AIA
Indiana
Office
Location:
50 South Meridian,
Suite 302
Indianapolis, IN
46204
Phone:
317 634-6993
Executive Director
Jason Shelley [email]
Bookstore Location
50 South Meridian,
Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN
46204
Phone:
317-634-3871
Bookstore Manager
Nancy
Grounds [email]
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AIA
Ohio Valley Regional News |
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July & August
2007
From: Directors:
Anthony Costello, FAIA & John W. Rogers, AIA, ACHA & Chris
Bowling, Associate AIA Director
AIA Mission Statement:
“The
AIA is the voice of the Architectural Profession and the resource
for its members in service to society.”
- Action Item (from Anthony Costello, FAIA):
Ohio Valley AIAS Charrette in Columbus, Indiana as part
of the AIAKY and AIAIN joint convention and AIA 150 - BFA Symposium.
In discussion with our AIAS chapter, we decided to invite the
four Ohio schools as well as UK and UND as we have in the past.
I am requesting that the state and local chapters in Ohio financially
underwrite the cost of a school's AIAS chapter sending five (5)
students to the charrette that will take place October 11-13.
The teams will be made up of students from different school
..so it is very "non-competitive." Five teams of 7 students
each. Expenses are for two nights in hotel, a modest amount for
food and travel expenses. Hopefully, the respective schools can
cover this last item. The Costello Family Fund to Support AIAS
at Ball State is donating $1,000 to bring Bruce Race, FAIA, out
from CA to facilitate the charrette! This alone is worth the "price
of admission!
OVR:
- The Third Solar Decathlon will be held on the
National Mall in Washington this October. UC Architecture has
a team with an entry. Lets get other architecture schools in
the OVR involved in future decathlons. This will make a great
convention session or chapter event to promote it and give emerging
professionals a venue to show what they have done and know we
are interested and appreciate what they have done. Bring the
students, schools, the AIA and professionals together.
- Herschman
Architects of Cleveland, OH is pursuing the 2008 AIA Firm Award,
we need to support them in every way. Stay tuned, we may need
your help!
Advocacy:
- AIA testified on capital hill that sustainability is good
for small businesses and architects are best to help promote
green design.
- AIA is reminding Federal Agencies that QBS is the
best selection method.
- Terrorism Risk Insurance Act may be extended
10 years until it becomes mainstream in policies offered by insurance
companies.
- AIA is meeting with other groups to consider integrating
Green Guidelines into building codes.
- NCARB adopted a resolution
to allow graduates to start the ARE prior to finishing IDP provided
they have started a Council record.
- ArchiPAC is distributing
funds to election campaigns of those candidates aligned with
AIA issues.
- The AIA has pledged to develop tools to assist local
governments in pursuing local goals of energy efficient public
buildings and meet the AIA 2030 Challenge.
AIA 150:
- Fund raising continues with $9.8m raised toward the $15m
goal. This will continue through September and on to the end of
the year as needed. Projects are being completed and promoted across
the country. Keep informing the OVR of your local projects and
events.
Operations:
- Beginning July 17, 2007, the Wall Street Journal will
feature the AIA Architecture Billings Index (ABI) as a stand-alone
box on the Property Report page, which is published once a month
within the Marketplace Section of the Journal. The ABI feature
includes a short explanation of the current Index number and
a graphic with the Index results for the past few years along
with the latest result.
- AIA National is considering
a new position of Vice President for Integrated Web Strategy & Technology.
Top issues of the NAC (National Associates Committee):
- Preparing the NAC Annual Report.
- Sub-committees have been
formed that will look into Soloso and alternative electronic
communications such as Second Life
- The Emerging Professionals
website is being revamped to be easier to navigate and to focus
more on Associate Members.
- Calls for editors
o Forward: $1500/year
o Associate News $2160/year
o Contact Chris for more info
- Cbowling@knbarch.com
- Annual meeting in October
Regional Associate Report
- Jack and I are planning a regional associate summit in
late summer early fall.
- KY/IN AIA Convention
o Chris Bowling, AIA and Amy Lett, Assoc. AIA, Kentucky State
AIA IDP Coordinator are working on a 1 hour program to be held
on Saturday of the convention. The topic will focus on the
generational gaps between employer and employees, what is internship
now, and how to integrate mentorship into your firm.
- Chris
Bowling, AIA
o Chris has recently been licensed to practice architecture
in the state of Kentucky
o Chris will continue to serve the National AIA as an AIA Observer
to NCARB’s Committee on Education. The term is for 2 years
and the committee reviews and recommends educational practices
to the NAAB.
o In September, Chris will be presenting at AIA Northwest and
Pacific’s
Convention Didactic Field Drawing. A program that was presented
at AIA Convention in San Antonio and will be a program at Boston’s
AIA Convention.
Please
contact us with feedback, comments or issues at:
Anthony Costello - ajcostello44@hotmail.com
John Rogers - jrogers@gbbn.com
Chris Bowling - cbowling@knbarch.com
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