AIAS-MN
AIAS Minnesota is a student group at the University of Minnesota for anyone with an interest in Architecture. We hold biweekly meetings where we invite influential speakers to come and inform us about issues pertaining to architecture. We also attend local events such as firm crawls, participate in design charrettes, and use our design skills to help out community members in need through our Freedom by Design team. AIAS Minnesota is part of a national group that holds regional "quad" conferences twice yearly, and a national "forum" held every year, over the weekend of New Year's Eve.

Mission:

• To promote excellence in architecture education, training and practice.
• To foster an appreciation of architecture and related disciplines.
• To enrich communities in a spirit of collaboration.
• To organize students and combine their efforts to advance the art and science of architecture

Freedom By Design
Is the community service program for the AIAS Chapter at the University of Minnesota. We are a registered student group at the university.

What we Do:
We utilize our talents as design students to positively impact the lives of people in our community in need through modest design and construction solutions by addressing their struggles with thoughtful design solutions to provide them with safety, dignity, and comfort. While we serve any community members in the Twin Cities area in need, most of our work tends to deal with accessibility and safety issues for our low-income and disabled neighbors.

Priority:
Our priority is improving the safety, dignity, and comfort of our community neighbors' living, learning, working, and playing environments through design.

Group Members:
Any students (from any discipline) that are interested in positively enhancing the lives of their Twin Cities neighbors and community members are encouraged to join Freedom by Design and AIAS. .

	AIAS President - Amanda Krapf Major: Architecture B.S. Minor: Sustainability Year: Senior Hometown: Waunakee,WI I enjoy: traveling, live music, sketching, watercolor, anything chocolate, fall weather Best AIAS memory: Fall Quad at Taliesin in Spring Green, WI. We camped all weekend and even though it was freezing at night it was so much fun! The Taliesin property with rolling hills and Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture was beautiful.
	AIAS Vice President - Nate Mckewon Major/Minor: Architecture/Landscape Architecture Year: Junior Hometown: North Sioux City, SD I enjoy: Exercising, Sports, Games, Outdoors, Traveling, Swimming in the lakes, Boating on McCook Lake in my home town, Going to the beach, Happy Hour, Socializing, and watching the Iowa Hawkeyes play football! Best AIAS memory:  One of the greatest memories I've had with AIAS is our 2012 Spring QUAD Conference in Detroit. We had a fantastic trip with a great group of members, I started to really network with members from other schools well, and we took lots of photos and gave us a chance to explore a new city, not to mention we could see well into Canada from the top floors of our hotel by the canal!
	Secretary - Megan Fowler Major/Minor: Architecture (B.D.A.)/Housing Studies Year: Senior Hometown: Grand Rapids, MN I enjoy: Reading, swimming, kayaking, anything on the lake Best AIAS memory:  My freshman year I was paired with the chapter president in the mentor program and I had a lot of fun that year and learned a lot. It was a great start to my involvement with AIAS.
	Advertising Coordinator - Jeff Swiontkowski Majors: Journalism BA & Architecture BDA Year: More than you would care to know Hometown: Orono, MN I enjoy: Photography, Hockey, Golf and of course design Best AIAS memory: I met my girlfriend at 2010/2011 Forum in Toronto, so pretty much that entire trip was awesome.
	Website Manager - Kamren Kubesh Major/Minor: B.S. Architecture/Landscape Design and Planning Year: Junior Hometown: St. Cloud, MN I enjoy: Soccer, Rowing, Swimming, Kayaking, Public Interest Design, Data Visualization, and anything related to design! Best AIAS memory:It would have to be Quad at Cincinnati late one night we decided to walk to Kentucky. Contact: Kube0057@umn.edu Works: Portfolio
	Treasure Coordinator - Hannah Hill Major/Minor: Major:Architecture (BDA) Minor: Sustainability Studies Year: Junior Hometown: Forest Lake, MN I enjoy: Traveling, drawing, dancing, volunteering Best AIAS memory: Spring 2012 Quad in Detroit!
	Fundraising Coordinator - Ashley Pethan Major/Minor: BDA/Sustainability Studies Year: Junior Hometown: New Holstein, WI I enjoy: cooking, running with my dog, reading for leisure (not textbooks!), watching Netflix Best AIAS memory: Spring Quad trip to Detroit
	Events Coordinator - Lindsey Petersen Major/Minor: Bachelor of Science in Architecture / Sustainability Studies Minor Year: Senior Hometown: Cary, Illinois I enjoy: I enjoy traveling, playing water polo, and spending time with family and friends. Best AIAS memory: My best AIAS memory is making a gingerbread house and cookies with my AIAS mentor for the bake sale/gingerbread house competition my freshman year.
	Outreach Coordinator - Jen Cunningham Major/Minor:  Architecture Major  /  Housing Studies Minor Year:  Junior Hometown:  Eagan, MN I enjoy:  I enjoy spending time with my potbelly pig, Pooh, and my horse, Jake.  When not at the barn, I can be found exploring the city, traveling to new places and spending time outdoors.  I am always open to new opportunities and meeting new faces. Best AIAS memory:  I had a blast attending my first AIAS Quad conference in Cincinnati, Ohio.  I was able to create many new friendships within the AIAS-MN student group as well as other AIAS members and architecture professionals.  I learned new and interesting information about architecture and related topics, which I would not have been exposed to if I did not attend the conference.  The conference provided me with the opportunity to explore a city undergoing numerous changes and looking to architecture for appropriate solutions.
	FBD Co-Director - Keshika De Saram Major/Minor: BDA major, Leadership minor Year: Junior Hometown: Colombo, Sri Lanka I enjoy: Experiencing different cultures Best AIAS memory: My first Freedom by Design build, where I was able to work with my friends
	FBD Co-Director - Shane Cory Major/minor: architecture/art Year: Junior Hometown: Lester prairie, MN I enjoy: listening to music, drawing, and of course architecture Best memory: being elected fbd captain

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