College of Architecture summer newsletter 2002

elementsl viroen nment menvironment ents Letter from the Dean

Second, we are at the closing stages of two critically important leadership searches:

■ the new director of the Georgia Tech Music Department ■ development of plans for the expansion ■ and the new director of our Center for of the College’s instructional and research Assistive Technology and Environmental space in a nearby building, with a Access (formerly the Center for particular emphasis on studio space Rehabilitation Technology). for the Architecture and Industrial A number of new and exciting changes are We are planning on announcing these Design programs; and emerging within the College as it prepares for appointments very shortly with the expectation ■ the completion of the capital campaigns the 2002-2003 academic year. First, with the of having them on board at the beginning of for the Center for Quality Growth and retirement of a distinguished colleague and this coming academic year. Regional Development and for the friend, Associate Dean Tom Debo (City and In addition to these changes, we also will first endowed chair in Architecture, Regional Planning), Professor Doug Allen be initiating during the coming year several the Thomas W. Ventulett III Professorship (Architecture) and Associate Professor Sabir important new appointments and events. in Architectural Design. Khan (Architecture) will be assisting me in These include: These projects obviously will be in addition leading the College as Associate Dean for ■ the extension of the search for the director to the continued development of a variety Academic and Student Affairs and Associate of the new Center for Quality Growth of new developments within our programs Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Creative and Regional Development and the Harry and centers. Activity, respectively. Together, we collectively West Chair; But, as we prepare for the beginning of envisage the deepening of the academic mis- ■ the formal launching of the capital a new academic year, we do so with some sion of the College, the strengthening of our campaign for the Music Department’s sadness. The passing of William L. Fash, innovative Common First Year curriculum, and physical facilities; the first dean of the College of Architecture, the broadening of our international program ■ the inauguration of the new professional was deeply felt by the faculty, staff, alumni, initiatives in the coming years. master's degree in Industrial Design, and friends of the College, as was the loss completing our goal of having terminal of Jack F. Gladding (MCP, ’65), distin- master's degrees for each of our professional guished member of the College Development degree programs; Council and chair of the City and Regional Planning Advisory Board and a wonderful friend of Georgia Tech. Bill and Jack will be sorely missed.

Sincerely,

Thomas D. Galloway, Ph.D., AICP Dean and Professor

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Faculty chair named in honor of Thomas W. Ventulett III Associate Dean Tom Debo retires

Left: Roger Neuenschwander, After twenty-six years at Tech, Dr. Thomas N. Debo Billy Mitchell, Tom Ventulett, retired in April 2002, stepping down as professor Earl Shell. and associate dean for Academic and Student Below: Atlanta Architect Tom Affairs. During his tenure at Tech, Debo taught Ventulett was guest of honor at the nineteen courses dealing mostly with urban May 13 reception to celebrate the creation of the Thomas W. Ventulett stormwater management, economics, land use III Distinguished Chair in planning, scientific methods, community facilities Architectural Design. (left to right) planning, and the environment. Sharon Perry Galloway, Marion Ventulett (daughter-in-law), and Eight years ago Dean Galloway asked Debo to be Tom Ventulett. the College's associate dean, a capacity in which he handled internal and Institute concerns dealing with curriculum, research, faculty, and students. Over the years, Debo also has been active in bridging the gap between the engineering aspects of water resource The College of Architecture is in the process of projects and the legal, planning, and political aspects. creating its second endowed chair––the Thomas W. He has published several books and more than forty Ventulett III Distinguished Chair in Architectural articles in professional journals and other publica- Design––through gifts and pledges from Thompson, tions. Debo also has conducted stormwater-related Ventulett, Stainback & Associates (TVS), the Ventulett workshops across the country for the American family, and a number of Tom Ventulett’s business Society of Civil Engineers and given presentations associates and friends. and talks throughout the United States and several Ventulett is principal and director of design at European countries. TVS, the Atlanta-based firm that he helped found in 1968. In 2002, TVS became the first firm in the South to win the prestigious AIA Firm of the Year Mitchell had help with fund raising from Earl Award from the American Institute of Architects. Shell, chairman and chief executive officer of Professors Doug Allen and Sabir Khan Ventulett himself already had been accorded Hardin Construction Company; Tommy Holder, named associate deans the highest recognition his profession bestows–– chairman and chief executive officer of Holder membership in the AIA College of Fellows in 1977. Construction Company; and Tom Cousins, chair- With the retirement of Dr. Tom Debo, the associate The creation of the chair is a salient event in the man of the board, Cousins Properties Inc. “All of dean’s position has been reorganized into two evolution of the College. “It is certainly fitting, the funds that were given honor Tom Ventulett, and half-time positions, one responsible for undergradu- for it honors a great professional, designer, teacher, Georgia Tech is the beneficiary of it,” said Mitchell. ate affairs and creative work and one handling mentor, and true friend of the architectural and “But all of us benefit from Georgia Tech’s College academic and student affairs. On July 1, Associate design world and Georgia Tech,” said David of Architecture.” Professor Sabir Khan became associate dean for Buchanan, development director for the College. The TVS gift combines with the Ventulett profes- Undergraduate Studies and Creative Activity, “Tom is one of those rare people who has a positive sorship created with a major gift to the College from and Professor Doug Allen became associate effect on everyone he touches.” Ventulett, his wife Beth, and their children, Suzanne dean for Academic and Student Affairs. Both will Endowed chairs are tools for attracting world- Holder, Thomas Ventulett, and Jonathan Ventulett. continue teaching in the Architecture Program, with class talent and aiding the Architecture Program’s “Our original thought with the professorship endow- Khan continuing to lead the Common First Year. efforts to attract the best students. When people ment was to do something for my husband that Khan grew up in Pakistan and received his under- look for top-rated colleges, endowed chairs are meant so much to him, and that was Tech and graduate and graduate degrees in architecture from important because they attract eminent teachers design,” said Beth Ventulett. “When Billy Mitchell Princeton and Rice universities. Before joining and scholars to serve as academic “hubs” for the called to discuss combining our endowments, I was Georgia Tech in 1995 as an assistant professor, he curriculum programs and research specialties of thrilled. This is an incredible honor for Tom.” worked in Boston and taught at Oklahoma State. the College. Because endowed chairs are self- Tom Ventulett received his Bachelor of Science His research interests are in design pedagogy and in supporting, they enable the College to expand its in 1957 and Bachelor of Architecture in 1958 cross-cultural practice. Khan is looking forward to intellectual horizons into new areas. While this is from Georgia Tech. In his fourth year at Tech, the new team approach. “I’ve had the pleasure to not the College’s first endowed chair, it is the first he married Beth, whose first job was at Tech’s Price work closely with Dean Galloway for the last two for the Architecture Program and it will bring great Gilbert Library. years on the Common First Year and the course visibility to the program. As a student at Tech, Ventulett was a member of [Introduction to Design and the Built Environment] The Thomas W. Ventulett III Distinguished Chair Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, the Scabbard & Blade we teach together every fall,” said Khan. “And I’ve in Architectural Design will represent a consolida- Society, and the Yellow Jacket Club. He also was known and admired Doug Allen since I joined the tion of two major endowments––the TVS Visiting president of the American Institute of Architecture Architecture Program faculty seven years ago. Being Critics Program and the Thomas W. Ventulett III student chapter as well as art editor of both the part of such a team is both a pleasure and an honor.” Professorship in Architectural Design––along with Technique and The Engineer. In 1961, Ventulett Allen, professor and registered landscape archi- several matching gifts from Ventulett’s friends and received his Master of Architecture from the tect, received his Master of Landscape Architecture business associates. University of Pennsylvania. degree from Harvard University in 1976. He has TVS has a relationship with the College that In just over two decades, TVS has grown into an been a Georgia Tech faculty member since 1977 dates back to the inception of the firm in 1968. internationally recognized, 160-person design organ- and has maintained a private landscape architec- “A lot of the wonderful things that have happened ization, with projects in 25 states and a number of ture practice since 1982. His projects have been to this firm were built around the relationship we foreign countries. The phenomenal growth in size cited in publications including Progressive had with Georgia Tech, as a lot of our base is made and prestige of the firm is due in no small part to the Architecture and Steven Cantor’s Contemporary up of Tech graduates,” said Roger Neuenschwander, creative and professional abilities of Ventulett. Trends in Landscape Architecture. He lectures president of TVS. “It is a natural extension to give As an alumnus, Ventulett has served as president widely on the subjects of architecture, landscape, back. We are extremely pleased that our visiting of the Architecture Advisory Board (1989-90) and as and urban design. critics program can be transformed into this a member of the Construction Research Advisory “Dean Galloway has provided extraordinary endowed chair and absolutely thrilled to honor Board, the Alumni Committee for the College of leadership over the past decade, and I am looking Tom Ventulett in this way.” Architecture, and the President’s Council. forward to contributing to the continuation of the TVS made a gift to the College in December “Tom has a real love and passion for architecture,” directions he has begun,” said Allen. “I have also 1997 to establish the visiting critics program and said Dean Thomas Galloway. “He is an outstanding worked closely with Professor Khan and have devel- had planned to increase support eventually. A few professional, a successful businessman, a founding oped a tremendous respect for him and his abilities. months ago, Billy Mitchell, chairman and chief member and chair of the College’s Development The location of the College within the Institute and executive officer at Carter & Associates, contacted Council, and a loyal and supportive alumnus. the City of Atlanta puts it in a position to be the Neuenschwander with a proposition that would The Architecture Program’s first endowed chair could leader in architecture, construction, planning, and help move the TVS gift to the next level. “Roger not have a better name associated with it, as Tom design as these disciplines relate to the problems came up with the idea of taking funds from various Ventulett truly represents one of the best in the field.” faced by the emerging city in the twenty-first century. sources, and I volunteered to help raise additional I hope to be able to follow the lead set by Tom funds from other associates,” said Mitchell. Debo in helping Dean Galloway build the College of Architecture into the best it can possibly be.”

