2003 Articles
Vol. 7 No.4 '03

Title

Author

Feature/Section

2003 Design Award Winners

Further Thoughts

James Ludwig, ALA

The James Report

Basic Concepts of Using the Code in Your Everyday Design of Buildings

Kelly Reynolds

Code Corner

Certifications of Contractor's Payments

James Zahn

Legal Issues

Lessons from the Trenches of Professional Liability Claims

Mark Blankenship

Insurance Info

Pitfalls of Architecture: "Construction Documents, Reflected Ceiling Plan, Part 1"

Chris Addington

Shared Knowledge

Chicago Career Day and College Fair Draws Students from Across the Midwest

Education in Architecture

Attendees Eager to Heare Sabo & Zahn's "Ultimate Legal Seminar"

Meeting Memos

September Meeting

Meeting Memos

Trade Show-ALA/CSI Architecture Conference Succeeds on All Levels

Meeting Memos

2003 ALA Golf Outing

Meeting Memos

Critical Clauses in Professional Agreements

Dan Buelow

Insurance Info

Construction Administration - Not So Easy

James K. Zahn

Legal Issues

A Conundrum

James O. Ludwig, ALA

ADA Advice

Still No Single Building Code

Kelly Reynolds

Code Corner

Licensing of Home Inspections

Melvin Markson

Contributed Article

FRT Wood: Meeting Fire Codes Economically

Rodney Hardison

Industry Insight

Soil Investigations and Material Testing

Umar T. Ahmad, P.E.

Contributed Article

Excellent Exposure

Beth S. Pollak

Contributed Article

Pitfalls of Architecture: "Construction Documents, Roof Plan - Part 4 of 4"

Chris Addington

Shared Knowledge

ALA Announces 2003 Student Merit Winners

ALA News

Stanley K. Defurgalski, ALA nominated for "Man of the Year-2003" by ABI

Members in Motion

Design Community Mourns the Loss of John Jay Fox, Fr., FALA

Members in Motion

Robert J. Davidson appointed The Austin Company's Chief Architect

Members in Motion

May Meeting in Lombard, IL

Meeting Memos

June Meeting: "Principles of the International Building Code" in St. Louis, MO

Meeting Memos

ALA's 2003 Architectural Tour and Private Dining Cruise on the Chicago River

Meeting Memos

Eight States Adopt International Building Safety Codes

Accessible Single Family Homes

James C.O. Ludwig, ALA

ADA Advice

Selected Changes to the 2003 International Building Code

Kelly Reynolds

Code Corner

Structural Steel Contributes to Obtaining Leed Certification

Industry Insight

Plan Review Liability: Risks and Liabilities for Architects who contract to perform plan review services for Chicago and other municipalities

Mark C. Friedlander

Legal Issues

International Work Is it Magic?

Rada Doytcheva, PHD, MBA, ALA

Contributed Article

Leading Construction Group Call for better Fire and Smoke Protection

Bill McHugh

Industry Insight

Architects Can Reduce Risk of Litigation with Adequate Construction Documents

Melvin Markson

Contributed Article

Pitfalls of Architecture: "Construction Documents, Roof Details - Part 3 of 4"

Chris Addington

Shared Knowledge

Integrating a Lightning Protection System into a Roof System

Thomas L. Smith, AIA, RRC

"Learning the implications of the Lines You Draw: Assistant Professor M. Craig Borum"

Maureen Perdomo

Outstanding Educator

PHN Architects Honored

Members in Motion

Auditorium Theater Project Receives ASHRAE Award

Members in Motion

Design of a new 142,000 gsf multidisciplinary science faclity for Indiana University in Bloomington by Flad & Associates is underway and on-schedule

Members in Motion

Holabird & Root Remembers Former Partner

Members in Motion

STR Announces New Division

Members in Motion

Spancrete supplies materials for Chicago Mid-Rise Lofts

Members in Motion

Moisture and Mold Resistant Panels Introduced

Members in Motion

High-Strength Underlayment Installs before Drywall

Members in Motion

February Meeting-Design Issues and Proper Connections of Tall Walls and Rim Board

Meeting Memos

March Meeting-Presentation on Air and Moisture Problems Draws Over 300 Attendees

Meeting Memos

April Meeting-Building the International Space Station

Meeting Memos

Updates on State and Federal Actions

James Ludwig

The James Report

Unheeded Rules and Regulations Resulting In Illegal Practices

James Zahn

Legal Issues

Ten Common Residential Building Code Violations

Kelly Reynolds

Code Corner

City of Chicago to Hire Private Design Firms to Serve as Code Reviewers

Dan Buelow

Insurance Info

Getting the Edge

Bob Greenstreet

Contributed Article

An Ounce of Prevention Is The Best Medicine: Weather Barriers and Weather Resistant Exterior Gypsum

Greg Compton

Contributed Article

Developments in Thin-Set Mortars for Ceramic Tile & Stone

Jim Lucas

Industry Insight

Pitfalls of Architecture: "Construction Documents, Roof Plan - Part 2 of 3"

Chris Addington

Shared Knowledge

Strategy by Design

Robert Osgood, Jr.

Shared Knowledge

ALA Joins Coalition to Fight Reinstatement of STRUCTURAL WORK ACT in Illinois!!

Peg McLean

ALA News

ALA Members Offered A Substantial Discount to The CSI Show at Construct American

ALA News

Outstanding Educator-Norman Lach,,, ALA, AIA, CSI, CCS

Education in Architecture

Chicago Women in Architecture Present Billie Tsien Lecture

Education in Architecture

A Compendium of Architectural Innovation Offered at UIC

Education in Architecture

IIT's College of Architecture Presents Spring 2003 Events

Education in Architecture

2nd Annual Student Architectural Design Competition

Education in Architecture

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Architecture/Building Research Council

Education in Architecture

Members in Motion

ALA News

World Architecture Magazine Ranks Epstein #1

Members in Motion

Garafalo Architects: Between the Museum and the City May-October 2003 at the Museum of Contemporary Art

Members in Motion

GEOMETRIX Ceiling Panels add new Dimensions to Metal Ceiling Design

Members in Motion

Association of Licensed Architects Awards Fellowships

Members in Motion

Architects in Milwaukee

Meeting Memos

Time Management Seminar

Meeting Memos

The Chicago Energy Conservation Code Seminar

Meeting Memos

Design Award Banquet and Annual Dinner

Meeting Memos