AIA Seattle Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship

Purpose: Seeks to expand the experience and leadership opportunities of young professionals, encourage cross-cultural dialogue in the profession, and share knowledge from architecture practice around the globe with members in the Puget Sound.

Geographic Scope: Pacific Northwest/Puget Sound region (AIA Seattle chapter)

Eligibility: Young/emerging professionals in architecture

Focus Areas:

• Research travel for professional development
• Cross-cultural dialogue
• Knowledge sharing from global architecture practice
• Public interest design and community engagement approaches
• Sustainable design and innovation

Background: Based on available recipient information (2015-2017), recipients have conducted research on:

• Micro-housing and innovative housing strategies internationally
• Smart buildings and advanced building technologies
• Public interest design and socially engaged architecture practices

Recipients Noted:

• 2015: Garrett Reynolds, AIA (Mithun) - researched micro-apartments in New York, Stockholm, Oslo, Tokyo
• 2016: Derik Eckhardt, AIA (ZGF) - researched smart buildings in Boston, Amsterdam, London, Abu Dhabi, Portland
• 2017: Garrett Nelli, Assoc. AIA (NAC Architecture) - researched public interest design in Los Angeles, New Orleans, rural Alabama, Haiti, Burkina Faso, Italy