AIArchitect This Week | December 12, 2008

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December 12, 2008



Faneuil Hall Lauded with 2009 Twenty-five Year Award Clyde Porter, FAIA, Awarded 2009 Whitney M. Young Jr. Award Barbara Nadel, FAIA, Honored with Kemper Award for Service to the AIA Malecha Sworn in as 85th AIA President It’s the Economy, Architect! Register Now for Free Financial Plan Webinar on January 15


How Is the Downturn in the Economy Affecting You and Your Firm? Historic American Buildings Survey Celebrates 75 Years as Invaluable Design Resource Why Would a Client Want to Negotiate a Balanced Agreement?			Business Conditions in All Regions of the Country Weakened in 2008; Demand for Architects Also Slowed Kiplinger Connection “Greenstep” Video #12 Delineates Deconstruction


Arkansas’ Arvest Ballpark Made in the Shade with Tensile Fabric NBBJ Opens Anchor for Seoul’s Digital Media City Appeal for a Peal at Virginia Union Belgian Friendship Building This Week in Pictures
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	AIA STORE The Architect’s Perfect Holiday Gift: The 2009 AAF Calendar CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Questions Regarding the AIA Contract Documents Update? CORNERSTONE PARTNERS Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI) & Whirlpool Corporation CES What is AIA Washington up to?				AIA ADVANTAGE Save on Technology with Dell AIA TRUST Consider 10-Year Level Term Life Insurance for Your Family ARCOM MasterSpec offers special discounts for AIA members SOLOSO Premier Resource for Today’s Architecture Community

Visit the AIA Career Center to view/post openings. You can sort the complete list by keyword, category, job level, job type, and location.	› Architect 16 › Construction Management 1 › Engineering 1 › Information Technology (IT) 1 › Interior Design 1				› Marketing 1 › Planning 4 › Project Manager 9 › Specifications 1

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It’s the Economy, Architect! Strong Cash Flow Is Vital Now More than Ever
Cash-flow complications are the leading cause of firms faltering in an economic downturn. Here, in the latest installment from the AIA’s Web-based resource on Navigating the Economy, is PSMJ Resources Founder and President Frank Stasiowski, FAIA, talks to AIArchitect Executive Editor Doug Gordon, Hon. AIA, about the key elements of every principal must understand to maintain the firm’s strength and position it for the coming recovery. For this and other helpful tips on navigating the economy, visit the AIA’s Web site.

AIA Diversity Recognition Program’s 12 Honorees Show How Diversity in All Forms Enhances Architecture Practice
The AIA is proud to announce the 12 honorees of its Diversity Recognition Program, which celebrates contributions of AIA members toward the goal of a more diverse profession. Full story

Janine Benyus is author of Biomimicry and cofounder of the Biomimicry Guild and Biomimicry Institute.
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Is a Stimulus Package Bad for Design? Design is all about imagining the future, and, yet, so many are currently fixated only on the present. Challenges are opportunities.
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