About CFAD
What We Do
The Center for Architecture and Design is a non-profit organization that promotes the value of architecture and design to the public through programming and outreach, thereby enriching our community and design professions by building diversity and connections.
What Are We About
Our Mission
CFAD exists to make architecture and design accessible to all.
Our Vision
We imagine a future Columbus that values architecture and design, genuinely representing the breadth and diversity of our community.
Brent Foley
AIA, NCARB
Principal, TRIAD Architects, and Past Board Chair, The Center for Architecture and Design
“When we opened CFAD in 2010, our goal was to create a gateway for education, conversation and debate about the important link between quality design and the livability of our community. Since then we have become a resource for central Ohioans who want to be in-the-know about architecture and design, thus establishing CFAD as the gateway of ideas for all things design.”
The People Who Make it Happen
Executive Committee
Rachel Foster
Assoc. AIA
Chair
Architectural Designer,
The Columbus Architectural Studio
Murtadha Al-Shaikhli
LEED GA, CCCA, CDT
Vice Chair
Senior Designer,
CESO, Inc.
Andre Banerjee
ASLA
Secretary
Urban Designer,
OHM Advisors
Jeffery T. Kring
AIA, LEED AP
Treasurer
Director of Architecture,
BHDP Architecture
Sarah Mills Bacha
SPJ
Managing Director
Columbus CFAD,
President
SMB Communications Ltd.
Trustees
Michelle Burmeister
NCIDQ, IIDA, LEED GA
Interior Designer,
Meyers+Associates
Brent Foley
AIA, NCARB
Principal,
TRIAD Architects
William Cody
AIA
Project Architect,
AECOM
Maxwell Hentosh
AIA
Co-Founder and Designer,
hr dept. studio
Elizabeth Krile
CAE
Executive Director,
AIA Columbus
Santiago Rodríguez
Assoc. AIA, NOMA
Architectural Associate,
AECOM
Angela Short
PLA, ASLA
Project Manager,
GPD Group
Lydia Stutzman
CSCA
Graphic Designer,
Art Director,
Lydiary Design
Advisory Board
Laiqa Gitosuputro
Fourth-Year Architecture Student,
The Knowlton School
Autumn Glover
Vice President of Provider and Community Partnerships,
AndHealth
Aaron J. McDaniel
Real Estate Developer,
Founder and CEO,
Blueprint Investments LLC
Joel Nelson
Chief Program Officer, Godman Guild Association
Join Us
We Can’t Do it Alone
We invite all design professionals, individuals and organizations within our thriving creative culture and beyond, who embrace the importance of the built environment and design, to partner with us. Whatever your interests, we’ll find a place for you to become an active stakeholder in promoting remarkable design in our community.
How We Started
CFAD was founded in 2010 by AIA Columbus to follow the lead of cities such as New York City and Philadelphia in establishing centers to bring together architecture and design professions and communities. Through creative programming and outreach, CFAD unites architecture and design professionals with those in the larger community interested in the built environment and design. Moving forward, CFAD is committing to engaging even more members of our community in diverse ways and making programming accessible for all.