Jessica Sheridan Assoc. AIA LEED AP – Page 54 – News – What’s New at AIANY and the Center for Architecture.

Mayor Bloomberg shakes hands with Chris Garvin, AIA, COTE co-chair at his Earth Day presentation of plaNYC 2030.

James Estrin/The New York Times/Redux

This year’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair included a bar and lounge, ICFFscape, designed by Parsons the New School for Design students.

Courtesy Parsons the New School for Design

On the 70th birthday of Bruce Fowle, FAIA, FXFowle held a party. In his honor, a poem was presented. Here is a snippet: We owe Bruce Fowle much thanks tonight. / Bringing us together seems so Wright. / Let’s raise our glass with a cheering howl. / And acknowledge the “Fellowship of Fowle.”

Courtesy FXFowle Architects

Bruce Fowle, FAIA, blows out the candles on his birthday.

Courtesy FXFowle Architects

Gallery Hours
Monday–Friday: 9:00am–8:00pm, Saturday: 11:00am–5:00pm, Sunday: CLOSED

Join an Architalker for a Hosted Tour of Center for Architecture
Exhibitions
Join us for free Architalker-hosted tours of the Center for Architecture exhibitions Fridays at 4:00pm. To join one of these tours, meet in the Public Resource Area on the ground floor of the Center for Architecture.

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

May 31-August 25, 2007

The Park at the Center of the World: Five Visions for Governors Island

Galleries: Edgar A. Tafel Hall

Five Visions for Governors Island

The exhibition features five landscape architecture and architecture teams selected to present their design visions for the future open spaces on Governors Island, the 172 acre Island off the tip of Manhattan. Governors Island’s open space will include the two mile Great Promenade that provides outstanding views of Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor, a new park, and restoration of the landscape in the Island’s National Historic District. Showcasing conceptual and illustrative designs by the five teams for the open space of Governors Island, the exhibition provides a platform for public feedback before the jury will take place in late June 2007. A design team will be selected by mid summer.

Exhibition related programming organized by American Institute of Architects Planning & Urban Design Committee , American Society of Landscape Architects New York Chapter, Center for Architecture Foundation and Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC)

Exhibition Designer: Freecell
Exhibition Graphics: WSDIA | WeShouldDoItAll

For a list of the teams click here.

June 2nd – September 2nd on Governors Island
Governors Island is open for visitors every Saturday and Sunday. (For ferry schedule and other information log onto www.govisland.com)

Sponsored by: Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC)

Related Events

Opening Thursday, May 31, 2007, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Panel Discussion Monday, June 11, 2007, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Public Forum
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Fashion Institute of Technology
Reeves Great Hall
27 th Street at 7 th Avenue

Thursday, June 21, 2007 and
Wednesday June 27, 2007, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Park Design Tours organized by the Governors Island Alliance
For more information click here

Panel discussion with winning team date tba

Saturday, August 11, 2007, 9:45 – 11:30 AM
FamilyDay@theCenter
Governors Island Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
To Register: 212.358.6133

April 9-July 7, 2007

2007 AIA New York Chapter Design Awards

Galleries: Kohn Pedersen Fox Gallery, HLW Gallery, South Gallery, Edgar A. Tafel Hall

A showcase of the 2007 award-winning projects in three categories-Architecture, Interiors, and Projects. Selected from hundreds of international, national and local submissions, these projects spotlight the extraordinary achievements in architectural design excellence happening in New York City and around the world.

Exhibition and Graphic Design: Graham Hanson Design

Organized by: AIA New York Chapter and the AIA New York Chapter Design Awards Committee

Benefactor: DIRTT,
Oldcastle Glass

Patron:

HOK,
Microsol Resources,
F.J. Sciame Construction,
Laticrete International,
Trespa

Lead Sponsor: Certified of New York, Inc., Columbia, KI, Langan, Mancini Duffy, Richter + Ratner, Syska & Hennessy

Sponsors:
Atkinson Koven Feinberg; Bauerschmidt & Sons, Inc.; Bentley Prince Street; Beyer Blinder Belle: Architects and Planners; Cosentini Associates; Costas Kondylis & Partners; Forest City Ratner Companies; FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS; Gensler; Gilsanz Murray Steficek; Haworth; Hopkins Foodservice Specialists, Inc.; The I. Grace Company, Inc.; Ingram, Yuzek, Gainen, Caroll & Bertolotti; Lutron; Mechoshade Systems; New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies: The Real Estate Institute; Perkins + Will; Peter Marino Architect; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Steelcase, Inc.; Studio Daniel Libeskind; Swanke Hayden Connell Architects; Thornton-Tomasetti Group; Turner Construction

