Ecological 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...
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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...
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 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 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 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 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 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...
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