AIA Conference
Design Diplomacy
Public Policy and the Practice of Architecture
September 6-9, 2000
Copenhagen, Denmark

The Conference will be held at the "Black Diamond" the beautiful extension to the Royal Library designed by schmidt hammer lassen K/S .
Read kk's Feature on "The Black Diamond".

We told you in early April that the registration deadline was June 1, 2000.....
The online registration deadline was now August 1, 2000.

The conference, sponsored by the International Committee Professional Interest Area of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) in collaboration with AIA Continental Europe, AIA London/UK, the Architects' Council of Europe, and the Embassy of the United States of America in Denmark. Keynote speaker Lord Richard Rogers will conclude the conference following a session where attendees will be offered the opportunity to participate in drafting a manifesto to document the conference outcome.

A partial list of invited conference speakers includes:
  
The Honorable Richard N. Swett, FAIA,
U.S. Ambassador to Denmark
  
Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen, Danish Minister of Culture
  
AIA President Ronald L. Skaggs, FAIA
  
Prof. Kent Martinussen, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture and President of the Danish Architectural Institution
  
Bente Bedholm, Director of the Federation of Danish
Architects
  
Jørgen Nue Møller, Director of The Danish Architecture Centre
  
Prof. Carsten Thau, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture
  
Harvey Gantt, FAIA, U. S. Architect and former Mayor of Charlotte, N.C.
  
Robert Peck, FAIA, Commissioner, Public Building Services, U.S. General Services Administration
  
Søren Robert Lund, Chief Architect for Tivoli Gardens