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Election
Results
• Douglas L Steidl elected 2005
President
• Paul Davis Boney, FAIA; RK Stewart, FAIA; and David H. Watkins,
FAIA, elected 2004 AIA vice presidents.
• James A. Gatsch, FAIA,
elected treasurer. 
 Neuroscience
Research Gains Support From Legacy Project, Latrobe Grant
A two-decade-old research partnership focused on the emerging understanding
of the relationship between the brain and the built environment
has culminated in the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture,
the Legacy Project of the 2003 AIA National Convention in San Diego.
In turn, College of Fellows Chancellor Sylvester Damianos, FAIA,
announced during the May 9 general session of the AIA national convention
that the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture will receive the
Latrobe Fellowship, a $100,000 grant to pursue research to answer
questions about how the human brain perceives architecture.
 Architects
Embrace Libeskind and His Plans for Lower Manhattan
Daniel Libeskind received a resounding standing ovation from more
than 3,000 of his colleagues at the AIA convention in San Diego
March 10 following the passionate presentation of his vision for
Lower Manhattan. The featured speaker helped cap a three-day program
that highlighted how the poetry of architecture elevates the human
spirit and how architects can search for the proof to make the case
that design influences society in ways we are just beginning to
understand.
 Getting
Real in Lower Manhattan
Panel debates whether Libeskind’s
design can survive intact
Following Daniel Libeskind’s stirring presentation May 10
of his team’s proposal for the World Trade Center site, a
panel at the AIA national convention in San Diego, including Libeskind,
turned its attention to how the proposal would fare in the real
world.
Reflections on Poetry + Proof
Your Kiplinger Connection (members
only)
AIArchitect links members to
three stories a week from the pages of the renowned Kiplinger
Letter. (Nonmembers
may subscribe to The Kiplinger Letter.)
The Economy: Deflation could cause
the U.S. tremendous damage. To spur growth, the Fed may cut interest
rates again in June. Jobs & Workers:
Look ahead long-term to a worker shortage; create a companywide
retirement profile to identify skill sets you may need to bolster
in the coming years. Small Business:
Over the short term, hiring will be easier, office rents continue
to fall, insurance premiums remain a problem.
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  ASTM
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Architectural Computer Services Inc. (ARCOM) and ASTM International
jointly announced on May 6 an agreement to provide ARCOM’s
MASTERSPEC® licensed users easy access to ASTM’s standards
through ARCOM’s MASTERWORKS™ software.
BEST PRACTICES
(members only)
Make the Most of Your Marketing Material
At the AIA convention, attendees at the Media/Market Exchange got
professional analysis of their marketing material, from brochures
to business cards. Here is a list of criteria you can use to evaluate
your own material.
 Plan
Ahead:
Be a speaker at the 2004 AIA national convention in Chicago, June
10–12. Click
here to view the 2004 call for presentations for next year’s
annual meeting. (PDF file 194 Kb)
National Awards for Smart
Growth Achievement 2003 Call for Entries
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting applications
for the second annual National Award for Smart Growth Achievement.
This competition is open to local and state governments and other
public-sector entities that have successfully created smart growth.
Applications are due by June 30.
 AIA
Trust, VOSCO Bring the AIA National Convention to You
AIArchitect This Week thanks the AIA Trust and Victor O. Schinnerer
& Co. for their support in bringing coverage of the 2003 AIA
National Convention and Exposition to the AIA membership. Visit
the AIA Trust Web site and PlanetAEC.com
for information on a wide array of personal and professional insurance
and financial services specifically for design professionals and
firm managers.
AIA CAREER CENTER
Here
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• Architect,
Pittsburgh
• Architect/Intern,
Orlando
• Architects,
Richmond, VA
• Architectural
Designer, Fresno, CA
• Architectural
Services—Production Manager, Elgin, IL
• Chief
Architect, Washington, DC
• Healthcare
Architect/Project Manager, Brentwood, TN
• Healthcare
Project Architects, Managers, Planners
• Managing
Engineer/Architect, Los Angeles/Irvine, CA
• National
Campus Planning Practice Leader, Fort Worth
• Per-diem
position (possibly more), Philadelphia
• Project
Architect, Atlanta
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Project Architect, Bethesda, MD
• Project Architect, Jacksonville,
FL
• Project Architect, Philadelphia
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Project Architect, Richmond,
VA
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Project Architect, San Luis Obispo,
CA
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Project Architect, Washington,
DC
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Project Dir. Real Estate Design and Construction,
Northeast and Midwest
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Project Manager, Glen Mills,
PA
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Project Manager, Jacksonville,
FL
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Project Manager, Schaumburg,
IL
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Project Managers, Philadelphia
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Project Mgr./Project Architect/ Architectural
Designer II, Seattle
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Sr. Architectural Project Manager,
Anchorage, AK
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Structural Engineer, Anchorage,
AK
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Writer/Editor, the AIA, Washington,
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Center for a full list of openings.
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