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Although I agree that politicians aren't going to be inspiring to us Architects....what we really need is to be noticed and recognized
as being necessary----so if it takes a former president and spouse of potential candidate to get the press's attention to an AIA Convention, then I say it's probably a good thing. I've been bitching and moaning for decades about the dues we pay and how little we get for them. What it should go to is informing the public as to what we really do and how necessary we are and how difficult it is to do what we do so that they appreciate our skills and knowledge and are willing to pay for them.
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Gina Moffitt AIA
Kiyohara & Moffitt
Los Angeles CA
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