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.
Arkansas
April 3-7 | 21c Hotel | Bentonville and Eureka Springs - Registration is sold out.
Brazil
Thu, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 26, 2024Sao Paulo > Brasilia > Rio de Janerio. Registration will open in late April.
Download the prospectus for Arkansas and Brazil opportunities.
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.
What is innovation?
https://www.ideatovalue.com/inno/nickskillicorn/2016/03/innovation-15-experts-share-innovation-definition/
https://www.doblin.com/ten-types
http://leevinsel.com/blog/2015/11/12/95-theses-on-innovation
An overview of innovation in architecture
https://www.wiley.com/enus/Integrating+Innovation+in+Architecture%3A+Design%2C+Methods+and+Technology+for+Progressive+Practice+and+Research-p-9781119164821
https://www.autodesk.com/redshift/most-innovative-architecture/
https://www.archdaily.com/773232/9-entreprenurial-architects-who-developed-innovative-products-and-services
An overview on Maintenance
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/opinion/sunday/lets-get-excited-about-maintenance.html
http://themaintainers.org/
https://aeon.co/essays/innovation-is-overvalued-maintenance-often-matters-more
https://placesjournal.org/article/maintenance-and-care/#.W_17PDWNzBY.mailto
http://leevinsel.com/blog/2015/11/30/the-maintainers-a-conference-april-8-2016-stevensinstitute-
of-technology
Infrastructure
https://www.wired.com/2015/09/design-issue-future-of-cities/
https://www.spur.org/reports
https://placesjournal.org/article/instrumental-city-new-york-hudson-yards/
https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/making-sense-of-the-smart-city_o
What countries are innovative?
https://www.businessinsider.com/most-innovative-countries-in-the-world-2016-8/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2017/10/17/wheres-the-next-silicon-valley/#594c805937f0
San Francisco
https://www.aiasf.org/page/25Buildings
https://sfport.com/pier-70-areahttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/04/17/us/san-francisco-earthquake-seismic-gamble.html