"Architect" at Risk: The Consequences of Losing Professional Status

We've seen the news.

We've read the AIA's statement.

SO- what can we do next?

Join us for an (informal) online conversation about the impacts of losing status as a "profession" and what advocacy strategies we can employ to combat this issue. We're not here to find a solution, but to start the conversations about could come next.

Agenda will be released closer to the event date, but topics may include:

• The value an Architect brings to projects and the role of Architect in 10, 30, 50 years
• Architecture student loan caps vs diversity and representation within the profession
• The cost of architecture school vs salary potentials
• Crowdsourcing firms' and AIA chapters' responses

Architects have long battled with proving our value. THIS is the essential time to act. To create public awareness. To work with allied professions to prove our worth.