April 12–June 23, 2007

NY 150+: A Timeline
Ideas, Civic Institutions, and Futures

Galleries: Gerald D. Hines Gallery

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the American Institute of Architects in New York City, the AIA New York Chapter will feature an exhibition charting the transformation of the city and the profession from 1857 through the present and into the future. Genetic lines tracing the founding of the institute will intersect with various democratic and social movements and the architecture of New York’s civic structures.

Curator: Diane Lewis

Organized by: Organized by the AIA New York Chapter and the Center for Architecture Foundation

Exhibition Underwriters:

*opening presented by Ibex

The exhibition is supported in part by an Arnold W. Brunner grant from the AIA New York Chapter

Additional support is provided by: Peter Schubert, AIA; FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS

March 22 to June 16, 2007

POWERHOUSE
New Housing New York

Galleries: Street Gallery, Public Resource Center, Judith and Walter Hunt Gallery, Mezzanine Gallery

Dattner_Grimshaw_LR
Winning proposal
Phipps Rose Dattner Grimshaw

Related Events

Wednesday, May 16, 2007, 6:00 – 8:00pm, CES 1.5, HSW
NHNY: Best Practices for Affordable Sustainable Housing –
What worked, what didn’t?

Making Green Design More Accessible
TBD, CES 1.5, HSW

Power House illuminates the people, projects, and public policies that fuel the affordable housing landscape in New York City.

As New York City’s first juried design competition for affordable, sustainable housing, the New Housing New York Legacy Project (NHNY) is generating creative, replicable approaches to urban development. The exhibition focuses on the NHNY competition and sets it within the context of the city’s efforts to preserve and development sustainable, financially viable residences for low- and middle-income New Yorkers. The show’s emphasis is on the future of housing in the city, as represented by the competition winner, Phipps Rose Dattner Grimshaw (Phipps Houses / Jonathan Rose Companies / Dattner Architects / Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners), the four finalists, and the development mechanisms put in place by Mayor Bloomberg’s 10-year New Housing Marketplace initiative and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

Building on the 2004 New Housing New York Ideas Competition, the 2006 two-stage contest will result in construction of the winning design on a 40,000 square-foot Bronx site, which is valued at $4.3 million and was donated by The City of New York.

For the full list of finalists click here

Curator: Abby Bussel
Exhibition and Graphic Design: Casey Maher

Organized by: AIA New York Chapter,
New Housing New York Steering Committee and the
City of New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development with the additional support of the Center for Architecture Foundation and the AIA New York Chapter Housing Committee

Exhibition Underwriters:

Exhibition Patron:

For more information on the New Housing New York Legacy Project click here

NHNY is a partnership between the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter, the City of New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Additional support is provided by the Center for Architecture Foundation, and City University of New York.

The NHNY Legacy Project is sponsored by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, the National Endowment for the Arts, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., an AIA National Blueprint Grant, JP Morgan Chase, and Citibank.

March 22 — June 2, 2007

Making Housing Home

Photographs with residents of New York City housing developments

Galleries: Library

Norma’s House
Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani

This photographic exhibition explores how people inhabit housing to create homes in two of New York City’s affordable housing developments, each of which were developed to provide good homes for all. Because units of housing are in essence homes for families, this project takes an interior look at what architecture can allow and support, to afford the crucial process of making space for oneself within designed spaces and housing markets. If social housing reflects the social covenant of our society, what is it to which every citizen is entitled? What does it take for a life to flourish and can a building help or hinder this process? What becomes of designed spaces once they are inhabited?

