June 2012 – Volume 10, Issue 3 - American Institute of Architects

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VOLUME TEN
ISSUE THREE
ISSUE 10.03
DESIGN + EXPRESSION
AIA ILLINOIS REGION
YOUNG ARCHITECTS FORUM
CONNECTION
JUNE 2012
In Honor Of
CHRISTOPHER SHAWN KELLEY
1991
2012
CELEBRATING
21YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Remembering
CHRISTOPHER SHAWN KELLEY
Architect Christopher Shawn Kelley, AIA, passed away on Saturday May 26 at the age of 39.
Kelley graduated from the University of Florida with honors, earning a Bachelor of Design in 1995 and then a Master of Architecture in 1997
from the school. An active member of the AIA, he went on to become the first regional associates director from the Florida and Caribbean
Region for the AIA’s National Associates Committee. He continued his service to the architecture community through his efforts in helping
to lead the Young Architects Forum where he served as chairman in 2009.
Kelley worked for two firms during his 15-year professional career, first at Ruyle, Masters, Hayes + Jennewein Architects in Tampa, Fla., and
then at the Washington, D.C. office of Gensler, where he worked until his death. And during his career, he received several awards, including
the 2010 Young Architect Award. Kelley was also a husband, father, son and friend. “Christopher saw the world as a place to engage in and
his career as a means to invest in his profession. His discerning guidance, insightful advice and wonderful sense of humor made a difference
in, and influenced the lives of countless young architects” recalls AIA colleague and friend Mickey Jacob, FAIA. “With thoughtful leadership,
unwavering enthusiasm and an inspirational style, Christopher set a standard of excellence in everything he did that made us all want to be
a better person.”
Kelley was the loving husband of Suzanna W. Kelley, the devoted father of Ashtyn Elizabeth and Logan William Kelley, and the adoring son
of Patricia L. Kelly and Harry J. Kelley.
The Kelley Children Education Fund has been established to help support the future education needs of Christopher’s children, Ashtyn and
Logan.
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CONTENT
Editor-in-Chief
Deepika Padam, AIA
Assistant Editor
Josh Flowers, AIA
Assistant Editor
Bonnie Sen, AIA
Graphic Designer
Nathan Stolarz, AIA
Graphic Designer
James Cornetet, AIA
06YAFNEWS
News
News and resources relevant to young
architects
10 CRITIQUE
Aliens, Spaceships & Strippers:
Adapting to the New World
James Cornetet, AIA critiques the
international practice of architecture
20 COMPETITIONS
AIA NY ENYA Competition 18
Ridge Avenue Urban Bench Competition 22
Urban Bicycle Station Competition 26
Reclamation Competition 30
Ballet West Fluid Adagio 34
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EDITOR'S NOTE
YAF at Convention
Deepika Padam, AIA gives a run down of YAF
activities at the AIA national convention
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LEADERSHIP
Chris Baribeau, AIA
Chris Baribeau, AIA answers questions
regarding his practice and taking the leap of
faith
40
BOOK REVIEW
REVEAL: STUDIO GANG ARCHITECT
Michel Borg, AIA reviews Studio Gang's latest
monograph
FEATURING ILLINOIS REGION
43
DESIGN
Chicago's First LEED Platinum Home
46 LEADERSHIP
April Hughes, Assoc. AIA reviews Chicago's
first LEED Platinum home
Becoming Young in Architecture
Marsha Spencer, AIA reflects upon the history
of Chicago Women in Architecture as the
organization turns 40
54 DESIGN
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
Sheri Andrews, AIA reviews the new laboratory
designs for the University of Chicago
60 EVENT
2+2
Douglas L Milburn, Assoc. AIA reviews the
2011 AIA Illinois Annual Conference
50
COMMUNITY
Community Interface Committee
Scott Cryer, AIA and Nootan Bharani, AIA share
how they are getting the community involved
in design
56
DESIGN
Evolution of an IDE...
Vladimir Radutny, AIA and Paul Tebben
discuss starting a design practice during the
Great Recession
62
CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS
Stories, programs, entries
Calls for submissions for Connection, programs
for 2013 convention, design competitions
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YAF CONNECTION 10.03
Disclaimer: This publication is created by Young Architect members of the American Institute of Architects. Views expressed in this publication are solely those of the authors.
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News
STAY CONNECTED
2012 AIA NATIONAL ELECTION RESULTS
YAF SUMMIT20 UPDATE | ARCHITECT FEATURE
YAF at AIA
Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA, Elected 2013 First Vice President and
2014 President
Donald C. Brown, FAIA, Elected 2013-2014 Vice President
Susan Chin, FAIA, Elected 2013-2014 Vice President
Richard DeYoung, AIA, Elected 2013-2014 Secretary
http://info.aia.org/aiarchitect/2012/0519/newsletter/elections.html
Volume One of Summit20 Outcomes Report and a video recording
made by AIA is available at www.aia.org/YAFSummit20. ARCHITECT
magazine covered the story "Come Together" in the May 2012 issue
http://www.architectmagazine.com/architects/the-yaf-turns-20.aspx.
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ARCHITECTS
ANNOUNCE
GUIDE
TO
INTERNATIONAL GREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today introduced the first
overview guide on how architects can implement in their practice
the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), which was
introduced in March by the International Code Council (ICC).
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architectural accomplishments, elevate appreciation of the
profession, and provide reasoning behind design.
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to expand multimedia tours to other locations nationwide in the
coming months. Audio interviews will be included in tours within
the app. See http://www.aia.org/broadcastr.
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After five months of positive readings, the Architecture Billings
Index (ABI) has fallen into negative terrain. As a leading economic
indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate
nine to twelve month lag time between architecture billings and
construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
reported the April ABI score was 48.4, following a mark of 50.4
in March. This score reflects a decrease in demand for design
services (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings). The
new projects inquiry index was 54.4, down from mark of 56.6 the
previous month.
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The guide, entitled simply, “Guide to the IgCC,” www.aia.org/igcc is
meant as a one-stop-shop document exclusively for AIA-member
architects working in jurisdictions where the IgCC is adopted or
soon will be. The announcement was made on the opening day of
the AIA’s 2012 National Convention.
AIA SELECTS RECIPIENTS OF THE JASON
PETTIGREW MEMORIAL ARE SCHOLARSHIP
AIA has selected nine recipients to receive the 2012 Jason Pettigrew
Memorial ARE Scholarship. The recipients will receive compensation
for the entire cost of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE)
and a full set of study guides provided by Kaplan Construction
Education. The recipients include: Valerie J. Amor, Jeff Bartosik,
Tami Beck, Lauren DiBianca Frye, Ryan Heusinkveld, Miki Hirai, Tina
Hovsepian, Andrew Mitchell, and Jill Sornson Kurtz. The recipients
of the scholarship were chosen by a jury composed of AIA members
including a National Associates Committee representative, a
Young Architects Forum representative, IDP Coordinators, and
a representative from Kaplan Construction Education. Details at
http://www.aia.org/press/releases/AIAB094873
2012 YAF/COD IDEAS COMPETITION
The call for submissions and details are available at www.aia.org/
ideascompetition
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Editor's Note
YAF AT CONVENTION
Deepika Padam, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB
Deepika Padam, AIA, LEED AP bd+c is the Communications Advisor for the National AIA Young Architects Forum. Brought up
in India and a graduate of University of Michigan, she is a Senior Designer and Project Manager with Heller Manus Architects
based in San Francisco, California.
I HAD A horrible first day at DC during my AIA convention trip.
W. Waldrep and David Zach, YAF Summit20 Outcomes by Jennifer
Don’t ask! Oh what a relief it was when the convention started the
Workman AIA and Brad Benjamin AIA, and 2012 YAF/COD Ideas
following day! It is always a joy to see old friends at this wonderful
Competition by Virginia Marquardt AIA. A tweetup was held at the
annual event. Design Connects. As Jeff Potter FAIA elaborated, the
lounge moderated by Joe Benesh AIA that garnered a huge audience
theme stood for how the art and science of design connects us to
of social media junkies. Most importantly, the candidates that were
one another.
running for the national AIA elections made an appearance at our
EP Lounge co-hosted by YAF and NAC
Candidates for AIA National Office addressing the emerging
professionals at EP Lounge
lounge and addressed questions and concerns of the emerging
moderated by Matt Dumich AIA. In addition, Brad Benjamin AIA
Regional Directors on the first evening organized by Jason Dale
The convention was a big success for YAF, and emerging professionals
professionals. Congratulations to all of them for the legacy they
moderated the YAF/COD 2011 Ideas Competition panel presentation.
Pierce AIA. The YAF Advisory Committee held the annual YAF Legacy
in general. YAF and NAC co-hosted the EP lounge at prime real estate
have formed in the AIA and beyond, and we hope they will continue
Young architects also co-presented with Fellows during the College
Lunch with the past AdCom members the following day. Some of
in the convention center. Our design was fit for the location decked
to support emerging professionals moving forward.
of Fellows 2+2 presentation. The 2012 Young Architects Award
us made it to the fab Chapter Host Party at the Newseum at night.
winners were honored during the Honors and Awards ceremony.
The emerging professionals reception was the second evening
out with interactive boards, exhibits, multi-media presentations,
and comfy couches. We held several presentations at the lounge,
YAF organized two sessions – Young Architects Awards Winners
such as Repositioning Initiative and Future of Architecture by Lee
presentation, and Leadership Forum panel discussion both
co-hosted with NAC. The attendance was fantastic as usual! We
Our publications effort didn’t lag behind. We released the 2012
attended the AIAS Nightcap reception afterwards. We did manage
Young Architects Award book created by our editorial team led by
to take care of some business items the day after in the AdCom
me, and 2011 Ideas Competition book created by Brad Benjamin
business meeting. This evening was taken by the COF Convocation
AIA. They were made available at the AIA bookstore and sold out by
Dinner, which Adam Palmer AIA was lucky to attend.
the last day! The May issue of ARCHITECT magazine was released at
YAF Leadership Forum panel presentation
convention featuring an article about YAF Summit20. To get some
So at the end of it all, I got to participate in yet another fantastic
real estate in the official national magazine of AIA was a big feat that
convention, attend a few great sessions, catch up with old friends,
we will need to continually strive for.
and form new connections. The weather in DC was perfect and
YAF Legacy Lunch
AIA|DC did a fabulous job of organizing the event. But my favorite
We got some media coverage as well. Jennifer Workman AIA
part was the Michigan Alumni Reception of course where I got to
was interviewed and broadcast live on convention TVs talking
see some old friends from school. What a successful and memorable
about Summit20. I had the opportunity to be part of the I AM AIA
week!
video campaign. I was also fortunate to be interviewed for the
Repositioning Initiative.
