FELLOWSCOPE A publication of the AIA College of Fellows | Issue 123
October 2015
Fall Board Meeting Park City, Utah ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: YAF FORUM | RR REPORT | FALL BOARD MEETING | CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
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FELLOWSCOPE October 2015
A publication of the AIA College of Fellows
AIA COLLEGE OF FELLOWS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Albert W. Rubeling Jr., FAIA John R. Sorrenti, FAIA Lenore M. Lucey, FAIA Raymond “Skipper” Post, FAIA Edward A. Vance, FAIA
Chancellor Vice Chancellor Secretary Bursar Secretary-Elect
FELLOWSCOPE EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Chair | COF Regional Representaives COF Executive Director
Gary Desmond, FAIA Terri Stewart, CAE
AIA Staff Liason
Christian Taylor
The American Institute of Architects College of Fellows 1735 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006-5292 www.aia.org/cof
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INSIDE CHANCELLOR’S MESSAGE by Albert W. Rubeling Jr., FAIA
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE REPORT by Gary Desmond, FAIA
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE PPROFILES by Gary Desmond, FAIA
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS | RR CHAIR by John Sorrenti, FAIA
YOUNG ARCHITECTS FORUM by Jeff Pastva, AIA
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A DISCUSSION WITH ALAN GREENBERGER, FAIA
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS | BURSAR
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by Jeff Pastva, AIA
by Lenore Lucey, FAIA
FELLOWS FEATS
Glen S. LeRoy, FAIA
FELLOW’S PORTFOLIO FELLOWS COLLECTION
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ALBERT W. RUBELING JR., FAIA CHANCELLOR 2015 Towson, Maryland
Cha nc e llor’s Me ssa g e
Dear Colleagues: Wow, what an amazing ten months it has been. Serving as your Chancellor has been an extraordinary experience that I shall never forget. I noted during Convention and in the last edition of this newsletter, that the next chapter in the evolution of the College of Fellows will center around refining the communication of our mission and our brand to include positioning ourselves in the minds of young architects as a community, by adding passion in our purpose, to our statement of pride, and instilling a sense of responsibility among all Fellows. Your Executive Committee recently completed our fall board meeting with the primary agenda item being our re-messaging initiative focusing on the communication deliverables of the College. Partnering with IMRE, our communications consultant, we have been very successful in these efforts including the rebirth of our newsletter (planned for the post-inauguration of our 54th Chancellor) and the launch of a brand new website to follow early next year. This last edition of Fellowscope has been published primarily to inform you of our status, as well as communicating the calls for nominations
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for the 2016-2017 Bursar and for the Chair of the College’s Regional Representatives. We are searching for Fellows who are dynamic leaders that believe in our purpose and mission, and will assist the new EXCOM in achieving our communications and fundraising initiatives. I want to express my sincere thanks to our outgoing Chair of the College’s Regional Representatives, Gary Desmond, FAIA. Gary wrote a wonderful letter to his “flock” serving as a portrait of “institutional memory” including many perceptions of the “old” College. We appreciate his distinctive communication to our current leadership and for his taking time to portray his passion and perspective. While his leadership role was for three “fast moving” years, Gary’s legacy includes making Regional Representatives “human.” Every Fellow has a story, and the more we share in mentoring and with each other, the more we sustain this great College. Because of Gary’s insights and tireless efforts, the College and the Regional Representative’s program are better today than ever before. 2015 has been an extraordinary year, serving as a “new dawn” and new chapter for our College. Our primary initiative of re-messaging has evolved and matured well in the past ten months. The Atlanta Investiture will forever be remembered
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by our new Fellows, former Chancellors, and the congregation as “Oh Happy Day”! As leading architects, we not only have the opportunity to change the current landscape, we have the chance to change the way people live. We have the tools to contribute to society in profound ways and are committed to improving everyday life. As Fellows, we are recognized as the leaders. The ones who seize the opportunity to be mentors to the next generation. The ones who elevate the profession through our vision. We are the ones who represent the values, support the development, and encourage the sustainability of the practice of architecture. We are the doers. We are the difference. We are The College of Fellows.
Thank you also for allowing me the opportunity to participate and lead our College into this new dawn. I am excited to watch it grow and to share in our purpose to enhance the quality of more lives through mentorship, responsibility, passion, and pride. Onward!
Albert W. Rubeling, Jr. FAIA Chancellor 2015
It has been an honor to serve and meet so many of you who believe in our College and want to do so much more. Thank you for your interest in giving back.
Fellow’s Reception held at the Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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CHAIR’S MESSAGE GARY DESMOND, FAIA Chair | COF Regional Represtatives Denver , Colorado
What’s UP? Regional Representatives Replacement Process Underway: The Regional Representative Program is crucial to advancing the College’s initiatives. Regional C onne ctivi t y an d Representatives have the Out re ach w it h in opportunity to engage directly a Culture o f with the College, with impact, by Sharing: T h e sp ir it participating in this rewarding program and its activities. o f our app r o ac h Regional Representatives, as representatives of all Fellows in advanci n g in each region, are a major o ur missio n an d link with the College of Fellows. The Regional and State init iat ive s : Representatives are “The Boots on the Ground” for the College’s • Me nt ori n g outreach and connectivity with • Fe llows not only Fellows, but the entire constituency in each region, Advance m e n t including YAF, Regional/ • C ommun i t y State ExCom, local chapter leadership, and community/ Le ade rs h ip business leaders.
