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A Message
From the CEO: Where We Stand
Executive Vice President/CEO Norman L. Koonce, FAIA,
presents first-quarter
financial results and highlights new Institute services. 
 Rehab
Forms Key Segment of Nonresidential Construction Sector
Rehabilitation share climbs when new construction
is weak
Last year, construction contracts for additions to and
alterations
of nonresidential facilities totaled $57.7 billion,
according to
McGraw-Hill Construction. With total construction and
rehabilitation
contracts reaching $152.3 billion in 2002, additions and
alterations
accounted for almost 38 percent of the market.
Planks From the Platforms
Candidates for AIA office respond to questions
The eight candidates running for AIA office in 2004 have
responded
by e-mail to two sets of questions. The National Associates
Committee
asked about public safety, specialization/certification, and
responsibilities
to interns.
The Professional Interest Areas (PIA Council) wanted
candidates’
opinions on: the future of PIAs, organizational structure,
resource
allocation, collaboration in planning for the convention,
and a
PIA representative to the Executive Committee of the Board.
Find
out what the candidates have to say.
Poll: What Do You Think About AIA Membership?
Please share your views on these seven
questions
Grassroots Leadership Conference participants expressed
their opinions
on six topics—architecture education, financial
realignment,
the profession, communications, knowledge, and
membership—during
the annual Issues Forum, March 10, in Washington, D.C. Now
it’s
your turn. Please respond to these seven questions about the
sixth
topic: membership. AIArchitect
ran polls of the other topics, and will tally the results
and share
them in our convention issue, May 9. See also comments from
past
polls.
 Innovative
Academic Programs Receive 2003 Education Honor Awards
A first-year design studio project that encourages
communication
between architect and client, a program that raises
students’
consciousness about observing great architecture, and
international
workshops that expose students to other cultures received
this year’s
AIA Education Honor Awards from the AIA
Educator/Practitioner Net
(EPN).
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
Shoes That Need to Be Filled
The recent deaths of J. Carter Brown and Senator Daniel
Patrick
Moynihan have left huge shoes that need to be filled. Both
made
great contributions to the quality of American life,
especially
in the arenas of urban design and architecture.
 PROJECT
WATCH
Green Building for N.H. Forest Protection
Earns LEED Gold Certification
The U.S. Green Building Council awarded the three-story,
11,400-square-foot
French Wing at the Society for the Protection of New
Hampshire Forests’
Conservation Center in Concord, N.H., a Gold certification
in the
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™)
program.
Designed by Banwell Architects, the French Wing is the first
project
in New England and one of only a dozen buildings nationally
to receive
a Gold certification.
Your Kiplinger Connection (members
only)
AIArchitect links members to
three stories a week from the pages of the renowned
Kiplinger
Letter. (Nonmembers
may subscribe to The Kiplinger Letter.)
Stock Market: 10 percent S&P
gain still likely for 2003 (with some caveats), spurring
corporate
capital investment toward year’s end. World
Business: SARS spread in China could slow Asian economy;
Japanese wary. Brazil and Argentina turning around,
Venezuela still
stalled. Iraq: Smaller firms have
a shot at the $100 billion U.S. will spend in reconstruction
the
next five years. To get subcontract work with the
construction-giant
primes, consider a corporate matchmaker.
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BEST
PRACTICES (members only)
Partnering, Teaming Improve Design/Build
Success
Architects, contractors, and subcontractors in successful
design/build
projects understand that they work toward a common purpose;
they
work for each other as much as
with. Two elements of establishing
an effective, interdependent relationship are creating a
partnering
charter and developing a teaming agreement. Here are some
ideas
on cementing the design/build partnership gleaned from the
newly
published The Architect’s Guide
to Design-Build Services.
Ground Zero Memorial Competition
Launched
Maya Lin, Enrique Norten to serve as
jurors
Lower Manhattan redevelopment planners launched the design
competition for the World Trade Center Memorial April 28.
The international
program is advertised in a media campaign in 22 languages to
solicit
design ideas from anyone over the age of 18, as well as from
children
and teens who work with an adult. Registration is due May
29.
 Meet
Your Friends at the “Marketplace”
Eat, drink, and see the latest in education
programs
In between the pre-convention workshops and the official
opening
session is the CES Marketplace, the “smartest party at
the
AIA convention,” Wednesday, May 7, 5–8 p.m. See
the
best educational programs offered by CES providers, enjoy
some food
and drink with your friends, and maybe even win a prize. The
event,
sponsored by McGraw-Hill Construction, Ron Blank and
Associates,
CertainTeed, TRACO Doors and Windows, and U.S. Gypsum and
hosted
by Custom Building Products and MCSi, is free to all with a
ticket
or a convention badge. So, follow the mariachi band to
Ballroom
6 in the Convention Center and have a great time!
AIA CAREER CENTER
Here Are This Week’s Featured Opportunities
Architect,
Stephen Casey Architects, Pittsburgh |
Architect/Intern, Slocum Platts Architect Design Studio,
P.A.,
Winter Park/Orlando, FL | Architectural
AutoCAD Operator, Personnel One Inc., Washington, DC
| Architectural
Project Manager, DLZ Ohio Inc., Columbus, OH |
Healthcare
Architect, HLM Design, Denver, CO
| Healthcare
Project Architects, Managers, Planners, architectfinders,
inc. |
Intermediate
Project Architects/Designers, Perkins & Will, Inc.,
Los Angeles | Project
Architect, RRM Design Group, San Luis Obispo, CA
| Project
Architect, Smith Carter Architects and Engineers, Atlanta
| Project
Architect, Steven E. Hutchins, AIA, Architects,
Jacksonville,
FL |
Project
Architect/Production Manager, Blankenship McMillen
Architects,
Longwood, FL |
Project
Architects, Dorwin Thomas Architect, Grand Cayman Islands,
BWI |
Project
Directors, Real Estate Design and Construction, Deloitte
& Touche |
Project
Manager, BJAC, Raleigh, NC |
Project
Manager/Architect, Oliver-Glidden-Spina & Partners,
West Palm Beach, FL | Projects
Manager, Kling, Philadelphia |
Structural
Engineer, ASCG Incorporated, Anchorage, AK |
Writer/Editor,
the AIA, Washington, DC. Visit the AIA Career Center for a
full
list of openings.
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