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AIA Northern Virginia member Clinton K. Good, AIA was recognized by Virginia Society for his service to the profession and as a Citizen Architect. Clint received the Distinguished Achievement Award at Architecture Exchange East, honored at both the Annual Membership Meeting on November 3 and at the Visions for Architecture gala the following evening. Throughout his career, Clint, Principal of Clint Good Architects, PC in Lincoln, Virginia, has made service to his community a top priority. Clint currently serves on the Art and Architecture Review Board, a gubernatorial appointment, and on Loudoun County’s Board of Zoning Appeals and Courts Ground and Facilities Committee. He has also served as a Commissioner to the County of Loudoun Economic Development Commission and as a member of the county’s Historic District Review Committee. Clint is a pioneer in environmental architecture. He has extensively researched building ecology and authored Healthful Houses: How to Design and Build Your Own. November / December 2011 Volume XLIX, Issue 6 In This Issue President’s Letter.................................................... 2 Seminars .....................................................................3 Interschool Design Competition ........................ 4 WIA Brunch ............................................................... 5 Membership Renewal ............................................. 8 AIS Exhibit ................................................................. 10 Region of the Virginias Report ........................... 10 Builders’ Ball ............................................................. 11 Honor Award Recipients....................................... 12 Chapter Election Results ..................................... 13 2011 Introspective ................................................... 14 On the Boards ......................................................... 15 Professional Practice............................................. 16 Membership Update .............................................. 17 FYI ............................................................................... 18 Calendar .................................................................... 19 þ Visit www.aianova.org for news + up- dates q Printed on 30% post-industrial fiber Chapter Honor Awards Featured at Annual Meeting AIA Northern Virginia News The new/beta site for AIA Northern Virginia is up and available for review: http://beta.aianova.org The Communications Committee is pleased to announce the launch of our new website. The beta version is currently available for review and we look forward to any comments you have. We will continue to add new features in the next few weeks, so content will continue to evolve. This will become the main Chapter site in December. We hope you enjoy the new and improved look and feel! continues on page 12 continues on page 5 Clint Good, AIA Receives VSAIA Distinguished Service Award Chapter award winners, l-r: Edward Weaver, AIA, Sonia Jarboe, Assoc. AIA, Scott Matties, AIA, Judy Guse- Noritake, AIA, Baird Smith, FAIA, Brian Donnelly, AIA, Alan Richardson, + Tom Sheridan Kathryn Brown, Photographer On Tuesday, October 18 th , members and guests filled La Tasca in Arlington for our Annual Chapter Meeting and Dinner. The lively cocktail hour set the tone for a fun evening of tapas and Sangria. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of our Chapter Honor Awards.

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AIA Northern Virginia member Clinton K. Good, AIA was recognized by Virginia Society for his service to the profession and as a Citizen Architect. Clint received the Distinguished Achievement Award at Architecture Exchange East, honored at both the Annual Membership Meeting on November 3 and at the Visions for Architecture gala the following evening.

Throughout his career, Clint, Principal of Clint Good Architects, PC in Lincoln, Virginia, has made service to his community a top priority. Clint currently serves on the Art and Architecture Review Board, a gubernatorial appointment, and on Loudoun County’s Board of Zoning Appeals and Courts Ground and Facilities Committee. He has also served as a Commissioner to the County of Loudoun Economic Development Commission and as a member of the county’s Historic District Review Committee.

Clint is a pioneer in environmental architecture. He has extensively researched building ecology and authored Healthful Houses: How to Design and Build Your Own.

November / December 2011 Volume XLIX, Issue 6

In This Issue

President’s Letter .................................................... 2

Seminars .....................................................................3

Interschool Design Competition ........................ 4

WIA Brunch ............................................................... 5

Membership Renewal ............................................. 8

AIS Exhibit .................................................................10

Region of the Virginias Report ...........................10

Builders’ Ball ............................................................. 11

Honor Award Recipients ....................................... 12

Chapter Election Results ..................................... 13

2011 Introspective ................................................... 14

On the Boards ......................................................... 15

Professional Practice ............................................. 16

Membership Update .............................................. 17

FYI ............................................................................... 18

Calendar .................................................................... 19

þ Visit www.aianova.org for news + up-

dates

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Chapter Honor Awards Featured at Annual Meeting

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The new/beta site for AIA Northern Virginia is up and available for review: http://beta.aianova.org

The Communications Committee is pleased to announce the launch of our new website. The beta version is currently available for review and we look forward to any comments you have. We will continue to add new features in the next few weeks, so content will continue to evolve. This will become the main Chapter site in December.

We hope you enjoy the new and improved look and feel!

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Clint Good, AIA Receives VSAIA Distinguished Service Award

Chapter award winners, l-r: Edward Weaver, AIA, Sonia Jarboe, Assoc. AIA, Scott Matties, AIA, Judy Guse-Noritake, AIA, Baird Smith, FAIA, Brian Donnelly, AIA, Alan Richardson, + Tom Sheridan Kathryn Brown, Photographer

On Tuesday, October 18th, members and guests filled La Tasca in Arlington for our Annual Chapter Meeting and Dinner. The lively cocktail hour set the tone for a fun evening of tapas and Sangria.

The highlight of the evening was the presentation of our Chapter Honor Awards.

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Communications

Chapter Staff

Deborah Burns, Hon. AIAExecutive Director

Matt ShubaCommunications Director

Lorin BoswellMembership Director

Rachel WilliamsGraphics Director

Communications Committee

Gavin D. Myers, AIA Chair

Marsha Miller

AIA NOVA News (PE17952) is published six (6) times yearly: January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, Septem-ber/October and November/De-cember by the American Institute of Architects Northern Virginia Chapter, 205 South Patrick Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314, 703-549-9747. Periodicals Postage Rates Paid at Alexandria, VA #0017-952. Subscription for members $15/year.

The views expressed in the articles and advertisements in AIA NOVA News are those of the authors and may not reflect the official policy of the AIA Northern Virginia Chapter. No endorsement of those views or advertisements should be inferred unless specifically identified as the official policy of the AIA Northern Virginia Chapter.

