Lincoln Technical Institute - Houston Campus Building Tour
2025-11-12 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | Lincoln Technical Institute – Houston Campus, 2000 S. Lockwood Drive, Houston, TX, 77023
AIA Houston Emerging Professionals Committee invites you to an exclusive tour of Lincoln Technical Institute’s new Houston campus at in East Downtown. This nearly 100,000 SF adaptive reuse project transforms a 1970s-era building into a vibrant center for hands-on training in automotive, welding, HVAC, and electrical trades—addressing the growing need for skilled labor. Designed by Herbst-Musciano, the project breathes new life into a historic structure while strengthening the surrounding community. The tour will be led by Herbst-Musciano and Lincoln Tech representatives, with lite bites provided.
Parking Available at South Parking (Enter through Munger or Ernestine Street)
CE Credit: 1LU
Project Team:
Lincoln Technical Institute – Client

Herbst-Musciano – Architect

Cushman & Wakefield – Project Developer

O’Donnell Snider- Contractor

CityCentre 6 - New Building Tour
2025-12-03 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Emerging Professional Committee invites you to tour the new, 19-story, 320,000-sf, Class-A office tower in CityCentre, part of the mixed-use complex by Midway in West Houston -retail and dining on the ground floor and a 370,000-sf garage.
This is a hard hat tour and PPE is required. Please bring your own if available. We will have some PPE available for those that don’t have access to PPE.
Registration is required. Free to AIA members.
Designer – Munoz+Albin
Executive Architect – Kirksey Architecture

Celebrating Licensure
2026-01-22 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Ciudad_Juarez) | bungalow heights, 1919 Beall St, Houston, TX, 77008
Join us in celebrating our community of friends who were licensed in 2025. The first 20 people to register will receive 2 complimentary beverage tickets.
If you were licensed in 2025, we’d love to recognize you! Contact Aleks Savitski aleks@aiahouston.org so we may reserve two complimentary beverages in your name to toast your success!
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026
Time 5:30 PM – 7:30 PMa
Venue: Bungalow Heights, 1919 Beall St, Houston, TX 77008
Special thanks to the Anonymous Architecture Studio for sponsoring this event!

ARE Study Group - All Sections
2026-03-10 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-05-20 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | 902 Commerce, Houston, TX 77002, 902 Commerce, Houston, TX, 77002, United States
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Architecture Center Houston, 902 Commerce
Presented in partnership with the Women in Architecture, Emerging Professionals, and Latinos in Architecture committees.
Join us for the New ARE Study Group session to build your momentum in studying for the ARE. Held in a new mentorship-style format, the session will offer an opportunity to focus on all sections of A.R.E. Bring your questions, your notes, your laptops, and your favorite personal study materials to compare with colleagues!
Additionally, we will discuss study materials and subscriptions available on the market, answer attendee questions, and offer a strategy for approaching and scheduling your exams.
This session will be held at Architecture Center Houston. Light bites and drinks will be provided.
See you there soon!

Ben Brewer Award Mixer - Honoring Krystyn Haecker
2026-03-18 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Fiora’s Bottle Shop, 888 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX, 77006, United States
Please join AIA Houston at Fiora’s Bottle Shop on Wednesday, March 18, 6:00-7:30 PM for our annual Ben Brewer Award Mixer in honor of Krystyn Haecker, AIA, the recipient of the 2025 Ben Brewer Young Architect Award.
This mixer is hosted by the Emerging Professionals Committee and is open to all members. Don’t miss this opportunity to have some fun and make new acquaintances. Light bites and drinks are complimentary!
Every year our chapter recognizes a local young architect for significant contribution to the profession in honor of Ben Brewer.
RSVP is required as space is limited!

New Building Tour: HCU's Smith Engineering, Science and Nursing Building
2026-06-25 15:30 - 17:30 (America/Chicago) | HCU, 7502 Fondren Rd., Houston, TX, 77074
Emerging Professional Committee invites you to tour HCU’s new Smith Engineering, Science and Nursing Building.
Houston Christian University partnered with Kirksey to design the 71,000-square-foot Smith Engineering, Science, and Nursing Building to expand its STEM and nursing programs and support future enrollment growth. Located on the east side of campus, the building blends modern elements like a glass curtain wall and cantilevered lab spaces with the university’s traditional architectural style. The ground floor is dedicated to engineering, the second floor to nursing with simulation labs, and the top floor to advanced science labs. Designed through a collaborative process, the facility also incorporates energy-efficient features and allows for future campus expansion.
Address:
7502 Fondren Rd.
Houston, TX 77074
This is a hard hat tour and PPE is required, Kirksey will provide if needed.
NOTE: If you need any physical accommodations, please get in touch with AIA Houston staff ahead of the tour.
Registration is required. Free to AIA members.

EP University: Communication Basics
2026-07-15 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Powers Brown Architecture, MKT- 600 N Shepherd, Building 3, Suite 300, Houston, TX, 77007, United States
Join us for the second session of the EP University Lecture Series – Communication Basics.
Communication is a fundamental skill required to be successful in the field of architecture. This course reviews communication requirements and skills – from client interface and interaction to internal and external communication among all other team members. Using clear communication facilitates efficient decision-making, minimizes misunderstandings, and prevents conflicts.

Understand the basic types of communication — verbal, non-verbal, written, and visual — in order to determine the proper ways to apply and respond to each type
Review communication preferences by each generation to know how to be the most successful in properly getting needed information to complete projects
Review strategies for successful communication – including understanding team member roles, respecting others, and communicating with clients – with examples
Provide strategies for conflict resolution when disagreements do arise within project teams – with clients, internal team members, or external consultants

Presented by Jeanette Shaw of Powers Brown Architecture, this session offers 1LU CE credit.
Lunch is provided.
Location: Powers Brown Architecture, MKT 600 N Shepherd, Building 3, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77007
Advanced registration is required. Deadline: Monday, July 13 at 5PM.

Navigating the Ropes: Syncing Skills and Strategy
2026-07-23 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Architecture Center Houston, 902 Commerce St., Houston, TX, 77002, United States
AIA Houston Emerging Professionals and Women in Architecture committees are partnering for an exciting mentorship event for young professionals in the AEC community. Join us for a panel with speakers from the industry with insight into early career experience and guidance on designing career paths.

2026 – Navigating the Ropes: Syncing Skills and Strategy
As you build your career in architecture, you’ll pick up skills, shift roles, and pursue credentials; slowly shaping the kind of professional you want to be. But growth takes more than technical expertise. It’s developed over time, through trial, feedback, and the occasional wrong turn; it takes intention.
This panel explores how to build that skill set on purpose. Through personal experience and practical advice, panelists will share how they defined their goals, advocated for themselves, and grew from where they started to where they are now.
Whether you’re weighing your next role or setting up your career, this session offers practical insight for growing both personally and professionally.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Panelists:

Michael Gonzales, AIA – Protolab
Catherine Callaway, AIA, LFA, LEED AP – Kirksey Architecture
Emily Winters, AIA, LEED GA – DLR Group
John Clegg, AIA – Stantec

Moderator:

Stephanie Pedigo, AIA, LEED AP – GSMArchitects

Time:

5:30pm, Networking
6:00-7:30 Program

Cost:

$10 General Admission
$5 Student

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR!
