This is an URGENT plea for all of you to contact the legislators listed below. SB 1171 would eliminate the Board of Technical Registration and move all of its functions and registrants to the Registrar of Contractors. All matters would then be decided by the Registrar of Contractors and not a Board of your peers.Please copy [...]

U of A CALA – Spring Lecture Series Lecturers: Jack DeBartolo, Jr. and Jack DeBartolo III. and William Bruder www.debartoloarchitects.com  & www.willbruder.com April 4, 2008 @ 4:30 p.m.

The Reference Library Box Lunch – Stego @ AIASAC Conference Room 12:00PM – 1:00PM Details coming soon…

U of A CALA – Spring Lecture Series Lecturer: Edward Allen March 28, 2008 @ 4:00 PM

The Reference Library Box Lunch – Mapai @ AIASAC Conference Room 12:00PM – 1:00PM Details coming soon…

AEP Acoustics Tucson 11:30 A.M. Click here for registration form and information about this event.

The Reference Library Box Lunch – Julius Blum @ AIASAC Conference Room 12:00PM – 1:00PM Details coming soon…

The Reference Library Box Lunch – Custom Building Projects @ AIASAC Conference Room 12:00PM – 1:00PM Details coming soon…

U of A CALA Lecture Series Lecturer: Victoria Bell www.ballardbell.com @ 4:30PM

The Reference Library Box Lunch – Stone Elements @ AIASAC Conference Room 12:00PM – 1:00PM

What: Phoenix Metro Chapter Meeting Date: Feb. 28, 2008 Time: 5:30 Details to come

Excavating American Modern Architecture  AIA Phoenix Metro has teamed up with SMoCA (Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art) to bring you ARTiculations: Excavating American Modern Architecture featuring Gwendolyn Wright.   Gwendolyn Wright, professor of architecture at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, explores the best contemporary architecture in the Southwest.   In her [...]

AIA Arizona Continuing Education Opportunity 2007 Documents Review Seminar Presented by: P. Douglas Folk This overview program will introduce the new organization and forms in the standard AIA contracts system. Major changes in the standard of care contract administration, and dispute resolution procedures will affect the way in which architects, owners and contractors do business [...]

Presenter: Mike Kolejka, AIA – Orcutt Winslow Date: Thursday January 31 Tuesday February 5 Thursday February 7 Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm Place: Orcutt|Winslow Partnership 3003 N. Central Avenue, 16th Floor Phoenix, Arizona 85012 *Free parking is available at the garage on the NW corner of Catalina Drive and 2nd Street. Please check in with the [...]

The month of December is sponsored by Aerotek: Architecture & Engineering. To learn more, visit their website: http://www.aerotek.com/Default.aspx

The month of November is sponsored by Thomas Reprographics, Inc. To learn more, visit their website: http://www.thomasrepro.com/

The month of October is sponsored by RLB | Rider Levett Bucknall. To learn more, visit their website: http://www.riderhunt.com/

The month of September is sponsored by Tin Cactus Studios. To learn more, visit their website: http://www.tincactus.com/home.html

The month of August is sponsored by Walsh Bros. Office Environments. To learn more, visit their website: http://www.walshbros.com/ 

The month of July is sponsored by Bonded Materials Company. To learn more, check out their website: http://www.bondedmaterials.com/ 

The month of June is sponsored by Caruso Turley Scott, Inc – Consulting Structural Engineers. To learn more, visit their site: http://www.ctsaz.com/

The month of May is sponsored by Taylor Technical Services, Inc. Visit their website http://www.taylortechnical.com/ to learn more.

The month of April is sponsored by Professional Planning Associates, Ltd. Visit their website http://www.ppaassociates.com/ to learn more.

The month of March is sponsored by Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Visit their website http://www.armstrong.com/ to learn more.

The month of February is sponsored by Arizona Tile. Visit their site http://www.arizonatile.com/ to learn more about this company.

October 27, 2007 During the fall meeting of the MASTERSPEC Architectural Review Committee, Ronald L. Geren, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP, was selected to fill one of six positions on the committee.  Ron’s nomination, along with two other new members, was approved by the AIA in January 2008.  Architectural Computer Services, Inc. (ARCOM) is the [...]

