Our UPC Committee was happy to partner with Detroit Public Schools, the City of Detroit City Planning Commission, and the City of Detroit Historic Designation Advisory Board in program partnership with the Michigan Association of Planning and the Michigan State Housing and Development Authority (MSHDA) for a successful event this past Wednesday, May 23rd at Sacred heart Seminary!

We had great success and were featured in multiple local articles including: (click text to view)  The Detroit Free Press, Channel 7 News, Channel 4 News and MLIVE. Check out our coverage of the event below, featuring AIAS member and AIAD Core Volunteer, Chris Theisen below!

Mark your calendars! AIA Detroit’s annual “Excellence in Architecture” awards will be held November 8, 2012.  This year’s “Excellence in Architecture” awards, AIA Detroit’s annual celebration to recognize projects, AIA Detroit member architects, and individuals who have positively impacted the design profession, will be held on Thursday, November 8 at the A. Alfred Taubman Center at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. The event is open to the public.           

Each year, AIA Detroit hosts this celebration of architecture to bring public attention to examples of good design and to recognize the people who make significant contributions to the built environment; foster and promote excellence in architecture; contribute to increasing the public’s awareness and appreciation of architecture; and make our communities a better place to live. Join us for this entertaining evening of great design and networking with industry peers and Detroit’s creative community.  Additional details to come - keep watching this space for more information!

Our Urban Priorities Committee was proud to present the debut of their book, Detroit x Design at last week’s Drinks x Design at the Kraemer Group. Check out the great party pics below and if you are interested, please visit our website to purchase the book here.

On April 20, 2012, revelers celebrated and took in the documentary A Girl is a Fellow Here: 100 Women Architects in the Studio of Frank Lloyd Wright, produced by Beverly Willis, FAIA , followed by a panel of notable women in design including Cynthia Weese, FAIA; Tracy Sweeney, AIA, LEED AP; Naomi Beasley, AIAS, NOMAS and Wanda Bubriski. The event was held at the Detroit Institute of the Arts.† This event was organized by the Emerging Professionals Committee's Ashley Flintoff, with the help of other AIAD volunteers, and the following sponsors:

The Beverly Willis Architectural Foundation, The Society of Architectural Historians, Fourteen East, D.L. Couch, Kimball Office, FX Architecture, Cynthia K. Pozolo, UDM School of Architecture, Rossetti Architects, American Interiors, and SmithGroup JJR.

Please enjoy the video of the panel discussion , and photos of the event after the jump.

Read more: Women In Design Event Wrap-Up