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06.10.05
This issue
of eOculus is sponsored by:
Editor's note: A hot start to summer, but there are so many cool things to do. I hope to see many of you on June 16 when I'll be co-moderating the first New Practices Roundtable with Bill Menking, Editor, The Architect's Newspaper. And don't forget to send in your big ideas about small things for the Fall “Think Small” issue of Oculus (details below).
—Kristen Richards kristen@aiany.org, Bascom Guffin bguffin@aiany.org, Akiel Catwell
AIA
NEW YORK CHAPTER ANNUAL MEETING AND SLATE OF CANDIDATES
The
AIA New York Chapter Annual Meeting will begin at 6:00pm, June 20, at the
Center for Architecture. Just in time for the announcement of
nominations for 2006 Board, we would like to salute the 2005
Board of Directors at the near-mid-point
of their term. (For the complete slate of candidates for officers, directors,
and elective standing committee members in accordance with the Chapter
Bylaws, click
here.)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(For
those reading eOculus via email, please note that clicking on a link
in the Table of Contents will open this issue in your Web browser).
Above the Fold: AIA New York Chapter Annual Meeting
- East River Waterfront Initiative Unveiled – Housing Harlem – A Conversation with Henry Cobb, Ursula von Rydingsvard, and Eleanor Heartney
- Yablon Wins in Boston
- Norten Wins Guggenheim Guadalajara
- Names in the News
- Parachute Pavilion Winners
- New Deadlines: Ideas for Fall Oculus: Think Small – reThink/reDesign/recycle – Asian Culture Complex, Gwangju, Korea – AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson Design Awards
- New York Society of Renderers 2004/2005 Portfolio Now Available
At the Center for Architecture: Policy and Design for Housing: Lessons of the Urban Development Corporation 1968–1975 – Value Meal: Design and (over)Eating – City Art: New York's Percent for Art Program – Extended: New York NOW
Elsewhere: CIMA 2nd Annual Silent Auction Benefit – Along the Way: MTA Arts for Transit – Well Lit Chess Pieces by Marjorie Kouns
- Capital Campaign Update!
- Center for Architecture Foundation News
- June 15: Designed To Sell: Does Good Architecture and Design Translate to Higher Property Values?
- June 16: Informal Mentoring Roundtable
- June 22: Skin and Bones: Sustainable Structural Design
- June 23: “Experimental Architecture” Lecture Series Continues
- June 23: High Rise Building Safety
- June 28, 6:00pm: Demystifying the ARE II
- June 11: Kickoff for Summer Fun on Governors Island
- June 15: ABA Green Building Teleconference Seminar
- June 16: Designing the Taxi: How Do We Get There?
- June 17 (early registration): Everything Eco Workshops
- June 22: 9 to 5 Green: Greening Your Workspace
- June 22: GVSHP Annual Meeting and 15th Annual Village Awards
- June 22: Vizcaya: An American Villa of the Gilded Age with Witold Rybczynski
- June 23 - July 28: Solar-Powered Film Festival
- June 28: 2005 Brooklyn Design Awards
eCalendar
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moved our email-based calendar updates to their own publication, eCalendar.
Click the above link to go to to eCalendar on the Web.
(l–r): Councilmember Margarita Lopez, Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg
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East
River Waterfront Initiative Unveiled Pier 35, Lower Manhattan – With the constant whir from FDR Drive and rattling subway cars passing over the Manhattan Bridge, Mayor Bloomberg unveiled the plans to redevelop the East River waterfront. This planning and urban design study proposes short-term improvements and long-term strategies to reconnect Lower Manhattan's diverse communities to a two-mile stretch of the East River. Spanning the the shoreline between the Lower East Side and Battery Park City, the dynamic plan was developed by a team of consultants led by Richard Rogers Partnership and Sharples Holden Pasquerelli Architects (SHoP), with Ken Smith Landscape Architects, and the New York City Department of City Planning. The East River Waterfront Initiative attempts to meet and improve the challenges currently facing the area, which comprises both Community Boards 1 and 3. Today, much of the waterfront is underutilized by the public, lacks amenities, and consists of broken linkages between the different neighborhoods causing traffic congestion and street blockages. The initiative addresses these challenges by providing connections from each community to the East River; reinforcing the use of the water's edge through the creation of new pedestrian esplanades, and building on existing community plans to help mitigate traffic concerns and limit regulatory delays. Taking its cue from the Hudson River Park, the study features planters, benches, and trellises along the esplanades, along with an improved boardwalk and bike paths. Since this portion of the waterfront lies directly beneath the elevated FDR Drive, the plan calls for cladding the underside of the Drive to improve lighting, sound, and appearance. Underneath the Drive, new pavilions could be created to attract outdoor markets, cafes, retail, and recreation. Another significant portion of the new plan is the extension of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, and the creation of an at-grade plaza in front of the Battery Maritime Building. This would involve moving the mouth of the tunnel 350 feet from the existing street to create a 9-foot sidewalk and ample separation between vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The entire project, with the exception of the transportation initiatives, will take approximately five years to complete, and last week was awarded $150 million in LMDC funding. Click on link for images and further information about the study. |
