MAY 19 – 21, 2017 | ORLANDO, FLORIDA
TOP 60-AT-60 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS
THE NEXT 60 YEARS 04
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LETTER FROM THE OFFICERS
AIAS HISTORY THE PAST 60 YEARS
SPECIAL THANKS
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PHASE 1 THE STORY
PHASE 2 THE QUESTIONS
ARCHITECTURAL DYSTOPIA
ARCHITECTURAL UTOPIA
PROFESSION
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PROFESSION
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CLIMATE
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CLIMATE
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POLITICAL
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POLITICAL
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SPECIAL THANKS TO... Walt Disney Imagineers -
Steven Grant* Matthew Ho Jordan Matthews Victoria Rice Gary Landrum Ivan Chan Jeremy Shipp Gary Hoffmann Ron MacDonald Bri Ricci And all the contributing Imagineers
AIAS Staff -
Nick Serfass Lauren Castine* Tim Matthews Ashley Ash Natalie Neumann Kimberly Tuttle
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The Top 60 AIAS Members Josh Adams Nurgul Aidarbek Khulood Al Asfoor Dominic Armendariz Hsu Myat Aung Caroline Barrick Harpreet Basi Theresa Battle David Bemus Michelle Blackwell Brook Boughton Caitlin Brady Sarah Burk Caitlin Chin Ahnaf Chowdhury Taraneh Darvish Max Dembling Cydney Douglas Christoph Eckrich Eirik Erstad
2015-2016 Board of Directors -
Event Sponsor -
2016-2017 Board of Directors -
2017-2018 Board of Directors -
Michael Fisher Maleick Fleming Erin Fuller Alexander Gordon Iryna Gulin Liam Hanlon Natalie Hetu Richard Howley Zain Islam-Hashmi Kelsey Kauffman Caitlin Kessler Siraphob Khuptiphongkun Molly Kostoff Rachel Larson Susan Liu Daniella Samira Maamari Gunawan Maria Samantha Marihart Kelsey McKenna Alejandra Meza
Kevin Miller Alyssa Monroe Julian Ochoa Robyn Payne Andrew Place Michael Powell Kayla Quinn Nicholas Rossitch Emily Sanders Brittany Siegert Jacobie Smith Thomas Sterling Mariah Stewart Courtney Sturgis Zhaoyuan Su Brock Terwilleger Sharon Turek Stephanie Wagner Cameron Yegge Selena Zhen
Danielle Mitchell Joel Pominvile Danielle Jones Ashley Kopetzky Rachel Law Sarah Wahlgren Charlie Klecha Gregory Hall Stephen Vogel
Sarah Wahlgren Rachel Law Clayton Daher Jennifer Elder Jeremy Gentile Elizabeth Seidel Danielle Mitchell Carmina Sanchez-del-Valle Stephen Vogel Dennis Ward
Keshika de Saram Elizabeth Seidel Brigid Callaghan Sarah Curry Caitlin Kessler Amelia Rosen Timothy Hawk Carmina Sanchez-del-Valle Dennis Ward
* special special thanks for initiating this opportunity and making this dream a reality
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LETTER FROM THE OFFICERS As we celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the AIAS, we reflect on the accomplishments, issues and values that have defined our history, and will continue to inform the next 60 years. The AIAS has had an undeniable impact on architectural education and the profession. At AIAS Imagine, we invited and challenged the top 60 AIAS members to show us what the next 60 years will look like. One thing is certain: AIAS members and alumni will be advancing the profession in leadership, design, and service. We recognize that it is our responsibility to take actions now that will positively impact our lives and many others 60 years from now. Members from diverse perspectives collaborated in drawing, writing, and imagining the evolution of the profession. These students created beautiful, inspiring, and meaningful narratives about how they see the future of design. This publication of stories is an opportunity to consider the potential to create the future today. Join us in imagining the possibilities!
Sarah Wahlgren AIAS, Assoc. AIA President 2016 - 2017
Rachel Law AIAS, Assoc. AIA Vice President 2016 - 2017
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AIAS HISTORY - THE PAST 60 YEARS 1857
AIA founded by 13 New York architects First AIA Convention in New York
1867
1949 First Annual Student Forum in Washington, D.C. -
1956 1957
Start of Space Age “NASA”
National Architectural Student Association (NASA) Association of Student Chapters, AIA (ASC/AIA) Renamed
1958 1960
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Student revolt at AIA Convention
1970 1972
First
CRIT published
First full-time President and Vice President in Washington, D.C. National Office Board of Directors and budget expanded
1978 1985
“[the student affiliations...] had not been as successful as had been hoped..." Students leaders lobbied to convince the AIA Board of Directors that the ASC/AIA chapter system was the foundation for the AIA and for the promotion of future generations entering architecture and not to disband chapters.
