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AMY DRYDEN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Amy Dryden, photo from an oil painting. Provided by Bonnie Dryden.
The School of Architecture is honored to announce that family, friends, and colleagues of Amy Dryden [B.S.A.S. '84, M.Arch. '90] joined together in donating over $25,000 to establish an endowed scholarship in Amy's name at The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture. The Amy Dryden Endowed Scholarship will support undergraduate students in the B.Arch. and B.S.A.S. degree programs.
It has been almost eight years since Amy's passing, and though it was a devastating loss, the creation of this scholarship is a worthy and lasting memorial to her life. During her days as a student at the School of Architecture, Amy and fellow student Katie Kosut [B.S.A.S. '87, M.Arch. '92] received a National Commendation from AIAS as 1st Place winners in the student design competition "Capitol Ideas." Amy and Katie also received a Certificate of Merit during the 6th International Design Competition in Osaka, organized by the Japan Design Foundation.
Our sincere thanks go to the following donors who made this scholarship a reality:
BONNIE DRYDEN
JACKSON & RYAN ARCHITECTS, INC.
Cathy and Greg Adams
Ainsworth Distributing Company
Sally S. Andrews
Dorothy Andrews
Linda and Joe Battson
Doshi Engineering & Surveying Company
Ford Powell & Carson
Ingeborg Fuqua
Nancy, Mel, and David Gross
Brooks W. Howell
Carolyn and Ben M. Hurst, III
Law Offices of Sally S. Andrews
Dawn C. Linde
Matrix/Structural Engineers Inc.
Meredith E. McCree
Karen S. Morris
Aki Ohashi
Brooke S. Perry
Trisha and Brian Peterson
Lea and Shane Rogers
Jeffrey D. Ryan
Martha and Darrell Seng
Merrill H. Stewart, Jr.
Upchurch Kimbrough Company
Marjory and George Van Houten
Carol and David Van Houten
Geoffrey L. Wheeler
Wylie & Associates Inc.
FRIENDS OF ARCHITECTURE
Friends of Architecture (FOA) is touring Seattle with Professor Larry Speck next week! If you missed the opportunity to join this exclusive tour, you'll want to pre-register as soon as possible for the February 2009 San Antonio trip. Details will be presented soon, but this tour is sure to sell out. Tours are only available to Friends of Architecture members, so visit our web site to get more information and become a member today!
FOA members are a diverse group of individuals with a shared commitment to maintain excellence within the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin and to increase knowledge and awareness of the superior architecture and design that surrounds us. Funds raised by FOA are used to enrich and expand programs within the School of Architecture and to foster the next generation of planners and designers through support of outreach programs such as the Summer Academy in Architecture.
Support FOA and the School of Architecture by becoming a member today or log on to our giving page and make a gift directly to the School (select Friends of Architecture from the drop down menu).
Friends of Architecture would like to thank our Corporate Silver members and supporters Curtis & Windham Architects and Lucifer Lighting Company.
FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP
Above top: Professor Harpman (at left) and members of her spring 2008 advanced design studio; above: Keith Ragsdale with two students from Maplewood Elementary School.
Fourteen upper-level graduate and undergraduate architecture students took play seriously in Professor Louise Harpman's spring semester advanced design studio. In partnership with the Austin Children's Museum (ACM), the studio designed a Community Science Workshop for children in East Austin on the Chestnut Commons site. MFI and ROMA design group also contributed to the work of the class. As part of the research for the studio, all the students designed toys for children ages 7-11 that demonstrated particular scientific principles. The "jury" for that portion of the studio took place with Maplewood Elementary School children. Work of the studio is currently on display at the Austin Children's Museum in the Community Gallery. The exhibit features the students' toys, as well as research, study models, and architectural renderings.
Harpman, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, has consulted with ACM in the past and is a devoted friend of the museum, due in part to the fact that her son Ivan is an ACM robotics enthusiast.
Selected work of Miró Rivera Architects, Associate Professor Juan Miró and Miguel Rivera, principals, will be exhibited at the AEDES Gallery in Berlin, Germany. Miró Rivera Architects is one of five firms from the United States included in the exhibition, "Insight USA - Shaping the Future: CityScapes / LandScapes / SeaScapes." Buildings and projects are presented in drawings, photographs, and models. The exhibition, which runs from July 5 through September 7, hopes to expose European audiences to the latest developments taking place in the current American architectural scene.
On July 2, Juan Miró and Miguel Rivera presented their lecture, "Waterscapes," at the Technical University in Munich, Germany.
Model Apartment, an Austin apartment remodeling of a mid-1960's unit, by Anthony Alofsin.
Anthony Alofsin, Roland Roessner Centennial Professor of Architecture, wrote the entry on Frank Lloyd Wright in Architecture: Celebrating the Past, Designing the Future, the major book that commemorates the 150th anniversary of The American Institute of Architects.
