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September 11 Venue Flower Stems

July 17th, 2007 - Chapter Meeting – B.I.M. – The Summit Club
                          Birmingham Architectural Foundation Awards Scholarships
August 14, 2007– 3 “Green” HSW’s – Chapter Meeting.
Alagasco, Midtown Business Center
8:45 Registration
9:00 – 10:00    Masonry Construction & Sustainability presented by
                      Hohmann & Barnard www.h-b.com
10:15 – 11:15  TBA
11:30 – 1:00    Photocatalytic Cement, Essroc
Cement that absorbs pollutants in the air.
Visit their website www.essroc.com. Read an article about this in Time Magazine.
Attend all three sessions for $40 member’s    $30 interns
Lunch Session only             $15 member’s    $10 interns
September 11th, 2007 Procrastination Education
Flower Stems, 213 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. South
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Troubleshooting Sealant Applications in Wall Systems
Troubleshooting Cracks in Concrete
Troubleshooting Masonry Construction
Troubleshooting EIFS Cladding
Earn 5 AIA Approved HSW Learning Units
October 11th – AIA Golf Tournament
Click here for Registration
October 16th – Sponsor Appreciation Luncheon
                        Alabama Power (downtown)
November 13th Chapter Meeting
1 CE. Cementry Hand's On Demonstration 109 43rd Street S.

July Chapter Meeting – 2 LU – The Summit Club
Buzz About Building Information Modeling presented by ALACAD
B.I.M. in Action - Revet Architecture to follow lunch.
The Birmingham Architectural Foundation will present scholarship winners at the chapter meeting.  ALACAD will present an overview of B.I.M during lunch.
A follow up presentation on Rivet Architecture will follow (at no additional cost) for those interested. 
Members $15                 interns $10                 non members $25
Please make checks payable to AIA Birmingham and mail to
AIA Birmingham, 107 South Richard Arrington Blvd. Birmingham AL 35233
Please RSVP for each presentation by July 13th.
This is also your chance to experience The Summit Club and become a member!
ALACAD is sponsoring a portion of our lunch please let them know we appreciate their support.

Thank you & Congratulations to Gary and Angela Nash on their membership to
The Summit Club!!!
Thank you for supporting the Birmingham Architectural Foundation!

Did You Receive Your Invitation to The Summit Club Yet??
You should have received your invitation to join The Summit Club in the mail by now.  We hope you will consider this great opportunity.  Membership in The Summit Club is by invitation only. As Members (Rob Walker & Rhea Williams) of The Summit Club, we have been authorized by the club’s Board to invite members of the AIA to join The Summit Club through a special Membership initiative. As part of this privileged invitation, the Summit Club will consider the customary $1200 initiation fee satisfied by accepting a $150 check made out to the Birmingham Architectural Foundation for our scholarship fund and a $75 application  fee for the Summit Club together with the Summit Club Membership application.  Monthly dues apply. This is your one chance your membership initiation fee will be tax deductible since the check is written to the Birmingham Architectural Foundation and it is a non profit organization.  All of the membership initiation fee money will go directly into scholarships for 2008 applicants. 
This is a tremendous opportunity to support the Birmingham Architectural Foundation's scholarship mission while joining The Summit Club with a substantial initiation fee reduction.  
Come to the July Chapter meeting to see what you think about The Summit Club.

Birmingham Architectural Foundation Awards Scholarships
We are awarding our scholarships at the July 17th Chapter meeting and we hope everyone will be there to show our support of the two recipients.  Two $1000 scholarships will be awarded at the July 17th Chapter Meeting. 
We encourage all of you to attend this meeting and show your support for these two young students.  They could work in your firm one day! 
We are excited about this opportunity to encourage and support students interested in architecture.  B.A.F is a 501 (c) 3, non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.
www.birminghamarchitecturalfoundation.org. 

