Master of architecture graduate wins
prestigious delineation competition

An architectural rendering (pictured above) by Hernan Molina, a 2007 Master of Architecture graduate from Texas A&M University, won best of show in the 33rd Annual Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition hosted by the Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

The award was announced at the competition’s Nov. 15, 2007 awards presentation at the Magnolia Theatre in Dallas.

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Janice Schach, one of three finalists in the search for a new dean of the Texas A&M University College of Architecture, has a lunch meeting with students Thursday at the Langford Architecture Center. Schach is the first of three finalists to visit the campus.

First of three dean candidates
visits College of Architecture

Janice Schach, the first of three finalists selected by a search committee for the dean of the Texas A&M College of Architecture, is visiting campus today and Friday (Feb. 14-15). On Thursday she presented a lecture titled “Vision and Strategy for the Governance of the College of Architecture” at the Preston Geren Auditorium. Her presentation was attended by college faculty, staff and students.

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Brody, colleagues earn JAPA's 2007 Best Paper
honors for research examining Florida flooding

A professor and three Ph.D. students in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University recently earned the Journal of the American Planning Association’s 2007 Best Article/Best Paper Award for an article they co-authored examining the financial impact of flooding in Florida.

Their paper, “The Rising Costs of Floods: Examining the Impact of Planning and Development Decisions on Property Damage in Florida,” was published in June 2007.

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Wenger returns to NSF, leaves
indelible legacy at Texas A&M

Last August, after almost 19 years of distinguished service to Texas A&M University, Dennis E. Wenger retired from his faculty post and returned to the National Science Foundation where he serves as director of two programs within the Directorate for Engineering’s Division of Civil, Mechanical & Manufacturing Innovation (ENG/CMMI) — the Infrastructure Systems Management and Hazard Response Program and the Information Technology and Infrastructures System Program.

Previously a professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning since 1989, Wenger was the founding director of the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center at Texas A&M’s the College of Architecture.

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Retirement not slowing distinguished prof;
Quantrill recently named representative
for Monterrey Tech's Barragán Chair

Though retired from his distinguished professor post in the Texas A&M Department of Architecture, Malcolm Quantrill isn’t slowing down.

He remains active as the director of the Center for the Advancement of Studies in Architecture (CASA), and he was recently appointed as International Representative for the Luis Barragán Chair at the Monterrey Institute of Technology in Queretaro, Mexico.

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A proposed model for Isaiah's Place by Boon Bowling

Architecture students to unveil designs
for equestrian center serving the deaf

Master plans and architectural design concepts created by Texas A&M architecture students for Isaiah’s Place, a 40-acre equestrian facility serving the hearing impaired, will be unveiled Friday, Feb. 15 at a public presentation in the Dallas office of HKS, Inc.

The presentation will be held 11:30 a.m. in the HKS offices located at 1919 McKinney Ave. in downtown Dallas.

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Project teaching problem-solving
techniques to poor Hispanic families

Poor Hispanic families who have children with asthma are being taught how to cope with the illness and other challenges through a federally funded $1.8 million study being conducted by a professor at Texas A&M University.

Walking the primarily Spanish-speaking families through problem-solving exercises can help them get a grasp of their problems and move toward resolving them, says principal investigator James Varni, who has worked with children's hospitals for more than 30 years as a pediatric psychologist specializing in pediatric chronic health conditions. In addition to teaching research methods in urban planning at Texas A&M's College of Architecture, Dr. Varni also serves as a professor and vice chair for research in the pediatrics department of The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center - College of Medicine.

The study, "Reducing Barriers to Care for Vulnerable Children with Asthma," is funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Texas Monthly names Fisk, Vittori
among those shaping the future

Pliny Fisk III, associate professor in Texas A&M’s College of Architecture, has been named to Texas Monthly’s list of “35 People Who Will Shape Our Future” in its February 2008 issue.

Fisk and his wife, Gail Vittori, were on the list along with A&M faculty members Bruce McCarl and Mark Westhusin. Texas Monthly compiled the list as part of the magazine’s look at the future commemorating its 35th anniversary.

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Students in graduate and undergraduate studios were recognized by the Houston-Galveston Area Council for their Timber Lane Utility District Master Park Plan.

