Call for Entries
The National Honor Awards program of the AIA recognizes achievements for a broad range of architectural activity: architecture, interior architecture, and regional and urban design. Deadlines for receipt of the entry registration form and fee ($250 for each entry) are Regional and Urban Design (September 10). Full details available in the Chapter office or by calling the AIA Awards Department, 202/626-7586.
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
Delegates representing NCARB's 55 member board voted recently to ratify a two-phase Cooperation Agreement that sets in motion a step-by-step process for establishing mutual recognition of architects between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China. The agreement builds upon earlier conversations with the National Administration Board of Architectural Registration (NABAR), NCARB's Chinese counterpart.
At the NCARB Annual Meeting and Conference, the Board voted to lift the sunset provision on the Broadly Experienced Architect (BEA) alternative for satisfying the NCARB education standard. With the program continuing beyond July 1, 2000, architects who do not hold a degree that is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) may take advantage of the BEA avenue to NCARB certification indefinitely.
Joseph P. Giattinia, Jr., of Birmingham, Alabama, was installed as NCARB President.
Society of Design Administration Announces New Officers
The Society of Design Administration, Greater Houston Chapter, announces its 1999 Officers. They are: President, Kimi Stanfield of FKP Architects, Inc.; 1st Vice President, Carla Curtis of Hoar Construction, LLC; 2nd Vice President, Marcia Jones of Spencer Partnership Architects, Inc.; Secretary, Karen Morris of Jackson Ryan Architects, Inc.; Treasurer, Michele Mollere of Spencer Partnership Architects, Inc.
Announcements
Environmentalists have an opportunity to meet and question candidates for City of Houston offices on September 29, 6 pm, at the Houston Environmental Center, 3015 Richmond. The evening is sponsored by CEC and several of its member organizations. Call Julie at 713/524-4232 for information.
"Highly Effective Facilities: Processes and Performance" was the theme of the 1998 PIA conference. The conference brought together six PIAs: Corporate Architects, Public Architects, Facility Management, DesignBuild, Construction Management, and Interiors. A copy of the conference report is available in the Chapter office.
For sale: 55" x 33" x38" wood flat file. $700 or best offer. Call Ben DeSoto at 713/425-3356.
Uniformat II, published by the American Society of Testing and Materials, classifies building elements for design and facilities management. Applications include design-build performance specifications, design estimates, schematic phase elemental project descriptions, design management, and life cycle costing. ASTM standards are available on www.astm.org or Customer Service, 610/832-9585.
The Roof Consultants Institute introduces a new on-line roofing and waterproofing library. To access the website, visit www.RCI-Mercury.com. This is a fully indexed library with over 100,000 pages of documents searchable by keyword, keyphrase, subject or author.
AIA has started the process of revising the 1996-97 edition of the "Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities." All interested parties are invited to submit proposed revisions and/or additions. Suggestions should be received on a special form located at the back of the current publication. Revisions can also be submitted electronically, with the required form accessed through the national AIA's webpage at www.aionline.com.
"Planning and Designing Schools" and "Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill" are two new titles listed in the Special Publications catalogue of the Boston Society of Architects. An abbreviated copy of the catalogue is available in the Chapter office or check BSA's website, www.architects.org.
Wanted: outdated Sweets Catalogue set (Commercial and/or Residential and Remodeling). Call Mark New at 512/451-6963 if you have the requested catalogue set.
The Chapter received a request from a German architecture student interested in interning in Houston next year, March 6-April 7. She begins her third year in architecture this fall at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany. She is capable in English and expects no salary for the internship. Call the Chapter office if interested in receiving a copy of her resume.
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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