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Contributing EditorLaurie MCGovem Petersen

Fociis Advisory BoardWilliam Bradford, AIAHoward Decker, FAIADeborah Doyle, AIAJames Jankowski, AIAEdward Keegan, AIALaurie PetersenPat RosenzweigAlice Sinkevitch, Hon. AIAThomas Zurowski, AIA

AIA chicagoA Chapter of The AmericanInstitute of Architects

FOCUS (ISSN 1071-3700) Vol. 20. No. 8, is published monthlywith a combined issue June/July, by AIA Chicago, 222Merchandise Marl Plaza, Suite 1049, Chicago, Illinois 60654-1001. $20 of each member's dues are allotted as a subscription.Periodicals postage paid at Chicago, Illinois. POSTMASTER:Send address changes to Focus, AIA Chicago, 222 MerchandiseMart Plaza, Suite 1049, Chicago, Illinois 60654-1001.

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2000 Boardof DirectorsP,esidentT. Gunny Harboe, AIA

President-ElectThomas Zurowski, AIA

Vice PresillentsJoseph Caprile, AIARandall Deutsch, AIA

SecretaryJonathan Fischel, AIA

TreasilrerDave Urschel, AIA

DirectorsRaymond Clark, AIAEllen Bailey Dickson, AIAKevin Hall, AIAPhilip Craig Johnson, AIAJames E. Prendergast, AIA

AIA Regional IlirectorHolly Gerberding, AIALawrence Livergood, AIA

AIA Illinois Director

W. Stephen Saunders, AIA

Associate DirectorSusan Campbell, Assoc. AIA

Professional Affiliate DirectorEric Singer

Past PresillemtJames Jankowski, AIA

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l]elegatesWilliam Bradford, AIAThomas Braham, AIAHill Burgess, AIADeborah Doyle, AIAArthur Salzman, AIAW. Stephen Saunders, AIAPeter Schlossman, AIA (Alternate)Lee Weintraub, AIA (Alternate)William Won, AIARobert E. Woodworth Jr., AIA

2000 ProfessionalInterest AreasCorporate ArchitectsLaura Fisher, AIA

I'esiomDavid Brininstool, AIA

I]esigM)uildBmce Ream, AIA

EnvironmentMichelle Halle Stem, AIA

HealthRobert Carlton, AIA

Historic ResourcesThomas Gentry, Assoc. AIA

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Margaret Cervantes, AIA

Information TechnologyKristine Fallon, FAIA

InteriorsVito Lotta, AIA

0ltioe PracticeLisa Willis-Brown

Planning and Urban AffairsKyle Benkert, AIA

Technical IssuesChristopher Chwedyk, AIA

Young ArcliitectsHelen Tsatsos, Assoc. AIA

Chapter StaffExecutive DirectorAlice Sinkevitch, Hon. AIA

Membershii) Coordinator/Assistant to the DirectorJamie Juliano

Program I]ireotorJoan Pomaranc

Communications DirectorSusan Larson

Financial ManagerCrystal Gagler

Pilblic Information ReceptionistNichole Brown

Documents ClerkBarbara Homziuk

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How is e-commerce affecting the corporatereal estate and facilities industry? Find outhow your clients - and perhaps your firm- will be pointing and clicking their way

through procurement, real estate informa-tion databases, and business transactionswithin the next 18 months using the Web.Registration and networking at 11 :30 a.in.;lunch at 11 :45 a.in.; and a one-hour

program at 12:45 p.in. $40; registerthrough IDRC at 770/446-8955 orwww.idrc.org. 1 LU

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Thomas Walker, commissioner of theChicago Department of Aviation, discussesthe future of Chicago's aviation system inregional planning. 1 LU/IISW

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Thurs., September 14, 6:00 p.in.IIT, 3360 S. State St.Sponsor: Historic Resources PIA

What is currently being done to preserveIIT's S. R. Crown Hall? After a tour of the1956 building designed by Ludwig Miesvan der Rohe, Thomas Gentry, Assoc. AIA

presents a brief history and currentoverview of the building. A discussionabout options for upgrading and preservingthe landmark structure follows the presen-tation.I.5 LUAISW

E Environment PIAPlanning MeetingTues., September 19, 5:30 p.in.AIA ChicagoSponsor.. Environment PIA

Join the PIA to suggest and help planevents and identify new chairs for 2001

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Business owners and managers often spendtheir days putting out fires, making deci-sions on the fly, and regretting that theydon't have more time to strategize. TinaNichols of Top to Bottom Organizing Inc.,and Patricia Weik, Ph.D. of RHRInternational, discuss time~managementmethods, workflow, and company struc-ture. Learn to manage issues, rather thanletting issues man-age you! 1.5 LU

I Professional DevelopmentConferenceFri., Septeml)er 22Sat., September 23Registration begins at 7..30 a.in.Holiday lam Chicago Mart Plaza350 N. Orleans St.

