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Iceland
Wants an Oil Change
Hydrogen joins hot water as a renewable energy source for the mid-Atlantic
island
When you think of Iceland, you might think of glaciers. But would
you think of volcanoes? This island nation is a mere 40,000 square
miles between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest
of the United Kingdom. Despite being called “Iceland,” the
nation is, ironically, quite hot. It sits on a geological hot spot,
resulting in volcanoes, lava, and geysers that melt ice to form
numerous rivers, lakes, and waterfalls. With so much water on hand,
Icelanders see a unique chance to finally dispatch their oil dependency,
or, as they humorously say, kick their oil habit. What would it
take? Can they do it?
At 50, the AIA Conceives the Gold Medal, Receives Roosevelt’s
Gratitude
In 1907, AIA members could be proud of their
young Institute’s accomplishments. And they showed it by
presenting the first AIA Gold Medal—to a Briton—and
accepting stewardship of the White House, on invitation from President
Teddy Roosevelt.
1909–1917: The Institute Comes of Age
in the Nation’s Capital
As the Teddy Roosevelt era segued into the
Taft and then Wilson administrations, the AIA found itself in the
enviable position of advisor in the formation of a federal council
of fine arts, and selection of the Lincoln Memorial and its site.
During this Golden Age, the AIA held its first West Coast convention,
approached a membership of 1,000, and inaugurated a feisty new Journal that took whacks at U.S. public
buildings policy right on its cover. And, sadly, the Institute
mourned the loss of one its most prestigious members just before
he was to receive the AIA’s second Gold Medal. Do you know who he was?
AIA Washington Chooses 10 for
Civic Design Awards
AIA Washington awarded 10 local projects the chapter’s Civic
Design Award for superior design and commitment to creating civic
spaces with a sensitivity to design and usability. The Civic Design
Awards program identifies public projects that are hallmarks of civic
design. Projects receiving Honor Awards not only embody design excellence,
but also show creative risk-taking and problem-solving. Civic projects
earn the Merit Award by exemplifying their particular type of civic
space, while the Citation Award acknowledges quality design based
on individual reasons.
Engineers Focus on “Girl
Power”
New book aims
to inspire more females to consider engineering
Women engineers traded signatures and congratulations February 21 on the publication
of the new book Changing Our World: True Stories
of Women Engineers, by Sybil
Hatch, published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006. Through
its engaging 256 pages, Changing Our World aims
to inspire a new generation of females to consider careers in engineering.
The book, launched at a reception at the National Press Club in Washington,
D.C., during Engineers Week, is the first product of the Extraordinary Women
Engineers Project Coalition.
Architecture on the Edge: Innovation
. . . Engagement . . . Inspiration
This year’s convention promises to be bigger and better than
ever
The AIA 2006 National Convention and Design Exposition will be held June 8–10
at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This year’s theme is “Architecture
on the Edge: Innovation . . . Engagement . . . Inspiration,” and
no other city in the world boasts as wide a range of innovative design as Los
Angeles. The convention will explore innovation in design, construction, and
beyond; examine the challenges of the public realm; and inspire fresh visions
of a preferred future for the profession and for the built environment.
WEb watch
Great Site Takes You to LA
If you would like to get in the proper architectural frame of mind for
the 2006
AIA National Convention and Design Expo in Los Angeles, June 8–10,
you might want to take a journey or two to the City of Angels courtesy
of photographer Martin Schall. Schall is a German engineer who takes
lots and lots of photos on his yearly excursions to LA, and he has placed about
1,000 of the beauties on his Web
site. Dear
to our hearts, he has organized them according to architect (yay!), architectural
style, date of construction, and use. He even throws in some nifty LA facts,
plus an interactive site map of downtown buildings that link to photos of the
buildings themselves. You-are-here.com truly
is a site to behold. If you’re
in the mood for a European vacation, visit
Schall’s European site.
(Pictured is Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1917 Hollyhock House. Photo © Martin
Schall.)
Your Kiplinger Connection (members
only, AIA.org login required)
Foreign investors: Port terminal-phobia
aside, foreign investment is a critical part of our economy.
Retail: Supermarkets and product-quality
marketing are out; box stores, specialty shops, and feel-good selling
are in.
Weather: New systems will mean
six more hours’ warning on major storms.
AIArchitect offers AIA members exclusive access to three stories a week
to help them manage their practices and plan for the coming year. Nonmembers
may subscribe to The Kiplinger Letter.
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best
practices
Little Boxes: The Challenges of Producing
Original Design
In this month’s article, risk management gurus Grant A. Simpson, FAIA,
and James B. Atkins, FAIA, explore affirmative measures for dealing with what
they term the “unique-idea-to-built-reality” challenge. They address
essentials for delivering designs that are constructible, workable, and durable
while accommodating the uniqueness of original design. They also explore cohesive
project deliveries that meet objectives of both the brightly clothed and funny-eyeglassed
designers and the deliverers (known fondly as the “straight-edgers in the
back room”).
