We are Freedom By Design
We are Freedom By Design, the community service arm of AIAS working in cooperation with the National Council of Architectural Registration Board. Freedom By Design uses the design talents of students to directly impact people within their community through both design and construction. We use design and design engagement to address physical, educational, environmental, socio-economic and cultural barriers throughout our community.
Through these solutions, Freedom by Design also provides students with real-world experience working outside of studio and in the real world. By working on these volunteer projects, members of Freedom by Design serve their communities and experience the real-world effects of good architecture and design.
Our Mission
Freedom by Design at the University of Minnesota, as part of the American Institute of Architecture Students, is an interdisciplinary design team that translates ideas into action. We believe that design can create radical change within a community and that students have the ability to design with communities to accomplish this change. Freedom by Design provides hands-on experience and opportunities for design students to collaborate with communities to build them up while unbuilding existing social-cultural adversities.
What We Do
Design
We provide real-world design experience to community-minded students.
Build
We provide volunteer design and construction experience to the surrounding community
Collaborate
We provide an outlet for students interested in design and design practice.
Learn
We provide a cooperative learning environment for students outside of studio.
