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The owners of the Lakefront Cottage acquired this property with the goal of rejoining pieces of an original estate that had been subdivided by previous owners.

In response to the charge, the architect created a summer cottage with unique architectural elements woven into the design. The key solutions include the following:

The boathouse restoration included the removal of extraneous structures added in the effort to shore up the continuous dish-shaped corbel, which forms the balcony. In addition, the following elements contributed to the restoration:

Honorable Mention – Lakefront Cottage – Holmes King Kallquist & Associates, Architects

The President's Message

Well I believe that spring may be upon us. After a long winter we can look forward to the return of longer days and perhaps even some sun. Just as spring spawns growth and new life in our natural environment my hope is that the season will foster an increase in growth in business for all our members. I would like to remind everyone to continue to refer to the newsletter for all the upcoming events planned.

Congress is struggling with Health Care. We have been struggling with Building Code reform since 1983. The State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code encompassing one volume of 425 pages has grown to 8 volumes plus endless Reference Standards that we are reviewing today.

Have you signed up for the IDP but found yourself lost and confused by the numerous updates and forms you are required to fill out to submit your work hours? Join local members of the AIA to learn about submitting your hours to NCARB. Learn which hours apply to which categories, how to use the E-evr, and what other activities you can perform outside of work to get more credits for areas where you are having trouble fulfilling the requirements.

Opening of the Meeting: This meeting of the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Architects Central New York Chapter was held Thursday, February 11, 2010 at the AIACNY Resource Center . Pete Sorber, AIA called the meeting to order.

Last month we gave you the Beach House at Truro, Massachusetts as an example of good design and green design combined. This month we look at a skyscraper in Chicago called the ‘Aqua Tower’which you may have already seen in the magazine “GreenSource.” It is a new 82 story residential tower in the windy city. If you remember our article in December 2007 we covered another innovative skyscraper called the “Spire” and its interesting that yet another attractive design now graces the Chicago skyline.

Vinay Devanathan to work with Advanced Building Studio on sophisticated energy modeling

Ashley McGraw Architects, PC is excited to announce the addition of Vinay Devanathan as an Advanced Building Designer in our Advanced Building Studio. Vinay is a graduate Mechanical Engineering student at Syracuse University with experience in Complex Airflow Modeling and Computational Fluid Dynamics.

“Vinay will bring welcome depth to the HVAC side of our current modeling work,” says Advanced Building Studio Principal Peter Larson aia, leed ap. “This brings our firm one step closer to our vision of the union of architecture and engineering — to create buildings that perform at the highest level from the perspective of energy and other natural resources.”

Ashley McGraw’s Advanced Building Studio is a research-driven studio that uses sophisticated modeling techniques to determine how a building’s design will impact its use of energy. By collecting and analyzing this information in real-time, the studio can advise architects and engineers on the best strategies to achieve the specific energy performance goals for each project. Ashley McGraw Architects has used this paradigm to design two net-zero fossil fuel energy additions to schools in Liverpool and Liberty, New York.

Date:   April 1, 2010
Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Place:    The Event Center
             Turning Stone Resort & Casino
             Verona, NY

It was nice to reach out to members from other parts of our chapter. We are working to be more inclusive, but welcome any suggestions.

Bernier, Carr & Associates, an architectural and engineering firm based in Watertown NY , require architects licensed in NYS with a minimum of 5 years experience in public school design. Email letter of interest and resume to: resumes@thebcgroup.com.

JCM office space available

The shaded areas of the plan are available for another tenant that would negotiate a rate w/ JCM.

JCM Architectural Associates moved into Avon Office Park, Building #2, approximately 1 year ago. JCM is a small architectural firm of eight (8) people & has leased an office space (5 year term) of 4,000 s.f.. JCM only occupies a portion of this space & would sub-lease the remaining unused portion. JCM is also willing to share our receptionist to provide secretarial duties, conference room (10 person), break room w/ kitchen, data room, & storage room. Please refer to plan below.

The available office space to be sub-let includes:

1. Private 10'x12' corner office.

2. 730 s.f. of open office area. A privacy wall can be added.

Contact information: JCM Architectural Associates
7449 Morgan Road, Avon Office Park - Building #2
Liverpool, N.Y. 13090

Daniel Manning or Joseph Maryak, Office # 315-424-0141

danmanning@jcm300.com or joemaryak@jcm300.com

Please call for more information or to set-up an appointment @ 315-424-0141

Daniel J. Manning, AIA
LEED Accredited Professional
JCM Architectural Associates

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER POSITION AVAILABLE

Qualifications

Minimum of ten (10) years work experience as a project architect, or graduation with a Bach. Of Architecture degree from a regionally accredited or NY State registered college/university in architecture plus five (5) years of experience as a project architect or possession of an architect’s license issued by New York State Education department plus five (5) year of work experience as a project architect.

Duties

The Deputy Commissioner is responsible for departmental operations and capital planning. The position is responsible for the direct supervision of the divisions of “construction and office planning”; “maintenance trades”; “facilities engineer & energy management”. These divisions account for approximately 70 of the department’s 109 funded positions. The department has a operating budget of $24 million for fiscal 2010 and maintains approximately 1.5 million square feet of space.

Concurrent with the responsibilities above, this position also serves as the project coordinator and administrator for many of the County’s capital projects. This often includes planning, program development, scheduling, project budgeting, legislative presentations, requests for proposals (RFP’s) for project design firms and construction managers, contracting with multiple prime contractors, relocation and move services, furniture, fixtures and equipment procurement, project claims resolution, project close-outs, maintenance training and warrantee claims adjustments.

Send resume by February 28^th, 2010 to Brian Lynch, Commissioner, Dept. Facilities Management, 600 S. State St. , Syracuse, NY 13202 email: BrianLynch@ongov.net

Members of The AIACNY Chapter of Central New York
now have access to WI-FI at The Resource Center
Monday-Thursday- 8:30am- 12:30pm.

All AIA Members have access to all ARE Study Materials, There is no fee to use the ARE Study Material, but a Deposit (Check) will be required, which will vary.

The check for deposit is given to Susanne Gruening at Resource Center on the date you want to borrow the material. You will receive your check for deposit on the return of the material to The Resource Center .

AIA New York Chapter’s public calendar is also a great place to promote both this Chapter’s events and other outside events: http://www.aiany.org/calendar/index.php