The American Institue of Architects #39; 5-Word Speech at the 17th Annual Webby Awards

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REGGIO-EMILIA, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Bertazzoni, the oldest family-owned manufacturer of cooking appliances in the world, today released its first, free iPad app for download in the Apple App Store. Now, architects, designers, dealers and distributors have instant access to Bertazzonis detailed product information, photos, videos, and the latest pricing, even when on the go. Bertazzonis app echoes the look and feel of Bertazzonis beautifully designed print catalogue. The app content is visually rich, easy-to-use, and includes information on Bertazzonis Professional Series, Master Series and Heritage Series ranges and accessories. In addition to the iPad app, Bertazzonis e-catalog, which is available to all licensed users of 20-20 design software, will be updated to include all updates and additions to the Bertazzoni line.

We started using Bertazzonis new iPad app when it was still in beta, and we were instantly impressed with how quickly it helped us to close sales, said Matt Murray, managing director of Purcell Murray, one of the largest, most influential and successful distributors in the country. Its not always possible to carry every color and style in our showrooms, so the new app provides an easy, interactive, mobile way to show people all Bertazzoni products, right on the iPad.

Todays architects and designers are constantly on the go in showrooms, homes and offices. We built our mobile app as a way for them to easily access Bertazzonis product information and provide them with the information they need to make vital design decisions, regardless of where they are working, said Paolo Bertazzoni, president and fifth-generation owner of Bertazzoni.

A Tour of Bertazzonis iPad App

Bertazzoni product images and information on the Professional Series, Master Series and Heritage Series lines are readily accessible on the new iPad app. Using the app, designers will be able to:

Pricing and Availability

Bertazzonis new iPad app is free to download in Apple iTunes and App Stores, available here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id645046274?mt=8.

20-20 Design e-Catalog

20-20 Design is the leading kitchen planning software solution created specifically for kitchen and bath industry professionals, with more than 25,000 customers worldwide. Licensed users can now download the latest Bertazzoni product catalog in an interactive 3D format to easily incorporate Bertazzoni appliances into their kitchen design. The recently updated catalog can be downloaded from Bertazzoni.com or ordered in CD-ROM format via the website.

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HEATH, TX--(Marketwired - May 23, 2013) - Fund Architects LLC, a provider of dynamic asset allocation portfolios designed for a broad range of investors, today announced that two of its investment products achieved "Top Guns" status within the Informa Investment Solutions' PSN manager ranking database for first quarter 2013.

PSN tabulates performance rankings for thousands of strategies across 58 peer groups and awards the Top Guns status every quarter to the top 10 performers within one or more peer groups. Fund Architects' Top Guns Products were its FA Income strategy in the Core Fixed universe and FA Conservative Global ETF strategy, which was a top-five performer in the ETF Global Fixed Income universe.

"To be recognized as Top Guns manager is very rewarding," says Burt Snover, President and co-Chief Investment Officer of Fund Architects, "and not just because of the quality of managers on the list. It's rewarding to us because it means we're delivering on our commitment to our clients and their investors."

A discretionary, fee-based money management firm, Fund Architects was launched in 2007 with a goal of delivering a range of asset allocation products to fit the needs of different types of investors. Today, the firm's lineup of actively-managed products includes global macro, strategic global diversification, dynamic allocations, high-quality active fund managers, and alternative or non-correlated strategies.

All of the firm's portfolios are constructed from a broad universe of ETF and mutual fund managers, using fundamental and quantitative analysis. Fund Architects' clients include Broker/Dealers, Insurance Companies, Qualified Plan Providers, and Registered Investment Advisors

PSN, produced by Informa Investment Solutions, tracks more than 1,600 money management firms and over 7,000 investment products. Firms included in its investment manager search and evaluation databases, are considered the major players of the investment management business.

About Fund Architects LLC Fund Architects is a discretionary, fee-based money management firm providing professional asset allocation models and management to financial advisory firms. Headquartered in Texas, the firm has arrangements with Broker/Dealers, Insurance Companies, Qualified Plan Providers, and Registered Investment Advisors around the country. Fund Architects' proprietary asset allocation models, all constructed from a broad universe of managers using a fundamental and quantitative analysis, are available through Separate Accounts, Retirement Management Services, and Private Money Management. For more information, visit http://www.fundarchitects.com or call 866-539-4186.

