Join the Chapter for a tour of this 2017 AIA Central Valley Merit Design Award Winner! The City of Sacramento has transformed our downtown’s historic train depot, Sacramento Valley Station, into a transportation hub to serve all modes of travel to and from the station.The rehabilitation of this historic train station rescues a once state-of-the-art […]
2019 Architectura Obscura Photography + Instagram Competition
This year marks the 9th annual Architectura Obscura annual open photography competition! The competition is sponsored by the American Institute of Architects, Central Valley Chapter (AIACV), Comstock’s Magazine, VisitSacramento and Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture. The purpose of the competition is to highlight the value and impact of architecture, both globally and within the Sacramento region, […]
Revised City of Sacramento Design Guidelines Approved
We are pleased to share with the membership that a revised set of Citywide Design Guidelines for Sacramento was approved at the June 4th City Council meeting, and will become effective July 5, 2019. ______________________________________________________________________________ In concise terms: As part of a standard intake process, residential projects will be taken in at staff level. If […]
It’s Design Award Time!
We’ve launched the AIA Central Valley biennial Design Awards program for 2019. What projects will you be entering? The AIA Central Valley Design Awards Program recognizes excellence in the categories of architecture, interior architecture and reconstruction / renovation with opportunities for additional recognition of sustainable design (COTE) and / or custom residential projects (CRAN). The […]