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Rochester CANstruction Rochester November 5-16, 2012 Bausch & Lomb Winter Garden CANstruction is the most unique food charity in the world!

In each city, after the structures are built and the winners are declared, the creations go on view to the general public as giant art exhibits.

Thousands of hungry people are fed, a greater awareness of the issues surrounding hunger is brought home to the public, and a spotlight is placed on the design and construction industry giving back

Since its humble beginning in 1992, CANstruction has held design/build competitions in over 150 cities world-wide, donating millions of pounds of canned food to alleviate the plague of hunger and

Each year, over 30,000 volunteers come together to make these CANstruction events a success.

1 Rochester CANstruction Rochester November 5-16, 2012 Bausch & Lomb Winter Garden CANstruction is the most unique food charity in the world! It is a nonprofit organization that holds annual design and build competitions to construct fantastic, giant sized structures made entirely out of canned food. In each city, after the structures are built and the winners are declared, the creations go on view to the general public as giant art exhibits. At the close of the competitions all of the food used in the structures is donated to the local food banks for distribution to community emergency feeding programs. Thousands of hungry people are fed, a greater awareness of the issues surrounding hunger is brought home to the public, and a spotlight is placed on the design and construction industry giving back to the communities it helps build. CANstruction has grown to become one of the largest contributors to food banks in the world. Since its humble beginning in 1992, CANstruction has held design/build competitions in over 150 cities world-wide, donating millions of pounds of canned food to alleviate the plague of hunger and malnutrition. November 2012 In This Issue We cannot measure CANstruction s success merely based on pounds of food raised alone, but also on its impact on hunger issues. Each year, over 30,000 volunteers come together to make these CANstruction events a success. That s 30,000 hunger relief ambassadors released into their respective communities with heightened awareness of the consequences of hunger and malnutrition. CANstruction is not an end, but a beginning of a larger ambitious effort to relieve hunger. The creative and design communities play a pivotal role in this larger endeavor, such as developing new ways to broadly communicate quality nutritional practices, and seeking and nurturing partnerships with organizations and individuals who propose and advocate innovative hunger relief strategies, showing that... One CAN Make A Difference. Board Notes 2 Featured Building 3 Membership 5 Feature Article 6 CANstruction 7

2 AIA Board OFFICERS Jules Chiavaroli, AIA President (585) Michelle Murnane, AIA President-elect (585) Tori Budgeon-Baker, AIA Secretary (585) Peter Wehner, AIA Treasurer (585) DIRECTORS Laura M. Cooney, AIA AIA/NYS Director (585) Gerard DeRomanis, Associate AIA Education (585) Richard M. Pospula, AIA Practice & Design (585) Jennifer Takatch, AIA Membership (585) Zdzislaw Mazurek, AIA Public Relations (585) Sara Katz, Assoc. AIA Associate Director (585) Allen Rossignol, AIA Government Affairs (585) Michael Short, AIA Communications (585) Thomas A. Fink, Esq. Member-At-Large (585) Sean Phalen Member-At-Large (585) CHAPTER OFFICE 205 St. Paul Street, First Floor Rochester, NY Linda B. Hewitt, Hon. AIANYS (585) Website: Hours: Monday - Friday 9 AM - 3PM Board of Directors Notes AIA Rochester - Board of Directors Meeting Notes August 22, 2012 AIA Rochester Chapter Office Present: Michelle Murnane, Peter Wehner, Tori Budgeon-Baker, Linda Hewitt, Laura Cooney, Michael Short, Sara Katz, Rich Pospula, Zdzislaw Mazurek and Sean Phelan. Excused: Jules Chiavaroli, Jennifer Takatch and Tom Fink Absent: Gerard DeRomanis and Allen Rossignol 1) Call to Order, Reading of Proposed Agenda and Reading & Approval of May meeting notes. 2) President: Request for submission of annual summary report by October BOD meeting and review of sample submission. 3) President Elect: Review and discussion of 2013 BOD list of candidates. Accepted with comments and follow-up. 4) Executive Director: Golf tournament update, 2013 Dues review. Foundation update. Review of Greentopia Festival. 5) Secretary: New file cabinet replacement 6) Treasurer: Review of budget 7) Member-At-Large: Review of ROC Design Week ) No further reports Next Meeting, October 3, 2012 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS TO AIA ROCHESTER! Clint Battista, AIA Kristin Schuster, AIA Richard Preston, Assoc. AIA Cynthia Howk, Affiliate Thomas Wolanski, Affiliate Upcoming Area CES Programs Smith & Associate Architects (newly licensed!) SWBR Architects SWBR Architects Landmark Society of WNY OSO Inc. November 14, 2012 USP Structural Connectors Monroe Community College 8AM - 2:30PM LU s: 3 HSW Credits Cost: Free For more information go to: November 15, 2012 Webinar & Hosted Discussion LEED 251 Strategies for Success: Water Use Reduction RIT Louise Slaughter Hall, Room AM - 9:30AM For more information go to November 29, 2012 Green Cleaning - Rochester Midland RIT Louise Slaughter Hall, Room AM For more information go to

