News Brief 11-1-19
Photo credit: Ken Schory. The CARE House Advocacy Center by LWC Incorporated was the winner of an Honor Award for Interior Projects at the 2018 Focus on Design Awards program.
Chapter Programs
Designing the Outdoor Room

(approved for 1.0 AIA CES HSW)






Date:    Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kendra Brown, Landscape Forms
Location: Sinclair Community College, Bldg. 11, W. Fourth Street, Room 11 - 424
Parking: Park in the Fifth Street Garage (free). You can walk across the third floor walkway, through Building 14 (Health Sciences), then turn left at the dead end. Go up one more floor to Room 11-424.
Cost:    Free for members; $25 for non-members

AIA Dayton's ABB and Sinclair's Enrichment Series team up to present "Designing the Outdoor Room!" (VR is postponed until equipment arrives.)

Outdoor space has the ability to connect people with nature and each other in meaningful ways. This course will provide inspirational tools that promote conversations and open minds (and funding) for more comprehensive outdoor spaces. We will examine the critical role that site furnishings and supporting technology play in meeting the evolving needs of outdoor environments -- from higher education, healthcare and corporate campuses, transit, and living and recreational spaces.

Learning Objectives:
1. Present the trends, data, and ideas that are influencing the use of site furnishings to optimize the potential and value of outdoor space.
2. Provide ideas which will promote conversation that opens minds and supports funding for thoughtfully planned outdoor spaces.
3. Inspire you to apply the information presented and realize the added value a wide range of benefits to your practice and the clients you serve.
Chapter News
Congratulations to the Newly Elected 2020 AIA Dayton Board

The Annual Membership Meeting was held on October 24 at the Dayton Club in the Kettering Tower. The new officers and directors elected for 2020 include: President - Charlie Setterfield, AIA ; President-Elect - Joe Bissaillon, AIA ; Secretary - Alex Bohler, AIA ; Treasurer - Dan Wyckoff, AIA ; Director - Dianna Conboy, AIA ; Associate Directors - Rebecca Hughes, Assoc. AIA and Jacob Griffin, Assoc. AIA ; Director to AIA Ohio - Julie Sabourin, AIA ; and Past President - Veronica Pochet, AIA.

We are looking for an AIA member who would like to be Director in charge of Dayton’s continuing education programs.  If interested, please contact Charlie Setterfield, AIA
Another Successful Year for CANstruction

Coordinated by the Ohio Valley ABC Chapter and sponsored by AIA Dayton and other construction-related organizations, there were 12 entries and over 45,000 cans donated this year.  The awards ceremony was October 9 at the Dayton Mall.
CESO - Mr. Rogers Castle with a Trolley! Winner's Choice and Most Cans with 10,621
Levin Porter - CANfection Cupcake
Winner Best Use of Labels with 2,355 cans
Other News
Children's Parade Floats Vandalized: Asking for Help to Repair Floats

The Downtown Dayton Partnership (DDP) puts on the Dayton Holiday Festival, our community’s kick-off of the holiday season. More than 30,000 people come downtown for this free event. The Children's Parade follows the tree lighting on the night of the festival. 
 
Unfortunately, this summer the floats were vandalized and need a lot of TLC to get them back in usable condition. The DDP really need your help to make sure the Children’s Parade happens this year. Would you be willing to give a few hours of your time?
 
There are two volunteer opportunities remaining:
  1. November 2nd, from 9am-12pm, or 12pm-3pm we will be starting the rebuilding process. Each float will need a group to attach float paper, new lights, and holiday décor. Instructions and supplies will be provided.
  2. November 9th, from 9am-12pm we will continue the restoring efforts, decorating Christmas trees, and adding other final touches. Supplies will be provided.
 
No experience is necessary to help! Wear work gloves. Feel free to bring any tools along that you might have, but it is not a requirement to help.
 
Please click here to sign up.
Career Opportunities

Local Career Opportunities - updated listing for Mont. Cty. Plans Examinar on October 17. 2019


AIA News
In The Media
After 70 Years, the Norms Chain of Iconic Googie Diners Looks to the Future

The neon at the latest Norms coffee shop is scheduled to flicker on for the first time this month at an eye-catching new location in Inglewood. The iconic restaurant chain is celebrating its 70th anniversary with new stores, new merchandise, and .70 cent breakfasts on October 23.
Read More: LA Magazine
With the Guggenheim, Frank Lloyd Wright Built a Soaring and Intimate Sanctuary for Art

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is still a shock on Fifth Avenue. The architecture declines to fade into the background or get old, never mind the building turns 60 this month.
Read More: NY Times
The son of a former slave became a groundbreaking architect. This crumbling building is about to come down.

The son of a former slave, William Wilson Cooke fought a racist Washington bureaucracy for the right to build post offices more than 100 years ago. He also designed homes, churches and offices at historically black colleges, cementing his status as a pioneering architect.
Architecture Billings Index downturn moderates as challenging conditions continue

While architecture billings moderated in September, design activity shows signs of remaining sluggish at U.S. architecture firms, according to a new report released today from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
The world needed a guitar-shaped tower. Here’s how the Hard Rock Hollywood gave us one.

Nearly a dozen years ago, executives at Hard Rock International, the chain that’s parlayed hamburgers and pop music into a multibillion-dollar empire, were kicking around ideas with their go-to architects for an expansion of their hometown hotel and casino in Hollywood — not the glam movie town in SoCal, but its humble namesake up the Florida Turnpike from Miami in western Broward County.
Read More: Miami Herald
After School Shootings, a Push for Openness Over Barricades

As schools focus more on safety, some architects are pushing back against a rush to load buildings with security equipment by promoting community over technology. 
Read More: The New York Times