Notes from the Co-Chairs – Alexis Burck, AIA (Smith Group) and Sarah Gregory, AIA (Dwell Design Studio)
Welcome to 2025 Design for Aging. Alexis and I are excited to welcome you all to EFA 2025 in Lexington, KY on Saturday April 26th. Please come up and find us at booth 427. We are looking to increase volunteerism with the board, expand the board in the fall, and continue our efforts to promote and educate around our mission.
· EFA - Environments for Aging Conference with our Monday morning breakfast Panel featuring the intergenerational task force, in Lexington KY. April 26-29. We are planning a meet-up for our group on Sunday evening, come find us at the booth to discuss! If you haven't registered yet, you can find it here EFA Conference Registration Link . Don't forget to select AIA as your organization.
o Breakfast Operator Panel on Intergenerational design. Will be Monday, April 28th 08:00 AM – 08:45 AM, Meeting Room 4/5
o Monday at 9 am will be our Intergenerational deep dive – please join us for hands-on problem solving.
· Student Competition - Our student competition is back up and running, to help us reach future Architects early. We will be working with the ACSA to get our competition out to universities in 2025 for a 2026 competition.
· Awards - Our 2024 Awards cycle has now closed, and our jury will be held this spring with awards at AIA nationals in June in Boston. We are very excited to have our winners and our specialty recognized by the National AIA!
· AIA National Design Conference - We will be at the AIA National Design Conference presenting our Knowledge Community again this year in Boston. Come out and meet us. Registration link Conference on Architecture Link
· Virtual CEUs- We are targeting 6 virtual presentations again this year. Watch the website and LinkedIn for information and registration links. We are looking at the environment, intergenerational design, affordability, and more.
· Sponsorships – If you are a senior living product or service and are looking for a great sponsorship opportunity to directly connect nationally with the architecture industry, reach out, we have many virtual and in-person events. Here is a link to more information Sponsorship Page Link
· Research – we are gearing up to dive into environmental impacts on senior living communities. Have you helped a community harden for climate change, seen positive outcomes from these preventative measures? We'd like to hear from you.
Social media- We always strive to reach more people with our education. We are always on a mission to expand our reach and influence in the Senior Living design space. https://www.linkedin.com/company/89493381
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Helpful Links
Social: https://www.linkedin.com/company/89493381
AIA DFA Website: https://communityhub.aia.org/communities/community-home?communitykey=a83686b6-4432-4ac2-a3a1-b91a6808a014&tab=groupdetails
AIANY DFA: https://www.aiany.org/committees/design-for-aging/
AIASF DFA: https://www.aiasf.org/design-for-aging-dfa
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Interested in getting involved – We are always looking for volunteers. Reach out to one of our co-chairs through the website messaging, reply to this post, find a co-chair on linked in. We can use your support in furthering our mission of education. Volunteering is a great way to see if our board might be a great fit for you.
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Sarah Gregory AIA
Dwell Design Studio, LLC
Charlotte NC
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