| WELCOME to another edition of “JUST THE FACTS, PLEASE…” HAPPY NEW YEAR! We hope all of you enjoyed yourselves over the holidays. We sure did! But we’re back to work helping you stay informed of events and relevant news.This is a jammed-packed issue. It’s probably our largest one to date. Take time out of your day to relax and read, “Just the Facts, Please!” I’m sure many of you made a resolution to be less stressed, so we’re glad to help you stick to your goal with an informative and easy read.All of you should have received beautiful AIA Arizona calendars in the mail. They contain all meetings statewide to help you stick to your New Year’s resolution: staying organized! Not only are they a great way to keep up with what is going on in our neck of the woods, but they have award winning photos from last year’s photography contest. Enjoy!
This issue of Just the Facts, Please… is sponsored by PSI
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| AZRE RED 2008 AWARDS |
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 RED Awards = Real Estate Development AwardsAZRE is looking for the biggest and most notable commercial real estate
projects and deals of 2007. All winners will be announced to the public on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 from 6:00 - 8:00pm at the Ritz Carlton Phoenix. AZRE will also publish a special awards section within the March/April issue highlighting the winning projects and brokers. They will honor the best projects of the year by awarding the architects, developers and general contractors of each. Additional awards will also be presented to the top brokers of 2007 as well.The deadline for nominations is January 11th, 2008.To obtain a nomination form or for more information click here. |
| AIA 2008 NATIONAL CONVENTION & DESIGN EXPO |
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 Register Now! 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, and tour diverse architecture across the city and beyond.
>Explore this year’s theme, We the People, and learn how architecture works on behalf of all people and society
>Participate in a variety of education formats–workshops, seminars, tours, and expo education–and earn all the learning units you need over four days
>Visit more than 800 exhibitors and discover new products and technologies you can use in future projects>Download your copy of the complete convention guide now at www.aiaconvention.com/guide.Remember, register by February 22 and take advantage of the Early Bird Discount. REGISTER TODAY AT WWW.AIACONVENTION.COM
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| JUDGES NEEDED FOR FUTURE CITY COMPETITION |
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 AIA Arizona Best Design Award Associate Member, Jay L. Norton needs four volunteers to be judges for our AIA Arizona Best Design Award at the Future City Competition this month. Preliminary judging (short list) is Monday, Jan 14th until Thursday, Jan 17th at the Burton Barr Library.The team of judges usually gets together after work one evening and comes up with our short list. This usually takes about 2 hours. The finals are on Saturday, Jan 19th at the Phoenix Preparatory Academy, 7th Street and Tyler. Judging begins at 8 AM, so you would have to be there early. The judging is over by Noon. One person needs to be there in the afternoon in the 3:30 - 4:00 PM time frame to present the Award although others are encouraged to stay and watch the ceremonies.If you’d like to lend a hand please contact Jay Norton, Assoc. AIA via phone (602-474-3936) or email (jay.norton@hdrinc.com).
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| PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS LANDMARK ENERGY BILL |
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 AIA Members Champion Sustainable DesignPresident Bush signed into law historic energy legislation 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 by applying the AIA’s 2030 carbon-reducing targets to federal buildings, increasing fuel efficiency standards for automobiles, and establishing new energy efficiency standards for appliances.The new law includes numerous provisions advocated by the AIA to promote sustainable design in the built environment. Christine W. McEntee, the AIA’s executive vice president and chief executive officer, praised the efforts of policymakers as she attended today’s bill-signing ceremony at the Department of Energy’s Washington, D.C., headquarters.“In crafting this law, Congress and the president have recognized what architects have long known: that improving the energy efficiency of our buildings will do more to promote energy independence and reduce our nation’s reliance on fossil fuels,” McEntee said.
Bill includes 2030 targets for federal buildings
Nearly two years after the AIA Board of Directors approved a policy position setting incremental energy reduction targets for all buildings, Congress included these goals for federal buildings in the bill the president signed today. Under the new law, all new and significantly renovated federal buildings are required to be carbon-neutral by 2030, dramatically reducing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by the built environment.
To read more of this article click here.
