An AIA Publication The Nebraska Architect is the offi- 4th Quarter cial newsletter of AIA Nebraska. Opin- AIA Nebraska PRSRT STD 2003 ions expressed herein are not necessarily A Society of The American Institute of Architects U.S.Postage those of AIA Nebraska or the American P.O. Box 80045 Lincoln, NE 68501-0045 PAID Institute of Architects. Advertisements or 402.472.1456 Permit # 855 products and services appearing in The www.aiane.org Lincoln,NE Nebraska Architect do not constitute an © endorsement. AIA Nebraska the nebraska 102 Architecture Hall architect University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE 68508 P.O. Box 80045 Fax: 402/472-1654 Sales Tax on Architectural Services; www.aiane.org [email protected] or [email protected] NE’s payroll loss over $100 million

Editor: Economist Donald Pursell has completed his Arguments against a Sales Tax on Architectural Services: 9. Administrative problems with a sales tax Sara A. Kay study on the impact of a sales tax on architectural 1. Loss of Firms and a Weakened Economic Base on services. Graphic Designer: services in Nebraska. The document will be avail- 2. Loss of Jobs 10. The Sales Tax will become more regressive with Aaron Franco able and distributed at the AIA Nebraska Legislative 3. Some households will not be able to afford a tax on services. Forum, Tuesday, January 27, 2004. A registration card a home. to attend the forum is inside the newsletter. 4. A Sales tax penalizes small firms. As the Nebraska Legislature prepares for the Data gathered from the AIA Nebraska mem- 5. Tax Pyramiding 2004 session, Senators are looking at a projected 2004 ber survey this fall indicated 55% of Nebraska 6. Nebraska firms will be at a competitive disad- revenue shortfall of $211.0 million. New tax AIA Nebraska Executive firms would consider moving their headquarters vantage to out-of-state firms. sources offer state law makers an intriguing chance Committee Officers from Nebraska if sales tax on architectural ser- 7. The cost of public buildings and renovations to remove the revenue shortfall. AIA Nebraska will President: Paul Jeffrey, AIA Michael A. James, AIA vices was implemented. This would result in a loss will Increase. keep members informed of the latest proposals Michael A. James and Associates of 4,000 jobs and payrolls by $158.0 million. 8. Lost state and local tax revenue. affecting the profession. President Elect: A letter from the President Patricia Birch, AIA Schoenleber, Shriner & Hittle Remodeling Sales Tax Secretary: ciated, and will serve all firms this next legis- Edward Vidlak, AIA Beginning October 1, 2003, contractors are re- Omaha – Location to be determined Leo A. Daly Tuesday, January 20 Inside lative year. quired to collect and remit sales tax on renovation of It’s hard to end a presidency that has gone Treasurer: an existing building or unit of an existing building 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Bruce D. Carpenter, AIA by so quickly. I’ve enjoyed my tenure as presi- HDR, Inc. when at least 75% of the square feet of the building Lincoln – Bennett Martin Library, 14th & N dent, serving all of Nebraska’s design profes- Directors: or until is renovated and notification is sent to the sion, and to have worked with our great staff Larry D. Smith, AIA Department of Revenue. Issues and questions per- Wednesday, January 21 Regional of Sara Kay and Amanda Harshbarger. They Avant Architects, Inc. taining to architects’ roles in determining if a project 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. are truly dedicated to our profession, and we Scott D. Sullivan, AIA 2 News Erickson Sullivan Architects, PC/Foodlines is exempt, definitions and liability factors will be ad- should all be glad they do such a great job or- Kearney - Platte Valley State Bank, 2223 Associate Director: dressed by Department of Revenue representative, 2nd Avenue ganizing our events and promoting our goals. Jeff Dolezal, Associate AIA Ruth Karlsson. AIA Nebraska is sponsoring a series Thursday, January 22 Thank you Sara and Amanda for making this RDG Schutte Wilscam Birge, Inc. of meetings across Nebraska; there is no fee and pre- 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. year so productive and enjoyable. Lincoln President: registration is not required. Chapter President’s Report Thanks also goes to the entire Board of Randy G. Stramel, AIA What a year to celebrate architecture! I hope Directors – they’ve worked diligently to serve Architectural Alliance/LTD 4 News 2003 has been a prosperous year for all firms in all members. The Conference committee ex- Omaha President: AIA Nebraska Legislative Forum Luncheon Honoring Nebraska – be it financially or ‘otherwise’ – satis- ceeded all of our expectations