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Wave of Warm Welcome from Grassroots 2005
Members of the AIA Executive Committee, the Council of Architectural Components
Executives (CACE) Executive Committee, and AIA national staff breakfasted together
early February 9, but not before they paused for a pose to welcome all to the
2005 Grassroots Leadership and Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. AIArchitect will
bring you updated highlights from Grassroots in this issue and the next, so keep
checking this space.
AIA Leaders Focus on Core Values, Speaking with
One Voice
A new agenda for Capitol Hill as the AIA Grassroots Leadership and
Legislative Conference kicks off
“In the next four days, we’re going to be hearing a lot about community,” said
AIA Executive Vice President/CEO Norman L. Koonce, FAIA, as he welcomed nearly
800 AIA officers and component executives to the opening session of the 2005
Grassroots Leadership and Legislative Conference Wednesday afternoon, February
9, in Washington, D.C. “Community, along with Advocacy, Knowledge, and
Value, is a focus, a priority, a goal. Communities are interdependent and mutually
supportive. They share core values. Their strength is in the number of shoulders
that are put to the wheel.” (Pictured is AIA First Vice President and Grassroots
Chair Kate Schwennsen, FAIA)
Understanding the AIA’s Legislative
Agenda
Lobbyist Wolfe sets the stage for a successful
Hill visit
“Legislators listen to constituents,” said AIA Federal Affairs Senior
Director Tom Wolfe, Esq. “They know it’s my job to visit them to
push policy positions. They know that it’s not your job and that when you
come to see them, it must be about something that you deeply care about. That’s
your advantage tomorrow.” Wolfe explained the AIA’s Federal Agenda
to the 800 attendees of the Grassroots Leadership and Legislative Conference
February 9. “We’ve tried this year to identify issues that both appeal
to the bulk of the AIA membership and that can actually be accomplished with
some hard work from all of us,” he said.
Meet the 2006 Candidates
for AIA National Office
Candidates for 2006 office gathered on Friday morning, February 11, to deliver
their initial campaign statements at the 2005 Grassroots and Legislative
Conference in Washington, D.C.
Pictured from left: James A. Gatsch,
FAIA, first vice president; Robert E. Middlebrooks, AIA, vice president;
Jerry K. Roller, AIA, vice president; Norman Strong, FAIA, vice president;
Ronald J. Battaglia, FAIA, vice president; RK Stewart, FAIA, first
vice president; Robert I. Selby, FAIA, vice president; Michael Broshar,
AIA, vice president; Angel Saqui, FAIA, vice president; and Tommy Neal
Cowan, FAIA, treasurer.
Tap into the Power of Architecture: Imagine,
Create, Transform
Join your peers at the AIA national
convention, May 19–21 in Las Vegas
The AIA 2005 National Convention and Design Expo, May 19–21 at the
Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas will use this larger-than-life
city as a backdrop for this year’s convention theme, “The
Power of Architecture: Imagine, Create, Transform.” The convention
will explore the imagination architects use to stretch the boundaries
of the possible while evoking the wonder of delight; the creativity
that builds healthy communities, fosters hospitality, and enriches
identity; and the power of transformation that makes the desert a place
to thrive, brightens the night, and turns dreams into reality.
Motor City Celebrates
11 Distinguished Works of Architecture
A jury of three distinguished architects from Baltimore—Charles Brickbauer,
AIA; Walter G. Schamu, FAIA; and Rebecca B. Swanston, AIA—selected 11
winning projects, all in Southeast Michigan, to receive AIA Detroit’s Chapter
Design Awards. On hand for the chapter’s annual awards ceremony last November
19 at the Detroit Athletic Club were 2004 AIA President Eugene Hopkins, FAIA,
Ann Arbor, and Christopher Fallingham, FRAIC, president of the Royal Architectural
Institute of Canada.
President Steidl Honors
GSA Retirees
Recognizing the contributions they have made to public architecture through the
General Services Administration Design Excellence Program, President Douglas
L Steidl, FAIA, on February 7 presented citations to Edward A. Feiner, FAIA,
and Marilyn Farley, both recently retired from the GSA Public Buildings Service.
Farley, in turn, praised the AIA for its support in bringing GSA programs
to AIA members. Architects have brought excellence to the forefront for all
of the federal government, not just federal buildings, Feiner said, and helped
put an end to the counter-productive attitude of decades past that “it’s
good enough for government work.” From left, American Architectural
Foundation President Ronald E. Bogle; Steidl; Feiner; Farley; and AIA Executive
Vice President/CEO Norman L. Koonce, FAIA.
project watch
Rawn’s New Concert Hall Is Well-Orchestrated
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) inaugurated its new Music
Center at Strathmore on February 5. The only major American orchestra
to occupy two year-round facilities in two major metropolitan areas,
the BSO now makes its second home in North Bethesda, a growing suburb
of nearly one million just north of Washington, D.C. Designed by Boston’s
William Rawn Associates Architects, with acoustician R. Lawrence Kirkegaard & Associates
of Chicago, the Music Center at Strathmore offers the community world-class
performance and arts education.
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best practices
Here Comes the Sun: Decathlon Heats
Up Solar Awareness
The Beatles once crooned “sun, sun, sun, here it comes.” And, indeed,
the sun is coming for 19 university and college teams who believe the energy
benefits of a bright sunshiny day are as clear as the blue sky. A 10-day event
called the Solar Decathlon will be held October 7–16 in Washington, D.C., to
give these 19 schools a showcase for the benefits of solar power.
NAC Sponsors Jason
Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship Fund
Jason
Pettigrew, Assoc. AIA, who passed away last summer at 29 in
a climbing accident, dedicated
much of his time with the AIA towards the development and growth
of others and a commitment to community service. His significant
contributions include assisting in the formation of the National Associates Committee
by serving on the first NAC Executive Committee, serving multiple years as representative
to the NCARB IDP Coordinating Committee, and through his contributions towards
the development of the AIA’s
Emerging Professionals Companion, released in
2004. To recognize his contributions as well as his personal pursuit of the
Architecture Registration Examination, the NAC has created the Jason Pettigrew
Memorial ARE Scholarship Fund. Donations will be used to build on Jason’s efforts by awarding ARE Scholarships
in his honor. For more information, and to contribute, visit the NAC Web
site on AIA.org.
CSI’s Convention
Programs Highlight MasterFormat 2004,
National CAD Standard
The Construction Specifications Institute, will announce its new
MasterFormat™ at the 49th Annual CSI Show™ & Convention,
April 20–23, at Chicago’s McCormick Place. A total
of 132 continuing education programs—covering all phases
of facility life cycle—will help commercial construction
professionals streamline delivery of projects. Three pre-convention
workshops on April 19 kick off the professional development programs.
Disaster Relief: Call for Volunteers
To be considered to assist in disaster-assistance efforts in the
U.S. and abroad, register with the AIA Disaster Assistance program
online.
Correction: In a headline of our February 7 edition, designers
of the Jersey City Medical Center should have been identified as
RBSD and Ballinger. We apologize to RBSD.
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