Membership Resources

Baltimore Architecture Week

Karen Lewand, Hon. AIA
(Chairperson, Board Liaison)
AIABaltimore
410.625.2585
klewand@aiabalt.com

Coordinates annual Baltimore Architecture Week and its programs.

Baltimore Architecture Week • October 14 – 29

Wednesday, October 14
Community Building by Design: Work from the Neighborhood Design Center

Time: 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: 1401 Hollins St., 21223, Union Square
Cost: FREE

Design should be for all – and for 41 years, the Neighborhood Design Center has been championing this belief by providing pro-bono planning and design assistance to low and moderate-income community groups in the Baltimore/Washington area. Each year, NDC recruits nearly 100 volunteers from the architecture and design professions to provide conceptual designs for a variety of neighborhood improvement projects, including the adaptive reuse of buildings, parks and playgrounds, commercial areas and streetscapes, and community master plans. Join us for an open house of NDC’s office, located in the historic Enoch Pratt Branch No. 2 library building. Meet staff, volunteers, and community members, and view projects from the past year. Learn more about NDC, and how you can become a part of creating positive change in Baltimore.

Neighborhood Design Center

Thursday, October 15
A Forum: The Role of Design Centers in Urban Regeneration – A Comprehensive Center for Design in Baltimore

Time: 6 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: RTKL, 901 S. Bond St., 21231, Fells Point
Cost: FREE
1.5 AIA/CES credits

For the past year, there has been a coordinated effort to develop a center for design in Baltimore. A diverse and interdisciplinary collective of volunteers, including AIABaltimore, the Maryland Institute College of Art, Morgan State University, the University of Maryland, and other organizations and individuals, has led the charge. Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, one of the center organizers, will moderate a group of experts from national foundations and successful design centers from other American cities including the Nashville Civic Design Center.

AIABaltimore Urban Design Committee

Sunday, October 18
Art under Glass

Time: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: Druid Hill Park, Howard Rawlings Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 3100 Swann Dr., 21217
Cost: See Website (www.baltimoreconservatory.org)

In this second annual event, Art under Glass will transform all of the Conservatory’s unique plant environments into exotic art galleries for one day. Following this year’s theme, Primal Abstraction, local artists will exhibit their diverse work from drawings and paintings to sculpture and jewelry, with all of the artwork for sale. A portion of the proceeds will support an endowment for permanent City-commissioned public art that will enhance the Conservatory and its grounds within historic Druid Hill Park. For information, visit www.baltimoreconservatory.org.

Baltimore Conservatory Association

Monday, October 19
Visitor Centers: Telling the Story through Design

Time: 6 – 7 p.m.
Location: Cylburn Arboretum Association, Visitor Center, 4915 Greenspring Ave., 21209, Cylburn Arboretum
Cost: FREE
1 AIA/CES credit

The most engaging interpretive facility designs reflect and reinforce the stories being told. They use the context – historical, cultural, natural, or built – to embody the story in all aspects of the visitor experience. Alan Reed, AIA, Baltimore architect and designer of visitor facilities nationwide – including Baltimore’s new Fort McHenry Visitor Center – will discuss this building type and the role that design, going beyond the typical interpretive tools of exhibits and films, can play in telling a site’s story.

Baltimore Architects Speak and GWWO, Inc./Architects

Tuesday, October 20
Design Strategy: The Essential Ingredient of Project Performance

Time: 6 – 7 p.m.
Location: One East Pratt Street, Suite 202, 21202, Downtown
Cost: FREE
1 AIA/CES credit

Design strategy is an essential part of the collaborative design process that sometimes goes unarticulated or unclarified. Today’s performance metrics are more complex than ever, and simple project completion is an inadequate measure of an architect’s impact on achieving their client’s mission. A panel of architects will present key projects in which design strategy has led to successful solutions in today’s challenging business climate, and review how design strategy is developed and implemented, strengthening client relationships by enabling teams and their partners to succeed for the long term.

Gensler

Wednesday, October 21
Architecture as a Community Experience

Time: 6 –7 p.m.
Location: University of Baltimore, Student Center Theater, 21 West Mt. Royal Ave., Mt. Vernon
Cost: FREE
1 AIA/CES credit

Rob Brennan, AIA, will speak on the architectural profession and its ability to act as a springboard for educating communities and encouraging social participation to improve the way we live. He will discuss how Brennan + Company Architects has created unique initiatives such as alterego (2003) and common ecology (2007) to actively engage and educate the public on sustainable design and ultimately, sustainable neighborhoods. For information, contact Symmes Gardner at sgardner@umbc.edu.

Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, UMBC; Ampersand Institute of Words and Images, University of Baltimore; and Brennan + Company Architects

Thursday, October 22
Frames of Reference: Recent Trends in European

Time: Noon – 1 p.m.
Location: AIABaltimore Gallery, 11 ½ West Chase St., 21201, Mt. Vernon
Cost: FREE
1 AIA/CES credit

Join designer Joey Stevens in his review of recent examples of Urban Design, Housing, and Public Architecture in Europe. Stevens will discuss the cities of Stuttgart, Freiburg, Strasbourg, and Amsterdam, as well as his internship experience with the Stuttgart offices of BEHNISCH ARCHITEKTEN. For more information, contact Jeremy Kargon at Jeremy.Kargon@morgan.edu or 443.739.2886. Bring your lunch if you wish.

School of Architecture and Planning, Morgan State University

Joey Stevens (Morgan State University / M. Arch. expected 2010) and Jeremy Kargon, graduate school faculty

Thursday, October 22
Baltimore, a Theatrical Center: A Look at Baltimore’s Historic Theaters

Time: 7 – 8 p.m.
Location: Baltimore School for the Arts, 712 Cathedral St., 21201, Mt. Vernon (Enter doors on Cathedral nearest the corner of Madison.)
Cost: FREE
1 AIA/CES credit

Beginning with the creation of one of the nation’s first Shakespeare theaters before the Civil War, Baltimore has been a theater hub. From Vaudeville theaters to movie palaces, the city’s nearly 150 theaters spanned a wide range of sizes, architectural styles, and audiences. Many are sadly no longer standing, some have been renovated and adaptively reused, and a few are still operating as theaters. Wally Coberg, an award-winning designer and filmmaker by trade and avid Baltimore theater researcher, will discuss the city’s historic theaters and their history in Baltimore. For information, contact Johns Hopkins at hopkins@baltimoreheritage.org or 410.332.9992.

Baltimore Heritage, Inc.

Friday, October 23
2009 AIABaltimore Excellence in Design Awards and Beaux Arts Ball

Time: 6:30 – 10:30 p.m., program begins promptly at 6:30
Location: Legg Mason Tower, 100 International Drive, Harbor East (South end of President Street)
Cost: $45/person, 6 or more @ $40/person. Students, $20/person.Send payment to AIABaltimore, 11 ½ W. Chase St., Baltimore MD 21201

Celebrate the best of Baltimore architecture during this annual gala, held in this fascinating new building on the harbor. The awards ceremony is followed by our fashionable Beaux Arts Ball. Formal attire is encouraged. For more information, contact Denise Khoury at denisek@mechoshade.com or 301.574.3840.

AIABaltimore Design Awards Committee

Sunday, October 25
Baltimore Architecture Walkabout

Time: 8:45 a.m. – noon, departs promptly at 9
Location: AIABaltimore Gallery, 11 ½ W. Chase St. between Charles and Cathedral Sts., 21201, Mt. Vernon
Cost: $10 (proceeds to Baltimore Heritage) Advance payment only to Doris Sharkey, 146 W. Lanvale St., Baltimore MD 21217
3 AIA/CES credits

Doris Sharkey will lead a 3-hour (3 – 4 miles) walking tour of Baltimore highlighting significant architecture in Bolton Hill, Mt. Vernon, and Downtown. Pre-registration required. Space limited. Meet at AIABaltimore at 8:45 a.m. Comfortable shoes and water bottles are recommended. For information, contact Doris, sharlitt@verizon.net or 410.383.2722.

Wednesday, October 21 – 24
Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference

Location: Baltimore Convention Center, Pratt and Charles Sts., 21201, Downtown
AIA/CES credits available

The largest single trade event for people working in the fields of historic preservation, rehabilitation, and traditionally-inspired new construction returns to Baltimore. Continuing education credits are available for workshops, seminars, and tours. Hard-to-find products and services are showcased in the exhibit hall. For information, visit www.traditionalbuildingshow.com or contact info@restoremedia.com or 781.779.1560.

Wednesday, October 28 – 29
NeoCon East Design Exposition and Conference

Location: Baltimore Convention Center, Pratt and Charles Sts., 21201, Downtown
AIA/CES credits available
40+ CEU LU accredited seminars

The East Coast’s largest design exposition and conference for the built environment returns to Baltimore for its 7th consecutive year, with over 250 exhibitors featuring cutting-edge commercial furnishing and exciting special events and networking opportunities. For information and to register, visit www.neoconeast.com.

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