A group of local artists, in collaboration with the Buffalo Bayou ArtPark,
will exhibit
their work in the 2001 Christmas Tree Show. The display, from Thanksgiving
through New Year's
Day, will be at the Sesquicentennial Park along Buffalo Bayou. Trees created
from a variety of materials from women's shoes to plastic buckets to
ceramincs will line the park at the water's edge, placing a new twist on the
traditional Christmas icon.
Richard D. Crowell, who served on the AIA Documents Committee, and the California Council AIA's Legislative and Professional Liability Committee, will retire from his position as senior vice president for DPIC Companies, Inc., effective December 31, 2001.
Turner Collie & Braden Inc. announce the appointment of Billy D. Parks, PE, to the position of principal, and Andrew M. Rooke, PE, to senior project manager.
SDJ&S has five 8'x10' work cubicles at $350/mo and two 16'x12' work cubicles at $550/mo available for rent. Each cubicle will have exterior glass wall, reference tables for CADD production. Architectural Catalog Library Sharing, and coffee bar sharing is included with each cubicle. A 12'x19' conference room and 8'x11' conference room are available at a small hourly cost when reserved for your meetings. You will have to provide your own telephone, typing, printing, plotting, and copying. For more information call 713/621-2482.
AECWorkForce announces a partnership with the American Council of Engineering Companies to provide internet job board and career information. For more information call 800/218-8930.
fd2s is pleased to announce Joe Kesteron to its environmental graphic design team.
Contract Alert:
It has come to our attention that a document similar to AIA Form G 702 is in circulation. Architects should note that in the similar form (Q 702), the architect's certification reads: "Architect's signature below is his assurance to Owner. . ."
Contract Language Alert:
From Schinnerer's Guidelines for Improving Practice: AGC's Owner-A/E Contract (AGC240) involves the design professional in
performing a full range of design and administrative services for the
project; there are issues, however, that should be examined prior to its
use. One provision that seems to increase the risk of the
architect/engineer is the shop drawing provision (3.2.8.1) in which the
architect/engineer is committed to a duty that it "check the Contractor's
submittals for conformance with the design and the scope of the Project and
for compliance with the Construction Documents." The word "check" may add
ambiguity to the interpretation of the traditionally limited review of
submittals by the design professional.
Rice University is offering Management Development Programs through their Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management. Classes begin in July and go through March 2002. For more information log on to
www.rice.edu/executive.
Call for Entries
The Western European Architecture Foundation is pleased to announce the thirteenth annual Gabriel Prize
competition. Requests for information should be made by letter or through the Foundation's website no later than December 1, 2001, to the Western European Architecture Foundation, 306 West Sunset Road, Suite 119, San Antonio, TX 78209. www.gabrielprize.org. A stipend in the amount of $15,000 is intended to cover all costs of travel and study between May 1 and August 1, 2002.
NCARB Monographs
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) introduces the tenth title in its Professional Development Program monograph series, "Why Buildings Fail." This monograph identifies the issues present when technical (e.g., internal systems run amuck or don't run at all) and architectural (e.g., inappropriate cladding is chosen and must be replaced) problems characterize a building project.
For more information visit www.ncarb.org.
NCARB's monographs are an additional way for architects to demonstrate ongoing learning in order to renew their professional registration. The successful completion of the quiz accompanying each monograph equals 10 AIA Learning Units and 10 Health, Safety, and Welfare contact hours. Most monographs are $95 ($75 for NCARB record holders). To order, or for more information, check NCARB's website at www.ncarb.org/publications or call them at 202/783-6500.
