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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.

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Thu, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 26, 2024
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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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SOCIETY'S CAGE: A BOLD EXPERIENTIAL INSTALLATION HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORIC FORCES OF RACIALIZED STATE VIOLENCE

  • 1.  SOCIETY'S CAGE: A BOLD EXPERIENTIAL INSTALLATION HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORIC FORCES OF RACIALIZED STATE VIOLENCE

    Posted 09-04-2020 01:20 PM
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    I would like to make you aware of an initiative we are taking to help advance the discussion around social injustice.   

    Society's Cage is a timely interpretive installation born in the aftermath of the George Floyd and Breonna Taylor murders as our society reckons with institutional racism and white supremacy. The public installation features a bold interpretive pavilion sculpted to symbolize the historic forces of racialized state violence. The experience educates visitors and functions as a sanctuary to reflect, record, and share personal thoughts. It is conceived in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement as a mechanism for building empathy and healing.


    For more information on the project and how to contribute, please go to the following web sites:
    https://www.smithgroup.com/societys-cage

    https://architectsfoundation.networkforgood.com/projects/106171-society-s-cage-pavilion-project



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    David Greenbaum FAIA
    Vice President
    SmithGroup
    Washington DC
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    2024 HRC Taliesin West


  • 2.  RE: SOCIETY'S CAGE: A BOLD EXPERIENTIAL INSTALLATION HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORIC FORCES OF RACIALIZED STATE VIOLENCE

    Posted 08-14-2020 05:37 PM
    Wow!



    2024 HRC Taliesin West