Calatrava sets Gold standards.Internationally acclaimed architect Santiago Calatrava, FAIA FAIA Florida Association of Insurance Agents FAIA Food Additives and Ingredients Association (Kent, UK) FAIA Fellow, American Institute of Architects (honorary position) , was selected by the Board of Directors of The American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Organized in 1857, the Institute conducts various activities and programs to support the profession and enhance its public image, including periodically awarding the AIA (AIA AIA - Application Integration Architecture ) to receive the 2005 AIA Gold Medal The AIA Gold Medal is awarded by the American Institute of Architects conferred "by the national AIA Board of Directors in recognition of a significant body of work of lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture." It is the Institute's highest award. . The highest honor the AIA confers to an individual, the Gold Medal recognizes an individual whose significant body of work has had a lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture. Calatrava will be presented with the Gold Medal at the American Architectural Foundation Accent on Architecture Gala February 11, 2005, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. The elemental and lyrical forms of Calatrava's architecture, known and loved across the globe, most recently have manifested in the architect-engineer-artist's cathedral-like design for the $2B World Trade Center Transportation Hub |
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