eOCULUS 11.19.04

AIA New York Chapter Supports Adoption of the International Building Code
The American Institute of Architects New York Chapter, representing over 3,700 architects and design professionals practicing in New York, strongly supports the passage of Intro 478, the adoption of the International Building Code, coming up for public hearing at the City Council on Tuesday, November 30th. Chapter President Mark Ginsberg, AIA will be among those offering testimony as to the merits of the IBC and the reasons architects working on projects in New York City are strongly in support of it becoming the framework for guaranteeing building standards and safety. The testimony for the 11/30 hearing (click here for a PDF of the testimony) describes in more detail the reasons for our strong support of IBC for New York City. Chapter members are encouraged to write to their Council members.

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AROUND THE CENTER
All of the events in this section take place at the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY

"Mexico City Dialogues: New Architectural Practices" is an exhibition opening January 27th 2005, that will examine the architecture and urbanism of Mexico City through selected projects by young Mexican architects.

As a prelude to the exhibition, the Center for Architecture has organized a Conversation Series with selected architects and educators from Mexico City and New York. The series will continue when the exhibition opens in January, but is being launched in November to coincide with a larger city-wide festival, méxicoNow, that will showcase the work of over 100 Mexican architects, artists, filmmakers, writers, musicians, and performers to be featured at over 35 of New York City's leading cultural venues – including the Center for Architecture.

The objective of this series of roundtables is to foster an informed discussion among peers, colleagues and the audience on some of the issues that practitioners and educators must negotiate in the current context of architectural practice. Exploring the differences and similarities that develop from distinct urban centers, the series will promote a global dialogue on education, practice, commissions and competitions in the two countries, as well as the urban conditions and planning policies of Mexico City and New York.

Saturday, 11/20, 1:00–6:00pm: "Conversations: Mexico City – New York City":
Conversations with architects and educators from Mexico City and New York.
Stan Allen (Stan Allen Architect, Princeton University), Richard Plunz (Columbia University), Corie Sharples (SHoP) and David Lewis (Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis) will join José Luis Cortés (Universidad Iberoamericana and VP of UIA) and select young Mexican architects to featured in the upcoming January exhibition, Mexico City Dialogues: New Architectural Practices. Topics will include "Education and Practice," "Nature of Commissioned Work and Competitions," and "Politics and Urban Planning." Tickets: $20; Students FREE. Click here for a breakdown of the day and a full listing of speakers. CES LUs: 5.

November 19 & 20: SOM Building Science and Design Research Symposium: Emerging Materials, Systems Intelligence, and Sustainable Development
Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place
Speakers include: Carl Galioto (SOM), Dan Schodek (Harvard University), Andrew Hall (ARUP), John Fernandez (MIT), Ian Ritchie (Ian Ritchie Architects), Steve Selkowitz (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Joachim Stilla (BMW Technology Office), Douglas Foy (The Commonwealth of Massachusetts), Roberto Bichiarelli (Permasteelisa Cladding Tech) and Mark Levi (U.S. General Services Administration). See attached event schedule for presentation times and topics. The event is FREE, but seating is limited – RSVP (a must): John Durschinger: 212.298.9689, John.Durschinger@som.com or somlab@som.com.

December 2–3: Procrastinators' Days
It's not too late – collect TEN HSW credits before the end of the year at the AIA New York Chapter Second Annual Procrastinators' Day(s) on December 2 and December 3. It's easy – just fill in this registration form for the classes you're interested in, fax it over, and show up! This year's lineup of Continuing Education Providers are from some of the most innovative companies around, so come, get some credits, make some friends, have a cup of coffee on the house. TREAT YOURSELF FOR THE HOLIDAYS! SEE YOU THERE!

December 3, 7:00pm: Daniel Libeskind with Alexander Garvin
Daniel Libeskind, AIA, and Alexander Garvin of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation will discuss Libeskind's new book "Breaking Ground," and his plans for the World Trade Center site. Books will be available for purchase. Admission: $10; CES Lus: 1.5; click here to register, or call 212.358.6111.

December 6, 6:00–8:00pm: Chapter Town Hall Meeting – All AIA Chapter Members Welcome
An informal gathering to give AIA Chapter members the opportunity to share their ideas and observations about the Chapter and the Center.

