Please join the Center for Architecture & Design, Tampa Bay for a tour of the John F. Germany Library in downtown Tampa, one of our community's most outstanding mid-century modern buildings. Designed by architectural firms McLane, Ranon, McIntosh & Bernardo, and McElvy & Jennewein at a total cost of $3.2 million, the 100,000 sq ft facility held more than 500,000 books when it opened in 1968.

This free tour will be held on Saturday, September 16 from 10-11:30. We will gather in the spherical auditorium (designed by Angel Oliva and Gus Paras, AIA) and learn about underlying design decisions before exploring the exterior and interior of the main building - particularly the special collections on the 4th floor.

Amy Espinosa, our tour guide, is the founder of Dots & Cubes, a Tampa-based consulting firm focused on improving information architecture within urban and digital environments. Her current work provides a way for people to understand the history and culture of a place as they wander through it, encouraging curiosity to be the guide. This tour is free, and is open to the first 24 participants. Registration is required on Eventbrite.

Join us to hear from author, designer and celebrity John Gidding. He will be talking about sustainable landscape and his new book.

Known widely for hosting HGTV Curb Appeal, and appearances on Rachel Ray, designer John Gidding earned his bachelor's in design from Yale and his master's from Harvard.  Don't miss this opportunity to meet John and learn about best practices in landscape design for your home or next design project.

$5 Members (CA+D and AIA) / $40 member w book

$10 Non-Members / $45 nonmember w book

6:00 - 6:30 Reception & Book Sales/Signing

6:30 - 7:30 Presentation with Q & A

7:30 - 8:00 Book Sales / Signing 

8:00 End

Named the 2020 National Neighborhood of the Year, Historic Kenwood has one of the largest concentrations of bungalow homes in the country. Tour goers will learn about the history of the neighborhood, its revitalization and current activities. As a special treat, one of the restored bungalows will be open for the tour.

The approximately 2-hour tour will be led by Harley Logan, an active member of the Historic Kenwood Neighborhood Association. Tour begins at 10 am sharp at the Craftsman House, 2955 Central Avenue, an American crafts gallery and cafe that was the original model home for Kenwood.

$2 off $20 ticket price with code: DESIGN

Tour is limited to 25 ticket holders

Tampa International Airport is going green! This walking tour features the LEED Platinum SkyCenter One office with the airport’s new Sustainability and Resilience Director, Eric Caplan.

The event starts with a panel review of the project's goals, strategies, outcomes, and lessons learned through the development process. Participants will then tour the space and see first-hand how green building strategies were applied.  

Limited Availability

Behind-the-scenes tour allowing special access to what makes the sophisticated world of the Edition Hotel.

Ticketed attendees please meet at The Arts Club bar 2nd Level of Edition

Drew Newman, director of the family-owned J.C. Newman Cigar Factory will lead a tour of this meticulously restored, award-winning restoration of Ybor City's largest Cigar Factory. After the tour, Stephanie Ferrell, an expert in using tax credits to benefit restoration projects, together with Drew Newman will discuss the strategies for successfully incorporating tax credits as part of an overall funding plan for historic preservation projects.

$25 registration includes tour, lecture & box lunch

10 Buildings That Changed America tells the stories of ten influential works of architecture, the people who imagined them, and the way these landmarks ushered in innovative cultural shifts throughout our society.

CA+D Movie Night takes place at the glorious, historic Tampa Theatre at 7pm, followed by a panel discussion at 8pm with Iconic Florida architects, Beverly Frank, AIA, President of BFrank Studios, Stephen Smith, Partner of Cooper Johnson Smith Peterson Architects and Town Planners, and Alberto Alfonso, President of Alfonso Architects.

Tickets are complimentary - Reservations Required

Thank you to our CA+D Movie Night Sponsor - Smith & Associates Real Estate

Tampa's Water Street district was the first community in the world to achieve a WELL Precertification for Design and Operations under the WELL Community Standard - an evidence-based system used for measuring, certifying and monitoring features that impact the human experience. This tour will showcase the different aspects of the development's public and living spaces which were specifically designed with communal wellness and sustainability as top priorities.

Tour begins at 3:30pm in front of Heron fountain at the SW corner of Channelside Dr. and Beneficial Dr.

$25 individual ticket

Limited Availability

Led by historic preservationist and Preserve the 'Burg board member Emily Elwyn, experience and see what makes downtown St. Petersburg special as you take a stroll through a portion of the city's central business district and the Downtown National Register Historic District. Participants will see grand historic hotels, stately churches, and architectural treasures like the Snell Building & Arcade and the Open Air Post Office.

The approximately 2-hour tour begins at 200 Central Ave, St. Petersburg at 10am sharp

$2 off $20 ticket price with code: DESIGN

Tour is limited to 25 ticket holders

An abandoned rail yard near downtown Lakeland was transformed by design into Bonnet Springs Park, an ecological jewel, a cultural magnet, and a connected community asset for Lakeland and the region.

Tour begins at 9am at Event Center

$25 General Ticket. $50 CEU Credit for AIA-member. $65 CEU Credit for non-members

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