FORUM is the annual meeting of the AIAS and the premier global gathering of architecture and design students, providing students with opportunities to learn about important issues facing architectural education and the profession, to meet like-minded students, educators, and professions, and to interact with some of today’s leading architects through keynote addresses, tours, workshops and seminars.  http://forum.aias.org/

This year, AIAS FORUM 2011 was held in the sunny city of Phoenix, Arizona with the scope of the conference being SOLUTIONS, which promoted creative thinking to address the problems our generation faces as a result of  the realities rendered from of our past decisions.

Students spent six days and five nights of their winter break running on architectural adrenaline rush shared with 700+ other college students from across the country. They attended fourteen  incredible tours, including the breathtaking Taliesin West, participated in several workshops and design charrettes, listened to four awesome keynote speakers, and attended one hell of a New Year’s Eve Beaux Arts Ball 1920s style…all of which can only equate to being one of  the best experiences an architecture student can ever have.