Interior Design & Architecture - News & Trends

ASLA issues honorary memberships

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Board of Trustees of American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has conferred honorary membership to 13 individuals for their work in education, government, and environmental activism. The honorary members are:

• The Hon. Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of New York
• Jim and Betsy Chaffin, Founders, Spring Island, SC 

• Adele Chatfield-Taylor, President, American Academy in Rome
• Paul Farmer, FAICP, Executive Director/CEO, American Planning Association (APA)
• Steven N. Handel, Professor, Rutgers University
• The Hon. William Hudnut, Chair for Public Policy at the Urban Land Institute
• William McDonough, FAIA, Architect
• The Hon. Greg Nickels, Mayor of Seattle
• The Hon Jerry E. Abramson, Mayor of Louisville
• Robert Redford, Actor and Environmental Activist
• Kristen Richards, Editor, ArchNewsNow
• The Hon. Allyson Schwartz, U.S. Representative (PA-13)

For more information, see www.asla.org

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AIA gives out library awards

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the eight recipients for the 2009 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards.
Biennially, representatives from the AIA and the American Library Association (ALA) gather to celebrate the finest examples of library design by architects licensed in the United States. The winners are:

• Arabian Library, Scottsdale Public Library, Scottsdale, Arizona. richard+bauer architecture, LLC
• C.V. Starr East Asian Library, University of California Berkeley; Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
• Chongqing Library, Chongqing, China; Perkins Eastman
• Biblioteca Central Estatal Wigberto Jiménez Moreno, León, Guanajuato, Mexico; Pei Partnership Architects LLP
• NYPL Francis Martin Library, Bronx, New York; 1100 Architect, P.C.
• Gentry Public Library, Gentry, Arkansas; Marlon Blackwell Architect
• Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis; Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
• Palo Verde Library / Maryvale Community Center, Phoenix; Gould Evans Associates + Wendell Burnette Architects

For more information, see aia.org

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HDR projects labeled Best of the Best

OMAHA, Neb.—Two HDR projects have been named The Best of the Best in a national competition by McGraw-Hill Construction (MHC).

The Los Lunas Silvery Minnow Refugium in Los Lunas, N.M., was cited as Best Small Project and the Valley METRO Light Rail Line Section 5 in the cities of Tempe and Mesa, Ariz., was named Best Transportation Project. National winners were selected from regional winners of MHC's Best of 2008 awards. Out of 225 regional winners, an independent jury of construction professional selected 23 national winners in 22 categories.

For more information, see hdrinc.com

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Great American Main Street Awards noted

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Trust Main Streets Center has issued the 2009 Great American Main Street Awards.

The awards recognize exceptional accomplishments in revitalizing America's historic and traditional Main Street commercial districts. The winners are

• On Broadway, Inc., of Green Bay, Wisconsin
• Federal Hill Main Streets in Baltimore;
• El Dorado Main Street in Arkansas;
• Downtown Livermore, Inc., in Livermore California; and
• Rehoboth Beach Main Street, Inc., in Delaware.

For more information, see press.nationaltrust.org

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DVIA extends relationship with PAI Sales

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), has extended its long-term relationship with PAI Sales Inc., to continue to support DBIA's conferences with sales and marketing services for exhibits and sponsorships. In addition, DBIA has enlisted PAI to support its membership marketing efforts.

In another expansion move, DBIA has also entered into an agreement with Naylor, LLC., to become the publisher of DBIA's 10-time per year publication Design-Build DATELINE journal. This new relationship will begin with the May 2009 issue of the journal.

For more information, see www.dbia.org

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