AIArchitect This Week | October 26, 2007

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october 26, 2007



State, National, Local AIA Components Support Fire Survivors with Rebuilding Resources, Safety Advice Germany Takes First Place; Local Favorite Takes Second in Solar Decathlon Ohio Board to Allow ARE Concurrent with IDP Richmond, Va., Adopts 2030 Challenge Smile! Architecture, Engineering, and Surveying Are the Least Depressed Professions


Military Advanced Training Center Rehabilitates the Whole Body Get Ready for Build Boston: November 13–15 Check Out the New Small Firms Resource Finder Calls for entry \| Two Residential Design Awards Programs Go Paperless			It’s Not All About the Money: SSOE Grows Their Business with Benefits Kiplinger Connection • The Economy • State Budgets • Shipping GSA Hosts Design & Construction Industry Day November 27 in D.C.


From Farm to Market, Down the Stairs, Around the Block Hope VI Redevelopment Brings Sustainability to Low-income Housing Shopping for Student Services
		Sept 28 \| October 5 \| October 12 \| October 19

	AIA STORE The 2008 AAF Calendars Are HereeCLASSROOM A New Perspective on LEED® CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Questions About the AIA’s Design-Build Documents? CORNERSTONE PARTNERS What Is a Cornerstone Partner?				CES NEW! Community Service CES Credits AIA ADVANTAGE Advantage Welcomes FedEx AIA TRUST Cover Personal and Business Expenses if Disability Strikes

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	› Executive Editor Douglas E. Gordon, Hon. AIA › Managing Editor Stephanie Stubbs, Assoc. AIA › Associate Editor Tracy Ostroff › Associate Editor Russell Boniface › Associate Editor Zachariah Mortice › Graphic Design and Web Publishing Innov8iv Design Incorporated › Contributing Editors: James Atkins, FAIA; Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA; Michael J. Crosbie, AIA, PhD; John P. Eberhard, FAIA; Stephen A. Kliment, FAIA; Heather Livingston; Grant Simpson, FAIA; Michael Tardif, Assoc. AIA, Tony P. Wrenn, Hon. AIA.

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Greening God’s House
Contributing Editor Michael J. Crosbie, PhD, AIA, explains how clients for religious structures are more likely to take the long view and therefore welcome information about the multiple benefits of green design.
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Joe Blake took the reins as executive director of AIA Mississippi in April 2007, a scant two months before the state’s annual convention and a year and a half after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Developing Trusting Collaborative Relationships
Collaboration is critical in today’s complex construction world, says Utah Capitol Preservation Board Executive Director David H. Hart, AIA. As the owner’s representative, he took it upon himself to establish a collaborative atmosphere from the outset, he says, by requiring close communication among team members and respect for one another’s decisions.
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