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INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

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INTHENEWS 10 The San Antonio Conservation Society clashes with the Sisters of Charity of the locarnatc Word over the landmark Lncarnate Word motberhousc; Texans score high in the AJA's national photog­raphy contest; A new bank tower is planned for downtown San Antonio.

TODAY'S ARCHITECTURAL LNTERIORS J4 TSA member Judith Urrutia of San Antonio considers the state of the state's architectural interiors, discussing eight notable re­cent works by Texas architects.

FURNITURE BY TEXAS ARCHITECTS 22 Texans have been rethinking the tables. chajrs, lamps. and other objecLS that people take for granted . We present a sampler of their designs. from classic to cuuing edge .

KITCHENS AND BATHS ARE BIG BUSINESS A special advertising section with news about a fast-growing area of residential design.

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37 lnfonnation and registration fonns for TSA 's Annual Meeting and Products Exhibition. the best of its kind in the country. to be he ld this year in Houston, November l3- l5.

FORUM 48 Houston architect suggests that changes are needed if today's young architects are to be prepared for choosing architectural interiors as a primary tie ld of practice.

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ON THE COVER: The Zvonkovic Residence, Southside Place, by VaJ Glitsch Archjtect, Houston, is one of the architectural in­teriors featured. Photograph by Paul Hester.

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In the architectural profession. the only constant seems 10 be change. This issue ofTexm Architect renects one of

the most important changes now affecting the profession: the growing significance of interiors commissions to most Texas firms. With the maturing of the building boom and recent changes in federal tax laws. fewer new buildings are going up. But the population continues to increase and the state's economic base grows and veers in new directions. Gradually the state's excess office capacity is being fi lied and fi nished out.

In this issue we present an essay by award-winning designer Judith Urrutia on some or the best of Lhe current crop of interiors. along with a portfolio of recent furniture designs by Texas architects. Both features show not only the economic importance of interiors commissions but the heightened anention that Texas archi­tects arc giving to transforming offices. houses , and other interiors into significant architectural spaces. This is a trend that TexasArd1i1ec1 will be highlighting in future issues.

We also present a cautionary note. It b architect Michael Meyers's thoughts on the problems that Lhc standard architectural curriculum and regisLration process can cause for young architects who hope to specialize in interiors. Meyers raises a point that bears further discussion.

As we were preparing to send this issue of Texas Architect to the printer. we learned of the deaths of two of the state ·s most esteemed and inrtuential architects, George L. Dahl. FAIA . and Hugo Neuhaus, FAIA. David Braden. in his''Musings" column, reflects on some of the things he gained from knowing and working with George Dahl. Feature stories on the enormous contributions that bolh these architects made to Texas and the nation are planned.

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A CLASH OF CAUSES IN THE RIVER CITY

The San Antonio Conservation Society (SACS). a powerful and well-organized group of preservationists used to wearing the white hat in bartJes to save historic buildings. has taken on the equally up­standing Sisters of Charity of the Incar­nate Word over the planned demolition of the Sisters' Mother House.

The Sisters say the Mother House. an 88-year-old convent designed by Alfred Giles located on the campus of Incarnate Word College, must go to make way for a $15-million nursing home and heallh care facility for the increasing number of retir­ing sisters. The new building would be virtually the same size with a facade that would --replicate" the original structure. Preservationists are aghast at the whole idea and maintain the Mother House can be re1roftued 10 meet the congregation·s needs for about $ I mill ion less than the cost to rebuild. Allhough the Sisters hold the trump card- they own the building and have never even registered it as a his­toric structure-the Society has fought tirelessly to save it. In addition to circu­lating petitions, contacting alumni. organ­izing a leuer-writing campaign. and stringing a ·•save The Mother House'' banner over a nearby street, the Society

Cn11scn ·arionis1s say the dl'taili1111 of tht· Mm/tu House would he c·os1/y anti ,JijJirnll II> d11plica1e, althn1111h rile nwis say thl'_v would kel!p 0111/ rrtW! as 111111"11 of it 11s r>osslblt

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has even requested an audience with thePope. who will be visiting San Antonio Sept. I 5.

Both groups have a long and distinguished history of beneftuing the community. Since 1924 the San Antonio Conservation Sot:ie1y has ridden to the res­cue of such now-fa­mol.lli local landmarks as the River Walk. the Missions. and Lhe Spanish Governor's Palace. Much of what makes San Antonio one of Lhe most histor­ically interesting cities in Texas and the U.S. is directly attributable 10 the work of the 4.000-member Society.

The Sisters of Char­ity are no slackers in the public service de­partment either. The missionary teaching and nursing order, which founded Incar­nate Word College, has 700 nuns sca11ered

Tl1I' Si.rrer.t nf Cl,urity sav the_\' C(JJIIIOI afford to kel'p tltt' 8ll-y1•11r-flld co111•1m1.

Lhroughout Texas, Mexico. and Central and South America. They have supported renovation of Brackenridge Villa and are planning on saving 1he chapel connected to the Mother House.

Dividing the two groups is Alfred Giles' four-story Mother House. Giles. whose work is currently enjoying a revi­val. was an English architect who moved 10 San Antonio in 1873. His works in­clude the Joske Bros. Store. the Crockett Hotel, and the old Lone Star Brewery. He later opened another office in Monterrey,

Mexico. where several of his building!. have been restored. The Mother House is the last of three important commissions Giles· received from the Catholic Church in the late I 800s.

At the core of the issue is money. The Sisters commissioned an engineering re­port. which 1hey say indicates it would cost more 10 renovate the Mother House than it would be to just raze it and re­build. John Kell, principal with Jones/ Kell Architects. the firm working on the new design. says his firm ex plored sev-

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ural options For saving all or some of the walls. but the cost was s till higher than rebuilding. According to Kell, differences in cost estimates between the Sisters' en­gineering repon and estimates done for the Conserva1ion Society stem from whether foundation problems are addres­,cd or not. although he believes the build­mg would not be safe without foundation work. " I think there's a lot of wishful thinking going on and a lot of s tatements thm would not prove out cost-wise,·· he ,ays of pro-renovation arguments.

Although Kell says he is ''not wild" 1hout seeing a chapter of architectural history fall, he agrees with what his client ,., doing. " I think owners as serious and rnntemplative and thoughrful as these owners are have a right to make up their own mind,'' he says.

Restoration architect Killis Almond "chemently disagrees with the Sisters· onclus ions. however. Almond. who su­

r11:rvised the reconstruction of the Galves­ton Opera House, calls the engineering 1uport " ridiculous." Although he has not been inside. Almond has studied the exte­nor and says the primary problem wi1h the structure is 1he ·'negative drainage" at 1111: o;ite. which allows rain water to pool 11ound the foundation resulting in some ~,.,eked walls near downspouts. Almond. who cites 14 years in restoration work. mamtains that Giles' foundation and 20-1111.:h-thick masonry walls would provide 1 ,ound basis for a renovated building I hat could save the order approximate ly 'i.l million. " If I were one of the students 11 that school I would be causing an up­roar. They are taking down the major huilding of that campus. It would be like tearing down 1he Tower on the UT cam­pu-,:· he says.

The restoration archi tect dismisses the replication of the front facade of the "1other House as inadequate. saying. There's no way to rebuild history." He

hclieves the Sisters do not care about the l11storical imponance of the building and trc ignoring i1s potential. "My personal h!cling is that if a proper study were done. an acceptable alternative could be found," he says.

Cognizant of that fact. the Conserva­tion Society has suggested another study of the Mother House. which they are wil I­mg 10 to pay for. The nuns have refused the offer. however. According to Sr.

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Rosita Hyland. treasurer for the order. the new study would simply duplicate the feasibility s tudy already done and delay progress on providing s helter for the sis­ters who need to move into the care center.

.. We have s tudied this now for five years," she says, calling the final decision " painful." Alt.hough she agrees the build­ing could be saved. Sr. Rosita says the or­der has decided not to s ave the building because of the high cost. difficulties in gelling the old building Lo meet new needs, and concerns over the safety of the struc1ure. The Sisters point out that their chaner requires financial resources to go to schools and hospital s, not maintenance of old buildings. "This just seems to be the right thing to do," Sr. Rosita says.

The Mother House is scheduled to be 1orn down nexl summer. SACS president Liz Davies acknowledges that the only hope for the s tructure is to convince the Sisters to keep it. and .. they have given no indication at this point that they will consider renovating." But the Society will keep trying. "The longer it is there , the longer we can celebrate the building;· she says.

-Charl<'s E. Gallari11

FOUR TEXANS WlN NATIONAL AIA PHOTOGRAPHY A WARDS

Four Texas archi1ec1s won awards in the 1987 Architectural Photography Competition. inc luding the first place prize of$ L.000 won by George E. Clow­er. Jr .. of Corpus Chris ti. for his photo, " Madonna & Child at La Toureue."

The prize is a first fo r Clower. who says 1hat although he has been laking pic­tures since the age of I 5. he has never en­tered a competition before. Even the deci ­sion to enter the AIA contest was made a1

the last minute. " I got to the post office with abour fi ve minutes 10 spare 10 get the post mark,'' he says.

Clawer's photo has also been selected 10 appear in the 1989 edition of the an­nual AIA calendar.

Three other Texans won merit awards for their photos. Richard L. Dotson of Dalla~ won for his photograph entitled " Paris-Republican G uard:· Michael J . Riehm of San Antonio won two merit

" Mudmmu &: Clufd at La To11rC'llr," GeorgeCfuwer

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OF NOTE Tht ' llum1..111l llolN~" ol Rap 1c,,.

hy Pel er \\.'aid man and Christopher Genii. uf Holl',ton • ...,a, puhli-,hcd in rhi.: Jul) /August 1s,uc of W E7 ROPOI.I.\ .

Thi: !'\:umnal A IA Comnmtcc on Arcl11tecturc for Ju,ttce ha, ,c lcc1cd the Wc,1~1c.Jc Pohcc Arca Commaml S1a­tion.tlcsigned hy The !\k(; in l) Part ­ncr, hip ol Hou,wn .. mu the Cluh.lrcn·s Fam1l) laY. Cenler. h~ Co,/C ro,lio and As-.uciutcs ol Aust111. tor 11, IQ87 E,h1h111on ot Arc h11ec1Url' fnr Jus11cc.

TilC Decorath e Center ffou,ton conmw,,1oncc..l .1 ,urve) ol m1cnor 1.k­,igncrs. "' h1ch i nc.:ludc c.J .1 ralinc of them ,111..I ,even 01hcr prole,,innal, on 11 "1rustv.orthmcss scale." Tho!--C "'ho havt• 11,cd ilcsll!m:r~ mnh•c.J lhl'm th1~

.... 11) : 1.hx·mr. :iccnum,mt. ar, h1tec1. J)O· hccma11. mtcrmr dc,1gncr. la" ycr. poll 11c1.m . • md i.: ,ir ,alc,111.m. Among thme

"'ho havi.: 11111 u,cd <k-.1gncr,. the rnnl.: ­ing wa,: d1K'tor. JlC>lkcm,m. archi1cct. i111cnm dc,igncr. In" ycr. ,11.:countant. pohtie1an. ,incl i.:ar ,.1lcsma11

"8/111! Door Myknnos," M,rJrael J Riehm

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The third volumc()I Center: ,-t } C1 11r­nal/11rArchilu t11re in America. puh­li-.hcd b) thc Ccn1cr tor the Stud) of American ,\rellltl"c.:t u1c al 1hc IJ111vl.r-ill}

ol Tl·n,. rccc1\·cL1 nn 3\\arJ ot merit m thl.' 1987 Museum Puhl11.:a11ono; Compcll 111111 ul the \ ml'nc.m Av,1x:1.t11lH1 ot Mu­,curn-. 1111.• :rn Mil " clll 10 the " Ne"' Rc­gi11nal i,m" ctht i11n.

Michad Und l•r hill.d1rec1orol thc­Ru.:e Si.' hnol 11f An:hll!..'(.' IUrc. ha, .1lc.:cp1 ct! a pos111nn ,1-. d1aanmm 111 the Dcp.in­mcnt ol ,\ rch11c, ture ,1t Jnwa S1,11c Um­vcr-,lly. Ame", lm1.a

Site: planninl! and ,trchi tcctural ,er. -11.:CS tor Pope John Paul rr~ Sept. 1 l Ma , 111 San A11to1110. wlm:h Is c.xpcncc.J 10 dra\\ "00.000 people. \\as done b) San Ant1111111', Alamo \rchilt!t'I\ foe.ii (l4.llnt for thi.' t4-t-,terl' ,Ill.',, ,t ,tcppcd p) ranmJ .ilturcm ~ri:11 hy n lwliunHtl lcll cloud-lil.:c balloon . \\ nh a hachlrop 11s111g 1m1t1f:, lrnm 1r.1dit11mal Mcx11:an f'Clf'cl plladu "pum:hcc.J papc1" Jc"il!n~

awards for his images, "Man in Siena," and "Blue Door Mykonos:· Willis C. Winters. who also won a meril award last year, won this year for his photo, '·Dallas Victorian.··

Judges noted Lhat the quali ty of entries 1his year was above average. Some 400 archi1ects entered 2.000 s lides Lhis year. double the entries over las1 year. All the winners in rhc competition. which is or­ganized by 1he St. Louis AIA chap1er, were inc luded in a display al the AIA na­tional convention in June.

