District Architecture Center

Architecture Month starts next week! Lots of tours, an opening party, WAF's signature lecture and more! Don't delay in signing up. You can start off with a tour of the Westerly with @Torti Gallas! For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/efyj8Kmy

It's honor awards season again! We are looking for nominations for the Emerging Architect Award, the Partnership for the Planet Award, Public Service (Donald B. Myer) Award, Architect Educator, Wieb Award for Architecture in the Public Interest and the highest award, the Chapter's Centennial Award. Nominations are due by May 9. Visit dcarchcenter.org for all the requirements and good luck!

We are excited about our new Fellows but even more grateful that the Fellows help fund the scholarship. We have four great scholars attending Columbia, Penn State, University of Virginia and Catholic University. Come celebrate with us and pay it forward to the next generation.

Sometimes our members complain that we never do anything fun - we are all about education and service. Not so fast - if you play your cards right and attend Blackjack at DAC next Thursday you'll get $300,000 of DAC dollars, not legal tender, to gamble without consequence. There will be poker, craps, roulette and of course blackjack plus a full bar. Please join us for a fun night that helps support the District Architecture Center

We are excited that Kristopher Takacs has agreed to chair the jury for ShadeDC, WAF's first design competition to solve DC design problems. This edition is all about providing shade on the Duke Ellington Bridge. 20 teams joined us on the information call last week. Entries are due on April 18 and the winner(s) will be announced at Cocktails and Conversation at DC Public Library - MLK on June 24. More about the rest of the jury soon!

Join us online for a panel discussion on Leveraging your public sector experience for the private sector. Learn from the experts on making the transition: Tuesday March 25 at noon. https://lnkd.in/eMYvBNFZ

Join us online for a panel discussion on Leveraging your public sector experience for the private sector. Learn from the experts on making the transition: Tuesday March 25 at noon. https://lnkd.in/eMYvBNFZ

ShadeDC Deadline is just a couple of weeks away! This ideas competition looks at shade for DC's many bridges. Like many other cities on the east coast, Washington’s summers are hotter and heat waves last longer than anticipated just a few years ago. While vehicle drivers of all kinds (cars, bikes, scooters and mopeds) can keep cool through air conditioning or at least the movement of air at speed, pedestrians do not share in that advantage. Consequently, walking in areas without shade can be an unwelcome and sometimes dangerously hot enterprise. We are looking for well-designed flexible shade systems that can be used in areas where other means of shade, such as tree planting, are not possible. Submissions will be on view to the public in May and the jury will be held in June. For more information or to register click here:

We're here for you. The March/April issue of DAC News was posted this morning on buff.ly/N6cV5Zv. There are a lot of articles but one thing we want to make clear is that for those you affected by the federal government firings and cutbacks, we are here for you. It's the top issue on the front page. We also have resources on the website and we'll keep adding to those as we get them. Also look for a new session on leveraging your public service in the private sector coming up at the end of March. To read this latest issue look for newsletters under the Professional Resources tab.

Special pricing for AIA|DC and DAC Members for the March 12 Facades+ Conference. Register today!