Public Interest Design Institute- Yale University

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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) December 12, 2011 -- CONTACTS: Bryan Bell, bryan@designcorps.org
Mary Haywood, mary@designcorps.org
Richard DeFlumeri: Yale University: richard.deflumeri@yale.edu

WEBSITES: http://www.publicinterestdesign.com/yale-university/


PUBLIC INTEREST DESIGN INSTITUTE
To be held on January 13-14, 2012 at Yale University.

New Clients + New Fee Sources = Public Interest Design

Yale University School of Architecture is presenting an emerging field of public service in architecture. The two-day course will provide knowledge and training on best practices of how design can address the critical issues faced by communities. Unlike volunteer or academic programs this new field provides fee paying jobs to architects who have faced a deep recession. Five national experts will present examples from around the world. The research is funded by the American Institute of Architects 2011 Latrobe Award.

The field of architecture is quickly growing past the success of the green design movement. Public Interest Design is an emerging practice that addresses the social, economic and environmental issues that communities face today.

The Public Interest Design Institute Series will present best practices formed around the Social Economic Environmental Design (SEED) evaluation, a set of standards that takes a holistic, creative approach to design driven by community needs. Like LEED has done, the SEED process provides a step-by-step aid for those who want to undertake and better accomplish design in the public's interest. Attendees will gain the training and expertise needed to be at the forefront of this emerging field.

Instructors:
Emily Pilloton, Founder and Executive Director of Project H.
Michael Murphy, Co-Founder and Executive Director of MASS Design Group.
Anna Heringer, Loeb Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design and recipient of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 2007 from Salzburg, Austria.
Bryan Bell, Founder and Executive Director, Design Corps, Raleigh, NC.
David Perkes, Founding Director, Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, Biloxi, MS.
John Folan, Founder and Director of the Urban Design Build Studio (UDBS) at Carnegie Melon University.

Marie Aquilino, Co-Founder of Future City Lab and Associate Program Director of BaSiC Initiative, Europe from Paris, France.


$100 discount for Early Registration until December 16, 2011. Additional $100 discount for AIA members.

For more information on the Yale University Public Interest Design Institute and to register, go to:
http://www.publicinterestdesign.com/yale-university/

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