AIA College of Fellows Newsletter July 2017

NEWSLETTER A publication of the AIA College of Fellows

July 2017

THE INVESTITURE OF 2017 CLASS OF FELLOWS

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: 2017 LATROBE | CONFERENCE ON ARCHITECTURE RECAP

NEWSLETTER July 2017

A publication of the AIA College of Fellows

2017 AIA COLLEGE OF FELLOWS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chancellor Vice Chancellor Secretary Bursar

Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA Raymond “Skipper” Post, FAIA Edward A. Vance, FAIA Peter Kuttner, FAIA

2017 NEWSLETTER EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Editor-In-Chief Chair | COF Regional Representaives COF Executive Director Contributing Journalist AIA Staff Liason Contributing Journalist

Jeff Pastva, AIA Ron Blitch, FAIA Terri Stewart, Hon. AIA, CAE Gabriela Baierle-Atwood, AIA Christian Taylor Gabriela Baierle-Atwood, AIA

YAF CONNECTION

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ON THE COVER: The College of Fellows ExCom invests the next class of Fellows.

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CHANCELLOR’S MESSAGE

by Lenore Lucey, FAIA

CHAIR’S MESSAGE

by Ron Blitch, FAIA

FELLOWS FEATS

by Betsey Olenick Dougherty, FAIA, Brian Dougherty, FAIA, and Rosa Sheng, AIA

ANNOUNCEMENTS

by Gabriela Baierle-Atwood, AIA and J.J. Tang, FAIA

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE PROFILES

by Jeanne Jackson, FAIA and Denis Henmi, FAIA

GET FELLOWED!

by Gabriela Baierle-Atwood, AIA

2017 LATROBE PRIZE

by Jeff Pastva, AIA and Yu-Ngok Lo, AIA

2017 CHANCELLOR’S CUP INVITATIONAL AND OPEN

by Albert W. Rubeling, Jr. FAIA

2+2 ACHIEVING OUTSTANDING DESIGN

by Edward J. Kodet Jr., FAIA

PARTY WITH THE FELLOWS

by Edward A. Vance, FAIA

FORMER CHANCELLOR’S LUNCHEON

by Edward A. Vance, FAIA

NEW FELLOWS LUNCHEON

by Edward A. Vance, FAIA

2015 LATROBE PRIZE FINAL PRESENTATION

by Gabriela Baierle-Atwood, AIA

INVESTITURE

by Edward A. Vance, FAIA

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES BREAKFAST

by Edward A. Vance, FAIA

ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

by Edward A. Vance, FAIA

MULTICULTURAL FELLOWS AND DIVERSITY RECEPTION

by Edward A. Vance, FAIA

CONVOCATION

by Edward A. Vance, FAIA

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CHANCELLOR’S MESSAGE

LENORE M. LUCEY, FAIA CHANCELLOR 2017 Washington, DC

Do ing M o r e !

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ongratulations to our 2017 Fellows!

Conventions can be exhausting and exhilarating at the same time. This year in Orlando there were – as usual – myriad programs and events to choose from, frequently given in competing time slots.

Therefore, I was especially appreciative of those who chose to attend our Fellows events – Thank You! Two exceptional golf outings in perfect weather; the Party with the Fellows where, this year for the first time, we honored the Young Architect Award recipients and presented them with their honoraria from the College; our Annual Business luncheon; the glorious Investiture of the Class of 2017, the largest ever, and the Convocation Dinner where new Fellows were celebrated along with current Fellows, families and friends.

Words cannot express my pride in, delight with, joy for and the celebration of all our Fellows – so I’m going to let the photo essay say it all. Thank you for attending and supporting the College, and I know I speak for all of us on the Executive Committee when I say - Hope to see you at the Fellows events in New York in 2018!! ■ Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA Chancellor 2017

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Left: Annual Business Lunch, they are the newest Legacy Members, Enrique Woodroffe, FAIA (left) and Marvin Malecha, FAIA. Courtesy of Ed Vance.

Right: Lenore with immediate former Chancellor John R. Sorrenti, FAIA.

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CHAIR’S MESSAGE

RON BLITCH, FAIA, FACHA CHAIR | COF REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES New Orleans, LA

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s the new Chair of the Regional Representatives to the College of Fellows – thank you to the COF and to all of the Regional Reps for this opportunity! This network is critical to ensuring that the purpose of the COF is understood and promoted throughout the membership of the AIA: “The purpose of the College of Fellows is to stimulate a sharing of interests among Fellows, promote the purposes of the Institute, advance the profession of architecture, to mentor young architects, and be of ever-increasing service to society.”

Our goals as Regional Representatives are to: • Generate Awareness of the College • Solicit existing Fellows to participate through acting and supporting the College • Mentor young professionals on the road to Fellowship • Encourage AIA components to spread the word about the College and its programs The Regional Representatives (RR) serve a three year term and represent all AIA Regions.

There is a learning curve for all new Regional Representatives – and current or past RRs are available to help answer any questions related

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to the job you have been asked to do by the COF. Since every Region is unique, every RR’s job is a little different as well – what works well in large AIA components may not be scalable to smaller components.

The RRs communicate through this newsletter, reports submitted to the COF, and through attendance at the annual RR breakfast at the AIA Conference each year.

At the recent AIA Conference in Orlando, our traditional breakfast was held at the Conference site and included Regional Representatives from numerous regions.

The leadership of the College of Fellows was in attendance as well and welcomed the new reps to the COF and reinforced our goals to support and promote the College.

Roundtable discussions were used to encourage reps to discuss best practices in their regions and to think outside the box for the RRs to be their most effective and successful.

The previous RR phone calls will be replaced by “Best Practices” reports outlining successful strategies for reps to use, as well as ongoing upgrades to online tools to

support the RRs and those on the path to Fellowship.

I find that in a smaller component like AIA New Orleans, our prospective Fellows are hesitant to “start the process” and benefit from informal discussions in a group between recent successful Fellows and those that are interested (or identified as deserving) to understand the online process and where to find information needed to make the decision to get started.

Our goal is to take the lessons learned from all of the recent success stories toward Fellowship and make them accessible and useful for FAIA candidates.

We also hope to encourage mentorship between the College and the YAF. I encourage all RRs to contact me with any suggestions or questions – supporting the COF is a very fulfilling mission for us all – Thanks –

Ron Blitch FAIA, FACHA Chair – College Representatives

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FELLOWS FEATS

LEAVING A LEGACY

TO THE AIA COLLEGE OF FELLOWS

by Betsey Olenick Dougherty, FAIA and Brian Paul Dougherty, FAIA

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he AI A Co lleg e o f F e l l o ws , r e p r e s e nt i n g me nt o r sh ip , lead e r s hi p , e t hi c s , a nd s o c i a l as we l l a s p r o fessi o n a l r e s p o ns i b i l i t y , g r e a t l y appre cia tes B etsy an d B r i a n’ s L e g a c y c o nt r i b ut io ns. As mar r ie d p ar tn er s s ha r i ng a n a r c hi t e c t ur a l prac ti c e , a family , an d AI A l e a d e r s hi p o v e r f o ur d e c a de s B e tsey a n d B r i an co n s i d e r r e c e i v i ng t he i r F e l l o wshi p an h on or th ey w ill n e v e r f o r g e t . A s a c a r e e r h i ghl i ght for ea ch , gi v i n g b a c k wa s ne v e r a q ue s t i o n, c o nsi der ing it th ei r d u ty t o s up p o r t t he C o l l e g e o f Fe l l o ws th at had giv e n th e m s o m uc h.

Leavin g a l egacy b e hi nd f o r t ho s e o r g a ni z a t i ons the y b eliev e i n w as a d e c i s i o n t he i r c hi l d r e n unde rsto o d an d ap p r e ciated . A s L e g a c y M e m b e r s o f the AIA Colleg e o f Fel lo w s , B e t s e y a nd B r i a n, t hr o ugh the i r Family Tr u st e ach d e s i g na t e d t he C o l l e g e a s the re cipien t o f $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 whe n t he y p a s s . L o ng a fte r the y ar e go n e , th e ir p r e c i o us f i na nc i a l r e s o ur c e s wi l l he l p to supp o r t th e Co l l e g e ’ s v i t a l a c t i v i t i e s .

If m or e Fel lo w s w o ul d c ho s e t hi s o p t i o n, i magi ne th e im p act it w o u l d ha v e o n t he L a t r o b e P ri z e , the You n g Ar ch i tect Awa r d ho no r a r i um s a nd t he vari e ty of E mer gi n g Pr o fes s i o na l s C o m p o ne nt g r a nt s awarded b y th e Co llege . P l e a s e j o i n t he D o ug he rtys i n su p p o r ti n g th e Co l l e g e o f F e l l o ws f und i n t hi s mo st mean i n gf u l w ay. Ea c h g i f t , no m a t t e r ho w s mal l , wi l l tr u ly mak e a d i ffe r e nc e . O ur p a s s i o n a nd c o mmi tmen t to ex cel len ce b r o ug ht us a l l t o t he C ol l e ge o f Fellow s i n th e f ir st p l a c e s o l e t ’ s d o t hi s – t oge the r!

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o r th e f ir st t i m e i n hi s t o r y , t he Ame ri c an I n stitu te o f A r c hi t e c t s C a l i f o r ni a C o unc i l (AI ACC) h as ho no r e d a c o l l a b o r a t i on wi th th eir L ifeti me Ach i e v e m e nt A wa r d . C a l i f o r nia base d p ar tn e r s B etsey O l e ni c k D o ug he r t y , F A I A , L EED AP, an d B r ian D o u gh e r t y , F A I A ,L E E D A P , o f D o ughe rty h ave bee n sel ecte d f o r t he ho no r a t t he A I A C C B o ard of Dir ecto r s me eti ng i n L o s A ng e l e s o n F e b ruary 10, 2017.

About D o u gh e r ty Fou n d ed in 1 9 7 9 , D o ug he r t y e m b o d i e s D e si gn For war d ar ch i tect ur a l p r a c t i c e wi t h a d e di c ati o n to th e f u tu r e o f o ur c o m m uni t i e s . T hi s p hi l o so phy r ests u p o n th e b e l i e f t ha t we l l - d e s i g ne d f ac i l i ti e s str ive to p r o v id e l o ng - t e r m e nj o y m e nt b y pai ri ng b eau ty w i th ad ap ta b i l i t y t o e l e v a t e t he hum an spi ri t an d po si tiv e ly impa c t l i v e s whi l e c o nt r i b ut i ng to a su stai n ab l e an d h e a l t hy p l a ne t .

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E d ito r’ s n o te: Th o s e in teres ted in lea rn ing m or e a b o u t th e AI AC C , see here, a n d th o s e in terested i n lea rn in g mo re a b o u t Do u gh erty, see here.

Above: Brian and Betsey Dougherty. Images courtesy of Dougherty.

HOWARD F. ELKUS, FAIA, RIBA, LEED AP IN MEMORIAM

By the Editorial Staff of the College of Fellows

Howard F Elkus FAIA, RIBA, LEED AP

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o w ar d F. Elk us , t he i nt e r na t i o na l l y a cc l ai me d ar ch i tect a nd ur b a n d e s i g ne r, di e d u n ex p ecte d l y a t hi s P a l m B e a c h, Fl o ri da, h ome o n Satu r d ay , A p r i l 1 s t . A l o ng t i m e r e si de nt o f Linc ol n , M assach u s e t t s , he wa s 7 8 .

Am on g th e sco r e s o f no t a b l e p r o j e c t s d e s i gne d by H owar d El k u s al l o v e r t he c o unt r y a nd t he worl d we re th e Sho p s an d R es t a ur a nt s a t H ud s o n Y a r d s i n Ne w Yor k, B o sto n ’ s Co p l e y P l a c e , M i a m i W o r l d c e n te r, the Shops at Co l u mb u s C i r c l e i n N e w Y o r k , A l Maryah i n Abu D h ab i, City Pl a c e i n W e s t P a l m B e a c h and L as V egas City H all. Ov e r a p e r i o d o f 2 0 y e a r s , he has b een th e maste r p l a nne r a nd d e s i g ne r o f mul ti pl e b u ild in gs f o r Eme r s o n C o l l e g e ’ s c a m p us r e l o c ati o n to Bosto n ’ s h i sto r ic t he a t r e d i s t r i c t , a nd he de si gne d th e h e ad q u ar te r s o f t he A m e r i c a n I ns t itute o f Ar c h it ects ( AI A) i n W a s hi ng t o n, D . C .

