Design Green Awards 2010 - Awards for Exceptional Design - Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles(AFLA)

Design Green is a competition to honor projects that integrate exceptional design with new high performance standards for sustainability, LEED certified for their effectiveneww, while redefining architecture. The awards were announced recently at the AIA/LA Design Awards 2010. Sponsors for the 2010 awards were Louis Poulsen, Savings By Design, and American Commissioning Group, LLC. AFLA partnered with both USGBC-LA and AIA/LA.

The Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles is dedicated to bringing awareness about the value of architecture and related arts to the general public and design professionals. More details about the awards here. See images of the 2009 winners here.

USGBC Green Gala Tonight at the JW Marriot

Don't forget about the Sixth Annual Green Gala tonight at 5:30 p.m. downtown at the JW Marriot! Hosted by USGBC-LA, the event theme is "Giant Steps... Small Footprint." The keynote speaker is the President and CEO of Abode Communities Robin Hughes. Entertainment will be provided by the Martini Kings, and the Architecture Foundation of Los Angeles will present the Design Green Awards. Don't miss out on this special event!

Upcoming Event: AFLA's Salon for New Voices - Sept. 16

Ilan Dei StudioThis Thursday, September 16, the Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles, AFLA, will host "Three Voices in Design," an evening with Margaret Griffin, Jennifer Siegal, and Julie Smith-Clementi, as part of their Salon for New Voices series. The event will take place at Ilan Dei Studio and will feature a panel discussion moderated by Gelatobaby blogger Alissa Walker.

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AFLA Presents Design Green

Design Green is a competition to honor projects that integrate exceptional design with new high performance standards for sustainability, LEED certified for their effectiveness, while redefining architecture.

LEED certified projects completed 2005 or later are eligible to enter. Award winning projects will be presented at both the 2010 USGBC/LA Green Gala and AIA/LA Awards this Fall.

Entry deadline: July 30, 2010. Visit AFLA's website for entry guidlines and more information.

This Thursday: AFLA Salon for New Voices

An Evening with Joshua G. Stein of Radical Craft.

The AFLA SALON FOR NEW VOICES is a forum for individuals & organizations whose unique visions deserve wider public consideration. This year they focus on the ideas of sustainability and social justice and its interplay in the fields of art & design.

Joshua G. Stein heads Radical Craft, a Los Angeles-based research and design studio operating between the fields of architecture, art, and urbanism. Through research into the intersection of traditional craft and contemporary fabrication techniques, Radical Craft examines material behavior and its potential to influence larger patterns of architecture and infrastructure.

At the Salon, Joshua will discuss the role of material, technique, and scale in the design of both the small and the large, from objects to regional planning.