Accent on Architecture Community Grants | Past Recipients
Accent on Architecture Community Grants assist local, non-profit organizations in producing innovative design-education programs for children. In past years, successful grant recipients have enlisted architects and other design professionals, educators, community leaders, and government officials to enrich the public’s understanding and appreciation of architecture and design. Accent on Architecture Community Grants have supported creative programming initiatives including television programs, symposia, design workshops, and teacher education. They enhance the visibility and public understanding of architecture and strengthen relationships between communities and local design groups.
AAF’s 2012 Accent on Architecture Community Grants recipients were awarded in March, 2012. The proposed projects covered increase awareness, appreciation, and understanding of architecture and design among K–12 students.
AAF has proudly awarded nearly 200 Accent on Architecture Community Grants since 1997. Please find the full list below.
2010 Accent on Architecture Finalists
AIA Central Virginia Chapter AIA + CCDC Summer Design Enrichment Program
AIA Columbus, Ohio 2011 Camp Architecture
Center for Architecture and Design, AIA San Francisco Participatory Design Workshop: Re-Envisioning Public Space Using the Design Thinking Process
AIA Portland 100 Years of Oregon Architecture, Looking to the Future
AIA Triangle Sustainability in the Built Environment: 4-H and AIA
Center for Architecture AIA Philadelphia Architecture in Education (AIE) Teacher Training Workshop
National Building Museum CityVision
Dallas Center for Architecture The Art of Architecture
Kentucky Center for the Arts Endowment Fund Inc. ”Architecture Recruitment & Portfolio Education”
2009 Accent on Architecture Finalists
Architecture Foundation of Cincinnati Architecture by Children 2009: “Transportation Station”
Architecture Foundation of Oregon Marjorie Wintermute Architects in Schools Program
Center for Architecture Foundation Center for Architecture Foundations and IS 220 Firehouse Design and Expo
Detroit Studio Community Outreach Program Kids’ Hope Gardens: Children Designing Hope Gardens in Detroit’s Hope District
East Tennessee Chapter, American Institute of Architects Creation of Student Manual of the General Plan
Ironbound Community Corporation Brick City Young Architects
Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning Teen Spot Architectural Foundation
Learning by Design in Massachusetts; BSA Kids Design a Sustainable Future
National Building Museum CityVision
openhousenewyork OHNY Kids! Education Program
The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) Urban Investigations
Vermont Design Institute Atkins Field Design project, Hardwick, VT
2009 Accent on Architecture Awards of Merit
Charlottesville Community Design Center Charlottesville Explorers Club
Children, Youth & Environments Center for Research & Design Designing with Multicultural Youth: Using Multimedia Techniques for Social Change
Denver Architectural Foundation CAL Project – Website Enhancement
Kentucky Center for the Arts The Kentucky Center’s Governor’s School for the Arts ArtShops
Landmark West Keeping the Past for the Future (KPF)
Museum of Modern Art Line Lab
Providence Preservation Society PPS Children’s Heritage Education Curricula Project
School of Architecture, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Kid Architecture
Westcott House Foundation New Conceptions of Organic Architecture: Design Charettes
www.next.cc, Inc. Tides Teachers Institute for Design Education
2008 Accent on Architecture Finalists
A+D Architecture and Design Museum Los Angeles, CA ARkidECTURE Summer 08′ Workshop: Building a Village
AIA Birmingham Birmingham,AL Studio Interactive
AIA Columbus Columbus, OH Project Architecture
Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati Cincinatti, OH Architecture By Children (ABC)
DesignAlabama, Inc. Montgomery, AL Engaging Students in Green Building
Landmark West! New York, NY Keeping the Past for the Future
Marquis Studios, Ltd. Brooklyn, NY Building Community: Architecture Residencies at 14 NYC Public Schools
