This article was recently published in the City of Salem’s quarterly magazine. A group of young architects in the area is working in conjunction with Salem. The collaboration is with the Young Architects Forum, a subgroup of the American Institute of Architects, a program that is focused on developing young professionals. “The program works to [...]

YAF Connection – Call for Submissions Due: Saturday, December 1, 2012 Are you an emerging professional and have a desire to be heard? The AIA Young Architects Forum (YAF) Connection Editorial Committee is actively seeking content for inclusion in upcoming issues and would like your input. Additional Volunteer Opportunties are Available: YAF Connection Editorial Committee [...]

This hard hat tour was a few weeks ago, so I’m posting this a bit late. Thanks to Spectrum Design PC for setting up the tour for the YAF. Thanks to J.B. Anderson for setting this up, and making sure we got CEUs. This project includes some remarkable changes to the Center in the Square [...]

“Livable Roanoke Valley” is a group you should know about. They have an interesting project which is absolutely starving for input from a profession like ours. Their HUD funded regional visioning project has been going on for a few months and is now in full swing. Check it out at: http://livableroanoke.org/ The Partnership for a [...]

This post is a reminder for the charrette “kickoff meeting” to be held at the Salem City Hall (114 N. Broad Street) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24th.  The purpose of this meeting is to introduce members of the YAF to the staff of the City Manager’s office and to discuss direction for the [...]

Many of you may have noticed the article in our monthly AIA publication recounting the events around the Young Architects Forum turning 20. It spurred a number if significant points about the Forum. The following is a particularly critical excerpt from the Architect Magazine article: … [T]he YAF represents 28 percent of total AIA membership [...]

On June 11th the City of Salem approved their revised and updated comprehensive plan. Its approval served as a fitting culmination of over eight months of public meetings and hard work. Among the public comment offered to the City Council, I stood and offered a proposal to the City as memeber of the AIA Blue Ridge, the [...]