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rchitectFall 2007 / Winter 2008Volume 2 � Number 2

HIGHLIGHTS

2Pres ident ’sMessage

3RegionalDi rector ’sMessage

8Canstruct ion

10Publ icAwareness

9Newark &Suburban Update

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2007 Design Awards W i n n e r sAIA New Jersey's Michael Graves Lifetime Achievement Award

J. Robert Hillier, FAIA

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Member News

New L icensee

Distinguished Service AwardDavid DelVecchio, AIA

Architect of the YearHugh Boyd, FAIA

Architectural Firm of the YearNK Architects

Young Architect of the YearStacey Ruhle Kliesch, AIAIntern Architect of the Year

Danielle A. Matuch, Assoc. AIAResident of the Year

Freeholder William S. Haines

2007 Design Conference Winning ProjectsHonor Award

photo credits: c. 2006 Halkin Architectural Photography

Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyDepartment of Biomedical Engineering KSS ArchitectsBuilt Project

photo credits: c. Tom Crane Photography

Virginia Capitol Restoration and ExpansionRMJM HillierBuilt Project

photo credits: c. Thomas H. Kieren

Urban InsertionRMJM HillierBuilt Project

photo credits: c. Paul Warchol

Rosenblum Lakeside Residence, Matawan,New Jersey - Midouhas Architecture, P.C.Built Project

photo credits: c. 2007 Mr. Francis D. Treves

The Old Man of the Mountain LegacyMemorial, Francis D. Treves Architect, LLCUnbuilt Project

by Jerry Eben , AIAAIANJ President 2007

THANK YOU!

I am writing this article from my daughter andson-in-law’s home in Loveland, Ohio, during thedays before Thanksgiving. This is a special timefor Marsha and me as it has become a family tra-dition for us to spend this week just north of

Cincinnati, enjoying the crisp autumn air and our wonderful 3-year-oldgrandson, Alex.

With the simple turn of a calendar page, my tenure as AIANJ presidentwill be completed. It is a time to reflect on our accomplishments andto start to build on the foundation we have laid.

First and foremost, I could not have led the more than 2,000 membersof this organization without the help of your chapters’ officers. Eachone of them brought a particular expertise to the table, and the gover-nance of the chapter benefited significantly from their input. Together,we held the goal of building a stronger AIANJ always in the forefront ofour minds. My thanks also go out to the committee chairs for their helpand leadership in their various capacities.

It is always very difficult to recognize everyone, for everyone does theirpart in moving our organization forward. However, there are a certaingroup of individuals I want to recognize specifically for their contribu-tion to AIANJ and architecture as a whole.

Three years ago, we appointed Edward Rothe, FAIA, to be our chairof the AIA Sesquicentennial. Originally, we were unsure how the proj-ect would take shape, although Ed had many years of experience asa leader in the organization. At one of the first committee meetings,Martin Santini, FAIA suggested that the best way to get our messageof livable communities across was to interact with young students.Soon after that meeting, we embarked on the 6th Grade Initiative. BenLee, AIA, designed our mythical village and Stacey Ruhle Kliesch, AIA,became our lead teacher, preparing more than 150 members to givepresentations in schools. To date, we have reached nearly 8,000 chil-dren, and the presentations are ongoing. We’ve also exported the ini-tiative to dozens of other chapters around the country and applied fora national award.

The other component to our 150th celebration fell to Robert Barranger,AIA, who finalized the selection of New Jersey’s 150 best buildingsand places. Robert and his committee narrowed the list from 300 nom-inations, and then he secured the Beckerman PR firm to carry ourmessage to the public. This culminated in an October 28 article in theNew York Times, “Pride in Architecture.”

Robin Murray, AIA, Regional Director and an assistant professor atNJITSOA, secured the sponsorship of an ongoing special lectureseries for students, which is also open to AIA members. So far, theschool and AIA have hosted several speakers, including Thom Mayne,FAIA, on November 5. I am sure this continued partnership will resultin many of the school’s graduates joining our membership ranks.

We had two other significant events this year. Charles Spitz, AIA,coordinated our crash course on the new International Building Code“New Jersey style.” Charlie has connections on high with theInternational Code Council. Nearly half the membership took advan-tage of this review course. The second was our annual Design DayConference, chaired by our Immediate Past President StephenCarlidge, AIA. The theme, “design matters,” brought together nation-ally recognized speakers and more than 400 members for an intenseday of continuing education.

Design Day actually continues into 2008 with the annual dinner, instal-lation of officers and service awards on January 12. You should havealready received a separate invitation, and I hope you will join us at thebeautiful Newark Club atop Seton Hall Law School in downtownNewark.

