AIA Energizes Magazine with Creation of Editorial Advisory Board

Sept. 6, 2011 - PRLog -- DALLAS, TX (www.AIADallas.org ) – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) in Dallas announces the establishment of a new editorial advisory board for its magazine, Columns. The Columns Advisory Board (CAB), which consists of nearly two dozen art and architecture industry experts, seeks to capture the essence of significant architecture in North Texas by infusing the magazine with their expertise and creative energies.

The CAB is responsible for providing the magazine staff with knowledgeable and creative input, and feature article ideas to help inspire continuous improvement within the magazine. The board will meet quarterly to collaborate on the content, visibility and readership goals of the magazine.

Columns is a four-time award winning quarterly publication produced by the Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and is considered the premiere arts and architecture magazines in North Texas. Each issue of Columns includes informative features, singular photography and news of interest to architectural design leaders and observers. Columns magazine is noted for providing in-depth perspectives of high-profile projects that help shape North Texas’s art and architecture.

Members of the CAB include:
•   Nicholas McWhirter, AIA / Good Fulton & Farrell Architects
•   Ann Franks / Corgan Associates Inc.
•   Dr. Kate Holliday / UT  Arlington School of Architecture
•   Ana Guerrera / Jacobs Facilities Inc.    
•   Kevin Sloan / Kevin Sloan Studios
•   Mitch Milby / Milby, PLLC
•   Greg Brown / DCFA/AIA Dallas  
•   Marcel Quimby, FAIA / Quimby McCoy Preservation Architecture, LLP
•   Myriam Camargo, AIA / CamargoCopeland Architects LLP
•   Nancy Rome
•   Rita Moore / AIA Dallas  
•   David Zatopek, AIA / Corgan Associates, Inc.
•   Chris Grossnicklaus, Assoc. AIA / RTKL Associates, Inc.
•   Linda Mastaglio / TWI-PR
•   Veletta Lill / Downtown Dallas
•   Yesenia Blandon, AIA / Perkins + Will
•   Caleb Duncan, AIA / L.A. Fuess & Partners
•   Brandon Stuart / Realtor

Media Contact: Elly Armistead
Phone: (214) 880-1510
E-Mail: earmistead@aiadallas.org

About AIA Dallas:
AIA Dallas, the fifth largest AIA Chapter in the U.S., encourages, promotes, advances and coordinates efforts to uphold the highest standards of the architectural profession in the community, while creating positive change through design. AIA Dallas has a membership base of more than 2,000 members and 300 architectural firms. More information about AIA Dallas can be found online at www.aiadallas.org.

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