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The WMRUD Charrettes Proposal Application is now online and ready to receive submissions. Follow this link for more information on the Charrettes, the Natural Connections Summit, speaker videos, 2005 Charrette Best Practice Studies/Outcomes, and the 2007 Charrette RFP.

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www.gvaia.org is designed to serve both AIA Members and the public, providing information and education about West Michigan Architecure.

Register now for the AIAGV October 19 Program titled, ”Cohousing: Bringing Back an Old-Fashioned Sense of Neighborhood“. The program will be held at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids.

Interested in serving on the AIAGV Board of Directors? Nominate yourself or someone else; several positions are open for the 2007 term. Nominate someone today.

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Order your copy of the September Program DVD featuring Mark Cameron's presentation on Neighborhood Design

News:

Natural Connections Summit

The West Michigan Strategic Alliance and AIAGV held the Natural Connections Summit on Tuesday, October 17 at Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids, MI. Over 150 attendees learned about the new West Michigan Regional Urban Design Charrette RFP and heard guest speakers including Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute and Alexis Karolides of the Rocky Mountain Institute. If you missed the Summit, you can catch up by watching the speaker videos and powerpoints online. Also, be sure to review the Charrette RFP. Read more...

AIAGV October Board Elections

Where are the candidates? We need members to step up to the plate and serve the Profession. Each year your Grand Valley Board of Directors is faced, as every organization, with succession - the need to find and develop new leadership. the AIAGV chapter is asking you to seriously consider yourself, or others you think would become a director of AIAGV, and place those names in nomination. Read more...

AIAGV October Program
The AIAGV September Program is entitled, ”Cohousing: Bringing Back and Old-Fashioned Sense of Neighborhood“ on Thursday, October 19, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids. Read more...

October Program Sponsor Profile

AIAGV extends sincere thanks to Monsma Marketing Corp. and Laidlaw and Morgan for co-sponsoring the AIAGV October Program on Cohousing. Read more...

Continuing Education Opportunity

AIAGV, CSI, IFMA and others will be sponsoring a meeting entitled "Total facility Commissioning" on Thursday, November 9, 2006 at the Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville. HSW learning units will be earned for attending. Dinner is included. Read more...

AIAGV is Now HBA Member
The Grand Valley Chapter of AIA decided to become a member of the Home Building Association (HBA) as a one-year trial. Our board weighed the pros and cons and decided it was worth exploring. Read more...

AIAGV November Program
The AIAGV November Program will feature Jan Gehl, founding partner Gehl Architects and Professor of Urban Design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture. For more than 30 years, Jan Gehl has been an advocate of turning vehicle-centric cities into pedestrian- and people-friendly cities. November 9, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Calvin College in Grand Rapids. Read more...

Board Meeting Minutes Now Online

AIAGV Monthly Board Meeting Minutes can now be viewed online. Take a few minutes to review and comment on recent Board discussion and action. Read more...

Director's Mid-Summer Report

AIAGV Michigan Director, Bob Daverman attended the AIAMI Mid-Summer Conference and has produced a report on important AIA business presented at the conference.