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| Vol 1. Issue 4 | Sept 27, 2001 |
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Message from AIAM President
Andy Vazzano, AIA: A View from the Bridge Call Now to Attend Educational Facilities Planning Conference Michigan's Daniel Redstone Named to NCARB Masonry Award Nominations Due September 28 MICHSPEC Documents Seminar Slated Mark Your Calendar |
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1. Message from
AIAMI President Andy Vazzano, AIA: A View from the
Bridge It was exciting to leave Mackinac Island at the conclusion of a successful Mid Summer Conference in August. We held our second Annual Business and Board meetings and still found great quality time for fellowship with members, guests and dialogue with Gordon Chong FAIA, AIA National First Vice President. As President-Elect, Gordon spoke on his vision of how the Institute needs to address its AIM initiatives in the near term by becoming more inclusive, less fragmented. He also seeks an expanded organization with regard to core services we provide to the client community. He noted some interesting statistics: only 50 percent of recent graduates are entering traditional practice. And, of the remaining half, only 10 percent have pursued registration. Concurrently, there has been a 30 percent growth of our practice towards non-traditional services, both upstream and downstream. Some of this diversification has caused a desire towards specialization of interest groups within AIA, which may lead to fragmentation by size and area of practice. The profession may need to look to alternative career paths for architects who choose to be involved in the built environment, but not in traditional practice. Looking forward, the Institute needs to be conversely more inclusive of other skills, that through collaboration provides an expansive range of services to the client community. He also shared a model that would enable the AIA to be involved in applied research through the PIAs in collaboration with other institutions and provide enhanced knowledge base products to the professional practice areas. At our Board meeting, it was reported that we are making good progress with our committees and our three-year plan for realignment with the Michigan Architectural Foundation programs. We started this year with several initiatives from the planning retreat in January. Our first priority in Public Affairs was to take a more proactive stance in the public realm on issues affecting the quality of life in our communities. Last year our media subcommittee was involved with building chapter liaisons to help members get more involved in media relations. After some training and facilitating by our consultant Marx Lane, we have seen a stronger presence in the media with articles, feature stories, guest interviews and editorials. Architects are speaking out around the state. On a somewhat quieter note our pilot K-5 curriculum program was launched. It is now ready to be leveraged on the website statewide. Our priority in Government Affairs was to revise the language in school construction law regarding responsibility in construction. We have made progress in getting our issues known and we are currently pursuing language revisions through a Senate committee. AIAMI lobbyist Dennis Cawthorne reported at the Business Meeting that he believes our Legislative Day was a huge success and strengthened our presence in Lansing. This year it included an exhibit in the Capitol, discussion of issues with state legislators in the afternoon, and the "Howling" reception in the evening. AIAMI Vice President Tim Casai is co-chairing a special task force to look at a three-year realignment of the AIAMI and MAF programs and services to be more consistent with the mission of each organization in the future for the mutual interest and benefit of both organizations. He suggested reviewing refinancing of the loan with MAF to provide more immediate payoff of the balance and reduce costs to AIAMI. The Board approved that steps be taken to investigate refinancing. Subsequent tasks include restructuring a services agreement with MAF and most importantly an evaluation and realignment of programs between the two organizations. In other official business, we elected Tom Mathison AIA as Regional Director for Michigan. Tom and our new National Vice President Gene Hopkins FAIA, give Michigan two representative and highly skilled voices on the National Board next year. Congratulations to both of them. I urge you to join me in supporting their efforts in 2002. |
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Call Now to Attend Educational Facilities
Planning Conference Design and construction professionals and school officials learn the latest about educational facilities! Time is running out to register for the 9th Annual Educational Facilities Planning Conference, scheduled for Oct. 4-5, 2001 at Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire. MAF and AIAMI sponsor this popular and informative event in conjunction with numerous school-related organizations. Call (313) 965-4100, or register on-line at aiami.com . |
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Michigan's Daniel Redstone Named to NCARB Daniel Redstone, AIA, of Southfield, Michigan, was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. He is president and CEO of Redstone Architects. Redstone will represent NCARB's Region 4, which includes Michigan. He also is the current chair of the Michigan Board of Architects. |
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Masonry Award Nominations Due September 28 AIA Michigan and the Masonry Institute of Michigan seek nominations for the 2002 Honor Awards Program for Excellence in Masonry Design. Entries due by Sept. 28, 2001, with completed submissions due by Dec. 3, 2001. Projects are judged by non-Michigan architects based upon the solution of the problem presented and its worthiness of an award of excellence. Contact the Masonry Institute of Michigan for a registration form, (734) 458-8544. Hurry!! |
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MICHSPEC Documents Seminar Slated Architects and engineers who provide services on major State of Michigan projects may want to attend this seminar on Standard MICHSPEC Construction Contract Documents Seminar 2001. Sponsored by the Office of Design and Construction, the seminar will be held Thursday, Nov. 29, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Lansing. Registration fee is $75. For information or a registration form contact James Burris, (517) 335-1467, or Linda Feldpausch, (517) 241-4492. |
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Mark Your Calendar Be sure to mark your calendar for these upcoming events: October 4-5 |
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