Over 300 architects are expected to gatherfor AIA Chicago's fourth annualProfessional Development Conference, aseries of seminars focusing on the mostchallenging technical, management anddesign issues. And this year, there is aspecial twist to the conference - Saturdayis devoted exclusively to workshops forresidential architects. Sarah Susanka, AIA,a.uthor Of The Not So Big House, is thespecial guest presenter. Earn 7 LUs perday. Visit www.aiachicago.org for details.

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Daniel Buelow of DPIC Companies givesan overview of design/build from the insur-ance industry's perspective. Using casestudies, he discusses what a design/buildentity is exposed to and liable for and whatinsurance products are helpful in managingthese risks.I.5 LU/HS\V

I Field Trip: Indian RidgeMarsh, Lake Calumet RegionSat., September 30, 9:30 a.in.122nd Street and Torrence AvenueSponsor.. Errvironment PIA

Suzanne Malec, deputy commissioner ofthe Chicago Department of Environment,leads a tour of the future site of the IndianRidge Marsh Environmental Center.Preliminary plans for the Center call formeshing the industrial history of the areawith environmental interpretation and

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AIA Chicago's board and staff previewupcoming activities and answer questions.RSVP by October 9; 312/670-7770.

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Join the Chicago architectural community,and host Phil Ponce of WTTW's "ChicagoTonight," for an evening celebrating the45th annual Design Excellence Awards.The reception begins at 5:30 p.in., followedby dinner, the awards presentation, and adessert buffet. Tickets are $75 for AIAChicago members and $95 fornon-members. For information on tablesponsorship, please contact ProgramDirector Joan Pomaranc at 312/670-7770.

I Architecture Critics Forum:Where in tlie World is Chicago?Sat., November 11, 1 :00 -4:00 p.in.The Art lnsti.tute of Chicago, RubloffAuditorium, Columbus Drive EntranceSponsors: AIA Chicago and theArchitecture and Design Society and theDepartmehi of Museum Education, TheArt Institute of Chicago

For decades, Chicago has been consideredthe center of architecture and architecturalstudy. Why then have recent buildings metwith bittersweet critique - towering cranesare welcomed sights, but are we settling forsecond best? Is American architecture noweclipsed by European and Asian innova-tors? Do clients prefer speed to splendor?Have our architects lost their nerve?Architecture critics Lee Bey, Cfe!.cczgo Sz4„-

rz.mcs', Robert Campbell, Bosfori G/ode,Blair Kamin, Cfez.cczgo rrz.bw#e, and HerbertMuschamp, Zlfec IVcw yorfe rz.mcs, gather inChicago to present their views in a publicforum. Following the presentations, Robertivy, FAIA, editor o£ Architectural Record,will moderate a discussion among the

panelists and invite questions from localarchitects and the audience. The sympo-sium is open to the public. It is made

possible through the generous support ofPetersen Aluminum Colp. and USG Corp.

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License RenewalDeadline ApproachingEvery year, the lllinois Department of

Professional Regulations (Din) disciplines

architects who violate the Architecture Practice

Act by failing to be properly licensed. Fines

from $3,000 to $5,000 for practicing without an

up-to-date license are not uncommon.

According to Werner Sabo, FAIA of the law firm

of Sabo & Zahn, now is the time to check your

license(s) to make sure that you are in full

compliance. He offered these steps:

Individual licensesCheck the expiration date on your wallet card or

search your name under "Architect, Licensed" at

www.dpr.state.il.us/licenselookup/namesearch.h{m.

If it is earlier than November 30, 2000, you

must reinstate immediately.

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not notify DPB when he or she moves, which is

required by law. Don't count on a forwarding

order with the U.S. Postal Service. The one-

year forwarding period will likely expire before

DPR sends the biannual notices and, more

importantly, the Post Office is not supposed to

forward the renewal letters.

Firm licenseslf you have a design firm that is a partnership

or corporation, or if you practice under an

assumed name, you must be licensed as a

design {irm with DPR. Failure to do this will

result in fines or other discipline by DPR.

