This year marks the 15th anniversary of the AIA Young Architects Forum. The YAF Advisory Committee (YAF AdCom) is proud to encourage professional growth and leadership development and, perhaps most importantly, to serve as a collective voice for young architects. In addition to its long standing goals of mentorship, fellowship, and leadership, YAF AdCom aims to engage in more of an advocacy role in the future.
The question is, of course, what types of things do we need to advocate for? What issues are Young Architects facing? Career advancement? Of course. Leadership transition within the office? Probably. Life/work balance? Without a doubt!
It's important to note that 'young architects' as defined by the AIA (those within 10 years of licensure) could be of any age and demographic. Thus, the YAF constituency is a diverse one and advocacy of any kind may not cover everyone. Is there some common ground?
Help us find it! Who are you? What issues are you facing? How can we help you?
Comments (1)
I love being an architect! I see all the great work that several Young Architects are creating and I wish I could show off some of the work that I have done. Unfortunately, I work for a firm that has minimal budget clients and architectural features are removed in order to gain square footage or lower cost. For every Young Architect that is able to show their work in magazines their are probably 100 who are proud of their minimal yet functional designs and would like to show them off to their peers. It would be nice to have an avenue to accomplish that task.
Posted by John Ozmore, Assoc. AIA | December 11, 2006 4:35 PM
Posted on December 11, 2006 16:35