JOURNALS ON(_)LINE(S)

The UT Austin Architecture and Planning Library (APL) recently installed a two-story mobile in the grand stairwell of Battle Hall.

The installation is intended to raise awareness about electronic journals made available through the University of Texas Libraries that focus on subjects related to the research needs of School of Architecture students, faculty, and staff.

Almost one-third of the 215 journal subscriptions at the APL are available online. The mobile is proportioned to represent this trend—quarter-scale booklets represent journal titles that can be found in print, while the symbol @e is used to represent electronic journals.

Together, the objects hanging in the stairwell illustrate technology's impact on journal publication and the transitional tension between printed and digital media.

The Journals On(_)line(s) installation, designed by architecture senior Josh Bailey, was funded in part by the School of Architecture's John Greene Taylor Endowment for Collections Enhancement and the University of Texas Libraries.

EVENTS

For the latest updates, check out the online UTSOA Calendar.

Funding for lectures and exhibits is provided in part by the Herbert M. Greene Centennial Lectureship, the Wolf and Janet Jessen Centennial Lectureship, the Karl Kamrath Lectureship, the Edwin A. Schneider Centennial Lectureship, and the Brightman/York Endowed Lecture Series in Interior Design.

LECTURE

Monday, September 21
Jessen Auditorium, 5:00 p.m.

Dan Phillips
Huntsville, Texas

"Legitimizing Trash & Gentrifying Icky"

LECTURE

Monday, September 28
Goldsmith Hall 3.120, 5:00 p.m.

Sinclair Black and
Larry Doll

"Drawings"
"Drawing on Uncertainty"

EXHIBIT

September 11 – October 23
Mebane Gallery
Goldsmith Hall (Monday-Friday, 8-5)

Sinclair Black / Larry Doll
2 x 2: Drawings & Sketches

LECTURE

Wednesday, September 30
Goldsmith Hall 3.120, 5:00 p.m.

Niklaus Kohler
Lausanne, Switzerland

"Dematerialization"

CENTER LUNCH FORUM SERIES

Roughly every other Friday during the fall and spring semesters, The Center for American Architecture and Design hosts a Friday Lunch Forum Series. The aim of the series is for faculty and students to meet in an informal atmosphere to debate topics and to share ideas about history, practice, theory, and new directions for architecture.

All Center Lunch Forums take place at 12:00 noon (CST) in Battle Hall, Room 101, and via LIVE WEBCAST. (Download RealPlayer here. It's free.)

Visit the Center website for updates and to access the live webcast. Remaining forums on the fall 2009 schedule include:

• September 25, Rachael Rawlins
• October 9, François Lévy
• October 23, Danilo Udovicki-Selb
• November 6, Michael Garrison
• November 20, Vincent Snyder

CITY FORUM SERIES

City Forum is a planning and urban issues speaker series hosted by the Community and Regional Planning Student Organization (CRPSO) and the Community and Regional Planning Program (CRP) at The University of Texas at Austin. The bi-weekly speakers series is intended to broaden the curriculum in the CRP program by presenting the experiences, perspectives, and insights of scholars, community leaders, practicing planners, and policy makers who engage in timely issues.

For questions, comments, or suggestions related to City Forum, contact Katie Howell or Dr. Bjorn Sletto.

Friday, September 11
"The Everyday Lives of Planners: Diverse Opportunities in a Changing Field"

Speakers:

• Ross Frie, Frie Planning & Development Concepts, LLC
• Oscar Garza, Environmental Compliance Specialist, City of Austin, Watershed Protection Department
• Joi Harden [MSCRP '03], Senior Planner, City of Austin, Planning and Development Review Department
• Ashley McLain [MSCRP '97], Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting

Location: Texas Union, Sinclair Suite (UNB 3.128), noon to 1:30

Friday, September 18
"Austin's Comprehensive Plan:
Opportunities and Challenges for Citizen Engagement"

Speakers:

• TBA

Location: Texas Union, Sinclair Suite (UNB 3.128), noon to 1:30

EXHIBIT

September 8, 2009-January 15, 2010
Visual Resources Collection
Sutton Hall 3.128 (Monday-Friday, 8-5)
Exhibit opening: September 17, 3-5 p.m

"The Passage to the New: Modern Architecture in Central Europe, 1890-1938, Photographs by Christopher Long"

During the mid-1980s, Christopher Long, professor in architectural history at The University of Texas at Austin, photographed the built environment in central and eastern Europe. Awarded a Fulbright to study at the University of Vienna, Long researched his dissertation on the life and work of architect and designer Josef Frank.

