AIASD Member News: Carrier Johnson's "The Whitson" Project Featured on NBC San Diego

LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Hillcrest Hotel To Be Converted Into Luxury Apartments

By Monica Garske

Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017

San Diego-based company, SENTRE, dba Whitson Hillcrest, LLC, recently acquired an 80-room hotel in Hillcrest. The company plans to convert the property, located at 606 Washington Street near State Route 163, into luxury apartments “with a vintage flair.” For the past 20 years, the property has been operating as the Sommerset Suites Hotel. After the conversion, the building will be rebranded as The Whitson, named after William Wesley Whitson, a well-known developer of the Hillcrest community. Here are some renderings of what The Whitson will become once it reopens as apartments this summer:

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The property in Hillcrest was originally built in 1986 as an 81-unit apartment community before it turned into the Sommerset Suites Hotel in the mid-1990s.

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The property is located at one of Hillcrest’s major axes – Washington Street, near Fifth Avenue and State Route 163.

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“With San Diegans increasingly searching for high quality, amenity-rich, and centrally located places to live, we saw an opportunity to return the property to its original apartment use, creating a perfect addition to our growing ‘SENTRE Living’ portfolio,” said SENTRE President and CEO Doug Arthur.

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The Whitson will be designed by San Diego-based architecture firm, Carrier Johnson + CULTURE.

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SENTRE said the renovation efforts will cost more than $3 million and will include a new indoor-outdoor lounge and hotel-style pool and sun deck.

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The Whitson will also feature a new top-notch fitness center, plus upscale apartment interiors with a boutique, vintage feel.

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HFF represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. SENTRE purchased the Sommerset Suites Hotel for $19.5 million, or $245,000 per unit.

View original article here: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/SENTRE-to-Convert-Hillcrest-Sommerset-Suites-Hotel-Into-Apartments-410430875.html#ixzz4VaxCQZDU

AIASD Member News: Bill Bocken, AIA Featured in San Diego Magazine

Bill Bocken Architecture & Interior Design was recently featured in the January 2017 issue of San Diego Magazine. View all photos and original article here.

A Little House with Big Style in Point Loma

A San Diego couple downsizes from 5,000 square feet to 1,300—and discovers the perfect empty nest

BY KIMBERLY CUNNINGHAM | PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHELLEY METCALF

Published: 2016.12.23 11:59 AM

La Cantina doors along the back of the house slide fully open, merging the indoors and out and providing extra space for family gatherings.

It’s a predicament empty nesters often find themselves in: to keep the old house or sell it? A few years ago Jeanne and Mark Smith looked around their 5,000-square-foot traditional Pennsylvania farmhouse in Point Loma. What had once been a bustling hub of activity had since become all too quiet. It was time for a change.

They bought a decidedly smaller, 1,300-square-foot house in the same area and hired architect and interior designer Bill Bocken to give it a makeover. Jeanne knew she wanted it to be modern, a stark contrast from the traditional home where she’d spent so much of her life.

The kitchen’s marble-clad island serves as the focal point for the entire living area, complementing the cabinetry’s three different finishes: stainless steel, oak, and a white conversion varnish.

“I loved everything about our old home. We raised our kids there and have so many wonderful memories,” she says. “But when we decided to downsize, I knew I wanted a clean look with fewer things.”

And yet, Jeanne still wanted to be able to host gatherings for her clan of five children and their spouses, with ample room for her 12 grandchildren to play.

Bocken, along with Patrick Phillips of Phillips Construction, tore down the walls and simplified the layout.

The Smiths’ back porch, with powder-coated aluminum beams and ShadeTree canopies, overlooks a large bed of drought-tolerant grass, planted lavender, and cement pavers lined with creeping thyme.

“Bill listened to everything we wanted and was able to transform the original tiny house with a maze of walls into an open indoor-outdoor living space that works great for our large family,” Jeanne recalls.

Now it’s that indoor-outdoor space the Smiths love most. Thanks to La Cantina doors around the perimeter, virtually every room in the house has the ability to open up to the back or front yard. The porches then become an extension of the interior, making it easy to entertain.

La Cantina doors make the master bedroom, styled with John Robshaw linens, feel like a resort.

“We have Christmas, Easter, and family events here for 35 people,” Jeanne says. “It’s plenty big and never too small.”