2011 Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Brian J. Donnelly, AIAPresident

William T. Brown, AIAPresident Elect

Edward D. Weaver, AIATreasurer

Scott Matties, AIASecretary

Carol Rickard-Brideau, AIAPast President

Directors

Derek J. Moore, AIA Second Vice President

Francie K. Fetzer, AIA Second Vice President

Sonia R. Jarboe, Assoc. AIACarter Jones, AIAChristopher S. Kehde, AIAJohn E. Linam, Jr., AIARandall A. Mars, AIAGavin D. Myers, AIADavid Prevette, AIASy Samaha, AIAStephen A. Smith, AIA

Virginia Society Directors

John A. Burns, FAIAPaul R. Erickson, AIAJ. Paul Lewis, AIAMark S. Orling, AIARobert E. Beach, AIA

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS NORTHERN VIRGINIA CHAPTER

President’s Letter

©2011 AIA Northern Virginia

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by Brian Donnelly, AIAAIA Northern Virginia President

Fall Stories

Just beyond Campo Sant’ Angelo, at the end of an impossibly narrow calle, where only a sliver of the sky can be seen above the cornices, the path opens to a bridge crossing a modest canal, bounded on the opposite side by a collage of curiously low colonnades, truncated over the years as they receded into the soft mud that holds Venice above the sea. In the gray winter light, that unassuming scene seemed weary and forlorn, but in its own way complex, ancient and profoundly beautiful. It’s a small space, well removed from the tourist bustle, but the longer I was there, the more I realized there was to appreciate: a richness that was impossible to capture in sketches or photographs. I found myself thinking that I had to come back here with someone else – a classmate, a colleague, a friend, my family – I had to share this place with someone and show them what I had found here.

I expect that experience isn’t unusual. In fact, I think that the urge to share our discoveries is fundamental to human nature. Places are only one of the things we share. Books, movies, songs, websites, are all things we have a hard time keeping to ourselves. It would be odd if we didn’t want to share them. How else would we know if they had any value? How else would we learn from them? How else would we remember them? There may be an element of selfishness in sharing places and experiences, but not entirely so. Sharing our experiences helped our species survive, when the world was not so hospitable to us.

It is not by coincidence that the birth of civilization, as related by Vitruvius, is attended by the companion inventions of Architecture and Language. Primitive and alone, we had little need for either, but when we began to associate we found we could learn from one another, enabling us to develop more quickly then we could on our own. If that development had only been technical or mechanical, the human story might not have turned out so interesting. But with language came narrative and memory, and with architecture came orientation, differentiation and aspiration, and so the story became immeasurably interesting. It also became meaningful.

Meaning is not inherent in human activity, but derives from relationships. As architects we give form to relationships in space and over time, between the things we invent and the things that came before. It’s a lot to be responsible for. But still, we’re not so different today than we were at civilization’s dawn. We still look to one another to collaborate on our piece of the human story. We still have the opportunity to share what we know, and seek out what we don’t know. We are still enriched when we engage with others to further an idea. We are still obligated to respect the received condition of a place, and anticipate the needs of those who follow. We are still awed by our shared discoveries.

SeminarsCommittee Chairs

Jean O’Toole, AIAArchitecture in the Schools

Sy Samaha, AIAArchitecture Week

Gavin D. Myers, AIACommunications

Natalie DiVito Cunneen, Assoc. AIAAndrew Cunneen, Assoc. AIACommunity Service / Canstruction

Carter Jones, AIAContinuing Education

Scott Matties, AIADesign Awards

David Shirey, AIACommittee on the Environment

Al Cox, FAIAFellows

William T. Brown, AIAKeith WhitenerGolf Tournament

Stephen A. Smith, AIAHistoric Resources

Carol Rickard-Brideau, AIAHonors

Valerie Hassett, AIAStatewide Legislative Affairs

David Prevette, AIASchools Connections

John E. Linam, Jr., AIAKaren M. Conkey, AIASmall Firms

Robert E. Beach, AIA Washington Builders Ball

Sonia Jarboe, Associate AIAWomen in Architecture

Anna Barbour Nolan, AIASpencer Lepler, AIAYoung Architects Forum

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AAC Block - A Green Building Material

November 18, Noon-1:30pAt the Chapter House, 205 South Patrick Street, Alexandria 22314.

Organized by the Small Firms Roundtable.

This course provides an overview of the uses and properties associated with autoclaved aerated concrete products (AAC block).

• Understanding the material and its history, from its invention over 80 years ago to its current use as a sustainable building material with very low environmental impact.

• Review of material properties & benefits relative to thermal and acoustic insulation, and fire, mold and pest resistance.

• Identifying where and how it can be used in residential and commercial projects and for both interior and exterior construction.

• Uses of product relative to green building movement, including insulating capacity, low environmental impact, easy installation to minimize material waste and light weight to save energy in transportation.

Presented by Greg Mason, local masonry contractor and distributor of Aercon block.

1.5 HSW/SD CEHs (Continuing Education Hours). The roundtable is free and open to all members. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required by emailing [email protected].

2009 International Energy Conservation Code Fundamentals

December 9, 8:15a-4:00pAt Dewberry, 8401 Arlington Blvd., Fairfax 22031.

Organized by Virginia Society AIA.

This seminar provides an overview of critical concepts of the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code. These concepts provide a basis for the correct use of the code in the design, plan review, inspection and analysis of projects. It will provide a clear understanding and correct use of the requirements identified by these basic code provisions, tables and categorizations. Participants will apply the code in clear-cut situations and build their understanding of the intent of the code when asked to make code compliance decisions. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will be discussed.

6 AIA/CES LUs (HSW, SD). $170 for AIA members; $230 for non-AIA registration. Continental breakfast and lunch included. Free on-site parking. Registration deadline: 5:00p, November 21, 2011.

Registration information available here: http://www.aiava.org/events/category/education_events/upcoming/.Questions? Contact Jim Walker at (804) 237-1777 or [email protected].

