LOCATION: HOUSTON TILLOTSON CAMPUS Please join the Architecture K-12 Committee for this fun design-build crafting activity for kids of all ages. AIA architects set up a miniature grid of downtown Austin and invite participants to recreate iconic buildings of downtown using recycled boxes and crafting materials. Children of all ages will create inventive models and … Continued
DATE: Saturdays Feb. 23rd, Sept. 21st, Dec. 14th TIME: 10 a.m. – Noon LOCATION: Center For Architecture, 801 W. 12TH, Austin, TX 78701 COST: $25 per child. Free for parents to join. AGES: 7-12 Family Workshops are a great way for parents and children to learn about architecture together. Parents are welcome to join or … Continued
At our monthly meeting, guest speaker Ashley Heeren from Lake|Flato Architects joined us to share the design, process and successes of award winning projects that ‘…act as a catalyst for community coming together…’ including The Pearl in San Antonio and The Austin Central Library. Ashley took us through the importance of community engagement and buy-in to create people-places, … Continued
As described in the COTE Toolkit, Designing for Integration involves creating a central design concept, designing spaces full of beauty and delight, and integrating the ‘integrative design process’. Best Practices include: Central design concept Write a Vision Statement that resonates with the design team, the investors, the operators and managers, the users, the community, and … Continued
The AIA Austin Urban Design Committee and MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning worked on big ideas for the future of small area planning that reimagines an urban design framework for ‘complete communities’ in Austin. Full archives of the project here. Committee Priorities for 2018 Collaborate with a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Urban Design … Continued
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