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DESIGN UNVEILED FOR SAN ANTONIO BANK TOWER

New office tower construction. once a common sight in Texas, has become in­creasingly rare in !he last few years as the state's economy has slowed. Bucking the crend, and visibly underlining 1he strength of downtown San Antonio, is a new bank tower announced earlier Lhis summer.

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Even in an uncertain economy, Texas.firms are creating interiors that make strong arclii­lectural statements.

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'TEXAS ARCHITECTURAL INTERIORS NOW

Judith Urrwia

I n Texas interior architecture. 1he s1me of the art is the state of the slate. The block­buster interiors thal proliferated a few

years back have dwindled, forcing large lirms to cultivate new geographical markets where busi­ness as usual can still be practiced. Smaller lim1s are turning 10 modest projects and. like tl1eir larger counterparts. developing new skills 10 gain entrance to new markets.

A1 the end of a free-wheeling. free-spending em. Texas has entered a transitfonal period, un­coupled from its past and as yet unable to visu­ali ze its future, and the lield of interior architec­ture renects these changes. Never1heless, lirms across the state are designing projects 1ha1 make strong architectural statements.

In contracl design. law offices currently dom­inate the market. followed by architect's offices. public-sector work, and a few corporate head­quarters. Residential projects. including addi­tions. continue to offer possibilities for good de­sign. The eight projects described below. exe-

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cuted by both large and small firms. give some indication of the variety and quality of current interior architecture in Texas.

The Yvonne Lifshutz Bouse, San Antonio, Ford, Powell and Carson, Inc., San Antonio

The Lifshutz residence is truly an interior house, with a stucco exterior so minimal and enigmatic, separated from a semi-commercial st.reet only by a motor court. that it is often mis­taken for a commercial building. Seven chim­neys and a lack of signage are all that distin­guish its simple elevation as a residence.

The plan is paradoxically simple yet intri­cate. a progression of spatial sequences organ­ized around a central atrium. Instead of offering up me free -nowing spaces that typify atriwn houses. the architects have skillfully crafted a layer of thick-walled. intimately scaled rooms. which serve as private retreats for tlle owner and her guests. Only 1he kitchen. 1he most pub­lic area in the house. is allowed 10 expand into 1he generous circulation area separating the outer layer of rooms from the atrium. Across the atrium from the kitchen. this circulation area doubles as a library. with bookcases lining the wall.

If architecture has content. the subject mailer of the Lifshu1z house is light. Openings-the doors and window:, that admit. block, or filter light-are significanL allowing the richly col­ored layer of rooms to take on a variety of tem­peraments. from quietly moody to exuberant. The 18-inch-thick exterior walls are penetrated by .. San Antonio'' doors. so named and roman­ticized by the late, well-known San Antonio architect (and Ford. Powell and Carson founder) O'Neil Ford. FAJA. The doors incor­porate hinged glazing and suitionary screens. allowing maximum ventiJation while excluding insec1s. Inside these doors, heavy wooden shut­ters provide additional opponunities for ma­nipulating light. The inside of open ings be­tween rooms are painted white. to emphasize wall thickness. This convention, which seems

Te.ms Architect Septemha Ocwher /987

borrowed from the 1940s and '50s projects of intt:nor architect Alexander Girard, works 11111ch better with the clear colors in Girard's vocabulary. Here the whiteness is jarring and ~nmpromises the illusion of solidity by empha­-,111ng the thin layer of applied paint.

In overall effect. however, the Lifshutz resi­•knce presents probably the best residential inter­ior designed by Ford. Powel I and Carson since the Marshall Steves residence of 1965.

I he Zvonkovic House, Southside Place Vol Glitsch, Houston

The 4.200-square-foot Zvonkovic House. like its much more mode:.1 one-story neighbors in the Houston suburb of Southside Place. oc­cupies a 75-foot-wide lot. Its carefu l massing nvcrcomes what might have been excessive verticality, allowing it 10 fit snugly, but grace­lully. into its surroundings.

The axial plan is simple and exceptionally well crafted, 4ui1e satisfying just to contem-

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plate. But the house's volumes are even more enjoyable 10 experience. Each plane in each space has been carefully an iculated. Rooms borrow spatially from one another. through ad­jacencies and interior vistas. Natural and anifi­cial Ught carefully model the architect's lan­guage of forms, achieving an unusual richness within self-i mposed limitations. The architec­ture is so strong in its qualities or scale, form. and light that it can survive almost any furniture assault.

The Block/Drucker Duplex, Los Angeles Val Glitsch, Houston

The Block/Drucker project is a successful remodeling of a Los Angeles I 920s quasi-Medi­terranean duplex for two owneli-occupants. What was a cut-up plan with antiquated ltitch­ens and baths emerges as two spacious. light­filled residences. each designed to reflect the requirements of its respective owner.

The building exterior, with white stucco walls and red tiled roof, remains vinually unchanged, while the ground noor becomes both studio and residence for an artist/photographer. The 2000-square-foot space underwent significant altera­tions in order to accommodate a study and dark­room in addition to living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom. and two batbs. The artist and the architect achieved a surprising. even discon­cening, effect by incorporating the photographer's portraits into the panes of inte­rior doors and cabinets.

The three-bedroom. two-bath second-floor unit is more typical in plan. IL features a large ki tchen and a dramatic black-and-white guest bath. The other colors, mid-valued and greyed, are found in most of Glitsch 's work. ac; is the generous use of patterned ceramic tile. The only disappointment occurs in the interruption of the ti le pattern by white duplex outlets.

As in the Zvonkovic house, the architecture is rewarding on both an abstract and experien­tial level. Glitsch 's interiors are res1mined wilh­ou1 being cold. superbly aniculated without being self-conscious.

Neo-Georgian Residence Addition, Dallas Howard Glazbrook, m, Architects, Dallas

Architect Howard ··Nick" Glazbrook almost doubled the size of this Nco-Georgian house in the Preston Hollow area of north Dallas. The expansion requirements were standard . consist­ing of an entertainment. area. and a master bed­room and bath above. The architect's solution

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""' a two s1ory T-shaped addi1ion. On 1he t1111111d floor, the plan indica1cs 1wo area!, visu-11lly 11pcn 10 one another. terminating in a large h,1v window framing a lundscaped fountain . I \lending the cross axis of the Tis a covered p.1\ 1l1tlll overlooking the pool. giving shade 1h1r1ng th.: summer heat and providing a setting l11r outdoor dinner panics.

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erly plnced the oversized furniture at an angle in the room. allowing its occupants 10 focus both on Ll,e fireplace and Lhc cntenainment cen-1er. The lengLl1wise end of the addition is !)pan,ely bu1 elegantly furnished with a grand piano and two modest-sized chairs framing a table.

Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, Dallas ISO Incorporated, Houston

The Crescent-a name almost certain to cl icit a response from any Texas architect. In terms of interior planning it isootancasy building to love. Its bending. linear form, punc­tua1ed wi1h notches and protrusions. while giv­ing designers lits. gives its tenants one out­standing amenity-a spectacular view. Archi­tects are obviously meeting the challenge of The Crescent. Two excepLional interiors now occupy the building: the Herman Miller show­room by Taft Architects (extensively covered in the May Archirec111ra/ Recnrd and the June

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\, i/1ir,•t·r11re) and the law finn of Carring1on. ( nh:mun. Sloman & Blumenthal, designed by hi)

Judging by most legal offices, some prank-1c1 hue; apparen1ly perpe1ua1ed 1he myth thal

law clients only trust finns that occupy quasi­h1, 1orical interiors replete with dark paneling. ,ull ique reproduction furniture, and an depic1-111r the hunt. Even the best design firms in the , lull' seem cowed by this formulaic approach. I llll' of 1he most corporate of all corporate de-

tf ll linns has challenged the status quo, how­cvc-r. breathing new energy in10 a moribund 1ra­cht 11m. ISD's interior for Coleman, Carrington, '.Inman & Blumenthal manages 10 elicit all the . ,ppropriate responses without resoning 10 l. hches. exuding professionalism. success, and pn:'>llge while conveying the image of a forward ­llunking law fi rm able 10 ta.Ice risks and win.

A"' one steps off The Crescent 's elegantly de-1.ulcd elevators. aJI expectations of dark, Dick­l" ll '>ian law offices are immediately dispelled by urroundings bathed in light. Segmented arches

:.urround a seating area, which is floored in "hitened maple, with small ebonized square tn '-ClS repeating the fonn of 1he illuminated },'Old dome above. Looking through the arches. the glazed wall of the main conference room r ives access 10 a stunning view of downtown Dallas. The environmem, though light. is any­thing but antiseptic. Black leather lounge seat­ing and Macintosh chairs provide the necessary value contrast in the reception area.

A waJk through the offices gives only the , lightest indication of the building's eccentric configuration until one encounters the semi-cir­l.Ular notch that defines the separation of the

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towers. A ceremonial stai r conforms to the in­dentation, curving gracefulJy down to the U­brary and offices below and prescming another visual explosion of the skyline.

Although the lirm occupies 76,000 square feel in two of The Crescent's three 1owers, the environment is never overwhe lming. To some extent. the use of an is responsible for this ef­fect. Every path is puncruated with works of art. giving each sec1ion of the office its own sense of place. The art is special-not the visual back­ground music that decorates most offices. It runs the gamut from large contemporary land­scapes to Red Grooms sculpture, and all col­lected, not by a consultant. but by the partners .

Nash D' Amico's Pasta and Clam Bar, Houston and Galveston Cisneros Underhill, Architects & Planners

The firs t Nash D 'Amico's Pasta and Clam Bar opened in Houston 's Village near Rice Uni­versity and was a commercial. if not an archi­tectural . success. For his second Housto n loca­tion at Westbeimer and Cbimoey Rock, the owner hired architect Michael Underhill . who produced an unabashedly trendy but good-hu­mored piece of interior architeclUre. The light­ing and interior design consultants· contribu­tions were, however, not entirely supponive of the architect 's effon . Although the use of neon as the restaurant's sole lighting source may con­stitute something of an achievement. and docs indeed lend high drama to the space, the se­lected colors tend to be unflanering not only 10 the diners, but to their tomatoes. Likewise, the interior designer's garish, out-of-the-tube colors stubbornly refuse to work together.

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Underhill is apparently exhibitiog more con­Lrol over his second effort for Nash D · Amico 's in 1he h1s1oric Sealy Building on the Strand in Galveston. As the project began fas1-1rack con­s1ruc1ion. i1 appeared 10 offer innovative and archi1ec1urally in1egra1ed solution:, 10 an obs1i-

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nate space. 97 by 26 fee l. 1ha1 would seem bet­ter suited 10 a bowling alley. The envelope's fomprin1 is complicaied further by a bank vauh that juts 10 feet imo 1he space, as we! I ail by a similar aberrant shape housing reSLrooms.

Undaunted by the impracticality of the shell , Underhill resolutely disregarded the building's architectural pas1 and proceeded to fi ll Lhc space with his own vocabulary of free-srnnding

elements. These elements ex1s1 in their own grid. showing no relationship 10 1he bui lding shell. In plan. Lhe bar. which occupic.-, 1he front one-third of 1he interior. i!, an clonga1ed form wi1h one curve<l end. A similar contigura1ion :.ui>pended above Lhe bur houses HVAC and lighting. Variations of the bar plan are repeated venically. to form stw1<ling partitions that de­fi ne the dining area. The bank vault ha:, been convened 10 a private dining room. The ceiling plane or the dining area reiterates tJ1e in1erior grid in a suspended metal framework. Above a cemer opening noat large. ambiguou:,. banana­shaped sculptural elements. which supply light as well as excitement.

If Nash D'Amico's in Galveston is com­pleted as designed, it will be a welcome change from the usual ceiling-fan-and-beer-sign res1au­ran1 interiors in renovated h1s1oric buildings. Who knowl>, maybe hanging bananal> will re­place hanging fems in restaurant design.

Cafe Margaux , Dallas Howard Glazbrook, 111, Architects, Dallas

Sometimes i1 ·s nm so much 1he end product of a design 1hat dis1inguishe:. a project. but rather what the archi1ec1 accomplh.hed in its execution. Such i:, the ca:,e with Nick Glal.­brook 's interior for Cafe Margaux. The resiaurant·s previous locution on Lover 's Lane was small. intimate, and unpretentious. serving some or 1he best food in Dallas. Aga1ns1 1he ad­vice of many experts. the owner leased a larger space in a midrise Oak Lawn office building, which had previously housed an unsucces:,ful res1auran1. The former tenant had used. or ra ther misused. expensive linishes in a plan that was a disaster. except for chc kitchen. Glazbrook managed 10 dismantle and reuse 1110:,t

oflhe e materials and rework 1he plan according to the needs of his cl icnt .

Costly teak wa:, recovered from ma:.si ve light tixtures and u~ed, along wich glas:,. a:, in­till for Lhe painted grid forming divi:,ions be­tween the dining area:,. An elevated gmni1c­topped bar remains unchanged. except for light­ing and cosmetic improvements. bul 1he raised pla1fom1 surrounding the bar was elimin:Hcd. This light-ti lled spa<.:c. with the only exterior view. is separated from 1he bar by a gridded di­vider and used for dining.

A dark . l>\!Cmingly unusable. dead-end space adjacent to the entrance wa:. convened to an agreeable room by opening ii visually to the kitchen. The guests can now wa1ch. through a glaze<l. gridded opening. preparation of tJ1c fare for which the establishment is known .

