But it will probably resort to its original plan, an initial public offering (IPO) of perhaps half of AIA in Hong Kong, with further chunks to be sold later.
"There are about 400 established architectural projects making use of shipping containers around the world, " says Slovenian architect Jure Kotnik, who has written two books on the subject and is curating an international exhibition on "container architecture" currently on display at the AIA in Seattle.
In part to bring the United States into closer alignment with the rest of the world, the AIA eliminates the first-to-invent system for U.S. patent applications with an effective filing date of March 16, 2013 or later.