AIA 2016 Annual Report Contents Letter from the Executive Director + President 2 Vision I: Society 4 Vision II: Profession 7 Vision III: Membership 10 Vision IV: Organization + Financials 13 Corporate Allied Parners 14 Staff + Board of Directors 15 AIA Seattle Executive Director Lisa Richmond and 2015-2016 President Mary Johnston

2 A year of transformation AIA Seattle illustrates the power we have to make positive change in our profession, our city and the nation when we come together with shared purpose.

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2016 was a year of transformation for An elevated public profile aided our the lowering of dues for all members in AIA Seattle. With the opening of the advocacy efforts in 2016 on a range of our state. As a part of the restructuring, new Center for Architecture & Design, issues from affordable housing to design AIA Northwest Washington merged we have entered a new era of public review to carbon taxes. We successfully to become a section of AIA Seattle, engagement, demonstrating the value defeated an initiative to undo plans for streamlining overhead and combining of architectural thinking to our thriving our central waterfront, and engaged resources, while allowing members in community. public officials in conversations about the Northwest section to host their own urban design. Hiring a new staff position programs, awards and member events. When the Center opened in early dedicated to advocacy will grow this 2016, we hoped to create a place of work in 2017. As we move into the uncertainty of 2017, engagement, learning and influence, we are poised to make an impact and where members and the public would Our robust peer-to-peer professional prepared to adapt and thrive. come together around the idea that education continued in 2016, with “Design Matters”. In its first few months, new programming on urban housing, Thank you to our members, volunteers the Center has exceeded our hopes and sustainable and healthy building and sponsors for demonstrating the dreams, attracting an extraordinarily materials and industry business models. critical relevance of architecture and diverse audience and putting design Member committees — including two design. AIA Seattle illustrates the power squarely on the city’s radar. new active committees: Committee on we have to make positive change in our Architecture in Education and Seattle profession, our city and the nation when Thousands of visitors enjoyed Center International Architecture Forum — we come together with shared purpose. exhibits in 2016, and almost 30,000 produced an exciting range of programs people attended last year’s Seattle and events. Design Festival. Media coverage of AIA Seattle programs and issues has A significant accomplishment in also been robust, with more than 40 2016 was the restructuring of AIA placements in print, radio and TV last Washington Council, which supported Lisa Richmond Mary Johnston year. a laser focus on state advocacy and Executive Director 2015-2016 President Seattle Design Festival Block Party — ICE CUBE by Olson Kundig

4 Vision I: Society AIA Seattle is the leading credible voice for quality design and the built environment.

Center for Architecture & Design the public benefits of change, while celebration around the Sound Transit In partnership with Seattle Architecture empowering those communities most Link Station and plaza; and the Step it Foundation, Design in Public and AIA impacted by that change. Programs, Up! installations and day of musicians, Washington Council, the new Center for tours, exhibits and installations dancers, and performers on the Harbor Architecture & Design opened in early investigated and celebrated the role of Steps organized by GGLO evoked public 2016. The Center not only demonstrates design in an evolving place. The Festival connection through design. and engages the public in a dialogue ran for 14 days, and included a 2-day about the value of architecture and Block Party, a free conference, and a design, it also creates a place to wide array of programs, tours, exhibits, Seattle Design Festival showcase our membership and a space workshops and installations across the 103 Programs for our members to utilize for casual city. gatherings, meetings and programming. During our first year of operation, the Community partners’ events explored Center has had an average of 600 a variety of perspectives, speaking visitors a month. to the fact that people from all walks Seattle Design Festival of life can design change and take 130 Program Partners Seattle Design Festival an active role in creating their best Design in Public was founded in environment. Highlights included: a 2011 as a strategic initiative of AIA packed-house lecture produced by Civilization with graphic designer/ Seattle. Design in Public hosts the Seattle Design Festival city-wide Seattle Design Festival. The illustrator Emory Douglas on how design 30,000 Attendees 2016 Festival theme, Design Change, can activate communities; Mount Baker proposed that design can maximize Hub’s Transforming an Intersection

“By creating a broader sense of ownership in the design process, Design in Public empowers citizens to influence design decisions that significantly impact our city.” Sam Miller AIA 5 Advocacy

Promoting Good Housing Promoting Carbon Pricing Defeating a Regressive Options for All Incomes Carbon tax proposals were a key focus of Waterfront Initiative In 2016, our Public Policy Board (PPB) the PPB in 2016. AIA Seattle endorsed After many years of advocacy on a great turned its attention to the need for more, Initiative 732, and convened a program central waterfront for all, the PPB led and better designed, housing for our about carbon pricing and cap and a collaborative effort to defeat a new growing city. PPB members spoke at trade schemes at the Center. Recently, elevated park proposal, Initiative 123. events, educated members, met with PPB members have been involved with PPB members wrote the dissenting City Council and placed articles and evolving discussions in Olympia about a opinion in the voter pamphlet, hosted opinion pieces in local publications. legislative approach to creating a price an event at the Center and got out the for carbon in our state. member vote.