Worse, a court may rule your contracts void,

particularly if your firm was never properly

licensed (as opposed to a lapse in licensure). If

that happens, you will not be able to collect any

fees owed your firm under those contracts.

To check your firm's license, visit the site listed

above. On the drop-down menu beside "Select

the Profession," choose ''Design Firm

Professional Begistration."

A word of caution: don't panic if you can't find

your firm name right away. If your firm starts

with a simple word like "the," it may or may not

be listed under "T." Also some firms have a

corporate assumed name, so you need [o

search under all possible names. If you don.t

find your name, check your records to see if

you ever applied.

For more information on licensing, visit the

Important Links section of www.aiachicago.org.

Local Interns Go to CampThis summer, three interns and one architecture

student from Chicago spent a week with

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overhead rates."

Surveys Due for2001 Firm Directory

Questionnaires for the next edition of

Archipages: The Illinois Directory of AIA

A/cMGcfu/a/ F/.rms are being mailed to all

member firms in September. In order to be

included, firms must complete and return the

survey to Dawson Publishing by October 20.

In addition to the thousands of copies mailed to

AIA members in Illinois, AIA Chicago distrib-

utes the directory to local libraries and potential

clients and sells approximately 1,000 copies at

its office. For information, call Membership

Coordinator Jamie Juliano at 312/670-7770.

Profits Up as Revenue GrowthOutpaces CostsWith a hot construction market, architecture and

engineering firms are generating more revenue

per employee while keeping costs under

control, according to researchers at Zweig

White & Associates.

The company reports that the EBITDA margin

(earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation,and amortization expenses) as a percentage of

net revenues rose from 12.4 percent to 13.7

percent from 1999 to 2000 editions of itsFinanc:e and Accounting Survey of Architecture,

Engineering & Planning Firms. MearINNIe, nat

revenue per employee has grown with each year

of the survey, jumping from $72,948 in 1997 to

$79,683 in 2000. According to analyst lan

Rusk, "...with little change in the labor multi-

pliers and chargeability, this increase in prof-

apprentice craftsmen and women working on a

design/build project at the International

Masonry lnstitute's eighth annual Masonry

Camp on Swans Island, Maine. Twenty-four

promising architecture and engineering

students and interns and 24 of the brightest

masonry apprentices were chosen from

throughout the U.S. to participate.

At week's end, the campers tested their

newfound masonry skills by building one

element of their team's design, which was

critiqued by a leading architect.

This year's guest reviewer was Stanley

Tigerman, FAIA. Campers from Chi.cago were:

Jocelyn Long of the Illinois Institute of

Technology, Alicia Ponce of VOA Associates,

and Kimberly Carroll and Sevra Davis of

Tigerman Mccurry Architects.

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By Mary P. Campbell

f =-i ==-Ihe envirormentalways trumps thelesson," says BillAyers, professorat the College ofEducation at theUniversity ofIllinois atChicago (UIC).

He recalls taking his kindergarten classesto the airport on field trips and how thestudents spontaneously started runningwhen they hit the concourse. Forget lesson

plans. Without signs or directions fromtheir teacher, the long narrow spacestretching to the horizon simply told thekids, "Run!"

A growing body of research supportsthe seemingly common-sense correlationbetween the physical environment andeducational outcomes. Recent studiessuggest that large anonymous structuresare associated with communitydetachment and higher school violenceand dropout rates, particularly at the highschool level. Research shows a positivedifference in test scores for students inwell-maintained buildings compared withstudents in substandard structures.

A design technique that helps foster a better relation-

ship between a school and its Community is locating

multi-purpose rooms on the first lloor near the front

entrance. Pictured here: Sawyer School (left) and

Drake School (above).

If environment exerts an importantinfluence on leaning, what do today'sschools communicate to students?Answer: perhaps that someone wasn't

paying attention. The National EducationAssociation reports that:

• The average public school in America

is 42 years old

• Forty-six percent lack the electrical and

communication wiring to supporttoday 's computer systems

• The unmet need for school facilities

nationwide is $322 billion

The Chicago StoryLike school systems all over the

country, Chicago Public Schools (CPS)faces the formidable job of modemizing abuilding stock subject to 30 years ofneglect. The good news is since the 1995Chicago School Reform Act, CPS hasmade considerable progress in providing

proper leaming facilities for its students.In fact, CPS has received national recog-nition, including an Urban Land Instituteaward, for its aggressive capital program.

