Past Meetings
Pop-Up City
Town Center Fountain Plaza
205 Central Park Aven
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
July Summer Architecture Book Club meet up
Hard Hat Tour: First Landing Cabin Restoration
FIrst Landing State Park
Pop-Up City Build Day at MakerSpace
MakerSpace
737 E. 23rd Street
Norfolk, VA 23504
Pop Up City Build Day at MakerSpace
MakerSpace
737 E. 23rd Street
Norfolk, VA 23504
EP+YA Mystery Event: Pandemonium By The Poolside
Keplinger Pool
3245 Marengo Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Hard Hat Tour: Culpepper Elementary School (1 HSW pending)
Culpeper Elementary School
650 Horse Camp Lane
Chesapeake , VA 23323
June Summer Architecture Book Club meet up
Hard Hat Tour: 5/31 Memorial | Virginia Beach (1 LU pending)
5/31 Memorial
2508 Princess Anne Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
EP+YA Summer Happy Hour!
Take a break from deadlines and projects! Come meet the ELA Class of 2026 that are visiting Coastal Virginia!
SOLD OUT! Reef Ball Building at CBF
Brock Environmental Center
3657 E Stratford Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Hard Hat Tour: Southeastern Elementary School
Southeastern Elementary School
This project consists of a 26,000 square foot addition to the existing Southeastern Elementary School at 1853 South Battlefield Blvd. The original structure was built in 1951 and is no longer large enough to meet the needs of the growing community.
Top Golf: Summer With AIA CoVA Kick Off
38th Annual Golf Tournament
Cypress Point Country Club
5340 Club Head Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
How's That Made Tour: Alpolic (1 LU)
Alpolic
401 Volvo Parkway
Chesapeake , VA 23320
This guided tour provides participants with a firsthand exploration into the manufacturing process of Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) and Metal Composite Material (MCM).
Architecture Tour: Ryan Resilience Lab
Three years ago, many of us stood on this very site in hard hats, walking through a vision still taking shape. We saw the bones of some- thing ambitious—a project rooted in resilience, sustainability, an
Locating the Missing Middle | Roundtable: The Missing Middle Pattern Book (1 LU pending)
Missing Middle Housing is widely seen as a key to addressing today’s housing needs while preserving the walkable, human-scale character of our neighborhoods—so why is it still so hard to build? This session explores the barriers holding it back and the em
ARE Connections Study Break
Calling all AIA Associates - if you are studying, interested in studying, or just want to learn more about Architecture exams, this is for you. We'll be taking a 'Study Break' on April 16th to check in and gauge interest in some potential Chapter resource
Designed Here STEAM Day
Creative Well Arts Foundation
536 17th Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Designed Here Exhibition
Creative Well Arts Foundation
536 17th Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Come see the great work that our local architects are doing here and around the world. Exhibit is open and free to the public!
Designed Here Celebration and Exhibition
Creative Well Arts Foundation
536 17th Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Hard Hat Tour: Westminster Canterbury Tower (1 LU pending)
Westminster Canterbury Tower
3100 Shore Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Westminster-Canterbury’s new Independent Living Tower is located on the southern shore of the Chesapeake Bay. The existing site had two two-story senior living apartment buildings and a vacant fish house and restaurant attached to the Lynnhaven fishing pi
AIA CoVA Movie Night: SITTING STILL featuring life of Laurie Olin
Regal Columbus
104 Constitution Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
SITTING STILL is a portrait of Laurie Olin, an irreverent urban warrior, and his profoundly social vision. It’s the story of the concerns that have defined Olin's life’s work: urbanization, a lost connection to nature, economic marginalization, and the gr
'26 Architecture Month
Various
Check out the programs celebrating the profession of architecture and the value it brings to our communities!
2026 Shadow Day
Various
Are you a high school or college student, or a reinventing career professional interested in architecture, interiors, and/or engineering? Or are you firm interested in hosting a potential architect? Join us on Shadow Day!
How's That Made Tour: Premiere Millwork & Lumber
Premiere Millwork & Lumber
517 Viking Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Save the date for a behind the scenes tour of a provider of the highest quality commercial and residential millwork for over 70 years!
Hard Hat Tour: ODU Ellmer Family Baseball Complex
ODU Ellmer Family Baseball Complex
1446 West 43rd Street
Norfolk, VA 23508
Moseley, Populous and Old Dominion University (ODU) are collaborating on a renovation and expansion of the Bud Metheny Baseball Stadium
2026 Spring Shadow Studio Week
Various
Check out the week planned for this year's Spring Shadow Studio students! Sponsor a student!
Hard Hat Tour: 4101 Granby Street
4101 Granby Street
4101 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23504
Save the date for this Adaptive Reuse of 1967 commercial office building to mixed-use (multi-family and ground floor commercial.) Project utilizes state and federal historic rehabilitation tax credits and is representative of office to residential convers
3rd Annual AIA CoVA STEAM Day at Chrysler Museum of Art
Chrysler Museum of Art
1 Memorial Pl
Norfolk, VA 23510
Please register to receive volunteer for this wonderful student outreach opportunity!
Hard Hat Tour: Huntington Middle School (1 LU)
Huntington MS
Hard Hat Tour: Norfolk International Airport
Norfolk International Airport
2200 Norview Ave
Norfolk, VA 23518
Save the date to tour the expansion and new construction happening at Norfolk International Airport.
EP+YA Gingerbread House Design/Build (and Decorate!) Contest
Keplinger's
3245 Marengo Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Cardboard Box Donation Drop off
Public Storage
788 S Military Hwy
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Please bring us your cardboard box donations! We need them for an AIA CoVA event in July!
