Frances Halsband, FAIA, Inaugurated as Chancellor for the College of Fellows of The American Institute of Architects

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[["strong"],["i"],["b"],["a",["href","http:\/\/network.aia.org\/cof\/home"]]],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[0],1,"WASHINGTON \u2013 Dec. 12, 2022\n\u2013"],[0,[],0," Frances Halsband, FAIA, was inaugurated as the 61st\nChancellor of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects\n(AIA). Halsband was elected Chancellor\nby members of the College of Fellows citing her leadership and service to the AIA,\nthe profession of architecture, and her community. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Halsband is a founding\npartner of Kliment Halsband Architects, now a studio of Perkins Eastman. Kliment\nHalsband Architects has received numerous awards, including the 1997 AIA Architecture\nFirm Award, and the 1998 Medal of Honor from the AIA New York. Halsband\u2019s various\nroles in academic and civic life have provided a unique perspective on the many\nvoices that shape planning and design today. She served as Architect Advisor to\nthe Brown University Corporation, architectural review panel member for Harvard\nUniversity, and architect advisor to Smith College. Her research papers on\ncampus design have been published in "],[0,[1],1,"The Chronicle of Higher Education"],[0,[],0,"\nand "],[0,[1],1,"Places Journal"],[0,[],0,". Halsband was the first woman president of AIA New\nYork and the Architectural League of New York. She is a former Commissioner of\nthe New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, and has served as an\nArchitectural Advisor to the US Department of State Office of Overseas Building\nOperations and the Federal Reserve Bank."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Frances received a\nBachelor of Arts from Swarthmore College and a Master of Architecture from\nColumbia University. She received an Honorary Doctorate of Design from the\nNewSchool of Architecture and Design in 2019. "]]],[1,"h3",[[0,[2],1,"About the College of Fellows"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"The College of\nFellows, founded in 1952, is composed of members of the American Institute of\nArchitects who are elected to Fellowship by a jury of their peers. Fellowship\nis one of highest honor the AIA can bestow upon a member. Elevation to\nFellowship not only recognizes the achievements of architects as individuals,\nbut also elevates before the public and the profession those architects who\nhave made significant contributions to architecture and to society. Visit "],[0,[3],1,"http:\/\/network.aia.org\/cof\/home"],[0,[],0," "]]],[1,"h3",[[0,[2],1,"About AIA"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Founded\nin 1857, AIA consistently works to create more valuable, healthy, secure, and\nsustainable buildings, neighborhoods, and communities. Through more than 200\ninternational, state, and local chapters, AIA advocates for public policies\nthat promote economic vitality and public wellbeing."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"AIA provides members with tools and resources to assist them\nin their careers and business as well as engaging civic and government leaders\nand the public to find solutions to pressing issues facing our communities,\ninstitutions, nation, and world. Members adhere to a code of ethics and conduct\nto ensure the highest professional standards."]]]]}