CLASS OF 1957 REUNION

Bill Booziotis [B.Arch. '57] and Pat Holden [B.Arch. '57], School of Architecture co-chairs for the Class of 1957 reunion, invite all who graduated in or near 1957 to join them for an unforgettable 50th anniversary celebration. Events will kick off on Wednesday, April 25, with a pre-reunion cocktail reception at the Hotel San Jose at 6:00 p.m. On Thursday, April 26, participants will join all University classes for a full day of tours and events, including lunch with University President William Powers and Dean Fritz Steiner, followed by special activities for School of Architecture alumni, including tours of Battle Hall, the Alexander Architectural Archive, Materials Laboratory, and a look at the Speedway redevelopment proposal. On Friday, April 27, at the conclusion of University-wide tours and events, alumni will join the meeting of the School of Architecture Advisory Council for presentations by UTSOA faculty, a lecture by Tim Blonkvist [B.Arch. '81], Overland Partners, and dinner at the Moore/Andersson Compound.

50-YEAR REUNION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, April 25
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Pre-reunion cocktail reception, Hotel San José

Thursday, April 26
7:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Welcome breakfast, followed by offerings of tours and classes
12:15 p.m - 2:00 p.m. Lunch with President Powers and Dean Steiner, Texas Union Ballroom
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. School of Architecture tours
6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Dinner and entertainment, Alumni Center

Friday, April 27
8:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Breakfast, offerings of tours and classes, and lunch with Dr. John Silber
2:00 - 5:00 p.m. School of Architecture Advisory Council activities
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Lecture by Tim Blonkvist, Overland Partners
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Dinner with School of Architecture Advisory Council

For additional details, visit the Texas Exes website at http://www.texasexes.org, or contact Stephanie Palmer at stephanie.palmer@mail.utexas.edu or 512-471-0617 with questions.

Events

"BOOKS & BUILDINGS" SYMPOSIUM

Monday, March 26
2:00-6:00 p.m., presentation and responses
Prothro Theater
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
21st & Guadalupe Streets
Reception will follow in the North Atrium.

Book: Technology, Sustainability, and Cultural Identity
by Lawrence W. Speck

Guest Commentators
Hans Butzer, TAP/ButzerStudio, Oklahoma City
Elizabeth Danze, Danze + Blood Architects
Reed Kroloff, dean, Tulane University School of Architecture

Professor Speck will have a booksigning:
Wednesday, March 28, 7:00 p.m.
Book People
603 N. Lamar, Austin, Texas

LECTURE

Wednesday, March 28
Charles Gwathmey
Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects
University Teaching Center 2.102A, 7:00 p.m.

Lecture: “Addition & Interventions”

Charles Gwathmey, Partner, Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, received his Master of Architecture degree from Yale University, where he won both the William Wirt Winchester Fellowship as the outstanding graduate and a Fulbright Grant. In the decades since, Mr. Gwathmey has been honored with the Brunner Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1970 and elected to the Academy in 1976.

Mr. Gwathmey has served as President of the Board of Trustees for The Institute of Architecture and Urban Studies and was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1981. From 1965 through 1991, Mr. Gwathmey taught at Pratt Institute, The Cooper Union, Princeton University, Columbia University, the University of Texas, and the University of California at Los Angeles. Mr. Gwathmey was the spring 2005 William A. Bernoudy Resident in Architecture at the American Academy in Rome. In 2005, he was elected to The National Academy. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Cooper Union. Present projects include art museums in Sacramento, California, and Buffalo, New York; major residences in Potomac, Maryland, and Aspen, Colorado; and the renovation and addition to the Yale School of Architecture Building.

LECTURE

Thursday, April 12
Angelo Bucci
São Paolo, Brazil
Goldsmith 3.120, 4:00 p.m.
Sponsored by O'Neil Ford Chair.

LECTURE

Friday, April 13
Sean Godsell
Sean Godsell Architects
Melbourne, Australia
Goldsmith 3.120, 5:00 p.m.

"BOOKS & BUILDINGS" SYMPOSIUM

Wednesday, April 18
2:00-6:00 p.m., presentation and responses
Prothro Theater
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
21st & Guadalupe Streets
Reception will follow in the North Atrium.

