Camila Schaulsohn – Editor – Page 31 – News – What’s New at AIANY and the Center for Architecture.

Names in the News

Margaret O’Donoghue Castillo, AIA, LEED AP, has been elected the 2016 AIA New York State (AIANYS) President…

The 2014 AIA New York State Honor Awards for service and achievement were conferred upon: Adrienne Bresnan, FAIA, and Joseph Bresnan, FAIA (Fellows Award); Margaret O’Donoghue Castillo, AIA, LEED AP, and John A. Notaro, AIA (Matthew W. Del Gaudio Awards); Dennis A. Andrejko, FAIA (Kideney Award), Gregg Pasquarelli, AIA (President’s Award); Linsey Graff, Assoc. AIA (Intern-Associate Award), Jodi Monroe, AIA, and Rebuild by Design (Community Development Awards); Gensler (Firm of the Year); Deborah Gans, FAIA (Educator Award); and Jennifer (JD) Harper (Student Award)…The 2014 AIA New York State Design Awards presented the Best in New York State Award to Caples Jefferson Architects for the Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn. Other New York City-based firms winning project recognition included: ABA Studio/Andrew Bartle Architect; Amman & Whitney; Bade Stageberg Cox; Bernard Tschumi Architects; Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners; Davis Brody Bond; FXFOWLE Architects; Gabellini Sheppard Associates; Gans Studio Architecture; Grimshaw Architects; Handel Architects; IBI Group • Gruzen Samton; Louise Braverman Architect; Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; LTL Architects; Marvel Architects; Nicole Migeon Architect; Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects; Perkins Eastman; Rice+Lipka Architects; Ryall Port Sheridan Architects; SLCE Architects; Stantec; Steven Holl Architects; Thomas Balsley Associates; Voorsanger Architects; WASA/Studio A; Weiss/Manfredi; William Reue Architect; and WORK Architecture Company/WORKac… Continue reading “Names in the News”

New Deadlines

2015 Oculus Editorial Calendar
The Oculus 2015 Editorial Calendar has been set. If you are an architect in practice or by training, or see yourself as an astute observer of New York’s architectural and planning scene, Oculus wants to hear from you! You may submit projects/topics from anywhere, but architects must be New York-based. Please submit story ideas/projects by the deadlines indicated below to Kristen Richards, Hon. AIA, Hon. ASLA: kristen@ArchNewsNow.com.

Spring 2015: President’s Theme: “Dialogues from the Edge of Practice” A look at how innovative practices are boldly enlarging the purview of the architect, expanding beyond the traditional scope of practice with new services and revenue models, new modes of collaboration with other disciplines, designing new computational tools to better create design, etc.
Deadline for story ideas, projects: 11.07.14

Summer 2015: AIANY 2015 Design Awards
Submission deadline: 02.06.15

Fall 2015: “Home” (In conjunction with the Housing Exhibition + Archtober)
Housing progress report/report card: whether market rate or affordable, is it living up to our expectations for design, community integration, environmental responsiveness? For affordable and low-income housing, is innovation helping us hit the number of units New York City needs? Continuing controversy about “inclusionary” housing (80/20 and such). Off-site/modular construction. BSA Housing Awards. (To include input from social scientists, urban anthropologists, psychologists, etc.)
Deadline for story ideas, projects: 05.22.15

Winter 2015: “Makers in a Digital World” or “Architecture & the Digital World”
How we present and build what we do: 21st-century visual representation, mapping, big data. Life-cycle of a building: an idea, draw it, digitize for CNC milling machines, construct, share via Instagram, etc. Cooper-Hewitt tech “pencils”; etc.
Deadline for story ideas, projects: 08.14.15 Continue reading “New Deadlines”

On View: At the Center for Architecture + About Town

At the Center for Architecture

On View

“The Swiss Touch in Landscape Architecture”
Through 10.31.14

“QueensWay Connection: Elevating the Public Realm”
Through 10.31.14

“ABC Stone Presents “Live Your Life in Stone”
Through 10.31.14

“Archtober Lounge”
Through 10.31.14

“New York New Design”
Through 11.02.14

“New Practices New York 2014”
Through 01.17.15

Opening

“Koen Deprez: Structure and Event”
Opening 11.06.14 Continue reading “On View: At the Center for Architecture + About Town”

Sighted: Archtober Edition

10.01.14: Ennead Architects kicked off Archtober’s Building of the Day series with a tour of the Public Theater, exploring the history of the building from its origins as an institution for learning, to its period as the home of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, and its final chapter as a hub of theaters. Continue reading “Sighted: Archtober Edition”

Happy Archtober!

