AIArchitect | December 30, 2005

December 30, 2005

	Yes, Virginia, There Are Eight Award-winning Architecture Projects! The Virginia Society of the AIA paid tribute November 4 to eight projects with Awards for Excellence in Architecture, ranging from an elegant, steel-and-glass row house addition in Washington, D.C., to an environmentally conscious elementary school on a sensitive site in suburban Henrico County, Va. Bostonians Kyu Sung Woo, FAIA, and Jonathan Levi, FAIA, joined Jury Chair William Rawn, FAIA, to make their selections from a pool of 130 submissions. James Ingo Freed, FAIA, 1930–2005 Architect James Ingo Freed, longtime partner of the internationally acclaimed Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, New York City, died in his Gramercy Park home on December 15 from complications of Parkinson's disease. He was 75 years old. Perhaps best known as the lead designer of the National Holocaust Museum in the nation’s capital, Freed also was a noted housing and office building designer, as well as recipient of one of the AIA’s inaugural Thomas Jefferson Awards for Public Architecture in 1992. In Memory: Donald Canty, Hon. AIA, 1929–2005 Donald J. Canty, Hon. AIA—architecture critic, editor, and mentor for half a century—died December 14 in Seattle. He was 76 years old. In the early part of his career, Canty was editor of Western Architect and Engineer. In 1963, when that magazine was merged with Architectural Record, he came to the AIA in Washington, D.C., to serve as communications coordinator for a short while before accepting the managing editor position at Architectural Forum in New York City. He returned to Washington, D.C., in 1967 to create City magazine for Urban America Inc., which later became the publication of the National Urban Coalition. Although not an architect, he was an ardent believer in the absolute importance of a cohesive urban fabric. With a BA in philosophy at Santa Clara University in his native California and MA in journalism from Northwestern University, his insight into architecture came from his humanistic perspective. Good to Be Green: USGBC Honors Leadership Award Recipients The U.S. Green Building Council honored its 2005 Leadership Awards recipients—who include a number of architects and architecture firms—on November 10 in Atlanta at its annual conference. The Greenbuild Conference & Expo drew more than 5,000 attendees involved in the burgeoning green building movement. The awards recognized excellence in green design and construction. Each Leadership Award category recognized one organization and one individual. The awards were presented in the categories of community, education, LEED™, organizational excellence, research, and advocacy. Programming Blog Offers Information-sharing Loop in Pre-design Stage and Beyond When George Mason University’s Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, in Fairfax, Va., needed to add 12,500 square feet of laboratory to its existing 25,000-square-foot higher education facility, the request for proposals generated by the university’s planning department—in accordance with university standards—contained typically prescriptive information about the proposed addition. Given the competitive nature of the university-chosen design-build delivery method, the three competing architect/contractor teams did not have much opportunity to research the Krasnow Institute’s existing culture and its use of space. Thus, the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture undertook an independent programming study to increase user input to inform the teams’ respective designs and bid packages. project watch The Urban Glass House: Modern Luxury Johnson’s Modernism comes to SoHo In the wake of Philip Johnson’s death this year at the age of 98, the final residential building of his career has begun construction in tribute to his most iconic piece. The Urban Glass House, designed and named by Johnson and partner Alan Ritchie, of Philip Johnson/Alan Ritchie Architects, New York City, is a 12-story glass-and-steel structure offering 40 residences in SoHo. The project is scheduled for completion in 2006, in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of Johnson’s birth. To design the interior spaces of this Modernist building, the developers turned to Annabelle Selldorf, AIA, of Selldorf Architects LLC, New York City. Happy New Year! May 2006 dawn bright with opportunity, abundance, and joy for us all. AIArchitect will be back next week with a full-size issue that continues our rolling history of the AIA by historian Tony Wrenn, Hon. AIA, and presents the next saga of Risk Management Best Practices by James Atkins, FAIA, and Grant Simpson, FAIA, plus component awards, a Project Watch, and all of your AIA news and features. See you then! Your Kiplinger Connection (members only, AIA.org login required) Money: Banks will be getting stingy with loans in certain sectors next year. Katrina: Shipping gets tighter nationwide as truckers head to New Orleans for top-dollar rates. The economy: Core inflation continues its upward creep. 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. Need to catch up on recent editions of AIArchitect This Week? November 21 \| December 5 \| December 12 \| December 19
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	BEST PRACTICES Risk Management Beyond Your Home Base Multi-jurisdictional practice—practicing in states other than “home base”—presents specific risk concerns to the architect. Because laws governing professional practice vary among jurisdictions, it is wise to determine well in advance what you can and cannot do in another state or territory before you so much as hand out a business card there. Consultant Judy Busch offers a checklist of related considerations. AIA Officer Nominations Open; Filing Date Is April 7 Six architects have declared their candidacy for three national AIA offices. HABS/HAER/HALS Seeks Summer Interns The National Park Service’s Heritage Documentation Programs (Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey) seeks qualified applicants for summer employment documenting historic sites and structures of architectural, landscape, and technological significance throughout the country. Duties involve on-site field work and preparation of measured and interpretive drawings and written historical reports for the HABS/HAER/HALS Collection at the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. Projects begin in May/June and last 12 weeks; salaries vary. Applications must be postmarked by February 13, 2006. For application forms and detailed information, visit the Park Service’s Web site. (Pictured is a HABS drawing of the Old Acoma Pueblo, Valencia County, N.M.) Nominations for COF Bursar Due February 3 The 2004 College of Fellows Nominating Committee is soliciting members for 2006–2008 bursar. Interested members should include a letter providing a statement of interest (no longer than two standard pages) with name, address, and telephone number. The applicant also should provide a brief biography, list of significant AIA activities and accomplishments, and letters of reference from three fellows forwarded to the chair of the nominating committee. AIA CAREER CENTER Here Are This Week’s Featured Opportunities
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	Did you know . . . That in addition to serving as AIA Executive Vice President/CEO since January 1999, Norman L. Koonce, FAIA, served 10 years as president of the American Architectural Foundation and 30 years in architecture practice (including 28 as a firm principal of Knight, Koonce, Howe and Associates)—as well as a national AIA vice president, president of AIA Louisiana, 1998 recipient of the AIA Edward C. Kemper Award, and 2001 AIA Louisiana Medal of Honor recipient? Norman, as you retire from the EVP position, we wish you and your family Godspeed and every joy on the next leg of your journey.

