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When Designing Your Dispute Resolution Strategy, Consider the Courthouse
07/31/2026
Although many people in the construction industry advocate for the use of arbitration to resolve construction disputes, the prudent design professional should carefully consider whether litigation may better protect their interests.
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New Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map Take Effect Aug. 1 in City of Rockville
07/27/2026
Rockville’s Mayor and Council voted unanimously to adopt the city’s zoning ordinance rewrite and comprehensive map amendment, Monday, June 29, and takes effect August 1, 2026.
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Resilient Flooring Product Structures Webinar
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This course covers different types of resilient products and how they are manufactured. We will also cover the key product differences from texture and visual aesthetics to the basic composition of resilient flooring layers, their benefits and purpose.
Common Insulation Systems, Hybrid Systems, and Today’s Energy Codes
Friendship Heights Village Center
4433 South Park Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Today's codes have added further challenges to making the best choices. Don't miss this opportunity to be enlightened by an expert who understands the constraints and considerations architects have to deal with when specifying insulation.
CRAN Holiday Party
Architectural Ceramics
6807 Wisconsin Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Capitol Area CRAN and HOME&DESIGN Magazine invite you to join us for a Holiday Celebration. Mingle with fellow architects and enjoy hors d'oeuvres and holiday cheer courtesy of our host ARCHITECTURAL CERAMICS.
TW Perry Bethesda Architectural Workshop
Bethesda Marriott
5151 Pooks Hill Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
TW Perry is hosting an architectural workshop in Bethesda Maryland on December 5th 2018. One-hour classes will be taught by six various vendors. Lunch is included. 6 LU/HSW
Designing for Performance – Single Ply Roofing Lessons Learned Over 40 Years [Webinar]
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
Designing for Performance is based on single-ply roofing installation conditions that provide the best practice approaches to installations enhancements including case studies and slides showing conditions and remedies.
AIA Post-Disaster Safety-Assessment Program (SAP) Training
City of Cambridge, Department of Public Safety
8 Washington Street
Cambridge, MD 21613
Post-disaster Safety-Assessment Program (SAP) training provides architects, engineers, and building inspectors with the knowledge to provide rapid assessments of homes and buildings in the aftermath of a disaster.
It’s Not Easy Being Green – Sustainability of Wood [Webinar]
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This course assists architect and design professionals in understanding the green attributes of hardwood flooring so that they can effectively specify wood flooring for their client projects, and meet potential green building program criteria.
UMD AIAS Student-Mentor Dinner - CANCELLED
LEAFHOUSE
3907 Metzerott Road
College Park, MD 20740
Venue website
CANstruction 2018 Build-Out and Exhibit
National Building Museum
401 F St NW
Washington, DC 20001
Venue website
Join us on Sunday, November 18th in the Great Hall of the National Building Museum to watch the build-out of this year's CANstruction!
AIAPV Annual Membership Meeting and Mentoring Social
LEAFHOUSE
3907 Metzerott Road
College Park, MD 20740
Come to the AIAPV Annual Membership Meeting to elect next year's slate of leaders and learn more about what the board does and how you can get involved.
"Dual Modern" - Tour of a Mid-Century Modern House & Addition
Home Tour
3412 Highview Court
Silver Spring, MD 20902
Don't miss this chance to tour a new addition to a Charles Goodman-designed Mid-Century Modern home with the owner-architect!
ADA Design Standards and Applications for Wheelchair Lifts, Limited Use/Limited Application Elevators, and Residential Elevators [Webinar]
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
A combined course covering vertical wheelchair lifts, limited use/limited application elevators and residential elevators.
UMD Fall 2018 Lecture Series: The Contexts of Architecture: Processes of Design
University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
3835 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Venue website
Andrea Simitch and Val Warke, Partners at Simitch + Warke Architecture and Associate Professors at Cornell University will present a course on the contexts of architecture as part of the University of Maryland Fall 2018 Lecture Series.
Opening Doors to Design Opportunities with the Model Building Codes (Code 10)
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
The course has been designed to acquaint participants with the many aspects of Fire and Life Safety Code Requirements and how those Code Requirements affect egress and building design.
