‘Freedom by Design’ chapter wins awards at national conference

January 5, 2016
Categories: General News Tags: Awards and honors, College of Arts + Architecture, Scholarship and Academic Life, Stake Your Claim, Student Life

The UNC Charlotte School of Architecture chapter of “Freedom by Design” earned two awards at the 2015 AIAS FORUM, the national conference of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), held Dec. 29-Jan. 2 in San Francisco. The UNC Charlotte team was recognized as the 2014-15 Chapter of the Year and received the 2014-15 Project of the Year award.

As the AIAS community service program, “Freedom by Design” encourages architecture students to use their skills to “radically impact the lives of people in their communities,” according to the AIAS website.

The UNC Charlotte School of Architecture started a “Freedom by Design” program in 2007 under the mentorship of architecture faculty John Nelson, Greg Snyder and David Thaddeus.

The 2014-15 project of the UNC Charlotte “Freedom by Design” chapter was the construction of a playground structure at Chantilly Montessori Elementary School.