AIA Committee On Design

2012 Member Slideshow: Tate, Snyder, Kimsey Architects, Las Vegas, Nevada

AIA Committee On Design — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:42:21 +0000

Member Slideshows are created each year for the Spring Conference to illustrate the recent work of the attendee’s firms. All COD members are welcome to participate. Attendees have 6 slides and 60 seconds to present their projects, or whatever is on their mind. Many of the 2012 Member Slideshow slides are posted on the COD Pinterest page.

J. Windom Kimsey, FAIA, LEED AP, presented his slides.

J. Windom Kimsey, FAIA, LEED AP. Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects, Las Vegas, NV.

J. Windom Kimsey, FAIA, LEED AP. Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects, Las Vegas, NV. Shenzhen b-Tech Tower.

J. Windom Kimsey, FAIA, LEED AP. Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects, Las Vegas, NV. Butte County Courthouse.

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Knowledge Scholarships Awarded For Palm Springs Conference

AIA Committee On Design — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:39:07 +0000

The AIA’s Committee on Design has selected two Knowledge Scholars to attend our Spring Conference—“Regional Modernism” in Palm Springs, California, May 9-12. The scholarship provides all travel expenses and registration to the conference and add-on activities. In exchange, the Scholars will provide COD with a written and illustrated 10-page report on one favorite Palm Springs project that will be used on the COD website and social media. In addition, The Scholars will follow through on the idea for communicating the value of their COD experience to a wider audience which they supplied in their application.

The goal of this scholarship is to introduce an architect to the Committee on Design and ask them to communicate the value of COD to other architects. We looked for individuals who are passionate about practicing architecture and who will have an ability to communicate what they learn at the conference to a wider audience. To that end, we sought applicants who have experience in practicing architecture as well communication skills with social media and blogging about architecture. Applicants needed to be AIA members who have been licensed architects for less than 10 years. In addition, our selections were limited to applicants who have not received travel funds from any other AIA group (AIA National, local chapter or Knowledge Community.)

Alvin Huang, AIA
Alvin Huang is the Founder and Design Principal of Synthesis Design + Architecture. He is an award-winning architect, designer, and educator. Alvin received a Master of Architecture and Urbanism from the Architectural Association Design Research Laboratory (2004) in London and a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Southern California (1998) in Los Angeles. His work has been widely published and exhibited and has gained international recognition, including being selected to represent the UK at the Beijing Biennale in 2008. In 2009 he was awarded a D&AD Award for Environmental Design.

Alvin is currently a Tenure-track Professor at the USC School of Architecture in Los Angeles. He has also taught design studios and master classes at the Architectural Association (London),
Tongji University (Shanghai), Tsinghua University (Beijing), University of Lund (Sweden) and Chelsea
College of Art (London). He has been an invited critic and guest lecturer at various institutions in
the UK, US, Germany, Spain, Sweden Israel, Switzerland and China.

Learn more about Alvin Huang on the Synthesis DNA website here: http://synthesis-dna.com/

Deepika Padam, AIA
Deepika Padam is the founder and Principal of BLEND Architecture in San Francisco. Licensed since 2008, Deepika earned her Bachelor of Architecture degree from Guru Nanak Dev University in 1999 and went on to earn her Master of Architecture degree in 2003 from the University of Michigan. Since graduating, Deepika has worked for a number of architecture firms and has been engaged with the AIA through volunteer service and leadership roles in local, regional and national venues, recently winning the national 2013 AIA Young Architects Award.

As the Editor-in-Chief for YAF, she converted a single page newsletter to over 80 pages of eMagazine that has now become a go-to resource for over 23,000 young architect members of AIA. Last year, Deepika successfully got YAF Summit20 articles published with ARCHITECT magazine and Metropolis Blog in addition to voice/video recordings by Monocle Radio and AIA media. She is an active presence on a variety of social media including: Tumblr, WordPress, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Google+ and Foursquare.

Learn more about Deepika Padam on the BLEND Architecture website here: http://www.blendarch.com/Home.html

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2012 Member Slideshow: Centerbrook Architects And Planners, Centerbrook, Connecticut

AIA Committee On Design — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:09:00 +0000

Jim Childress, FAIA presented his slides.

Biomass Heating Facility, The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT. Photo courtesy of David Sundberg/ESTO.

Addison Gallery of American Art, Philips Academy Andover, Andover, MA. Photo courtesy of Jeff Goldberg/ESTO.

