AIA Missouri

10/01/2016

AIA Missouri just wrapped up our business meeting and has started the 2017 Planning Session! Special thanks to Sue Prushnicki FAIA and Bond Architects for hosting us. Lots of great discussion going on - we are doing what we can to promote Architects and the profession of Architecture.

07/19/2015

Here's an inspiring video in AIA National's "iLookUp" series about a blind architect who is finding new ways to "see" his work.

The American Institute of Architects presents a short documentary about Chris Downey, an inspiring architect in San Francisco who is pioneering design for th...

02/09/2015

Every day, policymakers make decisions that affect the practice of architecture and the built environment. No matter the kind of work you perform and where you perform it, decisions made from Washington, DC to your state capitol to city hall affect you.

But today, fewer than one in three AIA members have ever met with their elected representatives. Few architects serve on the boards and committees that directly affect the built environment in their communities. As a result, we’re losing influence - and the ability to shape our futures.

It’s up to all AIA members to make sure their voice is heard, which is what advocacy is all about. That is why 2015 is the Year of the Advocate at the AIA.

10/24/2014

Brian MacKay-Lyons speaking at the 2014 AIA Central States Regional Conference

09/27/2014

AIA MO Board Planning Retreat taking place now. Lots of great discussion going on.

06/27/2014

Lots of AIA Missouri Board members and officers representing MO here at the AIA national convention in Chicago.

02/03/2014

AIA MO Calendar
JANUARY 2014 featured project
St. Louis Public Library, Central Library Renovation
St. Louis, Missouri
Firm: Cannon Design
General Contractor: BSI Constructors
Photographer: Tim Hursley Photography
Award: 2013 AIA St. Louis Design Awards - Architecture: Merit Award

This is an execptional contemporary response to the light and lightness of Cass Gilbert's Beaux Arts inspired work. Architect Gilbert was also the architect of the US Supreme Court and the St. Louis Art Museum.

01/24/2014

Congratulations to AIA St. Louis' Jason Dale Pierce, AIA for being recognized with one of the 2014 Young Architects Award! Well deserved.

Jason is deeply committed to meeting the needs of emerging professionals, demonstrating how they, individually and collectively, can advance the profession. His ethic is an example of how strong organizational skills, tireless perseverance, and strategic thinking can make consequential differences i...

12/11/2013

AIA MO Calendar
DECEMBER 2013 featured project

BIFRONTALE (Private Residence)
St. Louis Region, MO

Architect: Tao + Lee Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: Tom Carron Construction
Photographer: Tao + Lee Associates, Inc.
Award: Merit Award in Architecture from AIA St. Louis

The jury found this project to be provocative. Formal Simplicity enters an interesting dialogue with the existing house; a very refined interior space with a crisp palette of details. The introspective nature of the project and its courtyard is poetic.

11/04/2013

AIA MO Calendar
NOVEMBER 2013 featured project

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Springfield, MO

Architect: Bates & Associates, Architects
Owner: Springfield R-12 Public School District
Photographer: Gayle Babcock
Award: 2012 AIA Springfield Public Recognition Award

This project is a renovation of a vacated grocery store into an Early Childhood Development Center.

The goal for the Center was to integrate the existing counseling and early childhood programs for Springfield Public Schools.
With this well-planned layout, Bates & Associates was able to create an environment that celebrates the child. It speaks to the child as a relaxed, safe, fun, developmentally appropriate, and highly efficient facility. The color plate and playful forms allow flexibility for changing programs in spaces that reinforce the self esteem of the children, staff, and visitors.

10/01/2013

AIA MO Calendar
OCTOBER 2013 featured project

O.H. DEAN BUILDING RENOVATION
Kansas City, MO

Architect: Helix Architecture + Design
Owner: Ted G. Wiedeman
Award: 2011 AIA Kansas City Design Excellence Citation Award

The renovation of this 14,000-square-foot, two-story structure created a new store and corporate headquarters for a plumbing-supply wholesaler moving from a suburban location into the urban core of Kansas City. The concept behind the renovation was to celebrate the company’s trade with a variety of copper-clad surfaces – from the entry vestibule and elevator shaft, to the exterior balcony and transaction counter top. Wanting to remain involved in the daily rhythm of the retail space, the company’s executives work above the showroom and remain connected to clients through an opening that also brings daylight into the retail space from the skylight above.

The glazed terra-cotta west facade was restored to include the original building medallion, which was re-cast by local artisans to match historic specifications. A number of sustainable features (including the urban site, use of daylight and a green wall on the building’s south facade) were used to achieve LEED Gold certification.