ArchPLUS Fall 2016 Vol.3 No.4

VOLUME 3 | NO. 4 | FALL 2016

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A Word from the Editor Past, Present, Future

By Peter Gaito Jr., AIA

President’s Perspective

FEATURES

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Chapter Event Highlights

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Looking Back at 2016

By Manuel Andrade, AIA, LEED AP bd+c

Emerging Professionals 12 News and Events

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By Jaclyn Tyler, AIA, LEED AP bd+c

Legal Corner 14 Understanding Your Contractual Responsibility

By David Kosakoff, Esq., Leed AP

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Calendar of Events Mark your Calendar for upcoming events

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AIAWHV School Program School-Tech: A Past President leads a team of architects to educate some great kids at St. Michael’s in the Bronx.

Reality Capture Hi-Tech: Methods for measuring a large space to make schematic design easier and fabrication more accurate.

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Bangkok Trip Travel-Tech: A Former Scholarship Winner takes a trip abroad to participate in an architectural school project and returns with a full sketchbook and a new global perspective.

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Build the Team to Deliver Success Computer-Tech: 3-D modeling software that enables architects to create shapes that can be translated into effective construction directions.

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Crafting Technologies Design-Tech: CNC Modeling 101: how to achieve great design with simple materials for a powerful design effect.

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AIAWHV: Celebrating 80 Years Take a trip back to 1936 to see how it all started and by whom; read our chapter charter; walk through the timeline highlights over the past 80 years of our thriving, well-recognized Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

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Past, Present, Future

Over the past 80 years much in the world of architecture and the built environment has changed; methods, means, products, systems, aesthetics, technology, sustainability, as well as the social and psychological foundations that comprise those designs.

At the stable forefront of this ever-evolving landscape, stands the American Institute of Architects. And the regional stalwart supporter waiving the flag for the past 80 years calling for better design, offering exceptional value, offering professional and social opportunities and related design support, stands the AIA Westchester + Hudson Valley Chapter.

In those past 80 years, we have seen many booms, busts, wars, trends, fads, influences, and movements. During all if it, our chapter members took the world by storm, each time redefining the fields of architecture, planning, engineering and environmental design. Our talented members have left a permanent mark on the local landscape, advancing the ongoing discussion of how to successfully improve the built environment and the everyday lives of so many people. Our chapter members have provided our seven counties and beyond, with memorable places and spaces, thoughtfully improving the physical and

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psychological relationships of the spaces in which we live, grow, work, learn, play and bond. Many of the buildings designed and built over the chapter’s 80-year history are still in use, and sadly a few have been replaced (some with controversy). As you visit various parts of the chapter area (Westchester, Duchess, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Ulster, Sullivan), you can see and appreciate the many styles, and project types created by AIA Westchester + Hudson valley Chapter architects.

Yet the story of our chapter’s 80 year history cannot be complete without recognizing the many, many people who have dedicated their time, efforts and passion to contribute to the chapter’s growing success, and by extension, the architectural world around us. Starting from the Chapter’s Founding Fathers (the original documents are published in this issue), to the chapter presidents, board members, executive directors and volunteers, many have helped this chapter grow from a small group of Westchester architects in 1936, into the robust 600+ member chapter today. As a former chapter president, I have seen firsthand just how much passion and effort goes into planning each and every chapter social and professional event, political endeavor and affiliate support action.

I encourage you all to enjoy reading through this issue, and to learn things about your chapter that you may have not known before. I also wish thank the many chapter members, our executive director and the AIA national archives office, for their contribution and assistance in assembling special issue features including; the early chapter history, the timeline, historical articles, essays, information, notes, photos and building information.

Enjoy your trip down memory lane. While we celebrate and honor the chapter’s past, we continue to look optimistically toward the future with a bright, energetic chapter board leadership and your member continued support.

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Looking Back at 2016

BY MANUEL ANDRADE, AIA. LEED AP BD+C

As we approach the end of 2016 and my time as Chapter chapter, our concerns and possible improvements which will help President is coming to an end, I am taking a few minutes to promote our profession.

My past year also included attending many incredible to recall the experiences I had throughout the year and AIA programs which helped me develop my leadership the interesting people I came to know. and lobbying skills.

Also, while attending programs like I would like to start with thanking all the wonderful Grassroots, SpeakUp and the AIA National Convention, I had people that dedicated their time as members of our chapter’s the opportunity to meet AIA Board Members from across the board. Throughout my seven years on the Westchester + Hudson country and discuss how their chapters meet the needs of their Valley AIA, Board of directors and Executive Board, I had members. the honor and privilege to work with several Past Presidents During this past year, I also had to opportunity to meet (William Pfaff, George Gaspar, Gregg DeAngelis, John Fry members of our chapter along with the members of our profession and Peter Gaito Jr.) Their leadership provided me with great affi liates and sponsors. It was great experience to have discussions examples which assisted me during my year as President. and gain feedback on the efforts of our chapter and their In addition, I would like to acknowledge all the hard work of own experiences.

Without the involvement of our sponsors, the members of the Board of Directors. Together they have put professional affi liates and most importantly our members, our together great programing for the chapter’s members, promoted chapter would not be the great chapter it is today. I encourage and lobbied for the Architectural Profession and continued that we all continue to be involved in our chapter and urge development of programs for Associate Members of our others to get involved.

Our chapter will only continue to grow chapter. The other group I would like to show my appreciation to with the involvement of our members, sponsors and professional is the members of this year’s Executive Board. Michael Berta, Rick affi liates.

Torres and Jaclyn Tyler dedicate their time to increase the value All these experiences have helped identify of being a member of our chapter and the American Institute improvements that will make our chapter a stronger voice for of Architects. Finally, I will like to show my great appreciation to our profession.

Some of these have been implemented and other our Executive Director, Valerie Brown. She has and continues to will be implemented by the incoming board and Executive Board. be a strong proponent for the architectural profession as well as for I am looking forward to an exciting upcoming year led by our 2017 the continued development of our young and future members. She Chapter President, Michael Berta. also provided guidance and leadership throughout my time on the I would like to thank you for allowing me to serve as the board and the Executive Board.

2016 Chapter President and for the great experiences that came With the hard work of our board, the membership of the with this position.

It was a great honor.

I would also like to thank Westchester + Hudson Valley has grown to it all time high of all the Board Members for their hard work and dedication. I hope over 630 members. I am confident that with the dedication of to continue to help our chapter and the American Institute of the board and the 2017 Executive Board, the value of AIA Architect in their continued eff orts to protect and promote our membership with be increased resulting in the continued growth profession of Architecture. of our membership.

