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AIA BROOKLYN Board of Directors LITCHFIELD VILLA -

OFFICERS: - President: dwin Clark Litchfield, (1815-1885), son of this “Rural Palazzo” style. Ida Galea, AIA a U.S. Congressman, moved from upstate [email protected] NY in 1848 to the City of Brooklyn. He At some later time and for some unknown rea- - Vice President: E made his fortune in railroad financing and real es- son the stucco was removed exposing the brick Anthony Marchese, AIA [email protected] tate. He acquired many properties on the “slopes” walls. Exposing the brick with out the protection - beginning at the Brooklyn shoreline, the slopes of the stucco – is evidence that the brick is a high - Treasurer: Patricia Sears, AIA rise up in height to the east (present day Park quality face brick and has been able to withstand [email protected] Slope) attaining the greatest height in what later the harsh weather all these years. It (1873) became Prospect Park. In 1853 as the site seems there was some underlying thought that - Secretary: Vincent Nativo, AIA for his Villa he selected the high point of a tract in the future the building would reinvent itself into [email protected] with a view to the west towards Upper New York a different style and pay less homage to the for- - Chapter Attorney: Bay, and to the east the Atlantic Ocean. eign aesthetic. Ray Mellon, Esq. Honorary, AIA

DIRECTORS: He chose architect . The red brick transforms the building from an Ital- Teresa Byrne Salter, AIA Davis was known for his designs in the romantic ian Villa to an American country estate. A new [email protected] Gerald Goldstein, AIA and eclectic styles, and was one of the found- identity recognized and reinforced in the Greek [email protected] ers of the American Institute of Architects. One Revival treatment of the south facade with the Susana Honig, AIA popular style at the time was an interpretation of colonnaded porti- [email protected] Pamela Weston, Associate, AIA a rural Italian Palace. Key features were asym- co connecting to [email protected] metrical massing, accented by a square central a 2 story annex REPRESENTATIVES: AIA/NYS tower in the Tuscan Style,and round turrets as built in 1911. The Giuseppe Anzalone, AIA in the Ducal Palace in Urbino. The building was columns all have Sebastian M. D”Alessandro, AIA completed in 1857. Originally the building exte- sculpted capitals ARCHITECTS COUNCIL: rior walls were faced with stucco, as is typical of of the most Amer- Gerald Goldstein, AIA Sebastian M. D’Alessandro, AIA ican of agricultural products, name- COMMITTEES: ly cornhusks and - Continuing Education wheatstalks. Jean Miele, AIA

- Design Committee Teresa Byrne Salter, AIA south colonnade

- Emerging Professionals David Flecha, Associate AIA [email protected]

- Membership Committee Pamela Weston, Associate, AIA [email protected]

- Programming Committee Susana Honig, AIA [email protected]

- Sports Committee Gaetano Ragusa, AIA Nick Raschella, Assoc. AIA

- Urban Design Committee I. Donald Weston, FAIA JUNE 2014 7 CONTENTS 8 8 7 5 3 1

9 9 6 4 12 The Daniels Patrick Moynihan Award “Good Sam” Legislation Seeking to New Block Concrete Sections Candidates for A Services Design in Decrease Litchfield Villa -Prospect Park FEATURES I

Calendar of EventsCalendar Upcoming Chapter Meeting AIA Brooklyn New Members Architects in Albany -Lobby Day DEPARTMENTS ndustry Meeting Committee Report Committee Meeting ndustry IA Vice President Vice 2015 8 3 OBJECT TEXT FRAME OPTIONS BASELINE: LEADING

BROOKLYN APRIL ABI REFLECTS CONTINUED ARCHITECTS SCHOLARSHIP DECREASE IN DESIGN SERVICES FOUNDATION INC.

Formed to raise funds for awarding architectural scholarships to qualified persons and to advance the architec- tural profession. All members that are in good standing of the AlA/Brook- lyn are automatically members of the Brooklyn Architects Scholarship Foundation Inc.

