March 9, 2007
  Register Now for December, January, and February Guidelines Workshops
Plan now to attend 2006 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, March 30–31, in Washington, D.C., presented by the AIA/AAH and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE). This program reviews codes and standards for health-care facilities, including revisions and new material in the 2006 Guidelines, and features a lecture format with open forums and question-and-answer session. A copy of the 2006 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities is included as part of the workshop. For more information, including agenda, faculty bios, and hotel information, check the Academy of Architecture for Health registration Web site.

Coming to Convention? Take the IFRAA Study Tour: Regionalism and Religious Spaces
Come out to San Antonio a day early and join the AIA Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art, and Architecture on a guided tour of three architecturally distinct examples of religious spaces designed in the Southwest vernacular: Episcopal Church of the Reconciliation, Agudas Achim Synagogue, and the San Fernando Cathedral. The day also will include presentation from Lake l Flato Architects and a panel discussion on the Southwest vernacular. Lunch is included. The tour, which runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 a.m., offers 7 learning units. For more information, visit the IFRAA Web site. (Photo: San Fernando Cathedral. Photo © Al Rendon.)

 

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