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Phoenix AIA chapter is first to build its own offices. (American Institute of Architects)
Building Design & Construction, May, 1990
Design of the 2,600-sq. ft. building was selected from entries submitted by chapter members The downtown Phoenix headquarters of the Central Arizona Chapter of AIA (CAC/AIA) represents the first time an AIA chapter has constructed from scratch the building it occupies. The 2,600-sq. -ft. structure also spearheads the revitalization of the Roosevelt Historic District, a deteriorated residential section of the city.
According to Logan Van Sittert, CAC/AIA building committee chairman, the decision to build was based on basic business sense, as well as community concerns. "We concluded that the rents we were paying to lease space would support the construction of a modest office building," he said. "But it also gave us the chance to undertake a renewal project...
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