Dr. Alofsin, who maintains an architectural practice in Austin, has been chosen to include his Model Apartment in the annual AIA Austin chapter Homes Tour. The residence is one of twelve homes, and the tour will take place October 4 and 5. For further information, see the AIA Austin web site and www.alofsin.com.
ALUMNI NEWS
ALUMNI UPDATES
Interior view, O4D::Office for Design's award winning design for REEF Restaurant and 3rd Bar, Houston, Texas.
Lisa Pope Westerman [B.S.I.D. '96] and Brooks Howell, AIA [B.Arch. '94], principals of O4D::Office for Design, LLC, have received two prestigious awards from Hospitality Design magazine for their work and collaboration on an 8,000 sq. ft. seafood restaurant in midtown Houston. REEF and its cocktail bar, 3RD Bar, feature contemporary nautical themes, tables made from a mother-of-pearlized Lucite, blue and green colors throughout, and a 15-foot steel wine wall boasting more than 1,500 bottles. The award-winning design of REEF and 3RD Bar has been featured in publications such as Texas Monthly, Houston Business Journal, Southern Living, and PaperCity.
Brooks has a broad range of experience in both traditional and contemporary projects including civic, multifamily housing, and hospitality. He is a member of the Rice Design Alliance and American Institute of Architects.
Lisa's extensive work in hospitality design has been featured in publications such as PaperCity, Houston Modern Luxury, Interiors, and Restaurants and Institutions. In addition to her bachelor's degree in interior design from The University of Texas at Austin, Lisa holds a master's degree in architecture from the University of Houston.
"Waterin' the Work Mules," a sculpture by Bob Coffee, depicts his father, Roy, as a boy, sitting atop one of two mules at a trough. Photo by Bret Gerbe, Austin American-Statesman.
"Waterin' the Work Mules," a sculpture by Bob Coffee, FAIA [B.Arch '61], was the winner of a national competition sponsored by the City of Georgetown, Texas, to design a sculpture for the Williamson County Courthouse Square. The sculpture depicts (at 1/2 life size) a young farm boy astride one of a brace of his family's work mules drinking at a water trough. The piece will be set and dedicated in November 2008. A similar piece is to be set in a Dallas park this September to honor Coffee's father who was mayor of the Dallas suburb of University Park from 1950 to 1970.
In April, Texas Governor Rick Perry gave "Golden Victory," a bronze race horse by Coffee, to the Aga Khan IV at a ceremonial dinner near Austin. The gift was to commemorate the Aga Khan's 50 years as the hereditary leader of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims.
Also, Coffee's wildlife bronze, "40 Million Years Too Late," won first place in the Texas Society of Sculptor's spring exhibit at the Flat Creek Estates Winery at Lago Vista, Texas.
Matthew Priest [B.Arch. '96] has returned to San Francisco, joining Solomon ETC, A WRT Company, as an Associate. He was previously in New York where he earned a master's degree in urban design from Columbia University and where he worked with Cooper, Robertson & Partners as a Senior Associate. Some of his recent projects include the 400-acre master plan for Glorypark, the mixed-use development including the Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys stadiums in Arlington, Texas; the master plan, design guidelines, and architecture for the redevelopment of the 83-acre Bay Meadows horse track in San Mateo, California, into a mixed-use transit-oriented development; and a 2,300-acre master plan for the Juniper Ridge extension to the City of Bend, Oregon.
ALUMNI CONNECTIONS
We want you to stay involved and connected to the school, so join us for one of our many upcoming alumni events:
- Houston Alumni Reception at The Grove Restaurant - Thursday, October 9, 2008
- TSA Alumni Reception in Fort Worth - Thursday, October 23, 2008
- AIA Alumni Reception in San Francisco - Thursday, April 30, 2009
More details will become available on the School of Architecture Alumni web page as the events approach, or if you have questions please do not hesitate to contact Stacy Manning at smanning@austin.utexas.edu or 512.471.0617.
The School of Architecture is continuing its effort to find (and maintain) the most accurate contact information for all of our alumni. From young alumni receptions to 50-year reunions, and everything in between, we hope you will stay in touch. Would you like to mentor a student? Do you need to hire a fellow Longhorn? Looking for networking or continuing education opportunities? We can help, but we need to know how to reach you!
Stay in touch with former classmates--update your records and contact preferences by logging on to the University's online alumni directory.
Thanks for helping us improve our relationship with you. We look forward to hearing from you!
CRP STUDENT WINS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP
Chang Yi, Ph.D candidate in the Community and Regional Planning Program, was recently granted a dissertation fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement award from the NSF will help fund his dissertation, "The Role of Transportation in the Employment Outcomes of the Disadvantaged." The research will investigate the impact of accessibility to jobs provided by transportation on the employment achievements of low-income individuals. Chang's dissertation advisor is Dr. Ming Zhang.
VISUAL RESOURCES COLLECTION LAUNCHES "DEEP FOCUS" BLOG
The school's Visual Resources Collection has recently launched a blog called Deep Focus that will provide up-to-date information about image-based resources and services available to The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture faculty, students, and staff.
