AIA Philadelphia's 2010 Annual Yearbook by AIA Philadelphia

AIA Philadelphia Yearbook

2010 Awards for Design Excellence

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Foreword

2010 Awards for Design Excellence

Gold Medal

Honor and Merit Awards

Exhibitors

Center for Architecture

Louis I. Kahn Memorial Lecture

Design on the Delaware

Canstruction

Community Design Collaborative

Charter High School for Architecture and Design

Foreword The Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects presents this publication as a record of the achievements in design, planning, and execution of architectural projects made by its member firms. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volume gathers together the award-winning and exhibited projects featured in the Chapterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2010 Awards for Design Excellence, which are presented annually to recognize significant achievements in architecture. Within these pages you will find a snapshot of the hundreds of projects that were submitted to the Design Awards. They include a diverse range of buildings, including houses, government buildings, places of worship, museums, schools, university buildings, healthcare facilities, restaurants, corporate headquarters, and professional offices. These projects reveal the dramatic way in which architecture impacts the physical environment and how members of the American Institute of Architects are making great strides in creating more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable communities and cityscapes. The work of AIA Philadelphia members appears both at home and abroad, advancing the future of the built environment in places as far away as Asia and the Middle East, a testament to their commitment to good design. On the cover: Qb3's Split Level House. Photography by: Halkin Photography LLC.

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2010 Awards for Design Excellence At the 2010 Awards for Design Excellence, held October 13, 2010, at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel, 16 architectural projects received Honor and Merit Awards. The Gold Medal was presented to Metcalfe Architecture & Design for Out on a Limb at the Morris Arboretum. In addition, the following awards were given by AIA Philadelphia for individual achievement:

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AIA Philadelphia Young Architects Award, for demonstrated excellence and exceptional contributions to the field of architecture

Design Awards Jury: Cesar Pelli, FAIA Pelli Clarke Pelli, New Haven, CT Herbert Newman, FAIA Newman Architects, New Haven, CT Hilary Sample, AIA MOS Architects, New Haven, CT Lisa Gray, AIA Gray Organschi Architecture, New Haven, CT

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Out on a Limb Tree Canopy Walk Metcalfe Architecture and Design The 450-foot tree canopy walk at Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania transports visitors from walking on the ground to walking in the treetops five stories above the forest floor without steps or ramps. “Out on a Limb” features a pavilion, suspension bridge, giant hanging bird’s nest, two rope netting “wading pools in the sky,” and dramatic vistas that change seasonally. The firm used steel, wood, and netting throughout the structure’s 4,138 square feet to create a series of architectural experiences compressed entry, forced vistas, linear movement, various forms of enclosure, manipulation of natural light, and rhythm—50 feet in the air. Morris Arboretum, a 92-acre public and research garden in Philadelphia’s Chestnut Hill section, wanted to increase family attendance. The tree canopy walk attracts children and adults with its sense of thrill and perceived danger. It has been a huge success; Arboretum attendance increased 30 percent in “Out on a Limb’s” first year. The project’s goals were to celebrate the human experience using play, discovery, and social interaction, and to give families the unique experience of being “up in the trees.” We created visceral sensations—the thrill of height, unique juxtapositions, sway and vibration, and combined a gradual falling away of the ground below with the structure’s lace-like transparency. The structure is built on a hill in the middle of a “museum” of trees. The delicacy of the collection made it imperative that the

firm not attach the structure to the trees or disturb their root systems. The firm used micro-pile foundations, 150 feet deep and six inches in diameter, threaded through roots systems located by using a giant leaf blower. Most components were constructed off-site and boomed into place by a 150-ton crane to minimize site impact. The ever-changing forest required a sustainable and changeable design. Trees fall and perish. All sections are structurally independent, and can be relocated by crane to new stands of trees if necessary.

Owner/Developer: Morris Arboretum Structural Engineer: CVM Structural Engineering Electrical Engineer: Marvin Waxman Consulting Engineers Civil Engineer: Hunt Engineering Company Lighting Designers: Grenald Waldron Associates General Contractor: CVM Construction Exhibit Fabricators: Sparks Exhibits & Environments Custom Wood Fabricator: Stauffer Woodworking Photography: Paul Warchol yearbook | 2010 | 5

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Annenberg Public Policy Center Maki and Associates / Ballinger

The Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) was established in 1994 at the University of Pennsylvania. The Center conducts research, holds lectures, and convenes conferences and roundtable discussions on media, communication, and public policy. Among its better known programs are the National Annenberg Election Survey, FactCheck.org, and the National Public Radio show “Justice Talking.” The University of Pennsylvania was founded in the 1740s by Benjamin Franklin, and transformed into a private university

in 1791. The campus, a green oasis in the middle of urban West Philadelphia, is a loose patchwork of buildings from different eras, mostly in red brick and stone. The APPC site is near the center of this campus along 36th Street Walk, a major pedestrian thoroughfare. Its exterior material palette of layered glass and wood complements nearby buildings, while still presenting a modern, open image befitting a program dedicated to public policy. The resulting effect of this layering has been dubbed “a warm transparency.” Deference to adjacent building volumes and eave lines further integrate this modern vocabulary with the scale and spirit of its surroundings. The interior design of the APPC extends these themes of transparency and openness, striving for connectivity and flexibility amongst the various research interests. Open and private offices and the stair towers ring

the perimeter of the building. The core contains kitchenettes, bathrooms, storage, and mechanical spaces. A three-story atrium links all spaces of the building, from the 200 person capacity multi-purpose “agora” space on the first level, to a skylit lounge on the fourth. This atrium is crowned with a faceted metal and glass roof, adding to the sense of dynamism and tying the rectangular massing of the building to its surrounding context of peaked roofs. The exterior skin of the APPC is an aluminum and glass curtain wall with operable awning units on all four sides. Argon filled double glazing with low-e coating was selected to ensure proper insulation from the elements while maintaining transparency. A second layer of operable wooden screens and fixed single glazing is located 18” behind the glass curtain wall, creating a continuous double-skin around the building perimeter. The layered wood and glass system is the primary aesthetic motif of the project, and is also engineered to enhance comfort and energy performance. Owner/Developer: University of Pennsylvania Structural Engineer: Ballinger Electrical Engineer: Ballinger Mechanical Engineer: Ballinger Lighting Consultant: The Lighting Practice General Contractor: Hunter Roberts Construction Group Photography: Jeffrey Totaro, exterior; Barry Halkin, interior

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Anne d’Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden and Parking Facility Atkin Olshin Schade Architects

The Philadelphia Museum of Art serves an average of 3,000 visitors per day, with peaks as high as 10,000 visitors per day during major exhibitions. The existing facility had only 325 parking spaces. In conjunction with ongoing efforts to improve mass-transit service to the site, the Museum worked with the City of Philadelphia and Fairmount Park (which owns the land that the Museum sits on) to locate as large a parking facility as

possible, without compromising the historic landscape or views to and from the Museum. The Landscaped Parking Facility and Sculpture Garden adds a 442-car garage beneath an existing hillside. The surface of the garage is an intensive green roof open to the public. The green roof and adjacent area house a sculpture garden for both permanent and temporary exhibitions. Two terraces open new views to the Schuylkill River, the Waterworks, Kelly Drive, and Boathouse Row. The landscape and paths are designed to connect the Museum to the sculpture garden and beyond to the existing Reilly Memorial and Azalea Garden. The substantial gravity loads generated by the intensive green roof, large trees, and future sculpture loads could not be managed with a typical 60’ clear-span garage structure. To resolve this problem an innovative cast-inplace concrete structure, with 15’ cantilevers at the perimeter edges of the garage, was developed to efficiently handle the loads and minimize the impact of columns within the parking bays. The garage was constructed over an existing 13’ diameter combined sewer outflow tunnel. The tunnel was reinforced to allow it to provide temporary storage of overflow during storm events.

Owner/Developer: Philadelphia Museum of Art Structural Engineer: CVM Engineers Electrical Engineer: Spectra Engineering Mechanical Engineer: Spectra Engineering Landscape Architect: OLIN General Contractor: LF Driscoll Company Photography: Jeffrey Totaro yearbook | 2010 | 7

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Pentecostal Square haley.dononvan

The residents of the southern portion of Delaware County are in dire need of new, affordable, sanitary and spacious rental units for the elderly population. Pentecostal Square helps to alleviate the problems of the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elderly community. This 70-unit development caters to the very-low income elderly population of southern Delaware County by providing high-quality, low-cost housing to the portion of county with the greatest need. Pentecostal Squareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s location in the heart of Chester will provide easy access to the surrounding communities and allows its residents to maintain their connections to the region. Furthermore, Pentecostal Square allows former Chester residents and others looking for an urban location a housing choice that is currently unavailable. The single building contains 70 units and is fitted with the modern amenities needed by the elderly. Each unit has bathrooms fitted with shower grabbars and lever-style faucets for easier and safer use. Each unit is 100 percent handicap adaptable and all hallways have handrails to help residents stay mobile. All of these age-specific amenities are provided in addition to all the standard amenities expected in a modern apartment building. Units have central air conditioning, dishwasher and garbage disposals. Pentecostal Square has a complete social service package to be provided on site. These services include: health and wellness screenings, health care education, flu vaccinations as well as other services aimed at improving residentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quality of life including transportation services and the use of an onsite social worker (overseen by Community Action Agency of Delaware County). These social services are specially designed for the elderly. yearbook | 2010 | 8

