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Academy of Architecture for Justice (AAJ)
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This is the New England affiliate of the AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice, the national network of architects, justice facilities clients and others interested in the design of courthouses and other justice-related projects. It is a ‘knowledge community’ to promote excellence in the planning, design and construction of justice facilities, sharing of advances and best practices, and networking among those involved in justice facilities throughout New England. For more information, call/write John Benson AIA (617-357-4050 x563), Jenn Campbell, Assoc. AIA (617-727-4015 x387), or Liz Minnis AIA (617-727-4015 x566).
For more information about AIA’s national Academy of Architecture for Justice, please consult www.aia.org/caj.
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Join the NE-AAJ Steering Committee
We are looking for people who have ideas about what NE-AAJ can do to serve members and who are willing to get involved in organizing events. If you are interested in taking an active role on the NE-AAJ Steering Committee, please write jenn.campbell@state.ma.us or john.benson@state.ma.us
What is slated for 2007-2008?
- Tours of courthouses and corrections facilities
- Roundtable discussions
- Guest speaker presentations
- Courtroom mock-up workshop
If you are interested in helping to organize any events, please write: jenn.campbell@state.ma.us or john.benson@state.ma.us
Tour of the New Worcester Courthouse
A tour of New Worcester Trial Court is being planned for early September. Keep an eye out for future announcements!
Located on Main Street in downtown Worcester, this monumental building is the first new court facility designed as a comprehensive justice center. It will house the Superior, District, Juvenile, Housing, and Probate and Family Court departments in a single facility, improving the efficiency of court process through shared facilities, including 26 courtrooms.
Designer: Shepley Bulfinch
Contractor: Gilbane Building Company
Project type: CM at-Risk
Project cost: $180 million
Gross square feet: 427,000
AAJ Sixth International Conference on Courthouse Design
September 26-28, 2007
New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn, New York
The conference will address a broad spectrum of issues that affect the planning and design of courthouses. Through presentations related to the conference theme, "Sustainable Excellence," conference participants will explore the dimensions that this theme suggests, including sustainable communities, design excellence, and green design. More than 10 LUs will be available to those who attend the entire conference. For more information or to register see: http://www.aia.org/br_aaj_courtshouses07.
Please let us know if you will be attending by writing jenn.campbell@state.ma.us or john.benson@state.ma.us
Other News
- For pithy articles and news items on courthouse and corrections design, please see the newest AAJ Journal online at: http://www.aia.org/nwsltr_caj.cfm?pagename=caj_nwsltr_20070323.
- For ongoing updates regarding Massachusetts courthouse projects, please see the DCAM website: http://www.mass.gov/cam/wip/wp_judicial.html.
- For ongoing updates regarding Massachusetts corrections projects, please see the DCAM website: http://www.mass.gov/cam/wip/wp_correctional.html.
- The AAJ has recently launched an “archiBlog” for interactive discourse regarding the design of justice facilities: http://blog.aia.org/justice/.
- Congratulations to Finegold Alexander + Associates of Boston, which has been selected by the Justice Facilities Review as a 2007 Honoree for their work on the New Fall River Trial Court. Awards will be announced at the 2007 AAJ Conference in New York City in September. For more information, see http://www.aia.org/caj_a_20070720_jfr07
- If you have never attended Andrea Leers’ course, the New American Courthouse, at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, I’m sorry to say you will have to wait another year. The July 17-19 course, attended by professionals from across the country, covered the evolution of courthouse design; urban design forces shaping the courthouse; planning for the needs of judges, court staff, and the public; design strategies for the multi-courtroom courthouse; and the interaction of architect, users, and project administrators in the design process. Highlights included tours of the Lawrence and Moakley courthouses as well as presentations by Leslie Shepherd, chief architect of the GSA, Ed Feiner, former chief architect of the GSA, and U.S. District Court Judge William Skretny.
- In Washington D.C. on June 1, the GSA invited professionals for a review and national conversation on federal courthouse design under the GSA award-winning Design Excellence Program. The day-long event included an assessment of the courthouse portfolio by Pulitzer-prize wining architecture critic Robert Campbell; a presentation by GSA Architecture Fellow Thomas Gordon Smith and U.S. District Court Judge Michael R. Hogan of the new Morphosis-designed courthouse in Eugene, Oregon; and a keynote address by Justice Stephen Breyer. The day concluded with an open discussion on how the design excellence program can best meet the needs of the federal judiciary and the American people to create appropriate and inspiring federal courthouses in the 21st century.
