RESOLUTION NO. 120965

Honoring the Fall 2012 Midwest Quad Conference of the American Institute of Architecture Students: Growing Communities.

WHEREAS, in 2012, a group of 300 architecture students from the Midwest Region were brought together in Kansas City, by the University of Kansas Chapter of the AIAS with the support and sponsorship of many offices and organizations in Kansas City and elsewhere, to discuss the future of the Profession of Architecture; and

WHEREAS, from there these students pursued four goals: supplementary architectural education focusing on sustainability and urban agriculture, professional development, realistic sustainable design strategies through the use of local case studies, and the strengthening of the community of future professionals; and

WHEREAS, the organization of AIAS provides support and opportunities to their fellow emerging professionals within the architecture community; and

WHEREAS, today, there is a network of more than 7,000 students in the United States within the American Institute of Architecture Students who make up the member network, unified under common goals; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

That the Mayor and Council hereby honor the Fall 2012 Midwest Quad Conference of the American Institute of Architecture Students: Growing Communities; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the council in testimony thereof and that a copy hereof be presented to Midwest Regional Chapter with the appreciation of the Mayor and Council for the growing numbers of students studying architecture in this community.

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