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Calatrava
Wins 2005 AIA Gold Medal
Architect-engineer-artist Santiago Calatrava, FAIA, whose soaring
structural poetry in bridges and buildings has garnered international
acclaim, was selected December 2 by the AIA Board of Directors to receive
the 2005 AIA Gold Medal. The highest honor the Institute confers to
an individual, the Gold Medal recognizes an individual whose significant
body of work has had a lasting influence on the theory and practice
of architecture. Calatrava will be presented with the medal at the
2005 American Architectural Foundation Accent
on Architecture Gala, February 11, 2005, at the National
Building Museum in Washington, D.C. ![](redesign/go_trans.gif)
Murphy/Jahn Receives 2005 AIA Architecture
Firm Award
The AIA Board of Directors named Murphy/Jahn the recipient of the
2005 AIA Architecture Firm Award December 2. The award is the highest
honor the AIA bestows on an architecture firm and recognizes a
practice that has consistently produced distinguished architecture
for at least 10 years. ![](redesign/go_trans.gif)
Teacher-Author-Mentor Edward Allen,
FAIA, to Receive Topaz Medallion
The AIA and Association of Collegiate Schools
of Architecture on November 30 selected Edward Allen,
FAIA, to receive the 2005 Topaz Medallion for Excellence
in Architectural Education. The award honors an individual
who has made outstanding contributions to architecture
education for at least 10 years and whose teaching has
influenced a broad range of students and shaped the minds
of those who will shape our environment. Allen will receive
the award at the 2005 AIA National Convention and Design
Expo in Las Vegas in May. ![](redesign/go_trans.gif)
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
2004 AIA President Hopkins Bids Farewell
A most successful year ends on an upbeat note
December 4 marks the end of Eugene C. Hopkins’ term as AIA
President, at which time he will turn over the office to 2005 AIA
President Douglas L Steidl, FAIA. Hopkins, senior vice president,
SmithGroup, Inc., concentrated his year on fulfilling the promise
he delivered with his inaugural speech at the Library of Congress: “To
focus on an open environment of knowledge sharing as the key to
bettering both society and the profession of architecture.” Looking
back on 2004, Hopkins shares some thoughts about the progress we’ve
made this year in guiding a more people-oriented, grassroots AIA
that reaches out and embraces others. Read his final AIArchitect column, “It’s
the People.” ![](redesign/go_trans.gif)
Koonce to Step Down as
AIA EVP/CEO on December 31, 2005
They had been through a lot of turbulent times together in
the early days—putting the Institute’s financial house
in order, bringing order and reliability to the consolidated dues
and membership database, developing a new generation of electronic
format contract documents, and responding to the aftermath of 9/11.
So when it came time to make an important announcement about his
future plans, AIA national component EVP/CEO Norman L. Koonce, FAIA,
gathered his professional family—the national component staff—in
the AIA Library on December 2 and announced his intention to retire
next year, on December 31, 2005. ![](redesign/go_trans.gif)
Another Great Day in Paradise
Honolulu receives Gold Award as
the world’s most livable
community
The United Nations-endorsed International Awards for Livable
Communities (LivCom) awarded Honolulu its first-place Gold Award
as the most livable, sustainable large city in the world. The city,
cited for “its innovation and leadership in planning, building,
and managing sustainably,” was one of 48 communities from
20 counties selected as finalists to participate in the competition
held in Niagara, Canada. “This award is the result of a long-term
effort to make Honolulu the greatest city in the world,” said
the Hon. Jeremy Harris, Honolulu mayor and public director on
the AIA
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Aardvarks and Architects: The Perfect
Holiday Combination
Gehry to star on PBS’ Arthur cartoon
series
AIA Gold Medalist Frank Gehry, FAIA, is making a special
guest appearance on the PBS KIDS series show Arthur, as the series
attempts to get kids interested in architecture. In the episode
titled “Castles in the Sky,” premiering Monday, December
27 on PBS and encoring throughout the season (check local listings),
Arthur the 8-year-old aardvark and his gang of animal pals are
devastated when their tree house collapses under the weight of
snow. Gehry guest stars as the guy (er, aardvark?) who saves
the day by helping them learn about team cooperation, incorporating
client needs, budgets, and spatial considerations as they design
and rebuild their perfect space. Nearly 11 million viewers watch
Arthur each week. For more information, visit PBS’ Web
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Heads up
AIA Library Awards Entry Fees Due December 3; Submissions Due January 7
The Institute and the Library Administration and Management
Association have created the biennial AIA/ALA Library Building Awards
to encourage excellence in the architectural design and planning
of libraries. All library buildings designed by architects licensed
in the U.S. are eligible. Entry Fees are due December 3, but will
be accepted for some time after the deadline. Visit
AIA online for more information and entry forms,
or contact Cynthia McCollum, AIA
Honors and Awards, 202-626-7586. (Pictured is the restored Suzzallo
Library, University of Washington, Seattle, by Mahlun Architects,
a 2003 AIA/ALA award winner. Photo © Benjamin Benschneider.)
PROJECT WATCH
Bavarian Spa Awaits Its Oasis
The Bad Aibling Spa Complex by Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner, to be completed
in 2005, is an indoor-outdoor, 1.4-acre oasis that will provide swimming pools
and wellness facilities, all the while showcasing the firm’s multi-season
sustainable design. ![](redesign/go_trans.gif)
Your Kiplinger Connection (members
only, AIA.org login required)
Energy: Lower your clients’ energy
bills through conservation.
