aia national convention 2004
Four Bylaws Amendments Up for Vote
by 2003 President Thompson E. Penney, FAIA, and President-elect Douglas L Steidl, FAIA, Co-chairs, Long Range Planning Advisory Group
Next month, AIA convention delegates will be asked to vote on four proposed Bylaws amendments. Why so many? Are they related? If so, how? And what do these changes seek to accomplish? The members of the AIA Long Range Planning Advisory Group, which first proposed these amendments, would like to take this opportunity to address these and related questions.

AIAS Chair Affair Competition Has Architecture Students Sitting Pretty
Finals will be judged and on view at convention
Move over, Charles and Ray! A program jointly sponsored by the AIAS and the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) challenged architecture students, working individually or in teams, to design a chair using only corrugated cardboard and glue. Rules required that the chair elevate the user off the ground and be comfortable for an extended period of time. The finalists will be on display in the AIAS Student Lounge on the Expo floor at the AIA national convention in Chicago, June 10–12.

Candidates Respond to Questions From the National Associates Committee
The National Associates Committee posed three questions to the candidates for AIA office. Candidates were free to address issues raised by the questionnaire in whatever form they found most appropriate, without necessarily answering each question separately. Each response was limited to no more than 500 words. Following are the questions and the candidates’ responses, as they submitted them via e-mail to the AIA by May 17.

2004 AIA Wisconsin Design Awards
AIA Wisconsin is pleased to present the four honor- and three merit-award winners named at the chapter’s 73rd convention, April 21, at Monona Terrace in Madison. Jurors James Dayton, AIA, James Dayton Design, Minneapolis; Margaret Helfand, FAIA, Helfand Architecture, New York City; and James von Klemperer, AIA, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, New York City reviewed 64 submissions to make their choices. They also presented a special recognition award to an “oldie made a goody”.

Lever House to Host Site-Specific Art Collections
Art collector Aby Rosen, president of RFR Holding LLC, the owner of New York City’s revered Lever House on Park Avenue, has announced formation of the Lever House Art Collection, a series of exhibitions specially designed for the building’s lobby. The first show, launched May 13 and on view until August 31, offers a collection of Cuban-born artist Jorge Pardo’s brightly colored glass light sculptures atop wood centipede bases. The figures multiply many times over in the famous curtain wall and highly polished terrazzo floor of the 1952 Lever House, by SOM’s Gordon Bunshaft. Rosen says he will continue to build a collection of site-specific works, perhaps three or four a year, and allow exhibitions to travel when they reach a critical mass.

componenT WATCH
AIA Washington Council Endorses Sue Lani Madsen, AIA, for State Representative
The AIA Washington Council on May 12 endorsed Sue Lani Madsen, AIA, (R-Edwall) for state representative in the 7th legislative district, position 2. She is running to replace Rep. Cathy McMorris (R-Kettle Falls), who will seek the U.S. House of Representatives seat. Madsen, the only architect running for the Washington legislature, has served as the president of her local chapter and as an officer on the AIA Washington Council Board of Directors. “We need legislators who are focused on solving Washington’s problems and getting our economy back on track,” noted AIA Spokane President Chuck Horgan, AIA. “Sue Lani Madsen has the professional experience and business background needed to be effective in Olympia.” (Photo, left to right, AIA Washington Council Board Member Tim White, AIA; Horgan; and Madsen at the AIA Spokane office.)

AIA Officer Nominations
Eleven architects have been certified as candidates for three offices

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The economy: Inflation will spike this month as gas prices peak. Construction spending up. Tech and telecom: Wireless phone service for business is about to get cheaper. Trade: Japan’s economy is poised for real recovery.
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