News Archive

President Obama’s Vision for American Cities
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U.S. Secretary of Education Duncan Advances Schools as Centers of Community
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Science Education: A Priority for Obama Administration
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MICD ATA Program Serves Four Cities in August
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AAF Receives $50K Bequest from Ethel Belinky
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Three Years Later: Great Schools by Design Participants See Results
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AAF Names New Director of MICD
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MICD Holds Alumni Technical Assistance Program in Alexandria, Virginia
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AAF to Convene Texas School Design Institute II in Austin, TX
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Mayors' Institute Session in Philly Tackles Challenges of Older Industrial Cities
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AAF and U.S. Conference of Mayors Nominates Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. for the National Medal of Arts
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Rosa Parks School Wins Acclaim from U.S. Secretary of Education for Innovation in School Design
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Mayors' Institute Selects Five Mayors for Pilot Follow-up Program
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What Students Want in School Design
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AAF Hosts "Creating Effective Learning Environments in Historic and Non-Traditional School Facilities" in New York, NY
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AAF Announces "Voices from the Field" Great Schools by Design Event
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AAF Hosts Forum on Urban School Design
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AAF and USGBC Host "Growing the Green School Design Movement" in Washington, DC.
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MICD Hosts Breakfast Meeting at USCM Annual Meeting
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AAF President Authors Article on Planning for Sustainable Communities in Washington Post
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AAF’s Film on Rosa Parks School Wins Gold Award and Award of Excellence
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AIA Convention Provides AAF Profile
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AAF Travels to Miami to Present Keystone Award to Mayor Manual Diaz
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AAF Teams up with Architecture for Humanity to Launch the 2009 Open Architecture Challenge
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AAF and UTC Host First Sustainable Cities Design Academy
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20th Annual Accent on Architecture Gala Focuses on Sustainability
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Miami's Mayor Diaz Accepts AAF's Keystone Award
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Jess Zimbabwe Named Executive Director of the Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership at the Urban Land Institute
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2008 Richard Riley Awards Announced
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Mayors' Institute Hosts Technical Assistance Program in Moss Point, MS
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Mayors' Institute Hosts Technical Assistance Program in Tulsa, OK
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AAF Donates World Trade Center Model to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
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Tapestries in Architecture Exhibit Opens at AIA Headquarters Gallery
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American Architectural Foundation and United Technologies Corporation launch Sustainable Cities Design Academy
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AAF Hosts Texas School Design Institute
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Education and Design Leaders Gather to hear Voices from the Field on School Design
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MICD Hosts Alumni Technical Assistance in Cincinnati
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AAF to Pilot Sustainable Cities Design Academy (SCDA)
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AAF Announces Location for the 20th Annual Accent on Architecture Gala
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Forum on the Role of Design in the Transformation of the American High School
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Mayors' Institute on City Design Conducts First Single-City Institute with DC’s Mayor Fenty
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American Architectural Foundation and United Technologies Corporation launch Sustainable Cities Design Academy
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Miami Mayor Manuel A. Diaz Is 2009 Recipient of the American Architectural Foundation’s Keystone Award
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Octagon Continues Save America’s Treasures Grant Projects
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The Octagon Museum Opens Barcelona Projects Exhibit
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AAF Hosts "Creating Effective Learning Environments in Historic and Non-Traditional School Facilities" in New York, NY
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AAF Announces "Voices from the Field" Great Schools by Design Event
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Mayors' Institute on City Design announces Alumni Technical Assistance in Cincinnati, OH
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Mayors' Institute Holds First Alumni Technical Assistance Program in Santa Rosa, California
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New praise for our A+DEN partner’s textbook
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Mayors' Institute Holds 41^st National Session in Chicago
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AAF and USGBC Host "Growing the Green School Design Movement" in Washington, DC.
