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Minnesota Design Team Committee

The Minnesota Design Team (MDT) Committee meets monthly on the third Wednesday, 4:30–5:30 pm. Meetings are held virtually on Zoom. Once you have registered to attend, you will receive an email from Zoom containing meeting login information.Register to attend »


Historic Buildings – Archaic Structural Systems from the 1880s through the 1950s

Speaker: Chris Hartnett, PE, LEEDPrincipal EngineerAmerican Engineering Testing 1.0 LU/HSW*This program has been submitted for AIA accreditation. Certificates will be issued within two (2) weeks of the presentation date.This seminar describes structural evaluation and renovation/repair/adaptive reuse strategies for existing buildings that employ archaic building systems (1870s-1960s). These systems include iron and early steel framing, brick […]


AIA Northern Minnesota Draughting Club

Who: Northern Minnesota AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) Community and GuestsWhat: AIA Northern Minnesota Draughting Club and Social HourWhere: Pizza Lucé Duluth (11 East Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802)When: 1st Wednesday of each month, 4:30–5:30 pmWhy: Socialize with experienced and emerging connections in our northern AEC community.An assortment of appetizers will be provided on behalf of AIA Northern Minnesota.


Accessibility Workshop: Modifying Historic Properties for Increased Accessibility

 Click here for more details and to register for freeHistoric Properties, National Park Service Preservation Briefs and local design ordinances. Work on historic properties also needs to adhere to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and other building codes. The architecture and historic preservation fields look at accessibility as a way to provide not […]


Breaking the Stigma Barrier: Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention in Construction

CSDZ is teaming with the Minnesota Construction Community on this very important topic of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Construction.


Equity Matters III: Student Voices on Campus Equity and Design Justice

Join NPR’s Maria Hinojosa and Studio Ma to hear student voices from universities across the U.S. discussing issues of equity and access on campuses


AIA Northern Minnesota Draughting Club

Who: Northern Minnesota AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) Community and GuestsWhat: AIA Northern Minnesota Draughting Club and Social HourWhere: Pizza Lucé Duluth (11 East Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802)When: 1st Wednesday of each month, 4:30–5:30 pmWhy: Socialize with experienced and emerging connections in our northern AEC community.An assortment of appetizers will be provided on behalf of AIA Northern Minnesota.


New Energy Codes: What do they mean for residential and commercial buildings?

Join Fresh Energy and Don Sivigny, energy code specialist at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry on April 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (rescheduled from February) for a conversation about updates to the new commercial energy code that came into effect last year. We will also discuss what is happening with the […]


CSI: Highland Bridge – St. Paul, MN

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – CSI chapter business11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Chat-room based networking12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – ProgramOver roughly a ten-year period, the City of St. Paul worked with Ford Motor Company and area stakeholders to establish the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan for the former manufacturing […]


Historic Buildings – Archaic Structural Systems from the 1880s through the 1950s

From the International Masonry InstituteHistoric Buildings – Archaic Structural Systems from the 1880s through the 1950sThis seminar describes structural evaluation and renovation/repair/adaptive reuse strategies for existing buildings that employ archaic building systems (1870s-1960s). These systems include iron and early steel framing, brick and stone mass-masonry wall systems, flat-tile floor systems, and historic wood-framed buildings (heavy […]


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Matrix Newsletter May 2025

Matrix Newsletter May 2025

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