Mega Meeting 2017
September 2017 News
Happy September!
Have you registered for the September events yet? You need to today. First we have the David Baker lecture at Iron City (only 40 tickets left). AEC Mega Meeting presenting Cyber Security by FBI Agent Darren J. Mott. We have two exhibits in the ACFA gallery. We have the National AIA EP exhibit through September and the Faux-Realism exhibit by Turner McLemore. Oh! And a site visit to Nequette Architecture. These are events/experiences you cannot get at your desk in the office. There are benefits to being in the AIA family. We go the extra mile to bring great speakers, exhibits and tours that are interesting and qualify for CEUs for you – AIA MEMBERS!
Don’t forget to register ASAP for both events! We will NOT be able to take any walk ins for the David Baker lecture.
Peace & AIA Love,
Rhea Williams, Executive Director AIA Birmingham & Alabama Center for Architecture______
Welcome, Sarah Godbee, to Karma Management Inc.!
Sarah Godbee, born in Montgomery, moved to Birmingham in 2012 to pursue an education from UAB. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in public relations with a minor in international studies in May. While in school, she participated in UAB’s Public Relations Student Society of America, and she won a Medallion Award & two Awards of Excellence. Sarah discovered her passion for social media through an internship at the UAB Web Communications Department, where she managed several student accounts and consistently gauged the interest of the student body.
When she isn’t working, Sarah’s favorite pastimes include attending plentiful art and music events, spontaneous cooking, hiking, films, photography, traveling to new cities, and escaping to the beach when the opportunity arises. If she had to live by one quote, it would be: “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” – Maya Angelou
We are excited to welcome Sarah to Karma Management! Many of you have already met Sarah, either at Design Awards, a chapter meeting or when you’ve stopped by the ACFA. Send her a message at sarah@karmamanagementinc.com to welcome her!______
Hurricane Harvey Update from AIA National
Many of our members affected by Hurricane Harvey have begun the initial stages of recovery. The growth of mold and mildew are of great concern for healthy occupancy.
- AIA is hosting daily support calls with affected components and members. These discussions have centered on the following issues:
- Chain of command/the role of FEMA.
- Obtaining formal requests from jurisdictions to perform safety assessments.
- Volunteer training and credentialing requirements.
- Communication management for member firms and members.
- AIA trained TSA members this week in its “emergency” version of the Safety Assessment Program so that they may perform building safety assessments once waters recede, and shelter for volunteers is identified.
- AIA is working with its counterparts at the federal level to coordinate and offer support.
- AIA enabled volunteering in Texas through a partnership with ICC/BOAT.
- FEMA has requested AIA members to join its Mitigation Assessment Teams.
Volunteer
For those members unaffected, if you have office equipment, furniture, office supplies, etc., to share with your fellow design professionals in the areas impacted by Harvey, the Texas Society of Architects is organizing shipments at an appropriate time. Please contact harvey@texasarchitects.org.
All trained SAP members (ATC-45/CAL-EMA): At this time, Texas is not mobilized to accept assistance from out-of-state architects.
For daily updates and more information about what you can do to donate time or money, visit https://www.aia.org/pages/145421-hurricane-harvey-updates-from-aias-disaster. ______
Hurricane Irma Prep- is your certification current??
SAP Online Evaluator Training (ATC-45/CAL-EMA)
If your SAP Evaluator card has expired or is about to expire, you can continue your registration in the program by taking this refresher training. SAP Evaluators can update their contact information here. For best results, please use Windows Internet Explorer as your browser to access this training. ______
September 15th: Open House at the ACFA/AIA Office
Come check out two way cool exhibits.
Open House Hours
Friday, September 15
8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
We will have coffee from 8:30 – 10:00.
Bring your lunch and we will have sodas until 1:30. You can sit at the bar or in the conference room. Make it a Friday Firm Field Trip!
The National AIA EP exhibit has traveled to Birmingham and will be on exhibit through September. The young professional minds have thought of solutions to proposing plans to:
- Equalize and activate water spaces along the Tonghui River in Bejing.
