Shadow an Architect- Volunteer at 2011 AIA Grassroots (Young Architects Forum)

Shadow an Architect- Volunteer at 2011 AIA Grassroots

As part of the 2011 AIA Grassroots Leadership and Legislative Conference, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion is hosting the Shadow an Architect Program on Thursday, February 3, 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM (times may be adjusted slightly). And we need you to make it happen! Volunteers are needed for the day to serve as mentors to students from the Phelps Architecture, Construction, and Engineering High School in Washington, DC. The day's events will include a morning Meet-and-Greet with the students, an engaging and design-based icebreaker, and an architect-led tour of the new Watha Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library in Washington, DC. Phelps students and volunteers will be placed into small groups for the day to allow for conversation and Q&A.

You need not be registered for Grassroots to participate in the Shadow an Architect Program.

To register as a volunteer for the Shadow an Architect Program, email Yvette Morris at ymorris@aia.org, by January 20. Volunteers are asked to be available for the whole day.

How It All Began

The “Shadow an Architect” program began at the AIA 2007 National Convention and Design Exposition in San Antonio and was sponsored by the AIA Diversity Committee. Its purpose is to introduce students from traditionally underrepresented groups to the profession of architecture.

During that first year, fifty-five high school and community college students shadowed architect mentors for a day, attending the General Session and touring the Expo floor.

The Shadow an Architect Program was expanded to include the Grassroots conference as well as convention, and has since become an annual event sponsored by the Board Diversity Council.

Please visit the page on AIA.org

http://www.aia.org/about/initiatives/AIAB087112

Posted by Kevin Fitzgerald on January 8, 2011 4:25 PM | Permalink