"How to Work with an Architect" Is now available for distribution.
You may contact Mary Fierle at: info@aiaasheville.org
They are also available at the new Chamber Asheville of Commerce and at Bill Langdon's office.
Annual Report for 2006
Submitted by Jacquelyn Schauer, AIA Asheville 2006 president
Community Service
Scholastic Art Awards AIA Asheville and the Asheville Art Museum sponsor this annual competition for middle and high school students in the visual arts from our 21-county Western North Carolina region. We received 550 entries this year from students in 27 schools from our region. Of these, 143 works by 104 students were exhibited in the Pack Place Community Gallery from January 21 through February 17. Four of our Gold Key winners went on to win awards at the National Scholastic Art Awards program. The four national award winners from our area included works in the categories of painting, drawing, mixed-media and printmaking. They were included in the National Exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC held during the summer.
Women in Architecture organized two design work sessions for a 55-home Habitat for Humanity residential community in Candler and a construction work day at a Habitat for Humanity home in the Broadview Community.
AIA 150 In May, AIA Asheville received word from national that it had been awarded a $15,000 grant to launch “Bridging the French Broad: Creating connected livable communities.” The first design charette was held on Friday and Saturday, September 22 and 23. About 25 people attended, including some City of Asheville planning and traffic staff members. On September 29 the Asheville Design Center was officially opened with a public and media event. Mayor Bellamy presided at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The November 19 Sunday edition of the Asheville Citizen-Times featured a front page headline and article on the Asheville Design Center’s presentation on the I-26 connector design at the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s meeting. Work continues on this project, to finish during the national AIA 150 celebration in April. We plan to establish the Asheville Design Center as an independent non-profit community organization as our AIA 150 legacy to the community.
Government Affairs
We presented an award to Asheville Mayor, Terry Bellamy, at our January meeting.
AIA Asheville sent four members (Schauer, Cox, McGuinn and Langdon) to Raleigh to participate at Legislative Day and to visit our WNC legislators.
Public Awareness
In March we co-sponsored with the Asheville Downtown Association a lecture by Frank Duke, Director of the City-County Planning Dept for Durham on the topic of Urban Design Standards and planning issues. The lecture was free to the public.
In April, five thousand copies of our newly-revised “How to Work with an Architect” publication were printed and over 1500 copies have been distributed to the public at no cost through the website and at various event and visitor venues throughout the WNC region.
In July, we co-sponsored with UNCA’s Center for Creative Retirement, AARP NC, Asheville Home Builders Association and the Mountain Area Health Education Center an all day conference at UNCA on the topic of Creating Intentional Communities for the Second Half of Life. Over 150 people attended.
In October Frank Harmon was presented as our 2006 annual lecture event at the Asheville Community Theater in September, with about 150 guests in attendance. The lecture and reception was co-sponsored by the WNC Green Building Council. A small group of members honored our speaker at a dinner at the Market Place restaurant.
Special Events
In May, we presented a breakfast lecture by James Cutler. Dedicated to design excellence, Cutler Anderson Architects has received six National Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects and over 40 other national and regional awards. The firm has designed over 300 residential commercial and cultural projects around the world, including Bill Gates’ family compound in Medina, WA. Currently, the firm is finishing up the Preview Center at the Ramble for Biltmore Farms here in Asheville.
In July, AIA Asheville members, families, sponsors and friends attended a night of minor league baseball with the Asheville Tourists at McCormick Field in Asheville.
Our annual Holiday party will be held at the home of member Kevin Gentry.
Continuing Education Programs/ Section Meetings
- January: 2 HSW Harmony Exchange SIPS and timber framing
- February: 1 HSW Form-based Codes
- March: AIA NC presentations
- April: 1 CEU Jan Davis, Civic Center Task Force
- May: 1 CEU Alice Oglesby I-26 aesthetics
- June: 1 CEU True Morse, Mission/St. Joseph’s health system facilities planning
- August: 1 HSW Rulon Wood Products
- September: 2 HSW - Roof warranties and Roofing Options
- October: 1 HSW - Carroll Hughes, mold and mildew problems.
- November: 1 HSW – FLS Energy, Solar Hot water and PV systems
Continuing education credits for lectures and other co-sponsored events added another 13 hours of CEU’s. AIA Asheville reported events to the AIA CES system a total of 9 non-HSW and 15 HSW credit hours for members attending this year’s events.
