McGraw-Hill Construction's Architectural Record Inaugurates First Innovation Conference
How Science and Innovation are Transforming Building Design and Construction is Focus of Two Day Meeting In New York City

NEW YORK -- September 4, 2003 -- McGraw-Hill Construction's Architectural Record, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), will bring together inventors, scientists, and visionaries, with architects, builders and other members of the construction industry at its first Innovation Conference. DuPont and a number of leading organizations are sponsoring the conference which takes place October 8-9, 2003 at The Westin New York at Times Square in New York City.

Today, revolutionary new substances and manufacturing technologies, including mass customization, nanotechnology, rapid prototyping and composites are on the verge of transforming the way we design and construct buildings. The conference will focus on how these technologies, tools and approaches will transform the building design and construction industry. Prominent architects, material scientists and manufacturing experts will lead discussions focusing on where innovation is headed, how technology transfer speeds up the process, how innovation is funded in other industries, and what private and governmental resources are available.

Keynote speakers and discussion leaders include Sir Nicholas Grimshaw of Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners and James Eyre of Wilkinson Eyre Architects. Other speakers include Alan Heeger, Nobel Laureate from the University of California; Constance Adams of Lockheed Martin; Marc Cohen and Benjamin Neumann of NASA; Dalen Keys of DuPont; Tom Strevey of Boeing; Jae Min of Audi; and Ben Schwegler Jr. of Walt Disney Imagineering. In addition, Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake of KieranTimberlake Associates will present their Latrobe Fellowship-sponsored research on technology transfer and its application to design and construction.

The Innovation Conference's Presenting Sponsor is DuPont. Other sponsors include: The American Institute of Architects, Graphisoft, Centria, Lafarge North America, Johnson Controls, KieranTimberlake Associates, AEC SYSTEMS, and L.M. Scofield.

"McGraw-Hill Construction is committed to leading the design and construction field forward," notes its president, Norbert W. Young, Jr. FAIA, who will open the conference along with Robert A. Ivy, FAIA, VP and Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Record. "This groundbreaking executive forum is destined to become an industry tradition."

For a detailed agenda, visit www.construction.com/event/innovation/agenda.asp. For more information, and to schedule interviews with speakers, contact Kathy Malangone or Jerry Cahn using the contact information below.

About McGraw-Hill Construction

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About Architectural Record

Architectural Record, the magazine of The American Institute of Architects (AIA), has grown over the past 112 years to become the world's largest professional architectural publication, encompassing both print and the Web. It was awarded a 2003 National Magazine Award for General Excellence in the 100,000-250,000 circulation category by the American Society of Magazine Editors, three Jesse H. Neal Awards presented by American Business Media and was listed in BtoB's Media Power 50.

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