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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has honored 13 projects by schools, businesses, and community organizations around the state with the 2021 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence. Four of these projects recognize the contributions and collaboration of architects across the Commonwealth. “This year’s Environmental Excellence honorees showcase the innovation and passion that our students,…

Join us in congratulating Pennsylvania’s newest architects of 2021! The following AIA Pennsylvania members have undergone an extensive process of education, experience, and examination to earn the title architect. Architectural licensing is exclusively granted when candidates demonstrate professional education, complete a rigorous program of practical experience under the supervision of a licensed architect and pass…

Join us in welcoming the newest AIA Pennsylvania members of 2021!  The following members made the move to join AIA from July 2021 – September 2021. AIA Central Pennsylvania Katrina M. Endresen, AIA Gail Chen, Associate AIA Drew T. Hohenwarter, AIA AIA Eastern Pennsylvania Jeff S. Gendell, AIA Zachary Hawk, Associate AIA Cindy G. Zheng,…

Ed Shriver, FAIA, a Founding Principal of Strada, retired from his role at the firm in December of 2020. He has launched a new chapter of his life and career with the advent of 9K Consulting, founded to help inventive, creative, and design-focused firms make and run their practices as creative studios and successful businesses. MBA…

Launching with a Few Tailwinds The AIA Committee on Climate Action and Design Excellence (CCADE) has been busy with initiatives both internal and external to the Institute.  CCADE is a new board committee established this year comprised of a variety of national subject matter experts working to better integrate the Institute’s climate action goals into all of the Institute’s committees…

For the past 20 years Architectural Record has honored 10 emerging practices advancing issues of form, construction, sustainability, and community engagement.  Their annual selections represent the promise of the future generation of architects. This year, AIA Pennsylvania member Bright Common was honored as a 2021 Design Vanguard from a pool of international applicants.  In Record’s…

Join us in congratulating Pennsylvania’s newest architects of 2021! The following AIA Pennsylvania members have undergone an extensive process of education, experience, and examination to earn the title architect. Architectural licensing is exclusively granted when candidates demonstrate professional education, complete a rigorous program of practical experience under the supervision of a licensed architect and pass…

Join us in welcoming the newest AIA Pennsylvania members of 2021!  The following members made the move to join AIA from April 2021 – June 2021. AIA Central Pennsylvania Beverly H. Brockway, Associate AIA Scott G. Eldridge, Associate AIA Jessie Ellis, Associate AIA Teresa A. Pecher, Associate AIA AIA Eastern Pennsylvania Sophia Assaf-Bautista, Associate AIA…

The Philadelphia Tribune – Ayana Jones, Tribune Staff Writer June 11, 2021 – Ian Smith is making his mark in the field of architecture. He leads the Ian Smith Design Group LLC, an award-winning full service architecture design firm. “I’d say we’re a unicorn,” Smith says describing his Fishtown-based company. “We’re one of very few that…