Inaugural on December 7
The Inaugural of the 2005 AIA New York Chapter Board will kick off at 6 pm at the Center for Architecture, featuring a passing of the gavel to incoming Chapter President Susan Chin, FAIA. The event will also include a presentation of the new addition to the New York Hall of Science at Flushing Meadows Park, by Polshek Partnership LLP. Presenting the design of the addition, which opens November 2004, will be Todd H. Schliemann, FAIA, Partner at the Polshek Partnership, and Alan J. Friedman, PhD, Director of the New York Hall of Science. Make sure to stick around afterwards for a year-end celebratory reception! This year's inaugural is being sponsored by Kalwall.

December 9, 2:00pm: Strategy Meeting re: Center for Architecture Library
There has been much informal discussion about the nature and quality of the Library at the Center for Architecture, but we have not yet focused our energies on systematically establishing goals and developing a process for implementing them. To those ends, we have set up a Strategy Meeting on Thursday, December 9 at 2:00pm (in the Library, of course!). Please attend to share your thoughts – if you cannot attend but would like to contribute your thoughts, please let me know in advance. I can also send you more information about the discussions thus far. I look forward to hearing from you, whether or not you plan to be at the meeting. Jerry Maltz: 212.777.5131 or njmaltz@earthlink.net.

November 30, 6-8:30pm: Going Green: The Viability Of Green Buildings in NYC
First American Title Insurance Company, 633 Third Avenue, 16th floor
New York Commercial Real Estate Women’s Network (NYCREW) will host a discussion with Rafael Pell, AIA, Cesar Pelli & Associates, and Jason Abbey, Fox & Fowle Architects, focusing on the viability of environmentally friendly buildings in New York City. Advance registration (by 11/29): fees for members are $45/NYCREW members; $55/non-members; walk-ins: $65/$75. (NYCREW is also hosting a coat drive for New York Cares; bring coats for donation with you to the meeting and they will be delivered to the New York Cares distribution center.)

December 1 (issue date); December 23 (due date): RFP for the Partial Reconstruction and Addition to the 59th Street Recreation Center
NYC Parks & Recreation intends to select one Professional Consultant firm/team for a $450,000.00 contract for the Partial Reconstruction and Addition to the 59th Street Recreation Center located between West 59th and West 60th Streets, Amsterdam to West End Avenues. Copies of the RFP will be available on the Agency’s website, http://nyc.gov/parks, and at the Olmsted Center, Room 61, Flushing, Meadows-Corona Park, Flushing, NY, as of December 1. RFP deadline is December 23.

December 2, 8–10am: NYS Association for Affordable Housing Breakfast
Sky Club/MetLife Building, 200 Park Avenue, 56 floor (entrance on Vanderbilt Avenue)
A networking breakfast with guest speakers Hon. Shaun Donovan, Commissioner, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and Barbara J. Thompson, Executive Director of the National Council of State Housing Agencies, speaking on how changes in federal housing will affect NYC.

December 2, 8:30–11am: Panel: Sensory Overload: Understanding Information
ADC Gallery, 106 W. 29 St. (bet. 6th and 7th Aves.)
In today’s multi-sensory world, communication design plays an enormous role in our ability to understand information. The Cooper-Hewitt has gathered pioneers in the field to discuss their unique visions on the relationship between design and understanding. Panelists: Robert M. Greenberg, R/GA, 2003 National Design Award recipient for Communications; Martin Nisenholtz, CEO, New York Times Digital; Richard Saul Wurman; and Red Burns, Chair, Interactive Telecommunications, NYU Tisch School of the Arts (moderator). Design Watch Members & above free; Cooper-Hewitt and Art Directors Club Members and students $25; Nonmembers $35. Fee includes a continental breakfast. For more information or to register, call 212.849.8380.

December 6, 6-9pm: Architectural League, Municipal Art Society, Rizzoli New York Holiday Party (Richard Meier, FAIA, will be on hand 7–8pm to sign copies of his new monograph "Richard Meier Architect Vol. 4.")
Urban Center Books, 457 Madison Avenue

December 10: Deadline for financial assistance to attend "Export Alliance Construction" building products trade event in Montréal, March 14-16, 2005
The Ministry for Economic and Regional Development of Québec invites U.S. residential and commercial building products specialists to participate. For details, click on link, or call Laurent Waessa, Québec Government House: 212.843.0973.