for a spectacu- Michael Kros, AIA Nebraska State Senators DLR Group Tuesday, January 27, 2004 fying our clients, our employees and our own need lar conference in Omaha this year – thanks to Western Nebraska President: 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Visit your Senator at the Capitol 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. for just designing great architecture. chair Ken West and members Larry Jacobsen, Daniel Keiter, AIA 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Room 1023, Nebraska State Capitol Cornhusker Hotel, 333 South 13th Street, Lincoln We can all be satisfied with dodging the Greg Staskewicz, Steve Ginn, Jeff Dolezal, RVW, Inc. State tax-on-services bullet – at least for this year. Martin Janousek, Nichole Ludacka, Tom Student Chapter President: Speakers: 5 News Be assured we will be continuing to work with Laging, Dave Johnson and the rest of the com- Pam Grell, AIAS President Senator Roger Wehrbein, Chair, state senators to avoid any new tax on services, Past President: Appropriations Committee mittee for an outstanding job. Honoring or worse yet, an occupation tax – both of I look forward to next year, as I continue Paul Jeffrey, AIA Senator Patrick Bourne, Member, which were introduced this year, but did not on the Board as past president under the lead- Bahr Vermeer & Haecker Architects, LTD Revenue Committee First National Bank for their commitment to Design Excellence Ex Officio: 2003 AIA get enacted. 2004 will prove to be another ership of Mike James. I make an appeal to all Gordon Kissel, AIA Lobbyist Richard Upjohn Fellows ofThe American Institute of Architects R. Wayne Drummond, FAIA / important year for keeping in front of the is- AIA Nebraska members: ask what you can do Donald E. Pursell, Economist NE Design Mark Hoistad, AIA 8 2003 AIA Nebraska Honor Awards will be on display at sues and to avoid any future hardship to Ne- to make our profession greater and you will University of Nebraska, College of Architecture $45 Registration Fee 2 HSW Awards the Nebraska State Capitol, January 26-20, 2004. braska architects on the tax front. Your dona- be rewarded many times over – believe me. Executive Director: tions to our legislative fund are greatly appre- You’ll be glad you did. Sara A. Kay 2 the nebraska architect Regional News Central States Director Elected Robert Fincham, AIA, was He joined EDDP in 1987 as a Kansas, Kansas Consulting Engi- elected as AIA Central States Regional Project Architect and became a neers and the Kansas Division of Director on October 25, at the Cen- principal in 1993. Facilities Management Partnering tral States Business meeting in St. Committee to improve relations Louis, MO. AIA Service. Fincham has been ac- and processes on State of Kansas Fincham is Vice President tively involved in the AIA since he architectural and engineering and Project Manger at Ekdahl, joined in 1978 as an associate mem- projects Davis, Depew, Persson/Architects ber. He has served, and continues to · 1999-2001 AIA Kansas repre- “I believe that a major goal (EDDP) in Topeka, Kansas. He serve, AIA Kansas and AIA Topeka sentative on the State of Kansas of the AIA should be to graduated from the University of in various capacities: International Building Code Adop- improve communications Kansas School of Architecture · 2003 President of AIA Kansas tion Committee between the state and and Urban Design with a · 1997-Present – Member of AIA · 1999-Present One of eight AIA national levels. By listening bachelor’s degree in 1977. After Kansas Board of Directors representatives on the AIA/AGC more attentively to its working construction in the sum- · 2000-Present Chair or Co-Chair Liaison Committee components, the AIA should be able to better serve the mer and fall after graduation, he of the AIA Kansas Government Af- · 1889 President of AIA Topeka needs of the components.” began his architectural career in fairs Committee · 1987-1988 Member of the AIA 1978 when he joined Prickett & · 1999-Present One of two Topeka Board of Directors Bob Fincham, AIA Onek Architects also in Topeka. AIA representatives on the AIA Associate Joins Central States Regional Board

