AAPI DESIGN ALLIANCE PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER
2026 AAPIDA PA Events
february 2026
Lunar New Year Celebration at The Rail Park
Link to Instagram Post and Instagram Reel
Thank you to The Rail Park and their Executive Director and AAPIDA Philadelphia Board Member,
Rebecca Chan, for bringing the Philadelphia community together to celebrate the year of the fire horse.
APRIL 2026
Student Portfolio and Resume Workshop
Thank you to Professor Andrew Hart of Jefferson University for hosting and collaborating with us, as well as Professor Ariel Vazquez of CCP and Alexis Gentry of PhilaNOMA. Thank you to the students for sharing your work.
APRIL 2026
New York Architecture Culture Tour
Thank you to all the AAPIDA and Docomomo members and guests who braved the rain to join us on April 25, 2026 for a New York architectural tour of the Noguchi Museum and Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park on Roosevelt Island.
MAY 2026
AAPIDA X PhilaNOMA Mixer
Celebrating AANHPI Month with a Mixer with PhilaNOMA (National Organization of Minority Architects) at Miss Saigon Philly. Thank you to Alexis Gentry, Programming Chair of PhilaNOMA , for collaborating with us.
MAY 2026
The Art of Tea Workshop
Our final event to celebrate AANHPI Month was the Art of Tea Workshop at Rikumo, where we learned the history and tradition behind Japanese tea and matcha, and got an insider look at how tea shaped Japanese culture. Thank you to all the AAPIDA Philadelphia members and guests who joined us on a lovely Sunday morning.