The aiaVT newsletter is published by The aiaVTnewsletterispublished AIA Vermont, Executive Director:HanneWilliams, Hon. AIAVT Intheirconspicuousness, theyenlivenandanimatethecity as aformofpublictheatre. aia American Instituteof Architects. effect istostandoutinpublic,dramaticandsymboliccontrastacontext. the Vermont Chapterofthe Fayston, Vermont 05673 1662 MillBrookRoad [email protected] p 802.496.3761 f 802.496.3294 VT Street protestsappearsuddenlyinprominent publicplaces-their Street Protest Architecture -DissentSpacein Australia http://bad.eserver.org/issues/2004/65/cowan.html Issue #65,January2004 Gregory Cowan Bad Subjects excerpt from president’s column theatre-cities, proteststructuressurprise andchallengebothgovern School thinkersBenjaminand Adorno theorizeditsmodernity. Insuch his constructivistcreativeproductionsin modern Germany, andFrankfurt public theatre.BertholdBrechtdeveloped theideaof‘cityastheatre’ In theirconspicuousness,theyenlivenand animatethecityasaformof is tostandoutinpublic,dramaticand symbolic contrasttoacontext. Street protestsappearsuddenlyinprominent publicplaces—theiref food isthendonatedtolocalshelves.DevelopedbytheSociety ofDesign architect-led teamsdesignandbuildsculpturesfromcannedfood. competition. Canstructionisinternationalcommunityserviceproject where Later inthemonth AIAVT annualCanstructiondesign sponsoredourfirst $1000 awardstoeachwinner. They are: building professionalcommunity. As aresult, AIAVT wasabletoawardfour Another greataspectofthecompetitionwastremendoussupportfrom tion, hasdesignatedspaceonsitefortheartist’s spaces. plans tobuildaparkinggarageonthesite,andnow, asaresultofthecompeti the entriesstretchedimagination,projectisreal. The CityofBurlington combine a600parkinggaragewithartist’s housingandstudios.Whilemanyof and BurlingtonCity Arts, the ArtGate Competitionchallengedtheentrants to opment inthesouthendofBurlington.PartneringwithCityBurlington and JerryBridges, Artgate wasadesigncompetitionformixed-usedevel Competition. SpearheadedbyboardmembersJohn Anderson, ClearyBuckley November wasabusymonthfor AIAVT. We beganthemonthwith ArtGate • • • •
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aiaVT website: http://www.aiavt.org/ options. useful handoutsdescribingvarious designstrategy consume.Theworkshopas they willinclude that canannuallyproduce asmuch cleanenergy ning anddesignofenvironmentally friendlyhomes P.E. ofEnergysmiths, Inc.Learnabout theplan 4:30PMwithMarc8:30 AMto Rosenbaum, Vermont inBarre, Center Vermont History from Towards Zero Net Homes Energy Green BuildingWorkshop Series: December 16, 2005 603-863-1050 x243. CEU’s available. Contact Ahot lunchspecifications. willbeprovided. AIA new product uses,installation techniques and inaseriesofpresentations oncurrentfirst and Colonial Plaza,West Lebanon,NH.Thisisthe 12:00-2:00 Lavalley Buildingsupply, Inc. Lavalley University Construction College December 15, 2005 Institute. fantastic theNew buffet by EnglandCulinary College Campus inMontpelier. Cashbarand 6:00 p.m.atCollegeHallontheVermont and DesignAwards Presentations 2005 AIAVermont AnnualMeeting December 7,2005 calendar Bob Monahan
or call - firms: event,thereweresixteamsfromlocal the continent.Forourfirst Administration, CanstructionoccurseveryNovemberinover50citiesacross culture areindicativeofaprocesswhich givesrisetoanarchitectureof continent of Australia anditsmorerecentWestern/global architectureand andencountersbetweentheancient This articlesuggeststhatconflicts contrary, theirarchitecturalrolein democraticcitiesissignificant. are frequentlymisunderstoodastheantithesis ofarchitecture,butonthe arche tekton,originalorauthoritativemaking. As such,proteststructures oftheGreekorigin owingtoitsdefinition of authorityandsignificance and politicallife. Architecture inwesterntraditionsconnotesconstructions Protest structureshelptobringhumananddomesticelementsintopublic however unsettling,theyformanecessarypartofthecivicarchitecture. on alargerscalethanthecity. They representmorethanbuildings,and than merephysicalphenomena,endowedwithideasandmotivations the ‘political’ affairs ofthecityandstate. These constructionsaremore ments