AIA Officer Nominations Open; Filing Date
Is April 7
Seven architects have declared their candidacy for three national AIA offices.
2005 Tax Break for Architectural Services
Most architects will be able to realize this benefit of the tax-cut legislation
the AIA successfully advocated in the 2004 “JOBS” tax bill in the
2005 taxes they will file between now and April 15. This new tax deduction
is phased in over time and is applicable to revenues derived from architectural
and engineering services that are produced by individuals, partnerships, LLCs,
subchapter S corporations, and C corporations for "construction, engineering,
or architectural services performed in the United States for construction projects
in the United States." Although the IRS has yet to publish regulations
interpreting the provision, early indications suggest they will limit the applicability
of the deduction. For this and other Government Advocacy news, read the AIA
Angle.
Let’s Have a Conference—In Your
Office!
AIA’s live Webcast on Standard
Forms for Architects Services to take place March 23
Suzanne Harness, Esq., AIA, and James Jankowski, FAIA, invite you to join them
for “AIA Contract Documents Scope of Services,” a live interactive
Web conference that you can join from your office on March 23, from 1:00–2:30
p.m. EST. The program will present and discuss the AIA Standard Forms of Architect’s
Services, designed for use with the modular B141-1997 Owner/Architect Agreement
to help architects negotiate and contract for specialized scopes of services,
such as historic preservation and site evaluation, value analysis, LEED® certification,
and commissioning. The program is live and interactive; you will be able to ask
questions of the presenters. Live audio is delivered directly to your office
over the telephone to provide clear and reliable sound quality, and visuals are
delivered via the Internet. The registration cost is $125 per connection, and
any number of people may take part at the connection. Each participant may earn
1.5 CES LUs. For more information or to register, follow
this link. If you have questions, contact Patricia Lukas.
Show You’re Green!
You are invited to submit your work for a juried selection and posting on the
all new “Green Housing” section of the online Affordable Housing
Design Advisor, sponsored by the AIA. The site allows the AIA to showcase excellence
in affordable green housing design and expand the visible commitment to the
green movement by AIA architects. Projects may incorporate sustainable or green
design features, wholly or in part. The selected projects will be in an online “Campaign
for Excellence in Affordable Housing Design.” Projects will also be showcased
at the 2006 AIA National Convention Housing Awards reception in Los Angeles.
The deadline for submissions is March 31. To submit your project or to get
more information, visit
the AIA Web site. (Pictured is the Waterfront Housing in Burlington, Vt.,
by Gossens Bachman Architects. Photo © Gary Hall Photography.)
AIA CAREER CENTER
Here
Are This Week’s Featured Opportunities
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• 3D
Architectural Designers, Owings Mills, MD
• Architect, Atlanta
• Architect, Baltimore
• Architect, Baton
Rouge
• Architect, Baton Rouge
• Architect, Brentwood,
TN
• Architect, Charlotte
• Architect, Colorado
Springs, CO
• Architect, Danville/Sacramento, CA
• Architect, Falls
Church, VA
• Architect, Jacksonville
Beach, FL
• Architect, Kansas City, MO
• Architect, Mclean,
VA
• Architect, Newport
News, VA
• Architect, Orlando
• Architect, Philadelphia
• Architect, Richmond,
VA
• Architect, Spokane,
WA
• Architect, Tacoma
• Architect, Williamsport,
PA
• Architect, Winston-Salem, NC
• Architect 3–5 years Experience, Tacoma, WA
• Architect/Architectural
Drafter, Denver & Big Sky, MT
• Architect
for CA Services, Richmond, VA
• Architect/CADD
Technicians, New Orleans
• Architect/Designer—Studio
Lead, Atlanta
• Architect/Designer/
CADD Technician, Las Vegas
• Architect/Project Manager, New York City
• Architect—Entry
level, Exton, PA
• Architect
(Hospitality Focus), Tulsa
• Architect—Manager, Clermont,
FL
• Architect
Project Manager, Bozeman, MT
• Architect,
Store Design, Charlotte
• Architect(s), Venice, FL
• Architects, Chicago,
Darien, IL
• Architects, Cleveland, Oh; Ft. Lauderdale; Washington, DC
• Architects, Memphis
• Architects, several
locations
• Architects, Washington,
DC
• Architects, Cleveland;
Ft. Lauderdale; Washington, DC
• Architects,
Designers, Drafters, East Stroudsburg, PA
• Architects/Construction
Administrator, Dallas
• Architects/Designers—All
Levels: Junior—Senior, San Francisco
• Architects
and Interior Designer, Roanoke, VA
• Architects
or Interns, Hammond, LA
• Architects–Intermediate and Project Architect, New York City
• Architects/Interns, Durham
and Charlotte, NC
• Architects/Project
Manager, Denver
• Architects/Project
Managers, Cincinnati
• Architects/Project
Managers, Durham & Charlotte, NC and Colorado