Following several months of strategic planning, strong sponsorship and record levels of participation by area architecture students, the 2011 design competition at the National Building Museum was nothing short of disastrous – or to explain, a striking series of student submissions exploring our profession’s response to natural disasters, that is. To continue in its tradition, this fall’s event captured for students an experience which many of them will reflect upon as a turning point in their education, in which they were challenged not only to think and draw, but to build, collaborate and communicate in teams, as they responded to a very culturally relevant design problem. Clearly, the Building Museum and the general public viewing the work could expect calamity mixed with thoughtful constructions.

Then, things got worse: 48 students representing six area architecture schools were divided into twelve teams of four – and each student was issued a challenging design program and 100th year anniversary Erector Set. Students had to design and assemble, with the kit of parts and supplementing building materials, a tornado disaster shelter – one which, in all seriousness, could be quickly deployed in any area of the country struck by a tornado, and respond immediately as a temporary residence to the destruction brought by such a storm, not unlike those experienced in the country’s Midwest and southern states this year. The manufacturer of Erector Sets in the United States, Mecanno, generously donated all 48 kits to the competition, valued in the thousands

After submitting their entries, students could take great faith that their structures were under safe cover from any impending doom, and being critiqued by an experienced jury of recognized leaders in the profession, including our Chapter’s own David Jameson,

FAIA; James Dallman, AIA of La Dallman in Milwaukee; and Brittany van Veen, Assoc. AIA, an emerging professional and recent graduate of Catholic University. Each of the twelve submissions varied greatly in its approach, understanding, philosophy and organization of materials. The team with the first place winning prize was made of Henning Nelles of Virginia Tech, Walter Avelar of Morgan

State, Lauren Warner of Catholic University and Marcell Snodgrass of Howard University. Marcell offered remarkable feedback in face of all the chaos at the Building Museum:

“The most difficult part about the competition, for me, was that I was the youngest one within my group. And it wasn’t a one or two year difference, either. At the beginning I felt really intimidated by this, but my teammates encouraged me and made me feel

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Interschool Design Competition is a ‘Total Disaster’by David A. Prevette, AIA Schools Connections Committee Chair

equal to them. By them allowing me to feel comfortable it turned out that I had a whole lot more to offer to the team than I thought possible from myself. The jury definitely recognized our main points. They realized that through our simple design it became very flexible, affordable and economical when a disaster comes knocking at your door. Our design comes across to the viewer as very effortless. Off The Grid seemed to be nothing more than a simple cube, but indeed encompasses all of the vital necessities needed during such devastation: efficiency, physical and mental well being, and reusability.”

Organized and led by our Schools Connections Committee, the Interschool Design Competition is an annual collaboration of individuals from our Chapter, AIA DC, the Washington Architectural Foundation and the National Building Museum, who each give significant amounts of volunteer time to program development, jury selection, fundraising, event planning and publicity for the event. This year we were fortunate enough to have six area schools participating: The Catholic University of America, Howard University, Virginia Tech Washington Alexandria Architecture Center, University of Maryland, University of the District of Columbia and Morgan State University.

This year’s program, Architecture’s Response to Natural Disaster, was created, developed and submitted to the planning committee by Henry Hollander and other faculty at Virginia Tech, as that

responsibility rotates from school to school each year. What made the 2011 competition also worthy of note was that for the first year, students were required to assemble and submit a structure to accompany an “ideas” board with a site plan. The intense program description included the following.

“Numerous architects, such as Shigeru Ban, have contributed their design skills to addressing the problem of temporary housing for people who are dislocated. In the United States, the trailers often provided by FEMA have been questioned. People suffering from the effects of natural disasters have immediate needs for basic items such as food, shelter and medical care, but they also suffer from psychological trauma and benefit

from environments that provide feelings of safety, reassurance and hope. The architectural challenge is to design an easily assembled, temporary disaster relief shelter for victims of tornadoes that meet their physical and emotional needs as well as ultimately to be inspirational. The shelter should be designed to accommodate up to 25

beds for triage and short stays, a sitting area for serving and eating meals, as well as toilet and shower areas. Following a disaster most families prefer to remain in their home site and to stay together. Consideration must be given to the structure’s assembly and the ability to provide electricity through generators or other means. The idea of a kit-of-parts is the quintessential reality of the technological revolution – with design efforts evidenced from Charles Eames’s case study house in California,

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Team 11, awarded first prize: $1000 each student, thanks to the generous sponsor-ships of many local firms, organizations and individuals.

Team 11’s award winning project

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As William Brown, AIA, President Elect of AIA Northern Virginia, noted in his nomination letter, Clint’s goal is to ensure that everyone lives and works in healthy buildings. To help achieve this goal, Clint has lectured and written on the subject, appearing on radio and television broadcasts and publishing articles in the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.

As Bill wrote in his nomination letter, Clint is well known in his community not only for his professional and public service, but for his charitable contributions as well. Clint is a volunteer for the charities of the Purcellville Rotary Club, where he is also a former President, and has provided design and documentation services for the Good Shepherd Alliance in Ashburn and the Windswept Academy of Native Americans in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Congratulations, Clint!

Sunday, December 4, 11:00a

Join us at the National Museum of Women in the Arts to enjoy brunch at the Mezzanine Cafe before we take a guided tour of the museum. There is a $35 fee which includes both the brunch and tour. You will also receive a 10% discount in the gift shop.

The museum is located at 1250 New York Avenue, NW, DC.Advance reservations and payment are required by December 1. For additional information and payment options, visit the Chapter website at http://www.aianova.org/eventPop.php?eventID=554.

Women in Architecture Brunch + Tour

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continued from page 5Interschool Design Competition cont.