It is my belief that the new and younger leadership of AIANJ is poisedto start building the superstructure that will help make AIANJ even big-ger and better. My best wishes go out to Seth Leeb, Stacey RuhleKliesch and Jason Kliwinski asyour new leaders. My experiencethis year has taught me the valueof working as a team, and I haveno doubt this team will continueto make AIANJ stronger.

Jerry

Fall 2007 / Winter 2008New Jersey Architect

President’s Message

AIA-NJ Leadership Conference HeldA number of your local and state AIA-NJ committee members met at the annual LeadershipConference held on November 2nd and 3rd.

Fall 2007 / Winter 2008 New Jersey Architect

Regional Director’s Messageby Robin L. Murray, AIAAIANJ Regional Director 2007

This article will be one of my last acts as yourregional director. I have a few reports to file andone final national board meeting to attendwhere your new regional director, DavidDelVecchio, will assume the duties of represent-ing you. It has been an honor and a privilege to have

served these past three years. I think that the national component hasbeen making both policy and administration changes that will benefitthe members and their local components in the future. We areaddressing the primary concerns of sustaianability, emerging profes-sionals, integrated practice and diversity in our new three year strate-gic plan.

We are making real progress in attaining the four goals of Increasemember value, Be the authoritative source, Serve as the crediblevoice and Optimize organizational performance.New contract documents have been released including new pricingbundles for small users. AIA is leading a strong initiative for sustain-ability and carbon neutrality that you can review on the website. AIAhas released Soloso – a new integrated information website. AIA150was a great success and architects now have their own layer ongoogle earth. Administratively AIA has been reconfigured to betterrespond to the needs of the members.

Personally I have been able to influence greater support for theCommunities by Design Center including increasing the number ofsustainable design assessment teams. We have had two in NewJersey and have applied for a third. These help communities under-

stand their present and plan for their futures. Another new initiativewill support architects as citizens in their communities. I also was partof an effort to better represent member issues by the creation of aboard committee that directly brings policy to the national board. Thisyear I also chaired a committee that reviewed how and with whom AIAhas alliances. The final report and action plan will allow us to be morestrategic in our alliances and more efficient in our efforts.The three years have rushed by and having spoken with many formerregional directors I know there will be some withdrawal symptoms.David and I have spent time together at various conferences andelectronically to be sure that he is familiar with the issues and manyboard members currently on the board so I know it will be a smoothtransition.

Thank you for having allowed me to represent you. I will be workingwith one of the national committees, Regional and Urban DesignCommittee, informally and then perhaps as a member of their adviso-ry committee in 2009. As always I recommend that you participate inAIA and make your membership an active one.


2007 Design Conference Winning ProjectsMerit Award

photo credits: c. Photographs by Ruggero Vanni / Vanni Archives

Klein Campus Center @ The Dwight Englewood School -Dattner ArchitectsBuilt Project

photo credits: photo credits: c. Fletcher-Thompson, Inc / Andrew M. Krochko

Cesar A. Batalla Elementary SchoolFletcher ThompsonBuilt Project

photo credits: c. 2007 Don Pearse Photographers, Inc.

Air Liquide – Delaware Research & Technology Center -CUH2A with Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects PCBuilt Project

photo credits: c. Michael Slack

Additions and Alterations to the Morristown & MorrisTownship Public LibraryHolt Morgan Russell ArchitectsBuilt Project

photo credits: c. Brian Wilson of SOSH Architects

Cooper River Boathouse, SOSH ArchitectsBuilt Project

photo credits: c. Jeffrey Totaro / Esto

Franklin L. Williams Middle SchoolClarke Caton Hintz/ Ehrenkrantz Eckstut KuhnBuilt Project

photo credits: c. 2007 ikon.5 Architects

Student Union Building Expansion- The State Universityof New York at New Paltz, ikon.5 ArchitectsUnbuilt Project

photo credits: c. 2007 CUH2A Smith Carter Hemisphere

USAMRIID Replacement (United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases

CUH2A Smith Carter HemisphereUnbuilt Project

photo credits: c. 2007 CUH2A

Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Cornell UniversityCUH2AUnbuilt Project

Community Food Bank of New Jersey Has Something To CelebrateThis Holiday Season

JERSEY CITY, NJ, NOVEMBER 1, 2007 – Michael Gorman, directorof project management of NK Architects, Kimberly Pierson, director ofcommunications of NK Architects, and the American Institute ofArchitects (AIA) Newark & Suburban Architects held New Jersey’sNinth Annual Canstruction Charity Competition last Thursday, October25, 2007 at the Harborside Financial Center in Jersey City, NewJersey. The event brought in more than 23,541 pounds (over 11.5tons) of food and the Community Food Bank of New Jersey receivedcash donations of $3,700.