I wish everyone a safe, happy, and wonderful 2017!

One of the high points of my year as president of the chapter was the opportunity to sit down with the American Institute of Architect’s Executive Vice President and Chief Sincerely, Executive Office, Robert A. Ivy, FAIA. Robert Ivy, FAIA along with the 2016 AIA President Russell A. Davidson, FAIA took time out their busy schedules to visit our chapter and meet Manuel Andrade, AIA, LEED AP bd+c with members of our chapters to discuss the efforts of our 2016 President

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ArchPLUS 2017 EDITORIAL CALENDAR WINTER

SPRING

DESIGN

WORKPLACE

This issue focuses on the theme of Design. In addition to featuring our annual design award winners, we will be featuring articles on good design in our region.

This issue focuses on the theme of the workplace. Workplace articles can range from what makes an efďŹ cient workplace to inspiring workplace designs.

CONTENT DUE 12/01 PUBLICATION FEBRUARY

CONTENT DUE 03/01 PUBLICATION APRIL

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS WE ARE CURRENTLY SOLICITING CONTENT ARCHPLUS welcomes the submission of ARTICLES, PROJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHY and other design content.

Submitted materials are subject to editorial review and selected for publication based on relevance to the theme of a particular issue.

If you are interested in contributing to ARCHPLUS, please contact the Editor-In-Chief at pgaitojr@pfga.net

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS All Submissions are required to have the attachments noted below: Text Submit the body of your text in a single, separate Word document with a total word count between 500-1000 words.

Images Submit all images in JPEG format at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi RGB mode. Include captions to all images in the body of your e-mail transmittal.

All images should be authentic to the person submitting. Do not submit images with which you do not hold the rights.

Include photo credit to all images in the body of your e-mail transmittal.

Author Bio In the body of your e-mail transmittal, submit a brief, two-sentence bio in the following format: [yourtlastname][AIA or Associate AIA or RA,etc] is a [your title] at [your company] in [city, state]. [yourlastname] is also [one sentence describing primary credentials or recent accomplishments].

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Emerging Professionals

EP CORNER QUARTERLY FEATURE

The resource for Emerging Professional AIA chapter members

Right: Monthly happy hour at Hudson Grille.

Below: Jaclyn Tyler, AIA, with Study Material winner Tim O’brien Assoc. AIA.

The EP’s have been busy this quarter! We continue to have our monthly Happy Hours where Associates are eligible to win a section of the Brightwood ARE Study material.

We just received the 2015 4.0 Brightwood books hot off the presses. As soon as the 5.0 material is available, we will have those as well. If you need to borrow any of the sections, please visit our website to request the material.

The Chapter received a grant from the College of Fellows for our Kickstart the ARE campaign which we kicked off in November with 4 Black Spectacle video review sessions with 16 Associates from our chapter in two locations, in White Plains and Newburgh.

Thank you to the sponsors for the event including Carol Kurth Architecture & Interiors, CS Arch, Michael Berta Architects and Sullivan Architecture, PC. The sessions were a success and we will be offering the program in 2017. If you are interested in participating in ARE study groups, please be sure to contact the chapter so we can provide our members with the material they need most. We sent out a survey in September about the sessions and we would like to congratulate Danny Zbarsky Meghan Spratt for each winning a $50 gift card for participating. If you missed out on the gift card, it’s not too late to provide us with your input.

Check our calendar at the end of this publication and on our website for In 2017 we have a number of social events planned as well as continuing the Jumpstart the future event information.

ARE Campaign. We hope you will join us at many of our events.

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Legal Corner

Understanding Your Contractual Responsibilities

BY DAVID B. KOSAKOFF, ESQ., LEED AP

As a lawyer specializing in the representation of parties to construction projects, I have seen numerous disputes that have their genesis in a lack of understanding by ones party or another regarding their responsibilities.

Typically, after a contract is executed and a project begins, parties pay little if any attention to the terms of their agreement, choosing instead to place it in a file and proceed based upon instincts and circumstances. For the Architect, this can have severe ramifications.

While Architects are in the business of designing structures, participating in construction and dealing with clients on multiple projects, the average client is unfamiliar with the inner workings of the construction process. Accordingly, contract compliance is essential for an industry professional, since clients can be expected to stray from traditional responsibilities.

When approaching a project, it is recommended that the Architect take the time to educate their client about what they expect from you and what you expect from them. Terminology such as change orders; construction administration; site observation; means and methods of construction; schematic design; design development; additional services; waiver of consequential

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damages; indemnification; is unfamiliar to parties with no prior experience and can lead to confusion and often to conflict when things go wrong. Indeed, the contract is rarely even mentioned during a construction project when the parties are in harmony. It is only when issues arise that parties involve their attorneys, and violations of the agreement are revealed.

When I am called to address a conflict during the course of a project, typically my first request is to review the contract between the parties. By developing an understanding of the obligations of the parties, it is easier to determine what went wrong. You have the ability to minimize conflicts and protect yourself by diligently following the requirements of your agreement. The best way to avoid conflict is by defining your client’s expectations and meeting them whenever possible. Even when expectations are not met, adherence to contractual obligations can often be the Architect’s salvation.

Mr. Kosakoff, a Construction Lawyer, and Partner with Sinnreich Kosakoff & Messina, LLP, serves as General Counsel for Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter of the AIA. He typically represents architects in all facets of their practice and can be appointed by request by Professional Liability Carriers if the architect is named in a lawsuit.

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Chapter Events

Annual Chapter Meeting This Old House Presentation Our annual Chapter meeting was held at the IBM Learning Center in Armonk, NY. The attendees participated in voting for the Chapter’s incoming 2017 Board of Directors and enjoyed the Evening’s Presentation of This Old House.

If you are looking to get involved in the Chapter, inquire about becoming a board member or participating in one of their many committees. (right) Attendees learned about the challenges of rescuing and restoring the John Green House. (bottom left) After the presentation, attendees heard from a panel of multiple professions on the challenges presented (bottom left) Jaclyn Tyler, AIA and 2016 AIAWHV secretary, announced the nominees for the 2017 Board of Directors prior to the vote which all members present participated in.

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AIAWHV Annual Bike Tour This year’s bike tour started at Mills Norrie State Park Mansion House in Staatsburg, NY. Bikers traveled a 37 mile route which offered a rich and diverse architectural subject matter including Wilderstein, Gehry’s Henry House, Hamlet of Rhinecliff, Bard College, Village of Red Hook and Rhinebeck. The riders traveled scenic routes back to their starting point and even experienced an impromptu tour of the theater at Bard College.

