Please 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 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
Committee on the Environment (COTE) - The committee reflects the profession's commitment to provide healthy and safe environments for people, and is dedicated to preserving the earth's capability of sustaining a shared high quality of life. We typically meet the first Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. unless special programming (tours, events, speakers) is … Continued
This 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
Please join us at AIA Austin for our third committee meeting of 2026! Members will share reporting on deconstruction including happenings from the Circular San Antonio summit in February as well as updates on Water advocacy and continued planning for our quarterly roundtable events. View the full agenda here. The Resiliency & Climate Response committee … Continued
Each month, the AIA Austin Advocacy Roundtable brings together professionals to discuss strategies individual professionals, practices, and AIA Austin can take to proactively advocate for issues important to our members and the larger community. This month, the Housing Advocacy committee presents a Preview of Upcoming Code Changes, a preview and discussion of some of the … Continued
Committee on the Environment (COTE) - The committee reflects the profession's commitment to provide healthy and safe environments for people, and is dedicated to preserving the earth's capability of sustaining a shared high quality of life. We typically meet the first Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. unless special programming (tours, events, speakers) is … Continued
Each month, the AIA Austin Advocacy Roundtable brings together professionals to discuss strategies individual professionals, practices, and AIA Austin can take to proactively advocate for issues important to our members and the larger community. This month, the Advocacy Commission presents Citywide & Downtown Density Bonus Updates. Austin's density bonus programs allow modified building standards, such … Continued
AIA Austin Advocacy Happy Hour Anyone and everyone interested in advocacy is welcome to join us for some casual conversations! Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches 3220 Manor Road 5:30 - 7:30 PM No registration necessary.
For 30 years, AIA Austin's Honor Awards program has been honoring the people and organizations who contribute to shaping an equitable, human-centric, resilient, accessible, and beautiful Austin. Join us to celebrate the 2026 Honor Awards recipients! Honor Awards Brunch Friday, April 10 10:00am-12:00pm Indeed Tower, 200 West 6th Street 78701 GET TICKETS>> Learn more about … Continued
This month, we'll meet at the Downtown Austin Alliance, 515 Congress Avenue, Suite 2150 (21st Floor) Agenda: Introductions Past Event Recap 4/9 – Roundtable on Citywide and Downtown Density Bonus … Continued
Please join us for our April meeting. AGENDA TRACKING ISSUES Short report topics: AIA Resilience Design Toolkit summary (Lauren lead; members familiarize in advance) group discussion: Which parts of the toolkit do we practice? How to integrate frameworks for resilience into our practice? PRIORITY ITEMS Bird Friendly Design Collaboration with Travis Audubon: Sign Bird Friendly … Continued
