Author: Emily Nemens

In this issue:
· Passing, Edgar Tafel, FAIA
· Code Committee Applications Now Being Accepted
· eCalendar

Passing, Edgar Tafel, FAIA
Edgar Tafel, FAIA, a luminary of the New York architectural community and the namesake of the Center for Architecture’s Tafel Hall, passed away on 01.18.11. He was 98. A remembrance is planned for 02.17.11, 4:00 pm, at the Center for Architecture. Read Tafel’s obituary in the New York Times. Said Rick Bell, FAIA, AIANY Executive Director, “Edgar was a friend, colleague, and mentor to many architects and designers in New York and almost everywhere else. He lived just across Washington Square Park from the Center for Architecture and would frequently walk over for exercise and conversation, regaling students, staff, and visitors with stories of Mr. Wright and his own buildings. The Lecture Hall of the Center is named in his honor, and, now, in his memory.”

Bell and Edgar Tafel, FAIA, in the Center for Architecture’s Tafel Hall in August 2010.

Emily Nemens

Code Committee Applications Now Being Accepted
The NYC Department of Buildings is requesting applications from members of the architectural community to serve on technical committees that will help develop and review amendments to the NYC Construction Codes as part of the mandated three-year revision cycle. Applications will now be accepted through 02.11.11 (extended from 02.04.11). Download the Request for Committee Participant (pdf) for more information.

eCALENDAR
eCalendar includes an interactive listing of architectural events around NYC. Click the link to go to to eCalendar on the Web.

In this issue:
· Robert Ivy, FAIA, to Lead AIA National
· Haiti Rebuilding Conference
· Architectural Record Offers Discount to AIANY Members
· eCalendar

Robert Ivy, FAIA, to Lead AIA National
Last week AIA National President George Miller, FAIA, announced that Robert Ivy, FAIA, Editor-in-Chief of Architectural Record, will become AIA’s National Executive Vice President/Chief Executive Officer. On 02.01.11 Ivy will take over the position, previously held by Chris McEntee, who left the position last summer, and interim EVP Paul Welch, FAIA. He will run the Washington, DC, office with 206 employees and a budget of $56 million. The National organization oversees 300 local, state, and regional AIA chapters around the country and overseas. Click here for more details on the appointment. AIA National also recently announced a reorganization of the national staff, making new vice president positions for Design and Practice, and Marketing and Communications. More about the reorganization can be found here.

Haiti Rebuilding Conference
AIA National is organizing a summit on the reconstruction of Haiti. The conference, which will be held on 01.13-14.11 at the Loews Hotel in New Orleans, will include representatives from the American Red Cross, National Urban League — Greater New Orleans, Adecco Group North America, United States Green Building Council (USGBC), Architecture for Humanity (AfH), National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), Public Architecture, and Black Design Network News.

In July the AIA/USGBC announced the Architecture for Humanity Sustainable Design Fellow Stacy McMahan, AIA, LEED AP, would be working at AfH’s Rebuilding Center in Port-au-Prince. In August, AIA National President George Miller, FAIA, visited Haiti, and in September, the AIA Board of Directors passed a resolution that expressed its support for the Haitian architectural community. The conference will begin one year and a day after the devastating 2010 earthquake, which left much of the capital in ruins. More information on the conference is available here.

Architectural Record Offers Discount to AIANY Members
Since AIA members will no longer receive the magazine as a member benefit at the beginning of 2011, Architectural Record is offering nearly 60% off the newsstand rate to AIANY members. Click here to receive the discount and the digital edition at no extra charge.

eCALENDAR
eCalendar includes an interactive listing of architectural events around NYC. Click the link to go to to eCalendar on the Web.

In this issue:
· Procrastinators’ Days start tomorrow
· Community Board Application Reminder
· eCalendar

Procrastinators’ Days start tomorrow
Procastinators’ Days will begin tomorrow, 12.09.10, and run through Saturday, 12.11.10. Thirty-five credits of courses will be available over the three-day event (architects can earn up to 19 HSW credits) with programs by Abet Inc, Assa Abloy, Bradley Corp, Bradley Corp, Brick Industry Association, Custom Building Products, Custom Building Products, Decorating with Fabric, DSA-Ceramics, Enviroshake, Fit City, Graphisoft, Green Logic, Honeywell, Hoover Treated Wood, ILVA, Kinetics Noise Control, Miller Edge, Mitsubishi Electric, Polycor, Price Industries, Re:Source NJ, Saniguard Alliance, Seieffe, Smart Vent, Spec Mix, Stone Peak Ceramics, Venco, Versatex Trimboards, Viracon, Viridian Systems, and Wedi Corp. Visit aiany.org/procrastinators for details, and sign up now! Advance registration closes today, 12.08.10 at 6pm.

Community Board Application Reminder
01.14.11 is the application deadline to become a member of Manhattan Community Boards in 2011. Join AIANY and the Manhattan Borough President’s Office on 12.15.10 for an information session on serving on community boards. Ask questions about service and learn more about how to apply. Download the application here.

eCALENDAR
eCalendar includes an interactive listing of architectural events around NYC. Click the link to go to to eCalendar on the Web.