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AIA Convention 2013
June 20–22, 2013
Head to Denver for The American Institute of Architects annual convention. Speakers include Gen. Colin R. Powell.

Dwell on Design 
June 21–23, 2013 
America's largest Modern design event comes to the LA Convention Center for a weekend of exhibits, panels and more. 

The London Art Book Fair
September 13-15, 2013
UK’s largest event dedicated to art, design and photography publications, including everything from big new releases to one-off artists’ books, prints and zines from around the world.

Monterey Design Conference 
September 27–29, 2013 
Kengo Kuma, Hon. FAIA, of Japan, Marcio Kogan, Hon. FAIA, of Brazil, and Odile Decq, of France, join an outstanding group of North American designers for one of the premier retreats for architects.

westedge 
October 3–6, 2013 
The inaugural design event, to be held at Santa Monica's Barker Hangar, will feature over 200 exhibitors along with expert panels and speakers. 

AIAS Forum 2012
December 29, 2013 
The annual meeting of the American Institute of Architecture Students and the global gathering of the architecture and design students.

 

Competitions 

Deadline: June 28, 2013
Think/Work: Wing Global Student Design Competition
IFI 

Deadline: July 15, 2013
Changing the Face 2013 International Competition
DuPont 

Deadline: July 29
World Design Impact Prize 2013–2014 
ICSID 

Deadline: October 1
IDP Design Competition 
AIASFV 

Deadline: December 31
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Feb202013

AIA|LA and Spark Collaborate on a New Mentorship Opportunity

Ask just about any architect or designer and chances are there was a mentor somewhere along the way—someone to inspire, someone to lean on, someone just to be there. It might have been formal or more ad hoc, but however it worked, the support was critical. Over the years, the AIA|LA has sponsored a variety of formal mentorship programs. There was one that paired college students with noted local architects and designers and another geared toward elementary school students. At the same time, the organization has partnered with other groups to create even more mentorship opportunities for members. 

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