2022 WMAIA Annual Meeting and Design Awards
December 14, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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WMAIA ANNUAL MEETING: Design Awards, Scholarships, Holiday Gathering
Keynote: Emily Grandstaff-Rice FAIA, AIA 2023 President
Design Awards sponsored by: Keiter
WMAIA Annual Meeting sponsored by: Pella
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 their work. The thirteen submissions for this year’s awards will be presented.
The winners of the 2022 Design Awards Program will be announced. This awards program was held in conjunction with the Western Massachusetts Section of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects and was juried by colleagues in Virginia.
The program will begin with a reception (with cash bar). We will be presenting WMAIA/AIA National/Pella student scholarships and WMAIA’s special honorary membership award. The December meeting is also our chapter’s annual meeting and election of officers.
We are especially pleased to be joined by AIA National 2023 President Emily Grandstaff-Rice FAIA, who will be our keynote speaker.
A member of the BSA, Emily has experience on a broad range of academic, hospitality, institutional, and commercial projects. Her innovative design work reinforces that a building is more than its shell—it is an experience.
She has demonstrated continued and significant service to AIA, including serving as a board member; leading the national equity, diversity, and inclusion conversation as chair of the Equity in Architecture Commission and Equity and the Future of Architecture Committee; and serving as the 2014 president of the Boston Society of Architects/AIA. Throughout her career, Emily has advocated for design excellence through human-centered design, sustainability, and engaging diverse voices.
This is an excellent opportunity to hear firsthand Emily’s goals for her year at the helm of the AIA.
