Window & Door Retailer Grand Opening

Associated Building Supply is opening a new showroom in Berkeley, and they invite you to the celebration.

"Come join the celebration at our newest Bay Area Showroom. Architects, Builders, and their clients are invited. Factory Representatives from JELD-WEN, Western Window Systems, LaCANTINA, Panda Windows & Doors, TruStile, and Emtek Hardware will be on site to answer all of your technical questions. 

Bring your business card as a chit for your hot lunch and beverage. Our Grand Opening festivity will include food, beverage, door prizes, promotions, technical material, factory experts, and old fashion camaraderie.

Date: Thursday, November 18th   Time: 11AM - 7PM

LOCATED AT: 710 Gilman Street, Berkeley—Tannery Building

Take I80 Gilman exit Located between 4th & RR tracks on Gilman"

Please be sure to RSVP. 

For more information: Call 888.422.9422

Women in Architecture Winter Social

12/10/09

Women In Architecture Social

Meet and connect with peers, mentors, friends and former speakers - now is your chance to learn from successful, accomplished and interesting architects. Please come and join us. Refreshments will be served.

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA

Cost: None; this social is open to all. Please RSVP to ensure proper food and beverage counts.

For more information: 510/464-3600

Member Appreciation Party

Save this date! October 21, 2009

That's the date of this year's Member Appreciation Party, which will be at the Craneway Pavillion, in the award-winning historic Ford Assembly Building.

AIA East Bay 2009 recipient of a Citation for Architecture

Ford Assembly Building

Richmond, CA

Architect: Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects

Owner: Orton Development, Inc.

Preservation Architects: Mark Hulbert

Structural Engineer: Patrick Crosby

Landscape Architect: SWA Group

General Contractor: Dalzell Corporation

Photographer: Billy Hustace

For more information: Call the chapter office 510/464-3600

Emerging Professionals Social

We heard you loud and clear at the last social - you want more social time! So join other emerging professionals for a happy hour social at the Air Lounge in downtown Oakland. Come straight from work and join the conversation. The Air Lounge has a no sneakers/sports apparel dress code.

The Air Lounge is located at 492 9th Street on the corner of 9th and Washington. Located on the lower patio it's adjacent to the Pacific Coast Brewery if you get the munchies!

4/15/09
Emerging Professionals Social
Join other young professionals for a happy hour social at the Air Loung in downtown Oakland.
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: The Air Lounge, 492 9th Street, Oakland.
Contact: 510/464-3600 or Kari Svanstrom, Assoc. AIA
Cost: None; this program open to all.

For More Information: 510/464-3600

Pecha Kucha Night

On February 12th at 6:00pm Women in Architecture will be holding a "Pecha Kucha Night". Pecha Kucha Night is like an "open mike" for designers - come share a selection from your design portfolio, images and stories from your travels, your hobbies, or anything you'd like, and learn about your peers and colleagues at the same time.

Pecha Kucha is, above all, a presentation format devised by architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, for a total of 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.

2/12/09

WIA Forum: Pecha Kucha
Pecha Kucha Night is like an “open mike” for designers, in a unique presentation format devised by architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham in 2003. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds, for a total of 6 minutes 40 seconds before the next presenter is up.

Time: 6:00pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Jamie Brown, Assoc. AIA

Cost: None; This Program is open to all. Please RSVP.

1 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Small Firm Forum Annual Lunch

Annual Festive Lunch: “Horror Stories of 2008”
(at the chapter office)

Help us wrap up an unusual year with camaraderie, architectural reality plots, and a bevy of levity!

Want to hear good horror stories by your esteemed colleagues or recount one of your own? This is your chance! Back by popular acclaim, there will be a winner. And the prize, a $25 gift certificate at Builders Booksource, will go to the winner.

Leave your bagged lunch at home. Food is covered by the price of admission. Take your pick of meat or vegetarian lunchtime fare as follows:

Herbivorean Fare

Greek Pasta
Roasted peppers, eggplants, clamata olives, sundried and Roma tomatoes, olive oil and spices, topped with delicious feta cheese.

Carnivorean Fare
Roasted Chicken
Seasoned and roasted golden brown served with roasted vegetables and potatoes.

Both include salad, bread, cookie parts and AA drinks.

Now, The Price:

$15 in advance. $22 at the door.

So, if your portfolio is going gangbusters right now, you might want to keep your options open and pay at the door.

If not, you might want to:

RSVP, on or before December 2, with your meal choice, your name etc., to:
events@aiaeb.org

Oh, you reserve, you pay. Might as well show up. Unless you've already had too much fun this year....

For more information: Donald Wardlaw AIA donald@more-than-construction.com

Member Appreciation Party and Annual Meeting

An exclusive AIA East Bay opportunity awaits you at the Chabot Space and Science Center, where the universe is yours to experience. Set amid 13 trail-laced acres of East Bay parkland, with glorious views of San Francisco Bay and the Oakland foothills, Chabot is a hands-on celebration of sights, sounds, and sensations. Surround yourself with the wonders of the universe as you enjoy a special evening of networking, cocktails and hors d' oeuvres. Join us as we celebrate our members and elect the 2009 Board of Directors.

Date: October 29, 2008
Time: 6:00p.m.
Location: Chabot Space & Science Center, 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland. See Map for directions.
Cost: Free for Chapter members, $35 Guests and $20 Children (ages 6-16; Children must be at least 6 years old to attend)
Contact: Jayna Blackwell, CMP 510/464-3600
RSVPs required by October 23, 2008. Register Now

Schedule of Events:
6:00pm - Check-in and networking
Annual Business Meeting & Planetarium Show: "Black Holes"
Networking & Exhibit viewing
8:30pm - Conclusion

SPONSORS:
ArchVista
Bluebeam
CADASYST
Degenkolb Engineers
Dealey, Renton & Associates
Ideate
IOA Insurance
McGraw-Hill Construction
Charles M. Salter Associates Inc.
TEAC Structural Engineering

For more information contact Jayna Blackwell, CMP, Program Coordinator at 510/464-3600.

YAF: Networking Social

Please join us for the Young Architects Forum: Netoworking Social on February 19th at 6pm!

Meet and connect with peers, mentors, friends and Young Architects from all over the Bay Area.

This event is a casual, free get together open to all at the AIA East Bay office at 1405 Clay Street, Oakland. Please RSVP to events@aiaeb.org to ensure refreshments for all!

Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street , Oakland
Contact: Kellie Hewlett at 510/464-3600 or Gerard Lee, AIA
AIA Cost: None; this program open to all Cocktails provided. Please RSVP.