eOCULUS 01.09.07

Editor's Note: Happy New Year! 2007 marks the 150th Anniversary of the American Institute of Architects. Since New York was the founding chapter, we have a big year ahead of us. Keep a look out for programs, events, Architecture Week in April, and the AIA New York State Convention in October!

New Film Blasts Atlantic Yards
By Gideon Fink Shapiro

Courtesy Isabel Hill

Event: BROOKLYN MATTERS
Location: Center for Architecture, 01.04.07
Speakers: Isabel Hill — director, producer "BROOKLYN MATTERS"; Julia Vitullo-Martin — Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute & director, Center for Rethinking Development; Theodore Liebman, FAIA — partner, The Liebman Melting Partnership, former Chief of Architecture, NYS Urban Development Corporation; Stuart Pertz, FAIA — former NYC Planning Commissioner; Ronald Shiffman, FAICP, Hon. AIA — urban planner & former director, Pratt Center for Community Development
Organizers: Center for Architecture
Sponsors: Center for Architecture

Several weeks following the state government's approval of the Atlantic Yards redevelopment plan, independent filmmaker and former urban planner Isabel Hill unveiled a critical documentary entitled, "BROOKLYN MATTERS." The hard-hitting polemic gives a new voice to the movement seeking to stop or redirect the project as currently proposed by Forest City Ratner Companies and Gehry Partners. Interviews with diverse stakeholders portray the plan as an undemocratic, rash, and even corrupt folly that will sacrifice existing neighborhood values and pre-empt more thoughtful development opportunities in the future.

Despite the official green light the Atlantic Yards project received from Albany last month, Hill, who researched and shot the film throughout 2006, is not deterred. "I want the film to remind all the people who oppose the Atlantic Yards plan that they shouldn't remain silent because they think it is a done deal." In a post-screening discussion, Stuart Pertz, FAIA, former NYC Planning Commissioner, said the project could still stall before reaching fruition. He advocated a more integrated planning process that transcends mere zoning controls and includes community review prior to last-minute hearings. Urban planner Ronald Shiffman, FAICP, Hon. AIA, discussed more inclusive planning solutions such as community-based 197-a plans, while Theodore Liebman, FAIA, former Chief of Architecture for the NYS Urban Development Corporation, urged better leadership of state-run public authorities such as the Empire State Development Corporation.

"BROOKLYN MATTERS" presents an array of dissenting voices. Hunter College Department of Urban Affairs & Planning professor Tom Angotti forsees "a separate enclave, a huge superblock," while Municipal Art Society President Kent Barwick argues that much of the plan's so-called public space will be unusable or uninviting. The New Yorker's architecture critic Paul Goldberger perceives major shortcomings in the Gehry Partners design for "the entire context" despite his admiration for many of the firm's other projects. Dissecting the Community Benefits Agreement that Forest City Ratner signed with non-profit groups, NYC Council Member Letitia James says it is not legally binding. She also alleges that the developer broke key promises about jobs and local benefits in previous projects such as Metrotech Center and Atlantic Terminal.

Cont'd . . .

European Central Bank by COOP HIMMELB(L)AU
Courtesy Austrian Cultural Forum

Central Television Headquarters by OMA
Courtesy Museum of Modern Art

Building Blocks
By Carolyn Sponza, AIA

Exhibitions: OMA in Beijing: China Central Television Headquarters by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren — Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), through 02.26.07; and COOP HIMMELB(L)AU: Vertical City — The New Premises of the European Central Bank — Austrian Cultural Forum New York (ACF), through 02.10.07

With construction sites filling New York's grid, two local museums have mounted exhibitions documenting individual buildings sited halfway around the world. The Museum of Modern Art is spotlighting OMA's work on Beijing's China Central Television Headquarters (CCTV) tower; the Austrian Cultural Forum New York presents COOP HIMMELB(L)AU'S new European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt. With so much happening in our own city, what is important about these two buildings — one under construction, the other in design development — that each has garnered its own exhibition, even before the buildings open to the public? Perhaps it is not the buildings themselves, but rather the trends they represent.

At MoMA, the CCTV building represents "the convergence of pivotal moments in 20th century architecture." Items from the museum's collection — including an axonometric drawing of Peter Cook's Plug-In-City — are interspersed throughout the show, underscoring this idea. However, the exhibition is mainly comprised of supergraphic images, diagrams, and commentary collaged throughout the gallery forming dense graphic wallpaper. Photographs of construction workers erecting the steel structure partially compose the collage. While the building's design appears metered and premeditated, a controlled frenzy is implied by the series of 12-foot, hardhat-wearing figures storming the room. And while the models suspended in the center of the gallery speak to the building's immense girth, a nearby rendering makes the structure appear petite in the context of Beijing's 2008 skyline. Instead of representing an individual thought, perhaps the CCTV building is evidence of how quickly and completely an urban fabric can be transformed.

ACF's exhibition hints at a different type of message — the ability of a single structure to stand out in an urban landscape. At every turn, visitors are reminded how tall the ECB will be when constructed. A two-story screen print of the building's section and an oversized model emphasize this point. A looping animation of the building depicts Frankfurt's downtown as flat, with the ECB — composed of two skyscrapers and a low cantilevered "groundscraper" — rising as an icon above. Oriented on a diagonal, the platform on which 70 concept models sit cleaves apart the space in much the same way that the building's two towers have been separated.

As the millennial recedes, architects are looking ahead, searching for the next best thing. Both exhibitions hint at what the future might look like, for better or for worse!

Design Life Now, According to Cooper-Hewitt
By Linda G. Miller

Camera Obscura, Mitchell Park Phase 2, Greenport, NY, 2005. Designer: SHoP/Sharples Holden Pasquarelli.
Photo by Seong Kwon, courtesy Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

Exhibition: Design Life Now: National Design Triennial 2006
Location: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, through 07.29.07
Curators: Cooper-Hewitt curators Barbara Bloemink; Ellen Lupton; and Matilda McQuaid; guest curator Brooke Hodge — The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

The main element of design during the last three years has been the blurring traditional opposites: natural vs. artificial, craft vs. technology, virtual vs. authentic. One would expect to find clear examples of innovative architecture, fashion, furniture, jewelry, lighting, graphic, industrial, and landscape design. But the Cooper-Hewitt's Design Life Now: National Design Triennial 2006 is broader in scope and contains innovative multi-disciplinary designs such as Robolobster, the biometric underwater ambulatory robot invented by marine biologist Joseph Ayers; Lifeport Organ Recovery Systems, a sleek, compact kidney transporter (co-designed by IDEO); an interior section of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which will take to the skies next year — even Google won a place in the exhibition for Google Earth (and every designer and planner loves Google Earth!).

Casting a wide net over a pool of innovative American designers, and international designers working in the U.S., the curators selected 87 firms and individuals from a variety of disciplines. New York designers are heavily represented in the exhibition: 33 are New York-based and seven more have branch offices in the City.

