Some Parting Inspiration from Outgoing EVP/CEO
Norman L. Koonce, FAIA, looks back over his seven-year tenure as the AIA’s chief executive and shares some insights gained as well as visions of the future. There have been successes, surprises, and challenges, most of which have been energizing, he says.

Young Architects Honored—They Are All Winners!
Wow. It’s been one year already? Each year, the AIA presents the Young Architects Awards to professionals who have been licensed 10 years or fewer (regardless of their age), shown exceptional leadership, and made significant contributions to the profession early in their careers. This year’s six recipients are impressive in their broad range of contributions. Are you ready to meet them? And the winners are . . .

Diversity and the Profession: Take II
Theodore Landsmark, Assoc. AIA, Boston Architectural Center president and chief executive officer, and AIA Diversity Committee Chair will receive The Whitney M. Young Jr. Award on June 9 at the AIA 2006 national convention in Los Angeles. The award is given in memory of the civil rights leader who at the 1968 AIA convention challenged architects to actively increase attention to the inequities suffered by minorities. Here, Landsmark, the 35th recipient of the award, speaks with AIArchitect about diversity in the profession, the role of AIA and collateral organizations in fostering diversity, and where we can go from here.

Exploring Neuroscience
You Need to Know What You Don't Know
John Eberhard, FAIA, has spent the last 10 years studying the rapidly expanding field of neuroscience research, which explores the brain and how it develops and provides the mind with material for our thoughts. In 2003, AIA San Diego founded the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, for which Eberhard served as the first president and directed its subsequent involvement. This year, Eberhard will write a monthly series of articles that discuss these exciting developments in neuroscience and how they relate to architecture. Join him for his inaugural article as he explores this new territory—our journey begins in the Cathedral of Amiens.

From the President’s office
21st Century Leadership: Sharing (not Losing) Control
“I used to think leadership meant being the person in command and control. As the oldest of four siblings, being the leader often meant taking responsibility for the welfare of others (whether I wanted to or not), and having loyal followers (whether they wanted to or not),” says AIA President Kate Schwennesen, FAIA. She explains how experience has taught her that leadership means sharing, not losing, control.

GOOD DESIGN GRACES TWO GULF STATES
Three Firms Capture AIA Louisiana’s 2005 Awards
AIA Louisiana presented its prestigious Honor and Merit Awards for architectural excellence to seven projects late last year. Waggonner & Ball Architects, New Orleans, won all three Honor Awards and one of four Merit Awards. The other firms to win Merit Awards are Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, of New Orleans, and Ledbetter Fullerton Architects, also of New Orleans. AIA Louisiana also honored outgoing President Trula Remson, AIA, with the President’s Medal and Certificate for outstanding service to the AIA and profession of architecture.

AIA Alabama Honors Nine
AIA Alabama honored nine building projects as outstanding examples of architecture during the chapter’s 2005 Design Awards presentation, part of the chapter’s annual awards gala, held in Birmingham late last year. From a group of 37 statewide entries, a Birmingham jury awarded five Awards of Merit and two Honor Awards. Additionally, members of AIA Alabama chose a recreational farmhouse to receive the 2005 Members Choice Award, and the Alabama Masonry Institute presented its Top Block Award to a new “old” high school.

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Small business: This key economic growth engine will be running strong in 2006.
Interest rates: Bernanke will raise rates, but slowly, when he takes the reins in February.
Business costs: Oil prices will go even higher in coming weeks.
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