Calatrava’s Architecture Embodies the Majesty of Olympic Games
Architect Santiago Calatrava reports that organizers of the 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games resolved to improve and harmonize the existing Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA), its surrounding area, and its access routes to meet program needs as well as provide an architectural legacy for the citizens of Athens. Calatrava approached this challenge for the master plan and design of these 250 acres in a northern Athens suburb by designing entrance plazas, pedestrian paths, and landscaping; creating major public gathering places; and adding dramatic new architectural elements along with ecologically sensitive plantings and efficient waste-management solutions.

from the president’s office
Signs of Vigorous Component Life!
AIA President Eugene C. Hopkins, FAIA, says that a recent journey through state and local component publications showed him that diversity is alive and well at AIA chapters across the country. If you want to monitor the vital signs of today’s profession, he says, forget the glossy shelter magazines. Check out the publications produced by AIA components.

SHC’s Atlantic Terminal Office Building Is the Tops in Brooklyn
New York City’s venerable Swanke Hayden Connell announces completion of the new 10-story, 400,000-square-foot Atlantic Terminal Office, which sits atop a four-story, 375,000-square-foot retail shopping center by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer. The retail center itself tops the largest public transportation hub in Brooklyn and the third largest in New York City, housing renovated Long Island Railroad and subway stations. The transportation hubs dictated that the main lobby be offset from the tower above, so four shuttle elevators take passengers from this lobby to a fifth-floor sky lobby, which in turn feeds eight passenger elevators to office floors above. The building’s façade employs masonry to harmonize with its neighbors, painted metal windows, and terra-cotta rain-screen panels. The architect reports that it is the first building in New York City to feature a terra-cotta-clad curtain wall. The façade also uses a horizontal glass band to “lift” the offices visually above the retail space at the fifth-floor lobby level. The fully accessible building features a state-of-the-art energy management system, emergency power generation, and heightened security measures, the architects report.

Obituaries
It is always difficult when the AIA loses a member of its collective family. It is three times as hard when three distinguished members—two architects and one champion for architects—no longer walk in our midst. Here is tribute to celebrating their spirit and vowing to carry it forward in our own professional endeavors.
Charles E. Peterson, FAIA
Godfather of Historic Preservation, 1906–2004
J. Irwin Miller, Hon. AIA
Builder of a Dream in Columbus, Ind., 1909–2004
Robert L. Harper, FAIA
the Architect from Centerbrook, 1939–2004

AIA Baltimore to Launch Baltimore Architecture Week
Come visit October 9–16
AIA Baltimore is hosting a weeklong series of events for the general public and the design community that highlights the importance of the built environment—from the city’s rich history to its aspirations as a city of the future. Baltimore Architecture Week 2004 will increase public awareness of design through lectures, tours, films, and exhibits, with an eye toward becoming an annual event. The week will culminate in the chapter’s awards program recognizing excellence in design among its members and their third annual Beaux Arts Ball. Visit AIA Baltimore online for a schedule and more information.

project watch
Croxton Collaborative and Gould Evans Team Up to Design Florida’s First LEED™ Gold Building
The University of Florida’s M.E. Rinker Sr. Hall in Tampa has been awarded LEED Gold Certification, making it the first project in Florida to be designed under the U.S. Green Building Council’s program and the 25th LEED Gold-Certified building in the U.S. The building houses the School of Building Construction and was designed by Croxton Collaborative/Gould Evans, a joint venture of Croxton Collaborative Architects of New York and Gould Evans’ Tampa and Kansas City offices.

Your Kiplinger Connection (members only)
Telecom: Internet telephones are saving firms money. Cell phones are becoming minicomputers. Aviation: Discount airlines are connecting to Asia. Election 2004: The Republican convention begins the headlong, bare-knuckled race to November.
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best practices (members only)
Every Client Should Feel Like Your Only Client
It may sound simple, but the key to a successful international practice is to provide complete service and let your clients know that they are your first concern, always. The International Committee Chair William Higgins, AIA, finds that true in his practice and in the practices of his colleagues.

Syracuse U. Establishes First J-School Masters with Arts/Architecture Focus
Twelve-month program to begin July 2005; applications due February 1, 2005
Syracuse University has announced the establishment of the first master’s degree program at an accredited journalism school to focus exclusively on writing about the arts, to be administered by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in collaboration with the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Performing and Visual Arts and the School of Architecture.

reminder
Awards Deadlines Coming Up
• Honor Awards for Architecture—submission postmark deadline September 3
• Twenty-five Year Award—submission postmark deadline September 3
• Honor Awards for Interior
• Architecture—submission postmark deadline September 17
• Honor Awards for Regional & Urban Design—entry fees due September 10; submission postmark deadline October 8.
For full information, view the 2005 AIA Honors and Award Program Book online, or contact Kelly Pickard, 202-626-7563. (Pictured is Pei Cobb Freed & Partners’ East Building of the National Gallery of Art, the 2004 Twenty-five Year Award winner. Photo © Ezra Stoller/ESTO.)

Calling All Great American Home Restoration Projects
National Trust and Old-House Journal need entries by November 15
The National Trust for Historic Preservation and Old-House Journal are seeking entries for the Great American Home Awards®, winners of which will be announced in the May/June 2005 issue of Old-House Journal and Preservation magazines. The Great American Home Awards recognize outstanding single-family residential rehabilitation projects of houses more than 50 years old. Established in 1989, the contest honors homeowners and professionals for their dedication to the ideals of preservation, as well as for their commitment to excellence in rehabilitating old houses.

Conference Conveys the Realities of Design-Build
The Design-Build Institute of America and the AIA Design-Build Knowledge Community have joined forces to present “Teaming for Success: The Integrated Advantage” November 3–5 in Chicago. The full conference description, plus a daily schedule and registration information, are now available online.

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