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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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Past Meetings
Holidays in Hagerstown: Program on Urban Revitalization
Hagerstown City Hall
Council Chamber of City Hall, 2nd floor, 1 E. Franklin Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Venue website
AIAPV’s Social Committee will host a series of events focused on urban revitalization in Hagerstown. Join us and earn 3.0 HSW credits!
Architectural Powder Coating [Webinar]
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This presentation centers on educating attendees about powder coating, what it is, its history, the ingredients of powder coating powder, the application of powder coating paint and AAMA paint specifications.
Montgomery County Buildings Climate Technical Workgroup - December Meeting
Montgomery County Executive Office Building
9th Floor Conference Room, 101 Monroe St
Rockville, MD 20850
Venue website
This DEP workgroup will identify innovative strategies and develop recommendations related to building codes, benchmarking, energy efficiency, building energy performance standards, auditing, and retrocommissioning.
Small Practice Group - Window Solutions for Historic Buildings
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
7900 Norfolk Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
Venue website
Join AIAPV's Small Practice Group for a presentation by two local Pella representatives who have 30+ combined years of experience in dealing with historic preservation projects in the DC Metro area.
Capital Area CRAN Holiday Party!
Pella Windows and Doors of Tysons Corner
8150 Leesburg Pike, Suite 140
Tyson's Corner, VA 22182
Venue website
Join the Tri-Chapter Capital Area CRAN Committee for its annual holiday party! Food and beverages will be provided.
25th Annual Review of Legal Decisions Affecting Architects and Engineers
District Architecture Center
421 7th St NW
Washington, DC 20004
Venue website
James F. Lee, Jr. and Jonathan C. Shoemaker present this annual seminar, reviewing the legal challenges encountered by design professionals this year to provide practical “lessons learned” that may be applied to your daily practice.
Systems Approach to Advanced Glazed Structures [Webinar]
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
This course will cover integrated glass and steel specialty systems, new technologies in advanced steel fabrication, ETFE for higher transparency and cost efficiency and the evolution of structural glass systems.
Understanding HPL and the Benefits of Rainscreen Applications [Webinar]
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
Along with a discussion on how HPL (High Pressure Laminate) rainscreen systems can contribute to a successful Passive House design, attendees will learn how to identify HPL façade panels based on the manufacturing process and by product performance.
Annual Membership Meeting and Reception
Wheaton Library and Community Recreation Center
11701 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20902
Venue website
Join us for our Annual Membership Meeting and a tour of the Wheaton Library and Community Recreation Center.
TW Perry Fall AIA Continuing Education Day - Earn 6 LU/HSW
Tysons Corner Marriott
8028 Leesburg Pike
Tysons, VA 22182
Venue website
TW Perry is hosting a fall AIA continuing education day in Tysons, VA on November 12. One-hour classes will be taught by six various vendors. Breakfast and lunch are included. 6 LU/HSW
Architectural Residential Timber Curtain Wall
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
This course provides an investigation of residential glass wall systems with an emphasis on larger glass assemblies, contemporary features, and minimal profiles.
Downtown Frederick Partnership's unchARTed Design Competition - Deadline Nov. 4
A design competition and installation, unchARTed is sponsored by Downtown Frederick Partnership and will result in design installations in pre-identified Downtown Frederick alleys.
Daylighting and Glare Control [Webinar]
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
Participants will learn about the importance of effective daylighting in non-residential applications and examine the use of translucent glazings to achieve optimum daylighting.
CRAN: Seven Steps to Make Business Development Easier
Precision Sales Consulting
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 544
Fairfax, VA 22031
Venue website
Nema Semnani, Founder and President of Precision Sales Consulting, will cover some simple business development skills and tactics that can help any architect move their next project from concept to completion.
SPG: Meeting the Challenge: Custom LED Lighting Solutions
Sharon Washburn, FAIA Architect
5410 Huntington Parkway
Bethesda, MD 20814
This course describes the features and benefits of current LED technology, how understanding the light spectrum and color metrics leads to better lighting design, and how to specify a custom LED illumination plan that meets the design needs of projects.
Celebrate Design 2019 - AIAPV Design Awards Celebration
AMP by Strathmore
11810 Grand Park Avenue
North Bethesda, MD 20852
Venue website
Join us on Thursday, October 17, 2019 in North Bethesda at AMP by Strathmore for Celebrate Design 2019.
Master Class - An Interactive Dialogue with Head Juror Matt Kreilich, FAIA
Canopy by Hilton Washington DC Bethesda North
940 Rose Avenue
North Bethesda, MD 20852
Venue website
Design principal of Snow Kreilich Architects and chair of the 2019 AIAPV Excellence in Design Awards Jury spends focused time with firm principals on a range of topics around their practice.
HAPPY HOUR SOCIAL AT THE HARBORSIDE
Portum Lounge, Harborside Hotel
6400 Oxon Hill Road
Oxon Hill, MD 20745
Venue website
Join your fellow members of the AIAPV community for an extended cocktail hour and the opportunity to network and relax with your peers.