Volunteer Committees - Get Involved! Listed are the committees within the chapter. If you would like to get involved, email aia@aiaroch.

ERA - An associate member normally heads this commission which serves the need of associates members and interns with programs such as exam review courses, and emerging architects activities.

funds and select deserving recipients. Governmental Affairs - If the political process is of interest to you this commission would be a good fit.

Membership - Recruiting, enriching and maintaining membership. This is accomplished with outreach, surveys, annual shows, focus groups and producing the annual directory.

AIA Rochester Featured Building Architect: Pardi Partnership Architects Location: Your Local Pharmacy This project is a neighborhood pharmacy on a corner in the inner city.

that would elevate the appearance of the local streetscape while providing much needed services to an under served segment of the urban community in a personalized way through a well organized

3 Volunteer Committees - Get Involved! Listed are the committees within the chapter. If you would like to get involved, aia@aiaroch. org and we will forward your contact information to the director who chairs that committee. ERA - An associate member normally heads this commission which serves the need of associates members and interns with programs such as exam review courses, and emerging architects activities. Communication - This commission coordinates communication within the organization and produces external communications such as press pieces and releases. It oversees and updates major communication media such as the newsletter, web site, Facebook, etc. Education - This committee traditionally draws young members and is very active. They administer the Explorer Scouts program, provide public education, coordinate shadowing in local firms, and work with the Architectural Foundation of Greater Rochester to acquire scholarship funds and select deserving recipients. Governmental Affairs - If the political process is of interest to you this commission would be a good fit. This, usually small, group works to advocate for the architect and good design. They actively lobby at the local, state and national levels. Membership - Recruiting, enriching and maintaining membership. This is accomplished with outreach, surveys, annual shows, focus groups and producing the annual directory. Practice & Design - This commission supports practice & design by coordinating the chapter s traveling display and by planning & conducting the annual design awards competition. AIA Rochester Featured Building Architect: Pardi Partnership Architects Location: Your Local Pharmacy This project is a neighborhood pharmacy on a corner in the inner city. The project s design goal was to create a building that would be considered a Gem in its community - a facility that would, through the use of basic construction materials, create an elegant look that would elevate the appearance of the local streetscape while providing much needed services to an under served segment of the urban community in a personalized way through a well organized interior floor plan. Security is perceived as a problem in the Inner City. Typical solutions present a fortress mentality to the street - little windows, barred doors and opaque steel rolldown shutters. Our solution was diametrically opposed to that formula - we incorporated significant wall areas of glass in combination with high level of lighting to create a secure and visible workplace in the neighborhood. The additional and more significant benefit of this approach is that it allows the community to see what the facility is about, making a strong connection to the public way, and inviting local patrons into the well lit and modernly appointed interior through these design features. 3