In addition, information of interest to the School of Architecture community will be highlighted and peripherally related content will also be included.
Dean's Journal
Sardinia and Macedonia
On June 9, I returned to Italy, just in time for extended European Cup Football matches. In Sardinia, I participated in the Urban and Landscape Perspectives Symposium organized by the Faculty of Architecture, University of Sassari. The major themes addressed included: the public sphere and public space, theoretical uncertainties about the "urban project," the relationship between landscapes and cities, urban populations and possible new types of citizenship, and policy and forms of urban self-organization. In addition to Italy and the United States, participants also came from the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Sweden.
I found Newcastle planning Professor Ali Madanipour's presentation especially interesting. Professor Madanipour spoke about cities, identity, and transformation, noting that "cities are changing so fast that they are losing their identity." He addressed urban identity over time and across space, the role of identity in society, the meanings of objects, tensions of representation, the identity of multi-layered cities, and identity and control.
In addition to the symposium, I participated in an editorial advisory board meeting for a new Springer book series, also called Urban and Landscape Perspectives. Two books have already been published in the series, including series organizer Professor Giovanni Maciocco's Fundamental Trends in City Development. In addition to his work in urban planning and as founding dean of the University of Sassari's Faculty of Architecture, Professor Maciocco is an active architect. He designed the new Faculty of Architecture at Alghero facility, restoring the Santa Chiara complex along the city fortifications overlooking the harbor. A monograph of his design work, Architecture, Environment and Beyond, was published in 2007 by Skira.
Fritz Steiner reflects on a windowfront poster for his upcoming lecture at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia. Photo by Anna Steiner.
From Sardinia, I flew to Skopje, Macedonia, where I had been invited by the U.S. Embassy to consult with local and national officials and academics on planning, landscape architecture, and urban design. Over five days, I presented eight lectures, gave six interviews to print and television reporters, visited four cities and a National Park, had nine meetings, and enjoyed several memorable lunches and dinners. My academic lectures included two at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje and one for the Faculty of Architecture at the State University of Tetovo. I gave three public talks at the State Department's "American Corner" facilities at Skopje, Tetovo, and Bitola.
The presentations and meetings with various national and local officials revealed several concerns and opportunities in this emerging nation. An overriding theme is concern about national identity in this former Yugoslav republic. This identity is challenged by its relationships with its neighbors, especially Greece. Although spared the worst aspects of the civil wars that plagued other parts of the former Yugoslavia, the divisions between Islamic and Christian cultures are evident.
Great potential also exists in the deep and interesting histories of these cultures. Careless urban development might undermine the nation's rich architectural heritage as much as civil strife. Likewise, the integrity of beautiful natural and rural landscapes is being compromised by poor quality development. Consistently, I heard that the Macedonians need and want better training in the areas of urban and environmental planning, landscape architecture, and urban design.
In a relatively short period of time, I was able to see much of Macedonia. On several occasions, I was invited back and, indeed, I would like to return.
Before I left for Sardinia, the senior administrative leadership of our school met with UT's Executive Vice-President and Provost Steven Leslie about our vision for the future. I am working with the Provost and the administrative team over the summer on that vision, especially as it relates to our budget and our capital campaign planning.
Events
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EXHIBIT
Fresco of Rome by Danti, 16th century. Source: Vatican "Cartographic Gallery" postcard.
February 1, 2008, through August 15, 2008
Visual Resources Collection
Sutton Hall 3.128 (Monday-Friday, 8-5)
"Landscape Architecture's History:
Marrying Research and Teaching through the Camera's Eye"
During the course of her academic career, Professor Mirka Beneš has documented a wide range of landscapes and supporting materials such as rare prints, maps, drawings, and written documents. From Professor Beneš' extensive slide collection, a group of almost 8,000 teaching slides--used in support of her two lecture courses in the history and theories of landscape architecture--were selected, cataloged, and digitized by the school's Visual Resources Collection (VRC). The selection of images in this exhibit represents a small sampling of images selected from the group that are available for use by the university community as part of the VRC's online Image Collection.
ERRATUM
The editors of eNews wish to correct an oversight in the "Alley Flat Initiative" section of the June 12 edition. Perry Lorenz was inadvertently omitted from our sponsor acknowledgments of the Alley Flat Initiative. Mr. Lorenz's gift was especially vital in helping the program meet a $35,000 matching grant to the School of Architecture. We extend our sincere thanks to Mr. Lorenz for his gift.
CONTACTS
In this fast-paced world, there's a lot of news to keep up with. We know you are doing great things, and we rely on you not only to share your stories, but also to keep us up-to-date on your contact information so that we can share our stories with you. Alumni, please send your news and contact updates to our new Associate Director of Constituent and Alumni Relations, Stacy Manning at smanning@austin.utexas.edu. Students, faculty, and staff may send updates to eNews editor Pamela Peters at p.peters@mail.utexas.edu.
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