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2015 Honors & Awards

Thomas Jefferson Awards

Thomas Jefferson Awards for Public Architecture

The Thomas Jefferson Awards honor Thomas E. Lollini, FAIA, for his contributions as campus planner at California’s oldest public university and campus architect at the nation’s newest public research university; and Thomas Luebke, FAIA, for his steadfast leadership of the United States Commission of Fine Arts.

Institute Honors for Collaborative and Professional Achievement

Institute Honors for Collaborative and Professional Achievement

A climate engineering firm and an architecture education fellowship have been honored with the AIA award for allied professionals and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Year of the Advocate

AIA’S ADVOCACY EFFORTS

What Does Advocacy Mean to You?

By Amanda Stratton

What does it mean to be an advocate? The AIA has declared 2015 to be the Year of the Advocate, which means the Institute will be focusing its efforts on what advocacy means to our members and how to make an impact in your state and community.

Louie Kahn

ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY

Happy 114th Birthday, Louis Kahn

By William Richards

Kahn is rightly claimed by Philadelphians, but he left an indelible mark on lots of others – not to mention architecture’s living history.

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ABI ECONOMIC INDICATOR REPORT

Business Conditions at Architecture Firms Soften in January

By Jennifer Riskus, Manager, Economic Research

Billings at firms declined modestly in the first month of 2015; will it be a blip or a trend?

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FROM THE AIA

» AIA Grassroots Leadership and Legislative Conference (Mar. 4-6, Washington, D.C.): Deadlines are fast approaching, learn more and register!
» Eight AIA Members Declare Candidacy for Elective Office: Deadline is March 13
» AIA Advocacy Issues 2015 Legislative Agenda: Sets a path to a resilient future for America
» Sustainability Leadership Opportunity Scan: Examining the AIA’s sustainability efforts after a year
» Apply for $5,000 with the 2015 Practice Management a/e ProNet Scholarship: Applications due April 2
» Call for Nominations, 2016 AIA Representatives on NAAB Visiting Team Roster: Deadline is February 25
» AIA Contract Documents In-Person Beginner’s Guide Training: Takes place at AIA National HQ on March 13; sign up today!
» Resolutions for the 2015 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia, will be accepted by the Resolutions Committee until 5:00 p.m. (EDT), Friday, March 13. Resolutions must be sent electronically, with hard copy to follow, to the attention of the Secretary at AIA headquarters (1735 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006, telephone: 202/626-7305, email: pday@aia.org or jstephens@aia.org) by that date and time. Please contact Jay Stephens, Esq., AIA General Counsel (at 202-626-7379 or jstephens@aia.org), or Pam Day, Hon. AIA, Corporate Secretary and Managing Director, Governance Administration (at 202-626-7305 or pday@aia.org), if you should have any questions. Click here for further information

AROUND THE PROFESSION

» Marlon Blackwell, FAIA, named E. Fay Jones Chair in Architecture at the University of Arkansas
» Architect Robert Robinson Taylor honored in Black Heritage stamp series
» SAH Launches New Student Outreach Program: American Architecture and Landscape Field Trip aims to expose high school and community college students to architecture, architectural history, and historic preservation

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