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Slower Growth Marks Architecture Firm Business Conditions in June
Services provided by firms broaden but remain concentrated in design-phase activities
June marked the sixth straight month that U.S. architecture firms reported increased billings, reports AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA. Though the growth was stronger earlier in the year, the gains in recent months are still healthy. In June, 21 percent of firms reported a substantial rise in billings over May levels, while 14 percent reported a substantial decline. These figures are very similar to those reported last month.

MIT Building Looks Into
Technological Future
Reason has it that an academic building housing the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems, and the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy with some of the best and brightest students, researchers, and instructors in America should be a “smart” building. And the Ray and Maria Stata Center for Computer, Information, and Intelligence Sciences, by Gehry Architects with associate architect Cannon Design, fits the bill.

Member Suspended for Violating AIA Code of Ethics
In accordance with procedures set forth in Chapter 8 of the Institute’s Bylaws, the National Ethics Council (“NEC”) has ordered the suspension of AIA Architect member Alfred De Vido from membership in The American Institute of Architects for four years for violating Rules 2.101 and 2.104 of the Institute’s Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.

National Design Awards Jury Chooses Finalists in Architecture, Related Fields
The Smithsonian Institution’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum recently announced recipients and finalists in the fifth annual National Design Awards. The finalists announced were in the categories of architecture design, communications design, environment design, fashion design, and product design. Additionally, Milton Glaser received the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Aveda Corporation won the Corporate Achievement Award. They will be feted at a gala on October 19, during which the winners in the five finalist categories and the recipient of the Design Patron Award will be announced.

Buckminster Fuller:
Yet Another Stamp on the Planet
Fifty years after R. Buckminster Fuller, FAIA, patented his Geodesic dome, the U.S. Postal Service has issued a commemorative stamp honoring the brilliant American inventor, philosopher, architect, and engineer. Released on July 12, the stamp features the Boris Artzybasheff painting of “Bucky” with his head in the pattern of a Geodesic dome that originally appeared on the cover of Time magazine on January 10, 1964. Also depicted are a number of his other inventions, most notably the Dymaxion Car and the 4D House.

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Lord, Aeck & Sargent Completes $27.3 Million Medical College of Georgia Research Building
Atlanta-based Lord, Aeck & Sargent recently shepherded to completion construction of the Medical College of Georgia’s Interdisciplinary Research Building Phase II, a 94,000-square-foot expansion project. The five-story (including mechanical penthouse) building provides research laboratory and office space for the college’s Department of Physiology, Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, and the Office of Technology Transfer and Economic Development.

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