Poster by thirst for Architect Magazine

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CLIENT

Amer­i­can Insti­tute of Archi­tects (AIA), based in Wash­ing­ton, D.C., is the lead­ing pro­fes­sion­al mem­ber­ship asso­ci­a­tion for licensed archi­tects, emerg­ing pro­fes­sion­als, and allied part­ners since 1857. With near­ly 300 state and local chap­ters, it serves as the voice of the archi­tec­ture pro­fes­sion and the resource for its mem­bers in ser­vice to society.

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BRIEF

A lim­it­ed edi­tion com­mem­o­ra­tive poster for Archi­tec­t’s 61st Annu­al Pro­gres­sive Archi­tec­ture Awards. The poster’s intent was to encour­age young and inno­v­a­tive archi­tects to sub­mit to this year’s com­pe­ti­tion. The P/A Awards rec­og­nize unbuilt projects demon­strat­ing over­all design excel­lence and innovation.

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APPROACH

Keep the design expres­sive, archi­tec­tur­al, and col­ored by a pati­na of inno­va­tion. The col­or sequence match­es the path of ener­gy through the body’s chakras.