AIA Baltimore is engaged in many important local advocacy issues relating to the profession and built environment from the city’s proposed zoning code to issues of equity in the profession.
Be a citizen architect by getting involved today! Contact Lauren Hill.
AIA Baltimore and AIA Maryland State and Local Advocacy
- AIA Maryland State Legislative Advocacy, or AIABaltimore local government advocacy with Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Howard County, Harford County, and Cecil County
- Maryland Business Recovery Storefront Improvement Program
Urban Design Committee
- Baltimore City Zoning Code revision advocacy
- Water Taxi Shelter Design Competition
Committee on the Environment/Resiliency Committee
- Complete Streets Baltimore
- BMORE Resilient Design Competition
- Social Resiliency and Healthy Building (June 28)
Committee on Architecture for Education
- Designing for Students: Maximizing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of School Design and Construction (Presentation)
- White Paper/Resources on Cost/Value for High-Performing Schools
- Baltimore City and regional County Public Schools community engagement
Emerging Professionals Committee
- Green Apple Day of Service
- PARK(ing) Day
- CANstruction
Kids in Design
- Architecture firms Adopt-a-School Program
- K-12 architecture education and outreach with STEM curricula and Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts, and Boys & Girls Clubs.
Historic Resources Committee (HRC)
- State and Federal Historic Tax Credits advocacy
- Preservation education and outreach events
Women in Architecture/Diversity Committee
- Research and exhibition on Early Women of Architecture in Maryland
- Panels addressing work/life balance and issues of equity in the profession
Collaboration with allied design and community organizations:
- 1000 Friends of Maryland
- Baltimore Heritage
- Citizens Planning & Housing Association
- Neighborhood Design Center
- No Boundaries Coalition
- Preservation Maryland
- Your own neighborhood association or community development corporation
- USGBC Maryland
And many more…