CRAN: Tour of a Mid-Century Modern House & Addition
Addition to Mid-Century Modern Home
3412 Highview Court
Silver Spring, MD 20902
Venue website
Join the AIA Capital Area CRAN committee and Project Architect Janet Bloomberg for a tour of a just-completed addition to her mid-century modern home.
Free Call in Series: “Art’s Principles” with Art Gensler
Via Phone Call
Art will offer lessons and stories from over 50 years of architecture and business in this 30-minute phone call.
2018 Design + Leadership Gala
The Hotel at the University of Maryland
7777 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, MD 20740
Venue website
Join us at the 2018 DESIGN + LEADERSHIP GALA on Friday, October 12 at The Hotel at The University of Maryland in College Park.
Fenestration & Glazing Considerations for School Safety
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
This course explores design strategies for new schools to make the most effective use of glazing for daylighting, natural surveillance, safety and security.
DesignDC 2018 - Constructing an Equitable Future
Washington E. Walter Convention Center
Washington, DC
Venue website
The conference will analyze the role of architects, interior designers, engineers, contractors, planners, landscape architects, and developers in creating working, playing, and living spaces open to all regardless of ability, income-level, or age.
Annual Meeting of the Potomac Valley Architecture Foundation
The Annual Meeting includes the election of new directors to the Foundation's board. Please RSVP so we can plan for refreshments!
SPG - Historic Rowhouse Rehab in Mount Pleasant - Problems and Solutions
Project Under Construction
2009 Park Road NW
Washington, DC
George Papaheraklis of Finecraft Custom Builders will join Jennifer Verbeke, AIA and Matthew McDonald, AIA of McD Studio for a hardhat tour of a historic district rowhouse restoration and rehab.
Architectural Insulated Metal Panels – What’s Next?
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This interactive program covers the design basics of IMP’s, current energy code requirements; the influence of air, moisture, thermal and vapor are discussed; and actual project performance details are reviewed.
Student-Mentor Dinner
LEAFHOUSE
3907 Metzerott Road
College Park, MD 20740
Venue website
This annual mentoring tradition offers students the benefit of your insight into career paths, and the opportunity to make connections with practicing architects who can be resources for them as they continue their education and enter the profession.
Wolf-Subzero-Cove Trade Show Happy Hour
Wolf-Subzero-Cove Showroom
9204 Berger Road
Columbia, MD
Learn from the experts how the latest trends and products can enhance your projects. Connect with innovative industry resources and network with your colleagues.
Operable Walls for Sustainable Design
TW Perry - Silver Spring
9015 Brookville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Venue website
This course describes the types of operable wall systems, how they contribute to sustainable design, and the various options and considerations for selecting the correct system.
CRAN: Restoring American Heritage Tilework
Maggiano’s Restaurant at Friendship Heights
5333 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20015
Venue website
Course material will demonstrate that the use of historically-authentic reproduction materials to restore the tilework in vintage period homes and commercial and municipal buildings is possible, practical, and desirable.
University of Maryland AIAS Back-to-School Barbecue
University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
3835 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Venue website
The Back-Ventilated and Pressure-Equalized Rainscreen system—the right solution for today’s buildings
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
Learn about the Rainscreen principle and the back-ventilated and pressured-equalized Rainscreen system.
Sustainability in Masonry Construction
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
The single largest issue in masonry wall design is the compatibility of various products that must work together to achieve the desired results. This seminar will discuss the importance of sourcing all materials from a single supplier.
CRAN: End of Summer Happy Hour
CRAN invites you to an Architects Happy Hour where you can mingle and celebrate the end of summer with your peers.
Revit for Existing Buildings and Renovations
Via Webinar
Revit is a powerful design and documentation tool that can greatly increase productivity for any design project. In this session attendees will learn about best practices when using Revit for an existing building project.
CRAN: Kitchen Ventilation - Maintaining Clean Air in a Residence
M & M Appliance
6201 Blair Road, NW
Washington, DC 20011
This presentation on kitchen ventilation will explain the mechanics of a good quality system and allow designers to experience different styles of kitchen ventilators in a showroom setting.
