The Hartford City Center invites you to the first IIDA New England Festival of Trees Holiday Gathering. Come celebrate with members of the design community as we hope to create a new holiday tradition full of fun, creativity, joy, and of course a little competition.

More than just a fantastic social and networking event, we thought it important to provide our innovative and ingenious community members one last opportunity to showcased their talents before the end of the year. Hosted by Interscape Commercial Environments this year, we are inviting ten (10) teams to decorate 6ft artificial trees that we are providing in whatever way they want in hopes of winning the first ever Hartford City Center Festival of Trees "Best in Show" Award.

If you and your firm are interested in participating, please reach out to Scott Montemerlo directly at scott.montemerlo@tarkett.com. Teams will be provided two (2) weeks prior to the event to decorate their trees.

Come for the networking, food, and drinks (cash bar available), celebrate with friends and festive music, and stay to see and judge what your fellow design community members have created!

TICKET PRICING

Member - $55.00
Non-member - $65.00
Student & Faculty - $40.00

Registration has closed for this event.

The Hartford City Center's 24th Annual Convent to Care Gift Drive is kicking off this month and tags will be available for pickup or delivery from November 14th to November 28th.

The gifts you donate will go to the Convent to Care foster children and other at-risk children throughout the state of Connecticut. The children we serve come from extremely difficult situations including poverty, neglect, and abuse. They range in age from infants to teens and their wish lists include clothing, art supplies, educational toys, or gift cards. The gifts provided through this gift drive will likely be the inly present these children receive for the holidays and this small act of kindness will go a long way to bring some hope and happiness to this season. We love that so many of you look forward to this opportunity each year. Our goal is to serve at least 250 children this year so please pass this information along to everyone in your office!

Please email Deb Gearty at deb@ritzinc.com to let us know how many tags you would like to have for your office. Thank you for your continued support and commitment to bringing a little magic to children in need year after year!

Want to see how a renovated space in a 1950’s-era bus station can transport a venture capital company that backs innovative technology start-ups, including life sciences companies engaged in Covid-19 research, into the future?

If so then join the Hartford City Center on our second Project Tour of Amenta Emma's AIA award winning project at Connecticut Innovations in New Haven, Connecticut. This 9,000-square-foot headquarters for Connecticut Innovations encompasses offices, meeting rooms, collaborative areas and open work areas. Exposed structure, HVAC, brickwork, metal panel ornamentation, and concrete floor staining are contextual with original architecture and provide an edgy industrial aesthetic.

Designers maximized existing features, which included high ceilings, skylights in their original positions, and a long south glazed wall, bathing the interior in light. Use of glass throughout the headquarters and along a central corridor, or “main street,” defines program spaces and allows glimpses of activity. Small offices along the perimeter of the interior maintain an open environment, while allowing private work spaces. Creation of glass and roofed “boxes” within the larger envelope also contribute to the open, light-filled environment, giving employees additional collaborative and huddle spaces that allow for distancing and easy cleaning.

Join us on October 17th at 8am for coffee and networking and stay for a tour of this wonderful space!

TICKETS

IIDA NE Members - Free
Non-members - $20.00
Students & Faculty - Free