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aiarchitect | volume 15 the news of america’s community of architects May 23, 2008
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April 25 | May 2 | May 9 | May 16
AIA STORE
Architecture: Celebrating the Past, Designing the Future
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
Questions Regarding the AIA Contract Documents 2007 Update?
CORNERSTONE PARTNERS
Featured Cornerstone partner: Dornbracht
CES
What Is AIA Oregon up to?
AIA ADVANTAGE
During May, Dell Delivers Double Savings
AIA TRUST
Cover Personal and Business Expenses if Disability Strikes
ARCOM
MasterSpec offers special discounts for AIA members
Visit the AIA Career Center to view/post openings. You can sort the complete list by keyword, category, job level, job type, and location. › Administrative Support 1
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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
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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.


Diversity Plenary Crafts Gateway Commitment to Diversity
The AIA convened the 2008 Diversity Plenary, multiFORMity ’08 [architects.embracing.diversity] in St. Louis, April 14–16, where 63 attendees representing all facets of the AIA gathered to renew a conversation about diversity and inclusiveness within the AIA and the profession. The outcome of the plenary, a document called the Gateway Commitment, will lead to the development of a multi-year action plan.

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James Timberlake, FAIA, is a founding partner of Kieran Timberlake Associates LLP, based in Philadelphia. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design and Endowed Professor in Sustainability at the University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
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