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111lltd hy the previous tenant . careening sense­ll•,,ly through the space, could not be removed \\ 111111111 replacing most of the ceiling. Unable 111 t'lnninute or hide this eyesore. Glazbrook de­• ukd to embellish it with glittery light:,, and p,11n1. II \ probably not what the architect would huve done from scratch. but, surpris-1nply. 11 works. The story has a happy ending. c Ill' Margaux is more beautiful than it was.

l 1h more diners than it did. and is even more p,11111lar than ever with iL<; clientele.

\lort' Than Marking Time h ,., difficult 10 find an architecture firm that 1101 tn the throe:; of change. A reorientation

1 l,1king place- involuntarily hrough1 on by l1m111c1al climate and client conservatism. The p111lt•<;<;ton may require this time-out 10

1,, ,·,1l11ate now-outmoded approaches 10 Texas ~ 11 111, in order 10 secure the profession's place 111 1h~ luturc Texas market. These eight interiors 11111) Ile an indication 1ha1 architect!> are recover-111g I hi:ir confidence and becoming ''bul I ish" on

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FURNITURE BY TEXAS ARCHITECTS

By Joel Warren Barna. Charles Gallatin, and Blair Calvert Fitzsimons

W ilold Rybczynski. architect and author of Home: The History of

an Idea, notes that comfon, as part of furniture design, has not appealed as strongly to architects as it docs to other people. He also points out that. as an idea, com­fort has not been around aU that long. It appeared in the 17th and 18th centuries, when the notion of the private home and the sustain­ing, protecting quality of home

life appeared. Comfort wasn't seen as a separable quality before then, he says.

Until modem times. Rybczyn­ski says. "there were no such dis­tinctions. Every object had a meaning and a place in life that was as much a part of its function as its immediate purpose and these two were inseparable." Chairs, he says. were as much symbols of authority as they were things to sit on. He continues:

Gintolt"s "sentries:" A-ronometrit- showin,;i position in house.

'"Since there wa~ no such thing as 'pure function,· it was difficult 10 consider functional improve­ments: that would have meant tampering with reality itself."

The penchan1 for treating func­tion as a discrete aspect of design culminated in the early 20th cen­tury. Architects and other design­ers, caught up in the discovery of artistic abstraction. used new ma­terials at lhe same time that they explored a vision of the world slripped of meanings left over from the previous century. Com­fon also became a secondary consideration, reappearing as a serious pursuit only after it was technologizcd inlo ··ergonomics."

But 1h111 has been changing in recent years. Architects in Texas designing furniture and objects today. while still within hailing distance of functionalist theori­zing, seem 10 be much more fo­cused on reuniting function with meaning. George Gintole, for example. an associate professor of architecture at UT Arlington. traces furniture names back to the zoomorphic sources at their roots. In one house he created shelving units that act as "sentries,'' divid­ing rooms and showing the house's core protecting occupants.

Gintole's method draws on clues from clients, while Other architects whose work is shown here invest objects with meaning by drawing on generic, culturally determined forms.

The goal. however, seems 10 be the same: to create spaces and objects out of what looks like a pre-modem sensibility, to give everyday things "a meaning and a place in life that [isl as much a pan of its function as its immedi­ate purpose."

Texas Architect September Ocroher /987

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A n:hi1c.:c1 David Lake. a prin­l llhll of Lake/Flato Arch i-

i 1 1 Sun Antonao. ha.c; designed 1t111111urc that synthesizes Mexi-, 111 lnlk on pieces with modem 1111tnmb to produce II combina­tu,n n l whimsy and functionality. I h hr'it piece staned with a h1111111li ng. papicr-mache-and-"'" ,,I I.log, which Lake found in a ~ 1111.1 Fe gallery. Wi1h its 1orso-1 ,·ti hole. it 1s a parade costume

Im :i Mex1cnn children 's festival that \:Clebratel\ the kingdom of th 1111mals. Lake designed a red 111h11lar metal base and a glass top 10 11rojcct through the central hole. creating a truly animated 111hh: Smee finishing 1he dog 11hlc (and winning a Pmgress11•e \r, Jwecfllre award this year with

111 Lake has sketched two 01hers: , 1unle table and a creden7.a built 111111nd II hoistemusly homed rucodile. Each piece plays off

!\!)CCL~ or i1s mo1if animal. using nw1erials 1h01 work mctaphori-ally while contrasting strongly

w11h the craftsman-like quality of !he originals. The dog 1able. for , .imple. play:, off the guarding. ~rving role of man's bes1 friend. I he tunic. four-feet in diameter 111 pounded copper, swims under a glass 1op that is supported by a

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conical stained-concrete base. The crocodile lurks under a mas­sive grani1e 1ablc. pierced by a heavy cyhndrical granite pecles­tal. ··t didn'11hink it couJd ' lurk' very well with lighter materials.'' says Lake. ··11 needed something heavier to balance its wildness.··

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A uslin architect Robert Smith and anist Stephen Ray play

agains1 archi1ecturul tradition in 1he furniture 1hcy produce through La Bamba Industries. which 1hcy founded in 1986. Sinning wilh Mexican wood-and-leather t•t111i­pal fum11ure. 1hey pa1n1 on pat­terns that Jude structure. The for­mula sells: 20 showroomr. nation­wide offer La Bamba fumilure.

Today's Texas architects are designing/ urniJure and objects that, while still within hailing distance of functionalist theory, seem much more focused on reuniting funclifm wiJh meaning.

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Houston architect Anthony E. Frederick. designer or the

Richmond I-Intl gallery, the Im­age of the Black Library. and 01her projects for the Menil Col­lection. has designed furniture and fixtures for these and the main museum ·s public ~paces and offices thui caJch 1hc orgamza-11on's undemonstrative elegance. The maienahty of Frederick's cherrywood desk for a Men ii Foundation office. for example. is emphasized by its spareness: 1101 an ounce more wood is used than wa5 necessary to give the impression of solidity. The result is a 1ablc that makes a moral im­perative of eflic1ency. His wood and metal bench for the Mcnil Collection ·s porch blends with Piano and Fi1zgerald's severe ex­terior. but Mill manages 10 con­vey a sense or respite.

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Tire goal is to give every­day things a meaning and place in life that is as much a part of its f unction as its purpose.

Bruce Owensby. San Antonio. uses his designs for tables 10

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Houstonian William Stem's de­signs, m:my of which he creates to suit the interior design he is doing for client~. His chaise ton­gues, built for an Albans Street townhouse, were designed as freestanding window seats with attached end tables and space for stereo speakers. giving the piece 11

double function. Materials are lacquered woud with natural-oak dowel legs and cushions of Gret­chen Bellinger couon fabric.

The bridge table, designed for the TSA Design Award-winning Orton Condominium. is a combi­nation oak veneer top with lac­quer stain. natural-oak side mils. and natural-maple tapered legs.

Furniture by James Sailor, Dal­las. explores the boundaries

between art and function. as well as different types of materials. His .. Glossamer" table plays with ihe difference between heavy­massive and light-airy qualities. The six-foot glass top 0oats above a hollow cast-terrazzo base. A 36-inch wide plate of bulletproof glass is sandwiched in-between.

TIii' g/a_f.f tnp '"floats" 11/)(11"1' thr hose.

Designing furniture for the great outdoor.; creates a

whole new set or variables. espe­cially if it is going to go into Austin's closely scrutinized Town Lake park. A park bench by Lawrence Speck. Austin. hai, a metal scat spanning solid white limestone end piers. which create a generous, pem1anent character. The curvilinear me111I slats arc spaced to create a light, tmnspar­e111 quality and allow breezes through. The shade structure's

though sandblast ing the glass top obscures it from view and causes the top to look internally lit.

The chaise longue, ''Summer­set:· explores the boundary be­tween an and furniture. The buck is waxed maple and the scat, headrest. and tabletop arc particle board with an aeronautical lac­quer finish. The back. table. and headrest are adjustable.

Th,. rhaise is pona//lr u11d udj,~rtahle.

shape recalls that of the trees and is painted green 10 further en­hance that image.

Bt•1whes ha,·e hea,•y liml'.rlflne entl piers and shadt' roofs shaped like rree tops.

Texas Architect Septemher Ocwbl'r

D ,I\ i, Sprinl..le. San Antonio. c,rilure, the relationships bc­

to,1, H II rulor and form. " Dias:·

l) 111 McDonald . San Antonio. ::> c~chews the native stone and

..., , od of his hometown to achieve 111 llc\lgns in metal and glass. I It 1'1111 Tnble is constnicted of 1h1l'C inch by three-inch alumi-1111111 1ubmg, welded to produce a 1 nnlmuous form without the cross

110n of the material being evi-

I he E.:rx Table requires 110 bolts.

I, 10.~ Arcliirecr Scprember October

constructed of painted steel with zebra wood paneling. functions as both a floor lamp and a clothes hanger. The piece is weighted by a stained concrete base which curves inward to allow for toe kick. Above. 11 copper-clad shelf i!> shaped like an airplane wing and the liberglass lamp diffuser is tom 10 resemble a flame.

··Koy Kaddy" is a senes of boxes loosely stacked on top of a hidden. rotating base. Clad 111

birds-eye maple. each box is stained a different color.

" Kuy Kt1dd1 .. " n ilnr um/ form

dent at the intersections. The table rests on the fl oor on it:. points. as does the glass on 1op.

The Exx Table is constructed of three similar component pans. each cut individually 10 ac1 as a leg or top. The table assembles without screws to fonn a small end table 23 inches high. It is constructed of one-inch plywood and covered wi1h Formica ·s Color Core.

Thi' £ 1111 Table ru ts 0 11 ,rs paims.

M ark Wellen. Midland. won a Texas Homes 1986

Award of Merit for his knifc­fork-spoon plywood uiblc. TI1e table is designed for ease of operation: a simple pair of ply­wood cutouts form the silhouette of the llatware. sliding together within u grooved base. folding flat for storage. Wellen is considering variou1 tops for his creation. including glass and mruble. The exis1ing top is birch ply­wood. fir. and ma­hogany.

Some ard,itects draw on clues from clienls, while others invest objects with meaning by drawing on culturally detennined forms.

considering other leg silhouettes. such as classical columns, fl ow­ers. or fruits.

The scheme lends it­self to economical machine mass pro­duction. simple portability. and stor­age. Wellen is also

Tit,• knife. fnrk , tmd spo1111 w//11' fo lds flur fnr .,rnra,1(1'

D avid Graeber. Austin . de­signed this functional and

striking piece to serve ai, a receptionist's desk. Distinctly Memphis in1,pired. the design dif­fers with the Memphis school by using clear wood fini shes ra1her than the typical paints and dyes. The strong geometrical sense conveyed by the use of spherei..

half circle . and pyramid) is coun­tered by the richness of the highly fi gured carpathian burled elm. curly maple. and cherry. The desk is designed to handle the many different duties of a receptionist. Spaces an: included for type­writer. telephone. packages. and file drawers.

Thn11gh Memphis inspired. rite receprinnisr's desk 11ses clear wood finishes.

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Clean Swedish design in chrome, bronze or white finish.

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According to government data, professional remodeling expenditures in the U.S.. last year totalled $54.9 billion. For 1981, that figure is predicted to be $65.4 billion, and by 1990 prof'essianal remodeling expenditures are expected to ~ to $90.2 billion.

RIGHT: GE's hlg/Hnd line of

custom ldtclH/n applianCff includet • 42-lnch-wide sld~by·

side rmfgwllftK, ~le dls/nrall«', lnductioa coolrtop, 1111d

doubk-all Offn.

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N cw constniction. bm h resic.len-1 ial and c:ommt:rcial. may be clown in Texas at the moml!nt, bul surprisingly. there is 111oney being spem on residential re­

modeling, cspec1ally or kitchcni; and baths.

According to a five-year forecast based on U.S. Departmt:m of Comme1."Ct: daw recently published br Qua!i(v Remocl­e!er magazine's Bureau of Reniodeling Markel Research, professional re­modeling cxpc.::n­diturcs in lht: U.S. la:-.t year totalled $"i4.9 billion. For 1987. that figure was prcd icwd to

he S65.4 billion, and hy J 990 pro­fessional rcmoud­ing cxpcndllurc:-. were cxpl!cted to rise to S90.2 bil­lion. O n top of that, "clo-it-your­sdt· rl'.mouding ~1lso adds suhstan­tially 10 the w 1al: in 1987. DTY'sarccx­J)(:Clt::cl to :.pend S36.6 bit lion more.

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Whms more. Kitcben cmd Batb News notes tha1 demop;r..tph ic trends are changing mpid1r Famil>' sizes are dccrem,ing. The nauonal market for kitchen an<l hai h retlos h,L._ shown strong growth in conv<::ned condominiums. T here arc an esi irnacetl 60 mil lion .. sing­les" who are opting ror more exot ic kitchens anti, panicularl): baths-a:, the magazine rt!porL,;, they are not ··stinec.J" b)' Victorian notions chat "on~ mw)t be

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LEFT: A growiJ1¥fnnd in home kltchms: Vflllng's sflllnh!ss· stHI range and-·

Tr11ulun's Uttn, UM refri~atorlfrHzer has ~ lntroduct!d especlally for th#! t"tl$idemlal marltet.

