Join us at AIA Aspire in Asheville, NC as we sponsor the Post-Storm, Forward Together: A Resilience Walk in partnership with the Biltmore Village Merchant Association. We invite you to join local leaders for an insightful walking tour of Biltmore Village and explore the ongoing impact of Hurricane Helene on this historic community.
Walk alongside Illya Azaroff, FAIA, incoming president-elect of AIA National, and hear from local experts as we visit key sites that illustrate resilience in action.
Start at The Cathedral of All Souls and hear from local industry experts,Martha Fullington, retired representative of North Carolina & South Carolina State Historic Preservation Offices and Jennie Gwin, AIA, Partner of Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners, as they share the reconstruction plans and the challenges of resurrecting the Cathedral.
Next, you’ll make your way down through the Village, passing the recently constructed 10 Brook Street—designed with sustainability and resiliency at its core—and finish at 7 Boston Way, home to the McGeahy Building, one of the few structures in Biltmore Village, other than the Cathedral, listed on the National Historic Registry. Chuck Krekelberg, from Altura Architects will briefly talk about the renovations made in the early 2000s.
The tour concludes with lunch at Standard Pizza Co.
Transportation will pick up at the entrance to Diana Wortham Performing Arts Center at 10am with a departure time of 12:40pm from Biltmore Village. Please wear comfortable walking shoes and prepare according to weather forecast.