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Architecture and Fine Arts Library FLORIDA/CARIBBEAN ARCHITECT Spring 1 Computer-Aided Drafting & Design Enhancing the Process Florida Demands 'I'^j0":. a Lot >- Lower Operating Costs: Operating Savings Natural gas cooling is a cost-effective facility option for Building design specs for Idea Display Inc.'s conditioning commercial, institutional, process and residential 10,000 square foot (200,000 cubic foot) space. For ventilation, make-up air and special process Pensacola facility called for operating 24 applications, natural gas-fired desiccant units can beat Florida's flours a day with 100% recirculation of air, with 2,200 CFM, Summer Design Day @ 95 high humidity v^fith a significant reduction in the tonnage Dry Bulb/78 Wet Bulb. Twenty tons of required w^ith a conventional system, and can that would be conventional A/C were specified. However, achieve results conventional systems can't. And many with one natural gas-fired ENGELHARD/ICC gas utihties offer lower summer peak cooling rates. desiccant unit, only five tons of A/C were needed to achieve average readings of 80.4 degrees Dry Bulb, 41.3% relative humidity 1° >- Cleaner Environment: that varied less than and 1 % throughout the building. The system also cost thousands Natural gas is the cleanest burning fossil fuel-burning ^ less than conventional A/C, and is saving an oil cleaner and more efficiently than coal and estimated $6,563 a year in operating costs. H used to generate electricity. from a Cooling Natural Gas < Syste Meets the Demmi. Greater Dependability: Surpassing Environmental Natural gas isn't subject to fluctuations, brown-outs Requirements or power outages, important for healthcare, When the State of Florida needed a chiller for Duval Regional 'f-^ hospitahty and other facihties requiring rehabUity. its new 180,000 square foot Service Center in Jacksonville, it chose a ^^ Gas cooling units are designed and tested for natural gas system. The two McQuay 560 ton extreme weather, and built to last. gas-fired absorption chillers installed not only meet the State of Florida's tough weather demands-they also surpass Florida's Residential, Storefront, Institutional and Process: environmental regulations with 100% CFC free Natural gas cooling systems can be sized for operation. The new gas cooling system is also any project. For more information on gas designed to minimize the facility's overall energy life-cycle costs. engine-driven, absorption, or desiccant units, call your local gas company. 11 FLORIDA NATURAL GAS ASSOCUTION " CONTENTS U- OF FLA. LIBRARIES FLORIDA/CARIBBEAN ARCHITECT _- Computer-Aided Drafting & Design Enhancing the Process Features Realistic Simulations Offer Solid Solutions 10 Bermello, Ajamil & Partners's advanced software program graphically recasts operations analysis into poweiful design information. Spring 1997 Calculating Comfort and Performance 14 Vol. 44. No. 1 R. J. Heiscnbottle Architects and the KTGY Group found that computers were critical in designing perfect sound, sight, and comfort into this community petfo-nning arts center. Cover: Kings Point Theater fo7- the Sophisticated Design Performing Arts, Tamarac, Florida. for Secure Student Living 16 Beyond its practical purpose, this student housing designed by Mateu Carrefio Rizo & Partners adds some architectural pizzazz to the Florida Atlantic University campus. Using Advanced Technology to Reflect on the Past 18 For this battlefield memorial and visitors center design, the team ofJohn Dehaii, AIA Assoc, Ron Witte, and Sarah Wliiting used CADD "to explore a lot of ideas in a short period of time. Departments Editorial 3 News 4 Books 6 New Products and Services 8 Legal Note 22 by Robert Alfert, Jr, Esq., Assoc. AIA Index to Advertisers 24 FL0R1D,V(:ARIBBE^\N ARt;lIITECT Spring 1997 TROPIC TOP'" ARTIFICIAL THATCH At last, ttie demand tias been met for a ttiatcti that is virtually Indestructible. 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It is also approved by the Florida Chapter of ALA for 28 learning units. (Sponsor No. J 105/Course No. J 105-1) Dotes: March 19, 20 & 21 April 23, 24 & 25 Microllam®' Parallam®, TimberStrand®- TJI®- and Trus Joist MacMillan® are registered trademarks of Trus Jnisl MacMillan a limited partnership. Boise. Idaho, 36-33 2 FLORID/VCARIBBEAN ARCHITECT Spring 1997 EDITORIAL FLORIDA/CARIBBEAN elcome to the first issue ofFloiida/Caribbean Architect, .