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| LILIA! A PLAY ABOUT AUSTRIA’S FIRST WOMAN ARCHITECT |
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 Theater and Architecture Make a Beautiful Match!Lilia! the play is a one-woman show about this fascinating woman, written and performed by her granddaughter, Libby. The show tells Lilia’s life story and gives insight into the relationship between the grandmother and granddaughter as the granddaughter followed her own acting dreams.SUNDAY, JANUARY 20th at 2:00PM @ DESERT FOOTHILLS THEATERLilia Skala was Austria’s first woman architect. Her portfolio was donated by her children to the International Archive of Women in Architecture in the fall of 2003. Images of some of her drawings and an article in the AWIA newsletter can be found on the website regarding the production. If you go to http://www.liliatheplay.com and click on “bios”, then Lilia Skala, you will see a link at the top of her bios to both the article and some of her drawings.
Lilia loved theater, but her sons conjecture that she studied architecture because she was fascinated by the beauty in architecture and it was a more “serious” study so her parents were approving. University of Vienna did not take women at the time (1930s) so she got her degree in Dresden.
When the Nazis invaded Austria during the war, she was, at that point married. Her husband was Jewish and was captured by the Nazis. She helped him escape by bribing the guards. He fled Austria immediately and she followed later with their two sons. She settled in New York and began to follow her other love, acting. She eventually became a celebrated actress of film, stage and television–winning an Academy AwardTM - nomination for her role as the Mother Superior in Lilies of the Field with Sidney Portier (which was, coincidentally, filmed in Arizona).
Tickets are $22.00, $14.00 for students. Click here to purchase tickets.
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| SOLOSO: CONNECT TO THE LATEST INFO |
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 Get. Give. Grow. The AIA created Soloso to bring the most current architecture information directly to your desktop. Including research, knowledge, community resources, e-journals, award-winning projects, image banks, third-party site links and more, Soloso offers tangible value every time you visit. Making it simple to find solutions, strategies, products and trends, Soloso also fosters and facilitates the sharing of knowledge, exchange of ideas and collaboration among architects like never before. By including space for professional profiles and blogs, Soloso provides countless opportunities to expand your professional circle across the architecture community and beyond. Enjoy unlimited free access and participation!Create an account today! Click here for more info. |
| GNOSIS BRINGS BEADLE BACK |
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 Constructions: Buildings in Arizona by Alfred Newman BeadleAl Beadle, who brought architecture’s glass box to our majestic Sonoran Desert, died in 1998, almost ten years ago. Gnosis believes that the Valley especially continues to honor Al, so, as we promised, we intend to reprint ASU Professor (Emeritus) B. Michael Boyle and Diane Upchurch’s 1993 sought-after, long out-of-print catalogue CONSTRUCTIONS: BUILDINGS IN ARIZONA BY ALFRED NEWMAN BEADLE.For your donation of $125, Gnosis will publish your name in this reprinted catalogue and mail you a copy of this significant resource upon publication. And, as a Friend of Gnosis, they’ll count you as a paid 2008 member of this small-but-mighty organization.For your payment of $ 125.00, the value of the book, including shipping & handling, is $ 44.00. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent provided by law as a donation to Gnosis Ltd., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. As a charitable contribution, $ 81.00 may be deducted for tax purposes.
Visit www.gnosisltd.org or call Suzanne at 480 488 2691 for more invormation.
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| PREPARE FOR SLOW TIMES - FIRM AND FAMILY |
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 Article by Penny H. Posedly, FAIA Prepare for Slow Times - Firm and FamilyAlthough 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 you don’t have much work, you won’t want to be paying the income you benefit to your firm or your family. Move your credit debt to a lower interest - often introductory offer - account, then pay it off as fast as you can.
·But don’t close them: In prolonged slow times, many families and firms have “lived on their credit cards”. You will want them unused but available.
Pay cash. When you don’t have enough cash on you, use your debit card.
Keep the cash-flow coming. Don’t wait 1.5 months to discover that your clients are late paying your invoice. Don’t let your invoices get 60 or 90 days out. People don’t like dealing with people they owe money to. It makes them feel guilty. Read on…
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| MOSHE SAFDIE LECTURE |
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 Yuma County Library Groundbreaking WHAT: Yuma County Main Library Groundbreaking and Moshe Safdie LectureWHERE: (A) Yuma County Main Library Site (Groundbreaking), 2951 S. 21st Drive (intersection of 30th Street which doesn’t exist yet and 21st Drive, one block north of 32nd Street and one block east of Avenue B / Highway 95)(B) Cibola High School (Reception and Lecture), 4100 W. 20th Street (Avenue C & 20th Street)
WHEN: Monday February 4, 2008
Groundbreaking 4:30pm
Reception 6pm, lecture starts at 7pm
Presentation boards of all 6 library projects will be at the reception prior to the lecture showcasing the work of all 4 design teams on the $53 million bond projects. This is a great opportunity not only to hear Mr. Safdie but to see what the most current library design trends are in the southwest. Interested parties may also visit www.yumalibrary.org for plans and renderings of the new facilities.
