Design Dialogue will be held February 5, 6:30 pm, at the Brown Education Center, Houston Zoo. Join the jury: Ted Flato, FAIA, of Lake Flato, San Antonio; Robert Frasca, FAIA, Simmer Gunsul Frasca, Portland; and Marilyn Taylor, FAIA, of SOM New York to hear the results of their deliberations and a discussion of Houston architecture. On the Boards submissions will be displayed; a slide show will include a sample of all entries. Enjoy a wine reception and conversation with the jury prior to the announcement. (Submitters' admission is free.)
The Joint Meeting of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the American Planning Association (APA) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) will be held February 22, 6:30 pm at the HGAC Conference Room A, 2nd floor, 3555 Timmons, 713/627-3200.
Hear a discussion by three committee chairs of The City-Wide Committee for the Building Environment. Stakeholders were invited by the City of Houston Planning and Development Department to evaluate the built environment's impacts on air quality. Three subcommittees then formulated a report of their findings and recommendations. The subcommittees met once a week from May through August 2000.
The three subcommittees:
1. Urban Heat Island Reduction Task Force; Dennis Griffith, chair.
2. Urban Structure Task Force; David Crossley, chair.
3. Energy Code Task Force; Bob Burch, chair.
The subcommittee reports are downloadable at www.livablehouston.org/cleanair
Joint Meeting Agenda:
1. Introduction to The City-Wide Committee for the Building Environment effort by the director of the City of Houston Planning and Development Dept., Robert Litke.
2. Discussion by chairs of three subcommittees, each, in turn, addressing:
a. Process of report formulation
b. Summary of report findings
c. Future uses of report findings
3. Questions and answers
Architecture Registration Exam
Graphic Divisions
Seminars and Mock Exam
March 2001
University of Houston
Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture
4200 Elgin (Entrance 18)
ARE Seminar: Building Planning and Technology, Friday, March 16, 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
ARE Mock Exam: Building Planning and Technology, Saturday, March 17, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
ARE Evaluation of Mock Exam, Sunday, March 18, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
ARE Seminar: Site Planning, Sunday, March 18, 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
In preparation for the Graphic Divisions of the ARE, this program focuses on:
Clarification of what is tested
How solutions are scored
Test taking strategies
Mock exam and evaluation of exam
Problems typically confronted on test day
Norman K. Dorf, AIA, has worked with NCARB and ETS writing problems and grading exams since 1982. He chaired NCARB's Research and Development Committee, developers of the ARE computer format.
During the past 13 years, Professor Dorf has taught exam preparation courses and conducted workshops for the Graphic Divisions of the ARE at New York University, the New York Institute of Technology, the University of British Columbia, the University of Toronto, and the University of Houston. He has also lectured on the examination at various local AIA chapters and at the annual AIA Convention.
Mr. Dorf is author of Solutions: Understanding the Graphic Divisions. For additional information about Mr. Dorf, visit his web site at http://members.aol.com/nkdorf.
On Saturday for the mock exam session, registrants will need to furnish drafting supplies including engineer's scale, architect's scale, pencils, erasers, triangles, trace/vellum, calculator, stapler, etc.
Lunch will be provided Saturday; however, a scheduled break will not interrupt the exam session. Registrants should bring additional snacks or refreshments to make it through the day. Lunch will be provided Sunday during a mid-day break.
Registration includes breakfast and lunch for Saturday and Sunday. Arrive 15 minutes early for check-in at each session. Registration deadline: March 9.
AIA Associate Interns $225
Non-Member Interns $325
Late Registration $375
Sponsored by AIA Houston IDP Committee
To register for event with AIA Houston:
Phone: RSVP line, 713/520-5138
Fax: 713/520-5134
E-mail martha
RDA Lecture Series, Towards an Ecological Architecture, Brown Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at 7:30 pm, will feature:
February 7, Under the Sun, With the Wind
February 21, A Public Dialogue
March 7, The Sky is the Limit
RDA will hold its 24th annual member only architecture tour on Saturday and Sunday, March 31-April 1, from 1 to 5 pm. This year's tour, House and Garden, will feature houses in which the design of the house, landscape, and garden features are integral to one another, producing indoor/outdoor spatial combinations that are often rare in Houston. Houses on the tour include:
6522 Haskell Street, 1994, Architect: Natalye Appel & Associates Architects;
Landscape architect: The Office of James Burnett
2106 Persa Street, 1993, Architect: Taft Architects; Landscape designers: Laura R. Hamman and Will Fleming
2214 Fairview, 2000, Architect and landscape design: Stern and Bucek Architects; Planting design: Thompson & Hanson, Inc.
3735 Grammercy, 1998, Architect: Marshall Reid, AIA; Landscape architect: The Office of James Burnett
5201 Blossom, 2001, Architect: The Studio of Robert Morris; Landscape designers: The Studio of Robert Morris and Camille Waters, heirloom gardener
1423 Harold, 1999,
Architect: Tapley Associates Architects;
Landscape architect: Tapley Associates Architects
823 Byrne Street, 1992, Architect: Peter D. Waldman; Landscape designers: homeowners
The Rice Design Alliance, in collaboration with Lawndale Art Center, invites Houston design professionals to participate in an open-call exhibition of their recent work at Lawndale from May 4 through June 9. The exhibition provides an opportunity for the public to view the wide variety of realized and unrealized projects being designed in Houston. An exhibition opening reception will be held on Thursday, May 3, from 6 pm until 8 pm at Lawndale. For reservations call 713/348-4876.
Mark your calendar to join the AIA Auxiliary on Saturday, February 3, to attend an open rehearsal of the Houston Symphony, Roberto Abbado conducting and Andrea Lucchesini, pianist. The annual lunch is scheduled Tuesday, April 17, 2001 at the Junior League, 11:00 am - 12:45 pm. Call Martha Bair at 713/975-9419 to make reservations for any event or for additional information.
In February 1996, the sun set on 50 years of architecture when Caudill Rowlett Scott, a one-time giant of the design and construction industry, closed the doors of its main architectural offices on the bank of Buffalo Bayou in Houston for the last time.
In February 2001, the spotlight will once again shine on CRS when the firm is the featured attraction in "Rowlett 2001: The Legacy of CRS," scheduled for Friday, February 16 at Rudder Theatre in College Station. Part of the annual John Miles Rowlett Lecture Series endowed through the Texas Architectural Foundation, the conference is sponsored by the CRS Center and the Texas A&M College of Architecture.
CRS, one of the most innovative architectural/engineering firms of its time, was known for its insightful, not to mention trendsetting, approach to design and construction. In most cases, the firm invented or refined many of today's commonplace processes and phrases, such as architectural programming, architecture by team and the troika concept, squatters and construction management/fast-track. Perhaps more importantly, CRS was renowned for its culture of creativity and its relentless focus on process as well as product.
This conference will explore the impact that CRS innovations and culture have had on the design and construction industry. Though still in the initial planning phases, it will feature presenters who began their careers at CRS and went on to become respected, national figures in the design and construction industry. The conference will conclude with a CRS reunion at the College Station Hilton and Conference Center.
Ronald L. Skaggs, FAIA, Chairman and CEO of HKS Architects in Dallas and AIA President 2000, is one of the many CRS alumni currently putting into practice the lessons learned during his years spent with the firm.
"I have fond memories of my time with CRS," Skaggs said. "I carry to this day the core values of 'architecture by team,' the 'problem seeking' approach to programming, and the triad importance of 'Form, Function and Economy.'"
To pre-register for the conference or to obtain more information, visit the conference Web site at http.//Rowlett.tamu.edu or contact the College Communications Office at 979-847-8677.
