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Communities all over the world are struggling to build effective strategies to address their key challenges, from climate change and equity to housing and revitalization. In response, the Communities by Design program brings together architects and other professional disciplines to work alongside the residents, professionals and institutions of host communities on key local issues. Every project is community-driven and includes meaningful public participation in an intensive process to match professional expertise with public values and aspirations for a place. 

Communities by Design is a program of the Architect's Foundation, the philanthropic partner of The American Institute of Architects (AIA)

  • 1.  Bob Berkebile Q&A in Common Edge

    Posted 05-23-2022 01:21 PM

    There has to be an enormous, critical reason to build a new building in the next five to 10 years. We ought to find every way possible to create longer use of what we've already built and adaptively reuse the built environment that we own, rather than build a new one, because right now we can't afford the carbon. 

    https://commonedge.org/bob-berkebile-that-was-the-brilliance-of-leed-it-included-everyone-in-the-conversation/



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    Kira Gould
    Kira Gould CONNECT
    Oakland CA
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  • 2.  RE: Bob Berkebile Q&A in Common Edge

    Posted 05-24-2022 06:57 PM

    Kira,

    Bob has been on the cutting edge regarding sustainability and regeneration for a long time.  It's time for all architects to join the conversation rather than continue to put our heads in the sand and hope that climate change won't affect us.  The status quo is changing at an accelerating rate!  Like Bob, I have been an optimist, but it's getting harder.

     

    Helen J. Kessler, FAIA, LEED Fellow, WELL AP

    HJKessler Associates

    UpFront Regenerative Design

    Chicago

     

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