| Volume 8, No. 10 - October 30, 2014 |
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 Nuclear Energy Institute, by FOX Architects (more info) |
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Chapter Honor Awards & Elections Featured at 39th Annual Meeting |
Members and guests filled Columbia Firehouse in Alexandria for our Annual Chapter Meeting, Elections and Honors Celebration on October 21. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of our Chapter Honor Awards:
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| New Referral List System on www.aianova.org |
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In the interest of keeping our referral lists as current as possible, we have moved from downloadable PDFs to a sortable web-based interface. This allows us to make changes much more quickly and has the added benefit of allowing users to link directly to firms' websites from aianova.org. The firm data and practice area selections were taken from responses to the latest directory survey. If you didn't fill one out, or would like to update your information, please send an email to referrals@aianova.org. Our listings can contain the following fields for each firm: Firm Name, Address, Website, Contact Name, Contact Email, Phone Number, Number of Personnel and up to five practice areas. If you feel your listing is incomplete, just send us an email with your updates, and we will post them as soon as possible. |
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Canstruction® Build-Out Night is at Reagan National Airport November 14 |
| You’re invited to watch, and encourage, our teams as they build structures entirely of canned food, which ultimately goes to the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) in time to stock their shelves for the holidays. Thank you to our 2014 teams:
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 2013 Jurors' Favorite and Best Meal"Don't ChickCAN Out, Cluck Up To End Hunger!" MTFA Architecture |
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Upcoming Continuing Education Sessions |
| Architecture Exchange East November 5-7, Richmond Organized by VSAIA, ArchEx features nearly 70 educational sessions, behind-the-scenes tours, special events and more than 100 vendors in the Exhibit Hall. [info] Architectural Acoustics November 19, 11:00a-1:30p, at the Chapter House, Alexandria Two presentations – the Architectural Acoustic Design Cookbook and Acoustics for Architects Primer – by Peter D'Antonio of RPG Diffusor Systems, Inc. offering 2 HSW LUs. [info] Reducing Utility Costs Through Behavior: Maximizing People, Profits & the Planet December 2, 6:00-7:30p, at Dewberry in Fairfax This presentation provides guidance on how to develop a customized energy awareness program. Organized by the AIA NOVA COTE and presented by Emmanuel Hales of 2rw Consultants, Inc. [info] |
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Take Advantage of our Job Board and Resume Library |
| There are currently numerous job opportunities posted on our online job board. If you are looking to hire, chapter members can post job openings free of charge and if you are job searching, please send us your resume. Firms often contact us when they are hiring and we are happy to share your resume with them. [info] |
| Awards and Opportunities |
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ArchEx Volunteer Opportunity / Free Conference Attendance November 3 – AIA Small Project Awards Program Submissions Due November 3 – IDP Design Competition Registration Due November 14 – Emerging Leaders in Architecture Applications Due November 21 – AIA Housing Awards Due |
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Nuclear Energy Institute |
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) is the policy organization of the nuclear energy and technologies industry that participates in national and global policy-making processes. For its new headquarters location, NEI saw this as an opportunity to refresh its brand identity for the 21st century and create a space that embodies its vision: Clean Air Energy. Inspired by a visit to a nuclear reactor facility, the 50,000sf design is a manifestation of energy in the physical environment through dramatic colors and bold finishes. On all floors, natural elements such as wood and stone and formative materials such as metal and glass are used throughout to communicate NEI's relationship between nature and technology. To reinforce staff interaction, the design team used copious amounts of glass to communicate the idea of transparency in an open feature stair connecting staff from all three floors. Constructed of steel, glass and floating terrazzo treads, the back-lit stair is a prominent design element that links all floors to the central NEI-borhood Café. The conference room design incorporates technology components and wireless internet service intended for energy efficiency and ease of use. Highlighting the "Clean Air Energy" brand, color palette transparent window film serves as the backdrop for multimedia. The space invigorated with NEI's signature blue through accent paint and LED lighting, serves as a unifying element and branding opportunity. Depicting NEI's clean energy vision, branding design concepts wove together the movement of energy, influencing the new logo and multimedia within the space.  Photography © Ron Blunt |
NOVEMBER CALENDAR 3 | Women in Architecture Committee Meeting 6:00p, TBD. [info] 5-7 | Architecture Exchange East Richmond. [info] 13 | Women in Architecture Happy Hour 6:00p, Washington, DC. [info] 14 | Canstruction Build-Out Night 5:00p, Reagan National Airport. [info] 14 | Emerging Leaders in Architecture Application Deadline [info] 15 | Canstruction Jury and Press Preview 10:00a, Reagan National Airport. [info] 19 | 360 Mentoring General Session 6:15p, Alexandria. [info] 19 | Lunch Seminar: Architectural Acoustics 11:00a, Alexandria. [info] 22 | AIA Northern Virginia Board Retreat 8:00a, Arlington. [info] 22 | Canstruction Exhibit Ends Reagan National Airport. [info] 23 | De-Canstruction Reagan National Airport. [info] Upcoming Dates to Note: December 2 - COTE Seminar December 3 - WIA Book Club December 8 - Board Meeting December 9 - WIA Happy Hour and Holiday Party AIA Northern Virginia Calendar | AIA|DC Calendar | AIA Potomac Valley Calendar For additional information on any of these events, please contact the Chapter House at (703) 549-9747 or aianova@aianova.org. The Chapter House is located at 205 South Patrick Street, Alexandria 22314. |