(opposite left) Riders take in Mills Mansion in Stattsuburg as they catch their breath along this year’s 37 mile route. (left) Riders participated in an impromptu tour at Bard College’s Theatre.

Jay Heritage Tour Architects + Planners Explore the Intersection of Health and Place AIA Westchester + Hudson Valley teamed up with the American Planning Association to present “The Intersection of Health and Place to a room full of Architects after attendees Participated in an informative tour of the Mansion.

(left) Exterior view of the Jay Heritage Mansion (below left) John Fry, AIA, Past President introduces the speaker for the evening’s presentation (below right) attendees participated in a tour of the Mansion prior to the presentation

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Feature

Streamline Media Digital Media and Marketing Techniques

BY ANASTASIA GUARDON, THE VIVIDMARK

Long gone are the days that you can stand behind a proposal and the successful projects displayed inside.

Long gone are the days a referral stands on its own.

Chances are the person or team reviewing your proposal has already googled your company name. You can bet that the referred has perused LinkedIn for you. They don’t need to walk to your office, they’ve walked into your door without you knowing it.

The digital scope has expanded the channels your clients travel on.

The proposal in your client’s hand is going to lead them to your website, to your LinkedIn pages, to Houzz. Or think of this, they arrived by means of these channels and the proposal is secondary.

Either way, these methods are on one current.

The intensity of all these new channels and how they work and how they can help ends up making us look like this: technology waving printed flyers, postcards, trifolds at you, scanning it in, crunching the content, brightening the images and wearing it as a 3-second advertisement.

Understanding the technology advancing marketing for the A/E/C industry can help you make your current and future marketing efforts more strategic. It can help you understand how the unique current of your firm flows and the various ways your client travels.

Where do you start?

Nightmare. Common responses to this: •

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Digital Who? Too busy to put stock in digital trends, a firm sticks with updating proposals alongside traditional marketing.

Glue the Digital On: A firm continues with sponsorships and local advertisements as managed before. They stick together a website and launch a Facebook page.

Either of these responses create a divide among the marketing, it creates chaos among your brand.

You can’t ignore the digital. Your client won’t let you

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Let’s take a look at the media stream that circulates around/with your client. See how happy they are?

The best use of new technology are the analytic tools that allow us to determine the appropriate marketing methods for our brand and our client. The best way to use these tools is to have a foundation in which the data can be held, streamlined with. And that’s your website.

So, beyond being a digital portfolio/ proposal, a clear representation of your work and culture, it is a data center. It allows you the ability to analyze what is working and what is not.

WEBSITE: MORE THAN A DIGITAL PORTFOLIO Step 1: Reach for the Digital Stars

Step 3: Design for your Client

“I get most of my clients by referral. I just need a site to have one.”

When we ran the old AIA website through analytics we noticed that 73% of users were on their desktop. That’s a big difference from other industries where 60% - 70% of users were on mobile devices.

This meant that while we needed to make sure the website would function across all devices, the images needed to look good on big screens. We tested every image alignment on every desktop screen size.

This is the first thing a majority of my clients will say when discussing a potential website development project.

Sure, putting some pictures on the site will give your potential client that digital store front but our modern homeowner, developer, government entity, sub-consultant, and potential employee will see behind a quick fix. A purely “just to do it” method will not leave a lasting impression. And we know from the onslaught of proposals, newsletters, invitations, you want to be remembered.

When we were reimagining the new AIA website, the Board of Directors noted the need for it to be user-friendly and a member resource. We made every decision based on these two needs.

By the end of even the smallest website projects, and as depicted by your new AIA WHV website, the website is a tool for both the firm and the client.

Identify these goals.

Your website is about your current and potential demographic.

Create it for them: •

New Site: Design for ease of function. Does your client or potential client want to see 10,000 images of your project?

Or will that one spectacular detail shot that no one else could think of be enough? Simple first, then....you’ll run analytics and see how the client is behaving within the website.

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Redesign: If you are redesigning or updating your current site, run Google Analytics or launch the built-in analytics.

Use this data to support the development. * This step should be revisited frequently.

Step 2: Development, Programmer vs Website Builder Platforms The options for building a website are not as financially restrictive as they used to be. The two biggest choices are between a Programmer/ Graphic Designer Team and the DYI/Website Builder Method: •

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Programmer/Designer: Hiring a programmer and a designer for your website gives you flexibility of functionality. Think about interactive infographics, pop-up content, customized designs...etc.

DYI/Website Builder: Utilizing a website builder like Wordpress, Squarespace, Wix, GoDaddy or Weebly provide templates to customize through style dashboards. The cost can run from FREE to $300. Many like Wordpress and Squarespace have the ability to perform more advanced customization if you know a little html/css code or have the time to google it.

Step 4: What will you say?

I know that we are image hungry and allow only a few seconds to get your attention these days but as they say, and as I proudly stand behind, content is king. For Google to index you above your competition, you need to have pages that are vehicles to content.

You need more than just a gallery of project photos.

What are your keywords?

You’ll have your gut intuition and experience that will give you a good list of what people search. “Westchester Homes”“Westchester Architect”“Best Architects in Westchester”.... etc.

Google Adwords has a really in-depth keyword search but if you don’t have an account or your website isn’t set up yet you can use websites like keywordspy.com. They sell keyword software but have a great free tool on their site that allows you to search your domain or a competitor’s domain for keywords. You can also type in keywords like “architect” and see related words.

Starting here will allow you a good base to then run more detailed information from Google Analytics and Google Adwords once your site is up and running.

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GOOGLE ANALYTICS: WHAT’S WORKING? Let’s optimize your marketing. Now, that you have a website you can utilize Google Analytics for the value it is. You can make it your best friend.

What are the basics?

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Visitors: People visiting the site for the first time and recurring visitors.

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Page Views: Individual page views, how long a user stayed there, and if they closed the website after viewing the site.

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Keywords: Phrases frequently being searched to find the website.

Let’s look at the various channels with some statistics.

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Referring Links: Websites that are sending visitors to your page.

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Email Marketing: Constant Contact, MailChimp, VerticleResponse •

Email is 40 times more effective at acquiring new customers than Facebook or Twitter.

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74% of marketers say targeted personalization increases customer engagement.

