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Saving the Earth Inside the Office

Larry Laque, an executive with Silver Spring-based Discovery Communica- tions, felt something amiss last year as his company began... more

Walk the Walk: Architects leading the sustainable evolution.

CO2 emissions, dwindling resources, and energy usage are growing con- cerns in every walk of life. AIA Ar- chitects, in particular, want to address those concerns. We strongly believe that the time for talk has passed, and now it is time to walk the walk. more AIA Sustainability Resource Center Sustainable architecture

 

SOM+Sustainable Design

“Civilizations leave marks on the earth by which they are known and judged. In large measure the nature of their immortality is gauged by how well their builders made peace with the environment.” - Nathaniel Owings

Cathedral of Christ the Light    Oakland, CA

The incorporation of sustainable build- ing ideas such as green building, intelligent building, and energy effici- ency has long been an integral part of SOM’s design excellence. more

Univ of North Carolina          Chapel Hill, NC

ALSA 2007 Landscape
Architecture Annual Awards

General Design Award of Excellence
The Arnold Arboretum, Harvard Univ.

Reed Hilderbrand                         Boston, MA

General Design Honor Award
Washington Mutual Center

Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg   Seattle, WA

General Design Honor Award
University of Minnesota, Duluth

oslund.and.assoc.               Minneapolis, MN

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Of Interest

What is LEED Certified?

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating Sys- tem™ encourages and ac- celerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the implementation and creation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance cri- teria. LEED is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction... more

Spark Design Now!

Spark is a bold new com- petition—a unique crossroad of design, where the inter- ests of all participants in the community are represented and their strengths brought to bear. It leaps beyond the '50s view of design to em- brace criteria for process, integration, aspiration, stra- tegy, collaboration, sustain- ability and other 21st cen- tury concerns. In this new world, how do the brightest ideas and best designs gain recognition? Spark will vali- date superlative designs from professionals. more

Openhouse Exhibit   UeBERSEE

Christian de Portzamparc

How much do you make?

Archinect Salary Questionnaire

The online salary question- naire by Archinect is purely for the purpose of educa- ting the community about monetary compensation in the architecture industry.

 
24 (M) Atlanta, GA $52,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Corporate
M.Arch
2.5 yrs exp.
Decent Benefits
28 (M) Portland, OH  $57,000
Type of work: Fulltime
Type of workplace: Boutique
 

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Boston Convention 2008

Examine case studies of the work of architects address- ing issues related to home and housing. Explore the radical transformation tak- ing place in the workplace, not only from the per- spective of place and fur- niture but also location and proximity to home. Dis- cover alternate roles for the architect through national and world leaders who know what is expected and what is demanded of those who wish to lead. Inves- tigate new forms of com- munication as we... more Attend 2008 Exhibit 2008