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Architect Salaries Increase Minimally from 2011

The gains seen in architects’ salaries over the last two years are only slightly better than the meager gains seen during the depth of the recession.

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The Metro Area Report is new for 2013: Which cities pay architects the best? >


Design



EMERGING DESIGN

27dN: Design/Build Modern Architecture at the Great Recession’s Ground Zero

John Pichette, AIA, (right) and Michael Halflants started their Florida-based firm a few months before the housing market crash, and they’ve succeeded since by building the projects they design.

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AAH AWARDS

Twelve Projects Honored with Academy of Architecture for Health Awards

The AIA/AAH Design Awards showcase holistic, multidisciplinary, and sustainable approaches to health and wellness.

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COMPONENT AWARDS

Chicago Builds Third Annual Small Project Awards with Wood

Before the advent of Modernism, wood was often a primary building material by default. But since then, choosing this rich, textured, renewable resource has meant something else entirely.

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AIA Chicago’s Small Project Awards on exhibit >


WEB EXTRA

Lamar Advertising Corporate Headquarters; Eskew+Dumez+Ripple

2013 recipient of an AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture.

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REPOSITIONING THE AIA

Component Innovation Fund Grants Announced

The AIA Repositioning Ambassadors selected eight component proposals that best addressed the Repositioning’s goals, put members first, and could be replicated by other components. Spokesperson Nicolette Feldser, Assoc. AIA, (pictured above) shared the news at the CACE Annual Meeting in Atlanta on Aug. 3.

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News and Resources

  JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Career Center | Featured Jobs |
Navigating the Economy
RFP: U.S. Consulate Housing in Karachi, Pakistan
RFP: Portland State University Business School
Competition: One Prize 2013—Stormproof
Competition: NOMA Community Connector


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  FROM THE AIA
Advocacy: Continue the 2030 Fight--Attend a Meeting with Your Member of Congress During August Recess
AIA KnowledgeNet: Napkin Sketches From the Knowledge Leadership Assembly Conference
AIA Institute Honor Award Submissions Due Aug. 23
Five Projects Honored with AIA Educational Facility Design Excellence Awards
  
  AROUND THE PROFESSION
Attend Washington, D.C., Building Height Limit Community Forums on Aug. 10 and 13
CEOs for Cities Art of the Collaborative City Conference Begins Sept. 29 in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Preservation at the Crossroads: National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference Comes to Indianapolis, Oct. 29-Nov. 2
City University of New York’s Illya Azaroff, AIA, Helps Prepare New Yorkers for Hurricane Season
  
  MEDIA SCAN
ArchDaily:
LEGO Architecture Studio Now Available Worldwide
Lincoln Journal Star:
AIA, Haymarket Development Corp. share remodel
New York Times:
An Architect Whose Work Stood Out, Even if She Did Not
Metropolis Magazine:
Meet the Mayors

 
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