AIA Northern Virginia News May / June 2015 Volume LIII, Issue 3
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AIA Northern Virginia News May / June 2015 Volume LIII, Issue 3 In This Issue Design Awards Celebration to be Held June 4 at the Washington Library at Mount Vernon President’s Letter .................................................... 2 Continuing Education ..............................................3 Virginia Society Membership Meeting .............. 5 YAF Meeting & Happy Hour ................................. 5 Canstruction ..............................................................7 Accessibility Manual ............................................... 8 Fellows Fete ...............................................................9 WIA Website & Happy Hour ...............................10 18th UIFA Congress 2015 ......................................10 New AIA Contract Documents ...........................12 Photographs © Richard Creamer by Deborah S. Burns, Hon. AIA Courtesy of Ayers Saint Gross Fairfax County Expectional Design Awards ... 13 Executive Director On the Boards .........................................................15 We are pleased to announce that the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association will host our Classified Ad ............................................................16 Design Awards Celebration on June 4 at the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, adjacent to the Mount Vernon Estate. Professional Practice ............................................. 17 Membership Update ..............................................18 Designed by Ayers Saint Gross, the 45,000-square-foot, LEED® Gold Certified library was completed in 2013. Situated on a 15-acre wooded site across from the estate, the FYI ...............................................................................18 two-story library is constructed of limestone with interior walls lined with veneer Calendar ....................................................................19 made of American Sycamore. The light-filled entry hall leads to the main reading room, where we will have representatives from both Mount Vernon and Ayers Saint þ Visit www.aianova.org for news + updates Gross on hand to talk about the library and its collections. q Printed on 30% post-industrial fiber Built to safeguard George Washington’s original books and papers, the library serves as a resource for the study of Washington, the colonial period and the Revolutionary War. continues on page 6 Canstruction® 2015 What’s the Next Step in Building? Salutogenic Design by Carolyn Rickard-Brideau, AIA at Reagan National Airport Partner | Office President at Little Our bodies respond to cues in the environment, and much of what is designed today Did you know that over 480,000 passengers is giving our systems the wrong message. As a design professional, I’ve spent the pass through Reagan Washington National past six years studying and researching how the buildings I design impact the health Airport each week? of their inhabitants. As principal in a design firm, it seemed unacceptable to me to neglect the full extent of design’s role in human health. So I began to learn about Showcase your design talent by reserving the relationship between architecture and neuroscience to gain a more complete your space at the airport now! understanding of the human body, specifically the brain, and how it responds to the environments that surround it. And help us stock the shelves at the Arlington Food Assistance Center. That led me to salutogenic design. Salutogenesis, meaning “the origins of health,” deals with the relationships between stress, wellness and human health. Salutogenic design focuses on the positive impact of design on human health. It’s a measurable as- pect of design that can help a building’s inhabitants operate at their peak performance. Additionally, it can help them maintain physical and mental well-being, actually helping them lead healthier and potentially longer lives. It is the ultimate investment in people, in an architectural sense. more on page 7 continues on page 4 President’s Letter AIA Northern Virginia News The Year of the Advocate THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS NORTHERN VIRGINIA CHAPTER by Sean E. Reilly, AIA 205 South Patrick Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 AIA Northern Virginia President (703) 549-9747 Phone (703) 549-9783 Fax The other day I visited two inspiring [email protected] www.aianova.org spaces that elevate public awareness and advocate for the value of Chapter Staff 2015 Board of Directors architecture to thousands of people every day. Light reflecting off the Deborah Burns, Hon. AIA Executive Committee water in the enormous voids where Executive Director the towers once stood merges with Sean E. Reilly, AIA