The 2011 Interschool Design Competition Planning Committee (from the front, left to right) is Ralph Belton, RA of University of District of Columbia; Barbara Laurie, AIA of Howard University and AIA DC; Jaime Van Mourik of AIA DC; Francie Fetzer, AIA of AIA NOVA; Michelle Rinehart of Catholic University; (continued right to left) Patrick Kraich of the National Building Museum; Henry Hollander of Virginia Tech WAAC; Hooman Koliji of University of Maryland; Edd Dunson of Howard University; Andrew Costanzo of the National Building Museum; and David Prevette, AIA of AIA NOVA (Committee Chair). Not pictured: Jennifer Byl, AIA of AIA NOVA; Sean Reilly, AIA of AIA NOVA; and Gabriel Kroiz of Morgan State University. Several other individuals contributed significantly to the success of the competition, including Debbie Burns, Hon. AIA; Michael Andrade of AIA DC; and Mary Fitch of AIA DC and the Washington Architectural Foundation.

built entirely from manufactured elements, to Project Frog now being implemented in numerous locations. The approach is harmonious with BIM methodologies and amenable to evolutionary attitudes much like this message using only 23 letters and the rules of grammar to create a complex meaning. Some engineering fields refer to kit-of-parts using the acronym MESR:

Modular – systems designed such that discrete unit processes can be added and replaced. Extensible – initial components delivered with a structure or vehicle are not discarded or replaced as additional units are added subsequently. Scalable – components and subsystems can be coupled/de-coupled as required. Re-configurable – components can be moved between locations.”

If future years’ competitions are anywhere near as disastrous as the 2011 gathering, we can expect nothing less than more terrific solutions by students to our global challenges as architects and planners. The planning committee would like to thank each of our universities and sponsors for contributing financially to make the competition an ongoing success.

Audrey Lew Photography

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Interschool Design Competition SponsorsThe National Building Museum, the American Institute of Architects and the Washington Architectural Foundation are sincerely grateful to all who generously made financial contributions to make the competition possible.

Meccano / Erector SetThe Catholic University of AmericaVirginia Tech Washington Alexandria Architecture CenterAECOMHDR, Inc.Adamstein & Demetriou, Inc. DBI Architects, Inc.FOX ArchitectsHOKLittle Diversified Architectural ConsultingOne Source AssociatesPerkins EastmanAIA Northern VirginiaDevrouax + Purnell ArchitectsMTFA Architecture, Inc.Rust|Orling ArchitectsShalom Baranes AssociatesBeeryRio Architecture + InteriorsGrimm + Parker ArchitectsHughes Group ArchitectsSociety for Marketing Professional ServicesDavis Carter ScottAlliance Lighting and ShadingDavid M. Schwarz ArchitectsLeo A Daly

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It’s Membership Renewal TimeYou should have recently received your 2012 AIA dues invoice by both email and mail. You are able to pay online, by phone, by mail, by fax and by a dues installment plan. Specific instructions are included with your invoice and additional information is available on the AIA website: www.aia.org/about/AIAB081430.

We know everyone is concerned about the economy and money is tight. Last year AIA Northern Virginia reduced local dues, and we have kept 2012 dues at that reduced rate - $140 for architects and $45 for associates.

The Chapter strives to offer members valuable benefits and to be available to help in any way we can. We offer you the opportunity to earn your continuing education requirements free of charge, we provide a wide variety of networking and social events, we keep you informed on current issues affecting practice, we promote the profession, we support our emerging professionals and we serve our community and neighbors.

With all that the Chapter has to offer you, please renew your membership and please get involved. If you want to help with our activities and initiatives, we welcome you as an active volunteer. None of this would get done without our members’ participation. And let us know what else we can do for you. We are here to help.

Some things to consider…

• The AIA National Convention will be held in Washing-ton, DC May 17-19, so be sure to take advantage of your member discounts.

• Incentives to renew by December 31 include a free continuing education course from AIA Virtual Conven-tion (valued at $29.99) and a chance to win one of 5 free iPad2s. Details: www.aia.org/members/AIAB091267.

• All renewing members are eligible to participate in the Dues Installment Program: www.aia.org/about/AIAB081429.

• Renewal time presents an easy opportunity to update your contact information and select Knowledge Com-munities.

• New AIA members can join now and receive the rest of this year free, as well as free convention registration.

• Recent graduates can get both free membership and convention attendance.

Contact Debbie Burns, Executive Director, or Lorin Boswell, Membership Director, at (703) 549-9747 or [email protected] for information and help with any of your renewal or membership questions.

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AIS Organizing an Exhibit + Seeking Volunteersby Mary P. Cox, FAIADirector, Region of the VirginiasArchitecture in the Schools is an award-winning K-12

curriculum-enrichment program that brings design professionals into the classroom. Student projects from the fall 2011 semester will be exhibited on January 6, 6:30-8:00p, at Virginia Tech’s Washington Alexandria Architecture Center, 1001 Prince Street, Alexandria 22314. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome to attend to see the creative work done by local elementary, middle and high school students.

AIS is also seeking volunteers for the spring semester. Please consider helping in any of the following schools where the volunteer position is “Open.” If you are interested or need more information, please contact Beth Judy with the Washington Architectural Foundation at (202) 667-5444 or [email protected].

Northern Virginia Schools Forestdale ES, Springfield, 6th Grade, OpenForest Edge ES, Reston, 5th Grade - Global Awareness, OpenHoffman Boston ES, Arlington, 3rd GradeLouise Archer ES, Vienna, Volunteer: Ken Cahoon, SamahaMt Vernon Woods, Alexandria, 1st Grade - Math, OpenParklawn ES, Alexandria, 5th Grade - Math/Social Studies, Open

DC Schools Browne EC, 7th Grade - Art, OpenFrancis Stevens EC, Volunteer: Murle Telford, Shalom BaranesLangley EC, 8th Grade - Math, OpenMalcolm X ES, OpenMartin Luther King ES, Health/PE, OpenOyster-Adams Bilingual School, 3rd Grade - Art, Open Randle Highlands, 4th Grade - Religious Architecture, OpenRoss ES, 2nd Grade, Volunteer: Heidi Sundry. Barnes Vanze Seaton ES, Kindergarten, OpenTakoma EC, 5th Grade - Social StudiesWhittier EC, Volunteer: Wayne Broadfield, MV+A ArchitectsYouthBuild PCS, High School - Architecture + Construction, Volunteer: Michael Rodriguez, Page Southerland Page, LLP

AIA members in Virginia and West Virginia are members of the Region of the Virginias and are represented on the National AIA board by our Regional Director, Mary P. Cox, FAIA. The following offers highlights from Mary’s September 2011 report. The complete report, and all previous reports, can be found on the VSAIA website at www.aiava.org/community/region-of-the-virginias.