PRESIDENT Frank LoPresto, AIA

VICE PRESIDENT Sebastian D’Alessandro, AIA

TREASURER Patricia Sears, AIA

SECRETARY

Giuseppe Anzalone, AIA April ABI. Image Courtesy of CalculatedRiskBlog.com

DIRECTORS or the last two months, the U.S. Archi- REGIONAL AVERAGES: SusanaHonig, AIA BarryStanley, AIA tecture Billings Index has remained in • South (57.5) DmitriyShenker, AIA F negative territory. Although the ABI rose • West (48.9) RayMellon, Esq., Hon. AIA slightly from the previous month’s 48.8 mark to • Northeast (42.9) 49.6 in April, the score still reflects a decrease • Midwest (47.0) ~ PYLON STAFF ~ in design services. As the American Institute of EDITOR : Architects (AIA) reports, the new projects inqui- SECTOR INDEX BREAKDOWN: Anthony Marchese, AIA ry index also revealed a slight increase, rising • Multi-Family Residential (52.6) [email protected] from 57.9 to 59.1. • Commercial / Industrial (50.2) • Institutional (47.1) CREATIVE DIRECTOR : “Despite an easing in demand for architecture • Mixed practice (50.7) Allen Kushner [email protected] services over the last couple of months, there is a pervading sense of optimism that business KEY MARCH ABI HIGHLIGHTS: ADVERTISING MANAGERS : conditions are poised to improve as the year • Project inquiries index: 59.1 moves on,” said AIA Chief Economist Kermit • Design contracts index: 54.6 Anthony Marchese, AIA Baker, Hon. AIA, PhD. “With a healthy figure for [email protected] design contracts this should translate into im- As a leading economic indicator of construc- CONTRIBUTORS : proved billings in the near future.” tion activity, the ABI reflects the approximate Gerald I. Goldstein, AIA nine to twelve month lead time between ar- Anthony Marchese, AIA In response to the dip, the AIA has released chitecture billings and construction spending. I. Donald Weston, FAIA a new indicator measuring the trends in new Regional and sector categories are calculat- Pamela Weston, Assoc. AIA design contracts at architecture firms that can ed as a 3-month moving average, whereas Deadline for submission to the provide a strong signal of the direction of future the index and inquiries are monthly numbers. Pylon is the second Wednesday of architecture billings. The score for design con- Any score above 50 reflects an increase in each month. tracts in April was 54.6, up from 48.2. design services. Articles or notices may be submitted to the Editor by e-mail, fax or on disc. Handwritten acticles Printing To Suit Your Taste or verbal comments are cheerfully In Quality and Price receieved. Material printed in the PYLON is for informational purposes only and PRINTING & OFFSET should not be relied upon nor acted MAPLETON on as legal opinion or advice. The PYLON is published by P.O. BOX 834, Long Beach, New York 11561 the Brooklyn Chapter AIA and no 718) 331.1022 / 3 • FAX: 718) 331.1024 portion may be reproduced without written permission. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE THE PRINTER OF CHOICE FOR THE AIA PYLON Copyright: 2014

3 COMMITTEE INDUSTRY MEETING REPORT

May 2014 stances of the various jobs.

Representing the DOB were Deputy Borough Com- It was agreed that we do not need to provide two missioner John Gallagher, AIA; Chief Plan Examiner separate sets of (old and new) plans in order to su- Neil Adler, P.E.; and Zoning / Building Code Specialist persede the original applicant. We can prepare the Lisa Amoia, R.A. as-built plans with areas of the plan which differ from the originally-approved drawings shown within “bub- JOBS INVOLVING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT bles” in order to clarify where there are differences. It is critical that the drawings clearly and unmistakably The question was asked if self-certification is still explain the changes. permitted if a job that involves roof access is being filed at the Fire Department. Would that mean that PROTOCOL FOR DISAPPROVED APPLICATIONS NB Applications and vertical enlargements cannot be DUE TO ALLEGEDLY INCOMPLETE DRAWINGS self-certified? Mr. Gallagher replied that jobs of that type are not filed with the Fire Department – they are “Currently applications are being rejected and the filed with the DOB, and can be self-certified. applicant is not being informed or given specific rea- sons why the application was rejected. An email to the BUILDER’S PAVING PLANS (BPPS) applicant, along with a detailed explanation of Why? (which can be left in the folder) would be appreciated.” Mr. Gallagher stated that BPP plans are no longer limited to 3-foot wide strips beyond the curb. There Mr. Gallagher stated that the DOB policy is to notify is a new required plan format from the DOT, show- the building owner, and the applicant by email when ing that new pavement in the street must extend five drawings are rejected. This is not an issue that can be feet beyond each side property, and from the curb in changed by the Borough offices. As to the question of front of the building to the center-line of the street. exactly how this subject is handled procedurally, Mr. Architects should get copies of the new plan format Gallagher stated that it is adequately discussed in the requirements from DOT. handout entitled “Service Update: Improved Plan Re- view Process + New Plan Review Guidebook,” dated ZONING REVIEW REQUIREMENTS August 2012. Copies of this 1-page document were FOR BALCONIES distributed at the meeting.