In th e e ar ly ‘ 8 0 s, Elk us wa s m a s t e r p l a nne r a nd de si gn ar ch it ect f o r B o st o n’ s l a nd m a r k C o p l e y P l ac e , the most amb i tio u s mi x e d - us e d d e v e l o p m e nt o f i ts ki nd at th e ti me . Co p le y P l a c e wa s a ne w p a r a di gm f o r b oth a ir r igh ts d ev e l o p m e nt o v e r a n i nf r a struc ture comp lex , as w e ll a s t he l a y e r i ng o f m i xe d use s for m ax i mu m im p a c t . T he p hy s i c a l c o n strai nts of th e si te w er e f o r m i d a b l e , s p a nni ng a hi ghway inter c h an ge an d s e v e r a l r a i l l i ne s , a nd b o rde ri ng Copley Sq u ar e, a n i m p o r t a nt hi s t o r i c s pac e o f ar ch it ectu r al si gn i f i c a nc e . T he p r o j e c t ’ s c o mmuni ty r eview p r o ce ss, l ed b y E l k us , i s c o ns i d e r e d a nati o nal mod el . Co p ley P la c e r e p a i r e d a m a j o r r upture i n Boston ’ s u r b an f a b r i c , i t s s y s t e m o f p ede stri an p ath w ay s tr an sf o r m i ng t he a r e a i nt o a b us t l i ng hub of a ctiv i ty , r eco n n e c t i ng a nd r e v i t a l i z i ng s ur ro undi ng n eigh b o r h o o d s. Co p l e y P l a c e ’ s i m p a c t i s sti l l f e l t inter nati o n ally as t he g r o und b r e a k i ng p r o t o type f o r th e m an y su ccessf ul m i x e d - us e p r o j e c t s t hat have followed in its fo o t s t e p s .

In 1 9 8 3 , Elk u s w as m a d e a F e l l o w o f t he Ame ri c an In stitute o f Ar ch i te c t s . T he c i t a t i o n a t hi s i nve sti ture r eflecte d o n H o w ar d a s b o t h a d e s i g ne r a nd a de si gn lea d er : “H o w ar d E l k us i s t ha t i nc r e a s i ngl y rare kind o f ar ch itect who a s a p r i nc i p a l i n a l a rge f i rm, man ages v e r y lar ge p r o j e c t s b ut s t i l l k e e p s hi s hand on a so f t p e n ci l. H i s d e s i g n a p p r o a c h m a k e s no l i ne s of d emar catio n be t we e n a r c hi t e c t ur e a nd urban d esign .”

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Howard Elkus at his desk. © Ben Cheung

In 1988 El kus c o f o unde d El kus Manf redi Arch itects wi th f e l l o w T AC arc hi te c t D avi d Manf redi, w h o said of the i r partne rshi p: “ We had a share d en th u siasm for c o l l abo rati o n, and wo rki ng to ge the r w as a joy from o ur f i rst e nc o unte r. We c o f o unde d Elku s M an fredi Arc hi te c ts wi th the e arne st mi ssi o n to w ork w ith th e be st pe o pl e , o n the be st pro j e c ts, and to alw ay s h ave f un. Our partne rshi p was unde rsto o d: w e h ad an unwave ri ng trust that was sac re d to bo th of u s.”

S pe aki ng o n be hal f o f El kus Manf re di Arch itects, David Manf re di sai d, “ I wi l l mi ss hi s passi o n, h is stories, h is c harm, hi s gre at tal e nt, hi s e ndl e ss l ove of life an d adve nture , and mo st i mpo rtantl y, hi s frien dsh ip. His l e gac y and re l e vanc e f l o uri sh i n pl ac e s an d w ith people aro und the wo rl d.”

Pri vate se rvi c e s have be e n he l d. T he f amily an d firm sugge st that do nati o ns i n Ho ward E lku s’s memory may be made to T he B o sto n Arc hi te c tural College, Th e Ol d No rth Fo undati o n o f B o sto n, and/or Artists for Humani ty. Pe rso nal c o mmuni c ati o ns m ay be sen t to El kus Manf re di Arc hi te c ts, 25 D rydo c k Aven u e, Boston MA 02210.

Above: Howard Elkus at his desk. Image courtesy of Ben Cheung.

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THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED

A CANDIDATE’S JOURNEY WITH EMILY GRANDSTAFF-RICE, FAIA

by Rosa T. Sheng, AIA

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hr e e n e w lea d e r s we r e e l e c t e d a t A IA’ s A’ 17 C o n fer e n ce o n A r c hi t e c t ur e i n O r l a nd o i n Apri l .

A mo n g th e m, E m i l y G r a nd s t a f f - Ri c e , F AIA, S e n ior Asso ci ate at A r r o ws t r e e t , wa s e l e c t e d At-l arge Dir ec to r . Wh ile it m i g ht ha v e a p p e a r e d t o be an e f for tless camp aign y e a r ( g i v e n t ha t m o s t po si ti o ns wer e u n co n tested ) i t wa s a c t ua l l y a n a m a z i ng e f f o rt an d sh o w o f co mm i t m e nt i n E m i l y ’ s d e c i s i o n to run for AIA N atio n al o f f i c e .

A few w e ek s b ef o r e t he A ’ 1 7 C o nf e r e nc e o n Arc hi te c tu r e co n v e n e d , I w r o t e a n uns o l i c i t e d e nd orse me nt of E mi ly o n L in k e d I n. I n i t , I d i s c l o s e d a p o t e n ti al bi as — m y f r ien d sh ip a nd c l o s e wo r k i ng r e l a t i o n shi p o n th e E q u i ty in Ar chi t e c t ur e C o m m i s s i o n a nd re l ate d initia ti v e s w i th Em i l y o v e r t he p a s t 3 y e a r s. Ne ve rth eles s, I co u l d n ’ t ha v e p i c t ur e d a b e t t e r c andi date to hel p l ead o u r I n s t i t ut e . E m i l y i s a t r ue c hampi o n for the f u tu r e o f o ur p r o f e s s i o n. W hi l e we may have some d iffer e n ce s o f o p i ni o n f r o m t i m e t o ti me , at th e c o r e w e h av e a m ut ua l r e s p e c t i n t he wo rk that we do an d a p h ilo s o p hy o f ‘ ha v i ng e a c h o t her’ s bac k’ (which i s d ir ectl y r o o t e d i n t he p hi l o s o p hy o f e qui tab le p r acti ce) . I h ave wi t ne s s e d f i r s t - ha nd t he re sul ts of he r h ar d w o r k , c o l l a b o r a t i v e s up p o r t , and he r ab ility to gain co n s e ns us a nd a c hi e v e r e s ul t s amo ng a dive r se n atio n al g r o up o f p r o f e s s i o na l s suc h as ou r s.

Ear lier th i s year i n J a nua r y , whe n t he t wo o f us we re asked to b e Co - Ch a i r s o f t he E q ui t y a nd t he Future of Ar c h itectu r e Co m m i t t e e b y A I A P r e s i d ent T o m V onier , FAI A, w e b o t h d i s c us s e d o ur c o nc e r n that we h ad so man y ar e as we wa nt e d t o s e e t he Insti tute move f o r w ar d . An d we g r a p p l e d wi t h wha t w o ul d be th e m o st e ffecti v e wa y s t ha t we c o ul d c o n tri bute .

Fast fo r w ar d to Ju n e , whe r e we r e c e nt l y c o - f ac i l i tated a p r o d u cti v e m e e t i ng f o r t he c o m m i t t e e , I had a ch an ce to r e flec t wi t h E m i l y a b o ut he r c a ndi dac y an d he r u n i q u e j o u r ne y t o l e a d i ng t he I ns t i t ute .

Even t s do n ’t ju s t ha p p e n w i t ho ut t he i r c ontext When I ask e d Emil y wha t m o t i v a t e d he r t o run thi s yea r , sh e u sed th e m e t a p ho r o f t he i ng r e d i e nts f o r fir e — “th in k k in d l i ng , a i r a nd t he v i t a l ‘ s p a rk’ .” T he “kindli n g an d air ” o f E m i l y ’ s j o ur ne y t o l e a de rshi p at th e n atio n al l ev e l ha d s t a r t e d y e a r s b e f o re as an emer gi n g p r o fessi o na l . I n 2 0 0 3 , t he B S A - A IA spo nsor ed Emi ly to att e nd t he A I A N a t i o na l C o n ve nti o n th at year to r ece iv e a n e m e r g i ng p r o f e s s i o na l award.

While atte n d i n g the e v e nt , s he m e t m e m b e rs o f the AIA YAF w h i ch h ad b e c o m e a p o s i t i v e i nf l ue nc e o n h er p e r cep ti o n o f A I A l e a d e r s hi p o p p o r t uniti e s and motivate d h e r p r o g r e s s i o n o f s e r v i c e t o t he Insti tute

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at the c o mpo ne nt and re gi o nal l e ve l s, i n clu din g as a D i re c to r o n the bo ard o f the B S A-AIA. In 2012, Emi l y was suc c e ssf ul at runni ng f o r B S A-AIA Presiden t, se rvi ng i n 2014.

Be the c ha ng e y ou wa nt to see in the w orld T he se nse o f urge nc y c ame whe n Emi l y observed th e l ac k o f wo me n c andi date s runni ng f o r AIA N ation al o f f i c e i n the past f e w ye ars. Mo re spe c i f ically in 2017 — whi l e pre se nti ng the e l e ve n re c o mmen dation s f ro m the 2016 Equi ty i n Arc hi te c ture Commission ’s wo rk — the re was the de c l arati o n o f the can didates who happe ne d to be unc o nte ste d and all men . W h ile Emi l y has gre at re spe c t and c amarade rie for th ose runni ng f o r o f f i c e , the “ spark” to be c o me a can didate he rse l f had to do wi th “ be i ng the c hange sh e w an ted to se e ” wi thi n the Insti tute . In the c o ntext of bein g c hampi o ns f o r e qui tabl e prac ti c e i n the profession , Emi l y re c o gni z e d the ne e d and she ro se to th e occasi o n to re pre se nt l e ade rshi p i n the Institu te th at h as hi sto ri c al l y be e n unde rre pre se nte d.

Nev ertheless, She P ersisted T he e xpe ri e nc e o f appl yi ng f o r the FAIA tw o y ears ago was an i mpo rtant e xpe ri e nc e that prepared h er we l l f o r the At-l arge D i re c to r c andi dacy . Emily w as f o c use d and ri go ro us i n he r pre parati on of h er appl i c ati o n. Whi l e the Fe l l o wshi p may be perceived by many me mbe rs as a c ul mi nati o n o f o ne’s lifetime of wo rk i n the pro f e ssi o n, she di d no t “ f i t” th e demographi c i n he r mi d-c are e r, unde r 40, “ so mu ch more to be do ne ” mi ndse t. Rathe r than be deterred, Emi l y saw the Fe l l o wshi p as an o ppo rtuni ty to in crease re pre se ntati o n and e xpand he r advo c ac y in th e areas

sh e was p assi o n ate a b o ut s e r v i ng — e q ui t y , di ve rsi ty an d incl u sio n — as we l l a s t he f ut ur e o f p r a cti c e and its po si tiv e i mp act o n t he c o m m uni t i e s we s erve . S he was in v e ste d i n 2 0 1 6 a t t he A I A N a t i o na l C o nve nti o n in Ph i lad el p h i a.

Similar ly , th e r e ar e m a ny p a t hwa y s t o A I A Nati o nal lea d er sh i p se r v i ce c r e a t e d t hr o ug h t he r e p o si ti o ni ng effor ts — th r e e y ea r s o f s e r v i c e a nd p e e r no mi nati o n th r ou gh th e AI A Stra t e g i c C o unc i l o r r unni ng as a c and ida te At- l ar ge an d v o t e d i n t he b y t he m e m be rshi p.

While sh e co u ld h a v e t a k e n t he p a t hwa y o f S trate gi c Counc i l ser v ice, Em i l y s a w a n ur g e nc y t o l e ad gi ve n th e statu s q u o an d c ha l l e ng e s t ha t we f a c e as a pro fessio n an d gr e ate r s o c i e t y t ha t a r e r e f l e c t ed i n AIA Na tional’ s state me nt o f v a l ue s .