An Installation by Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani

Exhibition underwriters: Related Apartment Preservation, 42nd Street Development Corporation, Barbara Stanton

Organized with: Center for Human Environments, Housing Environments Research Group, The Graduate Center, CUNY

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Welcome back from San Antonio to everyone who went to the AIA Convention. Check out Reports From the Field to read about convention events and go to Sighted to see highlights from the events. What did you think? E-mail me with your impressions. I’m looking forward to hearing from you!
– Jessica Sheridan, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP

Convention Impressions

Deep in the heart of Texas…
My personal highlight was escaping late on Saturday night to Austin, where I was able to see, again, the Charles Moore Center for the Study of Place, and, the next morning, the new storefront Center for Architecture of AIA Austin. If what happens in San Antonio, stays in San Antonio (at least according to Mark Strauss, FAIA, AICP), what happens in Austin, thanks to Moore Center director Kevin Keim, and AIA Austin Executive Director Sally Ann Fly, should be broadcast to all ends of the U.S. The house where Charles Moore lived his last years is phenomenal, and Kevin keeps his spirit alive. The newest Center for Architecture — Austin’s opened just a few months ago — was a former gasoline station, and it keeps just the right balance between designed sophistication, and greasy grit.

I’m ready to move to Austin (and San Antonio), and have my Molly Ivins’ books packed in the Oculus tote bag, which was the hit of the show.

– Rick Bell, FAIA, AIANY Executive Director

AIA New York State Reception, Aztec on the River, San Antonio
A majestic movie palace was the site of this year’s AIANYS reception, bringing San Antonio’s history into focus for visitors from NY. The ornate styling of the theater was a reminder of the legacy that 1920s deco extremes left on San Antonio. A multi-media presentation with staged special effects — thunder, fog, and a levitating serpent — enacted portions of Meso-American history for guests. At the reception AIANYS President Russell Davidson, AIA, greeted familiar faces from Chapters around the state. The gathering celebrated the 10 New York firms whose projects received 2007 AIA Honor Awards. Also acknowledged were the state’s nine new Fellows, AIA Topaz Medallion recipient Lance Jay Brown, FAIA, and Associate AIA Member of the Year Finalist Jeremy Edmunds, PE, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP.

– Carolyn Sponza, AIA, AIANY Chapter Vice President of Professional Development

And one recollection from slightly off the convention trail
I happened to be walking by the Westin Hotel when an Airstream trailer parked in a lot across the street caught my attention. Called aloft a-go-go, the module is the latest PR tool developed by W Hotels to bring the design of a new line of inexpensive boutique hotels to the public. Besides literally taking their new show on the road, parent company Starwood has also launched aloft in cyberspace for design feedback on the Second Life website. NY-based The Rockwell Group is behind design of the new chain, proving you can bring a little New York to San Antonio. Aloft a-go-go captain Corbin Kappler also assured me that the PR-vehicle will be making an appearance on Union Square sometime in the next few weeks.

– Carolyn Sponza, AIA, AIANY Chapter Vice President of Professional Development

Overall a good time
My general observations were positive. It was the most walkable convention I’ve attended (others included Philadelphia, San Diego, Chicago, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles). Locals were friendly. Riverwalk was a sweet urban amenity. The meta-theme — green — is always relevant. I was thrilled to see the AIANY “New Practices New York” exhibition. Our chapter had real presence this year, and I believe the highest number of associates attended, too. I really liked the beer factory-turned-art-museum, and the red ochre public library rocked (especially the Chihuly glass sculpture in the atrium).

– Jeremy Edmunds, PE, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, AIANY Director of Programs and Strategic Planning

But not flawless
One of the major flaws in the convention catalogue was not listing the speakers under the description, as is commonly done at most conferences. I encourage folks to tell the AIA that speakers should be listed with the panel information. I complained and was not given much encouragement. If enough people speak up maybe they will change it next year.

– Concerned attendee

Send an e-mail with your thoughts about the convention.

No Impact Man Has Quite an Impact On Me

Finally there’s someone trying to practice what’s been preached at us. I’ve been following the blog of Colin Beavan, aka No Impact Man, over the last couple of months, and while I continue to be inundated with new rules for a more sustainable life, his proactive approach touches on what the many government initiatives, Powerpoint presentations, guidelines, and new incentives lack: solutions put into action.

Beaven, along with his wife, 2-year-old daughter, and dog are attempting to live without making a net impact on the environment for one year. According to his website, “When we’re done, we can reenter the world of normal consumerdom equipped to decide which parts of our no impact lifestyle we’re willing to keep and which ones we’re not.” As he attempts to phase out all impactful aspects of his life — he consumes only locally-grown food, bikes or walks everywhere, and now borrows solar power from SolarOne to power his laptop as he eliminates the use of electricity — he approaches his experiment without pretense. He is simply searching for a better way of living and, through his blog, he shares his findings. The blog also serves as a means for readers to respond and write in with their own ideas about living a greener life.

