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The Architects Foundation’s 2019 Year in Review
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
This year, the Architects Foundation (AF) solidified its position as attracting, inspiring and investing in the next-generation design community. AF now runs eight different scholarship programs (attract/invest), is building out its museum programming at The Octagon through 2021 (attract/inspire), and has built a framework for a strategic planning process. Throughout 2019, the Foundation has interacted […]
Architects Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Scholarship Programs
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
WASHINGTON –The Architects Foundation, the philanthropic partner of The American Institute of Architects (AIA), is now accepting applications for five scholarships supporting students pursuing architecture degrees. Diversity Advancement Scholarship This multiyear scholarship supports high school and undergraduate minority students who are entering, enrolled in, or transferring into an undergraduate architecture program recognized by the National […]
Architects Foundation announces 2019 Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship recipients
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Scholarship recipients receive funds, a subscription to ArchiPrep® and study materials for the Architectural Registration Examination. WASHINGTON –The Architects Foundation is awarding ten recipients with its 2019 Jason Pettigrew Memorial Architect Registration Examination (ARE) Scholarship. The Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship recognizes the significant contributions of emerging professionals at early stages in their careers and […]
Architects Foundation Executive Director Marci Reed is inducted into Institute for Georgia’s Environmental Leadership Hall of Fame
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Congratulations to our Executive Director Marci Reed for being inducted into IGEL’s Hall of Fame earlier this year! Read more about the honor here.
Graduation reflections from Architects Foundation Scholars
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
Orli Hakanoglu 2018 Payette Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Scholar May 2019 Graduate, Yale University It has been [a few months] since I graduated with my M-Arch degree from Yale, and have had a bit of time to relax and reflect on the past three incredible years. When I started school, I had no idea what world […]
The Octagon is featured on Leaders and Legends in Government
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
On September 13, 2019, Octagon Manager Margaret Phalen and AF Executive Director Marci Reed were guests on Federal News Network’s Leaders and Legends in Government. Listen to the episode >
AIA Custom Residential Architects Network endows Architects Foundation Diversity Advancement Scholarship
JUNE 3, 2019
AIA Knowledge Community becomes Foundation’s first donor providing support in perpetuity for the Foundation’s diversity initiative. WASHINGTON – The Architects Foundation is receiving a permanent endowment from The American Institute of Architects’ Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) to fund additional Diversity Advancement Scholarship recipients. Through its $150,000 gift, CRAN will support a minority architecture student […]
2019 Architects Foundation Scholars Selected
MAY 29, 2019
Newly expanded scholarships recognize and support diverse future leaders of the profession in equity, historic preservation, risk management and sustainability WASHINGTON – The Architects Foundation is continuing to support the future of the architecture profession by recognizing and supporting scholars through an ever-expanding scholarship and grant program offering. Programs listed below represent the latest recipients […]
Architects Foundation now accepting applications for two scholarships
JANUARY 29, 2019
WASHINGTON – Beginning today, architecture students can apply to the Architects Foundation—the philanthropic partner of The American Institute of Architects (AIA)—for two scholarships that can help advance their professional goals. “Scholarships are key to supporting the next generation of architects,” said Architects Foundation Executive Director Marci Reed. “By providing these opportunities to students matriculating from architecture […]
Call for Applications: Architects Foundation Now Accepting Submissions for Scholarships
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
WASHINGTON – The Architects Foundation, the philanthropic partner of The American Institute of Architects (AIA), is now accepting applications for three scholarships that support the next generation of architects. “The Architects Foundation is thrilled to welcome more scholars into our fold,” said Marci Reed, Executive Director. “In addition to financial support, we aim to empower […]