( as a Cit i z e n Archit e c t )
As always, most regions have at least one three-year term concluding at the end of this year (all this year except Gulf States, New York, and Virginias). Regional Representative Replacements need to be finalized no later than October. It is not too early to begin learning about the program and expressing your interest in being a Regional representative. Your regions leadership is formally responsible
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for nominating Regional Representatives. The State Representative Program was established to help Regional Reps. meet these challenges. Appointment is done within each region. Contact your Regional Representative and/ or ExCom to learn more about the program and their process of selecting Regional Representatives. Also, please feel free to contact me with any questions. Regional Representatives Status (Nominees):
Replacement
• California: Denis Henmi, FAIA, replacing Susan Olroyd, FAIA • Central States (IA, KS, MO, NE, OK): Kevin Flynn, FAIA, replacing Jeffrey Anderzhon, FAIA • Florida/Caribbean (FL, PR, VI): Lourdes Solera, FAIA (verify)? Miguel Rodriguez, FAIA • Illinois: Lou Garapalo, FAIA, replacing Laura Fisher, FAIA • Michigan: Replacement in process: Replacing Victor Saroki, FAIA • Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD): Janet White, FAIA, extending 1 year • New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT): Peter Kuttner, FAIA, extending 1 year • New Jersey: Allen Kehrt, FAIA, extending 1 year, John Hatch, FAIA new State Rep, Rep in 2017 • North Central (MN, ND, SD, WI): Replacement in process: Replacing Jim Shields, FAIA • Northwest Pacific (AK, GU,HI, ID,MT, OR, WA): Replacement in process: Replacing Daniel Chun, FAIA
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• Ohio Valley (IN, KY, OH): Dean Illingworth, FAIA, replacing Shelia Snider, FAIA • South Atlantic (GA, NC, SC): Replacement in process: Replacing Lynn Craig, FAIA • Texas: Laurie Limbacher, FAIA, replacing Matt Morris, FAIA • WMR (AZ, CO, NM, NV, UT, WY): Replacement in process: Replacing Ed Vance, FAIA, Larry Enyart, FAIA, extending 1-year • International: Stephan Reinke, FAIA, replacing Michael Lischer, FAIA, (Michael to be UK Rep.); seeking other Country Reps. What’s New? This article will be my last – as my term as Chair ends this year. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as Chair. My accomplishments stand on the shoulders of all the Regional Representatives. I have enjoyed the many rewards from interacting with so many great Fellows who are serving, including the Regional and State Representatives and the Executive Committee and staff of the College of Fellows - all who work very hard with great impact for us all! My Story: Inspired by Chancellor Albert W. Rubeling’s encouragement to us all for “story telling”, I’m taking this opportunity for me to tell my short story with the College since becoming a Fellow, Regional Rep, and Chair, primarily as a resource to learn from while looking forward, and perhaps to inspire others to keep contributing at every opportunity as we all promised to do when we became Fellows. Each of us can make a difference! What led me to the College? An appropriate beginning for my story is likely when I became a Fellow in 1995 (Practice) after serving on the AIA Denver Board for many years. At that time I was asked by a Denver Chapter board member to submit for Fellowship. At the time, I did not know what the College was about, nor what Fellowship was other than having the impression that Fellows are a highly respected Architect belonging to an exclusive “club”. Like a lot of AIA members then and now, it was a mystery to many. Again, like many others, I did not think I was worthy or
had a chance of election, but with some arm twisting I submitted (there was no formally structured Denver nomination process in place then). To my surprise and elation, I was elected on the first try. Three National AIA Honor Awards and State and Regional Firm Awards probably helped! I became inspired to learn more about the College and became more active in the AIA. Shortly thereafter, as I learned more about the College and how our chapter was nominating candidates (sitting around a table at a board meeting and asking if anyone had ideas), I decided to take on the task of establishing a nomination process for the Denver Chapter and AIA Colorado. With the help of a few others, I established the process that the Denver Chapter largely still uses today, modified appropriately. In 2008, I became the Western Mountain Region Regional Representative after being asked by the then WMR Regional Representative, Phil Gerou, FAIA, who was selected to be on the Fellows Jury. I inquired why we had only one Rep for such a large 6-state region, and learned that we were authorized to have two. I pushed successfully to select another WMR Rep (Roger Schluntz, FAIA). I served for 5 years through 2012. I took that role very seriously and became very interested in advancing any initiative the College suggested. As a Regional Representative, beyond the typical initiatives and activities, I started a few major ones of my own, perhaps initially ruffling a few feathers along the way. The first effort was to focus and structure three initiatives in my Western Mountain Region that I eventually carried through to my duties as Chair (Mentoring, Fellows Advancement, and Citizen Architect). These became a clearer source of direction and focus for our region. I quickly found that enlisting the attention and support of regional Fellows and allied leadership groups was quite a challenge. So I established a program that appointed one or more State Representatives for each of the six states to work with me. Some 7
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multiple State Reps focused upon one of the initiatives which made the process manageable and reasonable. It is a large region and it worked. The program also became a source for succession of WMR Regional Representatives. (Later, as Chair, I helped inspire this same approach within the Regional Representatives Program in the Regions that were experiencing similar frustrations). Another major interest as a Regional Rep. quickly emerged with the Young Architects Forum and their membership. I began connecting with Regional YAF leaders, including Virginia Marquardt a current leader in YAF nationally, and found their energy was unbounded while seeking interaction, support, and wisdom from Fellows. Together, we developed many successful programs for State and Regional Conferences including the many good friends in YAF! Based upon my experiences with YAF as a Regional Rep., I helped advance an “earthshaking” initiative, early in my Regional Rep. term - I questioned why mentoring young Architects was not part of the College’s mission statement. When I brought it up at my first Regional Rep breakfast meeting in 2008, the suggestion was met with surprise and perhaps some disdain for even thinking about changing the long established COF mission statement – it was thought to be too great a task and would be very time consuming. Not to be discouraged, the torch I carried became brighter and I brought it up again and again during our subsequent Regional Representative Breakfast meetings. When Ed Kodet was Chancellor, being the gracious person he is, he agreed to support the idea as well as other ExCom members who carried the idea to the AIA Board. Much discussion (and lobbying from the WMR) ensued and eventually our mission statement was changed to add “Mentoring Young Architects!” Ed, and others, often fondly reminds me of those days. When John Sorrenti asked me to become Chair starting in 2013, I saw an opportunity to help the College more directly in advancing various initiatives, strengthening and improving the structure of the Regional Rep. Program, while having a direct dialogue with ExCom and 8