The exhibition begins on the museum's façade with Ken Smith Landscape Architect's Wall Flowers, a site-specific orange scrim wall garden of synthetic flowers. Another custom-made project is Enteractrive (11th and Flower), Los Angeles-based Electroland's light installation of fluorescent tubes along the museum's grand staircase triggered by visitors as they pass. A few of the architecture projects that are creating a "buzz" include the sectional model of Architecture for Humanity's Ipuli Medical Training Center in Tanzania, Preston Scott Cohen's design for the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, kOnyk's pre-fab Up!house 1500, Toshiko Mori Architect's Newspaper Café, with its vertical reading room, and SHoP/Sharples Holden Pasquarelli's Camera Obscura, a digitally designed, computer-fabricated building. Architects aren't always selected for architecture: the work of Greg Lynn FORM is also featured — with flatware design for Alessi that is still in the prototype stage.

AIAS Members Convene in Boston for New Year
By Onur Ekmecki

The NY contingent at the 2006 AIAS convention celebrates the New Year in Boston. (l-r): NYIT students Evan Lepore, Paul Zajac, Ana Fonseca; and CCNY students Rommel Gordillo, Claudia Carolina Cristancho, Edith Altamiranda, and Onur Ekmekci.
Courtesy AIAS

Event: Forum 2006: Transitions
Location: Boston, 12.29.06 — 01.01.07
Speakers: keynote speakers: Brian Healy, AIA — architect, educator, principal, Brian Healy Architects; Stephen Kieran, FAIA — architect, author, partner, KieranTimberlake Associates; Theodore Landsmark, MevD, JD, D.A. (Hon), PhD, Assoc. AIA — President, Boston Architectural College; Jane Weinzapfel, FAIA — principal, Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Organizer: American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) Chapter at the Wentworth Institute of Technology; additional support — AIAS chapters at the Boston Architectural College and Northeastern University

Boston is home to great contemporary architecture, including the new Institute of Contemporary Art designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and the Ray and Maria Stata Center by Gehry Partners at MIT. The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) Forum, celebrating its 50-year anniversary, provided daily field trips to these buildings and many more, along with numerous seminars organized for students. Topics ranged from portfolio design and how to manage money after graduation, to examining the shift and challenges architecture schools face due to an increase in demand for green design.

Keynote speakers shared their experiences as architecture students and discussed how those years influenced their own practices. Stephen Kieran, FAIA, partner at KieranTimberlake Associates, emphasized the impact of architecture and architects on the future of the environment. According to his research, sustainable construction techniques — such as using recycled materials and incorporating solar panels — can save up to 35% of fossil fuel energy. Theodore Landsmark, MevD, JD, D.A. (Hon), PhD, Assoc. AIA, President of the Boston Architectural College and recipient of the national 2006 Whitney M. Young Jr. Award for exemplifying social responsibility, talked about diversity issues and dispelled some students' misconceptions about the architecture field. "Whoever says there are not enough jobs for architects is a liar," he said giving many students some relief about their futures.

For many, the most valuable aspect of this forum was sharing architecture school experiences. As a New York City student, it was exciting for me to see the differences and similarities among architectural schools nationally. For example, students from the University of Minnesota and the University of California-San Diego use CAD programs from the beginning of their education, whereas students in most NYC architecture schools start using CAD in their second year. Differences can also be seen in design studio projects — students from Midwest architecture schools explore mostly suburban projects, while NYC schools tend to study urban environments.

More than 1,000 architecture students came from as far away as Puerto Rico and Hawaii. Eight students represented New York from The City College of New York and New York Institute of Technology. Next meetings: Milwaukee this year, and Denver in 2008.

Onur Ekmekci is an architecture student at City College of New York.

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EDITOR'S SOAPBOX: Looking Back at 2006, Predicting 2007

Sustainability infiltrated all design-related media throughout 2006 making it the biggest topic of the year by far. From new buildings and planning initiatives, publications, exhibitions, television programs, and movies, to new government initiatives, the word was green. Now that it is in the public eye, in 2007 I hope we will reach the point where green design is an assumption, not something that makes a project stand out.

The green design boom can be seen in the number of LEED-certified buildings completed and in development over the last year: the Hearst Tower (LEED Gold) designed by Foster + Partners; 7 WTC (LEED Gold) designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Battery Park continues to implement green guidelines for all new development. The nearly completed New York Times Building, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop with FXFOWLE Architects is not pursuing LEED certification — choosing to focus on innovative lighting over fulfilling all point requirements — but it will still be one of the greenest buildings in the city. Sustainable South Bronx is paving the way for neighborhood development. In 2007, all city-funded projects will have LEED requirements.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) developed the New Construction Program, promoting green building through tax incentives and research assistance grants. The Design Trust for Public Space completed two publications — Sustainable New York City (with the NYC Office of Environmental Coordination) and High Performance Infrastructure Guidelines (with the NYC Department of Design and Construction). The Skyscraper Museum highlighted firms that pursue green design in the Green Teams: How Sustainability Succeeds in Business exhibition.

2006 saw green design go mainstream. Along with Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" came "Design: E2," the six-episode Brad Pitt-narrated PBS series. The world is keying into green issues more than ever. Global Green USA announced a competition to rebuild New Orleans through sustainable design (speaking of Brad Pitt — one of the jury members). Discussions about China's future revealed the serious and great impact the construction boom, currently in nascent phases, will have on the global environment.

Green is not new anymore. In 2006 sustainability became a priority; what will 2007 bring? So much of the argument behind sustainable design lies in the fact that over the course of 10 years a building will begin to become efficient economically. Will the numbers come in? Maybe we will finally prove that green design is economically beneficial.

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IN THE NEWS

Forty-Story Job Completes 42nd Street Redevelopment

Eleven Times Square
FXFOWLE Architects The last parcel of undeveloped land in the Empire State Development's (ESD) 42nd Street Project was sold to SJP Properties, a Parsippany, NJ-based real estate company. SJP purchased the site, located on the southeast corner 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue across from the Port Authority, for $305 million and has hired FXFOWLE Architects to design the 40-story, one million-square-foot office tower. The design features a sheer glass curtainwall with silk-glass spandrel panels. Private roof terraces with glass windscreens will be included on several of the building's setbacks. Class A corporate tenant space with retail on the lower floors will comprise 11 Times Square. Plans call for a groundbreaking this summer and completion during the first quarter of 2009.

Renovation to Light Up Kids' Lives
Midtown's Covenant House will be upgraded
Terrence O'Neal Architect Terrence O'Neal Architect has begun a major 125,000-square-foot reconstruction and upgrade for Covenant House New York, a three-building complex on West 41st Street. The organization provides care and temporary shelter for homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth. Since its doors are open 24/7, an illuminated canopy with a skylight that boldly identifies the facility will serve as a nighttime beacon in a new landscaped courtyard at the main entrance, according to the press release. Residential rooms and administrative offices are being gutted, regrouped, and rebuilt in all of the buildings. The reconfigured space in "Building A" will increase the residential capacity by approximately 60%, with 300 beds in the crisis center and 200 in a longer-stay program. "Building B" will house a child care center, redesigned chapel, and a recreation complex, and "Building C" will include administrative offices, health care suites, and a renovated cafeteria. Electrical, infotech, and mechanical/HVAC systems are being significantly upgraded or replaced. The architect previously renovated a convent that housed the organization's Keturah W. Wood Mother Child Crisis Center on West 52nd Street.

