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Business Tactics

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AIA Archiblog 2009-10-08 01:09:23
I heard on a syndicated radio show yesterday afternoon that, with the current financial upheaval, personal (consumer) charge cards are now offered new protections against raising interest rates, slashing credit lines, required time period for issuer to make notifications prior to changes in policies, etc. The interesting part is the same protections and fair credit requirements are not extended …

Exclusive Trial Offer for Contract Documents

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AIA Archiblog 2009-09-29 23:59:54
AIA Contract Documents is offering, to the first five PC and MAC users, a complimentary trial for selection of most popular 16 documents on demand. You must be able to perform the trial October 5-12. The first 10 users (5 for PC and 5 for MAC users) will be selected. Just send an e-mail to smallfirms@aia.org and mark the subject …

AIA Nebraska Members Rebuild Little Sioux Scout Ranch

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AIA Archiblog 2009-09-28 17:40:17
by Bob Soukup, Assoc. AIA | LEED-APCarlson West Povondra ArchitectsOn September 3-6, I was involved with a large volunteer effort to help build a new chapel at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch near Little Sioux, Iowa. On June 11, 2008, a tornado destroyed a large area of the Boy Scout camp and killed four boys. As a way …

Crime and Mass Transit

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AIA Archiblog 2009-09-23 04:06:53
You can read all about the typical quality of life reasons for expanding mass transit in this week’s AIArchitect (shorter commute times, walkable neighborhoods, cleaner air)--and the participants at this week’s AIA/AIA DC transportation forum came up with a good many. Here’s an unexpected one that should cause us all to stop and think about the supreme influence …

Small and Green vs. Big and Gray

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AIA Archiblog 2009-09-17 22:33:39
Detroit holds a unique place in American history. It’s the cradle of some of the 20th century’s most enduring music, the birthplace of the American auto industry, and the subsequent exemplar of the American made-for-Manifest Destiny city by sprawl, ruled by highways, bypasses, and asphalt. Some of these same choices have made Detroit the quintessential sad poster child …

Stuck in Their Own World

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AIA Archiblog 2009-09-10 15:01:26
I’m wondering why some folks/institutions are just stuck in their own world for their own reasons. More specifically, why hasn't the AIA made the commitment to accessible contract documents for the Mac. When an inquiry is made to the AIA on how to actually use the documents, the response is “buy the windows interface for your Mac, run the …

The Natural Order of Development

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AIA Archiblog 2009-09-09 20:50:35
Four years after Katrina breached the New Orleans levees, the area still has not addressed water management notes Derek Hoeferlin, senior lecturer at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Art at Washington University in St. Louis. Hoeferlin, who has worked extensively on post-Katrina restoration efforts, including working with Dutch engineers on successful coexistence with a sub-water-level …

9/11 Day of Service

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AIA Archiblog 2009-08-27 18:44:17
Matthew Fochs, the director of design and outreach programs with the American Institute of Architecture Students wrote this to everyone here at the AIA national component headquarters recently: "President Barak Obama has declared that this year will mark the inaugural “9/11 Day of Service.” In Washington the day is being organized by the Greater DC Cares program. I …

Is Recession Diminishing Design?

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AIA Archiblog 2009-08-20 14:51:12
When the Parrish Art Museum—a fixture on the tony east end of Long Island since 1898—decided to build a new gallery more than twice the size of the original a few years ago, the plan was as ostentatious as the stock market was strong at the time. With a budget of $80 million, Swiss architects Herzog & de …

Charles Gwathmey: A Great Mentor and Friend

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AIA Archiblog 2009-08-13 05:49:32
by Christopher Coe, AIACEO of COE Architecture InternationalI first met Charles Gwathmey when I was selected as the AIAS student representative on the 1983 National AIA Honor Awards Jury that he chaired. Of course I knew his work well, Five Architects was my primer in school. Three weeks later I moved to New York and started my architectural …

