Blades of Glory

AIAS crew took on ice skating!

As a chapter, Clemson AIAS is beginning to have monthly socials to get the members and interested prospects out of the workshop and out having some well deserved fun!!

For January, AIAS spent a little free time (which we all know doesn't happen very often) and went ice skating.  All in all, this was a very successful trip as only 3 people busted their butts! As you can tell from above ^^^^, we all had fun and these monthly socials are only making our chapter stronger and more involved!!!!!

For February we are gonna get on our sneakers and take a Friday night to ourselves to go bowling! We'll keep ya updated.

Clemson to Chicago!

Clemson takes on Chicago 2013 FORUM!!!

7 Freshman Architectural Students.

Some of the Clemson AIAS board members! 

Night Trip to the Skydeck!

New Years Eve Ball!

This past winter break, the Clemson AIAS chapter took a long journey of 18 people to Chicago, Illinois to participate in the 2013 Forum! This trip has proven to work its magic as those 18 members specifically are still on an architectural high from the amazing workshops and speaker presentations that took place during the trip.  Not only were we able to adventure and explore the streets of Chicago from Oak Park to Willis Tower, but we were also able to support our President, Joel Pominville, as he ran head to head for the position as South Quad Director - Elect.  Amazingly enough, he was blessed with this position and responsibility and we, as a Clemson AIAS family, are so excited to go to the 2014 Forum and South Quad to represent our President.  

Clemson AIAS is starting to make some major moves and improvements, spreading the word that AIAS is more than just a club but it is something much bigger than that.  It is the basis for any architectural student who wants to create relationships and connections across the nation.  From Forum, we were able to understand the importance of AIAS and cannot wait to continue our presidents legacy.

Joel Pominville, South Quad Director - Elect

Part of the Clemson AIAS family!

BYOP& a Movie

     GASP, Graduate Architecture Student Program, and AIAS, American Institute of Architecture Students, joined together to put on an event called "Pumpkin and a Movie".  All the members of these two groups got together to relax for a few hours and carved some pumpkins while watching a A Nightmare Before Christmas.  It was a great turn out with not only members involved but also friends, family, and faculty.  Below is just one of the pumpkins carved, what an adorable elephant?

AIAS GENERAL MEETING!

We just had our first general meeting for AIAS Clemson a few weeks ago! It was a great turn out and had so many interested young architecture majors that wanted to learn more about what to expect in the years to come.  AIAS Clemson was lucky enough to recruit a couple alumni’s to come and shed light about their experience working in this industry.  Our guest speakers were Luke McCary, AIA SC President, Hillary Andren-Wise, AIA Greenville President, Brad Benjamin, and Justin Abrams.  Together they told many funny stories, enlightening reasoning, and advice to help us as we continue on our own personal journey through acquiring our degree.  Not only did we have a few quest speakers but we also had a junior, Carsen Landreth, in high school come and sit through the meeting.   Carsen is enrolled in civil engineering and architecture courses at the Anderson Career and Technology Center.  She showed great interest in AIAS Clemson and continuing her path through either engineering or architecture at Clemson once she graduates! 

Grassroots 2013

AIAS to Grassroots 2013-

We arrived in D.C. on a Wednesday night and decided to rent bikes (which we THOUGHT were super cheap at the time) to ride around the mall area. The next day was the beginning of the conference and we started every morning off with a cup of coffee and a beat-box.  Juicy-J (Joel Pominville) and N-Zilla the Killa (Nick Tafel) are notorious for their raps at AIAS roll calls and it was AWESOME!  After we got the crowd pumped up, we spent most of the day listening to speakers (some of them counted towards IDP credit) or participating in sessions with all the students to share ideas about everyone’s chapter.  There was a barbeque at the AIA national headquarters on Friday night and a tour of the memorials after that. Saturday night was the big party on the ferry and everyone got dressed up and ate hors d’oeurves like sophisticated architects.  However Matt Barstow did break it down on the dance floor, which was pretty crazy. Overall, the trip was a huge success.  We learned a lot, met some incredible people from all over the country, and had an absolute blast!

Check out this video from of us rapping Grassroots: 

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0-GEr3mztJweGRrVU9rVVRUVDg/edit?pli=1

Freedom by Charrette!

Freedom by Design is hosting a charrette in Lee 1-250 tonight at 5:30!

The charrette will be centered on the current Freedom by Design project for two clients in Anderson, SC. It is a wheelchair ramp at the back of the clients house. A wheelchair ramp at a scale larger than Clemson FBD has ever seen before. This ramp will compensate for a 60" drop from door to grade, resulting in more than 60 feet of ramp to be designed!

This means we need you! We need you to help us solve this design problem while still using those crafty architecture minds we are in the process of developing.

Come out to see what FBD is all about and help us design a ramp that will put national attention on our Chapter and FBD as a whole!!

Best,
Joel the Webmeister.

P.S. There will be pizza.

AIAS Meeting__Lee Hall__November 9th__5:30pm

AIAS Meeting after studio on Wednesday :-)

Come out and hear a short presentation by Ana Maria Quiros, a 1st year Master's of Architecture student here at Clemson, on Sustainability and LEED.

Following the presentation, we will give you an update on:

- AIAS Clemson's doings

- FBD Silent Auction


-Potential FBD Client


- Lee Hall-iday Party?


- AIAS Forum 2011

- AIAS Mentoring Program

- Our strengths and weaknesses

- AIA Greenville Design Awards (Dec. 2nd)

- Workshops?

