Hot Dog! New York City’s Butler Rogers Baskett Architects PC Takes Canstruction® Prize
“An American Classic” created by Butler Rogers Baskett Architects, P.C., New York City, was proclaimed “Jurors’ Favorite” at the ninth annual International Canstruction® Competition juried May 18 in conjunction with the AIA National Convention in Las Vegas. Canstruction, administered by the Society of Design Administration (SDA) and held in conjunction with AIA state and local chapters and allied professional organizations, is an annual charity competition in which design firms vie to see who can build the most astounding structure made entirely of full cans of food. See this year’s clever and sometimes structurally ingenious winners.

Architects Report Open, Accessible Housing Designs with Growing Focus on Outdoor Areas
New AIA quarterly survey of residential design trends indicates strong business conditions
A strong housing market has generated favorable business conditions for architecture firms working in the residential sector. Overall, 44 percent of these firms indicated that their overall billings increased by 5 percent or more during the first quarter of 2005, while only 10 percent reported declines from the fourth quarter of 2004 of that magnitude. There are no signs of a slowdown, as more than half of firms report that inquires for new work also increased during the first quarter of the year.

HOK Launches Health Clinic in Kenya to Commemorate 50th Anniversary
Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum Inc. will recognize its half-century anniversary in 2005 with a half-million-dollar donation to fund the construction upgrades, outfitting, staffing, and launch of a solar-powered diagnostic and treatment center in rural southeastern Kenya. HOK’s $500,000 donation to Africa Infectious Disease Village Clinics, Inc., will enable the Chicago-based public charity to launch the most comprehensive tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment initiative in the region, the firm reports.

Washington State Set to Implement Green Building Legislation
Many public buildings must meet LEED™-silver rating
Public architecture in Washington is going green as the state government there is set to implement legislation requiring state-funded buildings—including offices, schools, universities, and justice facilities—be built to nationally recognized high-performance building standards. The new rules ensure that billions of dollars in new construction and renovation projects will be built to the U.S. Green Building Council LEED™-silver, or in the case of public schools, the Washington Sustainable School Design Protocol.

Spotlight:
Organizational Entrepreneur Eberhard Tackles the Science of Human Experience

AIArchitect spent an hour with John Paul Eberhard, FAIA, to ask him to synopsize his life to date and where it is going next. Following is his narrative of a handful of highlights of his 78 years and where his indefatigable energy will take us next.

New Clinic Is the Cat’s Meow
VCA Arroyo Animal Hospital in Lake Forest, Ill., by Rauhaus Architects, recently received
Veterinary Economics magazine’s national 2005 Hospital Design of the Year Award. The 7,850-square-foot facility accommodates an extensive range of health-care services, state-of-the-art exam rooms, and boarding, grooming, and retail services, all in an environment created to ensure pets and their owners have a pleasant and comfortable experience. The hospital’s reception area (pictured) offers clients a welcoming and professional environment. The architect designed the clinic to reflect “VCA’s reputation of providing exceptional veterinary care for companion animals.” (Photo © Larry A. Falke Photography.)

Research to Provide Proof for Evidence-Based Design
Latrobe Fellowship awarded to Chong Partners and research team
In 2003, the San Diego chapter of the AIA founded the Academy of Neuroscience as its legacy project to research how the human brain perceives and responds to architecture. The College of Fellows supported the enterprise by awarding the academy its Latrobe Fellowship, which comes with a purse of $100,000. To build on that body of research, the College on May 20 awarded the 2005 Latrobe Fellowship jointly to Chong Partners Architecture, the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., and the University of California, Berkeley. The funds will support their endeavor to record “credible, applicable evidence” that proves the hypothesis that “the right design would increase revenue and reduce costs due to shorter length of stay, improved patient outcomes, staff retention, and other variables” in health-care facilities.

project watch
Active Planning Community Drives Hotel Design
Cambridge Seven extends the Marriott Courtyard model and embraces urban streetscape
The new Courtyard Marriott in Brookline, Mass., is anything but typical of the modestly-priced hotel chain. In this project, you’ll find no garden-style guest rooms or gazebos on the lawn. You will find thoughtful design that enhances the streetscape and respects its neighbors, reports Gary Johnson, AIA, of Cambridge Seven Associates.

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Holding on to Your Best Asset: Your People
“Contrary to what most people think, employees do not usually stay or leave for reasons pertaining to salary,” according to The Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice, Update 2004. “Although salary can definitely be a factor, most people are looking for career development opportunities, work-life balance, individualized work options and benefits, and feedback on their work that makes them feel valuable to the organization. Despite the fact that the latter factor requires no out-of-pocket expenses, companies often forget to ensure their employees receive this support in a meaningful way.”

I.M. Pei to Speak at Monticello’s July 4 Celebration
Gold Medal recipient I.M. Pei, FAIA, will serve as the featured speaker at the Monticello’s 43rd annual Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony on July 4. Pei, a native of China who became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1954, also holds the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture (1976), French Architecture Academy’s Grand Gold Medal (1981), the Pritzker Architecture Prize (1983), U.S. Medal of Liberty (1983), French Legion of Honor (1988), and U.S. Medal of Freedom (1993). Since 1963, nearly 3,000 individuals have been sworn in as American citizens at the Monticello ceremony. Independence Day speakers at Monticello have included President Gerald Ford (1976), astronomer Carl Sagan (1992), Gen. Colin L. Powell (1997), and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (2000). The July 4 event at Monticello, which will begin at 10 a.m., is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Monticello Web site. (Photo by Monticello, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, courtesy of the Charlottesville/Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau.)

It’s Almost Here: 2005 UIA World Congress in Istanbul to Focus on “Cities: The Grand Bazaar of Architecture”
The XXII World Congress of International Union of Architects (UIA) will take place July 3–10 in Istanbul. Held every three years since 1948, UIA world congresses offer platforms where the global agendas of architecture can be discussed. The 2005 congress, hosted by the Chamber of Architects of Turkey, will convene under the theme “CITIES: Grand Bazaar of Architecture.” Keynote speakers include an architecture “Who’s Who” in international practice today. Visit UIA online for program and registration information.

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