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Oculus May/72 Oculus May/72 Thomas F. Galvin WAA Japan House Gala May 14 Nominated NYC/AIA Receives NYC/AIA and President Architectural League Support The Committee on Nominations has unanimously recommended the following nominations for officers and directorships: Thomas F. Galvin, President T. M. Prentice, Jr., 1st Vice-President and President-Elect Robert F. Gatje, Vice-President Samuel M. Brody, Vice-President Kurt Karmin, Secretary James B. Baker, Treasurer Louis P. Giacalone, Director Richard G. Stein, Director eorge D. Brown, Jr., Director Alexander Kouzmanoff, Director LeRoy E. Tuckett, Director The serene main staircase and reflecting pool with bamboo growing are features of the entrance to Japan House, scene of the May 24 WAA gala. James Stewart Polshek, presently 1st Vice-President and President-Elect, has declined to assume the office of A gala reception and tour at calligrapher, and koto players-will President due to his new responsi­ beautiful Japan House, 333 East perform in its elegant auditorium. bilities as Dean of Columbia's School 47th St., the glamorous finale of the Wines and hot and cold of Architecture. Women's Architectural Auxiliary's running hors d'oeuvres will be served ambitious Spring fund-raising efforts, off the 2nd floor gardens. Judith Edelman, completing the will take place Wed., May 24, from 5 Directorship of six, will carry-over to to 8 P.M. Co-chairmen for the event are Mrs. 1973. Morris Ketchum, Jr., and Mrs. Mrs. Saul Edelbaum, WAA Scholar­ Rolland D. Thompson. The four The new officers and directors will ship Chairman, describes the evening honorary chairmen are Peter J. be installed at the Annual Meeting as "an all-out effort for scholar­ Blake, FAIA; Frederick G. Frost, Jr., being held Thursday, June 1, 1972, ships", since the gala has been FAIA; George G. Shimamoto; and at 11: 30 A.M. at the 7th Regiment arranged with the fu 11 cooperation of Max 0. Urbahn, FAIA. Armory, 643 Park Avenue at 66th both the NYC/AIA and the St., New York, New York. Architectural League. Tickets are $15 each, full tax­ exempt. All funds will go directly The "only authentic Japanese and in equal amounts to City structure in New York", Japan College, Columbia University, Cooper House was designed by Japanese Union and Pratt Institute for Architect Junzo Yoshimura in deserving young men and women conjunction with Gruzen and architectural students, as has been Partners. the WAA's custom for the past 14 years. Japanese artists-a dancer, singer, Chapter Review of Planning & National Policy Task !uilding PropQsals Force: Robertson Speaks to Ch~pter The April Oculus reported on the "It is evident that no matter how _The Report, was at first received Executive Committee's decision to constructive our intentions, there will coolly by the Executive Committee. formally invite requests that the be disagreement at times between The March Oculus also raised Chapter review significant planning our opinions and those of the project questions. However, after further and building proposals. The text of participants. We believe, however, study of its background and the this important letter to community that properly handled, such reasons why it may at first appear boards, public & private agencies and disagreement can lead to better rather bland, most doubts have been others, to be signed by President understanding and, thus, to a more reversed, and a Chapter resolution Frost, is as follows: positive result. We wish to assure urging strong support will be you, however, that where differences presented at Houston. "The New York Chapter, AIA, has of opinion exist our intention would been increasingly active in reviewing be to participate with the project Jaquelin Robertson, a Task Force significant planning and building team, and particularly the architect, member, explained the background proposals in response to requests in every appropriate manner to of the Report at the Chapter's from community boards, public and resolve the differences. Pre-Convention meeting April 20. He private agencies, and individuals. Our said it grew out of recent Institute purpose is to influence the planning "We would welcome the opportunity work with Congress which has been of an improved urban environment. to join with you in reviewing far more effective than most AIA significant planning and building members realize. He called the "We frequently express opinions at proposals. The Chapter's Executive Report an almost impossible public hearings, but we propose to Director, George Lewis, is ready to document to write because any of you that there are situations which establish liaison with you. A letter several approaches would have been develop when we can offer advice similar to this is being sent to the inadequate: polemical magazine