AIA and McGraw-Hill Extend Strategic Partnership
Norbert Young, FAIA, president of the McGraw-Hill Construction Information Group (left) and AIA Executive Vice President/CEO Norman L. Koonce, FAIA, signed an agreement October 11, 2001, to extend the existing strategic partnership between the AIA and McGraw-Hill through 2010.

AAF Displays Original WTC Model in Memoriam
Concurrent with its "Skyscrapers: The New Millennium" exhibit in The Octagon, the American Architectural Foundation (AAF) is displaying in the adjacent AIA headquarters lobby the only original model of the World Trade Center known to be in existence. Full Story

AIA Security by Design Resource Center Offers New Free eClassroom Program
The AIA's new electronic Security by Design Resource Center launched "Security and Openness: Integrating Security into Office Buildings," a free eClassroom program created from a September 28 briefing hosted by the Washington D.C. office of noted international architecture firm Gensler. Full Story

Economics: AIA Components Report Business Conditions Easing Full Story

AIA Electronic-Format Documents Now Feature Multi-seat Licensing
In response to user requests, the AIA now offers a new multi-seat firm licensing plan for the AIA Electronic-Format (EF 3.0) Contract Documents. Firms will find EF 3.0 easier and more economical to use with a sliding scale pricing system that gives firms full working access to AIA documents at multiple computer stations in one or more offices. Full Story

Lecture Notes: The Architect as the Client

Army Design and Construction Goals: Be Sustainable!
Architects doing business with the U.S. Army can expect to see new selection criteria for all project types: experience in sustainable design and development (SDD). Far from being a passing fad, SDD for military construction projects is here now—and it's here to stay. Full Story

Experts Assess New York, National Real Estate Markets
Economists and finance experts addressed the Congressional Real Estate Caucus at a Capitol Hill briefing October 4 to discuss the state of real estate markets in New York City and across the country in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Full Story

BOCA Votes to Merge with SBCCI and ICBO by 2003
The Building Officials and Code Administrators, International (BOCA) membership resolved unanimously at their annual meeting September 16–20 in Cincinnati to set a deadline of February 2003 for merging their membership and business operations—along with the Southern Building Code Council International (SBCCI) and the International Council of Building Officials (ICBO)—into the International Code Council (ICC). Full Story

PROJECTS OF NOTE
AIA New Hampshire Announces New England Design Awards
AIA New Hampshire announced the winners of its 2001 the AIA New England Design Awards Program at its Annual Conference in Exeter, N.H., on September 28–30. Full Story