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5:00 p.m. - Construction Tour with Higley Construction team members

5:45 p.m. - Happy Hour with open bar and charcuterie inside the museum

Presented by Gunton Pella

In person at the AIA Cleveland Office

Lunch provided!

1 HSW

Selecting a window and door system for use in new or renovated multi-family buildings typically centers on aluminum, aluminum-clad wood, fiberglass, or vinyl windows. All are well-suited for a variety of different design applications whether horizontal, vertical, or punched window looks are sought. Their installation methods are numerous and suited to a variety of building construction types for both new and existing construction. Regardless of the design intent or installation method used, designing and specifying windows and doors into multi-family buildings yields broad design choices, excellent energy efficiency, resistance to rain and wind, and lasting durability.

Learning Objectives:

• Review the materials, product types, and design options commonly used in multi-family projects.

• Compare the design and performance criteria used by architects when researching, designing, and specifying windows and doors for multi-family and mixed-use projects.

• Investigate the design considerations for the use of window and doors in different opening types in multi-family buildings, including punched openings, large combinations, entrances, storefront, and curtain wall applications.

• Specify and design appropriate window installation details for new construction and renovation projects that meet human safety and welfare requirements while contributing to an energy efficient building envelope.

Working in clay, color, and pattern, Aliberti creates art tile for architectural and public art installations throughout the region, including Strive for Harmony, the vibrant mural that anchors the West 65th Street RTA station. For one night, he is opening his studio to share how a ceramic tile installation moves from first idea to finished work.

Presented by ARC Document Solutions and Riot Creative Imaging

1 LU | Elective

Free Parking | Lunch provided | Shop Tour

This one-hour course explores how digital displays and experiential graphics can be combined to create layered visual experiences within the built environment. Participants will examine how digital signage with interactive and non-interactive displays, kiosks, menu boards, and video walls are integrated with experiential graphics such as wall wraps, wall coverings, environmental graphics, directional signage, and branded interior elements to shape how people perceive and move through a space. The session will review applications across retail, corporate, hospitality, education, and public environments, with emphasis on how these visual systems support facility communication, brand expression, and user engagement. By comparing static and digital elements within a single design approach, the course will help architects and designers evaluate how immersive graphics and display technologies contribute to more dynamic and memorable environments.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the primary roles digital displays and experiential graphics play in shaping communication, branding, and user engagement within interior environments.

• Compare the design strengths of digital signage and experiential graphics, including where interactive displays, environmental graphics, wall coverings, and directional elements perform best within a space.

• Evaluate how placement, scale, content, material selection, and visual integration influence the effectiveness of layered visual experiences in retail, workplace, hospitality, education, and public-facing environments.

• Apply a design framework for combining digital displays and experiential graphics to create immersive, brand-aligned environments that improve visual impact and user experience.

Swing into scholarships for College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) students at the 37th Annual CAED Golf Classic.

Join alumni and friends of the CAED on Monday, May 18th, for a day on the green while supporting a worthy cause.

All proceeds from the event go toward student scholarships.

Presented by Corix
To Cultivate Enduring Energy Systems for Communities to Thrive

In person at the AIA Cleveland Office

Lunch provided!

Credits: 1 HSW

What we’ll cover:

• How low-carbon district energy improves building performance and indoor air quality.

• How centralized thermal systems are safer and more reliable than individual building systems.

• How district energy saves space, reduces noise, lowers long-term costs, and supports healthier, more resilient communities.

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Cleveland architect, Philip Lindsley Small, was enormously influential in shaping Cleveland and in setting the aesthetic standards for a generation. His architectural design work for the federal government and for the Van Sweringen brothers, the developers of the Terminal Tower and Shaker Heights, became the backdrop for everyday life. Small’s profound influence on Cleveland’s built environment will be the subject of a presentation.

AIA HSW learning units: In Process of Approval 

The presentation will be in the illustrated lecture format with an opportunity for Q & A to follow. Philip Small’s work in single‐family, multi‐family, public and private residential projects demonstrated his attention to aspects of architecture effecting the physical, mental and social well‐being of its inhabitants.  

His work in educational, recreational, cultural and commercial buildings was intended to engender positive emotional and physical responses by the large number people who continue to safely use these facilities. His architectural practice also included work on public water and sewage treatment facilities demonstrating a consciousness toward public safety and civic improvement.  

The presentation will include a discussion of Philip Small’s drawings and the design influences that shaped his urban planning and master planning projects, his building designs and interiors. His collaboration with Louis Rorimer will also be mentioned and discussed as it pertains to materials, products, finishes and furnishings. 

The learning objectives will be: 

1. To become familiar with the scope of buildings designed by the office of Philip Small. 

2. To understand the sources and influences that informed Philip Small’s design work and to consider how Philip Small’s work has informed and continues to inform new work. 

3. To examine the impact of Small’s work on the design of public spaces and the communities where it exists. 

4. To compare the different building types and styles like those designed by Philip Small and how the public can and does benefit from this variety. 

UPDATE! THIS WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR A FUTURE DATE!

Presented by Valley
www.buildwithvalley.com

In person at the AIA Cleveland Office

Lunch provided!

Credits: 1 HSW

The world of prefabrication is growing and constantly evolving. While the focus had long been on complex systems like MEP, now the flexibility, efficiency and safety prefab can offer has led to a total mentality shift-- Why not prefab as many building components as possible and how do we do that successfully?

