Looking Back, Moving Forward: What the 2012 National Convention says about Architecture Today

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According to its Web Site, The American Institute of Architects (AIA) aims to be two things for the architecture profession: a resource and a voice.

There’s no doubt that as a resource, the AIA plays its part well. But what does it mean to be a “voice”? Can an association speak for a profession? And, if so, what is it saying?

Today, over 17,000 architects and designers, contractors and project managers, magazines and bloggers (including us) will converge on the Capital for the AIA’s 144th National Convention, Design Connects. Over the course of three days, connections will be made, conversations had, and three keynote speakers present.

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Cite: Vanessa Quirk. "Looking Back, Moving Forward: What the 2012 National Convention says about Architecture Today" 17 May 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/234712/looking-back-moving-forward-what-the-2012-national-convention-says-about-architecture-today> ISSN 0719-8884

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