Shout out to AIA Peconic Board President Ben Chaleff for representing AIA Peconic at AIA25! And to others within our AIA Peconic community for attending the national conference on architecture and AIA Annual Meeting. Thank you also to everyone who attended the June 12 event at Plesser’s Appliances. For the third year in a row, our Women in Architecture Committee hosted a special networking event in June. Puzzle Pieces: A Networking Event for Women in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction was a fabulous success thanks to our innovative event chair Janara Garcia Soule, the work of our WIA Committee, and all of the attendees. Thank you for connecting, sharing, listening, and solving puzzles with AIA Peconic. Read on for an invite to our FREE multi-credit event in partnership with Crescendo! We are also highlighting two summer events produced by our friends at Hamptons 20 Century Modern.
Maria Fumai DietrichExecutive DirectorAIA Peconic |
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Crescendo Multi-Credit Event
Thursday, July 10 | 9:30am-1:30pm
The Crescendo Lounge | Westhampton Beach, NY
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Join AIA Peconic at Crescendo’s new showroom as they host three CEU presentations over coffee and lunch.
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H20CM Exclusive Tour of an Iconic Home with Christopher Rawlins
Saturday, July 19 · 2 – 4pm
Eastport, NY
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For the first time The Peter, Jeffrey, and Richard Graham House designed by Horace Gifford 1979 will be available to view.
Horace Gifford (August 7, 1932 – April 6, 1992) was a celebrated beach house architect of the sixties, seventies, and early eighties. He grew up in Florida, where his family had developed the town of Vero Beach.Although Gifford never finished his formal architectural education—and therefore relied on licensed peers to stamp and sign off on his work—he led the Modernist transformation of New York’s Fire Island, largely in its gay communities. Across this popular, car-free barrier island, off the southern coast of Long Island, he produced 63 homes, with 15 others further afield. Though critically praised and published during his lifetime, Gifford was nearly forgotten until 2013, when architect and historian Christopher Rawlins published Fire Island Modernist: Horace Gifford and the Architecture of Seduction. Christopher has insights into the design of this home you will find fascinating.
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H20CM Book Signing with Jake Gorst at Antler House
Sunday, July 27 · 11am – 2pm
East Hampton, NY
This summer, step inside a piece of modernist history and meet filmmaker and architecture documentarian Jake Gorst at a special book signing
Gorst will give a brief talk on Andrew Geller’s groundbreaking work, read a selection from his acclaimed book, Andrew Geller: Deconstructed, and sign copies, which will be available for purchase onsite. In Andrew Geller: Deconstructed, Gorst offers an intimate portrait of one of modernism’s most creative yet underrecognized visionaries. Drawing from two decades of interviews, personal stories, and archival treasures, the book captures the essence of a man who brought joy and ingenuity to everything he created—from postwar branding at Raymond Loewy’s studio to the iconic beach houses that still dot the East Coast. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to explore an original Geller home, meet the author, and celebrate a legacy of architecture that continues to inspire.
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Golf & Dinner Fundraiser
Wednesday, September 10 | 10:30am – 8pm
Gardiner’s Bay Country Club | Shelter Island, NY
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Sponsorships available and golfer registration open for the 20th annual golf and dinner fundraiser, supporting the AIA Peconic Education & Scholarship Fund. |
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Thank you to our 2025 Sustaining Sponsors
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