• Report from Grassroots 2003
• World Trade Center Site: Next Steps
• I.M. Pei, FAIA, to Receive Henry C. Turner Prize
• Ethics in Architecture and Construction Conference April 26
• Letter to the Editor
• The Young and the Emergent: "Emerging Voices 2003"
• Exhibition Alert: "Marking Places that Matter: New Views on Favorite Places"
• Sited: Web sites and haute-site for power lunch
• News Flash
• Deadlines
• New Chapter Initiative: AIA Citations for Excellence
• Classifieds
• Committee News
• Calendar
• Committee Meetings

For the last 40 years, leaders of the component members of AIA have attended the Grassroots Leadership Conference in Washington, DC. The theme of this year’s meeting (March 5-8) was "Sharing, Learning, Leading." In addition to the many seminars on programming, management, fund raising, and other chapter-related topics, members also have the opportunity to visit with Congressional Leadership to discuss matters of concern to our architectural community.

The New York Chapter’s 2003 delegation included Rick Bell, FAIA, Leevi Kiil, FAIA, Mark Ginsberg, AIA, and George Miller, FAIA. They met with Representatives Jerrold Nadler and Nydia Velasquez, as well as staff members from the offices of Carolyn Maloney and Charles Rangel. Congressman Nadler spoke at length about his initiative to assure the future of New York Harbor by garnering support for the much-needed cross-harbor rail freight tunnel.

Bell and Ginsberg presented the work of New York New Visions to a standing-room-only crowd at a Best Practices seminar. They pointed out that architects, through their involvement in NYNV, were able to influence public policy and assist in the planning for the World Trade Center site. Frances Halsband, FAIA, a former Chapter President, led a Critical Issue forum entitled: Security Through Design – Contemplating the Unknown: Trends and Predictions for Protecting the Built Environment in a Society at Risk.

Dr. Freeman A. Hraborski, III, President, University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus, delivered the keynote address. He spoke of the importance of civic engagement and implored those gathered to bring minorities into the profession by immersing young minority students in their offices, mentoring them, and giving them the tools they need to succeed in the profession. In his energetic and inspiring comments, Hraborski said, "Architects understand that public and civic spaces are manifestations of civic society." He concluded his remarks by quoting Thomas Jefferson: "About style, swim with the tide. About principles, stand like a rock."

The 2003 candidates for National office made their first campaign speeches to the members in attendance. The candidates for first Vice President are: Stephan Castellanos, FAIA, Robin Ellerthorpe, FAIA, and Douglas L. Steidl, FAIA. The four candidates for the three vice president positions are: Paul Davis Boney, FAIA, Jerome Filer, FAIA, R. K. Stewart, FAIA, and David Watkins, FAIA. James Gatsch, FAIA, is running unopposed for the position of treasurer. Voting will be held during the San Diego National Convention in May.

At the Accent on Architecture Gala held at the National Building Museum, Miller Hull of Seattle received the AIA’s Firm of the Year Award. Benjamin Thompson & Associates received the Institute’s 25 Year Award for the Design Research Headquarters Building, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The evening’s keynote speaker, architecture critic Paul Goldberger, spoke about the competition and selection process for the design of the World Trade Center site. He said that what was most important, now that Studio Daniel Libeskind has been selected as the winning team, are the steps that must be taken to ensure his vision for the site will be realized. "Right now, the public is leading us," Goldberger concluded. Everybody cares, and "the challenge now is making sure that architecture can live up to the public’s hopes for it."

Among the highlights of the three day conference was the introduction of an electronic polling procedure that, in a fashion similar to last year’s Listening to the City event at the Javits Center, allowed the over 350 attendees to comment on a number of topics including architectural education, financial alignment, the profession, communications, knowledge, and membership. At the request of the membership, this polling procedure will be used during the National Convention.

One of the interesting statistics that emerged was that only 52% of registered architects nationwide are members of the AIA, and the lack of participation by emerging professionals was seen by 62% of the respondents as the greatest challenge to membership growth. Our Emerging Architects Committee is working hard to attract new members through programming, visits to recently completed projects, and a renewed focus on mentoring. For information on the committee, please contact Jeffrey Resetco at jresetco@gruzensamton.
-- George H. Miller, FAIA

Buried in all the questions about the future of Ground Zero and how much of Studio Daniel Libeskind’s winning design would actually be realized was the question: Who is the client? Earlier this week, reports in the local press said that the Port Authority would be signing the go-ahead contract with Libeskind. On March 20th, Kevin Rampe, the new president of the LMDC, spoke at a breakfast sponsored by the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association – and clarified the question a bit more:

"The LMDC and Port Authority will jointly retain Studio Daniel Libeskind as the Master Design Architect… Libeskind has supplied the vision; the LMDC and Port Authority will supply the resources and resolve to make it a reality. And when cynics argue that ultimately Libeskind’s plan will not look exactly as it does today, I cannot disagree. As Daniel often says, ‘It will look even better!’"

