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Eerie Street Plaza, by Chris Reed of Stoss Landscape Urbanism. Chris will be speaking at the Lecture Series on April 18.

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Publication of the Baltimore ChapterThe American Institute of Architects

11½ West Chase Street Baltimore, MD 21201Phone: 410.625.2585Fax: 410.727.4620www.aiabalt.com CHAPTER OFFICE PUBLIC HOURS Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Documents, Architects Bookstore: [email protected] contributions: [email protected] Inquiries: [email protected] internal and external issues: [email protected]

2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORSScott Vieth, AIA President Tom Liebel, FAIA President-ElectRob Brennan, AIA SecretaryAnthony Consoli, AIA TreasurerSharon Day, AIA Director Suzanne Frasier, AIA Director John Padussis, AIA DirectorAnn Powell, AIA DirectorScott Walters, AIA DirectorKarin Farrell, Assoc. AIA Associate Ed Hord, FAIA Fellows Liaison Randy Keck Professional Affiliate Dominick Dunnigan Professional Affiliate

CHAPTER STAFFKatheen Lane, Assoc. AIA Executive DirectorCaroline Devereaux Assistant DirectorJeanMarie Krygowski, AIA Membership CoordinatorStephanie Lewand Administrative Assistant

2013 COMMITEE CHAIRS AND MEETING SCHEDULEWe encourage all members to get involved and join a committee. Contact the committee chair to join:

EMERGING PROFESSIONALS Meets every first Monday at 6pm at AIABaltimore Gallery.Chair: Amanda Martinez, Assoc. AIA, Ammon Heisler Sachs Architects, [email protected]

BALTIMORE ARCHITECTURE MONTH meets periodically. Contact Kathleen Lane, Assoc. AIA, [email protected]

CANSTRUCTION Meets periodically. Chair: Kristen Fry, AIA, LEED AP, Ayers Saint Gross, [email protected] and Denise Khoury, LEED AP, MechoShade Systems, [email protected]

COTE (Committee on the Environment) meets every fourth Tuesday at 6pm at the Owl Bar. Co-Chairs: Allison Wilson, Assoc. AIA, Ayers Saint Gross, and Carri Beer, AIA, Brennan + Company Architects, [email protected]

CONTINUING EDUCATION meets every third Wednesday at 8:30am at AIABaltimore Board Room. Chair: John Harris, AIA, Hord Coplan Macht, Inc., [email protected]

DESIGN AWARDS meets every second Wednesday at 8am at AIABaltimore Board Room. Co-Chairs: Sharon Day, AIA, GWWO Architects, [email protected] and Scott M. Walters, Assoc. AIA, Hord Coplan Macht, Inc., [email protected]

President’s MessageThis past week I attended a joint program of the Urban Land Institute, Associated Builders and Contractors, NAIOP and AIABaltimore. The program “State of the Industry” was a great example of our goal of cross promotion, communication and collaboration with allied organizations for our mutual benefit. The program took a hard look at the challenges of our current system of designing and building projects. It also focused on the challenges of attracting young people to the construction profession.

While we as a profession also struggle with how to attract young talent to the field, an encouraging fact was presented that represents enormous potential. By the year 2030 the U.S. population is expected to increase by 70 million people. That represents a 22% increase in just 17 years. The implications are obviously huge. Where will these people live? Where will they go to school? Where will they work? How will they get there?

It is up to us, as architects, to take a proactive role in shaping this growth. We must be invested in our communities, involved in our government to shape policy, talking to students about careers in our profession and doing all we can to demonstrate the importance of good design.

Back in February, I testified on behalf of our membership at a zoning commission hearing regarding Baltimore City’s zoning code revision, Transform Baltimore. AIABaltimore has been working with the City for the past two years on this important change. Our Urban Design Committee has spent countless hours working on our behalf to make sure the new zoning code allows for our city to grow and develop in a positive way. To this point, there are still important items that have not been addressed to our satisfaction. They include removing architectural design standards, reducing parking requirements, allowing for best sustainable building practices and strategically planning for areas of growth. As the draft code moves to City Council we will be continuing to push for these revisions and may call on our membership again to support us through action. I urge you to pay close attention to this as it will affect anyone who designs for Baltimore in a significant way.

There is no doubt that our cities and communities will continue to grow. If they are to grow responsibly and provide for their citizens, we must take the lead in making it happen. Plug in, take charge, and guide change. The future is in our hands but we must first choose to lead.

Thank you,Scott ViethScott Vieth, AIAAIABaltimore President, 2013Ayers Saint Gross

Scott Vieth, AIA

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THANK YOU TO OUR 2009 ANNUAL SPONSORS!

