The AIA Committee on Architecture for Justice (CAJ), in association with the National Center for State Courts, invites you to join them for the Fourth International Conference on Courthouse Design, October 7–10 in Phoenix. The theme of this year's conference is "Affording Excellence: Addressing Court Needs at the Local Level," though which members of the justice community, architects, and planners from the U.S. and abroad will explore how justice will be delivered--and designed--in the 21st century.
The conference will focus on three key themes:
• Future role and image of the courthouse in the community
• Affordability
• International court experience.

For hotel and conference registration information, click here, or contact program director James Gaines, 202-626-7464.

Sustaining the future for education
At its annual fall conference, the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) will tackle the theme of "Learning Environments for a Sustainable Future" when the group gathers October 31-November 2 in New York City.

The program is based on the premise that educational environments should inspire students of all ages, backgrounds, and aspirations; be flexible to accommodate changing technologies and space needs; and sustain learners and their communities. Attendees will focus on three components of sustainable educational environments:
• Pedagogy (learning trends and the academics)
• Social (architectural attributes that encourage interaction)
• Technical (building techniques and fixtures/furnishings/equipment).

For hotel and conference registration information, visit www.aia.org/pia. Scroll down and click "Featured for CAE" section and choose the "Learning Environments that Sustain" link. Or, contact program director James Gaines, 202-626-7464.

A conference for every interest
Some of the other PIA conferences coming up this fall include:

"Six Degrees of Collaboration"
Technology in Architectural Practice PIA
September 22–24
Washington, D.C.

"Specifying Monuments"
Specifications and Building Technology PIA
September 28–29
Washington, D.C.

"Architecture of the Heart—Future Trends in Cardiac Care"
Academy of Architecture for Health PIA
October 10–13
Chicago

"Design in the Heartland: Omaha and Lincoln"
Committee on Design PIA
October 11–14
Omaha and Lincoln, Neb.

"Strategic Alliances Fall Conference 2001"
Practice Management PIA
October 13–15
Washington, D.C.

"Architecture in Support of Theology"
Interfaith Forum on Religious Art and Architecture PIA
October 19–21
Columbus, Ind.

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