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2013 AIA National Convention
Date: June 20-22
Location: Denver, Colorado
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- Date: June 20–22
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Architect's Knowledge Resource
Design Matters
- Location: Vancouver Convention Centre West, Vancouver, BC
- Architect: LMN Architects + MCM/DA
The most visible evidence of the project's approach to ecology is its six-acre living roof, hosting some 400,000 indigenous plants & 240,000 bees. The roof's sloping forms set up natural drainage & seed migration patterns.
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The Urban Revolution: How Cities Are Changing the World
- Moderator: Mike Crosbie, Ph.D, AIA
Jeb Brugmann, keynote speaker at the 2011 AIA Convention, discusses the changing nature of the urban environment. [AIA Podnet 23:01]
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Dialogue: The Culture of Craft (video)
Five architects gather together to discuss the value of craft and design in theory and in practice. [AIA COD]
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Upcoming Events
CES Provider Workshop
- Date: March 28, 2013
- Location: AIA San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Be part of an audience-centered, informal and dialogue-friendly workshop experience for CES Registered Providers. This workshop will cover an overview of CES policies and procedures, CES Discovery Training, tips for developing learning objectives and effective PowerPoint’s so you can design your courses properly in the context of the CES policy, Quality Assurance, and much more!
CES Provider Workshop
- Date: April 25, 2013
- Location: AIA National (Washington, DC)
Be part of an audience-centered, informal and dialogue-friendly workshop experience for CES Registered Providers. This workshop will cover an overview of CES policies and procedures, CES Discovery Training, tips for developing learning objectives and effective PowerPoint’s so you can design your courses properly in the context of the CES policy, Quality Assurance, and much more!
2013 Committee on Design (COD) Spring Conference: Regional Modernism
- Date: May 9-12, 2013
- Location: Palm Springs, CA
We will spend three days exploring early modern buildings in Palm Springs, California. As with all of our conferences, we will be pulling all possible strings to give our members the opportunity to visit projects seldom seen. The Spring Conference also includes the Annual Member Slideshow where all COD members have six slides and sixty seconds to show their work from the last year.
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Before you throw your jack-o-lanterns and decorative gourds in the trash can, consider this frightful fact: the seeds from pumpkins germinate in landfills and the pumpkin vines create significant problems when composting trash. Instead, consider more environmentally friendly alternatives for recycling your Halloween and autumn decor: Chop up your pumpkin and burry it in your garden. Pumpkins are biodegradable and easily break down in the Earth's soil; Compost the pumpkin. Pumpkins can do wonders for soil, but make sure to remove the seeds before sending it to the compost; Recycle it as a plant potter. Arrange flowers and other greenery in the top of your pumpkin to use as table decor; Discard it in a forest or woodsy area. Insects and animals, like squirrels and deer, will naturally break the pumpkin down by making a snack of it.
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