Custom Residential Architects Network Launched
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The AIA Potomac Valley chapter, together with AIADC and AIA Northern Virginia, is pleased to announce the launch of the National Capital Area CRAN (Custom Residential Architects Network). The official kick-off took place May 1 at the District Architecture Center (DAC) with a well-attended program, “How to Get Published: A Panel Discussion”. Our distinguished panel…
Maybe my cosmos is askew, but are the AREs back in vogue these days? I suppose it’s the economy: back in the heyday of the aughts, jobs went begging and perhaps some lacked motivation to get licensed. The obstacles to registration are legend and abiding, from the expense, to the study time, to a perceived…
Carl Elefante, FAIA 2013-15 Middle Atlantic Regional Director On March 19th and 20th, leading up to Grassroots, I attended my first AIA Board of Directors meeting as a voting Director. Like Grassroots itself, much of the Board meeting focused on Repositioning. (If this term is not familiar to you, go to www.aia.org/repositioning to learn more…
AIA Potomac Valley’s Intern(Ben Diaz) Travels to Ethiopia with Engineers Without Borders
Explore BRIK The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the National Institute of Building Sciences have developed the Building Research Information Knowledgebase (BRIK), an interactive portal offering free online access to peer-reviewed research projects and case studies in all facets of the built environment, from pre-design through occupancy and reuse. Click here for information…
Last week was the annual assault of the architecture profession’s leadership on Capitol Hill, mission code name: “Grassroots.” We spoke with your representatives about finding ways to give tuition relief on parity with some other professions to architectural graduates who provide community service via design. We asked them to balance any tax reform so as…
John M. Hill, CEO of Grimm + Parker Architects, was named Planner of the Year by the Virginia Educational Facility Planners (VEFP), the group’s highest honor, for educational facility planning excellence.
To Protect or Empower? Carl Elefante, FAIA 2013-15 Middle Atlantic Regional Director On March 19th and 20th, leading up to Grassroots, I attended my first AIA Board of Directors meeting as a voting Director. Like Grassroots itself, much of the Board meeting focused on Repositioning. (If this term is not familiar to you, go to…
Thursday, Feb. 21 was the Emerging Professionals Committee’s first Cocktails + Creative Exchange at McGinty’s Public House in Silver Spring. Members and non-members showed up with 8.5 x 11 prints of their creative work and laid them out for display. These printed works spurred people to talk about each other’s work in a relaxed and…
Much needed maintenance on the LEAFHouse has begun with the first project involving the restoration of the louver doors on the south face of the main room. The doors were removed, refinished, missing louver slats were replaced or repaired and aluminum cap flashing was installed. Additional cable hardware was added to provide diagonal bracing and…
