Thanks to the Emerging Professionals Grant from the AIA College of Fellows, on December 4^th the Associates Committee hosted a Mentor Dinner at the Hotel DuPont. Several AIA members and Associate Members attended the event. Each of the mentors provided unique tidbits of architectural knowledge and wisdom based upon their own experiences in the profession. The associates also discovered a valuable gem within their ranks. For those associates who attended, THANK YOU for making it a wonderful evening and for the mentors, THANK YOU for paying it forward to us, the associates.

(L-R): Stephen King, Assoc. AIA; Paul Guggenberger, AIA;
Linda Sigman, AIA; Willard Hurd, AIA;
Amanda Bouwer, Assoc. AIA; Jason Maguire, Assoc. AIA; Renee Richardson, Assoc. AIA; and
Toomas Idnurm, Assoc. AIA

New ARE Study Materials

Also through the AIA College of Fellows Emerging Professionals Grant, new (2014) ARE study materials were purchased from Kaplan. These materials are available for loan through the AIA Delaware office.

More to come...

Make sure Nancy has your latest contact info as more events and communications are planned for 2015! Send an email to director@aiadelaware.org with your contact information.

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Benardon Haber Holloway Architects Honored for "Design Excellence" by American School & University Magazine

Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects has been selected for publication in Penton Publishing's American School & University^�(AS&U) 2014 Architectural Portfolio, an annual competition honoring education design excellence.

In the category of "Renovation/Modernization" Bernardon Haber Holloway was recognized for the Perkins Student Center on the University of Delaware Newark campus. The Bernardon Haber Holloway design team was challenged to reposition an aging student center with a new dynamic Student Lounge and a reconfigured Lobby, as well as transforming a windowless lower level into an inviting student community space. The project was designed to be delivered on a tight construction schedule between the end of spring classes and the arrival of students for the fall semester.

University of Delaware - Perkins Student Center

The Tower Hill School Math and Science Center was honored in the category of "Specialized Facility." Tower Hill desired to provide new facilities for upper school math and science classes affording them the ability to enhance their current curricula while accommodating a sloping site and close proximity to neighborhood residences.

Tower Hill School Math and Science Center

The 2014 Architectural Portfolio was the 32^nd Annual Competition held by AS&U, a monthly educational facilities, purchasing and business administration magazine. A jury comprised of American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education members and education administrators evaluated submissions from architectural firms, schools and universities across the country, ultimately choosing one hundred twenty-seven projects for publication.

Established in 1973, Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects is an award-winning regional architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture firm. The firm has offices in Wilmington, Delaware and Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. For more information call 302-622-9550 or visit www.bernardon.com.

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MEMBER NEWS

Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects Welcomes Kate Brennan as Business Development Director

Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects is pleased to announce that Kate Brennan of Chester County, PA has joined the firm's management staff as Business Development Director.

Kate Brennan

Ms. Brennan will be responsible for leading the firm's Business Development efforts to position Bernardon Haber Holloway as an expert in the market sectors the firm serves, including higher education, senior living, health care, multifamily residential/mixed use and single family residential, to name a few.

"We are extremely pleased to add Kate to our team of talented professionals at Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects," said Bill Holloway, a Principal of the firm. "Kate brings a wealth of knowledge regarding the design and development industry in the Delaware Valley region and will help to reinforce our 'DREAM - DESIGN - SUCCEED' approach to the architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture services we provide."

Previously, Ms. Brennan served as Business Development Manager for Interior Office Solutions based in Irvine, CA. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. She has also served as Business Development Director for Brennan's Office Interiors in Exton, PA. Earlier in her career, she also worked for both the Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry and the Chester County Economic Development Council.

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Becker Morgan Group
Announces New Employees

Joseph DeGrace

Joseph A. DeGrace joins the Dover, DE office as a Designer. H

e graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from New York Institute of Technology and earned an Associates in Architectural Engineering from Delaware Technical Community College. His project experience with Becker Morgan Group includes the Delaware Public Archives Exhibit Hall, Kent County Boys and Girls Club, Dover Christian Church, the new Kent County Recreation Center, and the Blood Bank of Delmarva.

David Botscheller

David J. Botscheller

joins the Salisbury, MD office as a Designer. He graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from Marywood University. His project experience with Becker Morgan Group includes John Dickinson High School in Wilmington, DE; Nanticoke Memorial Hospital Mears Medical Office Building in Seaford, DE; the new Laurel Elementary School; Tri-County Council Phase III in Salisbury, MD; Talbot County 911 Center; and various custom residences in Delaware and Maryland.

