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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

  • 1.  COP27 event this week

    Posted 11-14-2022 01:10 PM

    JOIN on site or virtually on 16 November - as we discuss how design can enable low-carbon, resilient development in the Global South.


    #cop27
    WEDNESDAY 16 November 2022

    16:45-18:15 Egypt time / 09:45-11:15am US Eastern Time


    If you are at COP27 with a Blue Zone pass, join us in person:


    Architecture 2030, ASHRAE and the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES), invite you to JOIN US LIVE at COP27 for our Official Blue Zone COP27 Side Event: 

     

    Planning, Design and Development in the Global South: 

    The "How To" for People + Planet

    16 Nov 2022

    16:45-18:15 Egypt time / 9:45am-11:15am US Eastern Time

    Official Side Event Room: Hatshepsut

     

    and if not, please Join Virtually

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzvNOju9Jwo


    Between 2022 and 2050, population growth and human development investment will necessitate billions of square meters of new construction and infrastructure in the Global South. All this development will be undertaken simultaneously with increasing climate change impacts and the need for adaptive buildings and infrastructure. HOW do we build out all the development that is projected to take place, and do it sustainably, equitably, and with zero carbon emissions? Presenters will set out necessary design and construction guidelines, with regional examples, for equitable and resilient development to meet 50% x 2030 emissions reduction targets. 

     

    Speakers include:

    Lisa Richmond, Senior Fellow, Architecture 2030; Seattle, US

    Ghaith Tibi, Associate, Arup; Dubai, UAE

    Imen Makhlouf, INWES; Tunis, Tunisia

    Kotchakorn Voraakham, IFLA; CEO; Porous City Network; Bangkok, Thailand

    Farooq Mehboob, President, ASHRAE; CEO S Mehboob & Co; Karachi, Pakistan

    Dennis Knight, ASHRAE; Principal, Whole Building Systems; Charleston, US

    Noella Nibakuze; Design Director, MASS Design Group; Kigali, Rwanda



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    Kira Gould Hon. AIA
    Kira Gould CONNECT
    Oakland CA
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