WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
January – March 2021
The Membership Committee asked AIA Brooklyn members to answer 10 questions in order to Get to Know Them Better. Here’s what they had to say!
NEWLY LICENSED:
Allison B. Gorman, AIA David Y. Kim, AIA Aimee Lopez, AIA Lauren G. McClellan, AIA NEW MEMBERS:
Xian Chi, AIA Aanya Chugh, Assoc. AIA Erik S. Churchill, AIA Dennis V. Cook, Assoc. AIA Adam DeMura, Assoc. AIA Nicholas Duch, Assoc. AIA Carla Fuquene-Pena, AIA Sarah W. Gilliland, AIA Andrew D. Golson, Assoc. AIA Cheri Hawkins, AIA Sarah Holtzer, AIA Andrew Kim, Assoc. AIA Gregory J. Kiss, AIA Aman Krishan, AIA Deirdre M. McMullen, Assoc. AIA Clinton A. Miller, AIA Benjamin J. Morris, AIA Emre Ozdemir, Assoc. AIA Samantha Pearce, Assoc. AIA Aaron W. Polson, Assoc. AIA Angel Y. Rodriguez-Colon, Assoc. AIA Matthew Rosen, Assoc. AIA Gaurav Sardana, AIA Aaron Schlesinger, AIA Changyup Shin, AIA Charles V. Thornton, AIA John Tran, AIA Ursula Trost, Assoc. AIA Whitney Voss, AIA Sandra Wheeler, AIA Tom Xia, Assoc. AIA Sylvester R. Yavana, Assoc. AIA Sarah Young, Assoc. AIA Marissa N. Zane, AIA
WHAT’S YOUR NAME, WHAT’S YOUR SIGN?
WHAT SOUND OR NOISE DO YOU LOVE?
Adam Schiffmacher
I would say probably tree leaves rustling in the wind. Very calming.
Leo
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION?
The blend of technical building trades, art and function. The profession demands creativity, technical prowess and knowledge of how spaces function together - all tied together with the cultural ebbs and flows of society.
WHAT NATURAL GIFT OR MAGIC POWER WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO POSSESS?
The magic power to never lose any of my pens/pencils. IF YOU COULD MEET ANY ARCHITECT, DESIGNER OR ARTIST WHO WOULD IT BE?
I would probably want to meet Gaudi, and talk to him about his design process.
WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE PART ?
The lack of understanding by the general public about what architects actually do on a day to day basis. Close second is compromising design quality to make money - but then again, Architect’s do need to eat. WHAT TURNS YOU ON CREATIVELY, SPIRITUALLY OR EMOTIONALLY?
A good story. Whether told through a book, film, work of art - we’re a world full of storytellers finding our own ways through different mediums to tell them. WHAT PROFESSION OTHER THAN YOUR OWN WOULD YOU LIKE TO ATTEMPT ?
Structural Engineer or Comedian. Those are very far apart, but you’d be surprised how much improv comedy training can bleed over into almost every aspect of life. I think I’d try to be an Architect/Engineer that moonlights doing comedy. Or the reverse. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE OR SPACE?
A cabin on a lake in the middle of nowhere. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE ARCHITECT, DESIGNER OR ARTIST ?
Ah that age old question. Right now, I would say Sir David Adjaye and Elizabeth Diller. Sorry, that’s two.
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As previously stated by Sir David Adjaye, “architecture is ‘a social act’ - it’s about constructing buildings that acknowledge and understand their histories, whilst creating something entirely new, to serve communities into their futures.” This ideology is present in one of his projects, Sugar Hill MixedUse Structure located in Harlem, New York, designed by Adjaye Associates serves as a typology for affordable housing. Inspired by the neighborhood’s Gothic revival row-houses, Sugar Hill, created from a textured slab building circumscribed by graphite tinted pre-cast panels, achieves an ornamental effect. In addition to housing, it also includes a mixed-use program of museum space, community facilities, and offices.
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