andcitizens,activelyengagingtheminpublicspaceasplayers gram thismonth. Have agreatholidayseasonandhopetoseeyouattheDesign Awards pro months tocome. time boardmember. IamsureyouwillenjoyMichael’s witandinsightinthe president ofthechapter. MichaelisaprofessoratNorwichUniversityandlong- I willbestayingontheboardnextyeartoassistMichaelHoffman, the2006 As outgoingpresident,thiswillbemylastpresident’s columnforthenewsletter. organizing thisgreatevent. to MarshaWilmot,Guy Teschmacher, HanneWilliamsandJulietLandlerfor We abiggervenue.Bigthanks arehopingouronlyproblemwillbefinding was alotofenthusiasmattheawardsceremonytomakethisyearlytradition. food (wearetold)toprovidesupplementalover20,000people. this eventdonatedover15,000canstotheVermont FoodBank. This isenough they sculpturesinventiveandwhimsical,butwearepleasedtoannouncethat The teamsdidagreatjobandtheeventwashugesuccess.Notonlywere • • • • • •
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aiaVT website: http://www.aiavt.org/ Michael Wisniewski ArtGate Submission ArtGate: A parkinggarage,studios.andthatwhich,platonicallyspeaking,neveris. Wisniewski pocketeda$1,000prizeforhisdesignscheme.Entrantsgrappled As oneoffourhonoreesintheVermont AIA’s recent ArtGate competition, Wisniewski. Virtue isitsownreward,whichgoodnewsforBurlingtonarchitectMichael primordial, real,and tactile. mediated throughtelevision andtheinternet,streetprotestarchitecture is of peopleandideas. Inthecontextofculturessocialdebate anddissent construction ofmaterialsandshelterasit isbytherelationsandtectonics looking foradirection.Protestarchitecture isnotsomuchdrivenbythe only whereithasbeen.Intheunsettledworld today, many Australians are cause itsuggestswhereourunsettledsociety maybegoing,ratherthan of art,thecaseexperimentalprotestconstructions isofinterestbe but importantly, itisalsousedexperimentally. Intheavant-gardetraditions protest. ofideas, Architecture hasoften beenregardedasanedification It is Anderson’s viewthatgreatdesignbeginswiththeexerciseofunen held bycompetitionorganizer, architectandartistJohn Anderson ofBurlington. This wasnomerecompetition,butatestoflongstandingdesign principle confronted. Inreality, thequestionoftimegoesrighttoheartthings. how thedesignersactuallyproposedtosolvearchitecturalproblem they eveninsulting,tofocusonhoursofworkratherthan It mightseemsuperficial, effort byBrianMacandMalley. were theothertwowinningentries:onebyJonRacekandajoint immediately precedingthedeadline.Somewhereinmiddle,presumably his winningentryintocomputer-assistedforminjustafewhoursthedays By contrast,andevenmoresheepishly, Ted Montgomeryadmittedtowhipping emoluments. out toslightlymorethan$13.33anhour–plusvirtueandanyotherinchoate entrants toestimatehowmuchtimetheyhadputintotheirefforts. That works ishly confessedwhencompetitionorganizerJohn Anderson publiclyaskedthe Specifically, Wisniewski grappledfor75hours–afacthesomewhatsheep Community. End ConnectorhighwayandasmallneighborhoodknownastheLakeside parking garageonavacantsiteinhishometown,betweentheproposedSouth with aquasi-hypotheticalcommissionforcombinationartscenterandpublic cont. - Donald MauriceKreis 12.05:3 cont. - - ,
aiaVT website: http://www.aiavt.org/ John McLeodandDominggusPaliling ArtGate Submission the rewardsofvirtue,prospectathousandbucksisinadequatetoinduce disregard thoseconstraintsoutofmostVermont architects,and(2)whatever and dishearteningthings:(1)Naturalselectionhasleachedtheabilityto Considered againstthathypothesis, ArtGate seemstohaveproventworelated ing constraintsimposethemselvesinduecourse. should startwiththewholeuniverseofbeautyandgrandeurletirritat architecturally conservativeoutsideworld. The way Anderson figuresit,one cumbered imagination,onenotfetteredbybudgetorskepticalevaluationan rights, environmentand spatialfreedomofmanykinds. andconnectionsbetweenland a movementthatrecognizes theaffinities movement ofconvergenceactivismisa mode oforganizingandbuilding illegal occupation,tofederation,worldgames, andglobalprotest. and highlycollaborative. The essaytraces fromstatesofinvasionto noting thatthearchitectureofprotestconstruction isephemeral,mobile, to morerecentprotestconstructionsforSydney 