online contents select highlights from contractdesign.com 9/11 Memorial Museum to Open May 21 Davis Brody Bond designed the 110,000-square-foot underground museum that pays tribute to 9/11 victims. contractdesign.com/911memorial Johnston Marklee Design for Menil Drawing Institute Unveiled The new institute will exhibit and store modern and contemporary drawings. contractdesign.com/menildrawing Joan Blumenfeld, Felice Silverman to be Inducted into IIDA College of Fellows Blumenfeld and Silverman will be honored at the IIDA Annual Meeting on June 8 in Chicago. contractdesign.com/IIDAfellows2014 WALL= SCULPTURE* Legislation Introduced to Ease Student Loan Burden for Architecture Graduates The legislation would provide student debt relief in exchange for community service. contractdesign.com/studentdebt * Architectural Billings See Slight Increase in February The AIA Architectural Billings Index score for February was 50.7. contractdesign.com/ABIfeb2014 David Rockwell Designs Temporary Theater for TED Conference The reusable theater used 600 components and was assembled in less than five days in Vancouver. contractdesign.com/TEDtheater $1 Billion Earmarked for Federal Building Renovations, Repairs President Obama's 2015 budget allocated $1 billion to improve public buildings managed by the General Services Administration. contractdesign.com/GSAbudget AIA Announces Thomas Jefferson Award Winners James Logan Abell, Carole Olshavsky, and Robert G. Shibley were recognized for their contributions to the public sector. contractdesign.com/AIAthomasjefferson Designing for Health: Contemporary Simulation Design Objectives The healthcare experts at Perkins+Will examine the impacts of educational medical simulations. contractdesign.com/PWsimulations Feature walls in manageable self-aligning modules. modulararts.com 206.788.4210 made in the USA contractdesign.com april 2014http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com/911memorial http://www.contractdesign.com/menildrawing http://www.contractdesign.com/IIDAfellows2014 http://www.contractdesign.com/studentdebt http://www.contractdesign.com/ABIfeb2014 http://www.contractdesign.com/TEDtheater http://www.modulararts.com http://www.contractdesign.com/GSAbudget http://www.contractdesign.com/AIAthomasjefferson http://www.contractdesign.com/PWsimulations http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.modulararts.com