Trained as a cultural historian, Long began a self-taught crash course in architectural history. He walked the streets of Vienna, Hungary, and Poland. He visited and observed every Frank building and photographed other examples of Viennese modernism, including buildings by Otto Wagner, Josef Hoffmann, Joseph Maria Olbrich, and Adolf Loos. He photographed during the cold winter months when light was clearest in order to overcome Austria's overcast weather and capture building facades often veiled in the shadows of their neighbors.

From 1994-1996, Professor Long lived and taught in Prague. He shot images of a city in transition being rebuilt after the fall of communism.

The Visual Resources Collection (VRC) collaborated with ARTstor, a digital library of over one million images licensed by The University of Texas Libraries, to catalog and digitize over two hundred of Professor Long's slides. The exhibit represents a selection of images from ARTstor's Christopher Long: Central European Architecture collection.

CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

CSD News and Updates

Professor Michael Garrison, along with the Center for Sustainable Development, has received a $25,000 grant award from Community Renewal International for research on a zero net energy high rise building for Shreveport, Louisiana.

The latest edition of the CSD newsletter is now online. Sustainability News includes events, opportunities, and resources of interest to the center's core interests: ecology, social equity, economy, deisgn, and policy making.

There are many new faces at the Center for Sustainable Development. Following is a guide of CSD staff and how they can help you.

Director: Werner Lang, Ph.D.
Oversees all initiatives of the CSD, in addition to teaching and research endeavors at the School of Architecture.
lang@austin.utexas.edu, WMB 4.126

Assistant Director: Barbara Brown Wilson
Manages general day-to-day CSD activities and assists with proposal development and event planning.
bebrown@mail.utexas.edu, 512.471.2709; WMB 4.116AA

Advisor, Portfolio Program in Sustainability: Meghan Kleon
Assists students and coordinates events related to the Portfolio Program in Sustainability and publishes a bi-monthly newsletter highlighting events related to sustainability.
meghanferankleon@mail.utexas.edu, WMB 4.116AA

Research Assistant: Stefan Bader
Coordinates construction and research regarding the Thermal Lab, oversees graphic development for the CSD, and assists with outreach activities
stefan.bader@mail.utexas.edu, WMB 4.116AB

Research Assistant: Elizabeth "EB" Brooks
Coordinates CSD events and outreach activities, such as the film series, publications, and web site
eb_98@hotmail.com, WMB 4.116AB

Contracts and Grants Manager: Teresa Carr, C.R.A.
Researches funding opportunities and coordinates CSD grant submissions
teresacarr@mail.utexas.edu, 512.475.7995, WMB 4.122A

CSD Film Series

This fall, the Center for Sustainable Development is offering a free bi-weekly film series on selected Thursdays.

Films that touch on issues of sustainability will be shown in Goldsmith Lecture Hall, 3.120 from 7-10 p.m., with time alloted for general discussion of the film and the issues with which it grapples after each showing.

• September 10, Home, A stunning visual portrayal of Earth
• September 24, The China Syndrome
• October 8, Transforming Energy: what is the future after oil?
• October 22, Earthship
• November 5, Student-Produced Films
• November 19, The Unforeseen

CSD REPORTS

ALLEY FLAT HOUSEWARMING
Over 150 people, including Congressman Lloyd Doggett and UT Austin President Bill Powers, joined the Alley Flat Initiative (AFI) on a warm August 27 evening to celebrate the housewarming of the second alley flat prototype. School of Architecture students were involved in both the design and construction of this wonderful little home, which has earned three stars from the Austin Energy Green Building Program, in addition to being 100% accessible.

Four generations of family were present to help welcome their grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Rentaria, into her new home, which is a accessory unit built on the alley behind their home. Both these homes are managed by an AFI partner, the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation; and the design and construction process of the flat was managed by the Center for Sustainable Development's third partner on the project, the Austin Community Design and Development Center.

View a report of the event in the August 28 edition of the Daily Texan here.

ZERO CARBON SYMPOSIUM
On August 28, Goldsmith Hall's Mebane Gallery was filled with students, faculty from across campus, and outside professionals wanting to learn about the current work being done in the Center for Sustainable Development to further the development of zero carbon communities. In rapid fire and accompanied by dynamic imagery, nine CSD faculty fellows and six collaborators from the LBJ Wildflower Center, Austin Energy, the Austin Community Design and Development Center, and the University of Texas at Austin's Facilities Department spoke of the current and future professional sustainability goals.