\RCniTECT with our new masthead tliat acknowledges the ties we Wihave with our fellow practitioners in the Caribbean. We Florida Association of the are a Region, and finally, we are starting to act as one! American Institute of Architects 104 East Jefferson Street In his editorial in the January 1997 Architectural Record, Tallaliassee, Florida 32301 Robert Ivey, FAIA, writes that "this is a dynamic moment for Editorial Board Architecture, a profession poised for the millennium—fueled by John Totty, AIA, Chaimian a robust economy, enriched by a plurality of styles, challenged John Howey, FAIA by new ways of doing business, informed by increasing diversity Karl Thome, AIA of the workforce, and brimming with information and technical President advancement." How appropriate that statement is for our Region. John R. Cochran, Jr., AIA A few months ago, after more than a year of planning, the Vice President/President-elect Caribbean Basin Initiative was formed to bring Florida and Caribbean archi- Roy Knight, FAIA tects closer together. From it came an independent organization knowai as Busi- Secretary/TVeasurer ness Horizons for the Americas. Members of AIA Florida, AIA Puerto Rico, and Vivian Salaga, AIA AIA Virgin Islands, and our two AIA Florida/Caribbean Regional Directors, Henry Past President Alexander, AIA, and Tom Marvel, FAIA, worked hard, incorporating a variety of William BUzzard, ALA businesses and their representatives who shared one common interest: regional Senior Regional Director bridging. Last November, in San Juan, the first Business Horizons Conference Henry C. Alexander, Jr, AIA of architects business people to Coral Gables brought together an enthusiastic group Emd share their views and outline future endeavors. Regional Director As Florida, the Caribbean, and South and Central America are tied together John P. Tice, Jr, AIA in so many ways, it seems vital for us, as architects, to be prepared to think and Vice President for view, invite to help Professional Excellence practice as a Region. To encourage this broadened we you Ivan Johnson, AIA us present examples of architectural excellence representing this entire Re- first publisher, Publi- Vice President for gion. This inaugural issue is also the by our new Dawson Political Effectiveness cations, Inc. Let us know what you think. Debra Lupton, AIA Change is in the air So many changes have occurred in the way we practice Vice President for in just the last few years. Change also is occurring rapidly in our Association. Communications New management styles aimed toward making AIA Florida more responsive to Keith Bailey, AIA the needs of membership are occurring at both the State Board and Chapter Executive Vice President levels. Proactivity is the guiding force as we strive to "poise ourselves for George A. Allen, CAE, Hon. AIA the millennium." No longer is the status quo acceptable. To ensure that our Editor practices are protected, both now and in the future, we are not waiting for Margaiet Baiiow changes, we are making them happen. Published by We also are demanding change from National AIA. We made ourselves heard Dawson Publications, Inc. loud and clear again this year at Grassroots, and they took notice. No doubt, we 2236 Greenspring Drive Tmionium, Maryland 21093 will continue to "shout," and we hope that they will continue to listen. (410) 560-5600 (800) 322-3448 With due respect to Mr. Ivey, we have adopted his phrase "Poised for the Fax: (410) 560-5601 Millennium," as the theme for our AIA Florida Annual Convention. This sum- Publisher mer in Orlando we will again be offering seminars and CEUs on issues critical Denise Rolph to our practices. Sales Manager Change can be good. We as architects need to be able to change and to accept Dave Patrick change. How else can we, as our Vision states, be "a imited association of Archi- Layout & Design tects who lead the shaping of Florida's futme." Tliis is a "dynamic moment for Aniy King architecture," a profession "poised for the millemiium." The Florida/Caribbean Floridoy'f^nnbbpan Airhitprt, OfficiaJJounial of Region is getting ready for the ftiture. the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects, is owned by the Association, a Florida Corporation, not for profit. ISSN-001.5- John R. Cochran, Jr., AIA, President 3907. It is published four times a .vear and distributed through the Executive Office of the Association. 104 East Jefferson St., T^ahassee, Florida 32301. Telephone 904/222-7590. Opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of AIA Florida. 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