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Access Committee
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Architects, accessibility advocates, codes officials and others engaged in universal design issues gather monthly for lunch at the BSA to enhance understanding among all professionals in the building industry of the state and federal accessible design and construction standards through training programs, publications and other resources. This group meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month at noon at the BSA. For more information, call/write Katie McGuinness, Assoc. AIA (617-641-2802).
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Administration & Human Resources Wizards
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Design-firm administrators with human-resources and/or other administrative and office management responsibilities meet monthly at the BSA to exchange information on a broad range of design-firm management issues. This group meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month at noon at the BSA. For more information, call/write Rose Fiore, Assoc. AIA (617-367-3970) or Sue Metzinger (617-542-1025).
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Affiliate Programs
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Assists in the creation, implementation and evaluation of the BSA’s public membership program activities (lecture series, tours, etc.). There are approximately 1000 Affiliate Members (allied professionals, architecture students, and laypeople with an interest in architecture). For more information, call/write Richard Fitzgerald (617-951-1433 x232).
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Architectural Education Committee
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This network — of educators, practitioners, and others interested industry professionals and students interested in college and university architectural education — is centered on the assumption that if sustainable/integrative design is to be practiced by our profession, students of all ages need to have had some exposure to the applicable methods and ideas. In broad terms, the initial question for the committee is this: given the implications of anthropomorphically-induced climate disruption, what should future design professionals know about, understand and/or have mastered by the time they receive their various degrees? Other issues/topics emerge from that basic question, including which parts of today’s design training work, and which ones do not.
For more information, contact Peter Papesch AIA at 617-267-6598 papesch@mac.com.
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Architectural Photography Network
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This is a group of architectural photographers and others with an interest in the business of photographing buildings inside and out. The intent is to elevate professional and public understanding of the business and practice of architectural photography through discussions, presentations, workshops and other activities developed by those who participate. This committee will meet at noon on the third Tuesday of every month beginning in June 2008. For more information, contact Andrew Barr (508-362-9754)
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Architecture for Humanity Boston
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This group promotes architectural and design solutions to global, social and humanitarian crises. Architecture for Humanity creates opportunities for architects and designers from around the world to help communities in need. For more information, call/write Michael McHugh AIA (617-437-6262).
BSA Task Force to End Homelessness merges with Architecture for Humanity Boston
The BSA Task Force to End Homelessness (TFEH) and the Boston chapter of Architecture for Humanity (AFHB) have merged and will continue working together under the AFHB umbrella. The two groups have collaborated in the past on several initiatives, including projects with Shelter Inc., Bikes Not Bombs, and TEEN LEEP.
The TFEH was founded in 1986 by John Wilson FAIA to address the issue of homelessness in Boston and the architectural community’s lack of response to the problem. Since then, the group has provided pro bono planning, design, outreach, and advocacy services to non-profit and other community groups grappling with the problem of homelessness. In 1996, Wilson was awarded the prestigious national Whitney Young Jr. Award for his work. I joined the group in 1990 and became a co-chair in 2004.
Architecture for Humanity, founded in 1999 by Cameron Sinclair and Kate Stohr, was created to promote architectural and design solutions to global, social, and humanitarian crises through competitions, workshops, educational forums, partnerships with aid organizations, and other activities.
The local component, Architecture for Humanity Boston, was organized in 2004 by Wentworth Institute of Technology instructors Lora Kim and Jay Weber, Harvard GSD students Hye-Young Chung and Emily Farnham, designer Niveen Sayeed, and me. In 2005, we created a competition on Emergency Housing Ideas and sent the entries to the national AFH and exhibited them at Build Boston 2005. AFHB is currently run by five board members including Kim, Chung, Farnham, and Fatima Sayeed.
Since that initial collaboration, these two groups have continued to work so well together that a marriage between them seemed natural. We welcome the participation of everyone—professionals, design instructors, students, architects, engineers, BSA members and allies and nonmembers. AFHB meets on the second Thursday of each month (except August and December) at 6:30 pm at The Architects Building, 52 Broad Street in downtown Boston. With questions, thoughts or ideas, write Michael McHugh at michael@afhb.org. For more information, visit www.afhb.org or www.architectureforhumanity.org.
