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MLK
Memorial Evokes Hope and
Civil Rights Legacy
Like the ideals that defined his life, the values of justice, democracy,
and hope shape the memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that will
grace the National Mall in the nation’s capital. United with
the site through natural landscape elements–water, stone,
and trees—the themes overlap and offer layers of content that
await discovery and interpretation by each visitor to the monument
envisioned by a joint venture of architects Devrouax & Purnell,
Washington, D.C., and ROMA Design Group, San Francisco.
aia
convention
Reserve Your Personal Tour Guide for the
AIA National Convention
Your copy of the brand new AIA
Guide to Chicago can be waiting
for you
Short of an old friend from architecture school who has lived in
Chicago all his or her life, what could top a brand new architect’s
guide to accompany you around the Windy City during the AIA National
Convention June 10–12? Completely revised and updated, the
AIA Guide to Chicago, second
edition, which will be hot-off-the-presses in April, offers 1,000
individual buildings with 400 photos—many taken expressly
for the guide—plus 35 specially commissioned maps.
Potomac
Valley Honors a Dozen Distinguished Designs
Three members receive
Paul H. Kea medals
A jury from the AIA Rochester (N.Y.) Chapter chose a dozen projects
designed by members of the AIA Potomac Valley (Md.) chapter to receive
four honor awards, four merit awards, and four citations. Potomac
Valley honored the winners at the chapter’s Year-End Party
and Design Awards Banquet in College Park, Md., last December.
AIA eClassroom Offers Three New Courses
in Facility Design for Women’s and Children’s Health
Care
Three new eClassroom long-distance learning programs, now available
on the Web, round out the presentations 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 Denver.
Each of the three new courses—one on children’s care
in an uncertain world, one a case study of a children’s hospital,
and one taking a futurist view of health care—offers one health-safety-welfare
continuing-education credit.
AIA Emerging Professionals Awards Honor
Commitment to Associates and Young Architects
2004 Entries Due April 2
The National Associates Committee (NAC) and Young Architects Forum
(YAF) are collaborating to recognize AIA members and affiliates
who have shown outstanding commitment to the professional development
of associate and YAF members. Entries are due April
2.
PROJECT
WATCH
Design With the Patient in Mind
HGA’s new Regions Cancer Care Center
offers highly personalized service
To accommodate an almost 70 percent increase in cancer-patient clinic
visits over the last two years, Regions Hospital, serving eastern
Minnesota and western Wisconsin, worked with architects Hammel,
Green and Abrahamson, Inc. (HGA) to create a facility to provide
private, dignified, and personal care for patients. At 9,000 square
feet, the comprehensive Cancer Care Center is three times the size
of its predecessor and includes multidisciplinary preventative,
diagnostic, and treatment services. The one-story center provides
medical oncology clinic space, chemotherapy treatment area, blood-draw
laboratory, in-house pharmacy, and space for patient education and
support groups.
AIA Officer Nominations Open; Filing
Date Is April 12
Thirteen architects already have declared
their candidacy for three national AIA offices.
Your Kiplinger Connection (members
only)
Trade: Good news north and south
of the border. Business costs:
Office vacancies stay soft; office construction decline slows. Jobs
and workers: Does increased hiring mean a skills gap?
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stories a week to help them manage their practices and plan for
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best
practices
Make Your Project Photos Sing
Lifted from the pages of the latest issue of the Small
Project Forum Journal, here are some straightforward pointers
on improving the digital and film images you capture of building
sites, exteriors, and interiors. Tips cover choosing the ideal conditions,
using the right tools, planning a shoot, composition, and digital
enhancement.
Make the Connection
The latest edition of the Young Architects Forum’s The
YAF Connection electronic newsletter is now available online
for all to see.
Do You Know the Way to
Smart Growth?
A new tool will help ease the journey
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and
the Smart Growth Network recently stepped up for an encore: Getting
to Smart Growth II: 100 More Policies for Implementation.
This primer, supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
provides states and communities with mix-and-match policy options
to fit local circumstances, visions, and values, and highlights
steps for the private sector to encourage more livable communities.
Historic
Theater Group Issues
Call for Entries
The League of Historic American Theatres (LHAT) issued a call for
nominations for its 2004 Awards Program, which celebrates excellence
in the rescue, restoration, reuse, and sustainability of historic
theaters and other heritage buildings of cultural assembly. LHAT
will accept nominations in two categories: Outstanding Restoration
Projects and Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution. Declarations
of intent are due March 1, and
nomination submittals are due April 26.
Visit the LHAT Web site for an entry form and additional information,
or call 410-659-9533.
Sorry,
We Goofed:
Projects for Inside
the Not So Big House Are Due April
2, not April 20
Susanka Studios is seeking submissions of architect-designed houses
to be featured in an upcoming book, Inside
the Not So Big House. We reported in the February 9 AIArchitect
that they are due April 20; but they actually are due April
2. Award-winning architect and author Sarah Susanka, AIA,
and editor Marc Vassallo, Assoc. AIA, will collaborate on this new
addition to the “Not So Big House” series. The selected
houses will have exceptional interior spaces—rich in detail,
spatial ideas, design features, materials, and craftsmanship. The
book will emphasize interiors, but will also consider the overall
house design and present the exterior of the house. Check
the Not So Big House Web site for requirements and the submission
form. Questions? Contact submissions@notsobighouse.com.
AIA CAREER CENTER
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• Associate
Principal/Architect, Washington, DC/Northern VA
• Entry
Level/Assistant to Project Architect, Los Angeles
• Interior
Designer/Healthcare, Los Angeles
• Licensed
Architect and Architectural Designers, Dover, DE
• Project
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• Project
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• Project
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• Project
Manager, Scottsdale, AZ
• Project
Manager/Project Architect, Lancaster, PA
• Project
Managers, Sacramento
• Regional
Design Architect, Dallas
• Senior
Project Architect, Anchorage, AK
• Senior
Project Architect, Atlanta
• Sustainable
Design Program Expert, Washington, DC
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Buy
the latest book on residential design:
Home by Design: Transforming Your House Into Home, by Sarah
Susanka, AIA (The Taunton Press, 2004; hardcover). Susanka presents
the 30 key concepts that can be applied to any home, regardless
or style or size. Using 28 of the best designed homes from around
the country, Susanka brings these concepts to life with 150 examples.
$35.00 list/$24.50 AIA Member.
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Join
Your Colleagues June 10–12 in Chicago: The AIA 2004
National Convention and Expo offers high-quality continuing education,
access to more than 750 exhibiting companies, inspiring speakers,
and myriad collegial events. Visit the AIA Web site for more information
and to register.
Start
the Presses— Welcome to the AIA’s New Media Support
Center: Find the media help you need via the “Guide
to Media Relations,” recent press releases, downloadable presskits,
and more.
Explore
Facility Design for Women’s and Children’s Health Care:
Five new eClassroom long-distance learning programs on women’s
and children’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 Denver. All courses offer HSW continuing-education
credit.
Save
on All Dell-branded Product Lines: To custom configure and
order your systems, access
your AIA Premier Dell.com Web site. (Access code, AIA; Access
key, AIADELL99.) Or call Dell toll free at 877-571-3355. For more
information and benefits, visit the AIA Advantage site.
Technical
Support Unparalleled in the Industry: MASTERSPEC provides
free technical and specification support to its users. Find out
about the other benefits MASTERSPEC has to offer.
Cover
Personal and Business Expenses if Disability Strikes: The
AIA Trust Personal and Business Overhead Disability Plans will cover
all your expenses while you recuperate. Find
out more about this program. For more information about all
AIA Trust programs, go to their site.
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