the sound of large scale waterfalls Matt Shuba, Assoc. AIA President and die cut names of the fallen that Communications Director line the perimeter. Water from the falls steadily flows toward Meagan W. Jancy, AIA and then into a dark chasm at the center of each fountain, Lorin Boswell President Elect whose footprints precisely mark the size and locations of the Membership Director World Trade Center towers. The architecture fuses with its Karen M. Conkey, AIA site and the events of history to create a powerful place of Treasurer healing and memory at the 9/11 Memorial. AIA Northern Virginia News is published six (6) times Theresa del Ninno, AIA In mid-town I stepped into one of my favorite spaces, the yearly: January/February, Secretary Chrysler building lobby. Thousands of people move through March/April, May/June, July/ this wonderful space every day on their way to and from August, September/October Scott S. Matties, AIA work. A sign on one of the walls caught my eye with the and November/December Past President words “Look Up!” – echoing the theme of AIA National’s by the American Institute of engaging new marketing spot. But this sign, there for years, Architects Northern Virginia encourages folks to look up and see Edward Trumbull’s large Chapter, 205 South Patrick Directors scale canvas that was applied to the ceiling. A celebration Street, Alexandria, VA, of energy and our application of it to solve problems, this 22314, 703-549-9747. Christopher S. Kehde, AIA unique work of art is one of the world’s largest paintings. Second Vice President Indirect lighting, authentic materials, proportion and art Subscription for members T. J. Meehan, AIA combine to create a unique, uplifting space that is a world $15/year. Second Vice President apart from the “New York minute” hustle just outside the Kathryn T. Prigmore, FAIA lobby’s doors. The views expressed in the Second Vice President articles and advertisements in Manoj V. Dalaya, AIA These well-designed spaces solve very different problems. AIA Northern Virginia News Morgan Danner, Assoc. AIA They uplift and enrich the lives of countless people every are those of the authors and Jody Gibson, AIA day, and in turn advocate for the value of architecture for all may not reflect the official Carter Jones, AIA of us. policy of the AIA Northern Spencer E. Lepler, AIA Virginia Chapter. No en- Joseph B. McCoy, AIA dorsement of those views Jin Soo Park, AIA or advertisements should be Stephen Wakeman, AIA inferred unless specifically Rachel Williams-Clark, Assoc. AIA identified as the official policy of the AIA Northern Virginia 2015 is the Year of the Advocate for members of the Chapter. Virginia Society Directors American Institute of Architects. The question we should ask is, “What can we do to support this effort?” According John A. Burns, FAIA to a recent Harris poll, architecture is one of the highest POSTMASTER: Al Cox, FAIA regarded professions in the country. However, too few Send address changes to: Brian Donnelly, AIA people understand what we do, architectural degrees are AIA Northern Virginia News 205 South Patrick Street Beth Reader, FAIA not as highly regarded compared with many others, more Alexandria, VA 22314 Carolyn Rickard-Brideau, AIA architects are retiring than are entering the profession and unemployment among architects remains high in places. The need to advocate is significant. ©2015 AIA Northern Virginia continues on page 5 2 AIA Northern Virginia News Financing for Your Firm and Your Clients Committee Chairs June 12, Noon-1:30p Architecture in the Schools Elma Hajric Willcoxon, Assoc. AIA Organized by the Continuing Education Committee and the Small Firms Roundtable, this Gavin Myers, AIA lunch seminar is presented by Paul Flood, Vice President for Business & Professional Banking at M&T Bank. Community Service / Canstruction Lisa Lettieri, AIA This seminar will look at both residential and commercial real estate lending. Are they the Jay Scruggs, AIA same, but different? How and why do banks treat the two lending opportunities differently? Participants will examine fundamental information on real estate loans and consider how Continuing Education lending affects both architecture firms as businesses and their clients’ ability to build projects. Carter Jones, AIA • Participants will examine both residential and commercial real estate loans and practices, CRAN considering the similarities and differences between the two, the funding sources for both and Randall A. Mars, AIA why banks treat the two lending opportunities differently. Thea Scott-Fundling, AIA • Participants will consider risk profiling by industry type and how purpose drives the lending Design Awards product, looking at differences between owner occupied versus investment lending for both Stephen R. Wakeman, AIA residential and commercial real estate. Manoj Dalaya,