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 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 Community
Brent Foley
AIA, NCARB
Chair
Principal,
TRIAD Architects
Angela Short
PLA, ASLA
Vice Chair
Landscape Architect,
GPD Group
Mike Vala
AIA, NCARB
Treasurer
Associate,
BSHM Architects
Paul Nini
AIGA, CSCA
Secretary
Professor,
The Ohio State University Department of Design
Sarah Mills Bacha
Managing Director
Columbus CFAD,
SMB Communications Ltd.
Elizabeth Krile
CAE
Executive Director
AIA Columbus
Trustees
Tameka Baba
Assistant Professor
of Practice Landscape Architecture,
Knowlton School, The Ohio State University
Aleks Daskalov
AIA Columbus Liaison
Vice President,
FMS Architects
Jacleine Ely
Associate AIA
Project Associate,
Trinity: NAC
Jason Kentner
RLA
Design Principal,
Implement
Chelsea King
IIDA
Vice President of Marketing and Design,
King Business Interiors
Elizabeth Leidy
AIA
Principal,
Elizabeth Leidy Architects
Christian Long
Chief Growth Officer – THINK Learning Studio,
THINK Global School
Halle Malcomb
Digital Marketing Manager,
iTutor.com
Brian McAlexander
AIA, LEED AP
Project Architect,
Sullivan Bruck Architects
Santiago Rodríguez
Assoc. AIA, NOMA
Associate Architect,
AECOM
Michael Schwartz
Associate AIA
Architectural designer,
Meyers + Associates
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.