(l–r): Roberta Washington, Carlton Brown, and J. Max Bond
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Housing
Harlem On June 2, the AIA New York Chapter Housing Committee hosted Housing Harlem, a panel discussion focusing on the current trends in housing design and construction going up in Harlem today. The event drew a crowd of 150 people to the Center for Architecture; when there were no more seats, people overflowed onto the mezzanine level and crowded the entryway to the Lecture Hall. The evening's panelists were certainly primed for the topic. NYS Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright, a fourth generation Harlem resident, has personally been involved with the transformation of this distinct neighborhood for more than 20 years. J. Max Bond, Jr., FAIA, founding partner of Davis Brody Bond, has designed several high quality housing developments in Harlem, notably Harriet Tubman Gardens (2002) and Strivers Gardens (2002; 2005). Joan Blumenfeld, FAIA, and her husband Robert Krone, AIA, designed their own townhouse at 230 West 112 Street using elements from Harlem brownstone typology, such as a stoop, second floor cantilevered bay windows, and likeness in scale, but treated these elements in a modern idiom. Roberta Washington, AIA, Roberta Washington Architects, PC, designed 1400 Fifth Avenue at 116 Street, a LEED certifiable apartment building which includes a mix of apartments and townhouses. Washington's design features a geothermal well, and uses all recycled or recyclable materials. Frederic Schwartz, FAIA, briefly spoke about The Kalahari, a collaborative project his firm is currently working on with GF55 and Jack Travis, FAIA, of JTA Architects, who is the design consultant. The Kalahari is located at 116 Street, and features a mix of 20% low-income, 30% moderate-income, and 50% market-rate apartments in the 250-unit building. The structure is notable for its intriguing brick façade inspired by patterns the tribes of the Kalahari paint on their houses. The remaining two panelists were Carlton A. Brown, Chief Operating Officer for Full Spectrum of NY, LLC, and Lou Katsos, Assoc. AIA, President of Jekmar Associates, Inc.; Executive Board Member, Harlem Chamber of Commerce. Both Brown and Katsos discussed in more detail the issues of design and affordability currently affecting not only Harlem but all of New York City in a time of rapid transformation through zoning changes and expansion of market-rate housing outside the Manhattan core. The evening was sponsored by the AIA NY Chapter Housing Committee in association with the Harlem Arts Alliance (HHA), International Communications Association, Inc. (ICA), and Consolidated Brick. |
A Conversation with Henry Cobb, Ursula von Rydingsvard, and Eleanor
Heartney
by Pam Chinn
On June 1, Henry Cobb, FAIA, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, and Ursula von Rydingsvard talked about the give-and-take relationship between The Architect and The Artist, using the Queens Family Courthouse Percent for Art Project as a model for discussion. After Cobb detailed the main architectural concepts of the project, von Rydingsvard described the process of constructing her five-story sculptural piece entitled 'katul katul' suspended in the central atrium.
Both speakers stressed the importance of light in the atrium, which Cobb described as the heart of the building. Von Rydingsvard aimed to create a sculpture that “drank in the light” from the 40x40-foot skylight, and she accomplished her goal by creating a metal frame sculpture with an undulating, translucent, plastic outer skin.
After the speakers' presentations, a film about von Rydingsvard's construction process was shown, followed by panel discussion and Q&A moderated by Eleanor Heartney, an essayist for City Art.
The program was part of an ongoing series accompanying the “City Art: New York's Percent for Art Program” exhibition at the Center for Architecture. The next event in the City Art series is "A Conversation with Artist Cai Guo-Qiang and Jane Farvar," which will be held at the Center for Architecture at on Tuesday, June 21 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm.
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Yablon
Wins in Boston |
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Norten
Wins Guggenheim Guadalajara |
Names in the News
San Francisco-based Huntsman Architectural Group has opened a New York
City office and acquired Manhattan-based Vartabedian Interiors; Alan
Vartabedian will serve as the Director of the New York office... Edward
Stand, AIA, LEED, has joined Perkins Eastman as a Principal... Marc
Gordon, AIA, and Lydia Gordon have been promoted to Principals at Harris
Smith Design... New promotions at Hoffman Architects: Russell
M. Sanders, AIA, to Executive Vice President and Director, Technical Services;
Arthur L. Sanders, AIA, to Senior Vice President and Director, Architecture;
Craig A. Hargrove, AIA, to Vice President and Director, Architecture;
Sandra C. Matheny to Senior Vice President and Director, Business Development;
Richard P. Kadlubowski, AIA, to Vice President and Senior Architect;
and Lawrence E. Keenan, AIA, PE, to Director, Engineering... Damian
C. Besculides has joined Cannon Design as Associate Vice President
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Parachute
Pavilion Winners |
Deadline June 24: reThink/reDesign/reCycle
AIA Chicago Young Architects Forum has issued a call for entries
for reThink/reDesign/reCycle.
