Wanted: Schools that Need Repair and Architects to Tell the Public
The AIA media relations staff is working with ABC News on schools-related stories scheduled to air during September's "back to school" season. Full Story

Component Executives at Work in Sweltering San Antonio
With temperatures hovering near 100, the Council of Architectural Component Executives (CACE) come together in San Antonio Thursday through Saturday to elect their 2002 leadership, swap experiences, and sharpen management expertise. Full Story

Value Analysis Is a Holistic Process
Too many people equate value analysis to making things cheap, laments Stephen J. Kirk, FAIA, Kirk Associates, Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. Done correctly, it is about value over the lifetime of the system, facility, community, or whatever is being analyzed. That is why he prefers the term value analysis. Full Story

SITE WATCH—Picture This (Again and Again)
Professionals responsible for documenting construction are finding success with the Automated-Time-Lapse Systems (ATLS), which produces high-resolution 35-mm-film images of a construction site at regular intervals automatically. Full Story

Project of the Week
Montezuma Castle: Restoring the Past to Rebuild the Future
Former Energy Secretary, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and Representative from New Mexico Bill Richardson will launch the grand opening of the new Bartos Institute for the Constructive Engagement of Conflict October 20 at the Armand Hammer United World College in Montezuma, N. Mex. Full Story

Create Your Own Public Image
Public relations is not advertising. It's better. When you do good things and get the media to take notice, you get attention. Keep to it, and you get known. Full Story

AIA Professional Practice Offers Seven Virtual Seminars this Fall
For the price of a single connection fee, as many architects as so desire can participate in a live, interactive seminar for a fraction of the time and cost of a traditional conference. Full Story

Accent on Architecture Grants, Keystone Award Nominations Due October 5
Two major programs of the American Architectural Foundation (AAF) have due dates of October 5: proposals for the Accent on Architecture Grants program and nominations for the Keystone Award honoring exemplary leaders who help shape the environment. Full Story

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