H-GAC to honor landscape students'
park master plan as 'Best of the Best'

An effort that encompassed three years, three studios and countless student field trips to a floodplain near Spring, Texas has resulted in recognition for the Texas A&M landscape architecture program and a new recreation spot for the area’s residents.

The Timber Lane Utility District Master Park Plan, a 160-acre design project undertaken by Texas A&M graduate and undergraduate landscape architecture students in professor Jon Rodiek’s studios, will be recognized this Tuesday, Feb. 19 by at the Houston-Galveston Area, with a “2007 Parks and Natural Areas Best of the Best Award.” The honor for outstanding contributions to the region will be presented at the H-GAC Board of Directors meeting, at 10 a.m. in H-GAC Conference Room A, at 3555 Timmons Lane in Houston, Texas.

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Students to host Walker, other prominent
landscape architects at Aggie Workshop

Peter Walker, FASLA, whose nearly five-decade career has seen him become one of the world’s most prominent landscape architects, will be the keynote speaker at the 37th annual Aggie Workshop Feb. 22-23.

“Workshop 2008: Perseverance,” hosted by Texas A&M University’s student chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, offers students a chance to hear from nationally acclaimed landscape architects and get a taste of what it’s “really like” once they begin working in the field.

The event, which will take place at the A&M College of Architecture’s Langford Architecture Center, is intended to explore what landscape architects have accomplished while revealing innovative opportunities and available career paths.

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Architecture student proposes
gigantic use for tiny platelets

A stream of sparkling colors changed hues as it shimmered down a rocky pathway accompanied by the oohs and aahs of Texas A&M College of Architecture students and faculty gathered around the temporary oasis. The faux babbling brook was created by second-year environmental design student Kristin Curtiss, as part of an independent study with visiting assistant professor of architecture Jill Mulholland.

Curtiss’ idea for the project arose from studying contemporary materials, including Helicone HC, microscopic platelets reflecting colors that change with the angle of view. The material, she thought, could have architectural applications.

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Hamilton co-edits new journal focusing
on health environments research, design

D. Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA, has been named co-editor of the new Health Environments Research & Design Journal. Hamilton is a fellow and associate director of the Texas A&M College of Architecture’s Center for Health Systems & Design and an associate professor in the Department of Architecture.

The journal’s first issue was unveiled Nov. 2, 2007, at the Healthcare Design.07 conference in Dallas. Hamilton is co-editing the journal with Jaynelle F. Stichler, an associate professor of nursing at San Diego State University.

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College of Architecture
launches Facebook page

The College of Architecture has launched a “page” on Facebook, the popular Web network, known as a “social utility” that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them.

People, especially students, use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people and institutions they encounter.

To access the college’s new Facebook page, one must create their own personal Facebook website. Once the page is created, Facebook users can visit the college page and sign up as a “fan,” becoming eligible to receive news and updates on special events at the college.

Individual Facebook users can control access to their personal site and information posted there by adjusting privacy settings.

Facebook can be found online at http://www.facebook.com/

To find the college page, use the Facebook search function and enter “Texas A&M University College of Architecture.”

In case you missed it:

A&M architecture students collaborate with
Dallas firm on Trinity River Corridor project

During the Spring 2007 semester, Texas A&M University architecture students in Carlos Reimers’ ARCH 305 and 501 design studios collaborated with Humphreys and Partners Architects, L.P. to create design proposals for the first stage of the gigantic Trinity River Corridor Project in Dallas, Texas.

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Viz students design game, net 3rd
in Microsoft-sponsored competition

A team of students in a Texas A&M visualization science class taught by Vinod Srinivasan saw its final project result not only in a good grade but also as a third-place finisher among more than 200 entries in a 2007 international game design competition sponsored by Microsoft.

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Student lighting designs draw record
crowd to Langford Architecture Center

Students in two of Jill Mulholland’s fall 2007 studios turned the exterior of the Langford Architecture Center ablaze with light in December. Mullholland is a visiting assistant professor at Texas A&M’s College of Architecture.

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Construction science job fair
attracts plenty of firms, students

The Department of Construction Science hosted the semester’s first Construction Industry Advisory Council career fair Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at the Brazos County Exposition Center. The fair drew 85 firms to the center to discuss possible careers with construction science students. Session II of the fair took place Feb. 11 at the expo center.

