The City of Sacramento Seeks AIACV Input To Help Them Make Changes
By Bruce Monighan, AIA Past President AIA Central Valley If you, a client or a consultant has hit a roadblock, had a bad experience, or feels that development should go other places than the City of...
View ArticleJoin ACE and become a Mentor ~ Architects are Needed!
Date Posted: 08/10/2012 Posted By: Ani Malkasian Dedicated architects are wanted to join the ACE Mentor of Greater Sacramento Team! Start making a difference in the lives of local youth while giving...
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President’s Message
Kris Barkley, AIA2014 Chapter President January and the New Year is often seen as a point of beginning, a fresh start and a look ahead with optimism about the future… Okay, while it’s kind of fun to...
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President’s Message ~ April 2014
April is here (already!) and will soon pass with mid-year approaching very quickly. Time is speeding by, though not unexpectedly as I was fully warned by Bob Chase, AIA that my “presidential” year...
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Reflections on the AIA Convention
Serendipitous Collisions and the Future of the AIA by Mike Novak, AIA The 2014 National Convention in Chicago was a pivotal convention for the future of the AIA and for all emerging...
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President’s Message ~ September 2014
Kris Barkley, AIA2014 Chapter President Experience Architecture Week – Preparation is in full swing for the Chapter’s upcoming Experience Architecture Week, set to begin October 10th. Our handy (pocket...
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In Memory of Leonard D. Blackford, FAIA
It is with sadness that we share that Leonard Blackford, FAIA passed away on September 24, 2014. Dreyfuss & Blackford Architects posted the following on their Facebook wall: “We are sad to report...
View ArticleChapter Member Reappointed by Gov. Brown
Steve Dolim, AIA of Granite Bay has been reappointed to the California Commission on Disability Access, where he has served since 2013. Dolim has been president of Stephen J. Dolim, Architect Inc....
View ArticleWhy a Central Valley Region Architecture Festival?
President’s Message June 2012 Maria Ogrydziak, AIA Chapter President As you’ve likely heard by now, the AIA Central Valley Chapter will hold its inaugural Central Valley Region Architecture Festival...
View ArticleThe City of Sacramento Seeks AIACV Input To Help Them Make Changes
By Bruce Monighan, AIA Past President AIA Central Valley If you, a client or a consultant has hit a roadblock, had a bad experience, or feels that development should go other places than the City of...
View ArticlePresident’s Message ~ Spring 2015
It is an odd year. No, not odd in that way. It is 2015, and that means it is a Design Awards year. During Experience Architecture in October, we will celebrate outstanding design from the last two...
View ArticleRoad Trip ~ AIACV Style
Nearly 10 years ago, a group of AIA Central Valley members and their significant others traveled to China. Over the better part of two weeks they explored many architectural and historical sites–some...
View ArticleAIACV 2015 ~ Advocacy Update
By Mike Novak, AIA, Chapter Director It has been an impressive year so far for advocacy. The AIACV has a strong and committed group focused on advocacy that has been affecting and improving the...
View ArticleWhat is the role of Allied Members in the AIACV?
by Carol E. Little, CEO, C.I.D.#0682 of Corporate Design Group, Inc. Allied Director on the Board My take on the Top 5 ways you can become a part of this community. I believe that getting to the root...
View ArticleEmerging Professional Message
by Chris Holt, AIA Emerging Professionals Director on the Board val•ue /ˈvalyo͞o/ noun 1. The regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something. This word is...
View ArticleAssociate Member, Your Time Has Come….
by Laura Wood, AIACV Associate Director 2014-2015 The economy is recovering. Firms are growing. The process of licensure has dramatically improved. Looking back on the past 10 years of my path to...
View ArticleThe Shop at VSP Global Tour Recap
by Chris Holt, AIA Emerging Professional Director Last Tuesday evening a number of Emerging Professionals and AIA members met at The Shop at VSP Global. After being thoroughly checked out at the door...
View ArticleAdding Value – Perhaps The Greatest Role We Play as Architects
by Brian Whitmore, AIA Board Secretary When asked the question, “What is it you do as an architect?” the typical response is that we design buildings for the purpose of plan check and documentation for...
View ArticlePresident’s Message ~ January 2016
Welcome to 2016! On behalf of the Board and our Chapter’s staff I’d like to say, “Happy New Year”! While scanning the year’s schedule I can’t help but be excited about the upcoming 12 months. Whether...
View ArticleTreasurer’s Report
by Genevieve Vargas, AIA I’m excited and honored to be the AIACV Chapter treasurer this year. Just as the architectural business struggled during the recession, so did our local AIA Chapter. And as the...
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