A great reason to hop the Acela Express: On Tuesday, April 15, the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, and Turner Construction Company will honor I.M. Pei, FAIA, with the second Henry C. Turner Prize for Innovation in Construction Technology (which includes a $25,000 cash award). A reception at 6:30 p.m. will be followed by a program that includes David Childs, FAIA, engineer Leslie E. Robertson, PE (the first recipient), and architectural author Carter Wiseman, who will engage Pei in a conversation about his role in stimulating innovations in construction technology – from the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art and the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, to the famous glass pyramid at the Louvre in Paris and the Miho Museum in Japan. Prepaid registration is required: $15 museum members, $20 non-members. For more information, visit www.nbm.org or call 202-272-2448.

"When Things Go Wrong: Professional Behavior in the Face of Crisis" (an interesting topic in these interesting times) is the focus of a conference on April 26, 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Speakers include Robert Berkebile, FAIA; Robert Campbell, FAIA; William Quatman, FAIA, Esq.; Leslie E. Robertson, PE; and Charles Linn, FAIA, managing senior editor of Architectural Record (moderator). The presenters will discuss the ethical dilemmas that professionals encounter when they are faced by crisis.

The conference is hosted by the Congregation of St. Saviour at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine; Architectural Record; New York Construction News; and AIA New York Chapter.

Cost: $75 AIA members, $95 non-AIA members.
Contact: 212-904-3890
AIA/CEU HSW learning units: 4

Proceeds will be donated to the Cathedral Fire Appeal, which is to be used for repairs necessitated by a December of 2001 fire at the Cathedral.

Re: Silverstein Speaks (e-Oculus 03/07/03)

I think it’s uplifting that Larry Silverstein used the words "Master Plan" and "Site Plan" so many times. Finally, someone with the in-depth knowledge to understand that a project of this size and nature, a truly "Urban Project," needs an "Urban Design" approach, not an "Architectural" approach.

It was an "architectural" approach that gave us the fairly anti-human original twin towers.

It was an "architectural" approach that caused the creation of the terrible anti-human Pruit-Igoe Housing in St. Louis. Copying Corbu caused misery for thousands of low-income residents for years.

Architects MUST stop thinking that architecture solves all social and societal needs.

Architecture is the translation of these needs into physical components that must reflect the real goals of society. The architecture IS important, but planning for a project such as the WTC, does not begin with Architecture.
-Alan D. Chasan, Chasan Nicoletti Inc.

The Architectural League’s "Emerging Voices 2003" lecture series came to a close on March 13 with presentations by Brad Lynch of Chicago-based Brininstool + Lynch, and Jennifer Siegal, founder of Office of Mobile Design in Los Angeles. If not the essence of youth, each architect’s talk captured undeniable facts about being young in the architectural profession.

For Lynch, that’s the story of getting the job – and finding that with experience, good press, and not a little bit of tenacity, those jobs broaden in creative scope and increase in budget. Brininstool + Lynch’s oeuvre uses everyday materials in a warm manner that reinterprets the Modernist tradition. To build that portfolio of work, what began as home renovations in Chicago in which buildings were defined by preexisting floor plates "and manipulation of simple wall points" became renovations in which "the volumetric organization of the space changed, and the details became more refined, more elaborate." Budgets of $75 per square foot increased to $100.

And then there was new construction, as well as commercial property development projects. As a kind of icing on the cake, Brininstool + Lynch recently completed construction of the Racine Art Museum, a renovation of an amalgamation of post-Civil War buildings that were pieced together and clad in the white brick of the mid-century modern…department store. The new design plays on the geometries of the buildings’ most recent incarnation, sheathing them in translucent acrylic panels and clear glazing – "natural light and a sense of anticipation" that are the cornerstones of the 13-year-old firm’s design philosophy.

