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| AIANYS 2012 Design Awards-Portfolios Due June 8th
For anyone who has registered for the 2012 AIANYS Design Awards, please remember that the portfolios and checklists are due by June 8, 2012. This year all Design Awards must be submitted digitally. The Design Award Jury will meet in late June to decide the winners and the recipients will be notified soon after.
All AIANYS Design Award recipients will prepare a design board for display during the AIANYS Convention in Saratoga Springs. All of the AIANYS Design Awards will be presented at the President's Reception, Dinner and Design Awards Presentation on September 28, 2012 at the Hilton Hotel in Saratoga Springs.
For questions, contact Georgi Ann Bailey, Hon. AIANYS, Director of Programs and Operations at gabailey@aianys.org. |
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Architects in Albany Lobby Day Wrap-Up
Architects in Albany Lobby Day was held on May 1, 2012. The day began at the Hampton Inn with a continental breakfast followed by a legislative briefing from Rich Leckerling, Hon. AIA, Legislative Counsel and Edward Farrell, Executive Director. Following the briefing, the chapters went to their scheduled meetings with legislators. AIANYS leadership met with Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari (with members of AIA Eastern NY); Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz; Assemblymember Deborah Glick (with members of AIA NY); Senator Kenneth LaValle; Assemblymember Donna Lupardo; Senator Michael Ranzenhofer and Assemblymember Robin Schimminger (with members of AIA Buffalo/Western NY). They also met with the staff of Senator David Valesky, Senator Liz Krueger and Assemblymember Amy Paulin.
Over 50 AIANYS members attended Lobby Day. A legislative reception was held after the appointments in the South Terrace of the Legislative Office Building. Many members along with several legislators and their staff attended the reception. All of the 2011 AIANYS Design Award recipients design boards were displayed in Legislative Office Building during Lobby Day.
AIANYS encourages members who attended Lobby Day to follow up with the legislators they met with and for all members to meet with their legislators in district throughout the year.
 
Photo 1: AIANYS leadership met with Assemblyman Ron Canestrari and presented him with a book on the architectural history of New York State to thank him for his years of supporting issues relating to architecture as he is retiring this year.
Photo 2: Senator Ken LaValle was presented with the 2011 AIANYS Legislator of the Year Award during Lobby Day. Pictured left to right: Raymond Beeler, AIA, VP, Public Advocacy; Randy Collins, AIA, Secretary; Senator LaValle; Edward Farrell, Executive Director; Tim Boyland, AIA, VP, Government Advocacy and Burton Roslyn, FAIA, Past President.
Photo 3: Randy Collins, AIA, Secretary, AIANYS (and member of AIA Eastern NY) with Assemblyman Jack McEneny at the Legislative Reception held during Lobby Day.
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| Amendment to the Design Professional Corporation Bill
AIANYS has worked with Senator Ken LaValle and Assemblyman Ron Canestrari to advance an amendment to the Design Professional Service Corporations bill to make the new law more usable. The purpose of the amendment is to clarify the law regarding design professional services corporations by allowing professional corporations to convert to design professional service corporations (DPC's) without having to create a separate corporation, while converting from the original corporation.
Under this new law, design firms are given the option of offering an ownership interest in the corporation to non-licensed employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). However, it has become unclear whether or not professional corporations wishing to offer this ESOP can easily transition to DPC's without the need to reincorporate as a new entity.This amendment will clarify the conversion process for professional corporations by allowing corporations in good standing to simply convert to DPC's. |
| AIA National Convention Wrap-Up
The 2012 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition was held in Washington, DC May 17-19 at the Washington Convention Center. The theme was Design Connects. AIA members could attend over 200 programs and tours. The Design Exposition held over three days had over 800 exhibitors, including demos right in the booth.
The opening keynote was delivered by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian David McCullough who spoke on how architecture has influenced his writing. His books include The Great Bridge, written about the Brooklyn Bridge and his latest book The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, which demonstrated how French architecture helped influence American architects and artists in the 1800's.
AIANYS held a luncheon at the Renaissance Hotel on Thursday, May 17 to discuss the candidates running for AIA office, including Susan Chin, FAIA, New York Regional Director, who was running for AIA Vice President.
The elections for AIA office were held during convention and the officers were announced on Friday night. Susan Chin, FAIA, was elected to the office of AIA Vice President for 2013-2014! The other officers are:
Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA, 2013 First Vice President/2014 President, AIA Blue Ridge in Virginia; Donald Brown, FAIA, 2013-2014 Vice President, AIA Montgomery; Richard DeYoung, AIA, 2013-2014 Secretary, AIA Pittsburgh
Two bylaw amendments were passed on Saturday at the AIA Business Meeting. The first one states that any architect member may apply for Emeritus status who has been in good standing in the Institute for 15 successive years immediately prior to his or her application, and has attained the age of 70 AND is retired from the profession of architecture.
