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The Studio 36: Googoo Eyed Neophytes

Tim Alatorre — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:30:05 +0000

We reach 100 fans on Facebook, talk about finding jobs, AutoCad is back on the Mac, and Tim rambles on about architects working for free.

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Show Notes

Site News

20 new fans this week, we broke 100!
- Joseph Smith
- Carol Horn Davis
- Rosa Elva Alvarado
- Jennifer Lynn Richardson
- Spencer Bittner
- Greg Poloynis
- Lili Etessam
- Elahe Khodaei Gheidari
- Lindsey Engels
- Daryl Wells
- Forest King
- Ryan Ghere
- Theresa Stanton
- Dan Angelesco
- Bob Hightower
- Taryn Mickus
- Farid Shahid – number 100!!
- Alexander Tsai
- Eric Stimmel
- Steve Grossenbacher

Cal Poly News

Week of Welcome (WOW) coming up Sept. 15-19
- http://studentlife.calpoly.edu/orientation/wow/home/index.asp
September 2010 Fall term classes begin

General News

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City
- http://www.pbs.org/make-no-little-plans/
- Architect and planner Daniel Hudson Burnham. In the midst of late 19th century urban disorder, Burnham offered a powerful vision of what a civilized American city could look like. He built some of the first skyscrapers in the world; directed construction of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition that inspired the City Beautiful Movement; and created urban plans for Washington DC, Chicago, Cleveland, San Francisco and Manila—all before the profession of urban planning existed. In fact, some say that he invented it.
The Architecture Job Application Hints & Suggestions from Employers
- http://www.archinect.com/features/article.php?id=62511_0_23_0_M
St. Louis Arch Competition Weaves Together a City, a River, and its History and Culture
- http://www.aia.org/practicing/AIAB085898
- When a winner is selected on Sept. 24, this new relationship between monument and city will be unveiled, and it will be realized by 2015, when the competition mandates that the plan must be completed. Organizers are also seeking public comments about the design.
Self-Inflicted Losses
- http://www.architectmagazine.com/design-fees/self-inflicted-losses.aspx
- How long will rock-bottom prices continue to plague the profession? Only time, and the economy, will tell. Hickock, for one, is cautiously optimistic. “We have just begun to inch up fees,” he says, but “we can’t tell yet whether they are sticking or not.”
AutoCAD returns to the Mac, mobile app offered
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20015166-37.html#ixzz0yIJum2pY
- Presale began today, Sept 1st for $3,995
Review your ARE scores online with CAB!
- http://www.cab.ca.gov/candidates/are_online_scores.shtml
- You have 180 days to review them
On the Boards: Signature Center by Frank Gehry
- http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/2010/08/100824_signature_center_gehry.asp
- The new facility will feature a 299-seat end-stage theater and two 199-seat flexible theaters. It also will have a shared lobby, dual-rehearsal studios, administrative offices, a bookstore, and a café.

The Studio 2: Thank You China

Tim Alatorre — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:25:43 +0000

Happy New Year! This is the first episode for 2010 and we are off to a great start. Special guest Elise Drakes, B’Arch ’06 Associate AIA, talkes about healthcare Architecture and the ACE Mentor Program. We discuss the rise of green buildings and the IDP program.

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News:

Doug Jackson – ARCH 481: Transformalism First Public Thesis Review Fri., Jan. 8 1:20 – 4:00pm 05-301
- http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/current/fifth-year.html
- http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/current/documents/prospecti-0910/jackson-09.pdf
http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/news-events/index.html
- The 6th annual vellum furniture competition sponsored by vellum desing build + the CAED is proud to announce that the DESIGN WITHIN REACH will host a reception on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 607 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA between 6:30 – 8:30pm. http://www.dwr.com/category/find+a+studio/santabarbara.do
Cal Poly Open House Announces Theme for 2010 Weekend, Set for April 15-17
- http://calpolynews.calpoly.edu/news_releases/2010/January/Open.html
IDP 6 month rule
- http://www.ncarb.org/Experience-Through-Internships/Maintaining-Participation/Six-Month-Rule.aspx
IDP Units to hours
- http://ncarb.org/Experience-Through-Internships/Intern-Development-Program-Overview/Training-Hours.aspx
Half Of Non-Residential Buildings Will Be Green By 2015 -Study
- http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2010/01/06/half-of-non-residential-buildings-will-be-green-by-2015-study/

Rapid Fire Questions:

Elise scores = 426,212 points

What’s Elise Up To?:

After graduation she started working with a multi-residential design firm
- Two years ago she started working at Taylor in New Port Beach
Currently working towards licensure:
- Going through IDP
- Currently studying for Programming ARE
- Licensure is a long process, it’s hard to find study time
Is Healthcare “insulated” from the current economic state?
- Every Firm, regardless of the type of the work, has had to make those tough decisions
- The uncertainty of Health Care Reform is causing hospitals to cut back on spending
Thoughts on Cal Poly grads out in the industry
- LOVE Cal Poly!!
- Cal Poly grads are “do-ers”
- Architecture Program does a good job of integrating the many facets of our industry
- It would have been nice to learn more about how to find the area of architecture you fit into and are passionate about
- It’s sad to see students graduate and then not like what they are doing and leave the industry
- Wishful thinking for more well rounded internships in different industry areas while being a student
- While jobs are hard to find, don’t be discouraged if you can’t find a job in a firm, if you’re interested in Healthcare perhaps look to get a job related to nursing where you’ll be learning about the day to day operations of their work and operations
- It could benefit students if a variety of internships were supported and suggested
Taylor supports a number of “extracuricular” activities
- Research on hospital design
  - the mammography suite of the future
  - long-term living
- ACE Mentor Program
  - Using Legos to teach about RFI’s
- Make a Wish Foundation
  - Room redo

Elise Interviews Haley and Tim

Haley is involved with the AIA and NCARB and all grown up
Tim got stuck in the housing crash and doesn’t have to do the IDP

We get sidetracked and talk about the IDP

The IDP is a good idea, it empowers intern Architects

We Want You!

Tim Alatorre — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:30:27 +0000

Okay, I know, the graphic is way overused. But it’s true, We Want You for sloArch! As part of our 2010 initiative sloArch is expanding and we want your help. Yeah, yeah, I know. You are busy. But we hope to make this website the portal for all things Architecture and that means you. You are an Architect after all, or you at least pretend to be one. So help us and let us help you! So… what can you do?

For starters, subscribe to The Studio! This is our new weekly podcast by, for, about, and featuring CalPoly San Luis Obispo students and alumni! Yeah, that’s right, we’re talking about you!
Contribute to our new forums! Have a Revit or AutoCad question? Need help with the IDP? Not sure what’s the best technique for creating a model that’s sure to get you noticed in studio? Post a question and we”ll help you find the answer.
Write for us! We are looking for contributing authors. If you have a report on a show in the Berg gallery, news on a Hearst lecture, a Revit tutorial, or want to promote your latest project, we want to hear from you! If you are interested please contact us!

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