Book:
Alternative Routes to the Sustainable City: Austin, Curitiba, and Frankfurt
by Steven A. Moore

Guest Commentators
Barbara Allen, Associate Professor, Virginia Tech
Michael Oden, Associate Professor of Community and Regional Planning, UT-Austin

LECTURE

Wednesday, April 25
Eric DeLony
Historic American Engineering Record
Goldsmith 3.120, 5:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Cathedral Stone Products.

LECTURE

Friday, April 27
Tim Blonkvist
Overland Partners
San Antonio
Goldsmith 3.120, 5:00 p.m.

LECTURE

Monday, April 30
Patricio Mardones
São Paolo, Brazil
Goldsmith 3.120, 5:00 p.m.

EXHIBIT

April 16 through May 4
Four Chilean Architects
Patricio Mardones
Mebane Gallery, Goldsmith Hall

EXHIBIT

January 26 through August 24
Visual Resources Collection
Sutton 3.128 (Monday-Friday, 8-5)

"Frozen Notes: the Photography of Frederick R. Steiner"

This exhibit features a selection of black and white photographs printed from 35mm Scala slides taken by the School of Architecture's Dean Frederick Steiner. Regarding his photographic pursuits, Dean Steiner says, "I seldom think about taking pictures, it is something I just do. Through my camera, I am an observer of the contemporary urban condition. Mostly, I take pictures of buildings and landscapes. I suppose my pictures might be viewed as abbreviated forms of architecture."

Dean Steiner is the Henry M. Rockwell Chair in Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin. During his tenure as a National Endowment for the Arts Prize Fellow in Rome in 1998, his love for photography was rekindled, and he has been photographing ever since.

CENTER FORUMS

The Center for American Architecture and Design hosts a Friday Forum Series from 12:00 to 1:30 in the Center's Battle Hall Conference Room (room 101).

Throughout the fall and spring semesters, faculty, visitors, and graduate students at the School of Architecture offer their latest work up for freewheeling discussion and debate, with subjects varying from architectural practice, design, design theory, to the arts, planning, and the politics and economics of development.

The idea is for faculty and students to meet in an informal atmosphere to debate and freely discuss topics "hot" on the minds of the speakers. Forum topics/titles are confirmed a week prior to each forum date. Visit the Center website (http://www.utexas.edu/architecture/center/lunch_forums) for updates. The remaining spring 2007 schedule includes:

• March 30, Lynn Osgood
• April 13, Mirka Beneš
• April 27, Dennis Doxtater
• May 4, Smilja Milovanovic

The Friday Forum is also webcast live (visit the Center's web address above), and you are invited to call in live with questions or comments during the discussion at 512-471-9890.

FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP

Assistant Professor Tracy McMillan was quoted in the March 19, 2007, edition of the Austin American-Statesman. Responding to Prevention magazine's recent designation of Austin as the second-best fitness walking city in the country, Professor McMillan said, "I was a little surprised we ranked so high." McMillan is an expert on the relationship between the "built environment" and public health, and she serves on the Mayor's Council on Fitness.

In the Statesman article by Pamela LeBlanc, McMillan agrees that Austin has good destinations for walking, such as the Town Lake trail, and segments of our population are very active. She also acknowledges the city's good network of off-road trails. "Where we can make improvement is in sidewalk coverage," she says, "so you can walk near your house for recreation or to go to a store." McMillan is doing research to find out if having neighborhood sidewalks makes people more apt to exercise.

Professor Nancy Kwallek and Associate Professor Carl Matthews were presented with awards of Outstanding Service to the Organization at the recent Interior Design Educators Council annual conference held in Austin. The School hosted the opening reception for the conference on March 7 in the Goldsmith Hall courtyard, and the final awards ceremony was held at White Fences Equestrian center in Manor, Texas. Carl Matthews and Texas State interior design professor Caroline Hill won the Members Choice Award for Outstanding Paper Presentation. Their paper was titled "Sexism, Femininity and the Language of Interior Design.

On February 8, Associate Professor Juan Miró presented the opening lecture of the Emerging Architecture Lecture Series at RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) in London. The lecture series is organized by Architectural Review and RIBA. In his lecture, titled "Back to Basics," Professor Miró discussed the ideas behind the work produced at his firm, Miró Rivera Architects. The firm was one of the three winners of the 2006 Architectural Record Emerging Architecture Award.

