November / December 2012 Volume L, Issue 6

In This Issue

President’s Letter .................................................... 2

Lunch Series ..............................................................3

Membership Directory ............................................3

In Memoriam - Jay W. Garvin, AIA ..................... 4

NBM Volunteers ....................................................... 4

AIS Exhibit ...................................................................6

SCC Tour of NVCC Woodbridge ..........................7

Region of the Virginias Report ............................ 8

Honor Awards + Election Results.......................10

Membership Renewal ............................................ 14

Member Benefits .................................................... 14

On the Boards ......................................................... 15

Professional Practice ............................................. 17

FYI ............................................................................... 18

Membership Update .............................................. 19

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Kathryn Brown, Photographer

Michael T. Foster, FAIA Among Ellen M. BozmanAffordable Housing Award Honorees

River Creek Club, Leesburg

Monday, April 22, 2013 (rescheduled due to Hurricane Sandy)

Supports the Chapter’sScholarship Program

SixthAnnual

Golf Tournament

Members and guests filled Columbia Firehouse in Alexandria on October 23rd as we celebrated the achievements of eight award recipients and elected our Chapter leaders for 2013. The evening provided a wonderful opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet new colleagues.

Chapter President, Bill Brown, AIA, reviewed the Chapter’s accomplishments of 2012, highlighting our annual events, our participation in the National Convention in DC, the formation of a statewide roundtable and the Chapter’s healthy financial condition. Bill also thanked the board, committee chairs and especially our executive director, Debbie Burns, in helping to make this a very successful year.

by Mary RouleauThe Alliance for Housing Solutions

In awarding the 4th Ellen M. Bozman Affordable Housing Award to two Arlington faith communities, their leadership and a lead architect, The Alliance for Housing Solutions (AHS) has themed this year’s award Faith+ Vision + Action.

At the award celebration, to be held on December 9, AHS will honor Architect Michael Foster, Jerry Morris and The Church at Clarendon and Rev. Dr. Leonard

Above: the newly elected Chapter Board. L-R: Spencer E. Lepler, AIA; T.J. Meehan, AIA; 2013 President Edward D. Weaver, AIA; Gavin D. Myers, AIA; Christopher S. Kehde, AIA; Shane C. Dunlevy, Associate AIA; John E. Linam, AIA; Karen M. Conkey, AIA; Secretary Meagan W. Jancy, AIA; 2012 President William T. Brown, AIA; 2013 Treasurer Sean Reilly, AIA; 2013 President Elect Scott S. Matties, AIA; Theresa P. del Ninno, AIA; and David Prevette, AIA.

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Communications 2012 Board of Directors

Executive Committee

William T. Brown, AIAPresident

Edward D. Weaver, AIAPresident Elect

Scott Matties, AIATreasurer

Sean Reilly, AIASecretary

Brian J. Donnelly, AIAPast President

Directors

Francie K. Fetzer, AIA Second Vice President

Derek J. Moore, AIA Second Vice President

Karen M. Conkey, AIAMeagan W. Jancy, AIASonia R. Jarboe, Assoc. AIACarter Jones, AIAChristopher S. Kehde, AIAJohn E. Linam, Jr., AIARandall A. Mars, AIAGavin D. Myers, AIADavid Prevette, AIA

Virginia Society Directors

John A. Burns, FAIABrian J. Donnelly, AIAJ. Paul Lewis, AIAMark S. Orling, AIARobert E. Beach, AIA

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS NORTHERN VIRGINIA CHAPTER

President’s Letter

©2012 AIA Northern Virginia

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by William T. Brown, AIAAIA Northern Virginia President

Repositioning

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Chapter Staff

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Lorin BoswellMembership Director

Rachel Williams, Assoc. AIAGraphics Director

Communications Committee

Gavin D. Myers, AIA Chair

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Are you familiar with the AIA’s current “Repositioning” efforts? I have been tracking this effort and come to reflect upon the outside economic forces that bear upon our profession and its future. Where are you today after the last four years of economic upheaval in the economy with its devastating impact on the construction industry and specifically the profession of architecture? No one has made it through all this without some form of change. Whether your firm has weathered the storm with reductions in staffing, restructuring of salaries or developing new service offerings we are all making sure we are still here when it all “turns around” again. The AIA has recently issued the 2012 AIA Survey Report on Firm Characteristics, The Business of Architecture. I suggest you review this sobering report and start to have the conversation and ask the questions about what it will take to build back our profession.

“As if you were unaware, the years 2008 to 2011 wrought havoc on the finances of architecture firms. Jobs at architecture firms actually grew 18% from 2003 to 2007 and continued to grow through mid-2008, but then the bottom fell out and more than 28% of positions at architecture firms vanished. From 2007 to 2011, payrolls in the overall construction sector declined by more than 2.1 million, nearly 28%, thanks largely to the tanking of the residential market.” Building Design + Construction, Rob Cassidy

To understand that between the years 2008 to 2011 architectural firm gross revenues dropped 40% was not eased by the “shovel-ready” heavy construction funding from the ARRA. New service offerings of sustainable design, planning, interior design and space planning may be new to some, but many firms where already offering these services, so where do we go from here?

Currently the Institute has embarked on a “Repositioning” effort to create a set of messages and concepts that will best communicate why the AIA is an indispensable resource, and how architects and architecture play an essential role in everyone’s lives. This effort included surveys, interviews and visits to AIA components throughout the country and engaging the public. What is being learned is that AIA members have a strong desire for the AIA to be a bold leader as a proactive, progressive and future focused organization that gets out in front of issues and charts a path to the future.