Greg Staskiewicz, Associate AIA, was appointed to a two-year position by the AIA Nebraska Executive Com- mittee to represent the Nebraska As- sociate position on the Central States Regional Board. Staskiewicz, an Omaha member, began his career with DLR Group in 1999 as a Summer Intern Architect, he is currently an intern architect and was Greg Staskiewicz, promoted to Associate in the firm, Sep- Associate AIA tember 2002. He served as a Project Architect for the Omaha Convention OWH Architecture Supplement Center & Arena. 2002, 2003; Co-chaired the AIA in- His education includes a Master volvement with the Cathedral Arts of Architecture, 2001, University of Project Flower Festival in January Nebraska Lincoln. BSAS 1999, Uni- 2003; Co-chaired the AIA Omaha & versity of Nebraska Lincoln. Lively Omaha 11th Street Design In 2003 Staskiewicz was elected Charette; working on AIA NE web as an Associate Director on the AIA site upgrade. Omaha Board of Directors and AIAS representative, National served as Chair of the Public Out- Architecture Accreditation Board reach Committee. He was recently (NAAB) accreditation team to Kan- elected to another term in this capac- sas State University, October 2001 and ity. Other experiences include current Temple University, February 1999 Chair of the AIA Nebraska Public He and his wife have 4 boys ages Outreach Committee; Worked on the ranging from 9 to 2. 14 the nebraska architect the nebraska architect 3 Member News Regionalegional News New Members National Concrete Masonry Association Jeffrey L. Day, AIA Nebraska Architect 2003 Design Awards of Excellence Min & Day Reinstated Receives Awards Randy Brown Architect’s Jim E. Wilson, AIA Utility Engineering/Architecture project, Better Business Bureau of Omaha, was one of six win- Karl A. Person, AIA ning projects of the National Leo A Daly Concrete Masonry Association Kristine Lane, Associate AIA 2003 Design Awards of Excel- The Clark Enersen Partners lence program. New Associate Members Jury members included Keith A. Herrman, Associate AIA Karen Kirks Alexander, AIA; Savage & Palandri Architects Michael P. Johnson, AIA; Chris- Curt Krambeck, Associate AIA topher Della Vedova, ASLA, CSI; and Sergio Poles, AIA. Jury mem- Shane A. Nickelson, Associate AIA bers commented the caliber of studioNRG LLC design was high for all the David E. Reid, Associate AIA projects, final selections stood out ZBM Partners Architects with a clear theme: design clarity, Ryan M. Schmitt, Associate AIA respect for the site, culture and studioNRG LLC context. Each project exhibited a Matthew E. Wegener, Associate AIA refreshing trend toward relevance, Bahr Vermeer Haecker Architects, Ltd. stability and away from trend, transparency and transience. The 25-Year Members: artful connections between mate- John R. Birge, FAIA Philip A. Corkill, AIA rials and exquisite craftsmanship Milo E. Cowdery, AIA were exemplified in each of the R.W. Cramer, AIA Randy Brown, AIA, Randy Brown Architects winning projects. Bruce Frasier, AIA received the following 2003 Central States Region “Simple elegance and re- Wayne Haller, AIA Anthony Hazuka, AIA Awards presented on October 24 in St. Louis, fined detailing with a master’s Joseph R. Hewgley, Jr., AIA Missouri (clock-wise from upper-left): control of scale made this a win- Larry Jacobsen, AIA ning project,” Michael P. Johnson, Susan McKie, AIA • Merits – Architecture AIA said of Randy Brown Archi- Gary Nielsen, AIA Michael J. Riordan, Associate AIA Project: Temples of Industry, Greater Omaha Packing Co. tects winning project, Better Busi- Gordon P. Scholz, AIA Addition, Omaha, Nebraska ness Bureau of Omaha. Charles D. Szmrecsany, AIA Project: Better Business Bureau, Omaha, Nebraska • Distinguished - Interiors Project: American Express, Omaha, Nebraska M ID -S TATE 279 Road ‘D’ E NGINEERING & T ESTING , I NC . Columbus, NE, 68601 402-562-7824 • Geotechnical Engineering [email protected] • Environmental Assessments 11 East 11th Street • Construction Quality Control Kearney, NE, 68847 • Construction Materials Testing 308-237-0187 • Pavement Evaluations [email protected] 4 the nebraska architect the nebraska architect 13 Chapter News Chapter News mous) Open to all who wish to Greetings Your Passion belong. In the meantime, pick up for Design is a copy of For an Architecture of Lincoln Chapter Reality, by Michael Benedikt. Pay All You Own special attention to page 32. As an intern between my 5th AIA Members and 6th years of Graduate School I had an experience I will never for- get. The architectural firm that sponsored my internship took me out for drinks on my last day of em- Jeff Dolezal, Associate AIA ployment. Towards the end of the Associate Director, AIA Nebraska My Fellow Slackers, evening one of the senior design- Martin Janousek, AIA, 2003 AIA Omaha ers pulled me aside. He point blank President addressing members at the AIA I trust each of you has given either, without them we wouldn’t told me no matter where I end up Omaha Annual Meeting considerable thought to my last have any architecture. Which leads in this profession, don’t lose your column. In case you are slacking me to the end of this allow me to refresh your memory. passion. “Your passion for design Robert Koza, AIA rambling…education. When last we met I was rambling Maybe we have lost our