The second bylaw amendment was the Board shall establish an International Region which shall include all geographic areas outside the United States and its commonwealth, territories and possessions. AIA Hong Kong and AIA Japan will end their current association with the Northwest and Pacific Region, and will be re-assigned to the International Region. It will be represented by the International Director.
On Saturday afternoon, AIA held a special ceremony called Architects of Healing which honored the architects involved in post-9/11 memorials and rebuilding efforts. The teams of architects who helped design the rebuild, as well as the memorials to those lives lost in Shanksville, PA, the Pentagon and the World Trade Center site were honored with medals. Several architects spoke about their experiences including: Daniel Libeskind, AIA, who is responsible for the Ground Zero Master Plan in New York, David Childs, FAIA, architect of One World Trade Center and Seven World Trade Center, and Michael Arad, AIA, architect for the National September 11 Memorial and Museum.
Many AIANYS members were also honored throughout the AIA National Convention including: 9 members were elevated to Fellows, 6 members received AIA Institute Honor Awards and Steven Holl, FAIA, received the 2012 AIA Gold Medal.
The Emerging Professionals also held many activities throughout the convention. Click here for a complete rundown in the latest issue of eOculus: http://www.aiany.org/eOCULUS/newsletter/?p=13559.
 
Photo 1: Eric Goshow, AIA, President-Elect welcomed guests to the AIANYS luncheon at the Renaissance Hotel during the AIA Convention in Washington, DC.
Photo 2: Susan Chin, FAIA, Regional Director, spoke to the luncheon attendees during the AIA Convention. |
Eric Cesal to Close 2012 AIANYS Convention in Saratoga Springs September 29th
Eric Cesal will be the keynote speaker at the Closing Keynote Luncheon on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at the Saratoga Springs City Center.
Cesal is a designer, builder, analyst and writer. A native of Washington, DC, he completed his undergraduate studies at Brown University and achieved a Masters in Architecture, a Masters in Construction Management and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. In between he practiced in Washington, DC, working primarily on educational and institutional projects.
He began a career in humanitarian architecture as a volunteer on the Katrina reconstruction, spending time in both Biloxi and New Orleans working to establish community design programs. Somewhere along the way, Cesal wrote "Down Detour Road: An Architect in Search of Practice," a novel about architecture, its place in the universe, and the importance of good dental hygiene.
Cesal is currently the Regional Program Manager for Architecture for Humanity in Haiti. He oversees all ground operations in Architecture for Humanity's Haiti Rebuilding Center, which encompasses architecture, community planning, economic development, technical assistance and design advocacy. |
John Sorrenti, FAIA Named 2013-2014 Bursar of the College of Fellows
The Executive Committee of the College of Fellows has elected John Sorrenti, FAIA, member of AIA Long Island, to office of Bursar of the College for 2013/2014. He will then automatically become Vice Chancellor in 2015 and Chancellor of the College in 2016. There has not been a Chancellor of the College from New York State since 1995 when Robert Coles, FAIA was Chancellor and there has never been a Chancellor from Long Island.
"I am both honored and excited for this opportunity and would like to work with AIANYS, AIA New York, AIA Long Island and all of the chapters in the next few years to gain new awareness of the College and to help elevate more of our AIA members to the College, especially from New York," said John Sorrenti, FAIA. |
| AIA Staten Island Creates Architects Corner Column in Staten Island Advance Newspaper
By: David Businelli, AIA
AIA Staten Island has secured a bi-weekly column in the local newspaper, the "Staten Island Advance" entitled Architects Corner. The Communications Committee, working closely with the Executive Committee and the Chapter's PR firm MLM Public Relations, reached out to the Advance editors regarding writing a column about what AIA is and architects do and the importance of good design and how AIA architects are a valuable resource for everything from designing and building your dream house to home improvement and the municipal approval process. The editors agreed that it would be a very good addition to the Home Section.
The first article debuted a month ago with an article on the design of pools and the backyard environment, and the official launch was on May 11th with a column on the role of the architect in the construction process. Response to the article has been very positive. Members at large, as well as members of the communications committee are contributing text and photos for the articles.
The AIA Staten Island Executive Committee is: Anselmo Genovese, AIA, President; Jeffrey Geary, AIA, President-Elect; George Turner, AIA, Treasurer, James Oliva, AIA, Secretary, Marcus Marino, AIA, AIANYS Board member.