This effort also included outreach to the public who identified the barriers to working with an architect as “Architect fees are too expensive” and “Paying architect fees as an up-front lump sum in the whole building process is a challenge.” I am not making this stuff up! We can’t do this with just words alone and actions will be required of all in our profession. Our national, state and

Committee Chairs

Jean O’Toole, AIAArchitecture in the Schools

Gavin D. Myers, AIACommunications

Natalie DiVito Cunneen, Assoc. AIAAndrew Cunneen, Assoc. AIACommunity Service / Canstruction

Carter Jones, AIAContinuing Education

Karen M. Conkey, AIAJ. Paul Lewis, AIADesign Awards

David E. E. Shirey, AIACommittee on the Environment

Al Cox, FAIAFellows

William T. Brown, AIAKeith WhitenerGolf Tournament

Brian J. Donnelly, AIAHonors

Valerie Hassett, AIAStatewide Legislative Affairs

David Prevette, AIASchools Connections

John E. Linam, Jr., AIAKaren M. Conkey, AIASmall Firms

Robert E. Beach, AIA Washington Builders Ball

Sonia Jarboe, Associate AIAWomen in Architecture

Anna Barbour Nolan, AIASpencer Lepler, AIAYoung Architects Forum

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Lunch Series

Our Lunch Series offers either two related seminars, provid ing you the opportunity to earn 2 continuing education hours. The first presentation is held from 11:00a - noon. There will then be a 15 minute break to get lunch, which will be provided and can be eaten during the second presentation which runs from 12:15 - 1:15p. Locations for our Lunch Series will rotate to make it easier for more members to attend.

Wednesday, February 6, 201311:00a-1:15p, at the Chapter House, 205 South Patrick Street, Alexandria 22314.

Session 1: Building Integrated Photovoltaic Roofing1 AIA HSW/SD CEH

An introduction to Photovoltaic Roofing Systems that covers the history and evolution while describing how today’s most prevalent and emerging technologies function. Understand the dif-ferent types of solar electric roofing panels that are used for photovoltaics and how this can be integrated into new and existing buildings.

Session 2: Vegetated Garden Roof Systems1 AIA HSW/SD CEH

An introduction to Vegetated Roofing Systems. Participants will gain an understanding of the ben-efits of Vegetated Roof Systems, be knowledgeable in the difference between intensive and exten-sive systems, and understand the purpose of the system components under the growing medium.

Both sessions are presented by Marty Jakovics with Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance.

AIA members attend free of charge, non-members are $20. Space is limited and registration is required. Please e-mail your registration request to reservations@aianova.org and include your AIA number, if applicable.

Be Sure to Complete a Firm Survey to be Includedin the New Membership Directory

We are in the process of producing a membership directory with the Potomac Valley Chapter. It will be available in both print and digital formats.

Shortly, we will be collecting information about each firm for the directory’s firm section. Please watch for this request and respond.

We will only be able to include the firms that send us information.

There are also advertising opportunities available.

If you would like more information, please contact the Chapter at aianova@aianova.org.

local component boards and members have much work ahead to “Reposition” and regain the public trust that architecture is the valuable thread that binds our communities and larger society together.

So what will the “new normal” look like and how will architects take up this challenge? The Institute will roll out their “positioning assets” between December 2012 and February 2013 as tools helping us to take back our place at the table. I believe that “we are good for business” but will have to “demonstrate relevance” and the most important action is to “make everyone a messenger!”

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National Building Museum Looking for Volunteers

The Museum has several award-winning teen Outreach Programs that teach local youth how to observe and shape the built environment. These programs rely heavily on volunteer local professionals and their expertise.

The Museum is in particular need for volunteers to help with two upcoming programs: CityVision and the Design Apprenticeship Program.

CityVision teaches middle school students to see the possibilities for improvement in their city. Students spend every Thursday for thirteen weeks learning the basics of urban planning and architecture. Volunteers guide the students as they learn design skills, propose solutions to design needs in the city, create drawings and models of their plans and present their work to the public. Museum staff can work with volunteers to find a flexible schedule. The spring 2013 CityVision semester starts January 31.

The Design Apprenticeship Program is a design-build program for middle and high school students. Volunteers lead participants through the design and construction process. Volunteers with shop and tool use experience are a plus, but ideal volunteers have an interest in working with and facilitating the experience of the participants. There is a fall and spring program.

NBM volunteers can earn IDP and continuing education credits, gain free access to museum programs and exhibits and enjoy museum shop discounts.

For additional information and to volunteer, contact outreach@nbm.org.

In MemoriamJay Ward Garvin, AIA

Past President of AIA Northern Virginia

Jay Ward Garvin, AIA, of Reston, passed away on October 9, 2012 at home. Jay, a graduate of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Architectural School, was an architect and partner at Taylor Garvin Associates, Inc. before retiring in 1999. He served as Chapter President in 1985, served on the Reston Design Review Board and was a member of the Jaycees. Jay is survived by his wife, Carlota de Sousa Lobo Garvin, his daughters, Kara (Andrew Watson) and Alisa (Scott Thompson), grandchildren Ian and Ryan Watson and Reed Thompson, and his sisters, Marjorie Chase and Trudy Kline. Online condolences can be made at www.adamsgreen.com. Donations can be made to the Fairfax County Fire Department, Fox Mill Station #31, 2610 Reston Parkway, Herndon, VA 20171.