- Designing transition housing for homeless using over passes. Birmingham needs to take a close look at this with these TALL flyovers we have under construction.
- A Park that creates a pedestrian friendly and inviting streetscape.
- Growing Canopies is a comprehensive proposal for improvements to holistic health in Ghana.
- And MORE!
Architects of all ages are all the same – PROBLEM SOLVERS! Where would we be without architects???!!! You make the world a better place.
Looking for art? Come check out Turner McLemore’s Faux-Realism exhibit and installation. Mini art and if you need an Anti–Depressant, we have them too. ______
Project Boards! Are they your projects?
Past Design Awards entrants, we have your Design Awards boards from ??? through 2016! Please come by and pick them up at the ACFA by September 30 or they will be recycled.
We have boards from:
[twocol_one] Adams Design Associates- 2
Appleseed Workshop – 6
ArchitectureWorks – 9
bDot Architects – 3
CMH Architects – 5
CCR Architecture & Interiors – 6
Davis Architects – 2
Dorsey Architects – 5
Dungan Nequette – 5
Ellis Architects -1
Goodwyn Mills Cawood – 1 [/twocol_one][twocol_one_last]Gresham Smith & Partners – 4
Hoskins Architects – 2
Krumdieck Architecture & Interiors – 1
LIVE Design Group – 3
Nequette Architecture & Interiors – 1
Paul Bates Architects – 1
Simonton Swaika Black Architects – 2
Studio C Architecture & Interiors – 1
TRO Jung Brannen – 2
Turner Batson Architects – 3 [/twocol_one_last]
Thank you to our 2017 AIA Birmingham Chapter Sponsors!
A full list of sponsors is listed on the right column of this page. Check out the 2017 sponsorship brochure here.______
Save the date for the 2017 AIA Birmingham Member & Sponsor Appreciation Tradeshow!
Friday, November 3rd
Alabama Power Old Auditorium (1200 6th Ave North)
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Free to attend for AIA Birmingham members – RSVP to kathryn@aiabham.org if you can attend
Only Platinum, Gold & Silver Sponsors can exhibit – click here to reserve your space! ______
ACFA Lecture: 9 Ways to Build Community with Urban Housing (1 HSW)
Sign up today, tickets are selling fast (less than 40 available)!!
https://squareup.com/store/alabama-center-for-architecture/
Menu: Arugula salad, grilled chicken breast with terragon cream sauce, grilled vegetables, mac-n-cheese, cheesecake.
AEC Mega Meeting 2017 presented by the University of Alabama Financial Affairs Division: CYBER SECURITY (1 LU)
Tuesday, September 19
Regions Field
1401 1st Avenue South
10:30 a.m. Exhibit Hall Open
11:30 a.m. Lunch Served
12:00 p.m. Keynote
Speaker: Darren J. Mott, Supervisory Special Agent for the Counterintelligence Program for the Birmingham Division of the FBI
Menu: Chicken Roulade, roasted red potatoes, collard greens, rolls and Ghirardelli brownies
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS ($35 each)
Interested in exhibiting or sponsoring?
Click here to view more information! ______
Click here to view the registration and sponsorship flyer! ______
August Chapter Meeting Recap – August Chapter Meeting: ADA and Architectural Access Plan Reviews with Jim Terry, AIA
Our sold-out chapter meeting on August 15 at the old Alabama Power auditorium was a hit! Thanks to everyone who joined us for a delicious lunch and informative lecture on ADA & Architectural Access Plan Reviews presented by our very own Jim Terry, AIA of Evan Terry Associates. Thank you Jim for sharing your knowledge with us, and thanks to our friends at IIDA Alabama for partnering with us on this event!
Click here to view photos from the event! ______
Emerging Professionals
Site Visit: Nequette Architecture & Design New Office Building (1 HSW)
Tuesday, September 12
4:30 -5:30 p.m.
2227 2nd Ave North
Parking: Street
PPE: Closed Toed Shoes
1 AIA HSW/1 IDP hour pending
RSVP to kathryn@aiabham.org if you’ll be attending.