The path less tr av e l e d , b y na t ur e i s p e r ha ps mo re of a r isk . We d iscu s s e d a t l e ng t h t he o p p ortuni ti e s an d c h allen ges alo ng t he wa y . B a s e d o n what we ar e lear n in g ab o u t i m p l i c i t b i a s , t he r e wa s a gre at con sci o u sn ess o n he r p a r t t o m i t i g a t e i t . B o dy l angua ge , facial e x p re s s i o ns i n r e s p o ns e t o c andi date q u esti o n s, an d to ne o f v o i c e a r e a m p l i f i e d duri ng a setting w h er e men a nd wo m e n a r e b e i ng c o mpare d.

After th e f ir st r o u nd o f s p e e c he s a t G r a s s ro o ts, we r eflecte d o n th e te nd e nc i e s o f t he “ t i g ht - r o pe ” af f e c t — how so ciety te nd s t o j ud g e wo m e n m o r e c ri ti c al l y th an me n i n a can d i d a c y s i t ua t i o n. T he s e i nc l ude smiling mo r e , n o t r o l l i ng e y e s , d o wnp l a y i ng the f ac t th at o n e is a “w o m a n” c a nd i d a t e , a nd c l e a r ly arti c ula ting yo u r v al u e s wi t h t he l i k e l i ho o d o f b e i ng i nte rr u p ted .

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Ano the r c hal l e nge — f i ndi ng the ti me to reach ou t to al l the AIA c o mpo ne nt l e ade rs, di re c tors, members wi tho ut di srupti ng the o the r re spo nsi bilities to h er pro j e c ts, f ami l y and e xi sti ng c o mmi tme nts to AIA an d be yo nd. “ I was gi ve n advi c e abo ut makin g calls du ri ng se t ti me s duri ng the day that c o i nc i ded w ith th e ti me z o ne s” , Emi l y re f l e c te d o n a strat egy to keep the c ampai gn o utre ac h manage abl e with h er bu sy sc he dul e . He r bi gge st strate gy was o ri en ted arou n d the go al o f qual i ty o ve r quanti ty “ i t was a campaign abo ut me e ti ng pe o pl e and bui l di ng relation sh ips, rathe r than j ust se e ki ng vo te s.”

Tha t ha s ma de a ll the differenc e…

I wo ul d l i ke to e nd wi th so me o f Emi l y’ s ow n pow erf ul wo rds. T he y se rve as an i nspi rati o nal call to acti o n f o r al l AIA me mbe rs to be tte r l e ad a n d serve ou r Insti tute . “ D i d I f e e l ti re d? Ye s. D i d I have mo m en ts w h en I tho ught, ‘ What am I do i ng’ ? Ye s. I to o k pride in th e f ac t that I de si gne d my o wn c andi dac y. I didn ’t n eed to go to e ve ry e ve nt o r say he l l o to e ve ry body . I tried to make the c ampai gn pro c e ss abo ut makin g h on est, de e p c o nne c ti o ns, rathe r than a so c i al scen e to be se e n.

I want to se rve the Insti tute and ul ti mat ely th e In stitute i s made up o f me mbe rs. It’ s abo ut people. It’s no t abo ut ‘ me ’ to bui l d a re sume . It’ s abou t h ow I can l e ve rage my ski l l s, tho ughts and e xpe ri en ce to sh ape a be tte r f uture f o r us al l as arc hi te c ts.”

-Emi l y Grandstaf f -Ri c e , FAIA

JULY 2017

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

STEP-BY-STEP SPONSORSHIP

COF FACEBOOK PAGE

by Gabriela Baierle-Atwood, AIA

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he Demystifying Fellowship (EV 401) session at the A’17 Conference on Architecture had members from two major groups of professionals: those who sought information about becoming Fellows themselves, and those who were interested in becoming a candidate’s sponsor. After an in-depth presentation by the Director of Honors and Awards, Kathleen Daileda, Hon. AIA, a panel answered questions from the audience. Topics ranged from the selection of one’s Object to the description of the candidate’ s body of work and impact on the industry. One of the highlights was the explanation of the weight that the sponsor letter has on the application package. According to the panelists, sponsor letters should carry the candidate’s qualities in a strong, yet focused manner.

As the first letter in the submission package, it is important that those considering serving as sponsors understand what the jury looks for in submissions. The Newsletter team selected the following pieces of advice:

Check your sponsor standing.

One of the questions asked during the session revolved around the requirements for the sponsor’s standing. In order to support a candidate, the sponsor must be a Fellow of the AIA College of Fellows, or an AIA member in good standing.

The value of knowing the candidate.

The importance of characterizing the candidate as a distinguished professional through the sponsor letter was highly emphasized. For this characterization to be authentic, and for the sponsor letter to truly introduce the candidate, the sponsor should know the candidate very well. More than just familiarity with one’s body of work, having a personal knowledge of the candidate’s qualities, strengths and weaknesses is key.

Specificity is key.

The sponsor letter is responsible for introducing the candidate to the jury, and so it is key that it speaks to specific accomplishments in well-founded and direct points. In relationship to showing that the sponsor truly knows the candidate, it should also reinforce the arguments provided in the application and serve as a bridge to its contents.

“All out”.

One of Daileda’s pieces of advice was simple: “lay it all out on the letter”. In order for the sponsor to be successful prefacing the candidate’s body of work, the letter should become the vehicle for all the arguments that the sponsor may be willing to give. The intent in the sponsorship should read loud and clear.

Edit o r ’s Note: For mo re in f o rm atio n o n the sp o n s o r s h i p pr ocess, plea se c ontac t the A I A D ire c to r o f Ho no rs & A w a r d s by cal ling (202) 626 74 7 4 o r v isitin g h e re .

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THE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN JOURNAL OF THE AIA COLLEGE OF FELLOWS

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he C o l l e ge o f Fe l l o ws Fac e bo o k pa ge, created

by Paul H. B arkl e y, FAIA, i n 2015, is a great way to share me mo ri e s and pho tos. Con sider j o i ni ng by c l i c ki ng the f o l l o wi ng l i nk and requ estin g an i nvi te .

CHICAGO FAIA CLASS OF 2017 ON GIVING BACK TO THE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION

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n Ju n e 2 3 , 2 0 1 7 , t he C hi c a g o F A I A C l ass o f 2 0 1 7 met f o r t he f i r s t t i m e a s a g ro up at Cliff D w e lle r s C l ub i n C hi c a g o t o di sc uss in itiativ e s to ad v an c e t he p r o f e s s i o n a nd g i ve bac k to the ar ch itectu r a l c o m m uni t y . T hi s v e r y di ve rse gr ou p o f f el lo w s s p e nt t i m e b r a i ns t o r m i ng i de as a n d str ategi zin g a p l a t f o r m t o a c c o m p l i sh the se in itiativ e s.

T o a lign w ith th e AI A C o l l e g e o f F e l l o w’ s na t i o n al go al s in cludin g: I n cr easi ng t he v i s i b i l i t y o f t he C o l l e ge of Fel l o w s w ith i n t he p r o f e s s i o n a nd t o t he publ i c , a n d men to r i n g th e ne x t g e ne r a t i o n o f a r c hi te c ts, the 20 1 7 Cl ass o f C hi c a g o F e l l o ws d e c i d e d to mo ve a h ead w ith th e se a c t i v i t i e s : •

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S h ar e a p r e se nt a t i o n a b o ut t he F A I A no m i nati o n pr o cess, b as e d o n t he i r o wn e x p eri e nc e s du r in g th e f e l l o ws hi p a p p l i c a t i o n. T ho se s e ek i n g fel lo ws hi p , a s we l l a s a r c hi t ec ts who a r e i n te r ested i n t he A I A C o l l e g e o f F e l l o ws, are e n co u r aged t o a t t e nd . T he p r e s e nt a t i o n wi l l be hel d at th e C l i f f D we l l e r s C l ub o n A ugust 24; t h e ex act tim e a nd d e t a i l i nf o r m a t i o n wi l l be a n n o u n ce d by A I A C hi c a g o whe n f i na l i ze d.

C o n sid er th e i d e a o f r e d e s i g ni ng t he C hi c ago F AI A n o min at i o n l e t t e r t o p r o v i d e a se nse o f pr i d e to th o s e no m i na t e d b y t he A I A C hi c ago c h ap te r .

P ar ti cip ate i n t he C hi c a g o A r c hi t e c t ur e B i e nni al “ P r ess & P r o f e s s i o na l P r e v i e w” o n S e pte mbe r 14 – 1 5 , 2 0 1 7 . T hi s e v e nt i s he l d i n c o n j unc ti o n with “B e tw e e n S t a t e s : D e s i g n S o l ut i o ns f o r C h icago ’ s 5 0 W a r d s E xhi b i t ” s p o ns o r e d by the C h icago Ar ch i t e c t ur e F o und a t i o n. I t w i l l be a g r eat p u b l ic o ut r e a c h o p p o r t uni t y f o r the AIA C o llege o f Fe l l o ws .

Above: Chicago FAIA Class of 2017 (Group photo taken at Cliff Dwellers Club) - (From left to Right): David Eckmann, Jeff Bone, Charles Hasbrouck, J.J. Tang, Matthew Dumich, Rada Doytcheva, Gary Ainge, Steven Turckes, Martin Felsen, and Randolph Guillot. Not pictured: Sheila Cahnman, Richard Master, and Ed Peck

T h e Ch icago FAI A C l a s s o f 2 0 1 7 a l s o d e c i d e d to me e t qua r te r ly to co n ti nue c o nne c t i ng wi t h e a c h o the r a n d to fin d n ew w a y s t o g i v e b a c k t o t he a r c hite c tural pr ofessio n .

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JULY 2017

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REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE PROFILE

JEANNE JACKSON, FAIA

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i n ce I gr ad u a t e d f r o m a r c hi t e c t ur e s c ho o l i n th e mid st o f a p r e t t y b a d r e c e s s i o n, I f e l t ve ry f o r tu n ate to f i nd a j o b a t a 2 3 p e r s o n l o c al f i rm, V CBO ar ch i tectu r e . V C B O d e s i g ne d o f f i c e bui l di ngs, gr oc er y sto r e s, an d s c ho o l s b a c k t he n, a nd I go t to wor k o n sch o o ls. S c ho o l d e s i g n b e c a m e my to tal p assio n , an d al so h o w I f i r s t g o t m o r e i nv o l v e d i n the AIA . A p ar tn e r in m y f i r m s t a r t e d t a k i ng a c o upl e o f u s to AI A Co mmi tte e o n Ar c h it ectu r e f o r Educ a t i o n c o nf e r e nc e s , a nd I e nde d u p serv in g o n th e L e a d e r s hi p G r o up o f t ha t C o mmi ttee, C h ai r in g i t in 2 0 1 1 . I g o t i nv o l v e d l o c al l y af te r th at a n d w as th e P r e s i d e nt o f A I A U t a h i n 2 015.

I ha ve al so se r v e d o n t he A r c hi t e c t L i c e ns i ng B o ard for the State o f U ta h, a nd t hr o ug h t ha t wo r k be c ame involv ed in th e w o r k t ha t N C A RB d o e s f o r o ur pro f e ssion, in cl u d i n g w r i t i ng e x a m q ue s t i o ns f o r the ARE. I’ve se r v e d o n n u m e r o us c o m m i t t e e s wi t h NC ARB over th e last tw e lv e y e a r s , a nd a m c ur r e ntl y wo rking on a task f o r ce s t ud y i ng Mo d e l L a w f o r re gi stration bo ar d s. I ’ v e a l s o ha d t he p l e a s ur e o f se rvi ng on sev en NAAB Ac c r e d i t a t i o n t e a m s t o s o me o f thi s cou n tr y’ s w o n d e r ful s c ho o l s o f a r c hi t e c t ur e . I c o ntinue to d e si gn scho o l s o f t he f ut ur e , m a i nl y i n Utah, wh er e th e b ir th r at e ne v e r s e e m s t o s l o w d o wn. My fir m is n o w a 9 0 p e r s o n g r o up t ha t ha s m a ny spe c i al ties, i n clu d i n g r e cr e a t i o n, j ud i c i a l , e c c l e s i a sti c , and h igh er Ed .