Efforts to become to autonomous voice of architecture students
First female President, Fay Deavignon
1975 1977
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First Aftrican American President, Joseph Morse
“The convention voted in favor of the following change to the AIA By-Laws: Each chapter, or state organization, as may be determined by the Board, may establish and sponsor student branch chapters in schools of architecture…”
Name change and officially incorporated as The American
Institute of Architecture Students First Executive Director
Grassroots Leadership Conference First
1986
Provide technology and software to 56 chapters
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1988
First international chapter, Ryerson Polytechnic University Individual dues rather than chapter dues
1989
Environmental Action Committee to inform education and profession
1990 Regional Directors added to Board
1992 1994 1996
Membership dues are tripled
1997
award winners must pay interns fairly Defeat Student Category of membership within the AIA
2002 2003
New logo to reflect past and look to future
2004
Freedom By Design (FBD) Launch
to elevate social responsibility
2008 Strengthen regional identities with Quad
Recession starts, publish brief on architectural education
National Design Services Act, priority to forgive New Executive Director hired, Nick Serfass
2013 New logo: Refresh
student loans through service work
New mission statement:
2015 Focus on Research: first
2016
50th Anniversary, Capital Campaign raises $1.5M to support leadership and FBD
Conferences
2011
2014
Studio Culture Task Force, studio culture Establish
adopted by NAAB in 2004
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2009
Intern Compensation Policy, all speakers and
Research Symposiums International growth FBD Scope Expansion
“Advancing leadership, design, and service among architecture students�
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After learning about the last 60 years of AIAS, students were broken into groups with varying architectural experience. The following exercise emerged as a challenge for our AIAS members to imagine a potential future 60 years from now in 2077.
PART 1 -
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THE STORY
After learning about the last 60 years of AIAS, groups were given six different storylines that corresponded with these themes for a potential future 60 years from now in 2077. We asked the students to imagine the context they were given. What would the world look like?
ARCHITECTURAL DYSTOPIA - Profession
ARCHITECTURAL UTOPIA - Profession
ARCHITECTAURAL DYSTOPIA - Political
ARCHITECTURAL UTOPIA - Political
ARCHITECTURAL DYSTOPIA - Climate
ARCHITECTURAL UTOPIA - Climate
Each storyline concluded with the same premise/sentence:
“The AIAS is the most valuable student organization in the world and continues to advance LEADERSHIP, DESIGN, AND SERVICE among architecture students.”
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PART 2 THE QUESTIONS
After creating visual realities that represented the given storylines, each group was asked to explore the role of the AIAS in the evolution of this realized future. How did we get here?
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What was the role of the AIAS in creating this reality?
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What do architecture students care about in this time?
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What are the programs, events, and initiatives of the AIAS?
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Why do people join the AIAS?
The following stories are illustrated and written by the Top 60 AIAS members in attendance at AIAS Imagine on May 19th, 2017.
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AUTHORS Alejandra Meza
Carnegie Mellon University
Natalie Hetu
Pennsylvania State University
David Bemus
New York Institute of Technology - Old Westbury
Kevin Miller
Ball State University
Alyssa Monroe
University of Detroit Mercy
Molly Kostoff
University of Colorado Boulder
Kelsey McKenna
Clemson University
Caitlin Chin
Ryerson University
Jacobie Smith
Drexel University
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THE YEAR IS 2077… Nobody can realistically afford an architect except very wealthy patrons. There is a blatant divide in new construction between the ugly efficiency of the 99% and the beautiful extravagance of the 1%. Economic divides are worsening and architects are not part of the solution. The AIAS is the most valuable student organization in the world and continues to advance leadership, design, and service among architecture students.