At this point Beaven is half way through his year. While I become more aware of my daily impact, I am also becoming aware of how easy and rewarding it can be to make simple lifestyle changes. As Beaven’s wife, Michelle, wrote on the blog, “No Impact is a great ritual imploder. It’s about a lifestyle redesign, giving up what I think I can’t to see if something different, something better, emerges.”

Beaven seems to be making an impact beyond his blog as well. He has been on television several times, from “The Colbert Report” to “Good Morning America”; he makes guest appearances at environmental events (he moderated a mediabistro course and appeared at the LVHRD Bi-Fold Green celebration); he is on the radio (the “Brian Lehrer Show” and “Talk of the Nation” have featured his experiment). Ultimately, a book will be published and a movie will be produced. By providing suggestions and solutions, Beaven enables everyone with the knowledge of how they personally can make a difference. I look forward to the next six months and beyond.

2 Boats Teach about Solar Power — and More

Arriving in NY’s North Cove Marina on May 8, the Swiss vessel sun21 has completed the first solar-powered transatlantic voyage. The solar-powered catamaran left continental Europe on December 3, 2006 from Chipiona, Spain. It arrived in Martinique on February 2, completing its journey on the open seas and traveled along the U.S. East Coast through March and April. The transatlantic21 Association set out to prove the feasibility of clean energy vessels on open seas, as well as to showcase the wide spread applications of solar technology to transform the shipping and boating industry. Click the link to read the blog, learn more about the boat, and see pictures of the voyage.

Also on the shores of Manhattan is the Science Barge, a sustainable urban farm designed by New York Sun Works, an environmental nonprofit organization. Offering educational tours, the barge is a sustainable urban farm powered by solar, wind, and biofuels, and irrigated by rainwater and purified river water. Using recirculated greenhouse hydroponics (water collected from rain and the river), tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, and peppers are grown in a greenhouse. According to the website, “In a world of climate change, rapid urbanization, and endless pollution, sustainable urban agriculture can help.” Currently the barge is moored at Pier 84 in Hudson River Park. Click the link for more information and for schedules and directions.

Highlights from the AIA 2007 National Convention

FELLOWS’ INVESTITURE

Among a sea of architects, AIA Vice President George Miller, FAIA, and 2009 AIA Vice President Clark Manus, FAIA, at the Alamo. Both will serve on the national ExCom together next year.

Jeremy Edmunds

Joan Blumenfeld, FAIA, IIDA, LEED AP, AIANY President with Ben Fisher, FAIA.

Rick Bell

Tracey Hummer, Calvin Tsao, FAIA, and Fred Schwartz, FAIA.

Rick Bell

Sally Chin Greene, Assoc. AIA, with Frank Greene, FAIA.

Rick Bell

AIANYS PARTY

Mark Ginsberg, FAIA; Mark Strauss, FAIA, Jane Smith, AIA, and Tony Schirripa, AIA.

Kristen Richards

George Miller, FAIA, and Abby Suckle, FAIA.

Kristen Richards

“NEW PRACTICES NEW YORK” EXHIBITION OPENING

Rick Bell, FAIA; Tom Zook and Matthew Bremer, AIA, of Architecture In Formation (one of the six firms featured in the exhibition); and William Tims, AIA.

Karen Plunkett, AIA

AIA SAN ANTONIO HOST CHAPTER PARTY

Susan Chin, FAIA, and Jim McCullar, FAIA.

Kristen Richards

Mark Strauss, FAIA, Hubert Murray, AIA, RIBA, Frank Mruk, AIA, and Lance Jay Brown, FAIA.

Kristen Richards

The 2007 Topaz Award was presented to Lance Jay Brown, FAIA (center) by AIA President RK Stewart, FAIA (left), and Ted Landsmark, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, President of both Boston Architectural College and ACSA (Association of Collegiate Schools ofArchitecture), and 2006 AIA Whitney Young Award (right).

Kristen Richards

Kristen Richards, editor of OCULUS, warms up to the locals.

Courtesy Kristen Richards

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Monday–Friday: 9:00am–8:00pm, Saturday: 11:00am–5:00pm, Sunday: CLOSED