The W ester n M o u nt a i n Re g i o n, c o m p o s e d o f the si x states o f Ar izo n a, C o l o r a d o , N e v a d a , N e w Me xi c o , Utah an d Wyo min g , ha s r e l a t i v e l y f e w F e l l ows. T he majority ar e i n C o l o r a d o a nd A r i z o na , who have some gr eat p r o gr a m s t o e ng a g e b o t h t he i r yo ung arch itec ts an d th ei r c o m m uni t i e s . I n p a r t i c ular, C o l o r ad o has a p r o gr am t o i nt e r v i e w t he i r F e l l o w s so that th e hi sto r i es o f the s e r e m a r k a b l e p e o p l e wo n’ t be lost. Al l o f th e sta t e s i n o ur r e g i o n ha v e me nto ri ng p r ogr a ms to h el p F e l l o ws hi p c a nd i d a t e s w i th the i r su b mi ssio n s. M y p e r s o na l g o a l s a s a Re g i onal Re p ar e to assist th e s t a t e s i n s ha r i ng t he i r s uc c e ssf ul p r ogr a ms an d e x pl a i ni ng wa y s t he y ha v e e ngage d th eir y o u n g ar ch i te c t s a s we l l a s t he i r F e l l o w s.

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THE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN JOURNAL OF THE AIA COLLEGE OF FELLOWS

I was bo rn i n S al t L ake C i ty, Utah, be cau se my dad, an e l e c tri c al e ngi ne e r, was transf e rre d th ere in th e 1950s. Af te r l i vi ng i n Ohi o f o r the i r you n g lives, my pare nts we re e nc hante d by the We st an d all of th e o utdo o r be auty o f Utah. My dad l e arned to ski, an d to o k us e ve ry S aturday. In the summer, w e w en t on hi ke s e ve ry we e ke nd, and o f te n we nt c ampin g in on e o f Utah’ s f i ve Nati o nal Parks, o r i n the n earby Gran d T e to n Nati o nal Park – sti l l o ne o f my most beloved pl ac e s. I e ndure d twe l ve l o ng ye ars o f Cath olic sch ool i n Utah, and we nt o n to the Uni ve rsi ty o f Utah for both my unde rgrad and Maste r o f Arc hi te c tu re. W e live in a be auti f ul ho me de si gne d by a l o c al arch itect in 1968, whi c h my partne r, RK S te wart and I have been remode l i ng f o r the l ast f i ve ye ars – but we ’ re almost don e! ( And f o rtunate l y we ’ re bo th mo de rni st arch itects so we do n’ t have to argue ae sthe ti c s) . T he view of M ou n t Ol ympus f ro m o ur de c k i nspi re s us e ve ry day . RK an d I l o ve to bi c yc l e and go l f to ge the r i n the su mmer, an d ski to ge the r i n the wi nte r, and we bo th love to travel whe ne ve r we ge t the c hanc e .

DENIS HENMI, FAIA

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t to o k aw h ile f o r m e t o f i g ur e o ut m y r o l e as a C OF R egio n al R ep r e s e nt a t i v e . I d i d n’ t f e e l t ha t my f i rst yea r w as v er y pr o d uc t i v e a nd f e a r e d t ha t I wasn’ t fulfilli n g my r esp o ns i b i l i t i e s . H o we v e r , t hi ng s f i nal l y star ted f allin g in to p l a c e t hi s y e a r a nd I wa s abl e to star t th e b all r o l ling . 2 0 1 7 ha s b e e n a b us y ye ar so fa r , bu t e x tr e me ly he l p f ul i n d e v e l o p i ng ide as o n h ow to b e a mo r e e f f e c t i v e r e g i o na l r e p r e s e ntati ve .

This p ast Jan u ar y a nd F e b r ua r y , I c ha i r e d a NAAB accr ed itatio n v i si t a t F l o r i d a I nt e r na t i o na l U ni ve rsi ty in Miami . O u r team m e t wi t h m a ny o f t he s t ude nts, no t on ly l ear n in g ab o ut t he i r a c a d e m i c e nv i r o nme nt but h ear ing h o w e n gag e d t he y we r e i n a l o t o f vo l unte e r activit i es w ith i n the c o l l e g e a nd c o m m uni t y .

In Ma r ch , I h ad the ho no r o f s e r v i ng a s a me mbe r of th e Co llege o f Fe l l o ws N o m i na t i ng C o m m itte e , l e d b y Ski p p e r Po st, FA I A , t o r e c o m m e nd a c a ndi date to ser ve as Se cr etar y o f t he E x e c ut i v e C o m m i t t e e o f the Colleg e o f Fel lo w s i n 2 0 1 8 . W ha t a g r e a t e x pe ri e nc e !

The A I A Co n f er e n c e i n O r l a nd o p r o v e d t o be ve ry r ewar d i n g, an d i n c l ud e d m e e t i ng s wi t h t he Re gi o nal R ep r e se n tati v e s a nd t he Y o ung A r c hi t e c t s Fo rum.

Disc u ssi o n s f r o m t ho s e s e s s i o ns g a v e m e mo re idea s o f h o w I co ul d b e t t e r e ng a g e a s a re gi o nal r ep r esen tativ e .

In Ma y, I h ad th e o p p o r t uni t y t o d o a “ D e mysti f yi ng Fellow sh ip ” p r ese nt a t i o n at t he AIA C e ntral V a lley Ch ap te r . T hi s wa s m o s t l y a t t e nd e d by ve ry exp er ien ced in d i vi d ua l s f r o m p r i v a t e p r a c ti c e and th e p u b lic se cto r a nd I r e c o nne c t e d wi t h an o l d acq u ain tan ce f r o m m y t e nur e o n t he C al i f o rni a Ar c h it e cts B o ar d , Ri c ha r d C o nr a d , F A I A . Ri c hard i s lea d ing th e AI ACV m e nt o r i ng g r o up a nd i nvi te d me to talk w ith h i s y o ung p r o f e s s i o na l s i n J une. Rathe r th an a f o r mal p r e s e nt a t i o n, o ur c o nv e r s a t i on was a r eally n ice d ialo g b e t we e n a l l o f us .

In June I p ar ti cip ate d i n a s e r i e s o f p a ne l d i sc ussi o ns at the 2 0 1 7 NCA RB A nnua l B us i ne s s m e e ti ng i n Boston . Th e su b j ec t i s “ M a k i ng E d uc a t i o n c o u nt” . T hi s p r esen tati o n to me m b e r b o a r d j ur i s d i c t i o ns wi l l l o o k at the r o le o f N AA B a c a d e m i c s t a nd a r d s a l o ng wi th p r acti cal e x p e r ien c e s t a nd a r d s i n t he d e v el o pme nt of an ar ch i tect.

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Fo r the re mai nde r o f thi s ye ar, I wi l l be w orkin g w ith my f e l l o w re gi o nal re pre se ntati ve , Ro na Roth en berg, FAIA o n a pro gram e ngagi ng o ur l o c al you n g arch itects, e me rgi ng pro f e ssi o nal s, AIA me nto rsh ip committee, so me ne wl y e l e vate d Fe l l o ws and o ur l ocal Fellow sh ip no mi nati ng c o mmi tte e . Whi l e the de tai l s of th e program are sti l l be i ng f i nal i z e d, we wi l l be taki n g a lot of w h at we have l e arne d o ve r the past ye ar and in tegratin g it i nto a me ani ngf ul pro gram e xpe ri e nc e f or all. Hopefu lly I wi l l be abl e to share thi s e xpe ri e nc e w ith my fellow re gi o nal re pre se ntati ve s ne xt ye ar i n New Y ork.

As a re gi o nal re p, I have had the pl e asure of meetin g many yo ung arc hi te c ts and e me rgi ng profession als.

I have f o und that the se i ndi vi dual s are already very e ngage d i n tryi ng to make an i mpac t. So, for th ose i ndi vi dual s, so me addi ti o nal gui danc e a n d men torsh ip i s al l that i s ne e de d.

We have a l o t mo re wo rk to do f o r th ose w h o are tryi ng to f i gure o ut ho w to ge t i nvo l ve d; th ere is mu ch mo re wo rk to be do ne i n te rms o f o ur ou treach . M y advi c e to tho se i ndi vi dual s has be e n to volu n teer wi th so me thi ng that f i ts the i r passi o n. It often open s do o rs to many o the r o ppo rtuni ti e s. S e rvin g as a COF re gi o nal re pre se ntati ve has be e n a gre at an d rew ardin g e xpe ri e nc e and I hi ghl y re c o mme nd i t.

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GET FELLOWED!

AN INTERVIEW WITH PETER KUTTNER, FAIA, AND TIM LOVE, FAIA

by Gabriela Baierle-Atwood, AIA

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he College of Fellows Newsletter team caught up with Boston architects Peter Kuttner and Tim Love to follow up on the Annual Fellows Dinner, hosted by the BSA College of Fellows Committee in April. We also talked about the local components’ meaning, its outreach impact, and the personal meaning of being elevated to Fellow.

GBA: Every year the BSA Fellows Committee hosts a black-tie dinner to honor the newly elected members of the College.

What is the story and intent behind this event? It has become a tradition.

PK: Tony Tappe started it about 35 years ago. I think he had only recently gotten his fellowship. It used to be held at the Tavern Club, and we’ve been now at the St. Botolph’s Club for about three years. A few members belong to the club so that came up as our new location. And we’re not inclined to change every year.

TL: I went for the first time when I was BSA president, but wasn’t FAIA yet. It’s a surprisingly collegial event. You would think it was all stuffed shirts, but it’s really fun and very friendly. The first time I went it was a surprisingly good time.

PK: The current president of the BSA always presents a report during the dinner, so that’s why I went the first time in ‘98, and why Tim went his first time. We have also re-established the BSA Foundation as a more powerful organization with more assignments and more tasks, so the chair of the Foundation also comes.

GBA: Who attends? And why is it successful?

PK: Most of the Fellows who attend are removed from practice; many are retired, so this is their main connection to what’s going on.

TL: I agree. I would say it’s 1/3 active professionals, like myself, and 2/3 retired. And because the retired architects are roughly all the same generation, they’re all happy to see each other because they were all competing 20 years ago. The younger Fellows know most of those people because we’ve been around for a while and often times have been mentored by the older practitioners.

PK: It’s successful in tying together some generations. The youngest are in their 50s, occasionally there are some in their 40s, and up to people in their 90s. And I think, because of the fact that they’re all Fellows, they were probably quite engaged in the BSA at some period, but more on the advocacy outreach end.

TL: The BSA generally is very collegial, and my observation is that for the architecture firms that are more engaged in the city, it’s almost a requirement to be involved.

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was president of Cambridge Seven Associates (C7A), a Bostonbased design firm. Peter currently serves as Bursar on the AIA College of Fellows Executive Committee. He has been active in the Boston Society of Architects, serving as Commissioner of Chapter Affairs, Public Affairs, Vice President, and President in 1998, and now as the chair of the College of Fellows committee.

GBA: So through the Fellows Dinner, the Committee connects generations of architects and brings in people who are no longer involved in practice. These guests can come into town, hear from the BSA president and the Foundation, and also engage in mentorship with the new Fellows. And Fellows across New England are invited to this event. How else does the BSA continue to be inclusive to the Fellows who aren’t necessarily located in Boston?

PK: We’ve been trying to reach out. I was a little shocked when, three years ago, Boston was the only chapter to elevate new Fellows in New England. As a Fellows Representative, I was actually representing New England (eight chapters in five states).

So that year was kind of a shock to see even Connecticut who usually gets a handful, not get any. So we started talking about what the obstacles were. For some, it was a reluctance to do all of the work to submit the application. For others, particularly small practitioners, they may not have a marketing person to help with materials and things like that. We also discovered that Maine, for instance, only had one living Fellow to be a sponsor to new candidates. That year we started working with AIA executives and contacted about 100 people who had been nominated, but either didn’t get it the first time or didn’t submit after being nominated, and we got a good number of applicants that way. Recently, New Hampshire had two Fellows elevated, Vermont had two, and Maine had another two. Connecticut revved their chapter up and had four or five new Fellows elevated.