In contrast to manipulating everyday elements into graceful forms, Siegal’s practice redefines one element of our everyday lives: "automobility." "We no longer believe in the monumental, the heavy, and the static," she quoted from Sant’Elia’s Futurist manifesto. To make that belief system real, Siegal has conceived mobile structures that rest lightly upon the land, and bring variety to the homogeneous landscape. Moreover, Siegal is interested in improving the reputation of mass-produced mobile homes by improving their design quality.

Siegal understands our transience – demonstrated in all its forms, such as the affordable housing crisis, and certain clients’ need to interface with multiple communities – and she offers an architectural solution that doesn’t treat the earth so expendably. The concept sounds like youthful audacity, but it’s beginning to get noticed. Among the Office of Mobile Design’s projects are the 2-½-acre ECO-Ville: Artist Live-Work Development, as well as Strorehouse, Siegal’s entry for the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt 2003 National Design Triennial

This year’s other emerging voices included Peter Lynch, Monica Ponce de Leon and Nader Tehrani of Office dA, Frank Harmon, and landscape architect Margie Ruddick.
-- David Sokol

Place Matters is an initiative of the Municipal Art Society of New York and City Lore that works with New Yorkers to discover, interpret, celebrate, and protect places that hold memories, anchor traditions, and help tell the story of our communities and the city. The design competition called for thinking beyond the generic plaque.

The eight winning designs of the Place Matters competition are now on view at the Urban Center Galleries, 457 Madison Avenue at East 51st Street, through April 30. The winners were chosen for their creative flair, feasibility, ability to engage the public, and sensitivity to community-based histories. "We hope these designs will one day become on-site place-markers in communities throughout the City," said Steve Zeitlin, co-director of Place Matters.

Free public programs include: Gallery Talks with Jurors & Designers on Wednesday, March 26 and Wednesday, April 9; Marking the Lower East Side, a forum with community preservationists from the Lower East Side Community Preservation Project on Wednesday, April 23; Trends in Place-Based Public Art, a discussion with Charlotte Cohen, director, Percent for Art Program, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and artist-team Adam Lubinsky and Gary Stoltz on Monday, April 28.

Nine Projects Capture 2003 AIA Housing PIA Awards

"Nature-Sustaining Design: Realities, Illusions, and Efficacy" Leading scientists and designers offer critical essays and discussions about the projects and ideas of green design. Spring/Summer 2003 issue of Harvard Design Magazine.

Hot haute-spot for your next power lunch: Richard Meier-designed 66 restaurant (photo left) at 241 Church Street in TriBeCa. The menu by Jean Georges Vongerichten is called "Haute Chinese Cuisine." Needless to say, reservations are recommended: 212-925-0202.

Thom Mayne, principal of Morphosis, will present "freshmorphosis," a free lecture at The Cooper Union’s Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture on Monday, March 31 at 6 p.m. For more information call 212-353-4220.

Simon Hsu, AIA, has been named an Associate Partner of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP.

Kevin Burke, AIA, design partner at William McDonough + Partners, will present "Toward a Living Architecture: Ecologically Intelligent Design," the New York School of Interior Design’s inaugural Sally Henderson Memorial Lecture, on Wednesday, April 9 at 6 p.m. The lecture is free, but reservations are required. Call 212-472-1500 ext. 194.

The Department of Consumer Affairs held a public hearing last week on a proposed formula that may increase rent for sidewalk cafes by 400%…that’s a lotta lattes!

March 28 (stage one): Mixed-Use Sustainable Affordable Housing Design Competition: National Endowment for the Arts New Public Works Grant Program and Livable Places, Inc.; open to U.S. licensed architects; finalists will receive honorarium of $10,000 plus a travel stipend to prepare an Urban Design site plan.

March 31: Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellowship. Sponsored by The Enterprise Foundation, Fellows partner with a mentor and a local nonprofit to improve affordable housing and promote responsible community development.

April 4: BSA Sustainable Design Awards; co-sponsored by the Committee on the Environment of the AIA New York Chapter

April 4: Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) 2003 Marketing Communications Awards.

April 7: AIA New York Chapter and the New York Foundation for Architecture Scholarships

April 23: Shaping The New American Riverfront: A Competition for Memphis: Open, international, two-stage competition to design of a 5-acre urban event site and riverboat docking facility linking downtown Memphis to the Mississippi River.