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In a society without AIAS, architects are only for the top 1%. They don’t care about anyone else, but work only for the extravagant and glorious. Architects in this society only care about being a “star-chitect” and won’t accept projects that aren’t glamorous enough for them. In 2077, AIAS will come back and reject this type of architecture. Even though today we believe that architecture is more than “star-chitecture”, we continue to see so many firms perpetuate that pro bono work is not worth it. As AIAS, we want to translate architecture and design to be not just to the 1% but for everyone. We will advance leadership, design and service not just for AIAS and the profession but for the people that we serve. We are a service industry and we are here for the people. So, what is the role of AIAS in this society? We’re here to educate.
“We are here to serve, coordinate, and provide leadership while also PROVOKING NEW LEADERS TO EMERGE.” “... it’s how WE ELEVATE SOCIETY and the way we live through design that makes us the most powerful organization in the world.”
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We are stewards. We lead now and create new leaders to come from us to lead future generations. 2077 is a starting point for bigger, brighter and better generations. Although in 2077 it might seem like people will join AIAS to “be a part of the 1%” or “to boost our resumes,” but that will not be the case. Students may join for superficial reasons, but this group of inspired, young professionals seeps into the entire profession and members realize architecture is about so much more. We talk about advancing leadership, design and service, but it’s how we elevate society and the way we live through design that makes us the most powerful organization in the world. We don’t want 2077 to look like this. we think it can be so much more and that through AIAS’ leadership and design is the way to achieve that.
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AUTHORS Cydney Douglas
Virginia Tech
Nurgul Ardarbek
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Robyn Payne
University of Kansas
Khulood Al Asfoor
Kuwait University
Maria Gunawan
University of Illinois - Chicago
Daniella S. Maamari
Lebanese American University
Nick zhaeyuan Su
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
Harpreet Basi
New School of Architecture, Alumni
Michelle Blackwell
University of Tennessee Knoxille
Clayton Daher
Roger Williams University
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DYSTOPIA: CLIMATE
THE YEAR IS 2077… Architects were unable to convince the public of the value of sustainability and resiliency initiatives. Population growth exceeds the earth’s carrying capacity and a new colony needs to be built on Mars. Out of the first 300 people to inhabit the planet, 30 will be architects. The architect team proposes a new way of living. The AIAS is the most valuable student organization in the world and continues to advance leadership, design, and service among architecture students.
We’ve got two planets -- Earth and Mars.
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The story starts in 2020 on Earth where we have a lot of individuality, diversity and prosperity. People are coming together with fresh, new, original ideas that grow, develop and expand. This is how Earth advances and grows through 2030, 2035, 2040,... There’s not a lot of regulation. Buildings grow in individuality and independence; they look isolated, and individualistic. They seem to be their own color, or their person. They’re private, structured and rigid. There’s no connection to anything else. This mentality and overpopulation starts to exceed Earth’s capacity. Each building belongs to one person, one philosophy, and cannot work together. It’s just too much. Earth becomes jumbled -- these blurred colors and ideas. We need a blank canvas.
“BUILDINGS GROW IN INDIVIDUALITY and independence; they look isolated, and individualistic.” “AIAS IS HERE TO MEDIATE and bring everyone together... ... a shared vision through IIAS -- the Interstellar Institute of Architecture Students.”
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That’s what Mars is. Mars is a whole new planet that hasn’t been touched by anyone else. It’s up to people of science to renew ourselves -- to reinvent and create new foundations. Earth sends engineers and farmers to the new planet first. They lay down a new, clean, monochrome foundation to completely reinvent Earth’s mistakes. What they’ve forgotten about is putting these buildings together to have unity, collaboration, and our story is about putting all these colors together. AIAS steps in to add character back into the society, but careful not to fall into the same trap that Earth did. AIAS is here to mediate and bring everyone together. AIAS wants to bring engineers, scientists, architects, artists, to a shared vision through IIAS -- the Interstellar Institute of Architecture Students. All disciplines join to be a part of this bigger cause to create a society better than Earth.
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AUTHORS Alex Gordon
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Selena Zhen
Carnegie Mellon University
Josh Adams
Auburn University
Taraneh Darvish
Arizona State University
Rachel Larson
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Maleick Fleming
Morgan State University
Julian Ochoa
University of Colorado - Denver
Max Dembling
University at Buffalo
Sarah Burk
Montana State University
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DYSTOPIA: POLITICAL
THE YEAR IS 2077… Deregulation legislation has made an architecture license completely unnecessary for any type of construction. The regulatory body of the profession disbanded and the remaining “architects” of the past all work as design consultants in engineering firms or find other alternatives. There is no need for an architect as a stand-alone profession and students graduating from school have very limited options. The AIAS is the most valuable student organization in the world and continues to advance leadership, design, and service among architecture students.