other Regional Reps and enjoying some of the celebratory activities of the College. It was an opportunity to bring good energy from the rapidly improving Regional Representative Program then under the leadership of John Sorrenti, FAIA, who was moving on to become Bursar on the Executive Committee. Currently John is the incoming Chancellor for 2016. John has been a great mentor to me and a positive source of encouragement while proving great respect in my role as Chair during my term. Among the typical responsibilities as Chair, I focused on more structured initiatives which helped create a stronger energy and consistency in the Program’s approach and impact. Your Regional Representatives have done a great service for the College and the AIA. Connectivity and outreach through the Regional Rep. Program improved, and finding successor Reps. became more effective as a process through the recently established State Representative program. I also introduced several new ideas including the personal Bios of Regional Reps and ExCom in Fellowscope. It has not only been surprisingly enjoyable and popular, but has helped to better connect Regional Reps with each other and their regional constituency. I loved my role as Chair and I believe in the College and its mission. I give much credit to the many Regional Reps. that have had great impacts, enhanced connectivity within the program, all while certainly inspiring me to help them. It has been a rewarding experience! Looking forward: Since 1952, the College of Fellows has been driven by our mission to advance our purposes by focusing on the people, places and activities that brings our individual passions to each of us while advancing our careers, our profession, and our College. We always look forward to coming together at our Annual convention and other celebratory and social activities, to ensure that we recognize our progress, celebrate our successes, and look forward to what’s next. A most important initiative is emerging for re-messaging the College to increase an understanding of the College and all of the good things it does – essentially demystifying
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the College to all non-Fellows. This initiative is being led by Chancellor Al Rubeling and will likely happen over several years. Regional Representatives will play a significant role to help advance this emerging initiative. More to come on this from the College. The new Chair, to be determined by an upcoming process announcement, will add to current initiatives and/or identify new initiatives important to the College at the time. These initiatives will continue to rely upon your support and actions. As I leave you with my story and thoughts, I wish you and the College’s leadership the very best as I remain your friend and Colleague – I’m hopeful that we will meet again! All the best,
Gary Desmond, FAIA College of Fellows Chair, Regional Representatives Program 2013 - 2015
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REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE PROFILES DAVID M. CHASCO, FAIA Invested | 2013 - Education Regional Representative | Illinois
Professional: I found my passion for architecture in second grade. I graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1980 with an M.Arch, and was hired by the School of Architecture to teach design studios for 3 years. In 1983 I met Gunnar Birkerts, FAIA from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, an esteemed internationally acclaimed architect who started his career with Eero Saarinen. Gunnar had engaged a semester residency at Illinois as the first Distinguished Plym Professor. I joined Gunnar Birkerts & Associates (GBA) in 1983, beginning a 17-year relationship. I was fortunate to collaborate on the design of many published and award-winning design projects, including the most interesting project mixing art and politics, the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. Teaching a design studio for Lawrence Technological University (LTU) each semester led to a dual career in the academy and profession starting in 1994. I was honored to serve as the Interim Dean of the LTU College of Architecture and Design from 2002-2004. I was honored to be selected by the University of Illinois, to serve as the Director of the Illinois School of Architecture from 2004-2014. I am a newly-appointed COF Regional representative in 2015 and looking forward to participating in the AIA and engaging new challenges in the next decade. Personal: Born in a small Midwest town, the oldest of six children, my first architectural love was an abandoned round barn. Given my restless
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nature, I would walk the railway tracks to explore and admire the many statuesque grain silos and barns along the way; my prairie Gothic pilgrimages. I met my wife of 37 years in the University library while reading architectural magazines. We have three lovely daughters – one in New York City and two in Denver. Beth had an accomplished 30-year career teaching high school Spanish in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and 8 years as an academic advisor and coordinator of the Barcelona Study Abroad Program at the University of Illinois. Our current passions are: visiting our daughters, skiing, visiting museums and great architecture, and developing our golf games! Something Unique I most appreciate the accomplished and interesting people we meet in our walks through life. My wife and I encountered Pope John Paul exiting his “Pope mobile” when we explored going out a side door in St. Peter’s basilica. At the Plaza Hotel, I opened the door only to have Walter Cronkite say “Well thank you, young man!” At home for the day, I watched the entirety of the September 11 World Trade Center events unfold. Three months later, I visited the site and then had dinner with Leslie E. Robertson, the structural engineer for the Trade Center Towers as well as GBA’s U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.
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REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE PROFILES EDWARD A. SHRIVER, JR., FAIA Invested | 201 2 - Service to the Institute Regional Representative | Pennsylvania
Professional: In the nearly 40 years I have been a practicing architect, I have had only three jobs, all in Pittsburgh. My first was a three-month stint at a one-man office doing modest residential projects. My second was 20 years doing mostly department stores, and for my third try I decided to start my own firm. I am a founding principal with three other friends, of the architectural firm Strada, which provides design and consulting services in architecture, interiors, landscape architecture, urban design and a bunch of other things. My AIA service started in 1995 with the AIA Pittsburgh board and then into the Knowledge Community world in 2005 where I founded and currently serve as the Chair of the Retail and Entertainment Knowledge Community (again), as well as various other committees and sub committees I have failed to achieve escape velocity from. Personal: Born in a three-story brick apartment building in suburban Cleveland, before the invention of the Internet, I have managed from that humble beginning to rise to the lofty height of Architect. The parts in between are a mishmash of schools, sports, and assorted juvenile adventures, which have mercifully faded into the recesses of my memory, (although I’m sure they will resurface someday to provide hours of annoying, albeit legendary stories for future grandchildren). I trained in classical architecture at Carnegie Mellon University (and modern demolition techniques with the US Army Corp of Engineers).
I continue to careen between the twin urges of a life of wealth and leisure and Howard Roarkian longings to blow up architecturally offensive buildings (all by competitors, of course). My wife Carla and my two daughters Anita and Abby continue to occupy the center of my life, and we have almost reached complete emptynesters. One more year of college should do it! I remain a firm believer in the philosophy that you should take your work seriously and yourself lightly. Something Unique I joined the US Army in 1977 to become a Green Beret, but blew out my knees in an obstacle course mishap. I had to make a choice between having Army surgeons at Walter Reed operate on my knees, and a 2-year all expenses paid tour of Germany. I chose Germany.
