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Chapter Honors Nominations Due in September
In addition to the Honorary Member and Citation of Honor presented at Celebrate Architecture in April, the Chapter may honor an Artist, a Craftsman, an Educator, and a Chapter Member who have rendered exceptional service to the profession or to the organization. The Honors Committee, chaired by Gerald Moorhead, FAIA, invites Chapter members to make nominations for these awards by September 1, 2002. Recipients will be announced in the October Perspective and honored at the Annual Meeting in October.
Criteria for these awards are found in the Professional Directory. Nomination Forms are on the web at www.aiahouston.org. This is an excellent opportunity to recognize someone who has been particularly helpful to you in realizing your design, preparing you for the profession, or furthering the goals of AIA Houston. Please complete the nomination form and send it with supporting materials to the Chapter office, 3000 Richmond, Suite 500, Houston, 77098.
Nominating Committee at Work
Strange as it sounds in the middle of the summer, the Chapter's Nominating Committee has begun its work to recommend individuals to serve the Chapter in 2003. Chaired by Chris Hudson, AIA, the committee is responsible for nominations for not only the Chapter officers and directors but also for suggestions to the TSA Nominating Committee for state office.
Positions open in Houston are:
President-Elect
Secretary/TSA Director
Director for Continuing Education
Director for Honors and Awards
Director for PIAs
Director for Practice
Intern/Associate Director
All positions are for two years, except President-Elect, who will become President in 2004.
Currently serving on the Board and remaining for another year are:
President, Rey de la Reza, FAIA, Rey de la Reza Architects
President-Elect, Chris Hudson, AIA, Morris Architects
Treasurer, Martha Seng, AIA, Jackson & Ryan Architects
Director for Civic Affairs, Stephen Jovicich, AIA, Heights Venture Architects
Director for Design, Randall Walker, AIA, Kirksey
Director for Education, Jeffrey Brown, AIA, Powers Brown Architects
Director for Industry Affairs, Hal Caton, AIA, Caton Consulting
Director for Public Relations, Wendy Teas Heger, AIA, Bricker and Cannady Architects
If you have suggestions for individuals who could fill these positions, please call Chris Hudson at 713/622-1180.
Masonry Contractors Honor Excellence in Design
Excellence in Brick: 911 Emergency Headquarters
Mason Contractor: W.W. Bartlett, Inc.
Architect: PGAL
General Contractor: Gilbane Building Co.
Recognition in Brick: Rice University Martel
Mason Contractor: Veazy Corporation
Architect: Michael Graves & Associates; PGAL Architects
Honor in CMU: Linkwood Park Community Center
Mason Contractor: S&S Masonry
Architects: Bricker + Cannady Architects/Ray Bailey Architects
Honor in Stone: Sheltering Arms Senior Services Center
Mason Contractor: T.E. Reilly, Inc.
Architect: Rey de la Reza Architects, Inc.
General Contractor: SpawMaxwell Company
Recognition in Residential: 911 Houston Emergency Headquarters Fence
Mason Contractor: W.W. Bartlett, Inc.
Architect: PGAL
General Contractor: Gilbane Building Company
Excellence in Public Funded K-12: Cy-Fair High School Renovations
Mason Contractor: Lucia, Inc.
Architect: PBK Architects, Inc.
General Contractor: Gilbane Building Co.
Honor in Public Funded K-12: Foster High School
Mason Contractor: Winco Masonry
Architect: PBK
General Contractor: Pepper Lawson
Sharpstown Middle Schooler Designs Sandcastle Postcard
For the second year, the Chapter conducted a design competition for the post card advertising the Sand Castle Competition in the graphics department of Sharpstown Middle School, a magnet for architecture and graphic design. Under the direction of Myra Schmidt, their teacher, 30 sixth through eighth graders tried their hand (or their computer) at the design of a promotional piece. A jury of Jason St. Julian, Kirksey, designer of the t-shirt logo; Sally Campbell, head of graphic design at Morris Architects, and Dawn Diamond, The Douglas Group, reviewed the submissions and selected four designs as especially worthy of recognition.
Winning first place was Ashley Magham with "Don't Mess with Texsands" as her theme. The jury found the concept strong and well executed. The funny little crab was attention-getting. Her design was printed and distributed to all teams participating in the Sand Castle Competition to use as invitations to clients or others. Second place was Rosalva Montill with "Knight in Search of a Castle." A hand drawing rather than computer work, this design was well executed and based on a clever idea. In third place was a classic castle by Vu Dang. This design was colorful and active and made good use of computer techniques and patterns. Honorable Mention went to Edwardo Reyna for "Take a Voyage."
Sandcastle Competition Winners
Golden Bucket, SLI Group, "Noah's Ark(itecture)"
Silver Shovel, David A. Suplee
Bronze Shovel, Ray + Hollington Architects, "Mass Production"
Honorable Mention, Levinson Associates, "Cellular Static"
Honorable Mention, Spencer Partnership Architects, Dr. Suess, AIA: When Good Architects Go Mad"
Honorable Mention, Jackson & Ryan Architects, "Dude, Where's My Castle?"
People's Favorite, FKP Architects, "Gaudi Dude!"
Most Traditional, David Weekly Homes, "Traditional Sandcastle"
That's Entertainment, Carter + Burgess, "SpongeBob SandPants"
Let The Games Begin, Arcadis, "We Got Game ... Again"
Most Lifelike, SHW Group
Most Hilarious, HNTB, "Couch Potato"
6th Annual College Challenge, Prarie View A&M University
Best Architectural Theme, Insite Architecture, "Deep in the Heart of Texas"
Best Long Distance Team, Corgan Associates
Best Signage, Thompson, "Surfing the Web"
Best T-Shirts, PageSoutherlandPage, "Yabba Dabba Dune"
Best Costume, Rey de la Reza, "Animal Planet"
Thank You, Sandcastle Competition Sponsors
A&E Products
American Subcontractors Association, Houston Chapter
American Tile Supply Inc.
Armstrong World Industries
ASI Sign Systems
Associated Builders & Contractors
Associated Masonry Contractors of Houston
Baker Concrete Construction
Baker Metal Products, Inc.
BASF, Bolyu, Cambridge Carpets
Brookstone
David A. Suplee Architectural Illustrators
DBR Engineering Consultants, Inc.
Enclos Corp.
Falcon Group Construction
Furniture Marketing Group, Haworth's Largest Dealership
Haworth, Inc.
Houston AGC
Humphries Construction
James R. Thompson, Inc
LESCO
Master Tile
MCT Sheet Metal Inc.
Mission Constructors, Inc.
National Terrazzo, Tile & Marble, Inc.
PPG Industries Inc.
Quality Service Floor Covering
Quality Woodwork Interiors
Ridgway's LTD
Rosenberger Construction
SpawGlass Construction Corp.
SpawMaxwell
Stone Marketing Int'l
T&L Dist./Mannington Commercial/VPI
Tellepsen
The Ofis by Powell
The Society of Design Administration/CANSTRUCTION Houston
Upchurch Kimbrough
Walker Zanger
Wilsonart International
Wylie & Associates
AIA. What's in it for me?
Information: publications, seminars, conferences
Access: to industry standard contracts, a network of job leads, civic and business leaders
Recognition: design and service awards, national television and radio advertising, appointments to public boards
Influence: on public and Institute policy
Mentoring: one-to-one, firm to firm, professional to student
Representation: before legislative bodies, regulatory agencies
Advocacy: for the health, safety and welfare of the public, qualification-based selection for public projects, comprehensive planning and design excellence
Fellowship: with architects, with colleagues in related fields, with industry and political leaders
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