Their project is proof that downsizing can actually increase style and functionality. The Smiths certainly seem to have embraced the change.

As Jeanne explains, “That was our chapter with our kids. This is a new chapter.”

AIASD Member News: RJC Architects Receives Merit Award for Commander's Award for Design Excellence

NAVFAC announces Design Excellence Award for RJC’s Design Guidelines at Naval Base Coronado, San Diego! RJC Architect's Area Development Plan for the Naval Base Coronado Coastal Campus has received a national design award from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command! The ADP received a merit award for planning in the the 2015 Commander's Design Awards.

"We congratulate this year's winners for exemplifying NAVFAC's planning and design excellence," said NAVFAC Chief Engineer and Capital Improvements Business Line Director Joseph Gott. "This program recognizes exceptional planning and design projects that are based on excellence in global and regional planning, facility plans and studies, new facility design, family housing, building alteration, reuse, and interior design," he explained.

The Coastal Campus allows the Navy to create a state-of-the-art campus on 167 developable acres to meet the evolving needs of Naval Special Warfare Command. Construction activities have begun and will continue over a 10-year period at a cost of approximately $850 million, providing nearly 1.5 million square feet of new facilities supporting growth and maintaining operational readiness of the Naval Special Warfare Command on the west coast.

See original press release for the awards here.

AIASD Member News: Elizabeth Valle Joins Cavignac & Associates as Certificate Department Coordinator

NEWS FROM:  Cavignac & AssociatesCONTACT:  Bonnie Kutch, Kutch & Company (619) 299-1010, bkutch@kutchco.com

Elizabeth Valle Joins Cavignac & Associates as Certificate Department Coordinator

SAN DIEGO, CA -- (December 12, 2016) – Elizabeth Valle, a 16-year veteran of the insurance industry, has been named certificate department coordinator for Cavignac & Associates, a downtown San Diego-based risk management and insurance brokerage firm, announced Jeffrey W. Cavignac, CPCU, RPLU, CRIS, company principal and founder.

In this position, Valle is charged with ensuring accurate performance and timely processing relative to the issuance of certificates of insurance, making sure that all certificates are completed within 24 hours.  Among other responsibilities, she trains and supervises staff members who process certificates of insurance, coordinates and monitors daily processing and issuance of certificates of insurance, maintains and updates spreadsheets, stays abreast of certificate-related technology and applications, and makes recommendations, where applicable, on how to streamline processes in order to better serve clients.

Before joining Cavignac & Associates, Valle served as office manger of National Life Group in San Marcos, where she was employed for nine years.  There she managed contracting and licensing of new agents and advisors; handled employee relations, benefits and training; and planned, directed and coordinated the administrative functions of the agency.   She also processed and managed new business.

Prior insurance career experience includes four years with Matrix Direct in San Diego, where she served as a senior account specialist, and another two years with Collins & Associates in El Cajon, Calif., where she was a sales associate.

Valle graduated from Southwestern Community College in Chula Vista, Calif., with an Associate of Arts degree.  Currently she serves as a parent board member of the Steel Canyon Regiment High School Band.

A native of San Diego, Valle lives in the community of Spring Valley with her husband and high school sweetheart, Jimmy Valle.  They have a 19-year-old son, Jimmy Valle II, a 15-year-old daughter, Lilliana, and a nine-year-old dog, Angel.  She is very active in her children’s band, cheerleading, baseball, dance and gymnastics activities.  In her leisure time, she enjoys reading and taking road trips with her family.

About Cavignac & Associates:

Founded in 1992, Cavignac & Associates is a leading risk management and commercial insurance brokerage firm providing a broad range of insurance and expertise to design and construction firms, as well as to law firms, real estate-related entities, manufacturing companies and the general business community. Company principals are Jeffrey W. Cavignac, CPCU, ARM, RPLU, CRIS, MLIS; James P. Schabarum II, CPCU, AFSB; Scott A. Bedingfield, AAI, CIC, CRIS; Patrick Casinelli, RHU, REBC, CHRS; Matthew Slakoff, CIC, CRIS; and Matthew Noonan, RHU, CIC, CHRS, CCWS. The firm employs a staff of 45 at offices located at 450 B Street, Suite 1800, San Diego, Calif., 92101.  More information about the company can be found on the Web at www.cavignac.com.