April 25 (registration deadline): Designing the High Line: An Open Ideas Competition to Design 1.5 Miles of Manhattan. Submission deadline: May 23

May 2 (registration deadline): American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) 2003 Awards. Submission deadline: May 16

The AIA NY Chapter’s Executive Committee has inaugurated a Vice Presidents' Certificate of Excellence program to highlight the achievements and activities of the 25 chapter committees that are overseen by the Vice Presidents for Design Excellence, Professional Development, and Public Outreach. The Certificates of Excellence will be awarded in the three categories corresponding to each Vice President's jurisdiction, and will be conferred on individuals, organizations, and/or programs whose contributions and services have enhanced the practice, understanding, and profession of architecture, planning, and the built environment.

By April 30th, the three Vice Presidents should have in hand each committee’s nomination with a letter describing why the nominee should receive a Citation. (Each nominee will also be notified of the nomination.) At the first Executive Committee meeting in May, the Board will review the nominations and the recommendation letters, then vote on a winner for each category. The recipients will be announced and presented with their Certificates for Excellence at the Annual Meeting in June.

If you’re not already involved, check out: AIA New York Chapter Committees, to find out more about their activities – there’s a lot going on!

Talk to Board Chairmen. Presidents. Vice Presidents. General Managers. Board Members. Even high-income homeowners who plan to remodel.

Get started by talking to Vince Gardino at WNYC. Reach him directly at (212) 669-3013, or at vgardino@wnyc.org.

*Arbitron, Fall 2002

The Housing Committee is one of the Chapter's oldest and one of the most active. This year, the Chapter has been presented both a challenge and an opportunity with Mayor Bloomberg's Housing Initiative to create 65,000 new or renovated housing units. The Housing and the Planning & Urban Design Committees will be co-sponsoring an upcoming event that will include representatives from city agencies who will speak about the $3 billion, five-year plan – the date and place to be announced.

Also on the Housing Committee Agenda:
April 7: Theodore Liebman, FAIA, former Chief of Architecture of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Partner, Liebman Melting Partnership.
May 5: Michael Kwartler, FAIA: Housing We Love But Can't Be Built Under Current Zoning.
Both programs begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Chapter office, 200 Lexington Ave., 6th floor. For more information, contact co-chairs James McCullar james@mccullar-aia.com, or Ekkehart R.J Schwarz esapc@aol.com.

The Marketing Committee has a number of programs including:
March 28: Closing the Deal without Giving Away the Store, with Ralph Steinglass, FAIA, Principal, Teambuilders.
April 8: Leadership Transition: panelists Karen K. Cooper, Principal, Cooper, Robertson & Partners; Deborah Franklin, Managing Director, M&K Financial Services; Michael Gelfand, AIA, Partner, Gruzen Samton; Walter A. Hunt, Jr., AIA, Vice President/Managing Principal, Gensler; Peter Piven, FAIA, Principal Consultant, The Coxe Group (moderator).
May 13: Architects as Trusted Advisors: panelists Vivian Chavez, AIA, Senior Partner, HLW; George H. Miller, FAIA, Partner, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners; Peter J. Miscovich, Partner, Workplace Transformation, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Coren Sharples, RA, Principal, ShoP Architects, PC; Mary Breuer, Breuer Consulting Group (moderator)

The Interiors Committee is sponsoring a designers roundtable: "April Fools...The Biggest Mistake We've Ever Made" on April 1, 6-8 p.m. at the KI Showroom, 71 West 23rd Street. Contact Committee co-chairs, Mary A. Burke, AIA, MBURKE@gruzensamton.com or Bruce Eisenberg, AIA, brucedearchitect@aol.com for further information.

Tuesday, 03/25/2003, 6:30 p.m.
Studio Visit: James Carpentar
Location: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Sponsored by: Cooper-Hewitt
Description: Winner of the 2002 National Design Award in Environment, Carpentar's work explores the natural world and built environment as a dynamic and functional element of architectural space through the use of light.
Reg. Tel: 212-849-8380
Member Price: $25
Nonmember Price: $30

Tuesday, 03/25/2003, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
St. George Station Intermodal Center Staten Island, New York
Location: Hafele Showroom – 25 East 26th Street (@Madison)
Sponsored by: AIA New York Chapter Committee on the Environment
Description: HOK’s major renovation of the St. George Station (aka Staten Island Ferry Terminal) will present New Yorkers with a Green Gateway to Staten Island. Join Ken Drucker, Design Principal for HOK, and Tom Jost, Principal Project Manager for HOK as they present to the AIANY COTE what will be the first LEED Certified transportation center in the country.
Registration Contact: AIA New York Chapter
Reg. Tel: 212.683.0023 x21
Free
CES Lus: 2, CES HSW: 2