Energy Codes and NFRC
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
Venue website
This course describes the physical principles and terminology used to measure heat loss and gain, the thermal characteristics of windows, rating and labeling standards for product evaluation and building code requirements relating to windows.
Deadline: AIAPV Emerging Leader Award Nominations
N/A
Intro to Thin Brick Systems
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This course will cover basic wall detailing and construction and provide a clear and concise way to achieve a sound thin brick wall.
Designing My Career - Presenting Yourself: Resumes, Portfolios, Interviews and More
Knowing how to present yourself and your work effectively is critical at every career stage.
Early Women of Architecture in Maryland Exhibit Reception and Presentation
Dorchester Center for the Arts
321 High Street
Cambridge, MD
Venue website
The talk will focus on Victorine Du Pont Homsey, FAIA (1900-1998) and Chloethiel Woodard Smith, FAIA (1910–1992)
AIA POTOMAC VALLEY EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AWARDS
N/A
CRAN: Lighting Control Illuminated
District Architecture Center
421 7th St NW
Washington, DC 20004
Venue website
Join Capital Area CRAN and Casaplex for an overview of lighting control terminology, and the benefits and solutions of lighting control – presented in simple, easy to understand language.
Deadline: CANstruction 2018 Registration
N/A
Small Practice Group - Giving Back with the Neighborhood Design Center
Home Office of Sharon Washburn
Bethesda, MD
Learn about NDC's decades-long tradition of working with the local design community and the ways in which architects in the region can volunteer to help under-resourced communities build new playgrounds, reclaim vacant lots and abandoned buildings, revita
Simplifying the Design of Fluid-applied Air and Water-Resistive Barriers
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
Venue website
This course will assist design professionals in understanding fluid-applied air and water-resistive barrier chemistries, code requirements (IECC and IBC) and how these materials are tested and certified.
Backdoor Revolution: Accessory Dwelling Units
Smith Public Trust
3514 12th St. NE
Washington, DC 20017
Speaker Kol Peterson, a leading voice on accessory dwelling unit (ADU) development, will discuss how this unique form of grassroots housing is typically developed by amateur homeowner developers rather than professional developers, which presents special
AIA MARYLAND EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AWARDS
N/A
Demystifying Virtual Reality in Architecture
Grimm + Parker
11720 Beltsville Drive Suite 600
Calverton, MD 20705
Venue website
Experience the way virtual reality is being used at Grimm + Parker and learn how to harness its power for your own practice.
Fire & Sound in Multi-Family Floor/Ceiling Assemblies
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
This program will explore various design parameters in gypsum concrete floors and floor/ceiling assemblies including sound performance, fire resistance, aesthetics and installation methods.
Small Practice Group - Understanding Poly-Ash Siding and the Other Categories of the Siding Market
Home Office of Robert Reinhardt
10706 Kenilworth Ave.
Garrett Park, MD
An examination of the new Poly-Ash category of exterior siding as it relates to other types of siding, specifically around the areas of installation, maintenance, and sustainability.
AIAPV/PVAF Annual Golf Outing
University of Maryland Golf Course
3800 Golf Course Road
College Park, MD 20742
Venue website
CRAN: Wall Panel Rainscreen Design for the Contemporary Home
Home Tour
1528 Forest Villa Lane
McLean, VA 22101
Learn about high-performance commercial wall panel systems as applied to custom residential projects from a custom residential design-builder. Tour a custom house that is clad in this type of energy efficient panel system, which provides both an elegant,
Comfort by Design: Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Technology
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This course offers an overview of the HVAC industry focusing on Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) systems and details VRF technology and its advantages in both design and application for projects.
Construction History Society of America 6th Biennial Meeting; University of Maryland
University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
3835 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Venue website
CHSA 6th Biennial / UM will feature research and scholarship from a diverse range of academics and practitioners, focusing generally on the history of building design, fabrication, and construction throughout the Americas over the last five hundred years.