Join us for a free site visit to Nequette Architecture & Design’s beautiful new office building.
After the visit for those interested we will visit the ATOMIC LOUNGE (2113 1st Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203) for drinks and networking! (Drinks on your own dime!) ______
Save the date for Liquor Treat 2017!
Thursday, October 26
More information coming soon!
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Career Center
Jobseekers – we have LOTS of jobs listed on the website! Don’t miss AIA Birmingham’s Career Page for the latest local opportunities.
Check out the AIA Career Center for all the hottest jobs and access to the Career Learning Center, which encourages an integrative career and professional development process that enhances your skill set.
Employers – post your jobs on the AIA Birmingham website! FREE for local member firms. Email Rhea or Kathryn for more details.______
August 2017 Chapter Meeting
August 2017 News
Architects – YOU are AWESOME!!
You guys make me so PROUD and you should be too! And you know why if you attended the July ACFA/AIA Awards luncheon. Thru the ACFA golf tournament and member firms YOU awarded seven students with scholarships totaling $12,000. Seven students YOU directly influenced and are supporting in their 2017 – 2018 school year. The students and their parents got to experience what a great architecture community their son or daughter will be a part of when they graduate. AIA LOVE!
And to make you even PROUDER, YOU recognized our newly licensed architects. It is a long rough road to get licensed in architecture and expensive. We are so proud of our newly licensed architects. They set an example for the scholarship winners at the luncheon.
We will be promoting AIA membership and the ACFA over the next few months to show you other ways you are making a difference in the design community and to let you know of other ways you can get involved and make a difference.
Keep up the great work and keep on making a difference. You make me so PROUD.
Peace & PROUD,
Rhea Williams, AIA Birmingham and ACFA Executive Director ______
Thank you to our 2017 AIA Birmingham Chapter Sponsors!
A full list of sponsors is listed on the right column of this page. Check out the 2017 sponsorship brochure here. ______
August Chapter Meeting: ADA and Architectural Access Plan Reviews with Jim Terry, AIA (1.5 HSW)
RSVP to Kathryn@aiabham.org
OR
Buy tickets online at https://squareup.com/store/aia-birmingham
Our own ADA/Universal Design expert Jim Terry, AIA of Evan Terry Associates will present this exciting topic! Don’t miss this event! ______
AEC Mega Meeting 2017 presented by the University of Alabama Financial Affairs Division: CYBER SECURITY (1 LU)
Tuesday, September 19
Regions Field
1401 1st Avenue South
10:30 a.m. Exhibit Hall Open
11:30 a.m. Lunch Served
12:00 p.m. Keynote
Speaker: Darren J. Mott, Supervisory Special Agent for the Counterintelligence Program for the Birmingham Division of the FBI
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS ($35 each)
Interested in exhibiting or sponsoring? Click here to view more information! ______
ACFA Golf Tournament
Click here to view the registration and sponsorship flyer! ______
July Chapter Meeting Recap – ACFA Scholarship Awards and Your Town Alabama
On Tuesday, July 18, the ACFA held its annual awards ceremony at The Club, where we celebrated scholarship winners, newly licensed architects and the 2017 AIA & ACFA Presidents’ Award winner. Steve Ostaseski, our keynote speaker, gave a presentation highlighting the Your Town Alabama organization and annual workshop for city leadership around the state. The Your Town Alabama workshop addresses a range of issues in rural community planning and design. The curriculum focuses on the process by which rural communities construct a vision about their future.
Thank you to our title sponsor, Laney & Foster P.C., for supporting this event once again! We appreciate everything you do.
And thank you to our meeting patrons as well: Design Alabama, ArchitectureWorks, Barrett Architecture Studio, Barry Davis Architects, Birchfield Penuel & Associates, CCR Architecture & Interiors, Hendon + Huckestein Architects, Nequette Architecture & Design, Rob Walker Architects and Strout Architecture.
Click here to view photos from the event!
Thank you to our generous scholarship donors!