Dual Zoning Gives White Brick Box a Second Life

Rendering of renovated 211 E. 51st Street.
Meltzer/Mandl Architects Originally hired for a condominium conversion, Meltzer/Mandl Architects is now transforming an East 51st Street residential building into a 21-story, 72-unit luxury apartment complex. Stripped down to the steel skeleton, concrete floors, and foundation, the exterior masonry will be replaced with an au courant glass curtain wall with pale green spandrel glass detailing. Much of the building's design was determined by the site's split zoning — 50 feet of frontage is in a residential zone and 40 feet is in a commercial zone. The architects realized that the circa 1958 building (predating current zoning laws) was under-built according to the current allowable Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and an additional eight-floor extension on the roof was added "as of right." Additional amenities for the building will include a roof deck, club room, sundeck with outdoor pool, and fitness center. A three story medical center will occupy the bottom floors of the commercial zone. Vest-pocket public space, Green Acre Park, will be provided for a next-door neighbor.

Science Advances in Geneseo

SUNY Geneseo will combine all sciences within one building.
Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum SUNY Geneseo is reaching new levels of science education and research with the help of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK). The Integrated Science Center is one of a handful of contemporary university buildings devoted to the research and instruction of science at an undergraduate level by integrating all sciences under one roof including biochemistry, biophysics, geochemistry, and geophysics. To be contextual with the existing campus buildings, HOK's design uses a combination of brick, stone, and lead-coated copper on the façade of the new facility, which houses a 2,700 square-foot greenhouse, a roof-top astronomy deck, 16 teaching labs, 30 custom-designed research labs, and private and administrative offices. Unique to the design is an geological timeline embedded in the lobby floor, an oversized time lapse photograph of the development of a salamander embryo, a wall-to-wall periodic elements chart spanning two stories, and a 60-foot pendulum to represent the study of physics. The infrastructure supports a flexible lab design, an innovative smoke exhaust system in the main atrium, and a heat recovery system for energy savings.

Labs Give New Heart to Southside Hospital
Construction is under way for a new Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory suite at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, Long Island, a community hospital that is part of the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System. The 13,000-square-foot gut renovation designed by Swanke Hayden Connell Architects will design two new labs and a shelled room that can accommodate a future lab, as well as recovery space and all other support and operational functions. The design will emphasize the separation of clean and soiled material traffic flow. Procedure rooms and equipment rooms will be combined to maximize space and provide an efficient MEP system. The project is expected to be complete by this spring.

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AROUND THE AIA + THE CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE

2007 National AIA Awards Announced
Washington DC's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, is to receive the 2007 AIA Twenty-five Year Award. Lin, a principal of Maya Lin Studios in New York, designed the memorial as a 21-year old undergraduate at Yale University. "The memorial speaks to the power of design and resonates with all of us. It creates a magical moment of the living and the dead touching, and it is still as potent as the first time you saw it," said Richard Logan, AIA, Chair, 2007 Architecture Jury.

The National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) wins the Whitney M. Young Jr. Award for social responsibility. NOMA was chosen for its unfailing dedication to promoting the architecture profession with the goal of increasing diversity among practitioners. In his letter of support, J. Max Bond, FAIA, said, "NOMA has given greater visibility to African-American architects, provided 'role-models' for students, and informed the general public."

The 2007 Edward C. Kemper Award for service to the profession goes to R. Randall Vosbeck, FAIA. Vosbeck, a 40-year AIA member and former president of the Institute, is a principal at Vosbeck, Vosbeck, Kendrick & Redinger in Alexandria, VA. Among other notable contributions, the AIA implemented "Energy in Architecture" under his leadership, a comprehensive professional development program that still influences the profession today.

AIA Launches Software Update

Courtesy aia.org AIA has released AIA Contract Documents software, Version 3, an update to the software currently used by design and construction professionals. The revised software responds to feedback gathered in a series of extensive user interviews across the nation, widespread analysis of usage data, and comments from two separate beta trials. It also is redesigned, making it more intuitive to use. The update is provided at no additional cost to existing customers. Software is now available online.

Getting the Word Out with Teach-in

Courtesy 2010imperative.org The 2010 Imperative Global Emergency Teach-in is preparing for its February educational event with the launch of an informational website about the planned web-cast. The event is being organized by two non-profit organizations: AmericaSpeaks, a group that engages citizens in the public decisions; and Architecture 2030, an organization that addresses global climate change from an architecture and planning perspective. Professional design firms and government organizations are invited to participate in the event by e-mailing questions to panelists during the live web cast. Organizers are also requesting that schools substitute the Teach-in for regular classes in addition to planning daylong activities around the event. The 2010 Imperative Global Emergency Teach-in will be held from 12:00-3:30pm on 02.20.07. Click on the link for details. Metropolis magazine has launched of Metropolis CE, a continuing education program for interior designers offering a selection of online courses, a comprehensive resource section, and a complete list of regional events where continuing education credits are available. Selected articles from the magazine are also available for credit. Each article and transcript is approved for 0.2 continuing-education units by the Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC). In the future, Metropolis plans to offer credit to architects as well. For available continuing education topics offered, click here.

Metropolis Builds on Continuing Education

Courtesy metropolismag.com Metropolis magazine has launched of Metropolis CE, a continuing education program for interior designers offering a selection of online courses, a comprehensive resource section, and a complete list of regional events where continuing education credits are available. Selected articles from the magazine are also available for credit. Each article and transcript is approved for 0.2 continuing-education units by the Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC). In the future, Metropolis plans to offer credit to architects as well. For available continuing education topics offered, click here.

Passings
Sheldon Fox, FAIA, founding partner of Kohn Pedersen Fox, passed away December 20, 2006. Fox was known for his work on projects such as the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., 333 West Wacker Drive in Chicago, and a complex of buildings for the ABC television network on Manhattan's West Side. A full obituary is available to subscribers on the New York Times website ("Sheldon Fox, Architect and Manager, Dies at 76," by Wolfgang Saxon, New York Times, 12.20.06).

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COMIC RELIEF

Note: New to e-Oculus this year is some comic relief! Strips by artist Mike Hermans will appear in every new issue. For more information about the artist and the strip, check out his website.

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THE MEASURE

Submit your response for the latest poll:
What do you think the most important architecture/design/planning issue of 2007 is?

Results from last issue's poll:

Note: Poll results are not scientific.

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OF INTEREST

Two media events might be of interest to you:
Your vote can help determine the national winner of the History Channel City of the Future: A Design and Engineering Challenge competition. Many of you may remember the large models on display at Grand Central Terminal last November where 10 New York-based firms competed to represent the City nationally against winners of similar Chicago and Los Angeles competitions (See "What Lies Ahead, History Channel Asks Architects," In the News, eOCULUS 11.15.06). Architecture Research Office (ARO) was named the New York City winner, and is now competing against UrbanLab (Chicago) and Eric Owen Moss Architects (Los Angeles) in the national stage of the contest. To view the projects, and vote for your favorite until February 3, click the link.

