Point Perspective - AIA Austin Monthly E-Newsletter

February 2013

2013 Leadership Summit

Our January 18 -19th annual Leadership Summit began with a Friday happy hour flurry of Power Thinking and small group Speed Dating, with over 50 leaders of AIA Austin: incoming and outgoing Board members, Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs and Staff. Volunteer facilitator and AIA member, Wendy Dunnam Tita, led us through an amazing Friday and Saturday of probing and goal setting for the new year, which has set a new standard for our chapter's annual planning effort. (Thank you, Wendy!) The two-day effort focused on getting to know our now quite large group of leaders - many new to AIA leadership. We learned about and made explicit - in the form of an annual work plan - the rich connections that will be forged in the new year between committee missions, goals and work to the Board's 2013 aspirations, as well as AIA Austin as a whole.
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TxA Membership Changes - "The Big Tent"

The Texas Society of Architects (now TxA) is seeking to broaden the discussion of the built environment under the leadership of 2013 TxA President Larry Speck, FAIA. The concept of the "Big Tent" revolves around engaging individuals who are not architects but have an interest in or influence the design of architecture in Texas and bringing them into the TxA organization. The aim is solely to capture new, influential individuals in architectural discussions and increase participation at the state and local level. These are state-level membership changes only, although local chapters may select to adopt them as well if they perceive a benefit.
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Luncheon Speaker Series

Join Garner Stoll, AICP for an update on the Imagine Austin plan. Imagine Austin is our plan for the future. The citywide comprehensive plan defines where Austin is today and where the community wants it to go, complete with a vision and framework for how we want the city to grow and develop in the future.

Call for Entries - Online Now!

Homes Tour Call for Entries - Here

Homes Tour Photography Call for Entries - Here

Design Awards Call for Entries - AIA Members - Here

Studio Awards Call for Entries - Associate AIA Members - Here

Honor Award Nominations - Community Service Award, Emerging Professionals Award, Waller Award, Firm Achievement Award and more - Here

Saturday, February 9th at the Austin Center for Architecture - RSVP to Kristina.

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