Calendar of Events

Feb. 15
Latino Dialogo in Texas, a forum focusing on Latino issues in urban planning and broadly tailored for professional planners, educators, government officials and others interested in Latino community development, is scheduled 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the Texas A&M Memorial Student Center. Former San Antonio Mayor Edward Garza is the keynote speaker. For more information, contact Dolores Gonzales at 845.4491 or dgonzales@archone.tamu.edu  or visit the event website at
http://archone.tamu.edu/conted/Dialogo/Dialogo_Home.html. See related story in the archone. newsletter.

Architecture design faculty candidate Seung Wook Kim from the University of California-Berkley, will present “Embodied Virtual Environments and Digital Architecture” from 4:20 – 5:10 p.m. at Preston Geren Auditorium. For more information, contact Hala Gibson at 845.1015 or hgibson@tamu.edu.

Feb. 16
Aggieland Saturday, the annual campus-wide recruitment event is set for 8 – 5 p.m. Students interested in the College of Architecture can meet with advising staff, learn about student organizations, tour the Langford Architecture Center and hear presentations about the college’s different degree programs. A hot dog lunch will be provided noon – 1 p.m. For more information, contact Ann Eastwood, 845.0289 or aeastwood@archone.tamu.edu. A full schedule can be found at http://www.tamu.edu/aggiesaturday/schedule.html under College of Architecture.

Feb. 18
Architecture Design faculty candidate Kapila Silva from the University of Kansas will present “Resplendent Sites, Discursive Fields, Supportive Designs” at 4:20 – 5:10 p.m. at Preston Geren Auditorium. For more information, contact Hala Gibson at 845.1015 or hgibson@tamu.edu.

Feb. 19
Art history and modern architecture faculty candidate Phoebe Wolfskill from Dartmouth College, will give a presentation on her research from 11 a.m. – noon at Langford C208. For more information, contact Hala Gibson at 845.1015 or hgibson@tamu.edu.

Architecture design faculty candidate Juan-Carlos Baltazar-Cervantes of the Texas A&M University Texas Engineering Experiment Station will present “How to Teach Future Architects to Design Carbon Neutral Buildings” from 4:20 – 5:10 p.m. at Preston Geren Auditorium. For more information, contact Hala Gibson at 845.1015 or hgibson@tamu.edu.

Feb. 20
Real World Health Care Design: “Through the Eyes of a Recent A&M Graduate: Healthcare Design in the Real World”, is the title this Architecture-for-Health lecture sponsored by the Center for Health Systems and Design and the Student Health Environments Association. Elizabeth Viets, associate with WHR in Houston, will speak at noon the Langford A 205 conference room.

Architecture design faculty candidate Yongwook Jeong from the University of California-Berkley will present “Interleaved and Filter-mediated Collaboration Design: A Product/Process Approach” from 4:20 – 5:10 p.m. at Preston Geren Auditorium. For more information, contact Hala Gibson at 845.1015 or hgibson@tamu.edu.

AIAS Meets: The American Institute of Architecture Students will hold a general meeting 6:30 – 8 p.m. in Langford C105. For more information, contact Amanda Scott at ag00d@tamu.edu.

Feb. 20-21
LAUP Career Fair: The Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning will hold a career fair for students looking for jobs and internship opportunities 7 – 5:30 p.m. in the Langford A Atrium. For more information, contact June Withers at 845.1019.

Feb. 21
Planning a planning or design career: Representatives from Glatting Jackson, a community planning and design firm, will make a presentation to students interested in job opportunities or internships 3:55 - 5:15 p.m. in Langford C111. For more information, contact Thena Morris at 979.458.4306 or t-morris@tamu.edu.

Environmental hazard management & planning faculty candidate Sammy Zahran from Colorado State University will present his research from 11 – 12:15 p.m. at Langford A107B. For more information, contact Clarissa Garcia at 845.7813 or cgarcia@archmail.tamu.edu.

Architecture history faculty candidate Elise Friedland from Rollins College will present her research 11 a.m. – noon at Langford A217. For more information, contact Hala Gibson at 845.1015 or hgibson@tamu.edu.

