Monday, April 13, 2009

"Celebrating Architecture" : Display Kiosks in Public Places




Public Display Kiosks are to be displayed (with permission) in city halls, libraries, train stations, or schools, etc. A kiosk design competition was hosted by the AIA Northeast Illinois chapter's Young Architects Group in March for prototype kiosk designs (see examples above). Among the features of these kiosks are:
- an explanation of Architecture
- distingushing “just building” vs. architecture
- one example of a historical architectural icon (photos/placards)
-local architecture to celebrate (photos/placards/drawing excerpt)
- Did you know?.....
- Green Building or Remodeling Tips for consumers
-“Working with an Architect”(how to) leaflets
-other "take one” leaflets
- “My Favorite Buildings are...”- A General Public fun survey ballot box
-other creative features

Your help is also needed to identify locations and to obtain approvals necessary to display these kiosks inside public places for the week of April 13-19th.

The kiosks are creative, affordably constructed, modular/reproducible, re-usable, low-maintenance, durable, tasteful, stable, eye-catching and truly representative of the great profession of architecture.

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