AIA Launches ArchiWire Online News Service
ArchiWire is a new central source for firms to post news about projects, awards, staff changes, financial reports, etc. The site is in beta-mode for the time being – meaning news postings and registration/access are free. Bonus services to AIA members include "I Have News to Release," "A guide to Media Resources" and "How to Write a Press Release" (have your membership number ready). Everything that has been posted is available (no charge) under "For Press and Professionals: I want to review the news." At some point, the site may (or may not) charge for posting news, but eOculus has been assured that access to the news will always be free. In the meantime, postings are free. It’s definitely worth a visit to see what has been posted, sign up for specified news alerts (a la BusinessWire, Crain’s, etc.) – and enter your own news.

Columbia University Receives $500,00 from Mellon Foundation to Make Medieval Churches a Virtual Reality
Stephen Murray, Columbia art history and archaeology professor, is leading a two-year project to create an interactive database with virtual reality tours of 60 Romanesque churches in the Bourbonnais region of central France. Columbia’s Visual Media Center for Art History, Archaeology and Historic Preservation and the departments of computer science, architecture, and engineering will analyze the data and apply digital technology, including shape-recognition tools. Visitors to the site will be able to visit individual churches using virtual tours, including information about objects such as devotional images and furniture, and other little-publicized historical and architectural details.

WINNERS ALL: CANstruction; Landmarks Lion Award; SARA Awards; Frate Sole International Prize for Sacred Architecture; 2004 APTI Publication Award

SARA National Design Awards Include Six NYC Winners
At the Society of American Registered Architects [http://www.sara-national.org/] national convention in Chicago last October, 22 firms received SARA 2004 Design Awards. Congratulations to the six New York winners:

The most comprehensive gathering of developers, financiers, architects, planners, and government officials met two weeks ago in New York City. This most recent semi-annual conference of the Urban Land Institute was attended by 5,600 members and associates and represented the largest gathering of building professionals in the 30-year history of the organization.

Founded originally by a few dozen developers to exchange ideas and stories of the successes and failures of their "deals," it has grown in numbers. More significantly it has diversified in scope, depth of content, and broad social purpose. Committed to advocating for the highest quality of planning, design, and building construction, the leadership has shifted the purpose of these meetings from a narrow interest in what is good for the developers profits to what is good for the country's urban growth patterns and social interaction. Featured speakers ranged from former U.S. President Bill Clinton to Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International Magazine and Lester Thurnow, economist from M.I.T

The focus on international affairs set the tone that a successful economy at home depends upon the state of world affairs in an increasingly global economy. As a sign of this internationalization, the ULI has expanded from a basically American organization to a worldwide membership with sessions planned in London, Japan, Dubai, and many other global capitals.

Complementing this vision of the big picture, attendees participated in three days of intense seminars on the details of their local professional work. Presentations were by members of the individual councils that concentrate on subjects in housing, commercial, mixed-use, hotels, industrial, leisure and recreation, international building, senior facilities, government regulations, and other areas of specialization.

As a ULI member for more than 20 years, I have found these comprehensive ULI meetings to be the most stimulating and mind opening of the many professional sessions I attend. It is also a rare opportunity for architects and planners to exchange ideas, one on one, with the likes of Hines, Speyer, Ross, Rouse, Hilton, Shaw, Larson, and others led by their President, Richard M. Rosen, a fellow New Yorker who left the Silverstein Organization many years ago to move to Washington, DC.

The organization is not inexpensive to join and one must be prepared, if a fully active member, to spend over $5000 per year for dues and the twice annual conferences. Nevertheless, many of the large architectural firms have two or three active members because of the quality of interaction and information.

Most significantly, one builds a network of friends in all aspects of professional work that encourages communication that enhances all of our work.

Ricardo Porro, world-renowned Cuban architect of the Escuelas Nacionales de Arte/National Art Schools in Cubanacan, Havana, enthralled the audience on Friday, November 12. The program was co-sponsored by the Storefront for Art and Architecture and the Center for Architecture. He described his design philosophy and reviewed his life’s romantic and evocative work. To Porro, architecture establishes a dialectic between life and the image he gives a building – "the transmutation of the word into living space." Black Cuban tradition in music, religion, and poetry influenced his design of the School of Plastic Arts, a complex of breast-shaped roof structures and narrow streets between buildings, and his School of Modern Dance, resembling a glass smashed structure and jump of a dancer, symbolizing the revolution. Porro also showed a cinema and apartments in San Sebastien, Spain; his last project in Cuba, a library and theater; private residences in Lichtenstein and Iran; Center for Young People in Munich; dove-like sculpture in St. Denis, France; and a tourist center in former Yugoslavia.

