June 12, 2007
by: Murrye Bernard Assoc. AIA LEED AP

Oculus 2007 Editorial Calendar
If you have ideas, projects, opinions — or perhaps a burning desire to write about a topic below — we’d like to hear from you! Deadlines for submitting suggestions are indicated; projects/topics may be anywhere, but architects must be New York-based. Send suggestions to Kristen Richards.
09.07.07 Winter 2007-08: Power & Patronage

06.15.07 Tour Proposals: 2008 AIA Convention Tours
The 2008 AIA Convention will be held in Boston, MA, May 15-17, 2008, and Community Design Resource Center of Boston (CDRC-Boston) is working with host chapter, Boston Society of Architects/AIA (BSA), among other planners and organizations, to develop tours that will engage design professionals and community members. To submit tour ideas click the link.

07.01.07 Session Proposals: 2008 AIA Convention Continuing Education Sessions
CDRC-Boston and BSA are also developing events and sessions for continuing education credits for the 2008 AIA Convention. If you would like to develop an event or session proposal with CDRC-Boston as a co-sponsor, e-mail Brandy or call 617-585-0198.

07.31.07 Submission: LEAF Awards
Now in their fourth year, the LEAF Awards 2007 honors architects who are designing buildings and solutions that set benchmarks for the international architectural community. This year the LEAF Awards will recognize the strategic importance, impact, innovation, and practical developments in 11 award categories that both challenge and change the way we consider and evaluate buildings. Projects both new and yet to be completed are eligible, and all companies, individuals, and technologies may enter.

02.29.08 Submission: Holcim Foundation Awards
The Holcim Foundation has launched its second awards competition for sustainable construction projects. The $2 million competition celebrates innovative, future-oriented, and tangible sustainable construction projects internationally. Construction projects must be in an advanced stage of design by the competition deadline; construction may not have started before June 1, 2007. A commemorative book on the first Holcim Awards competition and a booklet on the target issues for sustainable construction are available. More details about the competition will be announced later in the year, and sent directly to you as a subscriber to the Holcim Foundation e-mail newsletter.

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