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Audit Committee
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This board-level committee engages external auditors annually to review, audit and otherwise examine and offer recommendations on the financial management operations of the BSA. For more information, call/write Richard Fitzgerald (617-951-1433 x232).
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BIM Roundtable
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A network of designers, clients/owners and other building industry professionals sharing information, expertise and ideas about building information modeling (BIM). This group meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 8:00 am at the BSA. For details, write/call Luciana.Burdi (617-727-4050 x332), Greg Conyngham (617-576-0042), Tony Ransom (617-263-1444) or Mike Schroeder (617-234-3223).
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Boston Gay and Lesbian Architects and Designers
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Originally established in 1991, BGLAD has enjoyed several incarnations. This professional network is open to everyone -- architects, interior designers, contractors, engineers, landscape architects and anyone else with an interest in the broad range of career/networking and other professional and social issues/activities sponsored by this network. For more information, call/write Richard Fitzgerald (617-951-1433 x232).
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BSA/SCUP College & University Roundtable
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This is a group of designers, planners and administrators addressing a broad range of college and university planning and design issues. This group meets on the third Thursday of every month at 7:30 am. For more information, call/write Debi Lacey McDonald AIA (617-778-0179) or Donna Denio, Affil. BSA, SCUP (781-910-1921).
The Roundtable is a collaboration of the BSA and the Society of College & University Planners (SCUP). For more information on SCUP's North Atlantic Chapter, visit its website.
To attend an event, please fill out this registration form. There is no cost for BSA or SCUP members; the cost for non-members is $10 in advance or $20 at the door.
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Cape and Islands Network
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This informal network of Cape and Islands architects and allied professionals gathers regularly in Hyannis and occasionally elsewhere for evening workshops on a range of design, practice, marketing, and other issues of significance to those living and practicing on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Meets monthly. For more information, call/write Jim Hadley AIA (508-255-8001).
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Codes and Regulations Committee
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The BSA Codes Committee welcomes your participation in pursuing the following objectives: the adoption of the International Family of Codes in Massachusetts with a minimum of local amendments; increased cooperation and communication on code issues with builders, property owners, and other contributors to the built environment; education of and outreach to architects and other design professionals regarding code content and adoption. This group meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 8:30 am at the BSA. For more information, call/write Vernon Woodworth AIA (617-523-8227 x225).
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Compensation and Fee Surveys Task Force
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This is the group of architects and allies who conduct surveys of architects’ compensation in Massachusetts, fees charged by design firms in Massachusetts, and related statistical surveys, the results of which are published by the BSA and distributed to members and others. For information, call/write Karin Broadhurst (617-951-1433 x228).
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Construction Administration Roundtable
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Architects, owners/clients, owners representatives, contractors, and everyone else in the industry with an interest in CA gather monthly at the BSA to share experiences and information that increase the effectiveness of CA on all project types. Guest speakers, roundtable discussions and other formats shape these discussions. This group meets on the second Friday of every month at 8:00 am at the BSA. For more information, write/call Greg Heiges (617-423-1700).
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Design for Aging Committee
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This is a network of New England architects and allies in the building industry and in related industries focusing on the dissemination of knowledge and design innovations related to facilities for our aging population.
This committee meets at 5:15 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. For more information, contact Jim Warner FAIA ( Jim Warner 603-436-2551) or Ruth Neeman AIA (Ruth Neeman AIA 978-371-1945)
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Disaster Advisory Group
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This group is developing a network of Massachusetts architects and allied professionals who can be called upon during natural or other environmental disasters to provide immediate professional assistance to residents of the Commonwealth. For more information, call/write Kurt Yeghian (617-247-9161).
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Ethics Committee
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Historically, this committee has served solely as a mediating service for those bringing complaints against architects under the AIA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. More recently, the Committee has become more active in the development of ethics-based educational programming for architects and the broader application of professional ethics to all aspects of our industry. For more information, call/write Richard Fitzgerald (617-951-1433 x232).
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Exhibitions Committee
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We seek members interested in planning and implementing gallery and other exhibitions of architects’ work, other architecture-related work and other exhibits proposed by members and friends. For information, call/write Pamela de Oliveira-Smith (617-951-1433 x240).
