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The Committee on Design (COD) was founded to promote design excellence among members of the AIA, the broader design community, and the public at large, both nationally and internationally.

2024 COD Conferences

Arkansas

April 3-7 | 21c Hotel | Bentonville and Eureka Springs - Registration is sold out.

Brazil

Thu, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 26, 2024
Sao Paulo > Brasilia > Rio de Janerio.  Registration will open in late April.

2024 Sponsorships

Download the prospectus for Arkansas and Brazil opportunities.


2023 COD Conferences

Last year, COD held two domestic design conferences investigating The Authenticity of Place.  The first conference was held in New Orleans, LA.  View the short video of the venue tours and download the conference program book. The second conference was held in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, September 21-24, 2023. Download the Minneapolis guidebook and view the conference video. 

Innovators & Maintainers Conference Discussion Panel

By Ann Kirsten Thompson posted 03-14-2019 06:02 PM

  

At COD's Innovators & Maintainers Conference, April 4-7, we'll convene a panel with Google, Apple and Stanford University to discuss the issues that arise when regional infrastructure does not stay ahead of growth. We'll learn how they are managing these issues and the innovations they are employing to meet their company’s goals.

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To read more about the Bay Area's job growth and infrastructure consequences, here is a link to the SPUR Report- Rethinking The Corporate Campus:

https://www.spur.org/sites/default/files/publications_pdfs/SPUR_Rethinking_the_Corporate-Campus.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2ZpHGFQQdXiO0_G60KpPxmhGwgUP2qBxamnf27H1KCIbHDl0LQ_m-z_tk

Recommendations in the Report include, among others: encouraging employers to "Locate jobs in areas well served by regional transit and basic amenities." and "Update zoning to allow for more growth near transit."

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