ALUMNI NEWS

ALUMNI RECEPTION AT THE AIA CONVENTION

Thursday, May 3
Lucifer Lighting Company
3720 IH 35 North
San Antonio
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Lucifer Lighting Company.

This year, the American Institute of Architects will host their national convention in San Antonio, Texas. Dean Fritz Steiner invites all alumni of the School of Architecture to attend a cocktail reception on Thursday, May 3, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Lucifer Lighting Company will host the reception at their new, meticulously renovated headquarters at 3750 IH 35 North.

We hope you will join us for this opportunity to reminisce with fellow alumni and for an exclusive look inside Lucifer Lighting Company—a significant redesign of the former Pace Foods manufacturing facility. Working with Jackson & Ryan Architects, Houston, and Gensler, Dallas, Lucifer Lighting Company helped to reinvent the facility that was originally designed by Ford Powell and Carson. The renovation created an inviting, healthier, and more efficient office environment that they hope will allow them to achieve a LEED Silver certification. In recognition of their efforts, AIA has even made Lucifer Lighting Company one of their featured tour offerings during the convention.

If you have questions or would like to RSVP, please contact Stephanie Palmer at 512-471-0617 or stephanie.palmer@mail.utexas.edu.

Even if you will not participate in the AIA convention, you are welcome to join us!

ALUMNI UPDATE

Gregory Thomas, AIA [B.S.Arch.Eng. '83; B.Arch. '85] has joined the design studio of CG&S Design-Build as a Senior Project Architect. Gregory began his postgraduate architectural work as an intern draftsman for RioGroup Architects in Austin, 1987. He then went on to work for Tony Atkin & Associates in Philadelphia as a project architect 1987-1990, moved back to Austin as a project manager for Sinclair Black & Andrew Vernooy, AIA, 1990-1994, and worked with Steinbomer & Associates Architects as a Senior Associate from 1994-1997. After working as a Senior Associate with Mell Lawrence Architects from 1997-2003, he launched his own, active private practice focusing on residential design and garden architecture in central Austin.

CG&S Design-Build is one of Austin's premier residential design-build firms, specializing in high quality residential renovations and additions, as well as new construction. Gregory's extensive experience doing additions and renovations throughout Austin's central neighborhoods will dovetail with their specialty. "We're excited about Gregory joining us!" says CG&S' principal Architect, Stewart Davis, AIA [B.Arch. '83]. "He shares our philosophy of building meaningful client relationships and beautiful residential projects in a collaborative, creative environment."

IN MEMORIAM

William Bowers Pillis [M.Arch. '84] passed away on December 6, 2006.

DESIGN BUILD CHALLENGE 2007—NEW ORLEANS

Over spring break, ten students and two faculty members engaged in the Design Build Challenge 2007 in New Orleans. The competition required that no planning or construction was to begin prior to the start of the competition at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 16, but all work was to be completed by 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 18. With a very limited amount of time, the teams were to DESIGN—engage a client and address a need, BUILD—construct the design, and CHALLENGE—be substantially complete in less than 68 hours.

On Friday, we had a tour of New Orleans by Dan Etheridge, Associate Director, and Sarah Gamble [M.Arch. '06], Coordinator, of CITYbuild. They discussed the broader social and ecological issues of the Crescent City and highlighted the individual re-building efforts by universities and others. In addition, we met David Reynolds, Executive Director of The Green Project, a non-profit organization that recycles building materials. Over lunch (shrimp po-boys), David Reynolds described the public areas or hangouts for the St. Claude and St. Roch areas. In the afternoon, we met with David Gregor at his studio in Bywater to hear his perspective on the politics and processes ongoing (or not) in the city.

The Design Build Competition began with a 3-hour charrette on Friday night. Through lively discussions, it was determined that our site would be the “neutral ground” (median) of St. Roch. This was a community highlighted by David Reynolds as one that may benefit from some attention as the residents return and rebuild. The program was simply to provide places of rest—a physical and mental moment of refreshment.

With a mix of architecture and landscape architecture students, the program was twofold—benches and (garden) beds. The benches were constructed primarily from “short” recycled wood from The Green Project. Because of its length, this lumber was of no use and free of charge. The beds were planted with plants—marigolds, greens, and sunflowers—that are known for the remediation qualities. The gardens are demonstrative, by acknowledging the poor soil quality, as well as visually restorative, by adding color and texture.