AND

A new production about Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank's Home, by Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Nelson and directed by Robert Falls, opens 01.12.07 running through 02.18.07 at the Playwrights Horizons Mainstage Theater. Starring Peter Weller ("24," "Robocop," "Naked Lunch"), the play takes place in 1923 when Frank Lloyd Wright has recently moved to California. According to the press release, Frank's Home explores "a man who created a new architectural vocabulary but couldn't create a home for himself and his family."

Discounts to the performance are being offered as well. If you order before 01.20.06 (mention code "FHTO") tickets are $40. Go to the Playwrights Horizons website for information.

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NAMES IN THE NEWS

New York League of Conservation Voters has awarded the Ossining Public Library, designed by Beatty, Harvey & Associates, Architects, with a Sustainable Design Award... Rafael Viñoly Architects is one of eight finalists chosen to submit designs for the Cyprus Cultural Centre in Nicosia, the capital of the Republic of Cyprus...

The Center for the Living at Purchase College, in collaboration with ACORN Housing Corporation, Deutsche Bank, Pratt Center for Community Development, Pratt Institute School of Architecture, and The Center for Architecture Foundation, has selected Benjamin Gauslin as the first Jacobs Fellow. Gauslin will devote one year to work with ACORN Housing Corporation in New Orleans on affordable housing and neighborhood development efforts in low-income neighborhoods...

Art Center College of Design has awarded Doctor of Humane Letters honorary doctorate degrees to Metropolis magazine's Publisher Horace Havemeyer III and Editor-in-Chief Susan Szenasy...

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NEW DEADLINES

Oculus 2007 Editorial Calendar
Don't be shy... if you have ideas, projects, opinions — or perhaps a burning desire to write about a topic below — we'd like to hear from you! Your input is most welcome and appreciated; deadlines for submitting suggestions are indicated; projects/topics may be anywhere, but architects must be New York-based. Please send suggestions to: Kristen Richards
01.26.07     Summer 2007: AIANY 2007 Design Awards (see below)
06.01.07     Fall 2007: Collaboration
09.07.07     Winter 2007-08: Power & Patronage

2007 AIA New York Chapter Design Awards
The AIA New York Chapter Design Awards Program seeks to recognize and promote design excellence in three categories: Interiors, Architecture, and Projects. Please note the new submission dates for 2007:
01.26.07     Entry Forms and Fees Due
02.09.07     Submissions Due
02.12.07     Symposium: Jurors' Announcement of Award Recipients
04.11.07     Design Awards Luncheon for Award Recipients and their clients
04.12.07     Design Awards Exhibition Opening at the Center for Architecture

01.31.07 Submission extension: AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects
The AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) is accepting submissions of projects that demonstrate high-performance sustainable design. Submissions must address, in both narrative and metric form, how each project responds to 10 measures of sustainable design.

02.22.07 Call for Proposals: Spaces for Learning
The annual conference of the New York City Museum Educators Roundtable (NYCMER) seeks to answer the question, "Is there space for learning?" All proposals for panel discussions, workshops, or roundtables are welcome. The conference will take place at The Morgan Library & Museum 03.21.07.

03.01.07 Submission: Cotton Bay Design Competition
Architects under 40 are invited to submit designs for a private resort home on an estate lot in Eleuthera, Bahamas. A panel including Richard Meier, Laurinda Spear, and Costas Kondylis will review designs; winners will receive cash awards.

03.01.07 Submission: 2007 National Preservation Awards
This award, given by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, recognizes success in preserving, rehabilitating, restoring, or interpreting America's architectural and cultural heritage. Winners will be honored at the Twin Cities National Preservation Conference in Saint Paul, MN in October 2007.

03.01.07 Submission: In the Pursuit of Housing
The Boston Society of Architects invites current students and individuals who have received their degrees within the past five years to submit examples of innovative housing solutions, including unbuilt and theoretical work. Winners will be displayed at two locations in Boston.

03.31.07 Submission: Flash Forward — Flushing of 2107
The Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts asks designers to submit visionary solutions for what Flushing will be like in 100 years. An exhibition of the selected entries will open at the Flushing Town Hall in April 2007. For more information contact Lucy Davidson at 718.463.7700.

03.18.07 Submission: Child's Play
DESIGN 21: Social Design Network calls for designers to create an affordable object (or objects) that encourage children to cultivate their own imagination and creativity.

03.30.07 Submission: LighTouch Design Competition
DesignSingapore Council and FLOS invite designers from around the world to create a functional, adaptable, modular, and scalable lighting system. The top entry will win a trip to Milan and a tour of the FLOS factory.

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ON VIEW

At the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place:

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

Bjorn Wallander

Related Events

October 10, 6:00–8:00pm
Exhibition Opening

October 11, 6:00–8:00pm
Going Public Roundtable

October 6–March 3, 2007

Going Public 2: City Snapshot(s) and Case Studies of the Mayor's Design and Construction Excellence Initiative

Galleries: Judith and Walter Hunt Gallery, Mezzanine Gallery, Edgar A. Tafel Hall

Two-part exhibition celebrating public projects in New York City. City Snapshot(s) is the second installation of the Center for Architecture's inaugural exhibition showcasing recent and newly proposed public architecture, art, engineering and landscape projects submitted by open call. Highlighting the efforts of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to enhance the city's built environment, Case Studies of the Mayor's Design and Construction Excellence Initiative will focus on seven projects and look at how the NYC Department of Design and Construction is redefining what public architecture can be in the twenty-first century. Together, the two installations document the scope, quality, and diversity of public work in New York City.

Curator: Thomas Mellins
Exhibition and Graphic Design: TRUCK product architecture

Organized by: AIA New York Chapter

Sponsors:
Bovis Lend Lease; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; FXFOWLE Architects; KPF

Supporters:
Forest City Ratner Companies; National Reprographics, Inc.; Rose Brand; W Architecture and Landscape Architects

Friends
The LiRO Group

Special thanks to:
Office of the Mayor, City of New York; New York City Department of Design and Construction; Center for Architecture Foundation; The Thornton-Tomasetti Group

Bjorn Wallander

September 26–February 17, 2006

Project Showcase: The New York Times Building

Galleries: Street Gallery, Public Resource Center

The Center for Architecture presents a preview of the new 52-story New York Times Building currently being constructed on Eighth Avenue between 40th and 41st Streets. Models, drawings, and material samples describe the innovation and design process, with photography by Annie Leibovitz documenting the urban context of this spectacular new skyscraper. Special emphasis is placed on the sustainable features and technique in creating this remarkable new tower for Times Square. Find out why architect Renzo Piano calls the design—a collaboration with FXFOWLE Architects—"An Expression of Love" for New York City.