Communicate Directly with the 2010 and 2011 AIA Presidents Elect

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AIA Archiblog 2009-07-30 00:13:25
by Marvin Malecha, FAIA, 2009 AIA PresidentIn formulating a strategice plan for 2010-2015, the AIA elected leadership has solicited input from internal and external stakeholders from the very outset; an effort that continues to-date and will continue through October.If the outcome of what was an amazingly thoughtful and productive planning meeting July 10-11 can be boiled down to …

Blind and So He Sees

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AIA Archiblog 2009-07-23 15:20:33
There are certain elements of Chris Downey's story that are inspirational as human interest alone: an architect suddenly losing his sight then losing his job with Michelle Kaufman Designs has nonetheless kept strong his joy of being alive and tenacity for being employed. Using the Internet and telephone to explore the potential for his existing and new skill sets—for …

Patience Is a Virtue (But Action Feeds the Bulldog)

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AIA Archiblog 2009-07-15 00:47:59
Many people are asking: When's it going to get better, already? "We're only 140 days into this deal. It's supposed to take 18 months," Vice President Biden has been reminding critics of late. So why are we already hearing some pundits tolling the bells of defeat; some even asking for another stimulus infusion? Impatience for results is …

Has the Recession Felled Pre-Fab?

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AIA Archiblog 2009-07-10 21:43:19
Cat-like, it would seem that pre-fab is inching closer to unlucky number 9. Michelle Kaufman, AIA, one of contemporary pre-fab’s industry leaders, laid off 17 employees and closed her Oakland office in May after constricted credit markets and shuttered component factories made her business model untenable. Christopher Hawthorne at the Los Angles Times has noted the symbolic import …

Do You Favor a Healthcare Reform Plan?

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AIA Archiblog 2009-06-24 22:43:13
The debate over reforming the nation’s healthcare system is heating up. Lawmakers in Congress are debating a number of plans, and president Obama has called for passage of comprehensive health reform this year.Approximately 46 million Americans currently have no health insurance, and an additional 25 million are underinsured. Meanwhile, health care costs are rising. The United States spent …

Has the Recession Felled Pre-Fab?

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AIA Archiblog 2009-06-23 02:29:49
Cat-like, it would seem that pre-fab is inching closer to unlucky number 9. Michelle Kaufman, AIA, one of contemporary pre-fab’s industry leaders, laid off 17 employees and closed her Oakland office in May after constricted credit markets and shuttered component factories made her business model untenable. Christopher Hawthorne at the Los Angles Times has noted the symbolic import …

Cap and Trade, Yes or No?

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AIA Archiblog 2009-06-18 22:01:57
Congress will soon consider the Waxman-Markey bill on establishing a cap and trade system for carbon dioxide emissions. The cap is the legal limit of the greenhouse gas that can be emitted into a region. The trade is among emitters that have emission permits. The debate is about whether it works and, if so, how it should be …

Build Your Own Frank Lloyd Wright

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AIA Archiblog 2009-05-27 03:57:58
It’s a decidedly lighthearted way to pay tribute to an architect who always took himself quite seriously, but what’s not to love about the new Frank Lloyd Wright Lego sets?To honor the 50th anniversary of the opening of his Guggenheim Museum in New York, Lego has unleashed a miniature kit of the iconic circular museum. This summer, the …

On the Architecture Scene in San Francisco

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AIA Archiblog 2009-05-13 04:37:48
The gripes about the two cities’ architecture is pretty much the same: Too many Neo-Classical and Beaux Arts scared cows. All the mid-century Modernist buildings are boring, glassy boxes. And what passes for contemporary design seldom goes far enough. I’ve had some of these thoughts about my adopted city of Washington, DC, and as I scanned clips about …

My AIA, Our AIA

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AIA Archiblog 2009-05-07 05:08:09
by Zigmund Rubel AIAOn Saturday, May 2, 2009, the AIA wrapped up its business meeting. Like many of the business meetings I have attended in the past, it was populated by those of us who would consider ourselves AIA junkies. We junkies choose to be delegates and shape what we want the AIA to be.Any AIA member (full …

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