And of course we socialized! It began with Golf with Donald Trump in
which Adam Palmer AIA, Jennifer Workman AIA and Brad Benjamin
AIA represented YAF. There was a meet-up of Young Architects
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Critique
ALIENS, SPACESHIPS & STRIPPERS
Adapting to the New World
Critic James Cornetet, AIA
Cornetet is a partner and founding member of Process Architecture, LLC in
Orlando. Cornetet is also a professor of architecture at the University of Central
Florida and is an architectural critic and regular contributor to Florida/Caribbean
Architect, Bauwlet and Critique This!
If that Pelican looks confused
TO SAY THAT some things have changed in the world since the end
Other signs have emerged that suggest the world has changed, but
In June of 2011, St. Petersburg launched an international design
of the 20th century is an understatement. The world is amidst a
most architects choose to ignore them. Phrases like buy local and
competition to redesign the city’s signature pier. The original pier,
Premiere Adult Nude Club is be-
revolution fueled by the emergence of a global market, international
free-cycle have entered our everyday lexicon. Some could argue
an inverted pyramid designed by William B. Harvard Sr., founder of
ing relocated to St. Petersburg's
travel and instant communication. As our everyday lives grow more
that the trending of these phrases is based on a return to sustainable
Harvard Jolly Architecture, had little to do with St. Petersburg, Florida.
connected, rather than all 196 countries unifying under a New World
principles in the United States, but this “return” is actually a revolt
The structure was different for the sake of being different, and an
Order, the dissimilarities between cultures from around the world are
against the Corporatism that has whitewashed the unique and
oddity in its own right, reflecting the architectural spirit of the 1970s.
growing. Individuality and one’s unique cultural heritage are more
discrete cultural institutions across the United States. The New World
At the commencement of the competition, the community of St.
celebrated now than ever. People demand specificity, the concept
supports its ADHD users, the new drug is constant stimulation.
Pete was circumspect to have another architect’s vision forced upon
of mass customization is no longer relevant. Instead we (architects)
People crave on demand everything, including architecture. The
their beautiful Bay shores. The international search for an architect
need to re-examine the needs of the new generation. The internet
individual of the 21st century has become a highly defined culture
led to the selection of three finalists: Michael Maltzan Architects,
and the devices that we all use to “plug in” have drastically changed
of one.
Bjarke Ingels Group (B.I.G.), and West 8. All three are very talented
it is because he is in disbelief
that the 2001 Odyssey: Tampa's
Pier. Rendering by West 8.
the way people interact with their environment. Individuals are no
design firms, and are firms that I have long followed even before
longer satisfied with passively participating in their built world,
During the last quarter of the 20th century, boutiques in every town
becoming celebrities gossiped about in design studios across the
the new plugged-in generation demands to actively participate in
were replaced by stores that cater to the lowest common cultural
States.
the formulation of a world that is unique and responsive to their
denominator. The resurgence of the individual, one-off goods and
individual needs and desires.
all that is local is prompting the revival of the boutique.
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Despite the talent of the finalists, the quality of the designs and the
interact with the proposed structure. Talk to anyone in St. Pete that
with a spaceship sitting atop it. (If Robert Venturi is reading this
captivating spaces depicted in the renderings, the competition was
owns a boat, and they will tell you that they do not want to drop
article, please forward to me your comments regarding a decorated
a failure in the sense that none of the entries had anything to do
anchor and hang out in the Bay all day, they want to be able to dock
shed with a duck nesting atop it.) The structure is a landmark in the
with the local culture of St. Petersburg Florida and the people that
at locations and disembark from their boat and interact with the
sense that it cannot be missed from the highway. Unfortunately for
live there. As kismet would have it, West 8’s design would reveal the
amenities of the Pier. These are just two of many more problems
West 8, the spaceship that they designed for the pier looks as if it
pitfalls associated with designing for a foreign culture. From the
that begin to illustrate the lack of specificity to local issues that are
is the same model that brought the nudes to 2001 Odyssey. This
public’s perspective, West 8’s design was little more than an updated
unknowingly neglected by alien architects.
cultural blunder could have been avoided with a greater knowledge
contemporary version of the previous oddity (the inverted pyramid).
of the local context, which can only be attained from living and
The inverted pyramid looked as if it landed from another planet,
One could assume that these and other issues specific to this region
knowing a region. St. Pete Mayor Bill Foster commented on the issue
while West 8’s design resembles a sea creature that has broached the
would eventually come to light as the design process actualizes into
“It comes as a complete shock that anyone would equate art (West
surface of the Bay. Both are alien and foreign. Although the form of
a two-way conversation between the client/user and the architect,
8’s design) with the little flying saucer (2001 Odyssey).” It may come
the design would prove to be the most problematic fault of West 8’s
but another international blunder will reveal that many of these
as a shock to the mayor, but people frequently equate architecture
proposal, there are other issues not addressed in the design that are
designs never move beyond a superficial understanding of the
to objects, and these cultural associations are stronger than any of
common knowledge to almost any resident living in St. Petersburg.
local culture that commissions them. These alien spaceships that
the connotations intended by the architect. If West 8’s submission
unwantedly crash landed in their towns at the cost of the tax payer
were to have been selected, it would forever be equated to the duck
Exposure to the relentless heat of Florida’s hot summers has caused
are rarely embraced by the people that are dragooned to live with
squatting atop the decorated shed on Dale Mabry Highway.
the death of many poorly designed public spaces in Florida. To put it
them.
bluntly, heat kills, and the success of any public space or esplanade
Another example of alien architects landing their contemporary
is dependent on an ample supply of shade. Culturally, the entries
Down the road just twenty miles away along the Dale Mabry
spaceships in foreign cities around the world can be found in
show a lack of understanding of the boat culture at St. Pete, which
Highway, is the 2001 Odyssey: Tampa’s Premiere Full Nude Adult
Guangzhou, China. The Guangzhou Opera overlooks the Pearl River,
becomes apparent in how the yachts and other ocean going vessels
Club. The building amounts to little more than a decorated shed
and is adjacent to the recently completed Guangzhou Museum
The similarities are striking. A
paternity test may be in need to
clear up this situation. West 8's
proposal on top, and the infaThe odd inverted pyramid of St.
mous 2001 Odyssey is featured
Pete's existing Pier.
below.
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designed by Rocco Design Architects, an architecture firm based
On the 25th of February 2011 the Royal Institute of British Architects
in Hong Kong. The proximity of these two structures serves as a
(RIBA) released an article titled Will Architects Exist in 2025. The article
perfect juxtaposition for studying the success of local architecture
was based on a study by the Institute, and many may find the results
as compared to alien spaceships.
stunning. According to RIBA two types of firms will thrive after the
world recovers from its first Global Recession. Small, locally focused
During a recent trip to Guangzhou, I questioned many of the locals
and highly specialized boutique design firms will propagate in every
about the design of the Guangzhou Opera House. Most politely
community. Their geography of influence will be no greater than a
smiled, and stated that they did not care for the structure, while
few miles, and they will be intimately familiar with the specifics of
a few outspoken citizens stated that the structure had nothing to
the culture and district. At the other extreme, super firms, larger
do with their culture. Fascinated by such disapproval of the Opera
than what exist now, will sustain and continue to grow due to the
House, I was compelled to visit the structure every day that I was
infrastructural demands of the 21st century city. As the population
in Guangzhou, because I was curious to see how people interacted
of the world expands, mega-structures and mega-infrastructures
with the structure. Each time I visited the Opera House, I never saw
will be required to meet the needs of humanity. The mid-size firms
more than a dozen people on the grounds at one time, and most of
that currently complete most of the significant projects in the
the people I saw were employees or security guards.
United States will slowly die due to the fact that they are too large to
compete with the specificity in design offered by the boutiques, and
The heat is relentless in Guangzhou, and the public plazas of the
they will also fail because they are not large enough to handle the
Opera House offer no shade or protection from the hot sun and
growing international demand for super-sized architecture.
afternoon thunderstorms. The reflecting pool had grown dark
green from algae blooms, and the dramatic night images are
rarely experienced, due to the structures lack of use in the evening.
The invasion of alien architects into a town near you is a fad that will soon pass. The next time a new Pier design
is needed by the citizens of St. Pete, you can expect that a local architect will be the designer, and (s)he will be
Directly across from the Opera House, however is the Guangzhou
Museum which is always alive with activity. Hundreds of people
supported by a super-firm to assist in realizing a vision specific to the region. This is a sharp contrast from the
enter the structure every minute, lines wrap the building. The
reckless creation of costly alien spaceships all around the world that upon completion are socially quarantined,
building’s dramatic cantilevering super structure provides an
as if the themes at play in the movie District 9 were a commentary on the architectural importation of foreign
endless amount of shaded public space. The locals visit the museum
styles from other galaxies. That commentary would read that specificity is the desire of the new world, and
just to hang out. The space is cool and sheltered as opposed to the
heat island that is the Opera House. In addition to creating useful
aliens are not welcome.
Chinese puzzle ball. Photograph by James Cornetet.
outdoor public space, the architecture is of the local culture. The
design references the local art of Chinese puzzle ball making, an
object which is a sphere of ivory carved from the inside out. Rocco
Yim describes sculpting the interior spaces out of a solid mass, and
articulating the exterior in a manner consistent with this ancient art
form. In addition the red highlights reference the political history
of the country, and the interplay of exterior apertures and veils of
perforated metal on the interior creates an ephemeral quality of
light that rivals the Masters. It is a beautiful structure designed by
a talented Hong Kong architect familiar with the culture, and the
building is revered by the locals.
(top) Guangzhou Opera House designed by Zaha Hadid.
