Jury Comments:

Nearly half of this year’s submissions were major renovations—a powerful reflection of Chattanooga's commitment to sustainability and the creative reuse of its built environment. These projects don’t just preserve the past—they transform it into something new and inspiring.

Across the board, the quality of submissions was exceptional, with many teams pushing the boundaries of design excellence and innovation.

This year’s Honors Awards stood out not only for the work itself, but for the clarity and impact of the presentations—each one thoughtfully crafted to tell the story behind the project and bring its design vision to life.

Looking ahead, we’re excited to see how AIA Chattanooga continues to build on this momentum. These awards are more than recognition—they are a benchmark, showcasing what’s possible and inspiring our community to reach even greater heights of design excellence.

Our SIXTH annual scholarship for rising 9-12th-grade students in Chattanooga, TN, to attend the design summer camp offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK).

To salute excellence in architecture, AIA Chattanooga is reinstating our local Design Awards Program. This program honors built works of distinction designed by AIA Chattanooga members. The program also brings to public attention outstanding examples of architecture.

23 OCTOBER 8AM-5PM 24 OCTOBER 8AM-12PM

RIVER CITY COMPANY CONF. ROOM

850 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37402

Over the course of a day and a half, participants will take part in a carefully curated experience combining leadership development modules from PSMJ, guided self-reflection, and collaborative small group work.

PSMJ coursework includes content on Project Management, Personal Productivity, Effective Communication, Team Leadership, Managing Client Relationships, and Financial Fundamentals.

Participants will leave the program with:

• A clearer understanding of their individual leadership style and personal strengths
• Practical tools to lead more effectively within project teams and firm culture
• Greater confidence to serve as active contributors to the architectural profession and local community

COHORT: Participation is limited to 16 maximum total. Selected participants are expected to attend all scheduled sessions and complete all homework

CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION LINK

QUESTIONS: 423-488-9900

tiffany@aiachatt.org

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SERVE AIA MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING THE PROFESSION OF ARCHITECTURE?

The 36th Annual Robert Seals Golf Tournament will be on Wednesday, September 24th, at The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay. Team spots and sponsorships are now open

AIA Chattanooga provided support on this project through securing a massive donation of materials by Evans Lumber. 2025 AIA President, Denise Shaw, owner of Plumb Architecture, did drawings that were scaled down versions of houses to learn various framing techniques.The dog houses are over engineered with the intention to teach framing a house in miniature), and teaching 3x classes to introduce students to reading drawings and the architecture profession. This was a massive success and we have an excited group of people ready to do this again next year!

Call for entries ! Applications are being accepted now.

The Chattanooga Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) is pleased to announce our fifth annual
scholarship for rising 9-12th grade students in Chattanooga, TN to attend the design summer camp offered by the
University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK). This scholarship aims to give students interested in architecture an opportunity to spend a week getting a taste of architecture education and design thinking.

DESIGNING TOGETHER: A Two-Day Event on April 8th & 9th! 

**TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2025 A sculpture and mural tour exploring the intersection of art and architecture throughout the city of Chattanooga 
 
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM (TRANSPORTATION LEAVES AT 5:30 PM) NOI, 1738 DAY TON BLVD, CHATTANOOGA, TN - Parking in the back on the building. RSVP TO exec@aiachatt.org BY APRIL 4TH

**WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH, 2025, A PANEL DISCUSSION EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 2225 ROANOKE AVE, CHATTANOOGA, TN RSVP TO exec@aiachatt.org BY APRIL 4TH 

UTK Alumni, this year marks a significant milestone for our college as we celebrate our 60^th Anniversary. A series of celebration events is taking place on April 11th.

Click this link : To register and see an overview of events

Two proposals are to be selected to create an art installation for display during Architecture Week (April 14-19) at the Chattanooga Public Library Downtown Branch. The
The project goal is to raise architecture awareness with the public.

Check it out on UTUBE!

https://www.wutc.org/2024-12-0...

Continuing on with our October 2024 Design Discourse -

This fall, AIA Chattanooga - this area’s chapter of the American Institute for Architects - hosted a discussion titled “Creating Connections: Celebrating 50 Years Of Chattanooga’s Built Environment And The Architects Who Shaped It.”

Among those architects: Vance Travis, Ann Aiken and Bill Wilkerson.

Vance is now a principal and architect at MBI Companies here in Chattanooga.

Both he and Ann Aiken worked under architect Jim Franklin early in their careers before starting firms of their own.

Bill Wilkerson is a general partner at Derthick, Henley & Wilkerson Architects.

Listen to this great discussion of celebrated Architects

FREE TIMES PRESS ARTICLE

CLICK HERE for details & RSVP

ABOUT THE EVENT:

Please join us for the 2024 AIA Chattanooga’s 31st Annual Robert Seals Golf Tournament held at Bear Trace in Harrison, Tennessee. This year, proceeds of the tournament will enable the Chattanooga Chapter of the American Institute of Architects to support our young professionals’ path to licensure, fund educational programs for area students participating in ACE mentor program, STEM school partnerships, and desig summer camp, in addition to continuing our long-standing architecture scholarships to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Auburn University.