The two-phase
open competition seeks proposals for an urban recycling receptacle.
Submissions will be exhibited at Daley Plaza in Chicago and juried
by a panel of
designers and city officials including: Douglas Garofalo, FAIA, Principal,
Garofalo Architects; Jeanne Gang, AIA, Principal, Studio Gang Architects;
Chris Sauve, Manager of the City of Chicago Recycling Program; Lois
Vitt Sale, Chair, USGBC Chicago; and Julie Cahillane, Northwestern
University
Manager of Recycling and Refuse. Cash prizes total $3,000. Click on
link for details and registration.
Registration Deadline June 27: Asian Culture Complex International
Design Competition
The Asian Culture Complex is
to be constructed on a large urban site in the southwestern hub city
of Gwangui, Korea.
Registration deadline is June 27, and submissions are due November
4. The competition is approved by the International Union of Architects,
and includes cash prizes from $20,000 – $200,000. Clink link for details.
Deadline July 19: AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson Design Awards
Click
link for details or call Valerie A. Browne, Executive Director for
the Chapter at 914.232.7240 for registration.
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New
York Society of Renderers 2004/2005 Portfolio Now
Available |
At the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place:
Claremont Gardens 1974
Additional
Sponsorship provided by: |
June
10 – September 10, 2005 Urban Development Corporation (UDC) was created under innovative NY State legislation in 1968 and given broad development authority and financial resources to "improve the physical environment for low- and moderate-income families". The exhibition explores selected projects that demonstrate housing of differing conditions: urban and suburban; mixed income; high-rise and low-rise; varying densities; with various building materials and technologies. Teams of graduate students from the Community Design Center of the Syracuse School of Architecture, the CUNY PH.D Program in Environmental Psychology and students from the CCNY School of Architecture have done on-site post evaluations. Current photography shows how the buildings and public spaces look today after three decades of occupancy. AIA New York Chapter has developed the exhibition and related programs in partnership with the following organizational contributors: The Architectural League; CCNY School of Architecture; The Graduate Center, CUNY; Pratt Graduate Center for Planning; Syracuse University School of Architecture; and New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. |
"Crave Aid," IDEO, San Francisco, CA |
Through August
13, 2005 Featuring twenty specially-commissioned, experimental projects by American-based designers, the exhibition seeks to explore design's potential to address the obesity epidemic currently afflicting the United States and, increasingly, much of the world. Included are objects, graphic works, conceptual proposals and hypothetical scenarios that all rethink the ways in which consumers eat. The exhibition represented the US at the Saint-Etienne International Design Biennale 2004. Curators: Laetitia Wolff/futureflair and Aric Chen Lead
Sponsor: Additional
Sponsorship Provided by: |
katul katul, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Queens Family Courthouse. Architects: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners/Gruzen Samton |
Through
September 3, 2005 Check out A Conversation with Henry Cobb, FAIA, Ursula von Rydingsvard, and Eleanor Heartney, Wednesday, 06/01/2005, 6:30–8:30pm, at the Center for Architecture Since 1983, New York City's Percent for Art program has commissioned and installed close to two hundred public art works in New York's five boroughs – in plazas, parks, community centers, schools, transportation terminals, police stations, firehouses, and courthouses. The exhibition, curated by Marvin Heiferman, features original photography by David S. Allee, a multimedia installation of the program's completed projects as well as selected models and architectural plans documenting the Percent for Art program's extraordinary achievement. The exhibition is timed to coincide with the release of the book City Art: New York's Percent of Art Program, published by Merrell Publishers (London, New York). Underwritten
by: Sponsored
by: |
nARCHITECTS: Switch Building, 109 Norfolk Street |
EXTENDED Make sure to cast a ballot for your favorite project by June 18; the three top-voted firms will be announced at the AIA New York Chapter Annual Meeting on June 20. New York NOW celebrates the diversity of the AIA New York Chapter and Center for Architecture membership by displaying over 175 submissions representing the depth and breadth of member projects. The resulting dialogue between different practitioners encourages deeper understanding. This exhibition is presented in memory of Arthur Rosenblatt, FAIA, who not only conceived of it, but was the force behind making it happen. Exhibition organized and designed by Tsao & McKown Architects. |
Studio Lawrence Kim: The Prairie House, Korea
Dan
Ionescu Architects: Metamorphosis of a Nest – Building
a Cradle for Pale Male and Lola |
Elsewhere:
Norman Foster: Chesa Futura, St. Moritz, Switzerland, 2000-2002; limited edition lithograph from a drawing |
June
21, 6:30 – 8:00pm Art works include fine art, architectural drawings, furniture prototypes, and sculpture. Contributing artists include Ati Gropius Johansen, Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Harry Seidler, Theoharis David (acting president of CIMA), William Katavolos, John Johansen, and others; proceeds benefit the Congress of International Modern Architects. Cooper Union Great Hall Gallery, 7 E. 7 St. |
Acconci Studio in collaboration with Daniel Frankfurt, P.C., Untitled, 2005, West 8th Street-New York Aquarium Station |
June
30 – September 9 Highlights from NYC's great underground gallery – the subway system; 150+ projects and artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Murray, Tom Otterness, Vito Acconci.
