Columns - the AIA Arkansas Newsletter, December Edition

AIA Arkansas Members,

Hope everyone is staying calm and stress-free (ha!) during the holidays.

I want to let everyone know that Brent Stevenson Associates has a new employee that is helping to fill Joie's enormous shoes. Her name is Jennifer Johnson and she is AWESOME. Jennifer is Brent's new Executive Assistant and office wrangler. She keeps us moving, prioritizes tasks, and reminds us of deadlines coming up. We love her and we know you will too.

We cannot express how much our AIA members mean to Brent Stevenson Associates but we are truly thankful for you all. And we hope everyone spends the holidays with those they love them most.

Until the new year, merry Christmas!

Laneigh Pfalser

Communications Director

AIA/Brent Stevenson Associates

Use the links on the left or simply scroll down the page to see what has been and what will be going on with AIA Arkansas. If you have news you would like to share that meets the submission guidelines, please submit it to me, Laneigh Pfalser. The next deadline is January 25.

Convention Pictures Now On Website!

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2015 AIA Arkansas State Convention as well as the Bikitecture Tour and Golf Tournament. This year was a great success and that is all due to you!

Feel free to browse through the album on our website by clicking here.

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

LIVE LONG AND PROSPER....

" Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. But I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey, and reminds us to cherish every moment because they'll never come again."
-Capt. Jean-Luc Picard; Star Trek Generations, Paramount Pictures, 1994

Star Trek Generations has become one of my family's go-to movies during the Christmas season. Above is my favorite quote from the movie. As 2015 draws to a close, I believe each of us will look back to reflect upon our time spent, journeys, and cherished moments.

As I look back upon my time spent, journeys, and cherished moments this year serving AIA Arkansas I recall:

I enjoyed meeting and becoming better acquainted with the architects and emerging professionals from around the state at the January planning retreat.
Attending AIA National Grassroots meeting in Washington, D. C. I was especially impressed meeting with Senator John Boozman and Congressman Steve Womack in their offices on Capitol Hill and talking with them about the issues and challenges facing Arkansas architects.
Seeing all of the learning and networking opportunities available for our emerging professionals this year. Kudos to Directors Heather Davis, AIA and Adam Day, AIA. For their leadership. What a great year the E.P.'s had!
I thought we had another successful state convention thanks to the hard work by Convention Chair Randy Palculict and his convention committee.
Working with the board and convention committee to introduce AIA Arkansas's newest award; The People's Choice Award. This new award is a great way to bring more public exposure to the works of AIA Arkansas architects. For the first time we introduced on-line voting for awards.
It was an honor greeting the newly licensed architects on stage as they received their Milestones at the awards banquet.
I am blessed the invocation Thad Kelly presents before the awards banquet meal dressed in his Scottish kilt and attire.
I enjoy meeting with our Allied members throughout the year and learning more about the services and products they offer. I always try to thank them for their support of AIA Arkansas.
I appreciate Tim Maddox, AIA as he generously stood in for me at meetings in northwest Arkansas. Thank you Tim, I'm looking forward to your turn at bat!
I will miss working with the staff of Brent Stevenson Associates. Their quick wit and thoroughness made my job easy and enjoyable.

Thank you for the opportunity and honor to serve you this year. And a special thank you to the officers, directors, section chairs, volunteers, and staff of Brent Stevenson Associates.

May the Force be with you,

Mark O. Cahoon, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C

2015 President

2015 DESIGN AWARD WINNERS

We want to congratulate this year's Design Award winners for the 2015 AIA Arkansas Convention.

To view the Design Award winners, please click here.

To view the Chapter Award Winners, please click here .

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

Re-defining Home: Home Today, Home Tomorrow

This competition challenges architects, designers and allied professionals to create new standards in housing design so people can stay in their home as they travel through various life stages: from entering the workforce and building a family, to discovering new passions after retirement. The goal of the design challenge is to generate universal design solutions and build an attractive, adaptable, and affordable home of the future that speaks to and showcases livability, by promoting both aesthetically- and functionally-appealing designs for better living.

In addition to the monetary awards to be made to three juried winning entries, the first place winning design will be incorporated into a home in Memphis and provide an experiential learning opportunity for the general public . This home will then be offered to a deserving family.