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In Memory GEORGIA TECH ARCHIVE GEORGIA TECH William Fash, Tech’s first dean of Architecture, dies at 71

William L. Fash, the first dean of Georgia Tech’s College of Architecture, died May 27 of complications from lung disease at his Atlanta home. He was 71. Fash joined the faculty in 1976 after the enroll- ment of almost 1,000 students resulted in the formation of Georgia Tech’s College of Architecture the previous year. Fash was appointed the College’s first dean, and the program grew quickly during (Left to Right) John Gangone, president, SCM GROUP USA, Duluth, Georgia; Alfredo Aureli, president and chairman of the board, his tenure. SCM GROUP, Rimini, Italy; Governor Roy Barnes; Dean Thomas An addition to the Institute’s original Architecture D. Galloway; Rep. Terry Coleman, chairman, House Appropriations Building was completed in 1980, and the Institute Committee; Andrew J. Harris Jr., special assistant to the president of Georgia Tech; and R. K. Sehgal, commissioner, Georgia Department and Board of Regents approved a doctoral degree a curriculum, and he provided the leadership for of Industry, Trade, and Tourism. program in 1982. A major research program also curriculum development.” emerged in the College of Architecture, at first Prior to his arrival at Tech, Fash was a professor One of the Advanced Wood Products Laboratory’s among projects developed by individual faculty of architecture at the University of Illinois. In 1973, (AWPL) principal collaborators, Dr. Alfredo Aureli, and then with the creation of major research centers he was a visiting professor at Chulalongkorn president of SCM GROUP, met with Dean such as the Center for Rehabilitation Technology in University in Bangkok, Thailand. He held teaching Galloway, Governor Roy Barnes, and distinguished 1980 and the Construction Research Center in 1987. positions at the University of Oregon and at guests following Dr. Aureli’s visit to the laboratory. Due to health problems, Fash stepped down as Oklahoma State University, where he earned his AWPL features state-of-the-art Computer Aided dean in June 1992 and remained on the faculty until bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture. Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing his retirement in 1994. Fash also was a Fulbright Scholar. (CAD/CAM) wood processing equipment provided John Kelly, now a professor emeritus at Georgia Survivors include his wife, Elena Fash; two by the SCM GROUP. The mission of AWPL is to Tech, was associate dean of the College of daughters, Victoria Ruth Fash of London and Lauren provide high-tech training and education, research Architecture during Fash’s tenure, which he Victoria Fash of Atlanta; two sons, William Leonard and development, and demonstration projects described as a critical time as architecture evolved Fash Jr. of Newton, Massachusetts, and Cameron to help Georgia and the U.S. secondary wood from a five-year bachelor’s degree to a six-year Shaw Fash of Atlanta; two brothers, Ron Fash of products industry to be highly competitive in master’s program. Houston and Larry Fash of Piedmont, Oklahoma; the international marketplace. For more information “He was the very first dean, and so it was very three sisters, Shirley Ely of Grand Junction, about AWPL, visit www.arch.gatech.edu/awpl. important to find someone who could move it for- Colorado, Beverly Wilkerson of Tulsa, Oklahoma, ward as a college,” Kelly told The Atlanta Journal- and Jimmie King of Cleveland, Oklahoma; four Constitution. “A lot of work goes into developing grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Alumni

Message from the 2002 Alumni Committee President Ryan Gravel’s (BS 1995, MArch/MCP 1999) master’s thesis project titled “Belt Line Atlanta–– The College of Architecture 1965), Marvin Housworth (BArch 1963), and Willie Design of Infrastructure as a Reflection of Public (COA) homecoming events Gaston (BArch 1974) of KPS architects and built by Policy” (bottom) will be part of a two-year study by of 2001 were the first Turner Construction headed by Paul Little and Tech MARTA and the Atlanta Regional Commission. organized with the support Alumni David Butler (MArch 1989) and Bart Gravel’s thesis focused on a light rail loop and of the Alumni Committee. Plunkett (BS 1981). The interiors were designed by pedestrian greenway circling Atlanta’s intown Working closely with Dean Tech alumnus Manuel Cadrecha (BS 1979 & MArch neighborhoods on existing railroad rights-of-way. Galloway and his wife 1979) of Perkins and Will. The pathway would be twenty-two miles long, Sharon Perry Galloway, A reception was held in one of the Turner televi- connecting five MARTA stations and running the committee established sion studios, with music provided by a jazz ensem- through more than 4,000 acres of redevelopment four goals for this and future ble of the Tech band. Thanks to Turner Properties’ that would accommodate up to 100,000 new homecoming events of the COA alumni Ken Gwinner (BS 1979, MArch 1986) urban residents in transit-oriented districts. More Kevin R. Cantley (BArch 1976, MArch 1978) College of Architecture: and Richard Long (BS 1983, M Arch 1986) for their than forty historic neighborhoods line the way. kind hospitality. With the help of two co-workers, Ryan sent out ■ Facilitate the Dean’s Annual Symposium on To learn how you can become involved in about thirty condensed versions of his plan to Professional Practice; future homecoming events, e-mail kevincantley@ policymakers in state and local government. The first ■ Showcase a new project created by COA alumni; coopercarry.com. and most enthusiastic response came from Cathy ■ Connect faculty, students, and alumni; and Woolard, then a City Council member and now —Kevin Cantley ■ Throw a great party. Atlanta City Council president. With the influence of Woolard, the Belt Line project, along with another For 2001, the First Annual Dean’s Symposium on proposal by U.S. Rep. John Lewis, is slated for a Professional Practice featured a panel including the two-year, $2.5-million study. current and immediate past presidents and two members of the Georgia Board of Architects, who Left: The Belt Line discussed the state’s recently enacted new practice crosses Ponce de law and its implications for the profession. Leon Avenue at Turner Properties hosted the event at its Turner City Hall East.