Makeover Montgomery 4 [Day 3]
Silver Spring Civic Building
1 Veterans Place
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Day 3 of Makeover Montgomery 4, the 3-day conference that brings together planners, architects, developers, real estate professionals, economists, social scientists, ecologists and others to discuss cutting-edge ideas for transforming the suburbs.
Implicit Bias in the Workplace - Know Thyself
Sky Level Conference Center (Webinar Option Available)
750 E. Pratt Street, 7th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Venue website
Join us for the second event of the Implicit Bias in the Workplace Series. This program will include an interactive workshop examining the subtle factors that make unconscious biases persist and strategies to increase self-knowledge and self-awareness.
Makeover Montgomery 4 [Day 2]
Silver Spring Civic Building
1 Veterans Place
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Day 2 of Makeover Montgomery 4, the 3-day conference that brings together planners, architects, developers, real estate professionals, economists, social scientists, ecologists and others to discuss cutting-edge ideas for transforming the suburbs.
Makeover Montgomery 4 Kick Off
University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
3835 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Venue website
Kick off the 3-day conference, Makeover Montgomery 4, with the Keynote Address by Innovator and Entrepreneur, Peter Leyden at the UMD School of Architecture. Free and open to the public.
Designing My Career - The Path to Licensure: How, When, Why
Torti Gallas + Partners
1300 Spring Street
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Venue website
Understand what you'll gain by becoming a licensed architect and how to incorporate your commitment to licensing into the rest of your life.
How to Submit Winning Design Award Entries
Webinar (online only)
This program offers a great opportunity for overall feedback about entries from Maryland chapters' design awards juries over the past few years.
Sustainable Living Open House - Maryland Day 2018
Join us at LEAFHouse for hands-on demonstrations of ways to make our homes and built environment more sustainable during our Sustainable Living Open House, in conjunction with the University of Mary
STEP Into the Sun: Solar Training for Design Professionals
College Park City Hall
4500 Knox Road
College Park, MD 20740
Demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy is at an all-time high. As more individuals and businesses decide to go solar, a new national training course is helping architects and engineers grab their market share of this increasingly demanded technology.
AIA Post-disaster Safety-Assessment Program (SAP) Training
Attend Post-disaster Safety-Assessment Program (SAP) Training course led by former Chairman of the AIA National Disaster Assistance Committee and gain knowledge to provide evaluations of facilities and buildings in the aftermath of a disaster.
LEAFHouse Building Performance Assessment
Ever conducted a blower door test or even seen a blower door? What about a thermal imaging camera, or a two pin moisture meter? Come and join us for a unique chance to witness a building science and energy assessment of LEAFHouse, led by Peter Yost and
UMD Spring 2018 Lecture Series: Work + Life: 13 Years of Practice at Wheeler Kearns Architects
University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
3835 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Venue website
Thirty (30) years ago, Wheeler Kearns was created on the philosophy of a “collective practice.” Chris-Annmarie Spencer, AIA, NOMA, 2017 AIA National Young Architect, shares insights in the 2018 Craig and Mimi Spangler Lecture.
Architectural and Performance Benefits of Cellular PVC Cladding
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This course describes cellular PVC and explains its advantages as a cladding material. It describes water-based PVDF coatings, how they work, and the importance of the C-F bond.
MAPP of the Future: A Research and Creative Practice Symposium
University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
3835 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Venue website
This symposium will highlight the contributions of UMD faculty, students, and alumni in celebration of the School’s 50th anniversary and will address various topics related to design, planning, development, and conservation of the built environment.
UMD Spring 2018 Lecture Series: "Architects of Community" became "Architects of a Better World
University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
3835 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Venue website
Thomas M. Gallas, CPA, NCPC Board, LEED AP BD +C will discuss the recently published book, "Architects of Community, Torti Gallas + Partners," which chronicles 25 years of designing buildings, neighborhoods and places and the methodologies that helped sha
The Importance of Correct Sub Floor Preparation
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
Attendees will be educated with an understanding of why sub floor analysis, diagnosis and proper preparation are all critical in advance of installing finish floor coverings.
