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SUMMARY:Clays for College
DESCRIPTION:The 4th Annual Clays for College shooting event\, a fundraiser supporting the MGMC Scholarship Fund has been rescheduled for Tuesday\, May 6. What a fun way to help raise scholarship money for high school students as they prepare to become future Architects. This will be a day of support\, competition\, recreation\, and fun. Participation is open to all.\n\nEVENT SCHEDULE\n11:30am                  Event Registration & Lunch\n12:45pm                  Safety Briefing\n1pm                         Course tournament and Four Man Flurry\n3:30pm                    Award Ceremony and Reception\n\n\nTEAM OR INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION\nRegister as a team or individual below.\nDeadline to register is Tuesday\, April 29Clays for College Team – $1\,200\nTeam of four (4)\, signage at registration\, lunch\, golf cart\, ammoIndividual Ticket – $400\nPlaced on a team of four (4)\, lunch\, golf cart\, ammoSPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES\nSponsor registration can be found hereABOUT MGMC\nMichael G. Meyers Design & Scholarship Competition (MGMC) is an annual event sponsored by Architecture Center Houston Foundation and AIA Houston. This is an ideas competition for high school students\, that emphasizes creative problem-solving. Students participate in a series of events\, led by architects\, such as learning basic architectural drawing skills\, and how to understand clients’ needs. Winning students receive scholarships to a university or college of their choice.The program has awarded over $250\,000.00 in scholarships over the years. And\, many of the past participants have returned to support the program after graduating from college with architecture degrees.Sponsorship opportunities are available here.\nContact Terry Nesch at terry@tonerhp.com or Jennifer Ward\, jennifer@aiahouston.org\, with any questions. \nSponsors\nPresenting Sponsor\n \nGold Sponsor\n \nGolf Cart Sponsor
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/clays-for-college/
LOCATION:Greater Houston Sports Club\, 6700 McHard Rd\, Houston\, TX\, 77053\, United States
CATEGORIES:MGMC Design Competition Committee
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SUMMARY:Montrose Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Montrose is one of the most diverse and interesting neighborhoods in Houston with some of the city’s best architecture including spectacular mansions\, charming bungalows\, the campus of the University of St. Thomas\, Rothko Chapel\, and the Menil Collection. ArCH tour guides will present an overview of the architectural and social history of the area and offer guests a look inside of the Fondren Mansion (now La Colombe d’Or)\, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral\, Chapel of St. Basil\, Rothko Chapel\, Cy Twombly Gallery\, and the Menil Collection. On this 2-hour walking tour you will get a flavor of this special district and be encouraged to widen your path after the tour is over. \nMeet outside the Menil Collection Bookstore across from Bistro Menil\, 1520 Sul Ross\, 77006. Street and lot parking available. \nAIA Credit: 2.0 LU \nAIA MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE: \nPer AIA National CE Standards\, any learning program approved for AIA Learning Units may award CE credit for the approved program for up to (3) years from the date of approval so long as the CES Provider is in good standing. AIA Members may repeat the same course\, but no additional credit will be granted or recorded. \nThis event is sold out.
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/montrose-walking-tour-4/
LOCATION:Menil Collection Bookstore\, 1520 Sul Ross\, Houston\, TX\, 77006\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArCH Tours Committee,Continuing Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250515T193000
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SUMMARY:MGMC 2025 Awards Ceremony & Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2025 MGMC Award Ceremony! \nArchitecture Center Houston and AIA Houston will announce the winners of the 2025 Michael G. Meyers Design and Ideas Scholarship Competition. \nThis year’s MGMC award ceremony will be hosted at Architecture Center Houston\, 902 Commerce St\, Houston\, TX 77002 on May 15 at 6pm. \nPlease register\, if you plan to attend the ceremony. The reception is open to the public and families are encouraged to attend. RSVPs are encouraged but not required.