• Architectural
Careers, Various, PA
• Architectural
Designer, Middlebury, VT
• Architectural
Designer, Tucson, AZ
• Architectural
Designer III/Job Captain, Pittsburgh
• Architectural Quality Manager, Richmond, VA
• Architectural Technical Manager II, Virginia Beach
• Assistant Director, ARE Development, Washington, DC
• Assistant
Director, Record Services, Washington, DC
• Assistant
or Associate Professor, Norman, OK
• Associate
Green Building Consultant, Seattle
• Associate/Senior
Associate, Dallas
• Associate/Senior
Associate, Houston
• Associate/Senior
Associate, Seattle
• Construction Administrator, Baltimore
• Construction
Admin—High-rise Architecture, Houston
• Construction
Admin—High-rise Architecture, Orlando
• Dedicated
Person, Greenville, SC
• Design
Manager, McLean, VA
• Design
Your Future, West Reading, PA
• Designer, Oakdale
and San Juan Capistrano, CA
• Designers
and Architects, Sacramento & Modesto, CA
• Designers
and Sr. Project Managers, Austin, TX
• Designers
(Senior & Intermediate), Irvine, CA
• Director
of Communications, Montreal,
QC
• Eastern Regional Manager, Northeast
• Experienced Designers, Owings Mills, MD
• Experienced Restaurant Architect, Orlando
• Federal Project Manager, Madison
• FOAM Leader, Project Management, Galveston, TX
• Graduate
Intern/Project Manager/Architect, Tulsa, OK
• Green
Building Consultant, Seattle
• Healthcare
Architects, Roanoke, VA
• Healthcare
Planner, Baltimore
• Healthcare
Planner, Madison
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• Healthcare
Planner, Washington D.C.; Baltimore
• Healthcare
Planner/Architect, Milwaukee, WI
• Healthcare
Planner/Sr. Project Architect, Philadelphia
• Healthcare
Project Planner/Architect, Chicago
• Interior
Designer, Phoenix
• Interiors
Architect, Washington, DC
• Intern
Architect, Jacksonville, FL
• Intern
Architect, Jacksonville Beach, FL
• Intern
Architect, Portland, OR
• Intern/Architect/Project
Architect, Alpharetta, GA
• Intern Architect/Project Architect/Project
Manager, Atlanta; Alexandria, VA;
San Jose, CA
• Intern
or Architect, Bellingham, WA
• Job
Captain/Junior Project Manager, West Covina, CA
• Job
Captains and Drafters wanted in Nevada, Las Vegas and Reno
• Job
Captains/Senior Architects, Sacramento, CA
• Job
Captains and Drafters wanted in Nevada, Las Vegas and Reno
• Licensed
Architect, Lexington, KY
• Managing
Director, Voorhees, NJ
• Marketing Director, Richmond, VA
• Naples,
Florida Architect, Naples, FL
• Project
Architect, Altoona, PA
• Project
Architect, Atlanta
• Project
Architect, Dublin, OH
• Project Architect, Greater Louisville
• Project
Architect, Irvine, CA
• Project
Architect, Lambertville, NJ
• Project
Architect, Nationwide
• Project Architect, Philadelphia
• Project
Architect, Portland
• Project Architect, Raleigh, NC
• Project
Architect, San Diego
• Project
Architect, Voorhees, NJ
• Project
Architect, Intern Architect, Spec Writer
• Project
Architect/Job Captain/CAD Drafter, San Diego
• Project
Architects/Project Designers, Washington, DC
• Project
Architect/Project Manager, Irvine, CA
• Project
Architect/Project Manager, Raleigh-Durham, NC
• Project
Architect and Intern, Denver
• Project
Architects, Architects & Interns, Myrtle Beach, SC
• Project
Delivery Section Chief (A/E Manager), Madison
• Project/Intern
Architect, Little Rock, AR
• Project Manager, Las Vegas
• Project
Manager, Long Beach
• Project Manager, Salt Lake City
• Project
Manager, Sonoma, CA
• Project
Manager, Voorhees, NJ
• Project Manager/Project Administrator/Intern
Arch, Philadelphia
• Project
Manager/Architect, Baton Rouge, LA
• Project Manager/Project Architect, Charlotte
• Project
Manager & Architect, Falls Church, VA
• Project
Manager—High-rise Architecture, Houston
• Project
Manager, Land Development Services, Charlotte
• Project
Manager, Project Architect, Atlanta
• Project
Managers/Project Architects, Philadelphia
• Project
Manager (Sr.)/Architect, Irvine, CA
• Project Manager–Senior Housing, Appleton, WI
• Project
Manager, Supermarkets, West Covina, CA
• Project
Managers, Atlanta, GA
• Project
Managers, San Luis Obispo, Oakdale, Healdsburg, CA
• Project
Managers/Project Architects/ Job Captains, Irvine, CA, Maitland, FL,
Charlotte, Norfolk, VA, Las Vegas
• Residential
Architect & Manager of Design Services, Clemmons, NC
• Senior
Construction Administrator, San Juan Capistrano, CA
• Senior
Design Architect, Fremont, CA
• Senior Designer, Las Vegas
• Senior
Designer/Design Architect—Multi-Family, New York City
• Senior
Designer, Project Manager, Architect
• Senior Interior Designer, Richmond, VA
• Senior
Intern/Project Architect, San Francisco
• Senior
Intern/Project Architect—High-rise, Houston
• Senior
Intern/Project Architect—High Rise, New York City
• Site
Planning Manager, Carrollton, TX
• Space Inventory System Manager, Birmingham
• Specification
Specialist, Tacoma
• Studio
Lead(s), WI
• Talented
Architects and Interns Wanted, Seattle, WA
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Did you know . . .
