AIA Design-Build Knowledge Community Seeks Like-Minded Locals
AIA Design-Build has committed to creating strong relationships with local components regarding the start-up of local and state design-build committees. To that end, they have received an outreach grant to assist with up to five local or state chapters wishing to start a design-build committee. They will identify five local components and schedule a meeting with the local component. The committee also would like to hear from active design-build committees. For more information, visit the Design-Build Knowledge Community Web site or e-mail Chair Ben Wilking.

Living Steel Launches Second International Sustainable Housing Competition
Living Steel, a worldwide program to encourage innovation in the design and construction of housing, announces its second international architectural competition for the design of sustainable urban housing units. Architects around the world are invited to submit expressions of interest electronically, until January 12, 2007, on the Living Steel Web site. A total of 300,000 Euro in prize money will be awarded, and finalists will be asked to develop new building concepts for residential units in Brazil, China, and the United Kingdom. Jury members will be Glenn Murcutt (Australia), Charles Correa (India), Jaime Lerner (Brazil), Andrew Ogorzalek (United Kingdom), James Berry (United Kingdom), and Nicholas de Monchaux (USA). This competition adheres to UNESCO-UIA regulations. For more information, visit the Living Steel Web site.