Welcome to the Boston Society of Architects' online Press Room for the AIA National Convention! You'll find links to press coverage and fact sheets below. Contact Genevieve Rajewski, at grajewski@architects.org or 617-951-1433 x240 (office) or 781-254-5420 (cell) with questions or requests.

Stories on AIA 2008
"Architects descend on Boston with admiration" (from NECN)
"The solar Sox" (by Michael Prager for Pragerblog.com)
"AIA, mayor unveils 'greenest' Boston buildings" (by Joe Clements for GlobeSt.com)
"The American Institute of Architects and Mayor Menino Select 'Boston's Greenest'" (from Boston/SF)
"Taking care of field of beams: Q & A with Janet Marie Smith, senior vice president of planning and development for the Red Sox" (by Paul Restuccia for The Boston Herald)
"Monster of a project: Sox, architects save, add to beloved building" (by Paul Restuccia for The Boston Herald)
"Southie may host first U.S. 'zero-energy' complex" (by Paul Restuccia for The Boston Herald)
"Parti Wall, Hanging Green by Young Architects Boston Group" (from ArchiNet.com)
"Thinking outside--and inside--the box: Höweler + Yoon marry innovative architecture and art" (by Liza Weisstuch for The Boston Globe)
"'Green'" plan sought for city building in Dudley Square (by Paul Restuccia for The Boston Herald)
"25K architects head to the Hub" (by Paul Restuccia for The Boston Herald)
"'Green' big theme for 2008 AIA conference" (by Joe Clements for GlobeSt.com) "Not my dad's Peabody Square" (by Thomas Gagen for The Boston Globe) "Vision for Dudley Square seen anew by architects" (by John C. Drake for The Boston Globe)
"Architect assembles hanging gardens in the South End" (from The Boston Herald)
"Despite need for skilled architects, profession is dwindling" (by Jeff Stein AIA for Banker & Tradesman; reprinted here with permission)
"The new establishment meets the next wave" (by Hubert Murray AIA, RIBA for Architectural Record)
"A decidely populist tone to upcoming AIA conference" (by Robert Celaschi for Boston Business Journal; a subscription is required to view the full story)
"Boston reveals design finalists for Dudley Square redevelopment" (from Boston Business Journal)
"Local architects select Best of Boston" (from Architectural Record)
"Parti Wall, Hanging Green" (from Architecture MNP)
"Cubellis is Visionary Sponsor of the AIA National Convention in Boston" (from AIArchitect)
"Arts and crafts" (by Scott Kearnan for MySouthEnd.com)
"Green is now conventional thinking among architects" (by Robert Celaschi for Boston Business Journal, March 28-April 3, 2008)
"At the convention, how to spend your free time" (by Fred A. Bernstein for ARCHITECT, March 2008)

Media advisories for the AIA Convention
What's happening on Saturday, May 17 (DOC)
News for Friday, May 16 (DOC)
News for Thursday, May 15 (DOC)
News for Wednesday, May 14 (DOC)

Convention primers
About the AIA National Convention in Boston (DOC)
Special events of interest to the media (DOC)
Dudley Square Community Charrette & Design Competition (DOC)
New travel scholarships bring fresh faces, ideas to the AIA Convention (DOC)
"1 by Vessel": the BSA Store and Lounge (DOC)
Mayor Menino and AIA name "Boston's Greenest" buildings

Architecture's role in Boston's economy
Architects and Boston's creative economy (DOC)
Architecture as an economic driver (DOC)
Architecture draws patients from all over the world to Boston (DOC)
Boston: The Hub of international design (DOC)

Young professionals
There's a breath of fresh air among a ton of brick (DOC)
New travel scholarships bring fresh faces, ideas to the AIA Convention (DOC)
Young architects collaborate to create a green installation for Boston (DOC)

Sustainable design
"Greening" the convention (DOC)
Mayor Menino and AIA name "Boston's Greenest" buildings
The urban campus as an environmental classroom (DOC)
Greener pastures: designing a sustainable modern civilization (DOC)
LEED: Just the Facts (DOC)
"1 by Vessel": the BSA Store and Lounge (DOC)

General interest
"1 by Vessel": the BSA Store and Lounge (DOC)
Boston by night (DOC)
Young architects collaborate to create a green installation for Boston (DOC)
Architecture draws patients from all over the world to Boston (DOC)
Boston: The Hub of international design (DOC)
Catch the Acela to the “new” Providence (DOC)

Architecture's role in the community
Dudley Square Community Charrette & Design Competition (DOC)
The architecture of human interaction (DOC)
Fostering strong communities (DOC)
The urban campus as an environmental classroom (DOC)
Addressing diversity, inside and out (DOC)

Why was Boston chosen for AIA 2008?
View the presentation that brought the convention here for the first time since 1992.