Organized by: AIA New York Chapter in partnership with Renzo Piano Building Workshop and FXFOWLE Architects
Exhibition Design: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Graphic Design: Pentagram

Underwriter:
MechoShade Systems

Sponsors:
Flack + Kurtz; Duggal; FJ Sciame Construction

Supporters:
Clarett Group; Gardiner + Theobald; The Thornton Tomasetti Group; Zumtobel Lighting

Special thanks to: The New York Times Company; Forest City Ratner Companies; Annie Leibovitz

Jason Bruges Studio

Related Events

Friday, January 12, 2007
Opening Party
Talk with designer Jason Bruges, 5:30 — 6:30pm
Party, 6:30 — 10:00pm

Wednesday, January 17, 2007, 5:30 — 8:00pm
LEDucation
A new architecture for a new education
CES credits available

Saturday, March 10, 2007, 1:00 — 4:00pm
Shadow Play — Family Day @ the Center

January 12 — March 10, 2007

Visual Echo

Gallery: Gerald D. Hines Gallery

This interactive light installation acts as a meandering ribbon of light by remembering the colors visitors wear. While also recording the rhythm and frequency of visitors, the ribbon transforms the viewer's perception of space. Using cutting edge LED tiles, this work by Jason Bruges Studio demonstrates exciting new potentials and questions how light, space and color can interrelate in architectural space.

Organized by: The AIA New York Chapter in partnership with the Illuminating Engineering Society, New York Section (IESNY), the International Committee AIA New York Chapter, and the Royal Society of the Arts

Exhibition Underwriters:
Color Kinetics, SKYY 90

*Opening Party
presented as part
of the SKYY90
Diamond Design Series

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Related Events

Thursday, February 1, 2007, 6:00 — 8:00pm
Opening

Saturday, February 3, 2007, 1:00pm — 5:00pm
Symposium
A new architecture for a new education
CES credits available

Wednesday, February 7, 2007, 4:30 — 6:30pm
Educator's Open House

Saturday, February 10, 2007, 1:00 — 4:00pm FamilyDay@theCenter: Schools of the Future

January 15 - March 24, 2007

School Buildings – The State of Affairs

Gallery: Kohn Pederson Fox Gallery, HLW Gallery, South Gallery

Today's educators require flexible spaces that can satisfy multiple functions and future demands and they are in need of spaces that enhance modern teaching as well as a student's personal development. Communities request to share facilities and services, and changing social patterns require new services at schools. In response, architects design schools that feel, look and function differently, having become learning and community centers. It's a new architecture for a new education. This exhibition illustrates this process and the schools that have been built in the course of it. It contains 31 examples of recently built or designed schools from Zurich Switzerland along with examples from Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Austria. It facilitates a dialog among educators, architects, and the community, strikingly similar to the efforts than have been made in New York over the past few years. It will make for an interesting and fruitful dialog.

Organized and designed by: The AIA New York Chapter Committee on Architecture for Education and the ETH Zurich/ Center for Cultural Studies in Architecture CCSA

Exhibition Underwriters:
Credit Suisse, City of Zurich, ETH Zurich, Department of Architecture

About Town: Exhibition Announcements

Drawers collected throughout New Orleans have been used for "Floodwall." These drawers came from the following address (clockwise): 2915 2nd St, New Orleans, LA 70113; 5730 Crowder Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70127; 715 N. Salcedo St, New Orleans, LA 70119; 4945 Alcee Fortier Blvd, New Orleans, 70129; 5400 Canal Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124
Courtesy floodwall.org

Through 02.09.07
Floodwall
In this site-specific installation, artist Jana Napoli has arranged hundreds of drawers along a 230-foot-long platform spanning the length of Liberty Street Bridge. Napoli collected the objects from the flooded and abandoned neighborhoods of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.

World Financial Center, Liberty Street Bridge

Cheese car, 2005 by Tricia McLaughlin
Courtesy ISE Cultural Foundation

01.10.07 through 03.03.07
IAQ — Infrequently asked questions
Artists Peter Brown, Joy Curtis, Alessandro Dal Pont, Patte Loper, Tricia McLauhglin, and Kuang-Yu Tsui present works relating to the theme of "infrequently asked questions," a play on the seemingly benign but ultimately infuriating FAQ sections of American websites. The artwork — ranging from sculpture to video — attempts to interpret a nonconformist perspective on everyday life.

ISE Cultural Foundation; 555 Broadway, Basement Level

Doug Aitken: sleepwalkers. Pictured: Cat Power. A joint project of Creative Time and The Museum of Modern Art.
© 2006 Doug Aitken, courtesy Museum of Modern Art

01.16.07 through 02.12.07
Doug Aitken: sleepwalkers
The Museum of Modern Art and NY-based public art organization Creative Time present Doug Aitken: sleepwalkers, a major public artwork comprising eight large-scale moving images projected onto the exterior of MoMA. Featuring journeys of five city dwellers — a bicycle messenger, an electrician, a postal worker, a businessman, and an office worker, the installation is inspired by the densely built environment of midtown Manhattan. Doug Aitken: sleepwalkers will be exhibited nightly from 5:00-10:00 p.m. and will be viewable from various vantage points around the Museum and in The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden. The Sculpture Garden will be open to the public free of charge during the month.

The Museum of Modern Art; 11 West 53rd Street

Courtesy mas.org

01.18.07 through 03.07.07
Architecture for Humanity New York's NetWorks
A new boathouse on the Gowanus Canal, a women's shelter in Morningside Heights, and design workshops on the Lower East Side are among the six local design collaborations documented in this exhibition, highlighting the work of Architecture for Humanity New York City Chapter (AFHny).

The Municipal Art Society; 457 Madison Avenue

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AIANY MEMBERSHIP REPORT 09.06 — 12.06

Happy New Year and Happy 150th Anniversary! The AIA was founded in 1857 and the AIA New York Chapter will join our colleagues to celebrate its history and our role in the future of architecture. Please visit the AIA150 website for information about the organization's history and nationwide events honoring the milestone.

Please remember that Membership Renewals are due! Architect, Associate, International Associate, and Emeritus members should renew by 01.15.07. The quickest and easiest way is to log on to the national AIA website. Click on "Renew Your Membership" on the right-hand gray bar. Or, contact Suzanne Mecs for hard copies of the renewal statement or other assistance.

Local Members — Coporate, Public, Students, and other professionals will have until 01.31.07 to return renewal notices arriving by the end of this week.

