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REPOSITIONING THE AIA

Take Five
By Robert Ivy, FAIA


Advocacy, Leadership, Resources

An AIA for the 21st century will re-emphasize advocacy, leadership, and resources for the member.

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AIA Grassroots 2013



GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP CELEBRATION

Thom Mayne, FAIA, Honored with AIA Gold Medal

2013 AIA Gold Medalist Thom Mayne, FAIA, recipients of the AIA Young Architects and Associates Awards, and the architects responsible for renovating the historic Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., were all honored at a special Grassroots ceremony.

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EMERGING PROFESSIONALS

Young Architects and Associates Awards

The work of the AIA’s young practitioners was recognized at the Grassroots Leadership Celebration.

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ADVOCACY

Capitol Hill Visits Bring AIA Advocacy to Congress’s Doorstep

Architects brought four key legislative requests to Capitol Hill during the AIA Grassroots Conference: small business tax reform, energy-efficient retrofits, student debt relief, and small business procurement.

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WHITNEY YOUNG AWARD

Harvey Gantt, FAIA

A civil rights pioneer, citizen-architect, and respected designer of communities, Harvey Gantt, FAIA, is recognized with the AIA’s premier award for fostering diversity and inclusion.

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Business

RISK MANAGEMENT

Insure Your Firm’s Future: The AIA Trust Professional Liability Database

A new tool offered by the AIA Trust will allow architects to sort through and compare different professional insurance policies.

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WORK ON THE BOARDS

Billings and Inquiries Strongest Since Early 2008

An upturn in residential design billings is creeping into other building sectors.

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Design



COMPONENT AWARDS

Minimalist Desert Modernism on Display in Arizona

In a pared-down desert landscape, AIA Arizona’s latest design awards echo a building context of absence and sparseness, with projects that offer wide-open views across the horizon.

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WEB EXTRA

BNIM: Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity

2013 recipient of an AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture.

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2013 Awards Special (Dec. 6) |  Design for the Common Good (Nov. 16)  |  2012 AIA National Convention Day 1  |  Day 2  |  Day 3

  
 
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2013 AIA CONVENTION

Civic Center: Denver’s Civic and Cultural Heart

One neighborhood anchors Denver’s rich cultural amenities and its civic history—in addition to some of its very best architecture.

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News and Resources

  JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
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