18.12.09

Member Giancarlo Alhadeff Profiled in AIArchitect

AIArchitect this week includes Face of the AIA: Giancarlo Alhadeff, FAIA as part of a continuing series profiling AIA members.

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28.9.09

Member news

Coldefy et Associés (members Bertrand and Thomas Coldefy) has won the competition for their design of an international conference center in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

—in French; via Ray Spano, AIA

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27.3.09

Italy's Newest Institute Of Design Welcomes Students For Enrollment

…as announced by Founder and Creative Director, Architect Marc DiDomenico. Read more

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6.3.09

2009 Fellowships to be Honored in San Francisco

Among the 112 Institute members recently elevated to the College of Fellows, 4 of the 9 Honorary Fellowships have been bestowed within the territory of AIA Continental Europe:

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From member James Jao

From China Daily, the largest circulated English newspaper in China, Seizing green building opportunities is in China's best interest. James has been a contributor to the paper since 2002.

More about James Jao…

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20.2.09

J. Max Bond Jr., FAIA, Dies at 73

Principal of Davis Brody Bond Aedas and 1987 AIA Whitney Young Jr. Award Recipient J. Max Bond, FAIA died February 18 in New York City. The man of whom Stanford Britt, FAIA described as?a demanding, innovative professional whose tenacity, intellect, and dedication make him a leader and servant of his community,? succumbed to cancer.

James was an unassigned member of AIA Continental Europe from 2004-2007.

—via AIArchitect

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27.11.08

Member news

Member Tom Vonier, FAIA, RIBA served this fall as a juror
for the Richard Morris Hunt Fellowship (more) and has been named Regional
Vice President for Europe for ASIS International (more).

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9.10.08

Member news

A team led by member Vladimir Macura, Int'l. Assoc. AIA received a Holcim Awards 2008 Europe Acknowledgement for a culturally-responsive urban village in Belgrade, Serbia.

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31.8.08

AIA International eNews

Read the current edition of the AIA International Newsletter.

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27.6.08

Chapter fellows, 2008

At the AIA Convention in Boston, Italy section member Giancarlo Alhadeff, FAIA, was inducted into the College of Fellows at a ceremony in Boston’s Old South Church. AIACE now counts 6 Fellows within the chapter membership.

Stefan Behnisch of Germany, Jan Gehl of Denmark and Benjamin Mouton of France join him this year as Honorary Fellows within the territory of AIA Continental Europe.

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18.2.08

Athens conference linked

Recently appearing links for Athens: Ecology + Environment + Architecture:

Kudos go to the AIACE CES coordinator, Dominique Tomasov, AIA with Thom Lowther, Senior Director of Continuing Education Systems of the AIA and World Architecture News.

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12.2.08

International chapter news

AIA Japan Newsletter, January 2008 (no. 2). —via Jim Lambiasi, AIA Japan 2008 President

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5.2.08

On the internet

News from architeria.eu: Athens: Ecology + Environment + Architecture.

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8.11.07

AIA/CES 2008 award for excellence

Evaluations for the 2008 Continuing Education System Award for Excellence gathers 13 jurors on 12 November 2007 in Washington, DC. Eight categories in three divisions are considered:

Chapters

Firms - Architectural firm

CES External Stakeholder

Dominique Tomasov, the Continental Europe Chapter CES coordinator, sits on the jury for the category of Architecture firms.

The mission of the AIA/CES Providers Program is to inspire and guide providers of continuing educational programs to consistently deliver quality lifelong learning activities for architects. The AIA/CES office will assist AIA/CES Registered Providers that demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in continuing education. The AIA/CES Guidelines for Educational Excellence address the CES Registered Provider's overall commitment to quality programming and delivery.
—AIA/CES Providers Program mission statement

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26.10.07

DOE Solar Decathlon: Final Results

The Technische Universität Darmstadt took first place overall in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. Elsewhere within the AIA Continental Europe territory, among the 20 teams, the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid placed fifth.

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25.10.07

Batimat 2007

Paris will host the 26th Batimat, from November 5?10, when the biennial trade fair will take stock of technical evolutions, performance, and innovations in the building industry. ?Sustainable development? once again will serve as the overarching theme of the three key categories that have made huge advances: energy performance, security, and renovation. Batimat 2007 will have 2,700 exhibitors from 49 countries. The International Union of Architects presents a series of international conferences relevant to these themes within the Batimat framework. Architects from around the world are invited to attend Batimat 2007 free of charge by registering online. For more information, visit the Batimat Web site.

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5.10.07

Networking and continuing education opportunities

European Architecture Foundation (EURAF), is a non for profit architectural information organization. EURAF, with the technical support of Archi-Europe, promotes EU-wide professional opportunities and mobility through its web site and by organizing congresses, competitions, round tables and workshops.