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New Fellows Informational MeetingRescheduled to: Wednesday, April 3, at 5 p.m.AIABaltimore Gallery, 11 1/2 W. Chase St. Baltimore, MD 21201

Several years ago AIABaltimore formed the Baltimore Fellows Committee (BFC) to provide support to individuals who are interested in pursuing Fellowship. The charge of the BFC is:

• To identify and encourage potential candidates to seek Fellowship and to inform them of the selection process.• To review the credentials of Members presented to the BFC and to discuss the members’ chances for success. (Pursuit of

Fellowship is a personal decision. The role of the chapter committee should not be to determine, one way or the other, who applies for Fellowship.)

• To provide input to the candidates and sponsors on the content and format of their submissions.

If you are interested in applying for Fellowship the BFC wants to help you. Although the Fellowship application is not due until next fall it is time to start the process. The first step in the process is to attend this open information session. We will discuss the requirements for Fellowship and answer your questions. Please contact Ed Hord, FAIA, chair of the BFC, with any questions: 410.837.7311 or [email protected].


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Mentorship ProgramKarin Farrell, Assoc. AIA and Sharon Day, AIAMentoring Program Coordinators

There was a great turnout at the kick-off happy hour for the new AIA Baltimore Mentoring Program in February at the Windup Space. After sharing the vision and goals of the program, several partnerships were announced and everyone was able to meet and mingle. We have made 12 pairs so far and there are more to come! This is an ongoing program so please continue to consider this opportunity and sign up! The Program Guidelines and Mentor/Mentee Questionnaires are posted on the AIABaltimore website.

The vision of this mentoring program is to further the Intern Development Program (IDP) mentorship initiatives, and to encourage a lifelong partnership between experienced architects and those emerging into the profession. Both experienced and emerging architects have much to offer to and gain from each other, whether it is guidance towards licensure or the business-side of the profession or discussion of what emerging architects see as the future of the profession, for example.

Thank you to all those participating and starting this off on the right foot. We welcome any feedback as we continue to enhance this program.

Mentors and mentees making introductions at the Windup Space.

Do You Know The Baltimore Architecture Foundation?The Baltimore Architecture Foundation is the center for people who love architecture, old and new buildings, and the built environment around us. The BAF is a member-based organization, with a board drawn from the architecture, business and non-profit communities in Baltimore.

The Baltimore Architecture Foundation sponsors lectures, neighborhood and house tours, seminars and special events throughout the year, all of which are open to the membership and the general public.

Additionally, BAF publishes books on significant Baltimore architects, and conducts research on the architects and architectural firms who shaped Baltimore as we know it today. Our searchable archives are accessed by thousands of architectural aficionados and serious scholars each year.

The BAF welcomes practicing and professional architects, interior designers, landscape architects and those in the associated fields to attend our events, tours and lectures. For more information, please visit our website, baltimorearchitecture.org, or like us on Facebook.


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Achieving Registration Together (ART) ProgramThe Achieving Registration Together Program is a series of preparation courses for the Architectural Registration Exam (ARE). The ART Program’s 2012-2013 academic year is wrapping up, but anyone can join in the program at any time! The next classes will be scheduled in April & May:

Building Systems ARE Prep ClassesDates: Saturday MorningsTime: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Locations will be announced on aiabalt.com

Mechanical & Plumbing (2 Classes)Instructor: Celeste Butler, P.E.

Electrical (1 Class)Instructor: Beau Bigelow, P.E.

Fill out the registration form for the 2012-2013 ARE Prep Course Series and return with payment made out to AIA Baltimore. Coffee and breakfast refreshments are provided at each class.

For more information, contact John Padussis, AIA, LEED AP at Gensler, 410.539.8776, [email protected].

Attend an ARE preparation class for FREE by being a host! Hosting responsibilities include granting access to a large conference room at your firm, providing coffee, breakfast, juice (cost is reimbursed), taking attendance and assisting the instructor with any audio/visual needs. Please contact John Padussis, AIA, LEED BD+C, at 410.230.3032 or [email protected], if you are interested in hosting a class.

Baltimore Architecture Month: Request for ProposalsHelp AIABaltimore showcase the value of good design!

Baltimore Architecture Month events will be held in September and October of 2013. With a concentrated focus on educating the public, we will be scheduling between 8 and 10 events that draw attention Baltimore’s rich architectural legacy and the opportunity to create a well-designed future.

We invite you to submit a proposal for a public program. Deadline for proposals is May 1, 2013. A proposal form is available at www.aiabalt.com/bam.


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Front Desk and Administrative Assistant Wanted

Read & Company Architects seeking front desk and administrative assistant. Responsibilities: answering telephone and greeting guests, office filing and archiving, data entry, administrative support , managing and cleaning kitchen, light office cleaning, monitoring and ordering groceries and office supplies, and similar tasks as directed.

Candidates must have computer skills, including Word and Excel. Candidates must be punctual, responsible, professional, organized, and capable of starting and completing tasks on schedule. Architectural or engineering firm administrative experience preferred.30 hours per week over 4 or 5 days, on a regular schedule between 9 am and 5 pm. Email cover letter and resume to [email protected]. No telephone calls please.