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| TUCSON REFERENCE LIBRARY BOX LUNCH |
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 “Where Decorative & Restoration Worlds Meet” Jim Rowe, CSI, Western Regional Sales Mgr. for Crossfield Products Miracote Division Presents: Decorative Cementitious Overlays “Where Decorative & Restoration Worlds Meet”Crossfield Products Corp., established in 1938, is a U.S. owned corporation with factories throughout the United States. A strong emphasis is placed on research and development with the most experienced staff of chemists in our market segment. An equal emphasis is placed on service with an experienced sales, technical and customer service staff designed to provide assistance to building material distributors and their contractors.Jim Rowe, CSI, will discuss technologies for plywood and concrete protection and restoration offering information regarding protective coatings, waterproofing membranes and repair materials. You will also learn about applications to restore concrete to “like new” appearance and provide enhanced visual interest through a wide range of available colors, textures and patterns. These environmentally friendly products are water based, solvent-free and meet the LEED Green Requirements
for indoor emitting materials credit and innovative design.
Don’t miss this presentation.
Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 11:45 a.m.
11:45 a.m. - Registration & Hosted Lunch
12:00 p.m. - Presentation
1:00 p.m. - Adjournment
The Reference Library Conference Room,
4633 E. Broadway-Suite 101
There is NO CHARGE for this event and lunch is HOSTED by the presenter. Please RSVP by Noon Wednesday, January 9, 2008. Please e-mail (preferred) your reservation to donnamcquery@theriver.com or by fax to 520-323-3399 by Wednesday at Noon. Limit of three attendees from one firm.
Click here for registration form.
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| ADAPTABLE STRATEGIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
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 Presented by the Continuing Education System of AIAThis symposium is designed for employees of architecture or A/E firms only. The Continuing Education System of the American Institute of Architects invites you to attend our CES Firm Symposium: Adaptable Strategies for Professional Development. This intensive, interactive symposium will focus on the strategic integration of professional development into the business practice of the firm. Discussions will focus on award winning practices. Integral to the experience is the interaction of the participants - professionals facing many of the same challenges as you deal with daily –providing inspiration and focus in a noncompetitive atmosphere. This year’s symposium will include participants from the United Kingdom, Egypt, and New Zealand sharing their global practices.
Join us at the Charleston Place Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina, March 5 -7, 2008For additional information and to register, go to: http://www.aia.org/ces_07events |
| DEBARTOLO ARCHITECTS: WORKS & IDEAS |
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 Presented by ASU College of DesignOpening lecture and reception on January 30, 2008 with a film installation by artist Mark Vinci and filmmaker Paul DeNigris.Lecture at 6PM, January 30, 2008ASU College of Design North Building, Room 60
Reception will follow in the Gallery of Design
To learn more about this educational and inspirational evening click here.
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| ARIZONA REAL ESTATE TRENDS CONFERENCE |
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 Industry’s Top Leaders Addressing Development Issues The ULI Arizona Real Estate Trends Conference will feature more than 30 of the industry’s top leaders addressing the most compelling issues affecting real estate development in Arizona.In just one day, learn about major trends, hot projects, key players and critical issues shaping development over the next year.Network with the region’s real estate leaders, decision-makers and visionaries and take part in the preeminent forum for updates, trends and information affecting Arizona real estate.
For registration and more information click here.
