July 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
Call for Nominations for Selection Committee
The Loeb Fellowship Selection Committee is seeking nominations for a new member. You may nominate yourself or any other alumni/ae of the program. Nominations may be sent to Jim Stockard at stockard@gsd.harvard.edu or by phone: 617.495.5988. The deadline for nominations is August 15, 2009.
Save the Date!
12th Annual Alumni Fall Field Trip to Birmingham, Alabama
October 8 - 11, 2009
Reserve your hotel now
Itinerary and Hotel details
Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence
The Bruner Foundation is please to announce the 2009 Rudy Bruner Award Winners. The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence, a national award for urban places, was founded in 1987 by architect Simeon Bruner. The Award is dedicated to discovering and celebrating urban places that are distinguished by quality design, and by their social, economic, and contextual contributions to the urban environment. Jair Lynch, LF '06, and Martha Lampkin Welborne, LF '92, served on this year's jury.
Gold Medal Winner:
Inner-City Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal Winners:
Community Chalkboard and Podium, Charlottesville, VA
Hunts Point Riverside Park, Bronx, NY
St. Joseph Rebuild Center, New Orleans, LA
New Loeb Class has Lincoln Institute ties
Incoming Loeb Fellows Julie Campoli, landscape architect and principal of Terra Firma based in Burlington, Vermont, Gil Kelley, former city planner for Portland, Oregon and Jose de Filippi, former mayor of Diadema, Brazil all have a connection to the Lincoln Land Institute.
See Anthony Flint, LF '00 blogspot on the Lincoln Institute website
Results of Loeb Alumni Survey
In April 2009, the Loeb Fellowship Alumni
Association (LFAA) hired Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall,
Inc. (DHM), a well-respected independent, non-partisan public opinion
research firm, to conduct an online survey with Loeb Fellowship alumni
members. The LFAA office emailed alumni members a URL to the survey
which was hosted on a secure DHM website.
Dear Friends,
The results of our online survey are in.
On behalf of all of us on the LFAA Council, thank you for your terrific response. 208 of the alumni responded. We only had valid e-mail addresses for 329 alumni so that means we had a staggering 63% response rate.
Below are links to two documents:
- “LFAA Online Survey – Results” – This is a 6 page document that shows the quantitative results.
- “LFAA survey – answers to open-ended questions” – This excel document has 11 tabs and includes the verbatim responses to all of the open-ended questions.
I hope you’ll take the time to read at least the first document.
The second document is long, but it was fascinating reading for me for me. In particular, the answers to question #5 (“How, if at all, did your experience in the Loeb Fellowship program impact your life?”) were powerful.
Thanks again for your thoughtful answers.
Best wishes,
Ed McNamara
LFAA President
SURVEY
RESULTS
ANSWERS TO OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
Events
Laura Rosen, LF '87, to give talk on New York bridges at Central Park gallery with artist Bascove
Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 6:00 p.m., reception to follow
Location: The Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, 64th Street and Fifth Avenue, NYC
R.S.V.P. required, call 212.360.1324, or e-mail rsvp@parks.nyc.gov
Seating is limited
Anthony Flint, LF '01, is celebrating publication this month of his new book, Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City. Details, reviews and book tour dates are available at the author's website: www.anthonyflint.net
Boston launch party
July 30, 2009, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Tory Row, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Email: anthony.flint@gmail.com
Additional Cambridge area events:
Author talk
August 4, 2009
Porter Square Books
Presentations by the 2009 - 2010 Loeb Fellows
September 14 - 17, 2009
For details go to EVENTS
Save the Date!
12th Annual Alumni Fall Field Trip to Birmingham, Alabama
October 8 - 11, 2009
Reserve your hotel now
Itinerary and Hotel details
Save the date for the Loeb Fellowship 40th Reunion
October 7 - 10, 2010
Alumni News
Teresa Brice, LF '06, speaks at the National Vacant Properties Campaign Conference
Teresa Brice spoke as a member of the opening plenary session of The National Vacant Properties Campaign Conference, held June 1 - 3, 2009 in Louisville, KY. The opening session was a discussion on leadership on the issue of vacant properties and Teresa was joined by a group of speakers that included Dan Kildee of the Genesee Institute in Michigan, Mayor Jay Williams of Youngstown, OH and moderator Bob Edwards, of NPR fame. Teresa spoke in an additional session, Innovative Strategies for Stabilizing Communities in the Wake of Foreclosure. Teresa, Executive Director of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation Phoenix office, was the only representative of sunbelt cities.