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CPI Daylighting, one of the world leaders in translucent natural daylighting products has an opening for a dedicated person to promote and market these high performance products In the Baltimore, Washington DC and parts of New Jersey areas. We are seeking a suitably qualified candidate to work directly with architects, designers, engineers and other construction related companies. It will require assuming all responsibilities to promote, provide design assistance and implementation from concept to project completion within the specified areas.

Understanding the needs of architects and designers and the willingness to learn and educate are factors key to success in this position. Ideally, the candidate should have the following: understanding of the importance of natural daylighting in today’s construction; willingness to travel within the territory as required; ability to work from a remote location reporting to senior management; strong computer skills ;excellent organization; time management ;writing and communication skills; college degree from an accredited college or University; knowledge of LEED requirements; experience in the field of architecture and sales preferred.

The Position in this area is a new venture for CPI and affords a great opportunity to get in at the ground level. It is a full time Salary Position with benefits, etc. With salary commensurate with industry standards as well as usual company benefits including the tolls necessary to perform the job. To learn more about CPI Daylighting products visit cpidaylighting.com. Submit resumes and applications to [email protected] or to [email protected]

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On Tuesday, February 19, AIABaltimore, Clark Construction Group, LLC and AECOM partnered to offer eight Morgan State University Construction Management students a behind the scenes look at an actual construction site. In spite of the cold and rain, Clark Construction and AECOM staff gave a top-to-bottom tour of the construction site for the new Social Security campus located on Wabash Avenue across from the Reisterstown Plaza Metro stop. They also led a detailed classroom discussion on construction management and career opportunities in the construction industry. At the end of the event, these students had real-world insight on what it takes to be a successful in construction management. Thanks to all who contributed to make this an informative and exciting event!

Construction Tour for Morgan State University StudentsJanet BlountAIABaltimore - Future Architects Resources (FAR) Committee; Parent Volunteer

Morgan Students at the construction site of new Social Security campus in Reisterstown.

Highlights: Winter 2013March 7: Members of the Lecture Series committee enjoying the fruits (and cookies and cheese) of their labor with William Rohde. L-R Elaine Asal, Assoc. AIA, William Rohde; Jeremy Chinnis; Kelly Krob, Assoc. AIA.

March 7: Architecture students from Morgan State University mingle at the Lecture Series’ Reception: Ian Ferguson, Christina Schaller, Mathew Boir, Ian Glass, Keith Rantin.

February 19: The Historic Resources Committee held a tour of the Mercantile Safe Deposit and Trust Building, at which David Benn, AIA (Cho Benn Holback + Associates) outlined the plans for adapting the space to the needs of the new owner, the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company.


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Our diverse panel of experts have been asked to respond to the following question: in this time of dramatic transition, how can the discipline of architecture learn to be nimble and stay relevant? These speakers have demonstrated strategic responses to the blurring of traditional disciplinary boundaries through their practice and/ or research.

Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Baltimore’s own architectural journalist/editor, is known for her blog Urban Palimpsest. She is also a contributing editor at Architect, and a monthly columnist for the Metropolis magazine website called “Letter From Baltimore.” She has also appeared in publications and websites such as The New York Times Magazine, Slate, Architectural Lighting, Style, Next American City, Urbanite, and Conde Nast Traveler. Her extensive knowledge about the profession, as well as her clever articulation, makes her a perfect fit as moderator.

Amy Kulper, Assistant Professor of Architecture at University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, teaches theory and design courses. Her unique research seminars are called “Disciplinarity” and “Tools of the Trade,” in which she examines different approaches to architectural practice and the tools and methods that architects use. Kulper is the Design Editor of the Journal of Architectural Education (JAE). Her publications appear as chapters in Experiments: Architecture Between Sciences and the Arts edited by Ákos Morávansky and Albert Kirchengast; and Intimate Metropolis: Urban Subjects in the Modern City edited by Diana Periton and Vittoria di Palma.

Mark Pasnik is a principal at the firm Over, Under in Boston, Massachusetts. With expertise in architecture, urban design, graphic identity, and publications, Over, Under’s portfolio ranges in scale from books to cities. Recently Pasnik has overseen include the admissions identity project for Wentworth Institute, rebranding the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Massachusetts, and a beach house addition in New Jersey. As co-director of the firm’s Pinkcomma gallery, Boston’s only independent gallery dedicated to architecture and design, Pasnik strives to bring design to the forefront of Boston’s political and cultural discourses. Pasnik, currently associate professor at Wentworth Institute, has been published in Architectural Record, Architecture Boston, and the Cornell Journal of Architecture, as well as his own monograph, Elements and Materials.

