2x8 Exhibit

2x8 is an annual exhibition sponsored by the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles, showcasing exemplary student work from architecture and design institutions throughout California.

For ten years the American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles has held the 2x8 exhibition to honor excellence in student architectural work. Winning an award from AIA|LA is indicative of what will come for these future architects, with encouragement and motivation from AIA|LA, it helps students realize that their ideas do matter.

Breaking News

AIA Los Angeles is proud to announce that, Matthew Gillis is the winner of the 2x8 Student Exhibition Design competition!
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SPONSORS

The Academic Outreach Committee of the AIA|LA would like to invite you to become a sponsor for the upcoming 2011 2x8:Source.

The 2x8 exhibitions have raised close to $100,000 in scholarship funds to support California design students. Since 2002, participating students have reaped the benefits of being a part of such a prestigious competition.

2X8 SCHOLARSHIP SPONSOR
+ AIA Component Matching Grant Program (CMGP)
+ Angelus Block Co, Inc.
+ ARC/Riot Color
+ Arcadia, Inc
+ Gensler
+ Hinerfeld-Ward
+ Macerich
+ Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners
+ Newson Brown Acoustics, LLC
+ Steinberg Architects
+ Studica inc.
+ Tangram
+ The Jack R. Walter Trust

To become a sponsor or for more information, please download the press release and sponsorship forms here

2x8 Mission. The AIA|LA Academic Outreach Committee, having established the AIA|LA AOC Scholarship Fund and awarded prizes and scholarships since the inception of 2x8 in 2002, is working aggressively this year to solidify a long-term endowment towards to recognizing and supporting future generations of emerging Architects. Winning students will take home scholarships in varying amounts. So far, 2x8 exhibitions have raised close to $100,000 in scholarship funds redistributed to California design students. Remaining donations are put toward an ever-growing endowment established for future student scholarships.

Past exhibitions:

The 2011 AIA|LA 2x8:Source winners are:

Julie Ehrlich
Permutations – Algorythmn Project
Los Angeles Institute of Architecture and Design (LAIAD)
$600 scholarship provided by Angelus Block Co., Inc. and Arcadia Inc.
“Winning this 2x8 scholarship is fantastic, it was very unexpected. It was a very simple project and we worked really hard to get the complexity of the design to be simple and I think that clarity came through. It feels good to get started on a high note and have a little motivation before grad school!”

Jonathan Garcia
Centro De Artes
Woodbury University School of Architecture
$600 scholarship provided by Studica inc. and Tangram Interiors
“Winning the scholarship will help me further my career, in one way, monetarily by helping me pay for grad school applications. But also by getting my name out there and having a presentation at the A+D Museum…which is a pretty big thing.”

Jennifer Pope
MOTA – Museum Of The Atom
Los Angeles Institute of Architecture and Design (LAIAD)
$600 scholarship provided by Newson Brown Acoustics LLC and Steinberg Architects
“Very excited and encouraged to have won an award. I feel encouraged to continue exploring architecture and pursuing a degree in architecture in the future.”

Ara Hovsepyan & Arthur Badalian
Architecture 50 K
Woodbury University School of Architecture
$600 scholarship provided by AIA Component Matching Grant Program (CMGP)
“It’s a great opportunity to exhibit our work while we’re still studying. It’s also a great opportunity to look at all the other schools; see what kind of work is out there.” Ara Hovespyan
“It’s a great start for the students to exhibit their work and to see what schools in California are doing. Also, it is great to meet teacher and local professionals in architecture.” Arthur Badalian

Gabriella Colemanares
Grand Central Market “Places of Performance”
Pasadena City College Architecture
$1,750 scholarship provided by Gensler; Hinerfeld-Ward
“The experience was very rewarding. The whole process was very hard, but worth it. I hope that this will open many doors for the future.”

Naureen Meyer
The Cosmetic Limit
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)
$1,750 scholarship provided by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners
“I feel that winning an award from AIA|LA creates a platform for what is going to come next for me.”

Molly Hunker; Mira Henry
Eucaliptos: Urban Upholstery
UCLA Architecture and Urban Design
$3,000 scholarship provided by ARC/Riot Color

2010 Participating schools:

Art Center College of Design (ACCD)
University of California, Berkeley
California College of the Arts (CCA)
Cal Poly Pomona (CPP)
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)
East Los Angeles College (ELAC)
Los Angeles Institute of Architecture and Design (LAIAD)
Otis
Pasadena City College (PCC)
SCI-Arc
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
University of Southern California (USC)
Woodbury University, Burbank (WUB)
Woodbury University, San Diego (WUSD)

2009 Participating schools:

Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona - College of Environmental Design
SCI-Arc [Southern California Institute of Architecture]
University of Southern California/School of Architecture
Otis College of Art and Design - Department of Architecture/Landscape/Interiors
UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design
Woodbury University/Architecture & Design
California College of the Arts
Art Center College of Design/Environmental Design Department
UCLA Extension Architecture & Interior Design Program
Pasadena City College Architectural Program
LAIAD - Los Angeles Institute of Architecture and Design
California State University, Long Beach
East Los Angeles College/Department of Architecture
University of California, Berkeley

For more information on the 2x8 Student Exhibit and Scholarship please contact: Carlo Caccavale, Hon. AIA/Los Angeles, Associate Director AIA/Los Angeles.

Last Updated: Jan 12, 2012