AIA’s Rebuild and Renew Plan Puts Building Money into the Public Sector
The economic stimulus bill signed into law by President Obama contains funding provisions for public transit, affordable housing, federal sustainability renovations, and more, all advocated for by the AIA’s Rebuild and Renew plan. Given the public and transparent institutional requirements of these government clients, architects are advised to find ways to network with the public and private stakeholders who control the stimulus purse strings.

Insight to Practice Is Relevant to Design Education
To bridge the practice and business knowledge gap between professional practice and academic teaching, architecture professors are exposing students to interdisciplinary practice settings and bringing them in contact with active practitioners in a variety of ways. The diverse range of topics architecture schools are required to teach has often prevented programs from emphasizing business and professional practice more. Despite oppositional appearances, professors say the study of design and the study of practice should be taught as processes that mutually define and inform each other.