Call to Fellowship

The 2024 AIA Fellowship Cycle is now open

Fellows of the Institute are licensed AIA members who have maintained their membership for 10 consecutive years. First, we would like to thank you for your continued membership. We’d also like to invite you to participate in our uniquely-tailored AIA Oregon Fellowship Prep Series, where AIAO supports the your process with feedback, refinement, and review before you make application.

Fellowship is extended to those who meet the criteria for elevation in any one of these 6 object areas:

AFO Announces Gift from Penny Knight Provides Scholarships to Native Art and Architecture Students

The Architecture Foundation of Oregon (AFO) is ecstatic to announce that they have more than doubled their scholarship awards to fund Native American, Alaskan Native, and Hawaiian Native art and architecture students at Portland State University. The Tsagaglalal (She Who Watches) Scholarship was established in 2022 with a generous initial gift of $250,000 by Penny Knight. 

Knight made an additional surprise gift of $300,000 in 2023 to increase the impact of the scholarship for award recipients as an illustration of her passion for access to education.

The Tsagaglalal Scholarship was initially announced as a $5,000 multi-year scholarship for Native American, Alaskan Native, and Hawaiian Native students pursuing a degree in Art or Architecture at Portland State University. The scholarship was established in honor of Lillian Pitt (Warm Springs, Wasco, Yakama), who has helped shape Oregon through her work as an artist, mentor, and advocate. AFO recognized Lillian Pitt’s lifetime achievement at the 2022 Honored Citizen annual dinner.