Resources

This section contains premium content for AAO Members to share organizational Resources, from suggested readings to sample agreements. Summaries are accessible to the public, but Member log-in is required to view or download specific Resources.

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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. 

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

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.

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

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.

Organization: 
AAO
Category: 
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.

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

Sensing Architecture in Chicago: Developing Tours for Visually Impaired Visitors (2019 A+DEN Workshop, Design Matters Conference)

In this session, we discuss the beautiful and surprising challenges of interpreting architecture for the visually impaired, as well as many mistaken assumptions we had in welcoming these visitors.

Organization: 
Jen Masengarb, Danish Architecture Centre and Former Director of Research and Interpretation, Chicago Architecture Center; Robin Simon, Chicago Architecture Center Docent
Category: 
Design Education
Posted by Mary.Fichtner on November 21, 2019 - 10:55am

Sensing Architecture at Fallingwater: Rethinking the House Museum (2019 A+DEN Workshop, Design Matters Conference)

When the iconic Fallingwater residence was converted to a museum in 1963, Edgar Kaufmann jr. [sic] was enjoying professional success as Curator of Industrial Design at MoMA. Rather than presenting Fallingwater as a traditional house museum employing passive passive forms of interpretation rich in biographical and historical information, Kaufmann jr. preferred the house to be considered as an aesthetic object with an overall goal of helping visitors to gain an understanding of design that is in harmony with nature.

Organization: 
Ashley Andrykovitch, Fallingwater
Category: 
Design Education
Posted by Mary.Fichtner on November 21, 2019 - 10:53am

In Search of Sustainable Partnerships (2019 Design Matters Conference)

A pair of case studies from AAO members looks at the formidable challenges connected to partnership development, and establishing terms favorable to your own organization.

Organization: 
Heidi Segall Levy, Community Design Collaborative; Matt Quinn, New London Architecture
Category: 
Public Programs
Posted by Mary.Fichtner on November 21, 2019 - 10:48am

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