“Why is DOB now requesting not only a ZD-1 be pro- DOB PRINTERS vided for the installation of a balcony, but that such work also go through two zoning reviews and not be “What is delaying the return of the printers to service? as a same-day filing”. Why the printers are still not working. Many reviewers in areas, such as the Construction and Plan Examina- Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Adler, and Ms. Amoia concurred tion Divisions insist on printouts knowing we cannot that there are often zoning implications that aren’t supply them, because the printers are down.” clear, and multiple zoning reviews reduce the possi- bility of a zoning error. This led to a long discussion that reflected the frus- tration of the attendees. The printers which are avail- ADDITIONAL ISSUES RELATED TO able to the public have been out-of-service for many SUPERSEDING A PREVIOUS APPLICANT months, despite endless entreaties that they be ser- viced. It was acknowledged that the reason they are “As a follow-up to the discussion above, what is the out of service is because the toner cartridges have wording to use when superseding an applicant in not been replaced. which all of the construction work is completed, but the work does not match the approved plans. Revised It was observed by several members that this is not a plans will need to be filed for as-built conditions. This problem in Queens or Manhattan, where printers are is a very common situation and a clear-cut procedure all in service. It was suggested the Architects donate should be in place.” toner cartridges to the DOB- but this is not permitted. Nor can we bring along our own toner cartridges for Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Adler handed out and dis- our own personal use. cussed the DOB’s new “Superseding Post-Approval Amendment Rejection List.” This handout provides various alternative wording based on the circum- - Gerald Goldstein, AIA 4 JUNE 2014 PYLON 2014 CANDIDATES FOR AIA VICE PRESIDENT 2015

Russell A. Davidson, FAIA, Francis Murdock Pitts, FAIA, Running for AIA 2015 First Vice Pres. 2016 President-elect Declares Candidacy for AIA 2015 Vice President

