Tulane University

Title: NOAF Contemporary Home Tour Features Alumni
May 10, 2019
by John P. Klingman photographed by Michael Mantese
Two nineteenth-century Uptown New Orleans neighborhoods with complex histories provide the locus for the NOAF 2019 Contemporary Home Tour. The venerable Lower Garden District was a fashionable place to settle in the early nineteenth century, boasting a unique layout that included Coliseum Square as a focal point. Meanwhile, across Magazine Street the Irish Channel developed as a working class neighborhood closely connected with the port activity along the Mississippi River. Following a period of decline in the late twentieth century, today both neighborhoods are thriving; the recent renovation of the Coliseum Square fountain is a noteworthy indication of neighborhood pride, and renovations and new houses are occurring on almost every block in the Irish Channel.Among the new houses being built in these neighborhoods, the majority are reflective of nineteenth century New Orleans building types, particularly the townhouse and the camelback. There are also a number of contemporary designs; and these are the focus of our attention. One may be surprised to see contemporary design in neighborhoods that are under the jurisdiction of the city’s Historic District Landmarks Commission; however, this is consistent with the HDLC guidelines, that allow for a complementary relationship between old and new.

The most appropriate architecture reflects its time, its place and the cultural values of its builders. With respect to place, it is the elements of New Orleans architecture that are more fundamental than stylistic features. Beginning with the interaction between the building and the street; typically porches, balconies or galleries allow for neighborly connections. Second is the provision of shading in our semitropical climate, with vegetation and building components like deep overhangs, shutters and louvers. Third is establishing the scale of the building that is commensurate with that of the surroundings. Finally, there is the relationship between the building and its garden or courtyard, perhaps hinted at from the street. It is the careful attention to these elements that connects a contemporary design approach to New Orleans history.

A less commonly recognized advantage of contemporary design in the historic city concerns legibility. One can argue that the true value of a historic building is more easily recognized when set in contrast to a contemporary neighbor. Instead, we often attempt to show appreciation for the past with a twenty-first century recreation of a nineteenth century style. There is some uneasiness that arises from this approach however. The fine residential structures of the nineteenth century accommodated a lifestyle that is no longer the norm. For example, in earlier times kitchens were service spaces, sometimes not even located within the principal structure; today they often form a hub for family life and entertainment. Newer technologies like the automobile, air conditioning and rooftop solar power have changed the way people think about buildings. The labor-intensive handcraft available in the nineteenth century is less prevalent, and building materials have changed appreciably; New Orleans is a city built with wood, but cementitious siding has replaced old growth cypress. Synthetic stucco, a thin veneer, competes with true stucco, and slate roofs are prohibitively expensive. Often metal roofs are preferable to asphalt shingles.

New Orleans is something of an outlier with respect to embracing contemporary residential design. Of course, one thinks about Los Angeles or Miami as primary examples of the dominance of the Modern, but contemporary residential designs exist in historic cities like New York City and Philadelphia. Cities abroad also provide exciting examples: Montreal, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Dublin come immediately to mind. In Kyoto, the capital of Japan for a thousand years, contemporary houses sit alongside of ancient buildings.

The projects that are featured on the Home Tour provide a variety of approaches to contemporary design. However, they all expand the tradition of New Orleans residential architecture.

Click here to read the full story, including descriptions of each home, many of which were designed and developed by Tulane School of Architecture alumni.

ACSA Call for Reviewers

Updated Application Deadline: June 25, 2019

ACSA is restructuring the Annual Meeting and implementing changes that better support the needs of architecture faculty and enhance architectural education and research. With these updates, ACSA aims to create a more inclusive, transparent, and impactful event that elevates, addresses, and disseminates knowledge on pressing concerns in society through the agency of architecture and allied disciplines.

ACSA is seeking qualified architecture faculty and practitioners to serve as peer reviewers. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of ACSA and contribute to architectural research. Peer reviewers are essential to the integrity of ACSA’s review process and we greatly appreciate your interest.

Desired Qualifications

  • Record of peer-review conference presentation or publication;
  • Current teaching position in architecture or affiliated field; OR
  • Experience with architectural research outside of academia

ACSA’s Annual Meeting Committee will review all submissions for qualifications. All submitters will receive a response about their status.

Responsibilities

  • Review ten to twelve 500-word abstracts (this may vary based on submission numbers) and provide ratings and comments;
  • Work with ACSA staff to maintain the blind review process;
  • Opportunity to participate, as a Reviewer, in the second stage of the peer review process by reading and rating full papers.

