President's Viewpoint -Density, Subsidy and Affordable Housing Originally published in the 2006 newsletter of the American Institute of Architects, Westchester Mid-Hudson Chapter. by Michael Shilale, AIA, LEED - July/August, 2006 Architects are known for their ability to plan well. It was probably not good planning to serve as president of two organizations at the same…
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President’s Viewpoint – Architects give AIANYS $75,000 gift
President's Viewpoint - Architects give AIANYS $75,000 gift Originally published in the 2006 newsletter of the American Institute of Architects, Westchester Mid-Hudson Chapter. by Michael Shilale, AIA, LEED - June, 2006 Recently your President, President-Elect and Executive Director attended a planning retreat at Hunter Mountain to help AIA NYS set priorities for the next two years.…
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President’s Viewpoint – Advocacy, Fees and Anti-Trust
Originally published in the 2006 newsletter of the American Institute of Architects, Westchester Mid-Hudson Chapter. by Michael Shilale, AIA, LEED - May, 2006 Advocacy Last month I wrote about many of the benefits, (over 60) AIA provides to us at the national, state and local level. Advocacy for Architects and for our communities may be…
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Presidents Viewpoint – View from a “Flat” World
Presidents Viewpoint - View from a "Flat" WorldOriginally published in the 2006 newsletter of the American Institute of Architects, Westchester Mid-Hudson Chapter. by Michael Shilale, AIA, LEED - March, 2006 I am sitting in the airport in Orlando with my laptop computer “borrowing” what I hope to be an internet connection offered free to travelers…
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Presidents Viewpoint – President’s Week
Presidents Viewpoint - President's WeekOriginally published in the 2006 newsletter of the American Institute of Architects, Westchester Mid-Hudson Chapter. by Michael Shilale, AIA, LEED - February, 2006 President’s week is upon us and we are off to Washington DC and the AIA’s national Leadership and Legislative conference. Images of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln…
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