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Archi-Facts is a weekly e-newsletter provided by AIA Austin regarding upcoming events, continuing education classes, and architectural news. If you have information or an event that you'd like to include in the next Archi-Facts, please contact Elizabeth Humphrey for requirements. |
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Call for Entries - Available Now!
Design Awards CFE Due - March 14th
Homes Tour CFE Due - April 4th
Design Awards CFE available here. Homes Tour CFE available here. Homes Tour Architect Q&A - March 4th at 5:45pm
Questions about submitting? Contact the chapter office, 452.4332.
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Honor Awards - Call for Nominations
Honor Award Nominations Due - March 1st
Honor Award CFN available here. AIA Austin needs your nominations for the following local awards:
JOHN V. NYFELER, FAIA COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD - for extended commitment to community service or significant contribution evidenced by a positive impact on urban, environmental, or neighborhood issues.
COMMUNITY VISION AWARD - First Awarded to Austin Foundation Communities in 2011, this award serves to recognize an individual or organization which has been instrumental in moving forward an affordable housing initiative in the Greater Austin area.
EMERGING PROFESSIONAL AWARD - is presented to a member or associate member for professional achievement in leadership during the early years of participation in AIA Austin. The nominee should be a role model in the organization with these qualities: goes beyond the call of duty in service to the profession; influences improvement in the organization at the local level; encourages participation among fellow members and nonmembers; exemplifies qualities of leadership and of professional practice.
THE EDWIN WALLER AWARD FOR PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE - with the City of Austin was created in 1998 to recognize achievement in public architecture, to recognize public-service architects, public officials or other individuals, by their role as architects or as advocates.
THE FIRM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD is the highest honor that AIA Austin can bestow on an architecture firm for outstanding contributions to the community, the profession or for producing distinguished architecture.
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Food for Thought Class
Tuesday, February 26th @ Noon
Manage Daylight with Window Systems
1. Identify the type of daylight available on your project site and the potential positive/ negative impact that daylight can have in a commercial space.
2. Transform the type of daylight available into the type of daylight that will meet your design goals.
3. Address the differences in available window systems and learn to specify roller shade fabric that will meet your design goals.
Course provided by Austin ShadeWorks and Lutron Shading Systems.
Lunch provided!
1 LU / HSW
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Food for Thought Class
Wednesday, March 13th @ Noon
Window Energy Performance Ratings and Technologies
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, buildings consume 40 percent of all the energy used nationwide. Achieving optimal energy efficiency in buildings can drastically reduce overall energy consumption, and windows can play a key role in achieving improved performance. Building energy codes, standards and voluntary practices exist to provide a target for achieving recognized and acceptable levels of energy efficiency and establish minimum performance standards for residential and commercial buildings.
This course will provide a thorough introduction to the relationship between windows and energy efficiency and the importance of installing appropriate windows with high performance technologies. We will discuss window performance ratings and how they can help to reduce energy costs and improve the comfort of building occupants.
Course provided by The Soco Studio and Milgard Windows & Doors.
1 LU / HSW / SD / GBCI
Lunch provided!
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Design & Honor Awards Celebration
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Committee Meetings & Information
All committees are open to members and nonmembers, we encourage your participation. Committee meetings take place once a month at the Austin Center for Architecture, 801 W. 12th Street, unless otherwise noted.
ARE Study Group
Meets: Each Wednesday at 6:30pm (unless otherwise noted)
Topic: Schematic Design
More here.
Latinos in Architecture Social Hour  Design Voice Committee
Meets: Third Tuesday at 5pm
Date: February 26th
More here. Urban Design & Government Affairs Committee Meets: Fourth Wednesday at 11:45am Date: February 28th More here. Historic Resources Committee Meets: First Friday at 11:30am Date: March 1st More here. Design Awards Committee Meets: First Monday at Noon Date: March 4th More here.
Honor Awards Committee Date: March 4th Time: 1pm-2:30pm More here.
Homes Tour Committee - Architect Q&A
Meets: First Monday at 5:45pm Date: March 4th BEC Committee
Meets: First Wednesday at Noon
Date: March 6th
Building and Energy Code Implications to Building Enclosures
Presentation and roundtable discussion with John Umphress - Austin Energy Code Compliance, Ron Menard - City of Austin Plan Review, and George Cromwell - IECC Code Instructor, and Shirley Ellis - Texas A&M Engineering Energy Code Specialist
Program Description: Expert Roundtable Discussion - Questions and Answers with the Attendees concerning building, energy, and fire code influences on building enclosures.
Program Learning Objectives:
1) ICC Building and IECC Energy Code Design Criteria
2) NFPA 285 Implications to New Building Occupant Safety and IECC
3) City of Austin Building and Energy Code Compliance and Enforcement
4) Specific changes made in the 2012 IBC and IECC which are being considered for adoption in City of Austin
1.5 LU / HSW
RSVP and more info
here.