“Architects are especially adept at understanding, communicating and resolving complex and contradictory conditions and, as such, are well suited to advocate for solutions to the myriad challenges we collectively face. The AIA Seattle membership embodies the knowledge to advocate on behalf of a broad range of issues including the environment, social justice and the power of design to improve lives for all.” Rick Mohler AIA FitNation exhibit at the Center for Architecture & Design

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In 2016 AIA Seattle produced three “The Center’s gallery is positioned at the intersection successful exhibits at the Center. The goal of our exhibits is to demonstrate of industry level and public discourse related to our the value and relevance of excellent design at all scales, and engage visitors changing city and region. Anybody asking questions to explore design as a tool in everyday about the nature of change and growth has a claim life. The Center’s audience is a mix of the design-interested public, children to this new forum for ideas and innovation.” and families, visitors to Seattle, design Aletheia Wittman, BOOM: Changing Seattle co-curator consumers and design professionals, academics, critics and industry leaders at the forefront of design professions. Living Small: BOOM: Changing Seattle Exhibits, lectures, films and other Ideas for Living in the City Produced by Design in Public in programs attract a wide range of public 2015 Emerging Professionals Travel partnership with Seattle Architecture visitors who are interested in design and Scholarship recipient, Garrett Reynolds Foundation, BOOM: Changing Seattle its impact on our city. AIA, presented his research on was a tribute to places lost, preserved micro-housing. Garrett traveled to and desired during moments of rapid FitNation, AIA Seattle’s first exhibit at Copenhagen, New York, Stockholm and development and growth in Seattle. the Center, highlighted strategies that Tokyo to explore what other growing This multidisciplinary exhibition make our environment more conducive cities can teach us about housing for our incorporated archival and recent photos, to healthier lifestyles. Architecture and future. His research questioned how to documents and contemporary art to design have become part of the national design tomorrow’s dwellings to match position history and memory as integral discussion on the obesity and chronic the evolving ways in which we are living to innovation. Four rapidly changing disease epidemic in the United States. in cities today – Is small a viable option? Seattle neighborhoods – Ballard, the FitNation presented projects, both local Can smaller spaces make for better living? Central District, South Lake Union, and national, that exemplify design and SODO – grounded themes of approaches and simple improvements transformation, memory, culture and which contribute to a healthier lifestyle speculations on the future of the city. for individuals and communities. Jurors Anna Dyson and Mimi Hoang AIA at the Honor Awards for Washington Architecture

7 Vision II: Profession AIA Seattle is the recognized leader for knowledge about the practice and profession of architecture.

Honor Awards for Washington Awards of Honor Conceptual Award Architecture Northwood Elementary School Civil War Memorial The 2016 Honor Awards was a powerful Mahlum Architects Metrica LLC – Award of Merit representation of the quality of design consistently produced by Washington- Martin’s Lane Winery MAP THE SQUARE based architects and designers. This Olson Kundig Young Architects Forum – Honorable Mention year was the inauguration of the Innovative Workplace Environment Energy in Design Award to commend Honorable Mention Inspired by Context at NorthEdge projects that have made quantifiably Perkins+Will Building at in the Regrade significant strides in energy reduction NBBJ while also maintaining the highest Energy in Design Award qualitative design caliber. Over 900 Allen Institute for Brain Science Inspires people gathered at Benaroya Hall as The Bullitt Center Transformative Design for Research our distinguished jury, Mimi Hoang AIA The Miller Hull Partnership Perkins+Will (nARCHITECTS, New York) and Anna CLTHouse Dyson (CASE, Rensselaer Polytechnic Awards of Merit atelierjones Institute, New York) selected 3 awards Washington Fruit & Produce Co. of honor, 1 energy in design award, 4 Office Headquarters Chophouse Row awards of merit, 2 conceptual awards Graham Baba Architects Sundberg Kennedy Ly Au Young and 6 honorable mentions. Architects in collaboration with Graham Train Station Baba Architects Moderator Gundula Proksch of the LMN Architects Lake Sammamish State Park Bathhouse University of Washington skillfully Niamey 2000 Urban Housing Patano Studio Architecture navigated the conversation and united4design encouraged the jurors’ insights on the Carved from Color + Musical Movement projects. After the live event, schuchart/ Lightbox GGLO dow hosted a toast to celebrate the Bohlin Cywinski Jackson whole design community and the award winners. Materials Matter series

