#2- Architecture Week Proclamation for Your Town (Example)

You may approach your city council about adopting this friendly Proclamation of Architecture Week. Stop by city hall soon so that there is enough time for procedures to take place:

Architecture Week
April 12-18, 2010

Whereas, architects serve the public health, safety and welfare of the citizenry by designing places for a broad range of human activities, creating environments where individuals, groups and communities may thrive, and;

Whereas, “Architecture profoundly affects people and the work of architects is essential to human well being and supporting the growth of each community and through recognizing the diversity of communities and interests within the state; seeking to find common ground to achieve better, safer, more beautiful and sustainable communities.

Whereas, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) is guided by the duty and honor to serve architects, communities and the public at large; and In the spirit of civic engagement and public service share the fundamental principles as fellow citizens and as the voice of the architecture profession in Illinois, and;

Whereas, the American Institute of Architects has thereby established and sponsored Architecture Week each year to celebrate and increase awareness of the great architecture and its impact across the state, and;

Whereas, Illinois boasts some of the world’s most famous architectural buildings and designed spaces, both rural and urban; historic and contemporary; homes and skyscrapers and everything in between, and;

Whereas, Illinois had the nations very first licensed architect and architects who have practiced in Illinois are the most notable and respected in American history including Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan, Mies Van Der Rohe and many others, and;

Whereas, the more than 4000 architects and architectural interns of the Illinois today have been called upon by the AIA to participate in activities in the communities throughout the state during Architecture Week such as presentations, public displays, grade school visits, and civic design forums;

Now, Therefore, I, ________________, Mayor of _____________, proclaim April 12-18, 2010 as Architecture Week in the town of _____________ and urge all citizens to join the community in participation of Architecture Week activities and recognition of the great architecture of this state.