Non-Profit Organizations to Receive Design Assistance at 24th Annual Search For Shelter Design Charrette, February 12-14

The purpose of this weekend event is to give preliminary design assistance to nonprofit organizations whose mission is to provide housing for people who are disadvantaged, homeless, low-income or seeking safety. Building projects submitted by these organizations, which lack the funds to hire an architect, are given a weekend of intense planning and development by volunteer multi-disciplinary design teams.The resulting product of each team is a set of graphic ideas and plans (shown above), which become a visual tool for the non-profit organization to use to acquire funding, educate others about their cause, or serve as preliminary building plans. Read more.

22nd Annual Lake Superior Design Retreat: February 19 & 20

LSDR is a weekend to connect…an in-depth deliberation that allows us to challenge the way we are looking at things…to reflect and make sense out of, and balance out multitude of thoughts and perceptions… we need to every now and then to reconsider our assumptions. To stimulate our thinking and challenge perceptions we welcome our speakers: Blaine Merker, Prudence Johnson, Kevin Clemens, Kimberly Dickey and Craig Scott.Registration is now open!




Members in Transition is a group of unemployed AIA Minnesota members who provide support through sharing resources; identifying opportunities to develop new skill sets; and utilizing the organization to promote their value to firm principals and hiring managers. Find out more

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