2000andPerth2003, structions, fromthe1970sand Aboriginal Tent Embassy inCanberra This articlehighlightsaseriesof Australian casestudiesofprotestcon www.willbruder.com/workcultural_NMA.htm by theway, sinceWillBruderistoReno whatFrankGehryistoBilbao– like theroofgardenatNevadaMuseumof Art inReno(wellworthalook, aversion toobstacles). The resultisacompellingly starkbeauty, somewhat eschews homagetoDescartes(or, forthatmatter, toskatersandtheirpesky featuring (presumablyonlyincold-weathermonths)askatingpond thatalso studio towers. The topofthecakeisdecoratedwithaniconicwintergarden, from thecustomaryCartesianparkinggridandlattermixedinviaround mission asanopportunitytoaggregatecarsandartists,theformeruntethered Racek wittilymorphed ArtGate into AggreGate andliterallytreatedthecom recharge electriccarswhiletheirownersareoutandabout. bridge-to-nowhere crownedwithwindturbines. The turbines’ purposeisto of theautomobileerabyturningparkinggarageintoaniconiccantilever grade, presumablyyieldingcomfortableskylitlairs. They celebratethelunacy The twoBrianstookthecounterintuitivepathofburyingartspacesbelow that regard. and architecture. The fouraward-winnersareindeedthemostpromisingin for havinggeneratedsomeideasthatcould,ifdeveloped,qualifyasbothart Apart fromthosedrearyrealities,thecompetitionmustbedeemedasuccess time. There were,afterall,onlyninedesignscompetingforthefour prizes. itselfrequiresaprodigiousoutputofenergyand,mostparticularly,such flight even themostbrilliantVermont architectstosoarabovepracticality, giventhat ). cont. A new - 12.05:4 cont. see -
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aiaVT website: http://www.aiavt.org/ Ted Montgomery ArtGate Submission on thearchitect’s boards–indeed,upstagingthephotographsofWisniewski’s Which bringsusbacktoWisniewski’s entry, whichhecalls“Chora.”Prominent love todo:Heburiedthem. cars anddidwhatanyonewhotrulycaresaboutthefutureofplanetwould rotating photovoltaicpanelsdesignedtoresembletrees.Montgomerytookthe school. This proposalbeckonswitharollinghillsideofstructuresinforest Lakeside Community, whosekidspassbyorthroughthesiteontheirwayto Montgomery wastheonlywinnerwhosedesignoffers afriendlyfacetothe than beingsociallyineffective, Beyargues,these‘failedrevolutions’ are form insurrection,aterm somehistoriansuseforfailedrevolutions. Rather found inupsurgingprotest movements. An alternativeterm istheLatin Hakim Beyexpandstheideaofuprisings —thebeginningsofwhichare and spontaneous.In The Temporary Autonomous Zone(1991), thepoet permanent, thisarchitectureofcounterculture isinsteadlight,colourful official andinstitutionalstatearchitecture,which ismassivewhiteand noteworthy modelofdemocraticarchitectural process.Subvertingthe with anendemic Australian condition,which,however marginal,isa The suggestionthroughtheseexamples isthatweappeartobedealing accommodate solarpanels. playful parodyofthetraditionalsawtoothskylightroof,orientedsouthward to the railingsingarage. The onlydeparture fromplainnessasthepartiisa encouraged tocoverorreplacethismaterialwithcolorfulartand evendesign the formoftranslucentwhiteKalwallasubiquitouscladding, with theartists gradually gaincoloryearafteryear. Specifically, hisunremittingdullnesstakes centuries, Wisniewskiproposestostarthisacropolisoutwhiteandwatchit Greece createdcolorfulbuildingsthathaveweatheredtopalenessoverthe In asense,Choraseekstoreversethecourseofhistory. Whereancient passing byontheirwaytoschool. garage –akindofacropolisfortheautomobileagebuthardlyfriendlytokids Chora restsonatwo-storyplinthcomprisedofveryconventionalparking neighborhood, Wisniewski’s apparentdisregardforthoseneedsloomedlarge. Because jurorsweresensitivetotheconcernsofadjoiningresidential This attractedtheattentionofjury–itselfnotimmunetohumanpassions. arise theforms.” becomes thechora,fromPlato’s tawdry humanpassionsintoeveryelement,surfaceandvoid. The building unremittingly dull,thatitcanonlyserveasbasematterforartiststoweavetheir declaration: “Iproposeabuildingsoindustrial,regular, rationalandboring,so model, thecreationofwhichsurelyaccountsformosthis75hours–isthis Timaeus : unconsciousmatterfromwhich cont. 12.05:5 cont.