L. Hamlin, Sr. and the Macedonia Baptist Church. Both congregations have developed on-site affordable housing.

“Arlington’s faith communities do much to support affordable housing. We hope that by honoring these two congregations, we show our community the particular importance of finding public and low cost land,” said AHS Executive Director Mary Rouleau.

Established as the First Baptist Church of Clar-

endon in 1909, the renamed Church at Clarendon developed vPoint, a mixed income building (70 affordable; 46 market rate) located right across from the Clarendon Metro. Jerry Morris was the Chair of the Church Development Team and President of the development corporation. The Church also houses a Child De-velopment Center and is registered with the US Green Building Council as a LEED® certified building.

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Photo Courtesy of the Alliance for Housing Solutions

In 2003, the Church hired Michael Foster, FAIA to help bring the vision into architectural reality. Michael, elected to the AIA College of Fellows, serves as a mentor to the Urban Land Institute and is the recipient of multiple AIA design awards including the VSAIA Honor Award for Design and the AIA Northern Virginia Award for Distinguished Achievement. He is also well known for his civic involvement, serving as past Chair of both the Planning Commission and the Chamber of Commerce and as the current Chair of Leadership Arlington.

In 1996, Dr. Hamlin became Pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, established in 1911, leading an effort to strengthen the surrounding neighborhood through the creation of the Bonder and Amanda Johnson Community Development Corporation and Family Life Center. The Macedonian, developed with AHC, Inc., offers 36 affordable units across from the Church.

The awards celebration will be held on Sunday, December 9, 6:30p, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington. Tickets to the event begin at $50. For more information, please visit the Alliance website at www.AllianceForHousingSolutions.org

or contact Mary Rouleau (703-859-0452; maryrahs@gmail.com).

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Architecture in the Schools Exhibit Opening January 9, 2013

To showcase the student work produced during the Fall 2012 Architecture in the Schools Program, we will be hosting an exhibit of student work on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, from 6:0030-8:00p at Virginia Tech’s Washington Alexandria Architecture Center.

Please join us for a celebration of the students’ achievements.

Amanda Hoch and her students.

Our Fall 2012 Schools:

• Fort Belvoir ES, Fort Belvoir, Ms. Shott’s 3rd Grade, volunteer: Amanda Hoch, SHW Group

• McKinley ES, Arlington, Ms. Bonahoom’s 1st Grade, volunteer: Matt Waguespack, AIA, SHW Group

• Parklawn ES, Alexandria, Ms. Meehan’s 2nd Grade Social Studies, volunteer: Gina Volpicella, MulvannyG2 Architecture

• Rolling Valley ES, Springfield, Ms. Selke’s 6th Grade, volunteer: Siobhan Chewning, AIA Studio 39 Landscape Architecture

• Virginia Run ES, Centreville, Ms. Sesso’s Advanced Academics

Architecture in the Schools matches design professionals with classroom teachers to enrich the learning experience of students. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the Chapteraianova@aianova.org.

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This Could Get Messy Construction tours offer architecture students the bestclassroom away from campus.

Following an unseasonable amount of steady rainfall in late September, the student body of Virginia Tech Washington Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC) was invited to attend a construction tour and discussion luncheon at the NOVA Woodbridge Community College Campus Phase III Building, a project designed by Grimm + Parker Architects of McLean. As a result, students not only walked away with a little extra mud in their boots, but hopefully a new perspective and greater knowledge of building assembly and methods of construction that inform their academic inquiry in design. At Northern Virginia Community College, students took great pleasure in observing a project at a critical point in construction, with several trades and subcontractors coordinating systems needed for the close-in of the building envelope.

Perhaps the most refreshing quality of the construction tour was how the project’s primary designer, David Wolf of Grimm + Parker Architects, not only explained the visible building systems, but supported how those systems related to the project’s guiding, more significant architectural principles and smaller scale defining moments as a series of connected spaces: “The building’s footprint responds to the restrictive site conditions and

by David A. Prevette, AIASchools Connections Committee Chair

reestablishes order for future development of the campus master plan. The fan shape of the building’s plan is derived from the desire to maximize views to the site’s impressive natural features to the west and minimize the building’s impact along College Drive to the east, all the while establishing a new datum for future development to the south. A sundial marks the center of the radial plan to express that time, in essence, is at the center.” The general contractor for the project, Whiting-Turner, expects to remain well ahead of schedule for completion in the early winter, with the sundial at their assistance.

Back at Virginia Tech in Alexandria, every student who experienced the tour, and knocked wet, red clay off their boots, continues making great progress in courses, studio assignments and embarking on thesis research and presentations. For students at WAAC, a common belief continues to pervade their inquiries: that the acts of making objects and structures are themselves

what build a knowledge of construction. By visiting a large scale construction site, the exposure to what may lie ahead for many of them in architectural practice further complements this interest. The realization that many changes and adaptations occur throughout the lifespan of a project in design, bidding and construction is essential to students. Their commitment to physically making a thesis project in the academic setting, in model form or even full scale, is true to the cyclical nature of design inquiry, that knowledge of a new thing may only present itself as it is actually made. One student’s presentation in the main corridor of Virginia Tech captures how he identifies with processes informing work in its evolution, by quoting Louis I. Kahn: “When you have all the answers about a building before you start building it, your answers are not true. The building gives you answers as it grows and becomes itself.”