RIGHT: Dacor's n-red gn slx-burne,-coolrtop anSfffHS 11

lkmand for moni cooking area In om, t1f this yur's most

popular kitcht1n cdors.

alone in tbe harh· and are not :tfraid of the community hot tuh

Thc:rc 1s also big money an the .. ovcr­(,os- anc.l ··empty-nester"· market,;. These groups arc maturing, :inc.I their changing nt.:cds ~,r(.· rcneck·<.l in rhe kitcl1c:ns and bath~ of Lhcir homt:/,. Whert'a~ once I hey had a "super bath ." now th1..'}' Want :t sdf­containcd getaway for 2·1-hrn,r liveabil­ity tha1 includes chaise tongues. audio­visual cquipmcnt, even mini-kitchens ror snacks anc.l bevcragcs.

For many TeX:tl> .irchitects. thesl' trencb ~,!ready represent avcnuc'> to a<lditional business. whereas otht:rs c:nnsider rcsiclenrial remodcling with a

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hit of hcsitaiion . Some m chitec:ts have hcgun working with specialis~ in just the:-c areas. designers who have c.:amcd the Lit k- O:rtiltcd Kitchen Designer CCKDJ from the non-pront 'ational Kitchen and Oath Ao;sodation l 'lKBA J. Architect Hill Gedney or Dallas, :tlong with interior designer Gay Fly of Hm1s­ton. formed tlw Southwest State Chapter of NKHA .sc.:vcr.tl yc:irs lx1ck.

Arc:hitCCl Bob Kirkendall. of R.L. Kirk­en<lall Art·hitcct.;, 1 loustnn. h;1s spcci:11-i~c<l in s1n.1c1ur<1l rcmo<lcling for sever.ti year:-. although he works closely \\'ith client:,, on imponam a:-pect'> of interiors. indu<ling surfocc mat\.·riab. lighting, anc.l

<.:olorl>. Kirkenda ll s-.1ys th;1t, "L<> carry my plan~ IO greater detail." he c,ften works wi1h CKO Peggy McGowi;:n. "She has an auracti,·e showroom :md deals with my clients by <liscussing and actually show­ing appliance lines. cahim:ts, and an·cs­soric'>,r say.; Kirkendall. "She knows about the latest pm<lucts ~tnd how they Gin hest accommodatl' the individual i.:lient's tastes :md preference.::,. " In :tddi­tinn, hc says, "bcG1usc of her pro<lu<.·t knowle<lge and innate de.sign sc.:nse. she is often Jble to refine myc;pacc design for a more efficient built-in cffec:1."

One or thcir mosl recent joint cfforts in\'olvl!d 1he expansion or a ki1chen in

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"Curvilinear'=-- A new word to add to design term coined by Millbrook Custom K potential of kitchen design using curves that designer that wants the " unique" look. The curvilinear system is a multitude of coordi or customized in any way to allow the desi a new and exciting design In every kitchen.

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~ Jo~ochberg with Desrgn Concepts Series b Formica• Brand Laminates.

Houston, adding approximately 335 square fc<.:t gnined hy removing the walls between the existing kitchen and adjoin­ing rooms. A sm~dl ··powder room" was also added. The:: ne\ kitcht!n indudcs wh:n had bt:en a utility room: new wooden tlooring erases the c.liffcrcncc between the floor levels. In addition, a

non-view side " 'inc.low wa.-; replaced by an operable bay window and a nt:w glass door. providing more light.

Architects John Culr1::pperof Bui ld ing Service!) Asi:,ociate!>. Houston. and Char­les Walker Ligon, of Charles ~ . Ligon, Architect. are hoth still very active in new conscn1crion in their are~L

Ligon keeps a wide variety o f samples and infonnation ahout surface materials, doors, window!), and mhe::r prodw.:ts at his fingenip~.

" I'm into French doors and arched windows," he admits. "Anything that 'opens up' a structure."

Ligon has worked with several Hous­ton CKDs in the last c.lcc-.idc, hut has rc.: lied on the talents o f Colin I lahn for most of that timt:.

"We think :lion~ the;: same:: lint:!) and have completed at least six projects togc::thc r," Ligon says. "I think kitchen designers are a great help because chey take over 1he bothersome details orho\v to -;tore dishes, sclcc1 appliann:s, and so on,as wcll as many timescoming up with innovative sp.tce usages that didn't t:ven occur to me.~

John Culpcprer has designed 10 $ !­million-p lus homes over the past three years. working with Kirk Craig, CKD, of Kirk Craig Co., as a member of his team.

'Architects are gener,1list'>, .. Culpep­per says. ··we cm1 design kitchens, ~me.I I usual!)' fi ll in che mw space. But Lhe kitchen designer getS down to the nitty­grilty or coordinaling the storage space,

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endless open-pl•n ldtCMn design /Ha

gcning into the dicnl 's philosophy of woking and enterta ining, and kitchen preference!) in gent:ral.

One ren~nt client requested~, kitchen with false fronL'i and non-func..1ioning hardware, ·'designed for looks :1lonc," says Culpepper. They wa111ed to impress guests, --bu1 he :ind his wife hatt:cl cook­ing.

"That was my kine.I of kitchen," lw adds.

Architect Philip F.. Rudick . working with his w ife and business/promotion m::inager, Pat, orcncd a kitchen shn\\'­

room called The Urban Kitchen afrenhey moved LO Austin from l'iu:,;burgh in 1979. Rudick :,;ays he likcs working with kitchen design :rnd with kitchen prod­ucts, .tnd has desi~ncd kitchcn~ ror :-.ever.ii or hi:, peers. including one for architect David Graeher's historic Six1h Street home-a second story kitchen under a ~0-fom skyli1 ceiling.

"In IGrt1chc.: r'sl case, the -;p:ice was a I ready designed, hul they wanted order and efficiency in the ki tc.:hen- and lots of light." Rudick !)ay:-..

Rudick. who lt!'.1ches at thl! Universit y of Texas at Austin, also designed and built his two-story showroom. Urban Kitchen :ilsc, has a San Antonio show­room and the Hudicks art· looking for lo­cations in other Tcxa'> cities.

Architect Jack Tisdale, a principa l in

Beaconhill ls one of hundreds of cabinet style$ Cf'Nted by WoodMode.

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A trade publication says: ''Architects will prrwide the competitive edge in [future] development More will be contained in

less space in tomorrow's home. Finding ways to create more with less is today's

architectural challenge. 11

Aus11n-base<l RTG/ Partners, Inc. , is m­volved in anmhcr segment of Lhc markec. "Today's commercial market is ohvi­ously overhuilt at the moment." says Tisdale. ··But we're finding that office huilding1, are having to redt:sign their intt:rio r for-lease space.-; LO entice rhe big-company 1ena nts w ith such extras as

workout rooms, plush cxccuuve wash­rooms. and exceptional kitchens, hars. and <lining rooms for 1.!mployccs and executives.

r n San Antonio, :irchitect Bill Hahlinski o f Hahlinski & A1,socimes design:. rc::si­Jemia I kitchen spaces a long with the rest of the houses he works on, hut ll:avcs room for JOint fln:"il decisions ·with 1he m, ncr and kitchen designer. Hablinski no1cs that client-; now demand 1ha1 more a11cn1lon be:: given LO master suite:., baths, :ind ki1cht:ns. w hcre::as IO yean, ago the emphasis was on the living room and other public c::ntertaining areas.

"Now the trend is focused un private space-large bedroom~ and b:uhs, wnh :u:cc.-;s to private gardens, saum1:., steam moms. exercise rooms. and so on," I fa­bllnski says.

That trend may c.:hangc. hu1 what seems plain is tha1 more and more

geniuus ways tu creaLl' more with less is roday's architccrural challenge."

NEW PRODUCTS Most observers trace interest in cocruy's

kirchen and bath improvements ro d1e emergence of factory-built cabinct'i as an option for professional remodelers. Factory-built c-.:1hint:ts are now supple­mt!nting or replacing sit1::-built cahint:1:-.. which had been the rule in most housing throughout tht: countJy. Tht: attraction, arch11ec1sancl kitchen designers agree. is quality. In site-built cahinct.s, good craftsmanship was hard w come hy and interiors contained nmhing more than rough shelving. By comparison, s~1n An­t0nio architect Bill Hablinski say:... UMi ll cabint:ts arc better constnictcd. with better m-depth space usage through ::t

vancry of interior accessories :ind sizes and shapes. They're a revolution in kitchen design ...

Adds Charle:, Ligon: UThc most ouc­:..tancling aspect of pre-built cabinet:. i:, the finish. Th1::re is no way tht: finish can be duplicatt:d on the job."

But cabinet manu faccun:rs are nut the only suppliers turning our innov:m ve and efficient products for the residential

market Appliance manufa c turer s have also bet!n re­sponding to the changing desires or today's con­:mmi.::rs.

hrnneowners are interested in im­proving the kitch­ens and baths of thtdr homes. And Kitcbe11 mid /Jatb Nem,; :..ay:-., 'i\rchi­tt:CI!. w i II provide the compet itive edge in lfururcl de­velopment. More will b1: comained in Jes:, space in tomorrow's home. Finding more in- Curws • he.di Millbrook ( distributed by Hdmarlr

Fashion Kitchens, Houston} has• - •ng#e Rries.

Co mm ercia l appliances, w hich were the excep­tion in residcmial kitchens a few years ago, are be­coming the nile.

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are recognizing the advantages of the built-for-busint:ss appliance. Heavily insulated stainless-steel refrigerator/ freezers wiLh glass doors that make !.he conccncs visible without opening the unit have always been energy savers. Now they are becoming stallls symbols.

Oversized satin-smooth stainless-steel restaurant mnges are also gaining popu­larity. They are functional. easy to clean and maintain , and they convey some­thing of Lhe culinary passion of today's consumers. 'They reneCL the personaliry of the owner," says Bill Hablinski. "For instance, Phil Ramona, who owns Fuddrucker's Restaurants, had a com­plete commercial kitchen .installed in his new residence, including stainless-steel counter tops and maple cutting sur­faces-Lhc works."

Meeting Lhese upgraded expectations and appealing to their fast-growing architect trade, the GE company has introduced tht: new Monogram series. especially designed for the built-in look in all appliances from dishwashers to re­frigerarors and compactors.

KitchenAid has come out with its fi rst full line or appliances. Dacor has a 30-inch single ·convection plus'' wall oven and newly designed gas cook tops. Thermadore/ WasteKing has Ther­maFlame cooktops (wil.h an automatic flame re-ignition system). Venta-A­Hood, ub-Zero, Gaggenau, and Franke are among the many manufacturers who have come up with new products for the cu rrent kitchen-design scene.

Among kitchen cabinet manufactur­ers, WooclMode is the best known among architects. Other cabinet compa­nies popular wil.hdesigners, dealers, and customers include St. Charles, Rjviera, Rutt, Rambo, QuakerMaid, Millbrook, Poggenpohl, Allmilmo, Snaidero, and

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Tealr, the durable wood UHdlny,,d,ts, now .,,,,..,.1n the bllth. "'1hl«'• ltfandalay TNllcwood Suite lndudn • she-foot whirlpool bath, •pedestall.mrtoty,""" m elonpted toilctt ...t, 1111 crafted In fNII.

others. DifferenL brands have different characteristics and appeal to different rypes of clients. The best way to check out appliance and cabinet possibilities is to visit dealers-more than one may be required 10 ger a complete picture.

Bath equipment manufacturers are also trying to stay ahead of the game with pedestal sinks, whirlpool baths, stream­lined toilets and bidets. shower enclo­sures, plumbing fl.X(\Jres. and such acces­sories as towel bars and toothbrush holders. Kohler, American Standard, Vil­leroy & Boch, Moen, Eljer, Mora Armatur, and Artistic Bras.s are among !.he many companies wooing the giant revitalized bal.h industry with a potpourri of prod­uclS designed co make a statement for the owner and impress the visitor.

Surface materials also off era mulrirude of choices. DuPont's Corian has pleased many kitchen designers because or its appearance, easy maintenance, and versatility, not to mention its Class r flam­mability rating. Wilsonart. Formica, Villeroy & Boch, and tile dealers such as Marketing Materials all offer information and samples of materials in this area. Many kitchen design srudios also main­tain product kitS designed specially to

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0 ur heri1agc a:. Texan .... , which we cdchr.11c: thb year, indudc-; nol on ly a -,1rong re,pecl for the p.1:.t hu1 a vihrjnl -,1r:un of innc)V,1lion .ind growth. Eath

year sinn· 1939. ,vhen the fir..i TSJ\ Annual Meeting wa:. held in Au:stin ':. hislork Driskill llotel, 1hc nwmhcrs of TSA h:tvc mct 10 -;hare profc:,sional L'Xpertisc and fellowship .ind to lrjn:,jt:l the bu:.inc:.!> of on'-' of the nation\, largc,t, ,tmngc,1. mo,t active. and mo:,I preMigiou:. :.tah::widc .1rchiteCIL1r.1I organiz.11ion1,.