- ACFA Golf Tournament Sponsors & Players
- AIA National Component Scholarship Grant
- Birmingham Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute
- bDot Architecture
- Bruce & Amy Herrington
- KPS Group
- Mike and Melissa Rutland
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2017 AIA & ACFA Presidents’ Award
Robert Thompson, AIA, LEED AP
Congratulations to our 2017-2018 ACFA Scholarship Winners!
- Kayla Bailey (Pelham); fourth year student at Auburn University; $2,500
- Justin Davis (Montgomery); second year student at Auburn University, $1,500
- Matthew Giddens (Vestavia Hills); fourth year student at Auburn University; $2,500 (given by KPS Group in memory of Murray Kidd, AIA)
- Bess Jay (Greensboro); incoming freshman at Auburn University, $500
- Zachary Johnson (Homewood); incoming freshman at Auburn University, $1,000
- Adam Koons (Madison); second year student at Auburn University, $1,000
- LeGerrett Mosely (Sawyerville); fifth year student at Tuskegee University, $3,000
Congratulations to the 2016-2017 Newly Licensed Architects!
- Wil Bradford, AIA – TurnerBatson Architects
- Emily Coe, AIA – Nequette Architecture & Design
- Kurt Funderburg – Davis Architects
- Rebecca Hayes – Hendon + Huckestein Architects
- Skylar Howard – Davis Architects
- Mary McGarity, AIA – ArchitectureWorks
- Bill Moore – Christopher Architecture & Interiors
- Wade Nolan – GA Studio
- Andrew Taylor – Davis Architects ______
Emerging Professionals
Site Visit: Southern Company Colonnade Renovation (1 HSW)
Parking: Park in West Deck on 4th level and proceed to South Building (map forthcoming)
RSVP to kathryn@aiabham.org by August 8th
ONLY 7 SPOTS REMAINING of 12 MAXIMUM! RSVP today!!
PPE Requirements:
- Closed toed shoes
- Hard hat (AIA Birmingham will have a few but bring your own if you have it)
- Hi-Viz shirt or vest (available at site)
- Safety glasses (available at site)
- No shorts
- NO PHOTOGRAPHY
Southern Company has leased and is in the process of renovating two former AT&T buildings at the Colonnade in Birmingham, AL. The project is 669,438 square feet in two buildings and is being renovated for approximately 1,700 employees. Two adjacent parking structures are also being modernized. Two Southern Company subsidiaries: Southern Nuclear and Southern Power, as well as two departments: Engineering and Construction Services and Fleet Operations and Training will move into the two red- roofed buildings. Renovation of the buildings is underway and as floors are completed, employees will move in. Final occupancy is expected in late 2018. ______
Career Center
Jobseekers – we have LOTS of jobs listed on the website! Don’t miss AIA Birmingham’s Career Page for the latest local opportunities.
Check out the AIA Career Center for all the hottest jobs and access to the Career Learning Center, which encourages an integrative career and professional development process that enhances your skill set.
Employers – post your jobs on the AIA Birmingham website! FREE for local member firms. Email Rhea or Kathryn for more details.
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July Chapter Meeting
June/July 2017 Special Edition Newsletter
Congratulations Architects!
All of you are winners in my book! So much talent in AIA Birmingham, I would never want to be a juror for Birmingham. The DC jury had a difficult time selecting the honor and merit awards. They discussed for hours and then circled back around to make the final cut. We included the jury comments and hope you take the time to read them. The boards will be on exhibit next week at the Thomas Jefferson Gallery (there is a commercial shoot in the space this week, so they had to come down). We would like to schedule site visits to all the award winning projects, we are working thru how we will make that happen, owners have to agree and a few more moving parts. Stay tuned!
On another note….$$$$…. I know all of you are so busy right now and that is great news! There are not enough architects to get all the work done this hot minute. If any of you are interested in extra work/side work (if your employer is okay with it) please contact me. I need a longer list of people interested in contract work. So much work and not enough of you talented architects! What a great problem.
Keep making a difference one design at a time!