ussell A. Davidson, FAIA has declared his candidacy for rancis Murdock Pitts, FAIA, member of AIA Eastern NY the office of AIA 2015 First Vice President/2016 Presi- and former AIANYS President, has declared his candidacy R dent-elect. Elections will be held at the AIA 2014 National F for the office of AIA 2015 Vice President. Elections will be Convention and Expo in Chicago June 26-28. held at the AIA 2014 National Convention and Expo in Chicago June 26-28. I feel strongly that over my 15 years as an AIA leader I have ac- cumulated a great deal of knowledge about what members truly Frank has served the profession in leadership positions at the value and how best to deliver it. Chapter, State and National level since the mid-1980’s. His ser- vices have included a stint as President of the AIA’s Academy of Equally important to me is the feeling that the very core obligation Architecture for Heath and service on the Professional Interest of our professional association is only just beginning to be appro- Area Executive Committee. priately addressed. I am passionate about the issue now defined as, “Elevating Public Awareness.” As a practicing professional operating a firm, Frank has come to deeply understand that aligning resources with mission are crit- This is the very reason I first got involved in my local AIA com- ical to achieving value in service delivery. He is convinced that ponent and continues to motivate me to get the AIA to focus on this is a truism for both our practices and our AIA. Frank has been this critical initiative. I feel that I have made meaningful contri- a leader in responsible budgeting and program prioritization fo- butions to real progress on the public awareness front and have cused on delivering beneficial services to members at a reason- developed a strong voice that is wlistened to by staff and other able cost. members of leadership. We have a habit of celebrating the great at the expense of the A sense of urgency permeates my participation with the AIA. I feel good. Our focus on the most beautiful buildings and those that de- that our membership deserves more value for their dues dollars - sign them comes with the risk that this signature work is seen as now! Many of our practitioners and firms, including my own, are the thing that we value most....and at the expense of knowing and fighting real battles every day to maintain and build value in the communicating the many and other ways that we provide services services we deliver and are at constant risk of being overrun by with significant value. competing “allied” professions and predatory and unfair procure- ment or bidding processes. We need to understand deeply the many ways that architects practice successfully and profitably and the diverse ways that I believe that the AIA at all levels, especially National, does not pay we make a difference for our clients and communities. We will enough attention to the magnitude and seriousness of the threats change the value equation and the prosperity of our profession if outside the door each day for all practicing architects. we understand and celebrate what we all do, instead of focusing on the work of the famous few. I feel that my continuing insistence that the AIA focus on effectively communicating the value of an Architect to the full range of “client” From our first days in studio in school right through retirement, publics will propel the AIA closer to fulfilling its primary role as the most architects struggle to find a balance between work and complete advocate for the profession. family or self. Our professional commitment is extraordinary, but it comes at costs that make it difficult to sustain our profession. The president of the AIA sets the agenda and I am committed to Fewer and fewer graduates are seeking licensure. While women finding the issues that benefit all constituencies within our diverse make up half of the classes in architecture school, women are membership including emerging professionals, minority archi- woefully under-represented in firm leadership and only 18% of tects, sole practitioners, small firms and large firms. I am com- licensed architects are women. mitted to advancing the AIA’s leadership role in sustainability and as the profession on the leading edge of the Nation’s design and Our ability to develop a diverse profession founders unnecessar- construction industry. ily on artificially high barriers to diverse participation. We would benefit, collectively, from a conversation about successful prac- For more information on my views forward, please visit my web- tice models that foster a better life work balance and that encour- site: http://russarchitect.com/. age greater diversity in practice. PYLON JUNE 2014 5 ARCHITECTS IN ALBANY - LOBBY DAY

n April 29th, 2014, AIA Brooklyn joined mem- sioner of the Department of Buildings (DOB) bers of the other AIA New York State chapters to sole discretion to revoke or suspend an architect’s or en- O unify efforts in addressing important issues with gineer’s filing privileges based on allegations of making a legislators on bills that affect the architectural profession. false statement. This law is in direct conflict with the State AIA Brooklyn had meetings scheduled with thirteen as- Education Department’s (SED) explicit authority to inves- sembly members and senators of Kings county. All of tigate, prosecute, and levy punishment for misconduct in- our meetings were productive and informative as we volving licensed design professionals. Every licensed pro- discussed the bills with each legislator emphasizing im- fessional in this state is afforded the right to defend him or portant points as most legislators were not aware of the herself against alleged misconduct before a hearing held ramifications some of these bills had on our profession. by a panel of their peers, which is then subject to review by the Board of Regents. This law circumvents the State’s au- The important bill that we support and was also received thority to conduct an investigation and denies a licensee’s very favorably by legislators is the Good Samaritan Act. right to due process. This legislation would provide liability protection for ar- chitects who provide essential services (voluntarily and We also discussed the issues with respect to the Prohi- without compensation) during natural or man-made di- bition of Professional Self-Certification. We emphasized sasters and emergencies to help the public. The need the need for the self certification program in NYC as there for this legislation was evident in the days following Hur- would be a tremendous backlog in the already overbur- ricane Sandy, and this bill has drawn the support of leg- dened Department of Buildings. We also suggested that islators in both the Senate and the Assembly. professional self-certification should be limited to small projects and should not include any projects that would Another bill we support affect any zoning criteria of a property. is Due Process for De- sign Professionals. This Other issues included Design Liability Reform. This legis- bill would repeal the law lation would strengthen the existing statute by enacting a The important bill passed in 2007 and re- ten-year statute of repose, plus a one-year limit for any suit that we support and store the state’s author- brought against a licensed design professional. This legis- was also received ity over proceedings in lation recognizes that the design professional has no con- very favorably by cases of professional trol over the structure long after construction is complete. legislators is the misconduct. Chapter 542 of the Laws of 2007 - Ida Galea, AIA Good Samaritan Act. granted the Commis-

