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How can we engage our communities in the built environment, and how do we begin to find a common language to help people understand why they should even care?

At the 2009 AAO conference, we engaged a panel of experts and luminaries to discuss this very topic.

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At the 2009 AAO conference, we were so honored to have Carol Coletta, President and CEO of CEOs for Cities as our keynote speaker.  Carol's address, given on November 5, 2009, focused on the issues around building and sustaining the next generation of great American...

If we spend 90% of our time inside buildings, how do the environments we live, teach, and learn in become educational laboratories? 

At the 2009 AAO conference, Julia Feder, Manger of LEED Education Resources at the U.S. Green Building Council led a break-out...

At the inaugural AAO conference, we were so lucky to have Peter Murray, Chairman of Wordsearch and New London Architecture, and the Director of the London Festival of Architecture as a presenter. 

In his session, presented on November 5, 2009, Peter discussed the...

Have you tried to work with your local school district to implement school-based design curriculum and run into a wall? 

At the 2009 AAO conference, Krisann Rehbein, Education Specialist at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, moderated a session with Manny Juarez...

Each month, AAO will highlight a member organization in order to share their programs, ideas, and the great work that AAO members do every day. This month, we feature the Rice Design Alliance in Houston, TX. 

The Rice Design Alliance...

 
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