NewSchool Master of Construction Management Program

NewSchool is offering a special 10% tuition scholarship discount for architecture and construction management professionals interested in enrolling in our Master of Construction Management online degree in January 2017. The degree is very flexible, and can be completed in 12 months. More info about the degree here: http://newschoolarch.edu/academics/school-of-architecture/cm-programs/master-of-construction-management/

More info about the tuition discount here: http://newschoolarch.edu/admissions/scholarships/master-of-construction-management-winter-start-discount/

AIASD Member News: Coronado News - Christian Rice Architects Honored

Christian Rice Architects HonoredPosted: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 4:33 pm | Updated: 5:34 pm, Wed Nov 30, 2016.

Christian Rice Architects, Inc. of Coronado has received the prestigious President’s Award by The American Institute of Architects San Diego Chapter. The award was given to Christian Rice, AIA for “notable contribution to the architecture and design community of San Diego County.” The award was presented at the 2016 AIA San Diego Design Awards Ceremony held at the Auditorium at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California on Oct. 27, 2016.

The President’s Award is given at the discretion of the AIA San Diego President and the association’s officers for a notable or important contribution to the architecture and design community in San Diego County, that falls within the goals of the AIA.

“I am thrilled to receive this recognition from AIA San Diego. It means a great deal coming from my peers,” said Rice. “I have been very fortunate over the past several years to have many incredible clients. I truly believe that the best projects directly stem from the best clients, and I am grateful for the many opportunities I have had here in Coronado and greater San Diego.”

Christian Rice Architects, Inc. is a full-service architecture firm based in Coronado. Founded in 2004 by Rice, a University of California, Berkeley graduate, the firm offers clients innovative design solutions in architecture, planning, and interior design.

Rice has given back to his community as a six year member of the Coronado Design Review Commission, and served as the Chairperson for the last two years.

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AIASD Member News: AVRP Skyport Studios' Seaport San Diego Approved by San Diego Port Commission

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AVRP Skyport Studios is extremely pleased that today the San Diego Board of Port Commissioners adopted a resolution to select the Seaport San Diego development team, officially concluding the Request for Proposals process. Approved because of its world-class design, Seaport San Diego is envisioned to be more than a set of buildings; it will be a new district of downtown, and connected experiences will maintain and develop cohesion, vitality, and public good. Seaport San Diego's 70-acre, 2.2 million-square-foot design includes a mix of hotels, shops, restaurants, a public beach, an aquarium, an educational facility, a Smithsonian Media attraction, and a 480-foot observation tower. AVRP Skyport Studios' plan for the $1.2 billion project is led by Principal Randy Robbins, AIA, LEED AP, working with Principal and design leader Frank Wolden leading the dynamic weaving of City to Bay, and Principal Doug Austin, FAIA as an integral contributor in the design process.

Collaborating on the project to date includes: Vaughn Davies, ISAA, known internationally for precedent-setting and large-scale waterfront projects. For Seaport San Diego, he has been working with the team in the planning of the waterfront and public spaces. BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) has provided design for Seaport San Diego's iconic aquarium. BIG is a Copenhagen and New York-based group of designers dominating the architectural scene from Denmark to New York City. Also, internationally-renowned lighting artist Peter Fink, who won the international competition to transform the Coronado Bridge into a light sculpture using renewable energy, has been working with the team to develop special artistic lighting for Seaport San Diego.

Frank Wolden, Principal at AVRP Skyport Studios, says, "Seaport San Diego provides an amazing opportunity to link our city's greatest assets. As Seaport lives up to its ultimate goal, it will be 70 acres that knits together the Bay, the City, the air, Coronado Bridge, and the Midway Museum into incredible experiences."

About AVRP Skyport Studios In a world of "decorated boxes" and formula design, AVRP Skyport Studios strives to find and develop an original idea that drives the creative process for each project. The firm is led by Principals Douglas H. Austin, FAIA; Christopher T. Veum, AAIA, IIDA; Randy Robbins, AIA, LEED AP; and Frank Wolden. Celebrating 40 years of creativity and accomplishment in 2016, the firm and its principals have earned nearly 150 design awards. For more information, visit www.avrpstudios.com.