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The Mayors’ Institute Works with Older Industrial Cities
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AAF names The Museum of Modern Art as Recipient of 2008 Keystone Award
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Spotlight on Design Lecture by KieranTimberlake Associates to be held Feb. 23
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New Report on School Siting, Size, and Location Released
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American Architectural Foundation And Target Announce Winner Of The "Redesign Your School Contest"
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American Architectural Foundation And Target Announce Semi-Finalists And Honorable Mentions For "Redesign Your School Contest"
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AAF Announces 2007 Richard Riley Award Winners
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AAF and KnowledgeWorks Foundation Launch 2007 Richard Riley Award
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AAF and Target Launch National Student Design Contest
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Professor Vincent J. Scully, Jr. Offers Remarks on Vietnam Veterans Memorial at 18th Annual Accent on Architecture
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Schools Designed for Learning: The Denver School of Science and Technology
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Mayors’ Institute on City Design Celebrates 20 Years of Shaping Civic Design with Lecture Dec. 13
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Louisiana Recovery Authority Adopts Principles from AAF’s National Summit on School Design
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National School Design Institute to Develop Plans for New School Facilities in Five Communities
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Architectural Record Highlights AAF School Design Institutes
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New Report Sets Direction for School Design in 21st Century
Target Joins Great Schools by Design National Initiative Read more
New Director of Mayors’ Institute on City Design Named
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AAF’s School Design Institute in Mississippi Receives National Attention
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ASLA Proclaims April National Landscape Architecture Month Read more
Architectural Record Highlights AAF School Design Institutes Read more
Registration Open for First National Conference of Design Educators Read more
National School Board Association Reports on National Summit on School Design Read more
New Report Sets Direction for School Design in 21st Century Target Joins Great Schools by Design National Initiative Read more
AAF Issues Report from Mississippi School Design Institute Read more
Report from the National Summit on School Design Issued Read more
School Design Institute to Spark New Ideas for Education Officials from Chicago, Syrcause, Lincoln, Nashville and Peoria Read more
Pritzker Family to Receive 2006 Keystone Award from the American Architectural Foundation Read more
Media Advisory: Mayors’ Institute on City Design Heads to New Orleans and Gulf Coast Region Mayors and Architectural Design Experts Collaborate to Help Rebuild Communities Read more
American Architectural Foundation And Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation To Award Traveling Fellowship Read more
Mayors from New Orleans and Mississippi Gulf Cities to Attend Mayors’ Institute on City Design Read more
AAF’s School Design Institute in Mississippi Receives National Attention Fox News, February 15, 2006 Watch this report
AAF’s School Design Institute in Akron, Ohio Encourages Innovation WKSU/NPR, Kent, OH, USA Click here to hear this report
Akron School Design Institute Report Released Read more
AAF and AIA Present 2006 Awards to Pritzker Family, Thorncrown Chapel, Moore Ruble Yudell, and Antoine Predock, FAIA Read more
Mayors’ Institute on City Design Session Examines “The University and Public Design” Read more
Architecture Foundations Create New National Network to Foster Growth of K-12 Design Education Programs Read more
Teach Kids Good Design, and They'll Grow Up to Value It, by Whitney Gould Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 31, 2005 Read more
New-Age Schools, by Chris Satullo The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 30, 2005 Read more
Rethinking America's Schoolhouses, by Ronald E. Bogle New Orleans Times-Picayune, October 10, 2005 Read more
National Summit on School Design Media Advisory
October 6-8, 2005 Read more
The Planning Report Profiles the American Architectural Foundation Q&A with Ron Bogle Read more
National Summit on School Design Set for October 6-8, 2005 Landmark Event to Develop Blueprint for 21st Century Schools Read more
New Video and Discussion Guide Champion “Schools as Centers of Community” American Architectural Foundation and KnowledgeWorks Foundation Provide Resources to Help Improve School Design Read more
American Architectural Foundation and Mayors’ Institute on City Design Hold First School Design Institute Mayors and Superintendents from Four Major American Cities Attend and Seek Innovative Solutions for Their Schools Read more
Brighter School Days, by Chris Satullo The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 26, 2005 Read more
Connecticut Post Reports on Great Schools by Design Mayors’ Institute Bridgeport Officials Examine School Options Read more
AAF at the National School Boards Association Conference Members of school boards from across the country were briefed on cutting edge thinking in school design by a panel of experts. Read more
American Architectural Foundation Holds First School Design Institute The American Architectural Foundation (AAF) hosted the first School Design Institute on July 20-22 in Washington, D.C. Read more
New Booklet Spotlights Mayors’ Institute on City Design’s Broad Impact The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) calls the Mayor’s Institute on City Design one of its signature programs. Read more
National Advisory Council Expands Influence of Mayors’ Institute An impressive group of 21 nationally-known leaders on urban design issues has agreed to serve on the newly created National Advisory Council of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design. Read more
Associated Press Features Octagon Museum Exhibit on Freemasonry Exhibit Traces Influence of Freemasonry Read more
The American Architectural Foundation Announces the First School Design Institute Mayors and school leaders are seeking more constructive ways to invest the almost $29 billion being spent annually in the U.S. school construction and renovation. Read more
Santiago Calatrava: AIA Gold Medal Acceptance Speech "Somehow, through an agency we do not understand, we can sometimes create art." Read more
Norbert W. Young, Jr. to Chair AAF Board of Regents President of McGraw-Hill Construction has passion and commitment for continued positive change and expansion. Read more
2005 AAF Keystone Award: Hon. Jeremy Harris The 2005 Keystone Award, which recognizes outstanding design leadership from outside of the design profession, goes to the former mayor of Honolulu. Read more
Ray Suarez will be the Master of Ceremonies for the 16th Annual Accent on Architecture Gala One of the nations’ leading Hispanic voices in the media. Read more
2005 Accent on Architecture Gala The nation's preeminent celebration of the power of architecture to improve lives and transform communities Read more