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Grassroots 2015

Look Up and Sketch

At the 2015 Grassroots Leadership and Legislative Conference, the AIA presented component leaders from around the United States with #ilookup napkins and asked them to sketch anything that came to mind. The results were both creative and uplifting.

APPS FOR ARCHITECTS

Take Digital Notes with Noteshelf

By Andrew Hawkins, AIA

In the latest of our series on smartphone and tablet applications that provide value for architects, we review the style-friendly digital notebook app Noteshelf.

AIA COMPONENTS

Sooner State Leadership

Melissa Hunt, the executive director of AIA Central Oklahoma, explains how she went from being an AIA administrative assistant to joining the city council of Moore, Oklahoma.

AIA NATIONAL CONVENTION

2015 Convention Business Matters

The AIA is pleased to provide a resource center for all business matters at the 2015 Convention, including speeches and statements by the 2015 candidates for national office, proposed bylaws amendments, and resolutions.

ABI ECONOMIC INDICATOR REPORT

Severe Winter Weather Continues to Depress Design Revenue

By Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA, AIA Chief Economist

Business conditions at architecture firms improved modestly in February, but growth rates remain well below typical 2014 levels.

AIA’S ADVOCACY EFFORTS

Building Power for Architects: ArchiPAC & Advocacy

By Amanda Stratton

The Year of the Advocate has detailed how advocacy is all about building relationships, and ArchiPAC is an important tool to building those relationships with legislators and their staff.

KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH

Improving Public Health Through Design

By John Schneidawind

Leading academic thinkers in public health, medicine, and architecture defied a raging snowstorm to gather in Princeton, New Jersey for the first annual convening of the AIA Design & Health Research Consortium.

PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

Tune In One Last Time

Don’t miss the final opportunity to catch the Institute’s commercial on television stations nationwide.

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FROM THE AIA
»	Submit your project for the Future of Architecture residential design contest and showcase for students and emerging professionals. Prizes include $5,000 and a trip to AIA Convention 2015! A joint endeavor from Houzz and the AIA, deadline is March 31. Watch this video for more
»	Michael Graves, FAIA, Dies at 80: AIA CEO Robert Ivy, FAIA, discusses Graves’ legacy on PBS
»	Architects to Oppose Energy Efficiency Bill: AIA cannot support bill that guts energy conservation goals for federal buildings
»	Economic Indicators: A list of monthly and quarterly indicators from the Institute to help architects make better business decisions
»	Green Living in Philly: Drexel’s Urban Design and Health Team one of 11 inaugural members of AIA’s Design & Health Research Consortium
»	Nine AIA Members Declare Candidacy for Elective Office: Election to be held at 2015 AIA National Convention
»	Tools for Protecting Your Business Relationships: Join us in Atlanta for a two-part, pre-Convention workshop on the fundamentals of risk management
»	AIA Best Practices Updated: Aligned by topic to correspond with the 15th edition of the Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice
»	Out of Scale: SPP’s Small Project Awards Review still available, discount for AIA members with promo code AIA2015
»	Meeting Challenges & Overcoming Obstacles During CCA - Approaches Toward Best Practice: Free webinar takes place on March 25 at 1 PM ET

AROUND THE PROFESSION
»	Peace Corps Commemorative Design Competition: Enter for the chance to create a permanent commemorative work in Washington, DC
»	From Texas Architect, published by Texas Society of Architects, “Edible Architecture,” by Catherine Gavin, on the unlikely commonalities between materials and ingredients
»	Sustainable Passive Design in Practice 2015 National Survey: Help determine what it will take to reach carbon neutrality
»	Bondi Pavilion Upgrade and Conservation Project: Sydney suburb looks to preserve heritage building

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