AIA Northern Chapter Event
Friday, September 10, 2010
Cragun's Resort and Hotel, Brainerd
The AIA Northern Minnesota Chapter invites you to join them at Cragun's Resort and Hotel on Gull Lake in Brainerd on Friday, September 10th for a day of learning and fun and socializing with colleagues. Cragun's is located in the heart of the beautiful Brainerd Lakes Area. A great fall day to get away. RSVP by September 7. See the brochure for more information.
AIA Northern Chapter Golf Outing
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Nemadji Golf Course in Superior, Wisconsin
The AIA Northern Minnesota chapter held its first Scholarship Golf Outing on Tuesday, August 17th at Nemadji Golf Course in Superior, Wisconsin. The event, a 9-hole 4-person scramble format, took place on a beautiful, sunny summer day with 32 golfers from area architecture firms, engineers, product representatives, allied professionals, clients and contractors participating. Players enjoyed camaraderie, competition and contests throughout the afternoon.
The tournament’s proceeds go toward the AIA Northern Minnesota academic scholarship, which aids students from our region in their pursuit of a degree in architecture. This year’s event raised over $1,700.
AIA Northern Minnesota Chapter would like to acknowledge the following event sponsors and thank them for their generous participation:
$500 “Eagle” Sponsor:
H Window Company
$300 “Birdie” Sponsors:
Krech Ojard & Associates
Marvin Windows
Northland Consulting Engineers
SJA Architects
$100 “Par” Sponsors:
Architecture Advantage
Dunham Associates
LHB Engineers & Architects
Max Gray Construction
Meyer Group
Northern Business Products
RJS Construction
Saturn Systems
Shingobee Builders
Thank you also to SJA Architects for providing golf tees, Saturn Systems for providing golf tees and ball markers, and the Meyer Group for donating pens.
Northern Updates from 2009
December 2009: The AIA Northern Minnesota Chapter held its annual board retreat December 12th and is pleased to announce the following new directors to the Board; Mark Poirier, Kevin Holm, Tim Meyer, associate director Kris Pederson and student representative Caralyn Stevens. See the full AIA Northern Chapter Board of Directors 2009 (pdf)
November 2009: AIA Northern hosted its annual meeting at the Greysolon Plaza in Duluth on Wednesday, November 4. The evening include a Duluth-rich history with local author Tony Dierckins as he shared with the group the story of Duluth’s Aerial Lift Bridge as told in his book, Crossing the Canal. View the Dinner Invitiation (PDF)
September 2009: The AIA Northern Minnesota Chapter spent a day at Cragun’s Resort and Hotel on Gull Lake in Brainerd learning, having fun and socializing. The day included a AIA Northern Chapter Board Meeting, seminar with 2.0 HSW/Sustainable Design credits provided by Marvin Windows Window Fenestration and the USGBC LEED Green Building Rating System, lunch, golf and awards and cocktails. View the Event Brochure (PDF)
February 2009: AIA Grassroots 2009 Leadership and Legislative Conference has selected the AIA150 initiative that our chapter conducted entitled “Re-connecting to Our Waterways” as one of eight projects selected to be presented this February in Washington, D.C.
AIA Northern Celebrated 60 years in June 2008
60th Celebration Event
The American Institute of Architects Northern Chapter, AIA Northern’s 60-year history is marked with influential voices working to strengthen our communities, remember our past and design for our future. We have helped recognize and preserve our region’s historic architecture, provided education within our schools, preserved our waterways and promoted the benefits of careful planning and good design. Through our efforts, we have successfully minimized the impact of development along our waterways, sought ways to further energy efficient design and construction practices, developed and taught curriculum in our area schools and assisted many community and non-profit organizations in the initial planning stages of their projects. Our celebration is one for the entire community. Thank you to all that were able to attend the Wednesday, June 25th event at the Sheraton in Duluth.
Gas Station 50th Anniversary Celebration Event
The Frank Lloyd Wright designed gas station in Cloquet, Minnesota, held an event on August 7, 2008 where community could come together to enjoy food and beverages, tours of the station, photo ppportunities, a 1950’s Classic Car Show and Contes, atttendants in historic costume, gas at 1950’s prices, and a Cloquet Chamber Business After Hours event.
Earlier that day a symposium was held where Jennifer Webb, PHD Assistant Professor, Art History, UMD, defined the popular culture of the 50’s featuring examples of other gas stations or transportation structures; Wendy Johnson, Cloquet Pine Journal Publisher, moderated a discussion with the family on their experience working with Frank Lloyd Wright on the design of the Lindholm Gas Station; Tim Quigley, AIA, Past President of the Frank Lloyd Wright Conservancy, Board of the Minnesota Society of Architectural Historians, spoke on Frank Lloyd Wright his life and design philosophy; and Robert Pond, architect who worked with Wright on the design of the Lindholm Gas Station, talked about his personal experience working with Frank Lloyd Wright.
Sesquicentennial in 2007
In 2007, AIA Northern presented a three-part series addressing the role our waterways play in our area titled, Re-establishing Connections to Our Waterways.
Community members, architects, planners and water resource specialists shared stories of the waterways’ history, our current connections and hopes for our waterways in the future. The series culminated in a charrette design process which developed policies outlining the responsibilities of communities and individuals towards maintaining this region’s outstanding water quality.
View the information for the three-part series, Re-establishing Connections to Our Waterways
Read the press release from the January 07event, The Streams Background and Past
Read the press release for the February 07 event, The Streams Present: Impacts of Actions and Developing Real Estate