July 27, 2001

AIA NEWS
Graves Graces AIA Headquarters on June 13
AIA, HUD Announce Housing and Community Design Awards Winners
Convention Highlights from Denver
KieranTimberlake Granted Latrobe Fellowship
National Component Promotes Gribbs, Hayes, Madden

INDUSTRY NEWS
Hungary Accepts UIA Standards of Professionalism
Twelve Historic Sites Receive Emergency Aid from World Monuments Fund and American Express
HUD Extends "Best in American Living Awards" Registration to July 9
Herman Miller To Sponsor Intern Architects at Chicago Cardiac-Care Conference: Applications Due July 10
CANSTRUCTION® Competition Donates 450 Tons of Food to Feed the Hungry
RAIC Honors AIA President Anderson
Is Your Project Fit For the 2002 Olympics? Enter it in "The Physical Fitness of Cities" by July 31
Avatech Solutions Hosts 16-City AutoCAD 2002 Launch Event

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
TRAC: Congress May Take Public Work Away from Private Firms
Federal Procurement News: CBD, SF 254/255 being replaced
Colorado, Alabama Enact Interior Design Laws
Hillier Group Hosts Congressmen, Business Leaders for ArchiPAC reception
ECONOMICS
Making Sense Out of Estimating Design Fees
Work-on-the-Boards Survey: Quality Beats Out Quantity
PRACTICE
The Other Bottom Line: Postmodern Metrics
Design Risk in Design/Build
MARKETPLACE RESEARCH
Resident Fellow Richard W. Hobbs, FAIA, Reports from the Heartlands
HONORS AND AWARDS
The Road to AIA Fellowship
PIA NEWS
PIA Update
Housing PIA Honors Seven Multifamily, Community Design Projects
This Fall's PIA Conferences
POINTS OF VIEW
From the President's Office: Architects: A Natural and Renewable Energy Resource
Accessibility: The Lifeline of Livable Communities
CES
Need LU Hours? Consider This Fall's PIA Conferences
The Return of "Ask Evelyn"
MEMBERS AND FIRMS
Promotions | News | Moves | Obituaries
Profile: Love-Stanley Conquers All: An Interview with Ivenue Love-Stanley, FAIA
COMPONENTS
Designs for Freedom and Independence
Solstice in Seattle

COLLEGE OF FELLOWS
COF Elects Damianos 2002 Vice Chancellor; Leis, Secretary
The Road to AIA Fellowship
KieranTimberlake Granted Latrobe Fellowship

YOUNG ARCHITECTS
Denver Convention Energizes Young Architects
Young Architects Forum Design Competition
PROJECTS OF NOTE
• SOM's Jin Mao Tower Brings "Much Gold" and Good Luck to Shanghai
• Krueck & Sexton Helps Herman Miller Deliver the Goods in Style
• SOM Upgrades the NYSE into Future Space
• Twelve Historic Sites Receive Emergency Aid from World Monuments Fund and American Express
OPPORTUNITIES
Classifieds
Calendar
Directory of Services
  This Just In click to bookmark (IE4+ only)

Attempt to Attach TRAC Amendment to Appropriations Bill Defeated
An amendment that would have seriously curtailed federal outsourcing to the design community was defeated yesterday on a voice vote. The amendment, similar to the TRAC legislation, which the AIA opposes, was sponsored by Representative Albert R. Wynn (D-Md.). Full Story

EPA Administrator Whitman Visits AIA Headquarters
When Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman was at the AIA national component headquarters July 17, she made a point to visit with AIA executives. They talked about the importance of brownfields in community development, one of the AIA's three legislative priorities for 2001. Full Story

  This Week

Saarinen's Beloved TWA Terminal and Air Travel for the Future: Can This Marriage Be Saved?
Even a cursory glance at the current condition of the TWA Terminal at New York City's JFK Airport tells you that it ain't what it used to be: the proud Modern monument to the Jet Age designed by master architect Eero Saarinen in 1962. Full Story

Project of the Week
Saarinen's TWA Terminal and the Moment of Truth
You never forget your first building—the one that made you know, in your heart of hearts, the ineffable power of architecture to evoke emotion through space. For many, it's a cathedral; for others, a skyscraper. For me, it was an airline terminal. Full Story

A User's Eye View of Best Baseball Parks
The July 24 edition of MSN featured its choices for the "10 Best Ballparks" from which to watch baseball. Full Story

Architecture Students Converge on Nation's Capital
The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) is holding its annual grassroots meeting in Washington, D.C. July 27–29 to catch up on institute activities and take a serious look at the studio culture. Full Story

Design for Aging Review Submissions Deadline Extended
The AIA's Design for Aging Center and the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, sponsors for the Design for Aging Review, have extended the submissions to September 10 to allow participants more time to prepare their entries. Full Story

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