“This year’s Canstruction event was our most successful ever”, saidMichael Gorman of NK Architects. “We already have 12 firms signedup for next year, which is 3 times what we had in 2005.”

Participants included DeBiasse Seminara Architects, DMR Architects,Fitzgerald Design Studio, NK Architects, Parette Somjen Architects,The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Turner Construction,and USA Architects, who all generously donated their time and moneyto participate in this worthy competition.

Sponsors included Campbell’s Soup Company, Structuretone,Restaurant Marketing Associates, who also donated food and cateredthe event, Trukmann’s Reporgraphics, Damon G. Douglass Company,Hollister Construction Company, Mack-Cali Realty, PlannedCompanies, Turner Construction Company, Noah’s Ark Florist, whodonated the centerpieces for the event, and the local Methodist YouthGroup.

Jury members, comprised of Pat Tanner, a food and travel writer forThe New York Times, The Star-Ledger, The Trenton Times, PrincetonPacket and New Jersey Monthly Magazine and former host of DiningToday radio show WHWH-AM/1350; Jerome Eben, president of NewJersey AIA; and Dr. Glen Gabert, president of Hudson CountyCommunity College announced the winners following deliberations.The two honorable mentions went to Fitzgerald Design Studio andDMR Architects. Structural Ingenuity went to Parette SomjenArchitects. Best Use of Labels went to USA Architects. Best Meal wentto NK Architects. And lastly, Juror’s Favorite went to DeBiasseSeminara Architects.

The colossal 10’x10’x8’ structures made from full cans of food will beon display until November3rd. All of the canned foodfrom the structures will bedonated to the CommunityFood Bank of New Jersey(CFBNJ) for distribution tocommunity feeding pro-grams.

Forty-six cities across theUnited States and Canadaparticipated in last year’scompetition, resulting in thedonation of over one millionpounds of food for hungrypeople in need. Over thepast eight years, participat-ing New Jersey firms havedonated approximately 30tons of food to the CFBNJ.Each month, over 750,000New Jerseyans benefit fromhunger relief programs sup-ported by the CFBNJ.

Canstruction is the Food Bank’s largest and most successful eventeach year because it puts a visual spotlight on hunger while showcas-ing the state’s best and brightest talent.

If you are interested in participating, sponsoring or judging next year’sevent, please contact Michael Gorman at 973-532-7738.

About CanstructionAn International Community Service Project of the Design andConstruction Industry whose mission is to “Canstruct a World WithoutHunger”. Trademarked by the Society for Design Administration, andworking in tandem with the American Institute of Architects and othermembers of the design and construction industry, Canstruction® ismaking a significant contribution to the fight against hunger.Canstruction® combines the competitive spirit of a design/build com-petition with a unique way to help feed hungry people. Competingteams, lead by architects and engineers, showcase their talents bydesigning giant sculptures made entirely out of canned foods. At theclose of the exhibitions, all of the food used in the structures is donat-ed to local food banks for distribution to pantries, shelters, soupkitchens, elderly and day care centers.

To learn more about Canstruction, visit http://www.canstruction.com/.

About The Community FoodBank of New JerseyThe Community FoodBank of New Jersey, the state’s largest distribu-tor of food to non-profit organizations serving people in need, distrib-

uted over 20 million pounds ofgroceries last year, ultimatelyreaching more than 530,000 low-income people in 18 of NewJersey’s 21 counties. TheFoodBank also operates a freejob training program to preparemen and women for careers inthe food service industry, a KidsCafé Program, providing freeevening meals to hundreds of at-risk children in after school pro-grams and a Kids Division, whichdistributes new donated clothingand school supplies to kids inneed. The Community FoodBankof New Jersey has the highestrating of 4 stars from CharityNavigator, the online guide tocharitable giving, for its organiza-tional efficiency. To learn moreabout the work of the CommunityFoodBank visitwww.njfoodbank.org.


NEW JERSEY’S 2007 CANSTRUCTION EVENT HELD MOST SUCCESSFULEVENT TO-DATE


Newark & Suburban UpdatePresident’s MessageFall 2007

Everything changes. Summer does not last forever. The baseball sea-son is winding down (or came to a crashing halt, depending on yourteam) and the glorious fall season is here. As the year moves throughits paces, AIA-NS continues to move along with it, providing its mem-bers with opportunities to learn, events to socialize, and opportunitiesto become more connected to part of the community.

