Christopher AT Architects LLC

A very major piece of legislation was signed today by the Ohio Governor, giving professional lien rights to all Ohio architects, landscape architects, engineers, and surveyors (SB49)! No longer is Ohio the only U. S. state that does not have lien rights for Architects and Engineers. It was a privilege to be present for this ceremony, to witness the signing, and to meet the Governor. Thank you to the bill’s bipartisan major sponsors – Senator Hottinger and Senator Sykes as well as its co-sponsors Senators Thomas, Craig, Rulli, Yuko, and Blessing! Thank you to our bill partners – ACEC, OSLA, and PLSO. Thank you to our AIA Ohio lobbyist Luther Liggett for his diligent work on this legislation. Thank you to AIA Ohio Executive Vice President and Executive Director Kate Metzger Brunswick, CAE, Hon, AIA for her ongoing support. Thank you to Robert Maschke FAIA who believed in the original pitch and, with the 2017 AIA Ohio Board, authorized the AIA Ohio Lien-Rights / Payment-Assurance Taskforce to work on this legislation. Thank you to the AIA Ohio presidents since – John Weigand AIA, John Kelleher AIA, Mary Glowacki AIA, and Karen Planet AIA – who continued to support this Taskforce over four and a half years. Thank you to those on the Taskforce that contributed to this success today, especially co-chair Terry Welker FAIA, Bruce Sekanick FAIA, and Jack Bialosky Jr. FAIA!

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2020 AIA Cleveland Design Awards Each year, AIA Cleveland recognizes excellence in design by inviting local firms to submit their best work to be reviewed by nationally renowned juries from ...