Tuesday, 03/25/2003, - 4/23/2003
The Swiss Section Cities, Public Space, and Infrastructure
Location: Van Alen Institute 30 West 22nd Street
More Info: http://www.vanalen.org

Tuesday, 03/25/2003, - 4/9/2003 6pm- 8pm
Lighting Design For Non-Lighting Designers
Location: To be determined
Sponsored by: IES NY
Description: Six-week comprehensive classes created for Architects, Interior Designers, and Engineers. Presented in a basic and straightforward style, the course is written specifically for the Non-Lighting Designer who wants to understand the field of Lighting Design. Course is divided into 6 sessions: Lights and Colors and Shapes, Oh My!; Stuff You Need to Know About Lamps; How to Use Lighting Fixtures, Inside and Out!; Concepts in Lighting; Not so Scary Lighting Math; The Execution. Instructors: Randy Sabedra of Kugler Tillotson Associates and Bonny Ann Whitehouse of Flack + Kurtz Inc.
Registration Contact: Judi Nadel e-mail admin@iesny.org
Reg. Tel: 718.951.6773
Member Price: $400 for IES and AIA members, includes cost of textbook
Nonmember Price: $450.00, includes cost of textbook
CES Lus: 12
More Info: http://www.iesny.org

Friday, 03/28/2003, 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Workshop: Closing the Deal without Giving away the Store
Location: Humanscale Showroom, 11 E. 26th Street (bet. 5th and Madison), 8th Fl
Co-Sponsored by: SMPS New York and the AIA New York Chapter Marketing and P.R Committee
Description: Negotiating and finalizing a contract has historically been the crucial point for an architect/client working relationship. Through a better understanding of the dynamics of the negotiating process and learning when to push and when to pull, you can be better prepared to resist the temptation of using discounting as your principal strategy in closing the deal. This half day workshop will help you to assess your own negotiating preferences and to develop a more flexible style, to discover more about who your client is and how they make decisions, and to manage the negotiation process successfully.
Attendance is limited and advanced reservation is required for this event.
Facilitator: Ralph Steinglass, FAIA, Principal, Teambuilders, Inc.
Registration Contact: SMPS/NY e-mail register@smpsny.org
Reg. Tel: 212.867.1948, Reg. Fax: 212.687-4016
Member Price: $100.00 AIA/SMPS members
Nonmember Price: $125.00
CES Lus: 4
More Info: http://www.smpsny.org

Wednesday, 04/02/2003, 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
The Block Party
Location: International Masonry Institute Training Center 12-07 44th Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101
Sponsored by: International Masonry Institute and Glenwood Mason Supply
Description: The classroom seminars focus on brick detailing and design, restoration and maintenance techniques and materials.
Speakers: Brian Trimble; Joe Teleki; Ken Schmitt
Registration Contact: Wayne Hoerning or Elena Elfe e-mail eelfe@imiweb.org
Reg. Tel: 718-706-0812
Cost: Free
CES Lus: Up to 3
More Info: http://www.imiweb.org

Wednesday, 04/02/2003, 6:00 p.m.
"Dialogues on Design"
Location: New York School of Interior Design, 170 East 70th Street (between Lexington and 3rd Avenues)
Sponsored by: The New York School of Interior Design
Description: The New York School of Interior Design today announced its spring series of "Dialogues of Design," hosted by design journalist and former editor-in-chief of House Beautiful, Louis Oliver Gropp. On three Wednesday evenings, Mr. Gropp will interview leading designers Eric Cohler, John Saladino, and Clodagh, to probe how each approaches the design process.
Wednesday, April 2, 2003 Eric Cohler
Wednesday, April 23, 2003 John Saladino
Wednesday, April 30, 2003 Clodagh
Reg. Tel: 212.472.1500 x194
Price: $25.00 for each lecture

