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AIAS FORUM 2011 Thanksgiving Promotion
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It's that time of the year again; friends, family and AIAS FORUM 2011. Phoenix, Ariz., is calling your name and we hope that you're as excited as we are to share this experience of a lifetime. AIAS FORUM 2011 is a great opportunity to remove yourself from studio and share your ideas with the future of architecture. This four-day conference will highlight both cultural and educational aspects of the architectural community while allowing you to explore the city. To show our appreciation for you, our members, we are providing you with a Thanksgiving promotion code for a discounted registration rate of $249. Type the word TURKEY into the promo field when you register and receive this special deal. Act fast though, because the code is only good until Nov. 30. We hope that you will come celebrate with us in Phoenix to build long lasting relationships and memories. For more information and to register, visit http://forum.aias.org/registration/.
Crit, Journal of the AIAS
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Crit constantly questions how we can better meet the interests and needs of you, our readers. Instead of coming up with the answers in our own little world (as enjoyable as that would be) we would like to hear what you have to say about your journal.
Please visit www.aias.org/crit, before Nov. 30 to take our short survey. Really, it's short. We promise.
SUBMIT: OPEN CALL
Crit accepts submissions on a rolling basis – any time, from any person, on any topic (architecturally speaking). We do not predetermine issue topics, but create each theme after review and assessment of submitted content. Crit welcomes ideas in all stages of development: send us the seeds, and we'll help you grow them into peer-reviewed articles worthy of publication. Full submission guidelines are available at www.aias.org/crit. Send your questions, comments, and submissions to Brett W.R. Peanasky, editor-in-chief, at crit@aias.org.
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American Institute of Architects hails congressional repeal of 3 percent withholding statute
The American Institute of Architects
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The American Institute of Architects hailed the House of Representative's passage of Senate legislation that repeals the 3 percent withholding statute, which requires government agencies to collect a 3 percent fee on payments made to individual contractors, including architects. The legislation now heads to President Barack Obama for signature, and he has said he would sign the repeal into law.
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The graduates gripe
Architectural Record
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Across the country, many recent graduates of the top schools also seem to be rethinking their education — spurred on, in many cases, by a lack of job prospects. "I don't want to say that architecture is dying, but it seems like it will be hard to make a nest egg and retire in this career," says Cody Fithian, 24, who graduated in May from the University of Texas at Austin, with a Bachelor of Architecture.
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3 transformative projects win Kansas City, Kan., architectural design awards
The Kansas City Star
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Three building projects that wholly transformed their existing sites received top honors in this year's design excellence awards given by the American Institute of Architects/Kansas City. The winners — a bank, a factory expansion and a high school — were announced at a recent awards event at the Uptown Theater. The awards program, judged by a panel of outside professionals, serves as a periodic report card on how area architects produce new and creative solutions for a wide range of building types and projects.
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The top 10 pieces of 'folly' architecture
The Huffington Post
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Folly architecture, from the French word for "foolish," is eccentric and extravagant architecture with an appearance that far overshadows its purpose. Often, its appearance is its sole purpose. These architectural marvels take many forms, made all around the world from the 19th century to the 90s. There are underground tunnels, an upside down church and a giant banana. But differences aside, they all will make your jaw drop, either from admiring their over-the-top appearance or from wondering who would possibly ever build these? Enjoy the world's best works of folly architecture.
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The Bilbao Arena's green lizard-like facade defends against the Spanish sun
Inhabitat
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Large sports arenas tend to consume vast amounts of energy, which is why ACXT Architects gave the mammoth Bilbao Arena situated on a super-exposed hill in Spain an energy-regulating facade. Designed to look like different colored leaves, the "flapping" steel plates wrapped around the top of the arena can be removed to let in natural light and air, and to create views of the surrounding landscape. As a result, the wide corridors aren't air-conditioned at all, which cuts down a considerable amount of the building's overall energy requirement.
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The grass ceiling
Architect Magazine
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Intensive green roofs require a good deal of time and money, both in their design and construction as well as in their upkeep. Their motivating impulse tends to be aesthetic and recreational. However, a newer type of green roof has become more and more prevalent in this country over the past 10 years. Known as an "extensive" green roof, it is a system that has been engineered and developed in Germany since the 1970s, specifically for building performance and environmental sustainability. These roofs manage storm water runoff, mitigate the heat-island effect and create habitats for birds, insects and other critters. They are also known to double the lifetime of a roof by acting as a barrier between the roof's waterproofing layer and the elements.
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How to integrate sustainability into the design process
SmartPlanet
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 Architects and building engineers have been using building information modeling software to study energy efficiency and reduce construction costs in their building projects. Industrial designers and engineers who create products, however, have had to rely on research and data separate from their working models. Currently in a beta stage, SolidWorks Sustainability is an integrated component for the SolidWorks modeling program that provides real-time feedback on the environmental impacts of a project's design.
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Q&A with architect James Timberlake
The Daily Pennsylvanian
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School of Design professor and renowned architect James Timberlake was recently nominated by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Institute of Building Science Board of Directors. The board promotes the construction of safe and affordable facilities in the country through advances in technology and sustainability practices. The Daily Pennsylvanian asked Timberlake about his philosophy on architecture.
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'House of Vestas' will be Europe's 1st LEED Platinum certified building
Inhabitat
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Vestas Wind Power Systems has recently moved into their new headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark, which will also soon have the honor of being Europe's first LEED Platinum certified building. Designed by Arkitema Architects, the "House of Vestas" will join an elite list of approximately 150 commercial buildings in the world which have also accomplished this feat. The building features Denmark's largest geothermal installation and uses only 50 percent as much energy as a similarly sized facility.
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