Archinect - News2024-05-06T08:19:25-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/145653004/what-does-president-obama-s-final-year-in-office-mean-for-architecture
What does President Obama's final year in office mean for architecture? Julia Ingalls2016-01-13T13:18:00-05:00>2021-05-28T17:12:34-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ae/aefrzjr6nt83s24m.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>President Obama gave his final State of the Union speech last night, which prompted the AIA to issue a statement outlining policies it feels President Obama and Republicans in Congress should enact this year in order to bolster the health of the architectural profession. These include:</p>
<p>• Strengthening the Historic Tax Credit</p>
<p>• Passing <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/95485007/architects-laud-introduction-of-bipartisan-national-design-services-act-as-way-to-cut-spiraling-student-loan-debt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The National Design Services Act</a></p>
<p>• Retaining 2030 energy efficiency targets for federal buildings</p>
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<p>The majority of these initiatives are designed to ease financial burdens, both by reducing student debt while stimulating tax incentives for construction (the AIA advocates for making the 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Building Tax Deduction permanent). Among other things, The National Design Services Act allows students to work off their academic loans through community service, while the AIA describes the Historic Tax Credit as a method of "promot[ing] investment in the buildings that make America what it is today." Archinect plans to follow the state...</p>
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Architects Laud Introduction of Bipartisan National Design Services Act As Way to Cut Spiraling Student Loan Debt Alexander Walter2014-03-12T14:39:00-04:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ny/nyzf3hpyr490kawm.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) today committed to timely passage of the National Design Services Act (NDSA), which will give architecture students the same relief from crushing student loan debt, which is already granted young lawyers, doctors and others – in return for community service.</p></em><br /><br /><p><em>"Indeed, enthusiasm for such legislation knows no bounds on the campuses of architecture schools and elsewhere among the emerging professionals community. One young architect, Evan Litvin of Philadelphia, has launched an online petition that enlists the support of architects nationwide for speedy passage of the NDSA. The link to that petition can be found <a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/members-of-congress-support-the-national-design-services-act-ndsa?utm_source=supporter_message&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=supporter_message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</em>"</p>