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aiarchitect | volume 15 the news of america’s community of architects December 5, 2008
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  Executive Editor Douglas E. Gordon, Hon. AIA
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Stephen A. Kliment, FAIA
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Grant Simpson, FAIA
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Tony P. Wrenn, Hon. AIA

It’s the Economy, Architect! Is the Federal Government Your Next Market?
If you are interested in performing design work for the federal government, your search for opportunities begins at FedBizOpps.gov. Let the AIA’s Navigating the Economy Web site introduce and lead you through FedBizOpps, the single government point-of-entry for federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. For this and other helpful tips on navigating the economy, visit the AIA’s Web site.


Teaching Sustainability in Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable architecture and education seem to have a natural affinity for each other. Schools at all levels—both public and private elementary schools, high schools, and colleges—usually take a long view of life-cycle costs because the facilities they build will be in use for many years, owned and managed by the same client. Full story


Johnpaul Jones, FAIA is a founding principal at the Seattle firm Jones and Jones Architects and Landscape Architects, the lead design consultant for the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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The world is definitely a smaller place anymore. Witness Glenn Murcutt, whose meticulous but modest works haven't strayed far from New South Wales, yet his recognition—and influence—is global.
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