In the last four years, CPS has spentmore than $2.2 billion on improving itseducational environments includingconstruction of 13 new schools, 24additions and 70 campus parks, andcompletion of 1,125 renovation projects.Yet, as impressive as $2.2 billion is, CPSis just halfway there with an estimated$2.2 billion in additional unmet capitalneeds. Among the items on its "to do"list are at least 38 new schools and 37school additions.

Fortunately, the public can expect asustained campaign on the part of CPS -the fiscal year 2001 (July 1, 2000 -June30, 2001) capital budget funds at least$430 million in upcoming projects, 60

percent of which is earmarked for newschools or additions. Chicago's publicschool capital initiative thus presents arange of opportunities for local architects.

CPS Chief Operating Officer TimothyMartin describes, "Out of the 2.2 billionthat we have already expended, we've hadeverything from a bathroom renovation toa new high school. . .from a S loo,000construction job to $40 million and every-thing in between." With a good deal of

the critical repair work complete, he notesthat the majority of future expenditureswill likely go toward new construction.

With regard to new construction, CPShas employed a set of design prototypes,to meet its tight delivery schedule, budget,and maintenance requirements. This isn'ta new strategy. Historic Schurz andBowen high schools share the same plan,and the early part of the 1900s saw liberalapplication of school prototypes inChicago. Martin suggests that for futureCPS projects, designers will have morelatitude, "Now as we go forward, we'1lloosen the reins a little bit."

Inside and Outside of the BoxAlthough the prototypes have

received criticism for leaving little roomfor expression, some architects have takenmaximum advantage of those areas opento interpretation.

As design lead at Knight AdvancedTechnology for Sandoval School at 5534S. St. Louis Ave„ J. Stephen Ward, AIAspent a lot of time walking around theneighborhood getting a feel for itsarchitectural character.

"I identified an elongated

checkerboard pattern in the bungalows

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Arohiteot J. Stephen Ward, AIA applied a oheokerboard pattern

that mirrored nearby bungalows in the design ot Sandoval School

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there, and I applied it to the corridors andelevations of the new building," saidWard, now with Urban Design Group.

Sandoval School follows the CPScourtyard prototype. Ward addressed theschool's variety of ages (kindergartenthrough eighth grade) with a multi-focused courtyard that references the gridof the city. According to Ward, thecourtyard is intended to provide "a livelyexperience year round for play andceremonies." Divided into "blocks," thecourtyard features a prairie, hedge garden,crabapple grove, lawn, play surface,cheny grove, red twig dogwoods, and anevergreen maze. And when the days growshorter, uplighting makes all the treescome alive amid the darkness.

Sawyer School, 5248 S. Sawyer Ave.,is based on the linear prototype andincorporates elements of particularmeaning to its community. The school's

colors appear throughout. Terrazzoflooring in a multi-colored serpentinemotif runs down the corridors.

"We wanted to create a playful design

for the small children. . .We also used thefloor design to help the children line upand tell them where to go," said Raj Desaiof Loebl, Schlossman & Hackl, whichreceived recognition from the IllinoisAssociation of School Boards for the

project's design. As an addition to anexisting building that houses the olderstudents, the exterior of the new Sawyerbuilding has brick sympathetic to theolder structure and limestone that recallsneighboring buildings.

It's a Beautiful Day in theNeighborhood

Inside and outside of Chicago,schools of the 21st century will bechallenged to engage their communities. Inits outline of best practices, Dcs!.g#Principles for Planning Schools as Centerso/ Commz/#z.ty, the U.S . Department ofEducation states: "Today's educationalfacilities should be designed to sustain theintegral relationship between a school andits community. They should be placeswhere creative configurations of spaceexpand their use to encompass earlyleaming and adult education. . ."

Chicago's new school buildingsanswer this call in part by placing themulti-purpose room or gymnasium on thefirst floor near the administrative officeand front entrance to allow secured after-school use. Some schools such asSandoval share their space with theChicago Park District.

Connecting a building to itscommunity doesn't occur in a vacuum, ofcourse. It requires a process of

participation. In the case of SawyerSchool, when neighborhood residentsasked for a garden, Loebl, Schlossman &Hackl designed a raised planting area

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along with low seating for the childrenbetween the entrances to the building. Theresult: pride and buy-in in the form of acommunity-maintained garden.

Roberta Feldman, Director of UIC'sCity Design Center, advises that withinthe context of community participation,"The architect's role is to explain to

people what's available to them.""Asking people what they want and

not giving it to them results in tremendousdissatisfaction," she cautions. Feldmanadvocates collaborative design, and in arecent project - a playground forWilliam H. Brown School at 54 N.Hermitage Ave. - she gathered inputfrom the ultimate end-users, the childrenwho drew pictures of the ideal

playground.