Member Communications
www.aiaasheville.org website 2006 visitor count-to-date: 5200
Training was provided early next year in the use of the website calendar and other electronic member communication tools. Mailing system was revamped to eliminate duplicate emails.
Leadership
President-elect Bill Langdon attended Grassroots in Washington in February. Director John Fisher attended the AIA NC leadership session in June, along with president Jackie Schauer and President-elect Bill Langdon.
The following Member of the Month Awards were given to recognize and encourage member involvement: Jackie Schauer for website development; R.L. Stanley for three years of service as Lecture committee chair and as a director on our Executive Committee; Barney Woodard, David Aiton, Mikkel Hansen, Amy Conner-Murphy and Ava Carr for the Scholastic Art Awards program in January; Mikkel Hansen, Bill Langdon and Joe Minicozzi for the AIA150 grant proposal; Jim Samsel, the James Cutler lecture; Alan McGuinn, for AIA 150 project; Michael Johnstone, for webmaster volunteer work.
Mikkel Hansen received the Member of the Year Award in recognition of his service as AIA 150 Champion and his work with the Scholastic Art Awards program.
The executive committee for 2007 was elected as follows:
President: William Langdon President-Elect: John Fisher Treasurer: Brian Hart (returning) Secretary: vacant Director: Brewster Ward (returning) Director: Michael Derrig Past President: Jacquelyn Schauer
Allied Membership/ Sponsorships
Five new allied members joined this year.
June’s Section meeting was Sponsor Appreciation Day. Fifteen people representing seven corporate sponsors attended our lunch meeting.
Four sponsorship renewals were received
AIA Asheville Report
October 4, 2006, (Covering August and September)
(Activities or events resulting from revenue sharing resources are highlighted.)
- Section activities and/or events completed since prior report.
- Member Services:
Continuing education at August and September Section meetings: 3 HSW CEU's.
In September, we co-sponsored with the Van Winkle Law Firm a 6-hour continuing education program on "Liablility and Risk Management for Architects and Engineers."
- Website ads:
No new postings, two continuing member ads
- Our executive committee for 2007 was elected as follows:
PresidentWilliam Langdon President-ElectJohn Fisher TreasurerBrian Hart (returning) SecretaryLaurie Miller (returning) DirectorBrewster Ward (returning) DirectorMichael Derrig Past PresidentJacquelyn Schauer - The following Member of the Month Awards were given:
August: Alan McGuinn, for his volunteer efforts in behalf of the AIA 150 project.
- Public Awareness:
About 3000 copies of "How to Work with an Architect, a Project Guide and Directory" are still available for free distribuation in the Asheville and WNC area.
- Governmental Affairs:
See AIA 150 below
- Design:
See AIA 150 below
- Community Service and Interest:
See AIA 150 below
- AIA 150:
In September, AIA 150 made a ten-minute presentation of our initiative to the Economic Development subcommittee of the Asheville City Council. The presentation was positively received. The Director of City Planning spoke in support of our initiative. The city manager and three city council members were present, among others. UNCC College of Architecture produced a 3D model of the AIA 150 project area for us at reduced cost.
The first design charette was held on Friday and Saturday, September 22 and 23. About 25 people attended, including some City of Asheville planning and traffic staff members.
September 29 the Asheville Design Center was officially opened with a public and media event. Mayor Bellamy presided at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
- Member Services:
- List upcoming, planned events or activities.
- In October we will present a lecture by Frank Harmon, AIA. The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center will partner with us and a reception will be held at their facility across the street from the lecture venue at the Broadway Arts Building in downtown Asheville.
- October 12, 4:30: Office Environments, one of our corporate sponsors, will present an event for our members at their showroom.
- Identify areas of interest or issues that the Chapter can assist your Section.
- None at this time.
- Share other notable Section involvement with active committees, Task Forces, etc.
- Revenue sharing report attached/
- Other Section concerns, issues, or items of interest.
- Five committees have gone inactive due to lack of interest/involvement: Membership, emerging professionals, sponsorship, small projects and women in architecture. Current executive committee members have had to conduct a limited effort to obtain new and renewed sponsors. We need the revenue from this to meet our budget goals for the year.