Recent AIA-NS EventsMostly recently, AIA-NS was invited to take a sponsorship booth at theConscious Design Expo. The conference was attended by practition-ers, students and consumers and as sustainable design moves fur-ther into the mainstream (note "green" suggestions in Better Homesand Gardens) more of the general public is drawn to an event such asthis.

Julia Averett Buteux, Assoc. AIA took the lead in planning and organ-izing our presence. The conference founder, Renae Jensen, was verysupportive of the AIA and gave us star treatment. We were given abooth and presentation times, including the opening remarks, Juliareached out for support from AIA-NJ and Jason Kliwinski, AIA, LEEDAP (AIA-NJ COTE Chair) generously offered his time and expertise.Jason made the opening remarks and gave a separate presentationthe second day. Both presentations were outstanding, as he spokewith passion and respect, reaching every member of the audience.Afterwards people approached Jason with questions and engagedhim in lengthy conversations. He was an exemplary representative ofAIA and the architecture profession.

Julia recognized the Expo as an opportunity to educate a new audi-ence as to where AIA stands in terms of sustainability and as anopportunity to promote individual member firms. We had the AIA 150banner there, along with project boards from eight different firms andone model.

In September AIA-NS held a workshop to help its members make pre-sentations that stand out in the crowd and bring them to life! Throughteaching, discussion, theater exercises and individual coachingopportunities, we learned how to connect with our audience, identifyand drop nervous habits, prepare and practice our material, maketechnical material come to life, and use graphics and props wisely.

And way back in there in July we held our Annual Golf Outing a sem-inar to discussing BIM/Building Information Modeling.

As always, proceeds from the Golf Outing were given to First CerebralPalsy of New Jersey, a Non-Profit Organization which cares for andeducates children and adults who have a wide range of physical dis-abilities. Through AIA-NS’s support in prior years, nearly $70,000 infinancial support has been provided to this deserving and wonderfulcharity organization. This has enabled them to construct a new out-door play area, purchase computers for a lab, and make other mean-ingful contributions to improve the environment for learning andenjoyment.

During the seminar “Introduction to BIM/Building InformationModeling: The Design, Documentation & Management ToolsAvailable to Firms of All Sizes, and Strategies to Implement Them”(yes, I believe this is the record for the longest seminar title we’veever held), the panelists Robert Mencarini, AIA, AndrewPassacantando, AIA, Michael Hoon, and Roger Cirminiello, AIA pre-sented software tools they use in their practice of architecture and theprocess they go through to implement the tools. Tools discussed wereArchicad, Revit, Architectural Desktop (ADT), and SketchUp.

AIA-NJIn November, the AIA-NJ Board of Trustees will be conducting its AIA-NJ Leadership Conference. In addition to getting to know incoming

members of next year’s Board, we will look ahead to 2008 and devel-op priorities and goals for the upcoming year, improve the Board’s effi-ciency and services offered to our NJ membership, and to maintain awell trained and enthusiastic leadership of AIA-NJ. Time will also bedevoted to a review of important AIA National issues such as federallegislative issues impacting NJ architects.

Participating from AIA-NS is expected to be Judy Donnelly, AIA,Robert Emert, AIA, Justin Mihalik, AIA, and Yogesh Mistry, AIA.Please share any of your thoughts or concerns you may have regard-ing AIA-NJ with these members by the end of October in order thatthey may address them with the AIA-NJ Board.

Legislative and Government Affairs UpdateThanks to an unprecedented effort by AIA members to advocate onbehalf of their profession, in the first six months of 2007 AIA has takena leadership role before Congress and the administration on issuesthat matter to architects, from sustainability to tax relief. This includessignificant progress on all three of the issues that were the center-piece of the AIA's Grassroots conference in February. Here are someof the AIA's key accomplishments in the first half of 2007!

Making the Federal Government a Leader in Energy Efficiency: Oneof the three Grassroots issues—is passing legislation to require thatall new and significantly renovated buildings owned or leased by thefederal government meet the AIA's 2030 challenge targets for reduc-tions in fossil fuel generated energy. Working closely with key mem-bers of Congress and testifying before three Congressional commit-tees, the AIA succeeded in having its language approved by both theHouse and the Senate in their comprehensive energy bills.