PEACE,
Rhea Williams, Executive Director AIA Birmingham / Alabama Center for Architecture ______
July meeting: ACFA Scholarship Awards Ceremony: It’s All Connected (1 HSW)
Join the ACFA as we honor our 2017-18 scholarship winners and newly licensed Birmingham architects! Steve Ostaseski of Your Town Alabama will present “It’s All Connected,” a workshop that addresses a range of issues in rural community planning and design, focusing on the process by which rural communities construct a vision about their future.
Thank you to our title sponsor Laney & Foster, P.C. for your support!
Buy tickets online at
https://squareup.com/store/alabama-center-for-architecture!
Interested in sponsoring the event? Click here to learn more! ACFA Awards Lunch Sponsor Form______
Site Visit: UAB Football Operations Building – 1 HSW
Meet at job trailer, in parking lot west of the Wallace building (enter off 6th, parking is not available in this lot)
PPE: Closed Toed Shoes
Parking: CARPOOL! Parking is highly limited. Suggest parking around Wallace Hall or Bartow Arena. You can also obtain a parking pass from UAB for the lot across the street.
RSVP to kathryn@aiabham.org if you can attend!______
EP Survey: We need your input!
AIA Birmingham supports the architectural professionals in Central Alabama. The Emerging Professionals group represents the interests of our unlicensed/Associate AIA members. Our primary goals are to encourage members to pursue licensure–through completion of AXP & ARE–and to encourage our young members to be involved within the profession.
We want to know how we can serve YOU better — what programs you like, don’t like, wish we had, etc. Please help us improve our programming!
AIA AL State Convention – 14 HSWs!
Royal Sonesta Hotel, New Orleans
July 7 – 9, 2017
Register today! ______
Save the Date – August Chapter Meeting
ADA/Universal Design with Jim Terry, AIA
2 HSWs
Tuesday, August 15 | 11:30 a.m.
More info coming soon! ______
Design Awards 2017
More than 150 people gathered at the Thomas Jefferson Tower on June 22 to celebrate the winners of the 2017 AIA Birmingham Design Awards. AIA Birmingham’s annual design awards exist to recognize excellence in architectural design by member architects. Awards were given in five categories: Commercial, Detail, Institutional, Residential, and Other. The event featured local artist and comedian Chris Davis as the emcee, catering from Roots & Revelry, and beer from Cahaba Brewing Company.
Thank you to all our sponsors, especially our longtime title sponsor CROW FRIEDMAN GROUP and BERKLEY DESIGN PROFESSIONAL!
All the projects will be displayed in the Thomas Jefferson Tower Second Floor Gallery through July 7.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT! ______
2017 Jury
A jury composed of five Washington D.C. architects met at Howard University School of Architecture and judged all 40 entries based on each entry’s design qualities.
The jurors were (left to right)
- David Sledge, AIA (Chair) – Howard University School of Architecture
Professor Sledge worked in various North Carolina architecture firms for ten years and taught on the college level as a full-time professor in Paris, Knoxville, Atlanta, and Washington, DC for a total of twelve years. He has served as an invited guest juror at North Carolina State University, North Carolina A & T University, University of Virginia, University of Tennessee, Penn State University, Washington University, Georgia Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Boston Architectural College, Wesley College, L’Ecole d’Architecture de Paris La Villette, Catholic University, and Morgan State. He has taught various courses on furniture design, architectural design studios at all undergraduate and graduate levels, Paris urbanism, Postmodernism, the legacy of Louis Kahn, architectural drawing, architectural history from Antiquities to Modernism, and various theoretical courses. Professor Sledge has published two books on architecture: The Legacy of Gaudi, and Barcelona Study Abroad. Sledge is currently designing and constructing his personal residential renovation in Southwest Washington, DC. - Janet Bloomberg, AIA – KUBE Architecture