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Architects UK - Buried at Sea
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By Eliot Brown

For the first time since last summer, work for architects dipped in April, according to the American Institute of Architects Billings Index.

The index, which tracks changes in workloads by large architecture firms, registered a score of 48.6 in Aprilbelow 50 means work levels fell, while above 50 means they roseits worst score since July 2012.

To be sure, one data point in one month is nothing to get too worked up about. Kermit Baker, chief economist at the AIA, said small declines during past spring seasons have proved fleeting, and theres not yet reason to think this will last. We continue to hope that this time is different and this little dip were seeing right now is going to be short-lived, he said.

Architecture jobs tend to be a leading indicator of whats to come in the construction sector, as developers need multiple months of design work before they can start building. Should there indeed be less work over the next few months, it could portend a slowdown of construction of commercial real-estate projects.

Architecture work, like construction, fell dramatically during the real-estate bust, and has only seen a marginal recovery since. The amount of construction of office buildings and malls is still at low levels, with bank financing for such projects restrained.

Architecture jobs, Mr. Baker said, have been slowly trending up but very slowly.

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This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., on Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Steve Gooch)

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While the scale of the damage done by the massive tornado that struck Moore, Okla., yesterday remains uncertain, architects are preparing now to offer help when called on.

First responders are still working to locate and assist injured and displaced Moore residents. The tornado whipped through homes and infrastructure on Monday evening, leveling the Oklahoma City suburb.

The AIA issued a statement on the disaster.

"On behalf of the AIA, and the AIAs national Disaster Assistance Committee, I want to extend our concern, thoughts and prayers to people affected by the devastating storm," said AIA presidentMickey Jacob, FAIA. "As experienced disaster responders, the AIA has already reached out to our affected AIA components to offer any support we can as our members assist clients and communities in evaluating the damage and moving forward with recovery."

As prior disaster-recovery experience shows, coordinating recovery and rebuilding efforts is the first task at hand for architects.

"AIA is organizing and will step in when invited by FEMA [the Federal Emergency Management Agency]," said Melissa Hunt, executive director for AIA Central Oklahoma, in a recorded message.

Architects trained as evaluators may play a role in the more immediate recovery effort, by identifying and isolating structures damaged by the storm. The AIA's Disaster Resources website notes that even this process can take time: Building evaluators were only deployed 10 days following the 2011 tornadoes in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

"Our experts passionately advocate for and educate other architects to evaluate damage to structures affected by such natural events, so that we may keep people safely away from further harm and return them to their homes as quickly as possible," Jacob said. "More than 1,000 AIA members have received specific training to perform this work. And our AIA Oklahoma component has more than 20 trained evaluators from a session we ran last October."

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The Getty Conservation Institute on Tuesday convened a confab at its gleaming white Brentwood city on a hill of seemingly all of L.A.'s architecture groupies. That would mean actual architects, plus hundreds of assorted planners, journos, preservationists and simply Mid-Century Modern fans.

The occasion was Minding the Gap: The Role of Contemporary Architecture in the Historic Environment, an all-day affair starring prominent internationalists. Former New Yorker architecture critic Paul Goldberger, who won the Pulitzer in criticism while at The New York Times, moderated, and the stars were Rhodesia-born Denise Scott Brown, the prominent post-modernist; Brit Richard Rogers, best known for his role in the wonderfully out-of-place Pompidou Center in Paris; Spaniard Rafael Moneo, who did L.A.'s new Catholic cathedral; Juergen Mayer H., a German still in his 40s who represented the enfants terribles; and Thomas Beeby, former dean of architecture at Yale and a bit of a classical revivalist if the classics are the Chicago School.

The first question from the audience after a long day of speeches: "L.A. architect Thom Mayne said in this room six weeks ago that Paris is 'dead' because contemporary architects can't build there. Is that how we decide whether or not a city is alive? "

"Well, that's an egotistical definition, to say the least," laughed Scott Brown.

"I think Paris will outlive Thom," quipped Rogers.

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