March 23, 2007
  Largest Modernist Exhibit Ever in U.S. Opens in D.C’s Corcoran Gallery
Exhibit tracks developments across all media 1914–1939
The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., will be the sole U.S. venue for Modernism: Designing a New World 1914–1939, an exhibit originally organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The exhibit, which runs from March 17 to July 29, 2007, contains more than 400 works—from fabrics and furniture to sculpture, paintings, photographs, architectural models, machinery, and video—each presenting a thread of the overarching concept that has shaped the world as we know it today. For architectural edification and just pure enjoyment, it is a must-see for all architects visiting the AIA headquarters building (just across New York Avenue from the Corcoran) this spring and summer.

Architecture and Design Drive LA to the Tune of $14 Billion and 34,300 Jobs
Otis College report says one million direct and indirect jobs make the creative industries the region’s top economic driver
An economic report released this month, commissioned by Otis College and prepared by Jack Kyser, chief economist of the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, says that the design industry on all its levels provides a hefty economic contribution to LA and Orange County. In all, the total economic impact of the design industry in 2005 added up to 34,300 jobs and an output of $14.4 billion. The report includes interior and landscape design in the architecture sector. In Los Angeles County for 2005, the industry reported 10,781 direct jobs and revenues of $5.8 billion (with $5.3 billion from architecture). The sector's total economic impact was 21,500 jobs and output of $11.4 billion. The City of Los Angeles had 4,969 persons working directly in this sector during 2005, and revenues totaled $846 million. For a copy of the full report, visit the Otis College Web site.

Commercial Building Council Solicits Submittals
The National Commercial Building Council of the National Association of Home Builders invites submissions to its 2008 Awards of Excellence program for non-residential projects. Award recipients will be honored at the 2008 International Builder’s Show. Submissions are due August 1, 2007. For more information, visit the NAHB Web site. (Photo: 2007 Merit Award, Expeditors, Inc., Brisbane, Calif., DES Architects + Engineers. Photo courtesy of the architect.)

Meet the 2007 Candidates for AIA National Office
Candidates for 2008 office delivered their initial campaign statements at the 2007 Grassroots and Legislative Conference on February 8. From the left, the candidates are:

Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA (First Vice President)
Peter Arsenault, AIA (Vice President)
Clark Manus, FAIA (Vice President)
Hal P. Munger, FAIA (Treasurer)
David Brotman, FAIA (Vice President)
Michael Broshar, FAIA (First Vice President)

 

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