The North Carolina Architectural Foundation champions architectural appreciation across our state—from public programs and scholarships to cultural preservation.
CELEBRATE NC ARCHITECTURE
Promoting the state's architectural assets and the architects who shape them
SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN NEED
Providing financial assistance, including disaster relief in Western, NC
ADVANCE DIVERSITY IN DESIGN
Backing underrepresented voices through education grants.
INVEST IN FUTURE ARCHITECTS
Providing merit awards to emerging professionals and young architects
CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
Supporting the creation of the AIA NC Center for Architecture & Design
Built on Legacy, Driving Future Growth
Our programs and initiatives will promote awareness of the connection between every community member and architecture
See the spaces that shape our lives
Inspiring Appreciation for Architecture in North Carolina
The North Carolina Architectural Foundation (NCAF) is a non-profit dedicated to promoting public awareness and appreciation of architecture and the people who create it. We inspire communities to think differently about the buildings and spaces that shape our everyday lives.
Awards, grants, and events that make a difference
Empowering Communities Through Design
Through awards, grants, and events, we highlight the value of thoughtful design and the benefits of working with architects. Our programs encourage people of all backgrounds, especially young students, to explore architecture as a profession and understand its impact on every community.
Help us shape healthier, vibrant communities
Your Support Makes a Difference
NCAF relies on generous contributions to fund our programs and initiatives. By supporting NCAF, you help us reach more communities, foster healthier, more vibrant environments, and ensure that architecture continues to enhance the places where we work, play, and live.
Inspire to Design. Inspire to Impact.
Strategically reach out within communities to expand an understanding of architecture and its benefits to the public.
What We've Accomplished So Far
- Promote the value of North Carolina’s architectural assets and architects
- Provided financial assistance for communities of need – Disaster Relief
- Supported diversity in architecture through an educational grant.
- Awarded scholarships to deserving architecture students.
- Underwritten architectural education publications.
- Supplemented financing for creating the AIANC Center for Architecture & Design.
- Assisted future leaders’ attendance to the AIANC Design Conferences & Aspire – Hammond Award
- Recognized modern architecture and practicing architects – Kamphoefner Prize
What We're Working Toward
- Inform and educate the public about how architecture is created.
- Support programs that inform the public of the benefits of the work of architects.
- Advance the appreciation of North Carolina’s past, present and future architectural treasures.
- Award programs that inspire young people of color to become architects.
- To advance the imperative to build for sustainability, resilience & energy efficiency.
- To award grants for new worthy endeavors to fulfilling the NCAF mission.
- To do even more as financial giving permits – but we need help