Chapter Event Notice
November 16, 2007
PLEASE POST THIS NOTICE IN YOUR OFFICE NOTICE WILL BE SENT BY EMAIL ONLY
The Detroit Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
is pleased to present the 2007 Honor Awards and Recognition Program.
To celebrate this occasion, this event will be held at the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC) in the heart of Detroit's new entertainment district. The members, your clients and the associated organizations of the building industry are invited to enjoy our annual celebration of the Excellence in Architecture.
Please join us in the final celebration of the AIA's 150th Anniversary.
INTERNATIONAL SAARINEN SYMPOSIUM
Saturday, November 17, 2007 - An international symposium on the life and work of both Eliel and Eero Saarinen will be held at Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and the GM Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. The symposium will examine the pivotal work and career of Eero Saarinen in the United States and abroad, and the design heritage that he received through his father, Eliel Saarinen, at Cranbrook. Symposium reservations will be accepted by mail or fax only. . Registration forms are available on-line at www.cranbrook.edu. For information, please call the 24-hour Saarinen Symposium hotline at 248-645-3312.EERO SAARINEN: SHAPING THE FUTURE EXHIBIT November 17, 2007, through March 30, 2008
Project: Ronnisch Construction Group Headquarters Affirmations Community Center Cass Technical High School Location: Royal Oak, MI Ferndale, MI Detroit, MI Category: Interior Building Building Architect: biddison architecture + design Luckenbach|Ziegelman
Architects PLLCTMP / TYJT A Joint Venture Owner: Ronnisch Construction Group Affirmations Gay and Lesbian Community Center Detroit Public Schools Contractor Ronnisch Construction Group The Monahan Company Jenkins Construction Jury Comment The integration and layering of spatial elements, furniture, and materials, combined with the strategic use of color and lighting, produce a rich interior of common materials used in uncommonly beautiful ways. The design fits comfortably into and contributes to its context while its strategically interconnected levels and use of natural light creates an enhanced sense of community. The sophisticated palette successfully integrates sustainable principles with great resolution In response to a tight urban site, this design skillfully accommodates the program elements in a vertical arrangement for a building type typically more horizontal and spread out. The building section is well composed and yields rich spatial qualities throughout, culminating in an inspirational media center set atop the school. The inclusive programming and planning process is most commendable as is the commitment of the Detroit Public Schools to seek excellence in architecture intended to serve and nurture our most precious resource - our children.
Project: Boll Family YMCA
Bank of Birmingham University of Michigan
Literature Science and Arts BuildingLocation: Downtown Detroit, MI Birmingham, MI Ann Arbor, MI Category: Building Building Building Architect: SmithGroup Luckenbach|Ziegelman
Architects PLLCSmithGroup, Inc Owner: YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit Bank of Birmingham The University of Michigan Contractor Barton Malow Company Ronnisch Construction De Maria Company Jury Comment This beautifully resolved design reveals the energy within. This is a great addition to the fabric of the city. A remarkable transformation and adaptive reuse of an unremarkable structure into an elegant and dignified bank facility that meets the client’s goal to be open and inviting. A key benchmark of this design is that both original and new are better for each other.
RECOGNITIONS: Gold Medal
Daniel A. Redstone, FAIA
Young Architect Blake A. Elderkin, AIA
Albert Kahn AssociatesHonorary Affiliate Member
Frank D. Stella
Founder F. D. Stella Products Company
Recognitions Committee:
Cynthia K. Pozolo, AIA
Edward D. Francis, FAIA
Dennis M. King, FAIA
Victor A. Saroki, FAIA
Mark Nickita, AIA
Rae Dumke, Hon AIAJury:
Kansas City, Missouri:
Chair John C. Guenther, AIA, LEED AP
Principal
Mackey Mitchell Architects
William A. Bowersox, FAIA
Principal
Powers Bowersox Associates, Inc.
Mary Ann Lazarus, AIA
HOK
Bruce Lindsey, AIA, Professor & Dean
College of Architecture, Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design
Washington University in St. Louis
George Z. Nikoloajevich, FAIA
Principal
Cannon Design
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Register by printing the form below and mailing it to AIA Detroit with your check or credit card number (mastercard and visa)
AIA DETROIT HONOR AWARDS PROGRAM
November 16, 2007
Detroit Athletic Club
(313-963-9200)
241 Madison Avenue
Detroit6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Immediately Following
Celebration & Late SupperThe cost is $110.00 per person. PARKING Complementary Valet Parking in Adjacent Parking Deck (Directions Link)
HANDICAPPED ACCESS
BLACK TIE OPTIONALPlease make your check payable to AIA Detroit
(for additional information call 313-965-4100 or 313-965-1501 fax)Send to: AIA Detroit
553 East Jefferson
Detroit, MI 48226.(mastercard and visa) We must have your reservation prior to Nov 7, 2007; No refunds after that Date
Reservations will not be accepted without a check or credit card #.Name: _____________________________________________ AIA # ____________________ Designation (circle one) - AIA - Associate - PA - Other: ____________________________________ Firm Name: ______________________________________________________________________ Firm Phone: ___________________ Firm Fax: _________________ Email _________________________________________________________________________ Program & Dinner $110.00 per person Total # Attending ______ X $110.00 = _______________
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