STUDIO I – Where Did YOU Go to College? 
Summer’s end is rapidly approaching and you know what that means.  Studio Interactive is ramping up its ’07 – ’08 season and we need you.  This is a call to all architects and those affiliated with the AIA Birmingham chapter to get involved in shaping young minds for the good of mankind.  We are looking for people to be involved immediately in the planning of this season’s Studio i schedule, as well as people committed to being involved in the monthly Saturday morning meetings.   This season we are going to try some new things, such as introducing a different Architecture School at each meeting.  For this to be successful we will need someone who has attended the particular school to present the program at the meetings.  Another idea we are hoping that you can help us out with is the recycling of your Architectural Records for the students.  We know there are those out there that collect them and have them in order by date on the shelf, but then there are those of you who just throw them out or stack them in a corner to collect dust.  These magazines would be great inspirations to the young minds that attend our Studio I meetings and charets, and we would love to take them off your hands.   
Mike Gibson with Paul Krebs & Associates is our new Studio I Director and we are excited about him taking this new responsibility.
We would like to thank Carrie Johnson for organizing Studio I and for all of her time, energy and creativity to get Studio I where it is today. We appreciate all your hard work.
We have so many members who volunteer their time.  It would take the entire newsletter to recognize all the members who have volunteered for this program.
Feel free to volunteer at any time!

You're Invited

Alabama Stone Company, along with Building Stone Institute, invites you to the Building Stone Institute's Designer Education Series. The series will be held at the Alabama Stone Company, Russellville, AL on August 2, 2007. check in begins at 7 a.m. and the education program ends at 4 p.m. Topics include: quarrying; fabrication; installation; applications; common problems and solutions and care & maintenance. Attendance will earn you 5 AIA Learning Units (HSW). Tours of the 25-acre underground Rockwood Quarry--known as the largest and most fascinating underground quarry in North America will also be given. To sign up or learn more, please call the Building Stone Institute at 866.786.6313.

Moss Rock Festival

etc.spaces issues an open call to artists, architects, landscape architects, and designers to submit proposals in one or more of the three categories: Strictly Design, Design/Build or Sculpture/Installation.
Interested parties should give notice of intent to participate by July 23 and Submit Proposals August 13-22. Selected proposals will be exhibited and judged for tiered awards and prize money at the 2007 Moss Rock Festival, November 3rd & 4th. (click here for details)

Kenny & Company Intern Site Visit 

Thank you Kenny & Company for hosting our Intern Site Visit.
If you did not attend the intern site visit to Kenny & Company, you need to stop by their showroom on 2500 Second Avenue South. (more photos)

2007 Design Awards Gala – What a Celebration!
Our Design Awards Gala was FUN!  Everyone agrees this was our best Design Awards Gala.  232 architects (and their dates/husbands/wives) and sponsors attended the event this year.  We had 38 entries and 9 awards were given. 
This was also our first year to present the Accolade Award.  This award was presented to Neil King who has devoted countless hours on the building code for years. 
We would like to thank our Design Awards committee Stephen Allen, David Blackmon, Brian DiRusso, Susan Lineberry, Amanda Moore and Derrick Owens who volunteered many hours to make this event happen. (gala photo gallery)
Please visit the Design Award page to view all the entries and winner’s.

Gimme Shelter

for larger images, click here.

TEE Time Again!!!

Yes, it is that time of year again! 
The 13th Annual AIA Birmingham Golf Tournament will be October 11th, 2007 at Robert Trent Jones (Valley & Ridge). 
This year we are supporting Pathways and the Birmingham Architectural Foundation.
SPACE IS LIMITED - Sign up today!
Click here for registration and sponsor form

The Construction Specifications InstituteBirmingham Chapter Presents:

Natural Gas Tankless Water Heaters
Speaker:  Steve Roberson, AIA, ASHRAE, Technical Services Engineer, Alagasco

Description: 
Review of design, specifications, operations and effectiveness of tankless gas water heaters.  Learn the pros and cons associated with applying this technology.

Date:   Monday, July 23, 2007
Time: Lunch is served at 11:30*
Program at 12:00 – 1:00pm
July is A&E Intern Recognition Month at the Birmingham Chapter of CSI WELCOME  ALL  A&E  COLLEGE  STUDENTS

Place:  Alagasco Mid-Town Marketing Center Auditorium 20 South Twentieth Street, Birmingham
Cost: Free to CSI Chapter Members, First Time Guests and A&E Summer Interns $15.00 For Others
CEU:  1 Hour AIA CEU
* RSVP To: Scott Thompson, AIA, CSI, CCCA
 (205) 933 - 7751 or jmfarch@mindspring.com  Please visit our website   www.csiwse.org/en/11037