Each year, AIA Cleveland members in conjunction with other design organizations and Cleveland young professionals board the Goodtime III cruise ship for the Annual Design Cruise. 

With yearly attendance regularly over 350+ people this is a great networking opportunity and a fun way to kickstart your weekend. Passengers will enjoy food and drink while the Goodtime III navigates down the Cuyahoga River and out onto Lake Erie.

Boarding begins promptly at 5:30pm.

Cruise departs promptly at 6:00pm and cannot wait for anyone.

Sponsorships:
Commander = $600 (Includes 4 Cruise Tickets + 8 Drink Tickets)
Lieutenant = $300 (Includes 2 Cruise Tickets + 4 Drink Tickets)

Tickets:
$32 (+ Transaction Fee) = General Admission
$16 (+ Transaction Fee) = Children (Ages 5-12)
$160 (+ Transaction Fee) = 6 Ticket Bundle (Buy 5 Tickets, Get 6th Free)

Tickets Include: Boat Admission, Pizza + Additional Food Options
Attire: Dress is Casual (Theme is Coastal/Nautical)

Celebrate spring with a walk around the Brookside Reservation with this month's Wellness in Design event!  This event is free to attend, so lace up those sneakers, grab those walking sticks, and bring a friend (or pet!) along for the evening.

Please plan on meeting by the restrooms that are near the parking lot.  We will wait around until about 6:05 before heading out.

An optional Happy Hour is planned after our walk at Opal on Pearl.  More information will be provided at the time of the event.

The St. Ignatius Campus Expansion project is part of school's Vision '30 strategic plan, a central pillar of which is Academic Preparation and Excellence. The project is a much-needed reimaging of the school's instructional spaces. With no major renovations or expansions in over 20 years, core academic classroom facilities were outdated and in need of significant improvements. The core elements to the project are the renovation of existing academic spaces and the construction of a new addition. The renovation portion of the project focuses on spaces for the arts, 3D printing/making, liberal arts classrooms, student commons, a varsity locker room, athletic training room and space for athletic administration. The new addition enables the school to offer space for student services such as tutoring, counseling, and college prep.

The tour will be led by members of the design team (Perspectus, architect of record) with representatives from Turner Construction.
Other project partners include Fielding International and Ozanne Construction.

Learning Objective 1: Attendees will observe the construction, detailing and installation of the firewall that separates the existing construction from the new construction.
Learning Objective 2: Attendees will observe the construction of the bridge that will connect the 1895 building to the new addition. With little to no documentation of the 1895 building, some conditions could not be known until demolition began. The project team will discuss the challenges of matching floor elevations and working through details as construction is in process.
Learning Objective 3: Attendees will understand the process the design team underwent to reallocate the central plant operations to make way for the new building addition.
Learning Objective 4: Attendees will tour the project construction and have an opportunity to ask questions about observed conditions.

Attendees are required to bring their own PPE. The following PPE is required to tour the site: Hard hats, gloves, glasses, safety vest, long pants, close-toed & hard soled shoes or boots. A portion of this tour will take place outside; attendees should dress appropriately for the weather.

1 HSW CEU

PPE needed: Bring your own hardhat, glasses, safety vest, and closed toed shoes/boots.

Looking to test your architectural sketching skills? Ready to go head-to-head against other design professionals? In this electrifying night of architectural artistry, teams will compete in a battle of speed, skill, and architectural knowledge.

Sketchers will transform blank canvases into rapid fire depictions of the world's most iconic buildings in this quick and high-stakes game of architectural picture guessing.

1 LU

Learning Objectives:

• Attendees will visualize different building typologies and historic structures.

• Attendees will consider how best to illustrate concepts quickly and in a way that best conveys the written prompt.

• Attendees will observe different drawing and sketching techniques and interpret how these different styles express the architectural concepts.

• Attendees will identify different architectural concepts and structures being sketched by other attendees.

This session describes how the characteristics of materials used for drinking water, wastewater, and fire-suppression systems impact the health, safety, and sustainability of buildings.

