Eco-cities 3.0
In Zhuhai, China, July 16-17, 2013, the American Architectural Foundation, along with our partners at Otis and United Technologies Corporation (UTC), will co-lead a bilateral dialogue on the future of...
View ArticleThe Objectives and Design of New Types of Urbanism
The Chinese Society for Urban Studies (CSUS), the Center for Design & the City at the American Architectural Foundation (AAF), and OTIS hosted the first Sino-U.S. City Design Summit in Zhuhai,...
View Article2014 LOCUS Leadership Summit: Closing the Next [Smart Growth] Deal
Join this year’s LOCUS Leadership Summit taking place June 17–18, 2014 in Washington, DC. The Summit brings together thought leaders from a range of industries and professions to discuss innovative...
View ArticleEco-cities 3.0
In Zhuhai, China, July 16-17, 2013, the American Architectural Foundation, along with our partners at Otis and United Technologies Corporation (UTC), will co-lead a bilateral dialogue on the future of...
View ArticleArchitectural Record Announces Winners of “Good Design is Good Business”...
NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2014—McGraw Hill Construction’s Architectural Record (http://www.ArchitecturalRecord.com), part of McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE: MHFI), today announced the firms it is honoring with...
View ArticleCall for Submissions for the 2014 CNU Charter Awards
Since 2001, the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) has administered the CNU Charter Awards program. CNU hosts an awards ceremony honoring Charter Awards winners at its annual conference. Regarded as...
View ArticleAnne Gatling Haynes, MIT Sloan Fellow, discusses her experience at the 11th...
Although there is never a ‘perfect time’ to be whisked away from your day-to-day work routine, the opportunity to participate in the 11th Sustainable Cities Design Academy (SCDA) in Washington, DC...
View ArticleJeff Speck’s TED Talk on The Walkable City
City planner, architectural designer, and longtime AAF partner, Jeff Speck AICP, CNU-A, LEED-AP, Hon. ASLA, discusses walkable cities from economic, health, and design perspectives in this TED talk,...
View ArticleAAF is a Proud Knowledge Partner of NSSEA’s 2013 EdSpaces Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 25, 2013 AAF’s Design for Learning Program and General Session Added to EdSpaces (Silver Spring, MD) — The National School Supply and Equipment Association (NSSEA) is...
View ArticleSustainable Cities Design Academy 11 Recap
Renewed optimism in civic engagement and appreciation for the unique character of place…that’s what AAF’s Center for Design & the City got when we engaged four public-private project teams from...
View ArticleAAF is Proud to Support USA Science and Engineering Festival
The third USA Science and Engineering Festival Grand Finale Expo will take place next year at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, April 26–27. The event is the culmination of...
View ArticleEight Students selected for the AIA/AAF Minority Disadvantaged Scholarship
Eight Students selected for the AIA/AAF Minority Disadvantaged Scholarship. Scholarship meant to encourage diversity in profession. Washington, D.C. – July 29, 2013 – The American Institute of...
View ArticleSustainable Cities Design Academy 10 Recap
The Sustainable Cities Design Academy in Washington, DC marked American Architectural Foundation’s 10th collaborative charrette engagement with public-private partnerships throughout the U.S. On the...
View ArticleVertical Cities
In Zhuhai, China, July 16–17, 2013, the Center for Design & the City at the American Architectural Foundation, along with our partners at Otis and United Technologies Corporation (UTC), will...
View ArticleEcological Civilization Development and the Transformation of Urban Development
In Zhuhai, China, July 16–17, 2013, the Center for Design & the City at the American Architectural Foundation, along with our partners at Otis and United Technologies Corporation (UTC), will...
View ArticleEco-cities 3.0
In Zhuhai, China, July 16-17, 2013, the American Architectural Foundation, along with our partners at Otis and United Technologies Corporation (UTC), will co-lead a bilateral dialogue on the future of...
View ArticleBio-Inspired Planning and Design—Using Life’s Principles and Biomimicry as a...
In Zhuhai, China, July 16–17, 2013, the Center for Design & the City at the American Architectural Foundation, along with our partners at Otis and United Technologies Corporation (UTC), will...
View ArticleThe Objectives and Design of New Types of Urbanism
In Zhuhai, China, July 16–17, 2013, the Center for Design & the City at the American Architectural Foundation, along with our partners at Otis and United Technologies Corporation (UTC), will...
View ArticleEco-districts: Policy & Action
In Zhuhai, China, July 16-17, 2013, the American Architectural Foundation, along with our partners at Otis and United Technologies Corporation (UTC), will co-lead a bilateral dialogue on the future of...
View ArticleAn Economic Development Specialist Reflects on Sustainable Cities Design Academy
What happens when local design and civic leaders from cities as diverse as Greensboro, N.C., Tucson, Denver, and Los Angeles come together to discuss the challenges of sustainability? In a less robust...
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