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Effective March 29, 2012, the Comprehensive Intern Development Program (CIDP) is no longer a requirement for licensure in California. The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards' Intern Development Program (IDP) remains a requirement for … [Read more...]
With their years of graduate school now behind them, new architects are brimming with energy and enthusiasm to put their design skills, intellect and charm into shaping their communities and eventually the wide world. It is an exciting and scary time. The … [Read more...]
Fentress Architects, with offices in Los Angeles, San Jose, Denver, Washington DC, and London, announces the winning designs for the 2011 Fentress Global Challenge, an international competition garnering 200 submissions from architecture and engineering … [Read more...]
Georgia Bizios & Katie Wakeford, editors 2011, available for $9.63 at lulu. Bridging the Gap is a compilation of 19 perspectives on public-interest architectural internships as voiced by senior practitioners, professors, and interns. The book … [Read more...]
California members Haley Gipe, Associate AIA and Stuart Magruder, AIA, are recipients of National AIA awards for their contributions to the architectural profession as emerging professionals. Haley was honored with the AIA Associates Award - the … [Read more...]
Swift Lee Office of Los Angeles recently won the Holcim North America Silver Award for their design of a zero-energy school building for the LA Unified School District, in a competition conducted by the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable … [Read more...]
We are pleased to announce Julie Jaurique-Chipps, Associate AIA, as the recipient of the 2011 AIACC AEP Associate's Award. This award is given to an Associate AIA member who best exemplifies the highest qualities of leadership and has demonstrated … [Read more...]
Young Architect Award - Kevin deFreitas, AIA This award is given to a young architect who has shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession in an early stage of his/her architectural career. Kevin deFreitas, a native … [Read more...]
“Architorture” should not sound foreign to any of us. Whether we learned it pulling all-nighters at University; or whether we suffered through insurmountable deadlines at our place of employment, we all have one thing in common: though architecture … [Read more...]
Last year, two charming ladies in Sacramento started their own separate blogs about the restoration and living in their mid-century modern homes. It came to a point where they found each other and realized that they were duplicating work. They shared a … [Read more...]