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/mgmc-2025-awards-ceremony-reception/
LOCATION:Architecture Center Houston\, 902 Commerce St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:MGMC Design Competition Committee
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SUMMARY:Towers & Trees Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Towers and Trees explores the magnificent architecture between Hermann Square and Discovery Green as well as the changing dynamics of our downtown. We’ll look at the partially realized civic center plan surrounding Hermann Square\, the historic backbone of Main Street\, the ambitious 1970 proposal that would become Houston Center\, the internationally recognized icons from the skyscraper boom of the 70’s and 80’s\, and Discovery Green\, the newest catalyst for downtown development in Houston. \nMeet outside One Shell Plaza at 910 Smith Street on the corner of Walker and Smith Street across the street from City Hall and the reflecting pool in Hermann Square. Garage and street parking available in the area. \nAIA Credit: 2.0 LU \n  \nAIA MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE: \nPer AIA National CE Standards\, any learning program approved for AIA Learning Units may award CE credit for the approved program for up to (3) years from the date of approval so long as the CES Provider is in good standing. AIA Members may repeat the same course\, but no additional credit will be granted or recorded.
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/towers-trees-walking-tour-3/
LOCATION:One Shell Plaza\, 910 Smith Street\, Houston\, 77027\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArCH Tours Committee,Continuing Education
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SUMMARY:Houston's Design Gala
DESCRIPTION:Houston’s Design Gala\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 17\, 2025\n\n\n7pm – midnight\n713 Music Hall\nHouston\, TX\n\n\nProceeds from the Gala benefit programs of Architecture Center Houston.\n\nProgram includes:\n\n\nAward Presentation and Recognition of the winners of the Ben Brewer Young Architects Award and the AIA Houston Firm Award\nSeated Dinner\nSilent Auction\nNetworking and Live Music\n\n\n\nBenefitting Architecture Center Houston\nProceeds from the Gala benefit the programs of the Architecture Center Houston (ArCH). ABOUT ArCH: ArCH: Architecture Center Houston is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that cultivates public appreciation for architecture and its effect on the human experience through design-focused programming. ArCH offers architectural tours\, K-12 educational programs\, community events\, lectures\, and exhibitions. The programs address a wide range of audiences and celebrate Houston’s rich architectural and cultural heritage. Each year\, ArCH programs benefit over 4\,500 individuals and continue to grow in size\, diversity and reach. Over the years\, the Architecture Center Houston Foundation has given over $400\,000 for community assistance\, publications\, educational projects\, exhibitions\, and public service. Grantees have included: Blueprint Houston\, Buffalo Bayou Partnership\, Central Houston\, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston\, Greater Houston Preservation Alliance\, Houston Arts Alliance\, Houston Public Library\, Michael G. Meyers High School Design Competition\, Project Row Houses\, Rice University School of Architecture\, Stella Link Redevelopment Association\, and UH Gerald D Hines College of Architecture. Expected Outreach: 800-1000 attendees. The event is publicized widely across the architecture\, construction\, and engineering community. Sponsorships for this event are tax deductible as charitable contributions. \nFollow this link to reserve your seats: Houston’s Design Gala – AIA Houston
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/houstons-design-gala/
LOCATION:713 Music Hall\, 401Franklin St\, Houston\, TX\, 77201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Houston’s Design Gala Committee
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SUMMARY:Tee Up for Success
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a co-ed summer evening of all-levels golf clinic and networking benefitting the Women in Architecture Professional Development Fund. Whether you’re a seasoned golfer or a complete novice\, this event promises to advance your swing\, your network and support women in AEC.  \nDon’t miss this opportunity to elevate your game\, your network\, and women in architecture. Whether you’re making a hole-in-one or meaningful connections\, your participation will make a difference. \n  \nRegistration Options:  \nStandard admission $95: \n\n30 minutes golf clinic session working with pro golfers\nunlimited balls on the driving range and putting green; club provided\nnetworking\n2 drink tickets\, heavy apps\, and 1 raffle ticket \n\nNetworking Admission $75 \n\nIncludes 2 drink tickets\, heavy apps\, and 1 raffle ticket \nExcludes clinics and putting green \n\nAdd a round playing 9-holes to your ticket\, $50 (must register in advance) \nNote\, Tee times are set and must be followed—any delays may result in forfeiting your spot to keep the pace of play on track. Please arrive no later than 5:15 PM. You will be grouped with up to three other participants from our event. If you have a preferred playing partner(s)\, email Rhonda@aiahouston.org. \n  \n\nAdvanced registration required.  