Haley is back!  Jared Kuykendall, B’Arch ’05, joins us for a rowdy episode that takes us from Pakistan to Minnesota, the IDP and dirty (chocolate filled) diapers.

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MIT develops new stronger, longer lasting, “green” concrete that will last for 20,000 years and Saudi Arabia announced plans to build a mile high tower.  Plus we sneak in another article about uncle Frank.

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Site News

• We’re still looking for Assistant Producer
• New store launched January.  50% of proceeds will go toward the new scholarship fund.

Cal Poly News

• Hearst Lecture this Friday
  • Wolf Mangelsdorf: Buro Happold
  • Friday, January 14th, 2011 at 4:00pm
  • Business Rotunda (03-213)
• Jim Bagnall, Jake Feldman, Art Chapman and Chuck Crotser are doing another series of 3 sketch workshops this quarter in the Berg Gallery.
  • Sunday, January 23 from 8am – noon
  • Sunday, February 6 from 8am – noon
  • Sunday, February 27 from 8am – noon

Pop Arch

Current Sequoia Hall RA, Jeannette Senn, (Architecture class of 2013), tells us about life in the dorms, on the dance floor and on the rope course.  Shout out to room 112!

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Site News

Cal Poly News

• Architecture Alum Joins Bank Board of Directors
  • Henry Ruhnke Jr. (B.AR., Architecture, 1987, M.AR., 1988) has been appointed to the 1st Capital Bank Board of Directors in Monterey. Ruhnke has served on the Monterey Planning Commission, the Monterey Community Contractor Committee and the Monterey Architectural Review Committee. He is a former board member of the American Institute of Architects Monterey Bay.
  • http://calpolynews.calpoly.edu/magazine/Fall-2010/alumni.html
• http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/current/digests/digests-1011/digest-10-19-10.html

General News

• $100 million class action Law-Suit against USGBC
  • http://www.cepro.com/article/100m_lawsuit_filed_against_usgbc_leed/
  • The suit alleges USGBC knowingly used false advertising to mislead consumers and that LEED-accredited individuals are “increasingly people with no experience whatsoever.” It also claims USGBC is attempting to “monopolize the market for energy-efficient building design.”
    • http://www.green-buildings.com/content/78357-henry-gifford
    • http://www.energysavingscience.com/
• Rhode Island first state to adopt the International Green Construction Code (IGCC).
  • http://todaysfacilitymanager.com/facilityblog/2010/10/rhode-island-first-state-to-adopt-green-construction-code.html
  • The Rhode Island Green Buildings Act applies to any public project that is owned, leased, or controlled by the State of Rhode Island
• Architecture Billings growing for the first time since January 2008
  • http://lifeinc.todayshow.com/_news/2010/10/20/5322232-canary-in-the-housing-coal-mine-architecture-billings
  • “This is certainly encouraging news, but we will need to see consistent improvement over the next few months in order to feel comfortable about the state of the design and construction industry,”
  • http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1913810520101020
• New digital edition of ARCHITECT out
  • http://mydigimag.rrd.com/publication/?i=49006
• Public photography OK
  • http://architect-media.com/portal/wts/cemc6Fa87xDba–8-evdrea-gcDz7c

Rapid Fire Questions:

• Cal Poly or Berkeley or Penn State? Cal Poly
• Autocad or Revit? Revit
• Sequoia Hall or Tenaya Hall? SEQUOIA!!
• Facebook or LinkedIn? Facebook
• Arch Record or Architect? Architectural Record
• Drafting dots or tape? Dots
• Yellow trace or white? Yellow
• Ad Markers or Prisma? Prisma
• Pen or Pencil? Pencil
• Mac or PC? PC
• What’s the Meaning of Life? Dance

