Voting is Open for the AIA Barbie® Dream House™ Design Competition

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Image Courtesy of MattelThis May, Mattel debuted Barbie® I Can Be™…Architect doll at the AIA national convention. As a way to further engage the design community in I Can Be™ Architect, the AIA launched a competition for architects to design their own interpretation of a Barbie® DreamHouse™.  A jury was selected and five finalists have been chosen for the public to vote on and determine the overall winner.  Click here to view the submissions and vote for your favorite.  The competition is open until August 1st, with the winner announced on August 2nd in conjunction with the retail launch of Barbie® I Can Be™... Architect doll.

 

This is a great opportunity for the public, and children in particular, to see the approach an architect takes to a design project.

 

Actual URL for voting: http://www.aia.org/architectbarbiedreamhouse

2011 Summer Recess

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We would like to inform all of our members and colleagues that AIA Middle East is now on summer recess!  As many leave the region in search of cooler temperatures for their annual leave, we will take this opportunity to regroup and develop our program for the Fall - stay tuned. 

While we may be on recess, we are pleased to organize at least two building tours for those of you who will be around this month and next - you can even collect LU's. We will be sending emails to announce the dates - we also encourage you to check our website (aiamiddleeast.org), as well as our Facebook and LinkedIn pages. 

Have a great summer and please fill out the survey below if you haven’t already done so!

World Architecture Congress 27-29 September at DIFC

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A Middle East is proud to support the World Architecture Congress (www.cityscapeglobal.com/wac) being held at the 27-29 September at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre.

Deadline to enter the Cityscape Awards is nearing... 4 Days Left to submit your entry for the Cityscape Awards for Architecture in Emerging Markets.
Enter by 15 July, visit: www.cityscapeglobal.com/Awards for more information.

As an AIA member you will be entitled to a 15% discount off the standard rate of US$ 500. Call +971 4 407 2528 to register, please remember to quote AIA.

World Architecture Congress is an AIA CES Registered Course…earn up to 12 Learning Units in SD and HSW

Attend the congress to:

  • See how tall you can go: Learn from industry leaders about the secrets of creating functional, appealing and sustainable super-tall towers. With Shaun Killa, Director and Head of Architecture at WS Atkins, Middle East and India, Mark Lavery, Associate Director of Tall Buildings, Buro Happold, UAE and many more
  • Translate international best practice into practical regional applications: Hear innovative and new approaches to urban regeneration from pioneering world-class architects including Waheed Nazir, Director of Planning and Regeneration at Birmingham City Council, UK
  • Evaluate the current architectural market: Capitalise on the latest upcoming projects and gain insider knowledge into current market conditions and forecast project developments in an interactive roundtable with Rashad Bukhash, Director of Architectural Heritage Department, Dubai Municipality

 

Other World-renowned speakers confirmed to take part include:

Andy von Bradsky, Chairman, PRP Architects, UK
Will Alsop, Architect, Will Alsop at RMJM, UK
Peter Busby, Managing Director, Perkins+Will, Canada
Murat Tabanlioglu, Partner, Tabanlioglu Architects, Turkey
Erik Hokanson, Principal, Burt Hill, a Stantec Company, UAE
Waheed Nazir, Director of Planning and Regeneration, Bimingham City Council, UK
Steve Potter, Urbanism Director, BDP MENA, UAE
Behr Champana Gagneron, President and CEO, Quantum-AIP, Puerto Rico
Tod Larner, Director of Planning, William Hezmalhalch Architects, USA
Dr. Robert Cooke, Associate, Buro Happold, UAE

Go to www.cityscapeglobal.com/wac for more information or contact +971 4 407 2528 or email register@cityscape.ae

 

 

AIA Middle East Opinion Survey

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Dear AIA Members and Industry Professionals,
 
As we approach the end of our first year of being established in the Middle East as an international chapter of the AIA, we would like to get your opinion on how we have communicated with you.
 
We would greatly appreciate it if you would take a quick survey - we promise it will take no more than 3-5 minutes to complete. Your opinion is very important to us, so we can better cater to your interest.

Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world's leading questionnaire tool.

LAGI 2012

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We were fortunate to have had the opportunity to bring to you the lecture by Robert Ferry and Elizabeth Monoian on their work with the Land Art Generator Initiative.  Coincidentally you may have recently received a request to submit a survey from the AIA titled Public Interest Design Practices which came at an appropriate time.

Public Interest Design can be characterized as putting creative abilities to practical use to improve the quality of life in communities, a notion applied holistically by LAGI.   We encourage all our members to support LAGI and consider entering their 2012 competition. 

More detailed information will be released throughout the rest of the year and the brief will go live along with online registration in January of 2012. The best thing for everyone to do is to sign up for the email newsletter list.

 The Competition Site: Freshkills ParkYou can read more about the competition in the most recent press release. The site is in Freshkills Park on Staten Island in New York City and is sure to be just as interesting as the 2010 UAE competiton we had the opportunity to learn more about in the lecture. 

 

Welcome

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Dear AIA Members and Fellow Professionals,

We are proud to welcome you to the website of AIA Middle East (AIA ME). This is a truly exciting milestone.

AIA ME is the fifth international chapter of the AIA established in late September 2010 when the charter was delivered personally by AIA President George Miller FAIA. The chapter serves members in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with an administrative base in the UAE.

We encourage you to become familiar with the website and its content. We encourage you to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Linked In – easy link buttons are available on the main page to make it easy for you keep up with our news and events. We hope you will find your experience online both informative and fun.

We look forward to meeting all of you at our upcoming events. In the meantime please drop us a line with your thoughts and ideas to make our chapter better at serving you, and the regional architecture professionals.

AIA Middle East
2010-2011 Board of Directors

 

30 Apr 2011 : Capital Gate Tower Tour

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Capital Gate Tower Tour

An architectural tour of the Capital Gate Tower at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi by RMJM. Recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's furthest leaning man-made tower, the two hour tour and presentation focused on the tower's design and engineering feats.