We cominue 1ha1 1radi1ion in TSJ\\ 1987 Annu.tl Meeting. with events at 1hc I l }'att Regent y I lolcl in downtown I lou:.­ton and the new, state-of-the-an George R. Brown Convt:n-1ion Center. Again this yea r, tht· annual meeting will feature the coun1ry\ l:trge:.1 regional exh ibition of archi1cc1urj l produc:11- and scrvit:L''· along with a ,trung and varied s1:­lec:tion of progrjm1, de,igned to help archi1ctt1- jl all lcveb of cxpcnenn· '-'xpand their knm, lee.Jg'-' of lhL· rmfe:.:.ion. The 1987 T~J\ Annual ~kl'ling ,,ill al~o fe.11un: c:h:1111.·e:. for relaxalion with fellow profc:ssionab thal ha\/<.' rrove<l popu­lar in the: pa1>t, induding 1he popular J\t I lonll' Al Office partie:.. the Feathl'rl1t'-' c;olf and Ten111s Tournaments. ,rnd the Acme/Ceramic Cuoling Tower Breakfa:-.t

13u1 in k\..'eping " i1h lhe 1rc:nd towar<l innovation that al:-u marks our Texa:. 1r:1di1ion, TSA'1- 1987 Annual Mc1:ting le:1-lllres t:hange., lhat wi ll become the lrjtlition1, of tomorro"

This will he, for ex.1111ple. the fir-,H:ver "'-'ekend comen-1ion sponsored hy T~A. opening Friday, Nov\.·mher lj, and enc.ling !)unc.by, November I 1. More archi1ecl~ will he ahk to attc:nd without taking timt: out from the demands o! their pr:H.lil'-'"· The 1987 Annu~,1 ~keting will .ilso feature, on Sa1urclay. \lovcmher I I. 1he rirl>l i\ew Art:hi1cc1s Convo­calion, a ceremony to congr:_11ul,1l'-' newly regis1cred archi­lccts and wekome them Lo tht' prolcssion The Convcx:a­tion will fea1urL· remark, from n:111onJlly kncm n .1rchitell Jack I lartray, FAIA. and ii will h<.: followed hy the llugh ~I. Cunningham, Inc., Convoca1ion Hclcpticm. Later lhal cw­ning, the 1r:1ditional PrcsidenLs' C:llu will be cclchrate<l j1, " I lail To The Chic:f,." a dinner. " ith caharel·1>tyle entenain­mcni. offering trihull' to pr'-'1-idc:nt:, ofT A'1- 17 chap1er1>

Design, lhe ,trcngth 1hat <lb1ingu11,hc1, 1hc: .1rchitectur:_il profc:ssion from all Olh1.·r,, \VIII lw honcm.:d ,II the TSA Award., Luncheon on '-,unday. ovemher 15.

Thc:,e arc hut a few of lhL' thing, you can ltx>k forward to at the 1987 TSA Annual Meeting. J\n oq,:;in1zm1on that is wonhy o f your support in nush 1i1m:s also merits your sup­pon in lime:. of lr:rn:.ition And thi:. year, cdehr:1ting our Texas 1r:1d111on, pmmi:-.e, lhL· lx•.,t Annual Meeting t:ver .

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SATIJRDAY,NOVEMBER14

7:00 a.m. Acme/Ceramic Coolf11g Tou'<!r

/Jreakfast Hyatt Regency Hotel , until 8:30 :I .m. "Eye-openers" at 7:00 a.m., break fast at 7:30. No cost to convention regisLr:ints, bul a ticket is required .

8:45 0 .111 . "/~A Opening Busf11ess Session

Convention Center, until 9:30 a.m. Important business iwms, including election o f o fficers, receipt o f comminee repons, prescmacion o f TAF award<;, and comments from 1988 ALA President Ted Pappas, FAIA. All TSA members arc welcome:.

9:00 a.m. Auxf/fary Tour a11d lrmclt

Stanlng from the I lya11 Re­gency after the Acme/ Ceramic Cooling Tower brc.:akfasc, buS(!s will take spouses and guests o n a tour o f Broad Acres, including homes de­signed by John Staub, and co lunch at 111e How,tonian. re­tumlng to the Convention Center at 3:00 p.m. (See page 44 for de111ils.)

9:30 a.m '!SA Producls Exliibilion

Convention Center, umil 3:30 p.m Continuation o f the n:ttion·s largest regio nal build­ing-producL-. exhibition. with boochs d isplaying product$ and informauo n chat architecL~ need to k now abo ut. Architect~ may register for prizes to be given awar S:uurday after­noon.

9:30a.m Professro11al Progra ms

Convention Center. until 3: 15 p.m. Speakers, topic., and times are listed on pages 40-41.

9:30 a.m. Ch f/dren '., Workshop.

A Celebration of Architecture Convention Center. until 3:30 p.m. Sponsored by the TSA Public Education Committee (see page 44 for details) .

9:JO a.m. Comxmlion Genier To11rs

Walking tours o f the new George R Brown Convention Ccnt'-' r led by convention-cen­ter architects. Groups leave the m:1in lobby on the hour until j:jO p.m.

12:00 110011 . Products £.yhfbft Hall

Lu11cheo11 Conventio n Center Exhibit Hall, until 2:00 p.m. Enjoy ;1 lunch with a choice o f three entrces, side dishes, and dcs­st:ns a~ you vbit the dispby~ of products :rncl services :incl mingle w ith exhibitors.

3.J0p.m. Co11voca tio11 of New Architects

Convention Center, until 4:30. A new IracliIion. recognizing this year':. group c,f newly reg­istered architects. The convo­catio n. jo intly 1>ponsored by TBAE. w ill femure the remarks of nationally known architect J:1ck Hartray, FALA.

4:JO p .m. I/ugh M. Cu1111/11gham, hie., New Architects Co111Jocat1011

Reception Conw ntion Center, until 5:30. A pany honoring the new architect:. o f Tcxai, ,

7:J0p.m. Texas Architects Commillee

Cenlury Club Pa11y Hyan lk gt'ncy Hmel Magno lia Room, until 8:00 p.m. for TAC Centu ry Club members.

8:00p.m. Presidents· Gala:

"flail To 71,e Chiefs" I lyan Regency Imperial Ball ­room, until i 2 midnight. A din· ner/c:ibarc t celebm11on salut­ing TSA's ouIst:mcling le:tdcr­ship. Enjoy a w ast to TSA Pn.:sident Jim Cluus and presi­dents of the: :.tatc's 17 chapters. courtesy of INNOVA, I lousto n. The 1987 Outstanding Educa­to r Aw:rrd and the prestigious Uewclyn W Pitts Award will he presented. emi-fonn:il or fonnal att ire.

SUNDAY,NOVEMBER15

8:JO a.m. \f/a/ki11g Tour

Starting from the Hyatt Re­gency. until 10:30 a.m. A w:llk­ing tour of clowntown I lousto n's architectural high­lighL~.

8:JO a.m. Closf11g Board Meelfng

llyau Regency, until 10:30 :1.111.

For member., of the TSA Bo:rrd of D irectors, but open m all member.5.

/0:J0 a.m. 'ISA Awards Recept/011

I l y:ut Regency Imperial lb ll­roum, until 11 :00 :i.m . Coffee for recipient~ o f TSA ·s 1987 I tonor Award,; and for w inners o f the annual De~ign Aw:ird:; Com petition :rnd their cl ients.

11:00 a.m '/SA Awards Luncheon

Hy:itt Regency Imperial Ball­room, unLII 12:30 p.m. Presen­tation o f TSA awards, including HonorJry Membership:, and Ci tatio ns o f I l onor, and con­d ueling with a narr.itccl slidt: prescntaLion of Lhe pro je<.·to that won the 1987 TSA Design Award~ competition.

PROFE SS I ON AL PROGRAM S

BROAD-lNTEREST TOPICS

FINANCIAL PutNNING Using Your Assets \flise~)'

How can you posilion y<>ur assels lO take advantage ()f re­cenr Iax changes and market conditions? How can you p lan for relirement? Robert Frater, a Cenifit:d Financial Plannc::r wilh Houston Asset M:1nage­ment, Inc., w ill reveal what you m::ed lO know now to plan your future most profiL:ibly. 9:30-10:45

UNDERGROUND STRUC/URES Archaeology in Texas

Archaeologists Randall Moir. of outhem Methcx.list University's Archaeology Re­search Program, and Margie Elliott. chair of the City of Houston's Historical and Ar­cha<:!ological Commission. will addre.s:, how the protection of historical resources must go beyond simply prc~erving interesling buildings. Architects concerned wilh above-ground ~lntCturcJ; wi ll Ix: especially in­trigued hy the important be­low-ground structure:, pre­sented in this generol-intercst session 11 :30-12:45

TE.XA<; ECONOMY Wbat's on the Horizon?

What is the future of 1h1: i;ratc's economy? I lnw can wt!

read and under.;wnd the sig­nals, the trend~. the implica­uons emerging on today's eco­nomic l:md,;cape? Wilh special emphasis on che design profes­sions. thi!> sei.sion will provide a no-nonsense review of what's happening and what to expect in the future. This -;cs­sion is d1:s1gncd to be intere.,t­ln~ and u~ful 10 ::ill. 2:00-3: 1'1.

MARKETING IDEAS

TEAMING/JOINT VENTURES Assembling the Stro11ges1 'Team

Successful marketing-thal is, winning commissions fnr projects--often requires t<.:'Jl11· ing with other Orms o r special­ists to propose the strongest pu:.:,iblt: capabilities When to team? Why? On the basis of what criteria? The))C are the b­sue:. con...,idered in thi~ scs,.,ion by such proven 1eam-bu1lders as James Falick, FAIA, of the Falick/Klein Partnership, Inc., as well as clients including John Harris of Gerald D. I lines Interests and Rkbard 1llompson of NASA/John:,on Space Center. Kay Lentz of K. Lentz, MMA. will moderate. 9:30-10:45.

COM.Ai/UN/CA 'f70NS wm11N A FIRM Building Relationships

Employer/ employee com­munic.-<1tions should he a two­way street, according w Pixie Prengle Sykes of McClelbnd Engineers, Inc., who stress1:s that building good interper­sonal relationships is the cor­nerstone of this approach. Maintaining communi<.-ation~ with clients, consuhanL'>, and pmfei.:.ional m,sociatt:s is a ta1,k no less important or urg<:!nt than communicating inlcm~dly. 11 :30- 12:45. IDP Credit.

£DUCA 17NG YOUR CUENT Case Studies

Publications and progmms producecl hy 1he national AIA, stale, and local chaprers can enhance archi tc:ct-dient com­munication as wcll a~ infom, ynur dienrs about the architec-1ur:-1I process. Members of Ilw AIA I louston Chapter's Profes­sional Development an<l Litur­gic-a l Architecwrc committees wiJI present case studie::s in how they h,1vc :iccomplishe::d effc<.tivc client communic-J11on. This seminar will c.xplorc ways to enlbt the AIA in cduc:uinR clients. 2:00-3: 15. l!)p Credit.

ARCI-IITECTURAl TECHNOLOGY

Tf-lE OFFICE OP71 /£ FUTURE Does it Hme a 1-illure?

Is th<:! office of the future merely jarg<Jn or is it a mt:an­ingful concept' What are its implicalion:, ror de:iign and which firms arc doing the most 10 push hack 1he frontiers of d1:velopment for the offict.: en­vironment~ TI1is ses.sion will investigate both rechnical and design applica1ion.s of1his stme-of-lhe-an concept. 9:30-10:45.

PROBLEM SEEKING A Neu1 Look at /"rogrammi11.~

Kevin Kelly of CRSS wi ll highlight the ft:aturc:, of thi: proven ancl successful ap­proach to architcctuml pro­gramming advanced in Ihe re­cently reissued text he co­aulhored. Problem SeeJ..'ing . I laving ust!d it on virtually ev­ery proIect rypc, Kelly will pro­vide an updated rcvie\\ of how this method should be applied to today'!> more com­plex and sophi1,1icatcd build­ings 11 :30-12:,15. I DP Credit.

CADD State-oj-tlie-Arr Com_o111ers

Two pmfe~sors from th<: University of I louswn Collcg1: of Architecture wil l lead 1his wchnic:11ly o ricnt1:d session clevclopt:d to cxpl:tin lhc i.t:Jle or the an of Comr,uter-1\idcd Design and Drafting <CADDl systc:m~. Elizabeth Bollinger and Richard Buday, archi1cct.s lx)th, wi ll share their extensive experience. res1.'<l rch, and vi­sion of this increasingly impnr­t:mt tool. from the high-tt:ch­nol()gy view to pr:ictical small­office applications. 2:00--3: 15. IDP Credit.

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E.MPLOYI:.'£ RELA 770NS legal l 111pl,catio11s

All employee:, and employ­er:; face potent ially signilk:1nt lt!Ral prob lems unle:.s employ­ment pr<><:edures and proc­esses are appropri:.1tc ly handled. Viaoria Corcoran. a partner in the L:1hor Section o f I louston-bascd attorneys Bracewell & Patterson, will guide you through the shc)als of dbcriminaiion. slander. and c.lcfammi<) n su it:.. A member o f tht:' Texas Bnr, she will provide direction on appropriate appli­cauon fo nns. documentation. :ind references. 9:30-10:45. IDP Credit

COMPENW'/ON Achie,e tl:>e I.etc£~ )t,11 U<!Serre

No one Is ever paid as much .L~ hc o r '>he c.lcservt.-:. w ithout understanding how 10 be com­pen:.ated. William Fanning of Design Management Con~uh­lng, Inc of Atl:mta cunduru Lhe annual PS~~I E.'<ecutiw Management llalary Surve>' :ind ha:. a nation:i l p icture o f archi­tct"tur.il compen:,ation I le will llSe the data gathered from h is surveys as well as his fin :tncial and design-nrm-managcmcn1 t:xperiencc in spurring TSA members 10 .1chieve the com­pcns:uion 1hey deserve 11:30-12:45. IDP CrediI

0 \'(INERSNIP TRANSITION Pla1111h1gfor S11rt1iral

Through ume. archi1ec1ural pr:icticc:. exp:tnd and con1r:1c1; partnersh ips emerge and dis­:..olve. Many design profession­:1b. however, give l ittle 1hough1 10 1he 1r.1nsfor of man­:Igement and c.:ontrol w i1hin Ihe nm1. Most Jrchitccture fi rms do not survive the found­ing praclitioners. In thi:. session, Rkbard Jenn.in~ of Sikes Jennings Kdly ;ind Brewer, author o f :1 gulc.lehook on the sub1ec.1, will discuss 1hc management, marketing, legal, and acmunting considerations e~~entlal to a succe:,..,ful own­ership change 2:00-3 15.

