Upcoming AAO Network Meetings for October

This fall, architecture organizations will be setting their 2021 budgets, and most of us will be projecting significant cuts that will affect programming, fundraising, and other essential functions. We invite top leaders of AAO member organizations to join us for our October 6 CEO Network meeting to discuss the unique challenges of scenario planning during the COVID-era. Register now for the October 6 meeting.

A similar meeting is being called by the Architecture + Design Education Network (A+DEN) to share educators’ initial thinking about what their program plans might look like for the first half of 2021. All educators are encouraged to join up for this October 5 “check-in.”

Virtual Open House and Doors Open Programs

• Open House London, September 19-27
• Open House Chicago, October 16-25
• Open House New York, October 17-18
• Doors Open Denver, September 28 - October 15
• Doors Open Baltimore, October 1-29

Actions to Increase Diversity in Architecture

• NOMA, with support from AIA Large Firm Roundtable, has authored the 2030 Diversity Challenge for Architecture, which aims to double the percentage of African American architects from 2% to 4% by 2030. This summer, the NOMA Foundation Fellowship took a step toward that goal and placed 30 NOMAS students in paid summer internships.
• Beyond the Built Environment launched SAY IT WITH MEdia, a challenge for publications to feature BIPOC and women in at least 15% of their content. AAO Member Rice Design Alliance has made the commitment. 
• Design Museum's We Design online exhibition celebrates a range of career paths, emphasizes the need for more racial and gender diversity in design fields, and highlights the importance of equity and inclusion in terms of generating ideas.
• The BSA's monthly Race and Architecture series started in July. View upcoming events and recordings of past programs. 
• RIBA's virtual Inclusion by Design Festival will take place Sept. 28 - Oct. 2.

Member News Briefs

• Exhibit Columbus kicked off its online symposium with a conversation about the use of strategic foresight and storytelling in design. View it on Dezeen and check out the rest of the free symposium programming that goes through Oct. 29.
  • Or even better, read about Exhibit Columbus and several other AAO members highlighted Dwell’s recent round-up “15 Essential Design Events to Catch this Fall.”
• AIA NY announced a slate of after-school virtual K-12 programs that can be attended from anywhere, in addition to a Saturday series for high school students.
• The National Building Museum installed Murals That Matter: Activism Through Public Art on the West Lawn. In another example of an AAO member displaying murals, there are currently murals by Mark Ross on display outside of AD EX in Dallas.
• Chicago Mobile Makers partnered with NEXT.cc on pop-up events. Chicago Mayor Lightfoot stopped by the Mobile Makerspace.
• Two upcoming online fundraising events feature celebrity appearances: Trevor Noah at the Oct. 27 Silver SPUR Awards and Bobby Berk of Queer Eye at the Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards on Oct. 1.

Jobs and Opportunities

• Design Museum, Podcast Writer and Producer
• Heinz Architectural Center, Carnegie Museum of Art, Associate Curator
• Open House New York, Executive Director
• Materials & Applications, Executive Director
• National Building Museum, Executive Director
• Van Alen Institute, Grants Manager

About AAO

AAO Membership