(bottom) Guangzhou Museum designed by Rocco Yim.
Photographs by James Cornetet.
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Leadership
CHRIS BARIBEAU, AIA
How did you decide on the name Modus Studio?
its current form and place. In the end, our presentation was received
We quickly abandoned any tendency to use our names. We wanted
with applause and smiles by the 80 people in attendance. For us,
a clear dispatch from the last name lineage as a mode to allow us
that was a moment of fruition in our decision to start Modus Studio.
to operate in a modern studio format. So studio seemed like an
Writer: Chris Baribeau, AIA
Baribeau is a principal at Modus Studio
in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Baribeau is the
recipient of the 2011 AIA Arkansas Emerging
Professional Award.
obvious word as an open atmosphere of collaboration and design
How is your firm faring during in the current economy?
thinking. We also wanted direction and a way to celebrate the
We have been extremely fortunate during the past 3 years. When we
process of a design, a mode, an operandi, a modus operandi. And
started Modus in late 2008, Josh and I sat back to back in my 9’x11’
this is how Modus Studio was conceived. We also focus our work
home office. We are now a 9 person firm with a 1600+ sf studio on
on a modern, design-driven language and felt that there was an
the 5th floor of the Ball Plaza Building in downtown Fayetteville. We
appropriate modern connotation to the name.
attribute this to our energy and passion for our work and our ability
to hear our clients and respond with appropriate architectural ideas.
What was your first project?
Our first project was the Green Forest Middle School which recently
What are you working on now?
won a design Merit Award at the AIA Arkansas convention.
Currently we are wrapping up construction on the first LEED for
Was there a moment after opening your office that you thought “OK,
Homes Multifamily Platinum project in the state, eco modern
this is going to work”?
flats. We are also working with the same clients on the project
currently referred to as 555 Maple, one of the largest scale new infill
Our first major presentation to the Green Forest Public School Board
multifamily projects ever pursued in downtown Fayetteville. We just
to show our design for the middle school was a big moment. We
completed the Green Forest Athletics Facility and are about 75%
were proposing an introduction of modern design to this small rural
through construction on a new elementary classroom building for
community, and we had no idea how it would be publicly received.
Heber Springs, Arkansas as well as a renovation to the Post Winery
We had put a lot of time and effort into producing inspirational
in Altus, Arkansas.
imagery, telling the story of the site and why our design resulted in
Did you always want to be an architect?
Who would you cite as a professional influence?
Oddly enough, I did in fact always want to be an architect. I am
Definitely Marlon Blackwell. Bryan Mackay-Lyons has also been a
fortunate (I think) to have been able to answer that inevitable and
long time inspiration. As he would say, ‘Tilling the soil’ is a remarkable
daunting question of what to do with one’s life from a very early age.
stance to take on regional architecture and his body of work proves
It just made sense to me as a merger of art and science.
the value of ‘being’ where you live and work. The late Ed Blake of
The Landscape Studio was a definite giant in my professional world.
Describe your educational background.
I was very fortunate to spend many calm and educational hours
I studied architecture at the University of Arkansas, now rightfully
just walking various sites with ‘Cosmic’ Ed Blake. His manner and
named the Fay Jones School of Architecture. I was fortunate to be
understanding of the forces in the world still affect me in my work
part of multiple visiting professor studios (Bryan Mackay-Lyons, Julie
today.
Snow) and live in Rome for a semester. The life of the school, travel,
and the immersion in a creative community are all truly positive
elements in the core of the education I received.
How did you make the decision to start your own firm?
What was your early professional experience like?
In retrospect, the decision to start the firm seemed easy and
My only architectural job prior to having my own practice, was
obvious. The logistics to make it happen seemed, at times, daunting
working for Marlon Blackwell Architect for 5.5 years. Marlon was
and implausible. Economic crashes aside, we knew starting a small
my professor in school, and we evolved an exceptional working
business was difficult at best, but undoubtedly doable. The truth
relationship. I never felt like a mere task performer, but an integral
is that with a tangible project sitting in front of us, my business
part of a critical design collective. I was running projects and earned
partner, Josh Siebert, and I knew this was the right opportunity to
the freedom to push design ideas early in my time there.
make something our own.
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Can you describe your work in one to two sentences?
What do you like to do for fun?
Our work seeks to be rooted in place while bridging a connection
Right now my life it is all about striking the balance between my
to the global modern world through architecture, graphic design,
passion for architecture and my passion for my young family. My
prototyping and fabrication. True sustainability is found in good
wife (also an architect) and I have a 15 month old daughter . She is
ideas, and our work seeks to embody good ideas in a process that
a mess and full of life. Amazing stuff. I think it is worth noting that
can produce relevant, obtainable architecture positively affecting
without the understanding and love of another architect as my wife,
the built environment in which we live.
I don’t think I would be able to do what I do.
Can you talk about your vision for the future of your firm?
What advice would you offer to young architects?
Local>regional>national>international. This is a fairly linear and
You have to love it. When you love it, it isn’t ‘working’ it’s living. If
logical order of aspirations that we take very seriously. We believe
you hate what you do, that isn’t living, it’s slowly dying. I would also
we have the ability and energy to address the subject of architecture
suggest that full immersion is the only route. You can’t just dabble
on a global scale and we aim to do so. The south is home to us and in
in striking out on your own, you have to embrace it, jump in, and
great need of the type of thinking we offer and yet we have already
wrestle it to the bottom, but make sure you come up for air and
found ways to make a more global impact with some of our pro
always keep your eyes open.
bono work abroad http://www.modusstudio.com/public/esthershouse-orphanage/.
Green Forest Middle School Interior
All images by Rett Peek
Green Forest Athletic Center
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Competition
AIA NY ENYA COMPETITION
a n A I A N e w Yo r k E m e r g i n g N e w Yo r k A r c h i t e c t s ( E N YA ) C o m m i t t e e D e s i g n C o m p e t i t i o n
Competition Description:
The Emerging New York Architects (ENYA) Committee of
the AIA NY Chapter is proud to announce the winners of its
fifth biennial design ideas competition, The Harlem Edge
| Cultivating Connections . One hundred seventy-eight
(178) teams and individuals registered for the competition
and more than ninety-eight (98) entries from sixteen
(16) countries were submitted for judging. The winning
entries will be exhibited at the Center for Architecture, 536
LaGuardia Place, New York, NY, this July and be published in
a competition catalog. In coordination with the exhibition,
ENYA will be hosting a symposium to discuss design issues
related to the winning entries and possibilities for the future
development of the site and its neighboring community. The
Harlem Edge is presented as part of Future Now, the 2012 AIA
New York Chapter Presidential Theme. All are invited to the
Exhibition Opening at the Center for Architecture in New York
City on July 12, 2012 .
Visit the Competition Website for more information:
www.enyacompetitions.org
Competition Jury:
Emily Abruzzo, RA, LEED AP, partner with Abruzzo Bodziak Architects LLC
Meta Brunzema, RA, LEED AP, Principal of Meta Brunzema Architect PC
Dr. Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D, Professor of Public Health in Env. Health Sciences at Columbia University
Louise Harpman, Principal of Specht Harpman
Michael Marrella, AICP, Director of Waterfront and Open Space Planning, NYC Dept. of City Planning
Jesse Reiser, Principal of Reiser + Umemoto RUR Architecture
Keith VanDerSys, co-founder of PEG office of landscape + architecture
FIRST PL ACE
T I N C H I N & YA N WA N G , n e w y o r k , n e w y o r k
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THIRD PL ACE
R YA N D OY L E , G U I D O E LG U E TA , a n d T Y L E R C A I N E , b r o o k l y n , n e w y o r k
SECOND PL ACE
E L I Z A H I G G I N S , C Y R U S PAT E L L , C H R I S S TA R K E Y a n d A N D R E A V I T TA D I N I , b r o o k l y n , n e w y o r k
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Competition
RIDGE AVE: URBAN BENCH
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RIDGE AVE: URBAN BENCH design competition
Francisville is growing. Its void spaces have
begun to be reclaimed creating promising
meadows along Ridge Avenue. To celebrate
this growth, the new Ridge Avenue Bench
will mark important intersections between
the orthogonal city grid and Francisville`s
off-grid streets.
The RIDGE AVE: URBAN BENCH design competition is an
Inspired by the resulting irregularities in the
surrounding urban fabric, the Bench has a
soft, owing form that converges to a central
point. From a distance the bench reads as a
ower or a leaf. Up close, its formal softness
contrasts with its materiality, durable and
impervious Cast Stone.
idea to design a new urban bench for bus stops along Ridge
Avenue - a major off-grid avenue connecting the northwest
The Bench’s distinctive geometry will allow
people to appropriate the surrounding
public space in many different ways and
will help provide a recognizable identity to
Francisville and Ridge Avenue.
neighborhoods of Philadelphia to the busy city center. Once a
bustling commercial corridor with a rich history, Ridge Avenue
SITE PLAN
1/2” = 1’-0”
RIDGE AVE
RENDERING: BENCH DETAIL
RENDERING: BENCH DETAIL
MATERIALITY: Cast Stone; Formwork built usin
Numerically Controlled Milling Machine
COLOR: Light Gray with Fine Exposed Aggreg
seeks to restore and renew its identity as a major artery that
FINISH: Acid-Washed and Finished with Polyet
Non-Staining Waterproof Material
Francisville residents can be proud of. The competition seeks
SUPPORT: Free-Standing; Lifted into Place
to further enhance and support plans already in process
for neighborhood redevelopment through the design of
prominent benches along the commercial corridor. This
competition focuses on two locations at the intersections of
Girard Ave & Ridge Ave, and at 15th Street & Ridge Ave. These
northbound and southbound bench locations were intended
to provide a landmark at both points of entry into the
PLAN
3/4” = 1’-0”
ELEVATION
3/4” = 1’-0”
neighborhood of Francisville. Following the competition, the
winning entry will be fabricated by neighborhood residents
in partnership with the designer, and installed at the two
sites. Moving forward, the hope is to see more innovative
benches developed along Ridge Avenue.