Janet Bloomberg is a partner and founder of KUBE architecture in Washington DC, an award-winning firm that has been published locally, nationally, and internationally. She has over 25 years of experience in both commercial and residential architecture. She is a native of the Washington area, and attended the University of Virginia for her Bachelor of Science degree and Columbia University for her Master of Architecture. While a student at Columbia, she was awarded the SOM Traveling Fellowship, with which she traveled to India and Nepal for research on ritual space. She has taught architectural design at a number of universities around the country, including the University of Virginia and Catholic University. Ms. Bloomberg has gained her architectural experience in a variety of cities, including New York, Vancouver, Baltimore, Minneapolis, and Brighton, England. She is licensed to practice architecture in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, and she is a member of the American Institute of Architects. In 2012 Ms. Bloomberg founded the Design in Action program, which places DC high school students into architecture offices for their spring break – she now directs the program, which is in its sixth year. This year she started the design-build program for DC high school and college students DIA: Build. Ms. Bloomberg has been on the board of the Washington Architectural Foundation for 5 years, and served as president for 2 years. - David Bagnoli, AIA – Studio MB
David has twenty-two years experience in Architecture and Urban Design, including mixed use commercial, residential, performing arts, academic and hospitality architecture. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Notre Dame, he has an active interest in academics, serving as visiting critic and guest lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania and Catholic University. - Antonio Rebelo, AIA – Grimm & Parker Architects
A Portuguese native and Maryland resident for over 25 years, Antonio is an alumnus of both the University of Maryland’s Bachelor (‘96) and Masters (‘98) of Architecture programs. In 2006 he transitioned to Grimm + Parker Architects, where he serves as the firm’s Director of Design—assisting the design effort of over 100 architects in 3 offices throughout Virginia and Maryland while leading the design of own projects. Projects under his design oversight range from a variety of civic buildings such as City Halls, Libraries, and Recreation Centers as well as a variety of educational buildings such as K-12, higher education and campus master planning. Antonio also helps lead the design for a variety of community-oriented residential and mixed use projects that range from high-rise multifamily (affordable and market-rate) to senior living. Antonio has a passion for all aspects of design, including the mentorship of emerging architects, and currently serves as President-Elect of the Potomac Valley Chapter of the AIA. He has a love for all the tools of design and architectural detailing, including sketching, painting, and 3-D modeling both digitally and in clay. - Richard Williams, FAIA – Richard Williams Architects
Richard Williams received his BA from Harvard University, graduating with high honors in 1977. He pursued additional studies at the University of Edinburgh Graduate Dept. of Urban Design and Regional Planning, and received his M. Arch degree at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, with highest honors. He is active in the Historic Preservation community, having served many years as a trustee for the DC Preservation League and Chair of its Issues Committee; he also has served on the governing board of the St. Albans School and is a current trustee of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation. He founded the firms of Williams & Dynerman in 1986, and in 1999 Richard Williams Architects, PLLC. The firm specializes in the design of exceptional projects within a variety of settings – urban context, garden suburbs, and rural outposts – that all share a common sense of belonging and purpose.
2017 Design Awards Committee
Thank you for your hard work to make this program a success!
Chair – Lissy Frese, AIA – CCR Architecture & Interiors
Jessica Bennett, AIA – ArchitectureWorks
Travis Burke, AIA – Nequette Architecture & Design
Cindy Coyle, AIA – ArchitectureWorks
Patrick Nelson, AIA – Regarding Architecture ______
Project Categories:
Commercial | Institutional | Detail | Residential | Other
Winners:
Honor | Jury | Merit | Honorable Mention ______
The Winners
High Cotton – Williams Blackstock Architects
Jury Award | Honor Award | Commercial
- skillful, minimalist
- restrained but tasteful and elegant
- wonderful introduction into a hard shell of a building
- lightweight, impressive sense of control, elegant detailing
- good use of restraint and proportions
Shingled Farmhouse – Jeffrey Dungan Architects
Honor Award | Residential
- beautifully detailed interior with crisp lines
- appreciated this project’s minimalism within a traditional framework
- high level of control over exterior and interiors- BEAUTIFUL!