The speakers included Steve Windhager, Mark Simmons, and Emily Manderson, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center; Karl Rabago, Austin Energy; Michael Gatto, ACDDC; and Kent Butler, Sarah Dooling, Werner Lang, Steven Moore, Elizabeth Mueller, Michael Oden, Wilfried Wang, Patricia Wilson, and Ming Zhang from the School of Architecture.

Karl Rabago, Vice President of Distributed Energy Services at Austin Energy, spoke about the City of Austin's goals and challenges and exchanged ideas with UT faculty, the university's Director of Sustainability, Jim Walker [MRCRP '98], and other CSD collaborators about how research and action could most effectively conjoin to make real change in the near future. A sense of urgency was expressed by the crowd, and future symposia on this topic have been slated to address these and other ideas in greater detail in the coming months.

View a report of the event in the August 31 edition of the Daily Texan here.

ALPHA RHO CHI – LOCAL ARCHITECTS SPEAK

Last Tuesday, Alpha Rho Chi, a professional-social fraternity for architecture and its allied arts, launched a new lunchtime lecture series focusing on local design talent. Alumnus Calvin Chen [B.Arch. '98] of Bercy Chen Studio (www.bcarc.com) initiated the series by discussing in-depth the inspiration and processes behind his firm's buildings. A desire for innovation marks the work of Bercy Chen, from pre-fabrication techniques to emergent materials.

Alpha Rho Chi would like to welcome Lecturer Charlton Lewis [B.Arch. '95], new faculty advisor and previous recipient of the Alpha Rho Chi medal, and thank Academic Advisor Garrett Loontjer, former advisor for the student organization.

Chen's lecture is the first in a series sponsored by the Dinocrates chapter of Alpha Rho Chi. This semester, we look forward to two more lectures to foster greater dialogue between students and professionals.

FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP

Nationally-renowned architect and urban designer Professor Sinclair Black of Black+Vernooy, Austin, Texas, presented a lecture at [Artspace] at Untitled on Thursday, September 10, in Oklahoma City. Considered by many to be the father of urban Austin, Black's insights and experiences are matured by decades of planning and collaborating with the downtown Austin business community. His well-recognized work in enhancing the walkability, connectivity, and public transportation of downtown Austin may provide valuable insights to the unique opportunities in Oklahoma City. The lecture is part of the continuing collaboration between Untitled's Art Forums program and the University of Oklahoma Bruce Goff Chair of Creative Architecture.

Associate Professor Louise Harpman recently served as a juror for the 54th annual Design Excellence Awards program of the Chicago AIA. As a member of the Distinguished Building Awards review panel, she joined fellow jurors Thomas Phifer, AIA, of Thomas Phifer and Partners (New York) and Lorcan O'Herlihy, FAIA, of Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects (Culver City, California).

On June 27, Associate Professor Danilo Udovicki-Selb spoke at an international seminar in Budapest, Hungary, "Sites of Convergence," about the encounters of East and West European architecture at the World Expositions. The topic he addressed was "Elusive Modernities: Stalin's and Hilter's Pavilions in Paris 1937."

The Architecture of Discovery Green is a winner in Business Week and Architectural Record's 12th annual "Good Design is Good Business" Awards. PageSoutherlandPage Houston, led by Austin principal Professor Lawrence W. Speck, FAIA, designed the Architecture of Discovery Green, one of eight national projects to receive this year's Award of Excellence. The awards program recognizes projects with innovative architectural strategies that help businesses achieve specific goals. This year's winners will be published in Business Week and in the November issue of Architectural Record.

Discovery Green is an urban park that has converted 12 acres of land—mostly open parking lots—to an active civic amenity and green space in the heart of downtown Houston. The highly programmed park, located across from the George R. Brown Convention Center, has become a core of outdoor activity as well as a stimulus for residential and commercial development in downtown Houston.

"This is one of the most coveted of national architectural awards because it looks comprehensively at how buildings perform—aesthetically, socially, functionally and technically," says Speck. "Receiving it is a great honor for the whole large team of citizens, philanthropists, and professionals who helped create Discovery Green and who have contributed to its continuing success."

PageSoutherlandPage designed all the park's architectural elements as a model of sustainability. The architecture encompasses two restaurants, a park administration building, underground parking for more than 650 vehicles, and site features including a bandstand, a children's performance space, and various shade structures. The entire park is designed to receive LEED Gold certification.

For more information about the "Good Design is Good Business" Awards, visit the Architectural Record web site.