Robin Chase, LF '05, named as one of The Time 100 Most Influential People
Robin Chase was recently named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People for her innovative business venture, Zipcar. She has been credited with creatively using the internet and GPS technology to create opportunities for car-sharing in several communities.
Clair Enlow, LF '01, awarded Fellowship with Northwest Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in Italy (NIAUSI)
Clair Enlow will be in Italy for the months of September and
October as a fellow with the Northwest Institute for Architecture and
Urban Studies in Italy (NIAUSI). Based in Civita di Bagnoregio, she
will also be in residence at the American Academy in Rome for two
weeks, starting September 21, 2009, as a visiting scholar. She will be
investigating public decision-making processes around recent projects
in three cities: Rome, Orvieto and Civita. Clair welcomes suggestions
about possible projects and contacts and can be reached at clair@clairenlow.com.
T. Fleisher, LF '08, continues to have an impact on Harvard as he participates in the opening days for Harvard’s Allston Farmer’s Market
Philip G. Freelon, LF '90, selected to receive the 2009 AIA Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture
Philip Freelon, FAIA was recently selected to receive the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture from the AIA for his accomplishments in the public sector through the work of his firm, The Freelon Group, of Durham, N.C. The firm has completed major museum projects in Baltimore and San Francisco and recently was selected (along with Davis Brody Bond of New York) by the Smithsonian Institution to design the new National Museum of African American History and Culture to be located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Mike Houck, LF '04, received award from Portland Garden Club
Mike was recently presented the Conservation Commendation Award from the PGC. The award read, "In recognition of his persistence, innovation, and leadership in restoring and preserving the natural world within urban environments." Mike is currently the Executive Director of the Urban Greenspace Institute and for 17 years prior to that was the Urban Naturalist at the Audubon Society.
Read more about Mike Houck's recent awards
Read about Mike Houck's Mural Project in Portland Spaces Magazine
Seitu Jones, LF '02, selected to create art for three St. Paul Light Rail Stations
After participating in a lengthy selection process, the Central Corridor LRT Project chose Seitu Jones to design public artwork for the Lexington, Dale and Rice LRT stations in St. Paul, MN. Seitu currently lives and works in St. Paul in the vicinity of these three stations. He is concerned that the final pieces reflect the interests of the community and has listened to input from community members which he plans to incorporate into the designs. Seitu is working with three emerging artists on this project - Roger Cummings, LF '09, Satoko Muratake and Peyton.
Bob Peck, LF'78, expected to head General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service
Bob Peck, who was buildings commissioner under President Bill Clinton, may get the nod immediately after Obama’s choice to lead the GSA, Martha Johnson, is confirmed by the Senate, according to well-placed sources.
Linda Snyder, LF '97, appointed Chief Facilities Officer of Dartmouth College
Linda Snyder has been appointed to a newly created position at Dartmouth College, Chief Facilities Officer, in which she will oversee both the Department of Facilities, Operations and Management and the Office of Planning, Design and Construction, two recently integrated departments. Linda will start at Dartmouth in August 2009. Previously, she held the position of Associate Dean for Physical Resources and Planning at Harvard.
Julio César Pérez Hernández, LF 02, leads 2009 Havana Harbour Charrette
Thirty architects, landscape architects, planners, and designers from Australia, Europe, North America, and Cuba recently came together for the third Havana Harbour Charrette. The charrette is organized by the Cuban and Norwegian Chapters of the Council for European Urbanism, and it is conducted with the support of both Cuban and International organizations. The purpose of this, and the previous two charrettes, is to bring together members of both the international and Cuban design community to propose strategies for implementing the concepts of "A Master Plan for XXI Century Havana."