UBS Art Gallery, 1285 Avenue of the Americas (bet. 51 & 52 Sts.) |
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Through
September 23 Giant chess pieces (and 1,000's of vinyl sample chips) and whimsical Empire-style lampshades at – where else? – Chess Corner in Washington Square Park |
AROUND
THE CENTER
All events in this section take place at the Center
for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY
Capital Campaign Update!
There are just 19 days left to make your pledge to our Capital Campaign.
We will be celebrating with our lead contributors at a private
reception at The Museum of Modern Art. Acuity
Brands Lighting
is the Underwriter for this special, festive party.
Due to the invaluable support of our donors, the Center for Architecture was opened in October 2003. Since then, we have presented 36 exhibitions and 1,200 events while greeting 2,000 visitors each week. As we look forward, the commitments we receive from our supporters will enable us to continue to challenge both ourselves and our community by providing engaging, informative, and inspiring public programs and exhibitions.
Many individuals and firms have helped us reach almost $5.8 million in pledges to date. Only two weeks remain to join the supporters to be listed on the Center's permanent donor wall. For a full listing of our lead contributors: Click here (PDF). Please contact Pamela Puchalski, Deputy Director at 212.358.6116 or ppuchalski@aiany.org) to find out how you can support the Center for Architecture.
Over the past two weeks we've received over $240,000 in new pledges from the following:
Underwriters ($100,000 and above)
Acuity Brands LightingBenefactors ($25,000 – $49,999)
Atkinson Koven Feinberg, LLP
Polshek Partnership Architects, LLPPatrons ($10,000–$24,999)
Cooper, Robertson & Partners
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Edison Price Lighting
H3 Hardy Collaboration
Hillier
Lee Harris Pomeroy Associates
Metropolis GroupSponsors ($5,000–$9,999)
American Council of Engineering Companies of New York
Berzak-Schoen Consultants
Joan Blumenfeld, FAIA and Robert Krone, AIA
Burke Design
Calori & Vanden-Eynden
CNY Builders
Theo David Architects
Forest City Ratner Companies
Holzman Moss Architecture
Steve Kliment, FAIA
James McCullar & Associates Architects
Poltrana Frau
Linda Yowell Architect
Center for Architecture Foundation News
June 11, 11:00am – 4:00pm: Family Day @ the Center: Feats of Engineering: Skyscrapers the Ultimate Challenge
The Center for Architecture Foundation, in collaboration with the Skyscraper Museum and Structural Engineers Association of New York, invite family, middle school, or high school teams to compete in completing different feats of engineering. Projects will have to pass height as well as vertical load tests, and there will be a freestyle zone where you can create your own version of the skyscraper and a wind tunnel. Prizes – fun – and food! $15 per team, open to the public. RSVP to Amy Hitchoff: ahitchcoff@nyfarchitecture.org or 212.358.6136June 21, 6:30 – 7:30pm: Volunteer Information and Orientation Evening
Have you been looking for ways to become involved at the Center for Architecture or use your architectural expertise to affect your community? You can become involved as a volunteer mentor or facilitator for K-12 programs and events (student days, family days, and studio programs) at the Center for Architecture. Join us for a volunteer information and orientation meeting to find out more information about our programs and how you and your firm can become involved. RSVP to Amy Hitchoff: ahitchcoff@nyfarchitecture.org or 212.358.6136The mission of the Center for Architecture Foundation, the educational and charitable arm of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter, is to improve the built environment by promoting public awareness and broader appreciation of the importance of architecture, design, and planning through programs in education, research, and scholarship.
June
15, 6:00 – 8:00pm: Designed To Sell: Does Good
Architecture and Design Translate to Higher Property Values?
Join moderator Denis Wedlick, AIA, in a panel discussion and
Q&A
with architects and developers including: Thomas Baker, AIA, of Santiago
Calatrava SA; Michele Conte, Brown Harris Stevens Architects; Costas
Kondylis, AIA, Costas Kondylis & Partners; Chad Oppenheim, Oppenheim
Architecture + Design; Frank Sciame, Hon. AIA, F.J. Sciame Construction
Co.; and Christopher Wilson, Stribling & Associates. Admission:
FREE; CES Lus: 1.5. RSVP: rsvp@aiany.org or 212.358.6111
June 16, 6:00 – 8:00pm:
Informal Mentoring Roundtable
Once again, the Roundtable and the ENYA Committees invite architect
colleagues to join the next informal get-together. This is opportunity
to explore the varied quests and share insights among young and
maturing architects, and offers a service that the Chapter seeks
to develop
into a dynamic program. For further details, contact Sarelle Weisberg,
FAIA, Round Table Co-Chair: stw33@mindspring.com or
212.579.1898.