Competition Jury:
RENDERING: BENCH OVERVIEW
Paul Avazier, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP – Atkin Olshin Schade Architects & AIA Philadelphia
RENDERING: RIDGE AVENUE BENCH INSTALLED AT THE SOUTH EAST
CORNER OF GIRARD AVENUE AND RIDGE AVENUE
RIDGE AVE: URBAN BENCH design com
FIRST PL ACE
Jules Dingle, AIA – DIGSAU Architecture, Urbanism, & Environmental Design
Penolope Giles – Francisville Neighborhood Development Corporation
N I C H O L A S S TA N D E V E N , va n co u ve r, b c, ca n a d a
Robin Kohles – Community Design Collaborative
Joshua Goodsell – The Philadelphia Social Reconstruction Congress
Organizers:
Paul Avazier, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP Associate Director
Erike DeVeyre, Assoc. AIA – Design Competitions Chairperson
Francisville Neighborhood Development Corporation
The Philadelphia Social Reconstruction Congress
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McCoy Tyner
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Black Thought
nist and composer of the past 50 years. He introduced
complex harmonies, scales, and African rhythms into
American jazz. He was born in Philadelphia in 1938, began studying the piano at age 13, and attended Granoff
School of Music. He is known for his work with the John
Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career. McCoy Tyner’s
enced countless musicians and contributed to many of
jazz’s greatest moments.
themadbloggers.com
Questlove
Tariq Trotter, better known as Black Thought, is a hiphop artist who is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based
hip hop group The Roots and occasional actor. Black
Thought, who co-founded The Roots with drummer
?uestlove (Ahmir Thompson), is widely lauded for his
complex and politically aware lyrical content, and his
sharply honed live performances. Black Thought was
born in 1971 and attended the Philadelphia High School
for Creative and Performing Arts and Millersville University.
theowlmag.com
Ahmir Khalib Thompson known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove, is an drummer, DJ, music journalist and record producer. He
is best known as the drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band
The Roots. He has produced for artists such as Common, D’Angelo,
Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Jay-Z, Nikka Costa and more recently,
Al Green, Amy Winehouse and John Legend. Born to a musical
famly in Philadelphia in 1971, he started his carreer early. By the age
of seven, Thompson began drumming on stage at shows, and by
13, had become a musical director. He attended Philadelphia High
School for the Creative and Performing Arts.
Concrete
Omar Tyree
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Omar Tyree, is a New York Times best-selling author,
a journalist, reporter,poet, screenwriter, songwriter,
playwrite, event host, lecturer, blogger, publishing
consultant and literacy advocate, who has won a
2001 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature
in Fiction, a 2006 Phillis Wheatley Literary Award for
Body of Work in Urban Fiction, and a 2010 HBCU
Legends Award. He was Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from the
Central High School in 1987.
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Bunny Sigler
Bunny Sigler is a pop and R&B songwriter and record producer who has done extensive work with the team of Kenny
Gamble and Leon Huff, and who was instrumental in creating the “Philly Sound” in the early 1970s. He is nicknamed
“Mr. Emotion.” The singer was born in Philadelphia in 1941.
Bunny has worked with most of the artists associated with
the Philadelphia stable including The O’Jays, Jackie Moore,
The Roots, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Lou Rawls,
Barbara Mason, Billy Paul, Patti LaBelle and Stephanie
Mills.
ring.cdandlp.com
DJ Jazzy Jeff
binsidetv.net
Levoy Allen
Jeffrey Allen Townes, also known as DJ Jazzy Jeff or simply
Jazz, is a hip hop, R&B record producer, turntablist and actor. He is best known for his early career with Will Smith as
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The group has won three
Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two NAACP
Awards, two Soul Train Music Awards, as well as an MTV
Music Award. DJ Jazzy Jeff was born in Southeast Philadelphia in 1965, he began DJing at age 10. Attended John
Bartram High School in Philadelphia, where he is enshrined
in the school’s “Wall of Fame.”
vegasshooter.com
beatsboxingmayhem.com
Temple Times
Jill Scott is a soul and R&B singer-songwriter, poet,
and actress with three Grammy Awards. Born in
1972, Scott grew up in a North Philadelphia neighborhood. She attended the Philadelphia High School
for Girls. After graduating, she attended Temple
University while simultaneously working two jobs.
Prior to breaking through the music industry, Scott
worked at a variety of jobs, including a number of
retail positions and stints at a construction site and
an ice cream parlor.
willdo.pwblogs.com
Dawn Staley is a 3-time Olympic gold medalist
basketball player, voted one of Top 15 players in
WNBA history along with other numerous awards
and championships in playing and coaching. She
was a head coach at Temple Univ. for its women’s
basketball program, later at Univ. of South Carolina.
She was born in Philadelphia in 1970, grew up in
the project on 25th Street and Diamond Street. She
played as a guard at Dobbins Tech High School then
received her scholarship to University of Virginia.
vshfm.com
Jacqui Frazier-Lyde
Lavoy Allen is a professional basketball player for the
Philadelphia 76ers. He was selected 50th overall in the
2011 NBA Draft. Born in 1989 in Morrisville, PA, Allen
did not play much basketball until eighth grade. He
attended Pennsbury High School. Allen committed to
Temple University and coach Fran Dunphy. He was a
three-time All-Atlantic 10 Defensive Team honoree and
a two-time All-Atlantic 10 First Team recipient. He was
the recipient of the Robert V. Geasey Trophy honoring
the Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year.
kingbritt.com
King Britt is a DJ and record producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For two years he toured with
Digable Planets under the nickname “Silkworm”. He
then founded Ovum Recordings with Josh Wink.
Since then he has been releasing records under the
names Sylk 130 and Scuba. In a favorable review of
the 1998 album When the Funk Hits the Fan, Billboard compared his sound to that of Soul II Soul and
De La Soul. He is a 1986 graduate of Central High
School in Philadelphia.
Dawn Staley
Jill Scott
( King Britt
Bilal Sayeed Oliver, better known by his stage
name Bilal, is a neo soul/jazz singer-songwriter, musician and producer. Bilal was born
in northwest Philadelphia. He attended New
York’s City’s Mannes Music Conservatory
were he was classically trained. After this he
was able to sing opera in several languages.
Bilal is a member of the Soulquarians collective, along with Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Ahmir
“Questlove” Thompson, Q-Tip, and D’Angelo.
Jacqueline “Jacqui” Frazier-Lyde is a Philadelphia
Attorney and a former professional boxer who started
practicing boxing at the age of 38. She has a record of
13 wins, 1 loss and 9 wins by knockout.
She attended Plymouth-Whitemarsh High in Philadelphia and she competed in basketball, hockey, softball
and lacrosse. She won an athletic scholarship to American University, and began her studies as a chemistry
major. She then switched into law, which she studied
at Villanova University, where she graduated in 1988.
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beginning on January 3, 2000, and was re-elected to a second
term beginning in 2004. He is a Democrat and became mayor
after having served 19 years in the Philadelphia City Council,
including seven years as its president, before resigning as
required under the Philadelphia City Charter in order to run for
mayor. He followed Ed Rendell as mayor, assuming the post
on January 3, 2000. Street was Philadelphia’s second black
mayor.
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THIRD PL ACE
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Competition
U R B A N B I C Y C L E S TAT I O N
ADAM LEMIRE
a n A I A N e w H a m p s h i r e Yo u n g A r c h i t e c t s Fo r u m D e s i g n C o m p e t i t i o n
The future of urban transportation, public health, and
environmental conservation requires cities to encourage
their populations to shift to alternative modes of
transportation, with the bicycle offering a leading option.
Also with the increase in the presence and fundamental
understanding of bicycles, fueled by urban culture, energy
costs, environmental awareness this year’s Young Architects
Competition challenged each candidate to address these
paramount needs through the design of an 7,000 sf Urban
Bicycle Station near Market Square in downtown Portsmouth,
New Hampshire. The vision of this competition was aimed at
establishing a more bike-friendly city that presents designs
coming to a tectonic resolution responding contextually
and culturally from a detailed urban analysis of the city of
Portsmouth. Proposals were to create a multidimensional
urban environment, layered with activity. The material, and
formal qualities of each proposal were to reflect the larger
initiative to deepen the sense of bicycle culture in Portsmouth.
Website: www.aianhyac.org
Competition Jury:
Christopher Carley, AIA - Principal at C.N. Carley Associates, Concord, NH
Rob Harbeson, AIA - Project Architect at DeStefano Architects, Portsmouth, NH
Liaquat Kahn - AET Department Head at NHTI, Concord, NH
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FIRST PL ACE
RECL AMATION
Erik Hancock, AIA
an AIA Milwaukee Emerging Professionals Design Competition
Reclamation, a single stage local design competition
dedicated to examining and finding solutions to some of the
large urban design challenges facing the City of Milwaukee.
This year's competition focused upon reclaiming a parcel
of land which was segregated and chopped up by the city
and state during the construction of the interstate through
downtown and the recent reconstruction of the Marquette
Interchange. There was no set program for this competition.
Teams were encouraged to develop a program as part of their
entry. Competitors were limited to the area bounded by St.
Paul Avenue on the South, Clybourn Street on the North, 5th
Street on the East and 6th Street on the west. The site included
the undeveloped parcel, land underneath the freeway and
6th street as well as the existing pump station and billboard
column. Competitors could propose solutions that occupied
any reasonable percentage of the total site area.
Competition Jury:
Eric Resch - Founder, President Stone Creek Coffee; Community Representative
Erica Lee, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP - Project Designer at Broihn Design Group; Emerging Professional Representative
Ray Isaacs - Associate Professor of Architecture, SARUP; Faculty Representative
Matthew Edwards AIA, LEED AP - Architect at Engberg Anderson, AIA Milwaukee President; AIAM Representative
Brian Hatzung AIA, LEED AP BD+C - Vice President, Zimmerman Architectural Studios; Licensed Professional Representative
Claudia Peterson - Technical Services Chief, Wisconsin DOT; Owners Representative
Competition Sponsors:
AIA Milwaukee
Kahler Slater Architects
Stone Creek Coffee
Plunkett Raysich Architects
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Zimmerman Architectural Studios
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SECOND PL ACE
CRAIG HEUBNER
THIRD PL ACE
MIRANDA MOTE, ASSOC AIA
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Competition
BALLET WEST FLUID ADAGIO
FIRST PL ACE
a n A I A U t a h a n d YA F U t a h D e s i g n C o m p e t i t i o n
S WAY ' D b y D a n i e l Ly m a n
The winning entry was constructed and is currently enjoyed
by local residents and visitors.