Porro first came to New York for the 1939 World’s Fair, when he looked up at the skyscrapers and knew he wanted to be an architect. He also had a premonition that he would not die in Cuba (Porro now resides in Paris). He thought the urbanism of LeCorbusier was "awful," but when asked about the urbanism of New York, he replied it wasn’t what he’d recommend, but it works and it’s great.

December 15: 2005 Ergo Cup Awards: Call for innovative ergonomic solutions and education in the workplace.

December 23: NYC Parks & Recreation RFP: Partial Reconstruction and Addition to the 59th Street Recreation Center (info online as of 12/1)

MEMBER UPDATE for the AIA New York Chapter and the Center for Architecture – October/November 2004
DON’T FORGET! 2004 New Graduates continue to receive membership FREE!
Click here (PDF) for a New Graduate Application.

Newly Licensed Architects, Congratulations!
Andrew Bernheimer, AIA, Della Valle & Bernheimer Design Inc
Michael C.Y. Fei, AIA, Michael C.Y. Fei
Rolando Kraeher, AIA, Murphy Burnham & Buttrick, LLP
Philip C. Maguire, AIA, Weiser LLP
Michael M. Samuelian, AIA, NYC Department of City Planning
Stephen A. Varone, AIA, Rand Engineering, PC

New Associate Members
John H. Acton, Assoc. AIA, Kenneth Park Architects
Benson B. Billespie, Assoc. AIA, Cesar Pelli & Assoc.
Meredith L. Bostwick, Assoc. AIA, Hillier Architecture
John E. Czarnecki, Assoc. AIA, John Wiley & Sons
Erica S. Freeman, Assoc. AIA, Allen & Killcoyne Associates
Ellie J. Gamburg, Assoc. AIA, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, PC
Campbell R. Garratt, Assoc. AIA, Allen & Killcoyne Associates
Christopher A. Hendrickson, Assoc. AIA, Studio JS2
Terrance Allen Jones, Jr., Assoc. AIA, Architecture Research Office
Zubair A. Kazi, Assoc. AIA, William Nicholas Bodouva & Associates
Anna Klingmann, Assoc. AIA, Cornell University College of Architecture
Min-Chang Lee, Assoc. AIA, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, Architects LLP
Cheng-Hao Lo, Assoc. AIA, Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP
Rose Mehrkhah, Assoc. AIA, New York Transit Authority
Lionel Ohayon, Assoc. AIA, Icrave Design Studio
Christian E. Salvati, Assoc. AIA
Maria Sutter, Assoc. AIA, Suben/Dougherty Partnership
Michelle Swanson, Assoc. AIA
Na Wei, Assoc. AIA, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects

New International Associate Members:
Diamuid Cleary, Int'l Assoc. AIA, Andy Goldsborough Interior Design
Gabriel Martin, Int'l Assoc. AIA, Creark C.A.

New Registered Architect Members:
Kimberly A. Ackert, AIA, Ackert Architecture, PC
Kenneth O. Bainton, AIA, Kouzmanoff Bainton Architects
Micheal E. Bardin, AIA, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Christian G. Bjone, AIA, SBLM Architects, P.C.
Christopher J. Broshears, AIA, Rafael Vinoly Architects, P.C.
Michael K. Buesing, AIA, Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Arch. & Eng.
Un-Peng Chan, AIA, Pei Partnership Architects LLP
Edward H. Chang, AIA, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, PC
John T. Clappi, AIA, Richard Meier & Partners
Todd A. Cossman, AIA, Rafael Viñoly Architects, P.C.
Anthony Cucich, AIA, Anthony Cucich-R.A.
Martin Finio, AIA, Christoff:Finio Architecture
Daniel Frisch, AIA, Daniel Frisch Architect, PC
Joseph E. Gall, AIA, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects
Michael A. Hayes, AIA, The Phillips Group
Thomas A. Lanzelotti, AIA, Gensler
Steven Lee, AIA, Davis Brody Bond, LLP
Jose Arturo Madrigal, AIA, Larsen Shein Ginsberg Snyder, LLP
Brian K. Marsh, AIA, Dennis Wedlick Architect, LLC
Leo Modrcin, AIA, URED Architecture
Randall G. Morton, AIA, Cooper Robertson & Partners
Norman Nemec, AIA, North Shore Architecture and Interiors
Jayne Rattiner, AIA, Karlsberger Architecture PC
David P. Reese, AIA, Bovis Lend Lease
Mary Rusz, AIA, New York City Housing Authority
Philip A. Santantonio, AIA, KM Associates of NY, Inc.
Michael B. Schiff, AIA, DMJM + Harris
Galia Solomonoff, AIA, Openoffice
Christopher H. Stone, AIA, Stonefox Design, LLC
James A. Vira, AIA, Dattner Architects
Tobert Yu, AIA, Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Arch. & Eng.

