Community Efforts

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY

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Service to the communities in which we live and work is a high priority among AIA architects, as affirmed in the National organization’s mission statement. AIA Flint members are actively engaged in our communities. Many members serve as elected officials in local government, on planning commissions, as board members of non-profit organizations, and through various associations and committees. In addition to the extensive volunteerism demonstrated by individual members, AIA Flint has become a leader among professional associations in the effort to improve the Flint region through active involvement in local initiatives. AIA Flint strives to become a leader in community involvement through hands-on efforts in partnership with local residents and neighborhood associations.

Our largest effort to date is the AIA150 project, a grassroots community design and improvement initiative, which began through a grant from AIA National in 2006 and concluded with the publication and public presentations of the process and results in 2009. Generous support from the Ruth Mott Foundation facilitated on-going printing and distribution of the document. Click the AIA150 tab for more information about this initiative.

AIA Flint welcomes the opportunity to serve on worthy projects, providing low cost or pro-bono design services and grassroots planning support. Please contact us for more information.

PARK(ING) DAY 2010

On September 15, 2010 AIA Flint members and friends participated in the Park(ing) Day event held in downtown Flint. Park(ing) Day is an international event intended to draw attention to urban green space issues. Participants convert a single parking space into an urban park for the day. AIA Flint would like to recognize our Sponsor, Van Atta’s Greenhouse and Flower Shop located in Haslett, Michigan for providing the trees, plants, and shrubs for the AIA Flint Park.