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AIA PodNet is proud to offer a wide range of
programs through its Architecture Knowledge Review Series. The
following selected podcasts may be of special interest to the
Design-Build Knowledge Community (title links go directly to an MP3
file of the podcast):
 Design-Build
in the U.S. and the UK
Want to know more about alternative project delivery
in the United Kingdom? In this podcast, Bill Quatman, FAIA, 2007
chair of the AIA Design-Build Knowledge Community, interviews
British architect and author Andrew Thomas, RIBA. The podcast was
created in conjunction with the joint AIA- and DBIA-sponsored
international conference, “Design
Excellence/Design-Build,” held September 27–29, 2007, in
London. Thomas is the author of Design-Build: Architecture in
Practice (Wiley, 2006), which focuses on design-build delivery
in the United Kingdom.
Bio
Architect-Led Design-Build: A
Practical Business Plan
Mark C. Friedlander, Esq., outlines the
benefits of using an architect-led design-build business model.
This podcast guides architects in structuring their businesses to
contract directly with owners as the prime member of a design-build
team, subcontracting the construction to a general contractor
teammate.
Read More | Bio
AIA Design-Build Summit 2007: Doing
Great Design
Gary Lapera, AIA, principal and studio head,
Michael Graves and Associates, speaks with G. William Quatman,
FAIA, 2007 chair of the AIA Design-Build Advisory Group, about how
architects can produce great design in a design-build setting and
about his own firm's design-build projects.
Bio
2007 AIA Contract Documents: What's
New?
Suzanne Harness, AIA, Esq., managing director
and counsel, AIA Contract Documents, discusses the latest revisions
to the AIA's major construction documents with Phil Simon, AIA
managing director, marketing and promotion. Ten years since the
Institute last significantly revised its major documents, it
releases the new versions in fall 2007. Get ahead of the curve and
preview how these revisions may affect you.
Bio
Multi-Family Housing
Liability
With greater demand for urban housing has come greater
demand—and revenue—for architects who design multifamily
residential projects. Along with the benefits, however, have come
greater legal risks and a spate of construction-defect lawsuits
targeting not only builders of condos but also the architects who
design them. Recently, Bill Quatman, Esq., FAIA, and Frank Musica,
Esq., Assoc. AIA, spoke with AIA PodNet's Scott Frank, AIA media
relations director.
Read More | Bio
Building
Smart: Implementing Integrated Practice
Patrick MacLeamy, AIA, CEO of HOK, spoke with AIA PodNet’s
Markku Allison, AIA, resource architect at AIA National, to discuss
his firm’s unique approach to their clients’ real estate
and facility needs. Citing specific projects and methods as
examples, MacLeamy explores how design, construction, and
engineering firms can work together.
Read More | Bio
Architecture on the Edge: Integrated
Practice
Norman Strong, FAIA, AIA National vice president and
managing partner of The Miller/Hull Partnership, spoke with AIA
PodNet’s Markku Allison, AIA, resource architect at AIA
National, about integrated practice, including new business models,
integration of BIM in practice, and new collaborative project
delivery models.
Read More | Bio
2007 Recipient of the Architecture
Firm Award
The AIA bestows its highest honor, the Architecture Firm
Award, on Leers Weinzapfel Associates, the Boston-based magicians
who create beautiful public architecture and space. Partners Andrea
P. Leers, FAIA; Jane Weinzapfel, FAIA; Joe Pryse, AIA; and Josiah
Stevenson, AIA, meld a bold and refined architecture for the public
realm and with a social purpose, including transportation and urban
infrastructure, the joining of new elements to existing buildings,
and athletic and campus-life facilities. In this podcast, Leers and
Weinzapfel discuss their approach to design, what the award has
meant to them personally, and how it continues to inspire the
firm.
Read More | Bio
Sustainability and
Architecture
RK Stewart, FAIA, speaks with AIA PodNet’s Phil
Simon, AIA managing director, marketing and promotion, about
sustainability and architecture.
Read More | Bio
How to Use MP3 Files
Play while online by clicking the link above, OR play
offline by right-clicking the link, select "Save Target As...", and
save the file to your desktop or "My Documents" folder.
For more information about AIA podcasts, including optional
XML and iTunes links and download directions, see the
AIA PodNet Web
site.
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