4 Governor Signs AIANYS Bill on Design Professional Service Corporation Victory Governor Cuomo just signed into law our bill allowing the creation of a design professional service corporation (DPC) without having to dissolve the existing professional corporation. Under the DPC statute, design firms are allowed to authorize an equity interest of up to 25% to non-licensed professionals. This just signed bill clears the way to transition to that status without having to dissolve and liquidate all the assets and liabilities of the existing firm. This bill came about as a direct result of our Lobby Day meetings with the sponsors - Assemblyman Ron Canestrari and Senator Ken LaValle. ========================== November CES Program Friday, November 30, 2012 Alfred State College 1:00-2:30 PM LU s: 1.5 HSW Cost: Free Roger Brown, AIA will be giving a session on the critical role that architectural design plays in the creation of a strong, vibrant, sustainable public realm. Learning Objectives: 1) Learn about what the public realm is, why it is important in the built environment, its critical elements, and how it is being threatened. 2) Learn how the architectural design of buildings affects the design success or failure of the public realm. 3) Learn what Form Based Code is and how it can be an effective tool in creating a successful public realm. 4) Learn about design guidelines and design standards and the design principles that they embody that are being used in successful architectural design. RSVP by November 26th by ing aia@aiaroch.org or calling AIA Rochester at AIA Rochester Annual Meeting Locust Hill Country Club November 14, :00-1:30PM Cost: $5.00 Each. Register at Please join us for our all-inclusive annual chapter meeting, where we will highlight the accomplishments of AIA Rochester and The Architectural Foundation of Greater Rochester in 2012 and look forward to next year s goals and aspirations for our local professional community. Election results for the AIA Rochester 2013 Board of Directors will be announced and we will have the pleasure of hearing our guest speaker, Wayne Goodman, Executive Director of the Landmark Society of Western New York, speak to us about his organization s 75th anniversary. There are some very important but exciting changes as we move into 2013, including the launch of the new AIA Rochester web site RSVP deadline is November 10th and space is limited, so register now. Event Sponsor: Davidson Fink LLP Attorneys & Counselors at Law News You Can Use Copper in Architecture Awards CFE The search is on to find the most innovative buildings in the US and Canada that are designed with architectural copper. Submissions are now being accepted for this national recognition program. Visit awards/submit.html IDP and AIA Continuing Education - Interns may earn supplemental experience hours by completing approved AIA continuing education programs. When submitting to NCARB, LU s must be documented on the intern s AIA transcript. Any intern can request a free at org/freetranscriptsforinterns. For more information go to NCARB to Host Intern Think Tank This December, NCARB will host its first Intern Think Tank in Washington, DC. The think tank will explore blue-sky ideas related to the future of internship, analyze the current program s real-world implementation and effectiveness, and inform the Intern Development Program (IDP) from the perspective of the intern community. For more information, contact Nick Serfass at nserfass@ncarb.org 2012 AIA Survey Report on Firm Characteristics Comparing business practices and firm performance are keys to managing a successful practice, but you can t necessarily call your competitors and ask. With the new AIA report, the AIA has surveyed more than 2,800 AIA member firms and collected the data to gain valuable insight and information on today s architecture marketplace. Available from the AIA Bookstore at The AIA Trust newsletter is a wealth of information on news articles. This month s topics are listed below. Go to to view articles. Employment Practices and Social Media, IRS Increasing Review of Safe Harbor 401(k) Plans, When Applying for Professional Liability Insurance and How to Prepare for the Unexpected Renew Your AIA Membership Now - It s that time of year! AIA National has put together an incentive program for early renewal. If you renew your AIA membership by December 31, 2012, you will receive one free continuing education course from AIA National Virtual Convention. You will also be entered into a drawing for a complete 2013 AIA National Convention package in Denver, CO. AIA Releases Guide to Integrating Energy Modeling in the Design Process - The guide is designed to demystify energy modeling in general but also provides tips and information that will help architects to better discuss energy modeling. Go to: AIAB Reshaping Rochester Awards- Thursday, December 6, Congratulations to this year s award winners: Western Gateway Project, Marketview Heights Collective Action Team, and The City of Rochester Public Market. Go to for complete details.

Membership News 2013 Directory We will be pulling member information from the AIA National database so please go to http://www.aia.org/members/index.htm and make sure your information is correct.

2013 Referral Lists All firms that are currently on the Referral lists will remain on the new lists. Again, any changes, contact the AIA Rochester office.

AIA Rochester Events: Starting immediately, most programs sponsored by the AIA Rochester chapter will require registration through our website.

6 million projects includes 4,500 square feet of new construction and 12,750 square feet of renovations.