Entertainment Group campus just north of the Tech Right: Route of the campus, and a tour was given of the new buildings Belt Line showing designed by Tech Alumni Ennis Parker (BArch redevelopment sites and historic neighborhoods.

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K. Michael Hays (BArch 1976) is Eliot Noyes Professor of Architecture Theory at Harvard University and has been named the first adjunct curator of architecture at the Whitney Museum in New York City. Hays’ first Whitney show, scheduled to open in September, will be a retrospective of the work of John Hejduk. He plans to reassemble the Hejduk constructions––the House of the Suicide and the House of the Mother of the Suicide––that were built for and stood within the College. In 1986, Tech architecture students, led by proj- ect coordinator and studio critic James Williamson, began collaborating with Hejduk on the construc- tion. The process took four years. While many students worked on the project, a core group of about a dozen stayed with the project throughout its course. The core group consisted of Jack Ames (MArch 1990), Paul Bauer (BS 1985, MArch 1988), “House of the Suicide” and the “House of the Mother of the Suicide” will be Rick Blanchard (BS 1988, MArch 1997), Nancy on exhibit at The Whitney Museum in New York City from September 21, 2002, Caster (MArch 1990), Paige Cosby (BS 1988, through January 5, 2003. MArch 1990), Jeff Cramer (BS 1986, MArch 1988), Jorge de la Cova (BS 1988, MArch 1990), Lyle Green (BS 1983, MArch 1988), Marshall Levy (MArch 1989), Kirk Marchisen (BS 1981, MArch 1986), Frank Pollacia (MArch 1989), and David Shonk (MArch 1990). For more information on the retrospective, visit In Memory www.whitney.org. Jack F. Glatting, 62, chairman of the board of Glatting, Jackson, Kercher, Anglin, Lopez, Rinehart, a community planning firm with offices in Orlando and Palm Beach, Florida, and Philadelphia, died on March 28. A native of Cincinnati, Glatting was a Michael Kleeman (BArch 1995, MArch 1998) leader in the planning recently received the 2002 J. Neel Reid Prize profession in Florida and a great supporter of from the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. Georgia Tech, the College of Architecture, and its An instructor in the College’s Common First Year City and Regional Planning Program. program, Kleeman will use the $5,000 fellowship After earning an undergraduate degree in archi- Bill Stanley (left) was recently sworn in as president of 100 Black for travel in Italy to study the work of noted tecture from the University of Cincinnati, Glatting Men. Robert Haley (right), special assistant to the president at Renaissance architectural writer Sebastiano Serlio. received a Master of City Planning at Tech in 1965. Georgia Tech, is the president-elect of the organization. “Architecture and architectural history should His support for the College and the Planning really be so much more than pictures in books or Program was evident in the years of service he pro- William J. Stanley III (BArch 1972) was recently slides,” said Kleeman. “The Neel Reid Prize offers vided as a member of the College’s Development sworn in as the new president of 100 Black Men of the chance to physically explore places so I can Council, as chairman of the City and Regional Atlanta, a 246-member service organization whose convey that kind of firsthand experience in my Planning Program’s advisory board, and by the members serve as role models for Atlanta youth. sketches, photos, and knowledge. It will help me many graduates his firm employed over the years. His term runs through April 2004. pass along to today’s students all the things in the In September 1998, Glatting and his partners Stanley is the first African American graduate history of architecture that have excited me, so they established a fellowship in City and Regional of Tech’s College of Architecture. He and his wife, will better understand the full extent of the legacy Planning, which has provided vital support to Ivenue Love-Stanley (BArch 1977), the first African in which they follow.” students. He also served as a mentor for countless American woman to graduate from the College, Kleeman also is a practicing intern architect with students and faculty. As a community planning merged their talents in 1977 to form Stanley, Love- Jones Pierce Architects in Atlanta, which specializes leader, he helped shape the greater Orlando Stanley, P.C. The firm’s projects include the in residential construction and renovation in histori- community through his many professional activities. Ebenezer Baptist Church New Horizon Sanctuary, cally sensitive neighborhoods. He is a past recipient “Jack was a loyal alum of our program, a con- Georgia Tech’s Olympic Aquatic Center, and the of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association Award for tributor to the College and the program, the estab- new Bellsouth complex in Lenox Park. International Study. lisher of a graduate student fellowship program, The 100 Black Men of Atlanta offers grade The J. Neel Reid Prize honors the legacy of an active employer of our graduates, a phenomenal school-aged youth programs including computer noted Georgia architect Neel Reid and is awarded mentor to young talent, the father of one of our and Internet training, SAT and Georgia High School each spring by The Georgia Trust to an emerging alums, and a great role model and friend,” said Graduation Test preparation, and workshops on architect who works, studies, or resides in the state. Cheryl Contant, director of the City and Regional test-taking skills. The organization also engages Planning Program. “I have known Jack for only students in cultural activities, including trips to three years, but I will deeply miss him.” theatrical performances and concerts. Glatting is survived by his wife of thirty-eight years, Sonny; his three children, Jay Glatting, Sandy Salsbury (MCP 1997), and Jeff Glatting; five grand- children, Caitlyn, Andrew, Claire, Gracie, and Jeffery; his mother, Margie Glatting; and sister, Carol Wilson.