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Online Advertising: Pay-Per-Click Ads, Social Media Ads, Website Banner Ads •

Page View example from AIA WHV Analytics Dashboard. Notice that the event pages have high bounce rates. This is because the member is jumping out to TicketTailor to register, or they went on the page to register.

• Many of the report basics like Visitors have more detailed reporting such as Interest Category.

Review visitor interests, hobbies. This can help you tailor marketing visuals, announcements, Christmas cards, tradeshow items, and so on.

Having this data allows you to focus resources in the most appropriate places. What does it mean for Social Media?

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LinkedIn: LinkedIn is the only major social media platform for which usage rates are higher among 30- to 49-year-olds than among 18- to 29-year-olds. - Pew Research Center, 2015

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Facebook: 72% of adult internet users use Facebook. - Pew Research Center, 2015

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Twitter: Twitter accounts for 16% of referrals to longer articles from social sites and 14% for shorter news articles. - Pew Research Center, 2016

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Instagram: 90 percent of Instagram users are younger than 35 -Science Daily, Pennsylvania State University, College of Information Sciences and Technology

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Google+: Average time spent on Google+ per visit 3:46 - Statistic Brain, Sept 2016

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Pinterest: 30% of all US social users utilize Pinterest - eMarketer

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Houzz: 35+ million users and 8.9 million photos daily! - nahbclassic.org

DIGITIZE ME: MAKE IT PART OF THE STREAM I don’t suggest choosing all social networks or digital marketing methods and throwing them all together in one shot. You’ll use your analytics, your marketing plan/goals, and most importantly, your in-person client relationships to determine which channels are most visited by your current and potential demographic. Not everyone is tweet fantastic.

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When it comes to paid social media ads, the overwhelming majority use Facebook (84%), Google ads (41%) and LinkedIn ads (18%).

– Social Media Examiner

As with all communication, creating digital for your media stream is not about sacrificing quality for quantity. Perfect one social media channel at a time. Most of these social sites are integrating their own analytics to help businesses with their marketing efforts.

AIA’s site gets 83% of social referrals from Facebook and what’s interesting is that when visitors come from Facebook, they are on the site for over 2 minutes. That means that Facebook is serving as a valuable connection to our membership.

Facebook’s Insights tab will give you a full report on user engagement. One of my favorite new features is their “Pages to Watch” tool. Add your competitors’ Facebook pages and see how they are performing.

You’ll see that AIA State & National have a wider range than we do but look at our engagement compared to the State who has 618 likes. This is a great percentage and helps us determine how we are interacting with the member.

So, did you get all that?

The digital world is not going away. It is not going to slow down.

We can’t ignore them. We can’t fight them. We can align them with our marketing strategies, analyze our demographics, our content, our culture, and create an enjoyable flow for our client.

When the proposal falls on her desk and the picture of the gorgeous library stares at her, she’ll look at the logo and remember the Facebook post about library design or Google the website and read about the interests of the Partners. There will have been a journey, one that you constructed.

Thanks for taking this long written journey with me, Anastasia

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AIAWHV School Program A Club for Aspiring Architects at St. Michael’s Academy

BY RAY BEELER, AIA, LEED AP

This year, our Chapter’s dormant urban after-school enrichment program, which ran for 6 years at the Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in downtown Yonkers, was restarted at the Mt. St. Michael Academy in the Bronx.

The kids participating in this “Architecture Club” are in the 6th through 12th grades, so we are working at developing a more substantive curriculum as well as mentoring those interested in applying to Architecture School and pursuing careers in Architecture. As of early November, we’ve run 7 sessions and are looking to a total of 28 sessions through April of next year. Session topics so far have included an introduction to plans / sections / elevations, creating measured plans to scale, the nature of masonry and steel architecture and an introduction to model making.

On November 1st the Architecture Club took its first field trip to the LEED Sliver award winning Bronx Central Library and were treated to a wonderful tour by the building’s Architect Richard Dattner. Upcoming sessions include an introduction to CAD, visits to Architect’s offices and a studio design project for a new building on the Mt. St. Michael grounds.

I want to thank our dedicated volunteer teachers John Fry, Jane Greenwood, Sara Jazayeri and Heike Schneider. Any Chapter members who are interested in joining this effort as a volunteer teacher should contact Valerie at our Chapter offices.

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Reality Capture: Digitizing the Physical World

BY STEVEN NEFF, LEED AP BD+C

Nothing informs a design like proper context and designers at the leading edge of technology are benefiting from incredibly detailed and accurate 3D models of the built environment.

Reality Capture is a catchphrase which describes the process of documenting, measuring, and digitizing existing conditions for use in a 3-dimensional design environment.

Laser Scanners are used for reality capture, putting the physical world in a wide range of environments, indoors and out, into a measurable digital format.

The ‘deliverable’ result of a laser scan is a dense set of data points in a 3-dimensional coordinate system (X, Y and Z), commonly referred to as a Point Cloud. These Point Clouds can be analyzed, dimensioned, and imported into CAD and 3D modeling software like AutoCAD, Revit, InfraWorks or SketchUp to represent existing conditions.

Some laser scanning equipment can also provide owners, stakeholders and the design team with 360° panoramic photographs which often prove to be an invaluable reference. Because they are tied to a digital model, accurate dimensions can be pulled from the images.

So, we’ve established that even a single scan can capture a large amount of data, and that data can be used to create or supplement a detailed digital model. But

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360 degree panoramic image from a laser scan

in many instances it may be only a specific piece of information that is needed. To help illustrate how laser scanning can be utilized in a wide range of scenarios I spoke to several people – architects, engineers, landscape architects, land surveyors and project managers – to find out how they have used laser scanning on different projects.

Gallin Beeler Design Studio was the Architect for the Zwilling J.A. Henckels US Headquarters on Marble Avenue in Pleasantville. Michael Gallin, AIA describes an issue with the building’s façade

encountered during construction: “The slate cladding was fabricated in Europe and shipped to the US. The building geometry and off-shore cladding production required that the face of the substrate be precisely surveyed prior to completion of the cladding shop drawings. Problems with quality control during the framing made the requirement for a good survey even more critical. 3D laser scanning was utilized to create a very accurate point cloud of the asbuilt geometry, which was used to highlight imperfections in the geometry prior to fabrication of the stone.”

Joseph P. Modafferi, Jr., RLA, a landscape architect and project manager with JMC | Site Development Consultants in Armonk, was involved in a landscape revitalization project at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. He continues, “we were asked to provide a survey of landscape planters in various locations outside the Javits Center. The survey had to provide exact widths and depths, and the locations of vertical joints along the planter walls, so that the joints could be replicated in the off-site fabrication of stainless steel extensions.