SCORE: 51,812.4

Interview

• Why Dance?
  • Jeannette is a dancer, she’s been dancing for 5 years and a past gymnast
• Why Architecture?
  • She’s always loved doing things with her hands
  • It’s creative
  • It’s artistic
• Has dance inspired or influenced design work?
  • The awareness of how you move through space and how much space you need to
• Why Cal Poly
  • Growing up in Santa Barbara, SLO was close and she was familiar with the area
  • She loves the outdoors
  • The program speaks for itself
  • It was a no-brainer
• She loves working with her hands
  • Prefers hand drawing, more of a human connection
  • Loves to paint and sketch
  • Building furniture and working in the shop
  • And she loves to rock climb!!
• Why become an R.A.
  • Getting involved, planning events, mentoring
• What advice do you have for students living on campus
  • Get involved, take advantage of your living environment, it will help you meet people and find your niche
• For students wanting to come to Cal Poly for architecture
  • Try to take a drafting program or visit an office to get an idea of it’s something you really want to do
  • Interning can also give you an idea
• How did you know architecture was for you?
  • Watching her house get remodeled and her dad work on her house was eyeopening
• Architecture was a way to incorporate art into a profession that makes money
  • She also did the summer program at Cal Poly while she was in High School and that really solidified it
• Chumash Challenge
  • http://www.asi.calpoly.edu/chumash_challenge_contact

Lloyd Russell, AIA, (B’Arch ’91) talks about how he made the transition from student to teacher and architect to master builder.  He talks about his design process and how he can design through construction without scaring his clients.

Executive Producer: Henri de Hahn

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Site News

• Thanks to Henri, Josef, Tracee, and everyone!
• New Facebook Fans
  • Geri Ooi
  • Jose Silva
  • Anthony Preston
  • Fazal Khan
  • Craig Howard
  • David Wachtel
  • Rich Milstead

Cal Poly News

• (pamona) http://la.curbed.com/archives/2010/09/heaveho_for_cal_poly_pomonas_pointy_obelisk_tower.php
• Student Digest 9/21/10
  • http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/current/digests/digests-0910/digest-09-21-10.html

General News

• Recovery? What Recovery?
  • http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/2010/09/100922recovery_recession.asp
• Recession’s over, economists say to a skeptical public
  • A declaration that the turning point came in June 2009 gets an indignant reaction, showing that many Americans see little difference between the recession and current conditions.
    • http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fi-recession-over-20100921,0,1891491.story
• US architecture billings index rose in August-AIA
  • August ABI up 0.3 pts to 48.2, for 3rd consecutive gain
    • http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2119221520100922
  • Construction surprisingly up 10.5%
    • Housing experts welcomed the news but say we won’t see a sustained recovery until spring.
    • http://www.startribune.com/business/103492854.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ
• Architects (and architecture) the Recession Claimed
  • http://www.observer.com/2010/slideshow/132880/535-west-end-avenue
• Arch grounds plan gives park a new spin
  • Follow up from Episode 036
  • http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_abeff008-a57b-5a31-99a3-b832824ef561.html
  • http://urbanstl.com/
• The Greener School
  • most important project of the 21st century: any green school!
  • http://www.architectmagazine.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=opecoblog&postId=97595
• Fifth annual Park(ing) Day
  • Around the world, parking spaces were transformed into miniature public parks and community centers last Friday
  • http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/09/groups-build-parks-from-parking-spaces/
  • http://laist.com/2010/09/18/parking_day_la_2010_east_hollywood.php
• Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion Car #4 has been commissioned by British Architect Norman Foster
  • http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/arts/20iht-design20.html?_r=1&hp

Rapid Fire Questions:

• Cal Poly or Berkeley? Cal Poly
• Autocad or Revit or ArhicCAD? ArchiCAD
• Parallel bar or T-Square? Parallel bar
• Facebook or LinkedIn or Twitter? Facebook
• Arch Record, Arch Digest, or Architect? eek!
• Drafting dots or tape? tape
• Yellow trace or white? white
• Ad Markers or Prisma? Prisma
• Pen or Pencil? Pencil
• Mac or PC or UNIX? MAC
• What’s the Meaning of Life? 42