5 Membership News 2013 Directory We will be pulling member information from the AIA National database so please go to and make sure your information is correct Member Firm Updates Please review the 2012 Directory and advise of any changes. If you are not listed and would like to be, please send me an to request a form to be completed Referral Lists All firms that are currently on the Referral lists will remain on the new lists. Again, any changes, contact the AIA Rochester office. All changes/updates/additions must be received at the chapter office no later than December 1st Any questions, please aia@aiaroch.org AIA Newsletter: Starting in January 2013, we will no longer be producing the paper copy of the newsletter. It will be ed out to all members and advertisers and will also be posted on our web site. If you prefer a paper copy, a copy may be printed from the website. AIA Rochester Events: Starting immediately, most programs sponsored by the AIA Rochester chapter will require registration through our website. Please read information on programs carefully and register online through Pay pal. Questions/concerns, please contact the chapter office at SAVE THE DATE! December 14th AIA Rochester Annual Holiday Party at RIT Golisano Institute for Sustainability 5:00-7:00PM Watch the weekly updates and December newsletter for full details. SWBR Architects was selected as the architect for the renovation and expansion of McQuaid Jesuit High School. The estimated $3.6 million projects includes 4,500 square feet of new construction and 12,750 square feet of renovations. SWBR Architects has also been selected as lead architect, together with BCT Architects, for the St. John s Brickstone project on Elmwood Avenue in Brighton. The estimated $ 39 million project will include 215,000 square feet of new construction. City Blue Imaging introduces Leigh Normoyle as the new digital print production manager. She brings 30 years of vast experience in digital and offset printing along with handling mail services. They also introduce Julie Podskalny to their large format printing department. She will be responsible for creating tradeshow and marketing graphics, banners, and posters for customers. Recent AIA Events... Code Class with Laura Cooney, AIA LMC Codes CES Class at FLCC with Thomas Zimmerman, FAIA and Lisa Fingar Meet the Experts Program Brighton CES Program 5

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6 2012 AIA Rochester AFFILIATE MEMBERS Tuscan Level AV Solutions City Blue Imaging Empire Precast Oldcastle Precast Rochester Colonial Mfg. Southside Precast Products The Pike Company Tremco Corinthian Level Cannan & Alexander, LLC Gary D. Jacobs Design Gong Glass Works McCord Landscaping Pebble Stream ROC Supply Tim Wilkes Photography Find AIA Rochester on the following social media! AIA Rochester Monthly is published on or about the first of each month by AIA Rochester, 205 St. Paul St., 1st Floor, Rochester, NY 14604, (585) AIA Rochester Monthly is a service to AIA Rochester Members, members of the New York State Association of Architects and the public. The subscription rate for non-members is $35.00 per year. AIA Rochester is a nonprofit, membership service organization and has been an advocate of architectural excellence and public awareness of architecture. Letters to the editor, suggestions, criticism, encouragement, wit, and other comments are welcome. Material can be ed for publication and must reach the Chapter Office by the 15th of the month prior to publication; appropriate submissions will be edited and published as space, temperament, and prejudices permit.copyright 2012 AIA Rochester Reviving a brilliant masterpiece Just off East Avenue, on one of Rochester s more stately residential streets, there is a brilliant masterpiece on display. Originally built over 100 years ago, it has been a longstanding but somewhat hidden gem one of Frank Lloyd Wright s famous Prairie Style home designs. Through the amazing effort and dedication of the home s most recent owners, Fran Consentino and Jane Parker, the home has re-emerged as a crisp and eye-popping design statement. Wright is universally acclaimed as an architectural genius who influenced modern design at its dawning, He was well before his time in creating enduring works of architecture that have become American icons Falling Water, Taliesin (East and West) and the Guggenheim Museum, to name a few. Here in Rochester he designed a home for Edward Boynton and his daughter Beulah. I visited the house recently on the occasion of its rededication. Having been to the home several times over the years, I was stunned by its transformation. The building stands in stark contrast to its more traditional neighbors. A low-slung roof cantilevers dramatically in all directions above a spacious elevated terrace. A band of leaded art-glass windows, deeply set back from the eaves, causes the roof to appear as if suspended in mid-air. What continues to amaze me is that this dramatic work of modern architecture was built in Before beginning his design work for the Boyntons, Wright came to Rochester to help select a site. Eventually Boynton purchased four city lots on East Boulevard that would provide space for an expansive garden with a retangular reflecting pool, landscaping and tennis courts that would aid in creating the open Prairie feel for which Wright was looking. He proceeded with the design, investing untold hours of his personal time on the site, even during construction. The cost of the house and site was $ 55,000, a large sum of money for the time. There are many aspects to the design that make it significant. The leaded glass windows have a recognizable pattern unique to the house. Wright also designed architectural furniture for the house, vital to the total effect. While most of the living room furniture has disappeared, the dining room retains a complete set of 17 pieces. Since 1968 it has been protected by covenants held by the Landmark Society, which was made available to each new set of owners. Over the years, the condition of the house began to suffer. The stucco plaster cladding showed signs of progressive deterioration, from the inside out. One of the main ridge beams was sagging of an unknown reason. The interior plumbing was antiquated and became an obstacle to anyone wanting to live in the house the way the architect had originally envisioned. In 2009, Fran Cosentino and Jane Parker purchased the Wright-designed home. They were dedicated both to preserving an important part of Wright s legacy and to creating an exciting residence for their own use. While they had taken on several significant restoration projects in the past, they could not have imagined the extent of this one. As design work unfolded, the scope of the renovation grew. The harsh effects of more than 100 Rochester winters combined with dry rot and termite and carpenter ant damage, resulted in extensive structural problems. It became apparent that much of the house would need to be dismantled and remade. Even so, they became more dedicated to the task and determined to allow the building to be reborn. They retained a skilled team of local professionals led by Bero Associates and architect John Page, architectural historian Jean France, and landscape architect Mark Bayer. Working together, they assembled an extensive and collaborative team. They set about revising years of deferred maintenance and structural damage. In the end, more than 100 artisans, restoration construction tradespeople and design specialists had touched this house, each making a significant contribution to the project. I asked Wayne Goodman, executive director of Landmark Society of Western New York, what he thought was the most remarkable feature of the project. For me the most remarkable feature is the fact that the owners had the resolve to do the project in such a comprehensive manner, not just for themselves, but for the community, he says. The house was built as a home, and it is still a home. From the momement one walks in the door, the overall sense is unmistakably Wright, but it also unmistakingly a home and has a warm and welcoming feel. The task was extraordinarily difficult to accomplish. Architectural historian France perhaps sums up the unique significance of the design best: The Boynton House has two unique attributes that set it off from Wright Prairie houses elsewhere, she says. Many of them, designed as residences, have been refurbished as museums. This is still a private home and always has been. Others have lost all their Wright furniture; this one has not. The Boynton House is a survivor, a living demonstration of the best in American architecture, still relevant after 100 years, forever the work of a genius. Few undertakings have given me as much pleasure as seeing this remarkable transformation. Here in Rochester we have more than our share of distinctive buildings that have been appreciated and renewed. Yet few restoration projects have been undertaken with such a generous and open heart. This amazing work of architecture was recognized by its owners, invested in and restored for all to appreciate a true gift to our community. Jim Durfee is vice president and design principal at Bergmann Associates. An architect and past president of the American Institute of Architects, Rochester Chapter. 6