- all details were strongly considered, consistent throughout
ADS Environmental Ceiling – Appleseed Architecture
Honor Award | Detail
- inventive solution solved a major problem of a broad ceiling with its conceptual desire to evoke water
- appreciate inventive solution for low-costs and conceptual desire to relate to program and use
- nice narrative, strong execution
Nike Showroom – Williams Blackstock Architects
Honor Award | Detail
- clean lines
- integrity and control over interiors
- beautiful contrast of materials against an existing shell
- love the contrast between refined and rustic
- black as framing element is very successful
Mountain Brook Renovation – Christopher Architecture & Interiors
Merit Award | Residential
- loved the sculptural façade
- strong resolution of details
- wonderful massing and composition
Abbey Road – Nequette Architecture & Interiors and Jeffrey Dungan Architects
Merit Award | Residential
- this development’s site plan, density and clustering was laudable
- the individual homes well-composed and well-crafted
- great site plan, attractive composition
- silhouetted against the sky these are quite striking
UAB Hill Student Center | Herrington Architects
Merit Award | Institutional
- attractive and appropriate facade resolution
- contextual response to campus plan is good
- good urban planning moves
- floor plan well-composed
- nice plan, good arrangement of program for urban context
Studio Goodlight Live/Work – CCR Architecture & Interiors
Merit Award | Commercial
- fresh and quirky
- well balanced approach to materials and existing structure
- building design matches photographer’s studio aesthetic
- plan is efficient, and does good job combining work and live elements
Lewis Communications – Williams Blackstock Architects
Merit Award | Commercial
- loved the project’s fresh take on interiors
- the roof terrace and art gallery are superb
- good use of materials, spare and clean
20 Midtown – CCR Architecture & Interiors
Merit Award | Commercial
- great development of street activity
- commended the high-density, mixed use urban development
- nice massing breakdown/ restraint in color
- unifying concept
smile table – bDot Architects
Honorable Mention Award | Other
- playful, inventive and innovative design to solve an unconventional problem
- what a wonderfully innovative product; playful, fun, really works for the baby
- refreshing to see a table designed for special needs children
Design Awards 2017
May 2017 Newsletter
Design Awards 2017, Presented by Crow Friedman Group & Berkley Design Professional
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS ($50 each)______
Reminder: Project boards are due to the AIA Birmingham office by June 1, 2017______
Interested in sponsorships?
Bar: $500 (includes 1 ticket)
Jury: $300
Click here to view the sponsorship brochure!______
2017 Chapter Sponsorships Still Available! Renew TODAY!
All chapter sponsorships expired at the end of December, so please renew today if you haven’t already! Check out the 2017 sponsorship brochure here.
THANK YOU to all our sponsors who PAID in APRIL 2017! (A full list of sponsors is listed on the right column of this page.)
Silver
Erwin & Associates
Fisher Arnold______
DreamArchitecture 2017 Awards Ceremonies
Join us at the dreamArchitecture Birmingham Ceremony!
Thursday, May 4th
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
SawWorks Studio at ArchitectureWorks (130 19th Street South)
FREE – RSVP to kathryn@aiabham.org if you will attend!
Thank you to our local Birmingham partners and sponsors!!
TITLE SPONSOR – Gresham Smith & Partners
[twocol_one]Firm Sponsors
Christopher Architecture & Interiors
Herrington Architects
Rob Walker Architects
Appleseed Architecture
Lucy Design Associates
Studio 2H Design
Adams Gerndt Design Group
Studio C Architecture & Interiors
Charles Williams & Associates
Williams Blackstock Architects[/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last]Partners (In-Kind Services)
bDot Architects
ArchitectureWorks
KPS Group
Gallery Services
Alabama Graphics[/twocol_one_last][twocol_one]Jury
David Blackmon, AIA – Blackmon Rogers Architects
Claire Godbee — Claire Godbee Art
Jim Griffo, AIA
Randy Newlin – Alabama Art Supply
Buddy Palmer – Create Birmingham[/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last]dreamArchitecture Committee
Jim Griffo, AIA – Chair
Dick Pigford, AIA
Alicia Pughsley, AIA
Adrienne Retief, AIA
Robert Stockton[/twocol_one_last] ______
NEW AIA CONTRACT DOCUMENTS RELEASE
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced at A’17 Conference on Architecture the release of the 2017 edition of the A201 family of documents. This release includes updated versions of the AIA’s flagship documents, developed for the design-bid-build delivery model. Working with architects, contractors, subcontractors and owners, the AIA Documents Committee updates this core set of documents every 10 years. This helps ensure that the AIA legal form and agreements reflect changes and trends in the industry, and that the AIA Contract Documents remain the Industry Standard.
