AIArchitect | January 13, 2003

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	AIArchitect This Week—January 13, 2003

	FROM THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE Design Matters! Poetry + Proof Thompson E. Penney, FAIA, explains how architects today have an opportunity to make the connection in the public’s mind between their growing hunger for value and what we architects actually do. Full Story INSTITUTE HONOR AWARDS Fifteen Projects Capture Honor Awards for Architecture A federal courthouse on Long Island, two innovative school designs in California, several buildings on college campuses, and a house in Nova Scotia contribute to the awesome architecture collection that makes up this year’s 2003 AIA Honor Awards for Architecture. They telescope in size, from a small house in Nova Scotia to a refurbishment of the Big Apple’s Lever House, as well as in function, from a snow-removal machinery barn to a primary school. Eleven of the projects are in the U.S. The other four are in Canada, France, Sweden, and Austria. New York was this year’s home to the most projects, topping the list with five. Full Story Eleven Projects Chosen for AIA Honor Awards for Interiors This year’s 2003 Honor Awards projects range in size and scope from a single room to a new building for the New York Public Library. All of the 2003 interiors awards projects are located in the continental U.S. New York City tops the list of locations with the most projects (four), with other winners in Los Angeles, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Las Vegas, and suburban Washington, D.C. “The broad range of work that has been selected is striking,” said the jury. “The projects we selected really separate themselves by their own inventiveness, from the MOCA exhibit to the chapel in Louisiana. Some are really striking in their immediate impact, while others require you to look closer—like the floor in Lutece—to find subtle detail. The projects represent the spirit of something new, but in the freshest ways.” Full Story Five Projects Cited for Urban Excellence The AIA Honor Awards Jury for Regional and Urban Design has selected five projects—in Baltimore; Charlottesville, Va.; Washington, D.C.; Portland, Ore.; and Pittsburgh—as recipients of the 2003 AIA Honor Awards for Urban Design. In all, the jury noted that the winners prove that the principles of the New Urbanism are alive and well. “This year’s projects show clearly that good urban design is good business for communities,” the jury said. “They also prove that contemporary architecture is able to incorporate good urban design principles.” Full Story Talks Put Image Rights in Focus The AIA is working with the American Society of Media Photographers to clarify issues arising from a revision of the Institute’s photo-release form. AIA representatives hope to sit down with ASMP counterparts in the weeks ahead to hear their concerns and reaffirm the Institute’s good-faith intentions. Full Story Need to catch up on recent editions of AIArchitect This Week? December 9 \| December 16 \| December 23 \| January 6 To see the complete table of contents for AIArchitect click here.
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	Call for Entries: IDP Outstanding Firm Award The Intern Development Coordinating Committee announced this week the call for entries for the IDP Outstanding Firm Award, recognizing exemplary commitment and contributions to the professional development of interns. Criteria for judging consider success of their intern programs, including training opportunities, mentoring, continuing education opportunities, and commitment to the Intern Development Program. Nominations may be made by IDP state, local, or education coordinators; students; interns participating in IDP; registered architects; and AIA components. Chosen firms will receive an IDP Outstanding Firm certificate to be awarded at the AIA convention and firm profiles in AIArchitect and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards’ Direct Connection. Submission packages are due at the AIA national headquarters in Washington, D.C., February 28. To learn more about eligibility and submission requirements, click here for the call for entry in PDF (23 kb) form. BEST PRACTICES Package Fee Proposals So Clients Can Easily Defend Them Michael Strogoff, AIA, publisher of Negotiating Strategies, tells how simple and concise language in fee proposals can help your client obtain buy-ins from project stakeholders. Full Story Eye on Architecture CBS Sunday Morning is profiling architects and one celebrated work of architecture. The network’s piece on Daniel Libeskind aired January 5, but you can still tune in to see programs on the late Louis Kahn and Samuel Mockbee, as well as the restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater. Check your local television listings or visit CBS News for program information . AIA Continuing Education Now Offers Discounts on Select Programs Did you make a resolution to be more cost-conscious this year? The AIA will help you fulfill that promise by offering eClassroom discounts on selected distance-learning courses, starting now. Full Story This service is brought to you as an AIA-member benefit. The email list used to deliver AIArchitect This Week is maintained exclusively for that purpose by the AIA national component. To keep up with the universe of information the AIA gathers exclusively for members, visit the AIA's Web page. For member-only information, click onto "MyAIA: building on your skills" or use this shortcut. AIArchitect This Week is published by the AIA, Washington, D.C. Copyright 2003 The American Institute of Architects ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You receive this email at: $subst('Recip.EmailAddr') because your address is on file in the AIA's membership database. To change your email address, send an email with your name, AIA member number, old email address and new email address to AIA Information Central. Or make the changes yourself. To remove your email address from this distribution list - but not from the AIA membership database - forward this message to: $subst('Email.UnSub')