rea- is all you own.” At the time I just President, AIA Lincoln Chapter thought he was drunk, and maybe Objectives (cont.) on about the current state of son of what makes architecture he was, but the more I practice the Those of us who travel take pleasure in the Nebraska’s Architecture. Questions good architecture. Maybe we need Community Input Meetings more his words resonate. Your pas- wide variety of urban environments that can be were posed as to how we might el- some sort of refresher course. A All meetings will be held at the Scott sion for design is all you own. Think experiences. Architects in particular have the tools evate the quality of Design in our primer to get the juices flowing Conference Center, 6450 Pine Street, Omaha about it…We’ll see ya next year. to understand the individual aspects and attributes communities. Sound familiar? again. I know the people who at- from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. that can evoke a sense of place. We are also vividly Whenever I pick up a copy tended “Young Architect’s Vision” at • February 18, 2004: Green Omaha proposals aware of the creeping homogeneity in urban envi- of Dwell Magazine, or Wood De- the State AIA Convention yearn 2004 ronments that is afflicting not just American cities, sign & Build, or even Iowa Archi- for such a forum. At the time of • March 31, 2004: Civic Omaha proposals Architects Home Tour Receives Honors AIA Omaha Chapter but international cities as well. tect for that matter, I know we in this article we are in the process • April 28, 2004: Neighborhood Omaha The AIA Omaha Architect’s Home Tour in Omaha’s Old Market District. I recall an overheard conversation, sometime in Nebraska can do better. In the past of forming such a group, an AA President proposals Website and Program recently received honors at Congratulations to the Home Tour Committee the 1970’s, where the speaker was disturbed that the year I’ve written about Passion for if you will. (Architects Anony- Michael J. Kros, AIA AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) and the Home Tour Graphics team of David Kadavy the Profession. Young and old ar- DLR Group • May 19, 2004: Recommendations Interstate passed Lincoln at such a great distance from [email protected] Nebraska’s “The Show”. The web site and program and Matt Wegener. chitects alike embracing the life- downtown. He felt that Lincoln had been cheated Vice-President/President Elect For more information, please contact Connie received a Silver and a Bronze, respectively. The Show blood of why we do what we do. 2004 because the expressway did not buzz right through Robert R. Krupa, AIA|CSI|CDT Spellman, Director, Lively Omaha at is AIGA Nebraska’s annual awards exhibition, judged Architect’s Home Tour Web site: Design is the cornerstone of that AIA Lincoln Chapter the heart of town. I have always felt that view was RDG Planning and Design (402)342-3458 or [email protected]. by a national jury, and held at Jackson Street Artworks www.architectshometour.com which drives us, that which binds [email protected] mistaken. I’m always delighted by the arrival sequence President us. Sounds like Morpheus, eh? Let’s Secretary to Lincoln that one experiences while approaching Randy Stramel, AIA from the north along I-180. The joy of that entry not forget about our clients’ needs Architectural Alliance Tamara D. Say, AIA [email protected] Bahr Vermeer & Haecker, Architects sequence can be attributed to the vision of past civic [email protected] President Elect leaders, and of landscape architect Larry Enersen who 2004 Treasurer Ronald Skoog, AIA Elected 2004 Omaha was responsible for the design of Interstate Park. In- Western Nebraska The Clark Enersen Partners Roger L. Doehling, AIA stead of the intense clutter of commercial develop- [email protected] The Schemmer Associates AIA Board of Directors AIA Chapter [email protected] ment and frontage roads, visitors are treated to the Secretary (Left to Right) Michael J. Kros, AIA, President Directors serene views and inspiring vistas. It is the aesthetic Annette Zacherson, AIA President; Tamara D. Say, AIA, Daniel Keiter, AIA [email protected] John P. Dineen Jr., AIA potential of the corridor that is exploited. This entry HDR Secretary; Michael Hamilton, RVW, Inc. Treasurer sequence sets the tone for the arrival into Lincoln, [email protected] [email protected] Kristi Nohavec, AIA Jared D. Gerber, AIA Assoc., AIA, Associate Director; trumpeting a city that values beauty and cherishes its President Elect The Clark Enersen Partners Robert Torson Architects Robert R. Krupa, AIA, Vice- built environment. The designers got it right. Jeffrey L. Hinrichs, AIA [email protected] [email protected] President / President-Elect; Roger