ALUMNI NEWS The Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters awarded Robert Ivy, FAIA (A ’76) the Noel Polk Lifetime Achievement Award. Ivy is executive vice president and chief executive officer of the American Institute of Architects. The U.S. Postal Service used a photograph of the National Museum of African American History and Culture by architectural photographer Alan Karchmer (A ’78) as artwork for a commemorative Forever® stamp. Angela O’Byrne, FAIA (A ’83), president of New Orleans-based firm erez, spoke at the 2017 AIA Women’s Leadership Summit about her experience building and leading an international firm. Tulane Magazine featured Morris Adjmi, FAIA (A ’83) in a July 2017 article on the Standard at South Market development he designed in New Orleans. Adjmi’s work on a residential building at 83 Walker St. in New York City caught the eye of The Architect’s Newspaper, who highlighted the project in the June 2017 article, “Inverted facade pays tribute to history of cast iron architecture.” California-based March Studio, founded by Todd Erlandson, AIA (A ’87) and Sherry Hoffman (NC ’84) celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2018. The PBS television series “Impossible
Builds” featured construction of the One Thousand Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects, a luxury condominium project in Miami, Florida, in February. Brad Meltzer (A ‘90) is president of Plaza Construction, the firm verseeing the building process. Andy Byrnes (A ’92) and colleagues presented case studies from their Arizona practice, The Construction Zone, Ltd., at the Small Center in a November 2017 session titled, “Process and Practice: Lessons from the Construction Zone.”
Architectural Digest featured work by Jamie Bush (A ’93) on the iconic coastal California Butterfly House designed by architect Frank Wynkoop in the May article, “AD Goes Inside Carmel’s Iconic Butterfly Hous .” Artwork by Jacob Brillhart (A ’99) was included in “Flat Land: Four Architects Drawing Miami,” an art exhibit considering Miami’s struggle to accommodate growth, confli ting interests and natural threats in an area surrounded by water. The Miami-Dade Public Library presented the exhibit. Dwell Magazine’s July 2017 article, “A
Professor and Designer Tests a New Hybrid Material on His Miami Beach Home,” profiled Nick Gelpi’s (A ’02) family home renovation using a new wood-based concrete. Allison Albericci, AIA (A ’04) received the 2018 AIA Young Architects Award. The award recognizes those who demonstrate exceptional leadership and make significa t contributions to the profession early in their careers. A New York City apartment renovation by Christopher Kitterman, AIA (A *04) of Stadt Architecture was
Top: Watercolor by Jacob Brillhart (A ‘99) of Hattersley House in Miami, Florida, for the Miami Public Library’s “Flat Land: Four Architects Drawing Miami” exhibition. Left: Photo of the National Museum of African American History and Culture by Alan Karchmer (A ‘78) used in a U.S. Postal Service commemorative Forever® stamp.
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