Resources

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Miami Rising (2016 Design Matters Conference)

As the opening address of the 2016 Design Matters Conference, Manny Diaz, Former Mayor of Miami (2001 – 2009) spoke about how his innovative approaches to urban planning, sustainability, infrastructure investment and arts and culture transformed Miami. Read the full text of his speech at the link.

Organization: 
AAO
Category: 
Other
Posted by aao on November 30, 2016 - 10:26am

Scotland’s Urban Past (2016 Design Matters Conference)

As part of the 2016 Design Matters Conference, Rebecca Bailey discussed how Historic Environment Scotland is using community-led heritage projects to empower groups and establish sustainable networks for collaboration in the future.

Organization: 
Historic Environment Scotland
Category: 
Public Programs
Posted by aao on November 30, 2016 - 10:21am

Countdown to the New DAC (2016 Design Matters Conference)

As part of the 2016 Design Matters Conference, Tanya Lindkvist provided an update on plans for the Danish Architecture Center's new home.

Organization: 
Danish Architecture Center
Category: 
Public Programs
Posted by aao on November 30, 2016 - 10:13am

No Small Plans (2016 Design Matters Conference)

As part of the 2016 Design Matters Conference, Gabrielle Lyon presented about the Chicago Architecture Foundation's new graphic novel version of the Wacker Manual.

Organization: 
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Category: 
Design Education
Posted by aao on November 30, 2016 - 9:53am

Learn x Design: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference for Design Education Researchers

The conference proceedings from ‘LearnXDesign2015’ are a comprehensive volume of topics across themed design pedagogy and research. The papers delivered at the 3rd International Conference for Design Education Researchers, co-organized by DRS, CUMULUS, and DESIGN-ED, are the focus of these volumes. 

Organization: 
CUMULUS Association / DRS SIG on Design Pedagogy /DESIGN-ED Coalition
Category: 
Design Education
Posted by aao on August 29, 2016 - 1:25pm

Exceeding Fundraising Expectations: BSA Benevon Case Study (2015 Design Matters Conference)

As part of the 2015 Design Matters Conference, Polly Carpenter from BSA Foundation detailed how her organization followed the Benevon fundraising model to insert predictable donor cultivation and institutional storytelling initiatives into its work. This presentation provides solid grounding in the fundamental concepts of donor culitvation - useful knowledge for those new to nonprofit management, or for young organizations looking for inspiration to better manage their annual fundraising calendar.

Organization: 
Boston Society of Architects Foundation
Category: 
Fundraising
Posted by Polly.Carpenter on November 16, 2015 - 4:25pm

From Kid to Student to Architect: Connecting the Dots Along the Learning Pathway (Part 2) (2015 Design Matters Conference)

As part of the same-title session at the 2015 Design Matters Conference, Ed Orlowski, associate professor of architecture at Lawrence Technological University, shared a brief presentation about organizing college and graduate-level students to respond to real-world design challenges posed by local community groups. There is much in Orlowski's approach that echoes the work of traditional K-12 architectural organizations, but, of course, his Activist Architecture and Design Studio course at LTU deals with emerging designers in higher education.

Organization: 
Lawrence Technological University
Category: 
Design Education
Posted by aao on November 16, 2015 - 4:18pm

Digital Content Marketing (2015 Design Matters Conference)

At the 2015 Design Matters Conference, Jill Farley and Patrick Miner of the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) led a breakout session on "Developing Your Organization's Digital Content Marketing Strategy." Content marketing focuses on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly-defined audience. This presentation uses CAF's new website as a case study to demonstrate the challenges and opportunities that content marketing presents. Don't miss the valuable list of online resources at the end of the slideshow.

Organization: 
Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF)
Category: 
Other
Posted by Jill.Farley on November 16, 2015 - 4:14pm

Survey of Architectural Organizations - Europe & Asia (2015 Design Matters Conference)

As host of the International Directors Council meeting (aka large organizations round table) at the 2015 Design Matters Conference in Chicago, IL, Kent Martinussen (CEO, Danish Architecture Centre) shared an overview of several architectural organizations practicing in Asia and Europe. The talk emphasized the recent proliferation of architectural organizations globally, and enumerated some of the unique hybrid roles being asked of these organizations by both the design industry as well as government agencies.

Organization: 
Danish Architecture Centre
Category: 
Other
Posted by Kent.Martinussen on November 16, 2015 - 4:02pm

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