Grimshaw Building, Project for Phase 2 of EDEN, United Kingdom |
June
22, 6:00 – 8:00pm: Skin and Bones: Sustainable
Structural Design |
June 23, 6:30 – 8:00pm:
Experimental Architecture Lecture Series Continues
The next installment of the AIANY Chapter Architecture
Dialogue Committee's 2005 Experimental
Architecture lecture series on June 23 will feature Stan Allen,
AIA, Dean, Princeton School of Architecture. Allen will examine “Objects
+ Fields,” aspects of alternative practice. Mark your calendar
for the final lecture on September 14, when Paolo Riani will present “Unchartered
Territories,” an international perspective on global practice.
Tkts: $10/AIA/Center/Students; $15/non-members; CEU Lus: 1.5. RSVP:
rsvp@aiany.org or
212.358.6111
June,
23: 6:30 – 8:30pm: High
Rise Building Safety
The safety of tall buildings will be examined when Shyam Sunder
presents the findings of the study on the World Trade Center Evacuation.
Joining
Sunder at the AIA New York Building Codes Committee discussion
will be Ron Livian who will lead the discussion about the WTC Task
Force's
proposed modifications to the NYC Building Code. Carl Galioto,
FAIA, of SOM will discuss the practical implementation of the Task
Force
recommendations in the Freedom Tower. James Colgate of the Department
of Buildings will discuss the proposed changes in exit signage
in Local Law 26, and Evan Lipstien will propose use of phosphorescent
signs in the exit ways. Tkts: $10/AIA/Center members; $15/non-members.
CES LUs: 2, CES HSW: 2. RSVP: rsvp@aiany.org or 212.358.6111
June 28, 6:00pm: Demystifying the ARE II
Responding to numerous requests after our standing-room-only
April evening, another session has been scheduled to discuss
the challenges,
anxieties and the how-to-do-it for those approaching the Licensing
Exams. Panelists include: panel Roberta Washington, AIA, Margot
Woolley, AIA, and very articulate recent licensees: Todd M. Hause,
Arturo
Oujo Costelo, and Jumaane O Stewart. The event is free. RSVP: RSVP:
rsvp@aiany.org or 212.358.6111
Early Registration Deadline July 19: AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson
Design Awards
Open to W/M-H Chapter members and architects anywhere who have done
work in the chapter area. Details: 914.232.8211 or aiawmh@optonline.net
New AIA Chapters Near and Far
The Peconic Chapter of the AIA was granted Chapter status on
May 31. Formerly known as the East End Section of the Long Island
Chapter,
the section was established in 1990 with a membership of 30 architects,
and has since grown to more than 100 members. The Chapter's area
covers five Suffolk County East End Towns: Riverhead, Southold,
Shelter Island, Southampton, and East Hampton. Douglas Moyer,
AIA, Douglas
Moyer AIA Architect PC, East Hampton, is the new President, and
Anne Surchin, AIA, Anne Surchin Architect, Sag Harbor, is Vice
President.
The Chapter has already established regular dinner meetings on
the second Thursday of each month in Bridgehampton. For more
information,
contact Evan Rofheart, Assoc. AIA: evananda@gmail.com.
AIA National recently announced the creation of its fourth overseas chapter, AIA Japan. This will be the second AIA chapter to open in Asia and will serve approximately 50 AIA members. Michel van Ackere, AIA, an American architect currently practicing in Japan, has worked diligently with other AIA members there for the last two years to form a local chapter. There are currently three other overseas AIA chapters, including AIA London/UK, formed in 1993, AIA Continental Europe, formed in 1994, and AIA Hong Kong chartered in 1997.
June 11: Kickoff for Summer Fun on Governors Island
New Yorker's will have a unique opportunity to enjoy a special part of
the city with Summer
Saturdays and Weekday
Historic District Tours on Governors Island. which kick
off this Saturday, June 11 with a Family Festival (and free ferry service).
For more information, click link
or call 212.440.2202.
June 15: ABA Green Building Teleconference Seminar
This month's American
Bar Association's Renewable Energy Resource
Committee's National Teleconference/Brown Bag Seminar for lawyers
and non-lawyers should be of particular interest to architects and engineers: “Green
Buildings Promote the Growth of On-site Renewables and Other Distributed
Generation.” The program can be attended either in person at host
locations across the country or via teleconference. Co-sponsors include
the AIANY Chapter, USGBC NY Chapter, Association of Energy Engineers,
NY Chapter, and CEEP, and AIA credits are available. Registration: $15;
no charge for government and full-time academic registrants. Click on
link for program details, locations, and registration.
