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aiarchitect | volume 14 the news of america’s community of architects May 18, 2007
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Leveraging BIMformation
Contributing Editor Michael Tardif presents the tale of OLBN Architectural Services and their “Mission Impossible” project for the federal government. What used to take eight months was accomplished in six weeks using BIM and a whole new way of thinking.
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Wendy Hillis, AIA
a sole practitioner from Sacramento, was selected by the American Architectural Foundation and the French Heritage Society (formerly called Vieilles Maisons Francaises, Inc.) as the 2007 recipient of the Richard Morris Hunt Fellowship.
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Shouldn’t the Architect of the Capitol Be an Architect?
Amidst a colossal construction project for the U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center, Congress is looking to fill the position of Architect of the Capitol, and the bicameral, bipartisan selection commission is seriously considering candidates who are not architects. Click here to find out why and tell us (and maybe your congressional representatives): What do you think?
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