Calling all CANchitects and CANgineers! Assemble your build team and help us Demolish Hunger, Design Hope in this year's PensaCAN competition. PensaCAN is a competition where teams create impressive structures made entirely out of full cans of food. Following a week-long display of the structures and voting, all food is then donated to Manna for distribution to our neighbors in need in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Registration is open to ANYONE...architects, intern architects, engineers, designers, contractors, local businesses, professors, teachers, students, or anybody, anywhere, that wants to form a team and help the local community. Do not have a team but still want to build? Register as an individual and we will match you up with a team! The display and on-site location is the Cordova Mall, but off-site and digital builds can take place anywhere (just follow the directions/requirements on the Info Packet Coversheet and Judging Guidelines...both downloadable below). Awards will be presented in eight categories. Not a builder but still want to help? Great sponsorships are available (read on below), or you can make a donation HERE (use the "in honor of" field and type "PensaCAN"). Help us break 20,000 meals this year! | 2026 PensaCAN Dates:
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DESIGN & HONOR AWARDS RECEPTION
| Join us as we celebrate this year's Design and Honor Award recipients. Thursday, September 17, 2026 Culinary Productions, Inc. Reception begins at 6 p.m. Program to begin at 7 p.m.
Dress is Cocktail/Cocktail Casual Plenty of parking is available street-level at the venue and on E. Wright St. View free parking spaces HERE. Guest Speaker - Andrew Freear Director & Wiatt Professor, Rural Studio, Auburn University
Sponsorships available. Click the button above for more info. CLICK HERE to view the award recipients. |
COSTERA PROJECT TOUR
Join us and the architect of record (WHLC Architecture) as we visit the Florida Panhandle’s most distinctive Gulf-front developments during an exclusive hard hat tour of Costera on 30A. Designed as an intimate collection of just ten luxury residences across two phases, Costera pairs refined coastal architecture with thoughtfully integrated modern amenities and WELL Certified design strategies that support occupant health, comfort, and well-being. Attendees will explore the architectural vision behind the development, including its response to a constrained Gulf-front site, integration of expansive views and natural light, elevated material palette, and balance of privacy, luxury, and connection to the coastal landscape. The site will remain under active construction during the tour, offering architects a rare opportunity to observe two buildings at different stages of completion. Participants will be able to compare construction sequencing, assemblies, systems coordination, and the progression from structure and enclosure to interior detailing and finishes. This one-of-a-kind development is setting a new benchmark for luxury, wellness-focused multifamily design along the Florida Panhandle. Closed-toe shoes and appropriate attire for an active construction site will be required. PPE will not be provided. |
Thursday, August 27 4 PM 4228 E County Hwy 30A Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 Free for Members $20 for Non-Members |
SEPTEMBER CE LUNCHES
Sound Control For Ceramic And Stone Tiled Floors - What You're Not Hearing SCHL13A 1 LU/HSW Effective sound control is particularly relevant whenever there are multiple units in a building. Installing a tiled floor that meets minimum acceptable standards for sound control is a complex undertaking. There are many approaches and products available on the market and that may lead to confusion and undesirable results. This seminar serves to highlight the key factors that should be considered when installing a tiled floor where sound control is a consideration.
| Join us for our September CE lunches! Tuesday, September 15 12 - 1 p.m. Bowden Bldg, Room 1 120 Church St Pensacola, FL 32502 Wednesday, September 16 12 - 1 p.m. Bay County Chamber of Commerce Boardroom 235 W 5th St Panama City, FL 32401 Thursday, September 17 12 - 1 p.m. DAG Architects 1223 Airport Road Destin, FL 32541 |
ARE/EP EVENTS
| NCARB Live: Licensure 101 Click HERE to watch a video that is a great introduction for anyone starting the ARE process. Click HERE for the chapter's ARE study resources library.
Visit the EP section on our Events page to keep to up date on ARE/EP events.
For more EP & ARE news and information, including ARE test prep materials, contact AIA Florida Northwest Associate Directors at admin@aianwfl.com. |
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP
Did you know that AIA Florida Northwest has funds available for scholarships to augment the participation costs in community leadership development programs that exist within our chapter region? Our intent is: 1) to increase the numbers of our members engaged in these programs, 2) to obtain tools, insights and relationships that will benefit our profession as a whole, and 3) to then create connections within our chapter communities demonstrating the value of architects in leadership roles. Download the AIA Florida Northwest Leadership Scholarship application HERE. | Below are local leadership programs and their approximate application opening dates (please check the respective site for their dates & deadlines): Leadership Pensacola - February Destin Forward - July Young Professionals of Walton County - July/August Leadership Okaloosa - August Leadership Bay - August Leadership Santa Rosa - September Leadership Walton - September |
ALLIED MEMBER SPOTLIGHT | UPCOMING EVENTS
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2026 DESIGN & HONOR AWARD RECIPIENTS |
THANK YOU TO OUR ANNUAL PARTNERS!
2025 PLATINUM ANNUAL PARTNER |
2026 WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE ANNUAL PARTNER |
2026 GOLD ANNUAL PARTNER |
2026 SILVER ANNUAL PARTNER |  2026 SILVER ANNUAL PARTNER |
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