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By Lawrence Stelter | 19 September 2024

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AIA Brooklyn Annual Meeting and Year in Review

Dec 17, 2025 • 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm • AIA Brooklyn

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AIA Brooklyn members and Associate members are invited to join AIA Brooklyn’s Annual Meeting and enjoy a wrap-up slideshow of the year in review. The chapter will also be voting on the 2026 chapter budget that was presented at the November 19, 2025 chapter meeting. As this will be a “members only” online event, the registration link will not be shared on this public-facing calendar. Sign up at Eventbrite using the link e-mailed to you, or e-mail the Executive Director, James Koster at james@aiabrooklyn.org. You can also e-mail James if would like a copy of the budget — write “BUDGET” in your subject heading.

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Towards an American Institute of Architects: The History of Ideals and Praxis that forged the AIA

Dec 18, 2025 • 12:00 pm - 1:05 pm • AIA Brooklyn

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Most architects know the story of the AIA’s founding in 1857. Far fewer know that an earlier organization—the American Institution of Architects, formed in 1836—laid the original groundwork for a national profession, only to be halted by the Panic of 1837.

Join Alan Solomon of Sawkill Lumber and AIA Brooklyn for this engaging live webinar that provides a rare look into the origins of the American architectural profession. Alan has researched this presentation deeply, unearthing archival material and long-overlooked correspondence to reconstruct the full narrative.

We will see how architects first imagined a national institute, how the AIA’s own self-understanding evolved over time and why this expanded history matters for architects today. Alan’s meaningful research and presentation will expand our collective sense of our profession’s early identity, while inviting new conversations about the role of architects in society today.

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