Faculty Meetings

The next Tenured Faculty Meeting on Thursday, April 16, 11:10am-12:00pm in 05-201A (Faculty Conference Room).

The next General Faculty Meeting will be on Thursday, May 21, 11:10am-12:00pm in 05-201A (Faculty Conference Room).

The next Curriculum Committee meeting will be on Tuesday, April 21, in 05-201A, 11:00am-1:00pm, in 05-201A (Faculty Conference Room).

REMINDER:  For those placing meetings on the "Arch Meetings" calendar, please include the location in the subject/title of the meeting, and add the location to the "attendees" so that the meeting will also appear on the room schedule.  See Kathi if you need assistance.

Important Dates

April 20 - Census date

May 25 - Academic Holiday - Memorial Day - Campus Closed

Department News

Japan Blog

You are invited to visit the Cal Poly Architecture in Japan blog to keep up with Don Choi and his students while they are in Japan on the Japan Extended Field Trip.

Rose House Lease Terminated

The family of the late Brent Dickens, who passed away last year, is terminating the lease of the Rose House, effective May 1, 2009. The college was fortunate since 2006 to have benefited from the facility for retreats, guests speakers and hosting events.

45 PERSPECTIVES

Architecture's 45th Anniversary San Francisco Alumni Social

Friday, May 1, 2009, 5:30-7:30pm

In celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Architecture Department, BAR Architects and the Architecture Department are sponsoring the Alumni reception during the 2009 San Francisco AIA Convention. The Alumni Reception is being held at BAR Architecture, 543 Howard Street, San Francisco. The reception is free to all faculty, $20 for guests. To RSVP go to the Alumni Reception Attendance Notification Form.

Zimbra Calendar Training begins April 14

The Zimbra Calendar will be implemented during the weekend of April 18-19. Reservations are being accepted for calendar training, which begins April 14. The training schedule and sign-up information are available at the Zimbra calendar information web page along with video tutorials, user guides and other information. Email service will not be affected. For more information, contact Ellen Stier at 756-5525 or email her at estier@calpoly.edu.

Student Digest is now on the Architecture Department Web Site

For the most recent Student Digest go to the 03-31-09 Digest web page of the Architecture web site. We encourage you to let your students know about this valuable resource and to check it out yourself!

Toot Your Own Horn

Please continue submitting items for Toot Your Own Horn to Henri and Kathi. Include dates and complete titles of awards, papers, conferences, etc., relative to the announcement, and send to Henri an electronic copy of any papers published. Please also continue forwarding information on achievements by alumni and students.

Social Events

Faculty Social

Thursday, April 23, 2009, 4:00-6:00pm, Kennedy Library, Room 2002

The Faculty Socials are an excellent opportunity to connect with your colleagues in other departments and colleges. The next Faculty Social on April 23 will be hosted by the College of Architecture and Environmental Design.

Exhibits/Crits/Invitations

Odo Competition on Display - Vote Now!

Ballots due Friday, April 17 at 12:00pm

The Robert Hifumi Odo Competition Exhibit is now on display in the CAED lobby. The projects in this exhibit represent the best work for our third- and fourth-year students, and you are encouraged to give their work the attention it deserves. Ballots have been placed in faculty mailboxes. Please vote for the best project and return your ballot to Alissa in the Architecture department office. You may also submit your votes by email to amagoria@calpoly.edu.

Fabricatons

April 6 through April 24, 2009, Fishbowl (21-105B)

An exhibition curated by Professor David Leary, Architect, at College of DuPage, Chicago, presents student work focused on architectural precedent. Student teams created precise graphic interpretations that were transformed into highly crafted bass wood models.

Announcements

ACSA News

ACSA is soliciting feedback regarding the NAAB Final Draft of the 2009 Conditions for Accreditation. A PowerPoint presentation is posted on their web site, along with extensive information regarding the two-year process to update the Conditions. A preliminary response from ACSA to NAAB will be sent on April 15, but you can comment until that date. Otherwise you may send feedback directly to NAAB until June 1.