Creating Incentives for Energy Efficient Buildings: The second of theAIA's Grassroots issues is an extension of the energy efficient com-mercial buildings tax deduction first enacted in 2005. The tax incen-tive, which allows for a deduction of $1.80 per square foot for energyefficient systems, is scheduled to expire at the end of next year.Working with a coalition of design and construction organizations, theAIA helped get a five-year extension passed by the House in Augustand by the Senate Finance Committee earlier this spring. The AIA willcontinue working to see the tax deduction not only extended but alsoincreased to make it as effective as possible.

Protecting Our Water with Green Design: The third of the AIA'sGrassroots sustainability issues is using the landmark Clean WaterAct to encourage the use of "green infrastructure" projects to reducethe impact of stormwater runoff from the built environment. Greeninfrastructure such as green roofs, parklands, bioswales, bufferingvegetation and permeable pavement that prevents stormwater fromdischarging into waterways and drinking water systems is a smart,cost-effective way for cities to address their runoff problems.

When the House approved water legislation last February, theTransportation and Infrastructure Committee included AIA-backedreport language endorsing green infrastructure. The SenateEnvironment and Public Works Committee is currently working onclean water legislation, and the AIA will continue advocating fordesign tools to make the environment cleaner.

Making the Tax Code Fairer for Architects: The AIA is working in coali-tion with the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) toimprove the tax treatment of some architectural firms through cashaccounting practices. Throughout the year, the AIA has raised thisissue with numerous members of Congress, and Rep. AllysonSchwartz (D-PA) has indicated that she would like to be the leadsponsor of this legislation.

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In addition, the AIA is a key member of a coalition to repeal a burden-some new requirement that government agencies withhold three per-cent of payments to contractors, including design firms. The provision,passed in the dead of night with no debate, would hit design firms thatsubcontract work out or are subcontractors themselves particularlyhard. The AIA is working with Reps. Kendrick Meek (D- FL) and WallyHerger (R- CA), who have introduced legislation (H.R. 1797) to repealthe measure.

The AIA's government advocacy program is driven by you and it needsyour support and participation to succeed. By getting involved—

responding to action alerts, calling and meeting with elected officials,participating in ArchiPAC and APAC —you help show that architectshave a voice on important issues.

Please consider becoming more involved! Contact [email protected] tofind out more. Keep reading the Angle for the latest news and informa-tion about the AIA's federal advocacy agenda. And do not hesitate tocontact AIA-NS’s Legislative and Governmental Affairs Chair RobertMencarini, AIA or Andrew Goldberg of the AIA federal advocacy teamat [email protected] with questions or comments.

Public Awareness Update

Newark & Suburban Update, Continued

Beckerman Public Relations and AIA-NJ

The New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects official-ly embarked on a formal relationship with Beckerman PublicRelations in September 2007, just two weeks prior to AIA-NJ’s annu-al Design Conference.

Led by Stefanie Matteson and Rosa Cirianni, the Beckerman PublicRelations team met with AIA-NJ representatives to discuss mediastrategy for the event along with the announcement of “New Jersey’s150 Best Buildings and Places” to coincide with the national organi-zation’s 150th anniversary. The Beckerman Public Relations teamcompiled a comprehensive media list and brainstormed with AIA-NJleaders about strategy for the event. Prior to the Design Conference,Beckerman Public Relations issued several tailored news releases totargeted media.

Through Beckerman Public Relations’ aggressive efforts and effectivemedia outreach, AIA-NJ’s work and message made an immediateimpact that became readily apparent. The first big hit was publishedon the day of the AIA-NJ’s 2007 Design Conference held on Sept. 20at The Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove with a Page 2 story in thestate’s largest newspaper, The Star-Ledger.

Reporter Dan Bischoff wrote a colorful feature story about AIA-NJ’s150 Best Buildings and Places in New Jersey, adding his ownfavorites in a graphic, and the full-page story ran with a photo spreadshowcasing some of the most iconic sites such as Lucy the Elephantin Margate, The Statue of Liberty (in New Jersey, not New York) andThe Stone Pony in Asbury Park. This coverage was augmented witha blog by the reporter and a complete list of the 150 best buildingsand places on the Ledger’s Web site, NJ.com. Beckerman PublicRelations worked with the Ledger’s features editor, its research desk,the reporter and AIA-NJ to flesh out the comprehensive 150 list on atight deadline.

KYW Newsradio 1060 in Philadelphia then picked up on the Ledgerstory and reached out to Beckerman Public Relations. The radio sta-tion conducted a live interview with AIA-NJ Spokesman BobBarranger via telephone from Ocean Grove. Locally, The WestOrange Chronicle did the same by contacting AIA-NJ PresidentJerome Leslie Eben for an interview and publishing a front-page storywith a local angle that focused on Llewellyn Park.

