About the Florida Foundation for Architecture

The Florida Foundation for Architecture is a non-profit organization that exists to advocate the value of architecture to audiences beyond the profession.

The Foundation shall facilitate its purpose through the solicitation and expenditure of gifts, grants, and legacies. It may establish and fund scholarships and educational programs to recognize meritorious work and distribute information of advantage to the profession in a manner that will have a positive influence toward the goal of enhancing public perception of the value of architecture.

The Foundation welcomes gifts of monies, property, or legacies in order to support the growth of its long term Endowment fund. The Foundation relies on the generous support of the AIA membership, allied professionals and private citizens who may share concern for the quality of the built environment and support the avid stewardship of architecture and architectural research.

Tax-deductible donations may be mailed to:

FFA Bylaws

CLICK HERE to view the Florida Foundation for Architecture Bylaws (last amended in 2007)

Health Care Clinic for the Homeless

The Florida Foundation for Architecture is embarking on a program to address the issue of access to health care through the design of a clinical facility for the treatment of medical, dental and behavioral needs of homeless individuals and families throughout the state.

The Foundation has partnered with AIA Orlando’s Academy of Architecture for Health to sponsor the 2010 design competition for Florida AIA Emerging Professionals. Emerging Professionals are defined as Architecture Students in the Florida Schools of Architecture, Associate AIA Members, and Architects licensed less than 10 yrs.

The Competition is aimed at fostering research associated with the design of clinical facilities to serve the medical, dental, and behavioral needs of homeless populations in communities throughout the state of Florida. Solutions are being sought that will address the design parameters of sustainability, flexibility, functionality and the creation of a healing environment for patients & staff within the context of Florida communities.

Access to good Healthcare is a critical personal and social issue for all Americans today. Americans with good paying jobs and nice homes often find it difficult to gain reasonable access to quality health care. That difficulty is significantly compounded for those who have lost jobs and homes in today’s economy. Within the homeless community, a reluctance to seek medical care regularly occurs for a variety of reasons. This tendency often causes minor conditions to become much more serious. The creation of an inviting healing environment is critical to breaking down some of the barriers and creating a more efficient healthcare system. Additionally, hospital emergency departments are frequently overcrowded by those seeking care that does not require the utilization of such an intensive facility – this clinic can serve as a prototype for an alternative.

CLICK HERE for the Primer.

CLICK HERE to register, and CLICK HERE for a summary of the competition.

CLICK HERE for entry information.

The Sunshine State Sustainable Classroom Design Competition

The second annual Florida Foundation for Architecture (FFA) design competition focused on Florida’s classrooms. Called the “Sunshine State Sustainable Classroom” Design Competition, emerging professionals designed new modular classrooms for use within the state.

The winners are:

First Place: Christian MacCarroll (CLICK HERE to view project)
Second Place: Kim Headland, AIA; John Thompson; Eric Gebo, Assoc. AIA; Eric Rice, AIA and Giancarlo Giusti, Assoc. AIA (CLICK HERE to view project)
Third Place: Thomas Wannen, AIA and Mandy Wannen (CLICK HERE to view project)