Design


DESIGN FOR DIPLOMACY

State Department Design Excellence Program Takes First Steps in China

With a renewed focus on community connections, the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations builds a test case.

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DESIGN REVOLUTION

Latin America: Where Modernism Still Means Something

The two C’s of Latin American architecture: Corbusier and Che.

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COMMITTEE ON DESIGN

Web Video: The Culture of Craft

What is craft, design, and architecture in an age of accelerating technological change and digital separation from traditional handmade objects? In this video by Studio 216 and the AIA Committee on Design, Tom Kundig, FAIA, Bob Hull, FAIA, and other designers examine what the future of craft is.

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AIARCHITECT SLIDESHOW

AIA Iowa Showcases Minimalist Designs

Stark, rectilinear forms and materials mark the 2011 edition of AIA Iowa’s Design Excellence Awards, with projects from across the state (and beyond) in urban and rural settings.

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REMEMBRANCE

Norma Sklarek, FAIA: A Litany of Firsts that Defined a Career, and a Legacy

The first female African-American AIA member and AIA Fellow died on Feb. 6. Norma Sklarek is remembered as an exceptionally capable designer who always took time to mentor younger architects that chose to follow her trailblazing path.

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WEB EXTRA

Jensen Architects' San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rooftop Garden

2011 Recipient of an AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture.

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AIA LEADERSHIP

Take Five
By Robert Ivy, FAIA

Speak Up

Architects endeavor to make the communities they work in better places, and that means advocacy.

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	AROUND THE PROFESSION
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	MEDIA SCAN
	New York Times: Architects’ Works Find a Niche in the Digital Age
	Chicago Tribune: Two Navy Pier re-designs rise above the rest--one’s a Big Move, the other a Creative Tweak
	New York Magazine: At MoMA, Curators and Architects Seek a Way Out of the Cul-de-sac
	New York Times: Designing a Fix for Housing