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AIA Applauds U.S. Mayors’ Endorsement of International Green Construction Code (IGCC) |
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010 09:19 |
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) applauded the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ endorsement today of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), a comprehensive set of requirements intended to reduce the negative impact of buildings on the natural environment while maintaining safety standards and increasing long term peak performance.
The Mayors’ Conference endorsement today of the IGCC at its annual meeting is a major expression of support from an organization outside of the building and construction industry. Such resolutions document support for a policy and represent ways for mayors to learn about and support policies nationally that they are free to adopt in their communities.
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Call for Architectural Papers at conditionsmagazine.com |
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Monday, 14 June 2010 14:45 |
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS, CONDITIONS ISSUE #5/6: THE POLITICS OF ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY
The next issue of CONDITIONS will be a double issue, exploring the politics of quality management in architecture. The Scandinavian countries are all developing national strategies for their architecture politics, and quality in architecture is the buzzword, as something to be strived for at all levels of planning. The debate on what constitutes quality in architecture is as old as architecture itself. In architecture the notion of quality can be approached on several levels. Building-technical quality standards are becoming more and more dominant, aiming mostly at avoiding mistakes.
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The American Institute of Architects selects the recipients for the 2010 Young Architects Forum/Committee on Design Ideas Competition |
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Monday, 14 June 2010 07:44 |
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 Program looks for innovative solutions to shelter needs following a disaster
Last week, the American Institute of Architect’s (AIA) Young Architects Forum (YAF) and Committee on Design (COD) selected the recipients of the first annual YAF/COD Ideas Competition.
Submitters were asked to explore the issue of temporary relief housing that could have a permanent function, through a concept design problem. While successful site adaptability is a key goal and criterion for this competition, the specific site to demonstrate the solution consists of approximately 200 acres at Houston’s Astrodome and the surrounding parking lots. Entrants could include modifications to the structure of the Astrodome in their proposal, may allow the Astrodome to remain untouched and focus solely on the surface parking areas, or may have some combination of the two. Individual entries could focus their solutions on the provision of either temporary or permanent housing. Entrants were encouraged to address issues of uncertainty associated with either types of housing and with temporary solutions that become permanent.
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AIA Advocates for Open Standards in Interoperability for Design Software |
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Friday, 11 June 2010 12:17 |
According to the 2009 Business of Architecture, a survey of firm characteristics published by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the share of firms that have obtained Building Information Modeling (BIM) software has doubled in period from 2006-2009 and is up to 34 percent of all architecture firms, representing about 50% of AIA architects. Due to challenges associated with the use of BIM with different operating standards among design teams that results in productivity loss, the AIA is calling for the ongoing development of open standards for design software. The software must support non-proprietary open standards for auditable information exchange and allow for confident information exchanges across applications and time.
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Bellevue Towers Achieves LEED Gold |
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Thursday, 10 June 2010 07:55 |
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Bellevue Towers, is a new high-rise residential and retail development in downtown Bellevue, Washington. It is the city’s first residential high-rise to achieve LEED Gold certification. The towers’ energy use beats industry standards for this building type by 30%, a result of strategic design measures that contribute to its LEED Gold rating. A joint-venture team of GBD Architects and MulvannyG2 Architecture designed Bellevue Towers.
Comprised of two towers, one 42 stories, the other 43, upon a six-story retail podium, the one-million square foot project contributes 541 residential units to downtown Bellevue, known for a strong retail and knowledge-worker base, as well as increasing density and economic significance. Microsoft, Symetra Financial, Yahoo!, Expedia, Paccar, and Puget Sound Energy are among companies headquartered or located nearby. Bellevue Towers’ urbane skyline presence and compelling street-level retail have increased this downtown’s momentum for an even more vibrant 24-7 presence.
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