New Architect Members: Donald J. Cantillo, AIA, Donald Cantillo Architect LLC | Richard Choy, AIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP | Alan B. Chun, AIA, Vornado Realty Trust | Hong Fang, AIA, Beyer Blinder Belle: Architects & Planners | Philip Farmiloe, AIA, Farmiloe Architect PLLC | John A. Ferraro, AIA, John Anthony Ferraro PC | Janet Fink, AIA, Fink & Platt Architects LLC | Hassan Gardezi, RKTB Architects | Kurt W. Glauber, Robert A.M. Stern Architects | Anthony F. Grammenopoulus, AIA, McGram Architects | Sam Ping-Shan Huang, AIA, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, P.C. | Sandra J. Joslyn, AIA, Gensler | Lindsay A. Katcoff, AIA, Lindsay Katcoff Architects | Taeik Kim, AIA, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. | Amy Lynn Kirk, AIA, Goshow Architects | S. Lindsay Klein, AIA | David Lage', AIA, Lage' Architecture | Been Lee, AIA, Perkins Eastman & Partners | Ung Joo Lee, AIA, | Natalia Lombardi, AIA, Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum, P.C. | David Mabbott, AIA, David Mabbott Architects | David T. McDonald, AIA, Juan Valdez Cafe | Anne Nicole Migeon, AIA, Andrew Bartle Architects, P.C. | Kyung-Wha Michelle Nam, AIA, Gensler | Guido A. Pace, AIA, SBLM Architects, P.C. | Arthur Vandergracht Platt, AIA, Fink & Platt Architects LLC | Jorge Eduardo Prado, AIA, Todo Design | Adam Rolston, AIA, IAD | James Lewis Sa'd, AIA, Sirlin, Giller and Malek Architects | Pedro Sanchez, AIA, Mancini Duffy | Benita Carmel Welch, AIA, Gerner Kronick Valcarcel Architects | Andrew Wilson, AIA, Hart Howerton Architect | Kristine Turnbull Wolf, AIA, New York City Housing Authority | Irene Yu, AIA | Nenita Cardinal Zurick, AIA, SBLM Architects

Individuals recently upgraded to Architect Membership: Timothy Bromiley, AIA, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects | Kayo Fujiwara, AIA, Dattner Architects | Craig S Graber, AIA, Steven Winter Associates, Inc. | Stephen Luk, AIA, Brennan Beer Gorman Architects (BBG-BBGM) | Nicole Yael Michel, AIA, Cannon Design (Archive) | Darrell A. Puffer, AIA | Caridad M. Sola, AIA, Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc.

New Associate Members: Roberto Angulo, Assoc. AIA, Pompei AD LLC | Mark D. Behm, Assoc. AIA, Mancini Duffy | Kashyap Pravinchandra Bhimjiani, Assoc. AIA, Gensler | Robert Wendel Bundy, III, Assoc. AIA, R.M. Kliment & Frances Halsband Architects | Pu Chen, Assoc. AIA, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners | Stephen Clasby, Assoc. AIA, Richardson Sadeki | Alan Brandon Cooke, Assoc. AIA, The Lawrence Group | Aris Damadian, Assoc. AIA, Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects | Stephanie Dillon, Assoc. AIA, | JunFeng Ding, Assoc. AIA, Hillier | Matthew K. Dionne, Assoc. AIA, Allen + Killcoyne Architects | Ari Engelman, Assoc. AIA, Peter A. Gisolfi Associates | Masanori Fukuoka, Assoc. AIA, Dattner Architects | David Gabrovec, Assoc. AIA, Michael Muroff Architect | Eric Gannon, Assoc. AIA, Gensler | Mikhail Germanovskiy, Assoc. AIA, Kenneth Park Architects | Crystal S. Gosine, Assoc. AIA, Zaskorski & Notaro Architects, AIA, LLP | Mika O. Grondahl, Assoc. AIA, The New York Times Company | Michael L. Innerarity, Assoc. AIA, Toshiko Mori Architect | Timothy M. Kirkby, Assoc. AIA, Robert A.M. Stern Architects | Matthew J. Lalli, Assoc. AIA, Gensler | Christine Adrienne Lang, Assoc. AIA, OCHS Design | San Mei Lau, CUNY City University of New York Graduate Center | Radhi Majmudar, Dewhurst Macfarlane & Partners | Laura McKenna, Assoc. AIA, Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum, P.C. | Dennis Carreon Mendoza, Assoc. AIA, SBLM Architects | Melaney P. Moran, Assoc. AIA, Rafael Vinoly Architects P.C. | Naji Georges Moujaes, Assoc. AIA, L.E.F.T. LLC | Angelynn M. Nakaguchi, Assoc. AIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP | Frances Natan | Himanshu Patel, Assoc. AIA, CUH2A (P.C.) | Saurin H. Pathak, Assoc. AIA, URS Corporation | Alvaro A Quintero, Assoc. AIA, Austin I AECOM | Juan C. Ramirios, Assoc. AIA, The Thornton Tomasetti Group Inc. | Anastasia Thomas, Assoc. AIA, | Sandra B. Toste, Assoc. AIA, Janson Design Group | David J. Toti, Assoc. AIA, Lehman Brothers | Hui Ward, Assoc. AIA, Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum, P.C. | Holly Williams, Assoc. AIA, Robert Siegel Architects | Jung Won Yoon, Assoc. AIA, Hillier

New International Associate Members: Sabine Dora Bochner, Int'l Assoc. AIA | Bettina Zerza, Int'l Assoc. AIA, Bettina Zerza Architects

New Steel Corporate Member Representatives: Emma Price, Edison Price Lighting | John McKiernan, Lutron | Stan Bernard, Microdesk | Tom Scriven, TS Associates, Inc. | Mark Brown, Kevin Poulin, Pedro Sifre and Milan Vatovec, Simpson Gumpertz and Heger, Inc. | Peter DiMaggio, Weidlinger Associates, Inc.

New Aluminum Corporate Member Representatives Edward Velky, Abbey Hart Brick & Stone | Jack Teich, Acme Architectural Walls | Kelly Pike, Thom Weller and Ken White, Ameristar Fence Products | Douglas A. Fenniman, ARM, CPCV, James A. Fenniman, ARM, Bollinger, Inc. NY Division | Stephen C. Smith, Brick Industry Association | Nathan Wasserman, Columbia Enterprises, Inc. | J. Graham Hanson, Graham Hanson Design LLC | Evan Bellovin, Legion Lighting Co., Inc. | Alexander P. Tarr, Noble Company | Jaime Barrientos, Sean F. Haffey, NY Acuity | Martha Skidmore, Esq. and Cynthia G. Fischer, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP | Michael Burton, URS Corporation

New Center for Architecture Professional Members: Timothy Q Conboy, Barton Quarries | Karen Hu, HPD | Stephen Parker, UDCNY | Stacey Danielle Santoro, InterfaceFLOR | Bonnie Schnitter, SoundSense, LLC

New Center for Architecture Public Members: Beth Jane Adler | Mosette Broderick, New York University | Jessie Shrieves

New Center for Architecture Student Members: Ghita Akkar, New York Institute of Technology Manhattan Campus | Rodrigo Balarezo | Johnny Chin, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation | Ana G Fonseca, New York Institute of Technology Manhattan Campus | Averil D Garbaczeoki, Greater New York Dental Meeting | Michael Christopher Kavanagh, AIAS at City College — School of Arch & Env Studies | Helen Lee, School of Visual Arts | Sol Lee, Pratt Institute School of Architecture | Sara Gail Romanoski, New York University (Students) | Michael W Su, Princeton University School of Architecture | Ainat Telem, Pratt Institute School of Architecture | David Michael Thompson, New York City College of Technology

Congratulations to these longtime members who have upgraded to Emeritus Status: Henry N. Cobb, FAIA, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners | Irwin Lefkowitz, AIA, Columbia University Dept. of Design and Construction Architect | Frank Raimondi, AIA, Frank Raimondi