Continuing Education Requirements - The AIA National Board is considering a change in the AIA’s continuing education requirements, maintaining the required 18 credits, but increasing the HSW hours from 8 to 12 to coordinate with new NCARB requirements and discontinuing the SD requirement. Changes in the audit process will also be considered. They will discuss this further at the December board meeting.

The 2012 AIA National Convention will be held in Washington, DC May 16-19. AIA Northern Virginia is planning a regional party for next year’s convention.

Virginia Society AIA Design Forum X will be held in Charlottesville March 16-17, 2012 and the theme will be “Skins.”

Chapter Visits - Mary met with AIA Richmond in early July, with AIA Blue Ridge in Abingdon in late July, with AIA Northern Virginia at their Annual Dinner in October and with AIA West Virginia in November.

Regional YAF Director Needed - Potential candidates should contact the Young Architects Forum Regional Director Advisor, Jason Dale Pierce, AIA, at (314) 322-4017.

What’s Next? - Incoming 2012 AIA President Jeff Potter, FAIA presented his program for 2012. It involves a communications plan titled “Speak the Architect” and a plan to support components titled “Optimize Capabilities of Components.” Both plans will promote three priorities: the value of design, engaging emerging professionals and enhancing members’ ability to share knowledge with each other.

Public Awareness - The AIA is embarking on a Communications Plan intended to reach out to the general public and improve the visibility of architects and architecture. A plan will be presented to the Board at its December meeting.

Comments or questions on any of these topics can be addressed to Mary at [email protected].

Region of the Virginias Report

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AIA Member Benefits (that you might not know about)

Knowledge Community Webinar Calendar

AIA Knowledge Communities host a variety of webinars every month on topics that may be of interest to you. A complete calendar of KC webinars is always available online at http://network.aia.org/events/webinars/.These webinars provide an excellent opportunity to earn continuing education credits.

And, just in case you are not familiar with the range of Knowledge Communities, you can check them out here: http://www.aia.org/practicing/groups/index.htm.Join as many as you like; there’s no charge. They are part of your AIA membership.

2011 Builders’ Ball Committee AnnouncesLeon Harris as Host of Charity Ball

Leon Harris currently anchors newscasts for ABC7/WJLA-TV. He came to Washington after 20 years at CNN’s Atlanta Headquarters and his work has earned him a number of honors, including CableAce awards, National Emmy Awards, a National Headliner Award and recently a National Capital Area Emmy Award for Best Anchor.

The 2011 Builders’ Ball will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the National Building Museum. The Ball brings together the Washington, DC area construction, design and real estate community to raise funds for charities providing housing, shelter and education training programs. Since its inception, the Ball has donated $1,210,000 to area charities.

This year, the Ball will support four deserving charities: Community Residences, Inc. of Chantilly; Georgia Avenue/Rock Creek East Family Support Collaborative of Washington, DC; Phoenix Houses of the Mid-Atlantic in Arlington; and the Washington Architectural Foundation.

Tickets for the event are available on the Builders’ Ball website: www.buildersball.org.

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Chapter Honor Awards + Dinner cont.continued from page 1

Award of Honor - Baird M. Smith, FAIA

Baird was presented the Chapter’s highest award in recognition of his accomplishments in preserving historic buildings over the past three decades. He has also researched and written

authoritatively on brick and stone deterioration and repair procedures, and on energy conservation and sustainability. Baird began his career with J. Everette Fauber, FAIA, working on the restoration of Gadsby’s Tavern and the Carlyle House in Alexandria for the Bicentennial, then moved on to the National Park Service’s Technical Preservation Services, where

he authored Preservation Brief 3: Conserving Energy in Historic Buildings. He left government service for private practice and has been with Quinn Evans Architects for the past twenty years, where he is a Principal and Director of Preservation for the firm. His projects have included more than twenty National Historic Landmarks and over six hundred buildings listed in the National Register. Baird is a Fellow of both the American Institute of Architects and of the Association for Preservation Technology International.

Outstanding Achievement - Judy R. Guse-Noritake, AIA

Judy, a Principal at Noritake Associates, was presented the Outstanding Achievement Award for her long-term citizen architect involvement with environmental policy issues. Her accomplishments have been far–reaching from serving as staff for the Environment and Energy Subcommittee of the House of Representatives Interior Committee to working on the first Sustainable Communities congressional hearings. Locally, Judy has worked with The Wilderness Society on their Potomac Watershed project and has served on the board of the Potomac National Heritage Scenic Trail. She has served as longtime chair of the Alexandria Park & Recreation Commission and has been deeply involved with open space and conservation issues, serving as the past chair of the Open Space Steering Committee. Judy was the inspiration and driving force behind the city’s Open Space Master Plan, Dog Park Master Plan, Athletic Field Master Plan, Recreational Needs Assessment, and the Open Space Fund, and is now undertaking a community garden

Baird Smith, FAIA receives award from John Burns, FAIA

Ed Weaver, AIA presents award to Judy Guse-Noritake, AIA

Bill Brown, AIA presents award to Brian Donnelly, AIA

Carol Rickard, AIA presents award to Sonia Jarboe, Assoc. AIA

policy. She also co-chairs the Arlington/Alexandria Four Mile Run Redesign Task Force, is a contributor to the pro bono work of Architects Anonymous and is currently serving her second term as a gubernatorial appointee on the Virginia State Board of Forestry. Her ongoing work will have lasting impact and her service is an inspiration to our community.

Distinguished Leadership - Brian J. Donnelly, AIA

Brian’s recognition is greatly deserved for the leadership he brought to the position of Chapter president this year. Taking an appropriate, insightful and meaningful look at our mission and organization structure to serve our membership, he has initiated a momentum for future leadership to continue. Assessments of core elements of the Chapter’s work were targeted to ensure a healthy and sustainable organization that focuses on member value. Brian initiated the Committee Resource Network to bring committee chairs, board members and membership together to share best practices that each committee has found to be most successful. He personalized his tenure with musings in his president’s article in the newsletter which ranged from Snowmaggendon to how fireflies can be seen as a paradigm for how we design the environment within which we exist. We attempt to rise up to the skies and Brian has helped us on our journey.