Trends= Think Small and OtherBig Ideas

There are two important trends thatschool architects should be aware of:

(1 ) the growing small schools movementand (2) the high priority, on both localand national educational agendas, ofequipping schools with the latestcomputer technology.

In June, the Bank Street College ofEducation came out with the results of atwo-year study funded by the JoyceFoundatlon. Small Schools.. Great Strides,A Study of New Small Schools in Chicago

provides definitive data that small schoolshelp even the most disadvantaged urbanstudents succeed. Chicago currently has196 small schools, all with less than 400students, and CPS supports this model.

Small schools include not only smallfreestanding buildings, but also smallschools within larger or host schools. Thelatter pose a unique set of challenges toarchitects. Ariel School at 1119 E. 46th St.is an example; it houses two individualschools, one operated by CPS and theother a charter school sponsored by theUniversity of Chicago. Campbell TiuCampbell had the task of renovating theAriel complex, three buildings fromdifferent periods -1893,1929, and

1953. In this project, the 1893 buildingremained a restoration. (See related storyon page 15.) Campbell Tiu Campbellunified the other two buildings through itswindow and door selection whileestablishing the identity of the individualschool programs through furniture andcolor in the finishes, the floor pattern in

particular.Architects meet other challenges

when it comes to installing state-of-the-arttechnology in historic schools comparedto their new construction countexparts.Concealing new hardwired systems inexisting walls and ceilings might raiseenvironmental concerns, but installingexposed conduit is unattractive and inmany cases unacceptable.

Ed Torrez, AIA of Bauer LatozaStudio, who has worked on the historicGeorge M. Pullman School,11311 S.Forrestville Ave., and the 1898 DrakeSchool at 2722 S. King Dr., has found aninnovative solution - the hybrid system,a combination of hardwire and wireless.According to Torrez, "You hardwire tothe corridor and place access points that

izes National Design Competition for INew Schools

hicago Public Schools, together with annessive nst of co-sponsors, is expected toounce on August 30 a design competition

new "small schools" for the North andof the city. Each school will be

ed of three small schools-within-a-odating 800 pre-kindergarten through eighth

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will be in two parts, with anThe four architects who have

the first phase are Chicagoan Carole Eizenberg of California, Merrill

of Gcorgia, and Henry Smith-Miller of New York. hfinalists will compete for the wirming

designs that are "at once irmovativeto universal design and

Universal design suggests buildings that are functional,accessible and attractive to all people; "small schools" have beenproven to optimize leaming, but often are unfeasible for urbancommunities. One solution is to create several smaller,autonomous schools within larger school buildings.

The competition is co-sponsored by Business andProfessional People for the Public hterest a3PI), Leadership forQuality Education, and the Small Schools Coalition. Funding ismade possible through grants from The Richard H. DriehausFoundation, The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in

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allow wireless connections to theclassrooms." He also suggests putting anelectrical panel dedicated to computerson each floor to minimize wiring. Rapidchanges in technology challengearchitects to keep current.

Technology, configuration,community, and size are among thevariables in the better schools equation.There is one constant, however, and it'sthat we're all still leaming.

Mary P. Campbell is a free-lance writer and formerlocal school council member at Alexander GrahamBell School.

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Including new Copper soffits, the restora-

tion of the historic Shakespeare School,

recently renamed Ariel School, was more

cost effective than the architects imagined

it could be.

A Shining Example

By Edward I. Torrez, AIA

rchitects working onolder buildings rarelyhave the luxury ofreproducing compo-nents with originalmaterials because of

budget constraints or lack of availability.Thus, substitute materials most often areused for terra cotta, copper, clay tile andlimestone. This was a fact of my profes-sional life I had come to accept. Untilrecently, that is, when a ruler slapped thedesk of this daydreaming student.

All architect facescomplacency head on anal

discovers that moi.e desirabi®materials can be affordabl®.

While serving as managingrestoration architect for Chicago PublicSchools (CPS) on the historic ShakespeareSchool, recently renamed Ariel School at1119 E. 46th St., I leaned that creating anew soffit in its original material -copper - actually would be lessexpensive than replacing it with analuminum extrusion. Even though biddocuments included both options, it wasthe latter I assumed would be the moreaffordable and thus chosen by CPS. Whenthe bids were returned, I was surprised tosee the aluminum option would add$20,000 to the base bid.