Owner/Developer: Ingerman Construction Structural Engineer: Bevan Lawson Electrical Engineer: Schooley Electric Mechanical Engineer: Summit Engineers Additional Consultant: Penoni Associates General Contractor: Ingerman Construction Photography: Erin Avery

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Campbell Employee Center KlingStubbins

In Campbell’s ongoing efforts to represent innovation, progression, and a stimulation of local economic growth, the company plans to construct a cutting edge, ecologically friendly structure to house employee services and act as the new “front door” to the corporate campus. The 100,000-squarefoot structure will highlight the world headquarters while welcoming visitors to the corporate campus. The desire for a functional service area and representation of Campbell Soup as a market leading food company led us to create a contemporary, aesthetically pleasing design rooted in the Campbell brand and rich company history. The Campbell Employee Center consists of two levels and a partial basement. The lower level houses a cafeteria, servery, kitchen, employee store, mail room, print room, as well as training and fitness areas. The lobby/reception area, security central, and storage areas are also located on this lower level. Conference rooms and office

the campus. The building mass of the Employee Service Building is clearly divided into three large sections - public, semi-public, and private area. A double story high Exhibition Hall stands in front of all functions as a truly public open space and the face of Campbell’s campus. Some of the major amenity services shown as semi-public, such as credit union and company store, open up to this public corridor on the ground level. Behind these two areas are private spaces, which include cafeteria, servery on the first floor, and Campbell’s University and offices on the second floor.

space are incorporated into both lower and upper levels. Site and civil design on the corporate campus address such issues as storm water management, site placement, traffic flow, and parking. Visitors, employees, and service deliveries will follow designated paths upon entry into the campus, while pedestrian walkways will be organized to facilitate safe, direct access to building entrances. Keeping these issues in mind, the longitudinal mass that sits in the center and front of the existing buildings was selected through a number of studies to increase the frontage of the building that functions as a main entrance to

Owner/Developer: Campbell Soup Company Structural Engineer: KlingStubbins Electrical Engineer: KlingStubbins Mechanical Engineer: KlingStubbins Construction Manager: Greyhawk Vertical Transportation: VDA Food Service: Cini-Little International Acoustics and A/V: Shen Milsom Wilke Hardware: Jack Soeffing Company Building Envelove (to CSC): Edwards & Company Building Simulation/Energy Studies: PennPraxis Geotechnical (to GSC): Langan Engineering and Environmental Services General Contractor: Torcon, Inc.

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Split Level House QB3, LLC

Sited on a vacant corner in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, this 3,000-square-foot house for a growing family stitches itself into the neighborhood by responding to local cues. Curved brick corners negotiate the irregular street grid, while the cadence of typical rowhouses and a palette of brick volumes and stone bases are translated into a new vocabulary. An interior palette of bleached and blackened oak, polished concrete and patinaed steel contrast the rich wood, hammered concrete and brick of the exterior. The split creates open spaces that are scaled appropriately to their functions, adding definition without the use of dividing walls. The split also necessitates vertical movement through the house, bringing awareness to the tranisition of everyday events and rituals. Floating just above the streetscape, the interior spaces wrap around the three-story glass entry, framing views out and back into the house. The brick skin shelters the interior and becomes the roof garden parapet, creating a sense of complete privacy.

Owner/Developer: Private Kitchen and Millwork: James van Etten Green Roof: David Brothers Landscape Architects Stair Fabrication: Bill Curran Design Metal Siding: Walton Contracting General Contractor: McCoubrey/ Overholser Photography: Todd Mason

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100K Houses

Interface Studio Architects The client’s program required a replicable framework of design and construction that would be extremely cost effective. The approach provides affordable, starter homes that take advantage of Philadelphia’s abundance of well located vacant lots. All of the homes are designed to meet Energy Star, LEED for Homes, and in some cases Passivhaus standards. The recent housing bubble has driven American houses to extreme sizes and exurban locations. Too often, housing value has been determined through complicated equations based on square footage and marketable features, rather than spatial, material, or environmental quality. Even in cities like Philadelphia, low-cost mortgages have helped to foster a culture of “bigger is better.” The 100K Houses were conceived as a response to this unsustainable approach to housing. Small, efficient, and super-green, the 100K Houses provide sustainable options for first-time Philadelphia homebuyers.

design, and unrealistic economic expectations. Small is the new normal. Simple and flat: the firm defines efficient, cost-effective construction and exploits that position for design opportunities. The 100K Houses riff on simple material and flush facades, employing texture, pattern and color as low cost, high impact treatments. Super green: the 100K Houses employ a passive strategy focused on envelope rather than systems. This strategy yielded LEED for Homes Platinum certification and HERS ratings between 42 and 24 (performing 58% to 76% better than homes designed to baseline energy code).