Carlos Martinez, a principal at Gensler, serves as Global Leader Director for Gensler firm-wide, and Design Director for the North Central Region. With an emphasis on both shaping the strategic role of design, as well as fostering the next generation of design talent, Martinez has more than 25 years of experience as a design leader at the intersection of architecture, branding, interiors, strategy, and innovation. Martinez has been commended for his ability to break new ground in fostering collaboration, increasing productivity, delighting users and driving business results. His unique perspective is likely inspired by his prior experience working for Doblin, a management consultant firm utilizing a multi-disciplinary think-tank model. Martinez also designed a nationally-recognized line of furniture for Niedermaier. He is an Associate Adjunct Professor of Design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

APRIL 4: Panel Discussion

Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi’s new Central Business District. Rendering by Over, Under.

April 18: Chris Reed, Stoss Landscape Urbanism

Chris Reed is the founding principal of Boston-based firm Stoss Landscape Urbanism. A frontrunner in the emerging discipline of Landscape Urbanism, Reed’s objective is to expand landscape architecture beyond its traditional periphery, encouraging a consideration of the broader ecological and infrastructural fabric. Merely an academic movement in the mid-1990’s, Landscape Urbanism is now a hot topic of discussion in the fields of landscape architecture and urban design.

Reed’s dedication to the profession extends to his research and teaching. Much of Reed’s research parallels his practice and includes the impact of ecological sciences on design thinking, and city-making strategies informed by landscape systems and dynamics. Expected to release in the near future, Projective Ecologies is a volume of research and drawings that Reed co-edited. Some of Reed’s more recent research focuses on topics of infrastructure and urbanism in contemporary cities such as Los Angeles and New York City. Reed graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Masters in Landscape Architecture, and continued his studies at Harvard College with an AB in Urban Studies. He is currently an adjunct associate professor of Landscape Architecture at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

Achieving international recognition, Stoss was honored with the 2012 Smithsonian/ Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for landscape architecture. They were also recently awarded with the BSA Urban and Campus Planning Awards for Herinneringspark in West Flanders, Belgium, as well as the Waterfront Center’s 2011 Top Honor Award for The CityDeck in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Other notable projects by Stoss are The Plaza at Harvard University, the Detroit Works Project Long-Term Strategic Framework, and the Bass River Ecological Park in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Their project typology ranges from brownfield reclamation projects to large-scale infrastructures across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Why did Landscape Urbanism recently become a popular subject matter? Reed believes there are multiple reasons. First, the downturn of our economy has led to a reconsideration of how our resources are conserved and used more efficiently. Second, there has been an increased focus on the debate of urbanism theories at academic institutions. And third, Landscape Urbanism is the first theory to truly challenge New Urbanism, a movement that began in the 1980’s. All in all, it is evident that Reed’s innovative, hybridized approach to public space has led to significant impact and change in the profession.

CityDeck in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Stoss Landscape Urbanism.

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A Category MistakeAdapted from an article by Keith Peiffer, AIA, Lecture Series 2013 Committee MemberFull article is available at aiabalt.com/lecture.

The Spring 2013 Lecture Series titled “SHIFT” is a strategic attempt by the lecture series committee to bring speakers who represent a diverse range of approaches for the lectures, panel discussion, and design conversations in an effort to honor “the many” over “the one” in discussing the value of architecture in contemporary society.

In her article “Only the Many,” Yale professor Keller Easterling applies the philosophical concept of the category mistake to discuss the ways a specific approach to architecture can assume a posture of self-importance in defining itself as the answer for how all architects everywhere should practice. In the category mistake, a specific way of thinking makes a totalizing claim for itself as the “correct” approach, while closing off the possibility of alternative approaches that are also equally valid.

Easterling argues that by identifying a category mistake we can find a “trapdoor into another habit of mind.” Through recognizing that a certain practice is making universal claims, we can find a way to think outside of that way of thinking, opening up new possibilities and new approaches that don’t fit the dominant logic.

A common form of the category mistake is to mistake a part for the whole. In an effort to carve out a niche within architectural practice, architects can present their own approach as the only appropriate form of contemporary practice. For example, proponents of sustainability often make a narrow claim about architecture as purely a response to an environmental imperative. Meanwhile, formalists may tout the incredible possibility of digital technology in pioneering new formal production, both conceptually and materially, and place explorations of form at the forefront of the discipline’s concerns. Perhaps even some of our series’ speakers will demonstrate the category mistake in this form by boldly declaring the merits of their own approaches in an exclusive manner. In reality, great architecture must include all of these concerns, balancing often competing concerns for environmental, political, social, material, cultural, and experiential imperatives.

For me, actor Brad Pitt’s interest and forays in the field of architecture elicit a category mistake as it relates to disciplinary agency and education through the strong responses they evoke from many architects. While there are important legal responsibilities attached to the professional institution of the “architect” that are not to be taken lightly, what seems to bother most architects about Pitt’s entry into the field is that it was so easy.

