Business




With August Gains, Nearly a Year of Non-Residential Billings Growth

The broader economy is still underperforming, but signs point to a long-term upswing in non-residential design activity.

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URBAN INNOVATION

Cities as a Lab: Designing the Innovation Economy

An AIA Local Leaders report reveals how, through fermenting chance encounters with diverse populations, cities are ideal cradles for entrepreneurship and multidisciplinary experimentation.

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Design




COMPONENT AWARDS

Houston Award Winners Sway in the Gulf Coast Breeze

Lounge awhile in the shaded recess of AIA Houston’s latest design awards; quintessential expressions of contemporary Gulf Coast architecture.

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INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE

Brazil’s Infrastructure Design Surge is Calling U.S. Architects

Almost as large as the United States in size and with two-thirds of its population, Brazil is looking to upgrade its transit and industrial infrastructure in a hurry.

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Sign up for the AIA Virtual Convention Session: Rio De Janiero Olympic Park Master Plan Process >

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WEB EXTRA

Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges;
KieranTimberlake

2013 recipient of an AIA Honor Award for Architecture.

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REPOSITIONING THE AIA

‘Landmark Decision’ on Governance Announced by AIA National Board of Directors

The Institute will adopt a new governance structure to remake the AIA as a "visionary membership organization focused on serving members and elevating the public awareness of the importance of architecture."

Read letter to all members from 2013 AIA President Mickey Jacob, FAIA >

Watch video documenting Board’s governance decision >

Read new Alignment Statement and Repositioning FAQs >

Join the Next Repositioning the AIA Virtual Town Hall on Oct. 25 >

Take Five

By Robert Ivy, FAIA

The AIA and the Clinton Global Initiative

The AIA shared the stage with presidents and rock stars at the annual meeting of the Clinton’s nonprofit.

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KCs, Member Group Awarded Innovation Grants

Two AIA Knowledge Communities (Small Project Practitioners and the Custom Residential Architects Network), as well as the the Small Firm Roundtable, have been selected by Repositioning the AIA Ambassadors to receive Innovation Fund Grants.

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	JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
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	RFP: La Crosse, Wis., Pocket Neighborhood
	RFQ: Chicago Bridge Design Services
	Competition: 2014 Berkeley Prize—The Architect and the Healthful Environment
	Competition: Bay Bridge House Design

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	AROUND THE PROFESSION
	Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future Exhibit Begins at the National Building Museum Oct. 20
	Design for Diplomacy: Attend the State Department’s Overseas Building Operations Open House on Oct. 9
	ACSA and AIA Historic Resources Committee Partner on Student Ideas Competition
	Architecture and Design Film Festival Begins Oct. 16 in New York
	National Endowment for the Arts Announce Place-Making Program: Grants Range from $25,000-$200,000

	MEDIA SCAN
	Seattle Times: How the spaces around us dictate our health
	The State Journal-Register: Mike Waldinger, Hon. AIA: Illinois Capitol deserves special attention
	Fast Company: Bad Urban Planning Is Why You’re Fat
	Salon: Parks make us smarter — science proves it!
	Colorado Springs Gazette: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Granddaughter, Famed Colorado Springs architect Elizabeth Wright Ingraham dies at age 91
	Washington Post: Infographic: How D.C. Could Look if the Height Restriction Changes