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Newsletter of the AIA Newark & Suburban ChapterTRANSCRIPT
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
AIA Newark and Suburban Architects A Section of AIA New Jersey
AIA New Jersey is a Chapter and Region of the American Institute of Architects
JULY 2013
Issue 7
The Rostrum
Official newsletter of the
Newark & Suburban
Section of AIA-NJ
Published monthly
Submit events, case
studies, photos, comments,
or other content for
consideration to:
President’s Message 1
CANstruction 2013 - Call for Entries
2
Design Awards Report 2
Building Leadership 3
Design Awards - Featured Projects
4
Residential Green
Building Seminars 5
Inside this issue: and Beer”. AIA NJ Board and Section Presidents also
attended. Candidates for AIA National office were there as
well as AIA National President
Mickey Jacobs. This was a wonderful opportunity to meet
different AIA members and communicate.
Vanderbilt Health lecture
headed by Vanderbilt Medical Center spoke of their off campus
Outpatient facility in “Dead Mall” building. The Mall was
previously used as retail with a TJ Maxx and a few other retail
stores. Vanderbilt took over 450,000 square feet of space for
a gut renovation and removed
several layers of insulation from the exterior. The area was
renovated into outpatient clinics and an Imaging Center.
The 11 stair towers remained as
egress and the original paths of egress were maintained. The
mall corridors were turned into w a i t i n g a r e a s a n d
July has flown by. Let me share some of the highlights of the
month with you.
We attended the AIA National Convention in Denver Colorado
June 19th through 21st. Many activities, courses, seminars,
receptions and Tours occurred. There were 15,000 attendees in
total, including AIA members,
vendors and associated AIA members.
Keynote speaker Blake Mykowski, gave a moving
speech telling about his
founding of Tom’s Shoes. He was introduced by Skidmore
Owings and Merrill who has designed three buildings for
Tom’s. Tom’s donates one pair of shoes to a needy person for
each pair sold.
AIA-NJ President Jack Purvis carried AIA New Jersey’s 118
votes for the AIA National Executive Committee and cast
the votes for the candidates selected by AIA-NJ Board and
AIA local section Presidents.
Elizabeth Chu Richter, FAIA was elected 2015 President and
James Rains, Jr., FAIA and Tom Vonier, FAIA were elected 2014-
2015 Vice-Presidents
AIA-NJ hosted a cocktail reception was held at Corridor
44. AIA NJ Board Members and Section Presidents attended and networked.
Archi-Pac reception following the AIA NJ Dinner for “Billiards
reception/check-in desks were at the line of the storefronts.
This successful project saved
Vanderbilt 37.5 million dollars and was built for $161/square
foot plus a $30. landlord amount.
Upcoming events include:
August 15-16 A/E/C Project Management Bootcamp, Jersey
City, NJ
September 18th – ARE event at NJIT
October 17-18….AIA-NS Design
Day Morris Museum
November 15….-Canstruction
Livingston Mall
December 12… General Meeting speakers: Hugh Trumbell from
KPF and John Ike of Ike, Kl igerman, Barkley…also
Howard Hori will be signing his new book.
Louise C. Addonizio AIA, PP, LEED BD+C, NDICQ qualified, President AIA Newark Suburban
Convention attendees, left to right: Mei-Anh Tierney - Design Manager Starbucks, Mickey Jacobs AIA National President, Louise Addonizio AIA-N&S President, Jack Purvis AIA NJ President, -
Kimberly Bunn AIA-NJ
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AIA Newark & Suburban
Board Members
Officers
LOUISE ADDONIZIO, AIA
President
JOHN A. CWIKLA, AIA
President-Elect
STEPHEN ROONEY, AIA
First Vice President
NATASHA SUZANSKY, AIA
Secretary
ALEX GOTTHELF, AIA
Treasurer
KEVIN McCORMICK, AIA
Past President
Trustees
Trustees 2013
YOGESH MISTRY, AIA
BILL MUNOZ, ALLIED
MEMBER
Trustees 2014
PAUL TIAJOLOFF, AIA
RONALD WESTON, AIA
JASON PEIST, ASSOC. AIA
ALOK SAKSENA, ASSOC.
AIA
Trustees 2015
DIEUJUSTE PIERRE, ASSOC.
