President Bush Proclaims April 9–13 “Architecture Week”
President George Bush on April 3 issued a proclamation, in keeping with a February resolution by the House and Senate, declaring next week to be “National Architecture Week.”

Rogers Awarded 2007 Pritzker Prize
Richard Rogers, known best for his bold and expressionistic architecture that includes the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Lloyd’s of London Headquarters building, and the Millennium Dome in London, was named the 2007 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize on March 29. His firm, the Richard Rogers Partnership, has offices in London, Barcelona, Madrid, and Tokyo. In addition to its iconic design, the firm is highly regarded for its urban planning projects around the globe, notably in London, Lisbon, Berlin, New York, and Seoul.

Ellis Island Ferry Building Restored
Celebration marks reopening to the public
The historic Ellis Island Ferry Building in New York Harbor, restored by project architect Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, celebrated a grand reopening April 2. The event marked a new beginning for the red-brick, Art Deco terminal that served as the departure point for 8 million immigrants from 1936 to 1954. About two-thirds of Ellis Island immigrants took its wood and steel ferry to either lower Manhattan or New Jersey. The $6.4 restoration, a project of Save Ellis Island Inc. and the National Park Service, was financed by federal, New Jersey, and private funds. Exterior and interior refurbishment includes new exhibits about the building, the island's history, and its hospital buildings.

NCARB to Launch New ARE Format in July 2008
The National Council of Architecture Registration Boards (NCARB) announced on March 29 that it will launch a new version of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) in July 2008. This latest version of the exam, ARE 4.0, combines graphic and multiple-choice content and reduces the number of test sections from the current nine to seven, although the overall exam content will remain the same. There will be a one-year transition period between July 2008 and June 2009 for candidates currently testing to complete ARE 3.1. Candidates who do not pass all of ARE 3.1 by the end of June 2009 will be transitioned to ARE 4.0. Depending on his or her specific progress, a candidate may have to repeat content already passed under ARE 3.1. For details, visit the new interactive section of NCARB’s Web site, which helps explain the new exam structure and ease the transition for candidates.