AIA Minnesota

Congratulations to the six recipients of this year’s AIA Minnesota Young Architect Award! This award recognizes architects in the first 10 years of licensure who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession and their communities. Read more about the recipients and their accomplishments: https://lnkd.in/eHN8BcHt • Molly Dalsin, AIA, founder of Mesh Architecture • Michael Hara, AIA, a senior designer with HGA • Nicholas M. Reiter, AIA, LEED AP, WELL AP, a senior associate with Snow Kreilich Architects • Kaitlin Joan Schalow, AIA, LFA, project manager, senior associate, and national co-director of Community Action at HGA • Christina Stark, AIA, a senior associate at Snow Kreilich Architects • Nick Wallin, AIA, is a design architect at LEO A DALY

On Thursday, July 30, join the Residential Architecture Committee (a chapter of CRAN) for an inside look at the Scherer Bros. Truss Plant in Albertville! Learn more & register: https://lnkd.in/gNdi8VQN Space is limited! When: Thursday, June 25, 12:30–2:30 pm Where: 10751 67th Street NE, Albertville, MN 55301 CE: 2.0 AIA HSW LUs Cost: $40 with AIA HSW LUs / $25 without CE credit / $5 for students “From Drawing to Fabrication: Understanding Truss Fabrication Through the Eyes of a Manufacturer” will give architects a firsthand look at how their construction documents are translated into prefabricated wood truss assemblies and how that process directly affects the structural safety of the buildings they design. Through a guided tour of the Scherer Bros. Lumber Co. truss manufacturing facility and a collaborative session with their engineering team, participants will observe the full fabrication workflow from drawing intake through engineering, modeling, and physical production. Keep reading all the details and see the learning objectives: https://lnkd.in/gNdi8VQN

Tomorrow, Thursday, July 23! 🎉 Join AIA Minneapolis members, board leaders, and colleagues at Luminary Arts Center for an evening of socializing and awards recognition. The event will include a social hour followed by a presentation of the 2026 AIA Minneapolis Merit Awards. Light appetizers and alcoholic and NA drinks will be served. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/g7rUbEdg

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 AIA Minneapolis Merit Awards! Read more about each project: https://lnkd.in/d8hv-tK7 The AIA Minneapolis Merit Awards is an honor bestowed on projects designed by AIA Minneapolis architects that tell a story of excellence beyond design, emphasize public-interest design, and embrace the varied forces that shape a building. The Merit Awards are distinguished by their unique jury composition. In addition to an architect, the jury includes a business professional, real estate developer, community advocate, and academic leader. This broad perspective ensures projects are evaluated through multiple lenses. • Cankdeska Cikana Community College Cultural Heritage Center | JLG Architects • Great River Children’s Museum | GLTArchitects • The McKnight Foundation | Studio BV • Mississippi Gateway Regional Park | Alliiance • NEON Collective Kitchens | LSE Architects, Inc. • The Valiance | UrbanWorks Architecture LLC | Michael L. Schrock Merit Award winner

Rescheduled » Still time to sign up! ⛳️ The AIA Northern Minnesota golf outing has been rescheduled to Thursday, July 30. That means there’s still time to register as a sponsor, join us on the green, and support architecture students! Register by Friday, July 24: https://lnkd.in/dgDGizf Have fun playing 18 holes of golf and raising money for the AIA Northern Minnesota scholarship fund. This tournament is a four-person scramble format with a shotgun start. All proceeds from this event go toward funding the AIA Northern Minnesota architecture education scholarships. Event is 18 holes, cart and range balls included, and 4-person scramble format. Prizes are given for putting, chipping, and marshmallow drive contests, closest to the pin, longest putt, longest drive, lowest team score, and highest team score. Registration includes a steak dinner.

AIA colleagues, Do you know of someone who is an up and coming leader in the Arch industry who could benefit from attending AIA Woman's leadership summit this year?- the WLS Conf is in Kansas City November 1-3, 2026. Minnesota Architectural Foundation, Beverly's Committee has BHB WLS applications for scholarships open here: https://lnkd.in/gUzDDYJ3 Best, Ellie July 31, 2026 – Deadline to apply Mid-August 2026 – Scholarship recipients announced AIA Minnesota, MINNESOTA ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION Feel free to chat with any of the Committee members if you have any questions Gretchen Camp Katya Pilling Jena Quast Kaitlin Joan Schalow, Paul May Mary Shaffer,

Tomorrow! Thursday, July 9 — Join us for an AIA Minnesota Committee on the Environment (COTE) happy hour. We have invited the local chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) to join us. This is an opportunity to mingle, cross-pollinate ideas, and enjoy the sunshine. Look for the ASLA + COTE sign on the patio! No RSVP required, but there’s an event listing in our bio you can share! COTE works to advance, disseminate, and advocate—to the profession, the building industry, the academy, and the public—design practices that integrate built and natural systems and enhance both the design quality and environmental performance of the built environment. COTE serves as the community and voice on behalf of AIA architects regarding sustainable design and building science and performance. https://lnkd.in/gBBSix8e

Architecture is built on the exchange of knowledge, experience, and mentorship across generations. We're proud to see Snow Kreilich architects Nicholas M. Reiter, AIA, LEED AP, WELL AP, Co-Chair of the AIA St. Paul Mentorship Task Force, and Justin Wang, AIA, NOMA, LEED Green Associate, a Task Force member and leader of our internal mentorship program, featured in Mentorship Modernized, published in the 2026 ENTER print annual by AIA Minnesota. Through their leadership and service, Nicholas and Justin are helping foster a culture of mentorship both within our studio and across the broader architecture community. Their work reflects the importance of creating meaningful opportunities for professional growth, knowledge-sharing, and leadership development at every stage of practice. As Nicholas shares: "It's about being intentional and committed to creating a culture where we all do better when we all do better." Read the full article below to learn more about how mentorship is evolving and why it remains essential to the future of the profession.

Looking forward to celebrating Beverly's legacy with AIA Minnesota! Come join Katya Pilling and others from Watson-Forsberg Co. for this very special evening of reflection and conversation around investing in our next generation. Register Below! #mnaec #communitybuilding #fundraiser #minneapolis