The next major story came in The New York Times on Sunday, Oct.28 under the headline, “Pride in Architecture.” Reporter AntoinetteMartin led her story with “Design Matters,” the theme of the 2007 AIA-NJ Design Conference and also incorporated information about theorganization’s 150 list. Beckerman Public Relations pre-interviewedthe AIA-NJ Design Conference winners that Martin selected and coor-dinated several interviews.

The end result: several of the Design Conference Winners were citedin The New York Times’ story. Beckerman Public Relations alsoworked with the AIA-NJ members and the Times photo desk to coor-

dinate the photos and photo credits. Martin also interviewed Eben andBarranger.

In between The New York Times and The Star-Ledger stories, sever-al other general consumer publications, blogs and trade publicationspicked up on both the AIA-NJ Design Conference and 150 list. Amongthem: Hoboken Now, Real Estate Weekly, Yahoo! News, The JerseyJournal, The Reporter, the News Transcript and PennLive.com.

About Beckerman Public RelationsFounded in 1990 by Michael Beckerman, Beckerman PublicRelations is a leading full-service public relations firm. Over the years,Beckerman Public Relations’ passion for client service and strategicplanning, as well as its ability to surpass client expectations, hasmade it one of the most well respected firms in the industry.Beckerman Public Relations’ achievements and its record of consis-tent success have fueled its ongoing growth and current ranking asone of the largest independent public relations firms in the NewYork/New Jersey metropolitan area.

Recognizing a market that was underserved, Beckerman PublicRelations based in Bedminster, N.J., initially focused its energies onproviding services to the real estate industry. Building upon its envi-able record of accomplishments, Beckerman Public Relations thenexpanded its practice, extending its capabilities to serve a variety ofmarkets, industries and sectors. As a result, Beckerman PublicRelations has capitalized upon its excellent media relationships andits record of successes and now boasts a diversified -- and expand-ing -- client base that also includes architectural, law, financial servic-es, environmental, executive search and engineering firms.

The Beckerman team is staffed with 25 experienced media relationsprofessionals whose backgrounds and expertise comprise a “who'swho” of the communications industry. With a seasoned lineup thatincludes former journalists, media-savvy public relations pros, as wellas branding, messaging and positioning experts, Beckerman’s clientsreceive a full gamut of public relations and corporate communicationsservices, including:

• Efficient development, implementation and management of the public relations and communications process

• Writing of press releases, bylined articles, op-ed pieces, white papers, etc.

• Placement of client “WIN” achievements in key media

• Inclusion in business and industry trend stories

• Crisis communications

• Media training of key client personnel

• Networking/new business development


Local architectural firm celebrates 15 years of service

Little Ferry, NJ - Arcari + Iovino Architects P.C. celebrates 15th year inbusiness this October.

The local architectural firm of Arcari + Iovino Architects P.C. is celebrat-ing its 15th year in business this October. The firm is rooted in BergenCounty with its principals and most of their staff being from the county.During the 1990’s the office was located in Edgewater then relocatedto the former Little Ferry Borough Hall building where they are nowheadquartered.

The firm was recently ranked 43rd largest in the state by NJBIZ andcurrently has a total of 15 employees. While northern New Jersey hasbeen the focus of their work, they have completed numerous publicand private projects throughout New Jersey as well as New York Cityand the State. Local towns such as Hasbrouck Heights, Bergenfield,Little Ferry, Hackensack and Tenafly feature their designs includingmunicipal buildings, libraries and public safety complexes. “The firmhas grown steadily over the years through a high level of repeat clien-tele.” according to Mr. Anthony Iovino, AIA, LEED AP. “We attribute thissuccess to our personal service and creative designs”.

Non-profit groups and Community Development Block grant fundedprojects have been a mainstay of the company. VFW’s to religiousorganizations have been part of the projects the firm has helpedimprove. “We find satisfaction in helping those who are trying to helpothers” adds Mr. Iovino.

Currently they are working on the Glen Rock borough hall renovationwhich is expected to include energy savings design features. As mem-bers of the US Green Building Council the firm has kept pace with thecurrent trends in the ‘green’ building movement. “Many of our commis-sions contain elements of ‘green’ principles” notes Mr. Edward Arcari,AIA. “We are passionate about our architecture and enjoy the chal-lenges of the profession. Our staff is thoughtful, energetic and caresabout the quality designs we create.”

The firm looks forward to what the next 15 years brings and to servingmore of our local businesses and communities.

