A Tribute to a Great Architect: E. Fay Jones, FAIA
AIA Executive Vice President/CEO Norman L. Koonce, FAIA, remembers 1990 AIA Gold Medalist E. Fay Jones, FAIA, who died August 30 at his home in Fayetteville, Ark., at the age of 83. Koonce recalls “a gentle man of consummate genius” who will be missed greatly.

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Upcoming AIA Fall Conferences
The AIA knowledge communities have assembled a slate of fall programs and conferences that is sure to appeal to any architectural inclination. From “Places of Transcendence” to “Technology in Architectural Practice,” and from Waterloo, Canada, to Indian Wells, Calif., there’s an AIA fall conference to suit your interests. Check out the list today!

We Remember September 11
This year, we remember innocent victims and senseless devastation. We remember courageous rescuers and the steadfast survivors. We remember that we are blessed with the chance to carry on, the creativity to dream, and ultimately the mission to build a better world for all. We remember, always, to look forward.

BOOK WATCH
The Steps of Pittsburgh: Portrait of a City, by Bob Regan, with photographs by Tim Fabian (2004, The Local History Company, Pittsburgh).
This gem of a book presents the delights of the 712 sets of steps—that’s 44,095 treads rising 24,090 feet—that demonstrate the ruggedness of Pittsburgh’s terrain and the heartiness of its working-class souls who climbed down every day to work and shop and up every day to return to their homes. The book is an architect’s delight: Its author, Bob Regan, is a visiting University of Pittsburgh professor and a Geographic Information Systems specialist who has created a “step survey” replete with maps both hand-done and computer-generated. He offers a description of the lifestyles generated and sustained by the steps, from a history of the steelworkers who first used them to the bicycle cops and Meals on Wheels deliverers who use them today. For right-brain appeal, you can’t beat professional photographer Tim Fabian’s gritty, grainy black-and-white works. Not for the faint-hearted, the author presents six walking tours and even a 1944 newspaper article by reporter Jo Ann Healey detailing the three schools of climbing techniques: “Stop-and-breathe,” “stoop-and-pull,” and “stand-up-and-take-it.” For planning your walking tour, or even if your style is “sit-down-and-look-at-the-pictures,” The Steps of Pittsburgh delivers. To order, call the AIA Bookstore, 800-242-3837 (option #4).

Viva the AIA National Convention and Exposition
Next year we’re in Las Vegas, May 19–21. So plan ahead!
The AIA national convention seems to grow bigger and better every year. When the AIA 2004 Convention and Expo met June 10–12 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, more than 22,000 building design professionals—the largest convention attendance ever—visited 877 leading-edge companies displaying products and services for the design and construction industry and occupying more than 182,000 square feet of exhibit space. Attendees also collectively earned more than 66,415 learning units from 29 interactive pre-convention workshops, 150 seminars, 49 professional tours of Chicago’s spectacularly varied architecture, and selected AIA/CES Registered Providers.

project watch
New Hollywood Bowl Design Recalls Former Glamour
Hodgetts + Fung Design and Architecture, devoted to preserving the rich history of a Los Angeles icon, has reinterpreted the Hollywood Bowl’s trademark creamy-white curvilinear shell while infusing advanced technologies to provide the world-class acoustics envisioned by the founders. Partners Craig Hodgetts, AIA, and Hsin-Ming Fung, AIA, worked closely with a team of consultants and engineers to combine classic lines and streamlined technology to echo the glamorous associations of the Bowl’s history.

Your Kiplinger Connection (members only)
Home prices: The recent market slowdown will continue, but don’t expect an ’80s-style bust. Energy: Federal pricing intervention just isn’t going to happen—too risky. The economy: Job gains make an interest-rate hike on September 21 very likely.
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best practices (members only)
Good Worship Space Acoustics Work for Both Speech and Music
Words of wisdom from Dennis A. Paoletti, FAIA
To give a sense of spirituality, the best-designed worship spaces accommodate both “live,” relatively long reverberation time for music and “dead,” short reverberation time for clarity of speech. The newly published Places of Worship, from Wiley, explains this concept and describes some emerging technologies that further enhance worship-space acoustic performance.

Interior Architecture, Regional/Urban Design Honor Award Submissions Due Soon
Just a friendly reminder that the postmark dates for two categories of 2005 AIA Honor Awards are just on the horizon. Submissions for AIA Honor Awards for Interior Architecture must be postmarked by September 17, and submissions for AIA Honor Awards for Regional and Urban Design must be postmarked by October 8. For more information, contact Kelly Pickard, kpickard@aia.org or 202-626-7563. (Pictured is 2004 AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture winner American Meteorological Society—Editorial Offices, Boston, by Anmahian Winton Architects. Photo © Peter Vanderwarker Photographs.)

Executive Architects to Discuss Business Trends at McGraw-Hill’s Outlook Conference
Architects now have another compelling reason to take part in McGraw-Hill Construction’s 66th annual Outlook Executive Conference October 27–28 in Washington, D.C. Robert A. Ivy, FAIA, editor-in-chief of Architectural Record, will lead a discussion in “Trends in Architecture and Architectural Firms,” with Hugh Hardy, FAIA, principal, H3 Hardy Collaboration; Paul Jacobs III, AIA, chair, RTKL Associates, Inc.; and Carl Roehling, FAIA, president and CEO, The SmithGroup.

“Hot Firms” to Trade Success Strategies in Boston, October 27–29
ZweigWhite’s fifth annual Hot Firms Conference and Celebration features top design and environmental entrepreneurs sharing the secrets of their success. The awards reception and dinner acknowledges the 100 ZweigWhite Hot Firms winners for 2004. Focus session topics range from “What CEOs Need to Know About BIM” to “Work/Life Balance” and “Growth Strategies for Small Firms.” To register, call 800-466-6275 or visit the ZweigWhite Web site. Register before September 27 for early-bird discounts.

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