Monday, 04/07/2003, - 4/8/2003
New Roofs for a New Century
Location: 3 West Club: 3 West 51st St., New York City
Co-Hosts:Earthpledge; Environmental Business Association of New York State, Inc.; Go2Buildings.com; Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development
Description: The 2-day conference will focus on the use and design of planted metal, photovoltaic and reflective roofs to attain desired economic, energy and environmental impacts. Case study presentation and training sessions on implementation of green roofing systems.
Registration Contact: info@eba-nys.org
Reg. Tel: 518-432-6400, Reg. Fax: 518-432-1383
Member Price: $200 AIA/EBA
Nonmember Price: $250; $275 after 3/28
CES Lus: 9, CES HSW: 9

Tuesday, 04/08/2003, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Leadership Transition
Location: Humanscale Showroom, 11 E. 26th Street (Bet. 5th and Madison), 8th floor
Sponsored by: AIA New York Chapter Marketing and P.R Committee
Description: Firms grow and change, and invest a great deal of time in their internal organization and business development strategy. How can we help steer the leadership transition so that it compliments a firm's positioning? Topics to be discussed include the criteria for new partners and who defines it? Does a name change help or hurt the firm? How do non-name partners acheive recognition? How does the organization change as the partners change and how do you represent this change to your clients? What role does marketing play in presenting the transition to the staff and the world at large?
Speakers: Karen K. Cooper; Deborah Franklin; Michael Gelfand; Walter A. Hunt, Jr.
Moderator: Peter Piven, FAIA
Registration Contact: http://www.acteva.com/go/aiany
Member Price: $20.00 AIA/SMPS members $10.00 additional at the door
Nonmember Price: $30.00 $10.00 additional at the door
CES Lus: 1.5

Thursday, 04/10/2003, 6:30 p.m.
Sustainable Architecture and Technology - Research, Development, Design
Location: Tishman Auditorium, The New School University 66 West 12th Street
Sponsored by: Michael Kalil Endowment for Smart Design, Dept. of Architecture, Interior Design, and Lighting, Parsons School of Design, The New School University
Description: Thomas Herzog, an international pioneer in ecologically-minded, energy-conscious building, will give the Second Annual Michael Kalil Lecture on the interface between natural and technological systems.
Reg. Tel: 212-229-8955
Cost: Free
More Info: http://www2.parsons.edu/kalil

Thursday, 4/10//2003, 5:30-7:30 p.m
BUILDING GREEN IN PENNSYLVANIA
Location: 3 West Club 3 West 51st Street
Speaker: Jim Toothaker, Green Bureaucrat, Former Bureau Director Dept of Environmental Protection, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Special Guest: Christine Ervin, President & CEO U.S. Green Building Council
RSVP: no later than noon Wednesday April 9, 2003
Pre-Registration required.
Reg. Tel: 917.656.1800 Reg. Fax: 212.397.4101
Member Price: $10.00 for AIA NY Chapter, EBA/NYS and USGBC NY Chapter members
Nonmember Price: $20.00 Payment at door: $25
CES Lus: 2, CES HSW: 2
More Info: http://www.go2buildings.com

Monday, 04/14/2003
NEW YORK LANDS POPULAR TURNING GREEN INTO GOLD SEMINAR
Location: General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen Library 20 West 44th Street
Description: The morning session shows sustainable strategies that can be applied to new construction or renovation projects, and how to cut energy costs while adding value to the building. The afternoon session brings attendees the Latest in LEED Rating Systems and Green Product Selection Strategies. Updates are provided on the US Green Building Council’s three primary LEED programs: LEED 2.1 for New Construction, LEED for Existing Buildings, and LEED for Commercial Interiors.
Cost: Full Day: $85 Advance, $110 at the Door
Morning Session: $60 Advance, $70 at the Door
Afternoon Session: $40 Advance, $50 at the Door
(50% discount for IIDA & AIA members if you pre-register)
Educational Credits:
AIA: up to 5.5 LUs (3 HSWs)
IIDA: .4 CEUs (Course #4330)
IFMA up to 5.5 CFM points.
Registration Contact: http://www.squarefootage.net
CES Lus: Yes, CES HSW: Yes

Thursday, 04/17/2003, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Department of Buildings Commissioner Lancaster presents new D.O.B. Programs
Location: 200 Lexington Avenue 1st Fl Conference Center (between E. 32nd and 33rd Sts)
Sponsored by: AIA New York Chapter Building Codes
Description: Commissioner Patricia Lancaster will discuss new building department programs including the adoption of a model building code and the Task Force for High Rise Building Safety.
Registration Contact: AIA New York Chapter
Reg. Tel: 212.683.0023 x21
Member Price: $5
Nonmember Price: $10
CES Lus: 2, CES HSW: 2

