AIArchitect Online Edition


	AIArchitect This Week—July 1–7, 2002

	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 projects—built and natural—threatened 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 Need to catch up on recent editions of AIArchitect This Week? June 3–9 \| June 10–16 \| June 17–23 \| June 24–30 To see the complete table of contents for AIArchitect click here.
	This Just In

	Access Board Releases Draft Guidelines for Accessible Rights-of-Way The U.S. Access Board has released for public comment draft guidelines—developed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)—to cover pedestrian access to sidewalks and streets, including crosswalks, curb ramps, street furnishings, parking, and other components of public rights-of-way. Full Story Baylor U. Builds New Sciences Building Baylor University in Waco, Tex., broke ground last month on the 500,000-square-foot, $1.3 million Baylor Sciences Building, the largest building project in the school's 157-year history. Designed by HarleyEllis, with ARAMARK Facility Services as CPM and the BECK Group as contractor, the facility will house the university's life sciences, physical sciences, and five multidisciplinary research centers in three wings. The four-story structure blends with the campus's historic Georgian architecture. A Tribute to J. Carter Brown, Hon. AIA A leading figure in refining the American public's appreciation for art and architecture died June 17. J. Carter Brown, Hon. AIA, director of the National Gallery of Art from 1969 to 1992, jury chair for the Pritzker Prize since its inception, and chair of the Commission of Fine Arts from 1971 until his resignation due to his health on May 30, succumbed to cancer at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital. He was 67. Full Story MyAIA Portal Features New Risk Management Tool The AIA's member-only Web portal has a direct link to the AIA Risk Management Committee (RMC) articles and reports—your fastest way to get risk management information quickly as it is posted. To put the link on your MyAIA home page, sign on to the Web portal, click the word "Personalize" near the top right-hand side of your "my page," click "Choose tools," scroll down to Risk Management Resource Center and click on the adjacent box, go to the top of that page and click "Finished," then go back to your "my page" where you will find a new icon linking to this new RMC member benefit. This service is brought to you as an AIA-member benefit. The email list used to deliver AIArchitect This Week is maintained exclusively for that purpose by the AIA national component. To keep up with the universe of information the AIA gathers exclusively for members, visit the AIA's Web page. For member-only information, click onto "MyAIA: building on your skills" or use this shortcut. To change your email address, send an email with your name, AIA member number, old email address and new email address to AIA Information Central. AIArchitect This Week is published by the AIA, Washington, D.C. Copyright 2002 The American Institute of Architects