With materials costs comparable,fabricating and installing a copper soffit inthe field, where tinsmiths could adjust itto fit existing conditions, turned out to be

less costly than making the soffit inaluminum and shipping it to the site,leaving little room for correction.

Copper soffits were installed andlook very appropriate against the 1893masonry building. CPS, the managingarchitect, Nagle Hartray Danker KaganMCKay, and I are very pleased with ahistoric school renovation that is morebeautiful and cost effective than we hadimagined it could be.

Edward I. Torrez, AIA is an architect with BauerI,atoza Studio and former chair of AIA Chicago'sHistoric Resources PIA. The firm is featured in AGuide to Community Schools, by ffoc IVczf!.oHcz/ rr#sf

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Several AIA Chicago members contributed birdhouses

to Birdhouse Auction 2000, a fundraiser for Chicago

House, a non-profit AIDS organization. They included:

555 Design Fabrication, Peter Exley, AIA, Loelil,

Schlossman & Hackl, Eva Maddox Associates,

Fritz Porter, AIA (Legat Architel}ts), Skidmore,

Owings & Merrill, VOA Associates, and Ai.lens

Warda, AIA.

Comcorp. a visual communications firm, has joined lhe

A. Epstein and SI)ns lntemational family o{

companies. The combination will allow both companies

to of(er the broadest base of design services, including

architecture, engineering, interior design and visual

communications. Comcorp will retain its name.

Anthony Bellusclii/OWP&P Architects has moved

to 111 W. Washington, Suite 2100; 312/332-9600.

Conslruclion has begun on

Gensler's E-port.

John Arzarian Jr., AIA has been promoted to asso-

ciate principal at Lohan Associates.

Michael Baker, AIA has joined the Chicago office o(

Legat Arch itects.

Thomas Behles, AIA, studio director at Legat

Architects' quali(y assurance office in Palatlne, has been

named to the current edmon of Lexington Who's Who

Registry of Executives and Professionals.

Paul Clinch, AIA has been hired a( Knight Advanced

Technology as senior project manager.

John Jurewioz, AIA has joined Mcclier as senior

project manager, con(inuing his research in Web-based

project management to streamline the services of the

company's construction division.

Affiliate member Jim Lorenz has been promoted to

vice president of Euclid Insurance Agencies.

Kenneth Lyom, AIA has been hired at Urban Works

Ltd. as project associale.

AIA Chicago's Professional Affiliate Director, Erie

Singer, has joined the law firm of Wildman, Harrold,

AIlen & Dixon as partner.

Rael Slutsky, AIA and Bruce Bondy have merged

thelr practices, forming Bondy Slutsky Architectural

lmaging LLC with offices in Northbrook.

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In the Chicago office of Gensler, Grant Uh[ir, AIA has

been promoted to senior associate and Tev Shinkle,

Assl)a. AIA and Carol Simpson, AIA to associates.

Jennifer Williams, Assoc. AIA has joined the

Chicago office of FITKL

Dobrin + Associates served as architect for Ashland

Market Place, a 550,000-square-toot office building at

Ashland Avenue and the Slevenson Expressway. The

building was designed with precast concrete wall panels

and steel for maximum flexibility. The firm also

designed space for two of the building's largest tenants

-a 200,000-square-toot produce distribution cenler

for Marano Foods and a 50,000-square-fool distribution

and o{fice center for Charrette.

Cons(ruction has begun on Gensler's E-port, a 1.2

million-square-toot redevelopment of lhe former

Montgomery Ward's catalog house aimed at attracting

information technology and lnlernet-related companies.

The renovation o{ the historic landmark structure also

will include retail and a future riverwalk. The iirm also

has been commissioned to design Citadel Investment

Group's new headquarters al One North Wacker Drive.

Phase one ot Holal)ird & Root's renova(ion of (he

50,000-squareioot six-story Todd Wehr Chemistry

Building at Marquette Universi(y in Milwaukee, Ws. is

scheduled 'or completion this fall.

Ved Oupta & Associates is renovating a four-story

apartment building for {amilies in need of temporary

housing near Children's Memorial Hospital. The first

{Ioor is being redesigned (o include a IMng area,

community dining area with separate kitchen units and a

playroom. The lop floors will incorporate eight sleeping

suites with bathrooms, two beds, and storage facilities.

An elevator and stair tower also are being added.