If you would like to be considered to serve as a reviewer, please apply here. The deadline is June 25, 2019.

PEER-REVIEW PROCESS
The ACSA Annual Meeting Review Committee oversees the peer-review process, which includes matching reviewer’s expertise with that of the submission. Authors will select 2 topics as well as three ranked keywords,based on ACSA’s research areas used in the Index of Scholarship, to their submission, in order to facilitate the matching process.

Topics: Building Science & Technology, Design, Digital Technology, Ecology, Health, History, Theory, Criticism, Pedagogy, Practice, Society + Community, and Urbanism. HERE is link to the Call for Submissions, which include topic descriptions.

All submissions will receive a two-stage peer-review process, with abstracts (for papers and projects) submitted first and then, for authors whose abstracts are accepted, full papers or projects second. Both stages will feature double-blind peer review by at least three reviewers and provide constructive comments that advance the effort and improve the review experience for both reviewers and reviewees.

Final acceptance of the full paper or full project translates to presentation at the conference and inclusion in the Proceedings. Sessions will be composed of both papers and projects, when possible, allowing for both scholarly and applied research to mutually demonstrate impact.

Two-stage Peer Review Process 

Stage 1: Abstracts for papers and projects

    • Abstract submissions for papers and projects include up to 500-word abstracts and up to 5 images. Omit all author names and any other identifying information. Abstract must be written in English.
    • Authors will receive a double-blind review by at least three reviewers and comments for further development for possible full paper and/or project.
    • Following acceptance, authors are asked to submit the full paper/project, responding to reviewers’ comments, for consideration in the conference.

Stage 2: Papers and Projects

    • Full papers should be no longer than 4,000 words, excluding the abstract and endnotes, and may contain up to 5 images. Omit all author names and any other identifying information. Must be written in English.
    • Full projects should include no more than 10 images and may contain up to 1000 words, excluding the abstract and endnotes. Omit all author names and any other identifying information. Must be written in English.
    • Authors will receive a double-blind review by at least three reviewers and comments for further development for possible presentation and publication. 
    • Following acceptance, authors will finalize the full paper or full project addressing reviewers’ comments and required formatting for presentation at the Annual Meeting the subsequent publication.

 

To preview the review form, please click here: ABSTRACT and PAPER/PROJECT.

Tulane University

Title: Graduate Student Studies Drug-Overdose Prevention Sites

Apr 29, 2019
With the surge of opioid overdose-related fatalities in the U.S., the country is in need of spaces designed to prevent people with drug addictions from accidental death. That is the focus of Tulane School of Architecture graduate student Lucy Satzewich (M.Arch), who recently won a national fellowship from the American Institute of Architects and Academy of Architecture for Health Foundation.

Satzewich is interested in developing standards for designing overdose prevention sites that adhere to a harm-reduction methodology, balance the needs of public and private space, and prioritize the expertise of frontline social workers and health professionals.

Rather than focusing on addiction recovery – though that is available for anyone who is interested – prevention sites allow spaces for safe drug use with the goal of preventing overdoses. One of the most crucial elements to overdose prevention sites is that they carry and distribute Naloxone, an internationally approved medication for reversing heroin and prescription opioid overdoses. Overdose prevention sites also diminish the spread of diseases including HIV and Hepatitis C, discourage public drug use, treat minor wounds, and refer users, if willing, to recovery programs.

“Overdose prevention sites empower users with the choice to enter a facility that holds a lifesaving medication and provide out-reach to marginalized populations wary of traditional health facilities,” Satzewich said. “However, in the U.S. wide adoption of these spaces is being delayed due to concerns about public and user safety.”

The AIA-AAH and AAH Foundation fellowship award will support Satzewich’s travel this summer to visit and talk with stakeholders at clinics and prevention sites in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. From this research, Satzewich will develop a document – with guidance from faculty at Tulane, as well as other experts in healthcare, architecture and design – that identifies best practices for overdose prevention sites. Satzewich also plans to present her findings to national audiences, such as the Healthcare Design Conference in 2020.

“Governments have acknowledged the death toll – nearly 170,000 drug-overdose fatalities in the U.S. last year – and the strain on federal resources related to incarceration and hospitalization, and the medical community has found that safe well-designed buildings can be part of the solution,” Satzewich said. “This research will contribute to the cultivation of health facilities accessible to all people.”

Image: Graphic by Lucy Satzewich on reported overdoses in New Orleans.