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featuring tunes spun by grad student DJs and ice Program hosts ‘think tank’ in cream served by Cold Cream (an outgrowth of historic preservation, adaptive reuse Stacey and the COA coffee cart). An ever-increasing number of studios worked In response to a gift by Harrison Design Associates on real projects this spring, working with and con- to endow a Visiting Scholar in Historic Preservation tributing their ideas to the communities involved. and Adaptive Reuse, Professor Betty Dowling and The juniors, led by Professors Fred Pearsall, Richard Director Ellen Dunham-Jones hosted a two-day Dagenhart, and Frances Hsu, worked on a redesign “think tank” in April to receive input from nationally of the Buford Highway Atlanta-Mexico bus station recognized architects teaching and practicing in incorporating a community center. The seniors, led these areas. The invited participants included Ann by Professors Sabir Khan, Herman Howard, and Beha of Ann Beha Associates, Boston; John Blatteau David Green, all worked on urban design and archi- of Philadelphia; Ann Fairfax of Fairfax and Sammons, tectural proposals for different neighborhoods in New York; Ray Gindroz of Urban Design Associates, Atlanta (see article on the HOK competition). Pittsburgh; Michael Henry of Watson & Henry, The Core III graduate studio, led by Professors Chris preservation engineers, New Jersey; Steven Semes Jarrett and Judy O’Buck Gordon, made proposals of New York; Thomas Gordon Smith, Professor at News from the director to the clients for Kidsgym, a non-profit in the city. Notre Dame; Susan Turner of Lord Aeck and Sargent; The Options II graduate studio professors all offered and Mario di Valmarano, professor emeritus, This spring was a particularly busy one for the real, local sites ranging from the constituent-less University of Virginia. Participants from the College Program. Everyone worked hard to put on a very but fascinating proposals by Renee Kemp-Rotan’s included Dean Thomas Galloway, and Professors successful accreditation visit in early February. There students for theaters and opera inserted into the Doug Allen, Robert Craig, and Jude LeBlanc. was hardly time to catch a breath before attending “gulch,”Thanos Economou’s students’ investigations The series of group conversations provoked the provocative ACSA Southeast Regional into the Multi-modal Station also, proposed for the animated discussion of preparation skills common Conference hosted by the Program and organized “gulch,” Stuart Romm’s students designs for the to all designers as well as those specific to the by Professor Sabir Khan on the theme of “Odysseys: new proposed Atlanta Aquarium, and Randy Roark’s treatment of traditional work, including diligent Worlds on the Move.”The Symphony Lecture Series students’ work with the Midtown Alliance’s stake- research, subjection of the ego, and understanding followed in March and the Think Tank in April (see holders group on producing a Midtown Arts District. cultural context. The specific use of the gift for accompanying articles). In addition, Professor Mark Similarly, at the Master’s Project level, Professor Mike lecture classes, studios, or a combination of offerings Cottle coordinated the Program’s own lecture series Gamble’s students worked on individual proposals was viewed from various perspectives, producing featuring talks by NYU historian Professor Dan in conjunction with the master plan proposed by a many options that will be considered as the program Monk; industrial designer Jennifer DeBernardis of foundation, its developer, and public planning offi- shapes new opportunities for students and faculty. Frog Design; architectural historian at Harvard cials for Covington, Georgia, while Professor Harris “Few schools currently prepare design students University and the first curator of architecture at the Dimitropoulos’s students engaged with Brian Leary adequately to work with existing fabric in the Whitney Museum of American Art, Professor (BS 1996), the developer for the Atlantic Station historic or the everyday cityscape, and hence there Michael Hays (BArch 1976) with James Williamson, project in midtown, making both critiques of the has been much public criticism of insensitive professor of architecture at Cornell University and project and architectural proposals. This engage- interventions,” said Dowling. “The Harrison Design formerly on the faculty of Georgia Tech; architect ment of the Program in the real work of the city also Associates’ gift will expose many Georgia Tech and Professor Nader Tehrani of Harvard University; operated in reverse. Various firms came in to talk students to the complexities of working with architect and professor Raveevarn Choksombatchai to Visiting Assistant Professor Frances Hsu’s class historic and existing fabric and also banish the of UC Berkeley; Professor and Chair of Landscape on “Contemporary Practices” including six three- myths that often accompany such work regarding Architecture at University of Virginia, Beth Meyer; hour presentations by Jack Portman (BArch 1971) the loss of traditional craftsmanship, the lack of a architect Ann Beha of Ann Beha Associates; and and Jeff Floyd on Portman Associates’ work in archi- market, and the limitations on creativity.” Georgia Tech Professor of Architecture Athanassios tecture and development. Economou. These were complemented by exhibits Summer promises to be active as well with at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center by Frog students traveling to Rome with Professors Doug Design and Office dA, coordinated by Professor Allen and Betty Dowling; to Berlin, Paris, and Symphony Lecture Series Jude LeBlanc. The “New Ground” exhibit of student Amsterdam with Professors Richard Dagenhart, held at Georgia Tech proposals for lidding or lining the Downtown Chris Jarrett, and Mike Gamble; to Barcelona with Connector was re-installed by Professors Richard Professor Sabir Khan; and to Lisbon with Professors The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is planning to Dagenhart, Athanassios Economou, and Harris Chris Jarrett and Fred Pearsall. build a new, state-of-the-art concert hall and Dimitropoulos in the storefront of the Phillips Arena The lecture and exhibition series is already being symphony center on Fourteenth Street just west facing Marietta Street. It will remain up through the planned for next fall. To assure notification about of Peachtree Street. The symphony asked Ellen summer. Please take a look! these events, please e-mail beverly.brown@arch. Dunham-Jones, director of the Architecture Architecture faculty swept the College Academic gatech.edu and request to be placed on our e-mail Program, to serve as an advisor and offered to Faculty Awards. Professor Randy Roark was honored notification list. deliver presentations of the seven semi-finalists’ with the Distinguished Professor Award. Professor interviews as free lectures at Georgia Tech this past —Ellen Dunham-Jones Michael Gamble received the Early Career March. Students, faculty, local architects, symphony Achievement Award. Professor Athanssios Economou devotees, and a broad range of interested members received the Outstanding Teacher Award, and of the public were treated to exciting lectures by Professor George Johnston received the Faculty Students compare approach Bing Thom of Vancouver; Mack Scogin and Merrill Service Award. There were many very grateful to urban design and analysis Elam of Atlanta, both Georgia Tech alumni; Moshe students receiving financial awards courtesy of Louis Safdie of Boston; Santiago Calatrava of Paris, Nix and Perkins and Will as well as Bill Stanley and In March, HOK’s Urban Design division invited Valencia, and Zurich; Schmidt, Hammer, & Lassen Ivenue Love-Stanley of Stanley, Love-Stanley three Georgia Tech-based senior studios, along with of Aarhus, Denmark; and Steven Holl of New York. Architecture. More awards were made to students a University of Georgia graduate landscape archi- The symphony announced in June it had selected at the Architecture Program Awards on April 26 tecture studio, to compare approaches to urban Calatrava as the architect for the project. and the Program is again pleased to acknowledge design and analysis and to compete for three $500 The high level of public interest in the lecture the generosity of the donors of: the Portman Prize, prizes for innovation, process, and communication. series and the project is very promising for archi- the Stevens & Wilkinson Scholarship, the John Professor Sabir Khan’s class presented its analyses tecture as a whole. Many hopes are riding on the Houston Wear Jr. Fellowship, the John Judson of the diverse social and physical fabric of new Symphony Center to provide Atlanta not only Roland Fellowship, the R. S. Means Fellowship, Chamblee. Students from David Green’s studio with an enviable hall for music, but also with a the Facility Design Group Fellowship, the Victor D. presented their analyses of the physical impact of nationally identifiable architectural icon. Schinnerer Fellowship, the Atlanta CSI Foundation the new Special Interest District zoning in Midtown Fellowship, the Marthame Sanders Memorial Atlanta. Herman Howard’s class’s collective analysis Scholarship, the Alpha Rho Chi medal, the John and new proposal for the Atlanta University Center William Sandeford Memorial Scholarship, and the took the prize for process, while the jury awarded Henry Adams Medal and Certificate. The award the other prizes to the UGA studio taught by ceremony was followed by a celebratory “chill-out” Georgia Tech grad Henry Methvin (MArch 1984) for proposals concerning the Atlanta Civic Center area.