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REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE PROFILES BRUCE M. JUSTICE, FAIA Invested | Invested 2009 – Service to the Institute Regional Representative | Virginias (VA, WV)
Professional: My father, Charles C. Justice, AIA was a successful architect in Virginia. I was born into the profession, therefore I had little interest in becoming an architect before my midtwenties. My passion was racing sports cars which I did until age 31. I received my degree in architecture from the University of Virginia in 1967 at age 27. I worked for my father for 13 years before starting my own successful firm. My service to the profession began in 1963 when I attended the “Student Forum” at the Octagon as the student AIA representative from the University of Virginia. At first, as a young intern and recently licensed architect, I served on many miscellaneous Chapter committees, but in 1974 I started a medical insurance program for Virginia architects (the first,) which I chaired until 1984. I was then asked to serve as a director on the AIA Benefit Insurance Trust (now AIA Trust.) I was elected secretary and treasurer before my second term was completed in 1990. I have a Presidential Citation for that work. Since then, I have served as vice chairman and secretary on the Governor’s Art and Architectural Review Board (4 years-1998 thru 2002,) President of AIA Richmond (2007), our local AIA chapter, and on the Board of the Virginia Society, AIA, (2006-07), our state component. I have been on our Society’s Government Affairs committee since 1996. I work now with the Fellows group in the
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Virginias including getting some of our best architects to apply for fellowship through chapter nomination. I closed my office in 2009. I do not miss it. Personal: I am a hobby oriented person.. While I give up racing long ago, I still enjoy sportscars by restoring and driving them to shows. I do not have a collection like Jay Leno!! I enjoy watching my grandsons play baseball (I was president of Tuckahoe Little League - 1400 boys and girls, 1992-93,) and basketball. I have a grandson who is 6’ - 5” and still growing! My wife and I are shaggers; dancing is good for you. Something Unique I have a very large collection of Jazz records. At one time I played the trumpet and trombone, and was quite good. I may leave my record collection to our Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Jazz Development when my days are done. I have many, many “big band” records, especially from the 30s, 40s, and 50s.
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: CHAIR | REGIONAL REPRESENTIVES JOHN SORRENTI, FAIA
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n Behalf of the Executive Committee of the
College of Fellows, we would like to thank Gary Desmond , for his past
3 years of dedicated
service to the College as Chair of the Regional Representatives Program.
Gary has worked
hard to continue the growth of this program and coordinate all of the Regions to interface with each other more effectively. Gary also made available to all, program ideas that worked to enhance the value of Fellowship. Gary has brought together and energized many of our Regional Representative to be more active in their regions and create more opportunities for local programs. He has truly taken our Regional Representative program to the next level. The Executive Committee truly appreciates all Gary has done. The
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as
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Regional
Representatives is a 3 year term, as stated in the COF bylaws and this year is Gary’s third and final year in this position. We asked that any interested party, who has the passion for helping the College to grow, or if you know of a person who you believe has this passion, please look at the following and apply to the College as
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he Chair shall be selected from among the current Regional Representatives and the Executive Committee of the College of Fellows shall be so notified of the selection. The then-current Chair shall preside over the selection, which shall be noticed to the thencurrent Regional Representatives and shall be conducted one year in advance of the term of the incoming Chair. The term of the Chair shall be for a term of three (3) years and will allow no opportunity for succession. The Chair will be responsible for communicating with the Regional Representatives through the existing newsletter. The Chair will identify key dates throughout the year for related Fellows Activities such as nominations for Fellowship, Latrobe Fellow call for entries, call for officer nominations for the College of Fellows Executive Committee, etc. The Chair will also establish the agenda for the annual meeting of the Regional Representatives. For more information please contact Terri Stewart CAE, Executive Director, College of Fellows, at: tstewart@aia.org.
the 2016 to 2018 Chair of the College of Fellows Regional Representative Program:
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YOUNG ARCHITECTS FORUM by
JEFF PASTVA, AIA
J e f f Pas tva , A I A , i s the 2 015-2016 C o m m u n i c a t i o n s D i r e c t o r o f t h e Y A F Nati o nal A d vi s o ry C om m i t t e e o f t h e AIA, t h e YAF C ON N E C T ION E d i t o r -i n -C h i e f . J e f f i s P ro j e c t A rc h i t e c t a t JD a v i s Ar c h i t e c t s i n P h i l a d e l p h i a .
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rchitecture, by many accounts, is seen as a privilege. That’s not a statement that we want to believe, but one that we are grappling with as a profession nonetheless. It’s also one of the reasons why the AIA has launched a public relations campaign to remind the world that we have value. I have continued hope that the general population believes in our skillset and that they can realize a gain by contracting our services, be it financial, functional, monumental or otherwise. My mission in this month’s issue, however, is not to trumpet the value of individual pieces of architecture; it’s to discuss the merits of the public realm. Access to great public space is seen as a right and an entitlement to citizens around the country and the globe. Collectively, we pay taxes into the system and we expect shared benefits to be paid in return. Yet, despite who design is meant for - the personal or the shared - and how their access is perceived - privilege vs. right - the two start to sing the same tune when it comes to project realization and how much value is placed on designers’ involvement. The hard issue that both public and private development runs into the same wall: who pays for it. Large and small municipalities are facing cuts and/or smaller operating budgets, state funded projects are often based on fixed fees or RFPs are put out 14
only to be retracted later based on needing a larger allocation. Whatever the case may be, more has to be done with less, despite the value that design professionals bring to any built environment problem. Ironically, the professionals who should command the highest fee are those who can do the most with the least and who are the most creative at solving these types of problems. Because when it comes to public space, the community demands it, the community deserves it and it is seen as a fundamental freedom of the human condition. All too often, the task of designing our public spaces falls onto the hard work of the community stewards, urban planners, and architects who are unwilling to give in to the pressures of a budget that is less than zero. Projects (great projects) get done, but it’s only a fraction of what we are capable of. This brings us back to the value proposition dilemma and who funds the involvement of professionals. We can probably all agree that community supported planning initiatives have the highest rate of success, but they still require the input of a design professional to maximize the potential output. Sounds like value added to me, but value doesn’t create dollars. One of our greatest hopes is in the
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burgeoning field of Public Interest Design or PID. As a movement, it aims to harness the energy of engaged citizens and focuses it on solutions for the public realm. But it is still in its adolescence, if not infancy, and there is still a gap to close in order to make it a viable, sustainable business model. In the August issue of CONNECTION, we explored a number of structures for pursuing PID as a clear career path. In our October issue, we feature a number of young firms or individual emerging professionals who are advancing the public realm in fantastic ways. However, it is clear there is no consensus on how to create sustained income streams from designing for the public good as an everyday proposition. Pro bono or volunteer efforts are options for public space design, but requires that practitioners make a living doing something else in order to donate their time and resources to efforts they are passionate about. As a profession, we will continue to engage in initiatives that we care about. Many efforts will be pro bono and/or on small budgets, but sustained impact requires funding from somewhere in order to maintain scale. In the public realm, this requires that the political class understand the effort required to realize great public space and the value that comes with our services. When we are empowered to create, great things happen and the dollars make sense. So, it may always be a choice and a privilege to engage with an architect, but well designed public space should be a fundamental way of life for all citizens.