Both Principals are registered architects in several states and arelicensed professional planners here in New Jersey. Mr. Iovino servedas president of the Architects League of Northern New Jersey sectionin 2003. Mr. Arcari was a member of the Ridgefield Park HistoricalCommission from 1999 through 2005.

New Licensee Ceremony

By: WILLIAM M. BROWN III, AIA

On October 10, 2007 the AIANJ (American Institute of Architects ofNew Jersey) sponsored the event for sixty-one (61) newly licensedarchitects in the State of New Jersey which was held at the exquisiteNewark Club of Newark, New Jersey which is situated on the 22ndfloor above the Seton Hall Library. The views of Newark and New Yorkare majestic and it was an opportunity for the newly licensed architectsand their respective family members to mingle and meet AIANJ mem-bers and officers as well as other recipients. The recipients were verypleased based on their comments of the venue, the food as well as theceremony that we as architects took the time to recognize them fortheir hard work in achieving a tremendous milestone in their life.

The purpose of the ceremony is to take time out to recognize thoseindividuals who have successfully passed their A.R.E. exam and toinform them of the merits of AIANJ. The people passing the exam arepotential members of AIANJ and an opportunity is created for them toshare their gifts, get involved and to help our organization to grow andcontinue to prosper. AIANJ designed achievement certificates whichwere distributed to the recipients. Some of the recipients present were:

Afshan VadalRuperto Ruiz-MarquinaAntonio AielloAndrzej KarczCappy SabirJohn BryjakMichael MoritzDonald ChinZen ChenBradley Scott Walters

2007 AIANJ President Jerry L. Eben, AIA and First President StaceyRuhle Kleisch, AIA spoke about the AIANJ their goals and visions,what we were as an organization doing on the State and National lev-els. In addition, Stacey spoke about membership of AIANJ its benefitsand experiences. William J. Kurus, AIA spoke about his experiences ofbeing a AIANJ member having received a Achievement Certificatefrom AIANJ in 2006 in a similar ceremony and has hit the ground run-ning in becoming an active member of our organization.

In conclusion, Congratulations to all of the recipients of 2007 we(AIANJ wish you all well in your life and careers. Find your niche anduse your gift to help others and raise the consciousness of our profes-sion! Much thanks to the manager of the Newark Club, Artee Wassifand his staff for being such a gracious host, the staff of AIANJ, LoriLee and Dean Tantum for making this event a success!

Member News


2007 Update to AIA Contract Documents

On November 5th 2007, the AIA will officially release the 2007 Updateto AIA Contract Documents. The AIA prepared the 2007 Update, whichconsists primarily of agreements in the popular A201 family of docu-ments, with input from owners, contractors, attorneys, architects andengineers. The 2007 Update includes nearly 40 contract documents,including new owner/architect agreements.

The AIA, working with the AIA’s Documents Committee, revises theA201 family every ten years to reflect changes in industry trends andpractices. Work began on the 2007 Update in 2004, when the AIAsolicited industry feedback on the 1997 A201 family of documents frommore than a dozen industry organizations representing contractors,subcontractors, engineers, owners, and the attorneys who representthem. Many AIA members participated from committees such as TheCommittee on the Environment, Technology and Practice, PracticeManagement, the Small Project Practitioners, and the RiskManagement Committee. The drafting process included sending twosets of agreement drafts to these groups for their comments and sug-gestions, and meeting in person with representatives from manyorganizations to address their concerns. This process resulted in thepublication of updated agreements that take into account the interestsof all contracting parties and reflect current industry practices.

In the past, the AIA has sought and received the Associated GeneralContractors’ endorsement of A201, General Conditions of the Contractfor Construction. This year, however, the AGC board of directors votednot to endorse A201–2007. Although the AGC did not provide any rea-son for not endorsing A201–2007, the AGC launched its own new doc-uments, called ConsensusDocs, on September 28, 2007 that theyhave intentionally positioned to compete directly with AIA ContractDocuments. This quote (ENR March 07) by the AGC’s spokesperson,J. William Ernstrom, Esq., “The AIA 201 documents are going to comevery soon as a second choice to the consensus documents,” says avery great deal about the AGC’s motives.

The AGC touts their ConsensusDocs as a product of designers, own-ers, and contractors but, in fact, no organization representing designprofessionals took part in the development of the ConsensusDocs.The AIA and the engineering societies, American Council ofEngineering Companies, American Society of Civil Engineers and theNational Society of Professional Engineers, did not participate in theAGC’s new program. Without the involvement of designers, theseagreements can hardly be said to reflect “consensus.”