After building offsite on Saturday, Sunday was devoted to installation and finishing touches in the St. Roch community. With children and adults helping, we were able to locate 5 benches and 5 beds. One bench sits outside of Mrs. Beverly Holden’s house. Two benches are in front of a peach house with several children. Another bench was located by Dante. The final bench, we sited near the old St. Roch market. The gardens were positioned between the benches, where trees were missing on the neutral ground.

The competition concluded with a crawfish boil in the 9th Ward. Our UTSOA team was awarded a trophy for the fastest design-build project. The jurors applauded the resourcefulness of materials, the connection with community, and the simple design. But, it was the community (including children repainting and adorning the benches with flowers, people, and balloons) that truly made this project and experience a success. We would like to thank and acknowledge the efforts of those mentioned above, as well as The Katrina Furniture Project, the Friends of Architecture, and the St. Roch community for their help and hospitality.

STUDENTS:
Nik Koenig
Michael Hensley
Kristen Alexander
Stephen Grant
Anna Dressler
Jessica Braun
Ryan Hanlon
Mariel Reyes
Gale Gladstone
Mike Pecen
John Hart Asher

FACULTY:
Nichole Wiedemann
Jason Sowell

FRIENDS OF ARCHITECTURE

Friends of Architecture is pleased to announce "Re-New Orleans," an exclusive tour of post-Katrina architecture and design. The Crescent City is back, and with Reed Kroloff [M.Arch. '86], Dean of the School of Architecture at Tulane University, as our guide, FOA is prepared to show you the city like you've never seen it before!

The May 25-27, 2007, tour will include visits to the Garden District, the Ogden Museum, private cocktail receptions, and plenty of traditional French Quarter dining and entertainment. You also won't want to miss visits to very special post-Katrina student designs, including a house built by Tulane University students, and the Design Build Challenge 2007 project by students of the UTSOA—a project partially sponsored through the generosity of Friends of Architecture. (See "Design Build" section above.)

To inquire about additional tour details or Friends of Architecture membership, contact FOA Director Stephanie Palmer at 512-471-0617 or stephanie.palmer@mail.utexas.edu. To pay a deposit, guaranteeing your space on this exclusive tour, visit http://utdirect.utexas.edu/txshop/item_details.WBX?cart_id=0ATSYMPOS&dept_prefix=AT&item_id=26&cat_seq_chosen=02&subcategory_seq_chosen=000&r_cust_service_url=.

STUDENT NEWS

Brett Wolfe, a B.Arch. student, has been selected as one of five undergraduates to represent The University of Texas at Austin in its presentation to the Texas legislature highlighting excellence in undergraduate research. Brett's project, a new design for the Blanco Library, completed while he was a student in Professor Louise Harpman's advanced studio, titled "Information, Technology and the Public Library," is on display through March 27 in the State Capitol. Please join us in congratulating Brett on this important accomplishment.

ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY PROGRAM NEWS

Kathryn Holliday's [Ph.D., Architectural History, '03] doctoral dissertation, "Leopold Eidlitz and the Architecture of Nineteenth-century America," has been accepted for publication by W. W. Norton in New York. The book, titled Leopold Eidlitz: Architecture and Idealism in the Gilded Age, is in press and will appear early next year.

Monica Penick has been selected to give a paper at the Buell Center Dissertation Colloquium at Columbia University in April. Only a handful of the top Ph.D. students internationally are selected—every two years—for this.

M.A. candidate Laura M. McGuire published, "A Movie House in Space and Time: Frederick Kiesler's Film Arts Guild Cinema, New York, 1929," in the Spring-Summer 2007 issue of Studies in the Decorative Arts, an interdisciplinary journal published by the Bard Graduate Center. The issue also includes an article by Associate Professor Christopher Long, "The Viennese Secessionsstil and Modern American Design."

Associate Professor Richard Cleary's article, "Texas Gothic, French Accent: The Architecture of the Roman Catholic Church in Antebellum Texas," appears in the current issue of the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. Professor Cleary presented a paper on this topic last week at the annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association.

ARCHITECTURE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE STAFF NEWS

Architecture Librarian Janine Henri and Alexander Architectural Archive Curator Beth Dodd will be presenting on "Architectural Archives and Special Collections: Best Practices for Libraries Supporting Schools of Architecture" at this year's meeting of the Association of Architecture School Librarians (AASL) in Philadelphia. This meeting is held in conjunction with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Beth Dodd is the recipient of the first travel award offered by the AASL.