“The planters were as much as 20-feet off the ground in some locations, so access was an issue,” explains Joe. “This was a great opportunity to use laser scanning in place of physical field surveys. The detail and the precision of the information provided would be greater and more accurate, and the whole operation could be completed safely from the ground.

Upon completing the field scans, a threedimensional drawing was prepared and provided to the fabricator.”

Neil Carnow, AIA was working on the rear yard of a single-family Dutch Colonial style home for a client in Mount Kisco. The combination of multi-level stone patios and retaining walls, combined with complicated façade angles and projections would have made it difficult to create an existing conditions plan utilizing traditional measurement methods.

“In just a few hours,” he continues, “they were able to scan the entire property.

They provided me with an accurate plan in CAD of all elements of the rear yard, a complete CAD drawing of the rear elevation and grade elevations on both sides of the retaining walls and all levels of patios.” He concludes that the scans “saved me hours of field measuring and increased the accuracy of my backgrounds tremendously.”

Laser Scanning isn’t going to eliminate the need for a traditional Survey on most projects, but land surveyors like Tom Schmidt, LS of JMC are finding it to be a useful supplement in the field. Tom explains, “we use laser scanning to gather survey quality data and have used the information to generate topographic and property surveys. We find the scanned data to be as high a quality as traditional survey data.” In explaining the process, he continues, “we are able to generate line

The Point Cloud and the finished facade at Zwilling J.A. Henckels.

work, elevations and topography that we overlay onto our traditionally collected survey data. We have developed a system of checks to verify the quality of the scan in relation to our traditional survey control.”

Tom concludes, “we have used laser scanning in dangerous intersections, inaccessible areas or large open areas. We have developed laser scanning into one of our everyday tools to produce quality surveys.”

Rob Aiello, PE, is an engineer and an associate principal at JMC. He has utilized laser scanning in a few different situations as a check or a confirmation when calculating building heights for zoning compliance, when preparing construction documents, or when creating a 3D rendering or animation for a project.

He explains, “we were working on a model of a site that included an existing chapel and we wanted to make sure the height of the building was represented accurately in both the zoning calculations and project massing studies. A couple of quick scans of the exterior and we were able to revise our model accordingly.”

Rob adds, “we also used a laser scanner to document existing conditions on a public improvement project that required disturbance on private property.

We intended the laser scans to be a future reference for possible disputes.

“We really appreciated the unintended additional benefit of having a tremendous amount of information at our fingertips as we detailed our construction documents. How tall was that fence to be replaced? What was the color and material?

What was the detail and size of the existing deck foundation next to the work area?

Being able to answer questions like that on the fly, from the office, made the process much smoother.”

The technology behind laser scanning is rapidly evolving, allowing for faster and more straightforward measurements of complex objects, buildings, and environments. The amount of information captured in a short timeframe can be staggering, but with the right tools you can slice through the data to find the answers you need without getting bogged down in the details!

Steven Neff is a design manager and director of technology for JMC Planning Engineering Landscape Architecture & Land Surveying, PLLC in Armonk, NY. He can be reached at sneff@ jmcpllc.com.

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Bangkok Trip: Re-Designing the City

BY NASIM GAFUR

It started with an early-morning car ride to the airport.

It was 4 AM and I couldn't sleep; in a few hours my trip to the other side of the world would begin. My bags were packed, but I gave them one final check even though I had been doing final checks for the past week. I went over the trip one last time with my parents in the car. Anxiety was building; I was leaving for JFK with a two hour stopover in Hong Kong, then from Hong Kong to Bangkok where I would be picked up and taken to the hostel Lub-D in Siam Square. I could tell my parents were just as nervous as I was about the trip. They worried about my well-being; if something were to happen they couldn't do much about it.

At the airport we pulled up to terminal seven, international departures. I was the first to arrive, check my bags and get my boarding pass. I said my final goodbyes to my mom and

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brother who came in with me, then made my way through security into the departing gate. Soon my 8 friends started to show up, but unfortunately the flight was delayed three hours.

After a much anticipated wait, we all boarded the Boeing 777, a gigantic aircraft about to take us on a journey up over the Arctic Circle, over Russia and into China. The flight seemed smooth and somewhat relaxing going through the Arctic at 3000 feet, watching the sun set and rise. The sunset seemed as if the world were set ablaze and darkness engulfed all the eye could see, while the sunrise seemed to scorch the horizon till the yellow of the sun rose above the horizon.

We touched down at the airport in Bangkok, got off the plane and got our luggage; it was a rather smooth process except one of my friend’s bag was left at the Hong Kong airport. That night we made it to the hostel safely (Lub-D in Siam Square). Everyone was tired so after finding the cab driver from the school we mostly slept on the ride to the hostel.

The next day we were up rather early and went to the school to receive the project and the site that we were redesigning. The school, Chulalonghorn University, was rather close to the hostel, only about a 10-15 minute walk on the main road. The School was set close to the city center, designed with buildings representing the traditional Thai Architecture throughout the campus.

After arriving at the engineering building, the NY students were introduced to the resident students as well as students from the Czech Republic, groups were formed, and the sites were assigned. Our first assignment was to do a site visit and get to know the community we were designing for.

Located in the lower west side of the city, our site was a “china town” community of people who originated from China and migrated to Thailand because of persecution. The site was older and worn to say the least, with buildings showing signs of decay and veiled by the mask of time. The strongest attributes of the community were their sense of togetherness (how they acted as a whole). Despite the little that they had to work with the people were intertwined very much with their religion and temples.

There was also a strong “shop house” community throughout the neighborhood where the house was also the market place.

We devised a plan to enhance the community from a micro to macro perspective using items found in the community to allow the people to create “hacks” in order to enhance the space they live in.

Most of the spaces were 25x50 foot apartments rented to create the first level shops where the family works. On the second and occasionally a third level is where the family lives. By designing a Catalog that can be viewed as the template for “Hacks” we went

through the different types starting from the organization of space and shifting the spaces to create a more comfortable space.

We looked at specific phenomena that occurred throughout the site and incorporated them into the spaces from outdoor to indoor spaces. We created “do it yourself ” diagrams to aid in the construction of the spaces and the elements used to change the spaces. We further looked at structural enhancements that helped in the stability and thermal comfort in the spaces.

Finally we looked at the roof and the windows of the houses and created ways to allow more light and ventilation into the spaces.