Contact: Beth Binger BCIpr 619-987-6658 beth.binger@BCIpr.com

NewSchool teams up with City of Portland, Design Firm Mackenzie Inc., and Intrinsic Ventures

San Diego CA, October 18, 2016 – NewSchool of Architecture & Design (NewSchool) has teamed up with the City of Portland, integrated design firm Mackenzie Inc., and real estate company Intrinsic Ventures in an exciting new project to revitalize a rapidly growing neighborhood in the Central Eastside industrial district of Portland, Oregon. Under the direction of NewSchool faculty member, Daniela Deutsch, more than 60 undergraduate architecture students will work over the next several months to collaborate with a variety of industry partners and create a vision and strategies for the development of a new, sustainable urban neighborhood in the Ford District.

This project is part of NewSchool’s Integrated Design Studio and was developed to engage students in the ongoing conversation about contemporary directions in urban design and architecture. The project also aims to disseminate the experience of the City of Portland area to other regions of the West Coast and their adaptation to local climate, cultural and economic conditions.

NewSchool strives to provide students with experiences to learn from other regions in the country, which will sharpen their understanding of customized, simple and innovative solutions in the city.

“At the core of the NewSchool academic experience is the desire to encourage students to engage in community projects,” said Marvin J. Malecha, president and chief academic officer, NewSchool of Architecture & Design. “This project represents the best of the aspirations of the NewSchool learning experience as it begins with the optimism of engaging the community in a meaningful manner and continues by engaging design professionals and academics in a multidisciplinary team to guide students.

The project also supports our “Here For Good” corporate social responsibility and sustainability initiative, as we are providing students with the opportunity to give back and help improve the lives of those impacted by this revitalization. This holistic approach to learning represents the true DNA of the NewSchool community.”

The Integrated Design Studio will run over two quarters - fall (October - December) and winter (January - March). The studio consists of three main parts: Lectures by experts, technical workshops, and studio work. In addition, students will be given an opportunity to participate in a three-day field trip, including a visit of the sites, multiple lectures, as well as workshops and pin-ups with the Portland team that will give important feedback and impulses. Visits of similar state of the art green neighborhoods and highly performative buildings will provide further suggestions.

The studio will also combine the holistic urban and district planning with integrated design solutions on the building level, and addresses architecture and development, transit oriented urban areas, sustainable neighborhoods, and energy efficient building design. The project’s ideal aim should develop into a viable strategy for new city communities, as well as communicate, via their technical systems, materiality and programmatic optimization, that architecture is capable to address current social and ecological challenges, and deliver an innovative solution. Students will present their master plan and the scale model of the proposed new Ford District to public in April 2017, in both San Diego and Portland.

“What’s special about this course is the confluence of three major architectural concentrations: architectural design, real estate development, and construction engineering,” said NewSchool faculty leader Daniela Deutsch. “While these topics often remain part of specialized programs or elective studios, our philosophy is that they must be treated as equally relevant, and opened to discussion and research for each student of architecture in an accredited program before they finish their diploma. In our program the goal is achieved by developing an integrated design approach in the framework of a mandatory Integrated Design Project.”

The complete collaborative team this year, consists of:

• Mackenzie Inc. (Architecture/Engineering/Interiors/Planning)
• Intrinsic Ventures in Portland
• NewSchool of Architecture and Design faculty and students
• The Green Building Initiative
• Glumac Engineers
• KPFF Consulting Engineers
• UCSD Structural Engineering Department
• SDSU Civil Engineering Department

This week, the students and faculty will travel to Portland from Thursday, Oct. 20 to Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. During the trip, students will visit the site, attend workshops and lectures and engage in collaborative discussions with industry partners.

For more information on The Ford District please visit: http://www.pdxforddistrict.com/

For more information on NewSchool of Architecture and Design please contact Rachael Lighty at rlighty@newschoolarch.edu.

AIASD Member News: Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects Staff Promotions

Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects, Inc. (RNT) recently named Tyson Cline, AIA, a Partner and Bernhard Bosch, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, GGP, a Senior Associate. Three staff members were promoted to Associate: Luc Allard, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Gemma Hsiueh, NCARB, LEED AP, and Chris Bradbury, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C.