Small: the average single-family home in the U.S. has ballooned in size over the past few decades. Oversized homes are largely the result of cheap materials, poor-quality

Owner/Developer: Postgreen Structural Engineer: Larsen & Landis General Contractor: Hybrid Construction Photography: Sam Oberter, Nic Darling

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Sustainable Urban Science Center SMP Architects

Stewardship of the environment is an important part of Germantown Friends School’s educational mission; therefore, the building and site design embraces opportunities to demonstrate environmental responsibility. Throughout, the didactic green building is integrated with the school’s science pedagogy to create a facility that fosters independent thinking. The landscaped central courtyard forms an active outdoor classroom surrounded by a series of planted raingardens. This raingarden system directs the path of the stormwater from its source at the roof downspouts and paved courtyard areas, along the cantilevered overhang, and through a series of natively planted swales. Roof areas that are not directed to the raingardens supply two above-ground cisterns that provide the building with nonpotable water for use at the water closets. Stormwater is also managed through vegetated roofs at two roof levels, the lower of which is directly accessible to students for outdoor seminars and experiments. The design clearly articulates the facility’s program through its organization of classroom “building blocks” for Biology, Chemistry, and Physics with transparent glazing for the circulation spaces, meeting rooms and shared office areas. Owner/Developer: Germantown Friends School Structural Engineer: CVM Engineers Electrical Engineer: Vanderweil Engineers Mechanical Engineer: Vanderweil Engineers Landscape Architect: Viridian Landscape Studio General Contractor: Wolfe Scott Associates Photography: Barry Halkin yearbook | 2010 | 12

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A Modest Proposal

Jibe Design / Schwam Architects Dilapidated row houses and empty lots make up the 800 block of Markoe Street in West Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Housing Authority, the owner of the bulk of the properties, commissioned a master plan to create an affordable rental housing community on the land. The strategy parted with the Housing Authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s typical approach of razing and rebuilding. More than just wasting materials and money, demolishing historic buildings literally creates piles of waste. The master plan renovates the existing buildings along the street to prevent tons of debris from entering a landfill. As cultural assets, historic facades serve as witnesses to history, linking diverse times and peoples. A nuanced beauty born of layers of age burnishes old brick â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a complexity which can be approximated, but never fully captured in new construction. The strategy: Recycle the existing buildings. Clean and reuse the existing facades, foundations, intact joists, and party walls but redesign the interior layouts for greater comfort and energy efficiency. Carefully knit new homes into the empty lots to complete the gapped street edge. Allow for street level commercial units at the block corners. Taking cues from the existing houses, build the new homes to last, of durable materials with careful construction detailing. Integrate a clerestory into an efficient daylighting, heating, and cooling system. Highly insulate both the new homes and the renovations. Reduce construction waste through design standardization and attentive materials estimating.

Owner/Developer: Philadelphia Housing Authority Structural Engineer: Earl F. Buser, P.E. Electrical Engineer: Mark Ulrick Engineers Mechanical Engineer: Mark Ulrick Engineers General Contractor: TN Ward Photography: Naquib Hossain

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honor award unbuilt

Sister Cities Pavilion and Garden DIGSAU

The development of Sister Cities Park is part of an ongoing effort to promote public use of the parkway’s open-space and enhance the pedestrian connection between the urban core of Philadelphia and the cultural institutions which line the parkway and form the gateway to Fairmount Park. The project site is located at the eastern edge of Logan Circle at the center of Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The Parkway was conceived during the City Beautiful movement as the ceremonial boulevard extending the largest urban park in the United States directly into the heart of Center City Philadelphia. The intent of this project is to attract a di-

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multi-purpose community room, a children’s discovery garden, and the intensive re-design of the plaza commemorating Philadelphia’s international “sister cities.” Inspired by Fairmount Park’s rich geological character, the substantial cantilever of the pavilion’s vegetated roof forms a shelter set at the perimeter of the city’s vast and monumental urban space. The pavilion is conceived as a transition between the formality and scale of the city and the naturalistic landscape of the garden and park beyond. verse population of all ages to a prominent, yet underused open space along the Parkway while strengthening the link between the urban parkland and the natural diversity of Fairmount Park which includes the Schuylkill River and spectacular Wissahickon Valley. Sister Cities Park, is bounded by 18th Street, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Vine Street between Logan Square and the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. The revitalization of this prominent park space begins with the development of new programmatic elements including a cafe,

Owner/Developer: Center City District of Philadelphia Structural Engineer: CVM Engineers Electrical Engineer: BHG Consulting Mechanical Engineer: BHG Consulting Additional Consultant: Metropolitan Acoustics Landscape Architect: Studio Bryan Hanes Lighting Design: BEAM Ltd. Civil Engineer: Pennoni Associates Kitchen Design: Space by Spieleman Additional Consultant: Gallini & Hemmann

