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"The Shape of Texas" highlights places that define Texas culture.
Through public radio stations, "The Shape of Texas", a 2-minute weekly radio program, broadcast vividly descriptive information and insight about contemporary and historical architecture and places of significance that shape Texas culture.
The grant enabled a planning charrette to determine the future of Durham Central Park. At its low point, there was potential for tremendous revitalization, which provided people work together to secure their common future.
Grant funded the development of curriculum materials, specifically a third-grade Architecture Workbook and Teacher Manual for New Haven that will be used by thousands of students and teachers in the ongoing Community Vision program. Materials will reinforce an interdisciplinary framework for creative problem-solving using architecture and design methodologies and learning strategies, dovetailing with the Building Connections concept paper.
CUBE is a grassroots education organization whose constituency is comprised of children, educators, and community groups. This grant supports "The Rosedale Community Plan," a community-driven effort to revitalize this area of south Kansas City, Kansas, by empowering youth to take responsible action in their communities.
Will undertake local efforts to strengthen the impact of Becoming Good Neighbors: Enriching America's Communities by Design. They intend to hold a series of component meetings, in coordination with local airings on public television stations, engaging the public on how they can 'become good neighbors.'
This grant helps fund "Architecture Is...", an annual design and essay competition that invites students from ages 5-18 to create a graphic design or write an essay depicting their impressions of architecture. Architects visit schools to encourage student involvement.
1999 program: "Housing for the Next Millennium," an educational initiative which introduces area schoolchildren to the world of architecture, by asking them to envision how housing can and should change in the future.
AIA San Mateo County will conduct a community-wide urban design charrette to foster interaction and dialogue between regional and local architects, citizens, community leaders, and local government officials in mapping the future of East Palo Alto, a largely ignored community in the heart of rapidly growing Silicon Valley.
Young people will work with architects to develop critiques, design proposals, shape models, and map out implementation plans to improve the quality of life in their own neighborhoods.
Will host a series of roundtable discussions on design solutions for Tempe. Topics to be covered: 1) sense of place and sustainability 2) in-fill and redevelopment in existing and historic neighborhoods 3) creating design solutions for sensitive compact development
This grant will fund a mini design charrette, where community leaders can meet with teams of professionals to explore the community's particular design and planning concerns. The goal is to start Vermont communities down the path of sustainable development, by granting them access to the thoughtful input of design professionals.
CNA Insurance Companies and Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, Inc., sponsored the 1999 grants program. The CNA and Schinnerer professional liability insurance programs are commended by The American Institute of Architects and sponsored by the AIA Trust.
For additional information about Accent on Architecture grants, fax a request to: 202-626-7420
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