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.
This year COD will offer 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 will take place in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, September 21-24, 2023.
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