Melissa Smith, a 2020-2021 AF/McAslan Fellow and Masters of Architecture graduate from the University of Kansas, shares reflections on her architecture studies, her fellowship, and what’s next as she starts her career.
The CODAawards program honors the individuals and teams whose collective imaginations create the public and private spaces that inspire us every day. This year’s exhibit celebrating projects that integrate commissioned art into interior, architectural, or public spaces is on view virtually.
WASHINGTON– The Sherwin-Williams Company has made a permanent endowment to the Architects Foundation to support a Diversity Advancement Scholarship. Through their $150,000 gift, Sherwin-Williams will support a minority architecture student’s career path by funding their college experience with $20,000, to be distributed evenly over the course of up to five years. “At Sherwin-Williams we are … Continue reading Sherwin-Williams endows Diversity Advancement Scholarship
Source: Digital Media Solutions This year, Black History Month is hitting a little differently for a lot of people, and brands are responding accordingly. After a year of COVID-19, in which Black and Brown people were disproportionately impacted, and the racial justice uprisings in the summer of 2020, the expectation from consumers is that brands and retailers will take … Continue reading Five strategic partnerships making an impact in 2021
WASHINGTON – The Curry Stone Foundation (CSF) has pledged $125,000 to the Architects Foundation’s 2021 Diversity Advancement Scholarship program, to support five scholars through 2025. The multiyear scholarship will support students of an ethnically diverse background, with a preference for those attending one of the seven accredited architecture programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities … Continue reading Curry Stone Foundation pledges $125K