June 16, 2:00 – 5:00pm:
Designing the Taxi: How Do We Get There?
The taxi is not only a mode of transportation, but is a part of the
fabric of New York City. "Designing the Taxi" is free public
workshop, presented by Design
Trust for Public Space in cooperation with Parsons School of Design, that will present innovative
taxi-improvement ideas including sketches, proposed regulatory reforms,
public space plans, and more. Panelists include: Paul Goldberger, Dean,
Parsons School of Design, and New Yorker architecture critic; Paul
Herzan, President, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum; Michael
Levine, Owner,
Ronart Leasing Corporation (taxi fleet); Deborah Marton, Executive
Director, Design Trust for Public Space; Andrew Salkin, First Deputy
Commissioner,
NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission; Bruce Schaller, transportation consultant,
author of “The New York City Taxicab Fact Book”; and Kurt
Andersen, Studio 360 radio host (moderator). Edward Swayduck Auditorium,
New School University, 65 Fifth Ave. (bet. 13 & 14 St.)
June 17 (early registration): Everything Eco Workshops
The San Francisco Institute of Architecture (SFIA) is bringing its
Everything Eco Workshops to New York on
July 6 and Boston on July 8. The morning and afternoon sessions, led
by architect Fred A. Stitt, SFIA Founder and Director, cover everything
from how to sell “green” design benefits and a rundown
on the latest, easiest ways to meet LEED standards, to case studies,
materials,
and methods. Each workshop earns 3 AIA CES HSW units; pre-enrollment
required. Register
before June 17: $98 per workshop; after June 17: $150 per workshop.
SFIA also offers more than 100 architectural academic and CEU distance
learning
courses – mention you read about it e-Oculus and get a discount
(does not apply to Everything Eco Workshops). Click link for details.
June 22, 6:30 – 8:00pm:
9 to 5 Green: Greening Your Workspace
GreenHomeNYC's
June Building Forum is a discussion about what we can do to "green
up" your own office. Guest speaker is green designer Eric Lam
R.A., LEED, of Gensler, who will explain how small things such as the
right
ventilation, lighting, and materials can make difference in a creating
a healthy workspace. Hafele Showroom, 25 E. 26 St. RSVP: rsvp@greenhomenyc.org
June 22, 6:30pm: GVSHP Annual Meeting and 15th Annual Village Awards
The Greenwich Village Society
for Historic Preservation Annual Village
Awards honor people, places, and organizations that contribute significantly
to the special quality of life in Greenwich Village, Noho, and the
East Village. This year's honorees include(among others): the Abingdon
Square Park Restoration (George Vellonakis, Chief of Design, NYC Department
of Parks & Recreation), and the Ottendorfer Branch New York Public
Library Restoration (William Schickel - 1884; Macrae-Gibson Architects
- 2002). The awards will be emceed by James Stewart Polshek, FAIA. Village
Community School, 272 W. 10 St. (bet. Washington & Greenwich Sts.).
RSVP by June 21 to Cheryl Woodruff: swoodruff@gvshp.org or 212.475.9585
x39
June 22, 6:30pm: Vizcaya:
An American Villa of the Gilded Age
The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America begins
its Summer
Lecture Series with “Vizcaya: An American Villa of the Gilded Age.” The
illustrated lecture will be presented by journalist and author Witold
Rybczynski, Meyerson Professor of Urbanism, University of Pennsylvania.
Tkts: Free/ICA&CA members; $25/non-members. Sotheby's Institute
of Art, 1334 York Ave. at E. 72 St. Click link for details.
June 23 – July 28, 8:45pm: Solar-Powered Film Festival
New
York's first Solar
Powered Arts Festival kicks off June 23 with a showing of "This Land is Your Land” by
Lori Cheatle and Daisy Wright. It is the first of six award-winning
independent films being presented every Thursday evening through
July 28, and each
includes presentations and Q&A's with the NYC-based directors.
The films will be projected on the wall of a parking garage opposite
Stuyvesant Cove Park (E. 23 St. & FDR Drive), and all audio
for the movies will be solar powered. The festival is sponsored
by SolarOne,
a solar-powered not-for-profit educational facility, will be totally
powered by solar energy. Films to follow are: June 30: “Screen
Door Jesus” by Kirk Davis; July 7: “Grey Gardens” by
Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer; July
14: “Road” by
Leslie McCleave; July 21: “Gotham Fish Tales” by Robert
Maass; July 28: “Mana – Beyond Belief” by Peter
Friedman and Roger Manley. A $6.00 donation is suggested for admission,
and
proceeds go
toward the design of SolarTwo, the city's first environmental museum
designed by Kiss + Cathcart. Click on link for details.
June 28,
5:30 - 8:30pm: 2005 Brooklyn Design Awards
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2005 Building Brooklyn
Awards, recognizing new constructions and renovations that have contributed
to the economic revitalization of Brooklyn. Awards will be presented
to 15 winners at a cocktail reception and ceremony on June 28 at the
Brooklyn Museum Beaux Art Court. Tkts: $150. Click on link for details.