Professor Speck's firm, PageSoutherlandPage, has been selected by the Texas Society of Architects (TSA) for the 2009 Firm of the Year Award in honor of its significant contributions to the architectural profession and the community. The award will be presented at the TSA Convention in Houston in October.

Associate Professor Lois Weinthal's design project, "Berlin: A Renovation of Postcards," is included in the publication Installations by Architects by Ronit Eisenbach and Sarah Bonnemaison, published by Princeton Architectural Press. The project is included in the chapter on memory as it utilizes images that merge past and present day views of historical sites in Berlin. A selection of images in the book includes the project installation on advertising billboards in Berlin's Friedrichstrasse train station in 2004. The authors will be giving a lecture in November as part of the school's fall lecture series and will have an exhibit in Mebane Gallery that will include images of the project.

A selection of images donated by Professor Wilfried Wang to the school's Visual Resource Collection has been made available in ARTstor as a discreet collection. ARTstor has collaborated with the school to distribute 458 images of modern European and American architecture, with a special focus on museum architecture. Architects represented include: Alvar Aalto, Frank Gehry, Louis Kahn, Jose Rafael Moneo, Alvaro Siza, and Peter Zumthor. The images were digitized from slides housed in the School of Architecture's Visual Resources Collection and created by faculty member Wilfried Wang. Wang is the O'Neil Ford Centennial Professor in Architecture at the School of Architecture, as well as a practicing architect. Together with Barbara Hoidn, he founded the office of Hoidn Wang Partner in Berlin.

To view the Wilfried Wang: Modern Architecture Collection: go to the ARTstor Digital Library, browse by collection, and click "Wilfried Wang: Modern Architecture (University of Texas at Austin)" Or search the keywords: wang utexas.

For more detailed information about this collection, visit the Wilfried Wang: Modern Architecture collection page.

ALUMNI CONNECTIONS

ALUMNI UPDATES

UT Austin Director of Sustainability Jim Walker, AICP, [MSCRP '98] will moderate a Water Forum on September 17, 6:00 p.m., at St. Edward's Jones Auditorium, Ragsdale Center, in Austin. Austin City Council members and the mayor plan to attend, and the community is invited.

Jim Walker, current Chair of Envision Central Texas, and called "the green man on campus" by the Austin Chronicle, will moderate the event that will be comprised of two panels of 4-5 people each representing the city and community.

Each side will give a brief overview presentation before exploring four key issue areas: 1) Austin's water demand and capacity; 2) water treatment system reliability/redundancy; 3) environmental impact; and 4) economic impact. There will be a moderated discussion between the two sides and questions from the audience. (Questions may be submitted on note cards or can be submitted ahead of time at WTP4.townhall.questions@gmail.com.)

J.C. Schmeil [M.Arch. '98] of Merzbau Design Collective will present a lecture at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden in Austin on Thursday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m., as part of their "Architecture at the Umlauf" monthly lecture series.

ALUMNI EVENTS

We want you to stay involved and connected to the school, so please join us for one of our many upcoming alumni events:

• American Society of Landscape Architects Convention Reception
  Dinner with the Dean
  Park Grill in Millennium Park
  11 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
  Saturday, September 19, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
  Landscape alums, r.s.v.p.

• Texas Society of Architects (TSA) Convention
  Cocktail Reception
  The Grove Restaurant, Houston, Texas
  Thursday, October 22, 2009, 7:00 p.m. SAVE THE DATE
  

• American Planning Association (APA) Convention
  Reception
  New Orleans, Louisiana
  Saturday, April 10, 2010 (tentative)

• American Institute of Architects (AIA) Convention Reception
  Miami, Florida
  Thursday, June 10, 2010 (tentative)

• American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Conference Reception - NeoCon World's Trade Fair
  Tuesday, June 15, 2010 (tentative)
  Chicago, Illlinois

• School of Architecture 100th Anniversary Celebration
  Sunday, October 10, 2010
  Austin, Texas

We are continuing our effort to find (and maintain) the most accurate contact information for all of our alumni. Stay in touch with former classmates—update your record and contact preferences by logging on to the university's online alumni directory.

More details will be available on the School of Architecture alumni web page as events approach. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Stacy Manning at smanning@austin.utexas.edu or 512.471.0617.

CAREER RESOURCES FOR ALUMNI

The Career Services Center provides services and resources to all alumni of the School of Architecture. Alums may register on Career Source to search for seasoned positions, as well as freelance opportunities. Coming this fall, the Career Center will be offering NEW online resources and programs for our alumni to support their job searches.