The AIA Staten Island Communications Committee is: Ciro Asperti, AIA, Chair, Mark Lipton, AIA, George Turner, AIA, Leonard Rampulla, AIA, Marcus Marino, AIA and David L. Businelli, AIA, AIANYS Past President. |
aecKnowledge Online Continuing Education Courses Now Available
AIANYS partners with aecKnowledge to bring high quality online continuing education to New York Architects. aecKnowledge is an innovative, online knowledge-sharing platform for the AEC industries. As an established provider of high-quality video continuing education, aecKnowledge delivers peer-reviewed, unbiased, engaging knowledge featuring top thought leaders and subject matter experts-all available 24/7. aecKnowledge has developed their curriculum in partnership with AIA and USGBC chapters across the country and offers courses that are AIA CES or GBCI approved, with many offering valuable SD/HSW learning units.
In New York State 18 of the required LUs necessary for renewal of your registration may be taken via education activities. Please review the information contained in the following link for review of acceptable topics and complete information: http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/arch/archce.htm.
Now available are courses produced by the AIA New York Chapter: Active Design 1: Creating Active Cities Through Design; Active Design 2: Creating Healthy Places Through Design; Sustainability at the Bronx Zoo: An Owner's Perspective; Sustainability High Density Affordable Housing; Aging in Places: Designs for Senior Living; Historic Preservation of Modern Architecture. For complete information, go to: http://www.aecknowledge.com/providers/AIANY.
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AIA Westchester + Hudson Valley Golf Outing June 12, 2012
AIA Westchester + Hudson Valley is holding their 2012 Golf Outing Scholarship and Education Fundraiser on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Hollow Brook Golf Club, Cortlandt Manor, NY. Registration begins at 11 AM, Lunch at 11:30 AM, Golf Shotgun start at 12:30 PM and Dinner at 5 PM. Proceeds benefit the chapter's annual scholarship program.
For more information, go to www.aiawhv.org. |
| AIA Peconic Golf & Dinner September 11, 2012
AIA Peconic will be hosting a golf and dinner fundraising event on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Long Island Golf Club, Riverhead, NY to benefit the chapter's scholarship and education fund. The day includes a BBQ lunch, golf cart, two-hour open bar and dinner. For more information, go to www.aiapeconic.org.
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| A View from the Future Forum in New York City on June 5, 2012
The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation will be hosting a breakfast forum "A View from the Future" featuring keynote speaker Edie Weiner on Tuesday, June 5 from 8 to 11 AM at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. Edie Weiner is President of Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc., a futurist consulting group. She will unveil her view of the future as it relates to business trends in general and the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry.
A panel discussion will follow the talk and include panelists, Michael De Chiara, Esq., founding partner of Zetlin & De Chiara, MaryAnne Gilmartin, EVO for Forest City Ratner Companies, Dr. Jurij Paraszczak, Director of IBM Research Industry Solutions and Ana Bertuna, AIA, VP of Design and Construction for Related Companies.
For more information, go to: http://future.bwaf.org.
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AIANYS and AIA New York Co-Sponsor UB School of Architecture's Sustainable Preservation Workshop June 11 in New York City
University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, along with AIANYS, AIA New York, Urban Green Council and USGBC of New York, will host a workshop titled "Sustainability & Preservation: From House Museums to the Empire State Building-Greening What's Already Here with LEED" on Monday, June 11, 2012 at Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners office, 41 East 11th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY.
This one day workshop offers a special opportunity to learn from leading experts how to integrate LEED and sustainability approaches into historic buildings. The cost is $200 for AIA members, USGBC members, APA members and SUNY Buffalo alumni. AIA members will earn 7 LU/HSW/SD credits. Registration deadline is June 1, 2012.
For more information, go to: http://ap.buffalo.edu/continuingeducation/SustainablePreservation_HP02.asp. |
| Enter Your Chapter Events on the AIANYS Online Calendar
AIANYS has an online calendar on the website that all chapters can now submit events to. It's easy and only takes a few minutes. Go to: http://aianys.org/members/index.php?m=1&p=1. You can also see what other Chapters are up to all around New York State.
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AIANYS PAC Events
By donating to the NYS Architects Political Action Committee (NYSAPAC), you have helped to fund the opportunity for AIANYS to support the following events in May: Senator Andrew Lanza for Staten Island; Assemblymember Michelle Schimel; Republican Assembly Campaign Committee honoring Assemblyman Brian Kolb and Assembly Republican Conference Members; Senator Kenneth LaValle and Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee. |
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