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Happy Hot July!
I need to apologize to all of you for letting the economy get the best of my attitude. Most of you are experiencing the same funkiness; hard to stay positive, no desire to be cheery, drained from trying to be upbeat and just plain old beaten down by life. When we have that kind of attitude, not many people want to hang out with us (or do business with us).
 Sometimes we need to take a minute and recognize at least one positive in our lives. Do this each day and by the end of the week, you may even smile.
I am reading the book The Noticer (recommended by a local magazine) and it is all about perspective. Are you eating ramen noodles or do you see it as pasta? It will make you think about what you do have in life. I will finish the book this weekend and if you would like to borrow it shoot me an email and you can pick it up at the AIA office.
Remember to smile, have fun and keep a positive attitude. Everyone around you will appreciate it!
Peace and Smiles
Rhea Williams
Executive Director |
2010 SAVE THE DATES
July 8th DESIGN AWARDS LUNCHEON
The Summit Club
11:15 – 1:00
$25 members $50 non-members
Click here for invitation
July 20th Chapter Meeting/BAF Scholarship Awards
Sponsored by LaFarge North America Gypsum Division
The Summit Club
Healthy Indoor Air Quality By Design (GreenGuard presentation)
AIA 1 HSW, USGBC approved, CSI 1 ECH, ID CEC 0.1 CEU
11:15 – 1:00
$20 members $15 emerging professionals $30 non-members
July 23rd Coffee with the President
The Red Cat (Pepper Place)
7:30 – 8:30
July 30th – Aug.1st AIA/ABC Joint Conference
The Grand, Point Clear
www.aiaalabama.org
August 13th – 15th ARE Structures Seminar
Click here for more info
August 24th, 25th, 26th Green Building Focus Conference
Click here to register
August 25th Design Awards Celebration & People’s Choice Award
Green Building Focus Conference (BJCC)
KPS Pavilion
6:00 – 7:00 FREE
Sept. 16th Procrastination Education Seminar
AIA & ACEC Joint Meeting sponsored by Crow Friedman Group
Alagasco Midtown Business Center
8:00 – 2:00
More info coming next month
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Thurs. July 29.
Birmingham Museum of Art
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July 8, 2010
Design Awards Luncheon
The Summit Club
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Green Building Focus Conference Shares the Love!
30 Free Passes for Unemployed AIA Architects
More info below
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2010 Sponsors – Thank You!
Platinum Sponsor
Jenkins Brick
We would also like to thank and welcome our NEWsponsor!
NEW Gold Sponsor – Otis Elevator
Green Building Focus Conference Aug. 24th, 25th & 26th
Green Building Focus has given AIA Birmingham 30 free full access passes to the conference! They know AIA members have been hit hard with this economy and want to help. These passes are for AIA members who have been laid off and are still not employed. This is a great networking opportunity and you will receive your CEU’s.
AIA membership must be in good standing. Email aiabirm@aiabham.org to be approved for a full access pass to the Green Building Focus Conference. Email today!
Click here for more info on speakers www.greenbuildingfocus.com
Design Awards Luncheon??? 10, 000 People…WHAT?!
Yes, we have added to design awards again! AIA Birmingham will hold its first (that I know of) design awards luncheon. It will be at the Summit Club, July 8th, 2010 from 11:15 to 1:00. The project boards are on display in the Regions Harbert, Jennifer Harwell retail space by the elevators. They will be on display until July 9th, 2010. 40,000 people walk through the Regions Harbert Lobby in one month, an average of 10,000 people in one week. Your project boards look amazing and so many people stopped while we were setting up!
We will still hold the AIA Birmingham Design Awards presentation at the Green Building Focus Conference, August 25th in the KPS pavilion from 6:00 – 7:00 (free). The project boards will be on exhibit along the “wall of fame” as you enter the BJCC. Conference attendees will vote for the People’s Choice Award August 25th. Karan Grover will announce the People’s Choice award following the AIA Birmingham Design Awards presentation.
