NEWS
July 6, 2015
Contents:
What's Happening: East Kentucky and Beyond
 

3rd Annual Design Slam a Success!  

The AIA EKC/Fayette Alliance Design Slam was held at West 6th Brewing on Saturday, June 13 and many individuals from Lexington's A/E community came to cheer on the teams from EOP, RossTarrant, UK's CoD and Sherman Carter Barnhart. At the end of the evening, SCB's winning team took the coveted golden T-square and all proceeds of the event were donated to Lexington's Habitat for Humanity. Thanks to those who have supported this awesome event, the East Kentucky Chapter is proud to have donated $20,000 to Habitat in the past three years! 

 

University of Kentucky College of Design

 

University of Kentucky Provost Tim Tracy announced on June 19 that Mitzi Vernon will assume the position of dean of the UK College of Design. Vernon received a Master of Science in engineering in product design from Stanford University in 1995; a Master of Architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1986; and a Bachelor of Science in interior design from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro) in 1984. Prior teaching experience includes the California College of the Arts, the University of Southern California and Arizona State University, and Vernon is currently professor of industrial design at Virginia Tech. Subject to approval by the UK Board of Trustees, she will join the university in September. 

 
2015 AIA Kentucky Honor Awards

Entries are now being accepted for the 2015 AIA Kentucky Honor Awards Program which, for more than 50 years, has sought to honor and bring to public attention distinctive works of architecture created by Kentucky architects. This year the program will incorporate a new
online entry/submission process that is extremely straightforward, convenient, and can be accessed from anywhere. In addition, the project categories have been revised to better showcase for the Jury the diversity in project type and size of the entries. The Jury will be encouraged to recognize Honor, Merit and/or Citation Award status in any or all of these categories. Click here to learn more.
 
Learning Opportunities
East Kentucky's Third Thursday Lunches at Commerce Lexington

Enjoy a meal and a CE presentation once a month at Commerce Lexington. Refer to AIA Kentucky's web calendar for these upcoming CE opportunities. The next lunch will be held:
  • Thursday, July 16, at 12 PM ET
Good News!
  • WELCOME to our newest member
    Chadwick G. Gallas, AIA, of OMNI Architects in Lexington!
  • Nathan Hocker, Assoc. AIA and Robert Barnhart, Assoc. AIA have joined the Lexington office of Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects.

If you have other news to share with the members of EKC, please let us know


Upcoming Events

07/16/15 - Third Thursday Luncheon at Commerce Lexington
07/20/15 - 2015 AIA Kentucky Honor Awards, Submissions Deadline
07/30/15 - Historical Overview and Tour of Kentucky's Capital (Details TBA)
 
EKC Says "Thank You!" to the Allied Benefactors & Sponsors of AIA Kentucky

AIA KY ALLIED
BENEFACTORS

Big Ass Solutions

Blue Energy Group 

Builder's Exchange of Kentucky

Clay Ingels Co.

Lynn Imaging

Thermal Equipment Sales

The Underwriter's Group

 

AIA KY ALLIED
SPONSORS

Andersen Windows

The Atlas Companies

Element Design

Kentucky Ready-Mixed Concrete Association

Kerr-Greulich Engineers

Siplast 

   

Allied Membership is now recognized by all three local chapters in 2015, with a portion of dues supporting local programs. Learn more.