AIArchitect This Week | May 16, 2008

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May 16, 2008



Welcome to Boston and the 2008 AIA National Convention The Three Most Powerful Words ‘We the People’ Gather in Boston for the 140th AIA National Convention Habitat for Humanity Founder Millard Fuller Issues a Challenge to Service Members Voice From the Convention Expo Floor


Scents and Sensibility: Scent- Delivery Market Grows Catch 22: Withholding Payment Certifications Fuel Cell Flex: NRC Fuel Lab Plans for Alternate Futures AIA Creates ARE 4.0 Resource Center			New AIA Integrated Project Delivery Agreements Introduced Did You Miss the “Survive, Even Thrive in an Uncertain Economy” Webcast? Kiplinger Connection Food Crisis • The Economy • Taxes Letters to the Editor


DC’s Kreeger Museum Showcases Philip Johnson’s Later Works Art Deco Gem Sparkles Again Washington University Renovation Finds Sustainability by Embracing Its Past
		April 18 \| April 25 \| May 2 \| May 9

	AIA STORE Architecture: Celebrating the Past, Designing the Future CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Questions Regarding the AIA Contract Documents 2007 Update? CORNERSTONE PARTNERS Featured Cornerstone partner: Dornbracht				CES What Is AIA Oregon up to? AIA ADVANTAGE During May, Dell Delivers Double Savings AIA TRUST Cover Personal and Business Expenses if Disability Strikes ARCOM MasterSpec offers special discounts for AIA members

Visit the AIA Career Center to view/post openings. You can sort the complete list by keyword, category, job level, job type, and location.	› Accountancy/Finance 1 › Administrative Support 1 › Architect 92 › Architectural Intern 17 › Computer Aided Design 9 › Construction Management 13 › Engineering 4 › Facilities Management 4				› Healthcare Architect 9 › Interior Design 5 › Jobs at the AIA 2 › Marketing 5 › Planning 5 › Project Manager 38 › Specifications 2

	› Alabama 1 › Arizona 3 › California 24 › Colorado 2 › D.C. 3 › Florida 1 › Georgia 1 › Hawaii 1 › Illinois 2 › Iowa 1			› Louisiana 2 › Maine 5 › Maryland 3 › Michigan 1 › Missouri 2 › Montana 1 › Nevada 3 › New York 5 › North Carolina 15		› Ohio 2 › Oregon 1 › Pennsylvania 5 › South Carolina 1 › Tennessee 1 › Texas 4 › Utah 1 › Virginia 8 › Washington 9

	› Executive Editor Douglas E. Gordon, Hon. AIA › Managing Editor Stephanie Stubbs, Assoc. AIA › Associate Editor Tracy Ostroff › Associate Editor Russell Boniface › Associate Editor Zachariah Mortice › Graphic Design and Web Publishing Innov8iv Design Incorporated › Contributing Editors: James Atkins, FAIA; Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA; Michael J. Crosbie, AIA, PhD; John P. Eberhard, FAIA; Stephen A. Kliment, FAIA; Heather Livingston; Grant Simpson, FAIA; Michael Tardif, Assoc. AIA, Tony P. Wrenn, Hon. AIA.

Digital Ink
Let Contributing Editor Michael Tardif introduce you to an exciting addition to digital drawing technology: paper and pen.
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Diane Georgopulos, FAIA, current president of the Boston Society of Architects, has served as an architect for MassHousing for 22 years.
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We the People Give Every Child a Chance
Habitat for Humanity founder Millard Fuller joined his voice with President Marshall Purnell's in proclaiming that we cannot squander the potential of the next generation.
He also shared a challenge particularly for AIA members

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