1 LU /1 HSW

Learning Objectives:

• Assess strengths and weaknesses of common materials used for drinking water and wastewater systems, including cast iron, (C)PVC, copper, HDPE, PEX, & steel, in contrast with failed piping materials such as lead and polybutylene plastic.

• Describe sustainability issues and relative product lifecycles of piping materials starting from production, through use, and after demolition.

• Give examples of fire risks and firestopping considerations that impact the health and safety of occupants and first responders.

• Understand how material characteristics relate to other important health and safety factors such as leaching, permeation, and water age.

Presenter:

Paul Hagar serves as Executive Director of Safe Piping Matters. Prior to that, he worked at a major manufacturer of architectural products for two decades, becoming a passionate advocate for improving the sustainability and health of the built environment. Paul partners with organizations across the AEC industry to raise awareness of the role of piping in safe, high-performing buildings.

Virtual Event: A link will be emailed closer to the event date.

Join the AIA Cleveland Historic Resources Committee in celebrating Preservation Month!

On May 8th, you are invited to attend a presentation about the beginnings of the movement to preserve Cleveland’s architectural heritage, the beginning of the Cleveland Landmarks Commission and the importance of these efforts to this day for economic revitalization a and the city’s cultural identity.

CSU Professor Stephanie Ryberg-Webster, Ph.D. addresses this topic in her 2023 book “Preserving the Vanishing City”, as well as the unique challenges, conditions, and opportunities facing Cleveland’s historic preservation community during the 1970s and 1980s.

She will expand on the topic, share her research, and answer Q&A’s from the audience.

Schedule

5:30 refreshments served in the Special Collections Lobby

5:45 Explore items from the Special Collections

6:10 Presentation

6:45 Q&A

Enjoy the outstanding spaces of the Cleveland Public Library Building and join the Library in celebrating the building’s 100 year anniversary.

Attendees will have the opportunity to see up-close rare architecture books from the CPL Special Collection, as well construction-trades-related brochures form the Schweinfurth Collection and preservation-related archival papers from the Robert C. Gaede Collection.

AIA members can count this lecture towards their Continuing Learning goals. The event is open to the public and the book will be available for purchase, courtesy of Mac’s Backs.

This event is co-sponsored by AIA Cleveland and The Cleveland Public Library.

Accessible accommodations are available – please notify hosts for directions.

Prepaid parking in the garage across the street available.

We will recognize and celebrate the Green Building Challenge winners.  These projects, both new build and renovation projects, have saved energy, conserved water, reduced emissions or created a healthy environment for those who live or work in the building. This year our judges added an additional category: Community Redevelopment – to recognize a special project.  We’ll hear highlights from each project.

Overall Winner: Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Energy Conservation / Management Winner: ODOT District 4 Headquarters

Water Conservation / Management Winner: Cleveland Public Library Hough Branch

Water Conservation / Management Honorable Mention: Cleveland Public Library Rockport Campus

Transportation Emissions Reduction Winner: Medley and Fairfax Market

Healthy Buildings Winner: Fremont Ross High School

Community Redevelopment Honorable Mention: Cleveland Pickleball Center

 2 continuing education credits for: BOMA, AEE, ASHRAE, AIA HSW, certificate of attendance available for self reporting for Professional Engineers, LEED and others.

$15 for members of AIA, ASHRAE, 2030 Districts, Cleveland State University, Greater Cleveland Partnership, USGBC, City of Cleveland

$20 for non-members

Students attend for free

Zoom link will be sent once registration is complete.

THANKS TO OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR NOPEC

Celebrate the end of those April showers with this month's Wellness in Design event, Yoga & Wine! Certified yoga instructor Leo Walsh is back to lead us through an hour of all-levels yoga... which may be outside if those pesky showers hold off!

After our session, we will have time to connect over wine and snacks courtesy of our event sponsors. This event is open to ALL (even non-members!) so sign up today. Space is limited!

SAVE THE DATE!

AIA Ohio advocates for the profession of architecture - but we can't do it without you!

Hold Wednesday, April 30, on your 2025 calendar for AIA Ohio Advocacy Day.

Design is the heart of architecture—and Body of Work is bringing it back to center stage. This powerful lecture series will celebrate design in its purest form, featuring historic and contemporary architects who shape the built environment with beauty, intention, and innovation.