Janine Henri co-authored "Library Support for Study Abroad and Distance Education Programs" featured in the January ACSA News.

Graduate Research Assistant Kathryn Pierce is the recipient of the Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award offered by the Art Libraries Society of North America Texas Mexico chapter. Katie will apply her award to support her in attending this year's conference in Atlanta.

DEAN'S JOURNAL

Following a reception for guest speakers at the Charles Moore Center on Thursday evening, March 1, I attended the "Sanctioning Modernism" conference organized by our Ph.D. in Architecture students Vladimir Kulic, Monica Penick, and Timothy Parker on Friday. They conceived three themes for the conference--modernism and the state, making religion modern, and at home with modernism. Speakers included keynote Dennis Doordan of the University of Notre Dame, Sandy Isenstadt of Yale University, Richard Kieckhefer of Northwestern University, Juliana Maxim of the University of San Diego, Robert Proctor of the Glasgow School of Art, Michelangelo Sabatino and Nora Laos of the University of Houston, and Rosemary Wakeman of Fordham. Sanctioning Modernism included thought-provoking lectures that were introduced by moderators Associate Professor Danilo Udovicki-Selb, Francesco Passanti, and Associate Professor Chris Long. Associate Professor Richard Cleary served as the faculty sponsor for the event, which was underwritten by the Martin S. and Evelyn S. Kermacy Collection Endowment.

On Saturday evening, we recognized Professor Emeritus Martin Kermacy's endowment support for Professor Anthony Alofsin's When Buildings Speak (University of Chicago Press, 2006). The Kermacy Endowment is invaluable for the support of advanced architecture studies in Central Europe. Professors Alofsin and Kermacy and I were joined by Jayne Klein, Patricia Alofsin, Gene George, Mary Caroline George, Kermacy Professor David Heymann, Sandy Heymann, Professor Richard Swallow, Gail Swallow, and Anna Steiner.

On Monday, March 5, the Deans Council met in the Stark Library of the Main Building. We discussed University development and strategic planning activities, as well as international and undergraduate studies. Each school and college dean is setting specific development goals that will complement broad, University-level programmatic objectives that include international programs, the undergraduate experience, sustainability, the arts and humanities, education and outreach, and health care.

These themes were also discussed at the School faculty meeting on Tuesday, March 6. That evening, the Cogburn family hosted our annual recognition dinner for the participants in the Urban Land Institute's Gerald D. Hines Urban Design Competition. Betsy Cogburn, Meg Cogburn Wilson [B.Arch. '98], and Rob Wilson attended the dinner at the Campus Club, that featured faculty advisor Professor Simon Atkinson's insightful review of the School's nine entries. This year's site was an especially challenging area, east of downtown Los Angeles. One of our teams was selected for national honorable mention--the team of Marisa Ballas (MSCRP), Genevieve A. Buentello (MLA), N. Katherine Devereux (MSCRP), William L. Huie (M.Arch.), and Erik Johnson (MBA), with faculty adviser Simon Atkinson and professional adviser Sinclair Black.

On Wednesday, March 7, I was a panelist for an Urban Land Institute lunch on the topic of transit-oriented development and affordable housing featuring Shelley Poticha, President and CEO of Reconnecting America and the Center for Transit-Oriented Development. (Alumnus Jeff Wood [MSCRP '05] contributed a chapter to her most recent book, Street Smart: Streetcars and Cities in the 21st Century.) Our nine Hines competition boards were prominently displayed at the lunch, with students Marisa Ballas and Katherine Clark in attendance to answer questions. The same day, Assistant Dean Julie Hooper and I met with Vice Provost Fred Heath, of University of Texas Libraries, and his staff to discuss cooperative development strategies for Battle Hall, which is approaching its 100th anniversary.

The Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) annual conference was held the same week in Austin. Professor Nancy Kwallek and Associate Professor Carl Matthews welcomed over 200 interior design educators to a reception in the Goldsmith Loggia and Courtyard on Wednesday evening. The educators visited Goldsmith and the University Co-Op Materials Lab in the West Mall Office Building.

