to North Avenue for a full day of exploration and Downtown fun. Bring your bike, your baby, your dog, whatever you like! Planning for the June 3 event is still underway, so stay tuned for more information regarding programming.
While the veil of Covid is beginning to lift and masks are not required for this event, It’s imperative that all who visit the promenade do so safely. We ask that you please abide by the rules that each business has in place to mitigate the risk of Covid for its guests and employees.
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Inner Harbor Ecotour (1.0 LU)
2023-06-02 17:00 - 19:00 | MD
Join AIA Baltimore’s Committee on the Environment for a walking tour of the Inner Harbor focused on the area’s green infrastructure.
A Healthy Harbor EcoTour is a one-hour walking tour around the Baltimore Inner Harbor promenade. Our group will be escorted by a representative of Waterfront Partnership’s Healthy Harbor who will interpret environmental projects along the route. These projects include floating wetlands, oyster gardens, rain gardens, and Mr. Trash Wheel. Participants will get to see Harbor wildlife, touch a baby oyster, smell native flowers, and have their picture taken with Baltimore’s famous Mr. Trash Wheel.
The group will meet in front of the National Aquarium. EcoTours are rain or shine.
After the tour, stay for a happy hour to keep the conversation going.
1.0 AIA LU approved
AIA Baltimore members $10; non-members $15. Register here.

Climate Change + Professional Liability
2023-05-23 17:30 - 19:00 | The Center for Architecture and Design, 100 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD, 21218, United States
Come join the AIA Baltimore Committee on the Environment and Resiliency (COTE/R) and the Practice Management Committee as we watch and discuss an AIA Trust video on climate change and professional liability.
Did you know that one of the proposed changes from the AIA Scalable Climate Action Group includes defining professional liability as including responsibility to address climate change in design? Come learn with us: What is your duty to discuss the risks of climate change with your clients, and what are the risks if you don’t? AIA has tools available to facilitate and document this client discussion, and a video series on potential risks. AIA also has contractual language available for insertion into standard AIA contracts.
The video viewing will be followed by discussion with design, engineering, and legal expertise. Come learn with us! Beer/soda/water, and popcorn will be provided (And if we’re very lucky, Ben might bring homemade ice cream!).
This is an AIA CES opportunity. 1.5 LU|HSW approved
Register here.
