January 2009 Enewsletter
This E-newsletter keeps fellows in the know about each other's professional lives. It includes new job titles, recent publications, current projects, conferences, symposia, lectures and other events involving fellows.
See Fellowship Events for upcoming conferences and lectures featuring past and current Loeb Fellows.
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Announcements
Art and Justice: The Art of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
A presentation and conversation with Justice Albie Sachs of the Constitutional Court. Albie will present the art of the court on the occasion of the launch of this new book. Mr. Sachs was instrumental in amassing and commissioning the art for the court and the story he tells is both intimate and compelling.
Friday, February 6th
6:00 p.m. Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall
48 Quincy Street, Cambridge
Sponsored by the Loeb Fellowship Program at Harvard’s Graduate School of
Design. Reception to Follow
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2009 Loeb Alumni Council Meeting Weekend schedule of events -
Local Loebs are invited to attend the Annual Loeb Lecture (speaker
TBA) in Piper Auditorium on Friday, May 1 at 6 p.m. An opening
reception will follow in Gund Hall lobby for "The
Allston Corridor", an exhibit by
current fellows, Jim Brown and Rob Lane.
The Annual Loeb Alumni Council Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, May
2 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
We hope to see representatives or alternates from all classes in attendance.
Last year's meeting was a great success due to the large number of attendees.
Contact Cindy (cfallows@gsd.harvard.edu)
if you are planning to attend.
2009 Alumni Association Grant Program
Applications for the 2009 Alumni Association Grant Program are due on February
27, 2009.
The Loeb Fellowship was formed to engage the country’s best minds in solving
the problems of our communities. The Alumni Association will contribute
up to $5,000 for the travel and lodging, and/or project expenses for Fellows
working as a team on community based projects. Generous contributions from Loeb
Alumni to this year's annual appeal make it possible for the Loeb Fellowship
to be able to award at least two grants of up to $5000 each in 2009.
Decisions will be announced on March 27, 2009
VJAA (Vincent James Associates Architects) New Year's announcement included the impressive news that the firm has been awarded two National AIA awards: one for the Charles Hostler Student Center at the American University of Beirut, and another for their Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life at Tulane. Jennifer Yoos, LF 2003, is a principal at the firm.
Information on the awards at the AIA website
VJAA's
New Year's announcement
Crandall Public Library re-opened to the public on December 12, 2008 following an $18M renovation and expansion, designed by Ann Beha Architects; Pamela W. Hawkes, LF 1998, was the Principal-in-Charge for this project. The New York Library Association recently honored this project with a 2008 Outstanding Building Award.
Additional project information and images
The work of Dan Pitera, LF 2005, was recently featured in an article in the Detroit Free Press. The piece details the enormous design and environmental opportunities Pitera sees in the underutilized spaces of Detroit’s downtown.
“Acres of barren blocks offer change to reinvent Detroit”
Betsy Otto, LF 2007, and American Rivers’ vice president of strategic partnerships, appeared on the OnPoint program of E&ETV to discuss how the current economic stimulus plans, such as those proposed by President-elect Obama, could impact the nation’s water infrastructure. What improvement are we likely to see?
The interview can be viewed at http://www.eenews.net/tv/transcript/910
American Rivers infrastructure factsheet
The following letter was sent via the Loeb email list serve by Ignacio Bunster, LF 1993, Partner at Wallace Roberts & Todd in Philadelphia. If you did not receive it or have not yet responded , please contact Ignacio at IBunster@ph.wrtdesign.com
Dear fellow Fellows:
The election of Barak Obama offers us the opportunity to send our collective
voice to the White House in support of an economic recovery program
that focuses on Green Infrastructure as a way to turn the country
towards a sustainable urban future (and green
jobs). To this
end I’ve drafted a letter (below) that hopefully a lot of you will
support. If
so, please let me know so I can append your name as a signator. Or suggest
edits if need be, before January 28.
Best regards,
Ignacio F. Bunster-Ossa,
LF ’92-‘93
IBunster@ph.wrtdesign.com
Select: Letter to Obama
Alex Jaegerman, LF 1993, Chief Planner for the City of Portland (Maine),
Department of Planning & Urban Development, states his opinion about
raising the federal gasoline tax in an article that appeared on January
18th in the Maine Sunday Telegram.