Saturday, 04/19/2003, - 4/27/2003
NATIONAL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE WEEK
Sponsored by: The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Description: WASHINGTON, DC—The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has proclaimed April 19–27, 2003, as National Landscape Architecture Week in order to celebrate the important role of landscape architecture in creating the special places where we live, work, and play.
The week encompasses Earth Day (April 22) and the birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted (April 27), long acknowledged as the founder of the American landscape architecture profession. Public events are being planned across the nation, including student competitions, tours of local landscape architecture sites, and community improvement projects.
Registration Contact: Jeff Lofton email jlofton@asla.org
Reg. Tel: 202-216-2331
More Info: http://www.asla.org/laweek

Wednesday, 04/23/2003, 6:30 p.m.
Decoding Zoning With Consultant Doris Diether
Location: Urban Center, 457 Madison Avenue at 51st Street
Sponsored by: The Municipal Art Society of New York
Description: Four lectures will cover all aspects of zoning in New York City from the earliest Zoning Resolution of 1916 to the Department of City Planning's proposed Unified Bulk Program. Lecturer: Doris Diether, Zoning Consultant April 23, April 30, May 7 and May 14, 2003
Cost:Series of four lectures $95 ($80 MAS members). Individual lectures $30 ($25 MAS members).
Registration Contact: Robin Lynn email lynnr@mas.org
Reg. Tel: 212-935-3960, Reg. Fax: 212-753-1816
CES Lus: 1.5 per lecture, CES HSW: 1.5 per lecture
More Info: http://www.mas.org/Events/calendar.cfm?ContID=306

Thursday, 04/24/2003, 6:30 p.m.
Rick Joy: Desert Works
Location: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
Description: Joy, a finalist for the 2002 National Design Award in Architecture, discusses how sensory experience and the desert landscape influence his thinking and making of space, resulting in architecture that is both visually stunning and environmentally sensitive.
Reg. Tel: 212-849-8380
Member Price: $10
Nonmember Price: $15

Friday, 04/25/2003
Designing the High Line
Sponsored by: Friends of the High Line
Description: An open ideas competition to design 1.5 miles of Manhattan
More Info: http://www.thehighline.org/competition

Friday, 04/25/2003, 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
Shaping the Region for the 21st Century
Location: Marriott Marquis, New York City
Description: The New Economic Geography; Beyond 16 Acres--Rebuilding Lower Manhattan; Leveraging Health for Smart Growth; The Changing Face of Public Participation; The Future of Transportation;
Sustaining Park and Open Space Initiatives During a Fiscal Downturn
Registration Contact: e-mail amanda@rpa.org
Reg. Tel: 212-253-2727 ext. 317
CES Lus: Yes
More Info: http://www.rpa.org

Saturday, 04/26/2003, 9:30 a.m - 3:00 p.m.
Urban Environmental Lighting workshop
Location: To be determined
Sponsored by: IES NY
Description: Join us for a full day workshop on Urban Landscape and Facade lighting for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Lighting Designers. Jan Moyer of MSH Visual Planners will explore with in-depth analysis and discussion the complete process to urban landscape and building elevation illumination.
Registration Contact: Judi Nadel e-mail admin@iesny.org
Reg. Tel: 718.951.6773
Member Price: $80.00 for IES and AIA members, includes cost of handouts
Nonmember Price: $100.00, includes cost of handouts
CES Lus: 4.5
More Info: http://www.iesny.org

All AIA New York Chapter committee meetings occur at 200 Lexington Avenue, Suite 600, unless otherwise noted. CES learning units are determined by educational content and length of meeting.

3/25 Design Awards 6:30PM
3/27 Building Codes 6:00PM
4/3 Professional Practice 8:30AM
4/4 Transportation & Infrastructure 8:00AM 1st Fl. Conf. Center
4/7 Housing 6:00PM
4/8 Design Awards 6:00PM
4/9 Public Architecture
4/11 Justice 8:00AM
4/15 Banking & Finance 6:00PM
4/16 Health Facilities 6:00Pm 1st Fl Conf. Center
4/16 Architecture Dialogue 6:30PM
4/17 Building Codes 6:00PM 1st Fl. Conf. Center
4/18 Planning & Urban Design 1st Fl. Conf. Center
4/22 Design Awards 6:30PM
4/30 Education 1st F. Conf. Center