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WORK ON THE BOARDS

Final ABI for 2012 Caps Strongest Year Since 2007

A steadily improving economy is spurring on construction activity in most regions of the county, and stimulating speculative development.

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CONSENSUS CONSTRUCTION FORECAST

Steady Increase in U.S. Construction Activity Projected Through 2014

Hotel, office, and retail buildings are expected to lead a commercial architecture resurgence.

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Honors and Awards



AIA ASSOCIATES

Three Honored with Associates Award

Martin Moeller, Assoc. AIA, Jessica Sheridan, Assoc. AIA, and Patrick Weber, Assoc. AIA, are the 2013 AIA Associates Award recipients, the highest award given to individual associate AIA members.

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YOUNG ARCHITECTS

Fifteen Members Recognized with Young Architects Award

The Young Architects Award celebrates designers that have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession in an early stage of their architectural careers.

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Design



COMPONENT AWARDS

AIA Chicago Celebrates Innovative Screens and Scrims

This year’s group of Distinguished Building Award recipients greet their sites and cities with a little bit of mystery.

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DESIGN FOR AGING

Mixed-Use Senior Living in Silicon Valley

There’s a new model for multi-generational housing for senior citizens.

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WEB EXTRA

Olson Kundig Architects: Art Stable

2013 recipient of an AIA Honor Award for Architecture.

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Convention Connection Leads to Partnership

A few years ago, Mark Giuliani, AIA, attended a Kimon Onuma, FAIA, preconvention workshop on BIM. A conversation then has led to a business partnership now.

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AIA LEADERSHIP

Take Five
By Robert Ivy, FAIA


When Someone Asks “What has the AIA done for me lately?”…

The AIA works on behalf of members to prove the value of design to new audiences and constituencies.

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THE STATE OF GREEN

Sustainability Now

The AIA is mainstreaming its sustainable design continuing education credit requirements, a sign that green design is rapidly becoming indistinguishable from good design. But just as this previously niche-specialty is absorbed into the mainstream, many old and new AIA sustainability initiatives and programs are flourishing.

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News and Resources

  JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Career Center | Featured Jobs |
Navigating the Economy
RFP: Oklahoma City Urban Renewal
RFQ: Driggs, Idaho, Visitors Center Interiors
RFQ: Scottsdale, Ariz., Civic Center Infrastructure
Competition: Phoenix Arts Village
Competition: Architecture in Perspective 28—Architectural Illustration
  


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