Becker Morgan Group provides Architecture & Engineering services with offices in Delaware, Maryland, and North Carolina. For more information, visit www.beckermorgan.com.

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Davis, Bowen & Friedel Congratulates Principal Ring Lardner, P.E.

Ring Lardner, P.E.
Principal of DB&F promoted to LTC

Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc., is proud to congratulate Co-owner and Principal of the firm Ring Lardner, P.E. on his recent promotion to Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) by the Delaware Army National Guard. A member since 1992, Mr. Lardner has held numerous positions within the DEARNG which include Engineer Platoon Leader, Operations Office & Detachment Commander, and Engineer Officer in Facilities Management.

According to LTC Jeffrey Stowell, 72nd Troop Command Administrative Officer, "It is through Ring's countless hours of his own time that he has risen to the distinguished rank of Lieutenant Colonel. We are very proud of Ring, he is the quintessential Citizen Soldier; full time Citizen and Soldier."

Mr. Lardner has been a key component for Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc., in the further development of site engineering for government projects and private-sector community design, and he was the project manager for such projects as Canary Creek Subdivision, Greenwood Library, Shoal Harbor, CHEER Community Center and various projects for the State of Delaware.

Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc., is a full-service architectural, engineering, and surveying firm, with offices in Milford, Delaware, and in Salisbury and Easton, Maryland.

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ALLIED MEMBER NEWS

Allied Member Project Highlight

Zimmerman Pavilion

The new pavilion at the Zimmerman Center for Heritage serves as the functional and interpretive link to the Susquehanna River. The pavilion includes a floating dock, native plant boardwalk, and kayak launch site. Constructed on the bank of the Susquehanna, the pavilion structure was designed to respond to the extreme loading conditions that could develop in that environment. Concrete caisson foundations were drilled down to bedrock to resist a 100 year flood along with ice flows that form yearly on the river. The glue-laminated heavy-timber pavilion roof structure utilizes custom stainless steel connections to resist snow loads and the lateral loads imposed by the 100 year flood.

Baker, Ingram & Associates

Structural Engineers

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Duffield Associates, Inc. / CABE Associates, Inc. Merger

Regional consulting engineering firms Duffield Associates, Inc. and CABE Associates, Inc. are excited to announce they merged as of January 1, 2015. Both Duffield and CABE, who have had a business

relationship dating back tothe late 1970's, share common values and focusin the Architectural,

Duffield Associate's Inc. Chairman
Jeff Bross, Director Lee Beetschen
and CEO Guy Marcozzi

Engineering and Construction industries. Duffield Associates' CEO, Guy Marcozzi, P.E., comments "We are thrilled to have merged Duffield Associates' strength in earth and environmental sciences, civil engineering and the regulatory environment with CABE's strength in water and wastewater design. Our firms collaborated for decades on many challenging projects. The merger gives us a greater regional footprint and strengthens our combined teams' technical breadth and depth. We are excited about the synergies provided by the combined firm and the benefit it brings to our clients."

Duffield Associates has been a regional leader in engineering and science services with a water, soil and environmental focus since 1976. Similarly, CABE has been a leader in the design of water and wastewater treatment for municipalities, utilities and the industry throughout the Mid-Atlantic region for the past 40 years.

Former CABE CEO and a Director in the new company, Lee Beetschen notes "CABE first teamed with Duffield Associates on an industrial project in Sussex County, DE almost 40 years ago. That began a successful collaboration that, as a result of the merger, will continue well into the future."

Duffield Associates / CABE Associates has offices in Wilmington, Dover and Georgetown, DE; Philadelphia and Carlisle, PA; Havre de Grace, MD; and Cape May Court House, NJ. VIsit http://duffnet.com/.

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Karins and Associates Announces Acquisition of Fair Hill Engineering, LLC

Karins and Associates, a full service engineering firm in Newark, Delaware, has acquired the assets and book of business of Fair Hill Engineering, LLC, an engineering services firm in Elkton, Maryland.

Founded in 1973, Karins and Associates is a full service consulting firm that provides civil engineering, planning and surveying services in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. With a certified staff of professional engineers, professional land surveyors, survey crews and designers, Karins and Associates offer a full service engineering solution to any project.

