PROJECT WATCH
Coronado Theater Restoration Receives National Trust Honor Award
For its restoration and adaptive reuse of the landmark Coronado Theatre in Rockford, Ill., van Dijk Westlake Reed Leskosky of Cleveland and Phoenix received the National Trust for Historic Preservation National Preservation Honor Award. The award was presented on October 10 at the National Trust's National Preservation Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, where the Coronado project was presented as a case study. The Coronado Theatre revitalization also received a Downtown Achievement Merit Award in Economic Development from the International Downtown Association. The revitalization and expansion of the 1927 movie palace, one of the country's finest examples of the eclectic atmospheric style, has garnered numerous other design honors.

Czech Architects Ask for Help to Repair Flood Damage
The Czech Chamber of Architects, the professional society of Czech architects, is asking for donations to help mitigate damages resulting from the severe floods that hit Prague and surrounding areas this summer. The architects have launched a public fund-raising effort to help restore affected buildings. As part of this effort, they sent this 30-second mpg video (5.8 mb) to a number of architects' associations around the globe, including the AIA. Click here to read AIArchitect coverage of the damage. If you can help, please contact Jana Petranova, Office of the Czech Chamber of Architects, foreign affairs: phone, +420 257535034; fax, +420 257532285 or email, cka@cka.cc. Visit the group's Web site.

Hold a New York State License? Read the Following Information
NY Licensing Board rejecting non-HSW-related credits
During the past several weeks, the AIA's Continuing Education System (CES) department has been responding to queries from architects about continuing education credits that they submitted to the New York Licensing Board being rejected if they were not earned through a health, safety, and welfare (HSW) program. We have confirmed that in recent weeks, non-HSW-related programs offered by AIA/CES Providers are being reviewed and rejected by the New York Licensing Board. Full Story

Reminder: Infrastructure Security Conference November 5–7
"Protecting America's Infrastructure," the first Congress on Infrastructure Security for the Built Environment, sponsored by The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP), will include 26 technical and plenary sessions devoted to securing America's critical infrastructure. Featured speakers include FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, representatives from the Office of Homeland Security, and more than 100 other leaders from the engineering, design, construction, and government arenas. Visit www.tisp.org/isbe.

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