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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Architects serve the public health, safety, and |
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| welfare of people by designing structures for a broad range of |
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| human activities and creating environments where individuals, |
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| groups, and communities may thrive; and
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| WHEREAS, The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is |
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| guided by duty and honor to serve architects, communities, and |
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| the public at large; and in the spirit of civic engagement and |
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| public service share the fundamental principles as fellow |
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| citizens and as the voice of the architecture profession in |
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| Illinois to achieve better, safer, more beautiful, and |
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| sustainable communities; and
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| WHEREAS, The American Institute of Architects has thereby |
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| established and sponsored Architecture Week each year to |
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| celebrate and increase awareness of great architecture and its |
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| impact around the world; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois boasts some of the world's |
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| most famous historical and contemporary architectural |
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| buildings and designed spaces, both rural and urban; historic |
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| and contemporary; homes and skyscrapers and everything in |
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| between; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois also had the nation's first |
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| licensed architects, who became some of the most notable and |
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| respected architects in American history; famous Illinois |
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| architects include Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Daniel |
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| Burnham, Mies van der Rohe, and Buckminster Fuller, among many |
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| others; and
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| WHEREAS, The more than 4,000 architects and architectural |
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| interns of the State of Illinois have been called upon by the |
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| American Institute of Architects to participate in activities |
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| in the communities throughout the State during Architecture |
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| Week, such as presentations, public displays, grade school |
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| visits, and civic design forums; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize and |
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| congratulate the members of the American Institute of |
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| Architects as they celebrate Architecture Week, April 12 |
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| through 18, 2010 and urge the citizens of Illinois to join with |
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| members of the organization by helping to improve our |
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| communities; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the American Institute of Architects, Illinois |
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| Council, as a symbol of our respect.
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