Feb. 21-23
Aggie Workshop: The three-day workshop organized by American Society of Landscape Architects Texas A&M Student will be held at the Langford Architecture Center and venues around Bryan/College Station. For more information, contact Paul Cozzolino at 972.768.9781 or paulcozzolino@tamu.edu.

Feb. 22
mtvU contest winner Lauren Simpson will give a talk about her experiences directing a music video for the band Motion City Soundtrack. Joining her will be the two Viz students involved on the project, Michael Losure and Igor Kraguljac. They will discuss creating the video from initial pitch all the way through to the final review process with the band, record label, and MTV at 12:30 p.m. in Langford C414. For more information, contact Michael Losure at losurem@gmail.com.

Environmental hazard management & planning faculty candidate Melanie Gall from the University of South Carolina will present her research 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. in Langford A107B. For more information, contact Clarissa Garcia at 845.7813 or cgarcia@archmail.tamu.edu.

Architecture design faculty candidate Gabriel Esquivel from Ohio State University, will present “A Effect and Emotion” from 4:20 – 5:10 p.m. at Preston Geren Auditorium. For more information, contact Hala Gibson at 845.1015 or hgibson@tamu.edu.

Feb. 25
Architecture design faculty candidate Craig Babe, currently a visiting assistant professor in Texas A&M University’s Department of Architecture, will present his research from 4:20 – 5:10 p.m. at Preston Geren Auditorium. For more information, contact Hala Gibson at 845.1015 or hgibson@tamu.edu.

Feb. 26
Art history and modern architecture faculty candidate Bibiana Obler from John Hopkins University will present her research from 11 a.m. – noon in Langford A217. For more information, contact Hala Gibson at 845.1015 or hgibson@tamu.edu.

Feb. 25-29
The sculpture-type projects of Dick Davison, professor of architecture at Texas A&M University, will be on exhibit in the Langford B exhibit hall. For more information, contact Dick Davison at 845.6581 or rdavison@archmail.tamu.edu.

Feb. 27
Health Care Architecture Lecture: “Designing the New TAMHSC: A Model of Collaboration” is the title this Architecture-for-Health lecture sponsored by the Center for Health Systems and Design and the Student Health Environments Association.  The lecture, slated for noon in the Langford A205 conference room, features speakers Ed Huckaby, principal of FKP, Russell Butler, vice president and principal of EDAW, Inc., and EDAW, Inc. landscape architects, Michael Pisano and Vaike Haas.

Architecture Design faculty candidate Gabriela Campagnol, a visiting assistant professor at Texas A&M University last semester, will present her research from 4:20 – 5:10 p.m. at Preston Geren Auditorium. For more information, contact Hala Gibson at 845.1015 or hgibson@tamu.edu.

Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning faculty candidate Zhifang Wang, will give a presentation on her research from 11 a.m. – noon at Langford A323. For more information, contact Clarissa Garcia at 845.7813 or cgarcia@archmail.tamu.edu.

Feb. 29
Architecture design faculty candidate Tanyel Turkasina-Bulbul from Istanbul Technical University will give a presentation 4:20 – 5:10 p.m. at Preston Geren Auditorium. For more information, contact Hala Gibson at 845.1015 or hgibson@tamu.edu.

Feb. 29 - March 1
The Center for Heritage Conservation’s Ninth Annual Preservation Symposium, “Conserving Modernism,” begins with a public lecture 6 p.m. by Robert Silman, Friday, Feb. 29 at the A&M United Methodist Church Annex in College Station. The symposium continues Saturday, March 1 in the Preston Geren Auditorium of the Langford Architecture Center. Registration deadline is Feb. 15. For details, visit the CHC website.

March 3
Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning faculty candidate Sung Kyung Lee from Dankook University, Seoul, Korea, will give a presentation on his research from 11 a.m. – noon in Langford A323. For more information, contact Clarissa Garcia at 845.7813 or cgarcia@archmail.tamu.edu.

Architecture Design faculty candidate Alex Eisenschmidt from Syracuse University will present his research from 4:20 – 5:10 p.m. at Preston Geren Auditorium. For more information, contact Hala Gibson at 845.1015 or hgibson@tamu.edu.

Architecture history faculty candidate Dr. Julie Hruby from Grand Valley State University will present her research from 11 a.m. – noon in Langford C208. For more information, contact Hala Gibson at 845.1015 or hgibson@tamu.edu.