Body of Work is more than a lecture series—it is a movement to reaffirm the primacy of design in architecture, to honor Cleveland’s architectural past and present, and to create a lasting and collective Body of Work resource for future architects to understand the legacy of those who went before and the importance of what they have inherited.

5:00 - 5:30 Check-in and Wine Social / light appetizers  (Schweinfurth's original drawings of Trinity Cathedral hand drawn on linen will be on display)

5:30 - 6:10 Anthony Hiti presents Charles Schweinfurth's Body of Work 

6:10 - 6:30 Q&A Session 

6:30 - 7:15 Cathedral Tour with special behind the scenes access to the columbarium (crypt) under the cathedral

The WIA+ Annual Celebration will feature Catie Newell, founding principal of “Alibi Studio,” and Director of the MS in Digital and Material Technologies program at the University of Michigan!

Catie Newell captures light and darkness in material and optical assemblies that amplify our connection to a living and spinning earth. As the founding principal of the architecture, art and research practice Alibi Studio and Professor of Architecture at University of Michigan’s Taubman College, Newell's research and creative practice has been widely recognized for exploring heartfelt design construction and materiality in relationship to location and geography. The work ranges in scale from buildings to products and explores the world most deeply with material systems and optical captures. Alibi Studio deploys material explorations, illumination and darkness, and novel modes of occupation, all created through rigorous prototyping and custom fabrication tools. The process of fabrication is a vital act in the work, often amplifying material effects and situational influences, intertwining the processes of making and design across the entire project. Her work has been shown in secret venues in Detroit, in the Arsenale of the Venice Biennale, in night-sensitive museum solo shows, and in the landscape of rural Michigan. Newell is a Lucas Fellow, a Kresge Artist Fellow, a WOJR/Civitella Fellow, and a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome.

Join AIA Cleveland as we fight to the last bell in this month's Wellness in Design event: Beer and Boxing! Noel Salwan, an award-winning boxer & supporter to two Olympians, will lead us through an hour of all-levels boxing before we recover with some snacks and beer courtesy of our event sponsors.

The cost to attend is only $7 and is open to everyone - even if you aren't an AIA member. Sign up today.... space is limited!

This event has been cancelled.

Material transparency is a growing initiative in the green and healthy building arena. You'll learn about healthy and sustainable materials, limitations of regulations, green building programs, and about material transparency.

Learning objectives include understanding product transparency initiatives that benefit the building segment; reviewing legislation surrounding chemical use; and assessing material transparency labels.

Solar is the lowest priced form of energy generation. In this session we will explore where the solar market has been, where we are today, and what the forecast is for the future. We'll discuss all aspects of the market from battery storage, economics and financing options, and how this form of clean energy contributes to reducing emissions. Our speakers will provide the most current update on the local generation of clean energy through Cuyahoga Clean Energy.

They will also discuss the latest technology and many benefits to manufacturing solar panels in North America. We'll learn about a few case studies that demonstrate the real savings in both energy costs and emissions here in Ohio. Our speakers will also review financing options to make solar projects affordable, even in the likelihood of fading federal funding. You will leave this session with a better understanding of solar options and how you can potentially incorporate panels in your next project.

Speakers:

Mike Foley, Administrator, Cuyahoga Green Energy

Matt Giovanini, Renewable Energy Specialist, YellowLite

Brendan Higgins, Strategy and Business Development, Silfab Solar

Marc Palmer, Founder and CEO, Conductor Solar

2 continuing education credits for: BOMA, AEE, ASHRAE, AIA HSW pending, certificate of attendance available for self reporting for Professional Engineers, LEED and others.

$15 for members of AIA, ASHRAE, 2030 Districts, Cleveland State University, Greater Cleveland Partnership, USGBC, City of Cleveland

$20 for non-members

Students attend for free

THANKS TO OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR NOPEC

THANKS TO OUR EVENT SPONSOR YELLOWLITE

This session is in person at 1111 Superior Ave. 4th floor conference room.  We'll start with a light breakfast and networking at 7:30 AM.

Zoom is also available and if you register for Zoom, the link will be sent once registration is complete.