Tulane University

Title: Alumni (M.Arch ’13) Design New Spaces for Starbucks Concept Studio
Apr 25, 2019
Tulane School of Architecture alumni John Nelson (M.Arch ’13) and Guan Wang (M.Arch ’13) are designing spaces for global coffee chain Starbucks’ newest stores, called Roasteries, that create a sense of wonder. The goal, they said, is playing on all the senses.“We do this by using the architecture to elevate roasting, brewing, mixology and baking to performance arts,” Nelson and Wang said. “As a customer, you become enveloped in the processes visually and experientially.”

That inspiration is behind Nelson and Wang’s work on the Starbucks Concept and Innovation Team. Specifically, they have worked on designing the New York City Roastery, which opened in December 2018, and the soon-to-open Chicago location.

“As the Starbucks concept studio, we shape and maintain the design vision from the early stages through construction. Our work focuses on major architectural and branding elements – ceiling, walls, roasting equipment, signage – to customer experience and business operations,” Nelson and Wang said.

A total of six Roasteries are planned or have opened for Starbucks around the world, starting with its flagship store in Seattle and others in Shanghai, Milan, New York City, Chicago, and Tokyo.

It is Starbucks’ hope that the Roastery locations will become destinations for coffee drinkers.

Kevin Johnson, CEO of Starbucks, told reporters the Roasteries are “a new concept of a Starbucks, a new concept of a customer experience that is the ultimate in all things coffee.”

Creating new experiences for an established brand is not without its challenges.

“We look at our design challenge as an opportunity to create a deeper brand connection – for both new and faithful Starbucks customers,” Nelson and Wang said. “Customers have very strong connections to our brand, and we knowingly challenge those throughout the project to elicit wonderment, surprise and joy.”

Read press coverage of the New York City Roastery location opening, here.

Photo: Starbucks

Kansas State University

Seaton/Regnier Hall

The newly renovated and expanded Seaton and Regnier Halls have been operational since August 2017. The late 19th century and early 20th century existing structures have been transformed into an innovative 21st century learning and teaching environment, designed by the architecture firms Ennead Architects, BNIM, el dorado, and landscape architecture firm Confluence. The project included the renovation of 80,000 square feet of Seaton Hall and the addition of 114,000 square feet of new construction. The building has consolidated our fabrication capabilities into one 20,000 square-foot shop, adjacent to the new home for our college’s library. A 300-seat auditorium has also been added to building for guest lectures and events. The studios feature cutting-edge technology with integrated design labs and collaborative spaces, while the energy efficient design reduces maintenance and operating costs.

2019 AIA/ACSA COTE Top Ten for Students Winners - PRESS RELEASE

COTE Top Ten for Students: Competition Winners
Program honors exceptional student design projects that showcase innovation in sustainability.

Contact Amanda Gann: (202) 785-2324 or agann@acsa-arch.org.

 

For Immediate Release:
Washington, D.C. – April 22, 2019 – The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE) in partnership with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), are announcing award recipients of the 2019 AIA COTE Top Ten for Students Competition.

The competition recognizes ten exceptional studio projects that integrate creative and innovative design strategies working towards achieving carbon-neutral operations through daylighting, passive heating and cooling systems, sustainable materials, water conservation, energy generation, and other sustainable systems.

The program challenged students to submit projects that use a thoroughly integrated approach to architecture, natural systems, and technology to provide design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. Award recipients for this year’s COTE Top Ten for Students Competition are:

ACCLIMATE: Philip Riazzi, and Cameron Foster
Clemson University
Faculty Sponsors: Ulrike Heine, David Franco, and Daniel Harding

Shore of a Hundred Islands: Viviani Isnata, and Maria Ulloa
California College of the Arts
Faculty Sponsor: Evan Jones & Margaret Ikeda

Dyads: Thomas Valcourt, Karl Greschner, and Philippe Bernard
Université Laval
Faculty Sponsors: Claude Demers, and André Potvin

The Fly Flat: Cynthia Suarez-Harris, Ledell Thomas, and Kennia Lopez
Prairie View A&M University
Faculty Sponsors: Shelly Pottord, Shannon Bryant, and April Ward

“The Happy Land” | An Antiquarium for Torre Annunziata: Haley Teske
Montana State University
Faculty Sponsors: Bradford Watson, and Jaya Mukhopadhyay

Healing Habitats: Innovation Center for Disease and Water ManagementCatherine Earley, Elena Koepp, and Sabrina Ortiz
University Oregon
Faculty Sponsor: Brook Muller