SPG - Tour of "Making Room - Housing for a Changing America"
National Building Museum
401 F St NW
Washington, DC 20001
Venue website
Join us at the National Building Museum for a curator-led tour of this exhibit focused on the 21st-century housing needs of a changing America.
Two Inspiring Designs: A Park and a Healing Institution (Talk by Winners of Planning Dept's 2017 Design Excellence Awards)
Silver Spring Library
900 Wayne Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Venue website
Recipients of Planning Dept.'s 2017 Design Excellence Awards will talk about their award-winning designs at this free public event.
mArch Madness - Food, Drinks, CEUs and Basketball
Ernest Maier Headquarters
4700 Annapolis Road
Bladensburg, MD 20710
Venue website
Spend the day at Ernest Maier Inc in Bladensburg for the spring tradition of watching the opening round of the NCAA March Madness tournament between educational sessions, industry networking, and plenty of food and drink.
Women's Day "Pop-Up" BYO Lunch
Multiple locations
In Celebration of Women’s Day, there will be a ‘Pop-Up’ BYO (Bring Your Own) Lunch on March 8 from 12-2pm. This is a lunchtime opportunity to network with architects outside your place of employment. Please forward to those who may be interested in. All
CRAN: Summer Moisture: Problems and Solutions
Maggiano’s Restaurant at Friendship Heights
5333 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20015
Venue website
In this presentation Doug Horgan, Vice President for Best Practices at BOWA, will share lessons learned over decades of evaluating, repairing, and most importantly, preventing summer-time moisture issues illustrated with over 100 photos, and presented in
CANCELLED: First Tuesday Lunch & Learn: Protect Your Assets: Water & Moisture Design Considerations in Concrete
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
This presentation will focus on water and moisture design considerations in concrete in protecting assets, reducing moisture/water-related finished floor failures and reducing design risk.
SPG - Websites and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Small Businesses
Home Office of Sharon Washburn
5410 Huntington Parkway
Bethesda, MD 20814
Information for the small practitioner about developing an online presence and the different sources for creating your own website or working with a website developer
CRAN: Limiting Your Liability
Tyson Dulles Plaza, 1st Floor Conference Center
1420 Spring Hill Road
McLean, VA
This session will provide critical information to design professionals on how to limit their liability through both the contracts they sign, and performance of their contractual obligations.
UMD Student Portfolio Review
University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
3835 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Venue website
Help students get ready for spring interviews by sharing your professional perspective and expertise at our annual UMD Portfolio Review.
Bowl-A-Rama for Neighborhood Design Center
College Park Lanes - Bowlero College Park
9021 Baltimore Blvd
College Park, MD 20740
AIAPV will help raise funds for the Neighborhood Design Center through its 2018 Bowl-A-Rama!
First Tuesday Lunch & Learn: Creating Sustainable Spaces with Fiber Optic Daylighting
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
Access to natural light is not only a hallmark of sustainable design, it also defines today’s most valuable real estate. Fiber optic daylighting systems can help ensure that all occupants enjoy the unique benefits provided by natural daylight.
Maryland Advocacy Day in Annapolis
AIA Maryland
86 Maryland Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21401
Venue website
AIA Maryland is partnering with Preservation Maryland to convene a statewide delegation of history, humanities and preservation avocates in Annapolis to let elected officials know that our state’s history is worth protecting.
Implicit Bias In the Workplace - The State of the Industry
Sky Level Conference Center (Webinar Option Available)
750 E. Pratt Street, 7th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Join us in Baltimore or via webinar for a discussion of the AIA Equity in Architecture Commission's findings and recommendations for expanding and strengthening the commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in every practice.
Covering It Up: Dissecting Cladding Attachment
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
Review of how codes shape and influence the approach of cladding attachment for projects. Presentation includes review of performance impacts of different cladding and their design as it relates to the cladding attachment system.
SPG – January Round Table Discussion
Home Office of Helen Wilkes
3923 Prospect Street
Kensington, MD 20895
Please join your fellow small practice architects for a meaningful discussion about what matters to you and your practice. 1 LU/HSW
2018 Planning Retreat
Brewer's Alley
124 North Market Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Venue website