We realize these are big changes for Design Awards. We are trying something new and will review the changes and tweak the changes in 2011. Be patient, please.
Birmingham Business Journal will publish their AIA Design Awards special session July 9th. Birmingham Home & Garden and Business Alabama have an AIA Design Awards ad in this month’s issue.
Click here for B H & G ad click here for Business Alabama Ad
Ads designed by Andrew Bryant
$4500 Awarded in Scholarships!
Thanks to a 2009 successful AIA golf tournament, the Birmingham Architectural Foundation was able to award three $1500 scholarships to Antonio Minifield (Tuskegee), Otto Clark (Auburn University) and Whitney Johnson (Auburn University). This is the foundation’s 4th year to award scholarships totaling $15,500 since 2006. A portion of this money was provided by matching scholarship grants from National AIA. The recipients will be awarded and recognized at the July chapter meeting July 20th at the Summit Club. Please make an effort to attend and show your support.
AIA 1 HSW, USGBC approved, CSI 1 ECH, ID CEC 0.1 CEU
WOW! Look at all the credits you can receive at the AIA July Chapter Meeting. Attend this one meeting and get: all of the above credits, interesting presentation, great speaker, fabulous lunch at a great price (for the Summit Club), great view of the city, meet the 2010 BAF scholarship winners, networking and support AIA.
John Lankford with LaFarge North American Gypsum Division will present Healthy Indoor Air Quality By Design (a GreenGuard presentation). John will discuss what GreenGuard is, how and why they test various products in the marketplace and why this is important to the design professional. How does gypsum board help contribute to LEED credits? Construction Waste Management of gypsum scraps in new construction.
Kris Shields is our local LaFarge North America representative 901.359.6178.
Thank you LaFarge North America Gypsum Division for sponsoring the luncheon!
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Emerging Professionals
Hire an Architect Kickball Team: 3 – 0 Winning Streak for Most Fun had on the Field!
The AIA kickball team, Hire an Architect, has played very well during the first three games of the season. Although the team has not actually won a game, they are huge winners at having a great time on the field. Click here for more photos.
We need to keep the fun momentum going! Hire an Architect needs your support. Come cheer on the best team of kickballing architects in Birmingham! Go ARCHITECTS!!!
Game Schedule
| July 8th |
6:30 |
Greensprings Park Field 6 |
Sons of Pitches |
| July 15h |
8:30 |
Greensprings Park Field 2 |
We Got the Runs |
| July 22nd |
6:30 |
Greensprings Park Field 4 |
New Kicks on the Block |
| July 29th |
8:30 |
Greensprings Park Field 7 |
Gluttons for Punishment |
 The Alabama Council AIA, in partnership with the Alabama Board for Registration of Architects and Auburn University, will present an ARE Seminar - Structures Workshop - August 13th though August 15th.
FILM SCREENING
Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio
Thursday, July 29, 6 pm, FREE
Birmingham Museum of Art
www.artsbma.org
Join us for a screening of Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio, followed by an informal panel discussion with local architects Richard Pigford, Bruce Lanier, David Austin, Richard Hudgens, and Danny Wicke, Rural Studio Outreach Instructor. Oscar’s, our new café, will be open for drinks and light supper during the program. Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio is a documentary film on the late architect Samuel Mockbee and the radical educational design program known as the Rural Studio. Located in Hale County, Alabama, home to some of the most impoverished communities in the nation, Auburn University’s Rural Studio is one of the most prolific and inspirational design-build outreach programs ever established. Citizen Architect chronicles the life of its founder, the late Samuel Mockbee, artist, architect and educator. A full description can be found on the film's website, http://citizenarchitectfilm.com
The film is FREE, but reservations are suggested as seating is limited. Click here for the full poster.
E-mail kpgreenwood@artsbma.org or call 205.254.2856 for reservations.
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