While it is unfortunate news that the AGC has allowed current businessinterests to prevent it from voting to endorse A201–2007, AIA ContractDocuments remain the industry standard. Only the AIA provides thewinning combination of fair and balanced content with a state-of-the-art delivery system, AIA Contract Documents software, which gener-ates documents in Microsoft® Word to allow easy editing and collabo-ration with colleagues and clients. AIA members can be reassured thatevery possible effort is being made to ensure that AIA ContractDocuments remain the most respected and most widely used in theindustry.

To the Editor of ENR:

Speaking on behalf of the 700,000 design professionals in the UnitedStates collectively represented by the National Society of ProfessionalEngineers (NSPE), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE),the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) and theAmerican Institute of Architects, we would like to express concernabout ENR's September 24, 2007 cover story titled "New StandardForms Seek Unity on Fairness." The article misrepresents to thedesign and construction industry the participation of design profession-als in ConsensusDOCS. For the record, the Engineers Joint ContractDocuments Committee (EJCDC) has not endorsed ConsensusDOCSand has not joined ConsensusDOCS; EJCDC's involvement withConsensusDOCS has not been "pretty significant." To our knowledge,no organization in the design professional community has providedcomments on, or contributed intellectual property to ConsensusDOCS.We request that ENR set the record straight.

Lawrence A. JacobsonExecutive Director, National Society of Professional Engineers

Christine McEnteeExecutive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, AmericanInstitute of Architects

Patrick J. NataleExecutive Director, American Society of Civil Engineers

David A. RaymondPresident and Chief Executive Officer, American Council ofEngineering Companies

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AIANJ Executive CommitteePresident....................Jerome Leslie Eben..............................jebenaia@aol.comPresident-Elect...........Seth A. Leeb, [email protected] Vice President......Stacey Ruhle Kliesch, [email protected] Vice President.....Jason Kliwinski AIA........................jkliwinski@spiezle.comSecretary....................Michael J. Hanrahan, AIA.............mhanrahan@cchnj.comTreasurer....................Glenn W. Pellet, [email protected] Past President...................Stephen J. Carlidge [email protected] Director.......Robin L. Murray, [email protected] Counsel............Lawrence Powers, [email protected] Director......Joseph A. Simonetta, [email protected] Presidents

Architects League .....Kevin C Gore, [email protected] Section .........Enis Piskiner..........................................central@aia-nj.orgNewark & Suburban .Robert Emert, [email protected] Shore .............Jerome M. Larson Sr., [email protected] Jersey .............Bruce D. Turner, [email protected] Jersey ..............Grant Peatman, [email protected] opinions expressed in bylined articles are those of the authors and donot represent the opinions of AIANJ. The authors are solely responsible forthe information contained in those articles.

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Committee ChairsAssociates..................John A. Cwilka, Assoc., [email protected] & Finance......Glenn W. Pellet, [email protected] Laws & Policies.....Eric L. Wagner, [email protected] & Standards....Thomas Pienciak, AIA.......tpienciak@robsonforensic.comCommunications........Kimberly L. Bunn [email protected] Education.Seth A. Leeb [email protected] Conference....Steve Carlidge [email protected]/Build...............Barry E. Bannett [email protected] & Technology..Tom Sutton, Assoc. AIA..........tom_sutton@schindler.comEnvironmental............Jason A. Kliwinski AIA....................jkliwinski@spiezle.comFellowship..............................................................................................................Intern Development....Joyce Scatuccio, AIA [email protected] Resources.....Michael Calafati [email protected] Security ....Laurence E. Parisi [email protected] Firm Outreach..............................................................................................Legislative & Government Affairs......David Del Vecchio [email protected] Range Planning.Seth A. Leeb, Architect........................slarchitect@att.netManagement...............Jerome Leslie Eben, AIA.....................jebenaia@aol.comMembership................Stacey Kliesch, AIA..............staceykliesch@optonline.netNominations...............Bruce D. Turner, [email protected] Elects’Council.......................Jerome Leslie Eben, [email protected] Awareness.......Robert F. Barranger [email protected] Firm Outreach..Richard J. Finch, [email protected] Awards...........William M. Brown III [email protected] Growth.........................................................................................................Task ForcesGrassroots Network Coordinator.................Robert Cozzarelli, [email protected] Foundation.................Robert Zaccone [email protected] Board Liaison....Michael G. Soriano [email protected] Government Affairs Network..............David Del Vecchio [email protected] ArchitectsForum........................Manuel Pereiras [email protected]

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