National Building Museum Washington, DC CityVision
Openhousenewyork inc. New York, NY openhousenewyork kids! Youth education programs
The Museum of Design Atlanta Atlanta, GA The Built Environment – Teacher Workshops
The Salvadori Center New York, NY The Structures in My Community
Washington Architectural Foundation Washington, DC Phelps Architecture Curriculum Website
2008 Accent on Architecture Awards of Merit
Ball State University Muncie, IN Straw bale Eco Center: Demonstrating How to Live Sustainably in the Midwest
Betts House Research Center Cincinnati, OH Bond at the Betts House
Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment Brooklyn, NY PLANet NYC 2008: Celebrating Youth Leadership in Planning
Community Career Development Council, Inc. Elmira, NY Architectural Awareness Program
Detroit Studio Community Outreach Program Southfield, MI Kids’ Farmers Markets: Children Designing Farmers Markets in Underserved Communities
Henry Street Settlement New York, NY Summer Architecture Day Camp
Hester Street Collaborative (HSC) New York, NY Ground Up Architecture Education Program
Iowa Architectural Foundation Des Moines, IA Ideal Object Project
Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning Jamaica, NY JCAL’s free after-school Teen Spot Architecture Program
Kentucky Center for the Arts Endowment Fund, Inc. Louisville, KY The Kentucky Center’s Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) Architecture Program
Learning by Design in Massachusetts: Boston Society of Architects Boston, MA Kids Design a Sustainable Future
Oak Park Education Foundation Oak Park, IL Architecture Adventure
Old Conway Preservation Society Conway, AR Art in Architecture: Historic Homes of Conway
Port Discovery Children’s Museum Baltimore, MD Paper Tube Building
Public Foundation for the Arts, DBA Arts Council for Long Beach Long Beach, CA Eye on Design, Phase II
Rediscover Center Los Angeles, CA Made in the Shade
School Zone Institute Albuquerque, NM The Translation of an Architecture and Children’s Curriculum into simple Spanish for bi-lingual and non-English Speaking Students K-12 in New Mexico and elsewhere
The Westcott House Foundation Springfield, OH Building Brighter Futures
Vermont Design Institute Burlington, VT Footprints Toward Sustainability Youth Project
2007 Accent on Architecture Finalists
A+D Architecture and Design Museum Los Angeles, CA ARkidECTURE Summer ’07 Workshop: Pre-Fab
Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH Architecture by Children (ABC)
Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA Art Center for Kids Classroom Studio Supplies
Betts House Research Center Cincinnati, OH Bond at the Betts House
Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment Brooklyn, NY Greening Architecture: Neighborhood Design Project – Architecture in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh, PA Gallery guide K-6 age students for the upcoming exhibition, On a Grand Scale: The Hall of Architecture at 100
Center for Architecture Foundation New York, NY Animal Builders/ Animal Buildings
The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, OH The Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland School of Architecture and Design and John Hay High School: An Innovative Curriculum Partnership
Columbus Elementary School New Rochelle, NY Learning through Design
The Denver Architectural Foundation Denver, CO Cleworth Architectural Legacy (CAL) Project/Program
Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning Jamaica, NY JCAL’s free after-school Teen Spot Architecture Program
Kentucky Center for the Arts Endowment Fund, Inc. Louisville, KY The Kentucky Center’s Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) Architecture Program
Lawrence Technological University: College of Architecture/ Detroit Studio Community Outreach Program Southfield, MI Kids’ Farm: It takes children to masterplan a sustainable agriculture community in impoverished urban areas
Learning by Design in Massachusetts: Boston Society of Architects Boston, MA Places to Learn: children as designers of learning environments