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City & Regional Planning

50th anniversary celebration begins Faculty, graduates of City City and Regional Planning’s with lecture series and Regional Planning Program faculty and former faculty fellows include: honored as AICP fellows ■ Chris Nelson, FAICP, faculty, inducted in 2000; The first event in the yearlong fiftieth anniversary ■ Leon Eplan, FAICP, former faculty, inducted celebration of the City and Regional Planning The election to fellow is one of the highest honors in 2000; Program is the (Re)Discovering Regionalism that the American Institute of Certified Planners ■ Anthony Catanese, FAICP, former faculty, Lecture Series. This series of lectures has brought (AICP) bestows upon a member. This honor is inducted in 2001; and in major international speakers to discuss their recognition of the achievements of the planner ■ Tom Roberts, FAICP, adjunct faculty in 1986, work in understanding and promoting regional as an individual, elevating the fellow before the inducted in 2000. planning approaches. public and the profession as a model planner with Dr. Ann Markusen, professor of planning at the significant contributions to planning and society. City and Regional Planning’s Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the “Fellowship is granted to planners who have been alumni fellows include: University of Minnesota, was the kickoff speaker. a long-time member of AICP and have achieved ■ In her presentation, “Actor-Centered Regional excellence in professional practice, teaching and Carol Barrett, FAICP, master’s degree in 1975, Analysis and Planning,” Professor Markusen mentoring, research and community service, inducted in 1999; ■ suggested that economic development strategies and leadership,” said Glenn Coyne (MCP 1987), Les Solin, FAICP, master’s degree in 1970, should be targeted toward the capacity of the labor director of AICP. inducted in 1999; ■ force (i.e., occupations) rather than toward attract- Sidney Thomas, FAICP, master’s degree in 1956, ing firms (i.e., industries). inducted in 2001; and ■ The second speaker, Mr. Robert Yaro, president Anthony Tomazinis, FAICP, master’s degree of Regional Plan Association, discussed the roles of in 1959, inducted in 2001. civic organizations and governmental entities in promoting regional solutions to problems in New “FAICP is the highest recognition given to a York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. He provided an planner,” said Cheryl Contant, director of the overview of the regional plan process over the last City and Regional Planning Program. “Having so twenty-five years and highlighted some of the key many fellows with Georgia Tech connections is a issues addressed in the Third Regional Plan in testament to the quality of our alumni and past and 1996. He concluded by describing the current current faculty.” program, Civic Alliance to Rebuild Downtown New The fellow becomes a member of the College York, a broad-based coalition of civic groups formed ■ Anthony Catanese ■ Anthony Tomazinis of Fellows, which has 220 members. The College to guide the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan of Fellows is primarily concerned with mentorship after the September 11 attacks. He emphasized the and the future advancement of planning. need to “take time to plan properly” rather than rushing to meet the needs of particular interests. Additional lectures are planned for the fall semester. For more information, contact the City and Regional Planning Program at 404.894.2350.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

The images show potential greenspace outlined in white and Atlanta parks in solid white.

The GIS Center recently completed this project and has presented the findings to the project sponsors, the Turner Foundation and Trees Atlanta. The GIS Center identifies The results of the project are quite revealing. potential greenspace for Atlanta The GIS Center identified and prioritized more than 12,000 acres of undeveloped land, or 16.5 percent In early 2001, Trees Atlanta, a nonprofit citizens’ of the city’s total area, as potential greenspace. group dedicated to protecting and improving Potential greenspace was identified through visual metro Atlanta’s urban environment by planting urban development data, the GIS Center developed interpretation of 1999 aerial photos. The potential and conserving trees, decided to expand its goals a systematic, GIS-based, parcel-level greenspace greenspace areas range in size from 5 to 512 acres, by developing a greenspace acquisition support acquisition support system for greenspace planning with the majority of these lands located adjacent to system for use in the city of Atlanta. in the city of Atlanta. The greenspace support Atlanta’s streams. The preservation of these lands will The purpose of this system is to use Geographic system is designed to identify and prioritize critical help protect water quality and forestry resources, Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing data natural areas that: while simultaneously promoting the creation of a to identify and prioritize potential greenspace. connected greenspace network in the city of Atlanta. After evaluating numerous organizations based on ■ Preserve water quality; Because the GIS Center’s greenspace support their GIS expertise and capabilities, Trees Atlanta ■ Contain urban forest resources; and system clearly indicates priority land for greenspace acquisition and is supported by GIS data and contacted the College’s Center for Geographic ■ Form wildlife corridors and connected Information Systems (CGIS) to prepare a green- analysis, the greenspace support system can help space acquisition support system. Using agreed trail systems through a contiguous Trees Atlanta, the city of Atlanta, and other upon greenspace objectives as a guide, in conjunc- system of greenspace. nonprofits make informed decisions based on tion with natural resource, demographic, and objective scientific criteria when considering land parcel-level tax information as well as existing for acquisition.

College of Architecture Newsletter 2002 7 Music News

Spring’s performance featured original compositions

This spring, the Music Department presented a Mendola. Wall composed this piece in 1997 for the musical program to a packed house showcasing Tech Jazz Ensemble as a tribute to his grandmother. several works written specifically for Georgia Tech’s “This was a year of new heights for the jazz student musicians. The 2002 President’s Concert program, with Sam’s great improv lectures, featured original compositions written by award- demonstrations, and his direction of Jazz II, our fall winning composer and producer Thomas Bahler, appearance with Diane Schuur, and now with jazz pianist Dan Wall, and Georgia Tech Assistant Dan’s transcendent performance,” says Mendola. Band Director Chris Moore. “Dan is truly one of America’s leading jazz pianists. The work is linear, with independent, pyrotechnic lines that would challenge any professional band, and the students rose to meet that challenge.” Among the evening’s highlights was the premiere Above: New adjunct faculty of Thomas “Tom” Bahler’s “Atlanta Skyline,” member Sam Skelton performed by the Georgia Tech Symphonic Band. The idea for Atlanta Skyline originated from a Right: Jazz pianist, composer, and recording conversation between Bahler and Dean Galloway artist Dan Wall on how closely music is related to architecture. Because of that conversation, Bahler composed a piece of music that evokes the rhythms and motifs that represent Atlanta. “It’s a thrill for me to be able to write an expressionistic piece like ‘The Atlanta Skyline,’ one that is sublime, moving and, hopefully, Also on the playbill were tenor sax soloist full of emotion,” Bahler said. “I hope this draws Sam Skelton and the Georgia Tech Chorale. Skelton, attention to architecture and music, to show the a new adjunct faculty member of the Music marriage of the two.” Department, and the Jazz Ensemble performed “Willow Weep For Me.” The song was written in 1923 by Ann Ronell and is associated with pioneer Members of the Georgia Tech MIDI Ensemble performed at the 2002 President’s Concert using instruments of their blues and jazz singer Ruth Etting. own design, such as the drum tower seen here. The Georgia Tech Chorale, led by Director of Choral Activities William “Doc” Caldwell, Lois Reitzes, program director of WABE Public performed “To St. Cecelia” to the accompaniment Radio and host of the popular morning classical of an eleven-member brass ensemble. Norman music program “Second Cup,” served as master of Dello Joio’s cantata, “To Saint Cecilia,” was written ceremonies for the evening’s program. The evening in 1958, with text adopted by the composer began with a work called Intertexture, written by from John Dyden’s poem “A Song for St. Cecilia’s Chris Moore and performed by the MIDI ensemble. Day.” Dryden’s text contemplates music’s power to Intertexture combined the modern timbres of awaken the emotions. synthesized percussion and classical orchestral The spring concert is the highlight of the Music music, performed on student designed and built Department’s spring performances. To kick off the instruments and installations. When building these event, Dean Galloway and his wife, Sharon Perry instruments, the students draw from their majors Galloway, hosted a pre-concert dinner to raise while considering the needed strengths of the awareness of the Music Program among alumni instrument, what materials to use, how much and to honor the special guest performers. Guests weight the instrument will support, and what forces included Georgia Tech President Wayne Clough Guest Conductor Thomas Bahler began rehearsing with will be applied. the Georgia Tech Symphonic Band on “The Atlanta Skyline” and his wife Anne, Tom and Beth Ventulett, John “Being in this ensemble allows me to participate in January. and Jan Portman, Mickey and Marily Steinberg, in two of my favorite things: music and engineering,” Bob and Patty Thompson, Rose Beattie, Tom Bahler, says mechanical engineering student Justin Weaver. To better understand the origins of Atlanta’s Jerry and Jean Cooper, Richard and Margaret “I draw a correlation between what I’m learning in skyline, Bahler interviewed several Atlanta Guthman, Robert McMath, Larry and Shannon my ME classes and what I’m building [in music]. architects––John Portman, Tom Ventulett, Jerry Lord, Brent Reid, Mr. and Mrs. William Reed, For this semester, my main project [in music] was to Cooper, and Larry Lord. Georgia Tech alumnus Dr. and Mrs. Grady Clinkscales, Al Pierce, Eugenia construct and play ‘drum towers’ for Intertexture. The Bill Bell also flew Bahler over the city in his private Kelley, Lula Cowart, Frances Camp, Billie Whaley, drum tower turned out to be a rolling platform with plane so the composer could experience the Bucky and Janet Johnson, Bill and Janet Bell, Ken a structure built on top, inside which ‘flat’ drums skyline from the air. Gwinner, David Buchanan, Arol Wolford, Norman were suspended by steel cables. It was an interesting Bahler completed his piece in fall 2001 and Dixon, and Donald and Lois Reitzes. architectural design.” began rehearsing it with the Georgia Tech The evening’s performance was dedicated to Throughout the performance, the student per- Symphonic Band in January 2002. “I enjoy spending Bucky Johnson, the Music Program director who formers also controlled lighting and audio elements time with young people and making a difference. retired at the end of spring semester. About 250 in real time. Something that particularly drew me to Tech was people attended a reception in Johnson’s honor Jazz pianist, composer, and recording artist Dan meeting Bucky Johnson, director of the Music following the performance. “I was really touched Wall performed Jazz Suite for Mary, along with Program. The music faculty here is really over the by the reception,” says Johnson. “It put a nice tenor saxophonist Sam Skelton and the Tech Jazz top. They’re the best. The Tech Symphonic Band is as touch of closure on my Tech career, and having Ensemble, under the leadership of Jazz Director Ron good as any I’ve ever heard,” he said. “They play it at the President’s Concert added a special signifi- with a fantastic freedom of expression.” cance to the night. I was so proud of my colleagues and the music students for such an outstanding musical evening.” Upcoming Events: Music Department Concert Calendar All concerts will be held at the Robert Ferst Center. For tickets, call 404.894.9600.