Overall we were interested in preserving the history and culture of the community while allowing for growth with minimal occupational room. We observed the cost of living in the spaces and the ability to make the changes and allowed the people to make changes on all levels of the spectrum.

After the final presentation of our project, and a week of hard work, we had one day to explore the city. We did the Temple Run or our attempt at exploring the major icons of the city in one day. We started our day in the Grand Palace studying the traditional architecture as well as the influences of western architecture in the palace grounds. From there we moved to the jade Buddha palace. A magnificent wonder of the world that towered above us humbling us emotionally spiritually and physically. The shear massiveness of it amazed us, and the ideas behind the creation of the temple and the meanings embedded into the design amazed us. From there we traveled to the lying Buddha, another massive idol created in the worship of achieving enlightenment. From there we took a boat across the river to see the temple of Wat Phrakaew a giant concrete temple with living quarters for the monks.

Understanding the culture and history of Bangkok, Thailand, is something that could take a lifetime. I’m thankful to have had the opportunity to go to these places and allowed us to enhance the lifestyles of the people in their community.

Below: Final image from project, Chinatown streetscape incorporating “hacks.”

Team members were Nasim Gafur, Tzu-Wan Chiang, and Ivana Cobejova.

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Build the Team to Deliver Success

BY SHERI L. CARTER, AIA View from below the south and west interior domes, and the underside of the exterior north dome (rendering courtesy of Radius Track Corporation)

This article originally appeared in Walls & Ceilings magazine, BMP Media.

Illustration of west, north and south dome structures (rendering courtesy of Horizon Builders and created by Jaclyn A. Tyler, AIA)

Contractors capable of delivering an architect’s vision gain an advantage in the marketplace: they’re able to differentiate and grow. Yet as the complexity of any given project increases, so too does the risk. One way to mitigate that risk involves building a project team of subject matter experts — specialists who can leverage both experience and technology in honor of the architect’s design intent.

Horizon Builders recently completed a highly complex residential project that provided just that opportunity.

As general contractor for the project, they gathered a team of experts that included architectural BIM specialist, Jaclyn A. Tyler, AIA, LEED AP bd+c, and complex framing design and fabrication leader, Radius Track Corporation.

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The tech-savvy group focused on five large domes — three exterior and two interior — at the west end of the structure.

Each exterior dome intersected the main mansard roof at different points and each dome had different requirements. The GC needed more information about the domes and how they intersected with the main roof than the 2D construction documents provided. So the BIM specialist created a 3D model based on the construction documents, structural drawings, and field-verified dimensions of the structural frame. This critical exercise gave shape to the project virtually showing key design elements and their relationships to one another. It revealed that the structure for one of the design elements was constructed slightly smaller than specified. Dedicated to the design intent, Tyler analyzed the

original proportions and ratios specified and adapted the size of adjacent elements, which were not yet constructed, to preserve the geometric integrity of the building.

With the overall building geometry set, the team turned their attention to the dome-to-main-roof-structure intersections. Each of the three exterior domes presented unique connection details. The north dome was the closest to being an entire dome with only one-third cut off by the intersection with the mansard roof. The west dome intersected the roof at the pitch change and required additional strength at the compression ring. This allowed occupants of the room below to look through the opening at the top of the dome, and see into the cupola above. Also, the opening needed to line up with the opening at the top center of the interior dome framing. The south dome presented the easiest intersection. If the mansard roof were vertical rather than slightly sloping it would have bisected this dome perfectly.

Radius Track® created precise 3D models to identify exactly how each of the 3 exterior and 2 interior domes would be framed, connected, constructed, and sheathed to meet the design intent. They provided engineered, prefabricated dome assemblies as a kit of parts, allowing the contractor to ease the risk associated with complex framing of the dome-to-roof intersections. Ultimately, this provided the contractor with everything needed to install the complex framing more efficiently and maintain the project schedule. “We have developed extensive expertise with dome design, engineering and fabrication,” said Ryan Rademacher, VP of Design at Radius

Left: View from above the north and west domes (photo courtesy of Horizon Builders).

Below: The north dome framing in process (rendering courtesy of Radius Track Corporation).

Track Corporation. “Our deep knowledge of complex geometries and our broad experience using 3D modeling combined to deliver the required precision framing and fabrication solutions on this project. Often we develop an internal BIM to coordinate adjacent materials with our framing scope of work. Having Jaclyn on board made our job that much easier.”

Outsourcing the design and fabrication of the dome framing freed up job-site labor to undertake other scopeof-work items. It also improved job safety by shifting CFS metal cutting to an outside entity and decreased job-site waste and cleanup activities that would have been associated with the cutting work. By using an experienced fabricator, the GC obtained accurate cost estimates and product lead times, which allowed him to allocate budget and schedule labor accordingly. The 3D designed and engineered cold-formed steel (CFS) dome assemblies were easily coordinated with the project’s BIM prior to fabrication, thanks to both Tyler and Radius Track.

“BIM not only gives you the capability to move from design into construction, it allows you to coordinate with all of the trades more easily,” said Tyler.

Discussions about dome-to-roof structure connections were facilitated through webbased meetings that allowed each party to see the 3D dome models and details on their computer screens. This approach meant that issues were anticipated early and eliminated virtually before causing problems on the jobsite. By the time the dome shop drawings were approved,

everyone on the team knew precisely what to expect.

While the general contractor managed job-site workflow, Radius Track® fabricated the dome framing elements with computer numeric controlled (CNC) processes in a controlled environment using data extracted from the manufacturer’s 3D model. Each framing element was labeled and color coded to match the installation drawings and nomenclature.

The connection of the west dome to the roof structure required a specially fabricated plate to pick up the truncated dome ribs. Anticipating installation needs, the fabricator marked the location where each rib connected to the plate. This eliminated the need for the installers to measure and mark each connection point.

“Radius Track Corporation is high performance and low drama,” said Foster Lyons project manager for Horizon Builders. “They coordinated the

dome framing design with the 3D model, fabricated the more than 1,340 framing pieces, and provided 250 sheets of plywood for the custom cut sheathing. They labeled and color coded each piece to match installation drawings, shipped it all in identifiable packages, and supported every phase of this dome project professionally and efficiently without any drama.”

By leveraging a dome framing expert and a BIM specialist, Horizon Builders delivered a project with complex geometry that met the architect’s true design intent. The team anticipated and overcame a critical as-built discrepancy; engineered intricate connection details for the truncated geometry of three different domes with the main mansard roof; and applied proven processes that mitigated risk and assured a high-quality outcome for the contractor. The result is a magnificent home built to the architect’s vision.

