Connection and chill

Cocktails and streaming content for the casual consumer

Each quarter, the YAF Knowledge Focus Group curates streaming video content and a cocktail recipe to salute each Connection issue theme. In Q3, we highlight EDI and belonging through these forms.

Cocktail Recipe: “Y.A.-Fashioned”

The Young Architects Forum recently held its Annual Transition Meeting to welcome new Advisory Committee directors and pass knowledge to new leadership. A part of this meeting included a virtual drink recipe demonstration of a cocktail that’s simple enough that most could make without going to the store. This drink celebrates the diverse and broad spectrum of ingredients and gives total freedom to make use of what’s around you, regardless of if you drink. In the spirit of the Young Architects, the Y.A.-Fashioned turns an Old-Fashioned cocktail into a new and accessible version for all.

Ingredients 2 oz aged spirit (bourbon, rye, rum, etc.) or 2 oz black tea ¼ oz sweetener (simple syrup, maple syrup, agave, etc.) Optional citrus (lemon, lime, orange) Ice

Instructions Stir aged spirit or tea with sweetener. Taste and add sweetener, water, or citrus juice to your liking. Pour over ice into a rocks glass. Large ice balls or cubes work best. Express citrus oils onto drink (optional).

Enjoy!

Y.A.-Fashioned cocktail on ice

Streaming recommendations (available on Netflix):

The following recommendations express the meaning of EDI and belonging: Becoming (2020) Found (2021) Hidden Figures (2016) The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) Wonder (2017) AIA YAF Knowledge Focus Group (Kaylyn Kirby, AIA, NCARB/Darguin Fortuna, AIA, NCARB/Ryan Lewis, AIA/Kiara Gilmore, AIA/Trent Schmitz, AIA, NCARB, LEED Green Associate/Jason Takeuchi, AIA, NCARB, NOMA/Terry Zink, AIA)

The YAF Knowledge Focus Group is dedicated to identifying important issues of recently licensed architects and the creation of knowledge resources to enable young architects to advance their careers.