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ALBION DISTRICT LIBRARY BY PERKINS + WILL IS A 2018 COTE TOP TEN RECIPIENT. IMAGE: DOUBLESPACE PHOTOGRAPHY

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The Committee on the Environment (COTE®) is an AIA Knowledge Community working for architects, allied professionals, and the public to achieve climate action and climate justice through design. We believe that design excellence is the foundation of a healthy, sustainable, and equitable future. Our work promotes design strategies that empower all AIA members to realize the best social and environmental outcomes with the clients and the communities they serve.

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COTE news / January/February 2021

  • 1.  COTE news / January/February 2021

    Posted 01-26-2021 09:45 AM
    Edited by Kira L. Gould Hon. AIA 01-30-2021 12:46 AM

    COTE news: January/February 2021 is out ...

    There's a great letter from the 2021 Chair, Betsy del Monte, and an update on advocacy from Mike Davis. AIA President Peter Exley also chimes in regarding the importance of this moment for AIA and climate action, health, and equity. 

    Also don't miss the piece on COTE's fantastic juries -- for the AIA COTE Top Ten Awards and the COTE Top Ten for Students Competition. We are so grateful to these amazing crews (all tagged below) and to the amazing technical reviewers. They are: Top Ten Awards Jury: Michelle Amt, Renee Cheng, Marlon Blackwell, Erica Cochran Hameen, Lynn Simon. Top Ten for Students Competition Jury: Nader Tehrani, Kate Simonen, Yasemin Kologlu, Ray Huff, and Annanya Das. 

    Last, I hope you will have a minute for my commentary piece in Buildings & Cities journal about architecture education. 

    #climateaction #bethechange #designforall


    http://bit.ly/COTEnewsJanFeb21



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