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Political corruption has overwhelmed the country and climate change has caused our seas to rise and ravaged our coastal cities. This forced civilians to move inward, leaving those cities abandoned and flooded. The country’s Midwest is now overwhelmed by increasing populations and rapid urban development, leaving no time for the design process and well thought-out building and public spaces to be realized. Booming technology, such as 3-D printing and artificial intelligence, has made it easier for contractors and developers to simply place lot dimensions into an AI computer program and hit “generate”. These programs made designing a building cost-effective and maximized every square foot to generate the most profit possible. The government realized that the need for cheap and rapid development trumps the need for well designed buildings and cities in the hope that the country will be able to get back on it’s feet economically in very little time at all.
“...increasing populations and rapid urban growth leave NO TIME FOR THE DESIGN PROCESS and well thought-out buildings or public spaces...” “The deregulation of building codes and laws and unaccreditation of the schools allowed anyone the opportunity to build CHEAP AND UNSAFE STRUCTURES...”
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This led the government to cut out the need for architects and designers all together by unaccrediting architecture and design schools across the country and by deregulating building codes. This left people unwilling to go into any design field. The government staged a massive disposal of everything that promotes sustainable and quality design work to make the public forget about the architecture that once was and is now not possible. The architecture and design that has survived the floods is now the new standard for the country. The deregulation of building codes and laws and unaccreditation of the schools allowed anyone the opportunity to build cheap and unsafe structures from their very little knowledge. This made for the already overpopulated cities to become even more dangerous with poor construction and collapsing buildings and infrastructure. This leads people into survival mode and changes the American culture entirely.
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One group of well-known architects and designers witnessed this mass disposal . They started a grassroots effort to save architecture and design books, models, drawings, and artifacts so that one day the country would be reminded of the progress that was once made in the fields of architecture and design. They placed these resources for future generations to discover right under the new cities of being built across the new landscape of the U.S. in collapsed tunnels, bunkers any hidden underground structure and dubbed them the “safe-cavens”. Jump to year 2077. A young woman by the name of Genevieve, also called “GG”, was celebrating her 18th birthday when her mother came into her bedroom and handed her a canvas-wrapped box that had a card attached reading,
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“My dearest grandchild, the world as I know it is disappearing into the seas and is disintegrating before my eyes. I leave you with this as a beacon of hope for society and hope you and our country the best. Love, Grandpa”
GG opened the gift, a book called “Vers un Architecture”. She opened it and on the inside cover she discovered a crudely drawn map of her city, New New York. There was a star drawn over the footprint of what looked like the library downtown and a chicken scratch note written next to it that she couldn’t make out what it said. As she looked through the book, she discovered the back section was carved out and had a pin with a weird shaped “A” on it.
“... one day the country would be reminded of the PROGRESS THAT WAS ONCE MADE in the fields of architecture and design.” “COULD SHE TRUST ANYONE not to immediately destroy what she found?”
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She was confused. GG immediately got dressed, took a picture of the map and went to the library. On the way there, she was looking at the note trying to decipher when she realized what it said: “Behind the north bookcase”. She arrived and immediately ran to the bookcases to the far north of the building, pulling books out left and right hoping to pull a secret lever like she saw in old films. She got to the end of one of the bookcases and found an engraved “A” on the side that looked exactly like her button. She could feel a slight breeze coming from the gap behind the bookcase. She stuck her fingers in and pulled the bookcase towards her. As she pulled, the bookcase swung open and revealed a dark spiral staircase that lead down into darkness. GG hesitantly walked down the staircase and discovered the massive expanse of collected architecture and design works from books, to models, to drawings. She was so awestruck, she fell to her knees and whispered under her breath “what has happened, what have we done”? In the cave, GG looks through book after book, and studied model after model, thinking about what to do next. Who could she tell? Could she trust anyone not to immediately destroy what she found? She concluded she could count on a couple of her close friends with this secret. She brought them to the cave the next day and all of her friends had the same awestruck reaction GG had had the day before. Over the coming 3 months, GG and her friends dusted off the old models and books and started studying and analyzing the collection. To understand what they found, they replicated models with the materials from the salvaged ones and drew on scraps of paper.