VOA Associates has been selected by Cleveland,

Ohio to redevelop North Coast Harbor, a waterfront site

across from the Rock and F(oll Hall o` Fame. Plans

include an aquarium, ferry terminal, Ferris wheel, chil-

dren's theater, fishing pier, and food court

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lhe University o` IIIinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC),

has been selected by `he National Center tor

Supercomputing Applications as the 2000/2001 UIUC

Faculty Fellow. The monetary award will support the

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VOA will design Cleveland's

North Coast Harbor.

prellminary planning phase of a project entitled, "The

Examination o( Da`a Derived (rom Perceptual

Psychology Studies in a Virtual Environment (CAVE) for

Application to Archi{ec{ural Design." Two recent papers

by Malnar were accepted tor presenta[ion at the confer-

ence o` 'he Association of Archilecture Schools of

Australasia in Sydney and the World Conference on

Cultural Design in Seoul.

Stanley Tigerman, FAIA has been awarded the Louis

Sulllvan Award tor Architeclure. The Award, with a

$25,000 prize, is sponsored by (he lnterna(ional Union

of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsworkers to recognize

exceptional architeclural achievements, with masonry as

a major element. The award was created in 1970 lo

honor U.S. and Canadian architects whose work exem-

plifies the continuance o` cra`t in architecture. Past

recipients include. Philip Johnson, and Louis Kahn

(posthumously). Examples of Tigerman's work that

highlight masonry include the Poly[echnic Institutes in

Bangladesh, a Commonwealth Edison substation, and

the Chicago Children's Advocacy Center.

The Women's Architectural Leagile recently

awarded Sl ,000 scholarships to architecture students

Jason Archbold and Micheal Lucansky of the Illinois

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Henry N. Cobb, FAIA of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners will

speak at 6:00 p.in. on September 12 in Rubloff

Auditorium at the Art lns{itule o{ Chicago. His lecture

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A( its chapter meeting on September 13, AIA Nor(heast

Illinois is sponsoring ..An lntroductil)n to

Sustainable Design.'' Members of neighboring

chap(ers are invited to attend. For de(ails, call Corda

Murphy at 630/527-8550.

Chii}ago Women in Architecture will host a

members reception at 6:00 p.in. on Friday, September

15 at Archeworks, 625 N. Kingsbury. All are welcome.

The Structural Engineers Association ot lllinois is

offering the Striictilral Engineers Refresher

Course November 9 to March 29, 2001. The course,

an in-depth review o{ principles and applications to

prepare for the licensing exam, will be held in Chicago

on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6;00 {o 7:45

p.in. Information is available by calling 312/372-4198.

Seating is limited; early registration is encouraged.

CertainTeed Corp. offers online continuing educa(ion

courses on topics ranging from siding to attic systems.

For more information, visit www.certainleed.com.

Beginning September 14, the Chicago Archi[ecture

Foundation will exhibit lhe work of furniture designer

Michael TIIonet. Bentwood Filmiture: I)esigns

that Revolutiomizell

an Industry features

several pieces of original

Thonet furniture, wood-

bending molds, historic

Thonet pos(cards and

catalog reprints. At 12:15

p.in. on September 27,

Michelle Bucheit Miller of

F0ta Bucheit Ltd. will

lecture on the history of these famous designs. The

Chicago Architecture Foundation is located at 224 S.

Michigan Ave., 312/922-3432 ext. 239.

From Seplember 15 to

November 25, ArchiTech

will present "l]eoo

Chicago," an exhibition

and sale of design draw-

ings, blueprints and

photographs of Chicago's

Art Deco architecture. The

gallery is open Thursday

through Salurday {rom 12:00 noon until 6:00 p.in. at

730 N. Franklin, Suite 200. For more information, or an

appointment, call 312/475-1290.

The 15th annual Chicago Career Day for

Architecture, Interior l]esign, Construction

Management, and Landscape Architecture will

be held on Saturday, October 21 from 8:00 a.in. Io

12:00 noon at (he Cultural Center of Chicago, 77 E.

Plandolph St. The event is free and open lo high school

and college studen(s, parents, teachers, and coiinselors

interested in learning more about careers in these fields.

Nell Frankel, AIA, FIIDA and Cindy Coleman, principals

of Frankel + Coleman, will give (he keynote address. For

more details, visit www.futurescan.com/careerday.

