Letter from Executive Director Michael Wood
Dear Friends:
Thanks again to all of you who attended the 2010 AAO/A+DEN Conference earlier this month.
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2010 Conference Presentations
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Pre-Conference BootcampRick Bell - Pre-Conference Bootcamp.pdfMargie O'Driscoll - Pre-Conference Bootcamp.pdf
Monday, November 15, 2010
Intelligent Cities Online
National Building Museum announces "Intelligent Cities" forum.
A+D Film Festival
Earlier this month, 2,800 people attended the inaugural Architecture and Design Film Festival in New York City. This event, the first of its kind in the US, presented 41 films over four days. The films were grouped by theme into 90-minute programs and supplemented with panel discussions.
Architecture + the City Festival
The following festival wrap-up comes to AAO from Kiley Arroyo, AIA|SF Director of Public Engagement
AIA San Francisco and the Center for Architecture + Design's 7TH ANNUAL ARCHITECTURE AND THE CITY FESTIVAL
Bernard Schwartz House
The Bernard Schwartz House in Two Rivers, WI allows visitors to experience the work of Frank Lloyd Wright in the way it was intended: to live in it (even if just for a few days). The house attracts guests from all over the world who are eager to book their own private, short-term rental. Built in 1939, the Schwartz house was originally designed as a model "dream house" for a Life Magazine article.
99% Invisible
During the Architecture and the City Festival, AIA|SF launched a weekly program on KALW, the local public radio station. "99% Invisible" is a four and a half minute show that examines topics in design and architecture. With over 100,000 listeners in the Bay area and a #47 ranking among all available iTunes podcasts, the program is acquiring a devoted following.
District Architecture Center
The Washington Center of the American Institute of Architects names Hickok Cole Architects Winner of new District Architecture Center design competition.
Mobile Food Collective at the Venice Biennale
How does a modest-scaled community project from a non-profit design organization end up at the Venice Biennale? AAO catches up with Archeworks, whose post-graduate design program focuses on the public mission of design, to learn how.
Selling Memberships Through Groupon
How do you sell 2,338 memberships in one day? Using Groupon, a web-based collective bargaining tool. Every day, Groupon delivers a coupon to your inbox. The deal isn't good unless a minimum amount of people accept the offer. Chicago Architecture Foundation recently offered memberships at a 55% discount through Groupon and within a day sold 2,338 memberships (way beyond the minimum).