Service to the Chapter - Sonia R. Jarboe, Associate AIA

Sonia has been on the Women in Architecture Committee since 2006, and chair of that committee for the past four years. She has served on the Board of Directors since 2009. However, this year Sonia started a new program. She has organized a clothing drive with the collected items being donated to Dress for Success of Washington DC. Dress for Success provides professional clothing for interviews, and a support network of career development tools that promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women in our area. Sonia and her committee organized 13 drop off locations throughout the DC metro area and used her office, Geier Brown Renfrow Architects, to store it all. Through the efforts of Sonia and her team, the Chapter donated over 2000 items, including over 100 suits, in support of Dress for Success.

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Carol Rickard, AIA presents award to Scott Matties, AIA

Carol Rickard, AIA presents award to Ed Weaver, AIA

Tom Sheridan + Alan Richardson accept AIA Northern Virginia Award on behalf of Potomac Valley Brick

Service to the Chapter - Scott S. Matties, AIA

Scott has run the Chapter’s Annual Design Awards program for the past three years. The event is our largest and most visible, with many moving parts to coordinate. It takes an organized person to run an event like this and Scott makes it look easy. Thanks to his hard work we have continued to have strong submittal turnout, even in difficult economic times

like these. Scott also serves on the Chapter Board and is currently Chapter Secretary.

Service to the Chapter - Edward D. Weaver, AIA

There are some people who are just good with others, and our Service to the Chapter honoree is one of these people. Although Ed has done many things for our Chapter – serving on our Board of Directors, currently as Treasurer, and in line to be our President in 2013 – we greatly appreciate his service as our liaison with the VSAIA for Architecture Exchange East and with our DC AIA brethren for DesignDC. So it was only natural that Ed would also serve as our liaison for the upcoming National Convention in DC in 2012.

AIA Northern Virginia Chapter Award - Potomac Valley Brick and Supply Company

Brick sounds so simple. Dig some earth, bake it in an oven, stack it on a building. Those of us who have worked with brick know it is much more complex. Find the best color, detail it cleanly, build it to last, and oh yeah – meet the budget. Simple. Those of us who work with brick know that there is no better ally than Potomac Valley Brick. And it is no coincidence that there is no greater friend to the Northern Virginia Chapter. So as if providing great customer service and project support weren’t enough, in 2009 Potomac Valley Brick embarked on an ambitious effort to raise industry awareness of the sustainable aspects of one of the world’s oldest building materials with the BrickStainable International Design Competition. This is not an awards program intended to recognize significant buildings that use brick. Rather, the competition seeks to actively promote understanding of the inherently sustainable attributes of brick through an Integrated Building Design challenge based on a published program in real world conditions. The competition further seeks to promote practical research into the capabilities of brick though

its Technical Design category. With entrants as far away as Cyprus, Qatar and Japan, BrickStainable enters its third year with passionate leadership of this valuable and relevant cause. This is the best recipe for continued success that will benefit us all. For these efforts, we are pleased to announce that Potomac Valley Brick is the recipient of this year’s AIA Northern Virginia Chapter Award. Alan Richardson and Tom Sheridan accepted the award on behalf of Potomac Valley Brick.

Congratulations to all our distinguished award recipients!

This dinner also functions as the Chapter’s Annual Meeting. Carol Rickard-Brideau, AIA, Chair of the Nominating Committee, presented a slate of talented and committed officers and directors, and attendees voted unanimously in support of the slate. So congratulations to our 2012 leaders:

Executive CommitteePresident – William T. Brown, AIA President Elect/1st VP - Edward D. Weaver, AIA Treasurer – Scott Matties, AIA Secretary – Sean Reilly, AIA Past President – Brian J. Donnelly, AIA

DirectorsFrancie K. Fetzer, AIA - 2nd Vice PresidentDerek J. Moore, AIA - 2nd Vice PresidentKaren M. Conkey, AIAMeagan W. Jancy, AIASonia R. Jarboe, Assoc. AIACarter Jones, AIAChristopher S. Kehde, AIAJohn E. Linam, Jr., AIARandall A. Mars, AIAGavin D. Myers, AIADavid Prevette, AIA

Virginia Society Directors John A. Burns, FAIABrian J. Donnelly, AIAJ. Paul Lewis, AIAMark S. Orling, AIARobert E. Beach, AIA

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The Chapter extends a warm thank you for the years of remarkable service offered by Carol Rickard-Brideau, AIA, Sy Samaha, AIA, and Stephen A. Smith, AIA as they leave the Chapter Board. Thank you also to Paul R. Erickson, AIA as he leaves the Virginia Society Board. We greatly appreciate their service.

Chapter President Brian Donnelly, AIA then reviewed the two proposed changes to the Chapter bylaws, which were accepted, offered an overview of the Chapter’s activities and accomplishments this year and introduced special guest Mary P. Cox, FAIA, the Director for the Region of the Virginias.

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We greatly appreciate your continuing support!

2012 Chapter Leaders, l-r, front row: Francie Fetzer, AIA, Sonia Jarboe, Assoc. AIA, Bill Brown, AIA, Ed Weaver, AIA, John Burns, FAIA; second row: Scott Mat-ties, AIA, Karen Conkey, AIA, Carter Jones, AIA, John Linam, AIA, Sean Reilly, AIA, Brian Donnelly, AIA

Event Photos by Kathryn Brown, Photographer

2011: An Introspectiveby Brian J. Donnelly, AIANorthern Virginia Chapter President

It should come as no surprise that the last 3 or 4 years have challenged our perceptions of this organization and indeed our entire profession. Architecture and the AIA are not what they were a generation ago, or 10 years ago, or even 5 years ago. And there is no reason to believe that the transformation of our industry, or the institution that best represents it, is complete. The challenge for local AIA components then, is to discern as best we can the prevailing trends and adapt our programming to respond.