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by Mary P. Cox, FAIADirector, Region of the Virginias

Region of the Virginias Report

Architecture Exchange East featured several regional events, including the Regional Meeting; a presentation on the Career Compass program organized by our region’s Associate Director, Philip Donovan, AIA; and our YAF Regional Director, Corey Clayborne, AIA, presented a session on the YAF Summit20 held in Washington DC last summer.

With my term as Regional Director expiring in December 2013, I have established a timeline for nominating and selecting a new Regional Director for the Virginias to start their term January 2014, coinciding with the Presidency of Helene Combs Dreiling, FAIA. This promises to be an exciting time to be part of the AIA National Board!

The timeline and process:

June 2013:Regional Director requests names of nominees from Chapters and the Regional Board. Notice is given to all AIA Virginia and AIA West Virginia members. A nominating committee is appointed by the Regional Director.

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July 2013: Nominations are closed.

August 2013: Nominating committee reviews the list of candidates and selects a nominee.

September 2013:Nominating committee presents the nominee to the Region of the Virginias Board, which then elects the new Regional Director.

AIA National is notified of the next Regional Director.

October – November 2013: Regional Director-Elect shadows existing Regional Director to learn processes, responsibilities and organizational matters.

December 2013: Regional Director-Elect attends orientation in Washington, DC.

January 2014: New Regional Director starts his or her term.

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The highlight of the evening was the presentation of our Chapter Honor Awards.

Award of Honor – Al Cox, FAIA

Al was presented with the Chapter’s highest award in recognition of his remarkable professional achievements and significant influence in both private and public positions, from running a successful firm to developing model preservation programs and initiatives. After recognizing the need for a qualified liaison

between local government departments, developers, their design teams and citizens, Al created the position of Alexandria City Architect – the first in the city’s 255-year history. This position serves as an empowered advocate for architects during the regulatory development review process and is a replicable model for fostering a culture of historic preservation and good design in local government. Al brings a unique perspective to work in government because of his experience as principal in an award-winning private architectural practice, participation in non-profit preservation advocacy organizations and leadership of a diverse, inner-city civic association. He is nationally recognized by both citizens and developers as a trusted mediator in what are often confrontational disputes regarding preservation and land use. In his current role as the Historic Preservation Manager in the Department of Planning & Zoning for Alexandria, Al has been able to help people through a maze of ever expanding bureaucracy to get their projects approved and, wherever possible, to improve the urban and building design along the way.

Outstanding Achievement – William P. Lecky, FAIA

Bill is best known for his work as Architect of Record for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and as Architect for the Korean War Veterans Memorial, both on the National Mall. But his impact has stretched far beyond these better known projects and includes works of architecture, art, sculpture and even jewelry. A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Architecture, Bill is the recipient of a National AIA Design Award, a Presidential Design Award, numerous regional AIA Design Awards, the National AIA

Chapter President William T. Brown, AIA is presented the Distinguished Leadership Award by President Elect Ed Weaver, AIA.

Al Cox, FAIA is recognized for his professional achievements with the Award of Honor, the highest honor presented by the Chapter, by Presi-dent, Bill Brown, AIA.

William P. Lecky, FAIA, accompanied by his wife Paula, was presented the Outstanding Achievement Award by Ed Weaver, AIA.

25 Year Award, the Virginia Distinguished Achievement Award and the AIA Silver Medal. President and Founder of Lecky Design Studio, Bill generously volunteered to lead three tours of the Vietnam and Korean War Veterans Memorials during the AIA Convention this year. And it’s that meaningful experience with commemorative architecture that led Bill to his most recent accomplishment, the publishing earlier this year of his book, Designing for Remembrance...An Architectural Memoir. This volume offers insight into the personal, political, financial and artistic challenges involved in designing national memorials. Beyond all this, Bill has been a mentor to many, passing on his legacy of careful thought and passionate work.

Distinguished Leadership – William T. Brown, AIA

Bill has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities as our current Chapter President, demonstrating the qualities that make architects so invaluable in shaping our world. Offering us an example of true leadership, Bill has a long history of stepping up to the task at hand and taking charge. While Bill has served on the AIA Northern Virginia Board since 2004, he has been with BeeryRio Architecture + Interiors for over 28 years, rising from Architect to his current post as President and CEO. As

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The AIA Northern Virginia Chapter Award is presented to Jerry Walker, Chair of the VSBN Board of Directors, by Bill Brown, AIA.

Meagan Jancy, AIA presents Jennifer Byl, AIA the Service to the Chapter Award.

Brian Donnelly, AIA presents the Service to the Chapter Award to David Prevette, AIA.

the Principal-in-Charge of the Educational/Institutional Studio, Bill has led the design of state-of-the-art facilities throughout the metro area. Beyond those substantial responsibilities, he also recently served as President of the Council of Educational Facilities Planners International Southeast Region Board. As an accomplished and recognized Educational Facilities Planner, he was named 2005 Planner of the Year. As a LEED® AP with the USGBC, Bill is a leader committed to the design of sustainable facilities and has spoken nationally about the benefits of building high performance facilities.

Service to the Chapter – Jennifer E.M. Byl, AIA

Jennifer shows great initiative, and with tremendous willingness has expanded several of the existing, traditional School Connections Committee programs further into the local university programs we reach, most specifically Howard University and Catholic University, helping students to connect with professionals. She has organized and coordinated the Chapter’s Firm Pin Up Series and the Meet the Architect Series, and has been instrumental in planning the Interschool Design Competition, dating as far back as 2003. This award for service validates our appreciation for her great energy, hard work and committed involvement on the Schools Connections Committee.

