AIA Milwaukee

Looking to earn more AIA CES Learning Units? Or maybe you aren't an AIA member but you are an engineer, specifier, contractor, building code official or building owner and you would like to learn more about how you can make your building envelope more efficient. Join us for our 6-Hour Workshop and learn how to design and construct more sustainable and energy efficient buildings. READ MORE >>

MAR 16 Tuesday

7:30am - 2:15pm (still time to go back to the office for the afternoon)
Italian Conference Center | 631 East Chicago Street | Milwaukee, WI 53202

5 CES Learning Unit, Sustainable / HSW Learning Units!

QUESTIONS? John Holz, AIA at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | 414-410-2813

Presented by AIA Milwaukee in partnership with AIA Wisconsin.

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MAR 31 Wednesday

6:00pm
Swig - Roasting Room | 217 North Broadway, 2nd Floor | Milwaukee, WI 53202

AIA and AIGA come together at SWIG for 2020; an audio visual exploration of the interests and passions of 8 Milwaukee creative minds. 

> 8 Presenters (4 designers, 4 architects) //  20 slides each + 20 seconds per slide // 1 beer break

> Presenters to include: Architect, Jim Shields, FAIA on "Urban/Green/Mod"; Sculptor, Richard Taylor on "Art + Architecture"; Mark Rapant, AIA and wife Jeannine on their building projects in Guatelmala and Honduras with Engineers without Borders and Nairn & Lyssa Olker on their modern renovation project of their apartment in the Knickerbocker.

> Complimentary appetizers and soda // 25% off all beer, wine and mixed drinks.

RSVP NOW for early bird discount!

Members $10 (+$5 at the door) | Non-Members $15 (+$5 at the door) | Students $5

Event Contact >> Joe Lawton at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

REGISTER NOW >> 2nd Annual Birdhouse Design Competition

It's BACK! Now is the time to harness all of your creative energy and design a birdhouse to be judged and auctioned off to support the Urban Ecology Center. What better cause that to supply a home for some needy birds while helping support a great organization! Not to mention, prizes will be given to the first, second and third place design as well as people's choice. Teams or individuals may enter the competition. Entrants are encouraged to design a birdhouse using recycled material. 

REGISTRATION DUE // April 2, 2010 >> email Curt Hoffmann, Assoc. AIA at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Information Needed: Name, Email, Phone Number and Team Members' Names (if applicable).

SUBMISSIONS DUE // April 22, 2010 by 5:00pm at the Opening Doors hosted at the Urban Ecology Center

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AUCTION // During the Urban Ecology Center's Earth Day Festival >> April 24, 2010 from 12:00pm - 4:00pm (over 500 people expected!!!!

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APR 6 Tuesday >> BUILDING SCIENCE SERIES // Translucent Daylighting

12:00pm - 1:00pm, FREE LUNCH!
Kahler Slater - ASQ Building | 111 West Wisconsin Avenue | Milwaukee, WI 53203

"Translucent Daylighting - Skylights and Curtainwalls" presented by Major Industries.

Our April Building Science Series Lunch will be hosted by Major Industries, which specializes in translucent panels, wall systems, and skylights.

Join us for lunch as we hear about: The importance of daylighting, an evaluation on the different styles of day lighting, the sustainable advantages of incorporating translucent panels in buildings and the structural load criteria and code issues involved in translucent panel construction.

APR 8 Thursday >> CONSTRUCTION TOUR SERIES // Eckstein Hall

3:45pm - 5:00pm, FREE for MEMBERS & STUDENTS! ($10 Non-Members)
Eckstein Hall - Marquette University | 11th Street & Wisconsin Avenue | Milwaukee, WI 53203

Join us for a "re-tour" of the new Marquette University law school, Eckstein Hall with the Marquette University Architect Office and Opus North Corporation.

Since our last tour of the dynamic addition to Marquette's campus, the building now is almost completely enclosed and interiors are now being worked on. This will be a great opportunity to watch this building come to life and understand how the interior spaces and materials interact with each other.

>> 1 CES Learning Unit

>> Hard Hat, Hard Soled Shoes and Safety Glasses Required.

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