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MODERNISM

Q&A: Heroism, Utopia, and Enrique Norten, Hon. FAIA

The Mexican architect examines how the form of Modernism persists even after its Radiant City ideology dims.

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LESSONS FROM ARCHITECTURE

John Dickinson, AIA: Design for the Deaf and Blind

Hearing impaired since he was two, Dickinson’s work de-institutionalizes education for blind and deaf students.

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Business



WORK ON THE BOARDS

Broader Economy Pulls Monthly ABI Down…

As the economy becomes more unsure and unstable, architecture billings in May fell sharply.

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HOME DESIGN TRENDS SURVEY

…While Longer-Term Trend Shows Turnaround in Home Sizes, Amenities

Billings at residential architecture firms are now showing their strongest growth in six years.

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Architect Live! AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA, and Hanley Wood Market Intelligence’s Jonathan Smoke on the state of the construction market >

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COMPONENT AWARDS

Small Projects by Chicago Architects Take a Walk Outside

The second annual AIA Chicago Small Project Awards prove architecture to be an ideal framing device for nature.

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WEB EXTRA

Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Limited; Ghost Architectural Laboratory

2012 recipient of an AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture.

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AIA LEADERSHIP

Take Five
By Robert Ivy, FAIA


Opportunities Overseas

As more U.S. architecture firms find more business abroad, the AIA is responding with new international chapters to support AIA members overseas. The AIA’s EVP/Chief Executive Officer explores potential opportunities for you and your firm.

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The Architects of Healing



VIDEO

Honoring a Profession that Helped Heal the Nation

Watch the “Architects of Healing” involved in post-9/11 memorials and rebuilding efforts talk about the restorative power of place and remembrance at a special AIA Convention ceremony held on May 19.

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News and Resources

  JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Career Center | Featured Jobs |
Navigating the Economy
RFP: Memphis Aerotropolis Airport City Urban Design Plan
RFP: Santa Fe, N.Mex., Market Station
Competition: AIA San Francisco Architecture at Zero
Competition: Architects Without Borders Raise the Roost
Competition: Take the Bloomberg Mayor’s Challenge




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  FROM THE AIA
Advocacy: Contact Your Senator in Support of Capitol Dome Maintenance Funding
AIA KnowledgeNet: Meet Kelly Martinez, the AIA Education Research Scholar
Apply for Institute Honor Awards by Aug. 24
AIA Contract Docs Webinar on July 24: Owner/Contractor Agreements and Choosing the Right One for Your Project
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Next Issue of AIArchitect to be Distributed July 13

  AROUND THE PROFESSION
Attend the IDP Coordinators Conference in Chicago, July 27-28
D.C. NOMA Celebrates 5th Annual Lankford Giles Vaughn Minority Architect Awards on July 24
ULI Announces Finalists for the 2012 Global Awards for Excellence Competition
Reconnecting America Report: Families And Transit-Oriented Development--Creating Complete Communities For All
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Names 2012 Best Tall Buildings
  

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