Morphosis’s Thom Mayne, FAIA, Captures 2005 Pritzker Prize
Thom Mayne, FAIA, who founded his now internationally renowned firm Morphosis in 1972, has been chosen as the 2005 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. This award celebrates a three-decade career in which the Los Angeles-based architect has garnered 54 national, state, and local AIA Awards as well as numerous other honors around the world. The 61-year-old Mayne is the first American Pritzker Prize recipient in 14 years.

AIA Baltimore Chooses 13 Design Award Winners
Thirteen proved to be the lucky number for AIA Baltimore architects when the chapter extended kudos and congratulations to 13 projects—8 built and 5 unbuilt—late last year. Following are comments from jury members Stephen Kieran, FAIA; Frank Matero, AIA; and Ali Rahim, AIA, all of whom teach at the University of Pennsylvania.

Don’t Lose Your AIA Connection: Renew Your Membership by April 1
If you haven’t paid your 2005 AIA dues by April 1, you no longer will have access to member benefits that range from members only access to AIArchitect and the right to use “AIA” after your name. You can renew your membership the easy way—online. You can review your invoice, update your membership profile, and submit credit-card payment for 2005 renewal dues. Visit www.aia.org and click “Pay Member Dues” in the menu. You need to type in your eight-digit AIA membership number and password (your last name in lowercase letters). Or call 800-242-3837 to renew your membership today.

FROM THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
Convention 2005: Imagine, Create, Transform, and Lead!
AIA President Douglas L Steidl, FAIA, is not making a pitch for members to attend the national convention and design expo for continuing ed or entertainment. Steidl instead reflects on the very reason the Institute’s founding members formed—and mandated—the annual national convention in 1867, and the responsibility of today’s architects to carry forth the tradition.

USPS to Release “Modern Architecture” Stamps at Convention
The U. S. Post Office will release the “Masterworks of Modern American Architecture” series May 19 at the AIA 2005 National Convention and Design Expo in Las Vegas. The series, which will be available for first-day purchase and cancellation at the AIA Store on the expo floor, will feature a dozen classics: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum, New York City; Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles; Paul Rudolph’s Yale Art & Architecture Building, New Haven; William Van Alen’s Chrysler Building, New York City; Mies van der Rohe’s 860-880 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago; Richard Meier’s High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Robert Venturi’s Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, Pa.; I.M. Pei’s National Gallery of Art East Building, Washington, D.C.; Louis Kahn’s Exeter Library, Exeter, N.H.; Eero Saarinen’s TWA Terminal, New York City; Philip Johnson’s Glass House, New Canaan, Conn.; and Bruce Graham/SOM’s John Hancock Tower, Chicago.

Business Week/Architectural Record Awards
The BW/AR awards program will not be scheduled for 2005. If you would like to be placed on the mailing list for the next call for entry, please send a request with your name, address, phone, and e-mail to: bwarawards@aia.org

Ten Architects Declare Candidacy for National Offices

project watch
Millennium Park Bike Station Offers Viable Commuting Option
Tucked away in the northeast quadrant of Chicago’s Millennium Park, a 12,000-square-foot bicycle station is fast becoming the jewel of the park for many Chicagoans. Designed by Chicago-based Müller & Muller Architects for the Chicago Department of Transportation, this 300-bike parking/changing station quietly opened last summer amid the flourish of big-spectacle projects, such as Frank Gehry’s band shell. However, since then, the “Little Station that Could” has been operating at capacity and now has a lengthy waiting list for locker space.

Your Kiplinger Connection (members only, AIA.org login required)
U.S. economy: Home ownership rising; biggest gains in the West.
Global business: Expect ultra-cheap Chinese electronics within a year.
The world: Brazil and Chile are hot.
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best practices
Software Piracy Could Mean Walking the Plank
Architects responsible for using unlicensed software, whether knowingly or not, are at risk of up to five years’ imprisonment and fines up to $250,000. The software industry loses nearly $29 billion a year globally to piracy. Because computers make it easy to create an exact copy of a software file, software piracy is widespread. But architects may not be aware that the software they are using is an illegal duplicate made by software pirates.

New Residential Design Show Welcomes Architects
Residential Design 2005, Build Boston’s Spring convention and tradeshow, welcomes all AIA members to this inaugural event April 6–7 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. This convention, sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects in association with AIA New England, AIA New York Chapter, and others, provides architects with a unique forum to discuss issues relating to residential design and network with a broad range of building-industry professionals. For details on programs and events of special interest to AIA members, visit the Residential Design 2005 Web site.

Kresge Foundation Expands Green Building Initiative
If you have nonprofit clients, take note. To encourage nonprofit organizations to incorporate sustainable building practices, the Kresge Foundation has allocated additional funds for its Green Building Initiative, which offers grants, educational materials, and green building workshops to nonprofit executives interested in sustainability. The new planning grants encourage arts, health, and human services nonprofits to explore green building, and are available in amounts ranging from $25,000 to $100,000. To learn more, visit the Kresge Foundation’s Web site.

SDA Holds Convention in Tandem with AIA Convention
Group to meet in Las Vegas, May 18–21
The Society of Design Administration (SDA) is gearing up for its 36th national convention to be held at the Las Vegas Westin Casuarina Hotel and Spa, May 18–21. The SDA convention, held each year in conjunction with the AIA National Convention and Design Expo, offers up to 16 hours of certified credit in six aspects of practice management specifically geared towards design firm administrative personnel. Scholarships are available. For more information about SDA and its programs, visit them at the SDA booth in the AIA Expo Pavilion in Las Vegas or on their Web site.

