Jay Woodcock, AIA, 2022 Vice President of AIA Rochester, presented the chapter's 2022 endeavors and accomplishments as well as the election winners and new 2023 Board of Directors. He concluded the evening by outlining some of his goals for next year as president, which focus on member re-engagement and participation.

AIA Rochester Holds 2022 Annual Meeting

October 27th

The Little Theatre

Kamal L. Crues, P.E., ROC the Riverway Program Manager for the City of Rochester, presented an in-depth keynote speech outlining the project and its progress for the members. See the City's video and weigh in here. More information can be found at www.roctheaqueduct.com.

AIA Rochester's 2022 Honor Awards winners were recognized at the meeting. Dave Beinetti, AIA received the prestigious AIA Rochester Medal of Honor for lifetime achievement, Sara DeSalvo, AIA received the Emerging Rochester Architect of the Year Award, Christina Fluman, Associate AIA was honored as the Volunteer of the Year. Cannan, Alexander & Scott was recognized as Partner of the Year and Andrew Petrosky, AIA received his Past President's medal.

AIA Rochester 2023 Design Award

Call for Entries

AIA Rochester is pleased to announce the 2023 Design Awards program. We look forward to a lively in-person event at the Memorial Art Gallery on Thursday, June 15, 2023.

The deadline is extended through Thursday, November 10th at noon. Please register your projects at our website or contact Michelle at mmurnane@aiaroc.org by Thursday!. Please visit our website for up to date information regarding the 2023 Design Award program.



Design Award Website

Call for Entries - Registration for project

PDF Call for Entries

Basic Design by the Building Code of New York State - Part II  (3.5 AIA LU/HSW)

Presented by Laura Cooney, AIA

November 11th 12:00 - 3:45PM - Review of fire protection systems and fire service features (Fire Code), Means of egress overview, Handicap accessibility overviews, and Brief overview of the NYS Existing Building Code (EBCNYS) format and Classifications of Work compliance path.  

Learning objectives:

1) Fire protection systems and fire service features

2) Means of egress overview

3) Handicap accessibility overviews

4) Brief overview of the NYS Existing Building Code

   (EBCNYS) format and classifications of work

   compliance path        REGISTER

Product Runway Recap Party

The Metropolitan - Nov 11th

Join Product Runway participants to celebrate this year's second Product Runway show that took place on October 14 at The Center For Youth's Fashion Week Rochester!

Register to attend, then come and meet the teams, see the outfits created, network and enjoy light fare and drinks!

Now live! Vote for your favorite Product Runway creation through November 10! The winner of the Product Runway People's Choice Contest will be awarded at the Product Runway Recap Party. Each vote costs $5 and 100% of proceeds from this contest will go to The Center for Youth. There is also opportunity to make a general donation to the contest fund. Visit our 2022 Product Runway webpage to learn more about each costume.” VOTE!

AIA Rochester Holiday Party

Sponsored By: TREMCO and Elmer Davis Company

Join us on December 15 at Native Eatery & Bar for our annual holiday celebration! We will provide light fare and your ticket includes a complimentary drink. Visit and network with your colleagues in a festive setting.

We are excited to again present our Ornament Auction during the party to benefit The Center for Youth.

• Make OR PURCHASE an ornament to donate to our Ornament Auction at the party. 

• Bid on an ornament custom made or curated by a

Rochester designer at our Holiday event.

OR, if you have time, preferred: Could you make a separate entry for the ornament so it doesn’t get passed by? Register here.

Donate a homemade or specially curated ornament to our silent Ornament Auction, to be held during our annual Holiday Party! Bidding will begin at $10 and winners will be announced at the party at 6 p.m. All proceeds benefit The Center for Youth. Click here for full details.

Congratulations Peter Wehner, AIA 

Congratulations to Peter Wehner, AIA, on his election as the 2023–2025 New York State Representative to the AIA Strategic Council. 

Peter currently serves on the AIA New York State Executive Committee as Vice President of Government Advocacy. He previously served as the Secretary and the Regional Representative for AIA Rochester. Prior to these appointments, he held many positions on the AIA ROC Board of Directors and received the AIA Rochester Medal of Distinction in 2020.

Peter is a sitting (third term) Town Councilperson for the Town of Irondequoit, representing the nearly 50,000 people in hiscommunity; is an Adjunct Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, teaching “Professional Practice” in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability Graduate School of Architecture; and is a Partner and Architecture Department Manager at Passero Associates.

