AIA Bookstore
Architecture: Celebrating the Past, Designing the Future
(AIA, 2007) Member Price: $54, Retail: $60,
The Empire State Building. Fallingwater. The Walt Disney Concert Hall. Rediscover these American treasures—and discover the engrossing stories of the colorful individuals whose designs made them possible. This lavishly illustrated, eminently readable book also commemorates 150 years of the AIA, taking readers behind the scenes for an unprecedented look at the role of architecture and architects in society. Contributors include architect Thom Mayne, scholar James Steele, journalist Paul Goldberger, and many other leading voices, with up-close looks at works by Frank Gehry, Mies van der Rohe, Zaha Hadid, Eero Saarinen, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many other masters.

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AIA Contract Documents
Visit AIA.org to see an informative video on the AIA electronic documents version 4. You can also request a free PDF of AIA contract relation diagrams you can use in client presentations to explain the various client/architect/contractor project-delivery relationships.

Cornerstone Partners
Dannible/McKee & Associates, Ltd. features an annual seminar designed for owners/principals and associates of a/e/p firms interested in successful techniques for ownership transition; valuation of design firms; and acquisitions, sales, or mergers with other firms. You will learn when and how to start management and ownership transition, the proper value of the firm, how to finance the transactions, what problems you will encounter, and how to implement a successful transition.

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AIA CES
What is the Boston Society of Architects up to? Or find your state here. Learn more about the new sustainability CES requirements for AIA membership.

AIA Advantage
Save up to 21 percent on select FedEx® services. As an AIA member, you can receive discounts on select FedEx Express®, FedEx Ground®, FedEx® international, and FedEx Kinko’s® services. It’s the FedEx Advantage® —another great advantage for AIA members. To obtain a Program Enrollment Agreement or pricing information, call a FedEx representative at 800-475-6708 or visit visit the FedEx Advantage Web page.

AIA Trust
Family Insurance: Consider 10-Year Level Term Life Insurance for Your Family: The AIA Term Life Insurance Plan lets you purchase or add more protection to your life insurance portfolio easily and inexpensively. For more information about all AIA Trust programs, visit their Web site.

ARCOM
ARCOM offers special discounts for AIA members. MasterSpec’s easy-to-use master specifications will save you time and money. Each section has extensive notes, instructions, and background information. Documents are provided in both MasterFormat ’95 and ’04. More than 350 sections with LEED commentaries. Earn AIA/CES LUs free and conveniently, some HSW eligible. Also available, a suite of specification automation tools, from "spec-processing" to CAD/BIM integration. Call 800-424-5080 or visit www.masterspec.com.

AIA Architect’s Knowledge Resource
Premier Resource for Today’s Architecture Community: the Architect’s Knowledge Resource, AIA’s online knowledge resource, connects you to the most current and emerging information on architecture that can serve your practice and career. Whether you’re looking for solutions, strategies, products, or trends, you’ll find it on the Architect’s Knowledge Resource. Presenting comprehensive search results, the Architect’s Knowledge Resource makes it easy to find research, Knowledge Community resources, e-journals, award-winning projects, image banks, guidelines, critiques, presentations, and more. Go to AIA.org.