Service to the Chapter – David A. Prevette, AIA

As chair of the Schools Connections Committee, David has built upon the success of some of the Chapter’s most visible and well-known programs. With steady focus and evident passion for the committee’s mission, he has maintained the high quality of the Interschool Design Competition, and through clear communication and outreach, developed a strong base of financial support for the event. In this role, he is highly regarded as our liaison with the region’s schools of architecture, as well as with the local AIA components. He readily contributes his time to a wide range of professional development programs for architecture students. As a Chapter Director, David has been an insightful and dedicated advocate for the members, and has served on several task groups to help improve our Chapter’s activities. We greatly appreciate David’s service to our Chapter.

AIA Northern Virginia Chapter Award – Virginia Sustainable Building Network

The Virginia Sustainable Building Network (VSBN) is the only statewide organization that brings together representatives from diverse sectors who are interested in building healthy, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly buildings and sustainable communities. VSBN’s mission is to promote environmentally sound building practices and sustainable development in Virginia that save energy costs, reduce waste and promote recycling, reduce environmental impacts and exposure to unhealthy substances, strengthen local economies and contribute to an enhanced quality of life. To accomplish its mission, VSBN, under the leadership of Executive Director Annette Osso, has built a statewide network of green building proponents, organizes events and training, provides technical assistance on green building design and operations, and has created an information clearinghouse and resource directory. Jerry Walker, Chair of the VSBN Board of Directors, accepted the award for the VSBN.

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Craftsmanship Award – Lorton Stone

It is always a delight to find craftsmen that can execute to the level that we as architects envision when we design. Lorton Stone has demonstrated that they bring a level of care in the execution of their work that is worthy of note, and the Chapter’s Craftsmanship Award. The permanence of stone increases the stakes of both the design and installation, and Lorton Stone becomes an integral part of the development process to ensure that the realization will stand the test of time. Based in Springfield, Virginia, Lorton Stone is a family owned and operated company, with a family history in the stone business that runs for several generations. They take extreme pride in each and every project whether it is the renovation of the Washington Monument or a small commercial building lobby. Recent projects include the US Capitol Visitors’ Center, US Air Force Memorial, Semper Fidelis Memorial Chapel at Quantico, Howard Hughes Medical Center, Korean War Memorial and restorations of the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. They are blessed with a dedicated and skilled work force that brings the experience and knowledge to each project that are the necessary ingredients for success.

Congratulations to all our distinguished award recipients!

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Craftsmanship Award Presented to Manuel Seara and Daniel Sennewald of Lorton Stone.

Craftsmanship Award presented to Eikona Studios. L-R: The Very Rever-end John Basarab, Pastor of EOL; Nicholas Loya and Christine Uveges with Eikona Studios; and Jack Figel with EOL.

Interior view of Epiphany of Our Lord Byzan-tine Catholic Church, Courtesy Kerns Group Architects.

Craftsmanship Award – Eikona Studios

Eikona Studios’ design and construction of liturgical arts and furnishings provide a sense of spiritual energy for the new sacred space at Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church (EOL)

in Annandale. EOL follows faith traditions that have their origins in the Carpathian Mountain region of Eastern Europe. Kerns Group’s design for the new church is a contemporary interpretation of traditional wooden churches built in Poland in the 17th and 18th centuries. Eikona Studios’ custom wood liturgical furnishings and icons reinforce the design of the church and help tell the stories

of the Byzantine Catholic Faith. Their most significant pieces include the intricately detailed and beautifully executed Icon Screen (Iconostasis), which separates the assembly from the Holy of Holies and a twelve foot diameter portrait of Christ, painted in their studios in Cleveland and installed on a concave surface under the central dome, 40’ above the altar. Additional custom liturgical furnishings include the Tetropod, Holy Table, Synthrinod and Analogia.

Chapter Award Winners. First Row L-R: Jennifer Byl, AIA; David Pre-vette, AIA and Christine Uveges with Eikona Studios. Second Row L-R: William P. Lecky, FAIA; Manuel Seara and Daniel Sennewald of Lorton Stone; William T. Brown, AIA; Al Cox, FAIA; and Nicholas Loya with Eikona Studios.

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This event also functions as the Chapter’s Annual Meeting. A slate of talented and committed officers and directors was elected during the meeting. So congratulations to our 2013 leaders:

Executive Committee

President - Edward D. Weaver, AIAPresident Elect/1st Vice President - Scott S. Matties, AIATreasurer - Sean Reilly, AIASecretary - Meagan W. Jancy, AIAPast President - William T. Brown, AIA

Chapter Directors

Director/2nd Vice President - Christopher S. Kehde, AIADirector/2nd Vice President - Derek J. Moore, AIADirector/2nd Vice President - David Prevette, AIAKaren M. Conkey, AIATheresa P. del Ninno, AIAShane C. Dunlevy, Associate AIASonia Jarboe, Associate AIACarter Jones, AIASpencer E. Lepler, AIAJohn E. Linam, Jr., AIAT.J. Meehan, AIAGavin D. Myers, AIA

Virginia Society AIA Directors

William T. Brown, AIAJohn A. Burns, FAIABrian J. Donnelly, AIABeth Reader, AlAKevin G. Sneed, AIA

The Chapter extends a warm thank you for the years of remarkable service offered by Francie K. Fetzer, AIA and Randall A. Mars, AIA as they retire from the Chapter Board. Thank you also to Robert E. Beach, AIA, J. Paul Lewis, AIA and Mark Orling, AIA as they complete their terms on the Virginia Society Board. We heartily thank them for their outstanding service.

