Earthquake in Iran: A Call for Help
Search and rescue, medical relief, and emergency shelter top the list of responses to last week’s devastating earthquake in Bam, Iran. While these efforts go on, Architecture for Humanity, a nonprofit agency that seeks and promotes architectural and design solutions to global, social, and humanitarian crises, currently is identifying relief agencies to help provide long-term transitional housing for residents left homeless.

Institute of Ecotourism Debuts in Sedona, Ariz.
Lee N. Christensen and Associates creates renovated, LEED™-standard headquarters
The new, nonprofit Institute of EcoTourism (IET) is a small organization facing a grand mission: “to help businesses, organizations, and individuals live more rewarding lives through greater awareness of the harmony between man and nature.” Likewise, its new headquarters, a transformed pair of artist’s galleries in Sedona, Ariz., is a small gem of a facility presenting a great heart and soul to local residents and visitors alike.

Three Kansas Architecture Firms Receive Awards for Design Excellence
AIA Kansas presented awards for excellence in architecture to three firms at their annual conference and exhibition in Wichita last fall. Chair Frank Harmon, FAIA, and the awards jury from North Carolina honored Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell, Kansas City, with three awards, and Gould Evans Associates and Junk Architects with one each.

Farewell From 2003 AIA President Thompson E. Penney, FAIA
Excerpts from his last speech to the AIA Board, December 5, 2003
2003 AIA President Thom Penney harks back to his inaugural-speech references to the barn as a compelling metaphor for who we are.

PROJECT WATCH
Pugh + Scarpa Scale New Heights in Silverlake
Design embraces steep hill and strict codes, environmental concerns and residential delight
Pugh + Scarpa’s 1,800-square-foot Vail-Grant House, in Silverlake, Calif., currently under construction, offers a happy integration of the technical challenge posed by a steep hillside and a heartfelt, crafted response to a very specific site. Building adjacent to a Neutra house in this “architectonically rich neighborhood in Los Angeles,” the architects also imbued the house with their trademark concern for environment.

Happy 2004!
May the New Year dawn bright and offer us opportunity and power to create healthy and beautiful environments for all.

Your Kiplinger Connection
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U.S. economy: Healthy small and midsize firms can expect red-carpet treatment from lenders this year. Telecom & tech: Affordable wireless Internet access will debut in 2004. And you can get cash back for used PCs. Schools: Enrollment is falling, but demand for construction and renovation remains strong.
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