Tour of the Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Environmental Education Center
Alice Ferguson Foundation / Cafritz Foundation Environmental Education Center
2001 Bryan Point Road
Accokeek, MD 20607
Venue website
Tour the Cafritz Foundation Environmental Education Center, only the 13th project in the world with full Living Building Challenge™ certification.
More with Less - Expertly Shaping Architecture with Light [Webinar]
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
A discussion of lighting design process, employing contemporary techniques and modern LED technology to empower anyone to make good lighting decisions with confidence.
CRAN Night at the Ballpark - Registration is Closed
Washingtion Nationals Stadium
1500 S Capitol St SE
Washington, DC 20003
Venue website
Come out to cheer on the Nats as they near the end of a successful season as the #2 team in the National League East Division. While you're there, take in the first major professional stadium in the U.S. to become LEED® Silver Certified.
More with Less - Expertly Shaping Architectural Experience with Light [Webinar]
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
A discussion of lighting design process, employing contemporary techniques and modern LED technology to empower anyone to make good lighting decisions with confidence.
CRAN: DC Alleys: Past, Present, and Future
Join AIA|DC and the Capital Area Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) for a lively panel discussion among local experts and decision-makers about the past, present, and future of DC’s alley neighborhoods.
DesignDC 2019 - Charged Up!
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
Venue website
DesignDC is the premier regional conference focused on the unique challenges posed by working in Metropolitan Washington for architects, interior designers, engineers, contractors, planners, landscape architects, and developers in the DC Metropolitan area
AIA Chesapeake Bay Annual Crab Feast and Tour of Cloverfields Preservation Site
Cloverfields
662 Foreman Landing Road
Queenstown, MD 21658
Venue website
Attend AIA Chesapeake Bay's annual Crab Feast at the historic preservation site of the Cloverfields Plantation Home and gardens in Queenstown, MD.
CANCELLED: Enhancing School Security with Laminated Glass [Webinar]
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
This presentation will focus on the need for security glazing in schools to protect children, teachers, and staff, as well as the school building itself, from terrorist attacks and severe weather.
CANCELLED: Moisture Mitigation: Planning for Success [Webinar]
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This course will examine moisture in concrete slab and how it impacts a flooring system.
Innovative Insulation Technologies and their Fitness for Use
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
Specific rigid insulation board technologies are suitable for foundations, floors, walls, and soffits. By understanding these technologies, architects can select the best insulation type for each part of a project.
Building Waterproofing Assemblies [Webinar]
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This course focuses on key points and methods to ensure proper waterproofing installation the first time. Participants will learn common mistakes to avoid, eliminating potential problems and future water penetration.
Basics of Brickwork Detailing [Webinar]
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
Water penetration is responsible for many of the problems encountered in masonry walls today. Water penetration resistance and control in brick veneer is the focus of the presentation.
CRAN: Custom Urban Two-Family Residence: A Construction Tour
Construction site at 418 New Jersey Ave., SE
418 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003
Learn about the trials and tribulations encountered by the architect and builders in tackling this complex custom infill project, a two-family flat located in the Capitol Hill Historic District, within the viewshed of the Capitol Building. 2 LU|HSW
Elevator Education 201: Designing for Mid-Rise Buildings
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This presentation is designed to be a thought-provoking elevator education presentation geared towards the architect, specifier, and designers of mid-rise buildings (7-20 stories).
AIAPV/PVAF 2019 Golf Outing
University of Maryland Golf Course
3800 Golf Course Road
College Park, MD 20742
Venue website
AIA Potomac Valley and the Potomac Valley Architecture Foundation invite you to the 7th Annual AIAPV/PVAF Golf Outing to raise funds for scholarships and architecture education in our area.
POSTPONED - CRAN: Custom Urban Two-Family Residence: A Construction Tour
Construction site at 418 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20003
Learn about the trials and tribulations encountered by the architect and builders in tackling this complex custom infill project, a two-family flat located in the Capitol Hill Historic District, within the viewshed of the Capitol Building. 2 LU|HSW
Flexible Space Design Trends [Webinar]
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
This course will explore space utilization trends and challenges in three major practice areas – corporate (workspace), hospitality and academic (primary and higher ed), and to understand the acoustics and the acoustical control in those spaces.
AIA Post-disaster Safety-Assessment Program (SAP) Training 2019
Savage Volunteer Fire Company
8521 Corridor Road
Savage, MD 20763
Venue website
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.
Firestop 101: A Life Safety Issue
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This presentation will provide an overview of how the building codes address the need for firestop with emphasis on understanding what firestop is and why it’s needed, applicable code requirements, and firestop system testing and listings.
Tour of the New Pavilions at Glenstone: Integration of Art, Architecture, and Landscape (SOLD OUT)
This tour will focus on the story of how an evolving art collection has been accommodated by innovative architecture and landscape design to produce an extraordinary experience in which art, architecture and landscape enrich one another.
Maryland Association of Historic District Commissions 2019 Annual Symposium
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ and Conference Center (ERUCC)
15 West Church Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Venue website
Sessions will address the reinterpretation of Maryland’s historic districts through the addition of new stories and the challenge of meeting the demands of a changing climate.
