Summertime
Reading
A killer-thriller mystery, a loony-cartoony history, and a beautiful
tribute turned more timely than anybody knew. Full
Story
FROM
OUR FRIENDS AT AIA DALLAS
AIA Dallas program
keeps going and growing
Dallas architects want to tell you about the power AIA members have
to make a difference in our communities. It was just four years
ago that AIA Dallas, in preparation for its role as host of the
1999 AIA national convention, solicited submissions for a Legacy
project. Since then, the chapter, its charitable foundation, and
its Legacy Committee have taken on or referred several community
service projects and have moved the original assignment along to
where they are ready to hire an architect to convert dilapidated
Parkland Hospital into a modern health-services center. Full
Story
National
Trust Names 11 Most Endangered Sites
Projects also to be
featured in July 6 History Channel documentary and Atlantic Monthly
Earlier this month, the National Trust for Historic Preservation
released its "11 Most Endangered Historic Places" list,
which identifies projectsbuilt and naturalthreatened
by neglect, insufficient funds, inappropriate development, or insensitive
public policy. The projects range from ancient Indian burial grounds
in the West to the skipjack fleet on the Chesapeake Bay. Full
Story
BEST
PRACTICES
Eco-Charrettes Save
Resources, Build Teams
Long recognized among architects as a word connoting quick, efficient
project development, CH2M Hill has introduced the charrette to their
clients and fellow project-team members as a carefully orchestrated
event to encourage creativity and focus on resource efficiency.
The result, they are finding, is a better project, more cohesive
design team, and delighted clients. Full
Story
HONORS
AND AWARDS
Honor Those Who Contribute
to Society
The Whitney M. Young Jr. Award, conferred annually by the national
AIA Board of Directors, honors an architect or architecturally oriented
organization that has contributed significantly to fulfilling the
profession's responsibility to society. (Nominations
are due October 11.) Full
Story
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