ACD Announcements
Jobs
- AAF/MICD Special Projects Manager
- Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction - McWhorter Professor and Head of Building Science
- Community Design Centers and Practitioners Recognized by ACSA
- Your Town Rural Design Workshops - Deadline February 4!
- AIA COTE Top Ten Design Awards - Deadline Extended to February 14
- Ecocity World Summit 2008 - San Francisco, California, April 22-26, 2008
- Reshaping Rochester! 2008 - Planning for the Public Realm
ACD Announcements
Happy New Year! ACD Announcements are Back
Welcome back! After a brief holiday hiatus, the ACD Announcements are pleased to be back online with our January issue. Since the release is a slight shift from our normal schedule, here are the submission deadlines for the next two monthly Announcements:
- February issue (released mid-February) - Announcement items due February 8
- March issue (released early March) - Announcement items due February 29
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Jobs
AAF/MICD Special Projects Manager
The Special Projects Manager position will be a full-time employee of the American Architectural Foundation reporting directly to the Senior Director of Programs (who is also the Director of the Mayors' Institute on City Design). We seek candidates with at least two years of work experience, a degree in an environmental design field, familiarity with basic principles of graphic and web design, knowledge of and passion for a broad range of disciplines related to the design and development of cities, collaborative skills, the ability to work independently, and excellent writing skills. This position will have two primary areas of focus. 50% of the Special Project Manager's time will be dedicated to coordinating follow-up technical assistance to alumni mayors, and 50% of the Manager's time will be in developing new programs for the American Architectural Foundation. The position is based in Washington, DC and carries a competitive salary and full benefits package. For more information and instructions on applying, please see http://www.micd.org/specialprojectsmanager.pdf.
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Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction - McWhorter Professor and Head of Building Science
The College of Architecture, Design and Construction at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, is seeking applications and nominations for the position of McWhorter Professor and Head of Building Science. This is a 12-month, tenured position for an experienced professional in building construction or a related discipline. For detailed information on the position and the application process, please see the posting at: http://www.cadc.auburn.edu/index.php/employment-opportunities/.
Auburn University is an EEO/AAE employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
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Grants and Awards
Community Design Centers and Practitioners Recognized by ACSA
Each year the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) honors excellence and distinguished achievement in architectural education, in recognition of those who embody these qualities and have advanced the art and science of the field. These award-winning professors inspire and challenge students, contribute to the profession’s knowledge base, and extend their work beyond the borders of academia into practice and the public
sector.
We are pleased to announce that the 2007-2008 ACSA Award Winners include the following members and supporters of ACD:
- Bryan Bell, Dan Etheridge, Sarah Gamble, Doug Harmon, Jared Hueter, Reed Kroloff, Alan Lewis & Patrick Rhodes, Tulane University
- Roberta M. Feldman, University of Illinois at Chicago, City Design Center
- Aaron Gabriel, Stephen Luoni, & Jeffrey Huber, University of Arkansas, Community Design Center
- Stanley Tigerman, FAIA, Tigerman McCurry & Archeworks
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Your Town Rural Design Workshops - Deadline February 4!
Your Town: The Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design is a leadership initiative funded by the National Endowment for the Arts that responds to the design needs of small towns and rural areas. It is coordinated by the Faculty of Landscape Architecture at State University of New York Syracuse in partnership with preservation consultant Shelley Mastran.
Your Town addresses a range of critical problems that rural communities face. In some cases, the main concerns are heavy out-migration and loss of employment opportunities; in others, rapid growth from suburban sprawl, location of new facilities, or influx of retirees. These problems affect the vitality of the community, its design, and its sense of place. Your Town addresses these issues of community integrity and character through the process of design in a two-and-a-half-day participatory workshop.
More information on Your Town is available at www.yourtowndesign.org. Proposals are due by close of business on Monday, February 4, 2008.
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AIA COTE Top Ten Design Awards - Deadline Extended to February 14
The AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) and its Top Ten Green Projects awards program recognize the benefits of sustainable design and acknowledge architects as leaders in the creation of environmentally responsible design solutions.
COTE encourages architects and their teams to submit their projects for the Top Ten design competition. Now in its 12th year, the program is one of the best known sustainable design recognition programs in the nation. Winning projects will be recognized with an AIA/COTE award certificate and acknowledged in the national press, on the AIA Web site, and at the AIA national convention in May 2008.
The submission deadline has been extended to February 14, 2008. For more information on the AIA COTE Top Ten Awards, visit http://www.aiatopten.org/.
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Conferences
Ecocity World Summit 2008 - San Francisco, California, April 22-26, 2008
Ecocity World Summit puts the largest things humans create - cities, towns and villages - squarely within the context of the triple crisis of peak oil, species extinction and climate change, and focuses on how we can redesign the built environment so that it works for everybody, not just the few, and is ontributing to biodiveristy on the planet, not destroying it.
Ecocity Builders is the keeper of the International Ecocity Conference Series and host of Ecocity World Summit 2008, the 7th International Ecocity Conference. Previous conferences were held in Berkeley, California; Adelaide, Australia; Yoff, Senegal; Curitiba, Brazil; Shenzhen, China; and Bangalore, India.
For information regarding registration and sponsorship opportunities, please visit the conference website (http://www.ecocityworldsummit.org/) or contact the Conference Director at Kirstin@ecocityworldsummit.org.
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Reshaping Rochester! 2008 - Planning for the Public Realm
The Rochester Regional Community Design Center (RRCDC) invites you to attend an exciting medley of lectures, exhibits and discussions centering on how Rochester can revitalize itself through excellence in urban design.
This year, the educational lecture series brings a visionary mayor, urban design practitioners, an architecture critic and renowned landscape architect to Rochester from across the country to share their experiences, stories and wisdom.
Each lecture is held in an historically significant building. For complete information about the series and to purchase tickets for upcoming events, visit http://www.rrcdc.org/news_rr.html.
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Tidbits
New Books from New Village Press
- Building Commons and Community documents 45 years of the late Karl Linn's legacy creating shared neighborhood spaces. In this richly-illustrated hardcover book, Linn presents his philosophies and practical wisdom to help neighborhoods create welcoming shared spaces using primarily their own labor and salvaged resources. Photo-essay case studies provide inspiration and practical guidance for citizens and professionals who wish to collaborate to strengthen communities. Projects include community gardens, playgrounds, parks and other gathering places built on derelict and unused property by the people who use them.
- Louise Dunlap's new book -- Undoing the Silence -- empowers us to change society through the written word. The author is skilled in guiding professionals and scholars, as well as citizen activists to express themselves effectively. The book's tools include "freewriting" techniques, strategies for reaching an intended audience, innovative exercises for giving and receiving feedback, and tactics for rethinking, editing and rewriting free-flowing drafts. Undoing the Silence helps citizens influence democratic processes through letters, articles, proposals, press releases, blogs, reports and public testimony. Her work aims not just at teaching, but also at healing-both individual voices and an ailing collective voice. Her insight strengthens strategic thinking and her "You can do it!" approach makes social-action writing achievable for everyone.
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