SCORE: 92,210

Interview

• Why ArchiCAD
  • When he graduated in ’91 there wasn’t any work, his first job involved hand drafting and he was eventually forced into ArchiCAD since
  • He prefers to stare at a piece of paper rather than a computer screen
  • Had an extra ArchiCAD disk laying around so that’s what they used
• Why the “ek” to architectural magazines…
  • They can jade your perception of architecture
  • He prefers older magazines, the new magazines can be too seductive
• Why architecture…
  • Mr. Brady on the Brady Bunch didn’t wear suits and he thought that was cool
  • He spent high school in the wood shop and then ventured into art class and discovered he could draw
  • On a road trip through San Luis Obispo, he walked into one of the studios and knew that “this” is what he wanted to do
  • He was accepted to Cal Poly under another major, but started showing up to arch classes anyways
• After graduation…
  • There wasn’t much work in ’91, it was a recession similar to the one we’re currently in
  • It seemed like everyone went to San Francisco
  • He believed what he was told: “Architects will save the world”, but everytime he drove through L.A. he wondered how that could be
  • Discovered that a large part of building and architecture is to make money, so he pursued the developing route
  • Becoming the developer and the contractor yourself bypasses the client
  • Construction experience with an eye toward development was the route he went
  • There were no jobs, so his mantra was: “find a building you like, find out who did it and knock on their door”
  • He started working with an architect interested in real estate/developer route
  • The attitude become “do what ever you can do”, teaching, practicing, community, if you do them all then you’ll stay afloat
• How did you take that first big step to work on your own
  • When there’s no work it’s easier to just go out on your own
  • The first project is the hardest and you have to team up with someone who trusts you
  • Find a property owner, for sweat equity get a stakehold in the project
  • It becomes a matter of getting your project built, you become the master builder
  • Why does the architect get paid less than anyone else
  • It’s become a method of learning how to wear the other hats involved to becoming a master builder
• The transition to teaching…
  • There weren’t any schools in the San Diego area
  • NewSchool was a night school
  • When you’re teaching you’re also learning from your students
  • http://www.woodbury.edu/s/131/mba.aspx?sid=131&gid=1&pgid=1493
• Influence of Construction experience
  • While there’s money in construction, he was careful to not get pulled into it, rather always keep his eye on the architecture
  • The trades do it day in and day out and have skills that architects can learn from
  • Learning from the trade and the craft he can better express how the building is built
  • If he can understand the trade himself he can make it more cost effective, better detail and get better bids
• Design Inspiration
  • Models and the sculptural experience of the building
  • Allow for the happy accidents
  • There’s no formula
  • It’s not a control thing, it’s a matter of being central to the process
  • When everything comes together, social, economic, artistic, that’s the success of the design
• The R3 Building
  • His favorite to date
  • It marked an iconic point for him
  • A crazy building on a crazy piece of property
• What makes good design
  • Expresses the how/why it was built and the social, economic, artistic facets of it being built
  • Thoughts on Cal Poly students
  • Not many of them come down to San Diego
• Advice to Cal Poly students and grads
  • Just create a dialouge with Firms you respect, even if they’re not hiring you should try and become a part of the community
  • When you’re hired it’s not just your resume or portfolio, it’s the type of team player you can be and how you can learn
  • Sending resumes usually just end up in a file
  • If you have initiative that shows more than sending a resume
  • Having a good attitude and a willingness to learn can take you far
• Finishing a project in Hillcrest if anyone is looking for a place to rent

Rikki Dy-Liacco, LEED AP (B.Arch ’98), calls in from work to tell us about what it’s like to work at the same firm for 15 years, how to keep things new and fresh, and shares some recession encouragement.

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Site News

• New Facebook fans
  • Carly Althoff
  • Tracee de Hahn
  • Bart M Smith
  • Andre Poernomo

Cal Poly News

• All students are reminded to submit their Studio Use Policy prior to the first day of classes.
  • Students not submitting their forms will not be issued a key for their studio.
  • http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/current/studio-use.html
• The 5th year application process is complete
  • The dept. was waiting on the 5th year faculty for student placement.
  • Notifications sent out via Cal Poly email address
    • The department can only send out information to your Cal Poly email.
  • Emails have been sent out to all students who submitted a portfolio and preference form on or before 9-14-10.
  • Students in Phillips’ studio received an additional email with special enrollment instructions.
• Architecture Professor Jonathan Reich has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar and will teach and research in Italy this year.
  • The Fulbright Program is an international educational exchange activity established in 1946, sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
  • http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/news-events/faculty-news.html

