AIA Center for Architecture and Design

Project Details

Project Description

The Center for Architecture and Design serves as a high-profile, visible space to showcase the important role of architectural practice and design, and as a dynamic hub to engage professionals, students, and the public.

The Center is located at One Charles Center in Baltimore, a landmark building designed by world-renowned modern architect Mies van der Rohe.

The design meets the goals of the AIA Baltimore membership to create a center that represents the forefront of design thinking and be a model for sustainable design best practices. The jury recognized the adaptability of the Quinn Evans design and praised its emphasis on community identity and outreach in built form, the use of locally sourced fabrication, procurement and installation, and its spirit of citizenry and community sustainability.

The Center is the new headquarters for AIA Baltimore and the Baltimore Architecture Foundation, and will provide collaborative administrative and program space for allied professional industry, advocacy, and education organizations, including Baltimore Heritage, Inc., the Baltimore Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (Bmore NOMA), the Baltimore Chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI Baltimore), the Maryland Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA Maryland), and the Maryland Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA Maryland), and the Charles Street Development Corporation. The Center also features a flexible program and gallery space, and a small retail space for books on Baltimore architecture.

Quinn Evans Architects:
Mark Nook, AIA
Allison McElheny, AIA
Wadiah Akbar
Alfredo Davalos, Int’l Assoc. AIA
Sarah Eikrem, Assoc. AIA

JC Porter Construction:
John Porter
Matt Brewer
George Sarkes

BKM:
Jim Barrett, Assoc. AIA
Bill Jamieson

Open Works:
Zach Adams

Photography:
Nate Smith