He hasn’t paid his dues. To be sure, Brad Pitt never spent night after sleepless night in design studio, perfecting his design project only to be lambasted by surly veterans of architectural practice and grumpy tenured academics. He never spent tedious hours reviewing door schedules or doing the infamous bathroom details as a young intern in a large corporate office. However, by lamenting Pitt’s unorthodox entry into architectural design, architects make a category mistake by reinforcing a notion of the only “correct” way to become an architect being one that began centuries ago under very different circumstances (Please attend the upcoming Design Conversation that will continue this conversation regarding contemporary approaches to architectural education).

And yet, Brad Pitt has tremendous cultural agency through his success as an actor. Whether we like it or not, he operates on an international level and has influence over millions of people. By leveraging his status as a celebrity, Pitt has been a fervent advocate for high-quality, human-centered design through his Make It Right organization. Through working in post-Katrina New Orleans, Make It Right brought significant popular attention to the need to democratize architecture in making good design “affordable and available for everyone” while responding to the incredible need wrought by our nation’s biggest natural disaster of recent times. I wonder if architects’ disdain for Pitt’s architectural work says more about their insecurity and jealousy over their limited agency as cultural producers than his actual abilities. As a young architect with 53 followers on Twitter and a rather humble sphere of influence, I appreciate the attention that Brad Pitt has been able to draw to the discipline of architecture that I am committing my life’s work to.

Through being aware of the category mistake while listening to the lecture series’ compelling speakers, we hope that “SHIFT” will be both an inspiration and an invitation to Baltimore’s design community to reconsider our own modes of practice and how we see our own agency as cultural producers. In considering alternative approaches from our own, we can identify the limitations of our own pre-dispositions, opening trapdoors of thinking that redefine the horizons of possibility and impossibility for both ourselves as practitioners and the public we serve as our buildings’ users.

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Opposite: Taichung Gateway Park, Taichung, Taiwan. Design by Stoss. Landscape Urbanism

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TICKETS Save time and money by purchasing advance tickets through aiabalt.com. Individual: $15 per lecture - available at the door as seating allows (Students & University Staff FREE with valid I.D.)

4 April Panel Discussion // Moderated by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson Amy Kulper // University of Michigan Carlos Martinez // Gensler, Chicago, Illinois Mark Pasnik // Over, Under, Boston, Massachusetts

18 April Chris Reed // Stoss Landscape Urbanism

2 May Sierra Bainbridge // MASS Design Group

WHERE AND WHEN: Time: 6 p.m. with reception to follow each lecture 5 lectures will be held at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Falvey Hall at Brown Center, Maryland Institute College of Art 1341 Dickson Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 (on Mount Royal Ave.) Free parking lot behind Rummel Klepper & Kahl LLP (RK&K)

LECTURE SERIES AT MICA AIABaltimore and the D:Center team up to bring together voices from Baltimore’s design community.

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Spotlight

JeanMarie Krygowski, AIA, LEED AP was born in Brooklyn, New York and shortly thereafter was moved to the northern suburbs of Orange County, NY, where her parents hoped to find a better education for their three girls. There, she was enrolled in the public school system and graduated from Washingtonville High School in 1988. The public school system served her well and she was admitted into the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Architecture and graduated with a B.S. in Building Science in 1992, and a B.Arch. degree in 1993, with a minor in sculpture.

Although her childhood set her on a straight path from education to career, once she graduated from college, JeanMarie began her journey on a winding path of creative career endeavors. The initial intent was to graduate from college, complete her internship and IDP training, get licensed, and continue on at a firm working in a traditional career in architecture. What happened instead, was a series of relocations that presented unique opportunities to expand the scope of what it meant to be an architect, and the impact that architecture can have through community outreach and education.

The first stop was Atlanta, Georgia, where JeanMarie, while working at Gardner Spencer Smith & Partners in educational design, became very active in the Atlanta chapter of Women in Architecture, and planned a series of programs and tours that highlighted alternative careers for women architects struggling to balance work and family. A move to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1998, and a position at the University of New Mexico’s Institute for Environmental Education, brought together JeanMarie’s experience as an educational designer with community outreach. While at the IEE, she focused on an Architecture and Children program that brought design education to underserved public schools. Having her own roots in the public school system, JeanMarie believes strongly in it, and was motivated her to start several architecture-based initiatives, including high school retention programs, K-12 after school programs, and a summer camp.

A subsequent move back to New York in 2000 allowed JeanMarie to work independently, she created after-school and during-school programs in the New York City public school system. One of her favorite projects was a World Trade Center Memorial design project that was intended to provide art therapy for 200 first and second grade students that witnessed the events of 9/11 through their school windows. The students each designed their own memorial for the World Trade Center while incorporating educational benchmarks in reading, vocabulary, math, and science. The project was well received, and the students’ work was exhibited at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

Finally, in 2006, JeanMarie found her way to Baltimore, Maryland. Currently, is the owner of JM Design Group, LLC, a small firm working on residential renovations, small retail and religious projects, and new custom homes. She also works part-time as the Membership Coordinator at AIABaltimore. She is also a life-long martial artist and teaches and studies Taekwondo. This pairing of work environments allows her the flexibility to put her favorite job, a mother to 10 year-old Sophia, at the top of her priority list. The challenges that working parents face every day to be present for their children, and still work at fulfilling and stable careers, can be met with adaptability and the problem-solving capabilities that the architecture profession is so well known for!