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Oxford Street Lamp Factory DIGSAU

ings has several narrow courtyards and a 22,000-square-foot parcel of vacant land at one corner. Its location at the nexus between industrial and residential districts adjacent to the elevated train make it a good candidate for a new brand of mixed-use development that combines small-scale industries with affordable housing. Some of the more notable analysis observations were the patterns created by the masonry load bearing walls of the six buildings, the limited daylighting opportunities created by the cluster of five buildings on the west side of the site, the absence of any green space, and the approximately 40 decibel difference between the east and west sides of the site while a train is passing. The reuse of industrial sites in older, urban neighborhoods has been the focus of the third phase of Infill Philadelphia, an initiative organized by the Community Design Collaborative. The designs explore how cities can restore the competitive edge of older, underused industrial spaces and create new neighborhood-based opportunities for employment and innovation. The goal for the Oxford Street site is to create a mixed-use industrial/residential facility in collaboration with two nonprofit orga-

nizations who have been exploring the overlap of their respective missions. Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center (GMDC) would develop the industrial portion by providing spaces for light industrial and manufacturing, and the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Revitalization Project (WCRP) would develop the residential portion with the assistance of low-income tax credits. The property examined in this project was, until recently, a lamp factory. This tightly packed complex of factory build-

Owner/Developer: Greenpoint Manufacturing Design Center and Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Revitalization Project Structural Engineer: CVM Engineers Electrical Engineer: Bruce E. Brooks and Associates Mechanical Engineer: Bruce E. Brooks and Associates Volunteer Organizer: Heidi Levy, Community Design Collaborative yearbook | 2010 | 15

preservation award

Academy of Music Ballroom Restoration KlingStubbins The Academy of Music is the oldest continuously operating concert hall in the United States. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962. The first performance occurred on January 26, 1857 and was followed by an extravagant ball. Throughout its history, the Academy has hosted many of the most spectacular balls ever given in this country honoring Heads of State, Presidents, and the worlds leading musicians. Years of continuous use had taken its toll on the Academy’s Ballroom and through the generosity of Lee Annenberg and the Academy’s ongoing Restoration Fundraising efforts; the Academy was in a position to undo 152 years of alterations. Hundreds of hours of design research reconstructed the original design intent for the room. The Academy maintains substantial archives containing documents pertaining to the design, construction and alterations of the opera house from 1852 through present day. Resources from The Philadelphia Historical Commission, The Pennsylvania Historical Society, and The Athenaeum of Philadelphia were also invaluable in the research effort. The discovery of an 1860 photograph of the room provided extraordinary guidance. Advanced scanning technologies and image enhancement software allowed us to view the 1860 photograph to the point where the firm could count the number of crystals on each chandelier, see the intricacies of the

paint scheme, and corroborate door details to other archival sources. The Ballroom is 40’ X 80’ with the central ceiling vault at 35’ in height and spatially remains unchanged from 1857. Unfortunately many other historic features of the room where changed over time. The gas light fixtures were removed in 1895. In the early 1900s the room’s only windows and doors to

the exterior were walled over. At its opening, the Academy of Music’s Ballroom was described as the most beautiful room in all of Philadelphia and was the premiere reception space for the city. The historic importance of the room and that legacy guided every design decision in the hopes of recreating these same sentiments today.

Owner/Developer: Academy of Music Structural Engineer: Keast & Hood Electrical Engineer: PHY Engineers Mechanical Engineer: PHY Engineers Additional Consultant: John Canning Painting Metalwork: Vintage Metalworks Architectural Conservator: Arnold Wood Conservation Carpet: Brintons Millwork: Artistic Doors and Windows Stained Glass: The Art of Glass Inc. Chandeliers and Sconces: Mathieu Lustrerie Stained Glass: Famenella & Associates, Inc. General Contractor: L.F. Driscoll Company Photography: Tom Crane

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preservation award

Church of the Redeemer John Milner Architects

and rehabilitation of the slate roofing, porte cochere, and site walks, among others. Construction occurred from March to December 2009. The architects worked closely with the churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s building and liturgical committees and vestry to realize an end result that achieved their objectives. The reconfigured chancel used materials such as handmade tiles, limestone, brass, and wood that are compatible with, and sensitive to, the historic elements. The stenciled wood ceilings and interior brick and stone walls were restored, as were the terra cotta tile and floors. The renovated porte cochere and new addition incorporate compatible materials in keeping with the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evolutionary history.

