Design



BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING

At Univ. of Ark., BIM Helps Marlon Blackwell Knit Old and New Together

Vol Walker Hall, the university’s architecture building, is receiving a new addition that will take it from an awkwardly shoe-horned adaptive re-use of a library to an expansive, state-of-the-art design school.

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YOUNG ARCHITECTS FORUM

The Architect’s Kitchen

In this excerpt from the YAF journal Connection, a young architect compares low-impact, sustainable food and design.

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Practice



LESSONS FROM ARCHITECTURE

Chris Widener, FAIA: Practice Meets Politics

As an Ohio State Senator and citizen architect, Widener uses design thinking to craft solutions to problems and bring together coalitions to make his vision come true.

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RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE

An Untapped Market for Architects: Working with National Home Builders

The good news: A recovery in the home building sector is on the horizon. The bad news: This won’t mean much business for architects. Here’s how to fix that.

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COMPONENT AWARDS

AIA Ohio Celebrates Cultural, Civic, and Academic Architecture

The best of Ohio institutional architecture is on display with this year’s annual AIA Ohio design awards.

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WEB EXTRA Ennead Architects; The Standard, New York 2012 recipient of an AIA Honor Award for Architecture. Read more >

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ADVOCACY

DesignVote 2012: Where They Stand

Transit, energy, small businesses, and student loans: Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama’s positions on the issues facing architects.

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FEDERAL BUDGET

“Fiscal Cliff” Could Cost Design and Construction Industry More Than $2B

Unless Congress and the President address a mounting fiscal crisis, more than 10 percent of the budget allotted to federal building investments could be cut, potentially causing job losses at a time when the design and construction industry is finally entering a frail recovery.

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