From
Our Friends at AIA Idaho
AIA Idaho recently presented its biannual Design Awards to
seven Idaho architects for recent works that include a high school
renovation, homeless shelter, architect's office, resort dock facility,
university recreation center, dental office, and a resort area residence.
The jury selected three projects for Citation Awards and four for
Merit Awards. Full
Story
AIA
Members Seek State Office
With election campaigns heating up this fall, architects
are among those who have entered the political fray. State representatives
from Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, and Ohio are working to convince
voters to return them to their elected posts, while an architect
in Maryland is seeking to take the oath of office for the first
time come inauguration day. Full
Story
AIA
Components Report Business Conditions Stronger in the Coastal Regions
This year's AIA 2002 Component Survey of Business Conditions shows
the construction market struggling to show some improvement, with
the need for architecture staff limited in most categories. Full
Story
From
Our Friends at AIA New Jersey
Architects, Legislators
Exchange Views at Statehouse
Some 50 AIA New Jersey members convened at their Statehouse Annex
October 7 to take part in the AIA NJ Legislative Day, reports Peter
C. Lampen, AIA. Three panel discussions covered topics of immediate
concern to all architects and allowed the architects to meet and
hear the views of legislators, state agency representatives, and
advisors to the governor. Full
Story
BEST
PRACTICES
Political Office Is a Challenging
Commitment
Charles W. Clary III, FAIA, first ran for political officea
city council positionin 1990, during the last major recession.
Now, as Florida Senate majority whip recently reelected, he describes
the rewards and challenges of his commitment to public service.
Full
Story
Be
a Part of the "National Conversation"
AIA members can now access a 15-page summary of "A National
Conversation," a talk begun by AIA President Gordon H. Chong,
FAIA; President-elect Thom Penney, FAIA; and AIA Executive Vice
President/CEO Norman L. Koonce, FAIA, and carried on by components
across the country to define the preferred future for the architecture
profession. Members also have access to more than 90 pages of original
comments and responses via the AIA portal. Simply log
in to the AIA portal, request "National Conversation,"
and click on the folder that pops up.
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