August 17, 2010
by: Murrye Bernard Assoc. AIA LEED AP
07.21.10: The AIANY Architecture of Hospitality Committee organized a tour of the Smyth Hotel, located at 85 West Broadway and Chambers Street and designed by BBG-BBGM with interiors by Yabu Pushelberg. This tour is a follow-up to the lecture/forum, “Architecture of Hospitality: Branding Environments,” that took place at the Center for Architecture in the fall of 2009.

AIA Hospitality

(L-R): Joel B. Sanders; Leah Ansel; and Sean Phillips.

Michael Weber

08.14.10: The AIANY Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA) teamed with the Design Trust for Public Space, FIGMENT, and the Structural Engineering Association of New York to host a potluck picnic at the Living Pavilion. Designed by Behrang Behin, Assoc. AIA, and Ann Ha, Assoc. AIA, the pavilion was the result of a design competition to construct a temporary, sustainable structure on Governors Island for the summer 2010 season.

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The Living Pavilion served as a backdrop for the potluck picnic .

Jessica Sheridan

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Kristin LaBuz, development and communications associate at the Design Trust, with David Koren, executive producer of FIGMENT.

Jessica Sheridan

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Ernest Hutton, FAICP, Assoc. AIA, president of Hutton Associates and alternate director for professional development on the AIANY Board (left), with Robert Ivy, FAIA, editor-in-chief of Architectural Record.

Jessica Sheridan

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Behrang Behin, Assoc. AIA, Living Pavilion designer (left), with Caitlin Swaim.

Jessica Sheridan

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