COVID-19: Resources for Working, Learning, and Moving Forward

A curated list of a few hand-picked resources to help the AAO community adjust to a different way of working, gathering, and communicating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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AAO
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Other
Posted by Mary.Fichtner on August 5, 2020 - 3:50pm

2023 AAO Virtual Conference: Encounters with Architecture

December 13, 2023
10:00am to 1:00pm Central Time

Register now!

 

Program Overview


If architecture is to matter in the world, then we need clear information and many more outlets to learn about architecture and design. We need life-shaping experiences and conversations to reach young people.

2023 Design Matters Conference

 

Clockwise from top: AAO Board Chair Sarah Herda opens the conference; funders’ panel with Justin Garrett Moore, Judilee Reed, and Ben Prosky; Owen Nichols explains a multi-layered architectural print during a site visit to a83; José Esparza Chong Cuy shares several Storefront projects; and Andrew Brown leads a community-centered design workshop with Van Alen.

 

Recording Available: Lessons from the Pandemic

Thanks to those of us who joined in to view our recent program, "Lessons from the Pandemic: Learning From Neighborhoods Now." If you missed it, you can view a videorecording of this engaging conversation, where we talked with Deborah Marton (Van Alen Institute) and Daniel McPhee (Urban Design Forum), about their work with the Neighborhoods Now initiative. 

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AAO
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Public Programs
Posted by aao on April 20, 2022 - 6:32pm

AAO Network Meetings

AAO hosts regularly scheduled conference calls for several of our networks--including Public Programs, Tours, Fundraising, Exhibitions, and K-12 Education. These are support groups and info exchanges, we encourage that a representative or two from your organization participate!

Addressing Systemic Racism: Resources for Architecture Organizations

The below list of resources focuses on practical steps museums, arts/culture, and architecture organizations can take to address systemic racism and racial bias within their own organizations, including several links to recommended readings for staff.

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AAO
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Other
Posted by Mary.Fichtner on June 12, 2020 - 10:27am

Interim Guidance for Schools and Day Camps

The American Camp Association has been out front on developing and communicating guidelines for gathering youth either in person or virtually this summer amidst COVID-19. They have released some rather comprehensive guidelines for in-person camps, developed in concert with a reputable environmental health organization and following CDC guidelines.

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American Camp Association
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Design Education
Posted by Mary.Fichtner on May 22, 2020 - 9:49am

BIG Presents Formgiving

Join the world-renowned Danish architects BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group on an architectural journey across time from Big Bang to Singularity.

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Danish Architecture Center
Exhibition Dates: 
Jun. 12, 2019 to Jan. 05, 2020
Posted by Mary.Fichtner on July 23, 2019 - 8:19pm

Inclusion in Architecture Report

This resource is about increasing diversity in the field of architecture. It provides data on the numbers of African Americans and Hispanics in professional architectural practice, as well as an examination of K-12 architecture education, popular media, and other feeders into collegiate schools of architecture. The report seeks to better understand the potential barriers that may limit an individual of color from accessing, pursuing, and succeeding in the architecture profession and the academy. 

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J. Max Bond Center
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Other
Posted by aao on July 28, 2016 - 9:04am

AAO Webinar - Ask the Experts: Board Engagement

This resource includes an audio archive (length: 39 minutes) of the March 2015 AAO Webinar entitled "Ask the Experts: Board Engagement." Hosts for this webinar were Beth Miller, Executive Director of the Community Design Collaborative (Philadelphia, PA) and Lynn Osmond, President & CEO of the Chicago Architecture Foundation. The webinar consists of general questions on board engagement posed by AAO members at large and answered by the webinar hosts.

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Association of Architecture Organizations
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Other
Posted by aao on March 25, 2015 - 4:21pm

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