Focused on environmental issues in contemporary building and architecture, EURAF also organizes conferences and produces educational tools on this topic.

The Archi-Europe portal (archi-europe.com) is currently available in 9 languages, where architects have the chance to present their own projects.

The site also offers information about new solutions and materials developed by the building industry and Archi-News (September 2007 issue), covering architecture projects in Europe and related events (trade fairs, exhibitions, expositions). —Dominique Tomasov, AIA

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6.9.07

International eNews

The Summer 2007 issue of International eNews has been posted to the International web page.

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19.7.07

Call for nominations for international committee advisory group

Deadline: Friday, August 31, 2007

The AIA International Committee (IC) is now soliciting applications for 2008 appointments to the Advisory Group of the Committee. All IC members are encouraged to consider this opportunity to serve in a leadership capacity.

Read more…

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18.6.07

Trophy ARCHIZINC

The 3rd edition of the ARCHIZINC Trophy will honour and highlight innovative original architectural creations using zinc. Innovative use of materials, aesthetics, functionality, and respect for the environment are some of the criteria to be considered by the jury which will reward the successful integration of zinc into the architecture.

Registration deadline: 31 December 2007
Jury meets: March 2008
—Dominique Tomasov, AIA

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12.4.07

Brussels conference: related exhibit

On exhibit at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels is A Vision for Brussels: Imagining the Capital of Europe …


An international team of sixteen architects and urban designers enrolled at the Berlage Institute (Rotterdam) has been looking at [questions surrounding Brussels as a capital for Europe] since 2004. Their study has resulted in a concrete project for Brussels as a worthy capital of Europe. Starting on 16 March, this project will be presented to the public in the exhibition A Vision for Brussels - Imagining the Capital of Europe, which will be open until [17 June] at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels. On 9 May, Europe Day, the Centre for Fine Arts will host an international symposium with the same title.
The AIA Continental Europe Conference is 10-13 May. —via Ray Spano, AIA

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20.3.07

Chapter member leads STUDIOS Architecture work in Paris

The Luxury Goods company, Louis Vuitton, has chosen the Paris office of Studios Architecture to be the local architect for the project Fondation d’Entreprise Louis Vuitton pour la Création, to be built in the historic Jardin d’Acclimitation in the Bois de Boulogne. The Studios Paris office, led by AIACE member James Cowey, AIA, will be working with the design architect, Frank Gehry Partners to coordinate the technical studies and to lead the permitting effort. Read more of the STUDIOS Architecture project description .

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19.3.07

Barcelona Football Club remodeling - tenders invited

The process of upgrading the Camp Nou (FC Barcelona stadium) to a world class venue has started. During the coming months, architects from around the world will have the opportunity to submit their proposals for a profound remodeling of a stadium that will celebrate its 50th anniversary on September the 24th of this year. It is the objective of the club to reach this goal through a fair and open process.

The selection of the proposal for the remodeling of the Camp Nou will be by an international tender, organized by FC Barcelona, that will be supported by the Association of Architects of Catalunya, which will contribute the necessary expertise for selecting the architect, or team of architects, who will be commissioned to undertake the design and guidance of the project.More information and application details: www.fcbstadium.com/eng/

—via Esteban Cruz, Assoc. AIA

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13.3.07

Events in the Continental Europe area from the AIA calendar

While the AIACE chapter conference in Brussels has yet to appear in the AIA events calendar, a number of items for 2007 are listed in or near AIACE territory:

4/11/07 - 4/13/077th Conference of the European Academy of DesignIzmir, Turkey
6/10/07 - 6/14/07CLIMA 2007 World Conference Helsinki, Finland
6/12/07 - 6/15/076th International Symposium Space SyntaxIstanbul, Turkey
6/18/07 - 6/20/07BEX 2007Valencia, Spain
7/9/07 - 7/13/07XVIIth International Congress of AestheticsAnkara, Turkey
7/12/07 - 7/15/07First Euro Mediterranean Conference on Traditional Architecture Barcelona, Spain
9/27/07 - 9/29/07International Design-Build ConferenceLondon, United Kingdom
9/27/07 - 9/29/07PALENC 2007Crete Island, Greece
11/5/07 - 11/10/07BATIMAT 2007Paris, France

Dates are m/d/y. Contact each event organizer for additional information. Richard Anderson has inquired about the missing listing of the Brussels conference, which will fill the May gap nicely.

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Milan Expo photos

A gallery of photos and the Italy Section report (PDF) highlight the AIA Continental Europe presence at the Build-Up Expo Fair in Milan, Italy, held 6-10 February 2007.

