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The Academy page supports AIA's efforts to connect education and practice. AIA works with faculty, staff and students; practitioners; and collateral organizations to support excellence in education and research, expand the pathway to the profession, and prepare future architects. AIA regularly pools resources with AIAS, ACSA, NCARB, NAAB, and others to provide scholarships, educational programming, research, resources, and more.

  • 1.  Summer update

    Posted 07-09-2021 01:50 PM
    Edited by Nissa Dahlin-Brown 07-09-2021 01:50 PM
    Greetings and hoping you had a great July 4th and vaccinated too! 

    If you know a recent architecture graduate, congratulate them and share our free 18 month membership option. This comes with help for job hunting, building a network and more. Also, please check out the following for a lot of student competitions, some funding opportunities, and more. Plus, AIA has some job openings, including one on our EDI team and, as you may know, Robert Ivy is retiring at the end of the year, so a search is on for his successor. Learn more here.



    Call for Papers

    Journal of Architecture Education has  a call for papers on health and architecture. JAE 76:1 Health Call for Papers
    Deadline: July 30, 2021

    Student Competitions

    Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has announced a new student design competition for the fall semester.  For more information on the competition please go to www.mbmaeducation.org.  The competition should appeal to building technology students. Learn more at a free virtual faculty workshop on August 4, 2021, that will highlight the competition and ideas on incorporating metal building concepts into curriculum. You can register for the workshop at:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2607523025776896784. Workshop Flyer Link:  MBMA_2021 Architect Faculty Workshop.pdf
    2022 COTE Top Ten for Students Competition
    Deadline: January 12, 2022

    We are pleased to announce The AIA COTE® Top Ten for Students Competition, which is sponsored by The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE®). Each year, the competition recognizes ten exceptional student design studio projects that integrate health, sustainability, and equity, evaluated following the same categories of the AIA COTE® Top Ten Award for built work, and the AIA Framework for Design Excellence (now adopted as the basis of professional practice and awards across the AIA).


    ACSA has several competitions coming up - check them out:
    2022 Habitat Competition
    Register by April 13, 2022
    Submit by June 1, 2022

    2022 Steel Design
    Student Competition

    Register by April 13, 2022
    Submit by June 1, 2022

    2022 Timber Competition
    Register by April 13, 2022
    Submit by June 1, 2022

    Architecture at Zero is a design competition for decarbonization, equity and resilience, open to students and professionals worldwide. It serves to engage the fields of architecture, design, engineering and planning in the pursuit of sustainable design. The 2021-22 competition challenges entrants to develop affordable housing for farmworker families in Visalia, California, one of the world's most productive farming regions. http://www.architectureatzero.com/  Zero Competition --​ Deadline to submit - Jan. 11, 2022

    Conferences
    A'21 - AIA National Conference on Architecture continues virtually in July and August. Check it out here.

    2021 AIA/ACSA Intersections Research Conference: COMMUNITIES
    September 29 - October 1, 2021 - Virtual

     
    Awards 

    Numerous awards in architectural education are open now. AIA co-sponsors the Topaz award and Leadership & Practice Award. Check out all the opportunities here on the ASCA website.

    Funding Opportunities

    2021 AIA Upjohn Research Initiative Grants

    The Upjohn program funds up to six research grants of $15,000-$30,000 per recipient annually for projects completed in a 6- to 18-month period. Research should be relevant and applicable to practicing architects. Upjohn research grant funding will be allocated to projects related to the priorities outlined in AIA's Climate Action Plan. Submit your proposal ​by ​September 1, 2021.  Questions? ​upjohnresearch@aia.org  The proposal site link is:  


    2021 Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship

    The AIA Foundation -- Apply today to receive funds to cover the cost of the ARE, as well as study materials and access to​ ​ArchiPrep. Applications are now open through Friday, August 27. 

    National Endowment for the Arts
    The NEA i
    s offering two programs to distribute American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to arts organizations across the country. The funds will help preserve jobs and support arts organizations in communities of all sizes by covering general operating costs. These two opportunities are open to local arts agencies to subgrant and nonprofit arts and culture organizations regardless of whether they have received past NEA funding, significantly expanding access to federal funds for the arts and culture sector. Applications for local arts agencies to subgrant are due July 22 and for arts and culture organizations on August 12.


    Past Conference Recordings

    As you may know the Dept. of Energy is doing a lot in the energy and buildings materials areas. Check out the recording of the 2021 Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit. Recordings are ​now available ​on the Better Buildings Solution Center! Last month, leaders from across the country and across building sectors joined thousands of attendees at our virtual Summit, where they shared their expertise, insight, and experience while engaging on topics including workforce development, healthy buildings, project financing, resilience, and more. View sessions from the 2021 Summit.

    Job Fair
    Also check out the Virtual Career Fair in Sept. 2021 for Architecture and Design Professionals. Check it out on here - AIA is a host!  


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    Dr. Nissa Dahlin-Brown, Assoc. AIA
    Director, Higher Education
    The American Institute of Architects
    Washington, DC
    nissadahlinbrown@aia.org
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