Joe, Author at AIA Birmingham

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!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeiu8oy2AzfQH2JpywdJ2ftxPDEr-D2voKFo5Jeo7yjBGodbA/viewform?usp=sf_link ______

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, 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!!

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. ______