Labeled and color-coded installation drawing of the north dome framing (rendering courtesy of Radius Track Corporation)

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Crafting Technologies: Guiding Means & Methods with 3D Modeling and CNC Machining

BY FRANK SPATARO, AIA

As architects design more with sculptural shapes and curves, there has been a shift in when an objects crafting begins and who is taking ownership.

Whether it’s a subtle assembly of curves or an atypical angle, these shapes no longer begin their construction means and method in the field. Architects are using 2D and 3D modeling software and CNC machines, in a group effort with fabricators and installers, to have an object’s crafting already determined before the design leaves an architect’s office.

In our office we have been fortunate to have clients that are willing to embrace sculptural designs. These designs are presented to clients in the traditional manner of using plans, sections, and rendering to convey the design intent. However, when these designs need to be placed on construction drawings and conveyed to builders, the traditional use of plans and section are often inadequate and confusing. Furthermore, the complexity of these designs requires builders to be instructed at the micro scale which is typically left to the discretion of the builder as means and methods.

Due to the shortfalls of traditional construction drawings as they relate to crafting complex curving shapes, our office turned to software such as Rhinoceros, Auto CAD, and CNC machining to bridge the gap between design and construction. Rhinoceros easily generates files that cut horizontal and vertical sections through shapes that are not straight planar extrusions. These files are often referenced in the construction documents but change hands electronically. These sections are then extracted and are sent to CNC fabricators were the sectional shapes become templates typically cut out of MDF (medium density fiberboard).

In some cases the complex shape is not broken down and the only construction documents being sent back and forth electronically between us and the fabricator is the 3D file.

This was the case when we were asked to design a reception desk counter made from carbon fiber for Grand Prix New York. In plan, the counter is a 20’ long curve that hits an adjacent wall at a 45 degree angle and continues up the wall for another 6’. The entire counter is easily held up by one person and was built entirely from the electronic file. To ensure that the counter merged perfectly

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Right: Diagram of MDF “puzzle piece” for lobby bench Below: Photo of completed lobby (Images provided by Gallin Beeler Design Studio.)

“Throughout all of our projects that allowed and required us to work with software modeling and CNC machining, we’ve had positive feedback from builders. They enjoy the ease of working with MDF templates that don’t need to be dimensioned and it gives them a sense of security in aligning adjacent materials to complex shapes.”

with the cabinets below and the adjacent 45 degree wall, we again used Rhinoceros. A 3D model of the area was developed and the outline of the cabinets and wall were outlined and cut out of MDF templates nailed to the concrete floor. The MDF templates could not exceed the length and width of the CNC machining area, which is typically 4’ x 8’. Therefore, the panels were cut with puzzle piece style ends that locked together tightly on site. The wall and cabinets were built over the MDF panels and the counter fit perfectly on top.

The technique of using MDF panels as puzzle piece templates has been used repeatedly since then with the same level of success and illustrates how the technology of the CNC templates guide the crafting of objects. To date, the largest project we’ve used the puzzle piece templates for is a 46’ long by 28’ elliptically shaped lobby with elliptically curved built-in benches and horizontal wall slates made of solid surface. To guarantee that all the curving elements aligned and overlapped each other correctly the entire room was built under the guide of puzzle piece templates placed at the perimeter of the floor, under the bench, and in the ceiling.

The templates had additional marks etched in them, with the CNC machine, which indicated where light fixtures and support rods for the solid surface wall slats were to be positioned.

Rhinoceros and an Excel plug-in allowed us to quickly and easily convey construction information for the design of a Above left: Rhino model of ‘pin cloud’ and pin locations in plan.

Above left: Finished ‘pin cloud’ installation at Spins Bowl.

Left: Staircase at Gallin Beeler Design Studio.

(Images provided by Gallin Beeler Design Studio.)

ceiling installation using bowling pins at Spins Bowl. The ‘pin cloud’ consists of 728 bowling pins, hung upside-down, and positioned systematically to create an undulating wave. The undulating wave form was developed in Rhinoceros and hung below a datum that represented the ceiling of the space. A grid was overlaid on the datum and guidelines were extended down to the undulating wave at each grid intersection. Each guideline length represented the length of cable needed to hang each bowling pin at the correct height. Instead of selecting each of the 728 guidelines independently and then noting their length, we used an Excel plug-in that quickly generated a spread sheet. The Excel spread sheet labeling each grid point, their length, and also rounded the lengths to the nearest 1/8” and the contractor built directly from this information.

Complex 3D Sculptural shapes can also be developed with Auto CAD by developing curved sections and moving them in a series, back or forth and up or down. The subtle changes in the sections as they move is space can create a dynamic shape. A simple way to understand this would be to cut a loaf of bread into slices on a table and then shift the slices on an angle or a curve and you will notice a different shape emerge. This technique was used on the two sidewalls of the staircase in our office. A gentle curving shape appears to glide up the stairs through the use of painted MDF panels positioned vertically on the walls. The curving shape is produced using the single curved section developed in Auto CAD. The curved section consists of two different size tangent curves that have their intersection align with the center of the stair handrails, and therefore move up and down along the length of the staircase. The curved vertical MDF panels have tabs on the backs of them that fit into openings in MDF panels positioned flat against the wall.

Throughout all of our projects that allowed and required us to work with software modeling and CNC machining, we’ve had positive feedback from builders. They enjoy the ease of working with MDF templates that don’t need to be dimensioned and it gives them a sense of security in aligning adjacent materials to complex shapes. The software work put into generating the CNC machined material, and the shape of the material itself is a craft in its own right and sets the foundation for an entire project.

Frank Spataro is an Architect at Gallin Beeler Design Studio. He works on commercial, residential, and entertainment projects.

