Event Archive



May 12, 2009

2009 Louis I. Kahn Memorial Lecture

Thom Mayne, FAIA, founder of Los Angeles-based Morphosis, presented 2009 Louis I. Kahn Memorial Lecture, titled "W.I.P. #175, at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

September 19, 2008

Park(ing) Day

Staff from the Center, AIA Philadelphia, and the Community Design Collaborative created the Park-A-Lounger - a green oasis on Arch Street - as part of Philadelphia's first-ever celebration of National Park(ing) Day.

September 17, 2008

Center for Architecture open house

The Center for Architecture celebrated its grand opening September 17 with tours, film screenings, new exhibitions, architectural tours, and book signings for members of AIA Philadelphia and the public.

August 6, 2008

Community Design Collaborative open house

The Community Design Collaborative celebrated its new space and the volunteers who make our neighborhoods better places in which to live, work, and play.

July 22, 2008

Infill Philadelphia Mid-Review

Designers, community group members, and the Community Design Collaborative gathered at the Center to review the design challenge, projects, and teams for the Collaborative's Infill Philadelphia: Food Access.

May 29, 2008

Center for Architecture ribbon cutting

To kick off the AIA Philadelphia Annual Meeting, AIA Philadelphia members and the Board of Directors cut the ribbon on the Center for Architecture.

October 2007 through April 2008

Construction images

Images of the Center for Architecture as it was transformed from its nearly raw space to the gallery, meeting space, and interpretive center that it is today.