 Evolution of the Skyscraper Conference Oct. 22–23
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2009 Conference will be held Oct. 22-23 at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. The theme is the “Evolution of the Skyscraper.” AIA members can earn up to 12 CES credits, including AIA health, safety, and welfare credits. 
AIA Architects in the News
AIA members and projects were recognized in both the June issue of Metropolitan Home and the June/July 2009 issue of Business Week SmallBiz.
 AAF Transfers Stewardship of Historic Octagon to AIA Legacy
The AIA and the American Architectural Foundation (AAF) announced an updated strategic alliance that allows both organizations to build upon their strengths and legacies. Under new working agreements to extend AIA financial support of the AAF through 2015, ownership of the historic Octagon was transferred to AIA Legacy, Inc., a nonprofit organization that in recent years worked with the AAF to provide significant support for operating the Octagon as a public museum. An official signing of the transfer was held outside the Octagon July 9.
Make It Better, Make It Greener: Enter in the Re-Green Housing Awards
The most sustainable house is the one that’s never built, but the next best thing to ease the burden on finite resources is to retrofit existing homes to consume less and perform better. The AIA Show How You Re-Green Housing Awards will recognize designs that take the existing residential building stock into new green frontiers, through complete gut renovations to more subtle alterations. Sponsored by the AIA Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community, the competition is open to market-rate, affordable, single-family, and multi-family housing. Adaptive re-use and mixed use projects (where housing is the project's primary use) are also welcome. The submission deadline is September 3, 2009.
AIA Webinar: Project Financing for Architecture—What Is the Real Outlook?
The AIA will host a Webinar, “Project Financing for Architecture—What Is the Real Outlook,” on Monday July 27th at 2 p.m. ET. The 90-minute Webinar offers 1.5 learning units (LUs).
Join a panel of experts as they discuss the credit/construction market, the bond market, and business development strategies and what it takes to get public- and private-sector projects moving. Participants include: Karen Compton, facilitator, A3K Consulting; Diana L. Nickerson, BB&T Capital Markets Commercial Real Estate; Sean Ekiert, BB&T Capital Markets Public Finance Group; and Ray Garfield, Garfield Traub Development, LLC. The Webinar registration form is on line. You will receive complete login instructions on your order confirmation page. |