Wilkins Hinrichs Stober Directors Associate Directors Architects usually are focused on the entity Architects LLC Doehling, AIA Treasurer; Martin J. that is the individual building. However, the suc- [email protected] John Badami, AIA Michael P. Hamilton, Assoc.AIA Janousek, AIA, Past President; John Badami Architect RDG Planning and Design cess of that building depends to a great extent on Secretary/Treasurer [email protected] [email protected] Jared D. Gerber, AIA, Director; the larger physical context. I would encourage James R. Brisnehan, AIA Doug Elting, AIA Greg Staskiewicz, Assoc. AIA Greg Staskiewicz, Assoc. AIA members to become active in our city planning pro- Cannon Moss Brygger & Assoc. Davis Design DLR Group [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Associate Director cess. That process needs the input of design pro- Director Past President Past President Not pictured John Dineen Jr., fessionals. With sound planning guidelines, and Larry Mares, AIA Bob Koza, AIA Martin J. Janousek, AIA AIA, Director insightful and sensitive building design, sometime RVW, Inc. The Clark Enersen Partners Leo A. Daly in the future someone will say, “They got it right.” [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 12 the nebraska architect the nebraska architect 5 Chapter News State News

What is Omaha by Design? The City You Always Wanted New AIA Interactive All the building in Not all the new Omaha By Design’s Objectives Website Launched Omaha’s downtown projects in Omaha are as The Omaha By Design project has set means more entertain- well planned as visionary mittee and extensive public input, will seek AIA Nebraska announces the launching of four major objectives: to build consensus for codes, standards and ment, tourists, dining and as these. The city still faces its newly designed website at www.aiane.org. This • Make Omaha a national first-choice city guidelines. In addition, the project will set events of all kinds. The “big box retailers” who flash-based interactive website is an excellent re- for work and life-style priorities for public, private and philanthropic nearly $2 billion in build plain label stores in source for the latest architectural developments • Set priorities for public improvements investment, and demonstrate how planned occurring throughout Nebraska. See first hand projects including the Per- a sea of concrete. Because • Set priorities for privately-funded civic projects development will benefit Omaha’s natural projects built and under construction. In the Gen- forming Arts Center, Omaha lacks enforceable • Revise regulations and guidelines for environment, civic spaces and neighborhoods. eral Information Section, the public will be able to Qwest Center Omaha, and design standards for new private real-estate development locate an AIA architect to fit their needs in the remodeled Orpheum The- building we are often The objects will be addressed in three The Team firm profile area, learn the questions to ask an ar- ater make it hard to say obliged to take what we categories, Green Omaha, Civic Omaha and A volunteer citizen group will oversee chitect, and understand the benefits of hiring an there’s nothing to do in are given. Randy Ander- Neighborhood Omaha. the project and serve as the consultants Board AIA architect. The new Events Calendar will in- Omaha. son of BRR Architects, of Directors. They represent various seg- clude up-to-date information on lectures and other A little west of longtime designers of Objectives ments of the community including arts & special events. Further information on this year’s Green Omaha will: culture, attorneys, architects, banking, cham- design winners and past winners can be found on • Realize the design potential of Omaha’s ber of commerce, city council, construction, the American Institute of Architect, Nebraska topography developers, community volunteers, economic Chapter’s website www.aiane.org. • Use natural systems for flood and erosion development, finances, labor, land develop- control, and to enhance the park and open ment, landscape architects, Lively Omaha, the space plan Mayor’s office, neighborhoods, planning board, signage, and urban planning. Omaha Leads 2nd in Architects Per Capita • Extend the historic boulevard system to Jonathan Barnett has been hired to man- It is also interesting to note Nebraska archi- • A matching grant received from AIA National to hire the new parts of the city age Omaha By Design. Jonathan is an archi- tectural firms had more employees and a larger an economist. The economist’s report will focus on the • Establish green guidelines for new tect, planner, educator and author on theory payroll than similar firms in Iowa, a state with over detrimental impact taxation of