The ACSA is also collecting feedback on their publications such as JAE, ACSA News, etc. To Comment you may take a brief publications survey.

Go to ACSA's NAAB Accreditation Review Conference web page to see any of the above links.

Competitions

Urban SOS

Register by May 15, 2009; Submission due July 31, 2009

We are in an urban age. Most of us today live in cities. Is there a place or a neighborhood in your city that needs a good fix? Do you know of an unplanned settlement, a displaced community, economic uncertainty that has driven away business, environmental degradation that has reduced quality of life, an area enduring the aftermath of natural calamity, a derelict urban site? Have a plan that could turn things around? Submissions are sough that solves these common urban problems. The top four submissions will be invited to present at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona in November 2009. For more information please go to the Urban SOS web site.

Re:Vision DALLAS

Registration Deadline: April 15, 2009; Entry Deadline: May 8, 2009

Urban Revision is reaching out to all major universities in the U.S. to ask for help in getting the word out about their latest competition Re:Vision DALLAS. The goal of the competition is to find a winning design for the first sustainable city block in the U.S., which will be located in Dallas, Texas. This is not a proposed project. The land has been purchased and the supporting organizations are in place. All that is needed now is a winning design to get the development started. Architecture, Engineering and Design Students/Professors are encouraged to enter Re:Vision DALLAS.

Please go to the Competitions page of the Urban Revision web site for more information.

2009 Design-Build Awards Competition

Deadline: May 18, 2009

It’s time to enter into the 2009 Design-Build Awards Competition. Submit your successful design-build project(s) for the 2009 National Design-Build Project Competition or nominate an individual who has demonstrated dedication to integrated project delivery for a Distinguished Leadership Award or the prestigious Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award. Completed entries and entry fee payments must arrive to the DBIA National office no later than May 18, 2009. For more information go to Design-Build Institute of America's National Design-Build Project Awards web page.

Opportunities

Summer Sustainability Series - Summer 2009

June 22-26, 2009, Portland, Oregon

The Summer Sustainability Series is NOT a conference. It offers two unique five day professional programs, for the summer of 2009, in Sustainability in the Urban Built Environment or Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. The programs provide direct engagement with experts and examples, with immediate solutions for city leaders, planners, businesses and educators to address today's most pressing sustainability challenges. They are based on the ground-breaking work of Oregon's businesses, universities, non-for-profits and policy makers. Each of these fast-paced five-day mobile symposiums is limited to just 20 professionals, plus 15 top graduate students. For more information to go the Summer Sustainability Series web page.

10x10CITIES Exhibition

Opening Reception, Thursday, April 16, 2009, 6:00-8:00pm

The American Institute of Architects San Francisco (AIA SF) in partnership with California College of the Arts (CCA Architecture/URBANlab), HOK and Matarozzi/Pelsinger Builders invite you to attend the 10x10CITIES Exhibition at 3A Gallery @ 101 South Park Street (between Second and Third Streets) in San Francisco. RSVP by Friday, April 10 to Aleandra Spautz at either (415)543-3347, ext. 14 or email her at aspautz@mh-a.com. For more information download the 10x10CITIES flyer (pdf).

University Business Start-Ups and Industry Collaborations: Keys to Success

Thursday, April 16, 11:00am-12:30pm, Building 33 (Fisher Science) Room 285

You are invited to a presentation from Drs. Ken Walters and Dr. Alvin Kwiram of the University of Washington as they discuss best practices and experiences in successful University business start-ups and keys to effective university-industry joint research and development projects.

Flux: Architecture in a Parametric Landscape Exhibition

March 30-April 17, 2009, The Nave, California College of the Arts, San Francisco campus

Spring 2009 Architecture Lecture Series: presented by the CCA Architecture MEDIAlab in conjunction with the international SmartGeometry conference, MEDIAlab is an area of emphasis in the Master of Architecture Program that focuses on cross-disciplinary media, advanced digital tools, and new fabrication technologies. The SmartGeometry Group was formed in 2001 as a partnership among architectural practitioners, researchers, and academics with an emphasis on new digital approaches. For more information please call (415)703-9562 or email architecture@cca.edu.