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THE STATE OF PHILADELPHIA’S URBAN ASCENSION A DISC U SSION WITH A LA N G REENBERG ER , FAIA
Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Director of Commerce
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of urban and walkable environments, employment centers, multi-modal transit options, culture, nightlife and intellectual stimulation, the City of Philadelphia has been at the center of a renewed interest in American cities. It has seen an incredible demographic shift, including the fastest downtown population growth in the country and total population second only to Midtown Manhattan. But while many factors have led to the global flock back to urban centers, cities still need to make themselves attractive as they compete with alternative options. The success of Philadelphia has just as much to do with the management of growth as it does with the influx of people. To learn more about how that was accomplished, Connection editor Jeff Pastva sat down with Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Director of Commerce, Alan Greenberger, FAIA. Alan came to Philly in 1974, began his career with Mitchell/Giurgola Architects and would become a franchise player for the firm. During this thirty-four year tenure, he was a partner for twenty-two and oversaw the transition with his partners to the current structure of MGA Partners. However, he was given an opportunity to be the chief planner by Mayor Michael Nutter in 2008 and couldn’t pass it up. But how does one
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go from private practice, all with one firm, to a second act in public service? It always starts with a passion. In the late 90s, early 2000s, Alan was actively involved in the Foundation for Architecture, an AIA Philadelphia initiative that predated the Center for Architecture. When it folded in 2001, he and a fellow member, Bill Becker, felt a void in the advocacy efforts of design professionals and started the first brown bag session of what would become known as the Design Advocacy Group or simply as DAG. As interest in the group grew, they routinely had scores of members show up at monthly meetings to discuss the quality of development in the city. To this day, it is still very active and is routinely used as a credible reference for thought leadership. Concurrently with this extracurricular passion for planning, Alan’s firm was commissioned for a 700+ acre plan of Fairmount Park. Coincidentally, the boundaries of the plan fell within the district of then councilman, Michael Nutter. Nutter would run for mayor in ‘07, and after his successful bid, asked Alan to be a volunteer citizen member of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. That included such tasks as helping the Mayor find a new Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission
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(PCPC). In June ‘08, a few months after he took office, the newly minted mayor gave a speech on planning in order to rally the city on its importance. The speech, written in part by Alan, attracted a lot of attention and inspired the public to act. When there wasn’t consensus for a candidate to take the role of ED, Alan seized an opportunity. He felt it was too important of a job to be vacant and proposed to the then Deputy Mayor, Andy Altman, that he take the position himself. He first had reservations about what he was leaving behind, but realized the job opportunity wouldn’t happen again. He would be doing something he loved and solving a problem that was critical for Philly. He had to take it. Interestingly, the man with whom he worked to become the Executive Director of the PCPC left to pursue a role planning the legacy of the London Olympics. That opened up the option to become the Chairman and Chief Planner and positioned him to be the lead on the zoning overhaul that would be released in 2012. In the midst of his appointment, Philadelphia was undergoing tremendous economic and development growth. Because of the gap in time since the last urban bull market, it was effectively unprecedented. While there was temptation to look to other cities for guidance, Alan said that cities in general are mostly unique in their own right. They have policies, politics, geographies and funding structures that make it difficult to emulate another city’s plan. However, at the Lincoln Land Institute, when thirty planning directors from across the country convened, they found that many cities have the same issues. After spending a few days together, a sense of courage galvanized each one to return to his or her home city with empathetic support. In Philadelphia’s case, Alan spent most of his time conferring with other cities who were undergoing similar transformations. Baltimore and Washington DC, in particular, were aggressively pursuing planning changes by embarking on a zoning code overhaul.