As a result, the Chapter’s leadership has begun to question and re-evaluate almost everything we do – not out of necessity, our membership rolls are steady and we remain financially sound – but out of an obligation to anticipate the needs of our members and develop the framework for providing relevant programs. Shifting expectations compel us to seek more effective ways to engage our members, and more efficient ways to achieve our mission. So this year we have taken the first steps toward reorganizing our operations, reconfiguring our communications, and refocusing our programming.

At the root of this inquiry is a question of value. Anyone who has been an active member of the AIA has been asked at some point to justify their continued membership. It’s a fair question, particularly in a time when architects are faced with difficult financial decisions, simply in an effort to sustain their practice. Yet it seems to me that this extraordinary moment of disruption and renewal is exactly what makes our continued association mutually beneficial.

Since the birth of the industrial and corporate economy, it has been widely understood that there is a competitive advantage to keeping secrets. But as the substantive capital of that economic system has shifted from production to service, and from products to ideas, an alternate imperative has emerged. In the 21st century economy, there is a competitive advantage to giving knowledge away. Secrets are being replaced by recognized expertise as the essential commodity, just as specialization has tended to marginalize self-described generalists. But it is a precious commodity, and relatively rare.

This is where we can work together as a professional association. Firms that have effectively leveraged knowledge as an asset have generally followed a repeatable pattern: early adoption of a critical idea, development of an authentic proficiency, and public recognition of their expertise. Each of these steps require that we share what we know, and seek out what we don’t know. The AIA is an instrument to achieving these ends. It can be the device for both input and output.

The value of the AIA is as a platform for developing and sharing knowledge as a collaborative pursuit. This is a two-way street. The task for AIA Northern Virginia is to develop the programs, activities and products that provide that platform. The challenge for the general membership is to engage the Chapter, and one another, at the level of the idea, and by so doing, enrich each other and the profession.

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Construction is underway at George C. Marshall High School in Fairfax County. The existing 284,000sf school, originally built in 1963, is receiving a complete modernization including four additions which will enlarge the school by 80,000sf and increase student capacity to 2,000 students. These additions are phased so that the educational curriculum is maintained throughout construction and impact upon students and staff is minimized. The $51,839,000 construction contract was awarded under budget and the school is currently on schedule for completion in the fall of 2014.

The new additions and renovated areas are designed to meet all of the current educational programs and curriculum while giving the school an updated modern appearance commensurate with the high performance of the students and staff.

The addition at the front of the school contains a new administration suite and creates identifiable main and performing arts entrances. A large two-story addition in the rear of the school adds twenty-two classrooms and labs for science and art and provides a multipurpose lecture hall. Other additions create a new band room, performing arts support spaces and athletic facility programs.

On the Boards

George C. Marshall High School Modernization & AdditionsSamaha Associates, P.C.

Images courtesy Samaha Associates, P.C.

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Professional Practice

Continuing Education Note - Beginning in 2012, AIA will use the term Continuing Education Hours (CEHs) to refer to the number of hours available for continuing education credit. One hour of class time equals one CEH. The term Continuing Education Hours will replace learning units as the measure of credits awarded.

AIA introduces the Stalled Projects Page - And they need your help. In response to members’ concerns about access to credit to fund projects, AIA developed a database of projects stalled for lack of financing. The Stalled Projects page [email protected] - acts as a networking website for real estate investors, developers and architects. You are able to reach out to a group of investors who have chosen to list themselves for the sole reason of lending money to creditworthy projects. Investors looking to invest in commercial real estate will be able to peruse a list of projects seeking capital and developers looking for investment capital will be able to reach out to investors willing to lend. In order for this initiative to be a success, AIA asks that you list your stalled projects on this page, to populate the site so that investors will find it worthwhile.

The National Ideas Competition for the Washington Monument Grounds is ready for the public to weigh in and vote for the “People’s Choice” favorites from among the six winning ideas. Voting takes place online, at www.wamocompetition.org. The public is invited to view the six concepts, listen to interviews

with the competition winners and submit an electronic ballot. Voting will remain open until spring 2012 when the Competition will be the subject of an exhibition from April 5 to June 24 at the Virginia Center for Architecture.

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) recently released its 2011 Survey of Registered Architects. The survey indicates that there are 104,301 registered architects in the United States. This represents a 1% decrease in licensed architects from last year’s survey. The survey also reveals that there are 117,994 reciprocal (out-of state) architects, for a total of 222,295 registrations. Locally, the survey lists 2,774 resident architects in Virginia, with 4,185 reciprocal architects, for a total of 6,959. In Maryland, there are 1,934 resident and 3,667 reciprocal, totaling 5,601. And in DC 780 resident and 2,438 reciprocal, totaling 3,218. For complete survey information, visit the NCARB website at www.ncarb.org.

NCARB will implement the final phase of Intern Development Program (IDP) 2.0 April 3-5, 2012. This phase will include new experience categories and areas, simplified experience settings and an enhanced electronic system to report IDP experience. To facilitate these changes, a new electronic reporting system will be available through My NCARB on April 5. On April 3, the current reporting system will be shut down and will be inaccessible as the data is converted to IDP 2.0. Interns must submit any hours under the current requirements to their supervisor before April 3. All reports submitted after the new system becomes available on April 5 will count toward IDP 2.0 requirements. Information is available on the NCARB website at www.ncarb.org.

