AIA Elevates 105 to Fellowship for 2012

The AIA has elevated 105 AIA members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession. Of those, two are members of AIA Missouri - one in AIA Springfield and one in AIA Kansas City. The two new Fellows are:

Daniel Patrick Maginn - AIA Kansas City
Andrew H. Wells - AIA Springfield

The 2012 Fellows will be honored at an investiture ceremony on May 17 at the 2012 National AIA Convention and Design Exposition in Washington DC.

Web site: http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/2012/fellows/index.htm        Date Posted: 2/3/2012 8:33:04 AM

Governor vetos Peer Review bill

Governor Nixon has vetoed SB 220 - the "Peer Review" bill. We worked hard to get this one passed this year, so we will need to look at his objections in his veto letter to see if we can tweak it next year to satisfy him. Our thanks to all members who sent messages to the Governor encouraging him to sign this bill.

Web site: http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/pdf/2011/sb220veto.pdf        Date Posted: 7/11/2011 8:58:00 AM

AIA Names 104 New Fellows for 2011

The AIA has elevated 104 AIA members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession. Of those, four are members of AIA Missouri - two in AIA St. Louis and two in AIA Kansas City. The three new Fellows are:

Mary Ann Lazarus - AIA St. Louis
Joy D. Swallow - AIA Kansas City
Andrew J. Trivers - AIA St. Louis
Reeves W. Wiedeman - AIA Kansas City

The 2011 Fellows will be honored at an investiture ceremony at the 2011 National AIA Convention and Design Exposition in New Orleans on May 13, 2011.

Web site: http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/2011/fellows/index.htm        Date Posted: 2/23/2011 7:55:28 PM

Bob Berkebile, FAIA, to speak at Missouri Grassroots

Missouri Grassroots will include a presentation by Bob Berkebile, FAIA, founding principal of BNIM Architects which was recently awarded the 2011 AIA Firm Award, the organization’s highest honor. Bob’s contributions to the industry have transformed the architectural practice. He is the founding chairman of the AIA National Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE) and was also instrumental in the formation of the US Green Building Council and its LEED rating system. Bob and his firm are setting new standards for regenerative design and resource efficiency at the building and community scales on a broad range of projects including: the Omega Institute for Sustainable Living, the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia and Eden Hall campus of Chatham University. Bob has focused his career on improving the quality of life in our society with the integrity and spirit of his firm’s work. We are very honored to have Mr. Berkebile share with us and have the opportunity to dialogue with him.

Web site:          Date Posted: 2/23/2011 7:51:34 PM

AIA Names New Fellows

The AIA has elevated 134 AIA members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession. Of those, three are members of AIA Missouri - two in AIA St. Louis and one in AIA Mid-Missouri. The three new Fellows are:
Kevin Joseph Flynn - AIA St. Louis,
John Carl Guenther - AIA St. Louis, and
Nicholas Peckham - AIA Mid-Missouri.

The 2010 Fellows will be honored at an investiture ceremony at the 2010 National AIA Convention and Design Exposition in Miami. Congratulations to them all.

Web site: http://www.aia.org/press/releases/AIAB082378?dvid=&recspec=AIAB082378        Date Posted: 3/5/2010 10:45:54 PM

First LEED Platinum School Awarded in Midwest

St. Louis, MO, January 13, 2010: Crossroads College Preparatory School in St. Louis received LEED® Platinum Certification. This is the FIRST school in the State of Missouri and central United States to accomplish this recognition for sustainable design. There are only 5 other schools in the US to achieve this prestigious award (three in CA and two on the East Coast.) The design was led by TR,i Architects of St. Louis, Missouri. The program managers were McCormack Baron of St. Louis, Missouri.

TR,i Architects is a full service architectural firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with additional offices in Swansea, Illinois and Central Missouri.

Web site: www.triarchitects.com        Date Posted: 2/17/2010 10:16:13 AM