Architecture

Kicking Off the 2025-26 School Year: AIA-AAH SAR Conference

AIA-AAH South Atlantic Region (SAR) Chautauqua 15.0 Conference | August 21-22

The Architecture + Health studio commenced the 2025-26 school year with with the AIA-AAH South Atlantic Region Chautauqua Conference! This year’s theme focused on the application of innovative building systems in healthcare facility planning, design and construction.

The event started Thursday night with a welcome reception and building tour of Timberlab in Piedmont. What an exciting way to network and learn about mass timber construction and innovation!

TimberLab Building Tour

The following morning, around 100 healthcare architects, engineers, designers, and health system representatives, gathered to engage in dialogue about the latest, relevant trends in the healthcare design industry. We saw various building systems and methods including mass timber structural systems, prefabricated and modular construction, low carbon MEP systems.

Panel Discussion at the AIA-AAH South Atlantic Region (SAR) Chautauqua 15.0 Conference

That evening, the A+H students met up for an Alumni Gathering at the Nieri Family Alumni and Visitors Center and got the opportunity to network with the alumni of the A+H program and to celebrate the accomplishments and longevity of the program!

A+H Alumni Gathering at the Nieri Family Alumni and Visitors Center