8.8.08

October event registration update

The registration form for New Architecture in Milan & Tuscany has been changed to include the charge for dinner, at €50/person. Attendees are encouraged but not obliged to attend. Guests who are not attending the event sessions can be included. Please include the number attending with a subtotal on the form.

Those who have already registered with the old form need not do so again. You will be contacted by the Chapter for approval of the additional charge.

An editing error left a link on the right sidebar to registration information for the spring 2008 Athens meeting. This has been corrected.

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1.8.08

October 2008 event

With a program which will earn 8 HSW AIA/CES learning units, Italy section director Esteban Cruz, Assoc. AIA, is pleased to announce the start of registration for New Architecture in Milan & Tuscany. Early registration ends 3 September; space is limited. With enough registrants, a chapter meeting will be planned for the Sunday morning following the event.

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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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25.6.08

Italy section mini-conference survey

Italy section director Esteban Cruz, Assoc. AIA, is developing an Italy section event/chapter mini-conference for 10-11 October 2008, New Architecture in Milan and Tuscany. In order to proceed (a minimum attendance is required to make the event successful), he seeks input from members to gauge likely attendance. Answers to the survey neither commit nor guarantee a place for those responding; registration will open at a later date.

Before 6 July, even if unlikely to attend, all members are kindly asked to complete this very short survey.

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New members

With apologies for the delay from the chair of publishing and records, AIA Continental Europe is pleased to recognize these new members.

New (and existing members) are kindly asked to review the latest news, their contact information in the member finder, their mailing list subscriptions. And why not review the structure of the chapter: About, Toolbox and mailing lists.

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19.6.08

CAE Helsinki conference: advance registration deadline approaching

AIA Members can save $100 by registering before Wednesday, July 2. Hotel reservations must be received by Wednesday, July 2, to receive the group rate.

Think Globally, Design Locally For Innovative Learning Environments

Globalization now affects every industry, as journalist Thomas L. Friedman illustrated in the bestseller, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century.

The AIA Committee on Architecture for Education invites you to attend Schools in a Flat World, a conference that will explore educational design solutions ranging from a small Arctic high school to a 100,000-student university in India.

Also…

AIA Danish Modern: Then And Now

31 August-4 September 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark

Presented by the American Institute of Architects Committee on Design

Join your architectural colleagues and learn about the influence and impact of Danish design from the mid-20th century to the dramatic architecture of today. Seminar topics will include globalization, sustainability, preservation of Modernism, urban new town growth, and new materials.

AIA Masters of Light Study Tour in Rome

10-18 October 2008, Rome, Italy

Presented by the AIA Interfaith Forum on Religion Art and Architecture

Join the American Institute of Architects for a study tour of the world’s most significant religious capital. Attendees will experience first hand the masterworks of Bernini and Borromini, as well as those of such contemporary masters as Renzo Piano and Richard Meier.

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31.5.08

Renewable energy exhibition

The 6th edition of the Renewable Energy Exhibition (Salon des Energies Renouvelables) occurs 19-21 June 2008, Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles.

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AIA board brings sustainability into CES requirement

A new requirement calls for 4 of the 18 AIA/CES hours to be related to “sustainable design” (SD), the definition of which is being determined by the AIA Continuing Education Quality Assurance Panel (CEQAP). This requirement is specified to run from 2009 through 2012, at which time, the Board will evaluate whether to extend it.

This continuing education requirement is independent of any state licensure requirements. (Texas has enacted a sustainable-design continuing education requirement in April 2008.)

The decision, taken in March by the AIA national Board of Directors, will not increase the total learning-unit requirement (18 hours, 8 of which must be on health, safety, and welfare topics).

AIA Continental Europe will ensure that continuing education programs qualify for SD learning units.

Dominique Tomasov Blinder, ContEd committee chair

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11.5.08

Schools in A Flat World

September 10-13, 2008; Helsinki, Finland

The AIA Committee on Architecture in Education (CAE) invites you to attend Schools in a Flat World, a conference exploring cutting-edge, globalized approaches to school design and project delivery in a changing world. This international gathering will attract distinguished architects and school building professionals from across the globe to share their best practices and case studies.

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Masters of Light

October 10-18, 2008; Rome, Italy

Join AIA IFRAA for Masters of Light: A Conference of the AIA Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art, and Architecture, a study tour of the world’s most significant religious capital. Attendees will experience first hand the masterworks of Bernini and Borromini, as well as those of such contemporary masters as Renzo Piano, Richard Meier, and Paolo Portoghesi. Guided by Dr. Donald J. Bruggink, Hon. MAIA, Hon. IFRAA, this conference presents a truly unique opportunity to explore Rome with other architects, clergy, artists, and designers.

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On Flickr

Among the useful features of Flickr (aside from saving Richard some minutes and the Chapter some bandwidth) is the ability to add notes. Scroll over these two images for notes on those pictured. Follow the AIACE photo stream or add to the AIACE image pool for more images from Athens and other Continental Europe events and members.

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6.5.08

European network for housing research conference

The 2008 ENHR Conference will be held in Dublin from 6th- 9th July and is being organised by University College Dublin School of Applied Social Science and The Centre for Housing Research.

The conference theme is Shrinking Cities, Sprawling Suburbs, Changing Countrysides. The conference will address various issues relevant to this overarching theme in both urban and rural locations. Plenary sessions will address current debates on topics such as balancing regional development, urban and rural development, socio-spatial segregation, new suburban communities, the role of immigration and tourism, developments in post socialist societies, as well as issues which are specific to rural areas.

—via Urbanicity

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5.5.08

Danish Modern: Then and Now

Copenhagen, Denmark, 31 August-4 September 2008

Join the AIA Committee on Design in conjunction with the AIA Historic Resources Committee and the Danish Architecture Centre for a conference celebrating Danish modern architecture and design. Come experience one of the most livable cities in the world and learn about its legacy of modern architecture and design.

Additional information for Danish Modern: Then and Now and online registration for Institute members — or use the registration form.

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23.4.08

Chapter meeting minutes

Chapter meeting minutes from Athens, 13 April 2008.

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21.4.08

Honorary fellows reception

In honor of:

You are invited to a reception on:

RSVP by 22 April to Ray Spano.

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18.4.08

Athens images

HRAthenNew AcropolisMuseum7JPG from Daniel Herren, originally uploaded by site.AIACE.

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Danish Modern: Then and Now

Still looking for CES credits for 2008 on the eastern side of the Atlantic?

Join the AIA Committee on Design in conjunction with the AIA Historic Resources Committee and the Danish Architecture Centre for a conference celebrating Danish modern architecture and design. Experience one of the most livable cities in the world and learn about its legacy of modern architecture and design. The four day conference will include lectures, tours, special events, and the opportunity to network with Danish colleagues.

Tentative agenda for Danish Modern: Then and Now, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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17.4.08

Share your images

While the webmaster is pleased be helpful in posting images to the chapter website, members are encouraged to bypass edits and delays (and bandwidth cost to the chapter) by sharing images via any of the free image sharing services available on the internet.

If you use or sign up for Flickr, you can further share your images with the AIA Continental Europe image pool (RSS feed).

If you have images to share which will not be linked through the image pool, please notify the webmaster when your gallery is online.

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1.4.08

Euro 2008 lecture series

As complement to the UEFA Euro 2008, Daniel Herren, AIA, has been active in organizing a lecture series about stadiums: postcard (pdf), poster (pdf). The lectures are free and open to all. AIA members attending can earn self-reported LU’s.

Languages:

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