Advocacy Happy Hour
Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches 3220 Manor Road, Austin, United StatesJoin the AIA Austin Advocacy team for a Happy Hour! Let's meet at Batch at 5pm!
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AIA Austin Advocacy Roundtable: What’s Next for Austin’s Streets?
AIA Austin 801 W 12th St, Austin, TXAustin’s rapid growth is often viewed as redeveloped neighborhoods and new high-rises, but upcoming projects promise to reshape how we experience and move through central Austin, with $25 billion in infrastructure and transportation investments planned for downtown Austin alone. Join us for a discussion on what’s coming – from vast projects like I-35 and Project … Continued
AIA Austin Advocacy Roundtable: Resliency and Climate Response
AIA Austin 801 W 12th St, Austin, TXAIA Austin Advocacy Roundtable: Resiliency and Climate Action Shaded (and Compact and Connected): Building up Austin’s Green Infrastructure Join us to learn about the current street tree focus on green infrastructure in Austin. We’ll take a glimpse at the Functional Green program with Matt Hollon from the Watershed Protection Department, before diving into the current … Continued
Mobility Advocacy Meeting
AIA Austin 801 W 12th St, Austin, TXThe Mobility Advocacy Committee promotes regional transportation solutions that address equity, sustainability, and quality of life issues while providing a range of transportation options. We believe that successful attempts to promote design and quality of life initiatives in the built environment must include transportation and the public realm as integral parts of the whole. We … Continued
Resiliency & Climate Response Meeting
AIA Austin 801 W 12th St, Austin, TXPlease join us at AIA Austin for our first committee meeting of 2026! Chairs will share goals for the year. We'll discuss specific immediate actions like updating FAR/GFA definitions, as well as broader areas of interest such as water resilience, and how members can be involved in what we do. The Resiliency & Climate Response … Continued
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Housing Advocacy Committee Meeting
AIA Austin 801 W 12th St, Austin, TXThe Housing Advocacy Committee intends to promote affordable housing for all Austinites. We track code, policies, and discriminatory housing practices. The intention of this group is to be proactive, not reactive on housing policy, and we look for organizations to partner with on issues as we leverage our own expertise as design professionals and leaders … Continued
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Advocacy Roundtable: Protecting the Profession Amid Political Unpredictability
AIA Austin 801 W 12th St, Austin, TXThe first AIA Austin Advocacy Roundtable of the year will collaboratively explore recent regulatory decisions and government actions that impair the ability of Architects to fully serve their clients and communities and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of building occupants. The suddenness, lack of consultation, ambiguity, aggression, and failure to address external consequences … Continued
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Mobility Advocacy Meeting
Mobility Advocacy Meeting
HKS 98 San Jacinto Blvd, Suite 500, Austin, United StatesThis month, we'll meet at HKS HKS, 98 San Jacinto Blvd STE 500 for our February meeting. Please join us! Agenda Introductions Past Event Recap 1/17 – Women Changing Cities Book Talk New Topics & Tracking Updates ACT (Austin Core Transportation) ETOD (Equitable Transit Oriented Development) Austin 2026 Bond Package E Cesar Chavez Current Priorities … Continued
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Housing Advocacy Committee Meeting
AIA Austin 801 W 12th St, Austin, TXThe Housing Advocacy Committee intends to promote affordable housing for all Austinites. We track code, policies, and discriminatory housing practices. The intention of this group is to be proactive, not reactive on housing policy, and we look for organizations to partner with on issues as we leverage our own expertise as design professionals and leaders … Continued
Resiliency & Climate Response Meeting
AIA Austin 801 W 12th St, Austin, TXPlease join us at AIA Austin for our second committee meeting of 2026! Members will share updates on Water advocacy related to conservation and green infrastructure. We’ll discuss prescriptive vs. performance requirements for Bird Friendly Design. We'll also continue planning our quarterly roundtable events. Meeting Agenda General items Short report: Urban sponge & GI Priority … Continued
Advocacy Roundtable: Two-way Streets
AIA Austin 801 W 12th St, Austin, TXAdvocacy Roundtable: Two-way Streets Presented by the Mobility Advocacy Tactical Committee. Adam Greenfield with Safe Streets Austin will share the current evidence-based principles of street design and how it relates to current planning efforts underway in Austin. Bring your lunch and join us! Learning Objectives Understand the history of one-way versus two-way traffic planning, especially … Continued
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Mobility Advocacy Meeting
Mobility Advocacy Meeting
Indeed Tower 200 W 6th St, Austin, TX, United StatesThis month, we'll meet at Indeed Tower, 200 W. 6th Street, Conference Level Boardroom. Please join us1 Agenda Sign-In / Introductions Past Event Recap 2/12 – Jeff Speck: Toward a More Walkable Austin 2/23 – AIA Roundtable: Two-Way Streets New Topics & Tracking Updates ETOD (Equitable Transit Oriented Development) Austin 2026 Bond Package Barton Springs … Continued