Celebrate with architects and allied partners from across the state as we recognize newly licensed architects, announce the 2025 Design Awards and honor the 2025 Lifetime Award recipients.
Online registration has now closed. Onsite registration will be available at the event.
Our conference will be held at Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville Downtown.
Next to Music City Center and Bridgestone Arena, Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville Downtown is an all-suite hotel perfect for exploring downtown Nashville.
Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, HASLA
Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, HASLA, the distinguished 2023 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal recipient, is a visionary architect, urbanist, mentor, and educator, and has relentlessly advocated that excellent design is a right, not a privilege.
Nader Tehrani, NADAAA
For his contributions to architecture as an art, Tehrani is the recipient of The American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize, the highest form of recognition of artistic merit in the United States.
Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP
Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP, Chief Executive Officer, New York Studio at Adjaye Associates, with over 18 years of experience, has been on the team for numerous projects around the world.
Joshua Aidlin, FAIA
Joshua Aidlin, FAIA, leads a multidisciplinary studio—producing architecture, interiors, furniture, and sculptures—with a conviction that art and design are integral to vibrant public life.
Kim Yao, FAIA
Kim Yao, FAIA, is Principal of Architecture Research Office (ARO). She is a lecturer at MIT and has taught at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; the School of Constructed Environments, Parsons the New School for Design; and Barnard College.
Explore cool spaces and connect with others outside the conference space.
- Neuhoff: Industrial Context Reimagined
- Wedgewood-Houston: Adaptive Revitalization
- Southern Modern: The Architecture of Living Well
- TN State Capitol: Our State’s Architecture and Cultural Icon
- Peabody Union
- Stitching Past and Future in Vertical Neighborhoods
- Downtown Hospitality: Fairlane Hotel, Dream Nashville, Noelle
Wednesday, August 6
Welcome Reception & Networking Event
Opening Keynote Speaker: Kim Yao of ARO
Afternoon Keynote Speaker: Nader Tehrani
The Arcade Art Crawl
Thursday, August 7
Morning Keynote Speaker: Joshua Aidlin of Aidlin Darling
Afternoon Keynote Speaker: Carol Ross Barney of RBA
AIA TN Membership Meeting
Optional Tours
Awards Celebration
Friday, August 8
Networking Breakfast
Small Firm Exchange Discussion
Internationally Renowned Sketch Artist and Educator Moh’d Bilbeisi
Closing Speaker: Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP
Tours
View Full Schedule
All Times Listed are Central
Celebrate with architects and allied partners from across the state as we recognize newly licensed architects, announce the 2025 Design Awards and honor the 2025 Lifetime Award recipients.
Registration has now closed. Onsite registration will be available at the event.
Our conference will be held at Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville Downtown.
Next to Music City Center and Bridgestone Arena, Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville Downtown is an all-suite hotel perfect for exploring downtown Nashville. It is within a mile of the State Capitol, Ryman Auditorium, and Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. It’s also within 10 minutes of Vanderbilt and Tennessee State Universities.
Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, HASLA
Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, HASLA, the distinguished 2023 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal recipient, is a visionary architect, urbanist, mentor, and educator, and has relentlessly advocated that excellent design is a right, not a privilege. Through her unwavering dedication to designing public buildings and spaces that elevate our daily lives, she has produced distinctive structures and places that have become cultural icons.
Nader Tehrani
For his contributions to architecture as an art, Tehrani is the recipient of The American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize, the highest form of recognition of artistic merit in the United States. He is also the recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Design, and the Design Visionary by Cooper Hewitt and the Smithsonian Museum of Design National Design awards. Tehrani is Founding Principal of NADAAA, an interdisciplinary practice with a body of work in infrastructure, urbanism, architecture, and installations. Tehrani is also the former Dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union. The works of Nader Tehrani have been widely exhibited at MOMA, LA MOCA and ICA Boston.
Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP
Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP, Chief Executive Officer, New York Studio at Adjaye Associates, with over 18 years of experience, has been on the team for numerous projects around the world. Pascale is the 315th living African-American woman registered architect in the United States. She is an activist architect who works to advance architecture for the betterment of society through bringing visibility and voice to the issues concerning women and BIPOC designers. She founded the Beyond the Built Environment organization to address the inequitable disparities in architecture.
Joshua Aidlin, FAIA
Joshua Aidlin, FAIA, leads a multidisciplinary studio—producing architecture, interiors, furniture, and sculptures—with a conviction that art and design are integral to vibrant public life. Joshua advances an architecture demonstrating environmental, cultural, psychological, and multisensorial sensitivity.
Kim Yao, FAIA
Kim Yao, FAIA, is Principal of Architecture Research Office (ARO). She holds an undergraduate degree in architecture from Columbia College: Columbia University and a Master of Architecture from Princeton University. She is a lecturer at MIT and has taught at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; the School of Constructed Environments, Parsons the New School for Design; and Barnard College. She has lectured throughout the United States and abroad. Kim has been awarded the AIA New York (AIANY) Medal of Honor and the Beverly Willis Foundation Mentorship Award. She was President of AIANY in 2020 and serves on the Board of the Center for Architecture.
Explore cool spaces and connect with others outside the conference space.
- Neuhoff: Industrial Context Reimagined
- Wedgewood-Houston: Adaptive Revitalization
- Southern Modern: The Architecture of Living Well
- TN State Capitol: Our State’s Architecture and Cultural Icon
- Peabody Union
- Stitching Past and Future in Vertical Neighborhoods
- Downtown Hospitality: Fairlane Hotel, Dream Nashville, Noelle
Note that tours are not included in registration. Tours are optional and extra, but hurry! They will sell out fast.
Wednesday, August 6
Welcome Reception & Networking Event
Opening Keynote Speaker: Kim Yao of ARO
Afternoon Keynote Speaker: Nader Tehrani
Host Chapter Party at The Arcade
Thursday, August 7
Morning Keynote Speaker: Joshua Aidlin of Aidlin Darling
Afternoon Keynote Speaker: Carol Ross Barney of RBA
AIA TN Membership Meeting
Optional Tours
Awards Celebration
Friday, August 8
Networking Breakfast
Small Firm Exchange Discussion
Internationally Renowned Sketch Artist and Educator Moh’d Bilbeisi
Closing Speaker: Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP
Tours
View Full Schedule
All Times Listed are Central
Daniel Cremin
AIA, NCARB
Conference Chair / Speaker Lead
Dale Brackeen
AIA, NCARB, LEED
Lauren Dunn
AIA, NCARB
Brittany Hodge
AIA, LEED GA
KT Lamb
ASSOC. AIA
Katie Laughinghouse
AIA, LEED Green Associate
Colby Mitchell
Assoc. AIA, NOMA
Julius Mitchell
AIA, NOMA
Anthony Monica
AIA
P. Jeanne Myers
AIA, NCARB, NCIDQ
Sophorn Kuoy Olsen
AIA, LEED AP
Andrew Parks
AIA
Joseph Platt
AIA
David Powell
FAIA, LEED AP
Ashley Cates
AIA TN Executive Vice President
Molly Craig
AIA TN Director of Member Services
Lisa L. Bowler
AIA TN Director of Finance Admin
Interested in Conference Sponsorship?
If you are interested in becoming a 2025 conference sponsor, we’d love to connect with you! We value your support of Tennessee architects and look forward to partnering with you.
Interested in Conference Sponsorship?
If you are interested in becoming a 2025 conference sponsor, we’d love to connect with you! We offer a range of sponsorship opportunities and are happy to discuss custom options to best fit your goals. We value your support of Tennessee architects and look forward to partnering with you.