- We still do not have enough member involvement in the AIA 150 initiative.
AIA Asheville Report
August 25, 2006 (Covering April, May, June and July)
(Activities or events resulting from revenue sharing resources are highlighted.)
- Section activities and/or events completed since prior report.
- Member Services:
Continuing education at April, May and June Section meetings: 3 CEU's. For the UNCA Creating Intentional Communities for the Second Half of Life conference we reported 7 HSW credits to the AIA CES system for our attending members.
Website ads: two free postings for members, one paying ad by non-members.
In May, we presented a breakfast lecture by James Cutler. Dedicated to design excellence, Cutler Anderson Architects has received six National Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects and over 40 other national and regional awards. The firm has designed over 300 residential commercial and cultural projects around the world, including Bill Gates' family compound in Medina, WA. Currently, the firm is finishing up the Preview Center at the Ramble for Biltmore Farms here in Asheville.
In July, AIA Asheville members, families, sponsors and friends attended a night of minor league baseball at McCormick Field in Asheville.
- Public Awareness:
Over 900 copies of "How to Work with an Architect, a Project Guide and Directory" have been distributed for free in the Asheville and WNC area.
- Governmental Affairs:
AIA Asheville sent four members (Schauer, Cox, McGuinn and Langdon) on Legislative Day to visit our WNC legislators in Raleigh.
Our April Section meeting featured a presentation by Asheville City Councilman, Jan Davis, on the status of the Civic Center Task Force.
Our May Section meeting featured a presentation by Alice Oglesby of the city-appointed I-26 Aesthetics Advisory Committee on the efforts being made to improve the aesthetics of the planned I-26 connector through Asheville. This is directly related to our AIA 150 initiative.
See AIA 150 below.
- Design:
See AIA 150 below
- Community Service and Interest:
Scholastic Art Awards: Four of our WNC Gold Key winners have won National Scholastic Art Awards. The four winners from our area included works in each of the following categories: painting, drawing, mixed-media and printmaking. They were included in the National Exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, DC held this summer. AIA Asheville is co-sponsor of the SAA with the Asheville Art Museum.
In July, we co-sponsored with UNCA's Center for Creative Retirement, AARP NC, Asheville Home Builders Association and the Mountain Area Health Education Center an all-day conference at UNCA on the topic of Creating Intentional Communities for the Second Half of Life. Over 150 people attended.
See AIA 150 below.
- AIA 150:
In May, AIA Asheville received word from national that it had been awarded a $15,000 grant to launch "Bridging the French Broad: Creating connected livable communities." We were one of only twelve components in the nation to receive the full grant amount. $ 10,000 was received in late June.
AIA 150 report attached.
- Other AIA related:
The following Member of the Month Awards were given:
April - Mikkel Hansen, Bill Langdon and Joe Minicozzi for the AIA 150 grant proposal.
May - Jim Samsel for arranging the James Cutler lecture.
June and July - no award given.
Our May Section meeting was sponsor appreciation day. Fifteen people, representing six corporate sponsors attended our lunch meeting and received plaques of appreciation.
Four members attended the AIA NC leadership day in June.
- Member Services:
- List upcoming, planned events or activities.
- This month a slate of officers and directors for 2007 will be elected. John Fisher has been nominated for president-elect.
- In September, we will open the Asheville Design Center, our AIA 150 store-front space. We plan a media event for this opening. The Center will house the model, graphics, gathered resources from all public interest group work on the I-26 connector and bridge. It will provide a space for public viewing and meetings.
- In October we will present a lecture by Frank Harmon, AIA. The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center will partner with us and a reception will be held at their facility across the street from the lecture venue at the Broadway Arts Building in downtown Asheville.
- Identify areas of interest or issues that the Chapter can assist your Section.
- Need projected disbursement of revenue-sharing funds from NC and national.
- Share other notable Section involvement with active committees, Task Forces, etc.
- Revenue sharing report attached
- Other Section concerns, issues, or items of interest.
- Five committees have gone inactive due to lack of interest/involvement: Membership, emerging professionals, sponsorship, small projects and women in architecture.
- We have a new webmaster volunteer.
- We still need more member involvement in the AIA 150 group.