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“people started noticing ... everything that they had been deprived of FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS.” After months of going through every last book and drawing in that cave, GG thought of a plan to bring these ideas back to the people. A couple of her friends worked for companies that designed the AI software that constructed the cheap, dangerous, and cost-effective buildings. They came up with a plan to place a bug in the system.
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The IT employees for these companies happily agreed and started working on designing the bug so that it would override the program’s cost cutting and dangerous protocols to build sturdy, well-designed, people-oriented architecture and infrastructure. After months of development, the IT employees planted the bug. In the next year, people started noticing cool, fresh, people-oriented buildings, parks, walkways, roadways -- everything that they had been deprived of for the past 50 years. They didn’t know what they needed until they had it. With this group of young designers leading the charge, they pushed the government into providing new legislature to adjust the AI design programs and reinstate the building codes and laws from the past to make these strides towards bettering their new cities. This brought society together behind one cause again, something nobody had seen in decades. They were not going to back down.
“This may have been our past, but IT WILL NOT BE OUR FUTURE.”
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Over the following years -- after the battle with congress and riots and protests in the streets -the government reinstated building codes and laws for building design focused on keeping the people healthy and safe. They also reinstated accrediting architecture schools staffed by the group of young designers and their followers, teaching design of past and, now, present. More people found the safe-cavens below their cities and started libraries dedicated to housing these resources for the students and public to learn and understand the importance of designing for the well being of the population. In one of the caves, explorers found old documents, materials and pictures from conferences and student meetings that were plastered with the logo of the pin she wore now everyday:
“The
American Institute Architecture Students”
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The AIAS was the organization behind these caves. The group of young designers reinstated the organization and appointed GG as their new fearless President. In the commencement held in New Washington D.C., GG heard the crowd chanting her name as the announcer said:
“And to our President, who has lead us through the trials and tribulations of trying to get America’s building and infrastructure back on its feet again, I present to you Genevieve Gehry, your new AIAS National President”
As GG walked out on the stage with the roar of the crowd defining, she raised her hand and everyone went silent. She said these words that will live on in history from then on. “This may have been our past, but it will NOT be our future”.
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AUTHORS Zain Islam-Hashmi
Canegie Mellon University
Emily Sanders
Clemson University
Mike Fisher
The Ohio State University
Nick Rossitch
North Carolina State University
Brittany Siggert
North Carolina State University
Caroline Barrick
Syracuse University
Theresa Battle
University of Florida
Caitlin Kessler
University of Arizona
Siraphob Khuptiphongkun
Syracuse University
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UTOPIA: PROFESSION
THE YEAR IS 2077… Architecture is the most respected profession. Everyone wants to be, date, or know an architect. All parents want their children to become architects. Admission rates into architecture school are the highest and most competitive they’ve ever been. People from all socio-economic backgrounds know and strive for the architecture profession. The AIAS is the most valuable student organization in the world and continues to advance leadership, design, and service among architecture students.
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How did we get to a place where everyone want to be an architect? The need for architects will be sparked by a need for residences and buildings due to a rapidly growing population. Technological advancements are making us healthier and prolonging our lifespans. The birth rate is rising while the death rate is falling. Everyone wants to become an architect and now there are many people in the field. We want to bring architecture education into lower education -- Middle School and High School. Everyone can now experience and get a base knowledge of architecture -- learn design thinking strategies, understand what it means to design for the benefit of a city and a community.
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This leads to everyone wanting to be an architect.
“We see a vision of the future at the same time that WE’RE CRAFTING OUR FUTURE.” “It’s not just about cool form or cool technology, it’s about THE PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE CAN BUILD through architecture.”
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We show the evolution of a child - being encouraged by their parents to be an architect, even when the child is not sure. It is a profession held in the highest honor. In college, AIAS ropes them in and shows them the benefits of it. We see a vision of the future at the same time that we’re crafting our future. In this future society we want to respect and repurpose the architecture that already exists. At the same time, we are respecting the people who use buildings and the people who use our architecture. It’s not just about cool form or cool technology, it’s about the people and the communities that we can build through architecture.
