1. CSI Breakfast Seminar (Wednesday, January 21st) Free Event!

2. AIA Orlando Membership Social (Thursday, January 22nd) Free Event!

3. AIA Orlando Lunch-n-Learn Seminar (Friday, January 23rd) Free Event!

4. AIA Orlando Continuing Education Day (Friday, January 30th)

5. BRB Florida Building Code Seminar (Friday, February 13th)

6. AIA Orlando Lunch-n-Learn Seminar (Friday, February 6th) Free Event!

7. AIA Orlando Online Resume Page

8. 2009 AIA Orlando Chapter Recognition Awards

9. AIA Orlando Education Task Force Update

10. AIA Orlando Office close for MLK Day (Monday, January 19th)

11. In Memoriam (Bill Yeaple, AIA)

AIA Orlando Membership Appreciation Social & Induction of 2009 Board of Directors

Thursday, January 22nd
6:00-8:00 pm
Free Event!

Join us after work for hors d’oeuvres & drinks and kick off the New Year with your fellow AIA members! Plan to attend and greet old friends and meet new ones. We will also induct the 2009 Board of Directors for the Chapter. This event is free and will be held at the Round Building Downtown, 1st Floor (455 South Orange Ave., Orlando, FL 32801).

The new Orlando Performing Arts Center Model is located in the reception space and we will have a brief overview of the project's progress.

Reception will begin at 6:00 pm and brief presentation of OPAC will start at 6:30 pm following by the induction of officers. Free parking located near building after 6:00 pm.

Please RSVP to rsvp@aiaorlando.com by January 19, 2009.

AIA Orlando Lunch-n-Learn Seminar: Specify & Install Structural Steel Studs per ASTM C955 & C1007

Date: Friday, January 23rd
Time: 11:30 AM - lunch served and registration starts (please come early to register so we can start on time)
12:00PM-1:00PM presentation
Provider: Chris Little, Dietrich Metal Framing
Credits: 1 AIA CES HSW Learning Unit
Location: Central Florida Building Exchange 340 North Wymore, Winter Park, FL 32789

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Many factors must be considered when your design includes cold-formed structural steel framing members. An architect typically specifies that the framing must conform to C955 and C1007. This course will review the manufacture and installation requirements of structural steel studs per these ASTM standards based upon IBC 2006. It will also examine fire-rated assembly construction and loading capacities.

Please RSVP to rsvp@aiaorlando.com by Monday, January 19th

AIA ORLANDO & NATIONAL FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION DESIGN ADVANTAGE SEMINAR

Friday, January 30, 2009
Orlando Museum of Art,
2416 N Mills Ave- Orlando, FL 32803

8:30 AM- 4:00 PM
BREAKFAST & LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED

6 AIA/CES HSW Learning Units
This seminar informs the designer how to increase the fire protection of their designs while controlling construction costs. It identifies and explains over 100 design options which will permit design flexibility in all building types. Included are actual case studies and interactive discussions and problem-solving exercises.

AIA Members:          $ 80.00 
Non-AIA Members:  $110.00 
Deadline to register for this seminar is Monday, January 19th.

Please mail or fax over the registration form to attend this seminar. Space is limited!

BRB Code Educators, Inc.

Friday, February 13, 2009 
12:00 to 4:00 pm

Maitland
Cost: $ 110.00

Still need your Advanced or Specialty training for the 2009 renewal cycle? BRB Code Educators has provided Florida Building Code training since 2001 and have trained over 7,000 Florida licensed construction professionals. Our instructors are directly involved in the Florida Building Code development process and continue to attend and participate at every Florida Building Commission meeting to keep up to date with the latest Florida code information.

BRB sponsored classes include handouts of the course material. BRB provides a Certificate of Completion at the end of the course. BRB voluntarily submits attendee credits into the State's database system, eliminating the need for architects to submit certificates to the State of Florida.

Course:   Florida Existing Building Code
Credits:   4 - Adv Module - AR.01.1391
               (AIA Members will need to self-report this seminar to
                  receive AIA credits for this course.)
Location: Homebuilders Association
                544 Mayo Avenue
                Maitland, FL 32751-4599
Registration Deadline: January 30, 2009
Check In: 11:30 (No lunch will be served)

For additional information, please contact the BRB office at 407-333-0072 or visit their website at www.brbcodeeducators.com.  To register, simply return the attached registration form with payment.

