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
View and download the new study that finds strong correlation between architecture firms designing high performance buildings and overall firm excellence.
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The Design Awards program showcases excellence in design produced by AIA Austin members as selected by a panel of distinguished jurors. The Design Awards Committee coordinates both the annual AIA Austin Design Awards Competition and the Awards Celebration to celebrate the accomplishments of its members as they relate to architecture.
AIA COTE Top Ten Projects Awards Each year for more than two decades, the AIA’s Committee on the Environment has honored the best in sustainable architecture and ecological design. Read more » Statement on Climate Change: With support from the Board, AIA will release an important statement today on climate change. We wanted to give … Continued