- and much more!

There will be some free pizza so get there on time! :-)

Location TBD.

Any questions? Contact us at aiasclemson@gmail.com or at 540-455-0368

Scale Figure Photo Shoot!

Ever wanted to be a model? Ever wanted to be IN a model?

Stop by 4th year studio between 8 and 10 p.m. to realize your dreams!

Participants will receive a complete set of vector and raster files with high-quality, no-background images from the event, ready to drop into your masterpiece rendering!

Bring your friends! (or your AIAS Mentee!)

Wear your Halloween costume!

Get a specific pose for your project images!

Sneak your classmates onto your final boards!

Decide to drop out of school and become a supermodel!

contact aiasclemson@gmail.com with any questions you may have.

And as always, have fun.

Shhhhhh! It's a Silent Auction!

Shhhhhh! It's a Silent Auction.

AIAS and Freedom By Design are hosting a silent auction with a bunch of gifts, donations, etc.

Come bid on some items, meet some faculty or professionals, or just have a good time.

Students and Faculty are welcome to donate a sketch or piece of work that could be bought by someone. You may even make a small profit :-)

If you are willing to donate something, whether it be small or large, contact aiasclemson@gmail.com or mmarti4@clemson.edu . Thanks and let us know of any questions you may have.

SOUTHQUAD TEXAS!!!

Once upon a time, in a land not very far from most of you, was the GSP Airport.
Four college dudes, Nick Burger, Joel Pominville, Corey Bell, and Seth Oliver waited near an airport gate.

Soon, they would be headed off on an adventure that would take them to the very center of the great city of San Antonio.

There, they will meet up with many more interesting architecture folk, attend speeches by successful architects, and tour the land and culture of Texas.

Disclaimer: Wonder why you aren't attending this amazing fairy tale of a story? Well, you haven't completely missed out. South Quad next spring will be in Charlotte. So, even though you missed out on Texas, you can always attend South Quad in the Spring!!

3 Spoons Fundraiser!

Come out and support the Clemson AIAS at 3 Spoons Yogurt! 25% of your purchase will go to the AIAS. Make sure to tell them you are with AIAS! 

Thanks Guys! :-)

Movie in the Courtyard: INCEPTION

It is time. Movie time. Popcorn time. INCEPTION time.

Wednesday, Sept. 28, Inception will be playing in the courtyard at 8:00 PM.

If you haven't seen the movie, its a must see. If you have seen it, you probably didn't get it the first time, so you have every reason to see it again!

Seeya there!

Hey everyone. So the 2nd Annual AIAS Firm Crawl in Greenville, South Carolina is coming up on Monday, September 26th!

We have a sign-up sheet outside of the architecture library and if you would like to participate sign up ASAP! There are 5 groups and are at different times with slightly different firms being visited.

You will only be able to attend if you are on this sheet. Also it is free to AIAS members and $10 to non-members. You can still join AIAS before the Firm Crawl to waive the event fee.

Let Nick Burger (nburger@clemson.edu) or Aaron Peter (apeter@clemson.edu) know if you have any questions. 

Or contact us as aiasclemson@gmail.com

Here are the firms participating:

McMillan Pazdan Smith

http://www.mcmillanpazdansmith.com/

Craig Gaulden Davis

http://cgdarch.com/

LS3P Neal Prince

http://www.neal-prince.com/

DP3 Architects

http://www.dp3architects.com/

Freeman & Major Architects

http://fmarch.com/

Earl Architects

http://www.earlarchitects.com/

Hope to see you there!! :-)

Freedom By Design T-Shirts!

The Clemson Chapter of Freedom By Design has begun its fundraising! They are selling T-shirts at $10 a piece. The proceeds will go towards our efforts to address problems in the community through our design skills. Last year we completed a wheel chair accessible deck for a disabled woman in Easley, South Carolina. We are hoping to do something like this again :-)

Let me know if you are interested. Either send us a facebook message or an email to aiasclemson@gmail.com

Thanks!

Go to 3 Spoons Yogurt from 12pm - 3pm and support Freedom By Design!

Ready for an unbelievable experience!?

Believe me when I say this. You will learn so much on these conferences and meet so many people just like you going through the same experiences of architecture school. It is an opportunity unlike any other any you have a chance to be a part of it as a student. 

And it is not all work, lectures, workshops, and such. We architecture students know how to have fun! 

:-)

Anyways, I would love to share my experiences of AIAS conferences, as would several of our AIAS Leadership.

Want more info? Feel free to contact us at aiasclemson@gmail.com

Scan It! And see what the surprise is :-)

General Interest Meeting! Woop Woop!!

Hey everyone!

AIAS is having an interest meeting tomorrow night (Sept. 7) after studio around 5:45 PM.

Its a great way to get to know what we're all about and all the stuff we have planned for this year!

If you are on the edge about joining the AIAS, this would be a great meeting to go to.

See you there!

Pizza Jamz! (AIAS Social)

Hey everyone!

Come join us on Monday around 6pm after studio for free pizza, music and a good time! Have some fun with your friends and meet some new ones. Learn more about the AIAS and what we have to offer. See you then!

Lee Hall Barbeque Thursday!

Hey everyone!

CAF (Clemson Advancement Foundation) is hosting a Bar-B-Q this Thursday in the Lee and Lowry courtyards. It starts at 6:30 PM and everyone is welcome to come.

It is a great way to get to know tons of other students and professors.

Lets get this year started off right everyone! Seeya there!

Joel