aiaVT website: http://www.aiavt.org/ Jon Racek ArtGate Submission It wasa"CANtasticCANstruction!" tion isenthusiasmcouldnotfailtobegratefulfortheopportunitydiscuss seeking toimplementtheprograminreality, andajurorwhoseonlyqualifica “is” and,indeed,hasnobecoming. The honoredprojectsoffer insighttothose architecture, evenasthestate’s architectsareinvitedtoconjureit,liesmiredin The insight ArtGate contributedtothisquestforwisdomisthatVermont what isthatwhichalwaysbecomingandneveris? begins withthisquery:Whatisthatwhichalwaysandhasnobecoming; The ‘outside thesquare’. ates beyondthiscircleofprogress;athinking andpracticethatoperates constructions, itisarguedhere,areeffected byanarchitecturethatoper Through uprisings,cultureisliberatedbeyond “progress”.Suchprotest of that‘progress’ which issecretlynothingmorethanaviciouscircle”. culture withthestate,andfromwhathe describes asthe“Hegelianspiral oftheprotest liberating —providinganescapefromthe directconflict professionals thatdesignourschools,hospitals,houses,andall kinds of but withinthesquarefootageimaginationswereallowedtorunwild. Competition rulesdictatedthatthestructuresbebuiltwithinacertain space, donated totheVermont Foodbank. At thecloseofexhibitionallcannedfoodusedinstructures was competed todesignandbuildsculpturesmadefromcannedfoodproducts. Six teamsofarchitects,engineers,students,andmembersthedesignfi competition onNovember5,2005atUnionStation. Burlington, VT --aiaVT annual CANstruction hosteditsfirst critic andJeff Hodgson,landscapearchitect. School of Architecture; LarsFisk,Burlington Artist, DonKreis,architectural The juryincludedSaraKatzofBCA; Art Schallerand Alisa DworskyofNorwich architecture thatisalwaysbecomingbut,sadly, neveris. four proposalstotheearthofVermont, leavingunexploredtheuniverseof these designsvolublyandevaluatethemcritically. Butcautionstillbindsall Timaeus concernsitselfwiththeformationofuniverse,adiscoursethat Marsha C.Wilmot,SDA cont. - ® design-build The same cont. 12.05:6 eld -
aiaVT website: http://www.aiavt.org/ Photographer: CarolynBates Truex Cullins&Partners Architects Photographer: CarolynBates The RenaissanceSchool DEW Constructionwith Photographer: CarolynBates 12-22 North The teamswonawardsinthesefollowingcategories: and SparkyPotter, PresidentofWood &Wood SignSystems. – Make A Wish Foundation, Ed Koren, Cartoonist for the New Yorker magazine, – MainStreetLandingCompany, BobbeMaynes,DirectorofCommunications Headlining animpressivepanelofjudgeswere,MelindaMoulton,Redeveloper leveling mechanisms,rubberbandsandinsomecasesaprayer. ally self-supportingobjectsthatareheldtogetherwithonlytape,cardboardas facilities werechallengedtotransferthatabilitystackingcansintostructur extended totombs,hunting hides,animaltrapsandlandscape enhance indigenous Australia. The rangeofapplicationsarchitectural design The notionofarchitecturewithminimalmeans waswellknownin ated Western world. thefarthestreachesofnewlymedi centred, eroticspaceinfluenced in May1968. The situationists’ mappingandideaofthecityashuman mobile andglobalpeople’s inParis movementsthat cametoaflashpoint were theatrical,colourfulandtransportable, wellsuitedtoanewcultureof inflatables playedakeyroleasarchitecture forprotest. Thestructures developed especiallyinthepoliticalclimateof1960s.InParis1968, The notionthatarchitecturemightbecollapsible,tentativeandephemeral Collapsible Architecture 12 the UnitedStatesandCanadahostedtheirowncompetitionson November of Architects and otherprofessionalindustryassociations.Over50citiesacross Administration sponsoredinconjunctionwithchaptersofthe American Institute on theproblemsofhunger. The eventisthebrainchildofSocietyforDesign struction Industrytogivebackthecommunitiesithelpsbuildwhile focusing CANStruction® isatrademarkedcharitycompetitionoftheDesignandCon fromallthecansdonated. ers willbenefit emony withmanyelighteningwordsthatexpressedhowover20,000V the winners.DeborahFlateman,CEOofVermont Foodbankclosedthecer welcomed everyonetothe Awards CeremonyandMelinda Moultonannounced event, PresidentPhil Daniels of As a major sponsor of this year’s TD Banknorth th . Truex Cullins+Partners Architects The McKernonGroup The RenaissanceSchool Bread LoafCorporation Black RiverDesign Architects 12-22 North –StructurualIngenuity –HonorableMention – Juror’s Favorite &People’s Choice –Juror’s –BestMeal –BestUseofLabels –HonorableMention cont. - - 12.05:7 ermont - - - -