SPECIFIC MARKETING !DEAS

COMMUNICA770NS PLANNING U'lhy It 's lmponmu

Pl:tnning a pro-:1ctiw com­munications progmm is bur o ne important ingredient o f an ovcr.tll m:1rkcling pro~ram. Linda Cavazos of Gensler & Associa te:. and Pamela Lewis. de$ign editor of the / loLtS/011 Post will com,ider such subjec.1.,; a~ when 10 i&~ue :t pres., relt!ase, how to deal wiLh the:: me<.lb, and what 10 convey in :~ brochure. Thai :ill arch i tec1ur:1J firm1, should recognize the value o f planning and lmplc­meming :i communications pro­gram is :1 lx L~is for Lhis session. 9:.30· I0:-15.

1'vfARKE"flNG 70 771£ GOVERNMENT Rules. Regulat,ons, Riche.~

A., tmditional market:.-. in lhc r,riv;ltc sector ch:1ngc (or even decline) new ,mcl profitable o r,ponunitics exist within Lhe puhhc sector, from 1he loc:il to thc redeml level. Lt:d by Re­becca Renfro of Rolf Jensen & Assodates. this scssio n will in­clude part ic:ip:tnL-; from the Southern AVFAC, U.S. Postal Service, and 1hc l ".S. General Services AdminisIr.-11ion, all ex­amining how arch itects c:111 most c ffcclively take: aclvamage or 1heSt.> opr,011uni1ics. 11 :~0-12:45.

MARK.l:."/1NG TO CORPORA 'flONS PeneJrating the Market

Large rnrpC>rnlt..· cl ient:, arc known for more tlrn n their deep pockc1s. 111cy also offer .irchitect:, clivcr:.c and long­term relat ionships for r,roduc­ing sii-:nific 1nt. even aw ard­winning work. Led by :irch itcct Laurin McCracken of RTKL, Inc. Lhi1, :.c!>.,i<>n will rocu1, on how successful Te.'<a, firm:, huve pcnetmtccl corporate markets and on the lesson:. chey have learm:d m 1he proc­c:,s. Panicip:uing architect:. will he C.Jack Corgan of Corgan Assoc1:llt!S Architects and PauJ Kennon, FAIA, of CRSS, Inc 2:00-3: 15.

ROUNDTABLES

/£GAL ISSUES 'flJe Arcbitect i11 Co11rr

If there Is any om: single trend t:merging In th <.: J esign industry 1nd:ty, i t is rha1 archi­tect:, are more and more af­fecu.:d b)• legal Is.~ucs. Modcr­akd by alto rney and archiwct Alan Fleishacker o f 3D/ lntcr­nalion:il. th is roundtable w ill d iscus., topic1, including: how LC> be an expert w iIness; ff · going bart!ft is prefer.ible to huying l ial>iliry insumncc; :ind how a lcgal-<lefcnse fund for architect:.- mighI operate. 9:30-I U:45

DIV Ii.RSI FICA 170N: New Ma rkets, New Se,v ices, Neu· Clients

111is Hl>uncltahle will exam­ine the kt!y issues rcla1ed to d ivcrsificai ion· w hat ii me:tns; how it <.':In be accomplished; w hen to initiate it; what the pitfalls arc: and what is o n the horizon. Joining modcr.uor Ran.elk: Pollock of CRSS. Inc .. wi ll he Frank Douglas, FAIA, of 3D/ 1: Doyle Wayman of Inc.le:<. The Design Group: Herman Thun of LZT; and mhcrs. 11:30- 12:-15

A ROLJ:: IN GO\IERNM/iJVI: n,e Architect in Public Affairs

I low c:111 architects increase tht'ir d Tcctivencs:-. in the :iffairs and proccsse~ of government? I:, the ability to shape or innu­cnce public policy, p:inicu larl y :is it relates to thc man-maclc ancJ natural enviro nment. ap­propri:ue for <.lesign profes­sionals' I f .so, shm1ld effons be c:onrtl inatt:d ,vith Olher organi­z:ttions and programs? Charles F. Harper. Jr., FAIA, Mayor of Wlc:hit:1 Falls, and 0Iher h.:ac.l· ing experts ,·viii debate 1hese and m her issues. 2:00-3: 15

T S A M E MB E R R EG I ST RATI ON

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fAM I L Y /GU EST R EG I T R AT I ON

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Name:

Addres.,;

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Cxwr,:11111n tthcck ond D Arl'hlll't'I

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0 TOTAL PACKAGE. $125 .J Intern Ardrnn1

l)c,1~11t·r .J Engineer

To rcgiMcr for ,1II evenL-.. check lhi:. lxlx, insen the package-cost figure o f S 125 as your total be­lo \\ , and return thi~ fom, with your payment hy Oct0ber 16. After October 16, lhe total cost will he $1'i5.

rJ Interim lk,lgncr J C:un1r:1ltor Check as applicahle:

D I reque!-.t an invitation to an At llomc/ At Office party. ] Land~.,pe AKhllL'U l !lu1itkr D r request a ticket for the Acme/ Ceramic Cooling Tower hrcakfasr.

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REGISTRA110 FOR INOIVJl)UAL EVr.NTS

II you w111h to regI:.tcr for ind1v1dual event:... rnmplctc the following. In the cost hlank adjacent 10 each event you wish 10 attend, write chc tkkc:t t.·01,1 and <::tln al ,llt: your total.

l ,ENERAL REGISTRATIOl\ B) October 16 S~0 Alier Oaubcr 16. $70 .

Tii!s b:L~it: fee cuveri. admission to :my gener:tl :se:-i.-ion. the products exhlhi1 ion, all special hall function:.. and the no-cost items listed helm,:

Rll)AY, NOVEMBER I.\ Fe:uherlitc 'lhumt:y:s- No Charge hlll rerurn 1:nclosed regis1ra11tm rorms I· '<hibit I !all Welcome l~1nr - No Charge \I I lomc/AI Oflict: f>.1J11<::.-No Ch:11'Re

D I will auend .1n<l reque.,t .tn mv1LatIon Cut-off date: October 16

.._ATUIU)AY, NOVEMllEH fq 'l(.·111c/Ccram1c Cooling ·n ,wer Bre:tkf~'>I-No ChJ!JtC

D I wtll aucnd .tn<l rcqucl>I :i tickt.'t \uxi li:111· li>Ur and Luncht'(>n- $30 ....• I lugh M. Cunn111gli~1111, Inc., New Ard1i1ect:. Rcccp1lon- No Charge l're:sidcnL,· c~,1.1 " I fail 1h ·~ Chle fi," - $1<;

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• C:mcella11nn policy Cancell:ition, n:cc1vL-d l~fore Cxmher 23 en111lc 1hc re~l.'>tr:lnl to a foll refund Cancellation11 recciv,.:d after 1h111 cl:itt·. up 10 Novcmher (), will be ~uh1ec1 to a S30 r,roccssing kc. o rcrunds will be mnd..- un­lc,.,, lht." rcfuntl rL-que,1 h rt."tdwd In wntinl! .me.I by Novcmhcr 6 • Hotd re.-crv;111orn, ,hould be owe.le u.,ing the cndoscc.l hotel rcg1!>lr.11mn ronn Cut-olT ilitc for ~umintL'l.-d rescr­vaHon, ,, Cxtuhcr 16 • C111 ull d.lle for gu:1r:1n11..'l.-d irwll,111011:-. lO 1\1 llome/ AI Offict: r,:1111e:, b October 16.

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CELl::BR;\TION OF AHCI IITECfllHE

Dc~igned for -;1udcni:- :igc<l eight to 1H

S:11urc.J:1y. Nowmhcr 1'1, 1987. 9:.W a.m. 10 .3 't"i p 111 .

sr)()nsnrcd I>} tlw Texas :--o­c1ecy nf Arcl11ccc1s Publit Edu­cation Committee in t·onj ttnl·­linn with till' ·1~-,A Annual Con­vention :11 the Gcoll(c ll Brown Convc111it111 Cernt:r, lloui,tllll

Rc-;crv:1tion form:

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Prt~~e11t111io11 of ·The Built Environment of Texa:. ...

nrml' \ 'uur. e1.~hbm·hood : Kccping in mind Sp:u:t:, i\ta:..,. P:11h, l.:tnc.Jmark~. ~ymbo ls, and :--igns from the preceding prt's­cn1:11ion, <lr:1" a 111:ip or your neighborhood to ~hare with your group.

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1v.•111io11 ce111L•r wilh ,an .m:hi­lt'tt tor a guidt.:

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, I ~11ided 1<mrof d111111111m•11 flw1srm1. including tl\L' ofnces of Gt.'nsler and A:..,od:ttt.:'>.

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continued swdy about the huih t'llVinmment will he prc­:.cn1cd to each part1cip:tnl.

01s1. · In per swdcnt . 1 n­cludinµ lunch. $7 for parent:. :ind tc,1d1c~ who m:1y wish 10 observe.

Fill mu thi:, res..:rvalion l<>rm and mail 11, with :i check, to 1hc TcX!tS ~ncicty nf Arch1te<.'ls c o Houston Chaptt:r AIA, 20 Grecnw:1y Plaz:1, Hou:,ton. TX 770,16

Dc:1dltnc for registration Is Novcml>t:r 1, 1987

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AUX I LI A R Y TOU R S

Tour hu:.c:. will lc:tvc the I ty.Ht lkgcnl·y I In tel at •)·00 a.m. :ind take paniopants to 1he l1wd) :ind t'Xdusiw Broad Ane:. .1rc:1 ol I low,1011, whl.'rl· they will tour pri\ :Ile.: home:. Ut'Signecl h)' .1rrhitcc1 John :-taub. After tht· homes tm1r thc.:y will pmteed 10 Tlw I lou,-1onian. I louswn·-. uniqul· hmcl :ind conference center aml location 1Jf111e Phot·ni,-, Flt nes~ He.son. There thcv will enjoy lund, :inti an inform:11i,•c and lighthc.::tnetl rrow:1m by Barb llnrnb..:ck. wardmhc con­:.uh:1111.

An abhrl•\ lated d:1)' h:1s hcen planned ~11 that p:tnid­pant:. may .1rrive hack al thl· convcnuon n:nter in time to :inend the: f1nal prolcs,ional program:., to :.pend tlw re­mainder of 1hc day shopping :11 Tlw Park <kx:ated hc1wet·n the convcm1011 center :mu the: h111dl. or to re:.1 lx{on: tht• " I l:1 il Tu The Chids" Gala on ~:11urday t·vcninµ.

Cw,t i:. S.26 per pcr:.on. 111 ·

l ludmg lunch To reserve :.pace. n11 out lhc rorm on page ·13, :ind send it in hL-forc the Octobc1 16 cleadlinc

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Trtt1.1Ard1i1,•c1 Sep1e111hn·Ot·t0bt!r /987

HOTEL RE SE RVATI ON FORM

Rates: S69: Single occupancy S79· Double occup:incy S89: Triple occupancy S99: Quad occupancy S 125: Regency Cluh single S 140: Regency Club double

(Suite rates are av:1ilable. C:1 11 713/654-1234 or 800/228-9000 for information)

·n,e deadline for guaranteed reserv:uiorn, is Octohcr 16. neservat[ons made after October 16 will he confirmed on a space-available basis.

Name:

Finn:

Busines:. Address:

City/ Zip: Business telephone: ___________ ___ _ _

Arrival date: ____________ ________ _ Arrival time: ______________ ___ _

Departure cfate: Departure time: _____________ ___ _

l(oom typc/r:ite n:questcd: _ ______ ___ _____ _ Number in party:

ames of others in party: _______________ _ Special room requests:

Reservations are not transferable and are held until 6 p.m on the day of arrival unless guaranteed by advance deposit. MasterCard, VISA, American Expre:.s and Diners Club accepted. A $20 depo!\it will he requirc..'C.I a1 check in for those not using a credit card for incidental ex­penses. I will guarantee hy:

D Advance Deposit D MasterCard D VISA D Amerirnn ExpreS.'l D Diners Club

Card Number: Expir::uion date :

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Check out time is noon. Rooms may not he available for occupancy until after 4 p.m .. but the hotel will make every effort to accommodate you earlier

Return regiM!'3tion form to:

I ly:m Regency I louston 1200 Loui:,iana Street 1 louston. Tcxa'l 77002 Attention: lkserv.:11 ions

For further inform::nion, c>r to make direct telephone reservations, call: 7 13/654- 1234 800/228-9000

Trxas Architrrt Srpttmbu·October 1987 45

PROD UC T S EXHIB I T I ON

Come browse through the 1987 TSA Products Exhibilion, which encompasses 100,000 square feet in the new George Brown Convention Center You'll find more th:in 200 in­

novative displays featuring new architectuml products, systems, services, and technol­ogy of interest 10 all building and de<;ign pro fessionals.

