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1. A Message from President Tim Casai

The welcome change in the weather brings a season of activity to AIA Michigan. Since this is an e-newsletter and no one likes to read long articles on their computer, I will briefly outline events AIAMI currently has scheduled for our membership. We hope that you can join us.

* May 3 features our AIAMI Honor Awards program at Cranbrook/Kingswood. Come celebrate good people, great architecture and excellent fellowship at a wonderful place.

* May 9-11 brings the National Convention to Charlotte, N.C., at which we will turn out to elect our own Gene Hopkins, FAIA as the 2004 AIA President. Please attend if you can, and if you cannot, call an architect friend outside of Michigan and ask them to vote for Gene!

Check the list below and the AIAMI website (aiami.com) for other events around the state and also in your home chapter. And speaking of the website, you can register for many of these events on-line on the AIAMI website. 

Architects often ask what AIA does for the individual member. My answer is nothing, unless you participate! See you there.

Tim Casai, FAIA
2002 AIA Michigan President

2. Government Affairs … Heads Up on Homebuilders Legislation

In late March, the House Committee on Employment, Training and Safety passed HB 5819, which is the same as substitute H-1 to HB 4423; it was just reissued as a new bill (HB 5819), almost exactly one year later. It amends Article 20 as follows: change residence to residential building, change exemption from 3500 square feet to 5000 square feet, change calculated floor area definition from gross area to Habitable Space (living, sleeping, eating, cooking), same as the Michigan Residential Code, not including bathroom, toilet room, closet, hallway, storage, etc. The next steps for HB 5819 are a vote in the House, then the Senate, then the Governor's signature. The future of this Bill can be greatly impacted by the opposition architects express to their legislators. For more information, visit our website at http://www.aiami.com/house_bill_5819.htm

Other Government Affairs News: AIAM, ACEC and MSPE held a successful legislative fundraiser in Flint at THA for the Democratic Senate Caucus. More than 50 members attended the March event.

3. Three Michigan Architects Elevated to Fellow

Constantine George Pappas, Daniel Redstone and David Schervish have been elected to the AIA College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made contributions of national significance to the profession. Watch for a feature on our three new fellows in the next issue of the AIAMI Bulletin.

4. Members, Projects Honored for Excellence

Nine projects and seven professionals are highlighted by AIAMI's annual Honor Awards and Recognitions Programs. Individual recognitions include Robert Ziegelman, FAIA - AIAMI Gold Medal; Eugene Hopkins, FAIA - Robert Hastings FAIA Award; John Sheoris, FAIA - President's Award; Markku Allison, AIA - Young Architect; Patricia Martinico and Robert Washer, PA - Honorary Affiliate Members; Progressive AE - Firm Award. Awards will be presented on May 3 at Cranbrook/Kingswood. Join us! Watch an upcoming Bulletin for more information on all AIA Michigan awards, or visit the AIAMI Web site at aiami.com.

5. Cover Story on Detroit Planning

Kudos to AIA Detroit President Jeff Hausman and a dozen members who teamed up to contribute articles and photos for Destination Detroit's issue on livable communities in the metro Detroit area. Published by the Central Business District Foundation, the issue focuses on good planning and design. Thanks also to Lynne Merrill Francis, of AIAMI, and Gloria Paul, of Hamilton Anderson, for pulling together an excellent advertisement for AIA Detroit. A limited quantity of extra copies is available. Call AIAMI at (313) 965-4100.

6. Governor Appoints Two to Board of Architects

Governor John Engler recently appointed two individuals to the Board of Architects, which administers registration of architects in the state. John Enkemann Jr., AIA, of Novi, takes a professional member seat on the board. He is vice president of Albert Kahn Associates. Enkemann replaces Daniel Redstone, FAIA whose term expired. A new public member is Mark Dickow of Bloomfield Hills. He is principal of Dickow and Associates PC.

7. Vote Michigan!

Michigan architect Gene Hopkins, FAIA is a candidate for first vice president/president elect of National AIA. If you're attending the National Convention in Charlotte in May -- be sure to cast your vote for Gene!

8. Swing Into the Season

The Michigan Architectural Foundation Eighth Annual Design Build Golf Tournament tees off on Thursday, May 23, 2002, at the Eagle Crest Golf Club in Ypsilanti. It's a great day to enjoy a game of golf with business friends, plus raise money for the MAF scholarship fund. Call (313) 965-4100.

The Detroit Architectural Golf League begins its season with an outing on May 20 at the Grosse Ile Country Club. You are invited to join in the group's monthly outings (through October) at some of the area's most prestigious country clubs. Call Ernie Hickson at (313) 673-7691 for more information.

9. MAF Board

Stimulating public awareness of the aesthetic and scientific value of architecture is the mission of the Michigan Architectural Foundation. Members of the MAF Board of Trustees for 2002 include President Philip Lundwall, FAIA; Vice President Michael Marshburn, AIA; Secretary Herbert Jensen, AIA; Treasurer Leslie Tincknell, FAIA; and trustees Douglas Kueffner, AIA, Lee Mamola, AIA, Randy Case, AIA, Eric J. Hill, PhD, FAIA, Carl Roehling, FAIA, Dawn Zuber, AIA and Markku Allison, AIA.

10. In Memoriam

We are saddened by the recent loss of several members including Jack Yops of Yops and Wilkie in Wyandotte, U of M Professor Emeritus Edward Olencki, Walter Federlein of Federlein & Keranen PC of Bloomfield Hills, and Louis Redstone, founder of Redstone Architects in Southfield. Obituaries will appear in our next Bulletin.

11. Mark Your Calendar
Be sure to mark your calendar for these upcoming events:

April 25-26 -
22nd Annual Michigan Preservation Conference on Historic Preservation and Smart Growth, Traverse City. For information call (248) 625-8181.

April 27 -
AIA Huron Valley sponsors Christmas in April, an annual event where volunteers do home improvements for low-income seniors. Call Maggie McInnis at (734) 663-5888.

April 30 -
AIA Huron Valley sponsors Erosion Control Workshop at Hobbs & Black in Ann Arbor. For information call (734) 332-9008.

April 30 and May 1 -
Professional Liability Seminar sponsored by Professional Underwriters Inc. in Grand Rapids on April 30 and in Troy on May 1. Topics include using electronic documents, risk management in a hard market, mold and firm practices. 7:30-noon. Call (248) 855-3322 or email them at PUImich@ameritech.net  for information or reservations for the free program.

May 1 -
The Third Economics for the New Urbanism Conference, sponsored by Gibbs Planning Group. Call Eve Hines at (248) 642-4800.

May 9-11 -
National AIA Convention, Charlotte, NC.

May 16-18 -
MSPE Annual Conference, Boyne.

May 23 –
Design Build Golf Tournament in Ypsilanti, call (313) 965-4100.

June 10-12 -
Michigan Conference on Affordable Housing in Lansing. For more information contact Donavon & Company, (517) 485-7237.

June (TBD)
AIA Detroit Tour of Lions Stadium.

August 8-10 -
AIAM Mid-Summer Conference and Business Meeting, Mackinac Island.

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