AIA Civic Leadership Program is Now Taking Applications

The AIA Civic Leadership Program (CLP) is an annual AIA fellowship for architectural and related design professionals in New York City. The application is currently open and is due April 26, 2021. The six-month part-time program is open to any design professional interested in applying their architectural skills towards civic issues and learning more about how to engage with public policy and advocacy opportunities in NYC. The attached flier has further program details and key dates.

The Civic Leadership Program is open to architects, designers, and urban planners who are interested in exploring the intersection of design, advocacy, and policy. AIA New York is excited to collaborate with nycoba|NOMA for this year’s program.

The CLP includes a self-led research project, developed in partnership with another program participant, on a topic of the pair’s choosing. The research will culminate in a development session, which is a three- to four hour-long presentation or workshop delivered by the pair to the larger CLP cohort. Participants are also tasked with developing, in a team of five, a public event hosted through the Center for Architecture. Additional training and workshops will be conducted with various organizations to strengthen and coach participants towards effective community action and advocacy. Following the development session and public event, CLP cohorts will draft write-ups summing major themes, which will be published in the AIANY and Center for Architecture newsletter.

Read more about the program and apply here.  There is also an information session coming up on April 7th at 6:00pm.