New Center for Architecture Professional Members
Bethany Alexander, Catt Lyon Design, Inc.
Hussain Ali-Khan, The New York Times Company
James Ariola, P.E., Vollmer Associates LLP
Lauren Austin, Hon. AIA, Austin Yessayan
Sai S. Barade, P.E., LEED, AKF Engineers
John Bartelstone, John Bartelstone Architectural Photography
Timothy J. Bennett, The Maiman Company
Ronald E. Bogle, The American Architectural Foundation
Randall Bourscheidt, Alliance for the Arts
Terri-Lee Burger, RLA, Abel Bainnson Butz, LLP
George Campbell, Jr., Ph.D., Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art
Charleen Catt Lyon, Catt Lyon Design, Inc.
Narinder Chhabra, P.E., Thornton Tomasetti Engineers
Nadine Chin-Santos, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.
Charles C. Copeland, P.E., Goldman Copeland Associates, P.C.
Amy Victoria Dachs, Amy Dachs Associates
Raymond P. Daddazio, P.E., Weidlinger Associates Inc.
Cheryl L. Davis, Menaker & Herrmann LLP
Richard S. Donald, P.E., RSD Engineering, P.C.
Barbara Eberlein, ASID, Eberlein Design Consultants Ltd.
Kenneth K. Fisher, Philips Nizer LLP
Robert O. Gibson, P. E., AKF Engineers
Stephen N. Grant, P. E., Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.
Sally A. Handley, Sally Handley, Inc.
Dorothy M. Harris, State of New York Dept. of State
Bryce Hejtmancik, LEED, Fox & Fowle Architects
Evangeline Hopkins, Hopkins Foodservice Specialists, Inc.
Rafael Jaquez, Jr., CUNY Dept.of Design Construction and Management
Elliott Kaufman, Elliott Kaufman Photography
Herbert K. Koenig, Allied Bronze LLC
Iva Margo Kravitz, Marketing for Designers
Richard A. Laskowski, Vanguard Construction & Development Co. Inc.
John M. Lyons, The Durst Organization Inc.
Mark Maljanian, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects
Gary P. Mancini, P.E., LZA Technology
Renee Mullen Marcus, Bloomberg
M. Cristina Martinez, Thornton Tomasetti Group
Carlo Marzot, Edwards & Zuck
Susan Dunlope Masi, Fox & Fowle Architects
Sami S. Matar, P.E., Leslie E. Robertson Associates, R.L.L.P.
Richard Milner, 4Digital Corporation
Gennaro J. Oliva, P.E., City University of New York
Adrian G. Parkinson, P.E., Leslie E. Robertson Associates, R.L.L.P.
Alan R. Poeppel, P. E., Langan Engineering &Environmental services
Rodney Pope, Turner Interiors
James P. Qinn, P. E., Murray Engineering, P.C.
Diego Recalde, Concrete Stories
Ken Sanden, City University of New York
William S. Saunders, Harvard University
Nicholas S.G. Stern, Taconic Builders Inc.
Stuart Match Suna, Silvercup Studios
Peter K. Sweeney, Ph.D, P.E., Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.
Akbar Tamboli, P.E., FASCE, Thornton Tomasetti Engineers
Nikki Thompson, CUNY Dept. of Design Construction and Management
Charles Thomson, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects
Nayan B. Treverdi, P. E., LERA Leslie E. Robertson Associates R.L.P.
Tracy Turner, Tracy Turner Designs
Ruggero Vanni, Vanni Architectural Images
Bruce Wiener, BW Reprographics LLC
Mary Williamson, Brennan Beer Gorman Architects
Anton Wolfshorndl, CUNY Dept. of Design Construction and Management