Thank you to Kathryn Brown, our event photographer.

Thank you also to Matthew Harwood, Torpedo Factory Art Center, artist of this year’s honor awards and the cover art for the program.

A special thank you to our Beverage Sponsor

Epson America, Inc.

Thank you to all our Sponsors who supported our Annual Meeting and Honors Celebration.

AECOMBeeryRio Architecture + InteriorsCADD Microsystems, Inc.DBI Architects, Inc.EPSON America, Inc.HGA Mid-Atlantic, Inc.Horizon BuildersMilestone Construction Services, Inc.Mosaic Express PrintingPotomac Valley Brick and Supply CompanyE.E. Reed Construction, LPThorsen Construction Co., Inc.Triad Engineering, Inc.Woodburn & Associates, Inc.

We greatly appreciate your continuing support!

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It’s Membership Renewal TimeYou should have recently received your 2013 AIA dues invoice by both email and mail. You are able to pay online, by phone, by mail, by fax and by a dues installment plan. Specific instructions are included with your invoice and additional information is available on the AIA website: www.aia.org/about/AIAB081430.

AIA is offering Early Renewal Promotions for those who renew by December 31:

Win a Trip to the AIA 2013 National Convention in Denver June 20–22!Renew your AIA membership by December 31, 2012, and you receive one entry in a sweepstakes drawing for a complete 2013 AIA National Convention package – including travel, accommodations and convention registration. Two convention packages will be awarded. Renew Early and Get a Free Continuing Education CourseRenew by December 31, 2012, and you will also receive one free continuing education course from AIA Virtual Convention www.aia.org/virtualconvention/index.htm,

which offers online education anytime, anywhere. With a choice of over 30 courses you can earn learning units including HSW and SD.

The Chapter strives to offer members valuable benefits and to be available to help in any way we can. We offer you the opportunity to earn your continuing education requirements free of charge, we provide a wide variety of networking and social events, we keep you informed on current issues affecting practice, we promote the profession, we support our emerging professionals and we serve our community and neighbors.

With all the Chapter has to offer, please renew your membership and please get involved. If you want to help with our activities and initiatives, we welcome you as an active volunteer. None of this would get done without our members’ participation. And let us know what else we can do for you. We are here to help.

Contact Debbie Burns, Executive Director, or Lorin Boswell, Membership Director, at (703) 549-9747 or aianova@aianova.org for information and help with any of your membership questions.

AIA Member Benefits (that you might not know about)

AIA Economics and Market Research

Developing business plans for 2013?

The AIA has Economics and Market Research reports available on firm, business and practice trends that help members manage their businesses better.

The Architecture Billings Index (ABI), a leading economic indicator of the design and construction industry, accurately

predicts construction activity approximately 9 to 12 months in advance

The AIA Compensation Report helps members compare their compensation with others regionally and nationally. The report is published every three years.

The AIA Firm Survey provides valuable information on the viability of markets, the profitability of architectural services, benchmark financial performance and more, allowing firms to assess their practices and evaluate their operations in comparison to their peers.

The quarterly AIA Home Design Trends Survey (HDTS) underscores the importance of residential architects in setting trends for the design of new homes and home improvement projects. Surveys cover topics such as home characteristics, home features, neighborhood and community design trends and kitchen and bath features and products.

The AIA Environmental Scan Report compiles key issues in the political, economic, social/cultural, environmental, design/construction and technological arena that can have significant implications affecting the architecture profession and the construction industry as a whole.

So as you plan for 2013, visit: www.aia.org/practicing/economics/index.htm

This new Phase III Academic Building is an 84,000 square-foot, three-story facility for the Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College. Keeping pace with its host, Prince William County, the campus is growing and thriving and Phase III is the first major project to be implemented as part of a new master plan which was updated earlier this year.

Like many contemporary community college buildings, Phase III is a “hybrid building.” Not only is it a multi-function facility serving diverse academic programs and departments, but a destination that will accommodate student expectations for a “complete collegiate experience.” Academic functions range from classrooms, labs and the campus’s 20,000 square-foot library, to fine arts and a black box theater. Retail dining, lounge areas, conference spaces and informal gathering and study areas form a complete learning environment designed to promote collaboration, social interaction and community engagement. Such experiences are important on commuter campuses, motivating students to stay on campus and supporting their success.

Expectations for a complete collegiate experience extend beyond the walls of the building to the campus itself. The Phase III Academic Building enhances and extends existing pathways and patterns of use on campus, while it achieves a new standard for the quality of the architecture, the outdoor spaces and the pedestrian experience.

Oriented strongly to the campus lake, the building creates a new front door on Campus Drive, another pedestrian plaza on the lake and forms the edge of a new campus quad anticipating the next building. The architecture has been developed to compliment the massing of the existing Seefeldt Building while creating a strong presence on campus - an inviting, contemporary, light-filled public place of learning befitting a thriving college community. Tracking LEED® Silver, the project is under construction and will open in the fall of 2013.