GBA: That’s great. Do you think that this outreach effort is going to progress to a point when there’s a New England Chapter for the College of Fellows in addition to the Boston chapter?

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is the founding principal of Utile, a 50-person Boston-based architecture and planning firm. Love is a tenured Associate Professor at the Northeastern University School of Architecture, where he teaches urban design theory and graduate-level research studios. He was president of the Boston Society of Architects in 2015, and was elevated Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in 2017.

PK: No. That’s because the profession is closely tied to the component system and to many people their local component matters most. In the BSA there’s a handful of people who are involved in national and regional efforts, but if you were to ask most people what they get out of their membership, it’s mostly the local chapter. It’s a strength of the AIA; that National can do contract documents and all the other kinds of things that keep us going as a profession. But the day to day stuff is the local chapter.

architects when I was still in high school and I’ve always wanted to be an architect. My dad was a graphic designer. So it was a little self congratulatory, but it was also very rewarding.

GBA: What would you say is the best practice of the BSA Fellows Dinner, if other chapters were to mirror the effort?

TL: I always admired how many really successful professionals are dedicated to the BSA as an organization. There’s people that I’ve known for 20 years that have been involved. People drop in and out, but some are always around.

PK: For the event itself, the quality of speaker is a big part of it.

TL: That really raises the cultural program of the dinner.

GBA: To each of you, what does it mean to be a fellow?

TL: That’s a heavy question.

GBA: It doesn’t have to be, but it can.

PK: When I first did it, half the argument was that it was a professional designation. This is another thing to do that’s a good professional decision, so it was very much a personal credentialing reason, if I’m going to be honest. The other part was that I was beginning to see that the Fellows were actually trying to do things more than just being self congratulatory.

TL: It was really meaningful for me because I’ve been working hard both as an academic, starting a practice, having a very busy early career, and being involved at the BSA. I worked for

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PK: And it’s not like they’re just there to market the architecture or something.

TL: No, no there’s no value in that.

GBA: My follow-up question is, what happens next? What do you foresee?

PK: There’s only one way to get out of this [laughs].

TL: It’s funny that you ask, because we’re talking about mentoring.

I’m very self conscious right now about the professional development of the people that work at Utile. And I spent a lot of time empowering people to make design decisions, to make the client presentations, to do the invoicing. So mentoring weighs heavily because I also want the awesomeness not to be so reliant on me and my partners. It’s like the force multiplier: I want 55 awesome people and then they can ask me if they have a question. ■ JULY 2017

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he Latrobe Prize is the biennial $100,000 award from the AIA College of Fellows that supports a two-year program of research that leads to significant advances in the architecture profession. This year, the AIA College of Fellows selected a team of three faculty members from Northeastern University’s School of Architecture and Resilient Cities Laboratory to receive the 2017 Latrobe Prize for their study of “Future-Use Architecture”. The The jury, chaired this round by Kate Schwennsen, FAIA was impressed with the holistic quality of the proposal, its cogent framework, and its real potential for advancing knowledge of “future-use, futureproofing”. The proposed outcomes will include interactive products of immediate use to practice, while also advancing architectural education and our collective understanding of the characteristics of buildings with “long-life, loose-fit”. The COF Newsletter team collaborated with YAF CONNECTION to produce a two part article series to learn about the proposal from David Fannon, Michelle Laboy and Peter Wiederspahn.

Editor’s Note: Please click here to see the continuation of the article in CONNECTION. What does being awarded the Latrobe Prize mean to the team? How did the funding either make the research possible or enhance the proposed outcomes?

We are honored to receive this prestigious award. The premise of our proposal for the Latrobe Prize, Future-Use Architecture, is an extension of our pedagogy for our ultimate undergraduate design studio at Northeastern University, Comprehensive Design. This studio is taught concurrently and integrally with the ultimate building systems course, Integrated Building Systems. As part of this pedagogy we examine important precedents that we think provoke FutureUse design, and our research looks to expand on that work through methodical case study research. We feel that it is of the utmost importance that our students consider not only the impact buildings have on the environment, but the effect of the environment on buildings. Therefore, designing proactively for adaptability, flexibility and durability in architecture is a critical dimension of that ethos. Receiving the Latrobe is a wonderful validation of these ideas to which we are very dedicated.

The funding allows us to extend the breadth of our inquiry about Future-Use design, and to share what we find with a much larger audience. In particular, we want to bridge the gap between our academic research and pedagogy with the profession in ways that are applicable to everyday design practices. We also hope that these design principles will appeal to other academic programs, which can be incorporated into their teaching as well. Practically, the Latrobe gives us the time and resources to travel as we investigate architectural projects that demonstrate Future-Use principles. It will also support a number of student research assistants who will contribute to the project, and gain hands-on experience with research.

What is the professional relationship between the team members? How does interdisciplinarity position your project for success?

We are colleagues at Northeastern University’s School of Architecture, so that is the academic context of our collaboration.

We have researched and published in pairs and as a trio for about four years. Peter and David evaluated energy upgrades of existing wood-frame homes using a local house as a testbed.

Michelle and David have been working on issues of resilience, including funding through the AIA Upjohn Research Grant, and a recent review article in Enquiry.

We truly are an interdisciplinary team, and the work on Future Use would not be possible without each and all of us. Michelle earned degrees in civil engineering, architecture, and urban planning, and brings her deep professional experience in leading architecture firms before becoming a full time academic.

David’s academic training is in architecture and building science, and was interspersed with work in architecture, engineering and consulting firms. He holds a joint appointment in both Architecture and Engineering, and maintains a consulting practice helping architects with issues of building performance and human comfort. Peter holds degrees in architecture and in addition to positions in teaching and academic administration, has maintained an architectural practice focused on residential architecture, prefabricated construction systems and furniture design for the past 25 years. While we have different backgrounds and expertise that contribute to the Future-use research, the ideal of architecture that is at once comprehensive and integrative permeates all our research, teaching, and practice. All of these facets of design represented by the team will come to bear on our Latrobe research.

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Describe some of the past research you have conducted that led to the Latrobe abstract submission. In particular, have you taught any of your philosophy to date?

David and Peter were funded to conduct research on costeffective thermal envelope retrofits for wood-framed residential buildings. The first ring suburbs of Boston consist primarily of single and multi-family houses built at the end of the 19th century using balloon framing. Using an ongoing renovation project on such a house, we devised strategic ways to intervene to make a high performance building envelope.

Michelle has been teaching this pedagogy for 8 years, and in that time participated in the design of various adaptive reuse projects that influenced her thinking on this topic, and where these principles were influential.

Regarding our teaching, the initial thinking developed among us and other faculty during our Comprehensive Design and Integrated Building Systems courses, and tested these ideas with the students over the past decade or so, including publishing articles on this pedagogy. It is difficult to measure the direct impacts of the Future-Use pedagogy in the built environment, however, we can point to an incredibly high rate of success of our students getting positions in leading architectural practices upon graduation, and we know that some of those firms are engaging in design for multiple uses. We feel that we have planted the seeds for new thinking in the next generation of architects, and the Latrobe Prize will allow us to reach an even larger audience.

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What are the deliverables that will come out of the conclusion Comprehensive&Design&Studio&Spring&2010& of the grant?

Our list of deliverables is as follows: •

Interactive website for general reference

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Traveling exhibition for the general public

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A book for scholars and researchers

This list of deliverables makes it clear that we want our research to be accessible to, and have an impact on, the various constituents of our discipline and related fields. We seek to make the research highly accessible across diverse media. As practitioners, we want our research to be applicable and useful in architectural practice, including continuing education opportunities to expand practitioners’ awareness and understanding of the ideas underlying future-use design. As educators, we are committed to influencing higher education so that both faculty and students can incorporate future-use thinking in design and technology. As scholars, we value the rigor and vetting of academic discourse, and seek to contribute to it. Finally, we embrace our professional obligation to place our work in service to the public, developing betterinformed clients and occupants who think and plan for multiple generations rather than short term horizons, and who demand a built environment with a future-focused ethos. ■

Previous page: (Left to Right) The 2017 Latrobe Prize team of David Fannon, Michelle Laboy and Peter Wiederspahn.

Opposite page: Future-use architecture of vertical masonry structure and horizontal heavy timber structure. Image courtesy of Brian Gouin and Thomas Neal.

Above: Exploded axonometric of structure, building enclosure and passive and active energy systems. Image courtesy Danielle McDonough, Jacqueline Mossman, and Aaron Trahan.

Below: Integration of structure, building enclosure, and passive and active energy systems. Image courtesy of Brian Gouin and Thomas Neal.

Bottom right: Future-use architecture of “ultralight� steel framing. Image courtesy Danielle McDonough, Jacqueline Mossman, and Aaron Trahan.

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2017 CHANCELLOR’S CUP INVITATIONAL AND OPEN BAY HILL GOLF CLUB & GRAND CYPRESS

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o r th e th i r d t i m e i n o ur C o l l e g e’ s go l f t o u r n ame n t hi s t o r y , we o f f e r e d t wo spe c i al v e n u es at o u r O r l a nd o C o nf e r e nc e i n A pri l .

The f i r st w as th e C ha nc e l l o r ’ s I nv i t a t i o n al Go l f Tour namen t p l ay e d a t t he B a y H i l l G o l f C l u b, Ho me of “The K i n g” Ar n o l d P a l m e r o n T ue s d a y , A pri l 25th.

O u r fi el d o f tw e n ty p l a y e r s e nj o y e d p e r f e c t we athe r wh ile p lay in g a “buc k e t l i s t ” c o ur s e . H o me o f the Ar nold Pal me r I n v i t a t i o na l s i nc e 1 9 6 5 .

Local Fe llo w , M i cha e l L i ng e r f e l t F A I A d i d a f abul o us job o f co o r d in at i ng t hi s “ o nc e i n a li f e ti me ” op p or tu n i ty , ( u n le s s y o u a r e J o hn S ul l i v a n FAIA o f NYC w h o p l ay s the r e e v e r y y e a r ) . O nc e a gai n, an email w as se n t to o ur m a i l i ng l i s t a nd wa s so l d o ut in th e matte r o f a f e w ho ur s . C o c k t a i l s a nd di nne r was e n jo yed o n t he c l ub ho us e v e r a nd a by many after th e r o u n d .

The ne x t d ay , o u r 21 s t A nnua l C ha nc e l l o r ’ s Cup Ope n was play ed o n th e b e a ut i f ul m o r ni ng o f W e dne sday, Apr il 2 6 th at th e m a g ni f i c e nt G r a nd C y p r ess Ne w Cour s e d e si gn e d b y J a c k N i c k l a us i n O r l a ndo . T he cou r se h as b e en o n t he L P G A T o ur f o r m a ny ye ars.

We want to thank our Chancellor’s Cup Golf Committee Local Fe llo w co o r d i na t o r , Mi c ha e l L i ng e r f e l t FAIA f o r h is ef fo r ts in p l an n i ng t wo d i f f e r e nt o ut i ng s f o r two d iffere n t v en u e s. Ma ny t ha nk s g o o ut t o Mr. Wal t Gala n ty an d B r yo n y M o f f i t t o f A I M S Me e t i n gs that h ave b ee n o u r To u r na m e nt E x e c ut i v e s f o r the past seven year s. An d , a s “ he r d o f c a t s ” a r c hi t ec ts and golfers, w e giv e s p e c i a l t ha nk s f o r o ur e x tre me l y well-co o r d in ate d m a na g e m e nt b y T e r r i S t e wart Ho n.

AIA , S e n i o r Vice Pre s i d e nt , Kno wl e d g e a nd Prac ti c e @ A IA.

Fi nal l y, I want to thank o ur c o mmittee for th eir passi o n and hard wo rk i n pl anni ng an d ru n n in g th is o utstandi ng e ve nt.

Ed Ko de t, FAIA, Mi nne apo l i s/S ai nt Paul Gre tc he n Pe nne y, AIA, C harl e sto n Jo e S prague , FAIA, D al l as Jo hn S ul l i van, FAIA, Ne w Yo rk Ed Vanc e , FAIA, L as Ve gas Ji mmy T i ttl e , FAIA, Abi l e ne Gary Zi mme rman, FAIA, Mi l wauke e Frank L uc as, FAIA, C harl e sto n ( 2017 Leslie Bon ey Award wi nne r f o r C OF Go l f S uc c e sse s) And to o ur EX C OM o f the C OF f o r wo rkin g th e day !