The goal of this temporary installation is to create a unique
Images by Trevor Muhler.
spatial experience within the urban context of Salt Lake City.
The objective of the project is to provide visitors with an
outdoor recreational/leisure area and a much-needed refuge
in an urban envi-ronment, while making the best use of the
pre-existing space and available materials. The winning team
Image by Daniel Lyman
Image by Trevor Muhler
must respond to the program and tight budget, and will be
involved in every aspect of the design, development, and
construction of the project.
The broader purpose of this competition and resulting
installation is to advocate quality design and encourage
artistic endeavors in Salt Lake City. With this in mind, AIA
Utah is providing young designers the opportunity to design
and build a temporary outdoor “Adagio” or leisure space. This
installation will heighten the purpose and exposure of design
within the city and inspire greater design awareness by the
public.
Competition Jury:
Lisa C. Henry Benham, Assoc. Professor, School of Architecture, University of Utah
Tim Dolan, Westminster Scholars Program Director, Westminster College
Julie McHood, IIDA
Adam Price, Executive Director, Salt Lake Art Center
John P. Sparano, AIA, AIA Utah President, Saparano + Mooney Architecture
Gage Williams, Department of Theatre Chair and Head of the Performing Arts Design Program Professor
Organizers:
AIA Utah
Diverse Salt Lake County
Salt Lake City Arts Council
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SECOND PL ACE
INVERSION by David Brach, Hannah Vaughn and Scott Yribar
THIRD PL ACE
LITOTES by Jeff Svitak and Milene Guermot
Image by Daniel Lyman
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Book Review
REVEAL: STUDIO GANG ARCHITECTS
Reviewer: Michel Borg, AIA
Borg is an architect and educator who lives
and practices in Orlando, Florida. He has
written for several publications, including
Texas Architect and Columns magazine. He
is currently the Regional Design Director
for HKS' Southeast offices and the National
Design Director of the Education Studio..
THIS IS A book you can use. This is a book I have already used. As both
humble nom de guerre, “A Topographical Tower.” The twenty-seven
a practicing architect and an adjunct professor of an architectural
pages of inspiring imagery belonging to this specific construction
design studio, I am amazed at how many monographs of our most
begin with a long, horizontal elevation of the Grand Tetons being
renowned architects do not show the process by which a design has
compared to a black and white panoramic of downtown Chicago.
evolved. To mentor young talent in an architectural firm, I attempt
The accompanying words lay claim to the notion that buildings
to use examples of not only my own methodology, but expose them
clustered together are visually comparable to a mountain range
to other’s means of working, so that eventually they can find their
seen from afar, and offering the same promise of opportunity.
own voice in this world of design. To expose students to both the
There are numerous, enrapturing diagrams: one in which (what
linear and abstract thinking that informs the direction and shape of
appears to be a quarter-scale model of the downtown area) yarn
a building’s character, it is important to show that this concept of
is used to identify viewing corridors from specific points vertically
process does not end with architecture school and design studio.
on the tower’s specially-shaped balconies; one that describes the
REVEAL appeals to both the student and the practitioner equally.
character of the projections as flares, swells, clefts, waves, and
In this very first book of her firm’s work, Jeanne Gang gets it right.
combinations of the above (swell/flare, for example) hand marked
over a 3D extrusion of the façade; one of a hazy black and white
We are invited to become Dorothy, as she enters the Emerald City
photograph of the building under construction, where the edge of
and expound on others. This creates a rhythm through the book
of laser cut model-making (something my student’s still haven’t yet
and peers behind the curtain to see which levers the Wizard is
the balcony is complete, but the railing, or exterior glass is not set;
of big, medium and small expositions, instead of all projects being
figured out) and the reliance on digital media to represent concepts,
pulling. In her opening remarks, Jeanne testifies that this is a book
and, finally, one of a delicate line drawing that shows the distinctive
weighted the same. The firm’s prowess is displayed through the
yet elevates the almost lost art of physical model making and hand
“…that rescues ideas, including those paths-not-taken…”
And
position of each balcony on every floor overlaid on top of one
depth of scrutiny into different building materials: brick, concrete
sketches. It encourages without disparagement, and enlightens
about this, she would be correct. As one flips through the pages and
another, giving the allusion of Rapunzel letting down her golden
and paper-thin cut marble, among others. The work is not just about
without condemnation.
reads the accompanying thoughts, there are certainly moments of
braid. Among the provocative diagrams are also those which pose
the exterior forms, but the meaning imbued through materials,
scintillating discovery, as well as intoxicating confusion, as one tries
a bit of an intellectual stretch (these may be “the paths-not-taken”),
color and texture.
to ascertain just how an idea evolved – why this piece of inspiration
such the marked-up perspectival illustration of a ski map. Yet, the
worked, and that other did not.
agglomeration of all this material paints a fascinating picture into
Whereas the graphics delight and invigorate, the written words
carcasses to demonstrate the dangers that glass and light pollution
the deliberate and unrelenting process being revealed to us of how
pique the corners of the mind. The introductory comments by
pose to this migrant class of tetrapod vertebrates. It is one of the
Her most recognizable building to-date is, of course, Aqua. Rarely
this brilliant piece of architecture was incubated, birthed, taught
Moshen Mostafavi are a particularly good synopsis of the book’s
graphics featured in the subdued, yet discerning, Ford Calumet
does an architect happen upon such an elegantly simple idea
to speak, waddled through adolescence and then matured to
contents. Jeanne Gang’s commentary makes strong references
Environmental Center project.
replete with so many possibilities. Here, Studio Gang re-invents the
adulthood.
to Le Corbusier’s notion that Architecture resonates in a world
entire concept of how a balcony can create a truly unique identity
The singularly most visually disturbing image to me is the display by
the Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) of 2,500 catalogued bird
equally informed by Art and Engineering (or Science), and toys
This book’s possesses an evocative power, and so I end with Jeanne’s
for a building. Others have imitated this concept with varying
The other, unfamiliar projects featured in this volume are no less
with the recollection of the Machine in early modernist philosophy.
own words, which REVEAL is “an idea which recognizes that pleasure
degrees of success, but none are as visually powerful as the original
rigorously examined. Studio Gang had the insight to limit the
Mark Schendel’s short essay on “Making is Thinking” is particularly
and discovery often stem from looking at the world with openness,
876-foot tall edifice. We are introduced to this project via the
investigations, analysis and development of some design projects,
appealing to my own sensibilities. It decries the overuse and misuse
as if we are seeing it for the first time.”
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Featuring
AIA ILLINOIS REGION
Design
Chicago's First
LEED PL ATINUM HOME
Writer April Marie Hughes, Associate AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Photographer Christopher Barrett Photography
April Marie Hughes, Associate AIA, LEED BD+C is a designer and project manager
with Farr Associates in Chicago, Illinois. She has helped lead the design of three
LEED Platinum projects, as well as two net zero energy designs in Chicago—the
Yannell Residence and the soon to be completed commercial Harmony House
for Cats. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Kansas, and
believes the Jayhawks will win the 2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament.
YAF CONNECTION 10 | 03
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Aerial view from South West.
South Wing - Living Dining
South Wing - Kitchen
THE YANNELL RESIDENCE is Illinois’ first LEED-Homes Platinum-
increased energy production of the solar panels, mounted on the
The grey-water and rainwater systems demonstrate that water
the home that was formerly on the site was salvaged and refinished
certified home, boasting the nation’s highest score total for an urban,
northern portions of the butterfly roof facing it. The passive solar
conservation is critical for truly sustainable design. Spent water from
to clad the stairs. Artfully placed FSC rain screen cedar cladding
net-zero energy residence (115.5 points). As Chicago’s first Net Zero
design features low-E windows on the south face of each wing,
the washing machine is collected and filtered to provide potable-
provides a combination of privacy, functionality and beauty to the
Energy design, it demonstrates that beautiful, sustainable, energy-
significantly reducing energy transmission. The massing allows solar
equivalent water for dual flush toilets. Rainwater is collected in a
exterior.
positive housing can be integrated seamlessly into existing housing
access from the one-story south wing, housing kitchen, dining and
cistern and used to water landscaping. The courtyard fountain
stock in northern climates. Located two blocks from a commuter rail
living spaces, to the two-story north wing including bathrooms and
serves as a design element and a way to keep the water in the cistern
Most importantly, the residence has proved an icon for the
stop in the dense, walkable Ravenswood neighborhood, it sits on
bedrooms.
in constant motion, inhibiting stagnation and bacteria growth. Both
neighborhood and community since its completion in May 2008.
of these water reuse functions are not considered code compliant
It sheds light on what is possible now and gives further credibility
Advanced, integrated energy systems include a geothermal system,
in the City of Chicago or State of Illinois, however the design team
to the identity of Chicago as being on the forefront of sustainable
The design began in March 2006 with floor plans that feature two
cooling forced air in summer, and warming radiant floors in winter.
obtained the permission to be the first in the State to install such
design and living.
narrow wings, maximizing solar penetration for winter heating, and
The north walls of each wing feature an interior mass wall/plenum
a system for single-family residence. 100% of the paving on site
aid in natural ventilation. Connected by an entry/passageway foyer,
air return system that allows heated air to pass along the front and
is permeable and all of the landscaping for green roofs, site and
each wing faces a landscaped interior courtyard garden that creates
back of the mass wall, re-circulating that air through the house to
parkways is ‘turf free’, requiring little water due to its native, non-
views of outdoor rooms and habitat certified by the National Wildlife
minimize mechanical energy usage. The 10KW photovoltaic array
invasive nature.
Federation. Each wing features a butterfly-shaped roof: capturing
is coupled with four evacuated tube solar panels, providing 100%
rainwater, hiding the home’s photovoltaic array, and providing
of domestic hot water and excess heat to the radiant floor system,
Sustainable building materials feature FSC cabinetry and structural
solar shading and access. Interestingly, the high albedo roof is so
and aims to produce more energy than the home consumes over
wood, recycled newspaper countertops, recycled-glass wall tiles
reflective that the southern portions of the butterfly roof aid in the
the course of a year.
and no-VOC paints. Oak flooring that once covered the floors of
the site of a formerly mold and lead contaminated building.
