AIA Issues ‘Call for Architects in Energy’
Architects wanted to help develop energy guide
The AIA issued a “Call for Architects in Energy” on September 5 to assemble a list of candidates to represent the Institute in development of the next generation of energy-efficiency design guidelines for small buildings.

from the president’s office
The Poetry and Proof of Livable Communities
by Thompson E. Penney, FAIA, Hon. FRAIA
“When you come toe-to-toe with an epiphany, it grabs you by the lapels and slams you against the wall. When you come to, adjust your glasses, and focus, what you see is a whole new reality.” That pretty much describes an experience he had earlier this year, says AIA President Thompson E. Penney, FAIA, Hon. FRAIA. It resulted in a whole new insight into the poetry and proof of the AIA’s Livable Communities program.

Texas Legislator Offers AIA State Government Network Lobbying Tips
Relationships, as well as campaign donations, are important to legislators, said Texas State Sen. John Whitmire, speaking candidly with attendees of the AIA State Government Network in Albuquerque. The Texas Democrat and the state senate’s longest-serving member offered this and other insights into how legislators respond to issue advocacy and the ways in which architects can more effectively communicate with the people who represent them in government.

Air Force Architect Earns Accolades
The AIA congratulates Air Force Reserve Colonel Paula Loomis, AIA, who received the Air Force Design Excellence Award in the civilian category, the highest design award presented to an individual. Loomis, advisor and command architect of the Air Combat Command, USAF, Norfolk, Va., won the honor for her many contributions to the ACC’s design excellence programs. Among her many accomplishments, she invigorated the ACC’s design award program; initiated the Air Combat Command Assistance Team Program, allowing them to save $80,000 in design costs; and implemented Base Architectural Standards. On the publications side, Loomis created 14 Air Combat Command and Tactical Air Command brochures and design guides, including the “Commander’s Guide to Facilities Excellence.” She initiated the “Customer Concept Documents,” an intense preplanning look at customer needs, site, plans, and cost estimates, which has saved thousands in military construction. She helped bring the Air Force’s Dirtkicker’s Award to the ACC, which comes with a $500,000 prize. (Pictured: USAF Maj. Gen. L. Dean Fox presents award to Loomis. Photo by Richard Hayes, AIA.)

CACE Elects Elizabeth Mitchell 2005 President
Janet Pike, Hon. AIA, named Exec of the Year
The Council of Architectural Component Executives selected Elizabeth Mitchell, executive director, AIA Utah/AIA Salt Lake, as the 2004 president-elect at its August meeting in Mystic, Conn. In 2005, Mitchell will succeed 2004 CACE President Saundra Stevens, Hon. AIA.

Project watch
Mutual Fund Company’s Award-Winning Campus Looks to Nature and the SWA Group for Inspiration
The American Society of Landscape Architects awarded their top 2003 national design accolade to the Dallas office of the SWA Group for their work on the Westlake Corporate Campus in Westlake, Tex. ASLA recognized the campus as a “leading example of retreat-like working environments with special emphasis on exterior space.” The design takes its cues from the client’s notion that because people spend so much time at work, they should enjoy the same kind of refreshing, natural environment that they typically look forward to “getting away to” on the weekends.

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Congress: Federal politicians go back to work with four things foremost on their minds: energy, federal spending, Medicare, and, of course, the 2004 elections. Energy: The use of fuel cells is about to take off (in residential and office/commercial applications). Facing big-box and discounter competition, Big Oil is abandoning retail gas stations. China: With an economy soaring to 8 percent growth in 2004, China is a powerful trade ally, with good and bad repercussions. Look for China to enter the U.S. car market in 2005.

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