28th Annual Affordable Housing Summit
North Bethesda Marriott Conference Center
5701 Marinelli Road
North Bethesda, MD 20852
Venue website
The Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County's 28th Annual Affordable Housing Summit will be held on May 17 in North Bethesda.
Designing with Polymer Windows & Doors
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
Understand the benefits and capabilities of designing and building with polymer windows and doors – from energy performance to cost to comfort.
Hideaway Privacy with Operable Walls - WEBINAR CANCELLED
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
This course provides an overview to hideaway privacy and operable walls, discussing reasons why people may want to divide up space, the pros and cons of current options available, the benefits of retractable walls, and the different solutions available.
Maryland Day Open House 2019
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.
Structural Thermal Breaks for Steel Connections
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This course focuses on the science behind thermal bridging at steel connections and the solutions available to address it.
TW Perry Ellicott City Architectural Workshop - Earn 6 LU/HSW
Turf Valley Resort
2700 Turf Valley Road
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Venue website
TW Perry is hosting an architectural workshop in Ellicott City on April 10. One-hour classes will be taught by six various vendors. Breakfast and lunch are included. 6 LU/HSW
Fire and Smoke Rated Curtains [Webinar]
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
This course will acquaint participants with the many aspects of Fire and Smoke Rated Curtains and the specific Code Requirements relating to the curtains and their applications.
2019 KEA COLLOQUIUM - URBAN DESIGN, EDUCATION AND THE PRESENT URBAN PREDICAMENT
University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
3835 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Venue website
This colloquium is intended to focus on the nature of the present urban predicament, offering different opinions on this matter and how a curriculum in architecture/urban design should be shaped to address it.
SPG - Successful Moisture Management in Wet Area Tile & Stone Installations
The Tile Shop
4530 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Venue website
This course will focus on using Cement Coated XPS to completely manage that moisture, while also offering a high performing tile substrate.
Suspended Ceilings and Acoustical Solutions using Stone Wool [Webinar]
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This presentation will discuss and explain in detail the features and benefits of using stone wool acoustical ceiling tiles. There will be an introduction to acoustics along with acoustical challenges and resolutions in commercial buildings.
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.
CRAN: Windows to the World: Going Big with Operable Glass Walls
District Architecture Center
421 7th St NW
Washington, DC 20004
Venue website
Join the AIA Capital Area CRAN for a free for members lunchtime seminar that will examine the varied applications of multi-slide and multi-fold glass walls. 1 LU/HSW
BOWL-A-RAMA FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN CENTER
College Park Lanes - Bowlero College Park
9021 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, MD 20740
We're putting on our bowling shoes for Neighborhood Design Center's Bowl-A-Rama! Contribute to Team AIA Potomac Valley - every donation helps!
Rainscreen Systems and Their Contribution to Sustainability
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
This course will introduce the participant to the rainscreen principle and focuses on Health, Safety and Welfare through the implementation of sustainable building materials,
Understanding Site Grading: Considerations that Can Impact Your Project’s Bottom Line [Webinar]
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This seminar offers an overview of how engineers and architects perform site grading and clarifies how site constraints, design regulations, and other considerations can have an impact on the grading design and the project’s budget.
CRAN – Integrating Acoustics into Architecture
Miele Showroom in Tysons Corner
Fairfax Retail Square, 8065 Leesburg Pike, Suite 110
Vienna, VA 22182
Venue website
This program promotes acoustically mindful design and educates on the effects sound has on occupant health and welfare.
Montgomery County ADU Legislation Hearing in Rockville Feb. 26
Montgomery County Council
100 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850
Venue website
Montgomery County Public Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) No. 19-01, Accessory Residential Uses – Accessory Apartments
CRAN: Design for Success: Residential Stormwater Management in Montgomery County
Maggiano’s Restaurant at Friendship Heights
5333 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20015
Venue website
This program will help you identify, adopt, and implement best practices for Stormwater Management and Drainage Design. A panel of experts will explore issues and solutions as well as answer questions from the audience.
2019 Architecture, Planning, Preservation & Real Estate Development Career & Internship Fair
University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
3835 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Venue website
This fair is an excellent opportunity for your firm to meet University of Maryland undergraduate and graduate students seeking full-time, part-time, and internship positions in architecture, planning, historic preservation and real estate development.
Fireproofing Structural Steel – Total Passive Fire Protection
First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
This course presentation covers the importance of Fireproofing, passive Fireproofing solutions and building design challenges.
AIA Maryland Advocacy Day and Legislative Luncheon
We will be advocating for the policies, programs and funding that makes our collective work possible!
CANCELLED: Vegetative Roof Assembly – Achieving High Performance Protection [Webinar]
Last Wednesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners
This program focuses mainly on the benefits of greenroofs, with a heavy focus on storm water retention, both regulations and technologies.
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
AIA Maryland Legislative Preview Webinar
Webinar (online only)
Join Joe Miedusiewski, Lobbyist for AIA Maryland, for a preview of what we might expect during the 2019 Legislative Session.