March 5
AIAS Meets: The American Institute of Architecture Students will hold a general meeting 6:30 – 8 p.m. in Langford C105. For more information, contact Amanda Scott at ag00d@tamu.edu.

Medical Planning & Design lecture: “Innovations in Medical Planning and Design: The Academic Medical Center and Replacement Hospital” is the title this Architecture-for-Health lecture sponsored by the Center for Health Systems and Design and the Student Health Environments Association. The lecture, slated for noon in the Langford A205 conference room, features Thomas Quigley, principal of New York firm HOK.

Architecture design faculty candidate Logan Wagner will present research from 4:20 – 5:10 p.m. at Preston Geren Auditorium. For more information, contact Hala Gibson at 845.1015 or hgibson@tamu.edu.

March 7
Hotels and Health Care Projects: “Recent HKS Hospitality (Hotels) and Healthcare Projects” is the title this Architecture-for-Health lecture sponsored by the Center for Health Systems and Design and the Student Health Environments Association.  The lecture, slated for noon in the Langford A205 conference room, features Nunzio De Santis, executive principal and director of hospitality, and Marc Budaus, vice president, both of HKS, Inc.

March 19
AIAS Meets: The American Institute of Architecture Students will hold a general meeting 6:30 – 8 p.m. in Langford C105. For more information, contact Amanda Scott at ag00d@tamu.edu.

“Research Informed Design, Safety, and Improved Outcomes” is the title this Architecture-for-Health lecture sponsored by the Center for Health Systems and Design and the Student Health Environments Association.  The lecture, slated for noon in the Langford A205 conference room, features Kirk Hamilton, associate professor of Architecture at Texas A&M University.

March 20-28
“Silent Witness,” an exhibit consisting of life-size wooden displays of individuals who have been murdered by acts of relationship violence, will be on display March 20 - 28 in the Langford B exhibit hall. It’s sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center. For more information, contact Neeta Ramkumar at nramkumar@vpsa.tamu.edu.

March 26
Designing For the Future: “Page Southerland Page: Designing for the Future since 1898” is the title this Architecture-for-Health lecture sponsored by the Center for Health Systems and Design and the Student Health Environments Association.  The lecture, slated for noon in the Langford A205 conference room, features Mattia Flabiano, principal of Dallas firm Page Southerland Page.

March 27-30
ACSA 96th Annual Meeting: “Seeking the City: Visionaries on the Margins,” is the title of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 96th annual meeting to be held in Houston, Texas. For more information, visit the ACSA meeting website.

April 1
The National Association of Home Builders Texas A&M Student Chapter meets 7 – 9 p.m. in the Preston Geren Auditorium. For more information, contact Trey Mailhes, 361-443-0734 or treymailhes@tamu.edu.

April 2
American Institute of Architecture Students meets 6:30 – 8 p.m. in Langford C105. For more information, contact Amanda Scott, ag00d@tamu.edu.

Room Sterilization Lecture: “New Directions in Advance Room Sterilization in Hospitals and Health Facilities” is the title of this Architecture-for-Health lecture sponsored by the Center for Health Systems and Design and the Student Health Environments Association.  The lecture, slated for noon in the Langford A205 conference room, features Matthew Mitchell of the STERIS Corporation.

April 9
Health Care Architecture Lecture: “The Importance of Cookie Baking” is the title of this Architecture-for-Health lecture sponsored by the Center for Health Systems and Design and the Student Health Environments Association.  The lecture, slated for noon in the Langford A205 conference room, features Jonathan Bailey, president, managing director, and chairman of Jonathan Bailey Associates in Langford A205 at noon.

April 11
LAUP Scholarship Banquet: The Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning’s celebrates student achievements and awards scholarships at the Briarcrest Country Club 6 – 10 p.m. For more information, contact June Withers, 845-1046 or jwithers@archmail.tamu.edu.

April 16
American Institute of Architecture Students meet 6:30 – 8 p.m. in Langford C105. For more information, contact Amanda Scott, ag00d@tamu.edu.

A Management Student meeting will be held 5 – 7 p.m. in Langford C305. For more information, contact Susie Billings, 979-847-9357 or sbillings@archone.tamu.edu.

