July 13, 2007
  INSIDE THE BUILDING INDUSTRY
Three Members Censured for Violating AIA Code of Ethics
AIA members Christopher R. Haupt, AIA; Csaba S. Balazs, AIA; and Ann Kimball Balazs, AIA, have been censured by the National Ethics Council for violating Rule 4.201 and Rule 5.201 of the Institute’s 1997 Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The Council also censured Mr. Haupt for violating Rule 5.202 of the Code of Ethics.

Contemporary Golf Club Challenges Type
Marlon Blackwell Architects draws inspiration from the Ozark Hills
With Blessings Golf Clubhouse, Johnson, Ark., Marlon Blackwell Architects challenges the typical “plantation mentality” of golf. Turning away from prevailing precedent, Blackwell finds inspiration in the vernacular of the Ozark foothills and agrarian landscape, creating a bar-shaped contemporary space that is spatially rich and satisfying for club members.

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Challenges and Risks of Nonconforming Work
When buildings are constructed there is always some nonconforming work, Jim Atkins, FAIA, and Grant Simpson, FAIA, assure us. They offer options available to the architect when the variances are substantial and adversely affect the work, including owner/architect disagreements and claims made by contractors to shift responsibility for conformance to the architect.

 

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