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California
Commission Votes to Support Use of NFPA Codes
Despite overwhelming testimony from agencies and members of the
construction industry in opposition to the move, the California
Building Standards Commission (CBSC) voted 8-2 on July 29 to support
the use of the National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA
5000 Building Code, NFPA 1 Fire
Code, along with the International Association of Plumbing
and Mechanical Official’s IAPMO
Plumbing and Mechanical Code. The CBSC also voted to support
the use of the International Residential Code, but without the mechanical,
electrical, and plumbing divisions.
Carving
a Piece of History
Andy Gallo, co-owner of Eastern Memorials, Falls Church, Va., etches
the final touches onto the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, marking
the exact spot where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his
"I Have a Dream" speech 40 years ago. The serene “memorial
within a memorial” is a simple 10-inch-tall by 24-inch-wide
inscription.
Enterprise
Foundation Names Five Architectural Fellows
Recipients to work with nonprofits in
low-income areas
Five designers will spend the next three years helping to revitalize
low-income areas at locations throughout the country as recipients
of the Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellowship awards. The Enterprise
Foundation, a national nonprofit housing and community development
organization, awarded the fellowships. Each fellow will receive
a $40,000 annual stipend plus benefits and will work directly with
a nonprofit development organization in need of their services.
NCARB Names Recipients of 2003 President's
Medals for Distinguished Service
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards President
C. Robert Campbell, FAIA, awarded the President's Medal for Distinguished
Service to five individuals associated with the council who have
made significant contributions to the protection of the public health,
safety, and welfare through their service to NCARB and the practice
of architecture. Campbell presented the medals to recipients at
the close of the NCARB annual meeting and conference held in June
in San Antonio.
The
Octagon Regains a Box
Full of History
Restored Ghent Treaty box
goes on display
The brass-studded box that transported the Treaty of Ghent, the
document that formally ended the War of 1812, has been restored
and returned to The Octagon in Washington, D.C. A public viewing
of the Ghent Treaty Box and a lecture on the British burning of
the capital will take place at The Octagon on August 24, the 189th
anniversary of that conflagration. The treaty box, which had aged
badly over the past two centuries, has not been on public display
since its conservation and will only be on view at this event.
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Project
watch
Historic Georgetown Rekindles an Old Flame
Nestled in the heart of Washington, D.C.’s historic Georgetown
district, a 1930s-era incinerator building has been radically transformed
into a mixed-use hotel, retail space, and multiplex theatre complex
by architects Gary Edward Handel & Associates of New York City
in partnership with Shalom Baranes & Associates of Washington,
D.C. The building’s architectural focal point is restoration
of the main structure, now the hotel’s lobby and meeting lounge,
complete with a 130-foot-tall brick smokestack that serves as a
reminder of Georgetown’s once-thriving waterfront industries.
Developed by Millennium Partners of New York City and managed by
Ritz-Carlton Hotels, this new multipurpose facility offers 52 deluxe
rooms, 29 executive suites, 5 luxury suites, plus a limited collection
of residential condominiums.
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AIACC
Ready to Spark Creative Ideas in Monterey
The AIA California Council (AIACC) is hosting its 16th Annual AIACC
Monterey Design Conference September 12-14 at the breathtaking Asilomar
Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, Calif. Asilomar, which means
“refuge by the sea” in Spanish, and its 13 historic
houses are considered Julia Morgan’s masterwork. This year’s
program features as keynote speaker the internationally acclaimed
and honored Enrique Norten, Hon. FAIA, who founded TEN Arquitectos
in Mexico City in 1985.
In
Praise of the Classics: The AIA Twenty-five Year Award
Nominations due August 29
The buildings chosen to receive the AIA Twenty-five Year Award—from
the Salk Institute to the Gateway Arch and Rockefeller Center—distinguish
themselves by their ability to stand to the test of time. They must
have been completed 25 to 35 years ago and be projects in the U.S.
or abroad designed by an architect licensed in the U.S. Any AIA
member may nominate a candidate structure: read on for criteria
and a list of the recipients from 1969-2003.
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