We have moved our email-based calendar updates to their own publication, eCalendar. Click the above link to go to to eCalendar on the Web.
Oculus 2005 Editorial Calendar and Ideas/Submissions Deadlines (projects can be anywhere, but architects must be New York-based). Contact: Kristen Richards kristen@ArchNewsNow.com.
June 15: Fall: Think Small
September 15: Winter: Tapping into the Publication Wars
June 13: John M. Clancy Award for Socially Responsible Housing (PDF)
June 15: Deadline extended for the 2005 IFRAA Faith and Forum Awards.
June 20: Request for Expressions of Interest: Innovative ideas for Governors Island
June 24: reThink/reDesign/recycle: Urban recycling receptacle design competition
June 27 (registration deadline): Asian Culture Complex, Gwangju, Korea; submissions due November 4
June 30: Benjamin Moore HUE Awards recognizing outstanding color in design
July 1: 2005 Internship Conference Essay Competition: Designing Tomorrow's Architect
July 15: 2005 Brick In Architecture Awards call for entries
July 15: Call for Submissions: CITY|SPACE "Get on the Bus" Exhibition, Berkeley, CA
July 19: AIA Westchester/Mid-Hudson Design Awards. Call 914.232.8211 or email aiawmh@optonline.net
July 25: "Best practice" examples of accessibility in new and renovated courthouse design; Courthouse Access Advisory Committee of the U.S. Access Board; send graphic examples to David Calvert at lawdpc@swbell.net.
September 19: Advanced Architecture Contest: Self-Sufficient Housing
September 30 (registration): Building Stone Institute 25th Tucker Architectural Awards; submissions due November 11
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Recent architectural graduates and those with 3-5 years experience with solid writing/speaking skills needed by exterior envelope consulting architect. Email resumes@jrgaia.com or fax 212.736.4466.
RFQ: Architect
The Convention Center Development Corporation (CCDC) is issuing a Request
for Qualifications (RFQ) for Architects/Engineers to form a team to
design the expansion and renovations of the Jacob K. Javits Convention
Center in New York City.
Respondents will be asked to present a team which includes a world class, award winning Architectural Design firm with experience on large scale, prominent, complex urban projects.
Respondents will need to demonstrate recent experience with designing convention centers, arenas, performance spaces, hotels and large public facilities (1 to 2 million square feet).
Respondents will work with previously completed ‘conceptual plans' and phasing strategies to further develop drawings through to Construction Documents.
Requests for RFQ's and/or questions may be addressed via email only to: d&cproject1@empire.state.ny.us
Note: Please
put “Javits
Architect RFQ” on the subject line
of the email header.
Responses are due June 27, 2005 at 12:00pm
ESDC's non-discrimination and affirmative action policy will apply.
Gluckman Mayner Architects seeks versatile Interior Designer/Architect for a variety of projects, including preparation of specifications for commercial furnishings. 3-5 years experience preferred, AutoCAD and 3D rendering skills important.
Please mail resumes to Gluckman Mayner Architects, 250 Hudson Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10013
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Super Enterprises, a leader in the distribution of Marvin Window and Door products, is seeking experienced, self-motivated Architectural Consultants to promote our product to Architectural and Design firms in NYC. Responsibilities include delivering new business; increasing profitability and expanding into new market segments. |
The ideal candidate will possess the following attributes: excellent communication, presentation and organizational skills; strategic and tactical planning ability; experience in prospecting and developing leads; proficient in Microsoft Office in a networked environment.
Enjoy a competitive salary, comprehensive benefit package, mileage reimbursement and state-of-the-art company equipment.
Please email your resume to: newcareers@supermarvin.com
HNTB Architecture (www.hntbarchitecture.com), a national firm specializing in public projects, has opportunities in growing NYC office for:
Senior Project Architect (05-0368): Responsible for technical solutions, coordinating disciplines and management aspects. Ideal candidate: Architecture degree, 7+ years' experience, R.A., AutoCAD proficiency, abillity to supervise a team, project management and proposal experience.
Junior Architect (05-0368): Candidate should be highly motivated and detail oriented with ability to work well on teams. Candidate must have a degree in Architecture and office experience, with AutoCAD and 3D modeling skills.
Send resume and specify position to HNTB Architecture, Attn: Evan Supcoff, 352 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001 or fax to 212.947.4030.
Small, high end, classical residential firm seeks talented licensed architect with 8–10 years experience. Must have extensive experience with classical traditional residential design, strong technical skills, construction documents, project management for built residential projects and great communication skills. Strong CAD and computer skills is a must. Fax 212.965.1356; e-mail PDF resume, cover letter & samples of work to info@gpschafer.com.