The Church of the Redeemer, a Main Line landmark for the Episcopal Diocese, recently completed the restoration and improvements to its Sanctuary Building. Originally designed by Charles M. Burns in the GothicRevival style in 1881, the church underwent subsequent improvements and expansions in 1891 and 1912. This most recent construc-

tion activity was focused on reconfiguration of some aspects of the chancel to accommodate current liturgical philosophy and accessibility improvements; a new addition to the north side of the nave for accessible lavatories; restoration of the interior finishes in the nave and other interior ancillary spaces; restoration of exterior masonry as required;

Owner/Developer: Jay Einspanier, Church Administrator Structural Engineer: Structural Design Associates, Inc. Electrical Engineer: Bruce E. Brooks and Associates Mechanical Engineer: Bruce E. Brooks and Associates Civil Engineer: Momenee and Associates General Contractor: W.S. Cumby Photography: Tom Crane yearbook | 2010 | 17

community design

Connelly House

BWA Architecture & Planning Connelly House is an exciting and innovative joint venture between two Philadelphia non-profit organizations dedicated to serving the needs of the homeless and low- and moderate-income residents. Working with St. John the Evangelist Church, Bethesda Project and Project H.O.M.E. are developing a multi-use building that will provide 79 units of affordable, supportive, and permanent housing for formerly homeless adults with special needs, facilities for their respective programs, and an expanded Parish Center for the church. The dream for a shared facility began in 2005, but met several obstacles along the way. Eight potential sites under review were rejected due to neighborhood opposition. Despite the setbacks, Bethesda Project and Project H.O.M.E. continued their search and

discovered an ideal site for the project, located on the grounds of the St. John the Evangelist Church in downtown Philadelphia. The premium location will allow at-risk residents quick and easy access to transportation, education, employment, and recreational opportunities. The selected site gained overwhelming support from the surrounding

community and business leaders. Connelly House achieves the goals set by Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness and the Center City Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s East Market Street Plan. In addition to addressing the critical need for supportive housing in the city, Connelly House will greatly improve the pedestrian experience by redeveloping blighted property, increasing safety in underused alleyways, and creating interesting midblock connections. Owner/Developer: Project H.O.M.E., Bethesda Project Structural Engineer: Hunt Engineering Electrical Engineer: Bruce E. Brooks and Associates Mechanical Engineer: Bruce E. Brooks and Associates Plumbing Engineer: Bruce E. Brooks and Associates Civil Engineer: Stantec Sustainable Design Consultant: Re:Vision Architecture Legal Consultant: Regional Housing Legal Services Development Consultant: Diamond & Associated General Contractor: J.J. DeLuca Company

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divine detail

Sampan Restaurant

Michael Ryan Architects

Divine, not sacred â&#x20AC;Ś divine as in conjure from minimal means. This restaurant, located in an active area of diverse dining, required a faĂ§ade element that spoke to the menu inside. Starting with a stepped, generic faĂ§ade, the design had to be economical and be assembled with minimal skill, in short order. The solution embraced this along with the temporal nature of urban street facades, constantly changing in response to fashion and commerce. Eastern white cedar, precut and prefinished, was used in a modular, overlapping fashion that does not rely on accuracy, but rather on modularity and a support system designed to modulate. Assembled in five hours on a Saturday morning, the result was an immediate transformation for the restaurateur.

Owner/Developer: Sampan Restaurant General Contractor: Philadelphia 4 Construction Photography: Rich Villa yearbook | 2010 | 19

Halkin Photography LLC

exhibitors

Alvin Holm, AIA, Architects, Wyatt Residence

Steve Bolinger

Jeffrey Totaro Photographer

Agoos/Lovera Architects, Shop Too! Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

Blackney Hayes Architects, Le Meridien

Warren Jagger

Woodruff/Brown Architectural Photography

Archer + Buchanan Architecture Ltd., Wister Education Center and Greenhouse

BLT Architects, Penn State: Borland Building

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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Georgian Court University Wellness Center

Darrell Kratzer

exhibitors

Burt Hill, Al Mafraq Hospital

Joseph M. Kitchen Photography LLC

Buell Kratzer Powell and Richard Conway Meyer, Rosemont School of the Holy Child Campus Redevelopment

CICADA Architecture/Planning, Inc., Old Tarble

Utah’s Hogle Zoo

George L. Claflen, Jr.

