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CURRENT EVENTS
a monthly e-Newsletter from the Alaska Chapter of American Institute of Architects

July 2010

SECTION NEWS
& STATEWIDE EVENTS


CALENDAR of EVENTS
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IN THE WORKS:

Intern construction site tour of the Martensen Residence at 4:30 on July 22nd. Interns mark your calendar for those elusive construction observation learning units.

Attention Interns, Supervisors, and Mentors....please join us!

"IDP Update by AIA AK"--NCARB Board Member Harley Hightower and State IDP Coordinator Krista Phillips will present important, upcoming changes and take questions about The Intern Development Program (IDP) Wednesday , August 25th from Noon til 1:30pm. Box lunch provided upon RSVP to Krista Phillips by Friday, August 20th/noon, (kphillips@rimarchitects.com or 258-7777).

AIA Alaska State Conference
If you are interested in helping plan an intern activity or two for the upcoming AIA Alaska Conference – being held in Sitka in October, please let us know.

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact our Associate Director, Margaret Friar, Associate AIA at ECI/Hyer Architecture & Interiors
101 W. Benson Blvd., Suite 306
Anchorage, AK 99503
907.561.5543 t | 907.562.3213 f


Alaska Professional Design Council (APDC) Newsletter: our sister organization’s latest online newsletter.

At a Glance: Answers to Questions about NCARB fees


AIA NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

Documents on Demand


AIA Alaska 2010 Board of Directors:

Past President: Bryce Klug
President: Catherine Call

President Elect: Richard Rearick
Secretary/Treasurer: Daphne Brown
Director: Scott Jones
Director: Sarah Lewis
Associate Director: Margaret Friar
Central Section Chair: David Ziemer

Northern Section Chair: Janet Matheson
Southeast Section co-Chairs: Gerald Gotschall and James Bibb
Executive Director: Angie Monteleone

 

From the Editor:

I am proud to announce that in the first four weeks the participants of the AIA Alaska Summer Bike Challenge have logged 11,817 miles. That’s equivalent to 11,817 pounds of carbon, $2600 saved on car operating costs, and – my personal favorite – 768,000 calories burned. The power of commuting!

In June I had the pleasure of attending the AIA National Convention in Miami, Florida. Miami in June is hot and humid, full of Brazilians escaping the winter cold of the southern hemisphere. The ocean was warm, the pool enticing, and the company excellent. Mike Mense, Genevieve Holubik, Yolanda Lettieri, Garrett Burtner, Klaus Mayer and I celebrated the ADF/AIA Alaska collaborative achievement award with a sidewalk dinner at the Ola, a hot new asian latin fusion restaurant.

The Achievement Award recognized three entities; the Alaska Design Forum, The Architect’s Newspaper, a biweekly newspaper of all that’s news in architecture, with East Cost, West Coast and Midwest editions, and Texas Architect, a glossy magazine produced by the Texas Society of Architects that celebrates the best in Texas architecture. Of the three, the ADF was the only non-profit with a multiple design issue focus; I was very proud of their accomplishments and the company. Check out the other award recipients at:

Margaret Friar is working to secure online ebooks for ARE study resources that can be used by interns statewide studying for the ARE. We anticipate having access next month; watch this column for updates. Watch also for the announcement for a lunch presentation on IDP updates, probably the last week in August. More information on study guide access should be available at that time.

Thanks also to Margaret and to Mark Ivy for arranging an intern construction site tour of the Martensen Residence at 4:30 on July 22nd. Interns mark your calendar for those elusive construction observation learning units.

Check out Mark Masteller’s latest contribution to the Anchorage Daily News. Thank you Mark, for your continued energy efficiency advocacy. For those of you who don’t know, Mark is the Alaska Director for the Cascadia Green Building Council.

Jason Burke, the State of Alaska ADA Conference Coordinator, is planning a conference focusing on accessibility issues September 27-30 in Anchorage. You can read more about the program and register at .
He has a great program planned for September 29-30, plus a pre-conference for those interested in ADA training and/or reasonable accommodation issues. Please consider participating in the conference and supporting Jason’s efforts to promote universal design in the state. The AIA will be working with Jason to be sure you can get continuing education credits for sessions dealing with universal design. If you are interested in volunteering to help with the conference, please let Jason know at 907-465-6929.

Finally, don’t forget to mark you calendar for Sitka by the Sea, October 7-10.

~ Catherine Call, AIA
- 2010 President


Employment
(AIA Alaska and Allied/Affiliate members can benefit from the opportunity to post free position announcements - if you are not a member of AIA Alaska but would like to post an open position, please contact AIA Alaska for rate information):

Current vacancy announcements:

Project Manager Position Available

The Foraker Group seeks to hire an experienced Project Manager to work with its Pre-Development Program in assisting non-profits develop sustainable capital projects. Qualified applicants will have experience as an architectural project manager or a similar background. The work will focus on conceptual level planning and design; we do not do construction project management. This is rewarding and interesting work for the right person. The pay scale is competitive and there are full benefits.

For more information see the job posting on The Foraker Group web site. To apply submit a resume and cover letter to Rebecca Savidis, rsavidis@forakergroup.org. Deadline is July 26, 2010.

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