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| WELCOME to another edition of “Just the Facts, Please…”
We know what you’re thinking, “Something looks a little different around here.” We’ve changed our look and we hope you like it! We figured red, white, and black were a good choice considering they’re AIA’s main hues. On to more important business…
In this issue you’ll find plenty of opportunities to be involved in your local and national architecture community. Plus, there are some great contests going on, so gear up for some friendly competition!Look for the return of the photo contest in the next issue.
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| AIA PHOENIX METRO AND MAYOR GORDON |
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 Mayor Gordon Celebrates with AIA Phoenix Metro
With a proclamation for National Architecture Week in one hand and an AIA 150 hat in the other, City of Phoenix’s Mayor Gordon celebrated architecture and its value to the Phoenix community with the AIA Arizona staff and AIA Phoenix Metro President, Barry Goldstein, AIA. |
| ARIZONA’S 150 ARCHITECTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS |
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Which Buildings/Projects in Arizona are the Best?  In honor of AIA’s 150th anniversary, AZRE and AIA Arizona have teamed up to showcase the top 150 buildings and projects in Arizona, but they need your help!Whether your commercial favorites are office, healthcare, retail, industrial, public or education, we need your opinions of Arizona’s best design. Cast your votes at www.azremagazine.com. All nominations will be reviewed by a panel of members from AZRE and AIA.
Deadline for nominations: June 29, 2007
For sponsorship and advertising opportunities, call 602-277-6045 by July 20, 2007. |
| GOOGLE EARTH AND AIA JOIN FORCES |
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Building a new kind of architecture Adding to the celebration of AIA’s 150th anniversary, AIA just announced a partnership with Google Earth that will help the public connect with architecture in a whole new way.Through two new Google Earth layers, Blueprint for America and America’s Favorite Architecture, the public’s connection with architecture is growing. Watch the Youtube video and see for yourself! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpNaMbMr1CM |
| BACK TO BASICS |
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AIA Contract Documents Software Basics  AIA Arizona is pleased to offer an all day program to inform and educate design and construction professionals who use AIA Contract Documents Software in order to provide high quality, accurate and reliable industry standard documents.Why attend? To make your life easier…The software offers flexibility when drafting contract documents and unprecedented choice in how documents are printed, stored and shared. Plus, you earn 6.5 CES hours.Who should go? Architects, contractors and design administrators.Space is limited to 20. Reserve your spot soon! Visit http://aia-arizona.org/DocumentSoftwareTrainingFlyer.pdf for more info and registration.
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| BRANDING AND POSITIONING |
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Marketing Your Green Services/Products  The green market is exploding! Companies need to consider how to position their services/product offerings to stay competitive in this rapidly evolving marketplace.
Jerry Yudelson, President of Yudelson Associates, and Chuck Carefoot, VP of Construction for Ryan Companies, will be leading a workshop that will leave you with great ideas for marketing your green building offerings after you spend the day walking through case studies of successful services, products and real estate developments.
- Who should go? Principals, senior associates, marketing directors and other key individuals in building development, design and construction.
- When does it take place? 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM on Thursday, May 24, 2007
- Where? ASU Planning + Design Academy at PURL 234 N. Central 8th Fl. Phoenix, AZ
- Cost? $145 for private or corporate + $125 for public/non-profits
Registration and Information: http://design.asu.edu/pdacademy/registration.php
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MASTERING THE MECHANICS OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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May 22nd, ZweigWhite Presents One Day Seminar
In today’s challenging business environment, everyone has to have a mind turned towards business development. In our ideal world, the clients would line up and come to our door with checks in hand. In the client’s ideal world, we would line up waiting to tell them how we can deliver the project on time, under budget and with all the bells and whistles.
Everyday, opportunities are missed simply because we aren’t looking, we don’t have time or we don’t have the knowledge to address them.
This seminar is about how to help your employees become skilled at identifying the business development “opportunity” and knowing EXACTLY what to do when they recognize it.
For more information, please visit www.zweigwhite.com/training/bdv/index.asp |
| 21st CENTURY SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM |
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Presented by the School Facilities Board and the Arizona Association of School Business Officials
SFB and AASBO invites you to participate in the Building 21st Century Schools Symposium. The objective is to solicit ideas to present to Governor Napolitano as part of her Executive Order which asked the SFB to identify attributes of 21st century schools allowing Arizona to modernize its schools with relevant infrastructure, specialized facilities and opportunities for individualized instruction.
- Who should attend? Architects, administrators, business managers, principals, teachers and anyone who has an opinion on this matter.
- Cost to attend: $25.00 per person prior to May 23rd, 2007. $40.00 per person after the above date.
