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What comes after graduation?
Join us for our Top Ten Student Panel to hear from top ten graduates about their experiences beyond architecture school!

Featuring Camden Johnson, Ariana Villavicencio, Lynn Lawry, Chelsea Luong, and Luis Sanchez.

October 21, 2026
6 PM
HMS 1st Floor Breezeway

Bring your questions—we’ll see you there!

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The Genesis Tower: The Creation of Life

The concept explores how one action can create a chain of reactions that leads to the creation of life. Inspired by the form of a broken egg, the tower represents the fragility of life and the transformation that occurs when an impact takes place.

The process begins with the central core, which impacts and displaces the cube, creating a series of push-and-pull movements. These movements affect the surrounding egg-shaped shell, causing it to crack and break apart. As a result, the shell transforms from a protective enclosure into a structure that reveals what exists inside.

The contrast between the organic form of the egg and the defined geometry of the cube represents the relationship between fragility and stability. Through this sequence of action and reaction, Genesis, the giraffe, emerges as the symbol of the life created by the initial impact.

The tower also explores how people experience life differently. As visitors move through its five floors, their perspectives of Genesis constantly change, representing how a goal can appear closer or farther away depending on where we stand. Although the path and perspective may change, the goal remains present.

Project: Machine of the Phenomena
Professor: Clayton Strange
@usfsacd

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Join AIAS USF, AIA Tampa Bay, and YAF on October 17 for a Firm Crawl visiting WGI, HDR, and Flad Architects. Tour their offices, meet their teams, and learn about their work!

October 17 | 9:00 AM–12:15 PM
Meeting point: 3111 W Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Suite 400, Tampa, FL 33607

Scan the QR code to sign up!

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Here’s what’s happening with AIAS USF this fall!

We’ve got mentorship, panels, firm visits, and more planned for the semester. Save the calendar and keep an eye out for more details as each event gets closer.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Ready to get involved beyond our chapter? Join us to learn about AIAS national membership, the opportunities it offers, and how you can be part of it!

Tuesday, September 29
6 PM
HMS - Jury Room 4

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Thank you for supporting An Evening with the Arts!

We had an incredible turnout for both the Architecture Series with Kevin Cavenaugh and the USF Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble, featuring Guest Artist Erica von Kleist. If you missed it, we have a variety of free events throughout the year!

Event link in bio.

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Reception for An Evening with the Arts is well underway! Free food, architecture models, enriching conversations and shows tonight that you won’t want to miss. Architecture Lecture Series with Kevin Cavenaugh is starting now at 6:30 in Barness Music Hall, and then the USF Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble begins at 7:30.

Architecture Lecture and Jazz Enzemble are free to attend, though Jazz requires a ticket.

Link in bio!

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Architecture Series with Kevin Cavenaugh as a part of An Evening with the Arts has begun and it’s a full house! Make sure to catch the conversation at Barness Recital Hall until 7:30.

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An exciting week for fans of the arts! A new exhibition is opening at Carolyn M. Wilson, as well an evening with the arts on Tuesday! Come see the Architecture series lecture by Kevin Cavenaugh, then enjoy the USF Jazz Orchestra and Ensemble.

Alexandre Arrechea has an artist talk the next day, reception for Field Diary on Friday, and a Steinway Piano Series with Svetozar Ivanov on Sunday. A creative feast for all sorts of tastes!

USF Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble and Alexandre Arrechea Artist Talk require tickets, but all are free.

More info in bio.

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Our first AIAS All Member Meeting + BBQ of the semester is this Friday!

Come join us for our first meeting, hear what we have planned for the semester, and kick things off with our first BBQ of the year.

When: September 4 at 5:30PM
Where: 1st Floor Breezeway

See you there!

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Another year of our YAF Tampa Bay x AIAS USF Mentorship Program!

We’re excited to bring back this opportunity to connect students with local professionals, learn from their experiences, and build relationships within Tampa Bay’s architecture community.

Join us on September 17 at 6 PM at the Center for Architecture + Design.

Registration closes September 7 at midnight — scan the QR code or use the link in our bio to sign up!

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Meet your 2026–2027 AIAS USF officers! 💚

We’re so excited for another year of AIAS and everything we have planned. Can’t wait to meet new faces, see familiar ones, and make this a great year together!

Swipe to meet the team :)

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