Call for Entries
"Transitional Fusion: An End and a Beginning" is an international design competition for a proposed intermodal transit project and commemorative element near downtown Dallas. The first prize is $3000. View their website, www.brwarch.com/yaf/fusion, for more information and a registration form. There is a $35 entry fee.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation announces an international design competition for a memorial to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Mall in Washington, D.C. The first price is $20,000. Registration opens on January 18 and requires a $75 registration fee. Include competitor's name, address, phone number, and e-mail address with the letter of registration. Send registration to: Dr. E. Jackson, Jr., Design Committee Chair; Martin Luther King Memorial Project Foundation; Department 21; Washington, D.C. 20055-0211, or call 410-554-0049, for additional information.
ARE Application Procedures
If you are nearing completion of the IDP program, follow these steps to initiate the application procedure to take the Architecture Registration Examination (ARE).
First, contact the architectural registration board in the state where you are seeking registration. In Texas, the number is 512-305-9000. Addresses and phone numbers for all Boards are listed on the NCARB web site, www.ncarb.org/stateboards. Inform the Board that NCARB is forwarding your IDP Council Record, and inquire about any special procedures, forms or fees specific to that state.
Then send a written request to NCARB to authorize sending of your IDP record to the state board. Submit the letter of authorization at least three months before you would like to schedule your exam.
Your state registration board will then review your qualifications as shown in your NCARB IDP Record and inform you of your eligibility to take the ARE. At that time, you call the test center to schedule your examinations. A list of test centers is at www.ncarb.org/are/testcenters.html.
Detailed information about the application procedure is available in the Chapter office.
NCARB News
NCARB announces the availability of the latest monograph, Seismic Mitigation. Other monographs are Subsurface Conditions, Indoor Environment, Fire Safety in Buildings, and Energy Conscious Architecture. Each monograph includes a quiz and is worth 30 learning units. Call the Chapter office for an order form.
Beginning July 1, 2000, architects will be required to hold a professional degree from a program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board or the Canadian Architectural Certification Board. If you were an architect prior to July 1, 1984, you may qualify for NCARB Certification without an NAAB or CACB accredited degree, but you need to apply before July 1, 2000. For further information, request a copy of the NCARB Education Standards, direct specific questions to the Council's Operations and Services Department at 202-879-0528, or check their website, NCARB.org.
Announcements
On October 25, the Houston Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute will hear a presentation on Indoor Environmental Management. In November, the Copper Development Council presents the program on the 22nd. Both programs are at the HESS Building and begin with a cash bar at 5:30 pm. Call Donald Smith, Jr., AIA, CCS to make a reservation: 713-524-2155. The Houston Chapter CSI Annual Golf Tournament is Monday, October 11 at the El Dorado Country Club. The $110 entry fee includes practice balls, green fees, car, box lunch, locker room facilities, and a dinner buffet and awards ceremony. Call Brian Harrington at 713-781-3287 for more information or to register.
I.A. Naman & Associates announces new owners: Thomas Barrow, Jr., P.E., Wallace Brasuell, P.E., James Chappell, Charles Durret, P.E., Douglas Jeske, James Madget, P.E., William Marshall, P.E., and John Williams, CPA.
Richard T. Bynum, Jr., AIA, a Principal with Bynum Architecture in Greenville, SC, has published "The Architect's Planner 2000,"a day planner designed exclusively for architects and designers. The daily journal provides space for telephone logs, project diaries, and continuing education tally sheets. The $39.95 planner is available at Barnes and Noble Bookstores, Borders Bookstores, or http://www.amazon.com.
Architect's Handbook Available on CD-ROM
The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice (12th Edition) is now available on CD-ROM. Like the familiar four-volume set, it contains sample copies of all AIA contract documents. The digital version permits readers to search the 2,000 page handbook rapidly by key word or topic. Although the text cannot be altered (contracts include the notation, "sample" which cannot be deleted), pages can be easily printed for reference.
The Handbook is being revised, with the new edition available mid-1999. A limited number of the 4-volume sets are still available in the Chapter office. The new CD-ROM version is also available. The cost of either version is $225.
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