AIA CAREER CENTER
Here Are This Week’s Featured Opportunities

Architect, Bethesda, MD
Architect, Corpus Christi, TX
Architect, Fairlawn, NJ
Architect, Katy, TX
Architect, Riverton, WY
Architect, Salt Lake City
Architect, Somerville, MA
Architect, Springfield, MO
Architect, Tacoma
Architect, Tacoma
Architect, West Palm Beach, FL
Architect, WI
Architect, WI
Architect/Designer, Boulder
Architect/Designer, Telluride, CO
Architect & Intern, Sacramento
Architect or Intern—NJ Residential Design Firm, Maplewood, NJ
Architect/Project Designer—Healthcare/Retail, Richmond, VA
Architect/Project Manager, New York City
Architect/Project Manager/Draftsperson, Sarasota, FL
Architect Project Manager/Intern, Birmingham, AL
Architect, Tetrahedron, Naples, FL
Architects/AITs/CADD/PMs/ Landscape Architects, Various U.S. locations
Architects—All Levels, Houston
Architects/Designers, Orlando
Architects & Designers, New York City
Architects/Interior Designer, Roanoke, VA
Architects & Interns, Atlanta
Architects/Interns/Interior Designers, Denver
Architects (licensed and unlicensed)/CADD Drafters, North Carolina
Architectural Designer, West Palm Beach, FL
Architectural Designers & Project Manager, Los Angeles
Architectural Intern, Jacksonville , FL
Architectural Intern, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Architectural Job Captain, Tucson
Architectural Positions & CA Intern Openings, Charlestown, MA
Architectural Project Manager, Beverly, MA
Architectural Project Managers/Land Planners, Raleigh/Wilmington, NC
Architectural Service Manager—Division Office, Denver
CAD Drafter/Job Captain, Cincinnati
CAD Drafters/Job Captains, Los Altos, CA
CAD Tech, Undisclosed Location
CADD Production Specialist, West Palm Beach, FL
Chair, Landscape Architecture Department, Raleigh
College of Design Extension Planning Specialist, Raleigh
Construction Administrator, Fremont, CA
Construction Administrator, VA & NC
Construction Administrator/Project Architect, Charlotte
Design Architect, Fresno, CA
Design Architect, Orlando
Design Architect & Regional Director, Denver/Des Moines
Design Leader for Top U.S. Firm, Houston
Designer, Greenville, SC
Designer III, Fremont, CA
Designer/Draftsperson, Honolulu
Digital Visualization Specialist, Seattle
Director of Design, Myrtle Beach , SC
Education Practice Leader: K-12, Miami
Experienced Architect, Dallas
Faculty—Architectural Technology, Williamsport , PA
Healthcare Architect/Planner, Chantilly, VA
Healthcare Architects & Planners, San Francisco
Healthcare Project Architect, Chicago
Historic Preservation Architect, Sacramento

Intermediate Architect, NJ & NY
Intern Architect, Tacoma
Intern Architect/Designer, Washington, DC
Intern/Architect/Project Architect, Atlanta
Land Planner, Chicago
Manager of Architecture, Healdsburg, CA
Manager of Due Diligence and Entitlements, Redmond, WA
Manager—Renovations Design, Seattle
Market Sector Leader, San Luis Obispo, CA
Marketing Director, Richmond, VA
Marketing Director, Richmond, VA
Marketing/Public Relations Coordinator, VA & NC
Principal Architect, Ft. Myers, FL
Project Architect, Alameda/Newport Beach, CA
Project Architect, Dallas
Project Architect, Melbourne, FL
Project Architect, Minneapolis
Project Architect, San Diego
Project Architect, Tacoma
Project Architect, Thousand Oaks, CA
Project Architect, West Palm Beach, FL
Project Architect I, Fremont, CA
Project Architect & Architectural Draftsperson, Honolulu
Project Architect for Medical Projects, Long Beach, CA
Project Architect/Job Captain/Project Designer, Cleveland
Project Architect/Job Captains/Interns, Charlotte and Dallas
Project Architect/Manager, Philadelphia
Project Architect/Project Captain, Atlanta
Project Architect/Project Manager/Job Captain, Las Vegas
Project Architects, Winter Park, FL
Project Architects/Designers, Philadelphia
Project Coordinator/Job Captain, Los Angeles
Project Development Manager, Torrance, CA
Project Manager, Alameda, CA
Project Manager, CT
Project Manager, Detroit
Project Manager, Nashville
Project Manager, New York City
Project Manager, Philadelphia
Project Manager/Architectural Draftsperson, Jacksonville , FL
Project Manager/Assistant Project Manager/Project Coordinator, Chicago
Project Manager/Designer, Charlotte
Project Manager—Education Studio, San Luis Obispo, CA
Project Manager/Job Captain, Long Beach, CA
Project Manager (PRN), Dallas
Project Manager & Project Architect, Chicago North
Project Managers & Job Captain/Project Architects, New York City
Project Managers, Project Architects & Interns, Phoenix
Regional Architectural Partner, Santa Ana/Irvine, CA
Registered Design Architect, Cincinnati
Senior Applications Administrator, Baltimore/Washington, DC
Senior Architect, Melbourne, FL
Senior Architect, NJ & NY
Senior Architect, Construction Administrator, San Diego
Senior Design Architect, Cleveland
Senior Design Architect, Fremont, CA
Senior Planner & Designer, Scottsdale, AZ
Senior Project Manager, Cambridge, MA
Senior Project Manager, Ft. Myers, FL
Technical Assistant, Atlanta
Urban Design Planner, Naples, FL
Urban Designer, Boulder
Urban Designer/Design Architect, Los Angeles
VP of Architecture, Southern CA


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