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Expert Sources/ Speakers
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BSA Expert Sources is a database of BSA members interested in a full range of public speaking, lecturing, and related opportunities. For more information on this BSA members’ marketing service/public service, call/write Nancy Jenner (617-951-1433 x227 ).
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Fellows Committee
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This committee is composed of BSA members of the AIA College of Fellows. Its role is to design events and programs aimed specifically at Fellows. For more information, call/write Gary Graham FAIA (617-423-9399 x215), Tony Tappe FAIA (617-451-0200 x201) or Jane Weinzapfel FAIA (617-423-5711).
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Feng Shui Network
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This network of designers, educators and others interested in the practice of feng shui meets monthly to extend the understanding and application of feng shui principles in contemporary design. The sharing of knowledge, ideas and experience is at the core of this network as it explores the current academic and professional approaches to feng shui. This network meets on second Wednesdays at 8:30 am beginning in May, 2008 (no meetings in July or August). For more information, contact Yih-Ping Chang (617-969-7278 x143) or Mary Roberts (617-653-0730).
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Finance Committee
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The BSA Treasurer, who chairs this committee, is interested in attracting members and friends with a special interest in the financing of BSA operations and to work with him and the BSA staff in refining our financial management systems, developing new revenue-generating opportunities, and analyzing operating expenses. For more information, call/write Jim Dunn, CPA, Assoc. AIA (617-262-2760x526).
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Finance Wizards
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Those with design-firm financial-management responsibilities gather monthly to share information on management issues/tools/problems, etc. This group meets on the second Tuesday of every month at noon at the BSA. For more information, call/write Peter Lambert (617-367-3970 x253).
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Healthcare Facilities Committee
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A group of architects working in this field has developed an excellent series of monthly meetings with public officials and other health professionals to examine design policy, regulations and related issues. This group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 5:15 pm at the BSA. For more information, call/write Todd Hanson (603-436-2551) or Bob Humenn AIA (617-305-7139).
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Honors & Awards
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This committee of elected members identifies candidates for BSA and national AIA recognition. For more information, call/write Richard Fitzgerald (617-951-1433 x232).
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Housing Committee
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Addresses one of the central urban design issues by working with the key public agencies, sponsoring a housing awards program, and otherwise reminding the profession that housing is a central issue and reminding the public that the profession is a critical participant in housing policy development and implementation. This group meets on the third Friday of every month at 8:30 am at the BSA. For more information, call/write Courtenay Dean Wallace, Assoc. AIA (617-695-7797), St. John Smith AIA (617-988-4195) or David Kelman (617-296-2877).
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Information Resource Wizards
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This group of information professionals meets regularly at the BSA. We share ideas and best practices related to the creation and stewardship of assets and resources generated by or pertaining to the fields of Design and Construction. This group meets on the fourth Thursday of every odd month (except July) at noon. Anyone with corresponding interests is welcome. For more information, call/write Erin Heath (617-475-4000).
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Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture
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This group is the regional branch of the national organization usually referred to by its acronym, IFRAA. The focus is on the design of religious facilities and activities include periodic on-site design forums. For more information, write/call Richard Fitzgerald (617-951-1433x232).
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Intern-Development Program (IDP)
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The Committee on IDP assists interns, mentors and supervisors as well as firms and schools in responding to Massachusetts's mandatory IDP requirement. The committee is a resource for IDP related questions and issues. Facilitating IDP coordination through firms, helping interns find professional advisors and sponsoring IDP-related workshops are among the committee's roles. New members are welcome. For more information, call/write Jonathan M. Taylor, Assoc. AIA (617-850-6565).
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International Committee
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Since 1985, the BSA has been actively involved in professional exchanges with the republics of the former Soviet Union, countries of the Far East and other nations. Increasingly, New England architects are working abroad. Among other things, this group seeks to understand and to broaden international markets for design professionals through informal monthly gatherings led by those architects and others currently working abroad. This group meets on the third Monday of every month at 6:00 pm at the BSA. For more information, call/write Estelle Jackson, Assoc. AIA (617-723-8668).
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Investments Committee
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This board-level committee is charged with the development of long-term investment strategies for the BSA. For more information, call/write Richard Fitzgerald (617-951-1433x232).
