2026 Board of Directors Announcement

We’re thrilled to announce the newly elected 2026 Board of Directors, officially introduced at our Annual Meeting on December 4th. Thank you to Atlantic Control Technologies for hosting us and for opening the doors of their new Annapolis showroom to our members. The night was made even more special by the incredible generosity shown during…

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2026 Board of Directors Call For Nominations

                                              We are excited to announce that we are now accepting nominations for AIA Chesapeake Bay’s 2026 Board of Directors! This is a wonderful opportunity for our members to step up and help guide…

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2025 AIA Chesapeake Bay Excellence In Design Awards

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2025 Design Awards Celebration. It was an inspiring evening recognizing the creativity and impact of architects and emerging professionals across our region. Congratulations to this year’s award recipients, including nine professional award winners, two sustainability award winners, one people’s choice winner, and three student award honorees.…

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Crabs, Community, and a Close Finish: Our 2025 Crab Feast Recap

At the end of August, we wrapped up summer in the best way we know how — with our Annual Crab Feast. This year’s gathering was held at Walnut Hill Landscape Company in Annapolis, and we were thrilled to welcome over 160 attendees. For the first time ever, we hosted a Crab Derby — and…

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End of Year Message From AIA CBC President, Kelly Valin

Reflecting on Growth, Gratitude, and Looking Ahead to 2025 Dear Members and Friends, As 2024 comes to a close, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to each of you for contributing to another successful year for AIA Chesapeake Bay. This year, we are proud to celebrate a 5% growth in…

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2023 Annual Crab Feast

This year’s Annual Crab Feast was a BIG SUCCESS! The most well attended to date! We would like to extend a special “THANK YOU!” to all those that were able to join us in addition to our very generous host, Walnut Hill Landscape Company, and our event sponsors. We would also like to recognize Adam’s […]

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2023 Mentorship Program

A chapter based program to help Emerging Professionals navigate their careers     REGISTRATION NOW OPEN – 2023 MENTORSHIP PROGRAM! Registration is now open for Emerging Professionals looking for a mentor AND for those wishing to Mentor. REGISTRATION DEADLINE – APRIL 21ST Cost for Emerging Professionals: $25 for AIA Members; $30 for non-AIA members. *We […]

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2023 Conference on Architecture

Amplify your Calling in San Francisco We often talk about the future. This conference is where the AEC industry gathers to define it, design it, and connect across industries to build it. Join us in San Francisco—one of the West Coast’s premier destinations—to explore what it means to design a better world now, together. Meet […]

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Architects in Action 2023

  Join us July 13-14 for Architects in Action 2023, AIA’s premier policy and advocacy event. Gather (virtually) with friends and colleagues to reconnect and build your advocacy community. Learn new ways to recruit, inspire, and train advocates. Hear from thought-provoking speakers, including award-winning architects, who will challenge your preconceptions of state and local advocacy. […]

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2022 Annual Meeting Recap

AIA CBC kicked off the winter holiday season by holding the Annual Meeting on December 13, 2022. Architects, Associate Architects and Allied members of our chapter came together at the American Cedar & Millworks’ showroom in Millersville, MD. Many thanks to the team at ACM for providing such a beautiful and welcoming environment for our […]

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