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Off to a Running Start in 2004
Firms report strengthening residential
and institutional markets, continued weakness in most commercial/industrial
sectors
After declining billings for five of the past six months, architecture
firms reported an increase in billings in January, reports Chief
Economist Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA. Because December traditionally
is a slow month at firms, January billings typically rise, so business
activity over the next few months will show whether this rebound
will be sustained, he says. Firms report more work on the horizon;
the index of inquiries for new projects showed its highest reading
since March 2000, just before this construction recession.
BW/AR
Awards Simplify
Entry Process
Entry deadline March 19;
submissions due April 16
BusinessWeek and Architectural
Record (both publications of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.)
and the AIA invite entries to the 2004 BusinessWeek/Architectural
Record (BW/AR) Awards. Now in its eighth year, the BW/AR
Awards honor client and architect teams that best use good design
to achieve important objectives for organizations. As BusinessWeek
editor Bruce Nussbaum noted, “Far more than a beauty contest,
this competition judges architecture on how well it solves business
problems.”
from the president’s office
3 x 8 = AIA
President Eugene C. Hopkin’s commentary last month focused
on architecture—the inspiring architecture of the Library
of Congress, site of his recent inauguration as the AIA’s
80th president. Acknowledging the power of architecture seemed the
right place to lead off this series of commentaries, he says, just
as the Jefferson Building in particular, where he began his professional
career, was the right place to begin his year as president.
What’s
Up Down South in the Upcountry?
AIA Greenville selects seven for
special accolades
AIA Greenville honored seven projects by architects in the upcountry
of South Carolina with awards for excellence in architecture at
the 2003 AIA Design Awards Banquet December 5 at the History Museum
of Upcountry South Carolina. A jury from Tennessee selected the
winners from a field of 33 submissions representing 13 architecture
firms.
AIA/COTE
Search for This Year’s Top Ten Green Projects
Early submissions due February 23; final
submissions date is March 22
The AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects Web site, provided by the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), is now open to accept entries. The AIA
Committee on the Environment (COTE), in partnership with DOE, invites
you to use the site to submit built projects electronically. Ten
projects will be selected by jury as best-practice examples of a
high-performance, sustainable design approach.
PROJECT
WATCH
SmithGroup Breaks Ground on Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory Molecular Foundry
California nanotechnology center one of
first in nation
SmithGroup and the State of California celebrated the groundbreaking
of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Molecular Foundry on
January 30. The Foundry, a landmark for the state, will serve as
one of the few facilities in the country dedicated to nanotechnology,
the study of materials at the atomic or molecular level. The 96,000-square-foot
Molecular Foundry sits partially tucked into a hillside above the
University of California, Berkeley, and its full-height windows
allow principal investigators to enjoy spectacular views of the
San Francisco Bay. Inside, interaction spaces support collaboration
between researchers and link the laboratories at one end of the
building with offices at the other.
AIA Officer Nominations Open; Filing
Date Is April 12
Thirteen architects already have declared
their candidacy for three national AIA offices.
The
AIA Angle
The AIA Angle, the AIA members’
source for government news, offers these stories in the latest edition.
Community Enhancement Issues Top Mayors’
’04 Agenda: Architect-friendly issues such as homeland
security, infrastructure improvements, smaller public high schools,
and brownfields redevelopment are principal priorities; President’s
FY2005 Budget Promotes Homeland Security, Tax Cuts: But proposals
sacrifice HOPE VI, brownfields, and community development programs;
AIA Associate Member Announces Bid for
Massachusetts Statehouse: John Nunnari, Assoc. AIA, throws
his hat in the ring. Visit the AIA Angle
Web page.
Your Kiplinger Connection (members
only)
Asian markets: Japan is slowly
regaining economic vitality. Urban renewal:
Affluent Americans are rediscovering the benefits of urban living.
Congress: In this election year,
Congress will give more attention to domestic issues than does the
proposed Bush budget.
AIArchitect offers AIA members exclusive access to three
stories a week to help them manage their practices and plan for
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aia
convention
Learn | Celebrate | Dream at the AIA National
Convention in Chicago, June 10–12
Registration is now open
Cesar Pelli, FAIA, once wrote that Chicago is the American City:
“Its name conjures a mythical place where its architects were
larger than life, and its buildings were new and noble.” You’ll
be able to tour those “new and noble” buildings, meet
“larger than life” architects, immerse yourself in the
latest education innovations, and see some of the best building
products on the market when Chicago hosts the AIA 2004 National
Convention and Design Exposition June 10–12 at McCormick Place.
InformeDesign’s
First Webcast Highlights Sustainability
and LEED™ Design
HGA’s Kevin Flynn, AIA, will lead
the February 25 program
InformeDesign™
will host its first live Webcast, “Making It Easy, Making
It Hard: Sustainably Designed Projects With and Without LEED,”
February 25 at 1 p.m. EST. Kevin Flynn, AIA, associate
vice president and director of sustainable design, Hammel, Green
and Abrahamson (HGA), Minneapolis, will lead the Webcast. Flynn
is the first architect in Minnesota to become LEED accredited.
AIA eClassroom Offers
Two New Courses in Facility Design for Women’s Health Care
Two new eClassroom long-distance learning programs on women’s
health-care facilities are now available on the Web. They are based
on sessions presented at the “Women, Children, and Healthcare:
Designing Facilities for Distinctive Needs” conference, sponsored
by the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health, November 19–22,
2003, in Chicago. Both courses, one on trends and the other a building
case study, offer health-safety-welfare continuing-education credits.
Explore
“The Art and Science of Human Habitat” This Spring
in San Diego
The AIA Committee on Design and the Academy of Neuroscience for
Architecture are cosponsoring “The Art and Science of Human
Habitat,” an April 22–25 conference in San Diego and
La Jolla, Calif., to focus on innovative research in spatial cognition
and human response to the built environment. While participating
in discussions of the latest research in architecture and neuroscience,
you also will experience the newest generation of living environments
in the San Diego area, including culturally responsive housing in
local communities. For
more information, visit the Committee on Design’s Web site.
(Photo of La Jolla’s Women’s Club, designed in 1914
by Irving Gill, courtesy of the AIA Committee on Design.)
Call for Images: Places,
Experiences, Perspectives
The AIA is seeking images that convey a sense of “journey”
for an upcoming Web site, Mentorship,
a Journey in Collaborative Learning. Intended for both emerging
professionals and established architects, the site will describe
the mentoring process from roles and responsibilities to how to
be a good mentor and how to conduct a mentoring relationship. For
details, visit AIA.org.
AIA CAREER CENTER
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• Architect,
Albuquerque
• Architect,
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• Architect,
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• Architect,
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• Architect,
West Des Moines, IA
• Architect
With BA Degree, Livingston, N.J.
• Architects,
Atlanta
• Architects,
Pittsburgh
• Associate
Principal/Architect, Washington, DC/Northern VA
• CAD
Technician, Spring Grove, IL
• Entry
Level/Assistant to Project Architect, Los Angeles
• Licensed
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Architect, Anaheim, CA
• Project
Architect, Atlanta
• Project
Architect, Miami
• Project
Architect, Richmond, VA
• Project
Architect, Washington, DC
• Project
Architect, West Chester, PA
• Project
Manager, Davis, CA
• Project
Manager, San Mateo, CA
• Project
Manager, Scottsdale, AZ
• Project
Manager/Project Architect, Lancaster, PA
• Regional
Design Architect, Dallas
• Senior
Design Architect/Project Manager, Pittsburgh
• Senior
Project Architect, Anchorage, AK
• Senior
Project Architect, Atlanta
• Urban
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