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AIA Roundtables on
Sustainable Design
The AIA hosted a series
of five Roundtables on Sustainable Design from 2004 to 2006 so
that national organizations could begin working towards the goal of
sustainability together. With participants from other leading
organizations, the AIA sought to create a spirit of cooperation to
advance our collective efforts in the pursuit of
sustainability.
The first four roundtables focused on a particular aspect of
sustainability and the fifth roundtable featured a summary of the
other discussions and recommendations for future actions. The
Roundtables served to develop a national agenda on sustainable
design and will culminate in a national conference on
sustainability sponsored by the AIA.
 Detailed overview and related
materials
Partners
The Center for Communities by
Design builds coalitions and works with many organizations to
promote livable communities. Some of our partners include:
American Architectural Foundation
(AAF)
The AAF's purpose is to help people understand the importance of
architecture in their lives and then use that understanding to
enrich their lives and transform their communities. Resources
include a series of videotapes on the impact of good design on a
community's quality of life: Block by Block: Reclaiming
Neighborhoods by Design; Becoming Good Neighbors: Enriching
America's Communities by Design; and Back from the Brink: Saving
America's Cities by Design.
American
Planning Association (APA)
The APA is a nonprofit public interest and research
organization committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural
planning. The APA and its professional institute, the American
Institute of Certified Planners, promote the art and science of
planning to meet the needs of people and society.
American
Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
The ASLA is the national professional association representing
landscape architects. ASLA promotes the landscape architecture
profession and advances the practice through advocacy, education,
communication and fellowship.
The Enterprise
Foundation
The Enterprise Foundation has partnered with the AIA, the Natural Resources Defense Council and
others on the Green Communities initiative to ensure
sustainable, smart and healthy homes and neighborhoods for
Americans with limited incomes.
International Downtown Association
(IDA)
The IDA promotes and guides the development of vibrant, healthy
urban centers that anchor towns, cities, and regions, with
information resources, news, case studies, legislation tracking,
and other services.
Mayor's
Institute on City Design (MICD)
The MICD's mission is to improve the design
and livability of America's cities through their chief elected
leaders: their mayors. The program is an initiative of the National
Endowment for the Arts (NEA), established in 1986 and now
administered by the American Architectural Foundation in
partnership with the NEA and the U.S.
Conference of Mayors.
National
Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
The NAHB is a federation of more than 800 state and local builders
associations throughout the United States. This trade association
enhances the climate for housing and the building industry and
promotes policies that will keep housing a national priority. Chief
among NAHB's goals is providing and expanding opportunities for all
consumers to have safe, decent, and affordable housing.
National
Association of REALTORS® (NAR)
NAR strives to be the collective force influencing and shaping the
real estate industry. Working on behalf of America's property
owners, NAR facilitates professional development, research, and
exchange of information among its members and to the public and
government to preserve the free enterprise system and the right to
own, use, and transfer real property.
Project
for Public Spaces (PPS)
PPS creates and sustains public places with technical assistance,
research, and education, for the benefit of communities. The Center
for Communities by Design is working with PPS
on the Transportation and Livable Communities Consortium
and the Better Buildings partnership.
Smartgrowth.org
This website is a service of the Smart Growth
Network. It includes summaries of and links to news
articles, reports, calendar of events, and other resources.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's
Smart Growth Program
EPA's Smart Growth Program promotes smart growth
through grants, publications, an annual Smart Growth
Achievement awards program, and a database of state, regional, and
local regulations.
Urban Land
Institute(ULI)
ULI's mission is to provide responsible leadership in the use of
land in order to enhance the total environment. To increase its
influence on land-use policy and practice, the Institute
communicates best practices and provides relevant and current
information about land use and real estate development to all its
members and stakeholders.
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