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The WMAIA promotes excellence in architecture through professional development, community outreach, and the celebration of architecture in our region.

We want to engage the public in an ongoing, meaningful dialogue about architecture and the built environment: how does it affect you, your family, your workplace, and the world?

Many of our programs and events – such as our film series – are free and open to the public. The public is also welcome to attend our continuing education programs for a fee; check out our films, programs and other events at the links in our menu above.

We invite the community to download and read our quarterly newsletter, to sign up for our free monthly e-newsletter, or to join the WMAIA.

33 Hawley Street
WMAIA 2024 Design Awards HONOR AWARD WINNER Bonham & Douglas Architects
Shaw Elementary School
WMAIA 2024 Design Awards HONOR AWARD WINNER Dodson & Flinker
Gardner Elementary School
WMAIA 2024 Design Awards MERIT AWARD WINNER Jones Whitsett Architects, Inc.
Mandel Studio
WMAIA 2024 Design Awards MERIT AWARD WINNER Naomi Darling Architecture
Academy of Music
WMAIA 2024 Design Awards CITATION AWARD WINNER Bonham & Douglas Architects
Mt. Tom North Trailhead Park
WMAIA 2024 Design Awards CITATION AWARD WINNER Dodson & Flinker
Buckland Community Pool
WMAIA 2024 Design Awards CITATION AWARD WINNER Kuth Ranieri Architects
Sunderland Kayak Shed & Restroom
WMAIA 2024 Design Awards CITATION AWARD WINNER Ko-LAB Architecture
Red Gate Farm
WMAIA 2024 Design Awards ARCHITECTS' CHOICE WINNER Kuhn Riddle Architects & Designers
Stockbridge House
WMAIA 2024 Design Awards ARCHITECTS' CHOICE WINNER Burr and McCallum Architects

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Exhibit – Cities of Now, Cities of Tomorrow

Exhibit – Cities of Now, Cities of Tomorrow

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in memoriam -Lynn Posner Rice

in memoriam -Lynn Posner Rice

Lynn Rice passed away at her home, surrounded by family, […]

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AIA Western Massachusetts

2 weeks ago

TODAY IS GIVING TUESDAY!If you are interested in supporting local scholarships related to architecture, please consider the following funds established at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst:Architecture Access FundThe Architecture Access Fund may be used to support high school or UMass Amherst undergraduate students by offsetting expenses associated with attending the UMass Amherst Department of Architecture Summer Design Academy, or its successor, with preference for supporting high school students. Secondarily, the Fund may also be used to provide support to undergraduate Architecture majors who will be participating in an internship. Recipients will be selected based on merit. For both uses of the Fund, preference will be given to socioeconomically disadvantaged students. The fund was established in 2020 with lead gifts from architects, designers, builders, suppliers, and others in Western Massachusetts. To make a contribution, visit here and scroll down: securelb.imodules.com/s/1640/rd17/form/form.aspx?sid=1640&gid=2&pgid=443&cid=1121&dids=2690&bledit=1Kathleen Lugosch Architecture Award FundThe purpose of this endowed Fund, which honors retired Professor Kathleen Lugosch FAIA, is to support graduate students in the Master of Architecture program with financial need, particularly those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged and disproportionately impacted by the lack of resources to continue their educational pursuits. It was established in 2021 with a lead gift from Charles Hadley ’64.To make a contribution, visit here and scroll down: securelb.imodules.com/s/1640/rd17/form/form.aspx?sid=1640&gid=2&pgid=443&cid=1121&dids=2717&bledit=1Professor Arnold Friedmann EndowmentThe intent of the Professor Arnold Friedmann Endowment is to provide scholarship support a student from a socioeconomically disadvantaged background, who is interested in interior design. Arnold Friedmann was the first recipient of our HON WMAIA award.To make a contribution click here, scroll down and select "Pick an area & support your passion". Then type in the search term "Friedmann": securelb.imodules.com/s/1640/rd17/form/form.aspx?sid=1640&gid=2&pgid=443&cid=1121 ... See MoreSee Less

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AIA Western Massachusetts

4 weeks ago

WMAIA ANNUAL MEETING 2025Registration Deadline is 11/17/25!! e.sparxo.com/WMAIA-Annual-Meeting-2025Wednesday December 10| 5:00-8:00PM| in person at 33 Hawley St, Northampton|1 HSWOur December program is a celebration of the season and of design in Western Massachusetts. It's a time to catch up with colleagues and see some architecture! This year's program will begin with a tour of 33 Hawley Street -- by Bonham & Douglas Architects, winner of a 2024 WMAIA Honor Award. 33 Hawley Street is the new building for the Northampton Community Arts Trust, which unifies five local art organizations under one roof, enhancing collaboration and a shared sense of purpose. Note -- you must attend the tour to receive credit for the program.Following the tour there will be a cocktail reception with hearty hors d'oeuvres . We will be presenting WMAIA/AIA National/Pella student scholarships and will be celebrating Western Massachusetts' newly licensed architects. The December meeting is also our chapter’s annual meeting and election of officers. ... See MoreSee Less

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AIA Western Massachusetts

1 month ago

UMass ARCHITECTURE LECTURE SERIESThis program is free and open to the public. You can self-report for learning units. Wednesday, November 12 5:30-6:30, Design Building 170Edward A. Eigen PhDSenior Lecturer in the History of Landscape and ArchitectureGraduate School of Design, Harvard UniversityEdward A. Eigen is Senior Lecturer in the History of Landscape and Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. A historian of the long nineteenth century, in the European and Anglo-American contexts, his research and teaching focus on relationships in and between humanistic and scholarly traditions and the natural sciences and allied practices of knowledge production. With a background in art history, a professional training in design, and a doctorate in the history and theory of architecture from MIT, he is at home with and seeks to productively defamiliarize images, texts, and topographies of intricate description. A proponent of the Montaignian essay tradition, his writings, while ultimately grounded in the uncertain terrain of “landscape,” have ranged from questions of botanical and zoological systematics, the creation and loss of great and not so great museums and libraries, the history of the weather, and acts of plagiarism in the founding documents of architecture theory. All of these studies engage in questions of historical narrative and the species of evidence upon which it depends and/or invents along the way.For details and up-to-date information visit use link: ... See MoreSee Less

Fall Lecture Series 2025: Edward A. Eigen PhD : Architecture : UMass Amherst

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Edward A. Eigen PhDSenior Lecturer in the History of Landscape and ArchitectureGraduate School of Design, Harvard University

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