Navigating the Economy



HOME DESIGN TRENDS SURVEY

Community Design Trends Emphasize Infill Development
Prospective home buyers today are interested in easily accessible communities with well-developed infrastructure, not the greenfield exurban frontier that powered the last decade’s housing boom.
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Practice



DISASTER ASSISTANCE

Social Media to the Rescue
New online tools are changing how residents of Tuscaloosa, Ala., are planning to rebuild their tornado-stricken city.
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Design



ELEVATED RAIL PARKS

On the Right Track
Community groups are leading the charge to transform abandoned rail lines into new city parks.
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AIARCHITECT SLIDESHOW

AIA Chicago 2011 Awards: Restrained Interiors, Formally Experimental Buildings
From crisp, clean corporate interior projects to buildings that create wildly innovative formal motifs, AIA Chicago’s 2011 crop of awards run a wide gamut fit for this international capital of architectural innovation.
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AIA 2012 Membership Renewal
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News and Resources
	JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
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	RFP: University of Maryland-College Park Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center
	RFQ: Executive Architect for Frank Gehry’s, FAIA, Battery Conservancy Playspace in New York City
	Competition: Shelters for All
	Competition: ACSA Sustainable Lab

	FROM THE AIA
	The Angle: Debt Super Committee Can’t Hammer Out a Deal
	AIA KnowledgeNet: Complete Your Profile and Enter to Win an iPad, When Your Website Gets Hacked, Tips for Filing Records
	What’s Next for 2012--Tell AIArchitect Your Words for the Coming Year
	America’s Design and Health Initiative: Beyond Infrastructure
	AIA National Board Meets Next Week in Washington, DC; Will Advance AIA’s Advocacy Agenda
	Check Out the AIA Store to Stock Up on Holiday Gifts for Architecture Lovers Everywhere
	AIA New Orleans DesCours Architectural Installation Festival Begins Today

	AROUND THE PROFESSION
	Attend the AIAS Forum Conference in Phoenix Dec. 29-Jan. 1
	NCARB Awards Six Grants to Architecture Schools that Integrate Education and Architectural Practice
	GSA Builds New Green Courthouse in Rockford, Ill.

	MEDIA SCAN
	Atlantic Cities: After a Weight Loss Challenge, Oklahoma City Seeks Walkability
	New York Observer: Big Architecture: AIA New York Has Shaped the City, But Can it Reshape City Hall?
	Burlington Free Press: Former Executive Director of AIA Vermont and AIA New England Hanne Williams, Hon. AIA, Dies
	Associated Press: Cash-strapped cities, schools say: ‘Your Ad Here’