In this lunch and learn, we will discuss the growing possibilities with prefabrication of interior and exterior components, like panelized wall systems and drywall shapes, and the impact you can leverage for your designs and clients.

What we will cover:

• Understanding the Benefits of Prefabrication

• Preconstruction and Prefab

• Review Prefab Use Cases in Key Construction Sectors

• Compare Onsite vs Offsite Prefab

Join AIA Cleveland, APA Cleveland, and ASLA Ohio for Parkitecture: Spring Edition, a seasonal exploration of architecture, landscape architecture, planning, and nature in one of the Cleveland Metroparks’ most historic landscapes. This program will be held at Garfield Reservation and is timed to coincide with one of Northeast Ohio’s most beautiful seasonal moments—the blooming of the redbud trees.

The program will begin at 10:00 AM on the terrace of the new Program Center, where participants will gather around the firepit for a relaxed meet and greet with light breakfast foods and coffee while connecting with colleagues from across the architecture, planning, and landscape architecture communities.

From there, we will head outside for a guided walk around the restored pond and surrounding trails with a Metroparks naturalist. As we experience the early signs of spring emerging across the landscape, from blooming redbuds to seasonal changes in plant and wildlife activity, members of the Metroparks planning and landscape architecture team will discuss the design and planning of the site. The walk will highlight how ecological restoration, trail design, and landscape planning shape the experience of the park while supporting habitat and environmental health.

The program will conclude inside the Program Center with a discussion led by members of the Cleveland Metroparks planning and design team. They will share the story of Garfield Park’s transformation, from its origins as a city park designed by Ernest Bowditch in the spirit of the Olmsted picturesque tradition to its evolution as part of the Cleveland Metroparks system, and discuss the design of the restored pond, trails, and the new Program Center built on the foundation of the historic boathouse.

Blending architecture, landscape design, planning, ecology, and seasonal experience, Parkitecture offers a unique opportunity to learn from the professionals who shape our parks while enjoying one of the most beautiful times of year in Northeast Ohio. The program will conclude at approximately 12:30 PM.

Join AIA Akron and AIA Cleveland for a hard hat tour of the renovation underway in the historic 1899 building at the Akron Art Museum.

Led by the project design team from Perspectus Architecture and Process Creative Studios, participants will walk through the in-progress construction and explore how the team approached adaptive reuse within an active cultural institution. The tour will highlight key discoveries made during construction, the creative design responses required to address them, and strategies used to stabilize and preserve the historic structure while introducing new gallery, storage, and office spaces.

Attendees will also examine structural modifications supporting new gallery environments, including slab replacement, attic improvements, and partial floor removal, and learn about design considerations for portrait, performance, and interactive gallery spaces. The program will conclude with a happy hour at Akronym Brewing.

Attendees must provide and wear standard PPE (hard hat, high vis, closed-toe shoes, safety glasses) for the duration of the tour.

Attendees receive 1 AIA HSW LUs.

AIA Cleveland’s WIA+ Committee is proud to present, “The Women Shaping the Built Environment in Cleveland!”

Please join us for a night of networking and inspiration as we celebrate Women’s History Month by featuring the effort, intellect, and creativity of women who are shaping the Cleveland that we all love and explore.

The night will feature the work of local architects, interior designers, engineers, and contractors in an open gallery opening at 5:30. Appetizers and beverages will be provided.

At 6:00, there will be a mixed discipline panel of experts who will share their experience and expertise through inspiring stories and lessons learned, as we discuss what unites us as we work to improve and shape our communities. After the panel, the gallery will remain open for networking and further discussion with the professionals who will be displaying their work.

Please consider joining us for this night of celebration and inspiration, graciously hosted at the Union Hall of the Millwrights and Carpenters!

Join AIA Cleveland for an immersive, hands-on evening with the visiting sculptors and mold makers of Buffalo Architectural Casting.

For more than 30 years, Buffalo Architectural Casting has restored and replicated historic architectural ornament across the country, mastering plaster, stone replication, and today’s high-performance systems like GFRG and GFRC. For one night, they’re bringing that craft to Cleveland.

What to Expect

5:30 PM – Doors Open

Sign in, enjoy food and drinks, and connect with fellow architects.

Intro + Hands-On Casting

Cast your own piece of architectural ornament in a historic travertine finish. Learn about gypsum systems, reinforcement, anchoring strategies, and how ornament evolved as the skyscraper transformed American cities like Cleveland and Buffalo.

Presentation + Case Studies

Explore the history of architectural ornament, from antiquity to the rise of the steel-frame tower—and examine contemporary fabrication methods that support durability, fire performance, preservation fidelity, and façade safety.

Guided Sketching Session

Sketch large-scale sculptural works, including classical and Art Deco forms, to study proportion, detail, and stylistic language. Drawing becomes a tool for seeing: understanding how ornament integrates with structure and scale.

Cleveland is one of the cities where the skyscraper was born. As buildings rose, ornament adapted, becoming lighter, safer, and more integrated into new structural systems. Yet its meaning endured. From the Guardians of Traffic on the Hope Memorial Bridge to the lions, wreaths, and figures that adorn our façades, ornament continues to shape our city’s identity.

This is not a lecture you sit through.

You’ll pour. You’ll sketch. You’ll ask questions.

And you’ll leave with your own cast piece of architectural ornament—and a renewed appreciation for the craft embedded in our built legacy.

Space is limited. Register today.