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Another Soft Month in November for Architecture Firms
Architects generally content with
number of available construction products; performance gets mixed
review
The up-and-down pattern of business conditions at U.S. architecture
firms continued in November, with billings declining slightly compared
to October levels, but inquiries for new work remaining strong, according
to AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA, in this month’s
Work-on-the-Boards column. Baker also tells us that firm billings
have been erratic since midyear.
Kudos and Accolades Abound in the Peach
State
The Georgia chapter of the AIA presented four Honor Awards for
Architecture and three Honor Awards for Interiors at the chapter’s
2004 Design and Honor Award gala in Atlanta October 16. The chapter
also awarded seven Bronze Medals, given to AIA Georgia members
for distinguished and outstanding service to the Institute and
the community; four Service Awards; and the Young Architect Award.
In addition, the chapter bestowed its highest honor, the Bernard
B. Rothschild Award, upon outgoing AIA national board member
Stephen T. Swicegood, FAIA. The Rothschild Award is given in
recognition of most distinguished service to the profession of
architecture in Georgia.
Membership Terminated for Violation of AIA Code of Ethics
The Institute’s Board of Directors has terminated the membership
of Samuel Y. Harris in the Institute and in the College of Fellows
for violating Rule 2.104 of the Institute’s Code of Ethics
and Professional Conduct (1997). In doing so, the Board concurred
in an earlier decision by the Institute’s Executive Committee
approving the decision and penalty imposed in this case by the
National Ethics Council (“NEC” or “Council”).
Section 8.142 of the Institute’s Bylaws and Chapter 8 of
the Rules of the Board require that the Board review and concur
in all terminations of membership for violations of the Code of
Ethics.
Three Chosen as Top Continuing Education
Providers
Strong continuing-education programs advance the building
industry for all. Firms share culture and skills, components create
strong networks, and service and product providers offer continuing
education to clients as a way to build trust. The AIA Continuing
Education System department offers its congratulations to this year’s AIA Continuing Education
System Awards for Excellence winners.
Happy Holidays!
In celebration of this glorious season, AIArchitect
This Week will
not be published on December 24 to give staff some time with
family and friends. Look for an abbreviated edition on December
31, then full steam ahead in the new year.
The AIArchitect staff
wishes all a joyous holiday season and health, peace, and
prosperity in 2005.
PROJECT WATCH
Cesar Pelli & Associates Goes Underwater
to Soar to Great Heights
Built on behalf of the Japanese government, the new National Museum
of Art, Osaka, by Cesar Pelli & Associates, occupies a difficult
but important site that shaped and inspired the architects’ design.
The striking and inventive solution is a building constructed like
a three-hull submarine placed below the flood level of the surrounding
rivers. Rising above the water like silvery reeds are open-form
spires of tubular steel, which begin underground in the reception
level of the museum, bursting through the glass skyline to soar
as high as 170 feet, forming a sculptural icon on the Osaka skyline.
Your Kiplinger Connection (members
only, AIA.org login required)
Energy: Government funding is accelerating research into renewable
energy sources.
The economy: Expect a lull this winter in business spending, but
no interest-rate hikes likely till spring.
Global trade: China’s competitive strength growing in Asia
and the U.S. while Japan’s lags.
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practices
Guerrilla Marketing
Words to Avoid in Proposals
Aside from failing to properly qualify during discovery, nothing
ruins your chances of winning a proposal more than a jargon-laden
proposal. Proposals for architectural work that are brimming with
consultant-speak drive clients to the competition faster than you
can say “paradigm
shift.”
Top
10 COTE Awards Call for Entries
The AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE)—in partnership
with the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR® and
Target Finder programs and BuildingGreen Inc.—invites U.S.
licensed architects to submit high-performance, sustainable design
solutions for the 2005 AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects competition.
The Top Ten Green Projects program seeks to identify and recognize
the benefits of this type of design approach and acknowledge architects
as experts in the creation of energy-conscious and environmentally
responsible design solutions.
(Pictured is 2004 Top Ten Green Projects winner Genzyme Center, Cambridge,
Mass., by Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner Inc. Photo © Anton
Grassi.)
