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AIA Announces 2010 Young Architect Award Winners This week, the AIA announced the nine recipients of the 2010 AIA Young Architects Award. The prize recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession early in their careers. Testwell CEO Tried To Kill Himself After Conviction The New York Times is reporting that Testwell Laboratories owner and CEO V. Reddy Kancharla tried to commit suicide last week, two days after being convicted of falsifying concrete mix reports and filing them with the city. Mayor Unveils Stimulus Plan in San Francisco San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom this week laid out a local stimulus plan that, if approved by the always unstable board of supervisors, would speed up four pending residential construction projects that have been held up due to the economy and city regulations. January Construction Retreats 1% The value of new construction starts slipped 1% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $419.3 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. New Construction Starts in December Climb 5%; Annual Total for 2009 Drops 26% to $412 Billion Dubai Stands Tall as Skyscraper Debuts National Mall Plan Option Incorporates LEED Cintra-Led Team to Begin $2B North Texas Road Project November Construction Falls 9% At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $405.0 billion, new construction starts in November dropped 9% from the previous month, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. October Construction Jumps 12% New York, N.Y. ? November 20, 2009 ? The value of new construction starts climbed 12% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $447.6 billion, it was reported by McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The upward push came from double-digit gains for nonresidential building and nonbuilding construction (public works and electric utilities). At the same time, residential building in October was unchanged from its September pace. Through the first ten months of 2009, total construction on an unadjusted basis came in at $350.1 billion, down 29% from the same period a year ago. September Construction Slides 7% AIA Study: 2008 Billings Topped $44 Billion Housing Could Spark A Rebound in 2010 Leaky Libeskind Roof to Be Fixed at Last SOM Loses Top Architect to HOK Faulty Tower's Implosion Presents Many Challenges Who's To Blame for Faulty Foster Tower? Balfour Beatty to Pay $626 Million For Parsons Brinckerhoff Heinz Awards Highlight Environmental Leaders August Construction Rises 2%

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