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AIABaltimore BookstoreOur public hours are 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Thursday. Please call ahead if you need to visit earlier or later.

Toward the Healthy City: People Places and the Politics of Urban Planning by Jason Corburn makes the case for returning urban planning to its roots in public health and social justice. The author, an associate professor at UC Berkeley, seeks to help residents of neglected urban neighborhoods through greater community involvement, and street-level urban planning. The MIT Press, 2009. Softcover, $24.

Architectural Ornament: Banishment and Return by Brent C. Brolin, explores the reasons for the near disappearance of traditional ornamentation in architecture and other design arts. Brolin asserts that since the elevation of the artist above the artisan, the call for originality has overpowered the desire for tradition. In order for a return to humane environments, how can we re-introduce ornamentation? W. W. Norton and Company, 2000. Softcover, $27.

The Honeywood File: An Adventure in Building by H.B. Creswell, was first published in England in the 1920s. The comic tale is told in the form of letters to and from a hapless architect, whose exploits illustrate the pitfalls of homebuilding. $15.


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Where

How

Design and build sculptures made from canned food

the architecture/engineering/construction community and students

Feb 05 8-9AM Introductory meetingApr 05 5:00 PM Entry DeadlineMay 16 Food deliveryMay 19 6AM - 3PM BUILD DAY 4:00 PM Judging Open to the PublicJun 09 Decanstruction & Awards Celebration

White Marsh Mall

Complete Entry Form and Feehttp://www.aiabalt.com

Sponsored by AIABaltimorewww.canstruction.org

A great opportunity for mentorship, earn credits for theInternship Development Program [IDP] and participate in community service!

Complete rules and regulations will be distributed upon receipt of entry form. Each team is responsible to raise funds for the purchase of food.

to feed the hungry

In its 5-year history, AIABaltimore’s participation in CANstructionhas donated over 60,000 pounds of food to the Maryland Food Bank.

c a l l f o r e n t r i e s

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MEMBER NEWS

Baltimore InSite, an app developed by Ayers Saint Gross and Visit Baltimore, was named Best in Social Media by the Baltimore Business Journal. The app was launched in Summer 2012, and features an interactive map of the city.

Colimore Architects is pleased to announce that Meredith Sullivan AIA, LEED AP BD+C, has been named Vice President of the firm. Meredith, a graduate of Virginia Tech with over 15 years experience, is managing operations, business development and many of the largest projects in the office.

Design Collective is part of the development team that will redevelop a vacant 1.1-acre lot owned by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, at the intersection of St. Paul and Charles Streets in Charles Village. The new development will likely include a mix of retail, residential and structured parking, as well as potential for hospitality and/or office components. Community engagement, planning and design work is expected to commence in the Spring.

Additionally, the Mosites Company tapped Design Collective for the design of EastSide III, a mixed-use site in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that will be comprised of three buildings anchored by major retailers on both ends of the district. The goal is to create a new 24-hour neighborhood that sits atop of the Pittsburgh Busway.

GWWO, Inc./Architects recently named Eric G. Feiss, AIA, LEED AP, and Nancy E. Nes, AIA, to senior associate positions and Sharon L. Day, AIA, LEED AP, and Brian D. Eschman, AIA, to associate positions.

Barrie School Learning Studio and Research Learning Lab by Hord Coplan Macht is included in the first-ever museum exhibition dedicated to the greening of American schools. Featuring exemplary projects from new construction, to rehabs,

to modular classrooms, the exhibition will survey the extraordinary breadth of green school design in the United States. The exhibition opened at the National Building Museum in March.

Marshall Craft Associates is pleased to announce that Shari McLane, former Executive Director of AIABaltimore, and John Morrell, AIA, have been named Principals.

AIABaltimore welcomes new members: Todd W Connelly, AIAMichael L. Gehr, AIAJohn W Mack, AIAKyle P. Mastalinski, Assoc. AIACandice I. Rabovsky, AIAGrace M Whang, Assoc. AIA

AIABaltimore welcomes new firm member MOA Associates, Inc.

AFFILIATES IN ACTION

Martin Azola, Chairman/CEO of Azola & Associates Inc. has announced the appointment of Tony Azola as President of the 45-year old firm. The company is known for its vision and standards for construction and sustainable use. Tony Azola plans to build on the company’s record of adaptive reuse by continually adapting its own best practices.

Century Engineering, Inc. has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 47th annual Engineering Excellence Awards for its role in the design of Skyrush, a new roller coaster at Hershey Park in Hershey, Pennsylvania. With four high-speed turns, five zero-G airtime hills, and a 200-foot drop, Skyrush provides riders no shortage of thrills.