Charles Loomis Charis McAfee Architects, InFill Philadelphia: Making Connections

Claflen Associates, Common Ground

CLR Design, L.S. Skaggs Animal Health Center at Utah’s Hogle Zoo

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Jeffrey Totaro Photographer

exhibitors

Environetics, Tasty Baking Company - Bakery and Distribution Center

Erdy McHenry Architecture, The Church of St. Aloysius

EwingCole, Mathias Laboratory, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Jeffrey Totaro Photographer

Alan Schindler Photography

David S. Traub Associates, Three Restored Houses at 24th and Catherine Streets

Francis Cauffman, F.F. Thompson Hospital - Constellation Center

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H2L2, Temple University - Tyler School of Art

Halkin Photography LLC

Don Pearse Photography

exhibitors

Jacobs/Wyper Architects, LLP, Edward H. Rosen Center for Jewish Life at Temple University

Tom Crane

Don Pearse Photography

Hooper Shiles Architects, Shire Conference Center

JKR Partners, 777 South Broad

Halkin Photography LLC

James Bradberry Architects, Addition to the Princeton Ivy Club

KCBA Architects, Harriton High School

KieranTimberlake, Multifaith Center and Houghton Memorial Chapel

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Jay Greene

James Oleg Kruhly, FAIA

exhibitors

Kruhly Architects, Connecticut Farmhouse

Tom Crane

Halkin Photography LLC

Kimmel Bogrette Architecture + Site, Lincoln University Student Union Building

Matthew Millan Architects, The Mask & Wig Club Renovation

Halkin Photography LLC

Joseph M. Kitchen Photography

KSS Architects, Dorrance H. Hamilton Public Media Commons at WHYY

MGA Partners, Architects, Painting Studio and Gallery, Villanova

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Miller Purdy Architects, Private Residence, Havertown

Pixelcraft

Imagic Digital

exhibitors

Partridge Architects, City Taphouse

Peter Zimmerman Architects, New House - Chester Springs

Re:Vision Architecture, MWA River Resource Center

Samuel Gord

Tom Crane

Moto Design Shop, Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Retreat

Richard M. Cole & Associates, AT&T Store at Times Square

Samuel Gordon Architects, Treatman Residence

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Kirk Gitting Photography

exhibitors

SaylorGregg Architects, New Mexico History Museum

Tom Crane

Matt Wargo Photography

Sandvold Blanda Architecture + Interiors, Iron Hill Brewery, Maple Shade, NJ

Space Design Incorporated, Offices for Studley

Halkin Photography LLC

Schradergroup Architecture, Bucks County Community College Upper County Campus Expansion

Stantec, Hoboken University Medical Center, Emergency Department Addition

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Steven Verner Architects, River House

Scott Hewitt

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exhibitors

Tevebaugh Associates, Neumann Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Miernda Center

Tom Crane

Paul S. Bartholomew Photography

StudioJAED, Potstickers Asian Grill + Sushi Bar

Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Rockefeller Hall Renovation, Harvard Divinity School

Voith & Mactavish Architects, David L. Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts

Wallace Roberts & Todd, Levitt Pavillion

Jeffrey Totaro Photographer

UMJN Architects + Designers, PSEG Energy and Environmental Resource Center

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The Center for Architecture

1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA The Center for Architecture performs the charitable and educational work of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and serves as the physical home for the Chapter in Center City Philadelphia. The Center offers programs that encourage public engagement, collaboration, and design excellence in the fields of architecture, urban planning, and design. The Center actively seeks to engage other organizations and governmental agencies in collaborative projects to educate the public on and encourage debate about the built environment. As Philadelphia’s premiere place to share programs about architecture and urban design, the Center encourages collaboration in developing exhibitions, symposiums, and other programs that engage our fellow citizens.

Programs • Ongoing and changing exhibitions • Architecture in Education provides handson workshops for kids and teacher training workshops • Emergence of a Modern Metropolis walking tour explores the social and political forces that shaped Philadelphia’s built environment since the Industrial Revolution • Building Philadelphia and Classical Architecture lecture series led by engaging lecturers from local universities and architecture firms, these series educate the general public about architecture and the development of Philadelphia • Ongoing and changing exhibitions promote awareness of and understanding about the built environment • The Louis I. Kahn Memorial Lecture continues a 20-year lecture series to honor the memory of noted Philadelphia architect Louis I. Kahn • Philadelphia Architecture: A Guide to the City is the essential guide to the built environment in Philadelphia is available in the AIA Bookstore & Design Center

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Partner Organizations The following organizations work with the Center on an ongoing basis to increase awareness of and education about our buildings, neighborhoods, and cities: AIA Philadelphia AIA Bookstore & Design Center Community Design Collaborative Charter High School for Architecture and Design Facility Rental The Center’s sleek and modern facilities in the heart of Center City Philadelphia are available to rent for private and public events, classes, receptions, and parties. The Center offers Philadelphia’s greenest public meeting space, with dimmable fluorescent and low-voltage lighting, sustainably salvaged interior finishes, and highly efficient environmental control systems.

