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Julie Carpenter

Julie Carpenter has a background in cultural heritage tourism, museums, and nonprofit organizations. She's the Executive Director of AIA Cincinnati.  

Julie Carpenter's Latest Articles

John Arthur Flats in Northside
How stuff gets built

From transparency in government to attempts at adapting the zoning code, cities are trying to create better built environments for everyone.

How Stuff Gets Built panelists: top l to r - Carl Sterner and Sheri Scott; bottom row l to r - Rick Meyer, Steve Kenat and Doug Kramer
How Stuff Gets Built: An Architecture Matters Panel Discussion

If you’re curious about what gets built and how projects are designed and developed—whether the house next door, a mixed-use building in your neighborhood business district, or big projects downtown—this is the program for you.

How Stuff Gets Built panelists: top l to r - Carl Sterner and Sheri Scott; bottom row l to r - Rick Meyer, Steve Kenat and Doug Kramer
How Stuff Gets Built: An Architecture Matters Panel Discussion

If you’re curious about what gets built and how projects are designed and developed—whether the house next door, a mixed-use building in your neighborhood business district, or big projects downtown—this is the program for you.

John Arthur Flats in Northside
How Stuff Gets Built

From transparency at city hall to attempts at adapting the zoning code, cities, including Cincinnati, are trying to create a better built environment for everyone.

What does an architect do? It’s more than designing buildings.

Professionals complete training, a rigorous licensure process, and meet ongoing development requirements to ensure the design of our built environment is safe.

What does an architect do? It’s more than designing buildings.

Professionals complete specific training, a rigorous licensure process, and meet ongoing development requirements to ensure the design of our built environment is safe for everyone who occupies it.

Students at the Miami University Design Build Studio
Designing with community: Does engagement matter?

Professional architects believe that they have a responsibility to make a positive impact on society, specifically through equitable and inclusive engagement.

Students at the Miami University Design Build Studio
Designing with Community: Does Engagement Matter?

Professional architects believe that they have a responsibility to make a positive impact on society, specifically through equitable and inclusive engagement.

The multifamily multiverse: The challenging and conflicting demands of creating affordable housing

As the multifamily market grows, it must also respond to the changing — and sometimes conflicting — demands of the marketplace and society.  

The Multifamily Multiverse: The challenging and conflicting demands of the marketplace

Although the housing market was largely unaffected by the pandemic, designers are seeing new trends in building.

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