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Social Impact Design Celebration

OADC has partnered with Inscape Publico for their 2nd annual Social Impact Design Celebration! OADC members will receive $5 off of tickets using “OADC” promo-code. EVENT TICKETS HERE.

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Tickets include hors d’oeuvres, an open bar, live music, unique silent auction items, and a chance to meet and view the work of leaders and award winners in Social Impact Design!

This is the social event for all of those supporting social impact design in the architecture, design, development, and construction fields in the DC area. If you are unable to attend, please consider purchasing a raffle ticket for a new Handsome Devil Bicycle valued at $1,200. RAFFLE TICKETS HERE. All proceeds will support the mission of Inscape Publico.

 

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National Treasures Design Competition – Registration now open!

The Open Architecture Collaborative – Washington DC : Resilience by Design Committee is pleased to present the National Treasures Design Competition (NTDC) to promote mitigation in National Capital Region.

NTDC is an open design competition aimed at developing proactive mitigation strategies for low-lying waterfront areas of the National Mall. Participating teams are encouraged to be multidisciplinary with members from architecture, landscape design and/or engineering disciplines.  Project proposals are intended to be creative and visionary. The competition will culminate in a reception where innovative ideas will be shared, discussed, and evaluated with a diverse group of stakeholders, city representatives, and design professionals.

See more on the competition website here.

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Upcoming Webinar – Open Data?! What it is and how can designers use it – 5/24/16

Organized by the OAC. On 5/24/16. There are many resources out there that can help community designers accomplish their goal of reaching more marginalized communities. However, we don’t often learn how to take advantage of all that’s available. In this webinar we will discuss open data, and how designers might be able to use it for our advocacy initiatives and learning the needs of our cities. Read this resource
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