aiaVT website: http://www.aiavt.org/ Photographer: BreadLoaf Bread LoafCorporation Photographer: CarolynBates The McKernonGroup Photographer: CarolynBates Black RiverDesign Architects aiaVT -HousingCommitteeCreated! a stateHousingCommittee. reason, theVermont Chapterofthe AIA isexcitedtoannouncetheformationof residential designisaregularconcernformostVermont practitioners.Forthat home, avastmulti-unitdevelopmentorthereuseofanhistoricmillbuilding, challenges ofresidentialdesign.Whetherit’s anoccasionalsinglefamily There arefewifanyVermont architectswhoareunfamiliarwiththejoysand obligation tosettlea newhomeland. Protestant colonialcommunities weremotivatedbytheidea of adivine World (2001)concerningthenewworldincontextofNorth America, Murphy observedinCivicJustice:fromGreek Antiquity totheModern great importanceascivicspacesinthenineteenth century. As Peter private space,whileplacesofworshipand governmentinstitutionsheld sion. Roadsstreetsandmarketsquares were developedancillaryto Urban publicspacewaspartofaculture newto Australia withtheinva mobile-extensive useofresources. and inmanycasesregeneratedbetweenusebecauseofthepassive farming.Materialsweresustainable ments fromwindbreakstofirestick about thecountryfromtimetotime. able tobringlocalHousingCommitteechairsvariousroundtables occurring national counterparts. The AIA hopestocorrectthissituation.Funding isavail organizations rarelycollaborateamongthemselvesandalmostnever withtheir Trust forHistoricPreservationjusttonameaveryfew. Lamentably, these housing issues,includingNAHB,NESEA,ForumonSprawl,andtheNational Within ourstatetherearealreadyseveralexcellentorganizationsfocusedon Each ofthesenetworkshasaspecialpageonthenationalwebsiteand thesenetworksarecreatingresourcesfor: of thisbuildingtype.Specifically tial design,incorporatingaseriesof“networks”tofocusonthedif At thenationallevel, AIA hasdemonstratedafreshenthusiasm for residen country andthroughouttheyear. to programsattheNationalConventionaswellotherlocationsaround national constituencyworkingonrelevantissues. Typically, theseefforts lead • • • •
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aiaVT website: http://www.aiavt.org/ Better BuildingsbyDesignConferenceReturnstoVermont Interested partiesshouldcontact: a chairandasmanyinterestedarchitectspossible. urge youtoletmeknowofyourinterest. This newlyformedcommitteeneeds partofyourpractice,I If housing,inanyofitsmanyformats,isasignificant kangaroo andemuastride thecrest.IninsigniaofRoyal and controlled,inthe samewaythatthenationalemblemfeatures the colonially familiarto Australia suggeststhenaturalenvironment tamed lawn. The neatlymowedgreenlawn,soenvironmentallyforeign,yet forecourt spaceinfrontof‘Provisional’ Parliament HousewasanEnglish placement onthelandastheyareinherently symbolic. The ambiguous Australian culture. These elementswereusedasmuchintheirstrategic a brilliantstrategicuseofwhathadbecome leisureiconsinmiddleclass camp tentintheestablishmentof Aboriginal Tent Embassy 1972was collapsible architecture,withtheexample ofthebeachumbrellaand nal LandRightsmovement. The cooptionoftheephemeral, portable, In Australia thisobligationtosettlewasironicallyreversedbythe Aborigi contributor to Middlebury College,aformerstaff writerfor to shifttheglobalwarmingdynamic.Mr. McKibbenisscholarinresidenceat ways thatenergyefficiency, alongwithotherchangesintechnology, canbegin addressing thenaturalandhumanenvironment.Mr. McKibbenwillexplorethe make adifference -- The conferencekeynoteaddress– performance. tracks on building envelope, lighting, mechanical systems, and innovations/high mercial andresidentialbuildings. The conferencewilloffer foursimultaneous technologies thatarebeingusedtocreatetoday’s highperformancecom industry, willoffer informationaboutdesignandconstructionapproaches efficiency andvalue.Morethan40workshops,presentedbyleadersinthe AIA, thistwo-dayeventistheregion’s topconferenceonbuildingdurability, the SheratonBurlingtononFebruary8-9,2006.Presentedinpartnershipwith Efficiency Vermont’s 2006BetterBuildingsByDesignConference returnsto Advisory GroupNationalHousingCommittee Warren, Vermont [email protected] John Connell, AIA House andGardenMagazine willbegivenbyBillMcKibben,authorofnumerousbooks Global Warming Today –Howwecan onenvironmentalhomes. The New Yorker Australian cont. - andaregular 12.05:9 cont. -
aiaVT website: http://www.aiavt.org/ Technologies, willdiscussthevalueofcommissioning,andMarcRosenbaum, cial andmixed-usebuildings.MarkBiedron,LEED AP, ofSustainableGrowth materialsandtechniquesincommer recent successfulapplicationsofspecific University ofWaterloo. Mr. Straubwillpresent Member, DepartmentofCivilEngineeringandtheSchool Architecture, Among themanypresentersthisyearwillbeJohnStraube,Ph.D.,Faculty combined withthenew politicalrealityoffederal Aboriginal nationhood. an actofreconciliation-ofaWestern world symbolismofnationalflags, national wasflown.Aboriginal flag Theflagmayberegardedinitselfas being treatedasforeignersintheirowncountry. Forthefirsttime,a to representadowntroddenanddecimated groupofpeople,whowere rights activiststorepresentanascent Aboriginal nation.Itwasformed embassy providedanarchitecturethatallowed agroupof Aboriginal land perspective increasinglyafforded to Australians inthe1960s,tent the