To da te , th e Ch an c e l l o r ’ s C up O p e n ha s e xc e e de d $ 5 5 0 ,00 0 in fu n d s us e d f o r o ur t hr e e i ni t i a t ive s: • • •

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Above: The field of twenty players enjoyed a once in a lifetime opportunity.

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gain th i s y ea r , t he 2 + 2 A c hi e v i ng G r e a t D e si gn p r o gr am tu r ne d o ut t o b e a g r e a t suc c e ss.

Th e sessi o n wa s he l d o n T hur s d a y a f te rno o n with ab o u t 8 5 atte nd i ng . T he f o r m a t i s t w o Yo ung A r ch it e ct r eci p ien t s , s e l e c t e d i n D e c e m b er, al o ng with t w o me mb e r s o f t he C o l l e g e o f F e l l o w s kno wn for go o d d e si gn . T he p r o g r a m i nv o l v e d 9 0 mi nute s with each sp e ak e r ha v i ng 1 5 m i nut e s and an a llotme n t fo r a q u e s t i o n a nd a ns we r p o r t i on at the end. I t se ems al m o s t i m p o s s i b l e f o r a n a r c hi te c t to lim it tal k in g ab o u t t he i r wo r k f o r 1 5 m i nute s; thi s gr ou p d i d an o u tst a nd i ng j o b .

W e h ad so me r e a l l y t a l e nt e d p e o p l e a s Yo ung A r ch it e cts as w e ll a s a n o ut s t a nd i ng r e p r e se ntati o n fr om th e Co llege . T hi s y e a r ’ s s p e a k e r s we re C hri sA n n mar ie Sp en cer, A I A , N O MA o f W he e l e r Ke arns A r ch it e cts an d L o r a T e a g a r d e n, A I A o f L 2 D e si gn.

Sp eak er s f r o m th e C o l l e g e o f F e l l o ws i nc l ude d D o ug Johns to n , FAI A an d C l i f f G a y l e y , F A I A o f W i l l i a m Rawn A r ch it e cts an d Ste p he n A y e r s , F A I A , A r c hi t e c t o f the Cap ito l .

E ach o f th e p ar tici p a nt s p r e s e nt e d wo r k f r o m the i r c ar eer s an d gen e r a l l y t a l k e d a b o ut t hei r path.

Lor a sp o k e fir st a nd c r e d i t e d he r p e r s o nal i ty and per se v er an ce to ge t t i ng t o whe r e s he i s t o day. He r ea r ly car ee r w as sh a p e d b y t he r e c e s s i o n a nd that she c on side r ed h e r se lf o ne o f t he “ l e a s t hi r e a b l e” pe o pl e in th e w o r k f o r ce po o l up o n g r a d ua t i o n. No t o nl y did she h av e to co nt e nd wi t h hi g h une m p lo yme nt, but sh e w as a m i l i t a r y s p o us e t ha t wa s mo vi ng ever y year b ase d o n a s s i g nm e nt s . I ns t e a d o f gi vi ng in to a d ir e situ a t i o n, s he f o und i nno v a t i ve ways to sh ar e h er k n o wl e d g e , s uc h a s b l o g g i n g abo ut her e x p e r ien ces a nd i ns p i r a t i o ns . A s he r wri ti ng por tfo lio gr e w , h e r d i g i t a l f o o t p r i nt ha d a b y pro duc t: soc ia l en gagemen t . Mo r e a nd m o r e p e o p l e be gan to follo w h e r w o r k a nd s he a c t i v e l y e ng a g ed the m in discu ssio n s ab o ut t he i r o wn p a s s i o ns . It’ s f ro m those e ar ly r el atio ns hi p s t ha t s he c r e a t e d l asti ng m en to r sh ip s th at c o nt i nue t o t hi s d a y .

T h e seco n d p r esen t e r s we r e t he d uo f r o m Wi l l i am Rawn Ar ch i tects, D o ug a nd C l i f f , who f o c use d pr imar i ly o n th e ir p r o m i ne nt wo r k i n a uni ve rsi ty settin g.

Tw o o f t he t hr e a d s t ha t r a n thro ugh their p r e se n tati o n s we r e t he i r us e o f m ixe d-use pr ogr ammi n g an d t r a ns p a r e nc y . D o ug s t arte d by pr ese n tin g th e Lo f t s o f W a s hi ng t o n U ni v ersi ty, a pr oject th at r e co nne c t e d uni v e r s i t y s t ude nts to

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the D e l mar ne i ghbo rho o d and i nte gra ted th em in to the vi brant D e l mar B l vd. T he se c o nd project w as th e B e rkl e e C o l l e ge o f Musi c i n B o sto n, wh ich w as w as se e ki ng a c ul tural pre se nc e i n B o sto n to match it’s nati o nal sc ho l asti c re putati o n. C l i f f f o llow ed Dou g by pre se nti ng the transpare nc y angl e o f th eir w ork. A pro j e c t that e xe mpl i f i e d thi s was the C levelan d Clin ic, the i r f i rst e ve r he al thc are bui l di ng. T ran sparen cy w as ke y to the c o nc e pt o f pati e nt f i rst de si gn .

T he thi rd pre se nte r, C hri s-Annmari e , rou n ded ou t the Yo ung Arc hi te c t part o f the pro gra m. Her career has be e n de f i ne d by usi ng arc hi te c ture as a w ay of gi vi ng bac k and f o und a pe rf e c t si tuat ion in W h eeler Ke arns Arc hi te c ts. T he f i rm spl i ts the i r efforts almost f i f ty-f i f ty wi th hi ghe r-e nd o r e sse ntial clien ts an d the i r no n-pro f i t o rgani z ati o ns wi th f ull service. Th e wo rk she pre se nte d was ro o te d i n so cial impact an d i nc l ude d a the ate r that pro vi de s c o mmun ity ou treach , a c harte r sc ho o l that pro vi de s f o r a n u n derserved se c ti o n o f C hi c ago , and a j o b re trai nin g cen ter. All had tho ughtf ul de si gn and smart te c hnical u pgrades, but a hi gh l e ve l o f i nno vati o n c o ul d be seen in th e pro grammi ng o f e ac h spac e . C hri s e ngaged in a lot o f c o mmuni ty me e ti ngs that he l p sh ape h ow each spac e wo ul d f unc ti o n. A pro j e c t that e xemplified th is appro ac h was wi th the Inspi rati o ns K itch en project.

C hri s and he r te am re al l y f o c use d o n th e en d u sers o f the spac e and c re ate d an e mo ti o nal experien ce aro und the ki tc he n. One o f the ke y uses w as to create a busi ne ss c e nte r that ho me l e ss re si d en ts cou ld u se to pro vi de a pho ne numbe r and a phys ical address to po te nti al e mpl o ye rs duri ng the i r j o b search .

T he f i nal pre se ntati o n o f the se ssi o n was by Steph en Aye rs, Arc hi te c t o f the C api to l . He re turn ed to th eme o f addre ssi ng hi s c are e r path and f ocu sed on th e al te rnati ve nature o f i t. He has be e n a pu blic servan t f o r 32 ye ars, wi th a numbe r o f ye ars be in g spen t in th e mi l i tary. T hro ugh the mi l i tary he traveled th e w orld as part o f thi s se rvi c e . B e c ause o f hi s s ervice early in hi s c are e r, he was o f f e re d the c hanc e to w ork u n der the arc hi te c t o f the c api to l i n 1997 as th e Assistan t S upe ri nte nde nt f o r the S e nate Of f i c e Bu ildin gs. He we nt o n to be c o me the 11th Arc hi te c t of th e Capitol, j o i ni ng pre de c e sso rs suc h as B e nj ami n Hen ry Latrobe, C harl e s B ul f i nc h, and T ho mas U. Walter.

Steph en has be e n i nvo l ve d i n so me i nno vati ve w orks over th e ye ars, i nc l udi ng the re sto rati o n o f the Capitol dome and an e mphasi s o n e ne rgy re duc ti o n, amon g th e vast o ve rsi ght he and hi s te am has o ve r the grou n ds of th e C api to l .

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In sum mar y, it w a s a v e r y e x c i t i ng p r o g r am. T he wor k o f th e Yo u n g A r c hi t e c t s wa s e ng a g i ng, and i t was w o n d e r fu l to s e e t he d i r e c t i o n t he i r c are e rs ar e ta k in g. Th e m e m b e r s o f t he C o l l e g e o f Fe l l o ws p r esen ted o u tstand i ng a wa r d wi nni ng wo r k . S o me of the same ch allen g e s f a c e d b y t he y o ung arc hi te c ts ar e al so f aced b y th e m e m b e r s o f t he C o l l e g e. T he re was a sh ar ed q u es t t o d o g o o d wo r k , e ng a g e c l i e nts an d pr o v id e d e si gn t ha t e nha nc e s a nd p r e s erve s the en vir o n men t.

Ther e w er e a n u mbe r o f q ue s t i o ns , a nd t he pro gram fostere d th e sh ar ing o f i d e a s a nd , m o s t i m po rtantl y, th e sh ar i n g o f a f o r um t o p r e s e nt a nd di sc uss d esign . Th e f o cu s i s t ha t d e s i g n, p ub l i c e ng a ge me nt, an d co mmitme n t a r e s e r v i ng t he g r e a t e r g o o d. In ad d iti o n , al l in th e p r o f e s s i o n c a m e t o ge the r to sh ar e co r e v al u e s a nd a n e xc i t e m e nt f o r whe re the p r ofes si o n i s mak i ng a d i f f e r e nc e i n t he c o mmuni ti e s we se r v e . â– Ed Ko d et 2 0 1 0 C h an ce llo r

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n T hursday, Apri l 27th f ro m 7:00 to 9: 00 PM , the C o l l e ge he l d i ts annual “ Party with th e Fe l l o ws” whi c h was he l d at C l ub 3NINE at th e Ro se n Pl az a Ho te l i n Orl ando , Fl o ri da. T hi s e ven t is a f undrai se r f o r the C o l l e ge o f Fe l l o ws and a ch an ce to me e t many ne w Fe l l o ws o f the C l ass o f 2017 as we l l as f e l l o ws f ro m e arl i e r ye ars. L e no re Lu cey , FAIA “ wo rke d the ro o m” we l c o mi ng gue sts in th is upsc al e ni ghtspo t. D uri ng the f e sti vi ti e s, Len ore and the re st o f the ExC OM to o k the stage to th an k e ve ryo ne f o r atte ndi ng and to gi ve o ut the College o f Fe l l o ws ho no rari ums to the f o urte e n re c ipien ts o f the AIA Yo ung Arc hi te c t awards. S pe c i al gu ests at the Party range d f ro m c urre nt AIA Pre si de nt Tom Vo ni e r, FAIA to f o rme r C hanc e l l o rs Jo hn S orren ti, FAIA, Al Rube l i ng, FAIA, Ro n S kaggs, FAIA, Betsey Ol e ni c k D o ughe rty, FAIA, B i l l S tanl e y, FAIA, Sy l D ami ano s, FAIA, Ji m L awl e r, FAIA, Haro l d A dams, FAIA, L arry L e i s, FAIA and f o rme r AIA Pre s iden ts Randy Vo sbe c k, FAIA & Ro n Al to o n, FAIA. ■

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n Friday April 28th the College of Fellows held its annual Former Chancellor’s Luncheon at the Citrus Club in Orlando just prior to the Investiture Ceremony. It’s a chance for the Formers to get together and catch up on the current activities and programs underway by the Executive Committee. Chancellor Lucey presided and reported on the events of our spring meeting in Austin, the remainder of the upcoming Conference events and our upcoming gathering this fall in New York. Vice Chancellor Post addressed the group, expounding on the wonderful work that Lenore has done so far representing the College as our Chancellor. Attendees included the current ExCom and Former Chancellors John Sorrenti, FAIA, Al Rubeling, FAIA, Ed Kodet, FAIA, Jack DeBartolo, FAIA, Harold Adams, FAIA, Syl Damianos, FAIA, James Lawler, FAIA, Betsey Olenick Dougherty, FAIA, Ellis Bullock, FAIA, Frank Lucas, FAIA, Larry Leis, FAIA and Chet Widom, FAIA. Also in attendance was Terri Stewart, Hon. AIA, Ivenue Love Stanley, FAIA, Kathy Daileda, Hon. AIA, Brian Dougherty, FAIA, Jack Miller, Dee Stahl, Bryan Post and Ruby Vance. ■

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n Friday April 28th, just prior to Investiture, the AIA invited all new Fellows to attend a luncheon to meet and greet each other and to get acquainted with the rest of the Class of 2017 prior to the ceremony. This year the gathering was in an outstanding gallery space in the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida.