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IT Wizards
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Those with firm responsibilities that include IT development and management gather monthly to share information on new technologies and other IT issues. This group meets on the second Wednesday of every month at noon at the BSA. For more information, call/write Bruce Harrington (617-527-0908).
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Lab Facility Design Committee
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This network of designers, contractors, planners, clients and other industry professionals explores the issues associated with working with biotech, pharmaceutical, academic and other medical-research entities. This group meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at 8:00 am at the BSA. For more information, call/write Michele Cunneen (888-770-2936).
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Marketing/PR Wizards
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This group of Architecture, Engineering and Construction firm marketing and public relations personnel meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month at the BSA. A combination of roundtable discussions and expert speakers covers a range of marketing and business development topics relevant to the Massachusetts building community. All marketing, public relations and business development staff are welcome to attend.
For more information, call/write Alisa Kahn (ARC: 617-575-4261) or Susan Elmore (HMFH: 617-844-2123).
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Membership Committee
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Focuses on all of those issues — dues, recruitment, benefits, services, etc. — that affect every member. Although its core members are elected, the Committee chair invites all members to participate in Committee meetings. No aspect of BSA/AIA membership is outside this committee’s bailiwick. This group meets on the first Friday of every month at noon at the BSA. For more information, contact David Grissino, Assoc. AIA (617-850-6631), or Lori Cowles, AIA (617-844-2141).
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Mentoring Network
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Recently the Fellows Committee established a mentoring program at the BSA. Goals are to provide young designers with mentors outside of their own firm, resources for mentors, information for firms to start their own in-house mentoring programs, and opportunities for firms to receive mentoring from other BSA firms. For more information and questions, please contact Tom Robinson, AIA (617-599-3054).
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MetroWest Network
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Architects and allied professionals in Boston's western suburbs gather monthly for informal information exchanges, workshops, social events and other networking opportunities to address a broad range of practice challenges and opportunities. Meeting times vary; meeting venues are in metrowest cities and towns. For more information, call/write Erin Reilly AIA (781-492-8800).
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Nominating Committee
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Members elected to this committee identify candidates for seats on the BSA Board of Directors and on various elective committees/delegations. For more information, call/write Richard Fitzgerald (617-951-1433 x232).
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Percent for Art Network
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This is a network of architects, artists, public officials and other interested professionals seeking to revive the Commonwealth's commitment to require that total construction costs for all public buildings and spaces include a specific percentage for the acquisition/installation of two- and three-dimensional works of art.
For more information, call/write Rosalyn Elder AIA / 617-227-1100.
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Performing Arts Design Committee
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This network of designers, contractors, clients, and other industry professionals addresses the planning, design, and construction of performing arts facilities. Discussions will enhance the group’s understanding of architecture and its technical systems as they relate to the function of these spaces. Sample topics include past successes, current best practices, and anticipated future trends, with some meetings taking place on project sites. All are welcome to attend. For more information, write/call Tom McGraw Assoc. AIA (617-499-8043).
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Placemaking Network
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This network of planning and design professionals explores the creation of successful public realms through an interdisciplinary dialogue among urban planners, landscape designers, architects, public art/design professionals and others with an interest in these issues. This group meets on the 4th monday of each month, noon-2:00 pm, beginning October 22, 2007. No meetings in August or December. For more information, call/write Christina Lanzl (617-879-7973).
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Planning Committee
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This group leads the BSA’s annual planning process for the association. For more information, call/write Nancy Jenner (617-951-1433 x227).
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Pro Bono Network
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This group focuses on moving toward the creation of an international corporate strategy to make design services available to a wide variety of underserved constituencies. For more information, contact Steven J. Paradis (617-523-6364).
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Professional Appointments Committee
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This committee responds to requests from the Commonwealth and from cities and towns throughout Massachusetts to appoint or nominate architects to serve on volunteer, public designer-selection, planning, historic district, or similar bodies. For more information, call/write Andrew Baldwin (617-951-1433 x242).
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Public-Sector Architects Committee
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This is a forum for architects employed in public agencies of all kinds at the local, state, regional, and federal level. We share information about public design issues, public-agency management issues, public-policy issues, etc. This committee also provides a vehicle for architects employed in the public sector to share career information and professional development opportunities. For more information, call/write Richard Fitzgerald (617-951-1433 x232).