architectural services would development and practice of city design. He practices ur- a million people more than Nebraska. have to Nebraska’s economy. This report will be available ban design with Wallace Roberts & Todd Nebraska architects must continue to tell their and distributed to the Legislature in January 2004. Civic Omaha will: (WRT) in Philadelphia and is a professor of success stories and be involved in critical issues • AIA Nebraska lobbyist’s retainer; this has in- • Identify locations of critical public city and regional planning at the University facing the profession. Architecture is a valuable creased significantly over the past 2 years due to concern that need special regulation of Pennsylvania. commodity to the state of Nebraska and the increased threats to profession; economist’s study supports this fact. • Grassroots efforts among members to contact • Develop design guidelines and other Thank you to the member firms which have state senators; downtown, the Destina- Wal-Mart stores says,”We policies to enhance locations critical to the Funding Sara A. Kay financially supported the study and other legislative • Annual Legislative Forum tion Midtown project has build to the ordinance, City’s image The Omaha Community Foundation Executive Director, AIA NE endeavors by a one-time voluntarly contribution to A Government Affairs Committee chaired by identified historic archi- and thepolitics” will oversee the funding for the project, which • Set-up priorities for civic improvements Don Pursell, the economist hired by AIA Ne- the AIA Nebraska legislative fund. The legislative John Sinclair, AIA, has been established to oversee tecture, a diverse commu- That’s one of the rea- will be done without city tax dollars. The ini- that are both publicly and privately-funded braska to determine the detrimental impact of a fund was created in anticipation of existing and fu- these efforts. nity, strong neighbor- sons Lively Omaha, the tial three-year funding for Lively Omaha is from the Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc., First Na- sales tax on architectural serves to Nebraska also ture legislative expenditures for dealing with critical If you are interested in further information hoods and committed Mayor’s office and the Neighborhood Omaha will: tional Bank of Omaha, and by John and illustrates other valuable information within this legislative endeavors. This fund may be utilized for: or contribution to the fund contact AIA Nebraska. residents that are working Omaha Planning Depart- • Identify clusters of neighborhoods as Carmen Gottschalk. Ken Stinson, Bruce report. For Instance, Omaha has more architects together to form a new ment have joined forces to planning units per capita than any regional metro area other than vision for the district. form Omaha By Design. Lauritzen and John Gottschalk have also • Enhance existing neighborhoods in the agreed to take the lead in raising additional Minneapolis. See table below. Further west, the The goal is to develop a eastern portion of Omaha. private funds to support the project. Millard Town Center comprehensive urban de- Omaha 792 Community Foundation sign plan for the city, dem- • Reinforce neighborhood character in Minneapolis 682 How You Can Get Involved has developed a vision for onstrating that planned western portion of Omaha. Des Moines 1,267 Architects and the general public will a new main street district developments can incor- Denver 951 • Create standards for neighborhood plans have the opportunity to participate at numer- in downtown Millard. The porate more consistent St. Louis 1,037 ous public meetings and presentations plan includes an arts cen- natural environment and Kansas City 1,015 Implementation planned across the city. There will also be op- Oklahoma City 1,368 ter, row houses lining a beauty throughout our Omaha By Design will take the compo- portunities for citizens to volunteer on vari- Dallas 1,172 decorative canal, a town community. nents of the City’s existing Master Plan and ous committees that will be created during Los Angeles 2,207 square, shops, offices and with the assistance of a nationally recognized the project. San Francisco 1,317 apartments in a mixed-use consultant, a volunteer citizen review com- see “Objectives (cont.)” next page district. 