needforreconciliation.Withsocialjusticeactivism,andglobal cally reclaiminglandfor Aborigines, adramaticarchitecturalsymbolof The Aboriginal Tent EmbassyappearedatFederalParliament,symboli tragically accompaniestheoperationofcivilizingwilderness. also wearcollars—suggestingthelossoffreedomwildlifewhich Institute of Architects, twokangaroosarefeaturedforsymmetry, butthey Buildings ByDesignConference. Call 1-877-248-9900formoreinformationortoregisterthe2006Better Conference attendeeswillbeeligibletoearn AIA continuingeducationcredits. reception onFebruary8th. if youcan’tmakeittotheconference,stopinjoinyourcolleaguesfor sphere. This eventwillfeaturelivemusic,heartyrefreshments,and more.Even other designprofessionalsandconstructiontradespeopleinacasualatmo Once again,aneveningreceptionwilloffer youtheopportunitytoconnectwith ing designcompetition. winners oftheENERGY STAR topnewbuildings,including exhibit ofplans,drawingsandphotostheyear’s an IntegratedDesignProject Guidelines andExamplesofHighPerformance Other highlightswillincludetwopanels; P.E., ofEnergysmiths,willpresent . Also featuredwillbetheannualBestof The Best ® homescompetitionandthecommercialbuild Zero EnergyHom Vermont’s NewCommercialEnergy Notes From The Field and cont. Making ItWork: Managing es. - 12.05:10 detailing - - -
aiaVT website: http://www.aiavt.org/ Expanding theUsedBuildingMaterialsIndustry–ConferenceUpdate We havepostedspeakerpresentationsonourConstructionandDeconstruc not. Building MaterialsIndustry This noteisforthosethatattendedtheNovember3 National Heritagelisting oftheEmbassy, itsmaintenanceisanongoing restored andisnow an enduringlandmarkinCanberra.Despite the to evictthepeaceful protesters.However, the Tent Embassywaslater prevent campinginpublicspaceCanberra, allowingtheGovernment The Governmentofthetimereactedquickly topassnewlegislation Reconciliation PlaceandProtestSpace dwell nomadicallyacrossthe Australian continent. architectural structureandsymbolofthe tenttoreclaimthefreedom of landrightsactivism. Activists for Aboriginal land rightsaredeployingthe the Aboriginal Tent Embassyrepresentstheadventofaricharchitecture The mobile,temporary, andcollaborativeconstructionmaintenanceof thirdly, The mostpointswenttoactivitiesconcerning (from thebrainstormingexercise)thatwouldbebesttoaddresscollaboratively five dotstheyusedtoidentifythestrategies,opportunities,andchallenges providing theendmarketsformaterials.Lastly, weprovidedparticipantswith als (supply),providingthewaystosellordonatethem(point-of-sale)and This includeddevelopinglistsofstakeholdersinvolvedinprovidingthemateri use ofusedbuildingmaterialsbylookingat: participants brainstormedaboutstrategiestocollaborateinorderexpandthe stores aswellthosefacingcontractorsandarchitects.Intheafternoon, tunities facingdeconstructionbusinesses,salvageandusedbuildingmaterial During themorningsessions,speakersaddressedchallengesandoppor strategies andnextsteps. tion ReuseWeb Pageaswellthebrainstormingsessiononcollaborative http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/wastediv/recycling/workshop.htm • • •
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aiaVT website: http://www.aiavt.org/ Next Steps social organisation.” Maintainingthetemporary Tent Embassyistherefore unique, complexand balancedsystemoflaw/lore,spirituality, religionand refusal “torecognise, accept,andrespectourlivingsystem, which isa Wadjularbinna hasdescribedtheplansforareconciliationplaceas of “aconspiracytoundermineandeventually replacethe Tent Embassy.” Capital Authority’s planstobuildReconciliationPlaceinCanberra aspart custodian ofthe Aboriginal Tent Embassy, hascondemned theNational by the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. The GungaliddaElderWadjularbinna, a fails torecognize,acceptandrespectthe valuesandlifepatternembodied intended tousurptheEmbassy. Indoingso,the Australian Government of ReconciliationPlaceasapermanentmonumentwhichsomefearis issue, andthemostrecentcontroversysurroundsinstitutionalisation lefthand side,“ConstructionContracting.”) plans. The biddinginformationcanbefoundwithinthethirdlinkdownon which isrequiredofprimecontractorswhenrequestingbiddable proposals & (It includesanFAQ link,thequestionnaireitself,anda standardformCA-82 AOT websiteat: (“prequalified”) toapplyforprojects. Allthisinformationcanbefoundonthe garding learningaboutpotentialdeconstructionprojectsandbecomingeligible Lastly, Iwantedtoforwardinformationfromthe Agency of Transportation re etc!! ate jobs,addvaluetomaterials,conserveenergy, reducegreenhousegases, all oftheplayersinvolvedintryingtokeepthismaterialoutourlandfi All inall,thismeetingwasagreatnetworkingopportunityandchancetomeet meeting dateandtimetogetstarted. to thise-mailletusknow. We willcontactallinterestedpeopleandsetupa So, ifyouareinterestedinplayingapartthesubcommittee,pleaserespond Here’s yourchancetogetinvolved 2. 1. 3.