AIA
FRANCISCO GRIMALDI,
AIA
Section Administrator
JULIE PAGNOTTA
AIA NS 2013 Committees
Design Awards 2013: A Night at the Museum The Design Awards Committee is pleased
to announce that the 20th annual Newark and Suburban Design Awards will be held
Thursday, October 17, 2013 from 5:30-9:30 at The Morris Museum in Morristown.
Whether yours is a firm that has entered
previously or you are planning to enter for the first time, please visit the AIANS web
site and download the registration packet from the Design Awards page. This packet
includes not only the registration form but eligibility rules, presentation board
requirements, description of project
categories, presentation tips, and lists of pr int shops and photographers
recommended by past Design Awards
participants. The deadline for e-mailing the registration forms to my e-mail address is one
week prior to the event (Thursday, October 10). Boards can be delivered to the drop-off
locations on October 15 & 16. These locations
will be announced in next month’s Rostrum. I would like to encourage all of our Section’s
members to show us the work you do and are most proud. And as always please feel free to
contact me if you have any questions.
Donald Chin, AIA Newark and Suburban Design Awards Chairperson [email protected]
AIA Newark & Suburban, together with AIA
NJ, is pleased to announce that the nationally sanctioned CANstruction Design
& Build competition is scheduled to return to the Livingston Mall, in Livingston, New
Jersey this November.
For those not familiar with CANstruction, it is a unique food charity program geared
toward Architects, and our fellow A/E/C professionals. The At lanta-based
CANstruction national organization charters with local organizations, such as AIA NS, to
hold annual design and build competitions
to construct fantastic, giant sized, structures made out of canned food. In
each location after the structures are built, the winners declared , and the creations go
on view to the general public as art
exhibits. At the close of the competition all of the “CANsculptures” are dismantled and
the canned food used in the structures is donated to the local community food bank,
together with funds raised through the event.
In 2012, our AIA Newark & Suburban’s
CANstruction event donated over $4,000
CANstruction 2013: Call for Entries and 25,000 pounds of food to the
Community Food Bank of New Jersey. With the help and participation of New Jersey
Architects, allied professionals, sponsors & donors we hope to again make a significant
contribution in the fight against hunger in
our region. In 2013, as many New Jersey communities
are still recovering from the devastating impact of Super Storm Sandy last fall, the
need for community food bank support is greater than ever. This event is one way for
our Architects and design professionals to
showcase our talent, have fun, and give back in a significant way to communities in need.
This year’s theme is "NJ Shore CAN Rebuild - Coastal NJ Architecture.” Teams are
encouraged to creatively interpret and draw
inspiration from New Jersey’s coastal and shore manmade and natural structures,
including buildings and infrastructure, to come up with their designs.
Sponsors, Competitors, Donors and Volunteers wanted!…for information or to get involved contact: Ron Weston, AIA, [email protected].
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BUILDING LEADERSHIP by GETTING INVOLVED Right up front, I want to recognize and proclaim my heartfelt thanks to AIA Newark and Suburban Architects for helping build leadership, through great support for OUR Emerging Professionals and the next generation of architects! Just before the Convention, I delivered a substantial check from this AIA Section to the Board Class of ’13. This class as a project during our time on the National Board, has championed the EP’s. With the help of this donation, the ‘Original Thirteeners’, as we are fondly referred, will allow this new class to continue to raise funds after we leave our service on the National Board. Last month we were able to fund the cost of 6 EP’s to the Convention. AIA Newark and Suburban’s donation is making that possible for the future and I wanted to publicly thank them here. Should any members or remaining sections of the Chapter, or the Chapter itself wish to do the same, please do not hesitate to contact me. It would be my extreme pleasure to deliver checks at the September and December Board Meetings.
I am a fan of the author David McCullough, who has spoken at a previous AIA Convention and is an award winning author of American History. His books have spotlighted many of the early leaders of our great country. The underlining premise of these men and women has been the leadership they exhibited, sometimes with great problems before them. A favorite quote of mine comes from our 6th President of the United
States, John Quincy Adams, and is as follows:
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are A LEADER!”
This last Convention was about BUILDING LEADERS and nearly 90 AIANJ members attended. Mickey Jacob, FAIA as the current AIA President said it best in the Convention’s brochure: “Leadership speaks to the core values of our profession….the daring to dream of more livable, safe, and sustainable environments…the learning of new skills to turn dreams into something that captures the hunger of our clients and the public for a better quality of life…and the passion to transform concepts into action that makes a positive difference.”