8 Professional Education

In 2016, AIA Seattle hosted 25 Urban Housing Forum Materials Matter Series educational programs serving over The full-day Urban Housing Forum Materials Matter, an innovative five- 1,300 participants. examined how housing design and policy part series developed in collaboration can serve as catalysts for livability and with the Integrated Design Lab, Major Forums quality of place in cities with increasing delivered comprehensive, high-level density. One panel discussion, featuring knowledge and strategies for assessing Medical Design Forum + Project Tour Marty Curry (University of Washington), and selecting healthy, sustainable The 2016 Medical Design Forum brought Marty Kooistra (Housing Development materials. The 2016 half-day sessions together 166 participants to focus on Consortium), David Neiman AIA included: Healthy Planet: Materials healthcare design and its impact on (Neiman Taber Architects) and Leslie + the Environment, Healthy People: urban communities. Through panel Brinson Price (Mayor’s Office of Policy Materials Science + Human Health, discussions and presentations, leading and Innovation, City of Seattle) focused and Tools of the Trade: Assessment experts in health, design, community specifically on what it will take to make + Implementation. 97 participants and civic engagement, technology Seattle a model city. Keynote speaker benefitted from diverse disciplinary and construction explored how the David Baker FAIA, LEED AP (David perspectives from keynote speakers, integration of those disciplines is critical Baker Architects) and a variety of 15 panelists and moderators. In 2017, in order to address issues of public minute “lightning talks” offered diverse AIA will adopt the Materials Matter health in the greater Seattle area. A perspectives on the topic. The planning curriculum and AIA Seattle will launch planning task force comprised of 12 task force was led by co-chairs Carl Season 2 of the series. members and chaired by Lois Broadway Dominguez AIA and Garrett Reynolds AIA worked with staff to develop the AIA. forum content and experience. Cross- disciplinary speakers included the keynote, Dr. Howard Frumkin, Dean of School of Public Health and Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at University of Washington. Professional Continuing Education 25 Education 85 Education 1,375 Program Classes Credits Offered Participants

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“I want to be a part of my professional organization to spend time with, be enriched by, and learn alongside other architects outside of the office. AIA provides me with a social platform, as well as an educational one, and fosters my own desire to pursue a variety of ideas and passions in our profession.” Cheryl Jacobs AIA

Additional Education The Code Transition five-part series, CAP Collaboration Series organized by our Code Committee, Our CAP Collaboration Series provides Other education offerings provided covered updates to the Washington partnership opportunities with our concrete technical and business State Energy Code, International Corporate Allied Partners by offering information our members need to Building Code, and the Seattle more varied and easily accessible succeed. Making Chaos Work for You: Building Code, allowing architects Continuing Education opportunities Success Strategies for Small Firm and their industry collaborators to be to our members. This year we hosted Practice with Rena Klein FAIA offered thoroughly familiar with the constraints 16 Continuing Education classes in tools for managing unpredictable and opportunities afforded by these new this series, and shared content with conditions and drew upon chaos codes. 164 attendees. Thank you to our allied theory and systems thinking. partners who shared their expertise with our members. Staff and members at the Center for Architecture & Design opening reception

10 Vision III: Membership AIA Seattle delivers ongoing value to members through programs and services that effectively meet, anticipate and exceed their needs.

With 21 active committees, our members Laddership mentored over 40 emerging conversations about our ever-evolving are the voice and energy behind AIA professionals. built environment. Seattle. In 2016, committees hosted 80 events, covering a wide range of Northwest Residential Press Committee Diversity Roundtable subjects including passive house design received 24 project submissions, 6 This year marked the 30th anniversary and construction, developments in the of which were published in Seattle of the creation of the Diversity Seattle transit plans and leadership skills Magazine. Roundtable. The Summer Solstice in the design profession. Festival revealed 8 additional Portraits Young Architects Forum of Architects, which represent local Committee Highlights Through their happy hour series, Diverse Fellows. In partnership with the It Takes Two, co-hosted with the Women in Design Committee, Diversity Committee on the Environment hosted Women in Design Committee, Roundtable hosted an enlightening 9 events which included 2 Sustainability emerging professionals and seasoned panel on the Business Case for Diversity, Slams, and conversations on topics professionals discussed the benefits providing members with actionable such as artful rainwater design, electric and challenges of working with diverse steps to evaluate discrimination in their vehicles and carbon tax. project teams. YAF’s Seattle Design firm and how to elevate the diverse Festival installation, Map the Square, practitioners who makes our city Disaster Preparedness & Response received a Conceptual Honor Award. wonderful. Committee trained 12 new building evaluators and partnered with Architects Urban Design Forum Without Borders on an installation at the In 2016, Urban Design Forum’s Seattle Design Festival. 9 presentations tackled the timely and controversial aspects of Seattle’s urban Women in Design Committee development. From panel discussions on hosted 20 events during the year, Growing a City: Density, Displacement including 3 panel discussions, quarterly and Policy to the I-5 lid project, the book salons, dine arounds, mommy committee engaged just under 200 meetups and an installation at the designers, contractors, activists Seattle Design Festival. and government officials in critical AIA Seattle’s member engagement reached an all time high in 2016 with 2,255 members and 21 active committees 2,255 AIA Seattle AIA Architect Members 1,575 Members AIA Associate Members 475 AIA Emeritus Members 197 Student AIA Members 8