7 AIA Rochester & CANstruction Chip in and Stack the Deck Against Hunger Wegmans Development Group Hunger is No Game! QCI Direct Knock Out Hunger! Popli Design Group Game Over, Hunger! LaBella Associates, P.C. Meal of Fortune - We Can Solve Hunger The Pike Company Kick Hunger in the Can! SEI Design Group Simon Says... Hunger is Not a Game ASCE We are ALL IN against Hunger! Gardner PLUS Architects PUTT-ing an End to Hunger! Clark Patterson Lee Keep Your Eyes on the Fries and Help Mash Hunger! Bergmann Associates People s Choice Award Voting is now open! www/facebook.com/canstructionrochester Jamming Up Hunger Kids Can Too 7

8 Rochester Calendar November 11/5 CANstruction Jury Meets 11/6 Center City Meeting 11/7 Career Day Meeting 11/8 Honor Awards Meeting WinA Event 11/9 AFGR Board Meeting 11/9 CANstruction Awards 11/14 Annual Meeting 11/20 CES Code Session Design Award Meeting 11/21 Newsletter Meeting 11/22 Thanksgiving 11/23 Holiday - Office Closed 11/30 November CES Program December 12/3 December CES - TBD 12/11 CES Code Sessions 12/14 Holiday Party 12/18 Design Award Meeting 12/19 Newsletter Meeting 12/19 Joint BOD Meeting 12/24 - Holiday Shut-down 12/31 Office Closed January 1/1 New Year s Day Office Closed 1/23 Newsletter Meeting 1/30 AIA Board Meeting Quote For The Month: As an architect you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown, Norman Foster AIA Rochester 205 St. Paul Street, 1st Floor, Rochester, NY AIA Rochester Featured Building: Your Local Pharmacy Architect: Pardi Partnership Architects 8

Rochester. Architecture, Art, & Philanthropy. In This Issue. December You are cordially invited to join our hosts,

Rochester. Architecture, Art, & Philanthropy. In This Issue. December You are cordially invited to join our hosts, Rochester Architecture, Art, & Philanthropy You are cordially invited to join our hosts, Jules Chiavaroli, AIA - 2012 AIA Rochester Chapter President and Thomas Zimmerman, FAIA - Architectureal Foundation