On Friday evening, from 3.30 to 7:30, plan to join in Lhe fes­tiviLies of the Opening Night Parry. There wall be free ad­mission and complimentary re­freshments.

There will be special exhibits, displays mounted by the Schools and Colleges of Ard11-tecture, and professional pro­grams as well.

On Saturday the exhibit hall will be open all da,• and don\ fotRet the Exhibit Hnll Lund~on Come and be ,ure l l> rega!ilcr for Joor prizes with t!:.tch cxhahuor

Advanced Office ~yMem:. ADO Corporation AlA Chnptcr1> Alenco. A D1v1S1on of R<.-dman

llu1lding ProducL, Amega Con:,trucllon, Inc. Amcnc:m Olc:in Tile Co

~'>()elation Auminhtrator.. & Consultanu.. Inc

~urancc: Servu:c~. Im: Bnw,v;mger Glass Co. Bowman TIie Supply Boyd Calru lntor Co 0rekke D1stnbu1or:. Burr Eng,n\.~r... Im: carpcnu::r lmulauon &

Co:uings Co. Ca\·:illmi Co • Inc .• The Ceramic Cooling Tower Q.-r.1m1c:J ',;tO l.ort:n/0

(USA ) Inc Clark & Shuck ~xiatc,., Int O.1'.,y Gl:i.,, Coleman & Jones Columhl.ll, Wallcovering

Company Commercial Spr:iy Sy:.tem:, Conrad Comp-Joy Con.,1ruetton Technology

L.1boratone.s, Inc Custom Building Products Cu~om Casungs DMC Design Center.. Ltd. CX-s,gn<.-d Performance

A.'>Soct31C!>

CX-voc & Raynold~ Co Divcrsifoom Product:. Dow Chem1c:1\,..

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EXHIBITORS INCLUDE

Oynamil Nohel. M1pol:1m D1vil>ion

ECI 8ulldm11 Comp<ltlcnts, Inc. Eagle Lake Concrete f'rcxlutt~.

Inc Edw:ud FidU1>. Inc Electric Utllny Companil.'~ of

Texas Elgln·Butler Brick Co Ft.-:ithcrluc Building Prcx:luru

C:orpor.111011 Foru Motor Company/Ford

( ,lass D1v1,1on Gt:ncr:11 Omf)\:ry Gn.:en Expt:c:talion., Harper & Shuman, Inc I lawonh Showroom llennan Millc.-r toe I l c>nun Autum,uk., lnnova11ve ',wnc, Inc lntempo Wood Fumuurc lmcm.uk1n.1I Conference tlf

lluildulg Oll1c1al, J:tt k..on \ Lemmon Ave

Pmtery Jewell Concretc ProduCL,. Inc Kelly Ene~,y Systems. Inc. Kronhcrg·~ Flug.~ and

FlaE:p<>k"> Long & McMithacl Marvin Window:. Ma,'>Onry ln.'llltUIC of Tc..·<:h McClcllnnd Engineers. Inc Monarch Tile Manuf.1etunng.

Inc Negley Paint Company NC(>gard Corpor.11100, TI1e Nevam:ir Corpor:iuon. The

Pcll.1 Wini.low!- & Doors Pr.in. Inc ProSoCo. Inc Qual iry Woodwork lntcnor.. R.incJJI Contr:1c1 Fum"hing, Rc:1d Archftettur:il i'roduns Recmtt)'. Inc Rih--Roor lntlu<;trie\ Ridl(Wt1y'_,, Inc. Roof TIie, Ftc San Jacinto Maten.ti~. Inc :.ar:uoga Fence Corp Schirmer f.nl(mt'(."nng Corp S<'K:icty of Archncctuml

Admin"trator<, Sourht-rn Building Codl.'

Congrc~, lntemat,onal SOut lK-rn Components Inc So111hw\.'Sl Terravo

A.-.:,0t.,:ulon Southwc.,tem Bell Tclephonc Spcncor Stonh:1rd, Inc Summ1Mlll' f f0U!,t0n, Inc Tct·tum, lnc./Hou:,tt111, TcXJ!> Te'(;I~ Cam-a.., & Awning Co.

Inc Tcx:11, Ga, lltiliLie:­Texa, Gr.1nue Corp Tex.1:. lndu, tn\.~. Int. Tex;,, K-Span Structurt.'S, Inc Thom System Products ·n,ycurh US lnt<.'C, Inc Umwd Si:ue:. Gyp.'\um Ct, USC: Interior~ Ver.,:uilc software Package:. We:.co Dbtnhu11on, Inc. Wil~on:in

Tt!xa:r ltrcliiucr St!ptt'111bt!r·Octobu /987

GO LF & T EN N I S REGI ST RA T I ON

Friday, November 13, 1987

Westwood Country Club

8888 Counu-y Creek Drive

Houston. n036. 7 13 n 74-252 I

Address: _ _________________ _

City/ Zip: ___________ _______ _

Your handicap or average score: ____ ______ _

Telephone: (

Women: Callaway system of automatic handicapping; Men: team-play Florida Scr:imble.

TENNIS A(iJ,M,

v:;~~ Mrs. Ms. ________________ ___ _ _ ,,.;·

City/Zip: _ ____ _ _______ _____ _ Telephone. ( ) ____ _

Classification: D Beginner D l ntermediate OAdvanced

Men's and Women's doubles; round-robin tournament; names will be drawn for reams

Re.URN ENTRY FORMS TO:

Featherlite Building Produc.1S Corporation P.O . Box 1029 Austin, TX 78767 Attention: H.V. Moss

Tuns Archiru t Septtmber· Ocrobtr /987 47

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FORl ' \I

INTERIORS EDUCATION

M ore and more Texas urchi1ec1s are placing an increased em­phasis on interior architecture

in their pmc1ices. For some fim1s, thb is an outgrowth of pn:viom. practice. ex­panding on opponunities for good design. But for most fim1s. heigh1ened emphasis on in1eriors represent an :mempt to ad­jU!,I to a radically different huilding mar­ket than we saw in the 1970s and early '80s. The moti vation goei. beyond pure economics and i!> made more appealing by an increasingly knowledgeable clicn­tele. additional attention from the profes­sional publications. and the long overdue recognition that interiors is nm a secon­dary aspect of architectuml pmc1ice

Prac1i1ioner... appropriaaely. are 1rnd,­ing market forcci,. but crucial pans of the archi1ec1urnl profession have no1 been keeping pace.

The fir<;t of 1hese is the curriculum in our schools of archi1ec1ure. The majority of our archi1ec1ural schools continue 10 promote a curriculum of .. ,oral design .. that in reality almost completely excludes the interior aspcc1s of architecture. Archi­tecture students need to be guided 10 the realwuion that architecture doesn "t Mop at the front door. the window wall, or even the building lobby. They need 10 be exposed to the myriad of problems and is­sues that mold interior ,paces: program­ming. logical space planning. lighting. building-code compliance. fini shes. mate­rial11. and three-dimensional i,tudies. But indications arc that this is not huppening. When I interview architecture graduates or take pan in school junes. I ask abou1 why these i'tsUe\ are missing from their proJeCL'>. ''It wasn ·1 in the program:· 1 hear over and over. "We were told 10 con­centrate on the site and the building fa­cade."

01 cou,-.,c ,1udcnts need 10 learn as mud, .ii. p(1:-.,iblc ubou1 " total design," hut

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Todm·· 1 11rr/111rr111rr !/111/t'IIIS 11r1• srldnm askt•d ,,, ma4r 11111•nor1 11111(1 mmlrl:r. likr 1l1if 1111r 111e,t h1• KirJsr1 -Mnl'n An ht1t·1 t,fr,r th,•,r ,le\/i:1111/Tr110 Cnmmrrtr Bt111A-R11er Oul.J 1111/mm,m

if the 1:.i,ue!, of interior space. color. materiab. and planning arc ignored. what the school!, are teaching doesn ·1 merit that title.

Whut is needed. with more finns ex­panding into or speciali7ing in interior!. work. h, corresponding growth in the number of interior-. cour<;cs offered by ar­chitecture schools. More emphasis on uc­signing intcnors could be achieved with­out disruption of the 1radi1ionul pattern of architectural studies. now focused on building mas!-.es. volumes. pedestrian movement. ,ite planning. and the articul:1-1ion of building facades (the latter. I think . disproportionately empha,i,ed). The level of sophi!>tication demanded by today's clients means that the day is gone when an architect could group Wassily chairs around an area rug and com,ider the interior complete. Our ,;chools should be teaching architecture a, the manifesta­tion of spatial organiLation-the com­plete design of the interior ,paces ,irnul­laneously with the design or the building.

There is an additional problem for young architects hoping to specialize in interior architecture (and for the finni. that need their services): they face a reg-

..,,m1ion proces, that also vinually ex­cludes interiors. The Intern Development Program and standard preparation fo r the registration examinauon focus every­where but on interiors. making ii an up­hill figh t for someone hoping 10 pcc1al­i1.c in this area 10 gain needed knowledge and experience. Mo11t young architects have 10 choose between postponing in­volvement w11h interiors until after their traditional preparation for registration is complete. or ,tart worlsing in interior-; and then engage in a difficult sel f-educauon proces, 10 prepare for registration.

Some prac1i11oneri, may thinls the in­temship/regis1ru1ion process b working ju<,t fine. but many architech and firms arc finding that the process presents an unprecedented challenge. We face an evolutionary !,hift warranting new thought by educators and practitioners. We mw,t ensure that our most talented graduate:; can consi1.lt:r a career in inte­rior architecture 35 a viable primary av­enue of practice.

- Michael G. Meyers Principal. Kirksey-Meyers Archirecrs. I lo11s1011 •

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Century Development Corp. of Hous­ton and San Antonio-based National Bank of Commerce (NBC) a.nnounced plans for lhe 30-slory building, designed by Cambridge Seven Associates of Cam­bridge. Mass., in joint venture wi1h Hous­ton-based Lloyd Jones Fillpot and Asso­ciates.

To be constructed of granite, lime­stone, and cast stone, with brown glass windows. the 550,000-square-foot tower steps back at the base and top. An empha­sis on landscaping and plazas a1 the base helped de1ennine the shape of the build­ing. as did the desire for a slim profile. "We really squeezed the bujJding into a

much smaller noor plan than normal,"

says Charles Redmon. principal with Cambr~dge Seven. '"Both the bank and the developer were interested in a ta ll building. so this has a slenderness ratio that most buildings don·1 have." The ef­fect, Redmon says. i~ accentuaied by stepping the comers. Atop the bu ildi ng. a decorative rectilinear frame will shield planned communications equi pment from view.

Designed as an extension or the River Walk. NBC Bank Plaza wi ll provide a terraced park and walkway leading from the adjacent San Antonio River through a large banking hall to a pl.ua on the s1ree1 side. This plaza, which will feature foun­iains and trees. will provide a focal point for the new building and 1wo other NBC bui ldings around 1he comer. Arcades on the s1ree1 side of the NBC Bank Plaw wi ll provide shade for pedestrians. Con­struction began in July and completion is scheduled for !are 1988.

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The following anonymous report arrived a1 the Tex{Js Architect oflices in mid July.

Rejecting civiliza1ion's nabby discon-1en1s and being wise in 1he way:- or the steamy Hous1on streets. I dropped in at 1hc Houston Boxing Association gym one Saturday nigh1 bm;k in June.

Do a liule work on my jab. $kjp some rope.

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But my plans were kayoed before Lhe fi rst round sraned. I mean. I could tell immediately 1hat something was wrong.

Sure. there were some professional boxers sparring for a while. but then they disappeared and things got strange. Little details staned kind of poking at my con­sciousness.

Like the punching bags had been pushed into the comers and the gym was full of round tables covered with white table cloths and champagne glasses with litlle tiny red boxing gloves tied to them, and a couple of skinny guys were playing records real loud. Like they had chis pro­fessional boxing exhibition. but nobody paid attention. I mean. people ate chicken and pasta un1il they had the main event­two middle-aged white guys going at it for three rounds. Like after the boxing everybody climbed into the ring and staned dancing.

Is 1his ,my way u, raise 111011eyfor1111 t1rch11e1·111ml ma,:a:ine? Nt!II' York t/el'(!/Oper Ji111 S1er/i11g (/~ft).

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I went up in the ring 10 check it out. and there was Carolyn Farb. bobbing and weaving. You remember Carolyn Farb. Al least she was dressed right.

Then it hit me like a solid right to the kidney. These guys in stiff shins that made their necks push way up into their chins and women doing the Ali shuffle in dresses with no straps over the shoul­ders- they weren't in the gym to work out. They weren't even figh t fans. They were architects. And developers, if you

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can believe it. I mean, they sti ll have architects and

developers in Houston? Hey, it's no joke. And they were having a party 10 raise money for some organization that didn 't have thin~ one 10 do with boxing. It was Cite or Rice Design Alliance or some­thing.

So why didn ' t they go to the rice fann­ers for money? You got me. But they

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Skidmore, Owings and Merri ll. Hous­ton. has designed an expansion for the Memphis Brookl> Museum or Art, 1he first phase of a lo ng-range. $7.1-million master plan for the museum. Headed by SOM's Richard Keating, the design team included the Memphis firm of Askew, Nixon, Ferguson. and Wolfe.

The design increases and improves gal­lery space. curatorial areas, and access to the museum. IL also provide~ a new li­brary. restaurant, and auditorium.