Special thanks go to Giancarlo Alhadeff, AIA and Toru Futagawa of Studio Alhadeff, who helped during the fair with the mounting of the boards (and co-organizational aspects) as well as Cesare Casati of ARCA magazine who gave us the chance to exhibit. Thanks also go out to Riccardo Manfredi (of COTEFA), Sergio Danese (21 Architettura), Marc DiDomenico, AIA and especially Giuliana Barbano of Turin (who was there everyday), for all their help in representing AIACE at the stand.
—Esteban Cruz, Assoc. AIA, Italy Section Director

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27.2.07

AIA selects 5 in Continental Europe territory as Honorary Fellows

Among 85 individuals who were selected as Fellows and Honorary Fellows of the Institute in 2007 are five honorary fellows in the territory of the Continental Europe Chapter. All were noted for promoting “the aesthetic, scientific, and practical efficiency of the profession.”

Honorary Fellowship is bestowed on architects of esteemed character and distinguished achievements who are neither U.S. citizens nor U.S. residents and do not primarily practice architecture within the domain of the Institute.

The Fellows and Honorary Fellows will be invested on May 4 at the Alamo during the AIA National Convention in San Antonio.

AIA Continental Europe chapter member Thomas Vonier, FAIA, with Harold Adams, FAIA, RIBA, JIA, comprised the 2007 Honorary Fellows Jury.

See all of the AIA Continental Europe Honorary Fellows. (Please send any updates or corrections to the web editor.)

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13.2.07

Overseas chapter presidents meeting

Chapter President Karl Hartnack, AIA and President-elect Steve Scamihorn, AIA represented AIA Continental Europe at the early February AIA Grassroots Conference in Washington, DC. Chapter Secretary Richard Anderson, AIA also attended the “Overseas chapter presidents and overseas members meeting”.

The chair of the meeting, Michael Lischer, AIA (London/UK), RIBA and AIA International Director, spoke effusively about the quality and charm of the Udine Conference of October 2006.

Lischer also made particular note of the results of the 2006 AIA Overseas Member Census. (Direct links to the report and comments.) Members are encouraged to keep a close eye on the next survey, due for this spring, which will include an overseas members needs survey.

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20.1.07

International committee eNews

Recent eNews from the AIA International Committee includes a link to a competitions page where “new additions are posted weekly”.

Newly added to the too-often-neglected 2007 events index: Center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region 2007 Conference, Tunis, Tunisia.

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12.12.06

Cotton Bay Young Architects Design Competition

With Richard Meier, FAIA, Laurinda Spear, FAIA, and India Hicks (former model and resident of the Bahamas), AIA Continental Europe Member Costas Kondylis, AIA, is a jury member for a young architects design competition sited in Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Cotton Bay Estates & Villas hosts this young architects design competition with submissions due 1 March 2007. Details on the program and registration can be found at the Cotton Bay Architecture Competition Website.

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2.12.06

Coldefy & Associes win international architectural design competition

Results of the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) competition have been announced.

The winner is Coldefy & Associes, Architectes Urbanistes, Cambrai, France;

This open international competition, launched by the Vocational Training Council (VTC) in April 2006 was divided into 2 stages.

Stage 1 — ideas competition:Results announced in July 2006: 162 projects submitted, 5 shortlisted teams:

Stage 2 — five projects submitted:

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28.11.06

Biennale International Design 2006 Saint-Etienne

For the international biennale of design in Saint-Étienne, Devaux-Fassio-Viaud-Thomas architects present KBEEN, a housing system in wood panels. AIA Continental Europe Member David Devaux, AIA Int'l. Assoc. is part of the partnership with work on display at the Biennale from 22 November to 3 December 2006. Exhibit information is available at the Biennale site and KBEEN.com.

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7.9.06

Chapter Members to Participate in Venice Biennale of Architecture

A Public Symposium on Urban Sustainability at the 10th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia U.S. Pavilion, Giardini di Castello, Venice, Saturday, 9 September 2006 includes members of AIA Continental Europe.

KeynoteReed Kroloff, Dean, Tulane University School of Architecture
WelcomeKaren L. Perez, Director, Office of Citizen Exchanges, U.S. Department of State
The Role of Architects in Urban Sustainability: A Panel Discussion
Moderator:George Berg, AIA, President, AIA Continental Europe
Panelists:Giancarlo Alhadeff, AIA, Milan
Aaron Betsky, Director, Netherlands Architecture Institute, Rotterdam
Jane da Mosto, environmental scientist, Venice
Thomas Vonier, FAIA RIBA, Paris
Closing:Robert Ivy, FAIA, Editor in Chief, Architectural Record magazine

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