Lehman College Art Gallery Bronx, NY Bronx Architecture: An On-line Guide
Mississippi Heritage Trust Jackson, MS Historic Preservation Curriculum for the State of Mississippi
The Museum of Design Atlanta Atlanta, GA A City of Neighborhoods
National Building Museum Washington, DC CityVision
The Salvadori Center New York, NY Salvadori Residency with Muscota New School
School Zone Institute Albuquerque, NM Converting National and State Standards into Architectural and Design Education Objectives and Rubrics for use by Schools and Communities
Waterfront Historic Area League of New Bedford (WHALE) New Bedford, MA Discovering New Bedford
The Westcott House Foundation Springfield, OH Building Brighter Futures
Yellowstone Historic Preservation Board/ Western Heritage Center Billings, MT Bricks & Boards
2007 Accent on Architecture Awards of Merit
AIA Austin Austin, TX Reaching Out: Architecture in Austin Schools
AIA Columbus Columbus, OH Project Architecture
AIA Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL Architects in Schools – A Learning by Design Initiative
AIA Triangle Cary, NC K-12 Architecture Book Donation Program
Architectural Foundation of San Francisco San Francisco, CA From High Rise to High Income: A Building San Francisco Investigation
Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago, IL The Architecture Handbook: A Student Guide to Understanding Buildings
Detroit Educational Television Foundation Wixom, MI Up From Ashes
Fallingwater/Unity Temple Restoration Foundation/ Westcott House Foundation Springfield, OH Eyes Wide Open: Frank Lloyd Wright through the Eyes of a Child
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple Restoration Foundation (UTRF) Oak Park, IL Experiencing Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple: Froebel Block Workshops and Architectural Tours for Underserved Communities
Henry Street Settlement New York, NY The Architecture and Design/Community Studies Program
Hester Street Collaborative (HSC) New York, NY Ground Up Architecture Education Program
Lanier Mansion Foundation Madison, IN Discovering Madison’s Amazing Architecture
Los Angeles Conservancy Los Angeles, CA Kids’ Guide to Union Station
Marquis Studios Ltd. Brooklyn, NY Design in Dyker Heights: Marquis Studios & IS201
MECA Houston, TX ProjectBuild
The Museum of Modern Art New York, NY Professional Development Workshops for K-12 Teachers
Oak Park Education Foundation Oak Park, IL Architecture Adventure
openhousenewyork inc. (OHNY) New York, NY openhousenewyork kids! Activities Guide and Arts Education
Portland Museum of Art Maine Portland, ME House Beautiful Now: High School Students and American Design
Seattle Architecture Foundation Seattle, WA SAF Places + Spaces: A Tool For Educators, Two Expansion Initiatives: Professional Development Workshop and Online Assessment Tool
Vermont Design Institute Burlington, VT Footprints into the Future
Wexner Center for the Arts/ The Ohio State University Columbus, OH K-12 Education Programs in Conjunction with the Architecture Interruptus Exhibition at the Wexner Center for the Arts, January 25-April 15, 2007
2006 Accent on Architecture Finalists
AIA Austin Austin, TX
AIA Birmingham Birmingham, AL
Architectural Foundation of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
Architecture Foundation of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture Pittsburgh, PA
Center for Architecture Foundation New York, NY
Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago, IL
DesignAlabama Montgomery, AL
Institute of Contemporary Art, Univ. of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
Lawrence Technological University, College of Architecture & Design Southfield, MI
Learning by Design in Massachusetts Boston, MA
Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
National Building Museum Washington, DC
The Ace Mentor Program of the Greater Washington Metropolitan Are Washington, DC
Virginia Center for Architecture Foundation Richmond, VA
Western Massachusetts AIA Boston, MA
Wisconsin Architects Foundation Madison, WI
Youngstown State Univ. Center for Urban and Regional Studies Youngstown, OH
2005 Accent on Architecture Finalists
