AIA SC 2026 Annual Meeting: CE/HSW Workshops, Keynote Speaker, New Architects Luncheon + More
Join us in Charleston, SC! This year’s Annual Meeting is scheduled to line up as a multi-event conference week.
You will have the option to pick and choose which events to attend and bundled discounts will be available.
AIA South Carolina is excited to announce the 2026 Spring Conference Series in Charleston, South Carolina, Wednesday April 29-Saturday May 2. This year’s multiple-day, multiple-location, multiple-genre annual event is bigger-than-ever before and we would love to have you join us!
Architects, engineers, designers, allied-industry services and suppliers, students, this event is for YOU. Registration is required for attendance at all individual events, with three discounted bundled ticket pricing options.
Schedule for the week is below. Please view the current details for events on their individual pages.
Wednesday April 29
Resilience By Design Conference
9 AM-3:30 PM
Clemson Architecture Center
The AIA SC Resilience Committee and the Committee on the Environment (COTE SC) are partnering to host the 2026 Resilience By Design Conference! We have an impressive, nation-wide roster of resilience by design experts (sessions begin at 9:30 AM) and we know this will be an excellent kick-off to this AIA SC event series.
Charleston Firm Hop
4:30-6:30 PM
Locations:
Bello Garris
Young + Wales
GBA
Thomas & Denzinger
Glenn Keyes/Reggie Gibson
All-Conference Welcome Reception
6-8 PM
American College of the Building Arts 649 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29403
Put on your party hat for this reception: Resilience By Design, Annual Meeting, and Design Awards attendees, friends, colleagues, sponsors, and guests will meet & greet along with Building Arts tours, appetizers, and adult beverages.
Thursday April 30
AIA SC Annual Meeting: HSW Workshops, Keynote Speaker, New Architects Luncheon, 2026 Membership Meeting
9 AM – 4 PM
Cannon Green
AIA SC Design Awards
6-9 PM
Cannon Green
The AIA SC Design & Chapter Awards kick off at 6 pm at Cannon Green with a President’s welcome reception, followed by the awards presentations and celebration.
Friday May 1
Charleston Site Tours
MORNING: 10 AM-12:30 PM
AFTERNOON: 1:30-6:30 PM
Enjoy thoughtfully curated selections of in-process and recently-built Charleston architecture.
The morning walking tour is located in downtown Charleston.
The afternoon agenda includes additional downtown locations, plus a group shuttle to Sullivan’s Island for a tour of a recent build and a late afternoon reception.
Saturday May 2
Safety Assessment Training (SAP)
9 AM- 3:30 PM
Clemson Architecture Center
The Safety Assessment Program (SAP is nationally recognized as a standard for disaster-affected building evaluation. SAP instructor and structural engineer Patrick Murren (along with colleague Brett Eisenhauer) will teach participants to conduct rapid evaluations of structures affected by earthquakes, wind, water, and more. Architects, engineers, and certified building inspectors who complete the workshop and who hold a SAP-approved license will be registered as a certified SAP Evaluator with CalOES.