HEADS UP
IDP Outstanding Firm Award Entries Due February 9
The IDP Outstanding Firm Award, established in 1991, recognizes
firms for exemplary contributions to the professional development
of interns. State and local IDP and education coordinators, students,
interns participating in IDP, licensed architects, and AIA components
may make nominations. One finalist will be selected from each of
three categories—Small Firms of 7 or fewer employees, Medium
Firms of 8–49 employees, and Large Firms of 50 or more employees.
An overall winner will be selected from the three finalists. Winning
firms will receive a certificate presented at the 2005 AIA National
Convention in Las Vegas in May. For more information, visit
the AIA’s IDP Web site or contact
AIA Emerging Professionals Director Suzanna
Wight, AIA, 202-626-7325.
Early Registration Deadline for 2005 UIA World
Congress Approaches
The early registration deadline for the 2005 UIA World Congress
is December 31. The XXII World
Congress of the International Union of Architects will take place
July 3–7, 2005, in Istanbul.
Held every three years since 1948, UIA world congresses offer platforms
where the global agendas of architecture can be discussed. The
2005 congress, hosted by the Chamber of Architects of Turkey, will
convene under the theme “CITIES: Grand Bazaar of Architecture.” Visit
the UIA Web site to register.
AIA CAREER CENTER
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CO or Sacramento
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• Architect, Palo Alto, CA
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VA
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Antonio
• Architect, South
FL
• Architect, Toledo
• Architect, Washington, DC
• Architect, Washington, DC
• Architect, Washington,
DC
• Architect, Western
Washington State
• Architect, Westfield,
NJ
• Architect
(Academic Planning), San Luis Obispo, CA
• Architect & CAD
Draftsperson, Honolulu
• Architect—Construction
Administration, West Palm Beach, FL
• Architect/Designer, Bozeman/Big
Sky, MT
• Architect—Healthcare, New York City
• Architect/Intern, Birmingham,
AL
• Architect/Intern
Architect, Baltimore
• Architect—Laboratory
Design, Chicago
• Architect—PM, State
College, PA
• Architect/Project
Manager, Fort Lauderdale
• Architect/Project
Manager/Designer, Cleveland
• Architects, Asheville/Winston-Salem,
NC
• Architects—All
Levels, Dallas
• Architects—All
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• Architects/Designers with Retail Experience, New York City
• Architectural
Job Captain, Tucson
• Assistant/Associate
Professor, Jackson, MS
• Assistant/Associate
Professor of Structures & Technology, Philadelphia
• Assistant
Director—Capital Program Management, Jamaica, NY
• Assistant
Professor Full-Time Tenure Track, Atlanta
• Building
Performance Specialist, Pittsburgh
• Commercial
Sales Project Manager, Roseland, NJ
• Construction
Administrator, Vienna, VA
• Designer—Architecture
(Job #24), San Luis Obispo, CA
• Director
of Architecture & Engineering, Albany, NY
• Director—Store
Design, Columbus
• Exciting
Residential Design, Greenville, SC
• Executive
Editor—Contract Documents, Washington, DC
• Graduate
Architect, Westfield, NJ
• Healthcare
Architects/Project Managers, Brentwood, TN
• Healthcare
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Project Architect/Project Manager, Baltimore
• Intern, Washington
State
• Intern
Architect/CAD Technician, Pittsburgh
• Intern/Project
Manager, Brentwood, TN
• Justice Architects, Atlanta
• Land
Planner, Chicago
• Landscape
Architect, State College, PA
• Medical Office Developer Seeking Architect, Las Vegas
• Program/Project
Manager, Sacramento
• Project Architect, Roanoke, VA
• Project
Architect, San Diego
• Project
Architect, Sunny San Diego
• Project Architect, Tulsa
• Project Architect, Washington, DC
• Project
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• Project Architect/Designer, Boston
• Project
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• Research Professorship, Memphis
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• Senior
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• Senior
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• Senior Project Designer, Tulsa
• Site
Development Manager, Dallas
• Specification
Writer, Tampa
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• Urban
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