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Honors and Awards
AIA ASSOCIATESFour Honored with Associates AwardAshley W. Clark, Assoc. AIA, Julie Ann Engh, Assoc. AIA, Ana Isabel Guerra, Assoc. AIA, and Hiroshi Jacobs, Assoc. AIA, are the 2014 AIA Associates Award recipients, the highest award given to individual associate AIA members. |
YOUNG ARCHITECTSEighteen Members Recognized with 2014 Young Architects AwardThis group of young architects, the largest ever to be honored with this award, have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession in an early stage of their architectural careers. |
Economy
CONSENSUS CONSTRUCTION FORECASTRecovery Expected for Nonresidential Building Activity…A resurgent homebuilding sector, domestic energy production boosts, strong manufacturing, and improved consumer spending all point to a better building and construction economy in 2014. |
WORK ON THE BOARDS…Despite Volatility in Monthly ABIIn December, the ABI posted its first consecutive months of contraction in more than a year, indicating a continued unpredictability amid positive trends. |
Design
DESIGN AND HEALTHOne-Stop Shops for Senior HealthcareWhether designed with residential developments or not, aging baby boomers are demanding more convenient access to healthcare services. |
COMPONENT AWARDSResidential and Office Projects Featured in AIA Northern Virginia’s AwardsFrom a sumptuously restored 1930s Art Moderne residence, to sleek, minimalist office interiors, AIA Northern Virginia’s latest awards document the transition from comfort to efficacy, home and work, and the space between these two poles of contemporary life. |
WEB EXTRAThe Miller Hull Partnership, Odegaard Undergraduate Library2014 recipient, Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture. |
AIA-HANLEY WOOD INTEGRATED MEDIA PARTNERSHIP |
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CONTRACT DOCUMENTSACD5: Contracting Moves to the CloudThis major evolution of the industry-standard AIA Contract Documents not only transitions from software to the anytime, anywhere accessibility of the web, it also gives users more tools to select and share documents. |
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REPOSITIONING THE AIA
Foresight for Year of ChangeBy Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA In her first monthly column in Architect Magazine, President Combs Dreiling, FAIA, talks about realigning professional culture and the Repositioning the AIA initiative. |
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AIA LEADERSHIP
Take Five Signposts on the Way Out of RecessionThe coming year should present architects with opportunities to grow their firms back better. |
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