Archtober 2014 is finally here! The AIA New York Chapter and 48 partner organizations have been hard at work to bring you a jam-packed month of architecture and design activities. From weekend walking tours, to summits and conferences, children’s programs, and exhibitions, there is something for everyone in Archtober.

Tonight, we kick off the festival with the opening of “New Practices New York 2014,” an exhibition that presents the work of six young NYC-based architecture and design firms. If you couldn’t make it, be sure to stop by the Center for Architecture and check out their site-specific installations in our double height storefront and learn about their unique approaches to the field. While you’re here, don’t forget to head to the Pentagram-designed Archtober lounge to pick up your favorite Building of the Day postcards.

If you don’t know where to start, follow Archtober on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to learn about what’s coming up. We hope to see you celebrating New York City’s architecture and design!

Architecture 2030: Design Matters

AIANY 2014 President Lance Jay Brown, FAIA, remembers how, at a 2007 centennial conference at the University of Michigan, Architecture 2030 founder and CEO Ed Mazria, AIA, concluded his presentation on the architect’s role in creating a carbon-free environment by projecting a full-screen headshot of his very beautiful granddaughter: “As I recall, he somewhat tearfully related his concern for her future based on our environment.” Seven years later, and following on the heels of the UN Climate Summit, the People’s Climate March, and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s climate-conscious announcement, Mazria’s outlook seems more optimistic. On 09.24.14, after reiterating the architecture and design community’s critical role in securing a livable future, he outlined the progress made in the building sector since issuing the 2030 Challenge.

The data is harrowing enough to make a pessimist out of anyone. Mazria reminded the audience that, according to the scientific community, an increase above the 2°C global average threshold would result in catastrophic, irreversible climate change. If we continue with business as usual, greenhouse emissions will escalate steadily, and temperatures will rise to levels with no recorded precedents: “By 2050, the Earth’s coldest years will be warmer than the warmest years we’ve ever experienced.” Continue reading “Architecture 2030: Design Matters”

Holcim Awards 2014: “Move Over Pritzker”

On 09.18.14, the Holcim Foundation announced the winners of the 2014 North American Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction during a ceremony held at the Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto. The location was certainly not an afterthought on the part of the program’s organizers. A former quarry and industrial site located in Toronto’s Don River Valley, it re-opened in 2010 as a environmentally-focused community center designed by prominent firms including Du Toit Allsopp Hiller Architects and Diamond Schmitt Architects. It is also a former Holcim Award winner, receiving an acknowledgement at the Montreal ceremony in 2008, two years prior to its construction.

As Mark Jarzombek, associate dean at the MIT School of Architecture and a juror for the North America region, noted, the Holcim Awards for sustainable construction are awarded to “shovel-ready” projects – those still in planning phase but with a high probability of being built. The Holcim Foundation hopes that the prestige of winning the award will serve as an impetus for the project’s completion. “The Holcim Awards help projects on the way from paper to realization, sometimes in cement,” added Montreal broadcaster and host Dennis Trudeau.

The fourth international awards competition attracted 6,103 entries from 152 countries. After all submissions were vetted, eligible submissions were evaluated by jurors representing five different geographical regions – North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Toronto was the location of the second of five regional award ceremonies, following Moscow. At the Evergreen Brick Works, 13 projects from the North American region were recognized, with prizes $330,000. Winners were awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals, as well as four acknowledgements and six “Next Generation” awards for young professionals and students. Throughout the rest of 2014, ceremonies will take place in Medellín, Beirut, and Jakarta, after which three global award winners will be selected from the 15 regional medal winners. Continue reading “Holcim Awards 2014: “Move Over Pritzker””

Names in the News

The American Society of Landscape Architects’ 2014 Professional Design Awards winners include NYC-based firms Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates for Segment 5 of Hudson River Park, Monk’s Garden: A Visual Record of Design Thinking and Landscape Making, and Exhuming the Modern: The Lost Bench of James C. Rose; Thomas Balsley Associates and Weiss/Manfredi for Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park; and Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects for Garden, Park, Community, Farm, …The finalists for the Buckminster Fuller Institute’s 2015 Fuller Challenge include “Living Breakwaters” by SCAPE / LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE…The 2014 North American Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction honored David Benjamin, The Living for Hy-Fi (Bronze Medal); BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group for the firm’s Rebuild by Design entry, the Big U (Silver Medal); and Debbie Chen for her project Trash for Use: Harvesting Utility from Waste (Next Generation 1st Prize). Continue reading “Names in the News”