According to Dev Sitaram, PE, President, Karins and Associates, "This acquisition allows us to reinforce our offerings in the State of Maryland and support our client needs. We are excited to add the experience and expertise of John M. Mascari, P.E, and Fair Hill Engineering, LLC to our team."

Fair Hill Engineering, LLC, was established in 2005. As licensed engineers, they provided services to clients in Cecil County and Harford County within the State of Maryland, as well as New Castle County, Delaware and surrounding areas. They specialized in residential and commercial land development, major and minor subdivision, Environmental Site Design (ESD), stormwater management, erosion and sediment control and infrastructure improvement projects. They also provided civil engineering professional services to property owners who needed Final Lot Grading Plans and Entrance Plans to obtain permits for their site improvement project.

"Our team is very excited to be joining forces with the experience and talent at Karins and Associates", said John M. Mascari, P.E., President, Fair Hill Engineering, LLC, "We can now offer the wisdom of experience and diversity of services to our clients in house and both companies will expand their presence in the State of Maryland."

For more information, contact Dev Sitaram, PE, at (302) 369-2900 or visit www.karinsengineering.com

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Wohlsen Construction Honored with
Awards of Excellence

Wohlsen Construction Company received three awards from the Eastern PA Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) at the association's Annual Awards of Excellence banquet.

The first place Award of Excellence was presented to Wohlsen in the Institutional Senior Living Over $15 million category for the construction Shepherd's Crossing Independent and Assisted Living facility for Christ's Home Retirement Community located in Warminster, Pa. The new senior living facility was designed by Lenhardt Rodgers Architects of Fort Washington, PA.

Wohlsen received an award of merit in the Institutional Healthcare category for the 75,219 square foot, Concord Health Center for Christiana Care Health System located in Chadds Ford, PA. Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects, PC served as the architect.

Christiana Care Health System
Concord Health Center

Also receiving an award of merit in the Institutional Senior Living Below $15 million category was the 75,000 square feet of renovations to the occupied Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley Senior Living Facility located in Philadelphia, PA. The renovations were designed by RLPS Architects, Ltd. of Lancaster, PA.

Wohlsen Construction Company, a Green Plus Certified company, was founded in 1890 and is one of the leading merit shop construction firms in the Mid-Atlantic States.

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PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

ARE Study

Sessions

AIA Philadelphia

The Associates Committee of AIA Philadelphia hosts study session on the first Tuesday of month at the Center for Architecture. Please check the Events calendar for details.

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4th Annual Putter's Classic
Mini-Golf and Networking Event

Not your usual golf fundraising event! This golf and networking event will be played "rain or shine" in the ballroom of the Clarion Hotel in New Castle, Delaware on Monday, April 27th. We have packed the afternoon with 27 holes of mini-golf, a playoff round, a room-long putting contest and LOTS of networking time.

2014 "Green Jacket" - 1st Place Winners
Diversified Lighting Associates

Download the 2015 PUTTER'S CLASSIC FLIER to see how you and your colleagues might join in as Golfers or Sponsors of the event - there are many way to participate. Use our putter or bring your own. We have room for 108 golfers (27 foursomes) which we anticipate will be primarily architects, engineers, owners, and contractors. This is a once-a-year opportunity, so come, join us for an afternoon of networking and fun!

REGISTER ONLINE TODAY

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BIA Opens Entries for 2015 Annual Brick in Architecture Awards

The Brick Industry Association (BIA) invites entries for its 2015 Brick in Architecture Awards starting on February 16, and due by April 30. BIA's annual design competition honors outstanding, innovative and sustainable architecture that incorporates clay brick products as the predominant exterior building or paving material. Competition rules and entries will be conducted online and winners will be announced in June.

"The Brick in Architecture Awards program offers the most prestigious juried competition of its kind," said Ray Leonhard, BIA president & CEO. "Architects are inspired by fired clay brick's aesthetic flexibility to match their imagination and desires, and as a material made from abundant natural resources, it's a perfect strategy in sustainable design."

Architectural and design firms may enter their best projects to be judged by a jury of their peers. Any work of architecture completed since January 1, 2010, in which new clay brick products comprise the predominant exterior building or paving material (over 50 percent), is eligible. These include face or hollow brick, building brick, thin brick, paving brick, glazed brick, structural glazed facing tile, new clay brick products in special shapes and/or a combination of any of these aforementioned units. An entrant may submit more than one project for consideration, and previously submitted projects can be entered once again as long as they were completed since 2010.