Diversity and Inclusion remains a top
priority of the American Institute of
Architects as we continue to equip
our members with the tools and
resources needed to remain
competitive and relevant within a
changing global marketplace.
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Relief
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corporate social responsibility,
walkable communities, social justice,
universal design, accessibility,
community partnerships, the next
generation – these are just a few
topics covered during this impactful
summit! Join thought leaders and
colleagues at this historic New
Orleans Diversity Summit.
Now Accepting Submissions for the
2011 AIA Diversity Recognition
Program
The AIA Diversity Recognition
Program seeks to recognize architects
for exemplary commitment and
contributions to diversifying the
profession of architecture. Up to
twelve submissions will be selected
to be recognized as Diversity Best
Practices. An award will be presented
to each selected recipient, whose
diversity efforts will be featured in
AIA publications, on the AIA web site,
and in the Architect’s Knowledge
Resource. The deadline for
submissions is February 9, 2011. Click
here for more information.
13.3% – An Open Call Exhibition
The exhibition 13.3%… borrows from
the conceptual structure of curator
Lucy Lippard’s landmark 1973
exhibition of conceptual art, c. 7,500,
e and
Design, are
holding a
two-stage
Ideas
Challenge,
focusing on
providing
permanent
solutions to
the
rebuilding
of
infrastructu
re, cities,
neighborho
ods and
structures
for
residents of
Haiti
affected by
the recent
catastrophi
c natural
disaster.
Students
and
emerging
professiona
ls in the
design
disciplines
will
propose
solutions
for review
by a
professiona
l jury.
For more
informatio
n and to
register,
visit the
Haiti
Ideas
Challeng
in which each work on display fit into
a standard manila envelope.
Lippard’s exhibition contested the
belief that there were no women
making conceptual art at the time —
and she did so by mailing evidence of
this work directly to the gallery for
display. Nearly forty years later,
13.3%… provides a space and form in
which to consider the contributions
and visibility of today’s practicing
female architects.
e web
page. The
registration
deadline is
February 9.
Divers
ity
and
Inclusi
on
Award
s
Responses in any form (drawings,
writing, videos, artifacts, etc.) will be
exhibited in The Project Space at
WUHo on Hollywood Boulevard in Los
AIA
Angeles, California, from December
Diversity
2010 to January 2011.
Recogniti
on
For more information and for an
Program
Entry Form, please visit
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ATHENA
Awards
Women in Architecture and Design
ATHENA Award Recipients
Announced
The Planning Committee for the 2010
Women’s Leadership Development
Summit partnered with ATHENA
International to host the first annual
Women in Architecture and Design
ATHENA Awards. This year’s
recipients are:
Women in Architecture and Design
ATHENA Leadership Award: Lori
Featur
ed
Pages
LGBT
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Women
in
Architect
Garrett, AIA, Richmond, VA
Women in Architecture and Design
ATHENA Young Professional
Leadership Award: Lira Luis, AIA,
Chicago, IL
For more information about the
awards program and this year’s
recipients, visit the Women in
Architecture and Design ATHENA
Awards web page.
Bridging the Gap: Using Architecture
and Social Justice to Increase Access
to Universal Design
The Bridging the Gap Project, an
initiative of the IDeA Center (Center
for Inclusive Design and
Environmental Access) and funded by
the National Endowment for the Arts,
aims to increase awareness and
knowledge for the next generation of
architects about design for a
pluralistic population including those
often underrepresented like people
who have disabilities, health
conditions, low incomes, older people
and children. Bridging the Gap
provides HBCU architecture
departments an opportunity to
develop their curricula on
universal/inclusive design to improve
the lives and welfare of America’s
urban and rural underserved
communities. At the same time, it
offers the HBCU schools an
opportunity to take a leadership role
in the education of design
ure
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Value:
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Diversity
Toolkit
for
Compon
ents
2009 AIA
Diversity
Plenary
2008
Diversity
Plenary
AIA
Diversity
Action
Plan
Summary
AIA
Diversity
Stateme
nts and
professionals in this field.
2010 AIA Diversity Recognition
Program Honorees Announced
The American Institute of Architects
(AIA) recently announced that it has
selected 4 honorees as part of its
Diversity Recognition Program. Now
in its second year, the Diversity
Recognition Program recognizes
architects working in firms, schools,
and other areas, as well as
component chapters, for their
exemplary commitment and
contributions to increasing diversity
and inclusion within the architecture
profession. The 2010 honorees are
AIA Kansas City Women in Design
Committee: Outreach 2009-2010 –
Kansas City, MO; AIA Seattle Diversity
Roundtable – Seattle, WA; Studio Red
Collaborative – Houston, TX; and The
Boston Architectural College:
Implementing an Institutional
Commitment to Diversity – Boston,
MA. Click here for more information
about the 2010 Program.
NOMA Launches “Service in
Solidarity” to Join Others Providing
Assistance to Disaster-Stricken Haiti
The National Organization of Minority
Architects (NOMA), in partnership
with The NOMA Foundation, Inc. – a
501c3 tax-exempt affiliate - is
launching Service in Solidarity to join
others providing assistance to
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disaster-stricken Haiti in response to
the recent devastating earthquake.
Immediately, this effort will outreach
to NOMA members and other design
professionals encouraging donations
of money and material resources
channeled through any of the
credible relief agencies available,
including those listed below. Like all
other concerned citizens of the
world, NOMA feels compelled to act
with urgency and immediacy.
Accordingly, they have launched
Shelter in Solidarity, which will collect
donated tents purchased by
members and arrange for them to be
shipped to Haiti for distribution by
relief agencies on the ground. Click
here to view the entire press release.
Value: The Difference – A Toolkit for
Firms
“Value: The Difference – A Toolkit
for Firms” is the new online diversity
and inclusion resource center. This
web page contains information
specifically designed to assist firms in
a variety of topic areas. Subjects
addressed include: the business case,
return on investment, marketplace
diversity, pipeline development and
workplace diversity & inclusion. The
goal is for firms to use the multitude
of resources as a springboard for
incorporating diversity and inclusion
into the practice of architecture.
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Complex
Narrative
at the
African
Burial
Ground
National
Monume
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the 2009
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With a
theme of
The
Power of
Diversity:
Practice
in a
Complex
World,
this
year’s
conventi
on
showcas
ed many
dynamic
presenta
tions
focused
on
diversity
and
inclusion
and its
impact
on the
practice
of
architect
ure. If
you
missed a
session
or wasn’t
able to
attend
conventi
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can view
selected
CES
session
materials
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Annie
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on
Diversity
Architect
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Professio
n for
Everyone
Corporat
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Responsi
bility and
Diversity
Focus on
Design
and
Global
Practice
Real-life
Lessons
for High
School
Students
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Business
Case for
Diversity:
Policies,
Practices,
and Tools
for
Creating
a
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Workplac
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