The architects modeled their work on the museum 's original 19 16 Beaux Arts

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building. designed by James Gamble Ro­gers. and drew on other details character­istic o f the period. In addition. the archi­tects use spatial strategies that contrast with the original plan. For example. the main entrance leads into a circular Great Hall. which plays against the rectilinear

shapes of galleries on either side. Approximately 52.000 square reel will

be newly constructed, giving Memphis Brooks a total of 83.136 square feet. Con­struction will be completed in the spring of 1989. - Anthony Com eali11s

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The College of Architecture and Envi­ronmemal De!>ignat Texas A& M Uni­versity has planned a CAED Open House on October 10. Design exhibirs, tours. re­served tickets 10 the A&M/Houston foot­ball game. a barbecue, and several other activities are planned, including a two­day computer/architecture workshop as part of Computer Media '87. Former ar­chitecture students are asked to write to David Woodcock. AIA. RIBA. Head of 1he Depanmem. at the school. For more information call the dean's office at 409/ 846-0 184.

Two students at the School of Arcltitec­ture at the University of Texas al Austin have received national design awards. Steven Zagorski of Louisville. Kentucky. has been awarded honorable mention in the National Student Design Compelition. ''American Life Residential Design Com­petition," and Harry A. Mark of Dalla~ won second place in the fifth annual As­sociation of Collegiate Schools of Archi­tecture/American Wood Council Student Competition. Also. several new instruc-

Professional Liability Problems Demand Professional Advice The crisis in the 1>rofc sional lia­bility insurance market has severely impacted design professionals. Coverage may be unavailable or unaffordable. even for firms with spotless claim records. Spectacular rate hikes. decreased limits of lia­bility. and more restrictive terms are u fact of life. if protection can be round .

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tors are joining Lhe faculty. They include Anthony Alofsin. Christian Olson Ber­gum. Natulyc Appel. Francis Chamber­lain, Julius L. Jinkins, Tyrone James Fries. and Mury Hardin.

Robert Timme, award-winning archi-1ec1 and professor or archi1ec1ure al 1he Uni versity of Houston .hasbeenap­pointed director of graduate studies for 1he UH College of Architecture. He re­places Bruce Webb. who will re1um 10 full -time teaching.

The Uni vers ity of Texas Board ofRe­gents has approved a gift of $ 18.750 from the John Buck Company and the Firs t Chicago lnvestmclll Advisors to fund an endowed scholarship in architecture. The Chicago-based firms are funding an en­dowment in honor of Chicago architect Thomas Beeby.

Texas A& M archi1ectures1uden1 Mark W. Sikes has been awarded an honorable mention in the 1986-87 ACSA Precas1 Concrete Student Design Competition. sponsored by the Association of Colle-

gia1e Schools or Architecture. He will re­ceive $ 150.

Septe mber 3-26: .. Work and Play '87:· an exhibit sponsored by Austin Women in Archi1ec1ure. Display highlighrs crea­tive work of group members, ranging from playful to fully realized projects. Open free 10 the public. Monday through Saturday. at the Aris Warehouse in Austin.

Septem ber 11: Deadli11e forthe Ninth Annual Interior Awards competit ion, sponsored by /111eriors magazine. Any U.S. ins1alla1ion completed he1ween January 1986 and September 1987 is eli­gible. For entry re4uiremcnts. call 2 12/ 764-7767.

September 12 to October 25: 'The Archi1ec1ure of Richard Morris Hum:· a1 the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth. Watercolors and drawings depicting Hunt's work. along with an exhibition of archi1ec­tural renderings. Open 10 1hc public.

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velopment progmm for women. sponsor­ed by the AIA Women in Architecture Commiuee. will be held in Dallas. The workshop focuses on communication skills for effective leadership. For more information. call 2 I 4n99-6688.

October 5: Deadline for entries in .. Creative Visions .. design compe1i1ion sponsored by Naugahyde. Pan icipants are asked to submit conceptual or actual designs in the media of their choice. For more information, contact Michele Zel­man . 2 12/581-4488.

October 7- J 0: Texas A&M University will sponsor Computer Media '87. a sym­posium on electronic technology. at the Langford Architecture Center on 1he uni­versity campus in College Station. Topics will include computer management. desk­top publishing. networking. and CA DD implementation. For additional informa­tion, contact Fred Seals, 409/845-569 1 or 409/845-122 1.

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October I 9 to November 8: ··Could Love Have Saved, .. infrared photos by Michael Hawkins. architect with Crain/ Anderson Archi1ec1s in Tyler. displayed a1 the Barnwell Center in Shreveport. Louisiana. The photos depict the historic Scottwille Cemetery in Harrison County.

November I : Deadlineforregis1ra1ion in 1he "Pyramid Awards:· a residenLial

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Nove mber 6: "Call forEntries"forthe 1987 Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Design Awards Progr.im. Participants must be registered architects or engi­neers. and ehe structures must be site-case reinforced concreee completed since Jan. I, l 985. For more infonnation, contact CRSI, 3 12/490-1700.

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THE WELLS GROUP

Systems/Contract/Computer/Office Furniture

Dallas Showroom Six Design Inc. 214/698-0290

Houston Showroom A.F.W. Inc. 713/ 464-8260

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Meyer/Lytton/ Allen/ Whitaker, Inc .. has engineered a Roller CornpacteJ Con­crete Pavement. which provides the ad­vantages and durability or concrete pave­ment with the low cost of traditional nex­ible asphalt pavement. The use of a low water/cement ratio and the high degree of compaction at installaiion result in lower costs. For more infom1ation circle num­ber 37 on the reader inquiry card.

The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Insti­tute offers two Engineering Data Reports that give recommendations on job specifi­cations for reinforcing steeL These arc considered valuable resources for struc­tural engineers and architects. For more information circle number 38 on the reader inquiry card.

Integrated Ceiling!l .adivii.ionof USG lmeriors. Inc .. introduces Sculp­tures. a ceiling that combines the beauty of biL'i-relief sculpture with the conven­tional T-bar grid system. Made of two­foot by four-foot metal-backed fabric panels. Sculptures can create a multitude of designi. when panels are used in dif­ferent ways. For more information circle number 39 on the reader inquiry card.

The Accu-Spccd Glass Block Connec­tors. designed 10 facilitate the erection of curved or straight Glu,1- Block panels, has beenannounccdby Mayer Equity, Inc. Consrructed or high-dcni.ity pulycthy­lene. the connectori. urc !lhapcd like plu). signs for maximum i.lrcngth ancl ncc11 racy. They also insure u111fo1111 ali1111111t:11l and spacing of the block-; whtlr 1111pnn

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ing struc1urc1l rigidity and reinforcement. For more information circle number 40 on the reader inquiry card.

DuPont has announced a synthe1ic rubber reinforced wiLh a polyester scrim called Hypalon. The produc1 combines the ins1alla1ion ease of 1hem1oplas1ic membranes with 1he durability of cured rubber membranes. Hypalon is resisrnnt

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to lire. weather. and chemicals and be­comes stronger over time. For more in­fom1ation circle number 41 on the reader inquiry card.

Acme Brick has produced a 12-page brochure illustrating the nexibilily and aes1hetic advantages of double brick wall construction. For more information circle number 42 on the reader inquiry card.

Entries

PYRAMID A WARD of E XCELLENCE I \ 1 R R I " t t, I 'I 1 I '\ I I' I , I \, 'I

The Winning design will be built at The Prestigious "Downs of Hillcrest"* Created to feature and support ex­cellence in custom residential archi­tectural design. The Pyramid awards are open to entry by professional architects, builders, and designers as well as a speclal student category (scholarship) . This ls a unique opportunity to gain recognition and acclaim for your original custom residential designs to both eminent jurists and potential clients. There are no entry fees.

The entries will be judged and win­ners awarded in five categories. Best of Competition ..... ... $2,500

(Build out of Design')

Best elevation ............. $1,000 Best floor plan ............. $1,000 Best use of site .... . ....... $1,000 Best Student Entry .. .... .. . S1,ooo The Pyramid entries require: 1-mounted rendering

(front elevation) 1-black & white floor p lan (ror

each level) (Sq. Footage-not less than 3,200 or more than 7,500)

Registration Deadline- November 1 Deadline for entries-November 15 Send for or call today for your official entry package.

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I YES-please send me the official rules and specification package for the Pyramid I Design of Excellence.

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Firm/School ________________ 100 Providence Tower East 5001 Spring Valley Rd.

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I Dallas, TX 75244-3910 I City/State/Zip______________ 214/385-7775 I

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GEORGE DAHL, FAIA, 1894-1987

I leave it to others to chron­icle the accomplishments or George Leighton Dahl, who

died in July at 93. They are a matter of public record- particu­larly now that public perception has begun to catch up with his life and work. I want to say something about the George Dahl I knew. Or should I say Dahls: one was public. one very private.

The public Dahl was tough, with great integri ty. These quali­ties helped 1l1e Chier. as we called rum, 10 lead. organize. and drive people 10 accomplish the seemingly impossible.

He was also a showman. revel• ing in unforgeuable eccentrici­ties. There were his hats and the granny glasses he wore in the '50s. Or his enonnous Cadillac. in which he was apt 10 sideswipe anything that got near him. £/

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Jcfe trained as a fighter pilot in World War I. but the man who mastered a Spad never mastered a Cadillac.

Clients visiting Dahl's office walked in over a red carpet run­ner Lhnt he personally rolled out for them. Sitting across the desk from them. Dahl emphasized re­marks by writing key words and roullling columns or figures up­.ride down. Clients left convinced Dahl was a genius.

Although he was an excellent architect. it was his business acu­men that made the difference. He was an architect/developer in the '50s. and it was then that he made most of hi~ fonunc. Dahl invented " fast-track'" construc­tion. but never slowed down enough 10 name it. He invented the drive-through bank window. but never patented it.

Before other architects even

heard the word marketi11K. Dahl had a crude but effective pmgrnm going that helped develop what became the largest orrice in Te,ws.

Throughout the ·40~ and '50s. his lim1, George L. Dahl. Archi­tects and Engineers. was a full service office. Lhe model of pro­fe:,sionalism, a mix or mot.lc.:m efficiency and old-school detail. After many years. the pencil and electric erasing machines made their entry, but production on 1rac111g clOLh never ler1. The qual­ity of those construction docu­ments was something to behold.

The private Dahl, who relaxed with his interest in opera, travel. and the ans, worked just as hard as the public Dahl. He took 1wo briefcases of work home each night and checked the linal work­ing drawings on projects each weekend. The private man never

discussed his problems, even the family 1mgedy that struck late in his li fe. As rough in private a.~ in public. he planned solutions to his problem~ :1lone.

There is too liule room here to ce ll rhe stories that show how Dahl responded to adversity. There is too liule space 10 ex­prc:.:. the gr..uitude I fed for 1he opponunity he gave me .

There wm be no more George Dahls. 1l1e mold is broken and the seuing has changed. To 1he public he leaves a lifcrime or work. including a National His­toric Lundmark. To the profei,­sion he leave:, a legacy of inno­va1ion and professionalism. To those who knew him. he leaves rich and fond memories. Hail 10

the Chief! Dcll'id 8rade11 , FA/A, is a princi­pal of Dallas architects Doh/I Braden/PTM

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.\ ssoclallon Admlnlsomws & <ons! ~LY: ' (AA&C) I!'; now among the largest 100 broke rs '1i£~~~~~

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c cl~cublc firms that AA&C' was c rcnlcd lo se rve ~ ~ ~ c ~iploy thousands. only design pro fessionals' ,:_@J.:/,f,.,J,._..J,,.~· The average si7.c :\:\&C client ins urance needs and l O ~~ ·~~ is still onl\· four people, provlcie an e mployee ~E~ und 40% o f 1hc fi;ms we Insure benefit coverage, ~ ar--- arc sole propri eto rs. cost, and se rvice puckagc for lhc s mall firm Lhut could

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The little red schoolhouse. Name: Langham Creek High School,

Cy-Fair I S D .. Houston, Texas

Archllecls: Spencer-Herolz Archltecls. Inc.

Brick: 4-6000F. Ouant11y· 1.074,000 6·6000FW. Ouantlly 3 t 7,800

Special Shapes: 9,250 Custom Radius Bricks

Dlslrlbutor. Upchurch-Kimbrough Co

Contraclor: Jordan & Nobles Contsruction Co.

Langham Creek Senior High School. It's not little. It's not red. And it's not a school "house."

The perception of the public school building as a modest, one-room, red-brick building is long outdated - for example, this modern educational complex encloses 473,000 square feet of space and accommodates over 3,000 students.

And as these dramatic curves and accent arches show, the architecture of today's schools is no longer just functional, but visually exciting and innovative as well.

Which is, of coursi::. where Henderson Brick comes in.

Like the little red school house, th.e perception of Henderson Brick as a small, East Texas brick manufacturer is long outdated. In facl, on a building such as this, where the brickwork demands critical color matches, custom specifications and large numbers of special brick shapes, we really come to the head of the class.

State-of-the-art manufacturing techniques help make special brick shapes almost routine. Over 40 years of experience has given us time to work out the bugs in our color matching system. Combine our three factory locations with being a Division of Boral Bricks, Lnc., and we can bring virtually a world of resources to bear on any projecl.

Henderson Brick. Call us the next time you need a smooth curve to make a good grade. With factories in Henderson, Marshal! and Lindale.

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