Article: http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=233628&ac=Home
York PA City Councilwoman Genevieve Ray, LF 1979, is
running for mayor of York, PA. This is her second attempt -- she ran
back in 1973 (the first woman to run in York) and says now that what
gives her faith in the American voter is that they had the good sense
not to elect her -- THEN. She
lived in York when she was a Loeb Fellow, then moved to Ohio as the City
of Cincinnati's first Urban Conservator (7 years in that job), then to
Cleveland for 15 years, first as the director of a non-profit development
corp. in the downtown riverfront ("Flats") district, then as a private
consultant. She moved back to York in 2002, chaired the Planning Commission
then ran successfully for Council. She says the race will be tough -- four
candidates already in the May Democratic Primary -- so she hopes for
moral support/good advice and would love to hear from Fellows even if
they don't send money.
Genevieve's at 717-848-3320, genray@comcast.net.
Bruner Loeb Forum
The next Bruner Loeb Forum: will be held in New Orleans on Thursday,
April 9 at the Tulane School of Architecture. Doug Meffert, LF 08
based in New Orleans is the local organizer for this event. The
forum is entitled "Urban Adaptability: Sustaining Place in a Dynamic
Environment". See Schedule and Abstract for the event information.
This forum is by invitation. Please contact Sally Young at syoung@gsd.harvard.edu if
you are interested in attending.
New Orleans SCHEDULE / ABSTRACT
Save the Date for Ecological Urbanism Conference at the GSD April 3 to 5, 2009
ECOLOGICAL URBANISM: Alternative and Sustainable Cities of the Future
Symposium at Harvard University Graduate School of Design
April 3 - 5, 2009
With the aim of projecting alternative and sustainable forms of urbanism, the forthcoming symposium will ask: What are the key principles of an ecological urbanism? How might they be organized? And what role might design and planning play in the process?
While climate change, sustainable architecture, and green technologies have become increasingly topical, issues surrounding the sustainability of the city are much less developed. The symposium is organized around the premise that an ecological approach is urgently needed both as a remedial device for the contemporary city and an organizing principle for new cities. An ecological urbanism represents a more holistic approach than is generally the case with urbanism today, demanding alternative ways of thinking and designing.
The symposium will bring together design practitioners and theorists, economists, engineers, environmental scientists, politicians and public health specialists, with the goal of reaching a more robust understanding of ecological urbanism and what it might be in the future.
Harvard University President Drew Faust, will open the symposium which will
be hosted by GSD Dean Mohsen Mostafavi. This GSD event will be in collaboration
with the Harvard Center for the Environment, Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s
Taubman Center for State and Local Government, Harvard School of Public Health,
and The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston.
The symposium will address the following topics:
What Can Ecological Urbanism Be?; The City as Productive Landscape;
Curating Resources; Compacting Urban Form; Alternative Mobilities; Sustainable
Materials; and Collaboration and Integration
An accompanying exhibition will run from March 30 to May 17, 2009.
For more information please go http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/events
Or contact Gareth Doherty: gdoherty@gsd.harvard.edu
Bollinger Foundation Seeks Nominations for Scholarship Grants
Washington, DC -- The Bollinger Foundation, a unique foundation created to provide financial assistance to families of economic development, community development, and public housing workers is seeking nominations for this year's awards. The grants will be awarded in June. Specifically, assistance is available to families who have lost a parent or guardian where the deceased or surviving parent or guardian worked in the field of public housing, community development, or economic development.
The Foundation welcomes nominations of eligible families. Please visit our website to make a nomination of an eligible family using our online nomination form. www.bollingerfoundation.org. Nominations can also be mailed or faxed to Corie Ziegler, The Bollinger Foundation, c/o IEDC, 734 15th St., NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 223-4745. The deadline for nominations is May 15, 2009. If you would like to have the form or any sponsorship materials mailed, faxed, or emailed to you, please contact Corie Ziegler at (202) 942-9476 or cziegler@iedconline.org.
The Foundation's main source of funding, the Bollinger Golf Tournament, will be held on Friday June 12th at 2:00 PM at the Andrew's Air Force Base Golf Course. Sponsorship and participation in the tournament is open to organizations and individuals interested in the mission of the organization. Past major sponsors have included, but are not limited to: Credit Suisse; Column Financial; Branig Capital Markets; Fannie Mae; The Mortgage Bankers Association; The National Association of Realtors; Freddie Mac; Wells Fargo Mortgage; and the International Economic Development Council. If you are interested in participating in the tournament and/or being a sponsor of the tournament, please visit the Bollinger Foundation website or contact Ms. Ziegler for a registration form.
The Bollinger Foundation is named in memory of Steve Bollinger, who was Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from 1981-1984. Steve Bollinger was a dedicated professional who passed away unexpectedly in 1984. To date, the Foundation has awarded over 100 grants totaling almost $436,000.
Publications
Heather Boyer, LF 2005, has co-authored a new book entitled “Resilient Cities: Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change” with Peter Newman and Timothy Beatly. Island Press will publish the hardcover book this month.
