About the organization:
The Young Architects Forum (YAF), a program of the American
Institute of Architects (AIA) and the College of Fellows (COF), is
organized to address issues of particular importance to recently
licensed architects (within 10 years or fewer after licensure). The YAF
is an outgrowth of a 1989 AIA Grassroots program involving 36 young
architects from around the nation assembled by then AIA President Ben
Brewer Jr., FAIA. The issues raised and potential benefits visualized
at that meeting led to the 1991 formation of a national YAF Advisory
Committee to encourage the development of national and regional
programs of interest to young architects and the creation of YAF groups
in local chapters.
Throughout its history, the YAF has had three overriding goals:
- To encourage professional growth and leadership
development among recently licensed architects through interaction and
collaboration within the AIA and allied groups.
- To build a
national network and serve as a collective voice for young architects
by working to ensure that issues of particular relevance to young
architects are appropriately addressed by the Institute.
- To make AIA membership valuable to young architects and develop the future leadership of the profession.
AIA Atlanta was reinvented in 1998 through the hard work and
dedication of many young architects and architectural interns who were
newly committed to having a viable Young Architects’ Forum. With the
help of the then AIA Georgia President William Carpenter, FAIA, and the
full support of AIA Atlanta, the group developed a series of programs
and events that has fueled a steady growth pattern and raised the
profile of both YAF and the AIA within the Atlanta design community.
Twelve years later, YAF is an organization that now numbers over 150
members, continues to expand the programming for its members, and was
fortunate to be chosen as the national YAF Component of the Year for
2003.
Membership in YAF Atlanta is free and open to all young designers, architects and interns in the Atlanta area.
Although membership in the AIA is not necessary to participate in our
programs or to join YAF Atlanta, we encourage you to get involved in
what the AIA is doing and take advantage of the full range of resources
provided to the profession.
More information.
YAF Atlanta @ AIA Atlanta
113 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
tel + 404.222.0099
tel + 800.850.4299
fax + 404.222.9916
admin@yafatlanta.org
