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AIA Maine News
Regular Articles
This Quarter’s Articles Also Include
- HHRC Competition Winner Announced
- 122nd Legislature
- ARCHITALX 2005 Lecture Series
- What The AIA Trust Offers You
- AIA NE Announced Design Award Winners
- Dodge's Doodles
- AIA Continuing Education System
- Election of 2005 AIA Maine Officers & Executive Committee
- First Call: AIA New England Design Awards 2005
- AIA Contracts in Maine
- Building Commissioning Conference
Other News
Terry Rankine, FAIA
Cambridge Seven Associates co-founder Terry Rankine, FAIA, delighted AIA Maine members at the December annual meeting. His talk was a wonderful vignette of the 1960s, and its place in time. With an air of nostalgia, he admitted that because this period of architecture was great then, it does not mean that it will be great forever. But, he added, it was a joy to be alive and practicing in Boston/Cambridge area in the 60s—it was pretty heady stuff! He urged members to keep their beliefs all the way through and not look back and feel ashamed.
Tsunami Relief Response
The AIA, on behalf of its Board and entire AIA membership, has contributed $10,000 to Architecture for Humanity, a non-profit organization dedicated to seeking architecture solutions to humanitarian crisis. The AIA is encouraging and helping to direct monetary contributions to a number of other organizations such as Habitat for Humanity and The American Red Cross. Also the AIA is providing seed money to architectural societies in the affected area to assist them in the beginning stages of organizing the response efforts by their architect members.
Visit the Tsunami-Victim Relief Center at www.aia.org for continued updates.
Boston Society of Architects Asia Fund
If you and/or your firm would like to join this BSA effort to aid the survivors of the south Asia tragedy—the continuing tragedy, you may send contributions payable to the BSA Asia Fund, 52 Broad Street, Boston, MA 02109; we will maintain comprehensive records of individual and corporate donations and will forward 100% of all donations received to Architecture for Humanity (or to allied organizations working with or suggested by AFH). With your donation, include your name, email address and postal address. If you wish to make donations in your firm’s name, please provide your firm’s name and postal address and the names and email addresses of all individual donors in your firm so each donor is acknowledged. If you have any questions, contact Richard Fitzgerald at the BSA (rfitzgerald@architects.org.)
BSA Offers $75,000 in Research Grants
Individuals and teams (architects, academics, designers, product developers, student, etc.) in the New England design and construction industry seeking support for an original research project are encouraged to submit applications to the Boston Society of Architect’s (BSA) 2005 Research Grants in Architecture Program. In 2004 the inaugural year of this BSA initiative, $65,000 was awarded to support nine projects. As much as $75,000 is available for 2005 grants. Submission guidelines and application forms are available online at www.architects.org/grants. The deadline is February 15, 2005.
The Wood Design Awards
Wood Design & Building (U.S.) and Wood Le Bois (Canada) magazine have officially launched The Wood Design Awards 2005 Program.
The Wood Design Awards is the only North American Program to award excellence in architecture and construction in which wood plays a significant role. Categories include residential and non-residential buildings and interiors both new and remodeled.
Complete details are found at www.woodmags.com. Click on The Wood Design Awards logo, and then go to the Registration form. Deadline for submissions is May 6, 2005.
Winning submissions are publicized in special awards issues of Wood Design & Building and Wood Le Bois magazines, through the media, and in the annual Wood Design Awards book.
AIA 05 National Convention and Design Exposition: Las Vegas
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, May 19-21, 2005
- Comprehensive opportunity to earn all of the continuing education learning units necessary to maintain AIA membership and state licensure;
- Demonstrations and educational programs on the latest technologies and services;
- Access to resources offering valuable knowledge that address issues facing the industry, and;
- A variety of exciting and fun networking opportunities.
AIA Maine Website Expanded
After many months of Website development, AIA Maine participating firms now have the ability to keep current their information. Our Webmaster has expanded the firm listing section to include a profile of each firm and a project photo.
Remember to bookmark AIA Maine site at www.aiamaine.org. Many thanks go to Webmaster Thom Fogie for his site design and programming persistence.
He can be reached at thomasfogie@exhalation.com.
AIA Maine Welcomes...
Curt Jensch, Associate AIA
Taggart Construction
Freeport
Blaine M. Buck, AIA
Exec. Vice President, MBNA America
Belfast
Martin J. Grohman, Professional Affiliate AIA Maine
Correct Building Products
Biddeford
David R. Lay, AIA
SMRT
Portland
Kevin J. Moquin, AIA
Whitten + Winkelman, Architects
Portland
The views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the AIA Maine Executive Committee.
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