Despite what should be an increasing tax base in both wages and businesses, cities are not resource rich. In order to continually make them a more desirable place, there is a need to create a better quality of life, a better regulatory environment, a place that advocates for business and development, and a place that has responsible growth, all while on diminishing budgets. In order to accomplish this, the City of Philadelphia, and Alan in particular, realized that the government doesn’t have to lead on all fronts in order to advance the overall plan. At times, they need to be the policymaker or chief visionary, and at others, the cheerleader. An example of this is the development of the Central Delaware Waterfront Plan, put forward by the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation. This quasi-public agency has more flexibility and credibility with the public to get initiative buy-in and was able to lead the effort, with the support of the City. This has become a theme with a number of successful planning and tactical urbanist solutions, such as the Porch at 30th Street, the Spruce Street Harbor Park, multiple PHS Pop-Up gardens and more. When that’s the case, the City finds it easier to let them lead because the end goal is still the same. It doesn’t matter who leads the effort, as long as the goals are accomplished. Partnering with nonprofits and public agencies is only part of the success of sustained growth. Many of the initiatives NGOs run, and the aforementioned examples, help to boost the desirability of urban living, but there is still a limited 17
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amount of financial resources at their disposal. There is still a need for private development, and transformative projects that spur the growth along corridors. One of the highest profile examples of this in recent memory has just broken ground and epitomizes this effort. It was an agenda item from day one and was a targeted area of study when Alan and representatives from Philadelphia attended the inaugural ULI Rose Fellowship in 2009-2010. That project is called the Divine Lorraine, a late 19th century commercial hotel, which turned into a religiously affiliated one before abandonment in the late 90s. It had been the site of development speculation for the better part of two decades before significant progress was made. Not only is it a historically significant building, but it is an anchor for future development along the corridor known as North Broad. In keeping with the tradition of revolving roles, the City acted as a connector. They organized the people who they felt could get the work done and created the opportunity for the community to be a part of the process. They helped facilitate the extraordinary developers who were excited, had the capacity, and were willing to take the reins. Otherwise, no one else would be willing to invest in a blighted area. While many who are involved in the built environment have hailed the growth and prodevelopment climate, Alan pointed out that there is a lot of change afoot. And change equals opposition. The City of Philadelphia is in demand for the first time in decades and is fighting what has been the status quo. In some cases, this equates to vacancies and empty lots. In other cases, the zoning has simply become obsolete. But this is on par
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with the history of the code. Even places like Rittenhouse Square had four story height restrictions in the 1920s. As more demand for density arose, the city had to figure out how to balance development and zoning. Good ideas often move faster than the government, and many development plans are ahead of zoning. As leaders, the City is always open to good ideas. There is often a mix of good and bad, and they try to shield the public from the bad by encouraging and trumpeting the good. One of the tools that the City of Philadelphia deployed during the zoning overhaul to accomplish this is a process called Civic Design Review. Alan looked to Boston’s Civic Design Commission (BCDC) Review as a model, but is careful to say that the City is not the architectural police. Rather it is the arbiter of the intersection with the public realm. After the initial breakin period of 6-9 months, they have found that, in general, the Review has elevated the level of design within the public realm. Since developers know they will face additional public scrutiny, they have sharpened their proposals. The current zoning iteration is still in the implementation phase, but the goal of any master plan is to balance the scales by recording what currently exists with a vision of what could be. The present and future are in harmony when the goals of the government, private development, and the community align. When the balance is upset, plans get redone. But with the current leadership at the helm, the City is in extremely capable and passionate hands to strike the elusive balance that helps all parties.
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he 2016 College of Fellows (COF) Nominating Committee is soliciting candidates for Bursar for 2017-2018. Nomination of interested members should include:
election at the annual COF business meeting held during the AIA Convention in May 2016.
• A statement of interest (no longer than two standard pages) with name, address, and telephone number; • A brief biography including a list of significant AIA activities and accomplishments; and, • Lette r s o f r e fer e nc e f r o m t hr e e F e l l o ws forwarded directly to the chair of the nominating committee.
• Understanding of the purposes of the COF.
Letters should be addressed to the Nominating Committee Chair, AIA College of Fellows, 1735 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC 200065292, and postmarked no later than 5 February 2016. Letters can be sent electronically to: tstewart@aia.org. The nominating committee is chaired by the Vice Chancellor and is comprised of a past chair of the Fellows’ Jury, a former AIA Board member, a current COF regional representative, a COF member-at-large, and a representative of the Young Architects Forum (YAF). The nominating committee will review the qualifications of all candidates and recommend a nominee to the College for
The following criteria will be used to select a nominee: • Knowledge of the COF regional representatives’ program. • Ability to enhance the quality of and advance awareness and appreciation for the COF’s grants programs. • Ability to represent the College and provide leadership. • Geographic and diversity representation. • Familiarity with financial issues, statements and reports. For more information please contact Terri Stewart CAE, Executive Director, College of Fellows, at: tstewart@aia.org.
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Robin Fran Abrams, FAIA, AIA Triangle; George
Scott A. Erdy, FAIA, AIA Philadelphia; Damian
W. Acock, FAIA, AIA Columbus; Patrick Ahearn,
Farrell, FAIA, AIA Huron Valley; John R. Forbes,
FAIA, Boston Society of Architects; David Alpert,
FAIA, AIA Miami; Harold D. Fredenburgh, AIA
FAIA, AIA San Francisco; Franziska Amacher,
New York; Amy E Gardner, FAIA, AIA DC; Clifford
FAIA, Boston Society of Architects; Pamela
V. Gayley, FAIA, Boston Society of Architects;
Anderson-BrulĂŠ, FAIA, AIA Santa Clara Valley;
Mark Gilliand, FAIA, AIA DC; Nathan Good, FAIA,
Chuck Armstrong, FAIA, AIA Dallas; Randy Ivan
AIA Portland; Robert W. Goodwin, FAIA, AIA
Atlas, FAIA, AIA Miami; Brodie A. Bain, FAIA,
New York; Beth Greenberg, FAIA, AIA New York;
AIA Seattle; Matthew Baird, FAIA, AIA New
Luanne Greene, FAIA, AIA Baltimore; Margaret
York; Glenn E. Bauer, FAIA, AIA San Francisco;
Griffin, FAIA, AIA Los Angeles; Gary Handel,
Michael John Bell, FAIA, AIA New Orleans; Rick
FAIA, AIA New York; Elizabeth J. Heider, FAIA,
L. Benner, FAIA, AIA Northwest Washington;
AIA DC; William J. Hercules, FAIA, AIA Orlando;
Ralph D.Bennett, FAIA, AIA Potomac Valley;
Robert Herman, FAIA, AIA Northern Utah; Paul
Charles Bettisworth, FAIA, AIA Alaska; Thomas E.
