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Summer Salon is sponsored in part by the University of Memphis Department of Architecture whose Lecture Series is funded in part by a grant from the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners. Partners in the lecture series are the Department of Architecture, UofM AIAS, AIA Memphis, and NOMA Memphis.

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What a fun time we had! 

Enjoy these photos from the 2021 Summer Salon event.

Photography by Cindy Thymius.

AIA Memphis invites architects, civic leaders, developers, and others to Beale Street Landing, our city's riverside threshold. Lining the banks of the Mississippi, we'll enjoy a spectacular signature sunset over the economic artery that powers so much of our vitality. Join us for lively and spirited conversation about Pockets of Progress (POPs) throughout town followed by a Roarin' 20's Reception to celebrate our nation's emergence from a year of unprecedented challenge. Corporate Partner exhibits offer additional entertainment and prizes. We'll celebrate the launch of folio, AIA Memphis' printed annual.

4-6pm Salon

Hear from community leaders including: 

• Eric Bourgeois
  Board President
  South Main Association

• Brett Roler, AICP
  VP Planning & Development
  Downtown Memphis Commission

• Carol Coletta
  President/CEO
  Memphis River Parks 

• Ben Schulman
  Director of Real Estate
  Memphis Medical District Collaborative

POP into the conversation about:

• Tom Lee Park / Riverfront
• South Main Arts District
• Memphis Medical District 
• The Edge District
• The Pinch District
• Beale / Mud Island / Core

Interested in adding your Pocket of Progress to the mix? Email Amber the details and we'll have the event committee review your request.

6-9pm Roarin' 20's Reception

Sponsored by Clear Advantage Lighting

• Featuring Jeremy Shrader’s Hot Jazz Band 
• Exhibits & prizes with AIA Corporate Partners
• Sesco Sunset Toast & Group photo at dusk overlooking the Mississippi River
• Dress: 20’s cocktail (optional). 

sa·​lon | \ sə-ˈlän   : a fashionable assemblage of notables (such as literary figures, artists, or statesmen) held by custom at the home of a prominent person  - Merriam-Webster

French literary and philosophical movements of the 17th and 18th centuries hosted salons, gathering guests to inspire hosts through conversation, often following Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to please or to educate."

Beale Street Landing by RTN Arquitectos, Buenos Aires, Argentina

(photo courtesy of Tawanda Pirtle, Feelin' Memphis)

Summer POP - Intern Experience

Interns from the Memphis area are invited to attend at no cost as a part of our Summer Intern Experience. This event will help participants see Memphis from a wholistic perspective, exploring the work of leaders from each Pocket of Progress. Fall in love with Memphis, then come back August 6, 2021 to hear from area firms. For more information and enrollment, visit the Summer Intern Experience page.