Several BSA members recently traveled to Washington, DC, to advocate on behalf of the architecture and design industry, particularly as it pertains to national economic recovery.
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Advocacy
BSA Space and Chapter 91
Given how the slow economic recovery has affected building and design industry professionals, it is easy to wonder how the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) managed to move to stylish new digs on...
The Massachusetts “prompt pay law” and what it means for architects
On August 10, 2010, the Massachusetts legislature and Governor Deval Patrick enacted House Bill 4271, titled “An Act Promoting Fairness in Private Construction Contracts.” The...
Community engagement 2.0
We’ve all been to the public meetings with endless Powerpoints and a few very vocal citizen-activists who dominate the conversation. Perhaps you even presented at one such forum or sat in...
New law grants Massachusetts architects mechanic’s lien rights
On January 5, 2011, Governor Deval Patrick signed into law amendments to Massachusetts’ Mechanic’s Lien Act (M.G.L. c. 254, § 1, et seq.) that provide design...
Maine’s building and energy code: So goes the nation. But which way?
As architects, we rarely see ourselves on the front line of foreign policy. Well, we are now, and to deploy our responsibility, as for any conflict worth engaging, requires long and complicated...
Greening Government Center
Boston has been selected as one of five U.S. cities to receive an EPA Smart Growth grant called Greening America’s...
Improving downtown Boston through BID
If taking part in the new Downtown Boston Business Improvement District (BID) didn’t make BSA members’ New Year’s...
Ten questions for Chris Walsh AIA of Massachusetts
In November, Democrat Chris Walsh AIA won the 6th Middlesex District seat on the Massachusetts House of Representatives. As one of three AIA members nationwide to win election to their state...
Ten questions for Jim Nielson AIA of Utah
In November, Jim Nielson AIA of Utah won the District 19 seat on the Utah State House of Representatives. As one of three AIA members nationwide to win election to their state legislature for the...
Ten questions for Lonnie Laffen AIA of North Dakota
In November, Republican Lonnie Laffen AIA of North Dakota won the 43rd District (Grand Forks) seat on the North Dakota State Senate. As one of three AIA members nationwide to win election to their...
Legislative landslide
On July 31, the 2009-2010 Formal Sessions of the Massachusetts State Legislature came to close. It was an especially busy session for the AIA Massachusetts Government Affairs Committee (GAC),...