The economy: The dollar will
continue to weaken as the deficit and trade gap widen.
Housing: Buyers want more amenities. ![](redesign/go_trans.gif)
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.
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best
practices
A Definitive Examination of the Price
of Steel
John P. Cross, vice president of the American Institute of Steel
Construction, offers his insight into how—very specifically—the
price of steel (and most other construction materials) has affected
the cost of construction in the last 12 months, how to compare
the cost of structural steel to concrete, and strategies for reducing
the cost to the client despite the materials-cost increases. ![](redesign/go_trans.gif)
USPS to
Release Modern Architecture Stamps
The U. S. Post Office has announced that it will release the “Masterworks
of Modern American Architecture” series in May of next year.
The series, available in a pane of 12, will feature a dozen classics:
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum, New York City; Frank
Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles; Paul Rudolph’s
Yale Art & Architecture Building, New Haven; William Van Alen’s
Chrysler Building, New York City; Mies van der Rohe’s 860-880
Lake Shore Drive, Chicago; Richard Meier’s High Museum of
Art, Atlanta; Robert Venturi’s Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut
Hill, Pa.; I.M. Pei’s National Gallery of Art East Building,
Washington, D.C.; Louis Kahn’s Exeter Library, Exeter, N.H.;
Eero Saarinen’s TWA Terminal, New York City; Philip Johnson's
Glass House, New Canaan, Ct.; and Bruce Graham/SOM’s John
Hancock Tower, Chicago.
THE
AIA ANGLE CONNECTION
AIA Supports Community Restoration and Rehabilitation Act
The AIA in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation on
November 22 announced strong support of the Community Restoration and Rehabilitation
Act, a bipartisan bill that would improve the existing historic preservation
tax credit for the restoration and rehabilitation of the nation’s vacant
and underused historic buildings. The bill, expected to be a major issue in the
109th Congress starting in January 2005, offers a package of amendments to enhance
rehab credits by spurring greater investments in smaller commercial projects
and Main Street properties in older neighborhoods, particularly where there is
a critical need for affordable housing. For more information, visit
the AIA Angle, the electronic newsletter from the AIA Government Advocacy
Team. AIA Members only.
Reminder
December 9 AIA Contract Documents Virtual Seminar
AIA Documents Committee members Phillip Bernstein, FAIA, and
Steven Weiss, FAIA, will present the “Streamline Your Project
Management Using AIA Contract Documents Software” virtual seminar December
9, 1–2:30 p.m. EST. The presentation is a live interactive
Web conference that you can join from your office with the use of
a telephone, computer, and monitor. Check with your chapter: Local
AIA components have the opportunity to get a connection, which members
can leverage into a multi-firm AIA/CES-development opportunity. Find
details on AIA.org. If you need more information, e-mail Patricia
Lukas.
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• Architect, Baltimore
• Architect, Boulder,
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• Architect, Denver
• Architect, Lake Delton, WI
• Architect, Minneapolis
• Architect, Reston, VA
• Architect, Tacoma
• Architect, Virginia Beach, VA
• Architect, Western Washington State
• Architect, Westfield, NJ
• Architect (Academic Planning), San Luis Obispo, CA
• Architect—Construction
Administration, West Palm Beach,
FL
• Architect/Designer, Bozeman/Big Sky, MT
• Architect/Intern, Birmingham, AL
• Architect/Intern Architect, Baltimore
• Architect—Laboratory
Design, Chicago
• Architect—PM, State College, PA
• Architects, Asheville/Winston-Salem, NC
• Architects, Washington, DC
• Architects—All
Levels, Dallas
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• Architects—All
Levels, New York City
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• Architects/Engineers/CADD, New
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• Architectural Job Captain, Tucson
• Architecture
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• Asst./Assoc.
Professor of Structures & Technology, Philadelphia
• Assistant
Director—Capital Program Management, Jamaica,
NY
• CAD Technician, Denver
• Construction Administrator, Auburn, CA
• Construction Administrator, Vienna, VA • Design
Professional—Southeast U.S., Tupelo, MS
• Designer, Sun
Valley/Boise, ID
• Director
of Architecture & Engineering, Albany, NY
• Exciting Residential Design, Greenville, SC
• Executive
Editor—Contract Documents, Washington, DC
• Experienced (3–10 Years) Architect, Asheville, NC
• Graduate Architect, Westfield, NJ
• Healthcare Architects/Project Managers, Brentwood, TN
• Healthcare
Construction Architect, San Francisco
• Healthcare Project Architect/Project Manager, Baltimore
• Healthcare Project Manager, Madison
• Interior
Designer, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria or Paso Robles, CA
• Intern, Chapel
Hill, NC
• Intern, Washington State
• Intern/Draftsperson/Designer, Atlanta
• Intern/Project Manager, Brentwood, TN
• Jr/Sr
Intern Architects, Raleigh
• Land
Planner, Chicago
• Landscape Architect, State College, PA
• Mid-Level
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Architect, Chapel Hill, NC
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Architect, Dallas
• Project Architect, Raleigh
• Project Architect, Roanoke, VA
• Project Architect, San Diego
• Project
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• Project Architect: Hi-Rise Residential, Las Vegas
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• Senior Project Architect/Project
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• Senior Urban Designer, Philadelphia
• Senior
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CA
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