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Freedom by Design™
“I thank you for the hundredth time. Today, I was able to walk using the railings. That’s more freedom than I’ve had in a long time.”
Jill, Jamestown, Colorado
Univ. of Colorado-Boulder Client
Improving the Safety, Dignity and Comfort of Our Neighbors
- George Eliot
View the Freedom by Design Video | Make a Donation Online to the Annual Fund
Large numbers of people feel confined in their own homes. They are unable to get into their showers, ascend steps, open doors or pass through doorways. More importantly, many are unable to flee their homes in an emergency without assistance because their residences are not properly designed for their specific needs.
Freedom by Design™, the AIAS community service program, utilizes the talents of architecture students to radically impact the lives of people in their community through modest design and construction solutions. Vital modifications are made to enhance the homes of low-income elderly and disabled individuals by addressing their struggles with everyday tasks such as bathing, ascending stairs and opening doors. Our priority is improving the safety, comfort and dignity of the home’s occupants.
Through numerous AIAS chapters, Freedom by Design™ (FBD) teaches students how to resolve accessibility issues while simultaneously providing them with the real world experience of working with a client, mentorship from a local architect and constructor, and an understanding of the practical impact of architecture and design.
You are invited to get involved. The AIAS is seeking mentors and supporters to help us grow this important program. Please help us better the lives of those in need.
Download the Freedom by Design brochure (PDF) to read more about the program.
Support Freedom by Design™
In order to guarantee the success of Freedom by Design™, the AIAS in seeking contributions from individuals, companies and organizations interested in investing in the growth of an innovative and important endeavor that serves those most in need in our communities. Your tax-deductible contribution is the best and most permanent way of securing the future of the program and will guarantee program funding.
Gifts are used to make grants to the participating chapters in order to purchase building products and other project-related materials. Your support also provides the needed resources to help educate our volunteers on universal design and other issues to help better serve people with disabilities.
Make a Donation Online to the Annual Fund | Download the FBD Donor Form (PDF)
For additional information, please contact:
Kevin Mulvaney
Director of Advancement
T 202.626.2564
E kmulvaney@aias.org
Sustaining Corporate Donors
Through accessArchitecture, an open exchange of information and ideas between the A/E/C communities, Reed supports FBD. |
 AIA Committee of Corporate Architects and Facility Management CAFM facilitates the generation and exchange of knowledge valuable to AIA members working for, or within, corporations or other client organizations. |
For AIAS Chapters
We are recruiting AIAS chapters to participate for the 2008-2009 academic year. In order to participate, chapters are required to complete a series of steps which are tied to specific deadlines. The first deadline is October 1, 2008.
Download FBD 2008-2009 Timeline (PDF)
Download Chapter FBD Primer (PDF)
For Professionals & Communities
Local professionals are crucial in the client selection and design build process. Licensed architects, contractors, and health professionals make ideal mentors as students design, attain permits, and construct life-changing solutions. Your volunteered time is a two-fold benefit to FBD. While you help create a safe and affordable project for the client, your mentoring of the students in a FBD team is also priceless.
Download Mentoring Suggestions(PDF)