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Leadership
BECOMING YOUNG IN ARCHITECTURE
The Chicago Women in Architecture at 40
Writer Marsha Spencer, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB
Marsha Spencer is an architect and project manager at Proteus Group, LLC, in
Chicago, and is currently Vice President of Chicago Women in Architecture.
CHICAGO WOMEN IN Architecture is approaching its 40th year of
In 1973 Gertrude Lempp Kerbis sent out letters to women in the
In the beginning, CWA was somewhat of a counterpoint to the
being an organization servicing the community of women in the
Chicago architecture community. She welcomed these women to
AIA, which was perceived as unwelcoming, lacking diversity and
field of architecture and related fields. Over these 40 years the role
join her after work to discuss the status of women in architecture. In
having very few women members. CWA provided networking
of the organization has varied in intensity but has endured to offer
the midst of the Women’s Movement, and shortly after the founding
opportunities, a resource to keep skills updated and a forum for
support for the professional life of women through networking,
of similar organizations in New York and San Francisco, in a small office
discussion of issues peculiar to women in the architecture office.
continuing education, fellowship, (or commiseration). The influence
at 664 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago Women in Architecture was
Each year the organization reconsiders itself
of our members can be felt not only throughout the Chicago area,
founded. Founding members who included Gertrude Lempp Kerbis,
but also nationally and globally.
Natalie de Blois, Carol Ross Barney, Cynthia Weese, Nancy Abshire,
and asks the question “Is CWA still a relevant
Gunduz Dagdelen, Laura Fisher, and Jane M. Jacobsen would meet
organization?” Does there need to be a separate
Chicago Women in Architecture is a not-for-profit, volunteer
every month to discuss issues in the workplace. Slowly, the group
architectural organization that caters to the
organization that exists as a forum for women in architecture and
became more formalized and by 1975 had its first President (Carol
experiences of women only? The response seems
related professions. The primary goal of CWA is to advance the
Ross Barney) and letters of incorporation. Many of these founders
status of women in these professions by:
continue to be involved in the organization today and advocate for
our members.
always to be yes – sometimes to a greater or lesser
extent.
Increasing the visibility of women in architecture
Guiding and encouraging women to consider a career in architecture
Establishing liaisons with other professional organizations
Networking for job placement and career advancement
Advocating for issues of concern to women within the profession
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There has been an ebb and flow of activity within the organization
After 40 years, CWA has become a cornerstone in the Chicago
over time, which may parallel trends within the architectural
architectural community, and has witnessed a good deal of change.
community at large. With the recent “downturn” in the economy, we
Since the early days, the CWA has gone on to assist and nurture
anecdotally found that a greater number of women in the Chicago
more than a couple generations of young architects. Women who
architectural community were losing their positions in comparison
have made connections with each other and can call on one another
to their male counterparts. Interest in the CWA has expanded and
for mentorship and guidance.
its mission goals seem to be just as important as in the beginning.
In the upcoming year, CWA will endeavor to celebrate and showcase
CWA accomplishes its goals through planning educational,
the contributions that women have made to the profession over
professional and social networking events, a lecture series in
the decades. Founding members are Fellows of the AIA. Scholarship
conjunction with the Art and Design Society of the Art Institute
winners over the years have gone on to win competitions, found
of Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Art, and an annual
firms, and practice around the world. CWA members have won
scholarship awarded to an architecture student in her last year of
awards and been recognized nationally and even internationally.
study. Our membership includes architects, designers, planners,
engineers, educators, landscape architects, students and many other
So, after 40 years, is the CWA still a relevant and necessary body? In
professionals whose careers parallel the field of architecture. CWA
the practice of architecture, 40 years is considered young - the CWA
strives to provide a programme of topics in architecture of interest
is really just getting started.
to not only women architects and designers, but more broadly and
simply to all architects and designers.
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Community
COMMUNITY INTERFACE COMMITTEE
Writers Scott Cryer, AIA & Nootan Bharani, AIA
Cryer is a project architect at Nagle Hartray Architecture, is Co-Chair of Design Knowledge Community and
Co-Founder & Co-Chair of Community Interface Committee.
Bharani is an architect with Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure and the Carbon Solutions national practice
in Chicago, and managing director for the Shaw Sustainable Design Solutions of Illinois practice. She is cofounder and co-chair of the Community Interface Committee and serves on the AIA Illinois Board of Directors.
To help shape the programming goals of the CIC, committee
members conducted a survey of AIA Chicago membership with the
intent to capture the current local climate of how architects and
design professionals are engaged in their communities. Some of the
highlights of this survey include the following:
IN EARLY 2009, a group of emerging architecture professionals
The most popular project types served by volunteering architects include community planning, cultural
came to the conclusion that there was a disconnect between the
and education projects.
dozens of local public interest and community-based design
entities and the profession at large. In an effort to bridge that gap
Over half of the respondents have an interest in participating in design charrette opportunities.
this group of young architects, who were brought together thanks
to their involvement in AIA Chicago’s inaugural Bridge Mentorship
Respondents would prefer to establish a sustained, longstanding relationship with a specific non-profit
organization.
Program, founded the Community Interface Committee (CIC), a subcommittee of Chicago chapter of the AIA dedicated to increasing the
visibility and participation of architects within community groups
Respondents' top motivators for providing pro bono work include: involvement with collaborating
organizations, social relevance, design opportunities and having a personal impact.
and nonprofit organizations. Initially, the goals of the CIC were to
act as: a network and forum for exchange of knowledge related to
public interest work, a point of contact for community groups and
Julianne Scherer, AIA, and Dirk Danker, AIA, both with Nagle Hartray
non-profit groups that seek solutions, a liaison between the AIA and
Architecture, lead students in an exercise meant to illustrate how a column
works.
established pro-bono design groups, and to provide support for
architects' involvement in civic activities.
75% of respondents would be more likely to participate if there were a database of community groups
seeking pro bono services or a website with posted pro-bono design opportunities the survey results
were used to help the CIC shape the programming of events and opportunities.
In the three years since it’s founding, the CIC has been involved in a
variety of activities. One of the main initiatives has been to provide
educational programming focused on public interest design and
construction activities. As a basic goal, the CIC has tried to provide
6-8 programs per year. These events have included building tours
and visits to the offices of firms who treat public interest design
as a core principle of their work. In 2010, CIC organized a panel
discussion at the annual AIA Illinois conference, and CIC co-chair
Nootan Bharani contributed to another similar panel discussion at
the same event in 2011. In early 2011, the CIC led an effort to provide
continuing education credits along with marketing and financial
support for Structures for Inclusion 11 conference. This was the
first time an AIA component provided such support in this event’s
Tour participants observe an aeroponic vegetable garden at O’ Hare Airport.
history.
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On a recent CIC tour of the
new Rosa Parks Apartments,
designed by Landon Bone
Baker, Rose Fellow Daniel
Splaingard describes his role
as an architectural designer working for developer
Bickerdike Redevelopment
Corporation. A mosaic wall
constructed by community
group Architreasures is also
visible, adjacent to the front
door of the apartment.
Participants at the
AIA NE Illinois /
Habitat for Humanity Dupage design
charrette.
Structures for Inclusion 11 (SFI 11) convenes in the School of the Art Institute Ballroom.
The 2012 educational campaign marks a first for the CIC in that the
In addition to the educational programming, CIC utilizes a variety
Along with being a conduit for volunteer opportunities with other
It has been exciting to see the AIA CIC evolve into a useful resource
majority of programming is falling under one conceptual banner. A
of technologies to act as a conduit between members and the wide
groups, the CIC has also gotten its hands dirty with direct volunteer
for AIA Chicago members, providing a new local forum that is
Year to Grow is a year long exploration of the role architects can play
variety of opportunities that exist in the Chicago metropolitan area.
opportunities of its own. CIC members have participated in design
beginning to flourish just as national and international organizations
in the development of urban agriculture and community-centered
Volunteer opportunities are broadcast across the Committee’s blog
charrettes with Habitat for Humanity Dupage, Growing Home, and
like Architecture for Humanity and Public Architecture are getting
food systems in the Chicago area. The series of events has included
(www.communityinterface.org), their LinkedIn page (Community
we are in talks to potentially take part in two more charrettes during
more and more attention for the amazing work they have done.
visits to Inspiration Kitchens, a SEED-winning project offering
Interface – AIA Chicago) and via email. Most recently, a community
2012. The CIC has also partnered with the Chicago Architecture
It seems that the interest in public interest design has great
contemporary American cuisine prepared and served by students
calendar has been established on the blog to act as a one-stop shop
Foundation to train architects on their wonderful elementary
momentum, and is taking root at local and even national levels,
and graduates of an award-winning food service training program,
for architects interested in public interest design opportunities. The
education curriculum, Schoolyards to Skylines, and pair them with
with the recent completion of AIA’s Owner/ Architect Agreement for
a bee apiary and aeroponic vegetable garden at O’Hare Airport, and
calendar has been designed by CIC members so that contributing
local teachers.
Pro Bono Services, a valuable resource for anyone thinking of doing
an upcoming tour of Growing Home’s Wood Street Urban Farm.in
organizations are able to log on and update the shared calendar with
volunteer design work. We hope that this momentum continues,
Public Interest Design in 2010.
any important meetings, volunteer opportunities, presentations or
and look forward to the role we may play in helping promote the
any other pertinent info that a community-minded architect might
effort.
need to know.
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Design
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO L ABORATORY SCHOOLS
of the school, we wanted to know more about the students of Lab,
at the center of the building allow for small breakout groups and
what drives the student community and how the methodologies of
spontaneous class activities. The three-story building also includes a
Dewey have molded the current school pedagogy.
gym, art and music classrooms and a large library with a storytelling
area that cantilevers over the main entrance of the building.
What is the best way to understand what makes the Lab Schools
Writer Sheri Andrews, AIA
Andrews is an Associate at Valerio Dewalt
Train in Chicago, Illinois. As a senior project
manager at VDTA, Sheri played an integral
role in the renovation and expansion of the
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.