Onsite registration is not available.  \nRegistration closes Friday\, May 23 @ Noon\nCancellation Policy: A minimum of 7 days’ notice is required to receive a full refund\n\n  \nSponsorship Opportunities: \nPlease consider becoming a sponsor of the Tee Up for Success: WiA’s Professional Development Fundraiser.  A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to Architecture Center Houston’s Women in Architecture Professional Development Fund. This newly established fund supports WiA’s grant and scholarship initiatives\, championing the advancement of women in the architecture\, design and construction industries of Southeast Texas. Click here for more information. \n  \nGOLD SPONSOR \n \n \n \n  \nSILVER SPONSOR \n         \n           \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/tee-up-for-success/
LOCATION:East River 9\, 65 Hirsch Rd\, Houston\, TX\, 77020\, United States
CATEGORIES:Women in Architecture Committee
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SUMMARY:Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program (CKLDP) Info Session (2025-2026)
DESCRIPTION:Interested in spending meaningful time with fellow architects\, industry and community leaders? The AIAH Emerging Professionals is preparing for the 2025-2026 class of the Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program. \nThe year-long program consists of nine individual half-day sessions attended by a competitively selected group of 16 emerging professionals from Houston.  The curriculum focuses on core skills such as entrepreneurship and firm management\, the art of negotiation\, bringing in new clients\, community leadership\, industry culture\, and developing one’s future within the practice. The program will begin in September 2025. \nCome join this diverse and passionate group of practice professionals. Get those letters of recommendation ready! \nRSVP for an information session below:\nWednesday June 4\, 5:00pm on Zoom.\nTuesday\, June 10\, noon on Zoom. \nFor more information about CKLDP visit here. \nThe Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program (CKLDP) was founded in 2013 by the Emerging Architects Committee as part of the AIA|DC Chapter. Since its founding\, the CKLDP has been established in Washington DC\, Denver\, Detroit\, Miami\, Georgia and Houston\, and strives to carry forward Christopher’s legacy by actively training and nurturing the next generation of leaders within the architectural profession. \n Zoom link will be sent a few days before the info session.
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/christopher-kelley-leadership-development-program-ckldp-info-session-2025-2026/
LOCATION:TX
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SUMMARY:Saving the Astrodome: The Journey Continues
DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: Astrodome Conservancy\nWant to know more about what is happening to the Astrodome? Join us for a presentation by Beth Wiedower Jackson  Executive Director of the Astrodome Conservancy. \nThe Astrodome – the “8th Wonder of the World” – is the world’s first domed stadium and Houston’s iconic landmark. Opened in 1965\, it was revolutionary for its time in audacity\, design\, and engineering\, and was a symbol of Houston and America’s bravado. Home to the MLB Astros and the NFL Oilers\, as well as the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo\, the Astrodome was at the heart of Houston life for more than four decades. After losing its last permanent tenant in 2002 when the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo moved to the NRG Stadium and its closing in 2009\, the Dome almost faced the wrecking ball in 2013. The efforts of Beth Wiedower Jackson\, former National Trust staff and current Executive Director of the Astrodome Conservancy and several citizens changed the fate of the Dome. Since 2014 many ideas have been proposed for the reuse of the Dome. There are several constraints that make reuse of the Dome challenging\, such as the Astrodome’s location in the middle of NRG Park\, the large size of the structure itself\, the need to complement the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) Texans activities in NRG Park\, and the desire to be financially sustainable while also benefiting the public. Beth will walk us through the  journey  to save the Dome and the challenges faced in implementing the most recent vision. \n\nThursday\, June 5\n5:30pm-7:30pm\nAIA Credit: 1.5 LU\nLight bites and drinks provided\n\n  \nConstruction Notice & Parking:  \nEffective June 2\, the Main Street project is entering Phase 1\, which will impact the west side of Main Street\, including a staging area along the 900 block of Commerce. Please plan accordingly when driving to the Architecture Center. Construction is expected to increase traffic congestion\, and a sold-out event will further impact parking availability in the area. \n 
