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The Octagon has reopened!
MAY 19, 2022
The Architects Foundation today announced the reopening of The Octagon Museum. The Octagon closed to the public in March 2020 with the start of the COVID pandemic. The Octagon will be open Thursday-Saturday from 11am-4pm. Museum admission is $10/adult, $5/children and teens under 18, and free for children under 5. Free guided tours will be […]
2022 a/e ProNet David W. Lakamp Scholars Announced
MAY 10, 2022
Architects Foundation announces winners of the 2022 a/e ProNet David W. Lakamp AIA Scholarship WASHINGTON – The Architects Foundation is awarding the 2022 a/e ProNet David W. Lakamp AIA Scholarship to Deanna Ho (Arizona State University) and Jennifer Stieben (University of Kentucky). Each will receive $5,000 to be used towards tuition for demonstrating a strong […]
Applications open for McAslan Travel Fellowship
MAY 5, 2022
Applications are now open through May 31, 2022 for a summer travel grant. The winning architecture student will engage with McAslan+ Partners and the Manifattura Tabacchi restoration project in Florence, Italy, which features a series of important works by the master architect/engineer Pier Luigi Nervi. Learn more and apply >
Meet the new Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship recipients
APRIL 14, 2022
Architects Foundation announces recipients of Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship Scholarships cover costs of the Architectural Registration Examination (ARE), study materials, and a subscription to ArchiPrep®. WASHINGTON – The Architects Foundation today announced recipients for the Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship. The Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship recognizes the significant contributions of emerging professionals at […]
Stacey Ruhle Kliesch, AIA, and Danielle Mitchell begin a mentoring relationship
MARCH 1, 2022
In the ongoing work to create a more diverse next generation of the profession, the Architects Foundation is expanding their mentor program for students that have been awarded their Diversity Advancement Scholarships. After receiving a request from Danielle Mitchell, a student at Cornell University and one of the 2021 scholars, to be paired with an architect mentor from the Architects League of Northern New Jersey area, Stacey Ruhle Kliesch, AIA, volunteered to serve.
Architects Foundation and Fireclay Tile’s 2021 partnership honored for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion In the Inaugural Anthem Awards
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
WASHINGTON – The Architects Foundation and Fireclay Tile announced today that their 2021 partnership for the Diversity Advancement Scholarship for Black Women has been named Best in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion – Partnership or Collaboration, Silver Medal Class in the Inaugural Anthem Awards. Anthem Winners are selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and […]
Fireclay Tile announces Diversity Advancement Scholarship with the Architects Foundation
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
As part of their Made for Good commitment, Fireclay first partnered with The Architects Foundation in 2021 to create a Diversity Advancement Scholarship aimed to support the progress of aspiring Black women architects and help narrow the racial disparities in the design industry. With the help of the community and industry partners, Fireclay was able to raise over $50,700 to support the education of two prospective students. This year, Fireclay Tile is excited to announce that they're doubling down by committing $25,000 as part of their Fireclay Gives program and setting an even higher fundraising goal of $100,000, which can support four students.
AF McAslan Fellow Melissa Smith visits Umm Qais Heritage Site
JANUARY 28, 2022
Following COVID-related delays, the recipients of the 2021 Architects Foundation 2021 AF/McAslan Fellowship have finally launched critical research projects in partnership with Turquoise Mountain related to the organization’s Ottoman-era Umm Qais site in Jordan. Melissa traveled to Jordan in January of 2022 to research the past, present and future of water management at the Umm Qais archaeological site.
AF welcomes four new board members
JANUARY 6, 2022
The Architects Foundation welcomes four new members to our board of directors. Laura Flusche; Sharon Haar, FAIA; Kenneth Lewis, AIA; and Michael Marshall, FAIA begin their three-year terms as board members in January 2022. AF additionally extends gratitude to our outgoing board members: Thomas Luebke, FAIA and Carole Wedge, FAIA. Laura Flusche Laura Flusche serves […]
New ARE scholarship for aspiring Black architects
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
The LFRT ARE Scholarship will cover the cost of the ARE, provide $500 in study materials, a one-year subscription to AIA’s exam prep resource, ArchiPrep, one year of dues to AIA or the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), and one year of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards’ (NCARB) record fees. In order to be eligibile, applicants must be Associate AIA or a member of NOMA, hold an NCARB Record, and must be eligibile for the ARE. A brief essay is required to apply and letters of recommendation are optional. More than 30 awards are available.