2011 USPS Periodical Report - Statement of Ownership, Management & Circulation - AIA Northern Virginia NewsPublication #PE17-952, filing date: 9/29/2011, published 6x annually, bi-monthly, $15 annual subscription priceOwner: The American Institute of Architects Northern Virginia Chapter Editor, managing editor, contact: Deborah S. Burns, Hon. AIA, (703) 549-9747Mailing address of publication, headquarters of publisher, owner, publisher, editor, managing editor: AIA Northern Virginia, 205 South Patrick Street, Alexandria, VA 22314Tax status has not changed during preceding 12 months Extent + nature of circulation: mailed to Chapter members, advertisers + potential members

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Membership Update

New MembersNicole L. DeJong, Assoc. AIA, Moore Architects Elizabeth K. Farrell, Assoc. AIA Patrick Foley, Assoc. AIA, Gensler Eboni Atoria Mae Gold, Assoc. AIA, Wiley|Wilson Kyle S. Hopkins, Assoc. AIA, Hughes Group Architects Sarah M. Johnson, Assoc. AIA, Powers Brown Architecture Peter Kowalcheck, Assoc. AIA, Jacobs Engineering James E. Miller, AIA Sherry Sadai, AIA, LeMay Erickson Willcox Architects Guilherme M. Talarico, Assoc. AIA, VOA Associates, Inc. Gayathri Vissa, AIA, Booz Allen Hamilton

Transferring InThomas Parran Bond, AIA, Suffolk Construction, from MinneapolisCharles J. DeLisio, AIA, Parsons Brinkerhoff, from Pittsburgh Dale R. Ellickson, FAIA, Ellickson & Associates, from Atlanta Upgraded Member Siobhan M. Chewning, AIA, Studio 39 Landscape Architecture, to Architect

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FYI

Reader & Swartz Architects, PC have been receiving some publicity lately. The Luxury Home Quarterly (June 2011) covered three projects: Das Swartzenreader Haus, Swiss Army Staircase and Loft Upon Cork. The July/August issue of American Builders Quarterly included an article about the firm titled, Swiss Army Style, and 21st Century Homes included a chapter about the firm and their work in the January 2012 issue. The firm’s work at John Handley High School was recognized with a feature in DCMud, an online publication presented by dcrealestate.com. And their project Loft Upon Cork was recently honored by the VSAIA with the Sir John Soane Personality Award. This award was created specifically for the project, as it transcended being pigeonholed to any particular category. The jury decided to celebrate the Loft’s qualities with a special citation.

David Jameson, FAIA was featured in an article that appeared on the cover of the Arts section of the Washington Post on October 2; reprinted by Architectural Record on October 4. The illustrated article by J. Michael Welton, titled An Architect on the Fast Track, profiled David’s career and many of his award-winning projects.

The Hampden Lane House in Bethesda, designed by Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, was recognized as the House of the Month in the October 5 issue of Architectural Record: Weekly WebInsider.

Saharnaz Farivar, AIA, president of SF Design Group in Chantilly, was featured on the cover of Centre View newspaper, September 1-7 edition. The article, A New Vision For Communities by Bonnie Hobbs, focused on Saharnaz’s work with the Centreville Chantilly Chamber Committee as they plan for a more sustainable community and discuss ways to bring more business to the area.

MulvannyG2 Architecture Principals Valdis Ronis, AIA and William Hendrix, AIA have been promoted to new roles. Valdis, with more than 25 years of project leadership and business development, will lead project delivery for the firm’s DC office as the Regional Practice Leader. William, with 25 years of architectural experience in program development, master planning, design and technology integrations, will be responsible for design leadership and the development of strategic markets and clients as the firm’s Regional Design Leader.

Lessard Design Inc. welcomes Stephen T. Moriak, AIA as a new principal in the Low Rise Studio. Prior to joining Lessard, Steve was a principal at The Preston Partnership for 11 years with experience in high density mixed-use, and LEED certified architecture.

Clark Nexsen announces that Jeremy Burge, AIA, has been named the Director of the Clark Nexsen Washington, DC office. Since joining the firm in 2009, Jeremy has served in such capacities as lead design architect and project manager on numerous public, private and commercial projects. He has demonstrated substantial project design experience with several of his designs receiving awards of excellence in design. Jeremy is

very active with the AIA and has held leadership positions at the local, state and national levels.

Perkins Eastman announces that J. Scott Kilbourn AIA has joined as a Principal and Chief Operating Officer of the firm’s international practice. Kilbourn joins with more than 28 years of design and planning experience in hospitality, retail/mixed-use, corporate office and healthcare. Kilbourn attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design and Dartmouth College and has held teaching posts in the US and overseas. The firm also announces that J. Dayle Wine joins the DC office as Marketing Manager. Wine, with more than 15 years of marketing and business development experience in the architecture and construction industries, is a graduate of Hodges University in Florida.

DBI Architects recently completed a LEED® Gold Certified speculative office for The Tower Companies at 1909 K Street, NW. The office is a mix of high design and a user-friendly configuration appealing to prospective tenants, and includes sustainable features like glass walls and doors to enhance the natural light and eco-friendly cork rubber flooring.

The Lukmire Partnership has been chosen to design the new Providence Community Center, part of the MetroWest development by Pulte Homes in Fairfax County. Located adjacent to the Vienna Metro station, the new community center will be one of the main amenities in the new transit-oriented, mixed-use community. When complete, center will feature recreational facilities, a fitness center and meeting rooms.

VOA Associates announces the groundbreaking for the Corporate Headquarters of Choice Hotels in Rockville. VOA was chosen as the interior design team for the new office space. Choice Hotels will occupy more than 130,000sf and VOA will pursue LEED® certification for the project.

HITT Contracting Inc. recently completed the first phase of the Battlefield Parkway extension in Leesburg, opening two-way traffic on the northbound lanes of Battlefield Parkway between Fort Evans and Edwards Ferry Roads. HITT completed the work one week ahead of schedule. HITT also recently completed road improvements on Random Hills Road and Waples Mill Road in Fairfax County and Loughboro and Dalecarlia Roads in Washington, DC.

GPI / Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Ryan Meitzler, a Mechanical Engineer with experience in HVAC design, construction and project management. He has worked on projects for the British Embassy, the National Air and Space Museum and the United Nations Environment Programme. Ryan received his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State.

A team of design and construction consultants from Dewberry, CGL, AECOM and Hale-Mills Construction, Ltd., was recently honored by the International Corrections and Prison Association with a President’s Award in recognition of the team’s pro bono assistance to the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations on the development of a new “Rapid Deployment Prison” concept.

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Calendar

November15 Board Meeting, 4:30p15 Pecha Kucha Night, 6:00, Alexandria16 WIA Happy Hour, 6:00p18 Small Firm Roundtable, noon, Alexandria19 Builders’ Ball

December4 WIA Brunch + Tour, 11:00a, DC9 VSAIA Code Seminar, Fairfax12 Board Meeting, 4:30p

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