by: Jessica Sheridan Assoc. AIA LEED AP

Edgar Tafel, FAIA, celebrates his 95th birthday at the Center for Architecture.
Annie Kurtin

Let them eat cake: New Housing New York winning design as layer cake. (l-r): Jonathan Rose; Commissioner David Burney, AIA, NYC Dept. of Design + Construction; Commissioner Shaun Donovan, NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development; and Lance Jay Brown, FAIA.
Kristen Richards

Members of the AIANY Emerging NY Architects (ENYA) Committee met with Roman city planning officials, TEVERETERNO representatives, and NYC urban planners to discuss the benefits of international competitions. (l-r): Anna Maria Rosati, Executive Director of TEVERETERNO; Omar Mitchell, Assoc. AIA, ENYA co-chair; Gennaro Farina, Director of Historic Center, Department of City Planning, Rome; Joanne Fernando, AIA, ENYA; Nigel Ryan, architect, Rome; Sean Rasmussen, ENYA; Carolyn Sponza, AIA, ENYA; Michael Fishman, advisory board member, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance. (see Reports from the Field).
Jessica Sheridan

03.22.07: Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis (LTL) gang at opening of “New New York: Fast Forward” at the Urban Center (l-r): Marc Tsurumaki, AIA; Robert Kliment, FAIA; Paul Lewis, AIA; and David J. Lewis.
Kristen Richards

03.21.07: John Newman, AIA, and Cat Lindsay of Lindsay Newman Architects threw a party at Cooper-Hewitt for clients and friends “just because.”
Kristen Richards