The high volumed room was bathed in natural light making for a wonderful experience for all as they dined and got to know one another. For the past several years Al Rubeling, FAIA (2015 Chancellor) and John Sorrenti, FAIA (2016 Chancellor) have been addressing each new class of Fellows with an inspirational presentation of history, purpose and duty. Told with passion and just the right amount of humor, the new class leaves with a better understanding of what it means to be a member of this prestigious organization as well what to expect over the next several hours as they are elevated into the College of Fellows. â–

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n Apri l 7, 2017, Go ve rno r B ro w n sign ed an e xe c uti ve o rde r to te rmi nate th e Californ ia dro ught state o f e me rge nc y f o r most cou n ties.

T hi s parti c ul ar dro ught, o ngo i ng si nc e 2012, h as be e n re c o gni z e d as sad e vi de nc e o f c l i mate ch an ge, i ts l o c al strate gi e s ado pte d by c o mm u n ities n ow banne r f o r the battl e s we have al re ady begu n to figh t agai nst the i mpac t o f gl o bal warmi ng. Th at same day, ano the r e xe c uti ve o rde r was c o nscien tiou sly ke pt i n pl ac e : B -37-16, “ Maki ng Wate r C on servation a C al i f o rni a Way o f L i f e ” , whi c h mai ntai ns several local wate r use re stri c ti o ns. Go ve rno r B ro wn’s statemen t abo ut the e me rge nc y l i f ti ng c auti o ne d that w h ile th is dro ught was o ve r, the ne xt o ne “ c o ul d be arou n d th e c o rne r” .

In c o me s Haz e l .

T he 2015 L atro be Pri z e re c i pi e nt project by th e D ryl ands Re si l i e nc e Ini ti ati ve ( D RI) te am presen ted the i r re se arc h f i ndi ngs and the de si g n tool th at ste mme d at the A’ 17 C o nf e re nc e o n Arch itectu re in Orl ando . T he re se arc h te am, l e d by the Arid Lan ds Insti tute ( f o rme rl y o f Wo o dbury Uni ve rsity , n ow at the L o s Ange l e s C l e ante c h Inc ubato r) , alon g w ith Ro wan Ro de ri c k-Jo ne s o f T he Nature Con servan cy , de si gn re se arc he rs at Pe rki ns+Wi l l , and en gin eers f ro m the C i ty o f L o s Ange l e s B ure au o f En gin eerin g, wo rke d to c re ate a “ de e pl y re spo nsi bl e tool for pu blic arc hi te c ture ” i n re spo nse to the c hal l en ges th e US We st i s f ac i ng due to c l i mate c hange . T he h y drologic vari abi l i ty i n the are a, e xe mpl i f i e d i n the decrease in avai l abl e sno wpac k, l o nge r dro ughts and in ten sified rai ns, al l po i nt to the c o nc l usi o n that stormw ater re c l amati o n, c o nse rvati o n and re c yc l in g meth ods must be o pti mi z e d i n o rde r to re si st the ch allen ges ahe ad. T he te am po se d that, rathe r than qu estion in g “ Is the dro ught o ve r? ” , i t i s abo ut ti m e design ers, e ngi ne e rs and urban pl anne rs ask: “ Are w e ready for the ne xt o ne ? If so , ho w? Whe re wi l l i t be?”

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Hazel works by highlighting optimized stormwater capture and infiltration areas in the urban dryland landscape.

It bec ame cl ear th a t a n i nt e l l i g e nt d i g i t a l t o o l , o f f e ri ng d esign d e cisi o n sup p o r t a t m ul t i p l e s c a l e s , c o ul d be of in v alu ab l e su p po r t t o d e s i g ne r s no t o nl y base d i n Ca lifo r n ia b u t i n ar i d z o ne s a l l o v e r t he wo rl d.

H azel w o r k s b y h i g hl i g ht i ng o p t i m i z e d s t ormwate r cap tu r e an d i n f iltr a t i o n a r e a s i n t he ur b a n dryl and la n d scap e . Th r o u g h p e r f o r m a nc e - b a s e d hydro l o gi c zonin g, H aze l is a b l e t o a na l y z e d e s i g n s c e nari o s, cost-b en ef it r el atio ns hi p s , a nd t he l o c a l a nd re gi o nal im p act o f sp eci fic s i t e s , a l l i n o ne i nt e r f ac e and softwa r e p r o gr am. I t r e p o r t s i n t he f o l l o wi ng me tri c s: water i n f iltr ated (in g a l l o ns o r a c r e / f e e t ) , g r ee nho use ga s r e d u ce d ( in to ns o f c a r b o n d i o xi d e e q ui val e nt) , en er gy sav ed ( k W H o f f s e t ) , a nd e c o no m i c c o stb en ef it ( d o l lar s ex p e nd e d , t r e a t m e nt c o s t s avo i de d, p ayba ck p e r io d , j o b s c r e a t e d ) .

H azel w o r k s i n t hr e e s t e p s . I t f i r s t a s se mbl e s mu ltip l e d ata se ts f r o m a c e nt r a l d a t a b a se , the n p er forms a se r ies o f r a p i d a nd c o m p l e x a nal ysi s at th e hi gh e st r e so lut i o n a v a i l a b l e , i n o r d e r t o i ssue a su ita b i lity stu d y t ha t i s ul t r a p r e c i s e . B e y o nd data, th e so ftw ar e tak e s i n G I S s i t e i nf o r m a ti o n and cla ssif ies h yd r o l o g i c z o ni ng s ui t a b i l i t y i n t he f o rm o f th r ee d i ffer e n t zo ne s , a p t l y d ub b e d H a z e l z one s 1, 2 an d 3. Th i s p r o ce s s , i n c o m b i na t i o n wi t h t he pre c i se eva lua tio n o f p ar am e t e r s t ha t m a k e up k e y de c i si o ns on sto r mw ater ma na g e m e nt , c o m p o s e a pi e c e o f softwa r e th at is h i g hl y c a p a b l e o f a r m i ng de si gne rs with th e mo st co v e t e d t o o l i n t he b o x: a g e ncy.

The D R I team r an t wo t y p e s o f wo r k s ho p s , i n o rde r to bo th te st- r u n t he s o f t wa r e , i t s i nt e r fac e and op er ab ility , as w e l l a s t o r e c e i v e us e r f e e dbac k.

These w e r e d i v i d e d i nt o t wo 1 - ho ur l o ng se ssi o ns, wh er e in th e f ir st o ne , p a r t i c i p a nt s we r e aske d to comp lete ty p ical e x a m p l e s o f s t o r m wa t e r de si gn i n loc al an d r egi o n al s c a l e s b y ha nd . T he t e a ms f o und th at th er e w as n o t e no ug h t i m e t o c o m pl e te the wor k, an d th at th e y l a c k e d c o nf i d e nc e i n t he re sul ts.

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data o utput i n suppo rt o f e ac h o pti o n , w h ich n ot o nl y re af f i rme d the de si gn but pro vi ded valu able i nf o rmati o n be yo nd the i mme di ate stu dies: for i nstanc e , ho w muc h gre e nho use gas/c arbon can be avo i de d pe r ye ar i n c ars wi th e ac h o pti on .

T he re gi o nal i mpl i c ati o ns pre se nte d by th e team re f l e c t the e xpo ne nti al l y-gro wi ng val ue in h avin g suc h i nte l l i ge nt de si gn so f tware available to pl anne rs, de si gne rs and e ngi ne e rs. As posed by th e te am, “ si ngl e si te i mpac t may no t se e m like mu ch , but o nc e i t i s appl i e d i n l arge sc al e , t h e impact is hi ghl y pre se nt� . Gi ve n thi s po te nti al , th e DRI team i nve sti gate d Haz e l and i ts use i n the c o n text of policy and the publ i c re al m. Publ i c -pri vate partn ersh ips, f o r i nstanc e , we re pre se nte d as o ne o f the su ccessfu l so l uti o ns that bri dge the gap i n c i ty stormw ater f undi ng. One e xampl e i s the Phi l ade l ph ia Green ed Ac re s pro j e c t, whi c h pro vi de s f i nancial rew ards to pro pe rty o wne rs f o r re tro f i tti ng si tes to better manage sto rmwate r, and i s suppo rte d i n partn ersh ip wi th the Phi l ade l phi a Industri al Developmen t C o rpo rati o n. Ano the r so l uti o n pre se nte d by th e team was the c o nc e pt o f c re di t tradi ng betw een sites: a de ve l o pe r c o ul d o f f se t the ne e d to comply w ith sto rmwate r manage me nt re qui re me nts on on e site by al so de ve l o pi ng a di f f e re nt si te , o ne t h at is better sui te d f o r re c l amati o n and c o nse rvati o n. In essen ce, i t i s a matte r o f transf e rri ng pri o ri ti e s, w h ich on ly he l ps to c re ate a he al thy marke t be tween su pply ( gre e n are as) and de mand ( urban are as).

S pe c i al asse ssme nt di stri c ts, a pro pe rty design ation whi c h al l o ws l o c al go ve rnme nt to f und pu blic projects thro ugh the l e vyi ng o f taxe s o n ne w o r redeveloped pro pe rti e s i n pro xi mi ty wi th the pro j e ct, w ere also use d as e xampl e . T he Fo urth Ward i n Atlan ta, GA, f o r i nstanc e , i s a ve ry suc c e ssf ul c ase stu dy : on e o f the mo st no tabl e pro j e c ts i n the Atl a n ta Beltlin e gre e n re de ve l o pme nt sc o pe , i t f e atures a 2-acre sto rmwate r de te nti o n po nd that i s l argely perceived as a l ake by the c o mmuni ty. T he pro j e c t a lso featu res ne w pl aygro unds, o utdo o r amphi the ater, w alkw ay s and l awns f o r a to tal o f 17 ac re s o f a dded green spac e , al l wo rki ng f o r sustai nabl e urban stormw ater manage me nt.

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Above: Philadelphia Greened Acres. Image credit: Philadelphia Water Department.

Above: Historic Fourth Ward Park. Image credit: Atlanta Beltline Organization.

So wh at h ap p en s ne xt ?

The f u tu r e o f Ha z e l d o e s i nc l ud e e nt e ri ng the p u b lic mar k et, e ithe r t hr o ug h a t i e r e d s t r uc ture o f p aym e n t w ith so me d a t a a v a i l a b l e f r e e o f c h arge , o r on a licen se b asi s f o r us e i n hy d r o l o g i c p e r fo rmanc e an alysis. Th e Lo s A ng e l e s B ur e a u o f E ng i nee ri ng, a p ar tn e r in th e D R I t e a m , ha s e xp r e s s e d i nte re st i n making th e so ftw a r e a v a i l a b l e t o t he p ub l i c , as L A was us ed as th e p r o t o t y p e ur b a n a r e a f o r t he pro j e c t.

As m o r e an d mo r e c o m m uni t i e s i n t he US and ar ou n d th e w o r l d m us t d e a l wi t h g l o b a l warmi ng con se q u e n ce s, H a z e l i s t r ul y d e s i g ne d t o bri ng ab ou t ch an ge. H az e l t a k e s i t s c o nt e x t a nd pre se nts infor med , o p timal s o l ut i o ns - whi c h i s e x a c tl y what we, as ar ch itects, ha v e p l e d g e d t o d o . A s a n i nte l l i ge nt p iec e o f so ftw ar e , H a z e l c a n b e a g a m e c hange r i n th e fu tu r e o f sto r m wa t e r m a na g e m e nt . â–

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he 2017 AIA Jury of Fellows elevated 178 new members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession. The 2017 Fellows were honored at an Investiture ceremony at the AIA Conference on Architecture in Orlando held on Friday April 28th at the Dr. Phillips Center for the performing Arts Auditorium. Opening remarks were made by 2017 Chancellor Lenore Lucey, FAIA and 2017 AIA President Thomas Vonier with Jury Chair Mary Katherine Lanzillotta, FAIA presiding over the ceremony. New Fellows were escorted to the stage by former Presidents of the AIA where they received their Fellow’s medal from President Vonier and then welcomed into the College by Chancellor Lucey and the College’s Executive Committee. After receiving their personal copy of the College of Fellows History & Directory they were escorted from the stage by a former Chancellor of the College. Congratulations to the Class of 2017! ■

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n Saturday morning, April 29th from 7 to 8 AM, the College of Fellows Regional Representatives convened their annual breakfast meeting at the National Conference in Orlando. Attendees included Chancellor Lucey, Vice-Chancellor Post, Secretary Vance and Bursar Kuttner. The newly appointed Chair of the Regional Representatives Ronald Blitch, FAIA presided.

