Door Prizes
Latinas in Architecture: Stories of raising the 1% one Latina at a time, Alicia Ponce, 2021
In order to create change, Alicia Ponce founded Arquitina; a first of its kind leadership and licensure initiative to raise the 1%. Latinas in Architecture is an anthology of compelling highs and lows -at times maddening- life stories of multicultural Latina women in the field of architecture. The women in this book are passionate about architecture and the built environment.
As young professionals, mothers and/or business owners, they proudly contribute to the profession as architects, engineers, planners, construction managers and sustainability professionals. Simply put, they are chingonas changing the demographic one Latina at a time.
The Solar House: Pioneering Sustainable Design, Anthony Denzer, Rizzoli Press 2013
This is a very methodical but accessible look at the rise, and perhaps fall of solar design- an opinion left to the reader. Denzer's writing is very fluid and thorough so the stories and people behind these historic and sometimes obscure buildings become part of the larger history of building out North America in the early to mid 20th century.
Regenerative Development and Design: A Framework for Evolving Sustainability, Pamela Mang and Ben Haggard, Wiley, 2022
Regenerative Development and Design takes sustainability to the next level and provides a framework for incorporating regenerative design principles into your current process.
The Regenesis Group is a coalition of experienced design, land-use, planning, business, and development professionals who represent the forefront of the movement; in this book, they explain what regenerative development is, how and why it works, and how you can incorporate the fundamental principles into your practice. It shows you how to merge regenerative concepts with your existing work.
Shifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability, For Goodness Sake Productions, 2016
Shifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability tells the story of how one region, where rare plants grow in the shadows of smokestacks, sparked a movement for a national park; a movement which eventually led to game-changing environmental policies with worldwide impact and unique partnerships on the path to a more sustainable world.
