(L-R): At the inaugural (l-r): AIA New York State Executive Director Edward C. Farrell; 2008 AIANY President Jim McCullar, FAIA; 2009 AIANY President Sherida Paulsen, FAIA; scholarship award-winner Erin Barling, student at Pratt Institute; AIANY Executive Director Rick Bell, FAIA.

Sam Lahoz

Andy Frankl, president of Ibex Construction (left) with AIANY Vice President of Design Excellence Illya Azaroff, AIA (right).

Kristen Richards

FXFOWLE Architects Principals Mark Strauss, FAIA, AICP, LEED AP, (left) and Guy Geier, FAIA, IIDA, LEED AP (right).

Kristen Richards

Kristi Spessard Dance Projects choreographed and directed performances at the Ibex party.

Sam Lahoz

12.10.08: The NYC Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society held its holiday party at Philips Color Kinetics. In attendance (l-r): Peter Jacobson, lighting specialist for Consolidated Edison; Patricia DiMaggio, specifications engineer at Osram Sylvania; and Randy Sebedra, RS Lighting Design.

Linda G. Miller