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Earn 1.5 CEUs This Week
RWDI Wind testing + Loading Class
Are you looking for Continuing Education credits to fulfill the February 2007 Florida Deadline? Earn 1.5 CE / HSW hours this Thursday at the AIA Tampa Bay hosted Wind Testing and Loading class.
RWDI, an international firm of engineers and scientists, has come all the way from Canada to teach about the latest technology in wind loading issues. Participants will identify and solve problems related to glazing, cladding, structural systems, building motions, bridge aerodynamics and aeroelastic vibrations. See full class description.
This Thursday, December 14th at the Netpark Business Center from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. The cost of the class is $20 members / $25 non-members. RSVP online or call the AIA Tampa Bay Chapter office at 813-229-3411.
Don’t forget the State of Florida Bi-annual CE Deadline is quickly approaching – February 28th, 2007. Click here or here for the requirements. See all upcoming Continuing Education classes hosted by AIA Tampa Bay here.
Designer's Luncheon
This Thursday, Tropical urbanism
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This Thursday, our Designer's Luncheon guest speaker, Steven Smith, AIA will present a lecture entitled Tropical Urbanism and the Art of Town Making. The lecture will look into how architects can lead in the battle against suburban sprawl.
Steven Smith, AIA, is Principal of Cooper Johnson Smith Architects, a 20 year-old firm first recognized for their coastal houses in the Florida panhandle resort towns of Seaside, Rosemary Beach and Watercolor. Currently the firm’s residential work spans Florida’s west coast as well as the Bahamas and the Caribbean. The firm’s housing work has become diverse and includes luxury mid-rise mixed-use condominium, loft, and resort buildings as well as affordable housing neighborhoods.
Cooper Johnson Smith has recently been recognized with awards from Period Homes and Traditional Building Magazine’s national 2005 Palladio Award for the Steinberg Cottage at Rosemary Beach, selection as Coastal Living Magazine’s national 2004 Idea House architects, the 2004 AIA Tampa Bay Design Merit Award in Urban Planning for the Bradenton Village Hope VI Master Plan, and the 2003 AIA State Design Award for the Nature Conservancy’s Conservation Learning Center at the Disney Wilderness Preserve.
RSVP today and join us this Thursday, December 14th at the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City at 11:30 a.m. $20 Members / $25 Non-members. Register online or call 813-229-3411. Meal Choices include Roast Pork or Pollo Tropical. Please e-mail your meal choice.
SMPS January Event
local market and economic outlook
The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) of Tampa Bay invites all design professionals to a lecture by Dr. Henry Fishkind, who will discuss our local economy and the influences in the Tampa Bay markets in 2007.
As one of Florida's premier economic consultants, Fishkind & Associates has extensive experience in economic and fiscal impact analysis, forecasting and finance throughout Florida and the United States.
Fishkind & Associates maintains extensive databases, which allow them to track interest rates, inflation, economic growth and global economic trends; thus enabling them to provide accurate and concise economic forecasting.
Don’t miss out on this lecture on Tuesday, January 9, 2007 from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM at The Centre Club. 123 S. West Shore Blvd. Cost for the lecture is $50 before January 1st and $65 after. RSVP Here
Architects in Film
current film raises questions about depiction of architects
The AIA e-mail President's Discussion List, an online forum for state and local component presidents and presidents-elect, recently had a discussion about a film called The Architect. This film has yet to be released in the Tampa Bay area.
Some participants of the forum felt the film’s portrayal of architects was deceitful, spurring comments regarding how architects are depicted in society and use of the term "architect.” Some felt AIA should take a stand regarding the film, while others recognized Hollywood's depictions of other professions or groups are not always valid.
RK Stewart, AIA President for 2007 has read the posted comments and indicated the national leadership will "be looking at the best way to respond with our message about the good work our members do for their communities and clients."
Read about the film The Architect from IMBD and The Village Voice and form your own opinion on the depiction of architects in film.
HGTV / Fine Living House Casting Call
National t.v. show looking for stylish local homes
What You Get for the Money is a thirty minute television show that airs on both the HGTV (Home and Garden Television) and Fine Living networks. The producers are bringing their cameras to the Tampa Bay area the week of Jan 15th in search of outgoing homeowners/ design enthusiasts to share their homes and their stories.
The homes need to be stylishly designed and similar to what one might find in magazines such as Dwell or Metropolitan Home, and the value of the homes need to be within the range of 200k to 1M. Each episode of What You Get for the Money includes background information about the featured city, community, lifestyle, and housing costs.
The producers will see the homeowners in their home and out in the community, but the focus will be on the home itself and the lifestyle that you get for the given price, in other words, what you get for the money!
If you are interested or for more information, please send an e-mail to Brad Charlton FL casting call in the subject header, or call 303-712-3182.
AIA Tampa Bay Napkin Sketch Winners
congratulations jon wenberg, AIA
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Winning Sketch of the 1st Annual Napkin Sketch Competition,
Jon Wenberg, AIA |
On Friday, December 8th at the AIA Tampa Bay Annual Holiday Open House, President Harvey Goldstein announced Jon Wenberg, AIA as the winner of the first annual AIA Tampa Bay Napkin Sketch Juried Competition and Exhibition. Out of the 40 entries displayed in the exhibition, the jury unanimously chose Wenberg's napkin as the stand out sketch.
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People's Choice Award, Pottymouth
Gary Smith, AIA |
Guests at the Annual Holiday Open house had the opportunity to cast votes for their favorite entry of the evening which included paintings, dissertations and a variety of sketches. The jury presented Gary Smith, AIA with the People's Choice Award for his literary entry about the architecture profession entitled, Pottymouth.
Stop by Gallery AIA to see Smith's popular essay, Wenberg's winning sketch and all the other original entries Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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