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Selection Criteria for Wood Flooring
Interior Graphic Standards is the latest reference offering from Wiley and the AIA. From life-safety code requirements and radio-frequency shielding to colors and finishes, IGS covers the gamut of creating and filling interior spaces of every type. Here is the book’s discussion of selecting wood for durability and appearance.

Firefighters and Architects Address WTC Memorial Jury
Thousands register for design competition
More than 13,000 people hailing from all 50 states and 94 countries registered for the World Trade Center memorial competition, redevelopment officials announced last week. Planners said that at the close of registration May 29, the final number of registrants far exceeds that of any other design competition in U.S. history. Comparatively, about 2,500 registered for the Pentagon memorial competition.

ArchVoices Announces Winners of Essay Contest
Essayist compares Wright’s internship with his own
James Brantley Hightower, Assoc. AIA, received the top honor in the first ArchVoices essay contest with his entry, “Circles for a Living.” The contest, launched by the four-year-old Web-based publication dedicated largely to issues of internship, sought insights to the trials, triumphs, and tribulations of architectural graduates working toward licensure. First prize was $981, the cost of taking the Architectural Registration Exam. For details on all the recognized essays, visit the ArchVoices site.

Reminder:
Presentation Proposals for the 2004 AIA National Convention in Chicago Due Soon
Be a speaker at the 2004 AIA national convention in Chicago, June 10–12.
E-mailed Presentations Due June 13
Click here to view the 2004 call for presentations for next year’s annual meeting. (PDF file 194 Kb).
Online Submissions Due June 20
Click here to read about online submissions.

Calling All Kid Spaces
The AIA's publishing partner Taunton Press is planning a sequel to its The Kidspace Idea Book (2001), and is looking for residential projects to include. Like its predecessor, this new, highly visual book will cover spaces for tots to teens and feature children's bedrooms, bathrooms, playrooms, study areas, storage/closet spaces, and outdoor play spaces. Projects will emphasize creative ideas that can be implemented or adapted without great expense. They can be simple or elaborate, details or whole rooms. The author indicates that she will interview and clearly credit all sources for the text. If you have projects, photos, sketches, plans, or ideas for the book, contact her, wendyajordan@hotmail.com or 202-363-5563. Jordan needs preliminary visuals for project-selection purposes by June 30. If you cannot make the deadline, contact her to make other arrangements.

AIA CAREER CENTER
Here Are This Week’s Featured Opportunities

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Libeskind Presentation Available Free: The first of the 26 sessions and seminars from the AIA national convention available through eClassroom, the Daniel Libeskind presentation is available now, free of charge to AIA members ($49.95 for nonmembers). View all the eClassroom distance learning courses.

Special Introductory Price on Interior Graphic Standards until August 31: The just-released Interior Graphic Standards, edited by Maryrose McGowan, AIA, and Kelsey Kruse, offers 720 pages of accepted guidelines and more than 3,000 new illustrations for space planning and residential detailing from 200 experts in the field. The special introductory price is $157.50 AIA members/$175 nonmembers until August 31; thereafter, it will be $180 AIA members/$200 retail.

Buy Now, Fly Later: Earn Plus Rewards™ miles with every purchase using the AIA MasterCard. The application site has more information.

Consider Disability Coverage for Your Office: If you become disabled, the AIA Trust Business Overhead Expense Plan helps pay your office expenses while you recuperate. Click here for specific information about this program. For more information about all AIA Trust programs, go to their site.