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The 33rd AIA Desert Classic Volleyball Tournament took place on April 27, 2024 and was a huge success! 36 teams made up from 28 different companies competed for 1st place, but RC Lurie ultimately took home the trophy with DHEngineering in 2nd place! Richärd Kennedy Architects embraced the Nostalgia theme with their Pac-Man costumes and props, making them the winners of...

Canstruction Phoenix Metro is a non-profit event that brings together creative minds for a friendly design competition. Each year, teams compete to create the most impressive sculptures made entirely out of canned food. After the event, all the food is donated to the St. Mary’s Food Bank to help fight hunger in our community. The 2024 theme was SUMMER SPORTS, in...

This interview with Omar Bailey, AIA, NOMA, was initially published by AIA Arizona in January 2024. Omar Bailey, AIA, NOMA, Senior Architect, Associate at Shepley Bulfinch in Phoenix, began a two-year term as the 2024-2025 president of the Arizona chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) in January 2024. He succeeded Maurita Harris, AIA, NOMA in that role....

Southern Arizona Design Award winners were celebrated at the 2023 AIA Southern Arizona Annual Meeting in November 2023 at The Arizona Inn. Rob Miller, AIA, chaired the awards. The South Carolina-based jurors were Eddie Bello, AIA; Justin Ferrick; and Ashley Jennings, AIA. DISTINGUISHED ARCHITECTURE HONOR AWARD Kasser Family Wing of the Tucson Museum of Art Tucson, Arizona Andy Anderson, L.L.C.,...

The AIA Arizona State Conference was held Friday, October 6, 2023, at The Clayton House in Scottsdale. With a theme of Community, the 2023 conference was chaired by Alison Rainey, AIA, Principal at Shepley Bulfinch who is the 2023 President-Elect of AIA Arizona. Significantly, speakers included the three architects who are the most recent recipients of the AIA national’s highest...

Associates gathered at the ASU Media and Immersive Experience (MIX) Center in Mesa in April 2023 for the first in-person Associates Conference since 2020. The event was reframed as the “Associates Gathering” to emphasize a return to connecting with colleagues in person. Associates gathered in Mesa on Thursday, as well as in Tucson on Friday, in an effort to bring...