Introductions were made, after which breakout sessions were organized with an average of six per table where interactive discussions on best practices ensued. Please see the Chair’s Message earlier in this issue for a complete description of the results of this meeting. â–

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n Saturday April 29th, the College of Fellows convened its annual business meeting and lunch at 11:30 in the Rosen Center Hotel in Orlando.

Chancellor Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA, called the meeting to order and welcomed all Fellows, Honorary Fellows and special guests, stating “We come together today to conduct the business of the College. The purpose of this meeting is to review the affairs of the College with you, to share our goals and plans, and to elect new members of the Executive Committee to serve in 2018”. Lunch then was served, and at 12:30 PM, Chancellor Lucey resumed the meeting by introducing the COF Executive Committee. She then read the names of Fellows who passed away last year and asked for a moment of silence. She then asked all new Fellows to stand and be recognized after which she asked all former Chancellors, former AIA Presidents, Gold Medalists as well as all Kemper Award, Whitney Young Award, Thomas Jefferson Award and Topaz Medallion recipients to stand and be recognized. She then called to the stage this year’s new Legacy Members. They are Marvin Malecha, FAIA and Enrique (Henry) Woodroffe, FAIA. COF Vice-Chancellor Raymond Post, FAIA, then took the stage and as Chairman of the COF Nominating Committee, gave his report informing all that the call for nominations for Secretary went out in the College of Fellows Newsletter last August. The Nominating Committee included; Helene Dreiling, FAIA (COF member at large), Denis Henmi, FAIA (Current Regional Representative), Gray Plosser, FAIA (former AIA Board Member), Linda Searle, FAIA (COF Fellows Jury Chair) and Larry Fabbroni, AIA (YAF Observer).

He then announced the nominations for the following: •

Raymond Post, FAIA as Chancellor of the College of Fellows for a one-year term beginning in December 2017

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Edward Vance, FAIA as Vice Chancellor of the College of Fellows for a one-year term beginning in December 2017

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Peter Kuttner, FAIA as Bursar of the College of Fellows for a one-year term beginning in December 2017, and

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John J. Castellana, FAIA as Secretary of the College of Fellows for a two-year term beginning in December 2017.

He then asked for any nominations from the floor. Hearing none he turned the lectern over to Chancellor Lucey who moved that the nominations be closed and a unanimous vote be cast for Raymond Post, FAIA as Chancellor, Edward Vance, FAIA, as Vice Chancellor, Peter Kuttner, FAIA as Bursar and John Castellana, FAIA as Secretary. All were elected by acclamation.

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Secretary Edward Vance, FAIA then took the stage and asked for approval of the Minutes of the 2016 Annual Meeting. Dispensing with the reading of the minutes he asked for a motion to accept the minutes as presented receiving a motion and a second. Lenore then asked and received approval to accept the minutes by acclamation.

Bursar Peter Kuttner, FAIA then took the stage and reported on the COF Fund which included 204 Contributions totaling $129,081with an average contribution of $633. Total liabilities and net assets are currently $2,581,792. He went on to thank our sponsors for 2017 Conference activities listed in the back of the Annual Report which included: Pei Cobb Freed, ArComm, Construct Connect, Forte Specialty Contractors, James Hardie, FAIA, JMT, Langan, Old Castle, Pachyderm Marketing Corp., PCL Construction Services, Prosurance Redeker Group, PSC, Jimmy Tittle, FAIA, Whiting Turner Construction, Wright Engineers and YKK AP.

Above: Ron Blitch, FAIA, is recognized at the Business luncheon as the new chair of the Regional Representatives.

Immediate Left: John Castellana, FAIA the newly elected member of the ExCOM, who will take over the Secretary role in December.

Other images: Fellows, newly minted and old guard, enjoying themselves at the Business meeting.

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Lenore returned to the stage where she acknowledged Al Rubeling Jr., FAIA, chair of the Golf Tournament Committee, Larry Fabbroni, AIA, 2017 Vice Chair of Young Architects Forum and outgoing Regional Representative Chair John Sullivan, FAIA thanking him for his service. She than announced that the ExCOM had appointed Ronald B. Blitch, FAIA for a three year term as our next Chair of the COF Regional Representatives. Ron stood to be recognized.

She then thanked everyone for their patience and attention, and asked for any new business. Hearing none, she stated “I look forward to seeing you all at the Convocation Dinner this evening and I declare the 2017 Annual Meeting of the College of Fellows Fund adjourned”. ■

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MULTICULTURAL FELLOWS AND DIVERSITY AWARDS RECEPTION

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n Saturday April 29th the College of Fellows held a reception at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando honoring Multicultural Fellows. Holding the Multicultural Fellows and Diversity Award Honoree Reception prior to Convocation is a tradition established over a quarter of a century ago. Among the attendees were 2008 AIA President Marshall Purnell, FAIA, AIA First Vice President Elect William Bates, FAIA and past AIA Board Member Don King, FAIA. â–

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he College of Fellows Convocation Dinner, celebrating the new Fellows of 2017, was held on Saturday, April 29th at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom in Orlando, Florida.

2017 Chancellor Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA opened the festivities by welcoming new Fellows and guests. Chancellor Lucey then introduced 2017 AIA President Thomas Vonier, FAIA who added his congratulations to the new Fellows on behalf of the National Component. The 2017 Leslie N. Boney Spirit of Fellowship Award was bestowed on 2007 Chancellor Frank E. Lucas, FAIA of Charleston, SC. During the gala dinner all of the new Fellows were introduced. Special thanks were given to event sponsor Pei Cobb Freed. The evening closed with celebration, fellowship and dancing. â–

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Previous Pages: 2017 Chancellor Lenore Lucey, FAIA and 2017 AIA President Thomas Vonier, FAIA emcee the start of the Convocation.

Previous Page Lower Right: Lenore Lucey presents the 2017 Leslie N. Boney Spirit of the Fellowship Award to former Chancellor Frank E. Lucas, FAIA. Lenore noted his volunteer time and support of the AIA College of Fellow’s Golf Committee, his generous donations to the Colege of Fellows Fund, and his commitment to mentorship.

This Page: Fellows enjoying themselves at the ceremony.

All images courtesy Oscar & Associates.

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CONTRIBUTORS TO THE COLLEGE OF FELLOWS FUND Contributors the College of Fellows Fund JANUARY 1, 2017 - JULYto 7, 2017

JANUARY 1, 2016 - DECEMBER 31, 2016

CHANCELLOR’S CIRCLE CHANCELLOR'S CIRCLE ($5,000 and above) ($5,000 and above) George Miller, FAIA

Jeanne M. Jackson, FAIA

FELLOW’S CIRCLE S. A. Klatskin, FAIA ($2,500 - $4,999) Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA John Klai, FAIA RK Stewart, FAIA Edward Vance, FAIA

Ziegler Family Trust

BENEFACTOR FELLOWS’ CIRCLE ($1,000 - $2,499) ($2,500 - $4,999) Albert Rubeling Jr., FAIA Bryce FAIA JohnTurner, R. Klai II, FAIA Edward J. Kodet Gary Vance, FAIA Jr., FAIA JohnRegnier, R. Sorrenti, Victor FAIAFAIA Joseph G. Sprague, Ronald Skaggs, FAIA FAIA Enrique Woodroffe, FAIA BENEFACTOR Sylvia Kwan, FAIA ($1,000 - $2,499) F. Wong, FAIA

Harold L. Adams, FAIA

PATRON Hayder Ahmed Ali , Hon. ($500 - $999) FAIA Anonymous Ronald A. Altoon, FAIA Anonymous Glenn W. Birx, FAIA Jennie Sue Cole, Brown, FAIA Yolanda FAIA John Pearce, FAIA Thomas J. DeAngelo, FAIA Richard FAIA HelenePugh, Combs Dreiling, FAIA Matt Rossetti, FAIAFAIA Philip J. Enquist, Douglas S. Ewing, Gene Schnair, FAIA FAIA Louis J. Garapolo, Drew White, FAIA FAIA 72

SPONSOR Donal Simpson, FAIA Manuel G. Gonzalez, FAIA PATRON (Up to $499) Marvin Sparn, FAIA A. Grandstaff-Rice, ($400 - $999) PhillipEmily Bernstein, FAIA Terri Stewart Lance FAIA Bird, FAIA Michael Stransky, FAIA Daniel Stephen Hart, FAIA Luis C. Bernardo, FAIA Barbara Campagna, FAIA Jane Weinzapfel, FAIA L. Jane Hastings, FAIA Charles B. Bettisworth, FAIA James Chaffers, FAIA Francis Zwart, FAIA Edward M. Hord, FAIA Donald R. Blair, FAIA Betsey Dougherty, FAIA Stephan S. Huh, FAIA David J. Brotman, FAIA Ira Fink, FAIA LEGACY MEMBERS Steven Imrich, FAIA Tamara E. Burns, FAIA Kevin Flynn, FAIA Wade Killefer, FAIA John J. Castellana, FAIA Raymond Girvigian, FAIA Betsey O. Dougherty, FAIA Sandra M. Laux, FAIA Gabriel Durand-Hollis, FAIA Emily Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA FAIA Kenneth D. Levien, FAIA Donald J. Hackl, Stephen A. Fiskum, FAIA Kurt Hunker, MichaelFAIA D. Lingerfelt, FAIA Edward J. Kodet, RonaldFAIA V. Gobbell, FAIA Mark Hutker, F. Michael Margo Wong, P. FAIA Paula J. FAIA Loomis, FAIA Jones, FAIA D. Manus, Ken Ross Roger Clark Jackson, FAIA FAIA Frank E. Lucas, FAIAJr., FAIA Martinez Sylvia P. Kwan, FAIA Helen Kara Kessler, FAIA Gary B. Coursey James R.FAIA McDonald, FAIA Harold L. Adams, Mary Katherine Lanzillotta, Paul Kinnison, FAIA George H. Miller, FAIA FAIA FAIA Ted Kollaja, FAIA Jeanne Jackson, David D. Montalba, FAIA Jeffrey A. Scherer, Robert K. Morris, FAIA J. Kremer, FAIA FAIA Robert Odermatt, FAIA John A. Ruffo, Roksan William Love, A. FAIA FAIAOkan-Vick, FAIA Raymond G. Post Jr., FAIA John R. Sorrenti, John I.FAIA Pearce Jr., FAIA Robert Loversidge, FAIA Edward A. Shriver Jr., FAIA David Piscuskas, FAIA C. McLean, FAIA Joseph Boggs, FAIA Ronald L. Skaggs, FAIA Platt Byard Dovell White Kevin Montgomery, FAIA Kim M. Tanzer, FAIA John P. Sullivan, FAIA Architects Hal Munger, FAIA L. Jane Hastings, FAIA Heidi Marie Thiede Craig S. Reynolds, FAIA Paul O’Shea, FAIA Louis D. Astorino, Gary L. Vance, FAIA RossettiFAIA RobertErnesto Pfaffmann, FAIA FAIA M. Vasquez, FAIA Albert W. Rubeling, Anthony P. Schirripa, FAIA Peter Piven, FAIA Betsey Dougherty, FAIA F. Michael Wong, FAIA Gene Schnair, FAIA Michael Prifti, FAIA FAIA Enrique A. Woodroffe, FAIABrian P. Dougherty, Dawn R. Schuette, FAIA M. Rinehart, FAIA Chester A.Steven Widom,Spurlock, FAIA FAIA H. Ruth, FAIA Douglas L. Steidl, FAIA Carol Sakata, FAIA Edward T. M. Tsoi, FAIA

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