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On the Boards

NOVA Community CollegePhase III Academic BuildingWoodbridge CampusGrimm + Parker Architects

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Professional Practice

Entries are now being accepted for Art by Architects, a curated exhibition at the Virginia Center for Architecture. The exhibition will feature fine art by architects, and is intended to showcase the range of artistic talent in Virginia’s architecture community. Individuals with a degree in architecture are invited to submit their work for consideration. The exhibit will be on display from April 11 through July 7, 2013. Entries must be submitted by January 18, 2013. Details are available at: www.aiava.org/membership_news/call-for-entries-art-by-architects-exhibition/

AIA Virtual Convention – Fulfill your continuing education requirements with courses on practice management issues, project strategies, IgCC, ADA and more, filmed at the AIA 2012 and 2011 National Conventions. There are over 50 courses offering more than 35 hours of HSW credit and more than 20 sustainable design hours. A four-course bundle is $99 and learning units are posted to your AIA transcript within 48 hours. Information is available here: https://live.blueskybroadcast.com/bsb/client/CL_DEFAULT.asp?Client=990767.

Upcoming AIA Award Programs

• AIA Housing Awards Due November 30 – This awards program, cosponsored by the AIA Housing Knowledge Community and the Custom Residential Architects Network, recognizes the best in housing design for households of all incomes. Details can be found here:http://info.aia.org/blast_images/mrkt/hon/1012/2013_AIA_Housing_Awards_Call.pdf

• AIA/HUD Secretary’s Awards due November 30 – The AIA Residential Knowledge Community, in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), recognize excellence in affordable housing, community-based design, participatory design and accessibility. Information is available here:http://info.aia.org/blast_images/mrkt/hon/1012/2013_AIA_HUD_Award_Call.pdf

• Healthcare Design Awards due December 10 – The AIA/AAH Design Awards showcase the best of healthcare building design, planning and design-oriented research. The Call for Entries can be seen here:http://www.aia.org/practicing/groups/kc/AIAS076672

• TAP Building Information Modeling Awards Due December 17 – This program, organized by the AIA Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) Knowledge Community, highlights BIM case studies that further design, construction and project excellence. See additional information here:http://network.aia.org/technologyinarchitecturalpractice/Home/BuildingInformationModelingAwardsProgram/

Energy Modeling Guide is Now Available – The AIA’s Energy Modeling Working Group recently released An Architect’s Guide to Integrating Energy Modeling in the Design Process. The guide is designed to demystify energy modeling in general, but also provides tips and information that will help architects to better discuss energy modeling. You can download a free copy here:www.aia.org/practicing/AIAB094452.

The AIA Advantage Program is excited to announce new discounts available to AIA members for Zipcar and Tiny Prints. Stay green and save $75 by signing up for a Zipcar membership. Tiny Prints offers AIA members a 20% discount on business stationery, event invitations, thank you cards, business holiday cards and more. Details on these discounts and a complete list of AIA Advantage partners can be found here: www.aia.org/about/memberservices/benefits/AIAS075444.

Complete AIA KnowledgeNet Profile and be entered into a drawing for an iPad2 – Members who complete their AIA KnowledgeNet profile by December 2, and submit an entry form via email will be entered to win one 16GB iPad2 with Wi-Fi. Details can be found here: http://network.aia.org/Home/.

LEED® v4 Open for Public Comment until December 10 – LEED v4 is the newest update to the LEED rating systems. Changes from LEED 2009 are seen in three main categories: new market sectors, increased technical rigor and streamlined services. During the public comment period, everyone is encouraged to view the most recent draft of the rating systems and provide comments on changes made since the last draft. Visit the USGBC website to view the draft: https://new.usgbc.org/leed/v4.

NCARB Welcome Back Promotion – Through November 30, NCARB will waive all past renewal fees for anyone who reactivates a lapsed NCARB Record or Certificate, including interns and architects. Details are available here:www.ncarb.org/Getting-an-Initial-License/welcome-back.aspx.

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AIA Northern Virginia Design Awards Featured in AIArchitect – The September 14 issue of AIArchitect, (http://info.aia.org/aiarchitect/2012/0914/newsletter/) the AIA’s newsletter sent to architects nationwide, features the 2012 AIA Northern Virginia Design Award winners. The article includes photos and jury comments for our 16 winning projects and includes a link to the Design Awards Gallery (www.aianova.org/DA12/) which showcases all the projects with multiple images of each. This issue of AIArchitect also includes an article on David Jameson’s Record House Revisited, winner of a 2012 AIA Honor Award for Interior Architecture and a Northern Virginia Design Award of Excellence in 2010. AIA Northern Virginia News published an article about the house in our March/April 2012 issue (www.aianova.org/newsletter.php).

The AIA Northern Virginia Chapter Board of Directors held their annual planning retreat on Saturday, November 3 at AECOM in Arlington. The 2012 and 2013 board members, all committee chairs and our VSAIA directors were invited to attend and plan for the coming year and beyond.

Cannon Design is pleased to announce the relocation of the firm’s office to 3030 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 500, Arlington 22201. The new space is a physical representation of the firm’s vision and provides the firm with the ability to better serve their partners.

Samaha Associates were awarded the 2012 American Public Works Association Project of the Year Award / Mid-Atlantic Region for their Great Falls Fire Station and the 2012 Signatures of Loudoun Pace Setters Award for the Loudoun County Youth Shelter. Firm principal, F. Thomas Lee, AIA will present at this year’s F.I.E.R.O. National Design Symposium, a gathering of firefighting facility professionals. Tom’s topic will be How to Design Apparatus Bays. The firm also announces that Paul Falkenbury, AIA and Deborah Szyfer, a facility planner with Montgomery County Public Schools, spoke at this year’s annual CEFPI-Northeast Regional Conference in New York on College & Career Readiness Preparing Students for the 21st Century: A Collaborative Approach to Planning and Designing Schools.

