{"id":65923,"date":"2025-04-28T08:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/?p=65923"},"modified":"2025-04-30T14:20:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:20:47","slug":"architecture-graduate-pushes-the-boundaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2025\/04\/28\/architecture-graduate-pushes-the-boundaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture Graduate Pushes Boundaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide\" style=\"min-height:390px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-65925 lazyload\" alt=\"franklin in rome\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-rotated.jpg\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 3024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 3024\/4032;object-position:69% 6%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"69% 6%\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-rotated.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-300x400.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-lead-font-size wp-elements-1fa8b6a8bfc2d396fa65aa407d03a517 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Even on the fast-track to licensure, Franklin Bell had room to experiment and explore.<br><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-dots\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Franklin Bell and his teammates, Jonathan Kadau and Tom Wileman, confronted their final architectural design project this semester, they decided to take an experimental approach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"franklin in rome\" class=\"has-border-color has-niner-green-darkest-border-color wp-image-65925 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 3024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 3024\/4032;border-width:10px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-rotated.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-300x400.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"1290\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell.jpg\" alt=\"Franklin Bell\" class=\"has-border-color has-niner-green-darkest-border-color wp-image-65927 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 860px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 860\/1290;border-width:10px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell.jpg 860w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-300x450.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"3413\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome.jpg\" alt=\"Franklin Bell_Rome\" class=\"has-border-color has-niner-green-darkest-border-color wp-image-65935 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/3413;border-width:10px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-300x400.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tasked with placing \u201can urban library for the collection and exhibition of maps and books\u201d in a certain Roman piazza, the three students designed a building that \u201calmost became a map\u201d itself, Bell said. (See project rendering below.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bell, Kadau and Wileman are all graduating in May after spending their spring semester in the David R. Ravin School of Architecture\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/architecture\/study-abroad\/rome-istanbul-semester-program\/\">Rome study abroad program<\/a>. It was an extraordinary culmination of their education at UNC Charlotte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section alignwide getwid-anim fadeIn\" data-wow-duration=\"1500ms\" data-wow-delay=\"200ms\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Bell_FinalAxon03-01.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Bell_FinalAxon03-01.png\" alt=\"rome project final drawing\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1594;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\" style=\"opacity:0.48;background-color:#101820\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"623\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Bell_FinalAxon03-01-1000x623.png\" alt=\"rome project final drawing\" class=\"wp-image-65929 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Bell_FinalAxon03-01-1000x623.png 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Bell_FinalAxon03-01-600x374.png 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Bell_FinalAxon03-01-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Bell_FinalAxon03-01-1536x956.png 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Bell_FinalAxon03-01-2048x1275.png 2048w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Bell_FinalAxon03-01-1400x872.png 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Bell_FinalAxon03-01-300x187.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/623;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-dots\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-lead-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cRome is really a city about layers,\u201d said Bell. \u201cAnd the way people live in Rome \u2013 there\u2019s such a sense of community and togetherness. To feel that while we were there, it allowed us to work in a different way.\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The library assignment \u201callowed for a lot of freedom of expression,\u201d he said. \u201cEven though the assignment was specific, there was a lot of variation in how people approached it. Everyone felt they had the freedom to try new things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section alignwide alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-white-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"572\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-presentation-1000x572.jpg\" alt=\"franklin presenting in rome\" class=\"wp-image-65933 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-presentation-1000x572.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-presentation-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-presentation-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-presentation-1536x879.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-presentation-2048x1172.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-presentation-1400x801.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_Rome-presentation-300x172.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/572;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Franklin Bell presenting project designs to his studio colleagues in Rome.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Bell reflects on his four years in the School of Architecture, the word \u201cfreedom\u201d comes up frequently. It is, in fact, the school\u2019s reputation for openness and innovation that attracted him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section alignwide alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-rotated.jpg&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell-Rome-2-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"franklin in rome\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 3024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 3024\/4032;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\" style=\"opacity:0.56;background-color:#101820\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-lead-font-size wp-elements-e5d1bf12c3b1caa82830fbb62ac67448 wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>\u201cI had heard that UNC Charlotte had a more experimental approach, pushing the boundaries. There\u2019s a lot of freedom at Charlotte that might not exist in other architecture programs.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bell had studied drafting in his Alamance County high school, but during the second semester of his freshman year at UNC Charlotte, he was encouraged to experiment with new ways of drawing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cIt opened up what I thought was possible in the profession,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next year, he enrolled in the <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/architecture\/about\/integrated-path-architectural-licensure\/\">Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure<\/a> (IPAL) program, a rigorous academic track that provides students the opportunity to complete the experience and examination requirements for licensure concurrently with the academic requirement. IPAL students are matched with local architecture firms for paid internships during their undergraduate studies, then work full-time for one year after graduation before returning to UNC Charlotte to complete a Master of Architecture degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bell was placed with DLR Group his sophomore year. His first experience there was a \u201cmassive high school project\u201d on the Gulf coast of Alabama.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was thrust into a scale of project I had never worked on before!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DLR Group, which oversaw the restoration of the newly opened Carolina Theater in uptown Charlotte, is known for its work in the performing arts sector <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.charlotte.edu\/featured-stories\/a-blueprint-for-better-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as well as the healthcare industry<\/a>, and Bell has more recently been involved in theater renovations in Tampa, Florida. Upon graduation he will continue working at DLR Group and over the course of a year will take the six examinations required for his architectural license. He will come back for graduate school at UNC Charlotte in the fall of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bell is eager to stay connected to the School of Architecture and says \u201call the faculty are amazing.\u201d David Thaddeus, director of the IPAL program, has been a great resource for \u201cnavigating professional life.\u201d Marc Manack, undergraduate program director, \u201cpushes me to move forward, move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section alignwide alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-light-gray-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_AIA-DesignAwards23.jpg&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/Franklin-Bell_AIA-DesignAwards23.jpg\" alt=\"American Institute Of Architects, Charlotte Section\/NC Chapter 2023 Awards.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 5293px; 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