6 the nebraska architect the nebraska architect 11 State News State News 2003 AIA Nebraska People Places and Spaces: Fall Conference Project and Location: Farm Credit Services Qwest Center Omaha was the Lively Omaha, Sponsorship of Conference Exhibitors of American Corporate Headquarters, location of this year’s state confer- Keynote Speaker; Fred Kent, Presi- Omaha (left) ence, October 1-2. Responses from dent, Project for Public Spaces AMI Environmental Commercial Aquatic Engineering Design Architect/Firm: Lowell S. Berg, members, exhibitors and sponsors Thank you to the following AIA 704 South 75th Street 5810 Baker Rd. #125 AIA, The Clark Enersen Partners have been enormously positive. members for their efforts in making Omaha, NE 68114 Minnetonka, MN 55345 the conference a success: 402/397-5001 Fax: 402/397-3313 952/345-6440 Fax: 402/952-345-6444 Photo by Tom Kessler, Kessler Photography, Omaha Ken West, AIA, Chair Grand Benefactors: ASI-Modulex Dakota Wall Systems Inc. Paul Cass, Affiliate Silver 1219 Zimmerman Dr. S 9840 South 140th Street Project and Location: Better Business Bu- Jeff Dolezal, Associate AIA University of Nebraska Hyde Lecture Grinnell, IA 50112 Omaha, NE 68138 reau, Omaha (see page 8) Steven Ginn, AIA 641/236-6616 Fax: 641/236-6438 402/891-6520 Fax: 402/891-6521 Bronze Scott Heaney, Associate AIA Design Architect/Firm: Randy Brown, Nebraska Masonry Institute Larry Jacobsen, AIA ATC Associates Inc. Dicon Construction AIA, of Randy Brown Architects, LLC Martin Janousek, AIA 3712 South 132nd St. 11506 Nicholas St. Photo by Farshid Assassi, Assassi Productions, Welcome Reception: Paul Jeffrey, AIA Omaha, NE 68144 Omaha, NE 68154 Santa Barbara, California Standard Digital Imaging Dave Johnson, AIA 402/697-9747 Fax: 402/697-9170 402/493-2800 Fax: 402/493-5549 Thomas Laging, FAIA Buildex, Inc DK & B Construction Specialties Project and Location: McKinley Bathroom Banquet: Patrick Leahy, AIA “Masonry” P.O. Box 77 6105 Weir Street First National Bank David Lempke, AIA Wall/Door, Omaha (below) Ottawa, KS 66067 Omaha, NE 68117 Nichole Ludacka, Associate AIA Project and Location: Poulson Kjeldseth Moni- Design Architect/Firm: Randy Brown, AIA, Contributors: 785/242-2177 Fax: 785/242-1281 402/731-5604 Fax: 402/731-4414 Joe Saniuk, AIA tor armature, Sioux City, Iowa (below) of Randy Brown Architects, LLC Sampson Construction Tamara Say, AIA Business Media Inc E & A Consulting Group R.L. Fauss Greg Staskiewicz, Associate AIA 8031 West Center Road #100, Box 2 12001 Q Street Design Architect/Firm: Randy Brown, AIA, of Photo by Farshid Assassi, Assassi Productions, Santa ProCopy Bill Stott, AIA Omaha, NE 68124 Omaha, NE 68137 Randy Brown Architects, LLCA Barbara, California Matt Wegener, Associate AIA 402/390-6242 Fax: 402/390-6239 402/895-4700 Fax: 402/895-3599 Photo by Farshid Assassi, Assassi Productions, Santa Barbara, California

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Enterprise Precast Concrete, Inc. 13661 Giles Rd 1002 Cornhusker Rd 11949 Q Street 13800 Giles Road Omaha, NE 68138 Omaha, NE 68005 Omaha, NE 68145 Omaha, NE 68138 402/895-6575 Fax: 402/895-6609 402/293-2828 Fax: 402/293-2854 402/861-7000 Fax: 402/861-7111 402/895-3848 Fax: 402/895-3939 Midwest Storage Solutions Rogers Automated Entrances United Products Fabcon, Inc. 8631 F Street 210 Gateway, Suite 432 P.O. Box 493 6111 W. Hwy 13 Omaha, NE 68127 Lincoln, NE 68505 Fremont, NE 68026 Savage, MN 55378 402/935-0357 Fax: 402/935-0361 402/466-2510 Fax: 402/466-2521 402/727-7525 Fax: 402/727-8017 Project and Location: 952/882-7234 Fax: 952/890-6657 Poulson Kjeldseth Ad Agency, Project and Location: Quality Telemarketing, Vermillion, Nebraska Brick & Supply S & W Equipment Co. Inc. Watkins Concrete Sioux City, Iowa (right) South Dakota (above) Forsyth Insurance Agency, Inc 138th & Industrial Rd. 2211 South 47th Street 14306 Giles Road P.O. Box 30557 Omaha, NE 68137 Lincoln, NE 68506 Omaha, NE 68138 Design Architect/Firm: Design Architect/Firm: Randy Brown, AIA, of Randy Lincoln, NE 68503 402/598-9195 Fax: 402/408-1326 402/423-6600 Fax: 402/423-6605 402/896-0900 Fax: 402/896-8611 Randy Brown, AIA, of Randy Brown Architects, LLC 402/483-7861 Fax: 402/483-4760 Brown Architects, LLC Photo by Farshid Assassi, Assassi Productions, Santa Barbara, California Nebraska Masonry Institute Schmit-Greteman-Zolatone Western Waterproofing Gage Brothers Concrete 11414 West Center Rd. 14927 Industrial Rd 14515 Grarr Street Photo by Farshid Assassi, Assassi Pro- P.O. Box 1526 Omaha, NE 68144-4420 Omaha, NE 68114 Omaha, NE 68144 ductions, Santa Barbara, California Sioux Falls, SD 57101 402/330-5260 402/333-1511 Fax: 402/333-3718 402/333-3647 Fax: 402/333-6162 605/336-1180 Oharco Distributors, Inc. SGH, Inc. Hawkins Construction Company 8109 F Street 742 North 109th Court 2512 Deer Park Blvd. Omaha, NE 68127 Omaha, NE 68154 Congratulations Omaha, NE 68105 402/342-4489 Fax: 402/342-6327 402/493-9393 Fax: 402/493-5934 to the Art x 402/221-7639 Fax: 402/342-3221 OPPD Simpson Strong Tie Co. Architects winners: Hirshfields 444 South 16th St. Mall 1705 Kelsey St. 4726 105 Court Omaha, NE 68102 Papillion, NE 68046 Urbandale, IA 50322 402/636-3754 Fax: 402/636-3918 