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AIA Westchester + Hudson Valley Chapter History Timeline 1936

AIA Westchester Chapter Members : Paul LaVelle, AIA, Nat Matson, AIA, Raymond Martin, AIA, Wm. John Cherry, AIA, W. Stanwood Phillips, AIA, Edward Smith, AIA, Lewis Bowman, AIA, Frederick Frost, AIA, Arthur Harmon, AIA, Robert Kohn, AIA, Benjamin Morris, AIA, Robert O’Connor, AIA, Richmond Shreve, AIA, Harvey Stevenson, AIA, Robert Scannell, AIA, Ralph Walker, FAIA, Kenneth Stowell, AIA

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Charles A. Dewey Memorial Scholarship Fund Founded

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Membership Count : 101- AIA members, 4 Associate AIA members, 1 Honorary AIA Westchester member

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New members : Board approved 22 applications for membership

William Rose, FAIA : Runs for V.P. AIA National

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Membership Count : 135 AIA members, 26 Associate Members

Executive Director hired : Evelyn Schrag

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First Scholarship Recipient become Chapter President: Manny Andrade (2016 President)

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Computer Aided Drafting & Design

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Membership Count : 172 AIA members

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A C.A.D.D. System seminar was held

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January Inaugural Chapter Meeting : Wood Designe sponsors and Erika Krieger, AIA is featured speaker (and it’s been the same duo every year since!)

2001

Design EXPO started Dick Kaeyer, FAIA of KG&D retires after 33 years

2002

Guest Lecturer : Philip Langdon Guest Lecturer : Paul Goldberger

2006

General Notes debuts : Evolving from the chapter newsletter

2008

Chapter Name changed to : AIAWMH

2009

Chapter Name changed to : AIA Westchester + Hudson Valley Fall 2016 ArchPLUS 37

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Serving Members for 80 years

AIA Westchester + Hudson Valley Chapter History Timeline 2006 2008

General Notes debuts : Evolving from the chapter newsletter

AIAWHV hosts the AIANYS Convention at Westchester County Center First Woman to become chapter President : Carol Cioippa

2009

2014

Started : Design Club Martin Luther King Elementary School Frank Lloyd Wright – Usonia House Tours

ArchPLUS magazine debuts : Evolving from General Notes

ARE Scholarship introduced by Emerging Professional Committee : Rochelle Rusinko-Solano was winner

2015

Second Father & Son as Presidents of Chapter : Peter F. Gaito 1998 & Peter F. Gaito Jr 2015

Membership Count : 452 Architects, 109 Associates, 70 Emeritus, 3 International Associates, 5 New Graduates

2016

AIA National President from our chapter Russell Davidson, FAIA

Membership Count: 641 members 540 AIA members

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AIAWHV PRESIDENTS WHO THEN SERVED AS AIANYS PRESIDENTS : Frederick H. Voss, AIA Millard Whiteside, AIA Robert W. Crozier, AIA Bruce Hartwigson, AIA Lazlo Papp, FAIA William Rose, FAIA Ralph Heiman, AIA Richard Kaeyer, FAIA John P. Sullivan, FAIA Russell A. Davidson, FAIA Raymond Beeler, AIA

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9LÅLJ[PVUZ MYVT 7HZ[ *OHW[LY 7YLZPKLU[Z John Fry, AIA As chapter treasurer in 2012 it was apparent that the #1 goal moving towards a 2014 presidency was to stabilize the chapter ðQDQFLDO SLFWXUH DQG UHWKLQN KRZ ZH SXUVXHG DQG VWUXFWXUHG FKDSWHU LQFRPH %H\RQG WKH SDUWLFXODUV RI KRZ WKH EXGJHW DQG ðQDQFLDO WUDFNLQJ ZDV IRUPDWWHG LW ZDV FOHDU ZH QHHGHG D IUHVK ORRN DW IXQGLQJ VWUDWHJLHV 7RZDUGV WKDW HσRUW WKH FRQFHSW RI D FRPSUHKHQVLYH program of soliciting sponsorship was implemented culminating in a 5 tier ‘Sponsorship Program” and a “Sponsorship Journal”. We almost closed the gap 100% in 2014 but fell short. By 2015 we were EDFN LQ EODFN I particularly enjoyed seeing the comprehensive chapter graphics reset come to full realization in 2014. The Chicago Convention was exceptional. 2014 saw the emergence of ArchPlus.

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9LĂ&#x2026;LJ[PVUZ MYVT 7HZ[ *OHW[LY 7YLZPKLU[Z Dennis Noskin, AIA I remember a few items from my terms as AIA Chapter President (2002). The chapter was concerned with the then new idea of Continuing Education Credits. This was a little bit all consuming of the Board of Directors time. Collectively, we ran full day and half day seminars as well as Summer School. Design Awards developed in to a Celebration of Architecture. The Board tried to create â&#x20AC;&#x153;outreachâ&#x20AC;? programs in the counties outside Westchester ZLWK QRWDEOH VHVVLRQV LQ 3HDUO 5LYHU DQG 3RXJKNHHSVLH The Board and Executive Director were very supportive of the many of these new ideas which made the my term very productive and enjoyable. The year went by incredibly fast as I tried to balance to my personal life, business practice and AIA. I usually have high JRDOV DQG ZRUNLQJ ZLWK P\ $,$ FROOHDJXHV PDGH WKLV DFKLHYDEOH

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November Events

December Events Soiree 80 December 5

Annual Business Meeting/Elections September 20

Join us for a night full of food • beverages • music • tours • recognition

Annual Meeting & A Look Into Historic Restoration in the Hudson Valley

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Women In Architecture Behind the Wall: Plumbing Secrets Carol Kurth Architecture 644 Old Post Rd Bedford, NY 10506 12:00 pm

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Women In Architecture Understanding Foundation Floods Carol Kurth Architecture 644 Old Post Rd Bedford, NY 10506 12:00 pm (parking behind Bedford Playhouse on Court St)

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Soiree 80 Garcia’s at the Capitol Theatre 149 Westchester Avenue Port Chester, NY 6:30 pm

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Half Day Seminar: Energy Code IBM Somers Center 294 Route 100 Somers, NY 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

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February Events Annual Chapter Meeting November 10

Mardi Gras February 28 Join your Emerging Professionals as they host a social event for the entire chapter and celebrate Mardi Gras

Erika Krieger will present code information / updates pertinent to Architects

12

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Happy Hour - EP Hosted Hudson Grille 640 E Boston Post Rd White Plains, NY 5:30 pm

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January Chapter Meting Ceola Manner 489 East Main Street Jefferson Valley, NY 6:00 - 9:00 pm

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Half Day Seminar: Wall Bracing 333 Westchester Avenue South Building White Plains, NY 7:45 am - 12:00 pm

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Happy Hour - EP Hosted Hudson Grille 640 E Boston Post Rd White Plains, NY 5:30 pm

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Mardi Gras Trivia Night Ron Blacks 181 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY 8:00 pm

Interested in serving on the Events Committee? Contact Valerie Brown at 914.232.7240 or aiawhv@gmail.com

For more information on our events, please visit our website at www.aiawhv.org

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