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Recommended Practices Task Force
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This group of architects, contractors, attorneys and allied professionals focuses on project-delivery issues and project-delivery systems through workshops, publications, and other tools of value to practitioners. For more information, call/write Mary Gately (781-235-2680), Jack Hobbs AIA (617-778-0900), or Peter Kuttner FAIA (617-492-7000).
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Research Grants in Architecture Committee
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In 2004 then-president Brian Healy AIA and board member Carol Burns AIA developed a first-time program to make grants available to architects, educators and others in the building industry interested in enriching the body of knowledge in the field of architecture through research. This is now an annual grants program. For more information, call/write Nancy Jenner (617-951-1433 x227) or Richard Fitzgerald(617-951-1433 x232).
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Residential Design Committee
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Architects and other designers gather monthly to address the full range of residential design, technology, firm management and related issues. This group meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 8:00 am at the BSA. For more information, write/call Tom Downer AIA (617-491-2519) or Frank Shirley AIA (617-547-3355) .
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Rotch Scholarship/Studio Committee
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The Rotch Traveling Scholarship and Rotch Traveling Studio are both grants programs designed to enrich the professional development of young architects and architecture students. For more information, visit www.rotchscholarship.org, call/write Jamie Segel (617-951-1433 x223).
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Senior Architects Network
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Co-chaired by Hugh Shepley and Robert Sturgis, this network of senior and/or retired design professionals meets monthly to explore professional opportunities and challenges, to identify prospective roles as mentors/educators/consultants, to explore joint ventures and other possible forms of collaboration, and otherwise to share information and ideas that affect our current modes of practice and other professional interests. For more information, contact Richard Fitzgerald 617-951-1433 x232
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SketchUp Users Group
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This group of designers and other industry professionals focuses at its monthly meetings on the myriad uses of this surprisingly simple and delightful 3D sketching software ideal for the conceptual design phase. This group meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 8:00 am at the BSA. For more information, write/call group chair John Rockwell AIA (978-922-5225).
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Smart Growth Network
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This new network was established in 2005 to succeed the Regional Design Committee and to coordinate the activities of the BSA’s Civic Initiative for a Liveable New England and the statewide Smart Growth Alliance, which includes the BSA and other environmental/planning associations. For more information, call/write Eric White (617-951-1433 x225) or Andrew Baldwin (617-951-1433 x242).
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Urban Design Committee
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Boston's development and design are always primary issues for us and this committee is the key actor. All urban design issues are among this committee's concerns: design-review, BRA consultation, the future of a great city. The committee typically establishes "focus teams" (smaller groups of members and allies) to focus on single, significant projects such as the redevelopment of City Hall Plaza, the Boston seaport redevelopment proposal, Mass. Pike air-rights development, etc. This group meets on the third Thursday of every month at 6:00 pm at the BSA. For more information, call/write Peter Smith, Assoc. AIA (617-233-6071) or John Stebbins AIA (617-492-7000).
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VectorWorks Users Group
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This group meets on the first Wednesday of every month to share information on the uses of VectorWorks in the building industry. All practitioners at every level of familiarity with this software are welcome to join us. For more information, call/write Tom Parks (617-350-6200).
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Volunteers Network
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The profession in Boston thrives in part because BSA members make it thrive by serving in volunteer civic and professional roles. The BSA thrives for the same reason. To volunteer or to help supervise volunteers (part-time, once-in-a-while, full-time, etc.) in the BSA office or in BSA programs, visit architects.org/volunteer or contact Conor MacDonald (617-951-1433x221).
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Women Principals Network
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There are approximately 300 women principals in Boston-area architecture firms and all those interested gather quarterly to explore a broad range of practice, mentoring, life/work balancing and related issues. Meetings are typically in the morning and are hosted by a different firm each quarter. For more information, call/write Sho-Ping Chin AIA (617-895-1000) or Katy Flammia AIA (617-782-0833)
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Young Professionals Network
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This informal network of young professionals in the design and building industry meets quarterly to socialize and learn from each other. The network is supported by the Young Architects Committee, the IDP Committee and the Mentoring Program. For information on upcoming events, subscribe to YPNet, the monthly e-news service for young designers, or call/write Karin Broadhurst (617-951-1433 x228).
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