CENTER INFORMATION WWW.PHILADELPHIACFA.ORG; 215.569.3186 HOURS: 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. MONDAY TO SATURDAY 12 TO 5 P.M. SUNDAYS

Louis I. Kahn Memorial Lecture

Presented by the Center for Architecture

On May 11, 2010, Peter Bohlin, FAIA, presented the 2010 Louis I. Kahn Memorial Lecture, titled The Nature of Circumstance, at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Peter Bohlin, FAIA, is the founding principal of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and has been instrumental in establishing the firm’s consistent record of design achievement. Founded in 1965, with offices in WilkesBarre, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Seattle, and San Francisco, the firm’s work is known for an extraordinary aesthetic, its responsiveness to particularity of place and user, and a quiet rigor that is both intellectual and intuitive. Award-winning civic, university, corporate and residential projects span the United States and the globe. “... he makes great architecture for people. Peter moves from the log cabin to the glass box, from the initial conceptual sensibilities to the finely executed detail, from the abode to the civic center, with the same unassailable ethic. Peter Bohlin reconnects us to that sense of awe and wonder of architecture in the landscape - herein broadly defined ... His work captures the complex character, heritage and values of American culture,” so concluded James Timberlake’s presentation to the American Institute of Architects 2010 Gold Medal award Committee, which selected Peter for this, its highest

honor for an individual’s contribution to the practice and theory of architecture. In 1994 Bohlin Cywinski Jackson received the Architecture Firm Award, the AIA’s highest honor recognizing an architectural practice. The firm has been the recipient of nine national honor awards from the AIA and more than 425 regional, national, and international design awards. Peter Bohlin continues to lead conceptual design meetings and reviews design issues throughout the project. Peter received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his Master of Architecture degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Peter received an honorary Doctorate of Arts from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2006. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Peter served as Chairman of the AIA Committee on Design from 1984 to 1985 and has been a guest design critic and visiting professor at a number of leading schools of architecture. He frequently serves as a juror for national, regional and state design competitions.

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Design on the Delaware

Eighth Annual Regional Conference Design on the Delaware is an annual event that convenes design and building professionals, and business and public leaders throughout he Greater Philadelphia region for two days of professional education, crossboundary exploration, social engagement, and networking. Hundreds of professionals attended the 2010 conference and trade show, gaining new perspectives from related fields, a deeper knowledge of their own profession, information from industry suppliers, a view into the public realm, and, most of all, contacts and experiences that will enhance their capabilities. Design on the Delaware offers many programs in seven tracks: Practice Management, Community Design, Green/LEED, Design, Planning, Preservation, and Tours. Keynote speakers were Alan Greenberger, FAIA, executive director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, Matthias Hollwich, SBA, co-founder of HWKN, and Drew Becher, President of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Collaborating organizations: AIA Bucks County AIA Central PA AIA Delaware AIA Eastern PA AIA New Jersey AIA Philadelphia American Institute of Graphic Arts American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, Phila Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects, Pennsylvania Delaware Chapter Associated Builders & Contractors Inc. Community Design Collaborative Construction Management Association of America Delaware Valley Green Building Council Electrical Association of Philadelphia Engineers Club of Philadelphia General Building Contractors Association Greater Philadelphia Building Professionals Association Illuminating Engineers Society Industrial Designers Society of America Innovation Philadelphia International Interior Design Association Pennsylvania Planning Association Phila National Organizaton of Minority Architects Society for Environmental Graphic Design Urban Land Institute, Philadelphia Chapter

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Exhibitors: AIA Bookstore & Design Center Assa Abbloy Door Security Solutions Tri-State AVCON Railings Modenfold/Styles Inc. AZEK Building Products Biddle & Company/Alexander J. Wayne & Associates Bostik Church Brick CM Jones Consolidated Brick Domus EDA Contractors Inc. EP Henry Evolve IP Fizzano Brothers Concrete Products Free Axez GAI Consultants, Inc General Building Contractors Association Graphisoft. Haverford Systems Hearthstone High Definition Interactive Workspace presented by Corbett, Inc I Sq Ft IMS Audio Visual JE Berkowitz Loewen Window Center Lutron Electronics Company Microsol Resources New Holland Church Furniture New Holland Concrete Pella Window & Door Company Prime Design Architectural Millwork Roehrs & Company Roofscapes/Roofmeadow S & S Resources Shildan, Inc SimpleHome Skanska USA Stone Source The Blue Book: Building and Construction Network Unilock Wissahickon Stone Quarry

SPONSORS O'DONNELL & NACCARATO KAPLIN STEWART ATTORNEYS AT LAW THE BLUE BOOK BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION NETWORK DOMUS KEAST & HOOD CO.

Canstruction®

Canstruction® is a charity design-build competition committed to ending hunger sponsored by the AIA Philadelphia Associate Committee under the auspices of the Society for Design Administration. Locally, the competition benefits Philadbundance, the region's major food bank, which annually provides 22 million pounds of food to those in need in our region. Congratulations to the teams of Architects, Engineers, Contractors and Designers; Philadelphia's annual Canstruction puts a visual spotlight on hunger while showcasing the design community's talent and commitment to our community.

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