| 306090:
"A non-profit arts stewardship organization that supports
young architect professionals and design students through
the publication of an annual journal and organization of
events geared towards fostering a community of ideas and
exchange within the field of design."
Added 01272008
Adaptive
Environments Center: "A non-profit organization,
AE was founded in 1978 to address the environmental issues
that confront people with disabilities and elderly people."
Added 01032002
The
Institute for Advanced Architecture:
"An independent, private institution dedicated to advancing
Architecture through research, exchange, and exhibition."
Added 01292008
American
Institute of Architecture Students: "AIAS
hosts an annual convention, FORUM, providing students
with the opportunity to learn about the issues facing
architectural education and the profession, to meet students
and professionals with common interests, and to interact
with some of today's leading architects and designers."
Added 08132001
American
Institute of Architects
The
American Society of Architectural Illustrators:
"ASAI, is a non-profit international professional organization
of architectural illustrators, whose goals are to foster
communication among architectural illustrators, to raise
the standards of architectural illustration and to acquaint
the public with the importance of such drawing as integral
to the practice of architecture."
Added 01272008
Architect.org: "An
online portal projet of the Architectural Research Institute,
Inc."
Architects
/ Designers / Planners for Social Responsiblity: "ADPSR
has a sixteen year history of educating design professionals
and the public about critical social and environmental
issues. Although established with a disarmament focus,
during the last nine years ADPSR has expanded its concerns
to include the protection of the natural and built environment,
and the promotion of ecologically and socially responsible
development"
Added 02092003
Architectural
Association: "Established
in 1847 as a forum for architectural debate and reform.
Over 150 years later it remains a vibrant venue for architects'
lectures and exhibitions in London, and runs one of the
world's leading schools of architecture."
Added 07232002
The
Architectural League of New York:
"An independent forum for creative and intellectual
work in architecture, urbanism, and related disciplines.
The League promotes excellence and innovation in architecture
and urbanism by furthering the education of architects and
designers, and by communicating to a broad audience the
importance of architecture in public life."
Added 01302008
Architectural
Research Centers Consortium, Inc.: "ARCC
is an international consortium of architectural research
centers committed to the expansion of research culture
and infrastructure in architecture and related design
disciplines."
Added 06052001
Architecture
for Humanity: "A
volunteer non-profit organization founded for the promotion
of architectural and design solutions to global, social
and humanitarian problems."
Added 05212002
Association
for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture: "ACADIA
is dedicated to the promotion of communication and critical
thinking regarding the use of computers in architecture,
planning and building science."
Added 07052003
Association
of Collegiate Schools of Architecture: "ACSA
is a nonprofit, membership association founded in 1912
to advance the quality of architectural education."
Added 06052001
Birds
and Buildings Forum: "Educate
members of the building industry—architects, designers,
builders, suppliers—about the design practices that
send the wrong signals to birds, the signals that tell birds
it is safe to fly into a window."
Added 05082005
Center
for Understanding the Built Environment:
"CUBE brings together educators with community partners
to effect change which will lead to a quality built and
natural environment, one and interdependent."
Added 01032002
Center
for Universal Design: "A
national research, information, and technical assistance
center that evaluates, develops, and promotes universal
design in housing, public and commercial facilities,
and related products."
Added 09182001
Corporate
Design Foundation: "Corporate
Design Foundation is a nonprofit educational and research
organization founded on the belief that individual and organizational
interests can best be served through the effective use of
design disciplines: product design, communication design
and architecture."
Design
Business Association:
"DBA exists to promote professional excellence through
productive partnerships between commerce and the design
industry to champion effective design which improves the
quality of people's lives."
Added 08282004
Design
Council: "To 'inspire
and enable the best use of design by the UK, in the world
context, to improve prosperity and well-being.'"
Added 03272004
Design
for the World: "An
international humanitarian organisation whose objective
is to match the skills and commitment of volunteer designers
with the needs expressed by disadvantaged populations
and the organisations that serve them worldwide. Design
for the World unites graphic designers, industrial designers
and interior and architectural designers around one common
idea: voluntary design for people in need."
Added 11202002
Ecological
Design Association: "EDA
is a non-profit making registered charity launched in
February 1991 by, amongst others, David Pearson, architect
and author of the highly successful 'The Natural House
Book'. The Association aims to enhance awareness of environmental
issues amongst the design and building professions amongst
others, and to promote understanding of sustainable development."
Added 02062002
Graham
Foundation: "The
mission of the Graham Foundation is to nurture and enrich
an informed and creative public dialogue concerning architecture
and the built environment."
Institute
for Architecture and Urban Studies:
"It has become clear, especially after 9/11, that there
is a renewal of awareness as to the critical impact of built
form, how it is experienced, mediated, remembered and imagined
on the quality of our daily lives."
Added 05302005
Institute of Destination Architects and Designers: "Planning and design for tourism and recreation revitalization is the most important ecological and human safety, health and welfare issue facing designers in the foreseeable future. IDAD is focused on developing and disseminating techniques which can make resort and hydroscape zones more successful: promoting the human equation and access to natural ecosystems, while preserving the natural conditions."
Added 07132005
Inter-Society
Color Council: "The
ISCC is the principal professional society in the field
of color in the United States, encompassing the arts,
sciences and industry..."
Added 06142002
Initiative
for Architectural Research:
"IAR is an effort to provide a singular voice advocating
for the varying complexity and breadth of research being
conducted by architectural practitioners, academics, and
members of the building industry."
Added 06052001
International
Union of Architects: "Aims
to unite architects from all nations throughout the world,
regardless of nationality, race, religion, professional
training or architectural school of thought."
Added 05212002
Municipal
Art Society: "MSA
is a private, non-profit membership organization whose
mission is to promote a more livable city. Since 1893,
the Society has worked to enrich the culture, neighborhoods
and physical design of New York City. It advocates excellence
in urban design and planning, contemporary architecture,
historic preservation and public art."
Added 11142002
National
Organization of Minority Architects
New
Buildings Institute: "To
promote energy efficiency in buildings through codes, standards
and guidelines."
Added 01032002
PreserveNet:
"PreserveNet is designed to provide preservationists
with a comprehensive database of regularly updated internet
resources and current professional opportunities. Established
in 1994 by Cornell University's Michael Tomlan and Bob Pick,
PreserveNet was the result of a collaborative effort by
preservation students of various universities interested
in providing preservation information in what was then a
new and exciting arena, the internet."
Added 07102001
The
Society of Architectural Historians:
"SAH is an international not-for-profit membership
organization that promotes the study and preservation of
the built environment worldwide."
Added 01272008
World
Monuments Fund: "WMF
safeguards the heritage of humankind by encouraging the
conservation and preservation of culturally and historically
significant works of art and architecture worldwide. Founded
in 1965, WMF works with public and private-sector partners
and has orchestrated more than 280 projects in 70 countries."
Added 07102001
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