 Accent on Architecture Gala Honors the Best and Brightest
Nineteenth annual gala begins the promise of a world healed by architects
A crowd of architects, patrons, clients, and guests paid tribute to the profession’s luminaries at the 19th annual Accent on Architecture gala, sponsored by the AIA and the AAF, on February 22 in the Great Hall of the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. New York City’s Museum of Modern Art was honored with the AAF Keystone Award, while Richard Meier, FAIA, received the AIA Twenty-five Year Award for his Atheneum in New Harmony, Ind. Philadelphia-based KieranTimberlake accepted the AIA Firm Award, and Renzo Piano, Hon. FAIA, received the AIA Gold Medal. 
 GRASSROOTS 2008
Members Share Insights, Issues with the Architects of the 21st Century Workplace Renovation
Studios Architecture team presents goals and thoughts about AIA headquarters building renovation
The AIA Grassroots Leadership and Legislative Conference reached the pinnacle of its goal to foster “collaborative leadership” at its February 22 town meeting, when national leaders introduced Studios Architecture, the Washington, D.C.-based architecture firm chosen to lead the transformation of the 35-year-old AIA national headquarters building into the “21st Century Workplace.” The team from Studios, in turn, invited the audience to share their visions of what the ideal workplace of the future would be like.
 AIA EVP/CEO Chris McEntee Presents the “State of the Institute”
“If I had to give a quick summary of where the organization stands at the beginning of our 151st year, I’d use three words: ‘pretty darn good!’” says AIA Executive Vice President/Chief Executive Officer Christine McEntee in her 2008 State of the Institute address. With record membership and strong financial position, “the AIA is ahead of the targets we’ve set for ourselves in our long-range financial plan.” The currency of the 21st century, however, is knowledge, and the AIA must be the gold standard when it comes to knowledge about and for AIA members. The obvious question, McEntee says, is: Knowledge about “what?” In adopting the AIA’s Strategic Plan, the AIA Board looked at the “what” and “how” of modern architecture practice and came up with three priorities.
Launch the State of the Institute video or Read the transcript to find out what they are.
 Join AIA Continental Europe in Athens This Spring
AIA Continental Europe invites you to take part in the “Athens: Ecology + Environment + Architecture” conference, April 10–13, in Athens, Greece. This international conference will deliver a message about “walking the walk” on green design through internationally acclaimed keynote speakers and world-acclaimed documentaries, a green buildings exhibition, and guided tours within the rich historic context of Athens.
 The Peace Corps Needs Skilled Volunteers
To bring more skilled and knowledgeable volunteers to the field, the Peace Corps is reaching out to professionals in the fields of urban planning and design, construction, and the skilled trades who are interested in new and challenging opportunities or considering alternatives to traditional retirement.
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