AIArchitect | October 6, 2003



	AIA Reaffirms Commitment to State Licensing Thresholds for Public Health, Safety, and Welfare At its September meeting, the AIA Board reaffirmed its public policies and position statement concerning professional licensure and the regulation of practitioners within the design community. The AIA Board recognized the contribution of interior designers as valued colleagues while acknowledging there is no current justification to support a change in existing policies, maintaining that protection of public health, safety, and welfare is the primary reason for licensing. Call to the Rescue: World Monuments Fund Issues List of 100 Endangered Sites For the first time in its eight-year history, the World Monuments Watch list for 2004 encompasses sites on all seven continents, from ancient palaces in Iraq to an early 20th-century explorer’s hut in Antarctica, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis Brown House in California, and historic lower Manhattan. The 100 places on this year’s endangered list, say officials from the World Monuments Fund, reflect a broad geography and cultural scope, giving wide definition to the term “cultural-heritage monument.” A Sextet of Beauties Wins Awards in the Bluegrass State AIA Kentucky celebrates its architecture AIA Kentucky recognized a diverse group of building projects for Awards in Excellence in Architecture Design and will fete the recipients October 3 during the chapter’s annual convention. The component also will pay homage to the five recipients of its Awards of Recognition program. Norman Strong, AIA, principal, Miller/Hull Partnership; Lee Copeland, FAIA, principal, Mithun Architects + Planners; and Evett J. Ruffcorn, FAIA, design partner, Zimmer Gunsel Frasca Partnership, served on this year’s jury. NAAB Validation Conference Information Online In the third week in October, the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) will hold its 2003 Validation Conference. Although attendance to the conference itself is limited, a Web site just launched provides ready access to information about the event, which is held every three years to explore the NAAB accreditation conditions and procedures. PROJECT WATCH Tenerife Auditorium Plays Musical Feast for the Ears and Eyes Santiago Calatrava has orchestrated yet another exquisite large-scale project in the form of the Tenerife Auditorium (Auditorio de Tenerife), the architect’s first performing arts facility, in Santa Cruz, Canary Islands. Calatrava, along with Spain’s Queen Sofia and Prince Felipe, witnessed the new facility’s opening at a gala inaugural concert September 26. The event marked the debut of the first large-scale public building to be completed by Calatrava since his expansion of the Milwaukee Art Museum. Your Kiplinger Connection (members only) The stock market: Market looks steadier for 2004, though not as vigorous as last quarter of 2003. See the full-text article for some forecasted winners. Selling: Indoor malls are becoming “lifestyle centers” to compete with the more convenient strip centers. Business costs: Insurance premiums looking more stable; bank loans to stay affordable and available. Watch for lower oil prices. AIArchitect offers AIA members exclusive access to three stories a week to help them manage their practices and plan for the coming year. Nonmembers may subscribe to The Kiplinger Letter. Need to catch up on recent editions of AIArchitect This Week? September 8 \| September 15 \| September 22 \| September 29


	BEST PRACTICES (members only) Some of the Best Practice Information Is Free Here’s a well-kept secret: Many companies that charge hundreds of dollars for statistical, technical, or business publications obtain some or all of their information from publicly available government sources. If you know where to look, you can have access to the same information for no more money than the taxes you have to pay anyway. A few of the best examples are offered here. Board Minutes Now Online At its September 18–20 meeting in Santa Fe, the AIA Board of Directors accepted a motion to post approved minutes of Board meetings on the secure portion of the AIA Web site within two weeks of the meeting date at which those minutes were approved. Members can now review the minutes from the May 5–6 meeting in San Diego (approved in Santa Fe) by visiting www.aia.org and clicking on the “M” for Members to gain access. The minutes appear under “Board Room” in the gray content area. Heads Up! Don’t Miss These Awards Deadlines Submissions for the following Institute Honors for Professional Achievement awards must be postmarked by October 10: • Edward C. Kemper Award • Whitney M. Young Jr. Award • Young Architects Award. Submission binders for AIA Fellowship are due October 17. To request the call for entries or for more information, contact the AIA Honors and Awards Department, 202-626-7563 or rmartin@aia.org. Or you can access a PDF file covering the 2004 AIA Awards program online. (Pictured, Hispanic American Construction Industry Association Executive Director Rafael Hernandez accepts the 2003 Whitney M. Young Jr. Award from AIA President Thompson E. Penney, FAIA, at this year’s AIA national convention.) AAH to Explore Special Health-Care Facility Needs of Women and Children The AIA Academy of Architecture for Health invites you to join them in Denver November 19–22 for their 2003 fall conference, “Women, Children, and Healthcare: Designing Facilities for Distinctive Needs.” This year’s event features leaders in the field, including Irwin Redlener, MD, associate dean at the Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University; Leanne Kaiser Carlson, a futurist known for her keen insight into the forces transforming health care; and Beverley H. Johnson, president and CEO of the Institute for Family-Centered Care in Bethesda, Md. Start Spreading the News . . . Architecture Week in NYC Begins October 7 AIA New York invites friends and family across the country to join in a citywide celebration of architecture. The week-long festivities, October 7–12, will include a design-in marathon, symposia, dinners, parties, and tours of places usually closed to the public. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the New York City Council plan to issue proclamations to commemorate the event. For AIA New York, the festivities will begin with a ribbon-cutting marking the opening of its new Center for Architecture home, designed by Andrew Berman Architect and built by IBEX Construction, at 538 LaGuardia Place (between Bleecker and West Third Streets, two blocks south of Washington Square Park). Get more information, and stop by if you’re in town! AIA CAREER CENTER Here Are This Week’s Featured Opportunities
	• Architect, Central Pennsylvania • Architect/Project Manager, Charleston, SC • Architectural Project Manager, Manlius, NY • Architecture Project Manager, Charlotte • Assistant Architect, Chicago • Chairperson, University Department of Architecture, Muncie, IN • Chief of Lighting Design/Senior Lighting Designer, Philadelphia • Director, Communications and Development, Boston • Healthcare Architect/Project Manager, Jacksonville, FL • Licensed Architect, Jacksonville, FL • Materials Research and Development Specialist, New York City • Project Architect, Lafayette, LA • Project Architect, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL		• Project Designer, Los Angeles • Project Manager, Detroit • Project Manager/Project Architect, Chattanooga • Project Managers, Philadelphia/Washington, DC • Regional Manager, Danville, CA • Registered Architect, Princeton, NJ • Roofing/Project Engineer, Exton, PA • Senior Construction Manager, Philadelphia • Senior Design Architect, Lafayette, LA • Senior Designer, Baltimore • Senior Draftpersons/Project Architects, Bonita Springs/Coral Springs, FL • Senior Mechanical/HVAC Engineer, Reading, PA • Senior Project Architect, Los Angeles • Senior Project Architect, Pasadena, CA
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