Activities & Opportunities

Homes By Architects Tour
The fifth annual tour of AIA Minnesota architect-designed homes, presented by AIA Minnesota and Midwest Home Magazine, will be September 22-23, 2012. See the Tour website at homesbyarchitects.org. For more information, contact Stephanie Pelzer.


The Line Media (TheLineMedia.com)
New publication opportunity: The Line Seeks Innovative, Green Projects

The Line, a weekly online publication that "tells the story of the new economy in the Twin Cities—a narrative of creative people and businesses, new development, cool places to live, and the best places to work and play" (thelinemedia.com), is running a regular feature on architect-designed homes and non-residential buildings.

For residential projects, the publication is especially interested in green homes, modern design, house as brand, live-work spaces, sustainable remodels, urban infill homes and sensitivity to context (urban and environmental). Apartments, condos, new houses, remodeled homes and other residences that fulfill any of the above criteria are welcome.

Non-residential projects that generate or reflect community, support or demonstrate entrepreneurial endeavors, utilize or model sustainable strategies, and/or feature innovative design thinking are also welcome. See a previous article. To have your project considered, please send a brief project synopsis and three images (jpegs) to Camille LeFevre.

METRO magazine
In March of 2011, METRO magazine launched their shelter magazine insert, which runs six times a year and feature D.I.Y. tips, call-outs of must-have home products and profiles of the area’s most architecturally relevant abodes. The magazine’s decidedly urban focus will be bolstered by analysis and writing from some of the Twin Cities’ top architects, builders and interior designers. The editors are always looking for stories. Submit projects and story ideas to Drew Wood and Chris Clayton.

Awards Programs
Architect of Distinction & Emerging Talent Awards
The 2012 AIA Minnesota and Midwest Home & Garden Architect of Distinction and Emerging Talent Awards are due February 3, 2012.

The 2011 winners are Julie Snow, FAIA, Julie Snow Architects, Inc., Architect of Distinction, and Meghan Kell Cornell, AIA, Kell Architects, Emerging Talent. They were recognized at a Midwest Home Mingler Event.

Home of the Month Program
2012 marks this program's tenth year! The program is a collaboration of AIA Minnesota and the Star Tribune. Entries for the 2012-13 program are due February 24, 2012. The jury will occur in March and an event date is slated at the end of March. Look for more information to come.

2012 Call for Entries
Due February 24, 2012
Questions? Contact Stephanie.

HOTM 2011 Selections for May 2011 to April 2012
HOTM 2010 Selections for May 2010 to April 2011
HOTM 2009 Selections for May 2009 to April 2010
HOTM 2008 Selections for May 2008 to April 2009

Awards Credit
AIA Minnesota and ASID collaborated to ensure our awards entry process more accurately recognizes the contribution of project partners, aids jurors in reviewing, assists editors and writers of articles covering residential awards and projects. Our goal in this effort is to help the public better understand the interactive roles of architects, interior designers, builders and all related professionals in the process of creating projects.

Awards Crediting Memo (PDF)
AIA Minnesota General Awards Credit Form (PDF)

RAVE Awards
AIA Minnesota and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's RAVE Award (Residential Architects Vision and Excellence) entries for 2012 are due in March, and will be featured in Mpls.St.Paul's summer Home issue (a quarterly publication).

For reference for 2012:
2011 RAVE Call for Entries (PDF) (updated 3/21/11)

AIA Minnesota General Awards Credit Form (PDF)

2008 RAVE Awards
2009 RAVE Awards
2010 RAVE Awards
2011 RAVE Awards

Programs & Awards Calendar for 2012
Architect of Distinction and Emerging Talent Awards with Midwest Home & Garden
2012 entries due Friday, February 3, 2012
2012 winners featured in April/May Midwest Home 2012

Home of the Month Program with the StarTribune
Entries due in February 24, 2012
Program March, date TBD

RAVE Awards: Residential Architects Vision and Excellence with Mpls.St.Paul Magazine's Home issue
Entries due in March, 2012
Program TBD


2011 Calendar for Reference:

St. Louis Park Architect Consultation Program with the City of St.Louis Park

Minnesota Real Estate Architectural Consultation Program with Minnesota Realtor Continuing Education

The NRP Minneapolis St.Paul Home Tour
Tour dates: April 30 and May 1, 2011

Committee Structure
Steering and Subcommittees

The Steering Committee oversees the direction of all of the activities within the subcommittee groups. They play an advisory role and step in to help subcommittees when important or immediate action needs to be taken. They are responsible for managing the Residential Architects expenses as they relate to awards programs, advertising, marketing and other expenses; and guiding new members and overseeing communications within the group and approving shared opinions/commentary to outside groups.

It is structured so that the chairs of the subcommittees are all on the steering committee to make informed decisions on behalf of all committee members.

Steering Committee Chair: Todd Hansen, AIA, Albertsson Hansen Architecture
Awards Subcommittee Chair: Mark Larson, AIA, Rehkamp Larson Architecture
Outreach Subcommittee Chair: Janet Lederle, Assoc. AIA, TEA 2 Architects
Events and Tours Subcommittee Chair: Tim Fuller, AIA, SALA Architects, Inc.