About Architecture - Expanding Architecture, Design as Activism
April 6, 7:00p

At the Lyceum, 201 South Washington Street, Alexandria.

The Chapter's About Architecture series continues with a presentation by Bryan Bell, 2009 Sure Professor at UVA and Founder + Executive Director of Design Corps, a nonprofit community design program headquartered in Raleigh, NC. Design Corps was founded in 1991 to create positive change in communities by providing architecture and planning services for small rural communities composed of low-income families who do not have access to the technical services needed to shape their physical needs. The lecture will discuss an expansion of the role of designers in the community, with examples from Bryan's new publication Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism. For additional information on Design Corps, please visit their website at www.designcorps.org.

Sponsored by AIA Northern Virginia, Virginia Tech's Washington Alexandria Architecture Center and the City of Alexandria Lyceum.

The About Architecture series is designed to engage the public, as well as architects and students, in an ongoing dialogue about architecture, architects and urban design issues. Please join us for what we hope will be a lively discussion about current issues affecting all of us in Northern Virginia and the DC metropolitan area.

1 AIA/CES LU. Free and registration is not necessary. Refreshments will be served.