The competition site will launch on December 3and we will start accepting submissions January 20, 2016.

For more information, please click here.

FLW Conservancy-Call for 2016 Conference Papers:

The Frank Lloyd Wright Conservancy invites proposals for papers and for panelist participation addressing topics related to this culminating period of Wright's long career. Proposals may focus on individual projects (realized or unrealized); related groupings of projects; analysis of projects in a larger design/urban context; thematic subjects, including use of materials, structural innovation, furniture and furnishings, landscape design, siting and manipulation of light; key figures working at Taliesin and Taliesin West; and methods of publicity and promotion, including television appearances, radio interviews and press coverage. Other topics related to Wright's postwar career also are welcome.

Proposals must be received no later than February 8, 2016. Notification will be sent by March 7, 2016. The conference runs Nov. 2-6, 2016, at the Hilton San Francisco Financial District.

For more information, please click here.

EMPLOYMENT

Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects-Intern

PSW is seeking an intern architect with 1-3 years of experience in their Fayetteville, Arkansas office. Applicants should be passionate about the design profession and qualifications include a B.Arch. degree and proficiency in Revit. Exciting opportunities for advancement in design, project management, client relationships and all facets of architectural practice.

We have a total staff of 41 including 24 licensed architects, 6 architect interns, 4 registered interior designers, 1 construction administrator, 1 residential designer, 1 marketing director, 1 controller and 3 administrative personnel. We have offices in Little Rock and Fayetteville.

Please submit the following to pswarchitects@polkstanleywilcox.com:

-Resume w/ previous architectural experience and references

-Architecture/Design Portfolio

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MEMBER NEWS

Design Camp

Each year the Fay Jones School hosts Design Camp, a weeklong event for students going into ninth through 12th grades who are curious about architecture and design. In June 2015, three camps were held in Fayetteville, Hot Springs and Little Rock. With the expansion to three camps, last summer also boasted the largest group in the camp's history, with 69 students total in attendance at the three locations.

The 2016 camps will be held June 13-17 in Fayetteville, June 20-24 in Little Rock and June 27 to July 1 in Hot Springs.

To read more about the camp and to get pricing, please click here.

Allied Members

East-Harding Construction has promoted Robert Adams, LEED Green Associate, Shawn Carroll, LEED AP, and Trey Williams, LEED Green Associate, to the position of Senior Project Manager. Robert is based in Springdale while Shawn and Trey are based in Little Rock . AIA Arkansas wants to congratulate each on their new positions!

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GOLD RIBBON SPONSORS

Acme Brick Company

10921 Maumelle Blvd.

North Little Rock, AR 72113

(501) 812-5574

Mike Anderson, Bryce Switzer, Greg Spencer

BancorpSouth Insurance Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 251510

Little Rock, AR 72225

(501) 664-7705

Ken Estes, Alfred L. Williams, James Clark

Curtis H. Stout, Inc.

2400 Cantrell Road #100

Little Rock, AR 72202

(501) 374-6694

Melissa Stickford, Andy McMahan, Becky Major

Evo Business Environments

415 N. McKinley, Suite 1250

Little Rock, AR 72205

(501) 244-9696

Chris Cerrato, Zac Cerrato

Innerplan Office Interiors

7001 Innerplan Drive

North Little Rock, AR 72113

(501) 371-0300

Tim McMennamy, Mark Phillips, Roger McMennamy

Nabholz Construction Corporation

PO Box 2090

Conway, AR 72033

(501) 505-5800

Jake Nabholz, Brad Hegeman, Sandra Cook

Southern Reprographics, Inc.

P.O. Box 1878

Little Rock, AR 72203

(501) 372-4011

Phillip McColey, Pam Brawley

Today's Office Inc.

