Clays for College
Join us on Thursday, January 25 for the 3rd Annual Clays for College shooting event, a fundraiser supporting the MGMC Scholarship Fund. What a fun way to help raise scholarship money for high school students as they prepare to become future Architects. This will be a day of support, competition, recreation, and fun. From experts to newbies, participation is […]
MGMC Past Competition Programs
2024 Program: Silos of Innovation “STEAM Education is an approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.” The critical thinking abilities learned through interactive and process-based education are an important set of skills needed to become an Architect. As a subject, […]
Scholarship Recipients
AIA Houston and Architecture Center Houston Foundation award over $40,000 in scholarships annually to local area high school students who compete in the Michael G Meyers Competition. Eligibility All Houston area high school students are eligible to participate regardless of class affiliation or age. Entrants are requested to enter only once per year as a […]
2024 Silos of Innovation Honorable Mentions
The 2024 Michael G. Meyers Design & Scholarship Competition awarded $49,000 in scholarships to 10 Houston-area high school students and recoginzed 14 student projects as Honorable Mentions. The jury and committee were impressed with the amount of consideration and time put into each application and appreciated the students’ creative solutions to the 2023 design challenge. […]
2024 MGMC SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
The 2024 Michael G. Meyers Design & Scholarship Competition awarded $49,000 in scholarships to 10 Houston-area high school students. The jury and committee were impressed with the amount of consideration and time put into each application and appreciated the students’ creative solutions to the 2024 design challenge. Each year the competition is open to Houston […]
SILOS OF INNOVATION
What is S.T.E.A.M? “STEAM Education is an approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.” The critical thinking abilities learned through interactive and process-based education are an important set of skills needed to become an Architect. As a subject, Architecture […]
Michael G. Meyers High School Design Competition and Mentorship Program
The Michael G. Meyers Design & Scholarship Competition is an annual event sponsored by Architecture Center Houston Foundation, AIA Houston, and local architecture firms and affliates. This is an idea competition with an emphasis on creative problem solving and graphic presentation. This year, MGMC will be in-person, and is open to all Houston area high […]
LGBTQIA+ Alliance
STATEMEMT OF PURPOSE AIA Houston’s LGBTQIA+ Alliance aims to provide a safe space for members of the architecture community to gather and be our authentic selves. This committee focuses on supporting the health, safety, and wellness of the LGBTQIA+ family by advocating for diversity and inclusion within our profession and by educating firms on how […]
tertuLiAs….Large Firms
tertuLiAsA conversation with managing principals of large sized firmsTuesday, November 14, 6:30pmPage, 1100 Louisiana St, 77002Register Here Of the over 116,000 registered architects in the United States only 5.4 percent identify as Latino or Hispanic according to NCARB. Latinos represent 18.9 percent of the total U.S. population, the nation’s second largest ethnic group. And in […]
Collegiate Scholarship and Mentorship Program 2024-2025
The Latinos in Architecture (LiA) collegiate mentorship and scholarship program, through AIA Houston and Architecture Center Houston, intends to bridge the gap between students and professionals in the Latino architecture community. The mentorship and scholarship program matches college students pursuing a career path in architecture with a mentor that has an established career in architecture.The […]