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Office
Space – Tribeca Approximately 1,500 rentable square feet. Architect designed and built. Fully furnished. New storefront, networked, phones, alarm, central air, built in bookcases and storage systems. 10 workstations, conference room, pantry, 24/7 access, $7,000/month; 212.966.8500 x24 or scassell@chodosh.net. |
Office Space – Downtown
Approximately 500 square feet; private office plus 2–3 workstations;
shared conference space and kitchen; River views; bright; renovated;
24/7 building; attended lobby; located in Real Estate Development Consulting
office; $2,000/month; 212.732.4056 x101 or rhfrazier@freemanfrazier.com.
Two Professors
of Architectural Design – The City College of New York, School of Architecture,
Urban Design and Landscape Architecture (appointment
available Fall 2005 or Spring 2006)
The
CCNY School of Architecture seeks two distinguished design professionals with
teaching experience for its new Masters Programs in Architecture. The candidates
must have experience in undergraduate and graduate studio teaching and offer
evidence of published and notable built work. Ability to teach courses in related
fields, such as theory, environment and/or technology is required. These are
full time tenure track positions.
The School of Architecture, Urban Design, and Landscape Architecture is deeply committed to social concerns in practice, as well as to providing access to the finest education in the art and technology of architecture, urban design and landscape architecture to the broadest and most diverse student population. The faculty members we seek should be prepared to participate in and enhance this unique and lively intellectual atmosphere.
Requirements: For consideration, candidates must be registered architects with a Masters Degree and/or possess a PhD. In addition to graduate-level teaching in design and another relevant field, prominence in practice and/or scholarship is required.
Rank and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Positions opened until filled.
Please send curriculum vitae, three (3) letters of recommendation, and a portfolio of selected work to:
Professor Garrison McNeil
Chair, Masters Program Search (PVN# FY-10563)
The School of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture
The City College of New York
Shepard Hall Rm 103
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10013
For more information, please visit the College's website at: www.ccny.cuny.edu/positions
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Architectural
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Architects
Leading NYC architectural firm seeking outstanding, talented individuals
in design and production capacities. Salary commensurate with experience.
Excellent computer skills mandatory. Presentation abilities a priority.
Email resume to H. Weber c/o contactus@SBJgroup.com
Architects
BL Companies, a multi-disciplined, ENR Top 500 Design Firm, seeks
self-motivated, dynamic professionals to work in its Manhattan office.
Excellent career opportunities immediately available in this rapidly
expanding firm.
AutoCAD Drafter/Designer: Individual with 4–6 years of experience in the production drawing of new commercial construction and interiors. Excellent proficiency in AutoCAD required.
Project Architect: Individual must have a minimum of 10 years experience and an excellent technical knowledge of shell building and retail and commercial interior fit-out design & construction. Experience with AutoCAD required.
Project Manager: Qualified candidate should be an energetic professional with a minimum of 15 years experience and have a solid technical knowledge of building core and shell design, retail and commercial interior fit-out design and construction. Ability to manage complex projects and excellent communication skills are essential. AutoCAD proficiency required. Professional Registration preferred.
BL Companies offers an excellent benefits package and fosters a growth-oriented work environment. Please send resume to: Personnel Director, BL Companies, 355 Research Parkway, Meriden, CT 06450, via fax to 203.630.2615 or email resumes@blcompanies.com. Affirmative Action. EOE. Visit our website at www.blcompanies.com
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Consulting
For Architects, Inc. / Staffing We seek talented architects and building design professionals at all levels to present to our New York City clients. This is an opportunity to work on a per-project basis, setting your own fees and schedule, while building your portfolio and experience. We also feature a number of permanent positions. BArch or Master in Architecture and AutoCAD (or other) skills required. Please email resume to recruiters@cons4arch.com or phone 212.532.4360. Q1 2005 CAD training schedule available. |
AIA Contract
Documents
The American Institute of Architects has Released Twelve New Contract
Documents
New Documents Include a Design-Build Family, Six New Standard Forms of
Architects' Services Documents, and a Request for Information (RFI) Form
For more information click
here.
Paper Documents
The AIA New York Chapter is a full-service distributor of AIA Contract
Documents, which are the most widely used standard form contracts in
the building industry. These comprehensive contracts have been prepared
by the AIA with the input of contractors, attorneys, architects, and
engineers. Typically, industry professionals and home/property owners
use these documents to support agreements relating to design and construction
services. Anyone may purchase and use the AIA Contract Documents. AIA
Members receive a 10% discount. For a full list and order form, please
click
here (PDF) or
call 212.358.6113 with your fax number.
Electronic
Format
Documents
The new AIA Contract Documents software. Completely redesigned and
based on Microsoft Word, the new software is easier to use than Word
itself.
Enter project and document information once and reuse it automatically.
E-mail documents as Word or PDF attachments. Print "clean copy" final
documents with all changes captured in a special report. Go to http://www.aia.org/docssoftwaretraining for Contract Documents Software Training and
http://www.aia.org/docs_purchase to download the AIA Contract Documents
software.
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