The documents included in this April release are:
- A101™–2017, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor where the basis of payment is a Stipulated Sum
- A102™–2017, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor where the basis of payment is the Cost of the Work Plus a Fee with a Guaranteed Maximum Price
- A103™–2017, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor where the basis of payment is the Cost of the Work Plus a Fee without a Guaranteed Maximum Price
- A104™–2017(formerly A107-2007), Standard Abbreviated Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor
- A105™–2017, Standard Short Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor
- A201™–2017, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction
- A401™–2017, Standard Form of Agreement Between Contractor and Subcontractor
- B101™–2017, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect
- B102™–2017, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect without a Predefined Scope of Architect’s Services
- B103™–2017, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect for a Complex Project
- B104™–2017, Standard Abbreviated Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect
- B105™–2017, Standard Short Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect
- C401™–2017, Standard Form of Agreement Between Architect and Consultant
- E204™–2017, Sustainable Projects Exhibit
Visit www.aiacontracts.org/purchase for more information. Comparative versions showing the differences between the 2017 and 2007 editions are also available at www.aiacontracts.org/learn ______
Free Webinar: 2017 AIA Documents Release
Find out how the new 2017 AIA documents will affect your projects by attending a free webinar on May 11 from 1-2 CST. Get insight into the revision process, key changes and how the new Sustainable Projects Exhibit can be used to provide health, safety, and welfare of building occupants. Earn 1 LU. Register > ______
CONGRATULATIONS to Jeff Dungan, AIA for winning the ACAC and Veranda Southeastern Architect of the Year!
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Save the Date! ACFA Awards Ceremony
Honoring scholarship winners, newly licensed architects and donors
Keynote Speaker from Your Town Alabama
July 18, 2017
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The Club
1 Robert S Smith Drive, Birmingham AL______
April Chapter Meeting Recap – Working through the Design Review Approval Process
We hosted a Birmingham Design Review ROCKSTAR for our April chapter meeting- Rebecca Dobrinski is a freelance writer for Weld BHAM and has been covering the DR meetings for four years. Her presentation covered the history of design review, Birmingham’s master signage plan and explored a couple of case studies of good and bad projects! Thanks so much for your time, Rebecca!
Click here to view photos of the event! ______
Site Visit: Salvation Army Lewis School (1 HSW)
Thursday, May 11th
4:30 p.m.
Old Lewis Elementary site near 21st Street North and 25th Court North. (Old street address is 2015 26th Ave North
Birmingham, AL 35234)
1 AIA HSW
RSVP to kathryn@aiabham.org by May 10th
Join AIA Birmingham EPs along with Brasfield & Gorrie & LIVE Design Group on a tour of this historic renovation in Norwood.
Topics covered will include:
- Historic Reuse – discussion on the challenges of renovation to older buildings.
- Coordination between secure areas (men’s and women’s housing)
- Community approval for this particular project type
- Mixed use fire separation
Parking: Street, site is changing daily so please look for instructions when you RSVP.
PPE: Closed toe shoes, hard hats probable.
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Career Center
Jobseekers – we have TONS of new jobs listed on the website! Don’t miss AIA Birmingham’s Career Page for the latest local opportunities.
Check out the AIA Career Center for all the hottest jobs and access to the Career Learning Center, which encourages an integrative career and professional development process that enhances your skill set.
Employers – post your jobs on the AIA Birmingham website! FREE for local member firms. Email Rhea or Kathryn for more details. ______