THE LABORATORY SCHOOLS at the University of Chicago were
Three years ago, Valerio Dewalt Train Associates of Chicago were
founded in 1896 by philosopher John Dewey, who set forward a
asked to join FGM Architects of Oakbrook, Illinois, to serve as the
set of educational principles built on a philosophy for a new age
Design Architect for the expansion and renovation of the Laboratory
following the Civil War. His principles introduced a radical shift in
Schools. Given the Schools’ rich history and high standards of
education. Instead of learning by memorization and repetition,
excellence, we at VDTA knew our research-based design philosophy
Dewey believed in a hands-on approach that encouraged students
would be a perfect fit for the project.
to become independent thinkers with lifelong passion for learning.
Starting with a small class of local students from Hyde Park, the
Currently comprised of five buildings that wrap around two
Laboratory Schools now serve students from nursery through 12th
courtyard spaces, Lab Schools are about the diversity of the students
grade and is one of the leading 20 private schools in the United
and the rich learning environment that has made the school a
States.
success for the last 100 years. Before we started to sketch our design
Early Childhood Center - Main Entrance
unique? Become part of them. Over a three-week period, the core
The five buildings that make up the existing Laboratory Schools
members of our design team participated in the life of the school.
campus range in age from 1903 to 1995. While respecting the
They rode the bus with kids in the morning, shared an art activity
historic architecture of the oldest buildings, the renovation will
with a kindergartner, served lunch to middle school students,
bring the buildings up to date (MEP, Life Safety, A/V) and provide an
shadowed a high school student for a day, and attended an evening
innovative environment to encourage learning. Classrooms will be
basketball game among other activities. Along the way, the team
reorganized and resized, staff offices added and libraries expanded
discovered not only why the Lab Schools work so well as a teaching
in response to the program requirements. The design will also
environment, but also the critical role of architecture in fostering
add new hallway connections between the buildings to make the
exploration and learning.
circulation throughout the campus more fluid and allow for more
student interaction between the grade levels.
Because the Lab schools pedagogy is built first on ideas, our
research also looked forward to understand how architecture would
Situated between the three-story historic Gothic towers of Belfield
adapt to embrace new tools of education as our world evolves.
Hall, the exterior architecture of the Arts Wing addition is a modern
Our conversations led us to visit schools across the country where
translation of the collegiate Gothic architecture of the historic
facilities have become an integral part of teaching children. Working
University of Chicago Campus. The east and west ends of the
with teachers, we also identified key questions for the future on
addition mimic the gable masses of Belfield and the faceted north
topics such as technology, changes to the way students interact
glass façade pull the exterior into the buildings. Limestone solar
with knowledge, and the importance of students working with
chimneys pull the eye upward and provide a vertical anchor to the
each other. Also, we reached out to leaders in a variety of related
building. The state of the art addition will include three performance
areas, ultimately interviewing 15 leaders in educational practice. The
spaces, art classrooms, music rooms with a recording studio and
findings were summarized in a booklet titled “Lab+ The Future of
rehearsal spaces.
Education”.
Renderings courtesy of VDTA
The entire Lab School project scope, including the new construction
With the research phase complete, we developed a series of master
and renovations, is approximately 500,000 square feet. Construction
plans and massing studies, which were presented and evaluated
began on the Early Childhood Center in December 2011. The new
with the client stakeholder group over several weeks. Program
Early Childhood Campus will open in September 2013. Renovation
proximity, access to outdoor space and preliminary pricing exercises
of the five historic building and construction of a new Arts Wing is
were used as tools to find the most efficient planning solution for
projected for completion in 2016. The Early Childhood Center and
the Lab Campus. The approved master plan divided the project into
Arts Wings are anticipating LEED Silver Certification.
three pieces: Early Childhood Center, Existing Buildings and the Arts
Wing.
Our research of the Lab Schools pedagogy translated directly into
the architecture of the Early Childhood Center (nursery to 2nd
grade). Located on adjacent property near the Lab Schools campus
and across from the historic Jackson Park, the ECC was designed
for flexibility and interaction. Inside/outside spaces stitch together
along the north/south core of the building through courtyards,
corridors and full height glass walls. Classrooms on the first floor will
have direct access to an outdoor teaching area. Large open areas
Arts Wing - Faceted North Elevation
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Design
EVOLUTION OF AN IDE...
The Birth of a Practice in Volatile Times
Writers Vladimir Radutny, AIA, LEED AP & Paul Tebben
Vladimir and Paul are partners and founders of Studio IDE...
ON THE HEELS of a small stroke of good fortune and with a collective
leap of faith, we decided to jump. Our opportunity came in the form
of an investor, a family member determined to pursue the Chicago
real estate market.
At the time we were both situated comfortably, working at the
Chicago practice of Krueck and Sexton, alongside a collection of
people with inspiring talent. One of us manned the job site of the
new Spertus Institute building while the other worked on a collection
of exciting projects in the office.
Our investor approached us with a small financial commitment that
promised to fund our start-up, a design practice. In return, he hoped
Studio IDE... partners Paul Teb-
to find long-term benefit through the creation of a development arm
ben & Vladimir Radutny, AIA,
of the company, one that would focus on the design, construction
LEED AP in their design studio.
and sale of environmentally-responsible residential projects
throughout the Chicago area. He would fund the operation and we
would design and manage the construction.
We saw a window of opportunity and, after careful deliberation,
we jumped through it head-first. The process unfolded and the
brainstorming began. Where do we start? What should we do first?
Who should we call for legal advice, accounting services, health
insurance & IT? These were just a few of the hurdles standing
between us and the pending decision we both had already made,
to leave a good thing for the uncertain hope of something better.
In 2008, STUDIO IDE… was born, a company with a name reflective
of our collective determination to Innovate, Design & Explore.
We set out to find a way to practice architecture collaboratively,
intertwining ourselves with people of various trades and disciplines
to develop a product conceived and built by architects.
Several months passed as we reached out to people in the design
industry, studied residential typologies & neighborhoods and
created financial pro-formas. To minimize our risk, we agreed that
our first projects should be single-family residences built in more
established Chicago neighborhoods. We saw what was being
built--the endless monotony of housing being offered--and were
determined to find a better way. Our homes, we thought, should
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speak to lifestyles, context and the environment.
These, we
encountered an opportunity to create custom furniture. Our design
believed, would stand in stark contrast to the houses being built by
for a desk was published, and we were able to sell a duplicate piece
developers which spoke only to the bottom line.
to a client. Its success gave us the motivation to create more.
The stage was set for an exciting whirlwind of
Our greatest blessing, however, arose out of the goodwill of a
design and construction. We were at once excited
close friend. He’d taken a job with a large property manager on the
and terrified but marching forward all the while.
South Side and thoughtfully began passing along steady drafting,
surveying and code research work.
Unfortunately, the months following the launch of IDE… paralleled
the rapid decline in the U.S. economy. Lending practices previously
These service-based jobs, along with a growing number of design-
sympathetic to the entrepreneurial spirit had quickly withered up,
driven projects, have enabled us to move forward slowly. Our steady
closing off many of the opportunities on which we had based our
growth since 2008 has been the product of focused will, stubborn
business model. And just like that, the well was dry. What now?
persistence and determination. We owe much of our good fortune
to the talented and hardworking people with whom we’ve been
The options for IDE… were simple; fight or flight. Our first move was
so fortunate to work in our studio. Our team, now four members
to switch gears. Although design development continued on three
strong, brings a unique enthusiasm and energy that fuels our
sustainable housing prototypes, immediate income-producing
everyday explorations and drives us. Most of all, we can attribute
work was fundamental to our survival. Casting a wide net, we
our office’s trajectory to an unspoken mantra that has accompanied
labored forward, taking on work without discrimination. The first
us since day one – don’t be afraid to fail.
stroke of fortune came with a call from a former colleague. A design
studio she was teaching at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
We‘ve been given a chance to live our dream, and we intend to live
(SAIC) was in need of additional Instructors. Someone had dropped
it passionately.
out at the last minute, opening the door for us to teach. We also
Exterior of Locomobile Lofts.
Interior of Locomobile Lofts.
All images courtesy of Studio IDE...
Interior views of Planted Environment project.
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Event
2+2
2011 AIA Illinois Annual Conference Opening Plenary
Writer Douglas L. Milburn, Associate AIA
Douglas L. Milburn, Assoc. AIA is an Associate at IGW Architecture in Urbana,
Illinois focusing on athletic, commercial, educational, retail and senior living
projects. He has been actively involved in the AIA since 2006, currently serving
as an AIA Illinois Associate Director and President of the Champaign-Urbana
Section of the AIA Central Illinois Chapter.
THE PAST FEW years have brought many changes to the architectural
The panel opened the plenary and the 2011 AIA Illinois Annual
The world has become a global society with an ever-expanding
profession both in practice and perception, and from this author’s
Conference exploring the future of the profession and ideas of the
population that is already testing our current lifestyles and their
perspective these changes are leading to an exciting future with
“Next Architect”, discussing changes coming in the next 10 years to
ability to exist in the future. A transformational shift is sorely needed,
architecture diversifying possibly more than ever. These changes
the architectural profession and construction industry, and what it
and has likely begun. As the profession emerges from the challenges
are not without complication however and could broaden the
will, or should, look like as it adjusts to the aforementioned changing
of the recent past, as architects, we must work together to find the
challenge of communicating the value provided by the profession
landscape. Topics discussed by the panel were: the relevance of the
best solutions. We must ensure lessons from the past are provided
and our role within our communities and the world as a whole, not
profession and design in general, expansion of services/roles outside
to developing best practices of the future, creating a profession well
to mention the understanding of what it is that an architect does.
of traditional architectural practice, architectural education, project
equipped to address the needs of a rapidly changing world.
delivery methods, technological tools, collaboration, innovation,
The 2011 AIA Illinois Annual Conference aimed to explore
changing practice models, and sustainability.
