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Thursday, November 1

*AIA Indiana Annual Meeting

*Celebrating Design Awards Luncheon with Honor Awards presentation

*Panel Discussion on Lexington's downtown with Mayor Jim Gray, Jeff Fugate of the Downtown Development Authority and Stan Harvey of Urban Collage

*Morning and afternoon Breakout Education Sessions on a wide range of topics

*Tasting Tour of Alltech Lexington Distillery

*Opening Night Party & Design Slam at Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center

 

Friday, November 2

*Two Keynote Design Presentations by teams from Olson Kundig Architects of Seattle and archimania of Memphis

*Products Exhibition/Trade Show with Lunch

*Morning and afternoon Breakout Education Sessions on a wide range of topics

*Celebrating Excellence Awards Reception & Presentation (service awards)

 

Saturday, November 3

*Breakout Education Sessions - 3 to choose from

*Tours - Horse Farm; Downtown Historic District

 

Convention Registration

Online registration will be open by the end of August, as soon as we work out a few more details. Watch for our invitation emails!

  

Hotel Information

It's not too early to make your hotel reservations!  We've just learned the first UK basketball exhibition game will be Thursday evening, November 1 at Rupp Arena, and a home football game will be Saturday, November 3. If you think you'll want to stay overnight in Lexington, please think about making your reservations early. 

 

We have secured special convention rates of $115/night for overnight accommodations at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Lexington. The deadline for reservations is October 10, 2012. Call 1-800-233-1234 and specify you want the AIA KY rate. Our Group Code is G-AMIN. Or use this web link.

 

 
The 2012 AIA Kentucky/AIA Indiana Convention will be held at the Lexington Center in downtown Lexington, KY. Sponsorships and exhibitor spaces are available. CLICK HERE to learn more and to see which exhibitor spaces have already been reserved. 

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SAVE the DATE - Thursday, October 4, 2012!

 

This year's event will be held at a new unique venue - DeveloperTown, which is located in South Broad Ripple in Indianapolis right off the Monon Trail. DeveloperTown, formerly a vacant 23,000 square feet building, is now a tech-centric business incubator. 

  

Thank you Design 27 for your support and for partnering with AIA Indiana!

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CLICK HERE to view the videos!

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Please Report the Unlicensed Practice of Architecture!
 

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December 13 - AIA Indiana Board Meeting - Indianapolis, IN 

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Electronic Lifestyles® Forum, September 7, 2012 - Indiana Convention Center - Indianapolis - In conjunction with CEDIA EXPO 2012 - This continuing education event will help design and build professionals increase their comfort level with technology solutions. Participants will leave with the tools needed to successfully collaborate on projects that include an electronic systems component. CLICK HERE to learn more. 

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ABI Shows Third Straight Decline in June

Architecture firms reported that the downward slide in billings that began this spring has continued into June. The national Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score was 45.9 for the month, not straying far from the 45.8 rating reported for May. These two steep declines follow a modest drop in April, so the ABI has now seen three consecutive monthly declines after recording five straight monthly increases. Though inquiries for new projects continue to be positive they remain well below the levels seen earlier this year and in late 2011, so a quick recovery in billings seems unlikely.

 

 

Radio, TV Projects Bring AIA To Forefront of Public Attention

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) serves as the public voice for the architecture profession.  In an effort to extend the reach of its voice, our national component is taking advantage of two opportunities to raise public awareness about architects and architecture.

 

AIA is now sponsoring National Public Radio's (NPR) Cities Project, a weekly series that will report on trends in urban life and the challenges facing today's cities. Airing as a part of "All Things Considered," the segment questions how we want to live and how we want our cities to be. CLICK HERE to view the schedule for NPR's Cities Project. South Bend, IN was featured on July 5, 2012.

 

Further extending its voice through television, AIA is sponsoring "Cool Spaces," a brand new program hosted by Stephen Chung, AIA for PBS Primetime. Members may recognize Chung from the 2012 AIA National Convention in Washington, DC where he hosted the "Architect Live" broadcast center. Debuting this Fall, "Cool Spaces" profiles North America's most innovative structures that include a strong public space element. The goal of the show is to enlighten the public about what architects do and the impact that architecture has on our lives. CLICK HERE to view more about "Cool Spaces" and its host Stephen Chung, AIA.

 

 

Resources for Members on the Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect most Americans in some way, shape or form over the coming years.  As consumers of health care, business owners who provide health insurance to employees, and designers of health facilities, AIA members will be a part of this reform whether they choose to or not.

 

In a statement released last month, Andrew Goldberg, Assoc. AIA, Managing Director of Government Relations and Outreach, stated, "Architects are Democrats, Republicans and Independents like the citizens they serve. The AIA's role will continue to be examining the details of the law and educating members about how it will impact them, providing them with the most objective and fact-based information available."

 

To that end, the AIA will provide resources to members about the law and its implementation through articles, webinars and other media over the coming months.  To read more about the ACA and what it means for architects CLICK HERE.

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Indiana Bell Telephone Company building photograph

 

Drawings and Documents Archive at Ball State University Libraries

 

In a daring maneuver, architects at Vonnegut, Bohn & Mueller not only moved and pivoted the 11,000 ton, 8 story Indiana Bell Telephone Company building 152 feet, but they did it with all of the employees inside and without a dropped call. This photograph from the Drawings + Documents Archive's Wright, Porteous & Lowe Collection shows the building in the process of pivoting it to face New York Street. The wooden rotating sidewalk enabled workers to enter and exit during the move, which took a month. To learn more about this piece of Indiana's architectural history, visit the Archive's blog at http://ddarchive.blogspot.com/.

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