Tyson Cline, Partner, has been leading RNT's Ventura office since 2006. He fosters a strong studio culture and encourages staff to explore what it means to work within the local region. Tyson holds a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from NewSchool of Architecture in San Diego. A licensed architect, he has more than 22 years of experience in all phases of architecture and urban planning. Tyson has a passion for exploring creative and contextually appropriate design solutions while engaging sustainable and energy efficient strategies that work together to create a true sense of place. His project approach entails utilizing the same consensus-building skills he demonstrates in community outreach efforts by carefully listening to assist clients in realizing their goals. Currently Tyson is the Project Architect/Manager of the design effort for the Montecito Union School District's Facilities Master Plan and is leading the New Corporate Headquarters project for Patagonia. (Pictured top left)

Bernhard Boesch, Senior Associate, has been with RNT since 2008 and began working as project manager on the award-winning Math & Social Science (MS) Building and Parking Garage for San Diego City College. Bernie – that’s what we call him – is someone we can always count on. He has an excellent sense of design with solid technical knowledge. While he is very passionate about his work, he is open-minded and fun to collaborate with. A licensed architect, Bernie earned his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, Architect Diploma, from ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Wintherthur, Switzerland, and has more than 25 years of experience working on international projects in education, residential, industrial and commercial areas. He is currently working on the Grant K-8 Modernization and New Central Elementary School for San Diego Unified School District. (Pictured center left)

Luc Allard, Associate, joined the firm in 2012. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Laval University, in Quebec City, Canada. Luc is a licensed architect with 18 years in the profession and his project experience includes healthcare – ranging from new acute care hospitals to complex inpatient and outpatient space renovations – institutional, civic, educational, mixed-use and multi-family residential work costing from $100,000 to more than $100 mil. in construction. Luc brings a meticulous attention to detail that is enlivened by his witty sense of humor. Currently he is the project manager on several San Diego-based projects: a 90,000 SF class A office remodel, a whole-site modernization of a charter school and a new laboratory for a medical center. (Pictured center right)

Gemma Hsiueh, Associate, has been with RNT since 2008 and has 10 years of experience in architecture design. She graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. She has worked on award-winning projects varying from a new public high school campus, an existing library modernization, child development centers and a National Parks Service visitor center. Gemma has a keen eye for design. She brings strong organizational and dynamic leadership skills, which make her a highly responsive project manager and an inspiring mentor to junior staff. Gemma is currently the project manager for two new Fallbrook Union Elementary School District projects and for the new Performing Arts Center facility at Torrey Pines High School. (Pictured bottom left)

Chris Bradbury, Associate, joined RNT in 2012 and has over 14 years of experience in architectural design ranging from civic/institutional, higher education, commercial, and multi-family housing development projects throughout California.  A licensed architect, he graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Architecture, and a minor in Sustainable Environments. Chris is known for his extraordinary effort in going out of his way to be supportive of colleagues and RNT's clients. Currently he is the Project Architect working with the Ventura County Fire Department on the Newbury Park Fire Station #35 and Fillmore Fire Station #27 (both under construction). Chris is also working on five research laboratory renovation projects, which are located in various buildings across the UC Santa Barbara campus. (Pictured bottom right)

RFQ: UC Riverside Boyce HVAC Electrical Systems Study

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BOYCE HALL MECHANICAL (HVAC), CONTROLS & ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS STUDYPhase 1 – Existing Building Mechanical (HVAC), Controls, and Electrical Systems Assessment, Assessment of on-going and future research and impacts to current Mechanical (HVAC), Controls and Electrical Systems, Development of Strategies and Options, including costs, for implementation to meet the needs of current and future research programs and processes.

Phase 2 – Executive Architect Services for Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, Bidding and Construction Phase Services.

View complete RFQ here.

Irving J Gill Symposium Coverage on Curbed

Irving Gill, father of modern architecture

A new symposium seeks to bolster the case that a San Diego architect foreshadowed Modernist design

BY PATRICK SISSON @FREQRESPONSE OCT 12, 2016, 1:46P

Walter L. Dodge House (1916) in West Hollywood, California, an architecturally significant home design by Irving J. Gill at the beginning of Modernism

All images courtesy Irving J. Gill Foundation

Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Gropius…. and Gill? A new symposium taking place in San Diego on October 20th, “Irving J. Gill and the Chicago School,” presents new scholarship connecting American architect Irving Gill’s experience in Chicago with his later designs for “buildings of amazing modernity” in early 20th century California, as well as the broader Modernist movement.