Peter Exley, FAIA, shared the following story, “There’s a great tale about John Cleese and Graham Chapman
collaboration and innovation opportunities that exist as a result of
the changing landscape of the profession. The opening plenary of
Relevant to the themes above, both as subjects in their own right,
the 2011 conference was a moderated panel discussion debating
as well as a subset of the overarching future of the profession
areas of significance within this changing landscape, exploring
were the recent economy’s impact on the future of the profession
the themes of design, community, collaboration, the environment,
and challenges the profession faces in the coming years. Panelist
Chapman immediately sketched a scene involving a pet shop owner and a customer arguing over a dead
innovation and practice. In an effort to gain varying perspectives,
Carol Ross Barney, FAIA said, “To adapt to the current economic
parrot. Cleese’s broken toaster was abandoned and what resulted is one of Monty Python’s most famous
two fellows and two emerging professionals were sought as jury
climate, the industry must provide value. That being said, I think
sketches. Architects are the Monty Pythons of the building profession and the best ones are the Cleeses and
members. Panel members included Carol Ross Barney, FAIA; Peter
that larger societal changes are required to restore prosperity. The
Exley, FAIA; Mark A. Schwamel, AIA; and Douglas L. Milburn, Associate
key is prioritizing the building of community infrastructure over
AIA with Matthew Dumich, AIA serving as the panel’s moderator.
speculative, bottom-line-oriented business.”
of Monty Python. Cleese had spent an entire week agonizing and crafting a sketch about a broken toaster.
His partner, Chapman, was apparently goofing off. Cleese, anxious for input, challenged him to contribute.
Chapmans – the ones who percolate ideas, listen, calibrate, envision, lead nimbly, and ultimately create the
iconic, appropriate, beautiful, witty, memorable, and thoroughly appropriate.”
The session produced lively conversation and as the panelists shared
their thoughts and insights to the questions presented by the
moderator, rarely was their consensus, indicating the opportunities
and challenges that lie ahead. These differing viewpoints on the
subjects discussed provided the attendees a unique perspective from
current and future leaders of the profession while offering a glimpse
of potential generational conflicts that could exist. Ultimately the
challenges of our future will rely on our innovative and collaborative
efforts that can help bridge these differing perceptions, facilitating a
profession that will move forward together, present and future.
All images courtesy of AIA Illinois
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entries
“Designing with reused materials turns the entire
process on its head. You have to start in the middle,
by seeing what materials are available. Then you
figure out what you can create.”
“This contest is a great way for people who care
about design to be introduced to working with
reused materials."
call for
Joel Lubell, DeConstruction Manager,
Habitat for Humanity of Wake County
“Many times good design comes from tight
restrictions. Small spaces, material availability,
budget…all things are seen as obstacles, but
so often it is creative answers to these questions
that spur innovation.”
Matthew Szymanski, AIA Triangle Young Architects Forum
The challenge: design a small, unique,
Call for Presentations
125 submissions
Round 3
Peer Review:
Round 1
Peer Review:
Call for Presentations
Submission Period
AIA 2013 Call for Presentations:
Submit a Proposal
Course Selection
Speaker Knowledge and Skills
Content
Program Design/Delivery
The AIA 2013 National June 20- 22, 2013
Convention and Design The Colorado Convention Center
Exposition DENVER
Round 2
Submit Presentation
Upload full set of complete
visual and handout course
materials
100
submissions
December
15
250 submissions
Notification of
Revisions/
Modifications Selection
December
1
July
1
May 1
2012
500+ submissions
October
1
Call for
Presentations Due
August
20
Call for
Presentations Open
Advance to
Round 3
Advance to
Round 2
Round 4
Quality Assurance
Program Design
Content Development
Presentation Delivery
and transportable structure with reuse materials
at the core, from concept to construction.
You design it. We build it.
A total of $3,000 in awards will be presented
to multiple winners.
The Grand Prize winner's design will be
constructed in a 48-Hour Build overseen
by Habitat for Humanity of Wake County
and will receive $1,000 in prize money.
The final ReSpace structure will be sold
and proceeds will benefit Habitat for
Humanity of Wake County.
respace
design
competition:
you design it!
we build it!
Open Registration: May 15, 2012
Close Registration: June 15, 2012
Submission Deadline: August 15, 2012
Winners Announced at SPARKcon:
September 13-16, 2012
48-Hour Build of Grand Finalist: January 2013
[See the website for more information]
www.respace.org
Submission advanced
Submission declined
This competition is powered by the following organizations…
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2012
2012
Emerging Professional Component Grants
Emerging Professional Component Grants
G U I D E L I N E S
G U I D E L I N E S
T
he College of Fellows has established a small grants fund to assist
Evaluation Criteria
AIA components in the development of programs which foster the
In order to evaluate requests for component grant funding, special attention
will be paid to:
mission of Young Architects and Associates. These funds may be
used to enhance the activities of an existing Emerging Professionals group
or as seed money to help start a new one. Because one of the goals of the
component grants program is to make Emerging Professionals groups a
The College of Fellows
The purpose of the College of Fellows is
vital component activity, an explanation or demonstration of component
commitment and support is essential.
to stimulate a sharing of interests among
All grants must be for a specific program or activity of a local, state, or
Fellows, to promote the purposes of the
regional Emerging Professionals group and should address at least one
Institute, to advance the profession of
of the following: advancement of the profession, career advancement,
architecture, to mentor young architects,
the value of design, starting one’s own firm, economy and change, and
and to be of ever-increasing service to
the value of licensure. General component activities or programs are not
society.
eligible. Grants for travel or meal reimbursements will also not be funded.
All grants are made to an AIA component. There is a total of $25,000
The Young Architects Forum
available for the program this year with a maximum limit of $5,000 for
The mission of the Young Architects Forum
each grant. Proposals with matching funds are encouraged.
(YAF) is to promote the professional growth
and leadership development of architects
during their first 10 years of licensure by
addressing relevant issues, providing a
national communications network, and
Application
All applications must be submitted as a PDF
no larger than 4 MB. Submissions should be
no longer than 6 pages and must include the
following information:
1.
s
s
s
Proposal Summary (limit one page)
Title of program
Applicant: name, address, phone,
fax, e-mail
Component: name, address, phone,
fax, e-mail, executive director
Concise abstract (150 words or less)
2.
Proposal
s
s
s
s
Title
Purpose and description
Expected participation/audience
Budget—income and expenses,
in-kind support, matching funds
Schedule
Grant requested
Key project participants: name,
project responsibility, one paragraph
biography. Key project participants
should be AIA members.
s
s
s
s
acting as a collective voice for young
architects nationwide. The goals of the YAF
revolve around the themes of leadership,
fellowship and mentorship.
Purpose—Is the purpose of the program consistent with the YAF and NAC
missions? Will it assist the development of a local/state/regional chapter?
Will it advance the professional development of Emerging Professionals?
Key participants—Are the program leaders AIA members? Emerging
Professionals? Are there enough volunteers involved to accomplish the proposed
activity?
Audience—Is the intended audience primarily Young Architects and Associates?
Does the anticipated attendance warrant the expenditure?
Budget—Is it realistic for the project? Is there local support, such as contributions
in-kind, money from a component(s) or sponsors? Are the participants’ fees
realistic, neither too high nor too low for the value? Are there matching funds as
part of the proposal?
Component—Is this entity an established Emerging Professionals group with
component backing? If new, does this group have the leadership and component
support to grow into an on-going program?
Deadlines and Notification Schedule
Applications for funding in calendar year 2012 must be received no later than
Friday, July 6, 2012. A jury composed of the COF Executive Committee, with one
representative each from the NAC Executive Committee and the YAF
Advisory Committee will review all applications in August. The jury reserves the
right to make awards that are less than the amount requested. Applicants will be
notified of their decision by Friday, August 31, 2012.
Submission
Please e-mail your application to [email protected] by Friday, July 6, 2012.
3.
The National Associates Committee
The National Associates Committee (NAC)
is dedicated to representing and advocating
Brief description of background and
activities of component’s young
architects and Associates
(limit one page)
for Associates, both mainstream and
alternative, in the national, regional, state,
4.
and local components of the AIA.
College of Fellows
National Associates Committee
Reference letter from component
president
College of Fellows
Questions
Please refer questions to Tamzin Howerton, Specialist, Practice & Knowledge
Resources: phone, 202-626-7358 or [email protected].
National Associates Committee
WHAT IS THE YOUNG ARCHITECTS FORUM?
2012 YAF ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Young Architects Forum is the voice of
architects in the early stages of their career and
the catalyst for change within the profession and
our communities. Working closely with the AIA
College of Fellows and the American Institute
of Architects as a whole, the YAF is leading the
future of the profession with a focus on architects
licensed less than 10 years. The national YAF
Advisory Committee is charged with encouraging
the development of national and regional
programs of interest to young architects and
supporting the creation of YAF groups within local
chapters. Approximately 23,000 AIA members are
represented by the YAF. YAF programs, activities,
and resources serve young architects by providing
information and leadership; promoting excellence
through fellowship with other professionals; and
encouraging mentoring to enhance individual,
community, and professional development.
2012 Chair
Jennifer Workman, AIA
GOALS OF YAF:
To ENCOURAGE professional growth and
leadership development among recently licensed
architects through interaction and collaboration
within the AIA and allied groups.
To BUILD a national network and serve as a
collective voice for young architects by working
to ensure that issues of particular relevance to
young architects are appropriately addressed by
the Institute.
To MAKE AIA membership valuable to young
architects and develop the future leadership of
the profession.
Vice Chair
Brad Benjamin, AIA, CSI, LEED AP
Past Chair
Adam W. Palmer, AIA, LEED AP
Programs Advisor
Matthew M. Dumich, AIA
Communications Advisor
Deepika Padam, AIA, LEED AP bd+c
Young Architect Regional Directors Advisor
Jason Dale Pierce, AIA, LEED AP
Events Advisor
Virginia Marquardt, AIA, LEED AP, CDT
Public Relations Advisor
Joseph R. Benesh, AIA, CDT, LEED AP
College of Fellows Liaison
William J. Stanley, III, FAIA, NOMA
AIA Board Representative
Wendy Ornelas, FAIA
AIA Staff Director, Emerging Professionals
Erin Murphy, AIA, LEED AP
The American Institute of Architects
Young Architects Forum
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
http://www.aia.org/yaf

June 2012 – Volume 10, Issue 3 - American Institute of Architects

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