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Home My WebLink About04-04-2007 American Institute of Architects Kicks Off National Architecture Week in South Bend 04 SOU TB ti x U .. vH:nce y 1865 Office of the Mayor NEWS RELEASE Thursday, April 4, 2007 1:45 PM Contact: Mikki Dobsh, Communications & Spec. Projects, 574-235-5855 c. 574-876-1564 Timothy Wall, ALA, (574) 288-4580 Donald Sporleder, FAIA, (5 74) 631-8281 Kara Kelly, Notre Dame School of Architecture, (574) 631-5720 American Institute of Architects Kicks Off National Architecture Week in South Bend Dyngus Day gets even more exciting this year, as the Northern Indiana Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Northern Indiana) kicks off National Architecture Week on Monday, April 9 at the Notre Dame Downtown Studio (217 S. Michigan St.), from 5:00-8:00pm. The City of South Bend will join the NIAIA to kick off the week with a proclamation by Mayor Steve Luecke declaring April 9-14, 2007 as National Architecture Week in South Bend. The proclamation will be given at 5:15pm, and will honor the 150"' anniversary of the founding of the American Institute of Architects. The AIA Dyngus Day event will also include the unveiling of the 2006 AIA Northern Indiana Design Award winners, recognized for excellence in architectural design in northern Indiana In addition, Notre Dame student architecture work will be on display, as well as information on the Downtown South Bend, Inc. Pride of Place Awards. The kick off will also highlight upcoming AIA activities, including a two-day symposium on April 13-14. The symposium entitled, "Creating a 21"Century College Town"will be held in Bond Hall at the Notre Dame School of Architecture and will focus on the creation of gateway communities between campus and city, and how those mixed-use developments can serve to improve quality of life. Invited speakers at the two-day event will include development leaders, university officials and planners, and national leaders in the community planning and architecture fields. Both the Dyngus Day kick off and the Notre Dame symposium are open to the public, at no cost. For more information on National Architecture Week, and the American Institute of Architects, please contact Timothy Wall, AIA, (574) 288-4580 or Donald Sporleder, FAIA, (574) 631-8281. For more information on the symposium, please contact Kara Kelly, Director of Communications, Notre Dame School of Architecture, (574) 631-5720. - 30 - a AIA Northern Indiana UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME A Chapter of the American Institute of Architects SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AIA Northern Indiana and the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture are pleased to present an AIA 150 Blueprint for America Community Service Program Creating a 21st Century College Town SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE BOND HALL UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Sponsored by Victor O. Schinnerer&Company, Inc.,the CNA Insurance Companies, The AIA Trust, providers of the AIA Commended Program of Professional Liability Insurance and Matt and Joyce Walsh FRIDAY, APRIL 13 4:30 pm — 5:30 pm OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION 6:00 pm OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION Reception sponsored by AIA Northern Indiana and The Troyer Group SATURDAY, APRIL 14 9:30 am — 4:30 pm SESSIONS Lunch on your own By outlining and identifying the quality-of-life issues that a mixed-use development serves architects, students, faculty, staff and local citizens will learn what it takes to create a neighborhood that serves as a gateway to the campus and into the community. Speakers: Invited speakers include planners and nationally recognized leaders in the community planning and architecture field AIA MEMBERS, STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED. THERE IS NO COST CALL KARA KELLY, (574) 631-5720 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES OR VISIT httnJ/architecture.nd.edu/news and events/symposium college towns.shtml AIA Members M11 recei e 7 LU's i I a AIA Northern Indiana UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME A Chapter of the American Institute of Architects SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AIA Northern Indiana and the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture are pleased to present an AIA 150 Blueprint for America Community Service Program Creating a 21st Century College Town About the Symposium Just south of the University of Notre Dame campus, land will be developed that could incorporate market-rate housing, retail, restaurants, theaters, offices and green space. A well-conceived and executed master plan could help further connect the campus and the surrounding community. With this on the horizon, the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture and the AIA Northern Indiana aim to bring together experts who can discuss what makes a good college town. Creating an attractive community for students,faculty and staff helps colleges and universities attract the best people to study and work. Good college towns realize considerable revenue in property and sales taxes while creating the less tangible, but equally important value of another vibrant neighborhood that serves the varied needs of its citizens. Friday, April 13 4:30 pm, Bond Hall Auditorium: Keynote Address Dhiru Thadani, a principal with Ayres/Saint/Gross Architects and Planner based in Washington, D.C., he will provide an overview of trends and what is happening with planning college towns across the U.S. A question and answer session will follow. 6:00 pm — Opening Reception Bond Hall Foyer Saturday, April 14 9:30 am to 12:00 pm, Bond Hall Auditorium 1) David Mayernik, University of Notre Dame Professor of Architecture, will discuss the historical context of campuses to towns; and how the edge of campuses relate to towns. 2) Brian Kelly, former associate with Ayres Saint Gross and Professor at the University of Maryland School of Architecture. He'll discuss town / gown relationship on three campuses designed by Jens tiAtl Freederrick Lar$on (Colby, Bucknell, and Wake Forest). l � a AIA Northern Indiana UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME A Chapter of the American Institute of Architects SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Larson was one of the most active campus architects in the 1930's-50's and literally "wrote the book" on campus planning techniques, as Kelly says. 3) Kevin Clark, an associate with Historical Concepts,Atlanta. They are planning a college town for Regency College on a nearby 30-acre greenfield site. 4) Milton Grenfell, founding principal of Grenfell Architecture and Bob Chapman, developer. They will discuss Duke. Duke's west campus was envisioned as a campus set off in a forest, rather on the monastic model. The result is a blighted no man's land between Duke and the surrounding city. Their work at Duke has been about changing this situation. Bob will share the numbers end of things and the nuts and bolts of development. 12:00 to 1:00 pm, Lunch break. Participants are on their own, although we hope to have Cafe Poche open and(or box lunches and pop available for sale. 1:00 to 4:30 pm, Bond Hall Auditorium 1) Alicia Berg, former Commissioner of Chicago Department of Planning and Development and Vice President of Campus Environment, Columbia College, Chicago. She will discuss incentives needed for businesses to get on board with supporting a mixed-use development especially as it pertains to college towns. She will describe how mixed-use developments improve the quality of life of students, faculty and local residents, as well as leasing and demographic issues. 2) Cynthia van Zelm, executive director of the Mansfield Downtown Partnership. An independent, non-profit organization charged with coordinating the enhancement and revitalization of Mansfield's commercial areas. Mansfield Downtown is a public-private partnership composed of representatives from the community, business, town, and the University of Connecticut. The group is actively involved the college town the University of Connecticut is creating. 3) Kite, the developer for a retail-residential development south of Notre Dame. Kite reached an agreement with Notre Dame in spring 2007 to develop 26 acres along Eddy Street and Edison Road. Besides shops and restaurants, the project is expected to include about 100 apartments above the retail area; about 195 townhouses and 80 condominiums along Eddy south and east of the retail corridor; a 150-room hotel; and a parking garage for 270 to 400 vehicles. 4) Round Table Discussion moderated by Prof. David Mayernik. Participants to be determined. AIA