The Baltimore Metro chapter of the Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC), a non-profit trade association, has named Merritt Construction Services the winner of three Excellence Awards and two

Merit Awards in their annual ABC Awards of Excellence Program. Merritt won the Excellence Awards for the following projects and categories: The Cruise Web – General Contractor Interior Fitout $500,000 - $1 Million; Mars Grocery Store – Bel Air – General Contractor Interior Fitout Over $1 Million; Meadowridge 95, Building III – General Contractor New Project $5-$10 Million.

Mueller Associates has been selected as part of a multi-disciplinary consulting team led by Quinn Evans Architects that will design a major revitalization of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. The project will focus on repair of the exterior envelope and renewal of the HVAC systems throughout the 687,000-square-foot museum facility.

Building on a relationship that began in 2002 Thomas Moore Studios is continuing the restoration of the Dumbarton House in Washington, DC. The mansion, a Historic House Museum c. 1800, also serves as the headquarters of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America. Thomas Moore Studios was been part of a team that restored the historic finishes in the Library. The current work focuses on the Dining Room. Work on the Lower Passage is slated to begin in 2014.

TW PERRY is opening a new location in Baltimore on Friday, April 12. You are invited to celebrate the grand opening Noon - 3 p.m. at 4321 Fitch Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21236. The event will feature a tradeshow with product experts, prizes, food and WPOC DJ, Laurie DeYoung. For more information, email [email protected].

AIABaltimore welcomes new professional affiliate member, Belfast Valley Contractors, Inc..


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NEWS

AIABaltimore’s Associates/YAF Committee has formally changed its title to the “Emerging Professionals Committee.”

The Neighborhood Design Center has a new Volunteer Interface! Check it out at http://www.ndc-md.org/html/volunteer_interface.html. See current project opportunities and sign up with a quick and easy volunteer application.

NDC is currently recruiting for the Highlandtown Elementary School Master Plan and North Avenue Streetscape.

Are you a Citizen Architect (or would you like to be?) To further our goal of civic engagement in 2013, we are seeking to develop resources and a network of citizen architects who serve on civic boards or in other volunteer roles with national, state, city, or neighborhood agencies, commissions, or allied professional or educational nonprofit organizations. If you currently serve in this capacity, or if you would like to expand your civic leadership, please visit http://tinyurl.com/ayu8zvr.

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SOLAR 2013 opens April 16-20, 2013, at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland. The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) presents America’s longest-running solar conference series. SOLAR 2013 will examine how mainstream renewable energy technologies are saving money today for small and large businesses, homeowners and utility companies.

The Contractors Roundtable is hosting a Principals Breakfast on May 1 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the Engineer’s Club in Baltimore. For event details and to register, visit ABCBaltimore.org.


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MONTHLY MEETING SCHEDULE

We encourage all members to get involved and join a committee. If you do not regularly attend a particular meeting, you may wish to confirm the time and location with the chair people.

The ART Program (ARE Prep) Committee meets every second Thursday at 6:05 p.m., AIA Headquarters. Contact John Padussis, AIA, 410.539.8776.

The Baltimore Architecture Foundation Board meets every third Thxursday at 6 p.m. For more information, www.baltimorearchitecture.org.

The Board of Directors meets every second Tuesday at 4 p.m. Contact Karen Lewand, Hon. AIA, 410.625.2585.

The Committee on the Environment meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. Contact Lawrence Tarbell, Assoc. AIA, 410.960.7046.

The Continuing Education Committee meets every first Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. Contact Timothy Mead, AIA, 410.771.0599.

The Design Awards Committee meets every second Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. Contact Scott Walters, AIA, LEED AP, 410.451.2347.

The Historic Resources Committee meets every third Tuesday at 5 p.m. Contact Ann Powell, AIA or Tracy Marquis, AIA, LEED AP, 410.347.8500.

The Professional Affiliates Committee meets every second Thursday at 8 a.m. Contact Jeff Hossfeld, 410.332.4865.

The Property and Facilities Committee meets varying days. Contact Mark Mobley, AIA, 410.385.8570.

The Urban Design Committee meets every second Wednesday at 6 p.m., AIABaltimore Gallery. Contact Klaus Philipsen, AIA, 410.685.2002.

Many committees, like the Architecture Week, Golf Outing, and Spring Lecture Series Committees, meet seasonally. For more information on how to be involved, please contact the committee chair.

AIABALTIMORE EVENT CALENDARFor more information on these events, visit aiabalt.com.