November 7 November 13 December 3 “Surround Sounds” “The GT Orchestra in Italy” “Chorale Concert” The “Yellow Jacket” Band presents its’ first indoor Musical ports of call throughout Italy including The Georgia Tech Chorale and the Orchestra present performance and will feature small ensembles “Fall” and “Winter” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons “Bach Magnificat.” in a multi-media setting. and Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony. December 5 November 12 November 25 “Music of the Season” “Symphonic Classics!” “Solos and Ensembles” Start your holidays off on a merry note with the Music Enjoy an evening of classic wind literature. Georgia Tech instrumentalists will perform solo Department’s annual holiday concert. and ensemble literature from Handel to Bartok.

For more information on upcoming events, contact Christine Marks at 404.894.3193. 8 College of Architecture Newsletter 2002 Industrial Design and CATEA News

Industrial Design

International sculptor conducts demonstration for ID students

More than a dozen local artists joined Industrial of them will be inspired to try sculpting. It’s the Design faculty and students in April for a sculpture best way I know of to express truth,” said Vaugel. demonstration by award-winning sculptor Martine Vaugel resides in France’s Loire Valley, where Vaugel. Vaugel is a two-time winner of the Rodin she recently completed a commission for Charles Grand Prize Monumental Figure Competition. Andre, Marquis de Brissac. The bronze standing During the three-hour presentation in the College figure of the marquis’ son has been installed as atrium, sophomore Industrial Design student Tom the focal point of a fountain in Chateau Brissac, Moran modeled for Vaugel as she demonstrated her Brissac, France. In addition to commission work, sculpting method. The result was a two-foot standing Vaugel conducts sculpture studios each summer figure of Moran. in the Loire Valley. Her students learn techniques Vaugel’s work is included in the collections for sculpting portraits as well as standing, reclining, of Presidents Bush, Reagan, and Carter. Her portrait and seated figures. of Mahatma Gandhi has been placed on his ashes “The human sculpture demonstration was won- and is used as an International Peace Prize. derful because it relates to our program and others Vaugel’s sculptures can be found in Japan’s Hakone in so many ways––art, human factors, scale, and Open Air Museum, the Los Angeles Museum of material,” said Lorraine Justice, director of the Contemporary Art, and The Rockefeller Collection, Industrial Design Program. “Martine Vaugel brought among many others. an international atmosphere of art to our College “What a great place the College of Architecture that day and a different way of looking at the world.” is for creative minds. Meeting the students was For more information on the artist, visit a wonderful experience for me, and I hope a few www.vaugelsculpture.com.

ID student Tom Moran models for sculptor Martine Vaugel.

Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA)

CATEA links with ID to teach Human-Centered Design to the designer. “The students are exposed to the student is to evaluate such a system with regard near- and long-term future for designers that is now to the issues of human diversity: Are people of dif- Graduate and undergraduate students in the Industrial and will be defined by an inexorable increase in fering capabilities able to perform and how should Design Program have a unique opportunity among the number of aging adults and issues of disability,” the system accommodate them? Ergonomic systems design students nationally to learn about the influence says Koncelik. such as automobile driving, interactions within of human factors on the design process. The course In this year’s course, Koncelik and Ringholz bathrooms with appliances for grooming, and use on Human-Centered Design has been offered for introduced the students to surface anthropometry, of new processing and scanning technologies at seven years through the program in Industrial Design. the study of human body measurements. Several super-market checkout stations are a few of the This year, it has been jointly taught by Professor students were voluntarily scanned using a 3-D micro-environmental ergonomic systems explored Joseph Koncelik, the director of the Center for photo-optical body scanner. Staff from CATEA and evaluated.” Assistive Technology and Environmental Access presented information on assistive technology and Students in the Human-Centered Design course (CATEA), and Assistant Professor David Ringholz. ADA compliance. Dr. Brad Fain from the Human have an exposure to issues confronting the designer “While there is a growing trend to create courses Engineering Systems Group in the Georgia Tech of the twenty-first century that will be an essential that emphasize the ‘human center’ of design process Research Institute presented information on product component of their expertise throughout their career. in industrial design, architecture, engineering, and accessibility evaluation. Jamie Cahill, a woman The instructors have challenged students in the even business curricula, the COA/ID course is one who has overcome significant disability in her life, class by stating that they become the advocate for of the first to incorporate issues of human diversity gave the students firsthand information on her attention to diversity after being exposed to human and technological response across a broad range of efforts to remain independent and continue working centering as a concept. In the process of designing product and environmental issues,” says Koncelik. with the help of assistive technology. the new century’s technology, products, and environ- Students in the course are exposed to the range “Students have been charged with the examination ments, the individuals and institutions that can of traditional human factors concepts and areas of an ‘ergonomic system,’ a relationship between address issues of diversity will have a decided edge of expertise. The course also broadens to explore the human user of technology and the outcome of in the marketplace. For more information, visit the means by which demographic, cultural, aging, performance,” said Koncelik. “The challenge for the www.catea.org/human.html. racial and ethnic, and human capability issues provide a host of new twenty-first century chal- lenges that must be accommodated. Professor Ringholz demonstrates alternative keyboard platforms originally designed for people with disabilities. Concepts such as “universal design” and “trans- generational design” are among the important philo- sophic constructs explored. The impact of the ever-increasing amount of civil rights legislation–– including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Housing Amendment, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, Section 255 of the Telecommuni- cations Act, and the Patient Bill of Rights––are presented and discussed to familiarize students with their growing responsibilities to accommodate individuals with disabilities and aging adults. The emphasis of the class is designing for others, not for “the self.” Defining the diversity of others and realizing how environments and product technology must accommodate that diversity poses challenges and significant new responsibilities

College of Architecture Newsletter 2002 9 Building Construction News

New graduate program Industry shows unwavering support to debut this fall for Third Annual BC Golf Classic