AIA Atlanta A City of Neighborhoods
AIA Birmingham “Draw Your Dream Architecture” contest
AIA Central Kentucky Chapter Architects In Education
AIA Dallas My Neighborhood: Portrait of a City
AIA East Tennessee Chapter Exploring Architecture in Its Cultural Context
AIA Grand Strand (AIA South Carolina) “Designing Children” Celebrate Sun Fun Festival While on Vacation
AIA Los Angeles Chapter AIA/ LA BEEP 2005
AIA Memphis 2005 Architects for Education (AFE) Brochure
AIA New Hampshire Chapter Neighborhood Walking Tours
AIA Spokane Chapter 2005 High School Architectural Design Competition
AIA Tampa Bay Architectural Coloring Book
AIA Toledo Increasing Students’ Awareness, Appreciation, and Understanding of Arch. and Design
Architecture Foundation of Oregon LOOK AROUND Family Resource Guide
Architecture Resource Center/CT Architecture Foundation The Hartford Connection
Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture Architecture Explorations
Chicago Architecture Foundation High School Architecture Curriculum
College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (CALA) Architecture Youth Program
College of Architecture – UNC Charlotte Operation Outreach
Indiana Architectural Foundation Indiana Architectural Coloring Book
Learning by Design in Massachusetts Learning by Design across Massachusetts/Western Massachusetts
Learning by Design in Vermont:a K-12 ed. Program of AIA Vermont Learning by Design in Vermont 2005: Building our Foundation for the Future
New York Foundation for Architecture, Inc. The Harlem School Initiative
openhousenewyork, inc. openmindnewyork youth education: Kids Guide
Price Tower Arts Center Building it Wright!
Seattle Architecture Foundation Seattle Architectural Foundation Learning Guide
Vermont Design Institute Healthy Neighborhoods/Healthy Kids
Washington Architectural Foundation Exploring Architecture with Kids
2004 Accent on Architecture Finalists
Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati Architecture by Children (ABC) Cincinnati, OH
AFSF Architecture + Youth Project San Francisco, CA
Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara Kids Draw Architecture Santa Barbara, CA
Bright Lights, Inc. Middle School Architecture Camp Designs a Bike Shelter Lincoln, NE
Chicago Architecture Foundation Green Architecture Initiative Chicago, IL
Iowa Architectural Foundation Houses Have History: Integrating Architectural Heritage & Curriculum Des Moines, IA
Learning by Design: MA and the Charles River Conservancy Designing our River Heritage Boston, MA
Michigan Architectural Foundation Architecture – It’s Elementary Detroit, MI
The New York Foundation for Architecture, Inc. Learning By Design:NY New York, NY
Rebuilding Together with Christmas in April Rebuild/Repair Buena Vista Nashville, TN
Washington Architectural Foundation Architecture 101/201 Teacher Training Courses Washington, DC
2003 Accent on Architecture Finalists
Adaptive Environments
Alabama Association of Habitat Affiliates
archi-treasures
Burchfield-Penney Art Center
homeWORD
NY Foundation for Architecture
Preservation Piedmont
Preservation Worcester
Restoration Radio Program
SCI-ARC
University of Missouri-Rolla
Vermont Design Institute
2002 Accent on Architecture Finalists
Allegheny Ridge Corporation Historic District Impact
AIA Memphis Integrating Design Education into K-12 Critical Thinking Learning Experience
Chicago Architecture Foundation Architecture for Educators
Community Design Center of Pittsburgh Renovation Information Network
Council of Community Services (Roanoke, VA) Developing Urban Neighborhoods: Integrating Design and Sustainable Neighborhoods
Town of Fletcher, North Carolina Design of Fletcher Town Hall: By the People, For the People
Heritage Preservation Inside Outdoor Sculpture: Resource Guide and Teacher Workshops
Little Tokyo Service Center Community Development Corporation (Los Angeles) Preserving Ethnic Historic Sites
Town of Mooresville, North Carolina Cascade Community Design Workshop: A Reinvestment in a Neighborhood
Shaw EcoVillage Project (Washington, DC) Safe Routes for Shaw
South Florida Chapter/Associated General Contractors of America Build Up! For Miami-Dade Fifth Graders
