Design



SUSTAINABILITY

New COTE Top 10 Plus Proves What it Preaches

Along with 10 newer buildings that exhibit state-of-the-art sustainability, this year’s COTE Top 10 includes Aidlin Darling Design’s 355 11th St. office and restaurant (pictured above)— recipient of the first-ever COTE Top 10 Plus award, which recognizes superior sustained and documented building performance.

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CRITICISM

Washington Post Architecture Critic Philip Kennicott Awarded Pulitzer Prize

The seventh architecture critic to receive a Pulitzer Prize for criticism talks about the nature of the public realm in Washington, D.C., the state of the contemporary architecture critic, and ways architects can enlist the understanding and support of the public.

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COMPONENT AWARDS

New York Focuses on Local and Developing-World Projects

This year’s AIA New York design awards feature a few entries that could be remembered as quintessential New York landmarks in a few decades. It also contains projects that harness this same sense of geographic locality and harmony for cities in China and the Middle East.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

Rays of Hope: Three New World Trade Center Buildings Celebrate Daylight

Daylighting means energy conservation, way finding, and a symbolic sense of connection in Lower Manhattan.

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Sign up for the AIA Virtual Convention Session Bringing Daylight into the Core of Buildings >

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Business



WORK ON THE BOARDS

Pace of Billings Improvement Slows in March

Survey also reports that architecture employees have become more flexible about compensation in the wake of the economic downturn.

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WEB EXTRA Vancouver Convention Centre West 2013 recipient of an AIA Honor Award for Architecture. Read more >

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REPOSITIONING THE AIA

Take Five
By Robert Ivy, FAIA

Repositioning’s Next Steps

Repositioning kicked into high gear at the Grassroots Conference in March with three major announcements: The $250,000 Innovation Fund, the Repositioning Ambassadors, and Community Conversations.

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2013 AIA CONVENTION Denver’s Central Platte Valley: A Dynamic Decade In just the last 10 years, one of Denver’s most vibrant and architecturally rich neighborhoods has grown out of almost nothing. Read more > Find Out Who Won the “ARCHITECT Live” Co-Host Contest > Visit the AIA Convention Website >

	JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
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	RFP: Casper, Wyo., West Belt Loop Masterplan
	RFQ: La Habra Heights, Calif., City Hall Renovation
	Competition: Far Rockaways Resilience
	Competition: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 2013 Awards
	Competition: Opportunity Detroit

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	Grants Available for Community-Based Leadership Training
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	AIA Selects Seven Cities for Sustainable Design Assessment Team Program
	AIA Encourages Creation of a More Diverse and Inclusive Profession with Diversity Recognition Program
	10 Members Declare Candidacy for AIA National Elected Offices

	AROUND THE PROFESSION
	AIAS Grassroots Conference Begins July 25 in Alexandria, Va.
	Kansas State University, University of Kansas, and University of Missouri-Kansas City Team Wins 2013 ULI Hines Student Urban Design Competition
	ICC and Solar Rating and Certification Corporation Announce Solar Water Heating Standard Initiative

	MEDIA SCAN
	Washington Post: Chronobiology shines a light on health, circadian rhythms and architectural design
	New York Times: Architects Announce Opposition to MoMA Plan for Former Museum Site
	Fast Company: This Entire Building Is Powered By Its Algae-Filled Walls
	Wired: Vintage Breweries, Salvaged Wood: This Year’s ‘Greenest’ Buildings Are Surprisingly Hip