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AIA KnowledgeNet: Small Project Awards Accepting Submissions, Heritage on the Edge , Can the US learn from the Finnish educational system?

By Kathleen McCormick posted 01-13-2012 01:19 PM

  

AIA Knowledge Community Awards Program Currently Accepting Submissions

Small Project Awards - February 3, 2012

 

Heritage on the Edge: Sustaining Buildings, Landscapes and Communities
By Yolita E. Rausche, Assoc. AIA 

APT hosted another and very special well attended conference in Canada, with almost 400 attendees from around the world, who came to hear how historic preservation and sustainability go hand in hand. The issues confronting both areas are very similar and symbiotic.  Read the full article.  Content from the quarterly publication Preservation Architect a quarterly publication of the Historic Resources Committee.

 

Can the US learn from the Finnish educational system?
Post by Brian Spencer, AIA

A tremendous step forward would be to familiarize yourself with the recently published Finnish Lessons by Pasi Sahlberg.  Finland, a country of just over 5 million has one of the highest literacy rates, plus being multi-lingual.  Their teachers are taken from the cream of the crop of university graduates and require a minimum of a master's degree (U.S. teachers are typically from the lower 1/3 of university graduates). Read the full post on the Committee of Architecture for Education Discussion Forum.

 

Shelter, Survival & Design Excellence
By Walter Hosack 

Explaining architectural design excellence to a skeptical public will require a better explanation of decisions. It is one thing to introduce students to the architectural language of imagination and quite another to measure excellence on a scale that will convince the public. The public expects an explanation in return for commitment and does not believe it cannot understand.  Read the full post on the Regional and Urban Design Committee Discussion Forum.

 

A/E Industry Consolidation
From the Practice Management Knowledge Community 

The economic downturn and credit crunch has had a significant impact on global mergers and acquisitions. This webinar reviews review the impact on industry consolidation trends and how design firms can best position themselves to successfully close deals in the new environment, whether they are buyers or sellers. The program considers valuation and deal structure as well as market positioning.  Also discussed are the underlying business and corporate organizational factors that impact value that can be managed and evaluated when pursuing M&A deals.  View the webinar on YouTube and download the handout.  For more PM Webinar resources view the YouTube AIA/PM playlist and the PM Webinar Resources page.

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