New Center for Architecture Public Members
Linda Lichtman, Lichtman Glass Studio
Gregory Carl Masone, Murray Engineering, PC
Akino Sakaoka

New Center for Architecture Student Members
Evelyn Baez
Felix Baez
Natalie Bazile
Julie Boynton
Ellma Ciamciotta
Michelle Cordona
Katherine Han
Jin Huang
Kihyo Kim
Lee Kuzi
Jonathan Ledesma
Yule Lee, City College
Andreij Marjahovie
Ed Mitchell
Lavinia Nannini
Marco Oswaldo Nivelo
Chas Peppers, Columbia University
Kiera Phillips, Syracuse University
Verge Ponton
Todd Rubin
Dina Silberstein
Kolbeck F. Szczepanski, City College of New York
Sophia Tarasova
Aluevo Vuisy
Sheryl Vythpo
Antonia Walker
Lisa Wan
Ahmed Zaman

New Center for Architecture Unassigned Member
John M. Russo, AIA, Architectural Resource Consultants

Reinstated Members
Shawn C. Basler, AIA, BMDG Architects
Michel Franck, AIA, Owen & Mandolfo
William Zeph Ginsberg, AIA, William Zeph Ginsberg, Architect
Raymond Lockwood, AIA, Lockwood Architecture & Design
Thomas J. Minnock, AIA, SBLM Architects, P.C.
Noushin Ehsan, AIA

Members transferred in – Welcome to New York!
Tamar Kisilevitz, Assoc. AIA, Scarano & Associates Architects
Anna Lira V. Luis, Assoc. AIA, Anna Lira V. Luis, Associate AIA
Michael A.P. Casolo, AIA, Waldner's Business Environments, Inc.
Ralf M. Dremel, AIA, Polo Ralph Lauren
Paul Simon Keene, AIA
Sangwoo Lee, AIA, Mitchell/Giurgola Architects, LLP
Stuart Narofsky, AIA, Narofsky Architecture & Design

Members transferred out – Good luck in your new locales.
Andrea Fraley, Assoc. AIA
Lucia Chien Ling, Assoc AIA, Gensler
Miro Bazac, AIA, M. Bazac Architect
Matthew Gifford, AIA, Gruzen Samton Archs. Plan. & Int Des. LLP
John T. Koga, AIA, Koga International Architects LLC
Ann Wills Marshall, AIA, Ann Wills Marshall Architect
Jonathan M. Mattox, AIA, Kliment Halsband
Laura Romano-Kowalski, AIA, Laura Kowalski Architect
James Shepherd, AIA, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP
Shane Smith, AIA, Ismael Leyva Architects
Leonard O. Townsend, AIA, Nason, Yerger, Gerson White & Lioce, P.A.
Frank A. Visconti II, AIA, Visconti Architecture
Gerald Clayton Whiteford, AIA
Anna M. Halpin, FAIA
Emanuel N. Turano, FAIA

Members Upgraded to Emeritus - Thank you for your years of membership!
Peter Blake, FAIA
Owen F. Brown, AIA
Zachary T. Lambrinon, AIA
Frank Raimondi, AIA, Frank Raimondi, Architect
H. F. Seitz, AIA
Ian Hutton Smith, AIA, Slomanson Smith & Baressi Architects

The Chapter mourns the passing of:
Dominick L. Segrete, AIA, Tucci Segrete & Rosen Consultants, Inc.
Edward Larrabee Barnes, FAIA, John M.Y. Lee / Michael Timchula, Arch. (London Times tribute to Barnes)
Ezra Stoller/Esto (London Times tribute)

CALENDAR

Our online calendar is constantly being updated. For the most up-to-date listings, visit http://www.aiany.org/calendar/index.php

CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE AND AIA EVENTS

Friday, 11/19/2004, 8 am – 9:45 am
Lincoln Center 65th Street Project Streetscape Proposals and Area Context
Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place
Speakers: Rebecca Robertson
CES HSW: 1.5

Friday, 11/19/2004, 1 – 5 pm (program begins promptly at 1:30)
Strategies to Plan and Execute Effective Proposals
Haworth Showroom, 625 Avenue of the Americas @ 19th Street, New York, NY
Speakers: Erika Rosenfeld, A/E/C Marketing Consultant
CES LUs: 3.5

