53rd National Session of the Mayors’ Institute on City DesignSt. Louis April...
The Mayors’ Institute on City Design held their 53rd National Session in St. Louis, Missouri at the end of April 2012. Hosted by Mayor Francis G. Slay and the City of St. Louis, the event was attended...
View ArticleU.S. Green Building Council Honored for Design Leadership with 2012 AAF...
This video, first aired at the 2012 Accent on Architecture Gala, highlights the game-changing design leadership of the U.S. Green Building Council, recipient of the 2012 AAF Keystone Award. The AAF...
View ArticleCityAge: The Summit on the New American City
If you think American urban design matters to the U.S. economy, then join AAF and many of the nation’s top business, political, and community leaders on December 3rd and 4th in Kansas City for CityAge:...
View ArticleA New Age for Pioneers
Continuing our design for aging guest writer series, Hollwich and Hoffman share their perspective on the future of the field. It is ironic that in a country that celebrates individuality, one-third of...
View ArticleAging on a Different Course
In this installment in our design for aging guest writer series, Jane Hickie, James F. Dausch, and Edward Bennett Vinson present a novel opportunity for helping to address the issues of aging in...
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 ArticleVoice of the Teacher
The question that kept tugging at me—the one that finally prompted me to pack my bags and head out on the road—was this: what has been the real impact of recent innovations in school design on how well...
View ArticleThe Modern Metropolis: The Second Edition of CityAge: Toronto
The American Architectural Foundation is pleased to announce our new partnership with CityAge. Read on for more information on this event for innovators in city design, and register today. The second...
View ArticleHome is a Verb: Designing around the Lifeworld of Elders
In the final days of his life, unable to dictate, and suffering from immense pain of throat cancer, U.S. Grant scribbled a few final thoughts… “I do not sleep though I sometimes doze a little. If up I...
View ArticleProgram Recap | SCDA 8
The Sustainable Cities Design Academy in San Francisco was a productive and energetic session, thanks to our Project Teams and Design Team members. AAF hosted a 3-day event at San Francisco Planning +...
View ArticleCreating A Virtual Integrated Village Professor Dennis Domer, University of...
Professor Dennis Domer, University of Kansas The Technology Research Group New Cities Long Life Communities Initiative The goal of our research is to develop a prototype intergenerational long life...
View ArticleSustainable Cities Design Academy Pursues Next Generation Sustainability for...
The Sustainable Cities Design Academy, a program of the Center for Design & the City at the American Architectural Foundation, convened June 5–7, 2013, in Washington, D.C. Over the course of three...
View ArticleSustainable, Visitable, and Universal by Design
“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.” Frank Gehry Introduction Universal design and “visitability” are practical and sustainable principles and practices that...
View ArticleCityAge: The Global Metropolis
World’s City Builders Arrive in New York To Build The Future New York City — More than 250 experts in city building, from 50 cities across America and around the world, will be gathering in New York...
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...
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...
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