AIArchitect This Week | December 19, 2008

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December 19, 2008



Roanoke’s Unabashedly Contemporary Taubman Museum of Art Opens Member Suspended for Violating AIA Code of Ethics Malecha Urges a New Way of Seeing Sustainability Reflections on an Extraordinary Year Happy Holidays! It’s the Economy, Architect! Negotiate on Value, Not Time/Cost


Richard Morris Hunt Fellowship Advances International Understanding Photo Gallery Navigation Tutorial Comes Into Focus Il Duomo: Brunelleschi and the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore Pro Bono Services Strengthen Communities, Develop Understanding			Business Conditions at Critical Levels at Architecture Firms Eight Architects Declare Candidacy for Three Offices AIA 2009 National Convention Web Site Is Up and Ready for Registration Kiplinger Connection


Nine Projects Cited for Excellence in the Bluegrass State Brick by Brick, Door by Door, Beam by Beam, the Wing Luke Asian Museum Retells the Stories of Seattle’s Asian Immigrants User’s Guide: The General Services Administration’s Design Excellence Program 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 Eagle Window & Door Inc. & Avatech Solutions Inc. CES What is AIA North Dakota 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 18 › Computer Aided Design 1 › Construction Management 2 › Engineering 2 › Information Technology (IT) 1				› Interior Design 2 › Marketing 2 › Planning 5 › Project Manager 13 › Specifications 1

	› California 2 › Colorado 1 › Maryland 1			› Michigan 1 › North Carolina 8 › Ohio 1 › Pennsylvania 2		› Tennessee 1 › Texas 1 › Washington 3

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Young Architects and Responsiblity
Emily Grandstaff-Rice, AIA, tackles the question of the profession’s perceived responsibility of young architects. Full story

Senator Eric Johnson, FAIA, (R-Savannah) was elected to the Georgia State Senate after serving in the House of Representatives since 1992.
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