Reinstating Members: Andrew Bartle, Andrew Bartle Architects, P.C. | Kevin M. Bergin, AIA, Armani Casa Interior Design Studio | Jason Bourgeois, AIA, Hustvedt Cutler | Andrew Caracciolo, AIA, Andrew Caracciolo Architect | Elina M. Cardet, Assoc. AIA, Aveda Corporation | Anthony DeSimone, AIA, Boy Architect | Robert C. Halverson, AIA, Davis Brody Bond, LLP | Theodore Hammer, FAIA, HLW International, LLP | David Howell, Int'l Assoc. AIA, David Howell Design, Inc. | Suna Hung, AIA, Sun & Associates, Architects Intl | Paul King, AIA, CADD Mgmt. Consulting | Selim V. Koder, AIA, S V Koder Architect PC | Yung-Kang Lee, AIA, Perkins Eastman & Partners | Herman Lewis, Assoc. AIA, Carib Design & Construction Inc. | Robert Lipson, AIA, Pavia & Harcourt | Samuel Matthew Luckino, AIA, Arquitectonica Louis | Alfred Moreno, AIA, Adamson Associates Architects | Jacob deG Morrison, AIA, Armand LeGardeur Architect LLC | Mindy M. No, AIA, Perkins & Will | Andrew Pollock, AIA, Andrew Pollock Architect, PC | Eric N. Schiller, AIA, Eric Schiller Architect PC | Thomas Vomero, Assoc. AIA, Transition Management Corp. | Marion Weiss, Weiss / Manfredi Architects | Wendy Wisbrun, AIA, BKSK Architects LLC

Members who transferred in to the AIA New York Chapter: Anthony Bartido, Assoc. AIA | Sandra Benjamin, STV Group | Matthew D. Bissen, AIA | Denis M. Boylan, AIA, Gilbane Building Company | Lonn Combs, AIA, Easton + Combs Architects | William C. DuBois, AIA, Gensler | James Dyson, AIA, Gluckman Mayner Architects | Charles J. Kirby, AIA, Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture & Engineering P.C. | Thomas J. Knittel, AIA, Cook + Fox Architects, LLP | Audrey Matlock, AIA, Audrey Matlock Architect | Craig E. Norsted, AIA, Perkins Eastman & Partners | Rina Consuelo S. Parado, Assoc. AIA, Gensler | Stephen H.W. Tsou, AIA, Adamson Associates Architects

Members who have transferred to another AIA Chapter: Good luck in your new locale: Tom Brashares, AIA, Tom Brashares Architects | Stephen Newhall Carter, Assoc. AIA, Carter DeLand Associates | Suzanne Lanyi Charles, AIA, The Weitzman Group, Inc. | Albert M. Dreyfuss, FAIA | Etain Fitzpatrick, AIA, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, P.C. | Cristian D. Gavrilescu, AIA, Pei Partnership Architects | William Gentile, AIA, Space LLC | Gary T. Gunther, AIA, 105 Architecture PLLC | Karol L. Kazmierczak, Assoc. AIA, Rafael Vinoly Architects P.C. | Floris Keverling Buisman, Assoc. AIA, Common Ground Community | Jerrod A. Kowalewski, AIA, F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc. | Maryellen Kowalewski, AIA, Baxt Ingui Architects, P.C. | Edmund H.K. Lee, Assoc. AIA | Yee Leung, AIA, Gensler | Simon Wut-Yee Lui, AIA, | Stephen R. Newbold, AIA, HLW International, LLP | Darren James Rizza, Assoc. AIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP | Frank Raimondi, AIA, Frank Raimondi, Architect | Thomas C Rosenkilde, AIA, Gensler | Cesar A. Salazar, Int'l Assoc. AIA, Mancini Duffy | William J. Shih, Assoc. AIA, STV Group | Maria Suri, AIA, Hillier | Andrew T. Wojnoonski, AIA | Christopher J. Yanaranop, Assoc. AIA

The Chapter mourns the passing of: Penny Wells Yates, AIA, Penny W. Yates, Architect | Richard L. Blinder, FAIA

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Architectural Designers NYC, NY — Perform all phases of arch design under direction of licensed Architect on lrg mixed-used projs incl prep of schematic design/design development/3D modeling/construction docs, solving complex design problems, coordinating drawings w/consultants. Req: M.Arch + min 2yrs exp on lrg-scale multi-functional complexes, comm & res. high-rise projs; proficient in both metric & imperial system. Familiar w/curtain-wall detail design and spec; Strong hand sketching skills & AutoCAD, 3D max,Photoshop, Rhino. Email CV & work samples to KPF: dnmt@kpf.com. Ref job code NYC0. EOE.

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ARCH. DESIGNERS & PROJ. MGR:
Reqs: 5+ yrs. exp in all aspects of project management incl. code research, prep. of construction docs, coord. engineers & consultants, strong autocad 2d & 3d. Send resume to: William Q. Brothers III WQB Architects, P.C. 345 Seventh Avenue — 17th Floor New York, New York 10001
wqb.inter@att.net

HNTB Architecture ( www.hntbarchitecture.com), a national firm with specialty in public projects, is seeking to fill the following positions in its growing NYC office:

Senior Project Architect — Responsible for technical solutions, coordinating disciplines and management. Required: Architecture degree,10+ years experience, R.A., Autocad, strength in detailing and specifications, ability to supervise a team, project management and proposal experience.

Intermediate Architect (Architect III) — Candidate should be highly motivated and detail oriented with ability to work well on teams. Candidate must have a degree in Architecture, office experience, AutoCad and 3D modeling skills. Rev It a plus.

Send resume to HNTB Architecture, Attn: Evan Supcoff, 5 Penn Plaza, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10001 or fax to 212-947-4030. To apply on line: www.hntbcareers.com

ARCHITECTURE FT/PermPosition
Tired of complaining about your limited influence? Seeking to expand your skill set? If so, Street-Works may be the place for you! Street-Works LLC, an entrepreneurial, award-winning, and design-oriented development & development consulting firm, is seeking architects, planners and urban designers to work on a range of exciting large-scale mixed-use, and retail-oriented development projects. The candidate must be geared toward working collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams. Architecture or planning degree req'd and 3-7 years of related experience. Hand drawing skills and Autocad-proficiency, Pshop, Illustrator & InDesign plus interest in the "bigger picture" a must. 3D-modeling a plus.

Street-Works is located in White Plains, NY adjacent to the N. White Plains train station. Excellent growth opportunities, competitive salary and benefits.
Send CVs to info@street-works.com

Architect
Intermediate NYC, NY-Under direction of lic. arch, research, plan and administer building properties for clients. Consult w/client to determine functional and spatial requirements. Employ parametric modeling and sys to study and eval bldg exterior envelop.
Req: Masters in Arch + min. 2 yrs exp or 2 yrs as Jr. Arch; 2 yrs parametric modeling sys exp.
Email CV & work samples to KPF: dnmt@kpf.com. Ref job code NYI1. EOE.

