AAF’s 2012 Gala Gallery Friends & Moments from the Accent on Architecture Gala
AAF celebrated a fantastic night with friends at our 2012 Accent on Architecture Gala. Enjoy moments from the evening.
View ArticleCityAge: The Summit on the New American City
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View ArticleRecommended by the American Architectural Foundation: Jeff Speck’s new book,...
Former National Endowment for the Arts Director of Design and longtime AAF partner Jeff Speck, AICP, CNU-A, LEED-AP, Hon. ASLA, has written a new book that explores the fundamental link between...
View ArticleThe Modern Metropolis: The Second Edition of CityAge: Toronto
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View ArticleHome is a Verb: Designing around the Lifeworld of Elders
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View ArticleAccent on Architecture Community Grants | Past Recipients
Accent on Architecture Community Grants assist local, non-profit organizations in producing innovative design-education programs for children. In past years, successful grant recipients have enlisted...
View ArticleAIA Columbus Receives One of Nine 2011 Accent on Architecture Grants from AAF
On the first day of Camp Architecture 2010, a group of wide-eyed elementary and middle school students took a bus tour of downtown Columbus, Ohio, to see the green buildings and rooftop gardens of...
View ArticleAccent on Architecture Grants
AAF’s Accent on Architecture grants assist local, non-profit organizations in producing innovative design-education programs for children. In past years, successful grant recipients have enlisted...
View ArticleA Fantastic Night for AAF’s 2012 Accent on Architecture Gala
On Friday, March 9, AAF welcomed 400 guests to the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium for the 23rd annual Accent on Architecture Gala. This gathering of national leaders in architecture and design,...
View Article2012 Accent on Architecture Community Grant Recipients Shine
AAF is pleased to announce our Accent on Architecture Community Grants program. AAF’s Accent on Architecture Community Grants assist local, non-profit organizations in producing innovative...
View ArticleLecture on The Villa E1027 by Eileen Gray
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View ArticleCityAge: The Global Metropolis
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View ArticleAn Economic Development Specialist Reflects on Sustainable Cities Design Academy
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
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