In 1992, Betty Lou Custer, FAIA, received the Edward G. Kemper Award, conferred
on an architect member who has contributed significantly to the profession
through service to the Institute. Custer, who practiced for 28 years before
becoming the executive director of AIA St. Louis in 1972, is the only woman
to have been named recipient of the award in its 56-year history and the
one person to have been so honored posthumously. (The Edward G. Kemper Award
honors Edward G. Kemper, Hon. AIA, who devoted nearly 35 years of his life to
the Institute as executive director from 1914 to 1948. Read
about the 2006 AIA Kemper Award recipient, James D. Tittle, FAIA.
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Bone Up on Health-Care
Buildings: Building Basics
for Healthcare Facilities, by Richard L.
Kobus, AIA; Ronald L. Skaggs, FAIA; Michael Bobrow, FAIA; Julia
Thomas, and Thomas M. Payette, FAIA, part of the series on specialized
design projects, provides the essential information needed to
initiate designs for acute care hospitals, clinics, long-term
care facilities, and specialty centers. The book lists for $69.95;
AIA members may purchase for $62.95. Order online or phone 800-242-3837,
option #4.
Widen Your Scope: “Expand
Your Practice: Six New Scope of Services Documents,” taught
by James C. Jankowski, FAIA, James B. Atkins, FAIA, will use actual
case studies to show you how to contract for historic preservation,
security evaluation and planning, facility support, commissioning,
value analysis, and LEED certification. This course is available
through March 10 at a 10-percent-off discounted price of $89.05
AIA members/$121.95 nonmembers (regular price: $98.95 AIA members/$134.95
nonmembers) and offers 1.5 HSW LU-hours.
Early Bird Registration Ends
March 15. Architecture on the Edge: June 8–10 in
LA! Register by March 15 for early-bird rates. Explore “Innovation
. . . Engagement . . . Inspiration” in the City of Angels.
Early Warning: The
2005 CES Audits will be emailed in late February/early March. To
update your email address, call the AIA Membership Department,
202-626-7565. Access your transcript. Also, have fun in the sun in March at AIA Miami’s 2006 Design
Technology Expo.
New ads: The AIA has
developed a new creative approach for our 2006 advertising campaign.
The next series of network radio advertisements runs February 20–June
5. For details on all aspects of the AIA’s advertising campaign,
visit the Members Section of AIA.org.
Special savings on all Dell
Products. Call 888-323-6062. Account code AIA; access
key AIADELL99. Or access your AIA Premier Dell.com Web site,
www.dell.com/AIA. Enter account code AIA and access key AIADELL99
(case sensitive). Your AIA discount automatically will be applied.
Free Continuing Education: After
reading the standards and other information on environmental issues
and products, references, and more in each MASTERSPEC topic, licensed
users can access online tests to earn AIA/CES learning-unit hours.
Save Time! AIA.org
now features a trouble-shooting Knowledge Base to address your
AIA Contract Documents software questions quickly and efficiently.
Integrated Practice: Technological
change is one catalyst accelerating radical improvement through
the entire construction industry, from owner to architect to contractor
to facility manager, through the full length of the project and
building lifecycle. Learn more about how this change will transform
architectural practice into Integrated
Practice at www.aia.org/ip.
Press Tap News Service: Reporters
from The Wall Street Journal to Michigan
Construction News have
signed on to get full access to AIA’s news service. Post
your news today.
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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