Archive | May, 2012

VCU Brandcenter, Richmond

The 2012 Inform Awards jury recognized this project by Baskervill, architect of record, and Clive Wilkinson Architects, design architect, for its interior design excellence.

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Time to Update the Member Directory

Reminders and submission forms for the 2012 VSAIA Architecture Firm and Member directories went out in the mail recently. Please get those back at your earliest convenience. And if you did not receive the mailing—or even if you’re just not sure—please contact Shanelle Calvin, scalvin@aiava.org.

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Wherever You Go … There You Are

As long as GPS satellites fly, global positioning will be a welcome and ubiquitous technology we will likely soon take for granted.

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Be a Part of U.S. Capitol History

Richard Chenoweth, AIA, is developing a film on the original Capitol conceived by Benjamin Latrobe under Thomas Jefferson’s direction and destroyed during the War of 1812.

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clearly_HERE, Raleigh N.C.

The 2012 Inform Awards jury recognized this project by Tonic Design for its object design excellence.

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Wine and Design Conversations a Success

Acute attention to detail in the design and crafting of buildings and their individual components was the focus of the premiere Wine and Design Conversations at the VCA. BAM Architects offers a recap.

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Those Amazing Architects

In this look at the remarkable life of Georgina Yeatman, AIA, archivist Tony Wrenn, Hon. AIA, reveals how the first female architect in North Carolina subsequently became that state’s most prominent dairy farmer.

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JRGBC Announces Winner of GreenSpaces Competition

The James River Green Building Council ideas competition focused on the river’s Mayo Island.

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Dogon Eco Tourism Center, Bandiagara, Mali

The 2012 Inform Awards jury recognized this project by ISTUDIO Architects for its landscape architecture excellence.

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Bigger Can Be Better (If You Are Working Smarter)

The Harvard Builders Study of performance during the last homebuilding boom points the way to a better set of business strategies.

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