This fall, the Building Construction (BC) Program On April 15, more than 140 golfers hit the links at will kick off a new graduate program in Integrated the Standard Club in Duluth for the Third Annual Project Delivery Systems. The graduate program, Jim Dreger Golf Classic, an annual fund-raiser for designed for contractors, architects, developers, the BC Program that has sold out every year. and others in the construction industry, will Professor Dreger, former BC Program director And they’re off! More help students understand, analyze, select, and and construction industry professional, was chosen than 140 players manage the most appropriate and effective project as the tournament’s honoree upon his retirement participated in the delivery systems. from Georgia Tech in 1999. More than thirty-six Third Annual Jim Dreger Golf Classic. “It’s important to understand the different project teams took to the greens at this year’s tournament, delivery systems available now because providing including a team from presenting sponsor PAE and affordable and effective construction for a project teams representing the following founding spon- Presenting Sponsor can often mean using a delivery system other than sors: Archer Western Contractors, B&W Mechanical PAE Inc. the traditional method most people are familiar Contractors, Hardin Construction Group, Holder with,” said Associate Professor Saeid Sadri. “The Construction, J.A. Jones, Ryland Homes, and Founding Sponsors knowledge gained through this program can give Turner Construction. The tournament gave BC Archer-Western Contractors Ltd. employees an edge in doing their job and meeting students an opportunity to meet BC alumni and B&W Mechanical Contractors Inc. their client’s needs.” other construction leaders. Hardin Construction Group Inc. Holder Construction Co. Selecting a project delivery system means “choos- “The construction industry’s unwavering support JA Jones Inc. ing the best way or system to work.” The compre- of the tournament indicates its dedication to the Ryland Homes hensive nature of the graduate program will illustrate BC Program and interest in the program’s success,” Turner Construction Co. the contractual relationships and the risk, time, and said Clay Landers, tournament co-chair and a cost involved in using different project delivery partner with Camden Management Partners. Gold Sponsors systems. A variety of delivery methods will be “The number of sponsors involved really reflects Aiken Grading Co. Atlanta Electrical Contractors Associates explored, including the design-build system, the the industry’s interest in investing in the education Brasfield & Gorrie construction management/agent method, the hybrid of tomorrow’s building construction leaders.” Camden Management Partners bridging and partnering system, the negotiated select The Alumni Board Golf Tournament Committee was Choate Construction Co. team method, and the traditional delivery method. led by co-chairs Allen Dolphyn, project manager Contractors of the South The program will examine the advantages with Benchmark Building Contractors, and Landers. Hardaway Construction Corp. of Tennessee Juneau Construction Co. and disadvantages of different project delivery More than forty BC students also volunteered. Mann Mechanical Co. approaches. By understanding each system, The first place gross score went to Turner McCarthy students can carefully evaluate a project in order Construction and second place gross score to Mechanical Contractors Association of Georgia to make an informed and appropriate decision. Lowell White Properties. United Forming took first Stasco Mechanical Contractors Inc. The additional knowledge and analytical skills place net score, and Aiken Grading took the second Sunbelt Rentals United Forming Inc. gained through the program will allow graduates place net score. Banks Burgess, with Lowell White to add both value and savings to a project. Properties, and Les Stumpff, with Ryland Homes, White Sponsors The graduate curriculum will incorporate won closest to the pin contests. Burgess also won Benchmark Building Contractors integrated problem solving through state-of-the-art the longest drive contest. Robert Fowler, with Johnson Controls Inc. technical and management techniques. Classes will United Forming, won the putting contest. Lowell White Properties be offered in the evenings, so students can continue At the awards reception, Dale Thornton, vice McKenney’s Inc. New South Construction Co. Inc. their professional work while studying at their own president of PAE, expressed his company’s interest Pyramid Masonry Contractors Inc. pace. The curriculum includes eighteen semester in supporting the BC Program and in working Raulins Pipeline Cleaning hours of required courses, twelve semester hours together with the BC Program in the future. RJ Griffin & Co. of master’s thesis work, and six semester hours Southeastern Tilt LLC of electives. Graduates of the program will receive Specialty Finishes Inc. Superior Rigging & Erecting Co. an MS in Building Construction and Integrated Technology Park/Atlanta Inc. Facility Management. Triad Properties Corp. For more information about the graduate The Winter Construction Co. program in Integrated Project Delivery Systems, see www.arch.gatech.edu/bc or call 404.894.4875. Hole Sponsors & Friends Applications are currently being accepted for the ATC Associates Color Reflections graduate program. Engineer’s Bookstore Inc. Ernst & Young 5 Seasons Brewing Co. Georgia Power Inglett & Stubbs Inc. JAMCO Labor Ready Piedmont Geotechnical Consultants Inc. SCA Students Attend National PRS Construction AGC Convention Qore Inc. Schoppman-Freese Co. Inc. Universal Steel Inc. The executive chairs of the Student Construction Association (SCA) attended the Associated General Contractors of America’s (AGC) 83rd Annual Convention and ConExpo in Las Vegas in March. It was an exciting meeting with lectures, presentations, covering more than 1.9 million square feet and shows, and many opportunities to meet new people. presenting the latest in earthmoving, hydraulics, The group attended a presentation by Dwight lifting, pumps, and mobile concrete batch plants. Beraneck, chief of engineering and construction JCB Construction Equipment’s “Dancing Diggers” for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Beraneck performance was the most entertaining show given spoke about the future of construction post- by an exhibitor, though CAT, Volvo, WR Grace, September 11, posing numerous thought-provoking JRB Company, and Diamond Products also had questions while discussing the importance of interactive models and interesting booths as well. Amanda Ellington “test-drives” achieving a balance between providing services to The convention was very informative and assisted some new construction equipment. the public and security to tenants. the officers in planning future SCA activities. The The Georgia Tech SCA representatives also SCA representatives also benefited from interaction explored the ConExpo at the Las Vegas Convention with industry leaders, vendors, and other student Center. There were 2,300 exhibitors at the Expo leaders from around the world.

10 College of Architecture Newsletter 2002 AWPL and Ph.D. News

Advanced Wood Products Laboratory (AWPL)

Nordson Corporation supports AWPL AWPL offers training workshops with equipment donation for woodworking professionals “The direct spray system allows for precise and metered adhesive application,” says Brohammer. The Advanced Wood Products Laboratory (AWPL) “Thereby, application, product control, and use began offering training workshops in July for wood- of a wide variety of hot-melt adhesives could relate working professionals, with training conducted at to a possible cost savings to the manufacturer in the AWPL’s state-of-the-art technical facility near production of finished goods.” campus. The education and training program at “The AWPL, with its state-of-the-art woodwork- AWPL is being developed to support the technical ing equipment, allows Nordson to work with other requirements of the secondary wood processing industry leaders to advance automated wood prod- industry in the United States. ucts manufacturing,” says Dave Deibel, Nordson “In order for U.S. companies to compete effec- woodworking industry specialist. “The opportunity tively in today’s global market, they must develop to perform demonstrations with current and future efficient manufacturing capabilities that provide fast woodworking professionals is invaluable and allows response, flexibility, and product quality,” said Phil AWPL Director Karl Brohammer programs the edgebander the feedback we need to continue to advance the Bryant, AWPL’s associate director of Education and to spray hot melt adhesive. role of adhesive application in secondary wood Training. “Wood manufacturers have responded to products manufacturing.” these competitive pressures by automating their oper- Nordson Corp. has provided the Advanced Wood The AWPL recognizes the growing importance ations en masse over the last few years; however, Products Laboratory (AWPL) with some of technology to the global wood products industry. they have experienced a severe shortage of qualified of the latest adhesive application equipment––an Expanding the development and use of Computer workers. Machine technology advancements require EB60V adjustable edgebanding slot gun and an Numerical Control (CNC) technology will help a technically educated work force, and the demand MC 7 adhesive application system. the U.S. woodworking industry become high-tech, is far outweighing the supply. The AWPL is address- “The Nordson adhesive application equipment nimble, and competitive in world markets. ing this concern by offering a variety of technically allows demonstration of the latest technology The means to accomplish this include education based courses to the industry.” available for edgebanding and to compare adhesive and training, demonstration, and research and Courses have been developed for designers, application systems,” says Karl Brohammer, director development. For more information on AWPL, visit programmers, and other individuals interested in of AWPL. www.arch.gatech.edu/awpl. learning skills needed to operate Computer The edgebanding slot gun provides a high- Nordson Corp. is a leading producer of precision Numerical Control (CNC) machinery as well quality, versatile hot-melt adhesive application not dispensing equipment. Nordson systems apply adhe- as other automated woodworking machines. traditionally seen in the woodworking industry. sives, sealants, and coatings to a broad range of Basic Computer Aided Design (CAD) is offered consumer and industrial products during manufac- as a preparatory skills class. Hands-on training turing operations. The company also manufactures is conducted in basic and advanced programming technology-based systems for curing and surface for CNC routers, CNC boring machines, and treatment processes. computerized panel saws. Operation and mainte- nance classes are also conducted for edgebanders, wide belt sanders, and moulders. For a complete schedule of courses, contact Ph.D. Carol Whitescarver at carol.whitescarver@arch. gatech.edu or call 404.894.1096.