Homeyer, FAIA, AIA Houston; John G. Horky,
Bitnar, FAIA, AIA Continental Europe; Gail Peter
FAIA, AIA Milwaukee; Donald R. Horn, FAIA,
Borden, FAIA, AIA Los Angeles; John R. Bowie,
AIA Seattle; Gunnar Hubbard, FAIA, AIA Maine;
FAIA, AIA Philadelphia; Thomas B. Braham, FAIA,
Ray Huff, FAIA, AIA Charleston; Renee Basist
AIA Chicago; Amy E. Burkett, FAIA, AIA Denver;
Hutcheson, FAIA, AIA Triangle; Robert Jackson,
Wendell Burnette, FAIA, AIA Phoenix Metro;
FAIA, AIA Austin; Roger P. Jackson, FAIA, AIA
Michael B. Cadwell, FAIA, AIA Columbus; E. Tim
Utah; Thomas E. Johnson, FAIA, AIA DC; Sharon
Carl, FAIA, AIA Minnesota; Robert C. Chandler,
L. Johnston, FAIA, AIA Los Angeles; Rick Joy, FAIA,
FAIA, Boston Society of Architects; Scott Conwell,
AIA Southern Arizona; Christ J. Kamages, FAIA,
FAIA, AIA Chicago; Steven Scott Cook, FAIA, AIA
AIA San Francisco; Stephen J. Kelley, FAIA, AIA
Chicago; John R. Cottle, FAIA, AIA Colorado West;
Chicago; Sheila Kennedy, FAIA, Boston Society
Gary B. Coursey, FAIA, AIA Atlanta; J. Michael
of Architects; Janis Kent, FAIA, AIA Los Angeles;
Cox, FAIA, AIA Asheville; H. Hobson Crow III,
Laurie Kerr, FAIA, AIA New York; Yael S. Kinsky,
FAIA, AIA San Antonio; Laura A. Cruickshank,
FAIA, AIA Continental Europe; Nathan Kipnis,
FAIA, AIA Connecticut; Clifford B. Curry, FAIA, AIA
FAIA, AIA Chicago; John R. Klai II, FAIA, AIA Las
San Francisco; Kevin John deFreitas, FAIA, AIA
Vegas; Ted Charles Kollaja, FAIA, AIA Dallas;
San Diego; Rick del Monte, FAIA, AIA Dallas; Gary
Carl F. Krebs, FAIA, AIA New York; Judith M.
E. Demele, FAIA, AIA Minneapolis; Neil M. Denari,
Kunoff, FAIA, AIA New York; Sandra M. Laux,
FAIA, AIA Los Angeles; David M. Diamond, FAIA,
FAIA, AIA Detroit; Arnie Lerner, FAIA, AIA San
AIA San Francisco; J. Stuart Eckblad, FAIA, AIA
Francisco; Thomas Jerry Lominack, FAIA, AIA
San Francisco; Julie Eizenberg, FAIA, AIA Los
Savannah; Jeanne Elizabeth MacLeamy, FAIA,
Angeles; Steven T. Ellinger, FAIA, AIA Abilene;
AIA San Francisco; Kapil Dev Malik, FAIA, AIA Los
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Angeles; Marc Margulies, FAIA, Boston Society
AIA DC; Steven M. Shiver, FAIA, AIA Seattle;
of Architects; Harry A. Mark, FAIA, AIA Dallas;
Soren Dahl Simonsen, FAIA, AIA Utah; James
Daniel K. McCoubrey, FAIA, AIA Philadelphia;
Marion Singleton IV, FAIA, AIA Brazos Chapter;
James R. McDonald, FAIA, AIA Montana; David
Gabriel Smith, FAIA, AIA New York; Anne Kolman
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Diane
Smith, FAIA, AIA Savannah; Natividad (Nati) Soto,
County;
FAIA, AIA Miami; John Sparano, FAIA, AIA Utah;
Rosemary A. McMonigal, FAIA, AIA Minneapolis;
Jonathan C. Spodek, FAIA, AIA Indianapolis;
Robert Stephen Mills, FAIA, AIA Richmond;
Boris Srdar, FAIA, AIA Seattle; Keat C. Tan, FAIA,
Rachel Mae Minnery, FAIA, AIA Seattle; Burcin
AIA Denver; Joseph Gabriele Tattoni, FAIA, AIA
Atay Moehring, FAIA, AIA Chicago; Gregory R.
Central New Jersey; Kirk Teske, FAIA, AIA Dallas;
Mottola, FAIA, AIA San Francisco; Frank Mruk,
Cory M. Ticktin, FAIA, AIA Los Angeles; Steven
FAIA, AIA New York; Scott Newman, FAIA, AIA
Land Tillotson, FAIA, AIA San Antonio; Joel A.
New York; Jim Nielson, FAIA, AIA Utah; Jeff
Tomei, FAIA, AIA San Francisco; Charles Leroy
Olson, FAIA, AIA Denver; Robert L. Ooley, FAIA,
Travis, III, FAIA, AIA Charlotte; David F. Trevino,
AIA Santa Barbara; Chad Oppenheim, FAIA,
FAIA, AIA Dallas; Alyosha G. Verzhbinsky, FAIA,
AIA Miami; Gary S. Owens, AIA FAIA, Houston;
AIA San Francisco; Alfred Vidaurri, Jr., FAIA,
Gary R. Payne, FAIA, AIA Utah; Patrick L. Pinnell,
AIA Fort Worth; Jonathan R. Ward, FAIA, AIA
FAIA, AIA Connecticut; Joyce Polhamus, FAIA,
Los Angeles; John Weekes, FAIA, AIA Portland;
AIA San Francisco; April D. Pottorff, FAIA, AIA
Stephen A. Weinryb, FAIA, AIA New York; James
East Kentucky; Richard R. (Toby) Pugh, FAIA, AIA
Walter Wentling, FAIA, AIA Philadelphia; Elissa
Pasadena & Foothill; George Ranalli, FAIA, AIA
Winzelberg, FAIA, AIA New York.
