Submitted by Saxon Sigerson AIA
This is the meandering story of the drawn line connecting a man in Rome, Italy to a nine-year old girl in Sacramento, California. The distance is great and the time shift no less impressive at 170 years. To read more click here.
Join us Thursday evening, September 23rd for a special “Green Business” Presentation with the ReUse People of America (TRP) & our annual 2010 New Member Reception. The Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps (SRCC) has launched a new “Green Business” in Sacramento in partnership with The ReUse People of America (TRP), headquartered in Oakland, California. This new [...]
Attend the ONLY regionally-focused codes event in Sacramento ~ the AIACV Codes Conversation ~ now in it’s 7th year! This year there are two components to the event: Part 1, Thursday, September 30th–A panel discussion that brings together codes officials from regional jurisdictions to share and discuss what is new and upcoming in the codes [...]
In case you missed Nathan Wielers’s 4th Wednesday Design Dialogue presentation this month, we’ve uploaded the video to the AIACV’s Vimeo account. Click on the video, this link, or the Vimeo button under the “Connect with AIACV” tab in the center column of the website. Check back in the future to see more video content.
The Sustainable Facilities Management certificate program covers the basic elements of facility management along with related sustainability elements. From sustainable design, real estate development and construction to extending asset life, this program provides a comprehensive review of the essential skills required of professionals working in the design and facility fields. Click here for a PDF [...]
Plan to attend upcoming seminars in the 2010 APA Speaker Series! Sessions will take place on the FINAL FRIDAY of each month July through November 2010 from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. The AIACV/ ASLA session will take place on Friday, October 29th. The program will be “The Next Design Frontier–The American Suburbs”. David Mogavero, AIA [...]
Plan to attend this popular tournament benefiting the Gordon Stafford Scholarships (now a CIEF program) on Monday, September 20th. Click here for an event flyer. We encourage your participation in the tournament as a sponsor, golfer, or donor of raffle prizes or auction items. CIEF solicits support from the design and construction industry, as well [...]
Submitted by Carl Lubawy, AIA Architecture can be thought of as a golf course. Golf is a great game! The player has spectacular views of the best real estate in the world. Players experience the adventures of their foursome. Players experience first hand weather conditions which affect the simplicity of what the game is about, [...]
Submitted by Saxon Sigerson AIA This is the meandering story of the drawn line connecting a man in Rome, Italy to a nine-year old girl in Sacramento, California. The distance is great and the time shift no less impressive at 170 years. To read more click here.
Submitted by AIACV Allied Member: Green City Solar Meet 100% of your AIA Sustainable Design requirement at Green City Solar’s 4 hour solar design and economics workshop scheduled for Tuesday, August 31st. This not-to-be-missed workshop is ambitious and active - bring in a scaled roof drawing, calculator, ruler, pencil, and fully charged laptop (optional) to develop a complete photovoltaic [...]
WoodWorks, an AIA Central Valley Allied member, invites you to participate in a free seminar on “Fire-Rated Cementitious Coated OSB in Wall and Roof Sheathing Applications” on July 29th. Date: Thursday, July, 29th Time: 11:45 am – 12:15 pm – Check in, lunch serving, seating 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm – Presentation Place: AIA [...]
Contributed by: Dustin Littrell, Assoc. AIA 2010 Associate Director Please join us once again for this month’s Fourth Wednesday Design Dialogue (FWDD) as we discuss Original Projects with Nathan Wieler. Topic: “Original Projects” Date: Wednesday, August 25th Time: 5:45 – 7:30 PM Location: AIACV Chapter Office – Gallery, 1400 S Street (please enter on 14th [...]
London’s columns are like dancing sirens. Watch out- they’ll turn you into an architect!
I love that Ricahrd brought his daughter to draw with him, to share what they saw and experienced and to have her express her sense of design and architecture. My 5 year daughter pretty much understands what I do and we talk about buildings and spaces and places and what she likes about them. We spent a hour in the Leggo store two weeks ago “designing and constructing” buildings. She bulit a cool little house and helped me work on my high rise. It was a great experience for both of us.