2008 AIA/Los Angeles 2x8:SKIN

The American Institute of Architects Los Angeles Chapter (AIA/LA) Announces the March Opening of 2x8:SKIN

(Los Angeles, CA) – The American Institute of Architects Los Angeles is pleased to announce the opening of 2x8:SKIN, on March 27, 2008 at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. 

6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
8687 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90069

This year’s exhibition will be held in conjunction with Westweek, the west coast’s leading resource for interior design, where design professionals are invited to view the latest collections from the industry’s top home furnishing manufacturers.

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2x8 is an annual exhibition sponsored by the AIA/LA, showcasing exemplary student work from architecture and design institutions throughout California. Each of the participating academic programs selects two projects that exemplify its core vision.  The students’ design work will be judged by a noteworthy panel of architects and designers, who will then announce the winners at the exhibition opening and convene in a forum to discuss the successful work.

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 the 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 more than $55,000 in scholarship funds redistributed to California design students.  Remaining donations are put toward an ever-growing endowment established for future student scholarships.

This year’s sixth annual 2x8 exhibition is entitled SKIN.  Each academic institution will be given the freedom to incorporate, define or manipulate the title phrase at their discretion, creating a remarkable range of ideas and imagery illustrated in the selected projects.  In addition to these presentations, student-run forums at the exhibit space will extend a critical discourse on design and its impact in the local and global community.

The 2x8:SKIN exhibition is scheduled to open on March 27, 2008 at Pacific Design Center. 

Contact: Carlo Caccavale, Hon. AIA/Los Angeles, Associate Director AIA/Los Angeles: carlo@aialosangeles.org

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Archives:
2007 2x8:Vert
2006 2x8:Swell
2005 2x8:Motion

2007 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
Art Center College of Design / Environmental Design Department
UCLA Extension Arc_ID
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
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
University of California, Berkeley