Residential (CRAN) Committee
Meets: First Thursday at 11:30am
Date: March 7thTour of a home designed by Webber + Studio, Inc.
Bring your own lunch.
Sponsored by: Arete European Kitchens & Miele RSVP and more info here.
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Members in the News
Members, send me your news! Accolades, new projects, new hires, etc.
SHW Group Announces Key Leadership Appointments
New roles reflect SHW Group's commitment to progressive evolution and firm-wide collaboration. SHW Group, one of the nation's leading educational architecture and engineering firms, has announced expanded leadership roles and new titles for four members of its leadership team.
Mark Lam, PhD., AIA, LEED AP, has been named director of research and implementation.
Tom Oehler, AIA, LEED AP, has been named K12 practice director for the southern region.
Bob Rayes, AIA, NCARB, will serve alongside George Houhanisin as co-director of operations.
Kyle Bacon, AIA, has been named chief administrative officer.
SHW Group is one of the nation's leading architecture, engineering and planning firms dedicated to the design of learning environments. Founded in 1945, SHW Group's experience includes more than 4,000 projects nationally and internationally. The firm has offices in Austin, Baltimore, Charlottesville, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, San Antonio and Washington, DC. SHW Group is dedicated to designing environments that inspire, support and promote the discovery and exchange of knowledge through a commitment to learning, stewardship and craft. For more information, click here.
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AIA News and Updates
Information from AIA.org and other related AIA resources.
AIA National Convention - Building Leaders
June 20-22, 2013
Denver, CO
This year in Denver, we're continuing a national dialog within our profession on the value of architecture and the important role architects play as stewards of the built environment.
Don't miss two special leadership sessions:
Clinton Global Initiative
Leadership in the American Medical Association More information and registration here.
Take Five: A Titan of Architectural Criticism has Died, but Architects are Best Prepared to Carry on the Conversation
By Robert Ivy, FAIA
AIA EVP/Chief Executive Officer
Until January, if you asked any architectural writer to name the greatest living critic, the answer would inevitably be Ada Louise Huxtable, Hon. AIA. While there have been other renowned minds thinking and commenting on architecture and the built environment in the 20th century (Lewis Mumford springs to mind), no one came close to Huxtable. Read more.
Looking for a job?
Check out the AIA Austin Job Board here. Check out the AIA National Job Board here.
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In the Community
The following news, events and information is provided by other sources. Please contact the company or firm directly for more information. 
Revising Land Development Codes: Stakeholder Stories from 4 U.S. Cities
February 28th - 8am-9:30am This panel discussion will provide an opportunity to hear how four U.S. cities revised their land development codes and what they learned through the process. The Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan was adopted by City Council in June 2012 with a directive to revise the land development code to promote a compact and connected city, preserve neighborhood character, promote household affordability, and protect environmental sustainability. Learn more here.
Flashback to 1983 at the 8th Annual AEC Bowl
benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters
LAST CHANCE - REGISTER TODAY! The 8th Annual AEC Specialty Bowl brought to you by the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) and benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters is quickly approaching. This annual event brings together Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) companies in support of local mentoring efforts and we need you to participate by forming teams to raise pledges and bowl together on Saturday, March 2, 6 p.m. at Highland Lanes, 8909 Burnet Road. Trudy's Bowl for Kids is a great networking opportunity and way to spend time with co-workers while supporting the premier mentoring program in Central Texas. Make sure your company isn't left out! Click here to create your team. To learn about sponsorship opportunities or to receive more information, contact Kate Garrett at 512-807-3615. Firms currently registered include: American Constructors Bury + Partners Datum Engineers, Inc. DPR Construction Dynamic Reprographics Encotech** Gensler GSC Architects hatch + ulland owen architects Haynes Whaley Associates HDR, Inc.** IIDA Jamail & Smith Construction Nelsen Partners** O'Connell Robertson** Parsons Rogers-O'Brien Construction Schneider HALLS Design STG Design, Inc. Walter P Moore ** Signifies Trudy's Bowl for Kids Corporate Sponsor Please visit www.bowlforkidsaustin.org for complete event information. Chicago Architecture Foundation launches the 2013 DiscoverDesign.org National High School Architecture Competition
Discover Design is a free resource that brings together teens, teachers, and architects for 21st Century project-based learning. The competition provides teens an opportunity to investigate real-world design problems and share their ideas with the world. For this year's competition challenge, students will redesign their high school library, moving from a book-centric to a people-centric operating model. Complete details are available online: discoverdesign.org.
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Austin Center for Architecture
The CFA is located at 801 W. 12th Street. We're on the corner of 12th Street and West Avenue.
The CFA has 12 parking spaces. All other parking is available on the street.
Hours
Mon-Thurs 8:30am - 6:00pm
Fri 8:30am - Noon
512.452.4332
512.452.2284 Fax
elizabeth@aiaaustin.org
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