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aiaVT website: http://www.aiavt.org/ Expanding theUsedBuildingMaterialsIndustry–ConferenceUpdate award intheHomeownershipcategory, andHousingVermont fromBurlington, today. RuralDevelopment,Inc.of Turner Falls,Massachusettsreceivedthe International Conference & Expo sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council of Excellencefor Affordable HousingBuiltResponsibility at theGreenBuild ATLANTA, Nov. 10,2005-- The HomeDepot the kangarooandemu inthe Australian coatofarms.Whenin2003, House, arguingthatindigenouspermission hadnotbeengrantedtouse was arrestedforreclaimingtheCoatof Arms fromProvisional Parliament a sculpturewaserectedandremovedby police. A Tent Embassyactivist and the‘state’ —the Australian Capital Territory authorities.Latein2002, The encountercontinuesbetweenthe Aboriginal Tent Embassyactivists and indigenouscultures. the Australian environment and articulatingthecontrastbetween“White” spaceforreconsideringarchitecturein tutionalized, suggestsasignificant the Western tendencyforarchitecturetobecomemonumentalandinsti critically symbolicfor Australia. Itscultureofdemocraticactivism,avoiding Community HousingfromSanJose,CA. They receivedagrantof$25,000. NC certified. Thenationalrunner-upintheRental-HousingcategorywasFirst daylight forover90%ofoccupiedspace. This housingdevelopmentisLEED- system, advancedheatingandcoolingsystems,directlineof siteto within 500milesoftheproject,state-of-the-artstormwaterrun-of flooring manufacturedandextracted efficiency buildingenvelope,hardwood siteremediationandincorporatedsuchfeaturesashigh extensive brownfield this 40-unitdevelopmentincludedone-,two-andthree-bedroomunits,required ing LakeChamplainindowntownBurlington,Vermont. The buildingdesignfor Housing Vermont managed$7.2millionWaterfront Housinginitiativeoverlook Global GreenUSA and Tellus Institute. the FundersNetworkforSmartGrowthandLivableCommunities,Southface, Building Council,theNational Association ofHomeBuildersResearchCenter, committee includedrepresentativesoforganizationssuchastheUSGreen and environmentalorganizationsparticipatedintheselectionprocess. a varietyofaffordable housing,communitydevelopment,buildingsciences developers throughoutthecountry. An advisorycommitteeofexpertsfrom housing The winnerswereselectedfromprojectssubmittedbynonprofit received agrantof$75,000. Vermont wontheawardinRental-Housingcategory. Eachawardwinner ® Foundation presentedits Awards cont. - 12.05:13 f treatment cont. The -
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aiaVT website: http://www.aiavt.org/ ‘inferior’ and‘pathetic’. ‘inferior’ The Tent Embassyphenomenonisremarkable as makeshift andthereforeinvokesdismissalbytheculturalmainstreamas sleep secretly. Itisassembledanddisassembledquicklyatwill,butit a picket,displayingsignsandplacards,sometimesplaceto tecture: itissometimesaninformationstall,astorageplace, The Tent Embassyrepresentsaconvenientlyambiguousformofarchi the localweatherchangedtowardswinter. official warcontinued,anddespitetheonsetofsomeverywetweatheras made astand.Itcontinuedwellinto April, foroverthirtydays,asthe toward aggression,thePerthPeaceexpenditure flowed Tent Embassy Iraq —asthecampaigndeveloped. As thegovernmentpolicyandtax set ofissues—thecooperation Australian leadershipininvading accommodate debateanddissentaboutwhatseemedaphysicallyremote memorable physicalformandanoticeablestreetlocationto middle classes. The tentembassygoesastepfurther, providinga supported byanenormousInternetnetworkavailabletotheubiquitous communities andactivistgroups,comingtogetheratmeetingsrallies, growth. Butatthestreetlevel,thereareallegiancesbuiltbysocialjustice Minister internationallyinthenameofnationalsecurityandeconomic elite politicallevel,therearenationalinterestsprosecutedbythePrime important allegiancesarebeingdevelopedgloballyattwoextremes. there hasbeensensedevelopinginthepostSeptember11, 2001era that Although Perthisknownasthemostisolatedcapitalcityinworld, campaign hadstarted. the spontaneousprotestmarch,onlyhoursafternewalliedbombing to acampaignincludinge-mailandtext-messagecommunicationsjoin communityof Perthhadresponded citizens ofthecomparativelyaffluent of theattacksonIraqwithoutaUnitedNationsmandate.Hundreds been establishedtwodaysearlierfollowinganimmediatemarchonnews Peace Tent Embassy, opposite. The PerthPeace Tent Embassyhad central cityandtotheUnitedStatesConsulateanewlyestablished known gatheringofitskindeverheldinthecitymarchedaround abouttenthousandpeaceprotestors,inthelargest usual vehiculartraffic, war wasdeclaredonIraq.Inreclaimingthestreetintersectionfrom Australia onthemiddleofSaturday22ndFebruary2003,after