AIA to Renew Student Guide to Architectural Practi

Washington, DC, November 16, 2006--The American Institute of Architects (AIA) will renew the Student Guide of Architectural Practice (SGAP). When finished, in the third quarter of 2008, the SGAP will be a comprehensive reference about the business and administrative aspects of practice. Its breadth will make it a one-stop resource for architecture students, and for those engaged in or associated with teaching a professional practice course. As a complement to the Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice (AHPP), the SGAP will fulfill the Institute’s goal to “Provide a more seamless transition from education to practice.” This will be the third edition of the Student Handbook and will be published by John Wiley & Sons concurrent with the 14th edition of the AHPP. Together, Wiley and the AIA published the first version of the student edition in 1994 with the release of the AHPP 12th edition and the second edition in 2002 with the release of the AHPP 13th edition. The primary goal of this effort is to enhance the value of the SGAP so that it will be viewed as an indispensable resource by students of architecture and their instructors. The SGAP third edition should be of similar length to the most recent handbook at 625 pages, however the newest version will have additional instructional methods and incorporates case studies. Additional variations include articles unique to the SGAP and not included in the AHPP 14th E, and where appropriate, it may take some articles directly from the AHPP 14e, but significantly revise them to be appropriate for professional practice courses and soon-to-graduate architecture students. Michael M. Hricak, Jr., FAIA, is the editor-in-chief of the third edition of the SGAP. Michael is founding partner of Rockefeller Hricak in Los Angeles. The firm’s projects have appeared in publications such as Interior Design, Interiors, Contract Design, Metropolis, and Sunset. Their work has been honored at the local, state, and national levels. Michael is a senior instructor in the Architecture, Interior and Environmental Design Program at the UCLA Extension, where he has taught since 1982.

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