The Capital Area CRAN was born of the notion that the Washington area’s residential architects could be better served by a committee made up of the three local chapters - AIA Northern Virginia, AIA|DC, AIA Potomac Valley.
The Capital Area CRAN (Custom Residential Architects Network) was launched at the beginning of 2013 by a steering committee made up of residential architect-members from all three AIA chapters, and plans were made to create bi-monthly programs that would serve the interests and needs of all of the area’s custom residential architects. By bringing CRAN to our local residential architects, our goal is to address unique issues related to custom residential practice while also serving a body of architects who have lacked the common resources often available to larger firms. As a forum, CRAN provides for the exchange of ideas, concerns, successes and failures, and resources that affect residential practice.
In fulfillment of the mission of AIA CRAN, future programs will embrace the following Mission and Initiatives:
- Maintain relationships and communications with key sponsors.
- The Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) is to serve the unique needs of DC-area architects who specialize in custom residential design by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and resources that affect residential design practice.
Please see the AIADC calendar for CRAN committee meetings and other events.
Generally, Capital Area CRAM will organize monthly events. This year past year we had a number of in person as well as virtual events. In 2025, an effort will continue to be made to reinvigorate in person programming. But we also found that virtual events are a great way to reach more people than past years. Nationally other CRAN chapters are doing more in person tours to get new members and this is something that we plan to try to do more of this year.
We meet every other month virtually as a Capital Area CRAN group and on alternate months with just the AIA DC CRAN group.
Please contact DC Co-Chairs, Colleen Healey, AIA or Anice Hoachlander to attend.