800/999-5099 Fax: 402/932-9627 GOLD 515/988-3207 Fax: 515/252-9853 Matt Knutson Paxton & Vierling Steel Co. SMI Steel Products Kirkham Michael 501 Ave. H 2305 Ridge Road, Suite 202 ..in a sea of sand.. 12700 West Dodge Rd. Carter Lake, IA 51510 Rockwall, TX 75087 Omaha, NE 712/347-4245 Fax: 712/347-6166 972/772-0769 Fax: 972/772-0882 SILVER 402/393-5630 Fax: 402/255-3850 Pella Windows & Doors Standard Digital Imaging Paul Brokering Kwal-Sophir Morris 9845 South 142nd Street 4426 South 108th Street “Fireman’s Coats” 8320 F Street Omaha, NE 68138 Omaha, NE 67137 William Schlaebitz Omaha, NE 68127 402/331-9225 Fax: 402/331-3076 800/642-8062 Fax: 402/592-8003 800/256-3469 Fax: 816/474-9885 Water Color 1 PSI Stephenson School Supply Château St. Michele Larson Cement & Stone 2917 Douglas Street 1112 O Street 4508 South 28th Omaha, NE 68131 Lincoln, NE 68508 Omaha, NE 68107 402/341-5181 Fax: 402/341-1526 402/488-7663 Fax: 402/488-7688 HONORABLE MENTION 402/733-1897 Tamara Say “Blue Baby Butter” 8 the nebraska architect the nebraska architect 9 State News State News Golf Hole Sponsors 2003 AIA Nebraska Design Awards Ayars & Ayars, Omaha NE AIA Nebraska, a Society of Cheever Construction Company, Lincoln NE Project and Location: 120 Blondo the American Institute of Architects Endicott Clay Products, Fairbury NE Building 2, Omaha (left) has announced the 2003 AIA Ne- Gage Brothers Concrete, Sioux Falls SD Design Architect/Firm: Randy braska Design Awards winners. The ME Group, Lincoln NE Brown, AIA, of Randy Brown Archi- winning projects were selected from Reimers Kaufman Concrete, Omaha NE tects, LLC 91 entries across Nebraska by the Rinker Materials, Omaha NE following design jury members Photo by Farshid Assassi, Assassi Produc- Rogers Automated Entrances, Lincoln NE from Seattle, Washington: Craig tions, Santa Barbara, California Shanahan Mechanical & Electrical, Valparaiso NE Curtis, AIA, Miller/Hull Partner- The Harry A. Koch Co., Omaha NE ship, Jury Chair; Mary Johnston, United Products, Fremont NE AIA, Johnston Architects; Mark Golf Pin-prize Sponsors Hinshaw, FAIA, LMN Architects; ACME Brick Company, Springfield MO Tom Kundig, AIA, Olson ARPS-Red-E-Mix Company, Fremont NE Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects. Ash Grove Cement Company, Lincoln NE The AIA Nebraska Design Brester Construction, Inc., Lincoln NE Awards competition is an annual Builders Inc., Lincoln NE event for Nebraska architects who E & K Drywall, Lincoln NE submit completed projects for Gagner Restoration, Inc., Lincoln NE consideration. Projects are judged Gene Lilly Surety Bonds Inc., Lincoln NE based on a variety of features, in- Gerhold Concrete, Columbus NE cluding unique design, originality, Hampton Commercial Construction, Lincoln NE extended use attributes, Judds Brothers Construction Company, Lincoln NE sustainability, budget and use of Larson Cement Stone Company, Omaha NE environmental surroundings. Leifert Concrete Construction Inc., Lincoln NE Further information on this Lumberman’s Brick & Supply Co., Omaha NE year’s design winners and past Lund-Ross Constructors, Omaha NE winners can be found on the Nebraskaland Water Proofing, Lincoln NE American Institute of Architect, “New Construction” Oakview Construction, Lincoln, NE Nebraska Chapter’s website Pella Windows, Omaha NE www.aiane.org. PSI, Omaha NE Rinker Materials, LaPlatte NE Sonneborn, Omaha NE Project and Location: Better Stutzman Sealants, Lincoln NE Business Bureau, Omaha (top) Universal Surety, Lincoln NE Watkins Concrete, Omaha NE Design Architect/Firm: Randy Yankee Hill Brick, Lincoln NE Brown, AIA, of Randy Brown Project and Location: Sinclair Hille Architects Golf Outing Results Architects, LLC Offices, Lincoln (above) Flight 1 Photo by Farshid Assassi, Assassi Pro- 62 Matt Hoskinson, Steve Lanik, Dave Johnson, ductions, Santa Barbara, California Design Architect/Firm: Jim Hille, AIA, Sinclair AIA, Greg Smith, AIA Hille Architects 63 Dave Jesske, Angela Harvat, Tom DiBiase, Project and Location: Omaha Photo by Paul J. Brokering, Paul J. Brokering & Associ- Ken West, AIA World-Herald Freedom Center, ates, Lincoln Flight 2 Omaha (right) 66 Mark Hoistad, AIA, Darin Cielocha, Jeff Design Architect/Firm: John Project and Location: St. Therese Hansen, Paul Cass Cameron, Steve Gollehon, AIA, Catholic Church, Sioux Falls, SD (left) 67 Tim Irish, Deon Bahr, FAIA, Todd Carey, Erin Carey Brian Thilliander, AIA, HDR Ar- Design Architect/Firm: RDG Flight 3 chitecture, Inc. 71 Mike Kros, AIA, Vance Behrens, Josh Schutte Wilscam Birge Photo by Tom Kessler, Kessler Pho- Westling, Brad Brooks, Associate AIA Photo by Tom Kessler, Kessler Photogra- tography, Omaha 71 Dan Emanuel, Bill Fraiser, Maniktala, Cristy phy, Omaha Pickrel, AIA