Transfusion: Tapering Tucson: Cole Robinson, and Michael Horan
Clemson University
Faculty Sponsors: Ulrike Heine, Daniel Harding, and David Franco

Wallingford W2E: Sean Anderson, Tobias Jimenez, and Haley Ladenburg
Washington State University
Faculty Sponsor: Omar Al-Hassawi

Après le Déluge: Will Letchinger, and Jonathan Wilkinson
Rice University
Faculty Sponsor: John Casbarian

Coolth Capitalism: Peter Lazovskis, and Thomas Schaperkotter
Harvard GSD
Faculty Sponsor: Matthew Soules

You can get more information and see renderings of these projects here: 2019-COTE-Winners

The competition jury includes: Mary Demro, Montana State University; David Dowell, El Dorado Inc.; Bradford Grant, Howard University; and Matthew Noblett, Behnisch Architekten/Partners.

Complete details for each project are available on ACSA’s website: 2019-COTE-Winners. High-resolution rendering requests can be obtained from agann@acsa-arch.org. The projects will be on display at the 108th ACSA Annual Meeting in March 2020.

###

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech – Architecture Program:

Professor Susan Piedmont-Palladino, R.A., Director of Virginia Tech’s Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center, had her new book How Drawings Work. A User-Friendly Theory published with Routledge in December 2018. The book is available as a paperback and a hardback.

Professor Dr. Markus Breitschmid, S.I.A. and architect Valerio Olgiati’s new book Non-Referential Architecture, published by Simonett & Baer in 2018, was No.-1-most-sold architecture book on Amazon beginning on July 7, 2018. Due to the book being out-of-print, a new second edition of the original English, as well as German and Italian editions, will appear with Park Books in May 2019. In North America, the new edition will be distributed by The University of Chicago Press. In addition, the leading Dutch architecture journal de Architect has selected Non-Referential Architecture as one of the six best architecture books of 2018 in its “Beste Boeken 2018” list.

University at Buffalo, SUNY

ACSA news from the School of Architecture and Planning, University at Buffalo.               

April 2019

Associate Professor Beth Tauke conducted a Design Thinking Workshop entitled ‘In Our Shoes’ at the University of Arkansas for honors students enrolled in architecture, landscape architecture and interior design.

Associate Professor Beth Tauke presented a lecture ‘Possible Futures of Design with Diversity’ at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design in February. The lecture highlighted ethical issues related to the development of design in the environment, adaption to the changing human body and diverse populations, and how thoughtful design decisions can be made.

Assistant Professor Jin Young Song won the 2019 Forge Prize Phase 1 sponsored by The American Institute of Steel Construction and The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. A prototype will be fabricated as part of Phase 2 and exhibited at the 2019 AIA National Convention. (https://forgeprize.com/winners/)

Assistant Professor Jin Young Song received the ‘Design that Educates’ Award organized by the Laka Foundation and Solarlux. Song presented the winning proposal at the 2019 Architecture in Foyer conference which was held in Germany in March. (https://designeducates.com/winners-2019-sims/)

Associate Professor Joyce Hwang designed a new vertical habitat structure that was built in Canberra in March, 2019. The project, entitled ‘Life Support’, was commissioned by the Australian Capital Territory’s Department of Parks and Conservation, and developed in collaboration with Mitchell Whitelaw of ANU School of Art and Design, Darren Leroux of ACT Parks and Conservation and structural engineer John Skurr4.

Associate Professor Joyce Hwang gave a lecture at the Australian National University School of Art and Design in March 2019 in a symposium entitled ‘To see Ourselves as Something Larger’ (http://craftact.org.au/blogs/news/public-symposium -to-see-ourselves-as-part-of-something-larger)

Associate Professor Joyce Hwang was invited to exhibit her design work in the exhibition “I Thought I Heard a Bird’ at Craft ACT Gallery in Canberra. The exhibition, which opened in March and will be on view until May 2019, was curated by artist Raquel Ormella (http://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6006220/two-exhibitons-that-provide-a-dialogue-between-us-and-our-environmenmt/#slide+3)

Call for Nominations: ACSA Committees & Task Forces

Deadline: May 29, 2019

The ACSA Board of Directors invites nominations and self-nominations from faculty at full and candidate member schools to participate in 2019-2020 ACSA committees, task forces, and other activities.

Volunteer appointments are initiated by the 2019-20 ACSA president, Rashida Ng. Appointments are for one year beginning July 1, 2019, and are eligible for renewal thereafter. Individuals who responded to last year’s call will remain in the pool of candidates, but may also send revised information.

