SUSTAINABLE CITIES: AN URBAN MYTH?
by Kathryn Scotten
Kathryn Scotten writes about William Rees’ presentation, “Sustainable Cities: An Urban Myth?” at the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education fall conferenceChekhov said, "A man will become better only when you make him see what he is like." Much of the problem derives from our incapacity to understand who we are and what we are like. The values and beliefs underlying our culture are so incompatible with the way nature behaves, it is inevitable that the two systems are incompatible. That didn't matter 100 years ago, but we have now reached critical scale. Human kind is the largest erosive force on earth—more than all the natural processes on the planet. We are no longer insignificant. |
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Knowledge Community Award Recipients Announced
Two recent AIA Knowledge Committee award programs, the Academy of Architecture for Justice (AAJ) 2008 Justice Facilities Review (JFR08) and the Committee on Design (COD) 2008 Ideas Competition, "Branding the American House," have announced award recipients. Visit their websites to view this year’s selected projects.
Schaumburg, IL
April 1-3, 2008
Detroit
April 3-6, 2008
April 8, 2008
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (US Eastern time)
April 9, 2008
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (US Eastern time)
May 27, 2008
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (US Eastern time)
Boston, MA
May 12 - 13, 2008
Seattle, WA
June 11 - 13, 2008
Copenhagen, Denmark
August 31 - September 4, 2008
All "clients" are unique. Educate them about what you do, and what their part in the "doing" is, and you have a better chance of creating a more successful project. Read On to learn more.
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Despite increasing implementation of sustainable design strategies within school projects across the country, districts and architects continue to search for data on built results to support green design decisions. The results are in. Presented at the AIA 2007 National Convention. Audio with companion pdf.
This paper provides an overview of The Green Studio Handbook, published as a resource for designers seeking clear guidelines for integrating green design strategies into the conceptual and schematic phases of design. This paper provides excerpts of several design strategies and one case study and suggests a variety of ways that the book may be used.
 David J. Neuman, Stephen A. Kliment
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 by Alison Kwok & Walter Grondzik
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