New Corporate Offices, Stamford, CT. Photo courtesy of Jeff Goldberg/ESTO.

Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University, Farmington, CT. Photo courtesy of Peter Aaron/ESTO.

University of Colorado Health Science Center Library, Aurora, CO. Photo courtesy of Jeff Goldberg/ESTO.

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2012 Member Slideshow: Laban Wingert, New Mexico

AIA Committee On Design — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:19:49 +0000

Laban Wingert, AIA presented his slides.

Dwan Light Sanctuary, United World College, Montezuma, NM. Collaborative effort with Virginia Dwan and Charles Ross.

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Marmol Radziner Prefab Desert House Added To Spring Conference In Palm Springs

AIA Committee On Design — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:04:52 +0000

In addition to the other projects we will visit in Palm Springs during our Regional Modernism Conference, May 9-12, we will also be visiting the Marmol Radziner Prefab Desert house.

Photos courtesy of Megan Lawler.

Take a look at this 2 1/2 minute YouTube video of the designers talking about their work:

Other projects we will visit in Palm Springs include:
Menrad Residence by William Krisel
Edris House by E. Stewart Williams
Desert One by Jim Jennings
Steel Houses by Don Wexler
Grace Miller House by Richard Neutra
Abernathy House by William F. Cody
Hotel Lautner by John Lautner
L’Horizon Hotel by William F. Cody
Southridge Residence William F. Cody

There is still time to register! Click here for more information. And don’t forget to submit your images for the 2013 Member Slide Show.

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2013 Member Slideshow – Submission Deadline Is April 19th

AIA Committee On Design — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:20:13 +0000

2012 Spring Conference in Columbus Member Slideshow Attendees

The annual Member Slideshow is always an enjoyable event held at our spring conference. This year it will be held after the closing dinner on Saturday, May 11, in Palm Springs, California. It is intended to foster a dialogue among committee members about their recent projects.

All COD members are welcome to submit. Those in attendance at the conference will present their recent work in six images-sixty seconds, as described below.

With your permission, we will also post your work on the COD blog throughout the year. See here for an example. If you would like your work included you will need to return the copyright permission form that’s linked to at the bottom of this post. If you are unable to attend the conference, you are still welcome to submit your work in the same format, along with the permission form, and we will post it on the blog as well.

Friday, April 19: Deadline for Slideshow Submission

Saturday, May 11: Member Slideshow, at 6:00 pm, Palm Springs, CA

There is still time to register for the Spring Conference. See registration information on the COD website here.

Submission Requirements

The format is an informal PowerPoint slide presentation, moderated by Andy King, our Slideshow Coordinator. Each participant will be given one minute to briefly describe their work as their six images are projected.

To participate please submit the following by Friday, April 19:

1. One Title slide labeled with your firm name and including a photograph of you or your firm.

2. Six (6) slides, labeled with firm name, project name, project location, and photo credit if required.

Specifications for Submitting Digital Slides:

Resolution: 96 ppi (pixels per inch)
File Format: Jpg, Optimized (please do not send power point slides)
Document size (this the recommended sizes):
Maximum: 960 x 720 pixels
File size: Maximum: 2 mb

Please send the 7 total images (including the Title Slide) by e-mail to:

Andy King AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C

aking@BBH-Design.com<mailto:aking@BBH-Design.com>

Or, mail on a CD to:

Andy King
c/o BBH Design
8708 Brownleigh Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27677-7411

Also, if you would like your work posted on the COD blog site please include with your slides the following permission form – completed in a digital or printed format.

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2012 Member Slideshow: KGA Architecture, Las Vegas, NV

AIA Committee On Design — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:52:07 +0000

James C. Lord, II, AIA presented his slides.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Hall, Las Vegas, NV.

South Elevation, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Hall, Las Vegas, NV.

East Elevation, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Hall, Las Vegas, NV.

Main Lobby, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Hall, Las Vegas, NV.

Main Hall, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Hall, Las Vegas, NV.

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2012 Member Slideshow: Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Inc. (HGA), Santa Monica, CA.

AIA Committee On Design — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:32:29 +0000

Michael Ross, FAIA presented his slides.

Valley Performing Arts Center, California State University-Northridge.

Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum.

Virtua Voorhees Hospital.

Benedicta Arts Center, College of St. Benedict.

Performing Arts Center, Napa Valley College.

West Valley Campus Master Plan, College Of The Desert.

