Ronald E. Bogle, Hon. AIA, President and CEO of the American Architectural Foundation and an AAO/A+DEN co-founder, recognized Jaime Endreny, Executive Director of the Center for Architecture Foundation, for the Learning by Design:NY program. Learning by Design:NY was a U.S. nominee (Institution Category) in the first Golden Cubes Awards of the International Union of Architects.

Kristen Richards

At the “Healthy Communities through Design” session, Rick Bell, FAIA, an AAO co-founder, and Sean Fischer, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the Built Environment program at the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, spoke about NYC’s Active Design Guidelines and the AIANY’s Fit-Nation collaboration with other U.S. communities.

Kristen Richards

New Yorkers busy in Philadelphia: James Corner Field Operations’ recently-completed the Race Street Pier in the shadow of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge has become one of Philly’s newest favorite spots.

Kristen Richards

The Barnes Museum, designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, is readying for its grand opening on Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway next May.

Kristen Richards

Architecture for Humanity hosted its fall design conference, Design Like You Give a Damn: LIVE!, at the Center for Architecture 10.21-22.11. Sarah Bush, the Associate Development Director at Architecture for Humanity, pictured right with AIANY Executive Director Rick Bell, FAIA, was one of the organizers.

Rick Bell (left); Bridget Dodd (right)

This is the last week that the “New York New Work” exhibition will be on view at the West 4th Street train station. Stop by before the end of the month!

Rick Bell

“Design with the Other 90%: Cities” is an exhibition on view through 01.09.12 at the United Nations Visitors Lobby, organized by the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Dan Gottlieb and Penny Herscovitch, of Padlab in Los Angeles, designed the Safe Agua Water System for Santiago, Chile.

Rick Bell

Pro-union political activism (musically) takes to the street in front of the Center for Architecture.

Rick Bell