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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.

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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. 

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Design + Practice Exchange (hosted by New Orleans and Austin)

  • 1.  Design + Practice Exchange (hosted by New Orleans and Austin)

    Posted 09-09-2020 06:29 PM
    Edited by Julie A. Babin AIA 09-09-2020 06:33 PM
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    Join us for a 2-day virtual symposium on September 11th and 12th. 

    Design To Change is WIA New Orleans' annual Design + Practice Exchange: a two-day symposium of compelling conversations and design presentations, centering the voices of women in architecture. This year, the AIA + WIA New Orleans are partnering with WIA Austin to develop the second annual DPE with a renewed focus on equity and the environment.

    The goal of this program is to advance and promote women leaders of all racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds in architecture and the allied design and building industries. This event is open to people of all gender identities, including men, queer, trans* and nonbinary people.  HSW and CEU Credits available.

    Register here: https://dpe.aianeworleans.org/work

    Friday, September 11
    9:00 AM | Keynote
    Dr. Michelle Thompson (New Orleans)
    Donna Carter, FAIA (Austin)
    10:15 | Mid-morning Break
    Dancing Grounds (New Orleans)
    10:30 AM | Paired Presentations: Educational Typologies
    Lauren Goldberg, AIA (Austin)
    Leona Tate + Jonathan House, AIA + Tighe Kirkland, Assoc. AIA (New Orleans)
    12:30 PM | Lunch Break
    1:30 PM | Afternoon Roundtables: Environmentally-Focused Design in Landscape, Residential and Equitable Housing
    Pippa Brashear + Liz Camuti - SCAPE (New Orleans)
    Katie Coyne  + Wenjie Zhao - Asakura Robinson (Austin)
    Ada Corral, AIA - Jobe Corral Architects (Austin)
    Miwako Hattori, AIA - Studio Kiro (New Orleans)
    Sara Satterlee, AIA - Mobile Fishes and Loaves (Austin)
    Bill Petersen, Jr., AIA - Artspace (New Orleans)
    Terri North - Providence Community Housing (New Orleans)
    4:30 PM | Concluding Remarks
    Saturday, September 12th
    9:00 AM | Virtual Tours: Live Stream + Discussion
    ACC Renovation: Lauren Goldberg  - BGK Architects (Austin)
    Schoolhouse: Melissa Rome, AIA and Brian Rome - Rome Office (New Orleans)
    McDonough 19 Renovations: Leona Tate + Manning Architects (New Orleans)
    10:00 AM | Mentorship Small Groups
    New Orleans: Judith Kinnard, FAIA; Megan Bell, AIA; Atianna Cordova, NOMA; Miriam Salas, AIA
    Austin: Christy Taylor, AIA; Sophia Razzaque, AIA; Lauren Goldberg, AIA; Nkiru Gelles, Assoc. AIA
    12:00 PM | Concluding remarks


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    Julie Babin AIA
    Architect, studioWTA
    New Orleans LA
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    24.06.07 CODAIA24