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| TALIESIN WEST APPRENTICE LECTURE SERIES |
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 Exploring the Blurring Boundary Between Art and ArchitectureThe line-up is filled with cutting edge architects, artists, contractors, designers, and educators, all selected because of their fantastic contributions to our field.The lectures are free and open to the public. Lectures take place Thursday evenings and begin at 7:30pm in the pavilion theater at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West (unless otherwise noted). The series is organized by the apprentices of the Taliesin School of Architecture, and offers a great opportunity to experience the estate as a living entity. The lectures are listed below and more information can be found by visiting our website at www.taliesin.edu. Space is limited in the pavilion theater so early arrival is recommended. Each lecture also concludes with a complimentary wine & cheese gathering for the featured speaker and those attending.11.15.07 - Tom Wiscombe_Emergent Architects_Los Angeles www.emergentarchitecture.com
01.10.07 - Eric Howeler & Meejion Yoon_Howeler + Yoon_Boston www.hyarchitecture.com
DEAN SIDY LECTURE
01.17.07 - John Cary_Public Architecture_San Francisco
www.publicarchitecture.org
01.24.07 - Wallace Cunningham_Cunningham Architects_San Diego www.wallacecunningham.com
02.14.07 - Andrea Zittel_A~Z_Joshua Tree, CA
www.zittel.org
SPECIAL TALIESIN AIAS CHAPTER LECTURE:
03.13.07 - Felipe Assadi & Francesca Pulido _Assadi & Pulido_Santiago www.felipeassadi.com
03.27.07 - Kostas Terzidis_Harvard GSD_Cambridge
author of Algorithmic Architecture
04.10.07 - James Trahan_180 Degrees_Phoenix
www.180degreesinc.com
For more information click here.
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| AUTOMATING THE WORLD OF WINDOWS |
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 BDD Inc. Invites You! Join BDD Inc. and Mitchell Stone of BTX for a lunch and learn about hardwired window treatments.BTX is a leader in the field of hardwired window treatments. Mitch will cover the types of window covering products that can be motorized, applications, control options, and services from pre-wiring diagrams to post installation support . Learn the benefits of hardwiring window treatments for motorization with BTX.When: Thursday, January 10th ,2008
11:30 - 1:00
Where: Viscount Suites, 4855 E. Broadway
(east of Swan) in Rosario’s
Space is limited, please RSVP to Kim Rajunis kimr@bddinc.com
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| SPRING LECTURE SERIES |
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 CALA Sping Lecturers
Jan. 25 Rick Joy
Feb. 8
Victoria Ballard Bell
www.ballardbell.com
March 7 Jack DeBartolo, Jr., Jack DeBartolo 3, and William Bruder
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Find Out Who Got Best of Show
Form Based Codes Presentation
April 4th - 6th
Get Prepared
Exploring the Blurring Boundary Between Art and ArchitectureNext lecture: James Trahan, AIA - 180 Degrees; April 10th, 2008 @ 7:30PM
CALA Lecture
Tour of Arcosanti
Tour of Arcosanti
Rule ChangesMake sure to visit the State Tech Board’s website for recently changed policies. 
Phoenix Convention CenterApril 9th and 10th
Get Prepared
Get Prepared Presenter: Neil Davison, AIA - Davison Associates
Cuba - A Presentation by Grey Fowles
Exploring the Blurring Boundary Between Art and ArchitectureNext lecture: 
CALA Lecture
Monthly Networking AIA Phoenix Metro Associates Meeting
Volleyball Tournament
Get the Most From Your Membership
Presenting Erik Sueberkrop, FAIA of STUDIOS architectureTopic: Designing with Government Agencies
Volleyball Tournament
Materials & MethodsPresenter: Neil Davison, AIA - Davison Associates
Exploring the Blurring Boundary Between Art and ArchitectureNext lecture: 
CALA Lecture
Lend A Hand
It’s Time to Get Creative Break out the canvases, oils, watercolors, acrylics, clay, pencils, pastels, cameras, etc.! It’s time again for Art by Architects!
A Community Open House
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary ArtThe national Flip a Strip architectural competition-SMoCA’s innovative project challenging architects to dream up ways to adapt, re-vamp and/or renovate small-scale postwar strip shopping plazas that line the streets of this metropolitan area (and virtually every suburban zone in the country)- is only one month away from deadline. Interested participants still have until March 31, 2008 to enter. Competition finalists will also have an opportunity to have their ideas featured in the pursuant fall Flip a Strip exhibition at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. ”
EARN 3 LEARNING UNITS
Show How You’re Helping to Reduce CO2 Emissions by 2030 
A Reality Check
Seminars Available
Next in ASU SALA Lecture Series Monica Bertolino is an architect from the National University of Córdoba (unc), Argentina. She has established a professional practice with partner Carlos Barrado in the studio Bertolino-Barrado. She is Professor of Architecture in the UNC and the Catholic University of Córdoba. Some of her most renowned works are the Farm Pavilions, the Public Space Recovery Program and The Botanical Garden for the City of Córdoba, and other public spaces in Las Varillas. She has lectured and exhibited her work in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Italy, among others. Won the Vitruvius Prize of Architecture in Buenos Aires in 2000, had an honorable mention at the International Biennal Quito 2002.
