Call for Entries is now open!
Join our movement to bring home the power of architecture and design!
In the spirit of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, the AIA East Bay Chapter welcomes the design community to participate in a broader conversation about the places that we each call home.
This year, our unique take on the widely popular Home Tours explores the theme of “Shelter,” and invites residential submissions that exhibit vibrant, relevant, and innovative solutions for the housing needs, across all sectors of our society.
The AIA East Bay Chapter aims to promote the design excellence of living environments by featuring selected entries that have compelling stories to share. We want to learn how your team developed the design, adapted the technology, and observed the impact of the building upon the community being served. We invite submissions about: Tiny homes, Single Family Homes, Multi-Unit Buildings, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU), Live-Work Spaces, Intentional Communities, Affordable Housing, Co-Living Spaces, or Houses for the Unsheltered & more.
During the month of August, the AIA East Bay chapter will host several public events which focus’ specifically on housing.
For Home Tours | Shelter ten projects selected by the Home Tours committee will be featured at two separate virtual events, open to the public and presented by their design authors.
- August 14: Home Tours I | Shelter
- August 21: Home Tours II |Shelter
This year’s Home Tours will be ONLINE only.
Home Tours | Shelter will be supported by event marketing, PR, media outreach and a social media campaign. Selected projects will be noted in the Calendar Listing and Press Release will be distributed to architecture, design and lifestyle editors.
We look forward to being inspired by your brilliance!
For information on the submission process, including eligibility requirements, please download the application packet here.
To learn about eligibility requirements, and to submit a project for consideration, please click here.
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Welcome!
We are delighted to welcome you to submit your residential project that responsibly addresses the issue of shelter.
The AIA East Bay Chapter aims to promote the design excellence of living environments by showcasing innovative thinking and design solutions, around the following general topics:
Design: Creative housing solutions to address lack of affordable housing, community-inclusive approach to problem-solving
Technology: Off-grid and self-sufficient buildings, next-generation sustainable materials, low-impact building processes
Impacts: Sacred reciprocity between the built and the natural environments, multi-generational living, aging in place, community spaces
Projects must have been built after January 2015.
The following housing type categories are eligible for submission:
- Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)
- Affordable Housing
- Co-Living Spaces
- Houses for the Unsheltered
- Intentional Communities
- Live-Work Spaces
- Multi-Unit Buildings
- Single-Family Homes
- Tiny Homes
- & Other
You are required to submit a 300-word maximum narrative about your project that highlights certain innovation aspects. Example list of project considerations could include:
1. Programming (includes flexible housing solutions)
2. Design process (examples public engagement, integrated process)
3. Environmental / Sustainable / Resilient Design (can be a broad range from biophilia, to building siting, to material selection)
4. Innovation, Affordability Solutions
CLICK TO PAY FOR SPONSORSHIP
GOLD
$5,000
- Tour Presenter: 2 categories
- Recognition from the podium at all events during Introductory + Closing Remarks
- Large logo on event program + presentation, and onsite sponsor banners
- Large logo on event web pages, e-newsletters, and program announcements
- Announcement of sponsorship (logo) on social media
- Logo in 2021 Home Tours Guide
- Logo on Wall Vinyl at post-event Exhibition at AIAEB
- 10 All Inclusive Tickets for all 5 events throughout the month of August
SILVER
$3,500
- Tour Presenter: 1 categories
- Recognition from the podium at all events during Introductory + Closing Remarks
- Medium logo on event program + presentation, and onsite sponsor banners
- Medium logo on event web pages, e-newsletters, and program announcements
- Logo on Wall Vinyl at post-event Exhibition at AIAEB
- Logo in 2020 Home Tours Guide
- 5 All Inclusive Tickets for all 5 events throughout the month of August
BRONZE
$1,250
- Recognition from the podium at the during Introductory + Closing Remarks
- Small logo on event program + presentation, and onsite sponsor banners
- Small logo on event web pages, e-newsletters, and program announcements
- Announcement of sponsorship (logo) on social media
- Small logo on Wall Vinyl at post-event Exhibition at AIAEB
- Small logo in 2020 Home Tours Guide
- 2 All Inclusive Tickets for all 5 events throughout the month of August
COPPER
$500
- Name on event program + presentation, and onsite sponsor banners
- Name on event web pages, e-newsletters, and program announcements
- Name in 2020 Guide
- 2 All Inclusive Tickets for all 5 events throughout the month of August
AIA East Bay is committed to inviting and including students in all of its activities. Our Student Scholarship program covers the cost of tickets to students that qualify. We are dedicated to lowering any barriers to participation and ensuring that the next generation of Architects and Designers are welcomed and present in all we do.
Student Scholarship Applications will open on July 1st. Only AIA Student Members qualify. Its FREE so sign up today.
SUPPORT OUR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship Levels are:
- Firm Logo on special section of Home Tours Homepage – small color logo
- Firm logo on slide of scholarship supporters in opening of all three events – small color logo
- Firm logo on 2 email blast thanking sponsors and supporters – 1 pre-event, 1 post-event – small color logo
- Firm Logo on special section of Home Tours Homepage – large color logo
- Firm logon on slide of scholarship supporters in opening of all three events – large color logo
- Firm logo on 2 email blast thanking sponsors and supporters – 1 pre-event, 1 post-event – larger color logo
Call for Entries for Home Tours| Shelter is open through June 10th, 2021.
Committee Chair(s):
- Ursula Currie – Chair
- Kerstin Hellmann
- Ben Levi
- Winston Win
- Alex Vondeling
- Karl Johnson
Contact:
Important dates:
- Call for Submissions: Thursday, April 22 2021
- Application deadline: Thursday, June 10 2021, 5:00pm
- Architects of selected homes will be notified the week of June 24th and announced publicly the week of July 1st.
- Ticket Sales to all Home Tours events open July 1st.
- Two Mandatory Architect Meetings: July 12 at 5:00pm and August 2 at 5:00pm
- Virtual Home Tours available for public viewing: August 14th, & August 21st