2006 2x8:Swell

The American Institute of Architects Los Angeles is pleased to announce the opening of our 2x8: Swell Exhibition in conjunction with the 2006 AIA National Convention.

The 2x8 is an annual exhibition sponsored by the AIA/LA, showcasing exemplary student work from architecture and design institutions throughout California.  Celebrating the unequaled diversity in pedagogical directions, each of the sixteen participating academic programs select two projects that exemplify its core vision.  Through this important exhibition, we hope to forge an invaluable link between this emerging talent and the professional world, giving rise to significant collaborations and alliances vital to the improvement of our built environment.

This year’s fourth annual 2x8 exhibition is entitled Swell.  Open to many interpretations, Swell encompasses the wide variety of processes and pedagogies these institutions offer. Each of the participating schools is given the freedom to utilize, define or manipulate the phrase as it wishes, creating a remarkable range of ideas and imagery illustrated in the selected projects.

The 2x8: Swell Exhibit Opening Reception & Fundraiser* will be held on
Saturday, June 10, 2006
from 6 PM to 9 PM @ the historic Gas Company Lofts

*featuring live DJ, cocktails & refreshments

The 2x8: Swell Exhibition will be open from
Tuesday, June 6 until Wednesday, June 14, 2006
From 11am to 6 pm daily @ the historic Gas Company Lofts

Gas Company Lofts - 810 S. Flower Street Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90017

All 2x8: Swell events are free and open to the public.

Participating schools are: Cal State Polytechnic University, Pomona/College of Environmental Design, SCI-Arc [Southern California Institute of Architecture], University of Southern California/School of Architecture, Otis College of Art and Design/Department of Architecture/Landscape/Interiors, UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design, Woodbury University/Architecture & Design, Art Center College of Design/Environmental Design Department, UCLA Extension Arc_ID, Pasadena City College Architectural Program, LAIAD - Los Angeles Institute of Architecture & Design, California State University Long Beach, East Los Angeles College Department of Architecture, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, New School of Architecture, California College of the Arts, University of California Berkeley