Author: Camila Schaulsohn - Editor

Editor’s Note

Happy New Year! We are thrilled to welcome 2014 and “Civic Spirit: Civic Vision,” and the presidential theme of 2014 AIANY President Lance Jay Brown, FAIA. We hope you will join us in making this year as successful as the last!

Note: The digital edition of the Winter 2013 issue of Oculus magazine, “The Fun Factor: Visitors + Vistas,” is online now! Click here to read.

Finally, a final call to all new practices and emerging architects! The deadline for the New Practices New York Competition has been extended to 01.20.14, and the Emerging New York Architects (ENYA) Committee’s Queensway Connection: Elevating the Public Realm Competition has been extended to 01.12.14. Don’t forget to submit your work!

I hope you had a lovely holiday season.

Trudging through the Muck of Engaged Practice

On 12.11.13, following on the heels of the AIANY 2014 Board Inaugural, the Center for Architecture hosted “The Role of Engaged Learning in Building Better Cities,” the second part of a symposium related to the exhibition “People Building Better Cities.” With its focus on increasing participation, the program also functioned as the informal launch of “Civic Spirit: Civic Vision,” the presidential theme of 2014 AIANY President Lance Jay Brown, FAIA. Noting this fortuitous scheduling of events, Brown also took advantage of his introduction to share his own experiences with participatory design, including his work on a1968 research project at Princeton University for a planning and design workbook for community participation. Continue reading “Trudging through the Muck of Engaged Practice”

Names in the News

STV Group’s Chief Executive Officer and President Milo Riverso, Ph.D., PE, CMM, has been honored with Manhattan College’s 2014 De La Salle Medal for excellence in corporate leadership …

Executive Director of New Yorkers for Parks Holly Leicht will join the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as the Director for New York and New Jersey…Gina Pollara has stepped down as Executive Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park… Continue reading “Names in the News”

New Deadlines

01.12.14: Call for Submissions: AIANY Emerging New York Architects Biennial Ideas Competition 2014 – Queensway Connection: Elevating the Public Realm

01.13.14: Call for Entries: National Endowments for the Arts Our Town Creative Placemaking Grants Program

01.13.14: Call for Expressions of Interest: Mumbai City Museum North Wing Design Competition

01.13.14: Call for Entries: Historic Districts Council Design Awards

01.14.14: Call for Registration: eVolo Magazine’s 2014 Skyscraper Competition Continue reading “New Deadlines”

Editor’s Note

In this last issue of 2013, the AIA New York Chapter would like to wish you all the best in 2014, and thank you for your continued support and readership. We’re looking forward to kicking off the New Year with our first issue on 01.08.14. Stay tuned!

Please note that the Center for Architecture office and gallery will be closed on Wednesday, 12.25.13; Tuesday, 12.31.13, and Wednesday 01.01.14. The gallery will operate on reduced holiday hours, from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM on Thursday, 12.26.13; Friday, 12.27.13; and Monday, 12.30.13.

I’d also like to remind all emerging and innovative firms submit entries to the New Practices New York Competition and the Emerging New York Architects Committee’s Queensway Connection: Elevating the Public Realm Competition. The submission deadline for both is 01.06.14.

And in a bit of Chapter news, congratulations to AIANY Executive Director Rick Bell, FAIA, for receiving the AIA 2014 Edward C. Kemper Award in recognition of his extraordinary service to the Chapter and New York City, and his commitment to sustainable design and public health!

Happy holidays!

Names in the News

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is creating a high-powered consulting group, Bloomberg Associates, to help reshape cities around the world. Director of City Planning Amanda Burden, Hon. AIANY, NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, Hon. AIANY, and NYC Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs Kate D. Levin have been recruited to join the consulting team… Margaret Newman, FAIA, LEED AP, Chief of Staff at the NYC Department of Transportation, will join the Municipal Art Society as Executive Director.

The AIA 2014 Edward C. Kemper Award was bestowed on Rick Bell, FAIA, AIANY Executive Director…AIA Board of Directors selected Julia Morgan, FAIA, to posthumously receive the 2014 Gold Medal…Ivenue Love-Stanley, FAIA, received the AIA 2014 Whitney M. Young Jr. Award… Continue reading “Names in the News”

New Deadlines

12.19.13: Call for Registration: Fentress Global Challenge 2013: Upcycled Architecture International Student Competition

12.20.13: Call for Submissions: FuturArc Prize 2014 – Imagine the Future of Water and the City

12.20.13: Call for Entries: Architizer A+ Awards

12.20.13: Call for Submissions: FuturArc Green Leadership Award 2013 – Recognizing Innovation and Environmental Stewardship Continue reading “New Deadlines”