McHenry,
Eileen
FAIA,
McLean,
AIA
FAIA,
Philadelphia; AIA
Orange
New York; Jeffrey Raven, FAIA, AIA New York; Alicia Ravetto, FAIA, AIA Triangle; Pamela Lucas
New Honorary Fellows:
Rew, FAIA, AIA New Jersey; Robert C. Ripley,
Pedro Gubbins Foxley, Hon. FAIA, Santiago,
FAIA, AIA Lincoln; Ron Rochon, FAIA, AIA Seattle;
Chile; Hongyuan Mei, Hon. FAIA, Heilongjiang
David Rockwell, FAIA, AIA New York; William
Province, People’s Republic of China; Fuensanta
Roger, FAIA, AIA San Francisco; Charles Rose,
Nieto, Hon. FAIA, Madrid, Spain; Jo Noero,
FAIA, Boston Society of Architects; Joan L. Saba,
Hon. FAIA, Cape Town, South Africa; Enrique
FAIA, AIA New York; Robert J. Schaeffner, FAIA,
Sobejano, Hon. FAIA, Madrid, Spain.
Boston Society of Architects; William J. Schmalz, FAIA, AIA Los Angeles; Jack Randall Seitsinger, FAIA, AIA North Central Oklahoma; Barbara A. Sestak, FAIA, AIA Portland; Adam M. Shalleck, FAIA, AIA San Francisco; Gracia Maria Shiffrin, FAIA, AIA Chicago; Thomas Stewart Shiner, FAIA,
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l e n S . L e R o y , F A I A, F A I CP , ha s be e n s e l e c t e d t o l e ad t h e Bost on A r c hi t e c t ur a l C o l l e g e as th e n e x t p re si de nt . Mr . Le Roy c u r r e n tl y s e r v e s as th e de a n a nd a pr of e ssor at th e C o l l e g e o f A r c h i t ec t ur e a nd D e si g n a t L aw r e n c e Te c h n o l o g i c al U ni ve r si t y i n D e t r oi t . M r . L e R o y s to o d o u t f r o m a f i e l d of t a l e nt e d i n d i v i d u al s f o r h i s c o m mi t me nt t o pr a c t i c e b as e d l e ar n i n g , h i s g r e at suc c e ss a t l e a di ng an u r b an d e s i g n c o l l e g e dur i ng c ha l l e ng i ng ti m e s , an d h i s c r e ati vi t y a nd a bi l i t y t o at tr ac t i n v e s t m e n t. H e i s a l so a we l l -known ar c h i t e c t w h o h as p r ac ti ca l knowl e dg e a bout th e p r o f e s s i o n an d t h e ma r ke t t he st ude nt s will enter.
i n t he we l l -known a r c hi t e c t ural firm G ou ld Eva ns A ssoc i a t e s a nd i s a f e l l ow of both th e A me r i c a n I nst i t ut e of A r c hi tects an d th e A me r i c a n I nst i t ut e of Ce r t i f i e d Plan n ers . B e y ond hi s r e sume i s a st or y o f ach ievemen t i n e xa c t l y t he a r e a s on whi ch th e s ch ool wi l l f oc us i n t he i r ne x t ch apter goin g f or wa r d: e x pa ndi ng e nr ol l men t, attractin g i nv e st me nt , a nd bui l di ng e n dow men t. In D e t r oi t , Mr . Le Roy wa s a bl e to tap in to th e l e a de r shi p of t he a ut omot i ve in du s try w ith ne w c r e a t i ve pr og r a mmi ng . Su bs equ en tly, whe n t ha t i ndust r y ha d i t s o w n s tru ggles , he f ound a wa y t o e xpa nd oth er corporate r e l a t i onshi ps i n Gr e a t e r D e t r o it.
T h e s c h o o l h as th e u t m ost c onf i de nc e t ha t h e i s t h e r i g h t p e r s o n to l e a d t he B A C a nd to b u i l d o n th e s o l i d f o unda t i on t ha t e x i st s w h i l e p r e s e r v i n g o u r nobl e mi ssi on of p r o v i d i n g t h e c o m m u n i t y wi t h e xc e pt i ona l l e ar n i n g p r o g r am s th at r e ma i n a f f or da bl e an d ac c e s s i b l e t o al l w ho se e k a c a r e e r i n d e s i g n . G l e n f o r m al l y b e g a n hi s dut i e s t hi s p as t S e p te m b e r . M r . L e R o y h as h ad a v e r y a c c ompl i she d c a r e e r as an ar c h i te c t an d an e duc a t or , pr e vi ousl y s e r v i n g as a p r o f e s s o r a t t he Uni v e r si t y of Kan s as S c h o o l o f A r c h i te c t ur e a nd D e si g n, w h e r e h e f o u n d e d th e K a nsa s Ci t y Ur ba n De s i g n S t u d i o . M r . L e R o y wa s a l so a pr i nc i pa l
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pr e si de nt s a nd l e a de r s of uni ve r si t i e s a nd c ol l e g e s i n B ost on a nd be y ond. A mong t hose r e pr e se nt i ng t he pr of e ssi ona l a ssoc i a t i ons wa s t he pr e si de nt of t he A me r i c a n I nst i t ut e of A r c hi t e c t s, El i za be t h Chu Ri c ht e r , F A I A , who a l so pr ov i de d a g r e e t i ng . D a na Rowa n, c ha i r of t he B A C’s B oa r d of Tr ust e e s, l e d t he hi st or i c c e r e mony , whi c h wa s st a r t e d of f wi t h a we l c ome f r om Ma ssa c huse t t s S t a t e Re pr e se nt a t i ve Ja y Li v i ng st one . Gue st s i nc l ude d B ost on c i t y c ounc i l or s; f e l l ow hi g he r e duc a t i on a nd de si g n f i e l d l e a de r s; a nd f a mi l y , f r i e nds, a nd c ol l e a g ue s of Le Roy f r om a c r oss t he c ount r y.
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Top: 2013 Investiture Ceremony - Denver, Colorado by Terrance Brown, FAIA; Bottom: 2015 Investiture Ceremony - Atlanta, Georgia by Morris Brown, FAIA; Right: 2007 Investiture Ceremony - San Antonio, Texas by Terrance Brown, FAIA. Note: Morris and Terry Brown, FAIA are the only known identical twin brothers in the College of Fellows.
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