W E E K L Y N E W S

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A Week In Brief

August 1, 2016

In This Issue

Call for Chit Chat Speakers

Beach Volleyball Pictures

Chris Downey, AIA To Speak

EP Scholarship for CSR Conference

Drinks X Design

Continuing Education Opportunity

Request for Qualifications

New Proposed OKC Ordinance

Resilience and Renewal

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

August 5: AIA Luncheon

August 9: Structures Seminar

August 9-12: Office Closed | CACE Conference

August 16: Structures Seminar

August 17: AIACOC Board Meeting

August 23: Structures Seminar

August 30: Structures Seminar

September 8: AIA Luncheon

September 22: Cocktails & Credits

October 13: Architecture after 5 at Bentley Flooring

October 18: Cocktails & Credits

November 4: AIACOC Design Awards Banquet

November 10-11: AIA Oklahoma Convention

November 17: AIA Luncheon

AIA CENTRAL OKLAHOMA NEWS

We're Still Looking for Chit Chat Speakers for our September 8th Luncheon!

The AIA Central Oklahoma September 8th Luncheon is the annual CHIT CHAT (20 slides | 20 seconds) luncheon and we are now taking nominations for presenters. If you are interested in presenting, please email to aiacoc@cox.net. Please include your name, company, title of your talk and a short description about your presentation. The deadline to submit is July 29, 2016.

Here are some guidelines to keep in mind when submitting your presentation for consideration.

The AIACOC Chit Chat program is meant to promote the importance of design and therefore must contain some element of design.

Chit Chat is not meant to promote one's company or product but rather to promote design and the built environment.

Chit Chat presentations should include a personal aspect; your personal interpretation of some sort of art / life / design experience.

Chit Chat is meant to not only promote architecture but other aspects of the design arts so in addition to architects and intern architects, we welcome interior designers, graphic designers, landscape architects, photographers and artists.

AIA Beach Volleyball Photographs!

Tournament Bracket:

Winner JE Dunn Construction (2)

2nd Place ADG

TRW Oklahoma

Miller Architects

JE Dunn Construction (2)

HSE Architects

FSB

JE Dunn Construction (1)

Downtown OKC

Chris Downey, AIA to Speak

Join

NewView Oklahoma

In conjunction with

Urban Land Institute, City of Oklahoma City,

Mayor's Committee on Disability Concerns

& AIA Central Oklahoma

as we welcome

Chris Downey, AIA

Architect for the Blind

"As a consultant, who lost all sight in 2008, I draw upon my experience as an architect to help design teams and client organizations to create enriching environments for the visually impaired and, not coincidentally, the sighted as well," said Chris.

Thursday, August 11

4:30pm - 7:00pm

with presentation at 5:00pm

Rapp Center at St. Anthony

535 N. W. 9th Street, 4th Floor

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102

Deadline for registering August 8

Tickets $10 in advance

Limited attendance of 100

Hors d'oeuvres & Cash bar

Sponsored by

ADG, Downtown OKC, Iguana Mexican Grill

& Smith & Pickel Construction

TICKETS

AIA members earn 1 hour of

HSW credit for attending.

AIA CENTRAL STATES REGION

AIA Regional Conference Scholarship for Emerging Professionals

The CSR EP Committee is now accepting applications for the 2016 Regional EP Travel Scholarship. More information and application here.

AIA Regional Conference Scholarship Applications due 5:00PM August 26, 2016.

OKC FOUNDATION FOR ARCHITECTURE

Drinks x Design on September 9th!

Friday, September 9, 2016
6:00 p.m.

During this fun-filled event, we will take a party bus to visit four architectural firms in downtown Oklahoma where you will tour their office, learn about their work, while enjoying food from local restaurants and beer from local brewers. Each stop will feature a firm, brewer and restaurant. The evening will end back at the AIA / OKC Foundation for Architecture office for coffee and dessert. Limited tickets- only 40 available!

OKC Foundation for Architecture Members: $50.00 ($65.00 after August 19)

Nonmembers:

$60.00 ($75.00 after August 19)

MORE INFORMATION & TO REGISTER

NEWS OF INTEREST TO OUR MEMBERS

Continuing Education with Digital Media Warehouse on August 17

Questions? Contact Brock Wiggens at 702-1822

Request for Qualifications

The State of Oklahoma, on behalf of the Oklahoma Military Department, is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a new National Guard Readiness Center in Ardmore, Oklahoma with a closing date of 2:00 p.m., September 2, 2016. The Readiness Center will be approximately 83,316 gross square-feet with a cost ceiling limitation of $21.51 million (federal funds). The project will include construction of a new Readiness Center complex, and demolition of approximately 31,874 gross square-feet of off-site existing structures at the legacy Ardmore Readiness Center site. Project award is anticipated to be January 2017 with an estimated project duration of 18 to 24 months.

Interested Design-Build teams are invited to request an electronic copy of the RFQ by emailing a statement of interest to ardmoreRC2@olssonassociates.com. In order to submit a response to the RFQ, Design-Build teams must be registered with the State of Oklahoma. Registration instructions and contacts are included in the RFQ.

City of Oklahoma City Proposes Ordinance to Establish Traditional Neighborhood Overlay District

The City of Oklahoma City Planning Staff has developed a proposed ordinance to establish the Traditional Neighborhood Overlay District.

To find out more see the Staff Report as well as the proposed ordinance.

This ordinance will go in front of the OKC Planning Commission on September 8.

Resilience and Renewal