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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)

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Register for the CxD Communities in Transition Series

  • 1.  Register for the CxD Communities in Transition Series

    Posted 04-28-2022 06:01 PM

    The 21st century is an era of ongoing and dramatic change, with communities facing multiple acute stresses at a time. While adapting to the negative consequences of climate change, many communities are simultaneously grappling with deep systemic inequities and difficult economic conditions. 

    Throughout this live series hosted by the AIA Center for Communities by Design (CxD) participants will gain real world insights into many of the challenges our communities are facing and the innovative approaches that have been applied across the country to address them. Speakers will highlight how architects, civic leaders, and other professionals can leverage tools and strategies to ease the burden of these transitions. Join us for the entire series or just one session:

    • Thursday, May 19, 2022 | 2pm ET | Economic Transitions: Building Economic Resilience in Small Communities
    • Tuesday, August 16, 2022 | 3pm ET | Retrofitting Suburbia for Equity and Resilience to Climate Change
    • Tuesday, September 13, 2022 | 3pm ET | Disaster Recovery: Reflections on Neighborhood Resilience

    To learn more about each session and register, click here. 

    Many of the jurisdictions featured in this series have been CxD Design Assistance Team (DAT) host communities. Click here to learn more about CxD and whether your community could benefit from a DAT. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at communitiesbydesign@aia.org.



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    Paola Capo
    The American Institute of Architects
    Washington DC
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