717 W. 7th

Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 375-5050

Rhonda Bradley, Keeley Dorrell, Missy Holley

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SILVER RIBBON CO-SPONSORS

ACE Glass Construction Corp

405 Shall St.

Little Rock, AR 72202

(501) 372-0595

Courtney Little, Chris Little

Alessi Keyes Construction

10623 Maumelle Blvd.

North Little Rock, AR 72113

(501) 225-6699

Bob Butler, James Alessi

CR Crawford Construction

1102 S. Happy Hollow Road

Fayetteville, AR 72701

(479) 251-1161

Richard Johnson, Scott Stokenbury

DuPont Tyvek

PO Box 543154

Dallas, TX 75354

(501) 804-7889

Mark Edds, CSI, CDT, Brian McKay

Glen Jones & Associates

107 Cherrybark Lane

Vicksburg, MS 39180

(601) 634-0877

Glen Jones, Lou Skeen

Kinco Constructors, LLC

12600 Lawson Road

Little Rock, AR 72210

(501) 225-7606

Rob Hileman, Marc Dillard

Long Sales Agency

914 Barber

Little Rock, AR 72202

(501) 374-3088

Randall Long, Mandy Green

McClelland Consulting Engineers, Inc.

PO Box 34087 / 900 West Markham

Little Rock, AR 72203

(501) 371-0272

Dan Beranek, Karen Bonvillain

Porter Lighting & Controls

6001 Murray Street

Little Rock, AR 72209

(501) 570-8170

Megan Gardisser, Phillip Phelps

Premier Lighting Group

523 South Louisiana, Suite 450

Little Rock, AR 72201

(501) 454-2050

Justin Long, Shane Whitley

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BLUE RIBBON PARTNERS

3form 119 Breckenridge Ln Maumelle , AR 72113 (800) 726-0126 Kandid Scott	ABC Block & Brick 7720 Interstate 30 Little Rock , AR 72209 (501) 455-2027 Zac Corbitt
Ace Signs of Arkansas 11935 I-30 Little Rock , AR 72209 (501) 562-0800 Mike Treat	Allegion 4010 Governeur Street Memphis , TN 38135 (901) 232-7269 Terri Meyers
All-Storage Products, Inc. PO Box 22266 Little Rock , AR 72221 (501) 666-8600 Tom Garner	Antique Brick & Block 1609 E. 9th Street Little Rock , AR 72202 (501) 375-0060 Jason Garner
Archway Graphic Designs 1202 Business Park Dr. Little Rock , AR 72204 (501) 224-0227 Bart Lusk	Arkansas Automatic Sprinkler & United Fire Suppression 185 Arena Road Cabot , AR 72023 (501) 843-9392 Brent Blankinship
Arkansas Sun Control 5301 Warden Road, Suite H2 North Little Rock , AR 72116 (501) 753-3800 JP Stalpers	Arkansas Wall Systems, LLC 2341 East 8th Street North Little Rock , AR 72114 (501) 945-5522 Jeff Hyde
Ash Grove Packaging 10809 Executive Center Drive Suite 321 Little Rock , AR 72211 (501) 224-3372 David May	ATG USA PO Box 16235 Little Rock , AR 72231 (501) 372-2373 Ben Hollowell
Baldwin & Shell Construction Company PO Box 1750 Little Rock , AR 72203 (501) 374-8677 Douglas Henson	Beshears Construction PO Box 6299 Fort Smith , AR 72906 (479) 646-0846 Kelly Wilson
Big Ass Solutions 2348 Innovation Road Lexington , KY 40511 (859) 967-0502 Tess Simon	CDI Contractors 3000 Cantrell Road Little Rock , AR 72202 (501) 666-4300 Dwayne Wilson
CertainTeed Corporation 2907 Sweetgrass Drive Little Rock , AR 72211 (501) 400-5127 John Johnson	Clark Contractors 15825 Cantrell Road PO Box 17361 Little Rock , AR 72222 (501) 868-3133 William Clark
Conference Technologies 1419 Westpark Drive, Suite B Little Rock , AR 72201 (501) 375-2800 David Crook	CSL Materials, LLC 9410 S. Elwood Avenue, Ste 111 Jenks , OK 74037 (918) 618-2655 Brandon Street