APRIL

2 Spring Lecture Series Design Conversation at the Windup Space Shifting Boundaries of Architecture; 6 p.m.; 12 West North Avenue Baltimore, MD 21201. (page 11)

3 New Fellows Informational Meeting AIABaltimore Gallery, 5 p.m. (page 3)

4 Spring Lecture Series at MICA* Panel Discussion: Moderated by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson (page 8)

5 CANSTRUCTION: Deadline for Entry (page 16)18 Spring Lecture Series at MICA *

Chris Reed of Stoss Landscape Urbanism (page 9)

MAY

1 Baltimore Architecture Month: Deadline for Event Proposals

1 Principals Breakfast Engineer’s Club: 11 W. Mount Vernon Place, 21201, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.

2 Spring Lecture Series at MICA* Sierra Bainbridge, MASS Design Group (page 11)

7 Spring Lecture Series Design Conversation at the Windup Space Shifting Boundaries of Architecture: Design Education; 6 p.m., 12 West North Avenue Baltimore, MD 21201. (page 11)

9 Exhibition Opening and Artist’s Reception: White Architecture Paintings by Robert Tennenbaum, FAIA. 5-7 p.m. AIABaltimore Bookstore, 11 1/2 W. Chase St. 21201. (page 6)

14 179D and Other Incentives for Energy-Efficient Buildings Details to be announced shortly on aiabalt.com.

16 CANSTRUCTION Food Delivery

19 CANSTRUCTION Build Day (6 a.m. - 3 p.m.) and Judging (4 p.m.) White Marsh Mall, 8200 Perry Hall Blvd, 21236-4901

JUNE

9 CANSTRUCTION: DeCANstruction and Awards Celebration

MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULEcontinued from inside front cover

DESIGN AWARDS TRAVELING EXHIBIT meets periodically. Chair: Brian Kuebler, AIA, Hord Coplan Macht, Inc., [email protected]

DISASTER ASSISTANCE meets every other second Tuesday. Chair: Martina Dobrosielski Reilly, Assoc. AIA, GWWO Architects, [email protected]

DIVERSITY/WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE meets every second Thursday at 6pm at AIABaltimore Gallery. Chair: Kathleen P.S. Sherrill, AIA, SP ARCH, Inc., [email protected]

FELLOWS meets periodically. Chair: Ed Hord, FAIA, Hord Coplan Macht, Inc., [email protected]

FUTURE ARCHITECTS RESOURCES (FAR) meets every fourth Monday at 4:30pm at AIABaltimore Gallery. Chair: Anthony Consoli, AIA, ACA Consulting, [email protected]

GOLF OUTING meets seasonally. Chair: Matthew Moschel, AIA, 2ndCycle, [email protected]

HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE meets every other third Wednesday at 5:30pm at AIABaltimore Gallery. Chair: Debbie Smith, AIA, ACHA. LEED AP BD+C, [email protected]

HISTORIC RESOURCES meets every third Tuesday at 5pm at Owl Bar. Co-Chairs: Mara Murdoch, AIA, Murdoch/Smith Architects, [email protected] and Steve Preston, LA, Site Resources. Inc., [email protected],

LECTURE SERIES meets periodically. Chair: Katherine LePage, Assoc. AIA, Ziger/Snead Architects, [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP meets periodically. Chair: Alan Brock, AIA, LEED AP, Arch Tech Design, LLC, [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATE COMMITTEE AND INTERPROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS meets every second Thursday at 8am at various member firm offices. Chair: Jessica Miller, CADD Microsystems, Inc., [email protected]

TiP (TECHNOLOGY in PRACTICE) meets every second Wednesday at 5:30 in the AIABaltimore Gallery. Chair: Eric Feiss, AIA, GWWO Architects, [email protected]

URBAN DESIGN meets every other fourth Wednesday at 5:30pm at AIABaltimore Gallery. Co-Chairs: Klaus Philipsen, AIA, Archplan, Inc./Philipsen Architects, [email protected], and Lee Driskill, AIA, Hord Coplan Macht, Inc., [email protected].

* Spring Lecture Series events at MICA: 6 p.m. with reception to follow each lecture

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Falvey Hall at Brown Center, Maryland Institute College of Art 1341 Dickson Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 (on Mount Royal Ave.)

Parking lot behind Rummel Klepper & Kahl LLP (RK&K) 81 W. Mosher St., Baltimore, MD 21217


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CANSTRUCTION 2013Teams of Baltimore architects, engineers, contractors, and students design and build structures made entirely from canned foods within a 10’x10’x8’ space. Sculptures will be on display for the public at White Marsh Mall through June 9.

In its 5-year history, AIABaltimore’s participation in CANSTRUCTION has given the Maryland Food Bank a total of more than 60,000 pounds of food and over $5000 in cash. Join the fun and KEEP UP THE MOMENTUM:Entry form and information is online at aiabalt.com

April 5 Deadline for entryMay 16 Food deliveryMay 19 BUILD DAY 6 a.m. - 3 p.m. May 19 - June 9 Open ot the publicJune 9 Judging and Awards 4 p.m., Decanstruction

Contact AIABaltimore with questions: 410.625.2585 • [email protected]