2023 AIA Rochester 

Directory Cover Contest

Use your design skills to create a cover for the 2023 AIA Rochester Membership Directory. This year's theme is Framework for Design Excellence in the Rochester area.

Entries should be emailed to the office no later than December 1, 2022 to lbhewitt@aiaroc.org. DETAILS

Winners:

Best Original Design:

Let's Stop Hunger on its Toes - HBT Architects

Best Use of Labels:  F.A.D. Music - APD Engineering & Architecture

Structural Ingenuity: The FAD-tastic Furby - LaBella Associates

Best Meal: 

Together we Can Craft a Future without Hunger - Young & Wright and Dwyer Architectural

Honorable Mention: 

Gotta Can 'em All - Bergmann/Colliers

Can we Change the View on Hunger? - Wegmans Design Group

Most Cans: 

Gotta Can 'em All - Bergmann/Colliers

People's Choice:  The Boom Boxers - Knocking Out Hunger!

In Memoriam: John Fayko, AIA

John Fayko, passed away after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's and Lewy Body dementia, on October 12, 2022.

John began his architectural career in 1960 when he relocated from New York City to establish the Victor Gruen field office and design Midtown Plaza (the nation's first downtown enclosed mall.) After Midtown's completion, he stayed on in Rochester and established his own award-winning architectural practice. Some of his more memorable initiatives were the following: American Institute of Architects (AIA) Russian Accord, for which he  

served as the individual responsible for renewing interest in the 1998 Accord between Russian and American architects.  He was the founder and first Chair of the Rochester AIA Intern Development Program; the founder and first chair of an organization of architects and other design professionals who provided pro bono service to individuals and groups who couldn't otherwise afford them. He was also the founder and first Chair of the AIA Explorer Scouts Program, in addition to establishing the Rochester Chapter of AIA of which he was President. He served on Design Award Juries for AIA of Central New York, as well as Potomac Valley and Long Island. John also served on the boards of the Al Sigl Center, Wood Library, and the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association. In 2009 he capped his legendary career with being the recipient of the James William Kideney Gold Medal Award, recognized as the highest award AIANYS can bestow on one of its members. Among his numerous other citations of merit are the 1990 Rochester Mayor Thomas Ryan award, for ongoing work on numerous buildings in the city, such as Northside Surgical Supply, Windsor Street Apartments, Hopper's Block, Al Sigl Epilepsy Association, Howitt House Independent Living Apartments, The Olive Tree restaurant and the Masucci house in Pittsford, with its indoor skating rink. He also spearheaded the design and implementation of Canandaigua's Kershaw Park Redevelopment. Asked which project he most enjoyed, he replied with that famous Fayko twinkle, that would be like picking your favorite child. John was truly a renaissance man of all seasons, humble and kind with a bracing sense of humor. Beloved by all who had the good fortune of knowing him. His pastimes included crossword puzzles, painting, and bird watching. His greatest happiness of all, was sitting on the deck of his Canandaigua Lake home with his loved ones and a Manhattan cocktail nearby. A celebration of John’s remarkable life will be held at a later date to be announced in 2023. 

AIA's New report outlines progress of 2030 Commitment

AIA’s 2030 Commitment is an actionable climate strategy that gives us a set of standards and goals for reaching net zero emissions in the built environment by 2030. Since 2009, signatories of the 2030 Commitment create a sustainability action plan for their firm with the help of AIA resources and education, and are urged to report the predicted energy performance of all projects in their portfolio each year.  READ MORE

MRB Group & HBT Architects Merge

MRB Group President & CEO Ryan T. Colvin, P.E., recently announced that HBT Architects has joined MRB Group, combining two of the most respected firms in the engineering and architecture industries.

As East Coast Architectural Manager, Trevor Harrison, AIA, of HBT Architects will oversee the east coast architecture team. He will work closely with Vice President of Architecture Tanya Reed-Mikeska, AIA, and MRB Group engineering team leaders under the direction of James Oberst, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of MRB Group. READ MORE

We need you!

Become an involved member of the profession. We have openings on the following committees:

NEW! Committee on the Environment (COTE)

Advocacy Committee

Emerging Rochester Architects Committee (ERA)

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee (EDI)

Women in Architecture Committee (WiA)”

Email Linda Hewitt at lbhewitt@aiaroc.org