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With the change of the year comes the change in AIA Continental Europe’s Board of Directors. For 2006, welcome George Berg as President, Karl Hartnack as First Vice President and President Elect for 2007, Vice President Marc DiDomenico, Section Directors France: Ray Spano, Italy: Esteban Alejandro Cruz, Eastern Europe: Nóra Demeter.
Continuing for 2006 are Secretary Richard Anderson, Treasurer James Cowey, Section Directors Germany: David Marquardt, Switzerland: Maureen Carlson Reinertsen and Lee Luxford, Northern Europe: Helen Giblin and Southern Europe: Ahmet Alp.
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AIACE Member Elias Messinas, Int'l. Assoc. AIA, wrote following the Third Quarter Newsletter of his organizing a week of events around recycling, composting and eco building at the island of Aegina, a half-hour from Athens. The events included lectures by reknowned Greek architect Tombazis (UIA 2005) and a guided tour (by the architect himself) to one of his bioclimatic houses on the island. The success of the event has pushed Elias (as the organizer) and the groups that participated to repeat the undertaking. Now being planned are two events:
Interested AIACE members are welcome to particpate in the symposium and and its planning. Contact: Elias Messinas, Int'l. Assoc. AIA.
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The AIACE Continuing Education contact, Dominique Tomasov, AIA wishes to inform members with New York State licensing rulings recently announced.
Be assured that Dominque will make the necessary efforts in the definition of the Chapter’s programs so as to comply with the new requirements. This is only possible with the close collaboration of the program coordinator in each case. On the C1 forms, we will continue to indicate which sessions qualify for HSW, applying the most stringent criteria (that of the AIA or that of a state).
New York State Mandatory Continuing Education — MCE
There have been rulings during the past several months by the New York State boards for architects, engineers and land surveyors that could affect most if not all 2500+ AIA/CES Providers. The board rulings indicate that in order for a course to qualify for mandatory continuing education (MCE) in New York the provider must be able to demonstrate that at least 75% of the course content will benefit the general public. If the course cannot be demonstrated to benefit the general public then the architect, engineer, or land surveyor will not receive MCE credit for New York licensure. The requirement that course content benefits the general public is a core value to the HSW definition for the AIA/CES. As a result of these recent rulings the AIA/CES now recommends that to qualify for New York MCE that the architect should take all HSW related courses. As a CES Provider, if your course does not qualify for HSW you should inform any architect who holds a New York license that the state probably will not accept the course for state MCE.
For further information or questions regarding continuing education requirements in New York State, please see http://www.op.nysed.gov/archce.htm, send your question via email to archbd@mail.nysed.gov, or call the Board office at +1-518-474-3817.
Contact: Mike Brazlavsky +1-305-48-7488.
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You can earn AIA Continuing Education learning units through online interactive programs. Pratt Institute's Building Industry Online Partner Education Program, offers architects, AIA members and professional engineers a variety of continuing education resources.
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Stéphane Corbel, Technical Sales Support manager for AIA Continental Europe Corporate Partner VM Zinc is pleased to announce Archizinc, a competition for use of their product. Read more…
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France Section Director Isabel Meinecke welcomed over 50 people from nine countries to Versailles for an AIA Continental Europe France Section event, Versailles Behind the Scenes: Restoration and Adaptation of Historic Structures. Thanks in part to support from Vitra, the day was a true success.—Elizabeth Heudebourg, Paris, 14 October 2005
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Switzerland Section Directors Maureen Reinertsen and Lee Luxford write to inform members of a lecture by Tadao Ando in Basel for 16 December 2005. The lecture, in Japanese with translation into German, is free and open to the public. Attnedance wil earn at least one AIA/CES credits. Members with questions and interest about obtaining credits should please contact either Maureen or Lee by 10 December. The appropriate CES forms will be on hand the night of the event for those who request them in advance.
The architect will speak about his work, offering a glimpse into the background of his design process. Ando’s first building in Europe was the Conference Centre at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Tadao Ando Architect & Associates are currently working on the design for a building for the Novartis Campus scheduled to open in 2008.
The lecture takes place on Friday, 16 December 2005 at 18h00 in the Great Festival Hall of the Basel Trade Fair complex. The introduction will be made by City Council Member Barbara Schneider, Chairman of the Basel City Building Department. A reading from Werner Blaser’s book “Die Nähe des Fernen” completes the evening. Attendees will have an opportunity to buy a copy of the book signed by Tadao Ando.
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