President's Message

Board Member Report

BEEP

Call to Entry for Aspiring Young Architects

For Your Information

Members in the News

CES Column

Design Lecture Series

On The Boards

Board of Directors

May 18th, 12:00 p.m.

Council of Past Presidents’ meeting.
At AIA Orange County

May 20th, 7:30 a.m.

Board of Directors meeting
At AIA Orange County

May 20th, 6:00 p.m.

*General Meeting/Design Lecture Series, Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA
At the Lyon Conference Center, Orange County Museum of Art

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May 22nd
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Student Design Competition Awards Ceremony.
At the International Center of Possibility Thinking on the Crystal Cathedral Campus

For further information: csteele@aiaoc.org

May 25th, 12:00 p.m.

*AIA/CES Seminar, 3 CES/HSW units

“Lighting Fundamentals: Understanding the Lamp,” presented by Adrienne Kelly of Prudential Lighting. Ms. Kelly is an Affiliate member of AIA Orange County, and Prudential Lighting is a Registered Provider with AIA/CES.
At GE Lighting in Irvine.

May 26th, 12:00 p.m.

*AIA/CES Seminar, 1 CES/HSW unit

“Design Zone: ADA, Accidents and Arbitration,” presented by Jim Ulwelling, Esq. and Omar Siddiqui, Esq. of Ulwelling Siddiqui LLP.
At the offices of Ulwelling Siddiqui, LLP.

May 31st

Memorial Day
Chapter Office Closed

June 2nd, 5:30 p.m.

*AIA/CES Seminar, 2 CES units

“Unleash the Power of 3D Modeling and Digital Presentation Techniques,” presented by John Stebbins, Assoc. AIA of Digital Vision Automation.
Please contact the Chapter office regarding time and location

June 10th – 12th

AIA National Convention, Chicago
Register online at www.aia.org.

June 16th, 1:00 p.m.

*AIA/CES Seminar, 3 or 4 CES/HSW units

"Effective Solutions for Water Damage," four one-hour seminars addressing issues of water during construction: including mold liability and prevention, roofing and waterproofing forensics, trench drain systems, and improving water quality in urban runoff and stormwater.
At 5251 California Ave,
Suite 205
Irvine, California 92612

June 17th, 7:30 a.m

Board of Directors meeting
At AIA Orange County

June 17th, 6:00 p.m.

*General Meeting/Design Lecture Series, presenter to be announced.
At the Lyon Conference Center, Orange County Museum of Art

June 23rd

*AIA/CES Seminar, 2 CES units

“Creativity Workshop,” presented by Chip Clitheroe, Ph.D., Hon. AIAOC
Please contact the Chapter office regarding time and location.

June 29th,12:00 p.m.

*AIA/CES Seminar, 1 CES/HSW unit

“Technology in the Professional Design Firm - A ‘non-Techie’ View,” presented by Larry Rocha, Assoc. AIA, of WATG.
At AIA Orange County

July 5th

Independence Day Observed
Chapter office closed.

For more information on specific CES seminars, click here

Reservation Form

* Reservations:
Pre-paid reservations for lectures and seminars are required, and must be made by the Friday preceding each event 5:00 pm. Please mail your check, or fax or e-mail your reservation, including the names of all attendees and whether they are AIA members, with your MasterCard or Visa payment to the Chapter office. Cancellations must be made in writing to Chapter office:
E-mail: info@aiaoc.org;
Fax: 949-675-8256

** ARE Seminars:
Pre-paid reservations are required for all ARE Seminars. Please mail your check, or fax or e-mail your reservation with your MasterCard or Visa payment to the Chapter office:
E-mail: info@aiaoc.org;
Fax: 949-645-6675.

Board Member Report
by Cynthia Mabus, AIA
Secretary

As Secretary, in addition to leading the ByLaws Committee and serving on the Executive Committee, I also direct NOMCOM.

BEEP
Built Environment Education Program
by Barbara Helton-Berg, AIA

This past March-April, 14 architects descended upon Roosevelt Elementary School in Santa Ana Unified School District to work with seventeen teachers and almost 400 elementary school students.

Call to Entry for Aspiring Young Architects

Irvine, CA -- The Orange County Chapter of The American Institute of Architects is hosting the Annual Student Design Competition culminating with an awards ceremony to be held on May 22, 2004 at the Crystal Cathedral's International Center for Possibility Thinking.

Affiliate Profile
Wieland Associates, Inc.

If you want help with a noise issue, you know who to call. Located in Laguna Hills, Wieland Associates, Inc., an acoustical consulting firm, has been conducting noise and vibration studies for commercial, residential, industrial, school, church and library projects for the past six years.

Consolidated Reprographics Gets New HQ

Costa Mesa, Calif., March 17, 2004 – Costa Mesa-based Consolidated Reprographics, a leading provider of imaging services in Orange County, the Inland Empire, Arizona and Nevada, has completed its move to a 43,000-square-foot facility at 345 Clinton Street in Costa Mesa that combines its corporate office, warehouse and largest production center under one roof.

RNM Architecture and Planning

Newport Beach, CA—March 29, 2004—RNM Architecture and Planning founder and Chairman of the Board, Walter Richardson, FAIA has been awarded the Max C. Tipton Award, the highest lifetime achievement award in the building industry.

2004 Dodge Report for Orange County

New York NY -- F. W. Dodge Division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, on April 29, 2004 reported on March contracts for future construction in the standard metropolitan area of Orange County, California.

AIA Opens Job Board to Summer Opportunities

Now through July 31, AIA member firms, at no cost, can place openings for summer student internships on the AIA Career Center job board, http://aia.jobcontrolcenter.com/post.cfm.

New/Reinstating Members

as of April 12, 2004

AIA
Michael Allen, AIA
   Langdon Wilson
Lawrence C. Chiu, AIA
   LPA Inc.

Associate AIA
Mark J. Barajas, Assoc. AIA
   MCG Architecture
Brian Cremo, Assoc. AIA
   Michael Tekstra Architects
JoAn Kenmotsu, Assoc AIA
   Cibola Systems

Int’l. Assoc. AIA
George Ramzi Gowanni,
Int’l. Assoc. AIA
   Delta Engineers

Reinstating AIA
Matthew S. Greiner AIA
   GKK Corp.
Ren-Yng Lin, AIA
   R. Y. Lin, AIA & Associates
John C. Marvick, AIA
   J. C. Marvick & Associates, Inc.
Cymbre M. Potter, AIA
   Vanir Construction Management
Martin G. Rincon AIA
   Architopia Inc

Reinstating Assoc. AIA
Phillip O. Lugar, Assoc. AIA
   UCI, Facilities Management
   Department
Heather Pilling, Assoc. AIA
   William Hezmalhalch Architects

Transfer In
Rueven Meghiddo, AIA
   AIA Los Angeles

New Affiliate
Nicholas Lenett, PAL
   CADD Resources, LLC
Taryn Richmond, PAL
   Toto USA, Inc.

Reinstating Affiliate
Dale A. Christian
   Dale Christian Structural
   Engineer, Inc.

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