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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

architects, we need YOU to send a message to new architecture grads / #ArchGrad20

  • 1.  architects, we need YOU to send a message to new architecture grads / #ArchGrad20

    Posted 05-19-2020 07:16 PM

    By Friday of this week, we invite you to capture a brief (<1 minute) video message on your phone and then post it on your preferred social media platform -- Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook -- plus #ArchGrad20.


    You may have noticed some AIA leader messages already, here are Twitter posts from CEO Robert Ivy

    https://twitter.com/JaneFredArch/status/1262802000783253506?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Jane Frederick; https://twitter.com/egrfaia/status/1262834481859264514?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Board Member Emily Grandstaff RiceNow we want other AIA members to raise their voices to encourage the next generation! 


    What to say? Whatever personal encouragement you have to offer … including, perhaps, how much the architectural community needs them as we weather the pandemic and recession and make #designleadesrhip the driving force of #climateaction. Remind them, as Emily did, that they can change the world! 


    We need the next generation of architects more than ever, and we need to encourage them and invite them into our networks now. If you are a member of a local COTE committee or another group to which you can invite new grads to join in for virtual meetings -- please do. Or invite them to join a discussion within your firm. 


    Bonus: If a few (or more!) people in your firm record messages, consider asking your firm's communications lead to bundle and post as a group.


    Please record your message and share by Friday! 


    #ArchGrad20



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    Principal
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