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Business Conditions at Architecture Firms Show Normal December
Swoon
Identifying new projects and attracting new staff rank as
top business concerns for 2005
Billings at U.S. architecture firms were very soft in December,
reflecting their typical year-end slowdown due to staff time off,
poor weather, and difficulty in getting client approvals during
the holiday season to move ahead on projects, says AIA Chief Economist
Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA. Even with this normal downturn, however,
commercial/industrial firms reported unusually weak billings in
December. Also, firms are generally expecting improving business
conditions this coming year. However, when asked to name
their biggest business-related concern for 2005 firms were split
between concerns generally associated with a strong economy and
those generally associated with a weak economy.
Profession Mourns
Loss of Ehrman B. Mitchell Jr., FAIA
With great
sadness we report that Ehrman B. Mitchell Jr., FAIA, the 1979 President
of the Institute and half of the internationally renowned firm Mitchell/Giurgola
of Philadelphia, passed away January 18. He was a week shy of his 80th
birthday. AIA Executive Vice President/CEO Norman L. Koonce, FAIA,
remembers Mitchell as “a great influence on
this organization during a time when its leaders were challenged by
the pressures of newly developing technology, the influx of the Baby
Boom into the profession, and the growing need for environmental sensitivity
in designs and building products . . . He served the profession with
dignity and integrity and will be deeply missed.” AIArchitect will
share further tributes and details for memorial services next week.
Three Architects Win 2005
Jefferson Awards
Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, Chicago; Diane
Georgopulos, AIA, Boston; and Charles Atherton, FAIA, Washington
D.C., have been selected to receive the AIA 2005 Thomas Jefferson
Award for Public Architecture. The Thomas Jefferson Award recognizes
excellence in architectural advocacy and achievement by private-sector
architects who design public facilities, public sector architects,
and public officials or other individuals who advocate for design
excellence.
Five Honored by the
Institute for Distinguished Contributions to Architecture
The AIA has selected three individuals and two groups as recipients
of the 2005 Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement. The award,
to be presented in May at the AIA National Convention in Las Vegas, recognizes
and encourages distinguished achievements of allied professionals, clients,
organizations, architect teams, knowledge communities, and others who
have had a beneficial influence on or advanced the architectural profession.
Five Exemplary Individuals
Receive Young Architects Award
The AIA has selected five outstanding Young Architects, defined
as professionals who have been licensed 10 years or fewer regardless
of their age, to receive the 2005 Young Architects Award. This award
honors individuals who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant
contributions to the profession early in their careers. This year’s
recipients are impressive in their broad range of contributions—mentoring
and teaching, sustainability, chapter leadership, and design excellence.
REMINDER
Your Grassroots Representatives Storm Capitol Hill February 10
One of the primary objectives of the annual Grassroots
Leadership and Legislative Conference is for AIA component
leaders to take the AIA’s messages directly to the Capitol
Hill offices of your members of Congress. Component officers
and executives will prepare for Hill visits February 9 to make
their February 10 visits maximally effective. Go to the Grassroots
portion of AIA.org for more information on the conference, which
also includes leadership workshops and issues discussions through
February 12. (Attendees can register
on-line—registrations
are due January 21.)
Virginia Awards for Design
Excellence Reflect a Growth in Global Practice
Sixteen projects by architects across the region were honored
with Awards for Excellence in Architecture presented by the Virginia
Society AIA. Selected from a field of 148 submissions, the award winners
varied widely from a low-budget rehabilitation of a former meat-packing
plant into a community center for inner-city youth to an exquisitely
detailed boarding/breeding complex for thoroughbreds in Albemarle County.
Several projects—new research center in Spain, plans for a visitors
center in France, a resettlement community for refugees in India, and
an American embassy in Kenya—give evidence of an increasing global
reach for the region’s architects.
project watch
Historic D.C. Theater Reincarnated
New life given to theater and theater
company alike
By all accounts, it seemed as though the curtain had closed
for good on Washington, D.C.’s historic Tivoli Theater. Designed
by New York architect Thomas W. Lamb and built in 1924 by owner Harry
Crandall, the Italian Renaissance Revival theater was for many years
one of Washington’s premiere movie houses. Located in the once
tony neighborhood of Columbia Heights, the theater enveloped 2,000
patrons in opulence and splendor. After the devastating 1968 riots
following the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Tivoli remained
open but was heavily scarred. Unfortunately, the subsequent suburban
exodus knelled its demise. In 1975, the Tivoli enjoyed its last encore.
For decades it stood dormant, a monument to the neighborhood’s
past grandeur.
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best practices
Why Would a Client Want to Negotiate
a Balanced Agreement?
Clients who insist on using their own agreement forms usually
adopt a tough negotiating stance when design professionals propose
modifications, notes Negotiating Strategies Publisher Michael Strogoff,
AIA. Don’t waste your time and good will responding directly
to these reasons, regardless of your client’s motives, he
says. Instead, give your client incentives for modifying its agreement.
