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WORK-ON-THE-BOARDS
Firms Report Slightly Higher Billings,
Strong Inquiries in June
Compensation gains modest in 2003
Business conditions continue to edge up gradually at U.S. architecture
firms. Billings were stable or up for their fifth straight month
in June, although the gains have been very modest. Inquiries for
new work, however, point to more encouraging conditions in the months
ahead. More than a third of firms reported a significant increase
in inquiries (5 percent or more), while only 12 percent reported
a significant drop-off.
Uncle
Sam Plays Commercial Matchmaker
Commercial Service links small firms and
overseas ventures
The federal government says it is eager to help make the connections
that will expand business opportunities for architecture practices.
The Commerce Department’s U.S. Commercial Service has officers
who link small and midsize firms, including architects, to specific
projects and develop ongoing relationships that can bear fruit as
work becomes available.
Eight
Projects by Six Design Groups Earn Kudos From AIA Pennsylvania
AIA Pennsylvania feted the eight projects—four of them on
college campuses—that received the chapter’s 2003 Design
Awards at a June 3 event sponsored by Brinjac Engineering in Harrisburg,
the state capital. Jury Chair Graham Wyatt, AIA, and Awards Program
Chair Elmer Burger II, AIA, presented the awards to the designers
of the winning projects chosen from a field of 108 submissions.
Eligible projects can be built anywhere in the world; however, the
architect must be a member of AIA Pennsylvania.
Project
watch
HOK Runs With Sustainable Design for Athletic
Facility
The New York office of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum is flexing its
design muscles on Kean University’s new arena and a comprehensive
renovation of the school’s existing D’Angola Gymnasium
in Union, N.J. The overall project includes a new 65,000-square-foot
arena and dressing rooms, office facilities, three basketball courts
with seating for 2,500 for varsity games, and a suspended running
track. The 55,000-square-foot gym gets a renovation plus a 10,000-square-foot
addition that will include dance studios, classrooms, physical education
labs, and faculty offices. The project is scheduled for completion
in 2005.
Spreading
the Word
Gretchen McKellar Penney, AIA, wife of AIA President Thompson E.
Penney, FAIA, and daughter Frances, paused for a pose outside the
Today show studios in New York
City June 26. You’ve got to like Frances’ sign and its
message, as captured by Today
show photographer Frances Johnson.
Your Kiplinger Connection (members
only)
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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.)
The Stock Market: Market outperforming
all other asset classes; S&P 500 should return 10 percent in
2004. Business Costs: Modest cost
increases for construction products projected for next year. Tech:
Virtual private networks make remote computer connections easier,
cheaper, and still secure.
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New Challenges for Rebuilding Iraq
Uriya Saed, PhD, Assoc. AIA, a former professor of architecture
at the University of Technology, Baghdad, and now a refugee in Virginia,
explains a dozen key nuances to design and construction in Iraq,
work that is still well within reach of U.S. architecture firms
of all size.
Psst!
Wanna Buy a Solar House?
University of Colorado puts 2002
Solar Decathlon winner up for bid
The award-winning University of Colorado/ Boulder Solar Decathlon
house officially is on the market, and the university is accepting
sealed proposals for purchase over the next month. Offers are due
August 8, and a pre-bid information session and house tour will
take place July 22. Last fall, the project entitled “Just
About Any House,” to demonstrate the universal applicability
of photovoltaics, captured first place among 14 entries judged in
10 categories that included design and livability, efficiency, and
public communications.
Design
for Aging Review Seeks Projects
for 2004 Publication
The AIA’s Design for Aging Center and the American Association
of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), through its Quality
First initiative, invite architects, designers, and providers to
submit projects for consideration in Design
for Aging: 2004 Review. Entry forms and fees are due August
15; completed submissions are due August 29.
AIA CAREER CENTER
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