Urban Energy at the CDC
Community Design Collaborative Receives $150,000 Matching Grant from William Penn Foundation to Launch Year-Long Urban Energy Initiative
News
A round-up of trending stories relevant to architectural organizations and AAO Member Spotlights. Plus, you make the news! Timely posts by and for AAO Members.
Toronto International Design Festival
At the end of January, more than 30,000 people gathered in Toronto for a week-long celebration of design. The 2011 Toronto International Design Festival included exhibits, symposia, discussions, fairs, and parties at 23 locations throughout the city, including events at Harbourfront Centre, an AAO member.
Collaborative Achievement
At the end of last month, we brought you the news of Dallas Architecture Forum wining the AIA Collaborative Achievement Award. They continue the tradition of AAO members being recognized for commitment to their communities, as the Alaska Design Forum was honored during the 2010 awards. AAO is proud to support the work of our members to bring architecture to the forefront of public discourse.
NBM Response to Call for Arch Museum in NYC
The following letter to the editor of New York Magazine was submitted by AAO Board member Chase Rynd of the National Building Museum. The article, which appeared in the AAO January '11 e-newsletter proposes establishing an architecture museum at the site of what is currently the Whitney Museum.
Eric White on the BSA's New Home
The BSA is moving to a 17,000SF space in the recently completed Atlantic Wharf skyscraper. Located near the Greenway, public transit, and museums, the new space will provide more public exposure and three times the space of the current BSA headquarters. Höweler + Yoon's design creates a strong street presence and makes the exhibitions visible from the outside.
Dallas Architecture Forum Wins AIA Award
Congratulations to AAO Member Dallas Architecture Forum for receiving the 2011 Institute Honors for Collaborative and Professional Achievement, which recognize organizations that advance the architectural profession. DAF's extensive lecture series was praised, along with their symposia, discussions, and architecture tours.
Conference Video
Whether you weren't able to make it to the 2010 conference or you would like to review what you learned in Chicago, this is for you. Here are the videos of the conference keynote address by John Cary and the closing program, Spotlight on Shrinking Cities.
John Cary on Design in Action: Inspiring Solutions for People and Cities (in 2 parts)
WPA 2.0
Among the many exhibitions presented in 2010, this one from cityLAB really stuck with us. "WPA 2.0, Working Public Architecture," asks fundamental questions of our government’s wisdom in funding infrastructure. All winners in this competition think up solutions that reveal just how bold and forward-leaning the leaps in our thinking will need to be to meet the immense challenges we face in the years to come.
Shrinking Cities Highlights
Only have a few minutes? Here are some quick highlights from the Shrinking Cities panel discussion, with Reed Kroloff, Cranbrook Academy, Daniel Kildee, Center for Community Progress, Andre Brumfield, AECOM, and Jay Williams, the Mayor of Youngstown, Ohio.
Design in Action: Walter Wilson
Inspiring Solutions for People and Cities is about initiating an understanding of the power of conceptual architectural design with young people at an early age and witnessing the utilization of that knowledge in sustainable built environments in the United States and around the world.