AIArchitect | July 7, 2003



	Happy Fourth! In keeping with the spirit of our nation’s Independence Day celebration, please enjoy this early edition of AIArchitect. We will resume our regular Friday publication schedule on July 11. (Pictured is the quintessential July 4 gathering place in the nation’s capital: the Jefferson Memorial, modeled after the Pantheon by John Russell Pope.) Design Award Winners Celebrate Diversity of North Carolina AIA North Carolina celebrated diversity of architecture and life this year through the 2003 winners of its Design Awards competition. Recipients, whose projects all are located in the Tarheel State, received their accolades at the chapter’s June 7 banquet and awards ceremony in Greensboro. The chapter reports that these award-winning projects represent the broad range of both structure and life in the great state of North Carolina. From the cultural statement of an elegant, lakeside concert pavilion to the importance of manufacturing represented in a product distribution plant, this year’s carefully chosen winners symbolize the state’s many facets. John G. Waite Associates Re-Erects 18th-Century Chinese House at Peabody Essex Museum “Yin Yu Tang” debuted to the public at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass., June 21. This 18th-century Chinese house was dismantled in 1997, and the 3,000 pieces were crated and transported to the U.S., where John G. Waite Associates, Architects carefully documented, conserved, and re-erected it for the museum. The first historic house brought from China in its entirety and restored, this landmark project offers an opportunity for the American public to learn more about Chinese architecture, art, and history. The 4,500-square-foot house wraps around an open courtyard. Graves Uses Strong Will, Determination to Continue Rehabilitation Gold Medalist, paralyzed from the waist down, makes steady progress Michael Graves, FAIA, is “chipper” and “working away,” a spokeswoman says, as he continues intensive therapy at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation after a spinal infection left him paralyzed from the waist down. His doctor, Steven Kirschbaum, associate medical director and director of spinal cord injury at the West Orange, N.J., hospital, says the permanence of the paralysis is unknown at this time. project watch Leers Weinzapfel Makes Its Mark at the University of Cincinnati The newest addition to the University of Cincinnati’s architectural landscape is the University Pavilion, a.k.a. “one-stop.” The six-story volume by Leers Weinzapfel, Boston, serves as a gateway to the campus and houses the school’s visitor center, executive offices, and all student services facilities. Your Kiplinger Connection (members only) AIArchitect offers AIA members exclusive access to three stories a week to help them manage their practices and plan for the coming year. (Nonmembers may subscribe to The Kiplinger Letter.) Business Costs: Manufacturing finally showing some growth—4 percent expected for 2004. Business Costs: Retailers are competing for prime space; shoppers prefer strips to malls. Tech & Telecom: States looking to boost tax bases are developing biotech hubs; utilities are finding a new use for power lines: high-speed Internet access. Need to catch up on recent editions of AIArchitect This Week? June 9 \| June 16 \| June 23 \| June 30


	BEST PRACTICES (members only) Bridging Documents: Project Delivery for Today’s Competitive Marketplace Quality, Time, Cost: Pick any two, goes the old adage. But what if you could deliver all three? Let Lee Askew III, FAIA, introduce you to Bridging Documents, a method by which an owner establishes the level of quality desired, compresses the time required, and achieves the absolute lowest cost of construction. Applications for 2003 AIA Leadership Institute Due September 10 Twenty-five AIA-member participants to be selected for October 8–11 program The AIA, in partnership with Georgetown University, is now accepting applications for the 2003 AIA Leadership Institute. Applications are encouraged from accomplished members wishing to increase their effectiveness and personal involvement as leaders in their communities. Twenty-five candidates will be accepted to attend an intensive and experiential three-day program October 8–11, held on the main campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D. C. Modeled after the 1997 AIA Leadership Institute, this program will cover the role of vision and mission in leadership, demographic and economic changes that will affect the political environment, and the architect’s role as community leader. Applications are due September 10. “Mushrooming Molds” or “Architecture as Performance,” Anyone? AIA eClassroom Offers Two More New Courses This week, AIA eClassroom added two more new distance-learning courses to its repertoire from the 2003 national AIA convention. Learn about how to deal with mold and liability issues, soup up your client presentations, or absorb a host of other skills. WEB SITE WATCH Green Schools in the Golden State The California state architect’s office has created a Sustainable Schools Web site, a place to find information on creating high-performance educational facilities that aim to optimize the health and productivity of students and faculty. The Web site provides a collection of sustainable building resources, including guidelines, programs, case studies, publications, and funding options/incentives, and many links to related resources. The site is geared toward practitioners, their clients, and other stakeholders. Visit California’s Sustainable Schools Web site. AIA CAREER CENTER Here Are This Week’s Featured Opportunities
	(bold indicates additions) • Architect, Bridgehampton, NY • Architect, Cleveland • Architect, Sausalito, CA • Architect, Seoul, South Korea • Architect-Project Manager, Baltimore, MD • Architectural Project Manager, Trenton, NJ • Architect-Historic Preservation Officer, Auburn, WA • Architect-Residential, Kensington, MD • Director, Economics & Market Research, Washington, DC		• Help Wanted, Chicago, IL • Intern Architect, Chevy Chase, MD • Managing Engineer/Architect, Los Angeles/Irvine, CA • Marketing Coordinator, Philadelphia • Project Architect I, Carson City, NV • Project Architect/Schools, Philadelphia • Project Managers, Dallas • Senior Architectural CAD Drafter, Rutland, VT, and Prescott, AZ • Senior Design Manager, North Wilkesboro, NC • Senior Level Architect, Baton Rouge, LA
	Visit the AIA Career Center for a full list of openings.
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	Upgrade to EF 3.0 PLUS: This free upgrade makes EF 3.0 Plus even easier. Runs in Microsoft® Windows desktop environments. Click for your free download. Check Out the Two New Distance-Ed Programs: • FR12: Adding Value Through Mixed-Use Redevelopment . and course FR32: Building Codes Need Not Stifle Creative Design. View all the eClassroom distance learning courses. Special Introductory Price on Interior Graphic Standards Until August 31: The just-released Interior Graphic Standards, edited by Maryrose McGowan, AIA, and Kelsey Kruse, offers 720 pages of accepted guidelines and more than 3,000 new illustrations for space planning and residential detailing from 200 experts in the field. The special introductory price is $157.50 AIA members /$175 nonmembers until August 31; thereafter it will be /$180 AIA members/$200 retail. Try Airborne Express Risk-Free: New customers who are AIA members receive their first shipment free. Just call 800-MEMBERS (800-636-2377), 8 a.m.–7 p.m. EDT, or log onto the AIA Advantage site. Consider 10-Year-Level Insurance: Consider 10-Year-Level Insurance. The AIA Term Life Insurance Plan allows you to purchase or add more protection to your portfolio easily and inexpensively. For specific information about this program, click here. For more information about all the Trust’s programs, go to their site. Learn About Knowledge Communities To link quickly to AIA Knowledge Communities resources, look for the “Learn About Knowledge Communities” button on every page of the AIA Web site. A Brand New Look for CAEnet The Spring 2003 edition of CAE Net, news from the Committee on Architecture for Education, is now online. AIA Now Offers Online Conference Registration Register for professional interest area conferences. What Do You Know? The AIA Knowledge Creator’s Toolkit is chockfull of key concepts, resources, and implementation ideas including “AIA Knowledge Principles of Action.” (PDF/308k).