August 2013 Issue

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AIA CRAN Chronicle

Letter from the CRAN President

By John Isch, AIA - One of the most important and exciting parts of attending the convention is connecting with peers and colleagues. It is gratifying to meet new friends and particularly to renew those longtime friendships developed in the past.

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Features

About Santa Fe

By Steven Lewis - Santa Fe is the capitol of New Mexico and a quintessential southwestern town for art, culture, and history. Dominated by adobe buildings and pueblo style architecture, Santa Fe is home to hundreds of galleries, thousands of artists, and more than a dozen museums. The beauty and scale of the landscape surrounding the city has inspired artists and cultures for centuries, turning Santa Fe into one of the most important art cities in the country.

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Virtual Home Tour

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Santa Fe Home Tour

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Upcoming Events

AIA CRAN Symposium
August 22-25, 2013
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Communications Committee

Jared Banks, AIA
Mark Demerly, AIA
Bud Dietrich, AIA 
Kevin Harris, FAIA
John Isch, AIA
Brenda Nelson, Assoc. AIA
Dawn Zuber, AIA

A CRANnie's Mile High Adventure

By Bud Dietrich, AIA - The Denver convention is well behind us so before it completely recedes from our rearview mirror, let's do a little post-convention recap.

But before I get to that, yours truly would like to point out that the AIA national convention is one heck of an event.  I've only been to a handful of conventions, mostly of late, in a career that spans over 35 years.  It's a shame, really, as attending the convention has become so rewarding that I plan on attending every year from here on out.  From seeing old friends to meeting new ones, from learning about how the AIA functions and who the folks behind the scenes are, from learning new things and seeing some great cities, the convention is well worth the time and expense.  And I say this as a sole practitioner, someone who isn't earning when not back at the ranch clocking billable time.  No matter, some things are just more important than that extra billable hour or two (spoken like a true architect).

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Symposium Highlights

By Dawn Zuber, AIA and Bud Dietrich, AIA - From contextualism to globalism, traditionalism to modernism, environmentalism to industrialism, this year's symposium will feature a group of presenters that covers it all. And to bring it all home, so to speak, we'll have Bobby McAlpine talk about The Home Within Us. So here's a bit of an appetizer from each of our presenters. Make sure to join us in Santa Fe for the full meal.

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A Burglar, a Glitchy Graphics Card, and a Happy Little Cloud

By Jared Banks, AIA - Within 48 hours of graduating from college, I loaded my car and drove north from Houston, Texas, to St. Paul, Minnesota. Somewhere in that car, along with my diploma that said Bachelor's of Architecture on it, was my computer with a college career's worth of photos, projects, resumes, and other important digital paraphilia. Within 96 hours of graduation I was sitting down to my first day of work with a small firm that did a mix of residential and commercial work. I spent the next eighteen months telling both myself and my wife that I was going to buy an external hard drive, or burn my portfolio to a DVD, or do something else to protect my data. But I had a job (well jobs), friends, and so much else to do. I never backed up that machine.

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Jared Banks, AIA


In the News

►  The following articles feature interviews and/or quotes from AIA CRAN members in national media.

Luxury Outdoor Spaces With Indoor Amenities

By Candace Jackson, Wall Street Journal | Read the article online »

4 Home Improvements That Will Save You Money

By Damian Farrell and Lucy Ann Lance on 1290 AM | Read the article online »

[VIDEO] The Architects Education

By AIA Custom Residential Architects Network | Watch the video online »


Resources

Document Your Project on Houzz

Did you know that CRAN has our own channel on the popular website Houzz.com? We do! It's at http://www.houzz.com/pro/aiacran/aia-custom-residential-architects-network! We would like to feature more projects from CRAN members on Houzz to help promote the advantages of hiring an architect. Our plan is to create a series of three or four articles for a single project, documenting it from the beginning stages through completion and owner occupation.  Most articles on Houzz (called ideabooks) feature one project or idea. Projects can be small or large renovations or any size or style of new construction. It could be a project you completed in the past or one that's just getting started.

If you're interested in contributing, create your ideabook(s) and then send the link(s) to Bud Dietrich at bud@hfdarchitects.com so that he can add it to the CRAN page.

A Toolkit to Get You Organized Locally!

CRAN offers local chapters wanting to start a residential committee the tools to help establish a committee and a network of successful local groups from which to draw ideas and inspiration.
Download the Toolkit (PDF)

Tools for Clients: How Design Works + You and Your Architect

Architecture is about people: how buildings can enhance people's lives. The process of design is also about people: clients and architects working together to realize the full potential of every project.

The following resources are to help you and your clients throughout the design process. From selecting an architect, to establishing a legal contract, these free tools can help make each stage a little easier. Read More

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