Giving
"Delight" Its Scientific Due
Interdisciplinary study will match environmental factors with physiological
responses in the workplace. Full
Story
AIA
Northern Virginia 2002 Design Awards Celebration
AIA Northern Virginia announced the winners of its 2002 Design Awards
June 9 at a gala at the Ronald Reagan Building International Trade
Center in Washington, D.C. The annual program, now in its 27th year,
drew 106 entries. Winning projects are in Virginia; Washington,
D.C; Maryland; New York; Tennessee; West Virginia; and New Mexico.
Full
Story
WTC
Debates Continue
Site plans released July 16 for the World Trade Center have become
a subject of much debate in New York City and across the country
as the victims' families, public officials, architects, planners,
and private citizens react to the six proposals by Beyer Blinder
Belle and its partners. AIArchitect
shares what the AIA New York Chapter as well as our colleagues around
the country have to say about the proposed plans for the development
of Lower Manhattan. Full
Story
Remembering
J. Carter Brown, Hon. AIA
Within the architecture community, J. Carter Brown, Hon.
AIA, who passed away June 17 at the age of 67, was best known for
bringing the arts to the American public. As director of the National
Gallery of Art from 1969 to 1992, jury chair for the Pritzker Prize
since its inception, and chair of the Commission of Fine Arts from
1971 until his resignation for health reasons on May 30, "J.
Carter Brown was a faithful advocate for shaping our environments
so our experiences will be elevated and enriched." Full
Story
HONORS
AND AWARDS
In Search of: The Few,
The Proud, The Honorary Members
Nominations are due December
20. Every year, the AIA taps an average of 10 people to receive
the title of Honorary Member, one of the highest honors the Institute
bestows on a person outside the profession of architecture. People
receive honorary membership only if their accomplishments are judged
to be truly outstanding and of national significance. Editors and
economists, engineers and attorneys, historians and archivists,
politicians and community activists all have been named Hon. AIAs
in recent yearswho would head your list? Full
Story
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