Committees will work primarily through conference calls during the academic year. A funded meeting is planned for committees October 4. Committees may also convene at the 2019 Administrators Conference and 2020 Annual Meeting.

Interested participants are asked to submit a 1 page cover letter identifying areas of interest related to ACSA’s committees and strategic plan, as well as a 2 page (maximum) curriculum vitae. The deadline for nominations and self-nominations is May 29, 2019. Submit materials in a single PDF file to Michelle Sturges, msturges@acsa-arch.org.

About Volunteer Opportunities

The ACSA board relies on three Program Committees to involve members and carry out the goals of the strategic plan. Among the products of these committees are white papers, surveys, and recommendations to the board.

ACSA seeks to identify additional members to participate in the following committees as well as other task forces and peer review bodies for ACSA conferences, competitions, and awards. (Read the newly published ACSA strategic plan here.)

The three Program Committees are charged as follows:

  • The Research & Scholarship Committee is charged with leading ACSA’s efforts to support faculty in scholarly endeavors; monitoring and assessing peer-review and recognition programs; and recommending actions to advocate for architectural scholarship.
  • The Education Committee is charged with leading ACSA’s efforts to improve the effectiveness of architectural education through best practices and overseeing programs to cultivate and disseminate these best practices.
  • The Leadership Committee is charged with leading ACSA’s efforts to support the strategic development of architecture programs; identifying and disseminating best-practice models of program leadership and administration; and overseeing ACSA’s efforts to promote awareness of architectural education.

If you have any additional questions, please contact Michelle Sturges, msturges@acsa-arch.org.

Tulane University

Title: Alumni, Faculty, School Friends Win Big at AIA New Orleans Awards 2019

Apr 15, 2019

The New Orleans chapter of the American Institute of Architects named dozens of Tulane School of Architecture alumni among the team awardees during the annual Design Awards program on March 21, 2019, celebrating the best architecture from local architects. The evening included a panel discussion led by Casius Pealer, Director of the Sustainable Real Estate Development Program at Tulane School of Architecture. Each year the Design Awards program accomplishes three goals: celebrate the best of this region’s architecture, recognize achievement in a broad range of architectural work, and inform the public of the breadth and value of architectural practice. Below is a listing of the awarded buildings, homes, and projects, including the alumni


Dear Rampart

Robert Riccardi (A ’91 & Board Member ). Lexi Tengco (A ’11.)


Aurora Event Center

Charles Weimer (A ’15).


Resilient Bridgeport

F. Macnaughton Ball, Jr., FAIA ( Former Parent& Former Board Member). Ramiro Diaz (A ’00)


2513 Metairie Road

Terri Dreyer (A ’01). Ian Dreyer (A ’01). Kristine Kobila (A ’01).


Teatro Santander

Jose Alvarez, AIA, LEED AP (A ’97). David Demsey, AIA (A ’07). Noah Marble, AIA, LEED AP (A ’05).


Chapelle Street House

Nicholas Marshall, AIA (A ’92). Irene Keil (Current Faculty). Robert Bouchon (E ’83).


Camp Place Residence

Wayne Troyer, FAIA (A ’83). Tracie Ashe (A ’02). Ross Karsen (A ’06). Daniel Kautz (A ’09). Natan Diacon-Furtado (A ’14).


1824 Sophie Wright Place

Wayne Troyer, FAIA (A ’83). Tracie Ashe (A ’02). Natan Diacon-Furtado (A ’14).

St. Stephen Catholic Church

Peter Trapolin, FAIA (A ’77).


Crescent Care Community Health Center

Robert Riccardi (A ’91 & Board Member) Curtis Laub (A ’06). Jenny Renn Key (A ’15). Brian Webber (A ’15). Elaine Damico (A ’18).

T
ulane University – Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex

Dominic Willard, Principal (A ’03). Michelle Carrol-Barr (A ’14).

Oscar J. Tolmas Center New Orleans City Park

Mac Ball (Former Parent & Former Board Member). Steve Scollo (A ’97). Charles Sterkx (A ’88).


St. Mary’s Dominican High School Gayle and Tom Benson Science and Technology Complex

Kenyon Zimmerman (A ’02). Timothy Dunford (Current Parent)


Palmisano Headquarters

Jose Alvarez (A ’97). Ian O’Cain (A ’13).


Mussafer Hall

Wayne Troyer, FAIA (A ’83). Julie Babin (A ’06). Toni DiMaggio (A ’03). Ray Croft(A ’14). Trent Gauthier (A ’14).

Photos by Michael Mantese Photography