- How to register: www.aasbo.org Online registration is only available until May 23, 2007. Call the AASBO office (602-253-5576) to register after the above date.
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| WE HAVE A GREEN IDEA… |
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Attend LEED-NC v2.2 Exam Prep Seminars Green building is a hot topic and the public is searching for knowledgable professionals. Let Green Ideas help you to grasp a competitive edge in your market.Green Ideas is the leader in training Architects, Engineers, Construction Companies, Designers and Facility Managers to understand Green and Sustainable building practices and to pass the LEED Professional Accreditation Exam.Visit this link for more information on upcoming seminars http://store.egreenideas.com/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=2 |
| INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES |
| ASU COLLEGE OF DESIGN: GOLF TOURNAMENT |
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7th Annual Alumni Scholarship Golf Tournament  On June 2, 2007 at Ocotillo Golf Club, ASU’s College of Design will be teeing off to raise money for ASU’s College of Desing Alumni Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to students studying the fields of architecture, planning, interiors, landscape, industrial and graphic design. Whether you want to swing a club or be a sponsor, ASU’s College of Design could use a hand. You do not have to be alumni to play, and you definitely don’t have to have the skills of Tiger Woods. Just show up and have fun for a good cause.There will also be raffles for tickets to see the Diamondbacks play Tampa Bay on June 18th in the Batter’s Box Suite and other fun goodies! Please let
7:00 AM Shotgun Start
$100 per player (includes green fee, cart lunch, 2 drink tickets)
Contact Chris Brown, Associate AIA, President of ASU College of Design Alumni Chapter, for further information: cbrown@DLRGROUP.com |
| ROAD TRIP TO CHINA |
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Explore the Architecture of China with the Boston Society of Architects  The BSA is sponsoring a tour to China October 14-24. This 11-day tour focuses on historical and contemporary architecture, planning and urban design of Beijing, Suzhou and Shanghai. It also includes two optional six-day tour extensions: Xian and Yangzi River cruise AND a tour of the Huang Mountains and exploration of Huizhou culture. For further information visit www.architects.org/chinatourRegistration deadline is June 1. |
| THE DESIGN BUILD INSTITUTE OF AMERICA-WESTERN PACIFIC COUNCIL |
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| First Annual Design AwardsHeads up! The DBIA-Western Pacific Council is planning it’s first annual design awards program for civil and building design projects in California, Nevada, Hawaii and Arizona. There’s more information about participation to come, but it’s never too early to start brainstorming your submissions. |
| CALL FOR ENTRIES |
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 BUILDERnews’ 2007 Top Architects Award The nation’s laregest regional trade magazine, BUILDERnews, annually honors leading architects within the western region whose constructed work embodies talent, vision, and commitment to produce significant contributions to the residential building industry.They are asking for nominations by July 15th, 2007 and will publish their results in their September 2007 issue. Architect nominees must exemplify quality in one of the five genres and four categories, and either be headquarted or designing homes within our 10-state region: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah or Washington.Select one genre and one category:
Genre Category
Single-Family Alternative/Green
Multifamily Contemporary
Mixed-Use Traditional
Custom AffordableTo nominate: Include company and contact name, adress, phone and e-mail.Submit to:
BUILDERnews magazine
c/o Editorial
2105 C. Street
Vancouver, WA 98663
Fax Toll Free: 866-906-0794
editor@BNmag.com |
| MONEY MAGAZINE |
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 Opportunity to Showcase Your Home DesignsDuo Dickinson, a contributing editor for the home design section of Money Magazine, is looking for projects to showcase in the next few issues of the popular publication.Visit www.duodickinson.com/newsmoneysubmission.html for a description of the projects they’re looking for, instructions and a submittal form that can be downloaded, filled out and returned electronically.
Projects included in the magazine will be viewed by 7 million non-architects and will be ensured credit and great publicity! |
| WANTED: EXPERIENCED ARCHITECTS |
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 The National Council for Architectural Registration Boards has immediate openings
NCARB is a federation of all the architectural registration boards in the United States. NCARB sets and interprets the standards for architectural registration, maintains records and acts as the connecting point for all interns, architects and registrations boards.
NCARB has the following positions open:
- Director, Education (Architect)
- Assistant Director, Intern Development Program (Architect, completed IDP)
- Assistant Director, Architect Registration Examination (Architect)
For more information contact: Beverly Smith 202-783-6500 hresources@ncarb.org
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| We know that there is a lot going on - so be sure to check out the Calendar of Events at http://www.aia-arizona.org/Events/index.htm.Don’t forget to submit for the AIA Arizona and Western Mountain Region Award programs at http://www.aia-arizona.org/Awards/index.htm.
Sincerely,
Tina Litteral, Hon. AIA
AIA Arizona
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