2025 Creative Spark
Thursday, May 8
5:30-8:00pm
DLR Group

An Architects in Schools Celebration & Design Competition

Creative Spark is an annual event and design competition that brings together supporters of Architects in Schools for an evening of design and community. Attendees are invited to browse a selection of classroom projects and celebrate the impact of this program on students and professionals throughout Oregon.

To showcase the elements and impact of design as Architects in Schools students experience, a design competition will take place in real time for guests to peruse and judge. Each year a new theme and design challenge is presented to teams of AEC professionals. Together, they create a model feature and compete for awards designated by a panel of elementary school and higher-education student judges.

We invite you to join us for a lively evening to celebrate our flagship Architects in Schools program and spark creativity among intergenerational designers!

About Architects in Schools (AiS)
AiS introduces Oregon’s youngest design-thinkers to the power and possibilities of design with the end goal of creating lifelong learners and critical thinkers who have a voice in their community. The program has grown to serving more than 5,000 elementary and middle school students across the state of Oregon.

AiS pairs classroom teachers with design professionals, provides teacher/design professional training and residency preparation, design professional classroom involvement, supply fund support for low-income schools and a public exhibit of student work at the end of the residency period. In addition, AFO offers a week long virtual summer camp based on AiS curricula for children ages 8-12. The program receives invaluable support from over 175 design and building professionals and their firms around Oregon.

2025 Creative Spark

Enjoy elevated hors d’oeuvres, signature beverages, and community as you browse some of this year’s Architects in Schools (AiS) classroom projects on display at DLR Group on May 8.

To showcase the elements of design that Architects in Schools students experience, a design competition will take place in real time for guests to peruse and judge. This year’s challenge is to create a model feature for the Portland waterfront based on biomorphic design principles. Interested in taking part in this exciting design competition? Click here!

Together we will celebrate the impact of Architects in Schools, spark creativity, and celebrate young, emerging, and seasoned designers!

Creative Spark: An Architects in Schools Celebration & Design Competition

Thursday, May 8
5:30-8:00pm
DLR Group
110 SW Yamhill St Suite 105, Portland

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