Regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

AIA Baltimore is addressing all aspects of our chapter’s activity as we all face unprecedented personal and professional disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Please see the following update and reminder for our members on AIA Baltimore’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19). We are constantly evaluating these procedures according to changing conditions and recommendations from the CDC, and state and local authorities: continue reading

Baltimore’s Longest-Running Graphic Design Studio Forges on Thanks to Two Familiar Faces

Baltimore, MD (May 14, 2020) – Ashton Design is pleased to announce that David Ashton has transferred ownership of his namesake studio to Ashton’s two creative leads, Alexey Ikonomou and Jenny Romei Hoffman. Founded in 1985, Ashton Design is Baltimore’s longest-running graphic design studio. Both its founder and new owners look forward to the opportunities the transition presents. continue reading

Social Responsibility Continues in Graduate Architecture at Morgan State

Seven candidates for the Master of Architecture degree at Morgan State University have proficiently completed terminal design projects. Guided by the instruction of Ruth Connell AIA Associate Professor in the Graduate Program of Architecture and assisted by many open-hearted mentor architects, each student tackled a problem linked to social responsibility. continue reading

May 2020 Presidents Letter

Normal?

I just finished reading the umpteenth article in the past month on the “new normal.” It is the most exhausting question I struggle with today. How will the profession change? How will the practice of architecture change? How can we prepare? Finally, how does the AIA need to change to support these new normals? If past economic crises are any guide, the post-COVID-19 landscape will be different than the pre-COVID-19 landscape. AIA Baltimore is committed to helping prepare our members to make this shift as quickly and efficiently as possible. And AIA Baltimore will continue to deliver impactful content and convene important conversations. continue reading

2019 AIA Baltimore Excellence in Design Awards Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 AIA Baltimore and BAF Excellence in Design Awards. The program recognizes excellence in architectural design by AIA Baltimore members and AIA members with projects in AIA Baltimore’s region, and contributions to architecture and its understanding in Baltimore through the BAF Golden Griffin and Roger D. Redden Awards continue reading