Urban Design Center of Northeast Ohio (Cleveland) Design Review Board Training Program
University of Wyoming, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering Fostering Community through Design of Public Space
Youngstown State University Public Service Institute, Center of Urban Studies, “The Power of our Downtowns 2002
2001 Accent on Architecture Finalists
Adaptive Environments Making a Neighborhood Fit for People: Universal Design in the South Boston Waterfront
Blueprint Productions The Rural Studio Outreach Program
Integrated Coastal Planning Project Design and Community-Based Coastal Development
Davis Downtown Business Association: “The Nuts and Bolts of Preserving Our Historical Resources”
Downtown Ohio, Inc. Revitalizing Commercial Districts Through Design Awareness
ECHO-Essex Community Heritage Association Arts-In-Education: North Country Heritage, a Multi-School Architectural Heritage Program
Heritage Preservation Inside Outdoor Sculpture
Iowa Architectural Foundation Architectural Curriculum for 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Lower East Side Tenement Museum The Slave Gallery Project
The Shaw EcoVillage Project EcoDesign Corps
University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design Civic Architecture at the University of Tennessee
Vermont Design Institute Vermont Design Institute Conference 2001: Housing in the New Millennium
WQED, Pittsburgh Something About Oakland
Youngstown State University The Power of Our Downtowns
2000 Accent on Architecture Finalists
Alternative Energy Resources Organization (AERO) Billings, Big Sky, and Beyond
AIA Maui Wailuku Central Business District Revitalization Design Charrette
AIA, Toledo Chapter Architecture 2000 High School Design Competition
American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) Educating Children Through Architecture
ARCHITALX A Neighborhood Charrette for Bayside
Architectural Foundation of San Francisco We Live Here! Youth Architects Design for a New Century
Archi-treasures, Chicago, IL Garden Gallery Charrettes
Boston Society of Architects Livable Communities: A 21st Century Agenda for the Boston Region
Chicago Architecture Foundation Children’s Loop Tour
Design Corps Field tested: better farmworker housing for South Carolina through participatory design
The Foundation for Architecture, Philadelphia, PA A Historic Preservation Community Collaborative: The Fairmount Park Houses
Keep Alachua County Beautiful, Inc. Topping Off the Millennium
Lower East Side Tenement Museum Lower East Side Preservation Project
Youngstown State University Public Services Institute Our Historic Downtowns: Linchpin of Economic Development
1999 Accent on Architecture Finalists
Texas Society of Architects The Shape of Texas
Durham Central Park Development Charrette
Architecture Resource Center/CAF New Haven Architecture Workbook and companion Teacher Manual
CUBE, (Center for Understanding Our Built Environment) Making the Community Connection: The Rosedale Community Plan
AIA Gulf States Region
AIA Akron Architecture Is…
AIA Cincinnati Architecture by Children – Housing for the Next Millennium
AIA San Mateo County East Palo Alto Design Charrette
Architectural Foundation of San Francisco Building Up Our Communities: SF Young Architects Collaborate
New Town Community Development Program, Tempe, Arizona NewTowN Sustainable Development Sessions
Vermont Design Institute Mini Design Charrette
1998 Accent on Architecture Finalists
AIA Wisconsin Working Homeless Shelter
Save Hotel Richard, Inc Save Hotel Richard
ARCHES, Architects in Elementary Schools (AIA Northern Virginia) Children and Airports: Architecture, Art & Public Space
AIA Birmingham Birmingham’s Explorer Post for Architecture
AIA San Francisco 1998 Legacy Project, ‘Valencia Gardens’
Boston Society of Architects Designing Livable Communities
AIA Hampton Roads Yearlong Regional/Education Forum
Iowa Architecture Foundation Buildings Speak: The Language of Architecture
AIA Albuquerque Design Education and Community Service Learning Program
AIA Seattle What We Love about our City: Messages from Young Leaders (to a New Mayor)