A “die-in”protestwasheldatthebusiestintersectionofPerth,Western Protest Architecture asaDemocraticTool At the - transport; anditisacollaborativeconstructiontowhichadditions practicable itsassemblybydiverseactivistsinsmallprivatecarsorpublic protocols oflocalcouncils;itismoveableandtransportable,making unpredictably, andwithoutadherencetotherestrictivelongtermplanning least threereasons:itisephemeral,appearinganddisappearingrather an architecturalexpressionofelementtheciviccommunityforat and collectivesbehindorganizingthemtemporarilyemplacing these structuresareapoignantarchitecturalexpressionoftheindividuals features oftheprotestsdiscussedabove. The humanityandhumilityof The spontaneityandcollapsibilityofthecivicprotestsaresignifi Reconciling NomadicandSedentaryCivic Architectures New World. onEuropeandthe in thegreatItaliancity-republicwithainfluence legacy ofcivicpride,proportion,symmetry, andmoralbeautyisreflected has enduringandtragiceffects onpoliticalandsociallife. The humanist the city, thelackofclassicalcity’s equilibriumofcontendingforces authority andcivicritualsofjustice. As thefirstgreatrepublictodisavow the American republicisfoundedonacompromisebetweenresistanceto for theseissuestobeaired,accordingPeterMurphy. Murphyholds that number ofcitizensinthemoderncity, despitetheapparentlackofaplace The notionofjusticebothlocallyandgloballyisinteresttoalarge to thecornersofglobe. their ideologicalandactivistcentresthroughnetworksofvirtualsolidarity Mass bureaucracy. Globalactivistgroupssuchas way ofthinkingaboutarchitecture,tohumorouslysubvertinstitutionsand scene, thetentprotestatprovisionalparliamentsowedseedsofanew May 1968impressedtheEuropeanandglobalavantegardearchitectural the architecturalstrategiesof Archigram andtheUtopieGroupin Heritage Commission-listed Aboriginal Tent EmbassyinCanberra.Like effective andusefulactivists’ tool,owing agreatdealtothe Australian Tent Embassieshavedeveloped in Australia especiallysince1972asan point forbuildingtheactivistcollectiveandcommunity. tention activistsdrawandprovidesanunmediatedfacetonucleation effectively afocusandforumforpublicdebatethroughtheat defines subtractions aremadeorganicallyandcollegially. The Tent Embassyform , and Space Hijackers continuethisidea,withideasemanatingfrom Reclaim theStreets cant , Critical - to reclaimthecitizen’s expressionofthefreedomperipateticand occupations ofthecitycanbeseenasattemptsforNewWorld city compared withtheactivistthinkingofHannah Arendt, theseactivistspatial inhabiting them.Liketheideologicalstructureswhichhaveabovebeen and collectivesbehindorganizingthemtemporarilyemplacing these structuresareapoignantarchitecturalexpressionoftheindividuals graphic collageCopyright©2004G.Cowan Perth PeaceProtestEmbassy, March24,2003Photographsandphoto Copyright ©2004DNarbett/PerthIndymedia,compiledbyGregoryCowan Credits: Reclaim The Streets,KingStreet,Perth,31 August 2002photos architecture. in Indiaandisbeginningamajorprojectonurbanculturesstreet rently teachinginLondon.Herecentlystudiedcommunitydevelopment Gregory Cowan desires. from communitiesandsustainablyexpressingtheirdreamsvisions, there ishopeforthedemocraticandpopularuseofarchitecturerising the equilibriumofforcessedentaryandnomadic.Itsuggests suggests apotentiallyvaluablestrategyforbuildingthecitybyaddressing cal —asanagencyofprotestoccupationsinpublicspace. This model culturally ‘Australian’ architecturedeveloping—bothpoliticalandphysi — amovementwhichisnotuniquely Australian —thereappearstobea Within abroadlysocial-justicerelatedprotestmomentaroundtheglobe “power” ofthecollectivepeoplesupportingthem. collaborative natureoftheprotestencampmentsreinforcesshared personnel inthepastasreadaninvitationtodismantlestructures.) skilled erectors.(Ithasalsobeeninterpretedbyzealouslawenforcement them tobeassembledandrelocatedwithminimalequipmentun gives itamodestyandhumility. The movementoftheseprotestsallows The appearanceoftemporarinessboththeatricalisesthe Tent protestand and collaborativeconstructionmaintenancefortheireffectiveness. The streetprotestsdescribedaboverelyontheirephemerality, mobility the American republiclacked,thiscouldbeextendedto Australia. However, inreferencetothispublicspacerespublicaeMurphysuggests public spacesinwhichtowander, and asocialbeliefintheirimportance. walk (letalonetodwellandprotest)inapublicspace,theremustbe were thosefreetowanderinpublicplaces.Fortherebeafreedom ing scholar, studyingandlearningonthepath,whileLatinperegrini peregrine intheclassicalcity. The Greekperipateticdenotesthewander isaneducatorandarchitectfromPerth, Australia, cur 12.05:15 - - The - - -
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