WiA and LGBTQIA Happy Hour // Coaster Design Competition

AIA Austin WiA and LGBTQIA+Alliance Present: Happy Hour // Coaster Design Competition

WiA and the LGBTQIA+ Alliance are hosting a joint happy hour and maker-event at Andalusia Designs, a specialty parametric ceiling and wall manufacturer based in Austin, TX. We’ll receive a tour of Andalusia’s facilities while they fabricate a metal + cork coaster for attendees to take home. Attendees do not have to submit a design to attend. Design winners will be announced closer to event. Spaces are limited and registration for the happy hour is required!

Register Here for Happy Hour

Coaster Design Competition

It wouldn’t be a maker-event without a little creativity! We’re hosting a design competition for the image that will be cut into the coasters during the event! We invite you to submit designs for a coaster that illustrates what a collaboration between WiA and the LGBTQIA+ Alliance means to you. Our shared missions of celebrating, lifting each other up, and building community and awareness within the profession can provide inspiration, and interpretation is up to you. Please download the competition brief here for the design parameters and submission requirements.

Design Specifications

View sample photos and the design rules here: 20240731 WiA and Alliance Event – Coaster Competition

Design Submissions

If you wish to participate in the design competition, submit  your design via Submittable.

Design Competition Timeline

Aug. 1: Design Competition Opens for Submission
Aug. 30: Design Competition Deadline Extended!
Sept. 3-6: WiA & LGBTQIA+ Alliance Leadership narrow to top 5 designs
Sept 9: Announce Winner