	Home by Design: Transforming Your House Into Home, by Sarah Susanka, AIA (Taunton Press, 2004, presents 30 key transformation concepts that can be applied to any house. Home by Design is available now to AIA members for the special 30-percent-off price of $24.50 ($35 retail). To learn more or purchase, visit the AIA Store or call 800-242-3837, opt. #4. Integrated Practice: Technological change is one catalyst accelerating radical improvement through the entire construction industry, from owner to architect to contractor to facility manager, through the full length of the project and building lifecycle. Learn more about how this change will transform architectural practice into Integrated Practice at www.aia.org/ip. Free Postings Through Year-end: You can post your project, firm, award, and other news free on the AIA’s online news service through the end of 2005. Class of the Week: "Lost and Found: Finding Community in Retirement Housing" is a brand new eClassroom course by David Hoagland, FAIA, and Victor Regnier, FAIA, that defines success housing for seniors as that which creates a sense of community. This course is available through December 30 at a 10-percent-off discounted price of $89.05 AIA members/$121.95 nonmembers (regular price: $98.95 AIA members/$134.95 nonmembers) and offers 1.5 HSW LU-hours. AIA Members Save with United Parcel Service (UPS): Save up to 20 percent on U.S. and international overnight air shipping with UPS, the world’s largest package-distribution company. Call 800-325-7000, ext. 7600. Reference No. C-000-070-0037 Free Continuing Education: After reading the standards and other information on environmental issues and products, references, and more in each MASTERSPEC topic, licensed users can access online tests to earn AIA/CES learning-unit hours. Save Time! AIA.org now features a trouble-shooting Knowledge Base to address your AIA Contract Documents software questions quickly and efficiently. Consider Disability Coverage for Your Office: If you become disabled and cannot work, the AIA Trust Business Overhead Expense Plan helps pay your office expenses while you recuperate. Click here for specific information about this program. For more information about all AIA Trust programs, go to their site.