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Parti and Volunteer Awards “The opportunity to co-chair the Diversity Our hardworking volunteers were celebrated and recognized at our Roundtable gave me a platform to promote first annual Member Parti. Michael Fiegenschuh AIA and David Mead AIA, something I am passionate about — fostering Committee on the Environment diversity in the architectural profession. Being Chairs, received the 2016 Volunteer Award for their leadership and active in AIA Seattle has led to me being more enthusiasm. The 2016 Committee connected to the architecture community as a Award was awarded to the Women in Design Committee for their incredible whole. It is very refreshing to network with work launching and hosting the 2015 Women’s Leadership Summit. colleagues, discuss common challenges and successes, and have a professional support In addition, we welcomed two new committees in 2016. Seattle system.” International Architecture Forum Meredith Everist AIA focuses on broadening cross-cultural horizons, provides mentoring and educational opportunities and inspires awareness of international architectural practice. Committee on Architects for Education is a knowledge sharing network of individuals that impact planning and design of early learning, K-12, higher education and other learning environments. Henny van der Veen and her son Ron van der Veen FAIA at Honors Dinner

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AIA Seattle Awards The American Institute of Architects In addition, each year, AIA Seattle Jury of Fellows elevated four AIA recognizes leadership and achievement Medal of Honor Seattle members to its prestigious in design and the built environment Marilyn Brockman AIA College of Fellows. This honor is through its own honors program. Young Architect Award awarded to members who have made Honorees are nominated by their peers Kjell Anderson AIA significant national contributions to the and selected by the Fellows & Honors profession and society. The work of these Committee each spring. Honorary AIA Seattle Membership individual Fellows demonstrates the Vincent Martinez power of architecture to address some John Blackham of the world’s most pressing challenges, Community Service Award from advancing energy codes, to Richard L. Wagner FAIA elevating the rigor and impact of design, to designing sustainable live/learn Emerging Professionals communities in higher education. Travel Scholarship Derik Eckhardt AIA AIA National Awards College of Fellows “The elevation of these individuals to the AIA Duane Jonlin FAIA Bradley D. Leathley FAIA College of Fellows confirms their contributions to Kirsten R. Murray FAIA both architecture and society. We are extremely Ron J. van der Veen FAIA fortunate to have such extraordinary design Architecture Firm Award 2016 LMN Architects leadership in our community.”

AIA Associates Award 2016 Lisa Richmond, AIA Seattle Executive Director Joseph Mayo Assoc. AIA Component Excellence Award 2016 Seattle Design Festival AIA Seattle Staff

13 Vision IV: Organization AIA Seattle influences all levels of the Institute to promote the best interests of members and improve organization effectiveness.

Making All Levels at AIA 2016 Revenue Individual Member Dues More Focused and Efficient $411,572, 33% AIA Seattle has long advocated for $1.3M Member Products & Services a more efficient and focused state $259,385, 21% organization, one that effectively Sponsorship advocates on behalf of architects while $245,000, 19% building stronger relationships among Professional Education our chapters. Over the last year, AIA $132,729, 11% Seattle merged with AIA Northwest Public Programming Washington in order to provide $81,131, 6% consistent member service across the Firm Member Dues $70,500, 6% state, regardless of chapter size. In-Kind Sponsorship $63,350, 5% State advocacy is also more effective as AIA Washington Council organized around a singular focus on state 2016 Expenses Member Products & Services advocacy, with a Government $461,002, 36% Affairs Council and Political Action $1.3M Public Programming Committee poised to make major $278,352 , 22% progress on the state issues that Facilities & Operations matter most to members. Leveraging $258,246, 20% these efficiencies resulted in a cost- Professional Education effective organization which directly $162,867, 13% benefited our members with a Strategic Initiatives reduction in dues. $54,303, 4% Fundraising $28,462, 2% Advocacy $20,435, 2% Corporate Allied Partners 14

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