National Endowment for the Arts Job Vacancy: Design Director
Open Period: December 14, 2009 to February 16, 2010
Job Summary: As the Design Director, you will be responsible for providing national leadership and direction concerning agency assessments of funding and other assistance for the field of Design. You will report directly to the Deputy Chairman for Grants and Awards and serve as the Agency's nationally recognized expert and authority in the field of Design, including architecture, urban design, city and community planning, product design, graphic design, landscape architecture, and design principles that promote smart growth, sustainability and livable communities.
Open Period: December 14, 2009 to February 16, 2010
Job Summary: As the Design Director, you will be responsible for providing national leadership and direction concerning agency assessments of funding and other assistance for the field of Design. You will report directly to the Deputy Chairman for Grants and Awards and serve as the Agency's nationally recognized expert and authority in the field of Design, including architecture, urban design, city and community planning, product design, graphic design, landscape architecture, and design principles that promote smart growth, sustainability and livable communities.
New Book: Universal Design: A Reconsideration of Barrier-Free
The Institute for Human Centered Design is pleased to offer the English-language translation of Dr. Yoshihiko Kawauchi's book Universal Design: A Reconsideration of Barrier-Free translated by Sachi Shirota & Yoko Mori. Yoshi Kawauchi is an architect, author, professor, and winner of the Ron Mace Award in 2004. He is a pioneering leader in Universal Design and resides in Tokyo. A PDF of the publication is available free to members. The book is also available for purchase through our store.
The Institute for Human Centered Design is pleased to offer the English-language translation of Dr. Yoshihiko Kawauchi's book Universal Design: A Reconsideration of Barrier-Free translated by Sachi Shirota & Yoko Mori. Yoshi Kawauchi is an architect, author, professor, and winner of the Ron Mace Award in 2004. He is a pioneering leader in Universal Design and resides in Tokyo. A PDF of the publication is available free to members. The book is also available for purchase through our store.
NEXUS Exhibitor Showcase: Buy Green, Build Green
December 3, 2009 ~ Boston, MA
The NEXUS Exhibitor Showcase, offered semiannually since NEXUS opened in February 2007, is the premier green product and services showcase in the Greater Boston area. Attracting hundreds of commercial and residential building product specifiers, the NEXUS Exhibitor Showcase provides you the opportunity to connect to your target audience, educate them about your green portfolio and develop relationships with new clients.
December 3, 2009 ~ Boston, MA
The NEXUS Exhibitor Showcase, offered semiannually since NEXUS opened in February 2007, is the premier green product and services showcase in the Greater Boston area. Attracting hundreds of commercial and residential building product specifiers, the NEXUS Exhibitor Showcase provides you the opportunity to connect to your target audience, educate them about your green portfolio and develop relationships with new clients.
New Resources on Socially Sustainable Design
The following are now available in the Resources section of the IHCD website: A Global Perspective: Universal Design as Socially Sustainable Design; CABE's Equality Scheme and Action Plan; Inclusion by Design: Equality, Diversity and the Built Environment; Socially Sustainable Design: A Primer; The Role and Power of Design in Social Sustainability; Universal Design and Smart Housing.
The following are now available in the Resources section of the IHCD website: A Global Perspective: Universal Design as Socially Sustainable Design; CABE's Equality Scheme and Action Plan; Inclusion by Design: Equality, Diversity and the Built Environment; Socially Sustainable Design: A Primer; The Role and Power of Design in Social Sustainability; Universal Design and Smart Housing.