After attending a Hill Country Conservancy Board meeting, Ruth Carter Stevenson Chair Kevin Harrington's urbanism seminar, and my Environment Readings class, I flew to Philadelphia for the annual Association of Collegiate Schools conference. On Friday, I participated in an urban design panel organized by 2007 Topaz medal recipient Lance Brown of City College. We were joined by Lindsay Bremner of Temple University and Dean Doug Kelbaugh of the University of Michigan. Unfortunately, my panel coincided with a talk by Assistant Professor Billie Faircloth on "Architecture and Plastic."

On Saturday morning, I attended Simon Atkinson's lecture on idea cities. Professor Atkinson offered seven constructs for an idea city--participatory democracy, connectivity, compactness, placemaking, resourcefulness, greening, and uniqueness.

That evening, Richard Rogers gave a lecture at Irvine Hall on the Penn campus that covered similar ground. After reviewing data about a global urbanization and climate change, Rogers argued that buildings must be flexible, adaptable, and sustainable. He identified climate change as "the most important design challenge of the moment."

Several alumni who teach at other universities attended the ACSA conference, including Robin Abrams [MSCRP '79, M.Arch. '85] of Texas Tech, Greg Hall [B.Arch. '85] of the Savannah College of Art, Christopher Livingston [M.Arch. '94] of Montana State, John P. White [B.Arch. '57] of Texas Tech, Bruce Wrightsman [M.Arch. '05] of the University of Colorado, Jon Yoder [M.Arch. '96] of Syracuse, and Len Zegarski [M.Arch. '94] of the New School in San Diego.

During spring break, I met with Marjie French and Sally Drews of the University of Texas at Dallas about our Dallas Urban Lab. I also welcomed elected student representatives of the Senate of College Councils to the School. I continued work with Envision Central Texas and participated in conference calls for the Landscape Architecture magazine editorial advisory committee, the steering committee for the Sustainable Sites Initiative, a book project with EDAW, and a charrette for "25 landscape architects under 35" that I am helping to organize with the Landscape Architecture Foundation, Landscape Forms, and Landscape Architecture.

Also during spring break, my daughter Halina visited from New York to participate in SXSW activities. Her friends, the New York-based band "Porsches on the Autobahn," stayed at my house, too. As a result, I attended some SXSW events, as well.

At the University Leadership Council meeting on March 19, UT-Austin Vice President for Employee and Campus Services Pat Clubb and Will Shepherd [B.Arch. & M.Arch. '76] updated progress on the new Executive Education and Conference Center, scheduled to open in fall 2008. Designed by Lake|Flato, in collaboration with HKS, the facility will seek LEED Silver and perhaps LEED Gold certification. The center will greatly expand the conference opportunities on campus. (Visit http://www.leedbuilding.org/ to learn more about LEED.)

On March 20, a group of faculty and I met with Jim Adams and Jana McCann [B.Arch. ‘80] of ROMA, as well as Jim Robertson of the City of Austin Department of Neighborhood Services. We discussed possible research and teaching collaborations involving the Austin downtown plan. ROMA is the lead consultant for the plan.

Afterwards, I met with Sinclair Black’s New Urbanism class. I was joined by Cid Galindo of the Austin Planning Commission and Jonathan Ogden. We presented the regional planning efforts of Envision Central Texas, as well as the City of Austin.

The next day, I participated in a conference on bold architecture solutions to global climate change at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. The gathering was organized by the Conference of Southeast Foundations and featured Ed Mazria of New Mexico’s Mazria Odems Dzurec. He noted that by 2035, 75 percent of the nation’s building stock will be new or renovated. This presents a significant opportunity for architects, interior designers, preservationists, and planners to address energy and greenhouse gas challenges. Over 200 people attended, including several of our faculty, alumni, and students, as well as eight University of Houston Gerald D. Hines School of Architecture faculty. Wildflower Center Director Susan Rieff, Austin Mayor Will Wynn, and I welcomed the participants. Texas Tech College of Architecture Dean Andrew Vernooy [M.Arch. '78 & M.S.Arch.Eng. '90] participated in a panel that addressed possible Texas responses to climate change challenges.

That evening, I attended a reception at Mueller hosted by the Catellus Development Group. The event recognized the team who are making the project a reality, including Jana McCann and Carly Shepherd [MLA ‘06] of ROMA.

—Fritz Steiner

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