DES, Inc. 2349 W. Hudson Rd Rogers , AR 72756 (479) 621-8889 Matt Lien	DFI Architectural Signs Inc. 219 West 7th North Little Rock , AR 72114 (501) 372-8881 Charles Aitkens
Duro-Last Roofing, Inc 525 Morley Drive Saginaw , MI 48601 (800) 248-0280 David Bradke	East - Harding Construction 2230 Cottondale Lane, Suite 3 Little Rock , AR 72202 (501) 661-1646 Van Tilbury
Enloe Enterprise LLC 4928 Holly Street Kansas City , MO 64112 (816) 561-9229 Vickie Enloe	Facility Design Marketing 605 Sussix Loop North Little Rock , AR 72120 (501) 247-6831 Katie Escovedo
Featured Systems 5 Clare Circle Bella Vista , AR 72714 (479) 855-6422 Ed Chitty	Fleetwood Windows & Doors 1 Fleetwood Way Corona , CA 92879 (214) 232-9550 Mark Lanigan
Flintco 184 East Fantinel Blvd. Springdale , AR 72762 (479) 750-4565 Brent Farmer	Freedom Roofing Solutions, Inc. 372 Beryl Road Conway , AR 72032 (501) 796-2061 Brian Kirk
Gildner Maddox LLC 2800 Cantrell Road, Suite 105 Little Rock , AR 72202 (501) 228-7775 Josh Maddox	GRAPHISOFT 60 Hickory Drive Waltham , MA 2451 (469) 229-7119 Shaun Hughes
H.E. Williams, Inc. 831 West Fairview Avenue Carthage , MO 64836 (417) 358-4065 Kelly Hartley	HILLYER SALES Architectural Products 5007 Black Road, Suite #230 Memphis , TN 38117 (901) 452-8462 Bruce Hillyer
HP Engineering, Inc. 1800 S. Osage Springs Drive, Suite 110 Rogers , AR 72758 (479) 899-6370 Bill Hodge	HSA Engineering Consulting Services 5701 Euper Lane, Suite A Fort Smith , AR 72903 (479) 452-8922 Trey White
Hubble-Mitchell Interiors, Inc. 8001 Assembly Court, Unit 34 Little Rock , AR 72209 (501) 312-2700 Chris Hubble	HumanScale 6 Hethwood Little Rock , AR 72210 (501) 519-9806 Karen Williams
IKO 605 Donaghey Ave. Conway , AR 72034 (302) 764-3100 Hayden Williams	Inside Effects, Inc. 5050 Northshore Lane North Little Rock , AR 72118 (501) 954-8866 Dustin Pitonyak
J.D. Day & Company 6701 W 64th Street, Suite 221 Overland Park , KS 66202 (913) 722-3213 Jim Day	Jay S. Stanley & Associates, Inc. 5313 McClanahan Drive, Suite G5 North Little Rock , AR 72116 (501) 758-8029 Jay Stanley
Kalwall - Glass Erectors PO Box 30005 Little Rock , AR 72260 (501) 455-1324 Gary Smith	Lighting & Power Solutions, Inc. 217 N. Chester Little Rock , AR 72201 (501) 374-2155 Ben Floyd
Lunday & Associates 717 E Center Street Sheridan , AR 72150 (870) 942-1463 Wade Lunday	Malarkey Roofing Products 19974 South 289th West Ave. Bristow , OK 74010 (918) 805-9006 Andy Morris
Malmstrom-White, Co. 11617 Kanis Rd Little Rock , AR 72211 (501) 224-2775 Jason Roach	Marvin Windows and Doors P O Box 100 Warroad , MN 56763 (901) 484-5403 Mark Walkenbach
MDC Wallcoverings 400 High Grove Boulevard Glendale Heights , IL 60139 (847) 437-4000 x7464 Nikki Stelloh	Meek's Lumber & Design Center PO Box 6160 Springdale , AR 72766 (479) 236-7780 Herb Rimel
Mid-Continental Restoration Co. 401 E. Hudson Street Fort Scott , KS 66701 (620) 223-9158 Matt Deloney	Midwest Block & Brick 1601 Electric Avenue Springdale , AR 72764 (479) 750-7887 Mike Ankrom
Milestone Construction Company 2002 South 48th Street Springdale , AR 72762 (479) 751-3560 Kelli Gemmell	Minick Materials 326 N Council Oklahoma City , OK 73127 (405) 343-7879 Mike Mayzak