(left to right) Giuseppe Anzalone, AIA, Ida Galea, AIA, Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny, Sebastian M. D’Alessandro, AIA, Pamela Weston, Assoc. AIA, Don Weston, FAIA and Robert Scarano Jr., AIA

6 JUNE 2014 PYLON SEEKING TO BLOCK NEW CONCRETE SECTIONS OF PROMENADE

wo Southern Brooklyn councilmen are calling for nearby neighborhoods have been assessed. the Parks Department to abandon its plans to “We have to listen to what the community is telling us. T replace the wooden planks of the They have experience living on the waterfront, and they Boardwalk with a strip of concrete. saw what happened during the storm,” said Deutsch. “We’re asking for a moratorium on concrete until the Freshman councilmen Chaim Deutsch (D–Brighton studies have been done. At the end of the day, the safe- Beach) and (D–Coney Island) have ty of the residents is the most important.” penned a letter to the city, ar guing that Hurricane San- dy demonstrated the protective superiority of a wooden “The Boardwalk is called the Boardwalk and that’s what walkway — and demanding the city stop using a string it’s always been. If you use concrete, it’s not the Board- of so-called “pilot projects” to turn sections of the prom- walk that people come to the waterfront communities to enade into concrete and faux-wood decking. enjoy,” said Deutsch.

“What we learned from Sandy is that the Boardwalk is Longtime lumber advocates applauded the pols’ move, a part of our infrastructure, and if you look at the areas and were hopeful that Mayor DeBlasio’s Parks Depart- where the city has installed concrete, the impact of the ment would take a different position on the Boardwalk storm was magnified,” said Treyger. than Bloomberg’s.

In recent years, the Parks Department has been replacing damaged parts of the Boardwalk with concrete and synthetic boards

In recent years, the Parks Department has been re- “I think with the new administration, we’re hopeful placing damaged parts of the Boardwalk with concrete that this moratorium will be put in place,” said Robb and synthetic boards, referring to sections of new ma- Burstein, president of the Coney-Brighton Boardwalk terials as “pilot projects” — which critics complained Alliance, which filed an unsuccessful lawsuit to block allowed the agency to avoid having to do studies on the the concrete in 2012. “The materials they are planning potential consequences of the change. to use have not been fully tested, and in terms of safety, there are better alternatives.” In 2011, the city proposed a plan that would turn all but the four blocks of the promenade bordering the amuse- Deutsch’s and Treyger’s stance is a complete turn- ment district into a concrete sidewalk, and argued that around from the position of the previous local lead- no studies were necessary since the structure of the ership. Former Coney councilman Domenic Recchia Boardwalk would remain the same, even if its sub- was an avid advocate of transforming almost the entire stance changed. walkway into concrete and plastic planking. Communi- ty Board 13, on the other hand, voted against the artifi- But after Hurricane Sandy, this paper reported that ar- cial materials last year. eas of the beach beneath the wood suffered only mini- mal erosion, while the shorefront along an experimen- “We’re really pleased that we finally have local repre- tal stretch of concrete near Sea Breeze Avenue had sentatives as well who are representing the expressed tons of its sand washed up onto Ocean Parkway. needs of the people in the community,” Burstein said. The Parks Department declined to comment. Councilman Deutsch argues that the concrete conver- sion must be called off until the potential dangers to - Will Bredderman PYLON JUNE 2014 7 “GOOD SAM” LEGISLATION

Dear Mr. Marchese, glebright ([email protected]). I have included his email address should you wish to register I am writing in response to your correspondence con- your support. cerning the Good Samaritan Act, (A4380b Englebright). When this bill comes to the Assembly floor for a vote I You will be pleased to learn that I am a sponsor of this will be voting yes. Please do not hesitate to contact me bill. Professional engineers, architects, landscape ar- again on matters of mutual concern. chitects and land surveyors dedicate their services to public health, safety, and welfare. They also voluntarily Sincerely, assist their communities, states and the nation in times Joan L. Millman of crisis. However, these same individuals may face Member of Assembly substantial liability exposure when per- forming services on a voluntary basis during times of natural di- saster or other cata- strophic events. This legislation will provide immunity from liabili- ty for those providing these volunteer ser- vices during times of crisis & emergencies.

This legislation is cur- rently in the Assem- bly Higher Education Committee. The pri- mary sponsor is As- semblyman Steve En-

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