American Architectural Foundation Announces
2012 Sustainable Cities Design Academy Teams

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 3, 2012—The American Architectural Foundation (AAF) announced today eight public-private development teams that will receive leadership training and technical assistance through AAF’s Sustainable Cities Design Academy (SCDA):

• Sands Bethlehem Sustainable Master Plan, Bethlehem, Pa.
• Brownsville Publicly-Assisted Housing Re-Imagined, Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Chicago Central Area DeCarbonization Plan, Chicago, Ill.
• Mariposa Corridor: Connecting Fresno’s Past and Future, Fresno, Calif.
• City of Macon Second Street Multi-Modal Transportation Project, Macon, Ga.
• Overtown Folklife Village Revitalization, Miami, Fla.
• Mill River Industrial Village, New Haven, Conn.
• Peñuelas Solar Park, Ponce, P.R.

The selected teams—consisting of city leaders, developers and design professionals—will join national sustainable design experts for one of two intensive, three-day design workshops: San Francisco, Calif. (April 11–13) and Baltimore, Md. (July 18–20).

Teams compete to attend SCDA, which provides resources, education and best practice support needed to make environmentally responsible design decisions. SCDA helps these teams to formulate action plans for their projects while providing the design leadership training and technical assistance needed to address the specific design challenges that they face in their cities.

Since establishing SCDA in 2009, AAF has served 23 development teams in cities across the country through the program.

For additional information about the American Architectural Foundation and the Sustainable Cities Design Academy, visit www.arch-foundation.net.

ABOUT THE AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION
Established in 1943 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., the American Architectural Foundation (AAF) is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that educates the public about the power of architecture to improve lives and transform communities. Through national programs including the Sustainable Cities Design Academy, Great Schools by Design, the Mayors’ Institute on City Design, and the Architecture + Design Education Network, AAF promotes design leadership and literacy at the local level, where everyday decisions can have a transformative impact on the places that shape our lives and our society. Each year AAF is on the ground in more than 75 cities across the country, helping local leaders to use design as a catalyst for innovation and action.

Media Contact:
Liz Blazevich
Program Director, Sustainable Cities Design Academy
American Architectural Foundation
202.639.7615
[email protected]

Featured image: View of Mariposa Plaza transformed into the heart of the Fulton Corridor.