Missco Contract Sales PO Box 321400 Florwood , MS 39232 (601) 987-8600 Mack Skeen	Mohawk Industries (Lee's, Karastan & Bigelow) 96 Cedar Grove Byhalia , MS 38611 (901) 246-9851 Tony Simmons
Morrison Shipley Engineers, Inc. 5704 Euper Lane Fort Smith , AR 72903 (479) 452-1933 Greg Shipley	Musco Sports Lighting 100 1st Avenue W Oskaloosa , IA 52577 (641) 673-0411 Jeremy Lemons
Neenah Foundry 16401 Chenal Valley Drive - Apt 8306 Little Rock , AR 72223 (800) 619-6756 Pat Risley	Nettleton Concrete, Inc. PO Box 2157 Jonesboro , AR 72402 (870) 932-4400 Brian Woods
Office Interiors of Jonesboro 3410 E Johnson Ave Jonesboro , AR 72401 (870) 974-1018 Cheryl Davis	Otis Elevator Company 1527 Bowman Rd., Ste. A Little Rock , AR 72211 (501) 312-7600 Reed Myers
Panda Windows & Doors 3415 Bellington Road Las Vegas , NV 89030 (702) 643-5700 Ximena Rojas	Performance Surfaces 821 W Wilshire Blvd Oklahoma City , OK 73116 (405) 463-0505 Ryan McCaslin
Piraino Consulting, Inc. PO Box 11810 Conway , AR 72034 (501) 504-6652 James Piraino	Pittsburgh Paints 1074 W Markham Conway , AR 72032 (501) 327-7955 Brent Ernst
PROSOCO, Inc. 3741 Greenway Circle Lawrence , KS 66046 (800) 255-4255 Stephen Falls	Related Product Sales (RPS) 405 Shall Avenue Little Rock , AR 72202 (501) 993-5873 Chris Little
Resource Interiors PO Box 24808 Little Rock , AR 72221 (501) 960-7994 Tom Johnston	Roofing System Solutions PO Box 30355 Edmond , OK 73003 (405) 650-8915 Tim Reed
Schindler Elevator Corporation 400 Hardin Drive, Ste 170 Little Rock , AR 72211 (501) 375-0930 Larry Hammond	School & Office Products of Arkansas P.O. Box 26015 Little Rock , AR 0 (501) 663-5500 Terry Greene
Sherwin-Williams Company 3925 N. I-10 Service Road West, #219 Metairie , LA 70002 (504) 454-8211 Todd Hakenjos	Sika Sarnafil 2517 Fairway Park, Suite 200 Houston , TX 77092 (713) 812-0102 Michael Johnson
Siplast 1000 Rochelle Boulevard Irving , TX 75062 (469) 995-2200 Justin Hughes	Smart Vent Flood Vents 430 Andbro Dr. Unit 1 Pitman , NJ 8071 (877) 441-8368 Garrett Tirpak
Sound-Craft Systems 1584 Petit Jean Mountain Road Morrilton , AR 72110 (800) 643-8747 Jeffery Zimmerman	Southwest Solutions Group 17200 Chenal Parkway, # 300 Little Rock , AR 72223 (501) 859-0675 Justin Story
Sport Court 700 Minton Road Benton , AR 72019 (501) 316-2255 Patti LaFleur	Tandus Flooring 5906 Wall Street Benton , AR 72019 (501) 607-2044 Christie Hood
Tatum-Smith Engineers, Inc. P.O. Box 756; 1108 Poplar Place Rogers , AR 72757 (479) 621-6128 Mark Smith P.E. S.E.	Tectum, Inc 2341 East 8th Street North Little Rock , AR 72114 (501) 945-5522 Scott Cooper
Terracon Consultants 25809 I-30 Bryant , AR 72022 (501) 847-9292 Dana Lumpkin	The Cone Group, Inc. 10411 W. Markham, Suite 300 Little Rock , AR 72205 (501) 224-1058 Paul Henry
The Garland Company, Inc. 3800 E. 91st Cleveland , OH 44105 (216) 641-7500 Tyler Newton	TimberBlindMetroShade 1400 Lavon Drive McKinney , TX 75069 (972) 569-9100 Todd Brown
Viridian 100 Gamble Road Little Rock , AR 72211 (501) 227-0648 Matt Bell	Wilsonart International 321 North Plaza Little Rock , AR 72205 (501) 256-9022 Amber Self

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