Senior Architect:
Cover Letter, Resume, 1-2 work samples (8½' x 11" .pdf or hardcopy format)
E-mail to hrtechnical@som.com

SOM is seeking senior level architects for involvement in both large and small scale projects. Applicants should have experience in a full range of project responsibilities. App licants should also have interest in the application of building science in the design process including investigating and developing materials, innovative building systems solutions, systems integration/interoperability and sustainable design initiatives.

Applicants must hold a 5 year professional degree or Master's degree in Architecture and have minimum of 5 years of professional experience. Knowledge in AutoCAD, 3d Studio Max and/or Rhino required. LEED accreditation and knowledge in BIM platforms, such as Revit, and analytical software and simulation tools, such as Ecotect and Simulex, are considered a plus.

Please send a cover Letter, Resume, and 1-2 work samples (8½' x 11" .pdf or hardcopy format) to:

Human Resources
SOM
14 Wall Street, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10005
ATTN: Wendy Chang

Or you may email all files to hrtechnical@som.com (.pdf or .jpg only please)
No phone calls. Work samples will not be returned.

Intermediate Architect:
Cover Letter, Resume, 1-2 work samples (8½' x 11" .pdf or hardcopy format)
E-mail to hrtechnical@som.com

SOM is seeking intermediate level architects for involvement in both large and small scale projects. Applicants should have interest in a full range of project responsibilities including the investigation of innovative building systems, materials research and sustainable initiatives in the design process.

Applicants must hold a 5 year professional degree or Master's degree in Architecture and have 3 to 8 years of professional experience. Knowledge in AutoCAD, 3d Studio Max and/or Rhino required. LEED accreditation and knowledge in BIM platforms, such as Revit, and analytical software and simulation tools, such as Ecotect and Simulex, are considered a plus.

Please send a cover Letter, Resume, and 1-2 work samples (8½' x 11" .pdf or hardcopy format) to:

Human Resources
SOM
14 Wall Street, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10005
ATTN: Wendy Chang

Or you may email all files to hrtechnical@som.com (.pdf or .jpg only please)
No phone calls. Work samples will not be returned.

Intermediate Architect:

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP New York is seeking intermediate level architects for involvement in both large and small scale projects. Applicants should have interest in a full range of project responsibilities.

Applicants must hold a 5 year professional degree or Master's degree in Architecture and have 3 to 8 years of professional experience. Knowledge of AutoCAD, Photoshop and 3d Studio Max and/or Rhino is required.

Please send a cover letter, resume and 1 - 2 work samples to:

Human Resources
SOM
14 Wall Street, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10005
ATTN: Intermediate Architect Posting

Or you may email all files to hrdesign@som.com (PDF or JPEG only please)
No phone calls please. Work samples will not be returned.

Junior Architect:

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP New York is seeking junior level architects for involvement in both large and small scale projects. Applicants should have interest in a full range of project responsibilities.

Applicants must hold a 5 year professional degree or Master's degree in Architecture. Knowledge of AutoCAD, Photoshop and 3d Studio Max and/or Rhino is required.

Please send a cover letter, resume and 1 - 2 work samples to:

Human Resources
SOM
14 Wall Street, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10005
ATTN: Junior Architect Posting

Or you may email all files to hrdesign@som.com (PDF or JPEG only please)
No phone calls please. Work samples will not be returned.

Urban Designer — Junior Level:

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP New York is currently seeking junior level urban designers to participate in all phases of project design and development in the Urban Design and Planning Department.

Applicants must hold a 5 year professional degree and/or Master's degree in Architecture or Urban Design and have a minimum of one year of professional experience. Knowledge of AutoCAD, Photoshop, 3d Studio Max, Rhino, and GIS Arcview experience is preferred.

The successful candidate will:

Contribute to general preparation of master planning and site planning;
Demonstrate general knowledge and abilities in documentation, urban history, urban design and planning;
Understand basic building programming and massing, open space and general design philosophy;
Perform basic documentation and presentation work, including diagrams, scale comparisons and visualizations;
Have the ability to create pedestrian level images from a 3D computer model, and;
Work effectively with minimal supervision.

Please send a cover letter, resume and 3 - 5 work samples to:

Human Resources
SOM
14 Wall Street, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10005
ATTN: Junior Architect Posting

Or you may email all files to hrnewyork@som.com (PDF or JPEG only please)
No phone calls please. Work samples will not be returned.

Urban Designer — Senior Level:

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP New York is currently seeking a senior level urban designer with an expertise in transportation design to participate in all phases of project design and development in the Urban Design and Planning Department.

Applicants must hold a 5 year professional degree and/or Master's degree in Architecture or Urban Design and have a minimum of five years of professional experience working on a wide variety of projects. Knowledge of AutoCAD, Photoshop, 3d Studio Max, Rhino, and GIS Arcview experience is preferred.

The successful candidate will:

Have experience in leading the design efforts on large scale urban design projects;
Demonstrate the ability to understand architectural typologies for completing comprehensive master planning exercises;
Have experience working on a small team while working in the context of the larger Urban Design Department;
Assist in developing master planning concept incorporating site, landscape, transportation and infrastructure;
Coordinate information on drawings and calculations and work with urban design consultants including landscape architects, transportation engineers, civil engineers, etc;
Demonstrate practical knowledge of zoning codes.

Please send a cover letter, resume and 3 - 5 work samples to:

Human Resources
SOM
14 Wall Street, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10005
ATTN: Junior Architect Posting

Or you may email all files to hrnewyork@som.com (PDF or JPEG only please)
No phone calls please. Work samples will not be returned.

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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, see www.aiany.org/documents/ list.pdf or call 212.358.6113 with your fax number.

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New Film Blasts Atlantic Yards - cont'd...
By Gideon Fink Shapiro

"Affordable housing is the Trojan Horse these days on big bad projects that shouldn't get done," according to Julia Vitullo-Martin, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. She and other commentators endorse the idea of affordable housing on the site even though they oppose the current proposal. With two lawsuits pending and Governor Spitzer in office, Isabel Hill and sympathetic groups such as Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn (DDDB) hope to amplify their message in the coming months.

The film's debut at the Center for Architecture drew such a large audience that an additional screening was added later in the evening. The next screening of "BROOKLYN MATTERS" will be held 01.18.07 at the Municipal Art Society.

Gideon Fink Shapiro is a writer and researcher at Gabellini Sheppard Associates, and contributes to several design publications.

CONTENTS

01.09.07

REPORTS FROM THE FIELD

EDITOR'S SOAPBOX: Looking Back at 2006, Predicting 2007

IN THE NEWS

AROUND THE AIA + THE CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE

COMIC RELIEF

THE MEASURE

OF INTEREST

NAMES IN THE NEWS

NEW DEADLINES

ON VIEW

At the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place:

Related Events

Going Public 2: City Snapshot(s) and Case Studies of the Mayor's Design and Construction Excellence Initiative

Project Showcase: The New York Times Building

Related Events

Visual Echo

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Related Events

School Buildings – The State of Affairs

About Town: Exhibition Announcements

AIANY MEMBERSHIP REPORT 09.06 — 12.06

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