For additional information:
www.johnpilling.net/Havana_Harbour_Charrette/Home.html
Alumni Council Grant Program
Loeb
Alumni Association Grant Reports 06-09
During this year's Annual
Alumni Council meeting, Vice President, Charles McKinney presented
a report (link below) of the Alumni Council funded grants. The report
includes brief descriptions of each of the projects that were funded
by the Alumni Grant Program from 2006-2009.
Loeb Fellowship Alumni Association Grant Program Report
Atlanta BeltLine seeks CEO
The largest, most comprehensive urban redevelopment project currently underway in the U.S., the Atlanta BeltLine will combine greenspace, trails, transit, and new development along 22 miles of historic rail segments that encircle the urban core.
The Partnership for Downtown St. Louis seeks President & CEO
The Partnership for Downtown St. Louis seeks a dynamic, high-energy, downtown advocate who is passionate and willing to drive sustainable change to serve as President and CEO.
American Academy in Rome seeks Director
Reporting to the President in New York, the Director provides intellectual and managerial leadership for all the activities and programs of the Academy in Rome. the Director manages a culturally and linguistically diverse staff of approximately 40-50, with direct reports from the Andrew W. Mellon Professor, the Andrew Heiskell Arts Director, the Drue Heinz Librarian, the Executive Secretary to the Director; the Assistant Directors of Operations, Properties (Properties is a joint report to the President in NY), Finance (Finance is a joint report to the Vice President for Finance and Administration in NY) and the Executive Chef.
IFF Seeks Vice President of Real Estate Services
IFF (formerly the Illinois Facilities Fund) is a not-for-profit community development financial institution serving Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The new vice president’s key task will be to double the real estate consulting department’s Chicago-area business and revenues to $2.3 million by 2012 while planning for and initiating an active consulting practice in IFF’s broader five-state region. The successful candidate will be a strong leader with strong business skills. She or he will have a minimum of 10 to 15 years’ experience in consulting, community development, real estate development and finance, and management, and an M.A. in finance, business, planning, architecture, or other relevant field.
Seeking Hosts for Outreach Events
Update on Outreach Activities:
The strength of our Fellowship is a product of the excellence and the diversity of our Fellows. In order to select a great class each year and welcome ten new Fellows into our rich network of colleagues, we must have an exceptional pool of candidates. We will only have such a pool if the Fellowship is known broadly throughout the professions for which we are a resource. And you are the key to this. Nearly 60% of all candidates for the Fellowship first heard about the program from a Loeb alumni/ae.
You can be helpful in a number of ways. For more information on general Loeb outreach and diversity outreach and to find out how Loeb alumni/ae can help, click here.
If you have questions or suggestions about how to increase the size, quality and diversity of our applicant pool, please call Jim (617-495-5988) or Sally (617-495-9345) or e-mail either of us (stockard@gsd.harvard.edu or syoung@gsd.harvard.edu).
Thank you for your help.
Exhibitions
Gordon Binder, LF 80, exhibiting drawings at 14th Street Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Gordon Binder's work is part of a group show, The Line Forms Here, at Gallery plan b opening on July 22 and running through August 23, 2009. Gallery plan b is located at 1530 – 14th Street, N.W. in Washington, D.C. Binder's drawings in black ink feature jazz and classical musicians, egrets on Sanibel Island, an Italian landscape, and New York City taxicabs (these last with a burst of brilliant yellow!). The inspiration for drawings come from Binder’s travels, with one from a Sunday concert at Washington’s Phillips Collection. An opening reception is scheduled for Thursday, July 23, 2009 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Example of Gordon Binder's work
James Brown, LF 09, participates in architecture exhibit, "Mix: Nine San Diego Architects" at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
James Brown and his practice, Public, joins eight other architecture firms in an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect Street, La Jolla. The show runs through September 6, 2009. Admission: $10; $5, seniors and military; free to visitors 25 and under.
Publications
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Send updated contact and career information, including key search words and job description, to Sally at: syoung@gsd.harvard.edu, 617.495.9345.
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