This week, the AIA announced the nine recipients of the 2010 AIA Young Architects Award. The prize recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession early in their careers. Architects who have been licensed 10 years or fewer, regardless of their age, are eligible. The winners will be honored at a ceremony in Miami during the 2010 AIA national convention, scheduled for June 10 to 12. AIA Names Winners of 2010 Young Architects Award David Burt, AIA After graduating from Mississippi State University, David Burt worked for Foil-Wyatt Architects in Jackson, Mississippi. Shortly after,
In 2009, just two months after the Dutch- and Chinese-born architects Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu established their office Solid Objectives – Idenburg Liu (SO–IL) in Brooklyn, the pair was recommended to compete in the MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program, which gives emerging designers the opportunity to design the courtyard entrance of the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center. “We submitted our very thin portfolio then, but we were not selected as one of the five finalists,” Idenburg recalls. Images courtesy SO-IL SO-IL won this year's MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program. Related Links: P.S.1 Goes Organic with WORK's Public Farm 1 At New York's
Photo courtesy Therese Bisell George Bissell George Bissell, FAIA, a Newport Beach, California architect who, in 2000, received the American Institute of Architects California Council Lifetime Achievement Award, died at 82 on January 2 of complications from lymphoma. Born in Los Angeles, Bissell was a 1953 graduate of the University of Southern California School of Architecture, where he later sat on the Dean’s Board of Councilors. He also served as president of AIA Orange County and of the AIA California Council, and was a director of the AIA National Board. A Fellow of the AIA since 1974, Bissell received over
In an effort to ease the exchange of structural information among construction project participants and between applications, Pennsylvania-based software developer Bentley Systems has released two tools, making them available to users without charge. The new applications, Structural Synchronizer V8i and Structural Dashboard V8i, released in late January, provide various features, including a shared repository for structural model data, the ability to pass data back and forth among several applications including those created by other vendors, and the capability to track revisions. The dashboard and synchronizer support a workflow management process that Bentley has dubbed Integrated Structural Modeling, or ISM. “Current
The latest cladding products must not only protect, but adapt to, the architect’s design. View our roundup of new cladding products. Photo courtesy James Hardie
Students and faculty at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, will begin hiking the internal topography of the new Rolex Learning Center when it opens on February 22.
Washington State Architects Become Lobbyists for a Day This Friday, Timothy Buckley, AIA, principal and sole employee of Greenstone Architecture, in Vancouver, Washington, will drive two hours north to Olympia, the state capital. There, he and about 50 other architects from around the state will meet face to face with lawmakers to discuss issues related to the architecture profession. “We’re closing the office for the day,” Buckley quips. Photo courtesy Wikipedia On February 19, dozens of architects in Washington State will head to Olympia to meet with lawmakers. Related Links: Lobbying Tips for Architects AIA Members Lobby Congress Newsmaker Interview:
Photo courtesy Stan Bowman Stan Bowman Want to be a real participant in this business called democracy—lobby on an issue that matters to you! Not only will you help bring about positive change, you also will get more satisfaction out of advocacy than you ever imagined. Like anything else, the more you know about how to lobby, the better you will be. It’s not as hard as it sounds; in fact, if you can make a phone call or write a letter, you can lobby. With a few guidelines you can effectively lobby anything. 1. Know Your Issue The most
Long before the athletes go for the gold at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, native son Omer Arbel won the commission to design the medals the winning competitors will sport around their necks. Trained as an architect, Arbel divides his time equally between designing buildings and objects since founding his own firm, Omer Arbel Office, in 2005. The medals, however, are a first for Arbel, whose industrial design projects consist mainly of furniture and lighting. “We’ve never done anything like this before,” he admits. Photo courtesy Vanoc/Covan Click on the slide show icon to see additional photos. Arbel’s design
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