An Exhibit Focusing on Sustainable Design and Construction
Exploring the Blurring Boundary Between Art and ArchitectureNext lecture: 
CALA Lecture
2008 Class of Fellows AIA National elevated 116 architects to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made contributions of national significance to the profession. AIA Arizona’s very own John F. Kane, FAIA LEED AP and Wellington Reiter, FAIA made the cut! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Show How You’re Helping to Reduce CO2 Emissions by 2030 
A Reality Check
An Exhibit Focusing on Sustainable Design and Construction
AIA Podcasts Want to be filled in on the latest news from AIA National but don’t have time to sit and read article after article? 
Seminars Available
Natural Stone Use and Installation Presenter: Dale Roberts, Architectural Consultant of
Next in ASU SALA Lecture SeriesRural Studio presentation
Exploring the Blurring Boundary Between Art and Architecture
CALA Lecture
Seminars Available
Save Money
Receive 14.5 LU’s!Form-Based Coding is a method of regulating development to achieve a specific urban form based on a community vision and time-tested forms of urbanism. Attendees will learn how this tool is used to define public space/street standards, building form standards and the relationship between them. The course will explain how to determine the scale and appropriate form necessary to achieve a predictable public realm. For further information on FBC’s please visit 
Exploring the Blurring Boundary Between Art and Architecture02.14.07 - Andrea Zittel; A~Z, Joshua Tree, CA
CALA Lecture
Friday, February 15th
Great Opportunity to Have Fun and Network You are cordially invited to the AIA “Happy Hour for February 2008″
Sustainable Design IIWashington, DC-The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has just published a monograph on the field’s hottest topic: building green. Sustainable Design II examines important new developments, tools, and techniques in sustainable design that have occurred since the publication of NCARB’s Sustainable Design in 2001.
Receive 14.5 LU’s!Form-Based Coding is a method of regulating development to achieve a specific urban form based on a community vision and time-tested forms of urbanism. Attendees will learn how this tool is used to define public space/street standards, building form standards and the relationship between them. The course will explain how to determine the scale and appropriate form necessary to achieve a predictable public realm. Other course activities include an analysis of a community’s DNA, regulating plan variations, and understanding legal issues related to FBC. This course is the first of a three part series to be offered in Phoenix, Arizona. For further information on FBC’s please visit 
Register Now!
Pre-Design Presented by Mike Kolejka, AIA Seminar Dates: Tuesday, Feb. 5; Thursday, Feb. 7
“Incredible Stone…It’s Growing In Your Own Backyard”
Exploring the Blurring Boundary Between Art and ArchitectureLectures are free and open to the public. They take place Thursday evenings and begin at 7:30pm in the pavilion theater at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West (unless otherwise noted). More information can be found by visiting our website at 
CALA Sping Lecturers
Hosted by PURL & Lincoln Institute of Land Policy February 14-16, 2008
Downtown Phoenix Plan Public Review Draft & Form Based Code Public Review DraftTo give you an opportunity to voice your opinions more public meetings have been scheduled regarding the Downtown Phoenix Plan Public Review Draft and The Form Based Code Public Review Draft. These documents are available to review on the Urban Form Project website: 
Call For Entries
Excavating American Modern Architecture
Pre-Design Presented by Mike Kolejka, AIA Seminar Dates: Thursday, Jan. 31; Tuesday, Feb. 5; Thursday, Feb. 7
Earn 2.5 HSW AIA Learning Units
Great Networking Opportunity
Agenda: Monthly networking, associate business and the ARE
“A Sustainable & Energy Efficient Roof System”
Presented by ASU College of Design
Exploring the Blurring Boundary Between Art and ArchitectureLectures are free and open to the public. They take place Thursday evenings and begin at 7:30pm in the pavilion theater at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West (unless otherwise noted). More information can be found by visiting our website at 
CALA Sping Lecturers
Hosted by PURL & Lincoln Institute of Land Policy February 14-16, 2008
Register Now!
AIA Affiliates Desert Classic Volleyball TournamentWhat: VOLLEYBALL!!!
2008 Design AwardsProfessional entry forms and payment must be received by Friday, February 1, 2008, and submission binders are due by Friday, February 15. Student entry forms and payment must be received by Friday, May 9, 2008, and submission binders are due by Friday, May 23, 2008.