The AIA is assessing the most appropriate role for this organization and those members who wish to provide relief, recovery, and rebuilding support for the tsunami victims. Read the update.

Great Beginnings: 13 Projects Celebrate the New Year with Honor Awards for Architecture
The 2005 AIA Honor Awards for Architecture recipients indeed present an impressive and diverse body of work. The 13 selected projects include both up-and-coming and well-known architects and firms. Undeniably, civic structures reigned supreme this year, with 6 projects in that realm awarded. A sampling of building types reveals houses, churches, an auditorium, a barn/stable, museum, conservatory, sauna, and library. Eleven projects are in the U.S., one is in Italy, and one in Canada. Vancouver, BC-based Patkau Architects, Inc. captured two Honor Awards for Architecture this year.

Eleven Projects Capture 2005 AIA Honor Awards for Interior Architecture
The 2005 AIA Honor Awards for Interior Architecture projects range in scope from a boys’ club renovated over a five-year period and on a shoestring budget to an exclusive penthouse apartment. Seven of the 2005 interior architecture awards projects are located in the continental U.S., two are in London, one in Paris, and one in Ontario, Canada. Retail space and corporate offices received high design marks, as projects within that building type garnered six awards. The boys’ club, residential penthouse, plus a Jewish temple, university building, and university art museum round out this year’s list.

Eleven Receive 2005 Regional and Urban Design Honor Awards
A distinguished jury selected 11 projects for the 2005 AIA Honor Awards for Regional and Urban Design. Among the chosen plans, several themes stand out: creating viable, livable towns; preserving and enhancing creeks and waterfronts; and managing growth, with all plans emphasizing the need for sustainable development. The projects cover a range of geography, from China to California to Arkansas, with two each in Minnesota, Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C.

economics
Nonresidential Construction Poised for Solid Gains in 2005
Worldwide uncertainties notwithstanding, panel predicts strongest construction growth in nearly a decade
While the bad news for the nonresidential construction sector is that the industry apparently didn’t emerge from its five-year recession in 2004, the good news is that the improved numbers we have seen in recent months will almost certainly translate into solid gains in 2005. The AIA Consensus Construction Forecast Panel is projecting a 5.5 percent increase in nonresidential construction activity (after inflation adjustments) in 2005, with gains of close to 6 percent in commercial buildings, almost 14 percent in industrial facilities, and over 2.5 percent for institutional buildings. AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA, presents a synopsis of the semiannual panel’s findings.

from the president’s office
The True Measure of Stewardship: Service to Society
After nearly 150 years since its founding, today’s AIA still protects and promotes the business of architecture and architects. However, our work fills a far larger canvas than practice-related issues, says 2005 AIA President Douglas L Steidl, FAIA. It stretches beyond our offices, beyond the communities in which we practice, even beyond the nation in which we live as citizens. What we do touches the world, he reminds us, and service to society is the true measure of the stewardship for which our profession is accountable.

project watch
Colgate University Project Requires Brains and Beauty
Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y., has selected Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott to add a new Science Center to its already picturesque campus. The 120,000-square-foot Robert Hung Ngai Ho Science Center will create a new portal to the university’s central quadrangle and link with two existing buildings. Located on a sloping site, the academic center of the liberal arts college will preserve views of the surrounding countryside. The state-of-the-art research and teaching facility will house labs, classrooms, faculty offices, and shared spaces in ways that blend traditional science disciplines. The new building, with its central atrium, below-grade spaces, and vibrantly compelling interior, will mirror the context of the existing campus architecture, reflecting the university’s early 19th-century heritage.

Your Kiplinger Connection (members only, AIA.org login required)
Jobs, jobs, jobs: A tightening job market and slowing in productivity increases will mean a sluggish economy for the coming 10 to 15 years.
More job gainers: For the next 25 years, look to the South and West for job and population growth.
Moving jobs abroad: By cutting costs, corporations can expand and create more skilled domestic jobs.
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best practices
Computerization Revives a Style from the Middle Ages
Spanish architect Enrique Nuere became enraptured with the ornate Middle-Ages Mudejar style 20 years ago when working on a restoration of the Alhambra in Granada. Through research and practice, he revived the art of creating structural ceilings in a style lost for 400 years, and, in cooperation with engineer Jose Luis Aranzadi, has created a CAD/CAM technique that has revived the historic Mudejar style for contemporary projects.

AIA Officer Nominations Open; Filing Date Is March 18
Seven architects already have declared their candidacy for three national AIA offices.

Reminder
Hotel Registration for Grassroots Due January 12
Those attending the 2005 AIA Grassroots Leadership and Legislative Conference are reminded that the deadline for reserving space at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C., is
January 12. The conference will take place at the Grand Hyatt February 9–12. Visit the Grassroots portion of the AIA Web site for registration information and to register online. The Web site also contains conference registration forms (due January 21), workshop descriptions, schedule, and government advocacy information. See you there!

It’s CES Audit Time!
Beginning this month, the Institute will be conducting annual audits to check for AIA member compliance with Continuing Education System (CES) requirements for membership. In February, the AIA will begin auditing members whose records indicate that they have not met their 2004 CES requirements. As in the past, credits earned during the first nine months of the current year (2005) may be applied toward the audit year (2004). If you have any questions, contact AIA Continuing Education Director Thom Lowther, 202-626-7478 or visit the AIA Web site.

AIA CAREER CENTER
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Celebrate 2005 with the New Architecture Desk Calendar
AIA members can order the Architecture 2005 Desk Calendar and receive a special discount of more than 25 percent. These calendars showcase the competitors and winners of the AIA St. Louis architectural photography competition and are underwritten by the American Architectural Foundation. $13.99 list/ $9.95 AIA members. Visit the AIA Store site or call 800-242-3837, option #4.

Check Out These New Programs: AIA eClassroom now has available 25 programs from this year’s national convention and four new programs from the recent international partnerships conference in New York City.

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New AIA Legislative Agenda: The AIA’s congressional issue agenda for the 109th Congress officially launches February 9 at the Grassroots 2005 conference in Washington, D.C., when AIA leaders will visit offices of U.S. Senators and House members in search of support for both immediate and long-range issues.



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