Visit the Island Press website or the book’s website for more information.
Matthew Kiefer, LF 1996, co-authored an op-ed piece in the December 11th edition of the Boston Globe. The column grew out of Mass Impact: Cities and Climate Change, a symposium co-sponsored by MIT and the Boston Society of Architects, which Matt helped to organize. The conference will receive an AIA Excellence Award in February.
Read the article, “For Boston, the lessons from Venice”
Alumni News
Luis Viramontes, LF 1973, and Sherry Kafka Wagner, LF 1981, at the Loeb Memorial luncheon in San Antonio, Texas on December 5th.
This year, the Brazil Loeb luncheon was held in Penha, a beach in Santa Catarina state and consisted of a "feijoada", a typical dish that very few Loebs have had the privilege to experience. Unfortunately, there was only one local Loeb present to enjoy it.
Job Listings
Alexandria Virginia Economic Development Partnership, CEO
The Alexandria Virginia Economic Development Partnership is looking for a CEO. They have gone through a first round of interviews and are still looking for applicants. If you know anyone that would be a good candidate, please have any candidates communicate with Eric Middleton. Interviews are likely to be held the second or third week of January. If you know of someone they should get their resume to Eric immediately.
Eric J. Middleton
Managing Partner
Alliance Resource Consulting, LLC
400 Oceangate, Suite 510
Long Beach, CA 90802
www.allianceresourceconsulting.com
(562) 901-0769 x330 Direct
(310) 594-4558 Cell
Deputy Executive Director for Association of Defense Communities
The Association of Defense Communities is looking for a Deputy Executive Director. This is a position located in Washington, DC. The job description is attached. IEDC manages the Association. Salary history and resume are necessary. Moving expenses are not likely to be paid. If you know of anyone that would be good for that position, you should have them contact:
Eileen Giaimo, Executive Director
Association of Defense Communities
734 15th St. NW, Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (202) 822-5256
Fax: (202) 822-8819
egiaimo@defensecommunities.org
Can you help us find a visionary individual to serve as the next Director of the Pratt Center for Community Development?
As we announced before the holidays, current director Brad Lander will step down this spring to run for public office. We are looking for someone to help lead the Brooklyn, NY Pratt Center boldly into the future, in these important times.
Details on the position are available here.
This position is a great opportunity. The Director will be responsible for supervising all aspects of the Pratt Center’s programs and will have primary responsibility for program development and for fundraising to support and grow the agency’s $2.5 million budget. The Director will report to the Provost of Pratt Institute, and to the Pratt Center’s Advisory Board, a diverse and dynamic group of community development practitioners, academics, professionals, and members of the philanthropic community.
Please take a minute to think about great candidates, and help us spread the word.
CIS Executive Vice President position
Communities in Schools (CIS), the nation’s largest dropout prevention organization, is looking for an Executive Vice President. The EVP has overall responsibility for driving a unified national network strategy, ensuring that the national network team collaborates appropriately to support 15 state offices and nearly 200 affiliates to achieve common goals. In order to apply, please register (free of charge) at www.bridgestar.org and apply online through this listing on the Bridgestar job board.
Seeking Hosts for Outreach Events
Outreach Activities:
As a result of our outreach events this fall and last spring we have a diverse
applicant pool for the current application cycle including applicants from
a number of cities where we have no Fellows or very few Fellows, and a set of
strong applications from people of color.
We are delighted that our ongoing efforts are yielding strong applications. But
our work is just beginning. We would like to continue this trend into
next year and in the years ahead. Personal connections and encouragement from
Loeb alumni have been the most powerful tool in attracting strong and diverse
candidates for the Fellowship. Loeb alumni can be of assistance to the
general outreach efforts and in our diversity outreach by nominating promising
applicants whom you believe would make excellent candidates for the fellowship,
and by hosting an outreach dinner or event to introduce candidates to the program.
We welcome participation from all of our alumni.
We invite you to take a look at our Diversity link (located
on left hand menu of Loeb Fellowship home page at http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/professional/loeb_fellowship/).
The Diversity page contains profiles of alumni/ae Fellows from a variety of backgrounds
who share their personal stories about their time as a fellow, and ways in which
their professional lives were affected after the Fellowship.
If you have any suggestions concerning minority and or general outreach efforts,
contact Jim Stockard at stockard@gsd.harvard.edu,
617.495.5988 or Sally Young at syoung@gsd.harvard.edu,
617.495.9345.
Thanks for your efforts.
Searchable Database
Send updated contact and career information, including key search words and job description, to Cindy at: cfallows@gsd.harvard.edu, 617.384.8387.