CALL FOR ENTRIES

The Chattanooga Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) is pleased to announce our fourth annual scholarship for rising 9-12^th grade students in Chattanooga, TN to attend the design summer camp offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK). The 2024 Summer Design Camp offered through UTK will be held in person the week of July 14^th – 20^th.

AIA Chattanooga and The Hip Hop Architecture Camp are calling for volunteers to join us for the upcoming Chattanooga Hip Hop Architecture Camp!
We're on the lookout for passionate individuals who are eager to introduce youth to the captivating world of architecture through the lens of hip hop culture. As a volunteer, you'll play a vital role in guiding students through each day's activities, fostering creativity, collaboration, and inspiration.

AIA Chattanooga Member:

Tilman "Trey" Wheeler, FAIA, Tinker Ma

Committed to the good of the public realm and the profession of

architecture, Trey Wheeler has led the Institute through persistent

advocacy, shaping policy and statute, and teaching others to work

effectively to create change.

An innovative program coming to Chattanooga from July 22 through July 26, 2024!

AIA proudly supports Architecture students, through scholarships, ACE, mentorships, and more. This lovely letter was sent to us from one of our CLASS of '26 UTK students recipients.

Washington, DC, November 6, 2023-The construction industry added 23,000 jobs in October as unemployment rates for the sector hovered near the all-time low for the month, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the construction industry would likely have hired even more workers to keep pace with strong demand for construction.

There is still space to register your 4-person team!

Communications with Maui are still difficult, but many of the leadership have been confirmed safe. The components in Hawaii greatly appreciate the support of AIA California and AIA Colorado thus far. Julia told us, "This will be a decades long rebuilding process, and I'm sure our architects will play a big role in the future, but right now it's still very shocking." They are encouraged by your expressions of concern but are focused on dealing with immediate emergency needs right now and will not have the opportunity to respond promptly. So they suggest that the best way to support the community in Maui is to donate to the Maui Strong Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation.

AIA Hawaii is working with AIA's sustainability team to hold a virtual Safety Assessment Program (SAP) training next week. If you should have ATC books for SAP trainers you can spare (particularly ATC20 and ATC45), feel free to mail those to Julia Fink, EVP, AIA Hawaii, at 828 Fort Street Mall, Suite 100, Honolulu, HI 96813.

Nominate your firm! Submissions end June 2nd, 2023 Application Link

Thank you to all who submitted projects...And the winner is...

AIA CHATT just released a scholarship opportunity for 9-12^th graders to attend a summer architecture & design camp at UTK. Do you know any students within the Future Ready Institutes that would be interested in applying? AIA Chattanooga is excited to foster and develop the talents of local young people in design and architecture. To that end, we are actively seeking area students to benefit from this opportunity.

Please, contact our executive director Tiffany at exec@aiachatt.org if you know student candidate and would like more details.

The 2023 BRIC Awards application portal will open on January 12, 2023.

AIA Chattanooga proudly supports Auburn School of Architecture students with our Rural Studio Fund of Excellence Endowment. It is our mission to serve and support students to become licensed and future AIA members to advance the profession of architecture.

Congratulations to Sarah Page, AIA, of Chattanooga, for being selected to serve as the TN representative to AIA's Young Architect Forum. The YAF promotes the professional growth and leadership development of Emerging Professionals, including early and mid-career architects and unlicensed professionals on both traditional and non-traditional career paths.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) announced Monday, May 17, 2021, that applications are now being accepted for the Tennessee Historic Development Grant Program.

A joint statement from Peter Exley, FAIAI and Robert Ivy, FAIA

ACKNOWLEDGE. LISTEN. LEARN. ACT.

"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”
- Dr. Maya Angelou

It is time to do better. The chapters of the AIA and NOMA in Tennessee stand in solidarity.
We cannot change the past, but we WILL change our future.

We vow to ACKNOWLEDGE. We vow to LISTEN. We vow to LEARN. We vow to ACT.

This document provides architects, private clients, and civic leaders a framework of strategies for reoccupying buildings and businesses that are in the process of transitioning from being fully closed to fully open

Chattanooga company hopes to break ground on 3-D-printed house this year

For the past 13 years, architecture students at Auburn University's Rural Studio have been quietly designing, constructing, and gifting affordable houses to members of Alabama's Hale County community

University of Memphis will formally recognize NESTOR LOBOS as the recipient of the AIA Chattanooga Scholarship at the awards gala on Friday, 4 May.

Architects chosen for Hamilton County Schools' building projects

Architects have been chosen to build and update seven public schools in Hamilton County, including Harrison Elementary, East Hamilton Middle, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts, Howard High, Snow Hill Elementary and Tyner Middle and High schools.