AIAThomas Bassett Dilley, Brinlnstool + Lynch; Cayl

Hol[js, Fioss Barney + Jankowski; Tiff any Mash, F\oss

Barney + Jankowski; I]amiel Ivlartils, Brininstool +

Lynch

Associate AIAPablo Diaz, Brininstool + Lynch,. Lynda Dossey,

Destefano and Partners; Paul Gasiorkiewicz,

Schroeder Murchie Laya Associa[es; Yi Kul), Legat

Architec(s; Patti Miles, Rozovics & Associates; Petko

Petrovich, SAS Architects & Planners; Matthew

Reiskin, Brininstool + Lynch; Mike Ryan, Kaiser

Gutheim Partnership; Michael Wong, Alvord, Burdick

& Howson

EmeritusLawrence 0.I)onnell, OWP&P

Professional AffiliatesJames Cosby, Coronado Pain( Co.; Donald Davis,

Modern fold Doors of Chicago; Michael Dremann]

J&J Commercial Carpe(; James Lewis, Hanscomb;

Peter Stulll, Villas of America; Carla Wilson,

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E-Commerce. Corporate Archi{ec{s PIA and the

International Development F{esearch Counci I.

11:30 a.in.: Como Inn, 546 N. Milwaukee Ave. $40:

register through lmc at 770/446-8955 or

www.idrc.org.1 LU

Ceramic Tile Cliioago Sti/le. International Masonry

lnsti{u{e.10:00 a.in. Io 4:00 p.in.; Hotel

Intercontinental, 505 N. Michigan Ave. F(egister at

312/347-2500. 4 LUs

Skyscraper as Citizen: Reflections on tllePublic Life of Private Buildings. Henry N. Cobb,

FAIA o( Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. 6:00 p.in.; Bubloff

Auditorium, The Art lns[i(u\e o{ Chicago. Sponsored by

the Architec(ure and Design Society. Free {o Society

members: Slo tor non-members and $5 tor students.

To ensure seating, call 312/443-4751 ; e-mail

archsoc@artic.edu.

Meet the Planner V. Thomas Walker, commissloner

o{ `he Chicago Department o{ Aviation. Planning and

Urban Affairs PIA.12:00 noon; AIA Chicago.

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An Introduction to Sustainable Design. AIA

Northeas[ IIIinois. For details, call Corda Murphy a(

630/527-8550.

Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois.Annual con{erence through September 16 Lake Forest.

For program and registration information, call

312/922-1742.

Ohioago Plan Commission. Monthly hearing.

1..00 p.in.; City Council Chambers,121 N. Lasalle St.,

2nd {loor. Call 312/744-4499 to con`irm date, time and

location o' hearing.

Crown Hall Conservation. Historic Besources PIA.

6:00 p.in.; IIT, 3360 S. State St 1.5 LU/HSW

Bentwood Furnitili`e: I]esigils that

Revolutionizell an Industry. Exhibit opening.

Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan

Ave. For details, call 312/922-3432 ext. 239.

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Chicago Women in ArchiteBture. Open reception.

6..00 p.in.: Archeworks, 625 N. Kingsbury.

Environment PIA Planning Meeting.

Environment PIA. 5:30 p.in.; AIA Chicago.

Get Organized! Offlce Practice PIA. 5:30 p.in.;

AIA Chicago. 1.5 LU

A New Role for Solllier Field. Friends of the Park

and the Chicago Archi`ec`ure Foundation. 6:00 p.in.;

224 S. Michigan Ave.1 LU

Professional Development Conference.Technical, management and design Seminars.

7:30 a.in. {o 5:30 p,in.; Holiday Inn Mart Plaza,

350 N. Orleans Sl 7 LUs. Visit \^MM/.aiachicago.org tor

complete details.

Professional Development Conference.Workshops for residen(ial architects. 7:30 a.in. to

4:00 p.in.; Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, 350 N. Orleans St.

7 LUs. Visit www.aiachicago.org for complete details.

The History of Bentwood Fiirniture. Michelle

Buchei( MHler o{ F"a Bucheit Ltd.12:15 p.in.;

Chicago Architecture Founda(ion, 224 S. Michigan

Ave. For details, call 312/922-3432 exl. 239.

Insurance Products for Architect-LedDesign/Build. Design/Build PIA. 5:30 p.in.:

AIA Chicago.i .5 LU/HSW

Fielil "p: Indian Ridge Ivlarsh in the LakeCalumet Region. Environment PIA, 9:30 a.in.;

122nd Street and Torrence Avenue, Chicago. Wear

sturdy shoes and dress tor the wea`her, rain or shine.

There are no facilities on site. Park on shoulder next to

railroad tracks. 2 LU/HSW

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