AIA Orlando Lunch-n-Learn Seminar: Protecting (mostly steel) Surfaces from Corrosion

Date: Friday, February 6th
Time: 11:30 AM - lunch served and registration starts (please come early to register so we can start on time)
12:00PM-1:00PM presentation
Provider: Joe Miller, PPG
Credits: 1 AIA CES HSW Learning Unit
Location: Central Florida Building Exchange 340 North Wymore, Winter Park, FL 32789

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Learn about the goal of surface preparation and the result when it is successful; learn about SSPC and their corrosion protection guidelines; learn about the length of service of coatings when various surface preparation techniques are used; learn about several types of coating systems and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Please RSVP to rsvp@aiaorlando.com by Monday, February 2nd

2009 Chapter Recognition Awards

(no entry fee required)

It’s important to the AIA Orlando Board of Directors and Design Awards Committee to recognize outstanding contributions in the design community. Please review the following Chapter Recognition Awards and nominate an individual or company in the industry.

Nominations can be submitted:

• electronically in a PDF format and emailed to Karen@aiaorlando.com or
• Delivered to the AIA Orlando office in an 8.5x11 black binder on Monday, February 9th.

Winners will be recognized at the 2009 Design Awards Gala on Saturday, March 14th. If you have any questions please give me a call.

Nils M. Schweizer Award

This prestigious award is given to recognize an AIA architect whose leadership in community activities and service has been a direct benefit to the profession or community. (Nils M. Schweizer Entry Form)

Award of Merit

This award was developed to give recognition to an individual citizen, public official, or member of an allied profession, who is not an architect, who has advanced the cause of good design and planning and/or has enhanced the public awareness of the value of architects and architecture to society.
(Award of Merit Entry Form)

Firm of the Year Award

This award recognizes outstanding achievement in design, community services, education, and service to the profession and the AIA by an architectural firm. Projects, accomplishments and service submitted must reflect a period of at least 10 years.
(Firm of the Year Entry Form)

Contractor of the Year Award

This award is given to a company or firm in the State of Florida who has exemplified a sincere and genuine interest in encouraging and affecting outstanding craftsmanship and workmanship. The award is given to a company or firm in Central Florida who has exemplified a sincere and genuine interest in encouraging and affecting outstanding craftsmanship and workmanship on local projects, and has made a significant impact to Central Florida by its active involvement and leadership within the community.
(Contractor of the Year Award)

Consultant of the Year Award

This award is given to recognize an individual or company in the state of Florida who, in acting as Consultant to an AIA member, demonstrates consistent dedication to superior standards of design, across a range of projects, and under varying conditions based on exceptional performance in the critical Customer Service areas of Client Focus, Teamwork, Communication, Project Management, Critical Thinking, and Specialist Knowledge.
(Consultant of the Year Award)

Fred H. Pryor Young Architect Achievement Award

AIA Orlando and The Young Architects Forum (YAF) have initiated an award to honor and recognize a young architect who consistently demonstrates excellence and exceptional promise. Some criteria include a maximum of ten years out of school (with either a bachelor or masters degree), strong leadership qualities, and community involvement. (Fred H. Pryor Young Architect Achievement Award)

Proposed Central Florida School of Architecture

Earlier this year, the AIA Orlando Board of Directors established an Educational Task Force to explore the possibility of creating a new School of Architecture (SoA) in the Central Florida area. The Educational Task Force (ETF) met to outline the desires of the professional community. Several members volunteered for this effort. The ETF developed a “White Paper” as well as a survey of firms in the area. The White Paper outlined the desires of what the profession would like to see in a School of Architecture. This document was then presented to the local Institutions in the area. The initial goal of AIA Orlando was to start the process that would have (at a minimum), a fully accredited School of Architecture offering at least a Bachelor of Architecture Degree, in the Central Florida community within the next five years.

Chapter leadership has been working with Valencia Community College during the past few years to develop an articulation agreement with the University of Florida School of Architecture where second year students compete for admittance into the University’s Upper Division Design level. The success of that arrangement has grown to now include Florida A&M University. We believe this to be the first step in the process to have agreements with all schools within the state and potentially the entire Southeast United States, which will provide opportunities for students to continue their architectural education. The VCC Associate of Arts in Architecture program has become recognized as a viable path for the education of future architects. The challenge for the profession is that the talented students leave the area and most do not return after graduation.

In September of 2008, a group of Institutional leaders from Valencia Community College, the University of Central Florida and the University of Florida - College of Building, Design and Construction met on the campus of VCC at the request of VCC’s President, Dr. Sandy Shugart, PhD, to see if there was interest in the creation of a Central Florida School of Architecture. The dialogue was open and positive with several options available for further research and exploration as what will be the final configuration of the program.

The options included: 1) continuing the existing 2 year Associate of Arts in Architecture (currently at VCC) and then have the students transfer to another school, 2) adding the next two years leading to a Bachelors of Design (non-professional degree) offered either at VCC or UCF, and 3) develop a program for the final two years leading to a Masters of Architecture (working with U of F or another accredited SoA). The essence of the program would be to have a 2+2+2 here in the Central Florida area. The program could also have a 2+2+1 or 2+3 leading to a Bachelor of Architecture Degree (professional degree) depending on how the final program is finalized.