Please join Taliesin West for this seasons Apprentice Lecture Series. The seasons theme will explore the blurry boundary between art and architecture. James Trahan, AIA 180 Degrees Inc., Phoenix www.180degreesinc.com Time: 7:30 Place: Taliesin West, The Pavillion Theater If you have any questions you can contact Taliesin West @ 480-860-2700 or visit their website: www.taliesin.edu

Please join Taliesin West for this seasons Apprentice Lecture Series. The seasons theme will explore the blurry boundary between art and architecture. Kostas Terzidis Harvard GSD, Cambridge Author of Algorithmic Architecture Time: 7:30 Place: Taliesin West, The Pavillion Theater If you have any questions you can contact Taliesin West @ 480-860-2700 or visit their website: [...]

Please join Taliesin West for this seasons Apprentice Lecture Series. The seasons theme will explore the blurry boundary between art and architecture. SPECIAL TALIESIN AIAS CHAPTER LECTURE Felipe Assadi & Francesca Pulido Assadi & Pulido, Santiago www.felipeassadi.com Time: 7:30 Place: Taliesin West, The Pavillion Theater If you have any questions you can contact Taliesin West [...]

Please join Taliesin West for this seasons Apprentice Lecture Series. The seasons theme will explore the blurry boundary between art and architecture. Andrea Zittel A~Z Joshua Tree, Ca www.zittel.org Time: 7:30 Place: Taliesin West, The Pavillion Theater If you have any questions you can contact Taliesin West @ 480-860-2700 or visit their website: www.taliesin.edu

Please join Taliesin West for this seasons Apprentice Lecture Series. The seasons theme will explore the blurry boundary between art and architecture. Wallace Cunningham Cunningham Architects, San Diego www.wallacecunningham.com Time: 7:30 Place: Taliesin West, The Pavillion Theater If you have any questions you can contact Taliesin West @ 480-860-2700 or visit their website: www.taliesin.edu

Please join Taliesin West for this seasons Apprentice Lecture Series. The seasons theme will explore the blurry boundary between art and architecture. DEAN SIDY LECTURE John Cary Public Architecture, San Francisco www.publicarchitecture.org Time: 7:30 Place: Taliesin West, The Pavillion Theater If you have any questions you can contact Taliesin West @ 480-860-2700 or visit their [...]

Please join Taliesin West for this seasons Apprentice Lecture Series. The seasons theme will explore the blurry boundary between art and architecture. Eric Howeler & Meejion Yoon Howeler & Yoon, Boston www.hyarchitecture.com Time: 7:30 Place: Taliesin West, The Pavillion Theater If you have any questions you can contact Taliesin West @ 480-860-2700 or visit their website: [...]

Scottsdale, AZ – (December 14, 2007) –The Arizona State University College of Design Council for Design Excellence (CDE) selected Peter M. Koliopoulos, AIA, principal of award winning Circle West Architects, as president for the coming term. 

Written By: Penny Hamilton Posedly, FAIA, Past Chair of the national Practice Committee Although many firms are busy, the newspaper warns us that slow times are ahead. If you work in housing, you feel it already. How can you lessen the effect on your firm and your family? Pay off the credit cards. Why? If [...]

Written by AIA Government Advocacy Team Published in The Angle; Volume 5, Issue 27 AIA-backed provisions to improve building efficiency become law President Bush signed into law historic energy legislation Wednesday that will shape U.S. energy policy for decades to come. The law seeks to dramatically reduce U.S. energy consumption over the next 25 years [...]

AIA 2008 National Convention and Design Exposition. Register today. Then join us in Boston, May 15-17, for an incredible convention. See the new Boston, from the Big Dig and Fenway Park to the stunning Institute of Contemporary Art. Dine in the company of some of Boston’s most auspicious firms. Visit cutting-edge biotech and medical facilities, [...]

February 1st, 2008 AIA Arizona will be hosting an art exhibit entitled, “Women in Architecture,” in concordance with Phoenix’s monthly First Friday Art Walk. However, before we can enjoy the art, cheese and wine, we need entries for the exhibit! Please click here for an entry form. Entries can include photography, paintings, sculpture and poetry. (All poetry entries must [...]

The month of January is sponsored by P S I. Visit their website http://www.psiusa.com/ to learn more.