This course will take a look at the global influences, including forward-thinking design ideas from abroad, that will impact the sustainability, safety, and accessibility of kitchens.

Learning objectives include examining global regional influences; identifying forward-thinking design influences from Europe; discussing innovated food storage options, cooking technologies, and connected appliances; and exploring several winning kitchen Design Contest spaces.

Close out February with some Yoga (and some wine!) at this month's Wellness in Design event (this time, on a Thursday!) Certified yoga instructor, Angela Sanders, will lead us through an hour of yoga, followed by networking time... complete with wine and snacks courtesy of our event sponsors.

All are welcome - and the cost to attend is only $5 - so sign up today!

Join three thought leaders and partners of the 2030 Districts Network to hear their views for the commercial real estate market and climate change actions in the coming year. 2030 Network Executive Director, Dave Low, will lead the discussion and open with remarks on Network plans for the year.

Business of Architecture is intended to help AIA members and the greater Cleveland design community to enhance their business acumen through expert presentations or moderated panel discussion, interactive peer discussions, and the exchange of practical tools, all centered around topic-specific facets of the design practice.

Succession planning is vital to the long-term success and resilience of firms. This session explores how proactive planning secures leadership continuity, preserves institutional knowledge, and sustains firm culture through transitions. Panelists will discuss various strategies to identify and nurture future leaders, navigate ownership changes and financial transition, and ensure the firm’s legacy endures while adapting to new opportunities. Learn how to align leadership development with business and financial goals, overcome industry-specific challenges, and prepare your firm for a successful future.

EVENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Understand the Core Benefits of Succession Planning: Learn why succession planning is essential for leadership continuity, business stability, and client trust in architecture firms.

Explore Strategies for Leadership Development: Discover methods for identifying high-potential talent, fostering mentorship, and transferring institutional knowledge effectively.

Navigate Ownership and Leadership Transitions: Gain insights into financial, legal, and cultural considerations for smooth transitions and firm sustainability.

Prepare for Industry-Specific Challenges: Identify and address unique obstacles in the architecture field, such as long project timelines and the need to balance firm tradition with innovation.

EVENT DATE: Tuesday, February 25th, 2025

EVENT LOCATION:

VOCON

3142 Prospect Ave. Cleveland, 44115

EVENT TIME:

5:00 pm | Doors Open, Check-In, (light hors d'oeuvres, beer/wine)

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Panel Discussion (including Q&A)

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Group Round Table Discussion

EVENT TICKET PRICES:

$5 | AIA, AIA Assoc., NOMA, AIA Cleveland Allied Professional Members

$10 | Non-AIA Members

FREE | Students with valid student ID

PANELISTS:

Jill Van Auken Marous, RA

Founding Principal of JVAM Design, LLC

Founder of former Van Auken Akins Architect, LLC, now DVA

Aaron Hill, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Principal and Co-CEO at Bialosky

Jeremy Bowers, PE

President at Karpinski Engineering

Moderator:

Nora Hoxha, LEED AP, Assoc. AIA

Owner | Chief Creative Officer of Hoxha Design Studio

This course provides an overview of swinging doors, frames, and architectural door hardware. It will cover standard industry nomenclature for hollow metal frames and doors and wood doors. It includes information on mechanical and electronic hardware specification and applications.

Credit:
1 LU

How will Al impact building design, construction and operations? Al is infiltrating every aspect of lite. We’ll discuss how it will - or already is - impacting the building industry. In this session we will discuss how it is already improving the design, construction and operation of commercial buildings.

2 continuing education credits for: BOMA, AEE, ASHRAE, AIA HSW, certificate of attendance available for self-reporting for Professional Engineers, LEED and others.

COST:

$15 for members of AIA, ASHRAE, 2030 Districts, Cleveland State University, Greater Cleveland Partnership, USGBC, City of Cleveland

$20 for non-members

Students attend for free

Zoom link will be sent once registration is complete.

This event is being held in person at 1111 Superior Ave, 4th floor conference room but Zoom is available is you're not able to attend in person.  You'll find ticket options when registering.

Light breakfast will be offered starting at 7:30 AM

THANKS TO OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR NOPEC