Lessard Design, Inc. is pleased to announce they received recognition in 13 categories at the Great American Living Awards (GALA), presented by the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, Washington Metropolitan Sales & Marketing Council, and the Maryland National Capital Building Industry Association. Their winning projects included: the Aster Model at Mosaic District, the Bryant Model at Mosaic District, the Montague Model at The Brownstones of Brambleton, the Pierrepont Model at The Brownstones of Brambleton, the Wyeth Model at Gallery Park, Symphony Park at Strathmore, the Woodlawn at Chestnut Lodge, the Cooper Model at Shipley’s Grant, the Chadwick Model at Willowsford and the Dawson Model at Woodstream.

KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that it received four Grand Awards and one Award of Merit at the GALA Awards. The winning projects were: the Westbridge Model at Crown Pointe, the Van Buren Model at The Mill at Clearfield, the Lakeshore Model at Boulevard at Brambleton in Brambleton, the Arbors at Baltimore Crossroads and the Innsbruck Model at Valley View of Damascus. The Arbors has also been recognized as the Best Baltimore Apartment Community 2012 at the Delta Associates Annual Awards for Excellence and by the Maryland Multi-Housing Association with a Gold Award in the category of Stellar Elevator Community.

KTGY is also pleased to announce that Principal Rohit Anand, AIA, has been invited to be the keynote speaker at The Excellence Awards 2012 in New York, speaking on Emerging Trends Shaping Multifamily Development & Design. Rohit will also discuss the latest design and demographic trends in the multifamily housing industry at the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers Architectural and Engineering Council meeting. The firm is also pleased to announce that Manny Gonzalez, AIA will join Rohit as a speaker at the 2012 Multifamily Executive Conference.

Jon Hensley Architects is pleased to announce that their Utah Street Residence project in Arlington was recognized as a winner in the 2012 Marvin Windows and Doors Architect’s Challenge.

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Membership Update

New MembersDesiree V. Cooper, AIA, LittleNathaniel M. Facteau, AIA Robert Franklin, AIA, Dewberry Architects, Inc.Brian Jay Harner, AIA, Laboratory for Architecture & BuildingAlec S. Higinbotham, Assoc. AIA, Heffner Architects, PCAndrea Y. Lucas, Assoc. AIA, Michael Winstanley Architects Gregory Masiuk, Assoc. AIA, Gruzen Samton ArchitectsJohn C. Peck, Assoc. AIA, Laboratory for Architecture & Bldg.A. Ruth Rau, AIA, A. Ruth Rau, ArchitectSara Fuller Sherrod, Assoc. AIA, Michael Winstanley ArchitectsMeghan E. Spigle, Assoc. AIA, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects Kristina M. Testa, Assoc. AIA, Shalom Baranes Associates, PC Returning Member: John R. Scoggin, AIA, RSG, PC Members Transferring InPaul B. Berger, AIA, Paul Berger & Associates, from ChicagoDaniel L. Edgell, AIA, Intec Group, Inc., from Buffalo

Upgrading Members Lyndl Thorsen Joseph, AIA, Great Seal, LLC, to ArchitectJacqueline L. Leger, AIA, Wiss, Janney, Elstner, to ArchitectBrittany L. Williams, AIA, MTFA Architecture, Inc., to Architect New Allied Professional Robert Rodgers HITT Contracting Inc.2900 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042rrodgers@hitt-gc.com; (703) 289-9335; www.hitt-gc.com

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Jon Hensley, AIA and Sunny Carroll, Associate AIA worked on this addition, recognized for its dramatic light-filled kitchen and entertaining space.

Clark Nexsen, PC is pleased to announce that ARCHITECT magazine, has recognized the firm as one of the Top 50 firms in the Nation for 2012 in its September issue. “This is truly a significant and humbling honor for Clark Nexsen. It is also a testament of the quality of people we have working with us and demonstrates their passion for our work, our clients, the profession and design excellence,” said Jeremy Burge, AIA, Managing Principal and Director of the DC office.

Dewberry has named Jeffrey Purtell as justice architecture business development director. In his new role, Purtell will utilize his prior experience in justice architecture to expand Dewberry’s national presence in this market. Purtell, based in the Fairfax office, has more than 20 years of experience in business development and sales.

GPI / Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Bart Jones, PE, an Electrical Engineer with over ten years of experience in electrical design, and James Hunt, a Mechanical Designer with over 15 years of experience in HVAC and plumbing design.

2012 USPS Periodical Report - Statement of Ownership, Management & Circulation - AIA Northern Virginia NewsPublication #PE17-952, filing date: 9/19/2012, published 6x annually, bi-monthly, $15 annual subscription priceOwner: The American Institute of Architects Northern Virginia Chapter Editor, managing editor, contact: Deborah S. Burns, Hon. AIA, (703) 549-9747Mailing address of publication, headquarters of publisher, owner, publisher, editor, managing editor: AIA Northern Virginia, 205 South Patrick Street, Alexandria, VA 22314Tax status has not changed during preceding 12 months Extent + nature of circulation: mailed to Chapter members, advertisers + potential members

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