Events
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WMAIA COTE – Accessory Dwelling Units Focus
ZOOMRegister Now! Wednesday October 8| 4:00-5:30PM| ZOOM |1.5 HSW (approval pending) WMAIA COTE PRESENTS: Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) – Impact, Opportunities and Constraints As the demand for housing far outpaces its construction, creative solutions at all levels are necessary to narrow the gap. ADUs can be an extra source of income for homeowners, an affordable entry [...]
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UMass Architecture 2025 FALL LECTURE SERIES
UMASS FALL LECTURE SERIES This semester features a host of speakers that represent a wide spectrum of academic and professional practice in the discipline of architecture. Times and weekdays vary: be sure to check the time and weekday of the lecture you wish to attend! All lectures will be held in the Olver Design Building [...]
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WMAIA Film Series FALL
ZOOMThe Fall 2025 Films Series is comprised of four documentaries from Checkerboard Films about Cornell Tech, located on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Cornell Tech was conceived as a revolutionary model for graduate education that fuses technology with business and creative thinking. Designed and built simultaneously by as assemblage of well-known architects. These films [...]
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Pella Program will Benefit WMAIA Scholarship Fund
Pella Showroom 69 Ashley Ave., West Springfield, Massachusetts, United States +1 morePELLA + PURPOSE PROGRAM BENEFITS WMAIA SCHOLARSHIP FUND PELLA + Purpose 2025 Program Details Complete a Session 1 AND Session 2 program and Pella will donate $150 to your local AIA Chapter in support of Scholarships. Click Here to Register Today! Session #1 Webinar Programs (1 HSW each): Friday, August 8th: Window Installation Details Friday, [...]
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“Materials Matter” Training Series
ZOOMBE+ Materials Matter training series, Materials Matter: The Path to Healthier Buildings is offering an exclusive promo code for the AIA Massachusetts members. Details below: Materials Matter: The Path to Healthier Buildings A training series by Built Environment Plus, focused on embodied carbon and healthy material solutions. A limited number of discounted tickets available [...]
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Emerging Professionals: Architects’ Office Hours
ZOOMRegister Now! Fridays August 15, September 19, October 17 & November 21| Noon – 1 pm |Zoom EMERGING PROFESSIONALS SERIES: Architects' Office Hours WMAIA is pleased to announce a Friday lunchtime series for our region's Emerging Professionals. These noontime gatherings will focus on a specific topic but will also allow time for questions and general [...]
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Register Now: WMAIA Annual Meeting
33 Hawley Street, Northampton, MA 33 Hawley Street, Northampton, MA, United StatesRegisterDo not delay! Registration deadline is Monday November 17th for catering count! WMAIA ANNUAL MEETING 2025 Wednesday December 10| 5:00-8:00PM| in person at 33 Hawley St, Northampton|1 HSW Our 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! [...]
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Uncovering Vernacular Architecture
Monday January 12th | 6:00PM | in person | Sunderland Public Library Constructing the Connecticut River Valley: Uncovering Our Vernacular Architecture 1640-1750 In this talk, Nevan Carling will discuss the research he completed for his Master’s degree on the development of the Connecticut River Valley's unique vernacular building tradition. The talk will discuss the early [...]
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UMass Architecture Lecture Series SPRING 2026
The UMass Lecture Series resumes March 11th Self Report for Credit Wednesday March 11, 2026| 5:30 PM| 170 Design Building UMass Five College Architectural Theory Lecture: Paul Emmons PhD, Partick and Nancy Lathrop Professor of Architecture, Virginia Tech School of Architecture Wednesday April 8, 2026| 5:30 PM| 170 Design Building UMass Farooq Ameen FAIA RIBA, [...]
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Building Construction & Technology Series 2026
Hybrid: ZOOM or 170 Design Building UMass 551 N Pleasant St., Amherst, MA, United StatesThese lectures and free and open to the public, however, registration and payment of fee is required if you want WMAIA to record the learning units. All programs will be from 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass| For more information and to register visit here Applied Construction Fundamentals Monday February [...]
