Architecture Week 2008 - Is It Sustainable?
Architecture Week was first established one year ago as part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the American Institute of Architects. This year, for the second Architecture Week, there are three big programs the organization is promoting. But sustainability gets only a passing mention in one of them, and seems not to be part of the focus anywhere in the program.
While the AIA has another program it also began last year titled “Walk the Walk” that offers a good number of resources on sustainability both for architectural clients and the general public, as well as for architects and other building professionals, the topic is not highlighted in the Architecture Week program in any significant way.
Whether it is a play at the theater or at your child's school, there is usually someone at the entrance handing out programs. Programs do give credit where credit is due and list pertinent information about a show and the people and sponsors that put it on, but when all is said and done, programs amount to a lot of paper. 
