http://www.architectmagazine.com/news/business-news.aspx?view=rss&id=Query_tcm20155495http://www.architectmagazine.com/mergers-and-acquisitions/stantec-to-acquire-philadelphia-based-burt-hill.aspx?rssLink=Stantec+to+Acquire+Burt+HillMergers and acquisitions in the A/E industry continue as Edmonton, Alberta–based Stantec has signed a letter of intent to add Philadelphia-based Burt Hill as part of a strategy to become a leading global architecture practice.Thu, 9 Sep 2010 02:31:12 EST Mergers and AcquisitionsBusinesshttp://www.architectmagazine.com/company-culture/aec-megatrends-a-vision-of-the-future.aspx?rssLink=AEC+Megatrends%3a+A+Vision+of+the+FutureFor the last two years, Louis L. Marines, Hon. AIA; Steven J. Isaacs, P.E., Assoc AIA of AMI/ FMI; and James P. Cramer, Hon. AIA of Designlntelligence have been conducting research into socioeconomic trends that affect the nature of design and construction relative to the built environment. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 03:02:52 EST Company CultureBusinessValue EngineeringEngineeringGreen Buildinghttp://www.architectmagazine.com/historic-preservation/insults-fly-in-debate-on-miami-temples-historic-label.aspx?rssLink=Insults+Fly+in+Debate+on+Miami+Temple's+'Historic'+LabelSept. 05--An ongoing dispute over designating a Sunny Isles Beach temple historic disintegrated into a four-hour spectacle complete with charges of Nazism and an attorney vowing to sue the city in federal court over religious discrimination. Tue, 7 Sep 2010 02:03:16 EST Historic PreservationLegal IssuesReligious Projectshttp://www.architectmagazine.com/mergers-and-acquisitions/rtkl-acquires-beijing-based-ahs-international.aspx?rssLink=RTKL+acquires+AHS+Int'lInternational mergers continue to multiply, even in these bad economic times: RTKL has announced the acquisition of Beijing-based AHS International. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:55:25 EST Mergers and AcquisitionsInternational PracticeHealthcare Projectshttp://www.architectmagazine.com/mergers-and-acquisitions/stantec-to-acquire-anshen-allen.aspx?rssLink=Stantec+to+acquire+Anshen+%2b+AllenThe consolidation of architecture firms continues with the announcement that Edmonton, Alberta–based Stantec will acquire San Francisco–based Anshen + Allen, a leading healthcare design firm with 200 employees in four locations in the U.S. and the U.K.Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:50:02 EST Mergers and AcquisitionsHealthcare ProjectsInternational Practicehttp://www.architectmagazine.com/economic-conditions/abi-report.aspx?rssLink=Architecture+Billings+Index+DataThe latest information from the American Institute of Architects on the Architecture Billings Index, plus a look at historical data.Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:52:19 EST BusinessArchitectsArchitectureProjectshttp://www.architectmagazine.com/business/proposal-that-would-penalize-s-corps-dropped-from-senate-bill.aspx?rssLink=Proposal+That+Would+Penalize+S+Corps+Dropped+from+Senate+BillA provision aimed at closing a payroll tax loophole to small business owners filing as S corporations has been eliminated from the Senate version of the "American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act."Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:56:07 EST LegislationBusinesshttp://www.architectmagazine.com/associations/aia-in-hunt-for-new-executive-vice-president-ceo.aspx?rssLink=AIA+EVP%2fCEO+searchARCHITECT spoke with AIA president George Miller about the institute's search for a new chief executive.Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:48:03 EST AssociationsBusinesshttp://www.architectmagazine.com/mergers-and-acquisitions/dlr-group-acquires-kke-architects.aspx?rssLink=DLR-KKE+mergerOmaha, Neb.-based DLR Group has acquired KKE Architects, a firm with offices in Minnesota, California, Nevada, and Arizona, in an effort to grow its U.S. business and to enhance its capabilities in China.Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:24:00 EST Mergers and AcquisitionsBusinessInternational Practicehttp://www.architectmagazine.com/historic-preservation/40-years-later-ohio-historical-center-still-provokes-strong-reactions.aspx?rssLink=40+Years+Later%2c+Ohio+Historical+Center+Still+Provokes+Strong+ReactionsJuly 18--A rchitectural gem or hulking eyesore? Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:03:43 EST Historic PreservationMergers and AcquisitionsDesignHistoryhttp://www.architectmagazine.com/business/new-aec-consulting-firm-launches.aspx?rssLink=Partners+split+from+ZweigWhiteOn July 1, four former principals of the consultancy ZweigWhite announced the formation of a new business, Rusk O'Brien Gido + Partners, that will offer consulting to AEC firms on business planning, ownership transition, and mergers and acquisitions.Wed, 7 Jul 2010 03:37:48 EST BusinessExit Strategyhttp://www.architectmagazine.com/religious-projects/plans-for-byzantine-style-church-leaves-some-in-euless-tx-complaining.aspx?rssLink=Plans+for+Byzantine-Style+Church+Leaves+Some+in+Euless%2c+TX%2c+ComplainingJuly 03--EULESS -- St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church is bursting at the seams and has plans to build a new worship center. Tue, 6 Jul 2010 03:02:38 EST Religious ProjectsMergers and Acquisitionshttp://www.architectmagazine.com/architects/polshek-partnership-changes-firm-name-to-ennead-architects.aspx?rssLink=Polshek+Changes+Name+to+EnneadAfter a year and a half of planning, Polshek Partnership changes the firm name to Ennead Architects.Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:55:02 EST MarketingBusinessArchitectshttp://www.architectmagazine.com/economic-conditions/abi-report.aspx?rssLink=Architecture+Billings+Index+DataThe latest information from the American Institute of Architects on the Architecture Billings Index, plus a look at historical data.Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:52:19 EST BusinessArchitectsArchitectureProjectshttp://www.architectmagazine.com/codes-and-standards/mayors-conference-endorses-green-building-code.aspx?rssLink=Mayors+Conference+Endorses+IGCCOn June 14, the U.S. Conference of Mayors endorsed the International Green Construction Code, a new, comprehensive green building code authored by the International Code Council.Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:11:09 EST Building CodesSustainabilityEnergy Efficiencyhttp://www.architectmagazine.com/mergers-and-acquisitions/westlake-reed-leskosky-lehrer-architects-business-alliance.aspx?rssLink=Westlake-Lehrer+biz+allianceWestlake Reed Leskosky, a Cleveland-based firm of more than 150 people, is joining forces with Lehrer Architects, a boutique design practice in Los Angeles, in what they describe as a “strategic alliance.”Tue, 8 Jun 2010 03:42:12 EST Mergers and AcquisitionsBusinesshttp://www.architectmagazine.com/business/changes-at-art-institute-of-chicago.aspx?rssLink=Rosa-AIC%2fReiter-SAICWithin a week, two big news announcements came from the Art Institute of Chicago: Wellington "Duke" Reiter, president of the school, would be stepping down; and Joseph Rosa, the museum's chief curator of architecture and design, would be departing for a Michigan museum.Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:17:25 EST Businesshttp://www.architectmagazine.com/design/nea-names-schupbach-new-director-of-design.aspx?rssLink=NEA%2fSchupbach+Design+DirectorThe National Endowment for the Arts announced on April 14 that Jason Schupbach will be the agency's new director of design. Currently the creative economy industry director for the Massachusetts Office of Business Development, Schupbach will assume his new role at the end of May.Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:05:42 EST DesignAssociationsBusinesshttp://www.architectmagazine.com/education-projects/usc-decision-to-let-donor-choose-architect-unprecedented.aspx?rssLink=USC+Competition+SnafuWhen officials at the University of South Carolina School of Business found a donor interested in building an iconic school, they were elated. But when they let Darla Moore choose the architect, they stepped into a hornet's nest.Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:55:48 EST Education ProjectsArchitectsLegal Issueshttp://www.architectmagazine.com/business/john-cary-to-leave-public-architecture.aspx?rssLink=Cary+Departs+Public+ArchitecturePublic Architecture executive director John Cary is departing the San Francisco nonprofit, best known for its pro bono 1 percent program, after six and a half years.Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:25:14 EST BusinessAssociations