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AUTHORS Kelsey Kauffman
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Susan Liu
Arizona State University
Mariah Stewart
Tuskegee University
Liam Hanlon
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Dominic Armendariz
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Stephanie Wagner
Syracuse University
Michael Powell
Carnegie Mellon University
Eirik Erstad
University of Houston
Brook Boughton
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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UTOPIA: CLIMATE
THE YEAR IS 2077… The 2030 challenge was met almost 50 years ago. The construction industry no longer relies on fossil fuels, we are completely run on renewable energy and carbon neutral methods. Clients, the public, and all architects understand the importance of sustainability and resiliency. The environment is respected and architects are given credit for mitigating a world crisis. The AIAS is the most valuable student organization in the world and continues to advance leadership, design, and service among architecture students.
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Architects have created a world where nature and the built environment are integrated seamlessly and are intertwined. This urban fabric is made up of organic vertical growth that responds to the density of cities. Old cities are being preserved and new cities are being designed to eliminate the harmful urban sprawl. In 2077, the AIAS has been responding to students’ needs for 120 years. In the United States, the AIAS created a Sustainability by Design program and teamed with the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) to integrate sustainability measures into the curriculum of architecture schools. Sustainable design is seen as good design and not just a specialization. Because entry level architecture graduates are expected to be certified in sustainable design, AIAS leads the charge as a proactive organization that allows members to be certified upon graduation. Potential employers understand that AIAS members know what they’re doing and are experts in sustainable design.
“Architects have created a world where NATURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT are integrated seamlessly...”
“SUSTAINABLE DESIGN is seen as good design and not just a specialization.”
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With sustainability becoming second nature in architecture school, architecture students care about how to design in a world where technology is constantly changing. In 2017, technology changes every couple of months, in 2077, technology will be changing at an even faster rate. Like many AIAS students in the past, students join AIAS to obtain jobs and receive a leg up in starting their career. Now, much of the world is internationally connected and AIAS has evolved into the “International Alliance of Architecture Students�. FORUM, Grassroots, and other conferences are live streamed so that students can attend from anywhere in the world and chapters can show recorded lectures to their members. AIAS has grown exponentially in members and knowledge with the advancements of sustainability certifications and technology. Finances are no longer a limiting factor. The wealth of knowledge comes from everyone being able to share at once.
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AUTHORS Cameron Yegge
University of Oregon
Andrew Place
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Jenn Elder
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Brock Terwilleger
University of Memphis
Chard Howley
Marywood University
Brigid Callaghan
Kent State University
Erin Fuller
Carnegie Mellon University
Christoph Eckrich
Carnegie Mellon University
Caitlin Brady
Drexel University
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UTOPIA: CLIMATE
THE YEAR IS 2077… All mayors are architects. All local governments employ architects to revitalize, strengthen, or instill pride in their communities. Federal governments look to architects to advise them on major world issues and how design can be a solution in disparate cultures, economies and educations around the world. Cities, politics and policies look vastly different than they did 60 years ago. The AIAS is the most valuable student organization in the world and continues to advance leadership, design, and service among architecture students.
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There’s a new respect for ideas and the environment. Architecture and design education starts in early education. Coming out of high school, everyone has the base education to understand design thinking and problem solving. Design thinking has become adaptable thinking and the mindset in which the earth is always changing and therefore we have to be thinking about the future. This leads to a pride in place. The existence of architectural licensure still creates a distinction between the standard design education that everyone receives throughout schooling and being an architect. The concept of “good design” is prevolent and everyone understands design principles. Still, there are people that design buildings, but there are also people who design policy. That’s where AIAS comes into play. AIAS starts in the elementary years and brings people up through giving a common core education in design thinking.
“Still, there are people that design buildings, but there are also people WHO DESIGN POLICY.” “PEOPLE WANT TO BE A PART OF AIAS no matter what major they’re in because it’s not just about architecture.”
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By 2077, AIAS has taken on the role of student government. Every school has an AIAS chapter and they can connect to each other. There are more subsets within AIAS that deal with certain issues with more specificity, which is what successfully launched AIAS to this point. There are more advocacy and global initiatives. FORUM has turned into a global event on par with the Paris Agreement and other government initiatives. AIAS takes on bigger risks to help out the entire country. AIAS has become more of an overarching, designthinking group due to the changing perception of the architectural profession. People want to be a part of AIAS no matter what major they’re in because it’s not just architecture. Advocating as an AIAS member makes sense because the members of AIAS have a greater platform to take risk to advocate. This shouldn’t have started in 2077, it should have started in 2017. AIAS has always been the one to take extra leaps.
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