In December a follow up meeting was held with VCC, UCF, Seminole Community College (SCC) and Lake Sumter Community College (LSCC) to discuss the development of a Center for the Built Environment (CBE). This Center would include degrees in Architecture, Interior Design, Construction Management and future degrees in Landscape Architecture. Our interest is in the development of the architectural component of the CBE. The current plan is have the School of Architecture located on the West Campus of VCC. With the completion of the new Joint-Use Facility (Building 11) and the relocation of the engineering related space into Building 11 it will free-up space in the existing Building 8 for the new third and fourth year design studios as well as other programmatic spatial requirements. This program would begin with the Fall Semester of 2010. The Chapter has been invited to participate in the development of this program to assure that the final product is something the profession can embrace and support as we all move forward.

Once the third and fourth years are in place, the next step will be the integration of the Masters Degree into the equation. Currently it is believed that the University of Florida offers several benefits in the development of this new program. The current articulation agreement with U of F provides the synergy to foster this new working relationship with not only VCC but also UCF. The University of Florida‘s, City-Lab program is currently working on establishing a new location at UCF’s downtown campus near the Amway Arena. Discussions are on going with how the relationship between all parties will be finally configured with the ultimate goal of an accredited Master’s Degree here in Orlando.

The CBE’s School of Architecture is also looking at the education of an architect as a 2+2+2+2 process when you consider the internship period utilizing the Intern-Architect Development Program as mandated by the Florida Board of Architecture and Interior Design and administrated through the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. It is our hope that by engaging the profession with the SoA the AIA Chapter will provide Co-Op opportunities for the students during their educational process. We believe this is an added benefit to the student and the profession. Another benefit to this program is that the profession is already providing a number of adjunct faculty members to the VCC program and we see this opportunity expanding as program needs increase.

AIA Orlando is excited about the recent events and pleased with the rapid developments at VCC and UCF over the past few months. We are looking forward with optimism as we can see the new Orlando School of Architecture on the horizon. We want to thank Dr. Shugart for vision and leadership in making this a reality. We also want express our appreciation to Dr. David Harrison, Vice Provost for Regional Campuses at UCF, for his dedication to this cause, and the other members of the Institutional staff for their support and assistance.

Respectfully submitted,

John P. Ehrig, FAIA
Chairman
AIA Orlando - Educational Task Force

The AIA Orlando Office will be closed on Monday, January 19th in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

The office will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, January 20th (Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. & Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.).

It is with our deepest sympathies that we announce the passing of Bill Yeaple, AIA. Bill founded the AIA Orlando Healthcare Committee and served as its chair for several years before moving to Colorado.

Bill earned a Bachelor's of Architecture from the University of Arizona in 1981, a Master's of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley in 1986, and a Ph.D in Environmental Psychology from City University of New York in 1998. He moved from Ft. Collins, CO to Brooklyn Park, MN in July of this year to join the architecture firm Ellerbe Becket. He was part of a team that recently completed a project for the Mayo Clinic. A member of the American Institute of Architects, his most rewarding professional achievement was his pro bono work with Hospitals of Hope on the design and construction of medical clinics in impoverished areas of Bolivia and Honduras. Bill loved dancing, the outdoors, hiking, snowboarding, kayaking, cross-country skiing, and skating, and was always up for any kind of pick-up game with his nieces and nephews. In addition to physical activity, he enjoyed the arts. He was as content at a museum or the ballet as he was at a ball game.

He is survived by his father William Yeaple of Modena, NY, his mother Mary Joan Yeaple of Ft. Collins CO, his brother Mike Yeaple of Key Largo, FL, and his sisters Linda Yeaple, Christine Yeaple, and Lisa Lawson of Ft. Collins, Leslie Yeaple of Gardiner, NY, and Anne Griffith of Corvallis, OR. Bill took great joy in being with his nieces and nephews and they adored him. They are Amity Dippel and her children Tanner and Hailey of Gardiner, NY, Jacquelyn Yeaple of Atlanta, GA, Adam Yeaple, U.S. Marine Corps, Virginia Beach, VA, Marlee and Jacob Griffith of Corvallis, OR, Brent Mason of Ft. Collins, and Dean, Maria, and Kayla Lawson of Ft. Collins.

Karen D. Jones, Executive Director
American Institute of Architects, Orlando Chapter
930 Woodcock Road, Suite 226
Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 898-7006 Fax (407) 898-3399
email: karen@aiaorlando.com
website: www.aiaorlando.com