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With the American Institute of Architects’ National Convention taking place this week in Washington, D.C., visitors and exhibitors will likely be looking for a few ...
PPG Industries announced that the Center for Sustainable Landscapes being constructed on the campus of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh will include its ...
After nearly a year’s worth of construction, the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport C Concourse reopened today. It had been closed since the April 22, 2011, ...
National Architecture Week, April 8-14, is a public awareness campaign from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) dedicated to increasing attention to the role architects ...
Event News
Southwest Michigan USGBC Branch Hosts AIA Accredited Course
Architects from Kalamazoo, Mich., and surrounding areas attended a continuing education course provided by West Michigan Glass Coatings, an authorized 3M dealer, of Grand Rapids yesterday, which was held at the USGBC’s Southwest Michigan Branch offices. [caption id="attachment_2693" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Amanda Nawara ...
The Columbia Building Intelligence Project (C-BIP) of New York-based Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation will host a think tank titled Vectored Resources on March 8 at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto, Ontario. Architects, engineers, ...
AGG Blogs
Lite Notes
By Ellen Rogers
The First Architects’ Guide Design Awards It’s now May and with bursts of spring comes an exciting awakening—a fresh start and a time to get inspired and think about everything you’re going to accomplish by the end of the year. To start on your list, think about some of the most exciting glass and glazing projects on which you’ve worked over [...]
Architectural Insights
By Bob Borson
Social Agenda In two weeks, I will be leaving for Washington D.C., to attend the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2012 National Convention and Design Exposition. I have mixed feelings about attending because I’m not going there just to soak up the tours, continuing education seminars and the camaraderie one finds when surrounded by like-minded individuals. No, [...]
As I See It
By Charles Cumpston
Great Architects I got the latest issue of “Westchester Home” magazine and was amazed and happy to see the headline on the cover: Great Architects, the County’s 12 Top Master Builders. It’s not every day that a consumer magazine such as this, which serves the greater Westchester, N.Y., area, gives such significant recognition to architects. Inside were [...]
Shared Learning
By Tom Minnon
What to Expect in Thermal Performance at AIA 2012 As the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2012 National Convention and Design Exposition opens in Washington, D.C., tomorrow, exhibitors will be showcasing new technology and products for use in the glass and glazing industry. One focal point will be increasing the thermal performance of commercial glazing systems. This has become paramount as new energy codes [...]
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