When: Thursday, April 24, 2014, 5;30-8:30pm Where: Boston Society of Architects, 290 Congress Street, Boston, MA Parking: Atlantic Wharf Parking Garage, 290 Congress Street Boston MA Reception 5:00 – 6:00 P.M.Dinner 6:00 – 6:30 P.M.AIA Presentation 6:30 – 7:30 P.M.(1 credit hour) Sherwin-Williams FireTex Intuemescent Fireproofing Presentation and DisplaysSherwin-Williams Information Station – Envirolastic Polyaspartic Urethane […]
When: Thursday, April 24th from 5:30PM to 8:30PM Where At Aurora - 276 Westminster Street, Downtown Providence DESIGNxRI presents Clambake — a monthly gathering for RI's design and entrepreneurial community. In partnership with AIGA Rhode Island, and Rally Rhode Island, we bring to you two presenters from the various design disciplines, with socializing, wine/beer and […]
Statewide leaders and mom-and-pop shopkeepers are urging Rhode Islanders to take pride in the local and homegrown. "Rhode Island: It's All in Our Backyard" proclaims a recent statewide media campaign created by the Rhode Island Foundation. Preservationists get the message. After all, historic preservation is all about taking pride in local places and working to […]
{{hope-main{{Join RICSI to tour the new non-profit Hope & Main Culinary Business Incubator at the historic former Main Street School in Warren. This 17,500 sqft project features state-of-the-art workspace for food-related entrepreneurs. The renovation includes 3 commercial kitchens and over 6,000 sqft of production space, which supports small-scale operations for baking, food processing, and catering. In addition, […]
The AIAri Emerging Professionals Committee is gearing up to begin the 2014 ARE Seminar Series! Our first session will cover Building Design and Construction Systems as presented by Peter Hess, AIA, Architect at Robinson Green Beretta. Come join your fellow test-takers to review the BDCS study material to help prepare for the exam. The series […]
{{growsmart-ri{{Join 500 state, local and federal officials, business and civic leaders, real estate professionals, investors, architects, developers, builders, farmers, and community stakeholders from across Rhode Island and New England for Grow Smart's 5th biennial Power of Place Summit. Always rated an excellent program, the theme of this year's Summit is "The Power of Place: Positioning […]
{{griswald-house{{In honor of the Griswold House Sesquicentennial, the Newport Art Museum presents "'Very Simple Charm'; The Early Life and Work of Richard Morris Hunt in Newport, 1858-1878." This exhibition is the first of its kind to focus on Hunt's early career. At the center of the exhibition are 14 original Griswold House drawings on loan […]
AIAri Window on Architecture, 158 Washington Street, Providence, RI, 0290 1 AIA Learning Unit Learn the benefits of preserving and/or restoring existing buildings; history of the window in early American Architecture; historically approved light and glazing options, finishes and casings; and who are the players having jurisdiction for Historical Renovation projects and Tax incentives for […]
Thursday, June 5, 6:00PM ANCHOR 42 Rice Street, Providence, RI Festival of Historic Houses Preview: The History of the New England Butt Company SiteTripp Evans, Professor of Art History at Wheaton College, will discuss the historic development of the New England Butt Company (now Pearl Street Lofts) buildings and the surrounding neighborhood - a gateway […]
Where: Bravo Brasserie 123 Empire St. Providence, RI 02903 - In the Event Room upstairs at 6:00PM Join NESEA for their June speaker event featuring Greg Spiess, AIA LEED AP, who enjoys wide-ranging experience in the architectural profession and related fields, from planning to construction. As an NCARB Registered Architect, Greg has been responsible for […]
{{pps-historic-house-tour{{The 35th Annual Festival of Historic Houses will take place this year on June 13-15, inviting attendees to explore the Cooke Street neighborhood on Providence's East Side, along with the Pearl Street Lofts mill complex in South Providence. The 2014 Festival starts on Saturday in an enclave of homes within the College Hill neighborhood, between […]
Aurora 276 Westminster Street, Providence, RI, 02903 {{human-scale{{How do you measure the scale of happiness in a city? Join AIAri and CNUNE for a screening of the film The Human Scale about the work of Danish architect Jan Gehl. The screening will be followed by an in-depth discussion about what Gehl's human-centered message means for […]