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AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Harvest Commons Apartments Offer More Than Just a Room of One’s Own

A blighted Art Deco hotel “for transient guests” gets a second life as socially and environmentally sustainable supportive housing.

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AIA VIRGINIA SOCIETY

Q&A: A Conversation with Bernard Tschumi, FAIA

In advance of Tschumi’s AIA Virginia Society convention keynote speech in November, the former dean of Columbia University’s architecture school and designer of the Acropolis Museum remembers how he navigated the shifting and fractious landscape of contemporary architecture as a young architect.

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Business

HOME DESIGN TRENDS SURVEY

With Upturn, Homes are More Specialized and Technologically Savvy

Outdoor living spaces, mud rooms, in-law suites, and safe rooms are all home features growing in popularity.

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COMPONENT AWARDS

Higher Education Buildings Get AIA Wisconsin Honors

The buildings selected in AIA Wisconsin’s design awards echo and strengthen each of their unique campus identities, growing a community based on learning.

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WEB EXTRA

Doc Magic; RA-DA

2013 recipient of an AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture.

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2013 AIA National Convention
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HONORS AND AWARDS

Opinion: There is No Separation Between Sustainability and Design Excellence

AIA awards programs must recognize ecological sustainability whenever possible, argues William Leddy, FAIA, so as to remain in line with the Repositioning the AIA initiative’s focus on public leadership.

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REPOSITIONING THE AIA

Join the Next Repositioning the AIA Virtual Town Hall

On Oct. 25, AIA national and component leadership will discuss the latest developments in the ongoing AIA Repositioning.

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IN MEMORIAM

Elmer E. Botsai, FAIA, 54th AIA President: 1928-2013

The first AIA president to head an academic program, Botsai was dean of the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s architecture school, and an expert in building forensics.

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  FROM THE AIA
Advocacy: Congress Returns with Large To-Do List, Little Agreement on How to Do It
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Apply for an AIA Sustainable Design Assessment Team to Visit Your Community
Storify Twitter Chat Recap: All Things IDP
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AIA Awards Call for Nominations Due Oct. 4: Emerging Professionals, Whitney Young, Kemper, Thomas Jefferson, and More
New Online Resource Allows Interns and ARE Candidates to Access AIA Contract Doc Samples for Exam Prep
AIA New York’s Oculus Celebrates 75th Anniversary
  
  AROUND THE PROFESSION
NCARB Launches My Examination: View ARE Appointments and Exam History, Access Score Reports
Co-Founders of Friends of the High Line Honored with Vincent Scully Prize
Lean Construction Institute Congress Begins Oct. 22 in Dallas
The Architecture College + Career Expo Kicks Off Sept. 28 in San Francisco
Architecture for Humanity Founders Sinclair and Stohr to Step Down and Launch New Fundraising Effort
ASLA Launches New Online Guide on Health Benefits of Nature
  
  MEDIA SCAN
ARCHITECT Magazine:
Boston Society of Architects Disaster Resilience
New York Times:
Twins, Except Architecturally
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal:
Federal Judge Nominee was Standout Architecture Student
Fast Company:
How We'll Grow The Next Generation Of Buildings With Bacteria
Morning Joe:
America Remembers 9/11: 1 WTC Architect David Childs, FAIA

 
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