General News

• PEX Piping legal again – Effective August 10, 2010
  • On August 16, 2010, the California Building Standards Commission certified the Final Environmental Impact Report and approved regulations allowing the use of PEX tubing. The Approved Final Express Terms document represents the final language that will be published into the 2007 California Plumbing Code and the 2010 California Plumbing Code (Effective Jan. 1, 2011) with the strikeout and underlining removed for clarity.
  • http://www.bsc.ca.gov/pex.htm
  • http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=7536
• Architects, Clients, Fear, and the Green Code
  • http://www.aiacc.org/site/docs/greencode0910.pdf
  • AIACC Opposes Proposition 23
• Gwynne Pugh Departs Pugh + Scarpa to Focus on Urban Design
  • http://www.architectmagazine.com/business/gwynne-pugh-departs-pugh-and-scarpa-to-focus-on-urban-design.aspx?rssLink=Pugh+leaves+Pugh+%2b+Scarpa
• Philip Johnson’s Glass House Compound Needs Millions In Repair
  • http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-14/philip-johnson-s-glass-house-brick-gay-hideaway-need-millions-in-repair.html

Rapid Fire Questions

• Cal Poly or Berkeley? Cal Poly
• Autocad or Revit? Revit
• Parallel bar or T-Square? Parallel bar
• Facebook or LinkedIn? Both
• Arch Record, Arch Digest, or Architect? Arch Record
• Drafting dots or tape? Drafting dots
• Yellow trace or white? White
• Ad Markers or Prisma? Ad Markers
• Pen or Pencil? Pencil
• Mac or PC? Mac
• What’s the Meaning of Life? Eternal work

SCORE: 7,724,276

Interview

• He’s been working for Gensler for 15 years…
  • He did the San Francisco program at Gensler and was hired for a year and a half after that so he stayed on to work and graduated later.
  • The variety of projects that he’s worked on has kept his job interesting
  • He’s worked with about 5 different offices throughout the 15 years
    • SF, Newport Beach, LA, San Ramon, San Jose
  • It hasn’t been boring
  • He’s been tempted at the thought of moving to another firm or sought after by head hunters, but Gensler gives him the growth he’s looking for
• Why architecture?Et
  • He started his education in the Philippines where you have to take exams for entry into university programs
  • He tried Med school but failed the exams, he was told he was better with spatial
  • He heard that Cal Poly was the best program, even though his family was from San Jose and Berkeley was right around the corner!
• The economy was rebounding back in ’98 when he was hired…
  • the “.com” industry was taking off
  • the 9-11 attack happened a few years out of school
  • it was tough back then, and it’s tough again
  • when he came out of school the trend was you tried to establish yourself and make a name for yourself, trying to build up your career and that means you put off the ARE
• Where is he in the licensure process
  • He’s taken a few exams
  • He recommends that students start their exams right out of school
  • He wishes he had started his exams right away
• What other advice is there for those entering the profession
  • Don’t assume that you know everything
  • Keep your mind open, become a sponge and learn from your mentors
  • Maintain your relationships and build upon those, you never know who will be a leader in a firm or a future client
  • With social networking it’s easier to stay connected with people
  • Keep in touch with your fellow Cal Poly alumni, Cal Poly has a great reputation out there so keep up the great work!

Another fun filled episode where we discuss the new IDP 2.0, the 2010 California Building Code, and why Haley loves Frank Gehry.

