Small Firm Exchange Social Hour
2025-12-03 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Join us at Mother Bar on Emory Place in Knoxville to learn more about the Small Firm Exchange and how to be involved!

Holiday Happy Hour
2025-12-04 16:30 - 19:00
Join us alongside IIDA Tennessee and ASLA Tennessee for a fun holiday party at everyone’s favorite Biergarten, Schulz Brau! Entry gets you 2 drink tickets, and to help us spread holiday cheer to our region, a $12 donation to the Appalachian Service Project is recommended. Learn more about the event and ASP by clicking the image above.

K-12 Committee
2025-12-08 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-12 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-09 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-09 14:00 - 15:00
Our K-12 Outreach Committee’s focus is introducing architecture to primary and secondary students, broadening an understanding of the profession’s contributions to our communities, and encouraging and mentoring those interested in a career in architecture and design.

Tri-Cities December Happy Hour
2025-12-11 17:00 - 19:00
Join us in Johnson City to ring in the holidays and say goodbye to 2025! No RSVP needed!

Regional Resilience Subcommittee
2025-12-12 15:00 - 16:00

Programming Committee
2025-12-16 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-20 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-17 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-17 12:00 - 13:00
The Programming Committee plans and coordinates the Chapter’s monthly programming, selecting speakers through a criteria-based system that includes HSW credit(s), sustainability, diversity, design excellence, and tangential disciplines to our profession.

If you would like to be a part of this committee, please reach out to our Programming Chair, John Sanders, at jsanders@sanderspace.com.

Committee on the Environment (COTE)
2025-12-18 00:00 - 13:00
Our COTE serves as a collective platform for architects and allied professionals to advance climate action and climate justice through design in our East Tennessee region. We believe that a coupling of design and sustainability is essential in creating a healthier, resilient, and equitable future in the built environment.

Thursday, December 18th is the third and final meeting of our 4th quarter, focused on Wellness.

We’ll take a deeper look into the decision and process behind MHM’s pursuit of a WELL certified office space.

Discussion for the first half, building tour for the second half – so virtual attendees feel free to join for the beginning conversations if you’re unable to join in person!

Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Committee
2026-01-05 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-02 12:00 - 13:00
Our EDI Committee’s mission is to assist other committees and the Chapter with recognizing and eliminating institutional injustice, increasing the diversity of the profession and of future professionals, and fostering a spirit of inclusiveness for all members, while working to promote a completely just society for all members of our communities.

This committee meets on the first Monday of the month. If you would like to join this committee or want a link to the virtual meetings, please contact our Chair, Geoffrey Cavalier, at cavaliergeoffrey@gmail.com

Board of Directors Meeting
2026-01-22 12:00 - 13:00

EPYA January Social
2026-01-22 17:30 - 19:30

COTE 2026 Kick-Off!
2026-01-29 12:00 - 13:00
Join AIA ETN COTE for our 2026 Kick-off Event @ Barley’s Taproom! We will review 2025’s progress and outline the 2026 AIA ETN COTE meeting/event calendar. Bring a friend and enjoy some free pizza!

Tri-Cities Tech Session
2026-02-10 11:45 - 13:00
2026 Tri-Cities Tech Session – February
Register here for the February 2026 Tri-Cities Tech Session at The Generalist with Paul Presson of KI Furniture.

If you have any issues with registering online, please reach out to Dustin Durham at dustin@aiaetn.org.

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AIA Leadership Conference in DC
2026-02-11 08:00 - 2026-02-14 17:00

Regional Affairs Committee
2026-02-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-11 13:00 - 14:00
The Regional Affairs Committee discusses the communities and counties in our Chapter outside of the Knox County metro and the issues facing those areas of East Tennessee. All meetings virtual unless otherwise noted.

COTE February Meeting: Tour the Morgan St. House!
2026-02-18 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for a tour of the first ever AIA East Tennessee COTE Award Winner, the Morgan Street House! Contact Cameron Bolin for more details: cbolin@sanderspace.com

EPYA Social Hour
2026-02-19 08:00 - 17:00

Design Feed
2026-02-24 11:40 - 13:00
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Small Firm Exchange Meeting
2026-02-26 17:30 - 19:30
At Printshop Beer!

Tri-Cities Tech Session
2026-03-10 11:45 - 13:00
Email Mike Stone for more details and to RSVP. Cost is $25 for non-members and free to AIA members. mike@mikestonearchitect.com

Design Feed
2026-03-24 11:40 - 13:00
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Design Feed ’26: March with Mary Anne Hunting
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COTE March Meeting
2026-03-26 12:00 - 13:00
Join AIA ETN COTE for our first guest presentation of the year framed on Building/Material Reuse with Julia Siple and Sara Langmead of Quinn Evans. Quinn Evans is nationwide firm recognized for expertise in historic preservation, sustainable design, and adaptive reuse. In 2024 they were awarded the AIA Architecture Firm of the Year Award. Julia Siple, Principal | Director of Sustainability, and Sara Langmead, Associate | Senior Architect, lead the firm’s sustainable design initiatives with a focus on the building reuse and preservation. https://www.quinnevans.com/mission/sustainability. Aligning with the 2026 AIA ETN COTE program focused on environmental and embodied carbon implications in material selection/application, Julia and Sara will present Quinn Evans’ work in exemplary material and building reuse.

This presentation has also been submitted for 1 HSW AIA CEU credit. Please join us and bring a friend!

Where: Office of BarberMcMurry Architects and via Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88668283223?pwd=[REDACTED]
