Former US Ambassador to Monitor/Combat Trafficking in Persons
So proud of the Michigan and Yale students who are confronting legacies of both historic and modern forms of slavery in professional practice, architecture, construction, supply chains, and society! Phil Bernstein Bridgette Carr
Let's discuss NYC's Local Law 11 of 1998 with Andy Pisani
In the realm of urban architecture and safety, New York City's Local Law 11 of 1998 stands as a pivotal regulation. This law, evolving from Local Law 10 of 1980, mandates periodic facade inspections and necessary repairs for buildings over six stories.
It ensures the structural integrity and safety of NYC's iconic skyline. Building owners and managers are required to undertake thorough inspections every five years, a measure that has greatly enhanced public safety and preserved our architectural heritage.
In this video, Andrew discusses the requirements and everything that you'll need to know to stay in compliance with Local Law 11.
Click the link below and the Metropolis team will help you answer any questions in regards to Local Law 11 of 98. ⬇
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DCPL seeks proposals from qualified Consultants interested in undertaking research to identify, and establish a list of, Black architects that had a significant impact on the built environment of Washington, DC. As part of the project, the consultant will establish an inventory of extant properties in the District of Columbia associated with those identified Black architects. The project will result in a #NationalRegister Multiple Property Document and one new landmark nomination.
RFP can be found at this link: https://bit.ly/3LgHgcA
Deadline: August 9, 2024
This project is supported in part by an Underrepresented Communities Grant (URC) from the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The HPF has funded more than $2 billion since its inception in 1977 towards historic preservation grants. For more information about the URC grant program, please visit go.nps.gov/urc.
#preservedc#historicpreservation#architecture#blackarchitects#architecturalhistoryDCNOMADC Office of PlanningHoward University
The Mississippi River has shaped the life and culture of St. Louis since its founding.
As the river was transformed for barge traffic by a highly managed system of locks and dams, many St. Louisans lost their connection to the water that is so vital to the region.
Derek Hoeferlin, chair of landscape architecture and author of "Way Beyond Bigness: The Need for a Watershed Architecture," studies rivers and how their transformation affects local perceptions and potential responses to climate change. A born-and-raised St. Louisan, he's also rebuilding the lost connection to the river by bringing students to explore a miles-long, barge-free stretch of the Mississippi just north of downtown. "Once you get people into the canoe, the mindset changes... there's something different happening out here."
"The next hundred years needs to be far less about gray infrastructure — literally concrete and steel — and much more about nature-based solutions... to create more space to let the river do what it wants to do naturally."
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Transformative Business Manager with expertise in studio management and business development, dedicated to driving growth and innovation through strategic planning, coordinating resources, and process streamlining
Reviewing is crucial for personal and professional growth, a core practice deeply engrained in all aspects at MB.
Analyzing experiences—be it work projects, academics, or personal interactions—provides invaluable insights. Examining successes and identifying areas for improvement deepens our grasp of strengths and weaknesses.
Self-reflection creates informed decision-making and problem-solving, enhancing subsequent endeavors. When we engage in dialogues with peers and mentors, we are able to integrate diverse viewpoints and collective experiences, to act as a catalyst for gaining insights that may elude our individual perception and judgement.
Learning from reviewing changes experience into wisdom. It's this ongoing process that empowers adaptation, growth, and the continual enhancement of capabilities. Whether in academia, professional pursuits, or personal development, integrating thoughtful reviewing becomes as a pivotal driver of success and perpetual self-improvement.
Thank you Gregory Melitonov at Columbia University GSAPP for inviting Gary Ku - Lead Designer in our NYC studio, to join the final review jury for first year graduate architecture students.
‘The longer I practice, the more experience I gain as a designer, the more I value working with students and the opportunity to exchange unvarnished, unexpected points of view’ - Gary Ku.
I'm honored to be part of AIA CA Housing Steering Committee that drafted this housing policy. Adequate housing for all!
1. People should have access to housing or living facilities which are safe, functional, sustainable and supportive of their activities and aspirations.
2. Investments in housing and living facilities should be made with consideration of emergency preparedness, development of sustainable long-term infrastructure, and the shaping of functional, sustainable, enriching, and supportive city making. The architectural design process can balance all dimensions of success, including equity and shared civic values.
3. Regulatory and code change must carefully consider potential unintended consequences, such as increased costs of delivering housing solutions. Architects can assist in ensuring that local context, site conditions, environmental goals, planning processes, design considerations, and construction methods are included in the formation of rules and processes so that well-intended goals and objectives can be made more efficient and cost effective while also maintaining adequate health, safety and welfare.
4. California communities must work to address the housing needs of their residents, including but not limited to affordable, supportive, missing middle, and market rate sectors. A community’s housing should include provisions for current and emerging issues such as different work modes, differing family and cohabitation needs, and those who have special needs or care. It should also address both emergency living facilities as well as permanent supportive architecture.
5. Architects often embrace collaboration and work with stakeholders in problem-solving discussions because open dialogue usually leads to the most inclusive form of functional, cost effective, climate responsive, enriching, supportive and durable solutions. The best design solutions promote effective stewardship of our environment as well as our communities.
6. The most successful housing design contributes to the enhancement of our communities in all dimensions: function, social equity, resource management, aesthetic enrichment, natural environment, health & wellness, and economic vitality. Architectural professionals are an essential part of shaping comprehensive housing solutions, especially when done in partnership with other types of housing advocates.
🌇 AIA California recognizes the increasingly complex challenges facing communities in developing housing solutions. As design professionals, we accept that stewardship of our communities and our environment is part of our mission, and we stand ready to focus and support the architectural profession in addressing the state’s multidimensional housing crisis.
In March, the AIA California Board of Directors approved a 💡Housing Policy to serve as a foundation for our next steps👣. Read the policy here: https://loom.ly/ULbtnGw
🖼️ Featured Project: Sister Lillian Murphy Community. 📐Paulett Taggart Architects with Associate Architect StudioVARA.📸 Bruce Damonte
And a good article about our work on modern slavery in the built environment, taught between Yale Law, Yale Architecture, and Michigan Law:
https://lnkd.in/dsSaEXe8
Peter Winkler AIA - Architect
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