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/saving-the-astrodome-the-journey-continues/
LOCATION:Architecture Center Houston\, 902 Commerce St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Historic Resources Committee
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SUMMARY:Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program (CKLDP) Info Session (2025-2026)
DESCRIPTION:Interested in spending meaningful time with fellow architects\, industry and community leaders? The AIAH Emerging Professionals is preparing for the 2025-2026 class of the Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program.The year-long program consists of nine individual half-day sessions attended by a competitively selected group of 16 emerging professionals from Houston.  The curriculum focuses on core skills such as entrepreneurship and firm management\, the art of negotiation\, bringing in new clients\, community leadership\, industry culture\, and developing one’s future within the practice. The program will begin in September 2025. \nCome join this diverse and passionate group of practice professionals. Get those letters of recommendation ready! \nRSVP for an information session below:\nWednesday June 4\, 5:00pm on Zoom.\nTuesday\, June 10\, noon on Zoom. \nFor more information about CKLDP visit here. \nThe Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program (CKLDP) was founded in 2013 by the Emerging Architects Committee as part of the AIA|DC Chapter. Since its founding\, the CKLDP has been established in Washington DC\, Denver\, Detroit\, Miami\, Georgia and Houston\, and strives to carry forward Christopher’s legacy by actively training and nurturing the next generation of leaders within the architectural profession. \n Zoom link will be sent a few days before the info session.
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/christopher-kelley-leadership-development-program-ckldp-info-session-2025-2026-2/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250612T173000
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SUMMARY:Verdant Laboratory
DESCRIPTION:Architecture Center Houston is proud to announce their upcoming exhibition Verdant Laboratory by Falon Mihalic opening Thursday\, June 12\, 5:30-7:30pm\, and continuing through August 22\, 2025. \nVerdant Laboratory transforms the gallery into a speculative ecology—part science lab\, part art installation—that tells the story of Houston’s wild and often overlooked landscapes. \nThrough large-scale mixed media drawings\, sculptures\, and a video projection\, Mihalic explores the living systems that form Houston’s foundation. Houston is not just a city built on bayous—it is a bayou. Situated at the intersection of the Galveston Bay estuary and coastal prairie\, Houston exists within a dynamic and powerful web of water\, soil\, and biodiversity. Verdant Laboratory invites visitors to reconsider the city’s terrain not as backdrop\, but as a vibrant\, evolving protagonist. \n“This work is about listening to the land\,” said Falon Mihalic. “Houston’s ecology is alive. It floods\, it heals\, it reshapes itself. Through art and design\, we can begin to see landscape not as a passive setting but as a resilient\, responsive system essential to our urban future.” \nAs the effects of climate change become more visible and the city of Houston continues to grow\, Verdant Laboratory prompts a critical conversation: How can we foreground landscape ecology in shaping the resilient cities of tomorrow? Join us as we reexamine what it means to live with\, not just on\, the land. \nEvent is free and open to the community. \nExhibition and programming sponsors: \nVerdant Laboratory is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance; REES; CORT; and Houston Architecture Foundation. \nProgramming Partners\nASLA Texas\, H/GC Section; Texas Parks & Wildlife \n\nAbout \nFalon Mihalic is a sculptor and landscape architect who began making art with watercolor paintings in 2007. Their projects investigate our perception of landscapes and ecology through site-specific works in light art\, ceramics\, and large-scale public art installations. Falon is a licensed landscape architect (TX\, FL\, IL) with a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design and a B.A. in Natural Sciences from New College of Florida. Their work has been supported by the Kaboom Foundation\, the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs\, the Houston Arts Alliance\, the National Endowment for the Humanities\, and the Center for Spatial Studies at Rice University. \nFalon has presented widely\, including a recent international talk at the Center for Metropolitan Planning in Prague. They currently have multiple permanent public art commissions underway across the US.
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/verdant-laboratory/
LOCATION:Architecture Center Houston\, 902 Commerce St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
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