Did you know that as an alumnus of the University of Texas, you have access to valuable career tools such as AccessUT and Texas Exes Career Services?

AccessUT is an online job and internship database within the university's Hire Texas web site that allows students and alumni to view postings from employers searching for their next hire. It also provides employers a free, centralized place to post professional, career-related job and internship opportunities for students and alumni.

The Texas Exes offers important career services such as one-on-one career consultations, resume critiques, coaching, online career assessment tools, seminars, job-searching resources, networking opportunities, and a Virtual Career Center.

STUDENT ORGANIZATION OFFICERS ELECTED

COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING STUDENT ORGANIZATION

The new Community and Regional Planning Student Organization (CRPSO) officers, with contact information and task descriptions, are:

President: Benjamin Campbell, benjamin.w.campbell@gmail.com
Organizes CRPSO meetings; spearheads group activities; represents student needs to faculty, the school, and the university at large; and receives student complaints regarding the functioning of the university and the school.

Vice-President: Karen Banks, karenobanks@hotmail.com
Records and posts meeting minutes, helps coordinate and organize t-shirt sales, coordinates Boot Camp student orientation and other activities, ensures that deadlines are met, and assists as needed.

Treasurer: Phil Gordon, pgordon4242@gmail.com
Maintains financial records and distributes and deposits funds, leads fundraising efforts (such as renting student lockers and selling t-shirts).

Professional Development Chair: Courtney Seals, cseals8@gmail.com
Organizes a fall internship forum, which enables first-year students to learn from second-year students about internship opportunities and processes; plans and facilitates a spring networking event (last year's event resulted in four internships).

Social Chair: Steve Plevak, steve.plevak@gmail.com
Organizes regular social events including happy hours and helps organize the prospective student open house in March.

Volunteer Coordinator: Meredith Gray, mergray@gmail.com
Notifies students and faculty of volunteering opportunities (on and off-campus).

Recruitment/Open House Chair (2 positions): Tasha Phillips, nphillips4@gmail.com and TBA
Visits graduate school fairs across the country, helps organize the March open house, and assists generating promotional materials for the CRP program.

Diversity/Community Relations Chair: Amy Jones, amyelnorajones@yahoo.com
Promotes issues of diversity and inclusion; helps foster a culture of community in the CRP program; and seeks engagement and dialogue between members of the program, professionals in the field of planning, and in the world at large.

APA Liaison: Drew Johnston, drewhjohnston@gmail.com
Works with national and Texas APA as a representative for CRP students and student interests, coordinates student attendance at the conferences, and serves as ambassador to other planning student organizations from universities in the U.S. and abroad.

First-Year Representative: TBA
Responsible for a variety of tasks including liaising with the faculty, responding to CRPSO emails, and representing first-year needs.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS

AIAS Revitalization! The newly-elected leaders of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) are launching a new year in the spirit of "Revitalization." Thanks to all the students who came out to vote.

The 2009-2010 AIAS Austin Chapter Board includes:

President: Wei-Pei Cherng
Vice-President: Chris Ferguson
Secretary: Molly Hubbs
AIA Co-Liaison: Ty Larson
AIA Co-Liaison: Michael Weigmann
Finance Chair: Anthony Lavadera
Communications Co-Chair: Joshua Penhaskashi
Ccommunications Co-Chair: Chris Renke

AIAS is looking forward to an exciting year of working with the Austin design community. Chapter meetings will be held the third Thursday of every month, begining September 17.

Anyone interested in joining or who has questions can contact the officers at aias.utaustin@gmail.com.

FRIENDS OF ARCHITECTURE

Friends of Architecture (FOA) is an annual giving program within the School of Architecture with a mission to increase knowledge and awareness of superior architecture, planning, and design and to advance quality education for future generations. Our members are current students, faculty, alumni, patrons, practitioners, and aficionados who believe in the significance of the built environment and are looking to take part in shaping its future by supporting excellence within the School of Architecture.

FOA membership benefits include involvement opportunities through the school's lectures, exhibitions, and publications and access to significant architecture and design with our exclusive tours.

How to Join
As of September 1, 2007, all donors to the Annual Fund Program who direct their gifts in the amount of $50 or more to the School of Architecture automatically receive a one-year membership to Friends of Architecture.

Make your gift today at our giving page. Click on "School of Architecture" in the right-hand menu to make your donation and start receiving your FOA benefits!

You may also make a contribution directly to FOA online. Log on to our website to join online, learn about member benefits, and get information about upcoming tours and events.

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 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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Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs
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