ADA Awareness Day - Monday, July 26th

ADA Awareness Day- A Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the signing of The Americans with Disabilities Act: Monday July 26, 2010

It's a full day of events, most free and some offering CEU's.

The Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Dallas) with the disability advocates and City officials are collaborating to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) civil rights law. The Act was signed into law by George H. W. Bush on July 26, 1990. July 26. 2010 has been proclaimed by Mayor Tom Leppert as ADA Awareness day in the City of Dallas and
ADA Celebration Day by Mayor Phil Dyer in the City of Plano. Please join us, as we have a full day of activities planned including CEU opportunities.

For more information go to the Dallas AIA website and register online at:

www.aiadallas.org.

"From an Architect's Bookshelf"

LiA launches "From an Architect's Bookshelf", a book donation/library development program that would provide local high schools with books, journals and monographs that are essential the for teaching and research of Architecture but too costly for most schools or scholars to afford.

Donations can include: Architecture, interior design, art and construction books.

Your book donation will help :

- Motivate a young student to stay in school and pursue a college degree education
- Raise awareness of Architecture as a career path
- Raise the profile of Architecture to make the profession more diverse and attractive.
- Inspire the Architect's of tomorrow: With this program if we touch one student who will pursue a career in architecture, go on to licensure, and become an AIA member, that will make it a success.

BOOKSHELF LEADERS at different architecture firms and at other locations will be in charge of collecting the donations. Please drop off books at your designated collection point. If you are interested in participating, please send an email to

liacommittee@gmail.com or to yesenia.blandon@perkinswill.com

Collections are between now and until August 15 for the 2010 school year.

SEED program encourages students to pursue architecture

LiA's education leader, Fred Peña, is featured in The Shorthorn, The University of Texas at Arlington magazine.

See link:

http://www.theshorthorn.com/content/view/19722/265/

LiA in the North Dallas Gazette Newspaper

First-of-its kind organization seeks to support Hispanic community

See link:

http://northdallasgazette.com/2010/06/first-of-its-kind-organization-seeks-to-support-hispanic-community/

AIA Associates Commitee- Architecture on Tap July 6th

A summer networking and social event open to all. Welcome our special guests for July: Ron Wommack, FAIA, Brent Brown, AIA, LEED AP and Tip Housewright, FAIA, LEED AP.
For more information visit:

http://www.facebook.com/AIADallasAssoc?ref=mf