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General News

• National IDP Coordinators Conference next week, Haley will be going
  • Phase Three of IDP 2.0 is coming in January 2011.
  • http://ncarb.org/Experience-Through-Internships/Intern-Development-Program-Overview/IDP-20.aspx
  • http://ncarb.org/~/media/Files/PDF/Direct-Connection/2010-1/idp20.pdf
  • More aligned to practice based on the 2007 Practice Survey.
  • http://ncarb.org/~/media/Files/PDF/Special-Paper/2007NCARBpracticeanalysis.pdf
  • No one will loose any credits in the transition.
• Updated: A green answer to Vanity Fair’s architecture poll has its own blind spot
  • http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/07/a-green-alternative-to-vanity-fairs-architecture-poll.html
  • Vanity Fair Results: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2010/08/architecture-survey-list-201008
• Frank gets frank
  • http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/frank-gehry-unfazed-by-plans-to-demlish-childhood-home-in-toronto/article1652663/
  • http://www.blogto.com/city/2010/07/frank_gehrys_childhood_home_faces_demolition/
  • Uncle Frank cracks Haley up!
  • We didn’t know his name was Ephriam Goldberg…
• Collecting rainwater now illegal in many states
  • http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=2010rainwater
  • Those who control the water have the power
• The 2010 Building Code
  • changes are a’ coming
  • Flexpipe is illegal
  • Residential code
  • Elevators can now be used in emergencies
  • New ADA law signed on Monday
  • TRUNCATED DOMES!!!

Thank You, Wood from Giant Ant Media on Vimeo.

Wood is probably one of the most versatile building materials.  We use it in every project: trusses, casework, furniture, plywood, paper, and cardboard.  When is the last time you said thank you to such an amazing, useful, beautiful, and renewable resource?

Just the two of us today!  Haley and Tim talk about the latest economic news, are impressed by Doug Jackson’s studio review, and contemplate if they would be willing to work for ten dollars and hour.

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Show Notes

Site News

• Tim has a new mic! The  Zoom H2
• New Facebook fans this week!
  • Duane Steele
  • Lingh Ha
  • Amy Knerr
  • Rebecca Groves
• We will be at Chumash next Friday!

Cal Poly News

• Doug Jackson’s Studio Review last weekend (May 14th and 15th)  Check out the photos here:
  • http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/exhibitions/doug%20jackson/dougjackson051410.html
• For upcoming crits see our calendar
• Chumash Architecture Show! (History of the Show)
  • http://architectureshow.calpoly.edu/
  • Chumash Auditorium, Julian A. McPhee University Union
  • Opening Reception: Friday, May 28th, 2010 5:00 pm
  • Exhibition: May 29th & 30th 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Cal Poly Grads Have Skills to Succeed in a Tough Job Market
  • http://calpolynews.calpoly.edu/news_releases/2010/May/Grads.html

General News

• Positive Economic News?
  • U.S. architecture billings index up in April–AIA
    • http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1817247020100519?type=marketsNews
    • Index at 48.5 last month = declining demand
    • Of four U.S. geographic regions, only the Northeast was above 50 in April, while all four construction sectors remained below that mark
  • Slump in Demand for U.S. Architects May Be Near End (Update1)
    • http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-19/slump-in-demand-for-u-s-architects-may-be-near-end-update1-.html
    • Overall construction spending in the U.S. increased 0.2 percent in March, fueled by federal stimulus spending on power plants, hospitals and transportation projects, the Commerce Department said May 3. Private construction spending for non- residential projects fell 0.7 percent in March from the previous month and 26 percent from a year earlier.
• Bilboa inaugurates new architectural landmark
  • http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hS225_ICPR4cdiOTym9fhUGNpPzA
  • http://bilbaoenconstruccion.nireblog.com/post/2008/05/11/alhondiga-bilbao-cultura-deporte-relax-entretenimiento
  • the “Guggenheim effect”
  • It took eight years to build for a cost of 75 million euros (92.5 million dollars).
• Would you work for $10/hour?
  • http://www.architectmagazine.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=worklifeblog&postId=94838
• NCARB e-news: Confidentiality Agreement to Change July 1 2010; Authorization to Test: Rule Change January 1, 2011
  • http://www.ncarb.org/are/enews/2010/May/index.html
  • maybe this is why the ARE forum has been down… just a thought??
• 25 Year old Architect?
  • http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/20/nyregion/20entry.html
  • Stephen Martin… is this him? Licenced in ’02 when he was17? Don’t think so.
  • http://www.nysed.gov/coms/op001/opsc2a?profcd=03&plicno=028820&namechk=MAR
• Brooklyn Grange Farm receives green light to continue building city’s largest rooftop garden
  • http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2010/05/19/2010-05-19_farm_in_sky_plows_ahead_city_lifts_stopwork_order_on_rooftop_garden_in_lic.html