AIAS CPCC Chapter

AIAS Lecture Series
The CPCC Chapter of the AIAS sponsors two to four lectures / presentations per semester by local design professionals. Topics explored range from current trends in architecture, interior design and planning, to career opportunities.

• Bridget E. Hanifin, Mecklenburg County Parks & Rec;
• Murry Whisnant, FAIA;
• Marley P. Carrol, FAIA, President of Odell Assoc.;  

The lectures are open to the public. For information, contact AIAS Faculty Advisor, Paul Braswell, AIA, at 704.330.6783.

AIAS Spring Trip to Washington, D.C.

Upcoming Events

• Fundraiser at CPCC Spring Fest, in the CPCC Central Campus Quad.
• Spring Trip-to be determined.
• Chapter Social, date to be determined.

Past Events

• Community Service Projects at the McGill Rose Garden, Charlotte,
• Support of children's walk project at the 2002, AIA National Convention held in Charlotte.
• Various fundraisers.
• Field trip to UNC Charlotte, College of Architecture.
• Annual spring field trip to a city noted for examples of significant architecture.

To promote excellence in architecture education, training and practice, the AIAS celebrates its membership in several ways. Members of the AIAS have the opportunity to have their work published in Crit, the only national journal devoted to the work and critical thoughts of architecture students. Each issue provides a dialogue of current issues facing architectural education and the profession.

To foster an appreciate of architecture and related disciplines, the AIAS hosts an annual convention, FORUM, providing students with the opportunity to learn about the issues facing architectural education and the profession, to meet students and professionals with common interests, and to interact with some of today's leading architects and designers.

To enrich communities in a spirit of collaboration, AIAS is taking a proactive approach to community service with several new policies. Among them is the updated public policy "Public Awareness Policy at National Events," that incorporates public service projects at all AIAS national events. The updated policy changes the format of AIAS's PreFORUM convention into a service event at which attendees make a significant contribution to the local community. In addition to this policy, the AIAS issues a community service handbook to all of its chapters with information on how they can affect their own communities.

To organize students and combine their efforts to advance the art and science of architecture, the AIAS represents the sole student voice in the decision making process of such organizations as The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), and National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).

President: Sophia Barrios
Vice President: Jennifer Sochacki 
Secretary: Laura Hamilton
Treasurer: Warren Dabria

Directors:
Michael Bunch
Gabriel Aleman
Ruark Thomas