Summary: The AIA and the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) have teamed up to present a series of seminars directed at architects and offered in eight cities across the country for 2007. The program will be taught by two leading experts on design-build: Dorwin A.J. Thomas, FAIA, DBIA, an architect who was chair of the AIA Design-Build Advisory Group (in 2004 and 2005), and Craig H. Unger, DBIA, past national president of DBIA and a former Federal Bureau of Prisons executive.

No two organizations are better suited to come together to deliver the most current, relevant, and highest-quality education on architect-led design-build. Seminars are scheduled for:

• Louisville: April 13
• Atlanta: May 18
• San Diego: June 8
• Rochester, N.Y.: June 22
• Pittsburgh: September 21
• Boston: October 12
• Orlando: November 16
• Denver: Date TBA
• Washington, D.C.: Date TBA.

The cost for this one-day seminar is $225 for AIA and DBIA members. The course is approved for AIA CES credit. To learn more, visit the seminar Web site.