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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

Leading by Design: Sustainability Symposium / Oct 7/8/9

  • 1.  Leading by Design: Sustainability Symposium / Oct 7/8/9

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    LEADING BY DESIGN: Join us for discussions with architects, business, and government representatives to explore how design firms of all sizes and types can enhance their sustainable design leadership efforts, and thrive in changing times. Organized by AIA SF COTE.

    register here: https://aiasf.org/event/sustainability20/

    WED 10/7: 9-10:50am PT
    Leading by Design: Where do we need to go?
    Welcome: Charlie Stott | Stott Architects, AIA SF COTE Co-Chair
    Opening: Mark Chambers, RA | NYC Chief Sustainability Officer
    Moderator: Mary Ann Lazarus, FAIA, LEED Fellow | Cameron McAllister Consulting
    William Leddy, FAIA | LEDDY MAYTUM STACY Architects Architects
    Christiana Moss, FAIA Moss | Studio Ma Architecture
    Renee Loveland | Gerding Edlen
    Allison Brooks | Bay Area Regional Collaborative

    THU 10/8: 9-10:50am PT
    Leading by Design: What can we do now?
    Moderator: Barbra Batshalom | Sustainable Performance Institute
    John Delaney | Koning Eizenberg Architecture
    Jonathan Feldman | Feldman & Feldman Architects, PC
    Courtney Lorenz | XL Construction
    lisa fisher | SF Planning Department
    Closing: Julie Hiromoto | HKS Architects & 2020 COTE Chair

    FRI 10/9: 9-10:30am PT
    Virtual Exhibit on Sustainability + a roundtable discussion

    Mark KellyBen Welty
    #climateaction #designthefuture

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