COF Seeks Nominations
for Secretary
The 2005 College of Fellows Nominating Committee is soliciting nominations for
2005–2007 Secretary, to be presented for consideration at the annual COF
business meeting at the AIA Convention and Expo in May 2005. Nominations should
include:
- Cover letter—no longer than two standard pages—with name,
address, telephone number, and a description of interest and understanding of
the position
- Executive summary or resume, not to exceed
five pages, which includes a list of significant AIA activities
and accomplishments
- A maximum of three letters of recommendation
forwarded to the chair of the nominating committee. Address letters
to Nominating Committee Chair, AIA College of Fellows, 1735 New
York Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20006-5292, by February
4, 2005. For more information, contact
Pauline Porter, 202-626-7521.
New q Now
Online
The Winter 2005 edition of the nac-q, the
National Associates Committee quarterly journal, is up and running
on the AIA Web site. While the journal addresses many of the issues
of particular concern to associate members, including intern development
programs and balancing life and work, this issue additionally contains
a number of “where do I fit in?” articles contributed
by Associate members. One of many of note is “No One Ever Mentioned
to Me that I Was Different,” by Ana Guerra, Assoc. AIA, the
2005 Associate representative to the AIA Executive Committee. Read
the q today.
AIA Officer Nominations
Open; Filing Date Is March 18
Eight architects already have declared their candidacy
for three national AIA offices.
AIA CAREER CENTER
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• Architect, Boulder, CO and Sacramento
• Architect, Carlsbad, CA
• Architect, Fairbanks,
AK
• Architect, Northwest OH
• Architect, Paso Robles/Santa Maria, CA
• Architect, Pittsburgh
• Architect, Rocklin, CA
• Architect, Tacoma,
WA
• Architect, Toledo
• Architect, Tucson
• Architect/Building Technology Professional, Orlando & Miami
• Architect (Education Studio), San Luis Obispo, CA
• Architect/Grad. in Architecture, San Diego
• Architect/Intern Architect, Baltimore
• Architects, Indianapolis Metro Area, IN
• Architects, Phoenix
• Architects of All Levels, Dallas
• Architectural Designers, Boston
• Architectural Engineer/Scientist 3—Job Code 2004, Tullahoma, TN
• Architectural Intern, Franklin, TN
• Architectural
Job Captain, Tucson
• Architectural
Librarian & Manager, Property Info Center, Cambridge,
MA
• Architectural Project Manager, Boca Raton, FL
• Architectural
Team Lead, Nashville
• Base Building Architect, New York City
• Building
Performance Specialist, Pittsburgh
• CADD Manager, Boston
• Campus Planner, Baltimore
• Design Project Manager, Metropolitan Boston Area
• Designer, New York City
• Designer,
Project Architects & Project Managers, Reston, VA
• Designers & Architects, Modesto/ Sacramento, CA
• Director of Health Care Studio, Sacramento
• Entry-Level Architect, Long Island, NY
• Executive
Editor—Contract Documents, Washington, DC
• Graduate Architect, NJ
• Healthcare
Construction Architect, San Francisco
• Healthcare Market Leader, Midwest
• Healthcare
Project Architect/Project Manager, Baltimore
• Healthcare Project Manager, Madison
• Home
Performance Specialists & Researchers, Pittsburgh
• Interior Designer, Richmond, VA
• Intermediate/Senior Level Architects, Washington, DC
• Intern
Architect, Savannah
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Architect/Architect, Sarasota, FL
• Intern
Architect/Project Manager, Atlanta
• Job
Captain, Los Angeles
• Junior
Architect/Project Architect, Millbrook, NY
• Junior & Intermediate
Designers, New York City
• Junior/Senior
Intern Architects, Raleigh
• Justice
Architects, Atlanta
• Manager,
Architectural Services, Yardley, PA
• Office of the Architect of the Capitol, Springfield, IL
• Planners/Architects/Landscape Architects, Baltimore
• Program
Manager, Outreach—Center for Communities by Design, Washington,
DC
• Program/Project
Manager, Sacramento
• Project Architect, Raleigh
• Project Architect, Sterling, VA
• Project Architect/Designer, Boston
• Project
Architect: Hi-Rise Residential, Las Vegas
• Project Architect/Manager, Helena, MT
• Project
Architect—Office, Cincinnati
• Project
Architect/Project Manager/Job Captain, Las Vegas
• Project Architects, St. Louis
• Project
Architects/Job Captains/ Interns/CAD Technicians, Charlotte & Dallas
• Project/Construction Manager, Los Angeles
• Project
Manager, Baltimore
• Project Manager, Dallas
• Project Manager, Denver
• Project
Manager/Architect, Raleigh
• Project
Manager/Architect, West Palm Beach, FL
• Project
Manager & Architectural Interns, New York City
• Project
Manager & Project Architect, Chicago North
• Project
Manager, Architecture, San Luis Obispo, CA
• Project Managers/Job Captains, New York City
• Project Operations Manager, St. Louis
• Residential Architect, Pittsburgh
• Residential Designer, Boise/Sun Valley, ID
• Resource Architect (2 Positions), Washington, DC
• Senior
Architect/Project Manager, Baltimore
• Senior
and Intermediate Designers, Newport Beach, CA
• Senior Designer, Baltimore
• Senior
Designer, Phoenix
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