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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

Disaster, Recovery, Success, and the Role of Design

  • 1.  Disaster, Recovery, Success, and the Role of Design

    Posted 08-07-2020 01:46 PM

    Disaster, Recovery, Success and the Role of Design 

    Construction of the ill-fated Morandi Bridge cable stays
    around 1965
    A miracle has happened in Italy, and this one isn't about the Catholic Church and it isn't about COVID or the Italian debt crisis, at least not primarily.

    The story is about disaster, design, recovery, resilience and success. A story we can use these days.

    It is also a story about a country, torn apart by political splits, hard struck by the pandemic and questions about its economy. A country that is better known for its quality of life than its efficiency.  Specifically it is a story about how this country found a way to complete a giant infrastructure project in just under two years time.

    Who would have thought that Italians can....

    READ ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE


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    [Klaus] Philipsen FAIA
    Archplan Inc. Philipsen Architects
    Baltimore MD
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