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.
The next domestic conference is scheduled for Wednesday, October 19 thru Sunday, October 23 in Los Angeles. An international conference is not planned for 2022 or 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