Security
Officials Acknowledge Role of Design
Prevention, rather than reaction, was the message July 2526
at the AIA national component headquarters as the National Institute
for Building Sciences convened a high-level workshop, "Vulnerability
of Buildings to Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Attacks."
The two-day workshop pointed up the real threats government officials
acknowledge and the preventive stepsfrom obvious to arcanethat
building designers can take to mitigate the threat from airborne
poisons and pathogens. Full
Story
So
Much Knowledge, So Little Time!
Expand your horizons at a
PIA conference this fall. Though you've been out of school
for some time now, you've got that funny September feeling that
it's time to head back to the classroom. The AIA professional interest
areas have just what you need to fulfill that autumnal craving:
a variety of exciting learning opportunities across the U.S. and
abroad. Full
Story
The
Value of EF 3.0 PLUS Contract Documents
Not only are the AIA contract documents an invaluable tool for contracting
and project management, they are available in a variety of formats
and a pricing structure to meet all types of business needs. EF
3.0 PLUS, the latest version of electronic format (EF) contract
document software, offers key advantages. Full
Story
BEST
PRACTICES
Zen and the Art of
Presenting in Public
Architect's Essentials of
Presentation Skills by David Greusel, AIA, (John Wiley &
Sons, 2002), fourth in this year's "Architect's Essential Series"
on best practice skills, presents all aspects of presentation, from
preparation to delivery, provides the tools to succeed in project
interviews, and offers guidelines on creating that ineffable sense
of "stage presence." Full
Story
From
the AIA Small Projects Forum: Defining "Materiality"
When I think of material, I think of the stuff that literally makes
architecture: the pieces you assemble that make a three-dimensional
thing as well as the textures and symbolic presence that each of
the materials carries, writes Tracey Ford, Assoc. AIA, in this sample
of essays from the Small Projects Forum newsletter. Full
Story
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