The American Institute of Architects is all about leadership, which is why I have been a strong supporter of our Sections and the Chapter to send as many of their officers and directors to Washington, DC early each year for AIA Grassroots Conference. Here in AIANJ, the President-elect has his or her own leadership event, normally just before their installation as President. I would urge the Sections to send as many of your emerging leaders to this event as well.
Leadership can be defined as follows:
An opportunity for you (every member) to combine your expertise, experience and ethics
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DESIGN AWARDS SPOTLIGHT: RESIDENTIAL
Kennedy-Grant’s Country House , left, was selected for
the high level of detail as well as its execution.
A Bronze Medal was awarded to Seth A. Leeb Architect for the “New” Addition project, below. The jurors lauded
this project for its fine level of detail and how the
addition blends into and is hard to detect in the overall scheme of the project.
This month’s Design Awards
showcase features several residential projects submitted in
the Built Residential Category in 2012.
The Gardner Residence project ( r i g h t ) b y S t o new a te r
Architecture LLC received a S i l ve r Meda l and was
commended by the jury panel for the beautiful execution and
detailing and how the plans are
resolved on all levels.
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to lead a team toward a successful outcome around positive actions.
A development of a set of traits skills that include, but are not limited to, exemplary professional behavior and effective communication skills that include active listening, collaboration and thoughtful decision-making.
The AIA mission is to advance leadership development across the full spectrum of individual architects over the course of their careers. Organized leadership events support, connect and mobilize the members in taking on or expanding current roles of leadership within the AIA and hopefully extend to the communities in which they live and work. The opportunity one gains in getting involved, leads to leadership to serve the profession. This means that as a leader you can guide, mentor or educate another colleague within the organization. You can extend the leadership learned skills to help others outside the profession recognize the value and expertise an architect brings to the table in community discussion.
In over 40 years as a member, I have found that leadership is diversified and in the continued
BUILDING LEADERSHIP
commitment developing this skill has deepened my passion for a lifetime of leadership in the profession and in my community.
While I have numerous certificates of appreciation, the one I appreciate most is entitled Judy’s #1M. It was awarded to me in 2010 by Judy A. Donnelly, AIA at the end of her term as President of AIANewark and Suburban Architects.
I cannot promise certificates, but I can promise that by taking the challenge to build your leadership skills with involvement at whatever level you choose in our organization, you will find a unique and very personal journey to professional achievement.
Jerome Leslie Eben, AIA
AIANJ Regional Director, ’11-‘13
The Residential Green Building Committee
will be offering two AIA and GCBI credit seminars on October 2 at the upcoming AIA-
NJ 2013 DESIGN CONFERENCE to be held October 2 and 3 at the Berkeley Hotel in
Asbury Park.
The first seminar “The Big Picture: How the Building Envelope Relates to the Whole
Building Approach” intends to demonstrate the critical nature of proper envelope design
and detailing to ensure high performance for the building’s end user. It is designed for
mid- to high-level professionals in the
residential design and construction fields, with the goal that participants will
understand the science behind design with the Whole Building Approach. The
presentation will explore the effects of
building science on the existing housing stock, energy auditing and energy retrofits
on existing residential structures. Finally, the presentation will review past and current
energy codes, as well as where energy codes are going and why. This course will be led by
Paula Zimin, AIA and LEED AP and Grant
Salmon, LEEP AP, CEA, BPI BA, ENV,
Heating, AC/Heat Pump of Steven Winter
Associates, Inc. The second seminar “Thermal Enclosure
Systems – Building a Better Box” will provide design professionals with a greater
awareness of thermal bridging and air
leakage in buildings. Review of relevant building science principles is included, as is a
review of a selection of common insulating products. Real life problems and examples
will be identified, discussed and illustrated. Participants will not only learn how their
design decisions and architectural details are
critical to the creation of a “better box” but also understand how they can provide the
construction team with the tools they need to implement the design successfully. This
course will be led by Emma Raymont, PE,
Operations Manager, Design Services and Existing Homes, MaGrann Associates.
Robert Emert, Jr., AIA, LEED AP chair of the
Residential Green Committee since 2011 noted that these seminars are part of an on-
going series of half-day workshops prepared
by the committee. Stay tuned for updates.
AIA-NJ & USGBC-NJ Residential Green Building Committee to Team