Washington, D.C. – The Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) will hold a public forum celebrating its 20th Anniversary on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. at 5:30 p.m.
For twenty years, the Mayors' Institute on City Design, which is a partnership program of the National Endowment for the Arts, The U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the American Architectural Foundation, has helped transform communities through design by preparing mayors to be the chief urban designers of their cities. More than 700 mayors and hundreds of design professionals have attended design institutes dealing with urban planning issues such as downtown and waterfront developments, transportation, housing, schools, and public facilities such as libraries and arts centers.
During the public forum, MICD Founder, Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., Des Moines Mayor T. M. Franklin Cownie, and Providence, R.I. Mayor David N. Cicilline will discuss development issues currently facing American cities and how the Mayors’ Institute on City Design can help mayors shape their cities through design. The session will be moderated by Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic of The New Yorker magazine.
| WHO: |
Mayors’ Institute on City Design Charleston, SC Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., MICD Founder Des Moines, IA Mayor T. M. Franklin Cownie, MICD Alumni Providence, R.I. Mayor David N. Cicilline, MICD Alumni Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker magazine |
| WHAT: |
Holds Public Forum Celebrating the 20th Anniversary (This event is free; Please register on the National Bulding Museum Website at https://s21.2coolweb.com/nbm/signup.asp or at the door) |
| WHEN: | Wednesday, December 13, 2006 – 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: |
National Building Museum 401 F. Street Washington, D.C. 20001 |
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts - both new and established - bringing the arts to all Americans and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Endowment is the nation's largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases. For more information, please visit www.nea.gov.
The United States Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are 1,139 such cities in the country today, each represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the Mayor. For more information, please visit www.usmayors.org.
The American Architectural Foundation (AAF) is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that educates individuals and communities about the power of architecture to transform lives and improve the places where we live, learn, work, and play. Through its outreach programs, grants, exhibitions, and educational resources, the AAF helps people become thoughtful and engaged stewards of the world around them. For more information, please visit www.archfoundation.org.
Contacts:
Sally Gifford - National Endowment for the Arts
202-682-5606 (giffords@arts.endow.gov)
Elena Temple – The U.S. Conference of Mayors
202-861-6719 (etemple@usmayors.org)
Rhonda Spears Bell – The U.S. Conference of Mayors
202-861-6766 (rspears@usmayors.org)
Helen Wechsler - American Architectural Foundation
202-626-7372 (hwechsler@archfoundation.org)
Jess Wendover – Mayors’ Institute on City Design
202-463-1390 (jess@micd.org)
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