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2012 Member Slideshow: Holly & Smith Architects, New Orleans,LA

AIA Committee On Design — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:30:59 +0000

Jeffrey K. Smith, AIA presented his slides.

Kopfler House, Ponchatoula, LA.

Mandeville High School Administration Addition, Mandeville, LA.

Village de Jardin Senior Housing Community, New Orleans, LA.

Kinesiology Addition, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA.

Monroe Hall Renovation, Loyola University NOLA, New Orleans, LA.

Science and Technology Building, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA.

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Committee On Design Spring Conference Scholarship

AIA Committee On Design — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:25:50 +0000

The AIA’s Committee on Design is offering a scholarship to attend our Spring Conference in Palm Springs, California on May 9-12, 2013 — “Regional Modernism.” The scholarship will provide reimbursement for round-trip economy class airfare and registration to the conference. It will be offered to an AIA Member who has been a licensed architect for less than 10 years.

Miller House by Richard Neutra, 1937.

About the AIA Committee on Design

The AIA Committee on Design (COD) was founded to promote design excellence among members of the AIA, the broader design community, and the public at large, both nationally and internationally. The Committee on Design is led by a volunteer advisory group of eight architects and an adjunct leadership team of 11 additional individuals.

In realizing our mission, we promote a range of activities intended to encourage a dialogue on the art of building. In addition to visits to and consideration of great architecture, COD also nominates candidates for many of the AIA’s most important design awards and organizes design related events at the national convention. Visit our website for more information.

About the Conference

The COD holds a national conference in the spring and an international conference in the fall. This year’s Focus will be on Modernism: Origins, Regionalism, and Continuing Inspiration. The three-day spring Conference is being held in Palm Springs, California and will be an opportunity to explore the rich collection of new and historic regional modernism found in this area. With about 120 colleagues we will tour buildings, listen to lectures, and have informal conversations all exploring this year’s theme.

Travel to Palm Springs will be on Wednesday, May 8th. A pre-conference tour will start at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday with the opening reception on Thursday evening. Guided tours and lectures will be on Friday and Saturday, and the closing event on Sunday morning. Travel home will be Sunday afternoon. Click here for more details on the itinerary.

Elrod House by John Lautner, 1968.

How will the recipient be selected?

The goal of this scholarship is to introduce an architect to the Committee on Design and ask them to communicate the value of COD to other architects. We are seeking an individual who is passionate about practicing architecture and who will have an ability to communicate what they learn at the conference to a wider audience. To that end, applicants should have experience in practicing architecture as well communication skills with social media and blogging about architecture.

Applicants must be AIA members who have been licensed architects for less than 10 years. We will limit our selection to those who have not received a travel scholarship from the AIA (local chapter or national) or another AIA Knowledge Leadership Group.

The scholarship is privately funded through a donation. The recipient is selected by the donors and the immediate past, present, and future Chairs of COD. Friends, family, or colleagues of the jury are not eligible.

What are the submission requirements?

Please submit the following in a letter-sized PDF to Tamzin Howerton at tamzinhowerton@aia.org – by 5:00 PM EST, April 4, 2013. The PDF should not exceed 5mb in size or 10 pages in length:

The PDF should contain a brief letter expressing your interest and why you think you are a good candidate to attend the Palm Spring Conference. Include an idea of how you would communicate the value of this experience to a wider audience – a talk at your local AIA chapter about what you learned, for instance.

Also, include your resume, a professional letter of reference, and examples of blog posts, and/or social media pages that you have created indicating your ability to communicate your observations through words, drawings, and photographs.

What the scholarship will provide.

The scholarship will provide reimbursement for round-trip, economy class airfare from within the United States to Palm Springs and transportation to/from the airport to the hotel. It will also cover conference registration, 4 nights of lodging (May 8-11), and meals during the conference.

What we ask in return.

In exchange, we request that you provide us with a written and illustrated 10 page report on one favorite Palm Springs project that will be used on the COD website and social media. In addition, we require you to follow through on the idea for communicating the value of your COD experience to a wider audience which you supplied in your application.

Notification

All applicants will receive an email confirmation of receipt of their application within two business days. If you do not receive an email confirmation, contact Tamzin Howerton at tamzinhowerton@aia.org. All applicants will receive notifications of the jury’s decision by April 11, 2013.

Questions? Contact Tamzin Howerton at tamzinhowerton@aia.org.

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