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Public Good Program• CANstruction
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| EYP at the Build-out, Canstruction 2006 |
Teams of architects create structures out of canned and packaged foods during this annual design/build competition. A week-long exhibit of these clever structures shows the design community's ingenuity and helps underscore the need to fight hunger in the Washington area. At the end of the week, the structures are "de-CANstructed" and donated to the Capital Area Food Bank. CANSTRUCTION has donated more than 200 tons of food in the last 10 years.
Since 1998, the Foundation has collaborated with the four area schools of architecture and three local AIA Chapters to challenge architecture students with a given program over one grueling weekend. The program changes every year. Entries are judged and prizes given at the National Building Museum during Architecture Week in September.
This annual competition recognizes architects, landscape architects, graphic designers, and other designers pro bono work for local nonprofit clients. Entries are due in October; awards are given at the Washington Chapter/AIA's Annual Awards Celebration in November.
The Washington/AIA and the Washington Architectural Foundation jointly sponsor a scholarship for new architecture students. For more information and to download an application click 2010 Scholarship.
A community design exercise in 1998 and 1999 for several publicly-owned sites surrounding the Columbia Heights Metro Station. Several community sessions led to a community-supported plan.
City Planning and Design in an Age of Risk
A 2-day conference in 1997 considered the design and implications of increased security in Washington, DC.
A series of three forums in 1997 allowed local and international speakers to discuss the crisis of planning in Washington.
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