concerning projects prior to public agencies and organizations on the article; paper for laymen (profe­ hearings. We intend that our effort attached list." ssionals would be bored); an attempt be focused on projects which have to specify legislation (wou Id have influence on the larger environment, been incomplete); a national plan including such matters as neighbor­ blueprint (immediately out-of-date). hood activity patterns, trans­ Steel Institute Makes Annual portation, visual unity and general Awards It is none of these, Robertson said, urban texture, and which require but we can be optimistic: The zoning amendments, variances or Report can take the AIA into serious At the Pre-Convention Meeting held approvals by public agencies. Thus, negotiations on ·every major piece of at Chapter Headquarters on April 20, our concern is more with design legislation on the man-made the American Institute of Steel concept than with the detailed design environment for the next 10 years. A Construction presented its yearly of any particular building. It suggests reason for this may not readily be Architectural Awards of Excellence that the review with architects of apparent: much of the wording is, in to the following New York firms: proposed projects take place as early effort, coded; it corresponds to in the design process as practicable. legislative language which people in Harrison, Abramovitz & Abbe, for Congress recognize from past the U.S. Steel Building, Pittsburgh. "We realize the magnitude of such a negotiations with the AIA. With this task and recognize that it cannot be document the AIA can push for James Stewart Polshek & Associates, accomplished in a constructive comprehensive legislation. While its for the SUNY Service Group, Old manner without the interest and goals have been talked about for Westbury, N.Y. cooperation of organizations of years, the AIA has now put forward citizens, developers, owners, users, a basis for action, and the climate Conklin & Ros5f1nt, for Superbay planners and designers that are for congressional and executive Maintenance Facilities, San Francisco concerned with projects primarily in action is now favorable. International Airport. Manhattan, and we invite you to call on us when you feel that our The Report will be debated and orgaization and yours have mutual voted on at Houston. Robertson said interests. the Task Force wants to add an appendix on methods of implemer tion, and an open forum on the constraints built into the present system will be held this summer. GL "Methods of Compensation" Available from Chapter -- -------- "Methods of Compensation," a Methods of Committee, "the chart indicates that booklet prepared by the Fees and Compensation this past year the total number of Contracts Committee and intended technical personnel engaged has to complement the I nstitute's decreased by 12%%," as added to Statement of the Architect's Services, and compared with a decrease of 6% may be purchased at the Chapter in the year 1970. Further, "it is office. As reported in the January apparent that the business in most Oculus, "Methods of Compensation" offices is still depressed. It is obvious is coordinated with the standard that this situation will have an documents of the A I A for Owner unfortunate effect on the availability Architect Agreements and describes of positions for graduates this spring, the more common and acceptable young people still in school seeking methods of compensation for summer work and opportunities for architect's services, their application, individuals in the various job training advantages and disadvantages, and programs .... lt also has its impact on guidelines for use. The six methods the architects and draftsmen with selected are: Percentage of Construc­ many years experience who are also tion Cost, Multiple of Direct unable to find work." Personnel Expense, Professional Fee plus Expenses, Fixed Sum Method, In the firms projection of the trend Per Diem or Hourly Method and Cover, in uniform graphics format, of of business for 1972, it is en­ Composite Method. A Compensation new Chapter publication. couraging that at least 50% of those Selector Table indicates recom­ offices responding to the survey mended methods for a variety of predicted an improvement over the services. Employment Survey Results year and an additional approximately - ---------------! 20% expect business to remain about To date, the percentage method in the same. graph form has been issued by the The Office Practice Committee's Chapter and adopted with slight Employment Survey Results as of As reported in an earlier issue of variations by other chapters and the December 31, 1971 was distributed Oculus, the NYC/AIA has under­ NYSAA/AIA. For a number of years, without comment with last month's
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