Recent developments in Space Syntax and Architectural Morphology

The spatial morphology field has been substantially “space syntax” in the Handbook of Environ- strengthened with two new hires, Dr. Sonit Bafna mental Psychology, for the first time since the and Dr. Ruth Conroy Dalton. Bafna and Dalton’s handbook has been in publication: with each company. Each was reviewed for capa- interests span across the range of special research bilities of the software CAD platforms to support Peponis J, Wineman J, 2002, “Spatial Structure of applications represented in the Ph.D. program. interactive 3D parametric design—involving Environment and Behavior,” in Bechtel R, Churchman While Dalton’s main expertise lies in spatial hundreds of thousands of elements—multi-person A (eds), 2002, Handbook of Environmental Psychology intelligibility, she also brings new insights into access, and support for extensibility and customiza- (New York: Wiley). the applicability of spatial theory and techniques tion, to allow automatic building layout and part of analysis to better understand and further Other activity in this area includes research on the definition, structural analysis and design, and part develop virtual space. Two recent papers document impact of spatial layouts on the effectiveness of detailing. The companies were also evaluated this work: science exhibitions, funded by the Informal Science regarding their ability to provide precast design Education Program of the National Science and engineering expertise to embed in customized Conroy Dalton, R., B. Bazan, X. Liu, L. Migoski, and D. Foundation. Professors John Peponis and Ruth applications. On May 6-8, the proposing companies Yang. “Through a Glass Darkly: A Case for the Study Dalton are working on this project in collaboration came to Atlanta and made two-hour presentations of Virtual Space.” Paper presented at the 90th ACSA with Jean Wineman at the University of Michigan. to the Consortium’s technical committee. (Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture) After review, two company groups were selected Annual Meeting, New Orleans, April 11-14, 2002. for further consideration. The first involved a CAD Conroy Dalton, R. “Is Spatial Intelligibility Critical to the platform based on Solidworks, a parametric modeler Design of Large-scale Virtual Environments?” Precast Concrete Software originally developed for mechanical design, with International Journal of Design Computing no. 4, Consortium moves to next level the precast customization being done by LEAP Special Issue on Designing Virtual Worlds (2002). Software of Tampa, Florida. The second was Tekla, The Winter/Spring issue of the Newsletter outlined an engineering software company from Finland that Bafna is working toward new methods of architec- the development effort that Chuck Eastman, profes- has developed parametric design systems for a tural criticism that take full advantage of innovative sor of architecture and computing and director of variety of other industries, including structural steel, techniques of spatial analysis as represented in his the Ph.D. Program; Rafael Sacks, research associate; electrical, and communication grids. recent publication: and Ghang Lee, Ph.D. student, have undertaken Final selection between the two will be made with the Precast Concrete Software Consortium. during the summer, after the Consortium gains Bafna S, 2002, “Frame in Chicago: Mies’ Journey from In response to the specification they developed hands-on experience with both systems. When the Germany to the United States,” Proceedings of the with the Consortium, twelve software companies or final selection is made, the Georgia Tech team will Southeastern Conference of the ACSA. groups of companies submitted proposals for devel- begin the next major phase of the project, in which Georgia Tech’s role in developing and promoting oping a product with the consortium for the precast they aim to define an industry-wide precast data new techniques of spatial analyses that are nation- concrete industry. Of these, six were short-listed. model. The model will support integration of the ally and internationally recognized has recently The Georgia Tech team held fact-finding meetings new 3D precast modeling software with other enter- been reflected in the inclusion of a chapter on prise applications.

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The “Alumni News” section highlights promotions, awards, scholarships, fellowships, and publication of books. Let us hear from you. It’s a good way Continuing Education News to stay in touch with your classmates. Georgia Tech hosts Design and Construction Industry Training Who for non-technical professionals

In May, more than eighty-five A/E/C professionals A preliminary version of the program was piloted What from twenty-five states met at Georgia Tech locally in January to test and fine-tune the curriculum to take part in a design and construction industry before presenting it to a national audience. Leading training session for non-technical professionals, the curriculum development team was Brian Bowen, hosted by the College in partnership with the Society executive in residence at the College. When for Marketing Professional Services. Construction “Probably one in five people working in design business managers, finance managers, administrative and construction do not have a technical background personnel, human resources officers, and marketing in the industry. It is surprising that no one has thought professionals attended the program’s national debut. to put together a course targeted at this audience Where “Given the complex, interdisciplinary nature before now,” said Bowen. “Given the success of this of the design and building industry, a need clearly program, we’ve already begun planning to repeat the exists for all individuals engaged in this business program in February 2003 in Washington, D.C.” to understand the industry as a whole,” said Dean In addition to Bowen, program faculty members Galloway. “We wanted to provide a comprehensive included Seth Barnhard, Barnhard Consulting; Submitted by overview of the industry’s structure, procedures, William Dean, partner, Newcomb & Boyd Degree processes, and key players.” Consulting Engineering Group; Mike Dell’Isola, During the three-day program, architects, engi- senior vice president, Hanscomb; Judy Gordon, Year neers, and other industry experts spoke to the audi- architect and faculty member, College of Phone ence about a range of topics including: Architecture; Allison Hodges, risk management Street Address analyst, Victor O. Schinnerer & Company; and ■ the development process Robert Salmon, senior vice president, Holder ■ delivery options Construction Company. City, State ■ procurement The program was sponsored by Hanscomb ZIP ■ contracts (www.hanscombusa.com), the world’s third E-mail Address ■ what architects, engineers, and general largest construction management-for-fee (non A/E, contractors do and how they do it non-contractor) firm; and CNA/Victor O. Schinnerer ■ building systems & Co. (www.schinnerer.com), a leading Clip and mail or fax to: ■ design-build underwriting manager of professional liability Barbara Christopher ■ codes and regulations products and services. Georgia Institute of Technology ■ College of Architecture risk and insurance For more information on this program or other Atlanta, GA 30332-0155 ■ building economics and industry trends College Continuing Education programs, contact E-mail: [email protected] Carol Whitescarver at 404.894.1096 or by e-mail Fax: 404.894.2678 at [email protected], or visit www.arch.gatech.edu/programs/conted.

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