Friesen Concepts in Hospital Design: “The Friesen Concepts – The Impact on Today’s Hospital Design is the title of this Architecture-for-Health lecture sponsored by the Center for Health Systems and Design and the Student Health Environments Association.  The lecture, slated for noon in the Langford A205 conference room, features Larry Lammers, president of Lammers and Gershon Associates of Reston, Va. in Langford A205 at noon.

April 17
Student Photography Exhibit: Images taken by students in Howard Eilers’ ENDS 311 classes will be on display in Preston Geren Auditorium 7 – 9 p.m. For more information, contact Howard Eilers, 979-845-4685 or h-eilers@tamu.edu.

April 21
Architecture/Engineering — Bridging the Gap: Roger Ridsdill-Smith, an architect with Arup and Partners in London, will present “Bridging the Gap Between Architecture and Engineering” 5 – 7 p.m. in the Preston Geren Auditorium of the Langford Architecture Center. Ridsdill-Smith was the project director for London's Millennium Bridge, the first pedestrian river crossing over the Thames River in central London in more than a century. The lecture is part of the Spring 2008 Department of Architecture Lecture Series. For more information, contact Malcolm Quantrill at casa@archone.tamu.edu. See related story in the archone. newsletter.

April 23
“Project Management and Planning” is the title of this Architecture-for-Health lecture sponsored by the Center for Health Systems and Design and the Student Health Environments Association.  The lecture, slated for noon in the Langford A205 conference room, features Paul Sanders of Broaddus & Associates.

April 24
COSC Awards Banquet: The Department of Construction Science will award scholarships and celebrate student achievement 4:30 – 11:30 p.m. at the College Station Hilton. For more information, contact Ann McGowan, aeastwood@archone.tamu.edu.

April 25
Architecture Scholarship Banquet: The Department of will award scholarships and celebrate student achievement 6 – 10 p.m. at Pebble Creek Country Club. For more information, contact Melinda Randle, 979-847-8918 or mrandle@archone.tamu.edu.

April 28
Quantrill on “Materiality and Otherness”: The final presentation in the spring 2008 Department of Architecture Lecture Series will feature Malcolm Quantrill, distinguished professor of architecture at Texas A&M and director of the Center for the Advancement of Studies in Architecture (CASA). Quantrill will speak on “Materiality and Otherness: Architecture as a Vision Beyond Seeing.” The lecture will be held 5 – 7 p.m. in the Preston Geren. For more information, contact Ginger White, gwhite@tamu.edu. See related story in the archone. newsletter.

April 29 – May 1
Student Artwork Showcased: An exhibit in the Langford A Atrium will feature the work of students enrolled in ENDS 489, ENDS 205, ARTS 203, ARTS 304, ARTS 305, ENDS 311, and ENDS 312. For more information, contact Terry Larsen, 979-845-7068 or trl@archone.tamu.edu.

April 30
American Institute of Architecture Students meets 6:30 – 8 p.m. in Langford C105. For more information, contact Amanda Scott, ag00d@tamu.edu.

May 16
Aggie Reception at AIA National Convention: The Texas A&M Department of Architecture will host a reception for former students and friends during the 2008 American Institute of Architects National Convention and Design Exposition in Boston. The reception is scheduled 7 – 9 p.m. May 16 in the Old State House Museum located on Boston’s “Freedom Trail” at the corner of State and Washington streets in downtown. For more information on the Aggie reception, contact Melinda Randle, 979-845-1015 or mrandle@archone.tamu.edu. The 2008 AIA Convention, themed “We the People,” will be held May 15 – 17 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Details are available on the AIA website at
http://www.aiaconvention.com/live/61/

Oct. 23-25
TSA 2008 Convention: The Texas Society of Architects’ 2008 convention will be held in Fort Worth.

Nov. 6
Facility managers meet: The CRS Center’s Facility Management Industry Advisory Council will meet in Room 292 of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. For more information, contact Susie Billings at 847.9357 or sbillings@archmail.tamu.edu.

AIA Career fair

The American Institute of Architecture Students hosted the largest-ever Texas A&M College of Architecture career fair Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in the Langford A atrium gallery and Langford B exhibit hall. Coordinator Amy Kircher said there were 140 representatives from 55 firms at the event, up from the 36 firms that were at last year’s event.