The 2011 Design Excellence Award Winners are now up in the Awards section of our website.  You can see photos of the winning designs and read more about our distinguished jury.

Our 2012 Events Calendar has been updated – remember to put these important dates on your own calendar!

Emeritus AIA members can be Associates or Architect members.  You do not need to be FAIA or retired.

The advantages of Emeritus status include: no mandatory dues, keep your original designation (AIA, Associate, Architect), same benefits as regular membership, do not need to complete continuing education hours.

The Emeritus Elevation Application must be filled out and sent to the address on the application (not to our local chapter!).

Any Architect or Associate member may apply for Emeritus status who has been in good standing in the Institute for fifteen successive years (this means dues paid and continuing education completed) immediately prior to his or her application, AND either
(i) has attained the age of 65, or
(ii) has achieved architect emeritus status under law in any state of the United States or
(iii) is so incapacitated as to be unable to work in the profession.

JEFF HARNAR AWARDS BEGIN NEW COLLABORATION WITH UNM

CALL FOR ENTRIES ANNOUNCED

SANTA FE – The Jeff Harnar Award for Contemporary Architecture is now accepting submissions for the award to be announced on February 24, 2012. This noteworthy prize is made in honor of the late Jeff Harnar, who was well known for his groundbreaking work in contemporary architecture in Santa Fe.

The 2012 winner of the Jeff Harnar Award will receive a $10,000 cash prize.

For the second year, the Thornburg Charitable Foundation, sponsor for the Harnar prize and related program, is collaborating with the School of Architecture and Planning in the competition process and selection of the 2012 award recipient.

“We created the award in Jeff’s honor to encourage creativity and excellence in contemporary architectural design,” said Garrett Thornburg, who initiated this annual award and competition. “It has been our hope from the outset of this competition to highlight contemporary architecture from New Mexico, to show how innovative design and modern materials can be crafted into excellent architecture that can comfortably and respectfully sit side-by-side with the rich existing architecture and create cultural diversity similar to the diversity of the state’s demography.”

Geraldine Forbes Isais, Dean of the UNM School of Architecture and Planning, commented that the School of Architecture and Planning is delighted to work with the Thornburg Charitable Foundation in presenting this highly respected and prominent award. “The design jury and awards ceremony will be held in George Pearl Hall, designed by New Mexico’s world renowned architect, Antoine Predock. This is a unique opportunity for the academic and architectural communities to engage in meaningful discussions that address the question of excellence in contemporary architecture.”

Submissions for the Jeff Harnar Award must be from an architect or architectural firm for a singular work of architecture built in New Mexico and completed since January 1, 2006. There is no limit to the number of entries per firm or architect. The work must be a permanent structure, rather than temporary or moveable construction. The work should draw inspiration from the regional context, while demonstrating creative sensitivity to climate, site, geology, vegetation and unique quality of light. Architectural solutions must demonstrate appropriate and artistic responses to the challenges of the context, climate, site, client, user needs, and budget. The work must demonstrate innovative utilization of available materials and technology and adhere carefully to established principles and best practices in seeking sustainability.

“We want to promote contemporary architecture and the design of new architectural forms which celebrate and integrate with the architectural uniqueness and the rich cultural heritage of New Mexico,” said Thornburg.

A panel consisting of distinguished architects and educators – including a member of the faculty of the School of Architecture and Planning as well as a graduate student from the UNM architecture program – will select the Jeff Harnar Award recipient.

Completed entries for the 2012 Jeff Harnar Award for Contemporary Architecture must be received no later than 4:30 pm Thursday, January 26, 2012. An awards presentation and celebration is planned for the evening of February 24 at the Pearl Hall Gallery and Auditorium at UNM.

Details for the submission requirements may be viewed at www.jeffharnaraward.com.

Professor Roger Schluntz, FAIA, former Dean of UNM School of Architecture and Planning, is serving as the coordinator for the program and may be contacted at schluntz@UNM.edu or by phone at 505.277.7300.

AIA Santa Fe Chapter / Bradley P. Kidder Endowment Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Lauren Tietjen.

AIA Santa Fe Chapter / Endowment Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Amrit Aristimuno.

Congratulations 2011 Design Excellence Award Winners:

HONOR – Atkin Olshin Schade Architects – Owe’neh Bupingeh Preservation Plan- (unbuilt).
MERIT – Ellis/Browning Architects – Academy for Technology and Classics
CITATION – Autotroph – Chuska Apartments
CITATION – Autotroph – Warehouse 21
CITATION – Praxis Architects – Rothstein/Meckler House

Holiday Gala

Date: Thursday December 8th, 2011
Place: Bishops Lodge Resort, 1297 Bishops Lodge Rd., Santa Fe.

This is the premier event on the AIA Santa Fe calendar.
We encourage everyone to come, enjoy and celebrate.

Time:

6:00 PM cocktails – Hors d’oevres and cash bar.
7:00 PM Three course dinner with wine.
8:00 PM Awards presentations.

AIA members, Non-members and guests $40. per person.
On line payment available. Your payment is your reservation (Pay on- line ONLY).
RESERVATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED SINCE WE ARE AT CAPACITY.

AIA SANTA FE  2011 DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS ENTRIES

DUE THIS WEEK
Due date: Thursday, November 3, 2011 by 4:00 PM

Place : Feather & Gill Design LLC

418 Cerrillos Road #24  Santa Fe, NM 87501

(505) 471-2195 office

Should you have any questions please contact awards chairman:

Dan Featheringill 505 471-2195 or  dan@featherandgill.com

Please contact office prior to submittal drop off.

SAVE THE DATE

AIASF HOLIDAY GALA AND AWARDS BANQUET

Date: Thursday December 8^th 2012

Place: Bishops Lodge, Tesuque

More information at later date.

Hello All – we are excited to introduce the coming Fall 2011 AIA Santa Fe lectures!

And then, as a part of our annual collaboration with UNM School of Architecture and Planning, we will have Jonathan Segal of Jonathan Segal Architects from San Diego, CA October 3rd @ 5:15pm @ George Pearl Hall @ UNM School of Architecture and Planning, ABQ, NM discuss his lecture  Architect as Developer.

See attached flyer for further information.

Thanks to all of the generous sponsors and volunteering that help make these events happen.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, SEPTEMBER 16-17, 2011

REGISTER BY AUGUST 17th AND GET $100 OFF.

To register, go to: http://www.publicinterestdesign.com/

There is a growing sector in the field of architecture known as Public Interest Design documented in exhibits such as MoMA’s Small Scale, Big Change and publications like Design Like You Give Damn. The projects in this sector are unlike traditional practice in critical ways but are an area of great potential for the future of the profession.

The Public Interest Design Institute® will provide training to architecture and other design professionals in public interest design with in-depth study over two days on methods of how design can address the critical issues faced by communities. Training in public interest design is a way of enhancing an existing design practice and learning skills to become pro-actively engaged in community-based design.

Learning objectives will address:

* Finding new clients

* Learning about new fee sources and structures

* Understanding public interest design and how is it re-shaping the design professions

* Pro-actively finding a public interest design project

* Using a step-by-step process of working with a community as a design partner

* Leveraging other partners and assets to address project challenges

* Maximizing a project’s positive impact on a community

* Measuring social, economic, and environmental impact on communities