Friday, 11/19/2004, 5:45 Reception, 6:30 - 9 pm
community + planners = change: The Role of the Progressive Planners – Past, Present and Future
Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place
Speakers: Thomas Angotti, Urban Planning Professor, Hunter College; Chester Hartman, Director of Research, Poverty & Race Research Action Council in Washington, DC, Founder of Planners Network; Peter Marcuse, Urban Planning Professor, Columbia University; Frances Piven, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology, City University of New York; Walter Thabit, Urban Planner, Founder of Planners for Equal Opportunity and author; Ronald Shiffman, Director Emeritus, Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development

Friday, 11/19/2004, 7 pm
Sunshine, Noir, and Architecture: Los Angeles Urbanism and Visual Culture
Nostalgia, Noir, and the Architecture of History
Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place
CES LUs: 1.5

Saturday, 11/20/2004, 1 – 6 pm
Mexico City Dialogues: Conversatios: Mexico City – New York City
Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place
CES HSW: 5

Sunday, 11/21/2004, 10 am - 2 pm
Mexico City Dialogues – Family Day: Create a City!
Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place

Monday, 11/22/2004, 6:30 pm
Internship & IDP
Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place
Speakers: Thom Penn, AIA; Kate Bojza, Assoc AIA; Barbara Mishara, AIA; Scott Siegel, AIA, NCARB; Jeffrey De Gregorio, AIA
CES LUs: 2

Tuesday, 11/23/2004, 6 – 8 pm
Civic Spirit: Changing the Course of Federal Design
Discussion with Gary P. Haney, AIA, A. Eugene Kohn, FAIA and William Pedersen FAIA
Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place
Speakers: Gary P. Haney, AIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill; A. Eugene Kohn, FAIA, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; William Pedersen FAIA, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
CES LUs: 1.5

Thursday, 12/02/2004, 8 am – 5 pm
PROCRASTINATOR'S DAY(s)
Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place
CES HSW: Up to 10

Friday, 12/03/2004, 7 pm
Daniel Libeskind with Alexander Garvin
Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place
Speakers: Daniel Libeskind, Architect, World Trade Center site; Alexander Garvin, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
CES LUs: 1.5

Friday, 12/03/2004, 8 am – 1 pm
PROCRASTINATOR'S DAY(s)
Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place
CES HSW: Up to 10

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OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

Saturday, 11/20/2004, 12 noon – 4 pm
Electrical Construction for Dummies: "Lighting Designers, Architects, and Interior Designers"
Cooper Union Building Peter Cooper Suite, 8th Floor, 7 East 7th Street (at 3rd Ave.), New York
CES HSW: 4

Monday, 11/22/2004, 6 – 8 pm
Gae Aulenti: The Importance of Interaction
New York Design Center (NYDC) 200 Lexington Avenue, between 32nd and 33rd Streets
Speakers: Lily Kane
CES LUs: 1

Monday, 11/29/2004, 6:30 pm
Paul Goldberger in conversation with Frank Gehry
Tishman Auditorium, New School University, 66 West 12th Street, New York

Thursday, 12/02/2004, 12 noon – 1 pm
Building Professionals Educational Alliance Seminar
Offices of Pierce Engineers, 330 W. 42nd Street, 30th Floor, New York
CES LUs: TBA

Thursday, 12/02/2004, 8 – 10 am
NYSAFAH Networking Breakfast
The Sky Club at the MetLife Building, 200 Park Avenue, 56th Floor

Thursday, 12/02/2004, Breakfast 8:30 am, Panel discussion 9:30 – 11 am
Sensory Overload: Understanding Information
ADC Gallery, 106 West 29th street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), New York City
Speakers: Red Burns, Chair, Interactive Telecommunications, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University (Moderator); Robert M. Greenberg, R/GA, 2003 National Design Award recipient for Communications; Martin Nisenholtz , CEO, New York Times Digital; Richard Saul Wurman

Thursday, 12/02/2004, 6:30 pm
Brigitte Shim, Shim-Sutcliffe Architects and Charles Waldheim, University of Toronto Building Sites
The Urban Center
CES LUs: Yes

Friday, 12/03/2004, 7 pm – Midnight
PWC Holiday Dinner Dance
The Yale Club Ballroom, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue (44th Street) NYC

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