While much of the clean-lined modern design of the 20th century has been attributed to European innovations and influences, this event traces the lineage of modernism back to Chicago, making the case for Gill as a pioneering modernist architect who connected and realized early innovations and ideas.

Gill, who was born near Syracuse, New York, in 1870, briefly worked in Chicago during the early years of his career, then settled near San Diego, was well-known during his lifetime for his streamlined forms and flat roofs, but fell out of favor after his death in 1936. While he’s been credited as a pioneer before, this event seeks to make more explicit connections, with new scholarship connecting the Chicago School with this precursor to Southern California cool.

Architect James Guthrie, who spearheaded the upcoming symposium, organized by the Irving J. Gill Foundation, discussed Gill’s history, why he’s under-recognized, and makes a case for him as a pioneering modern architect.

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RFP: UC Riverside Plant Growth Environments Facility Phase 1A

University of California, RiversideRequest for Design Professional Qualifications FOR PLANT GROWTH ENVIRONMENTS FACILITY PHASE 1A Study Number: 958046 Project Number: 950558 Contract No.: 950558-EDPA-2017-60

The University of California, Riverside (UCR) requests that Architects submit written Statements of Qualifications for providing architectural services for the following proposed project:

PLANT GROWTH ENVIRONMENTS FACILITY PHASE 1A Project No. 950558

The University of California, Riverside, will select a Design Professional to be the University’s Master Architect for the Plant Growth Environments Phase 1A, which will be delivered via the Design-Build delivery method. The Master Architect will provide Programming services, develop Basis-of-Design Documents, as well as provide support throughout the Design-Build procurement (Competition) process for this project. Subsequent phases of work may include (but not be limited to) transition meetings with winning Design-Build entity, peer review of milestone design & construction documents (developed by Design-Builder), review of key submittals, and construction administration support as-needed.

The selected entity must be able to start work immediately.

View the complete RFQ here.

Irving J Gill and the Chicago School Symposium: Setting the Modernist Record Straight

Setting the Modernist Record Straight

Symposium set to backtrack the inspiration for California’s modern architecture from Chicago to San Diego and back again via Irving J. Gill

(San Diego, CA, September 29, 2016) From the Walter L. Dodge House in West Hollywood, to the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Southern California has been dotted with reasons to call it the birthplace of Modern architecture. And while many of the clean-lined modern buildings we now take for granted have long been attributed to the influence of European architects, an upcoming symposium is set to track their origins all the way back to Chicago, via the influences that city had over one of San Diego’s most renowned architects.

Over the course of his multi-faceted career, Irving J. Gill (1870- 1936) evolved into one of America’s most original and innovative architectural designers, producing a body of work that has influenced generations of Southern Californian and American architects. His unique, formal vocabulary became the basis of forms used by successors including the De Stijl and International Style architects. His revolutionary ideas in building technology became Southern California standards, including its “thin wall,” stud and stucco, and concrete tilt-slab methods. Thursday, October 20, 2016, the Irving J. Gill Foundation, a not-forprofit corporation launched to preserve Gill’s work and legacy, presents “Irving J. Gill and the Chicago School,” evidencing how Gill’s Chicago-based experiences influenced the design of his “buildings of amazing modernity,” leading in part to California’s modernist movement.

Held in partnership with the La Jolla Historical Society and the American Institute of Architects, San Diego, and set amid one of Gill’s most renowned landmark buildings (La Jolla Woman’s Club on Draper Ave), the symposium is one of many events forming “Irving J. Gill: New Architecture for a Great Country,” a collaborative project of exhibitions and tours honoring and exploring his legacy across thirteen Southern California organizations. A series of presentations, panel discussion and question and answer sessions will be led by James B. Guthrie, AIA, the foundation’s founder and president, and a San Diego-based architect who hails from the University of Illinois and the architectural center of Chicago. Panelists include: Tim Samuelson, a 40-year architectural and cultural historian of Chicago, with first-hand knowledge of the city’s Chicago and Prairie Schools of architecture; Paul Kruty, Ph.D., professor emeritus of architectural history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and founding member of the Griffin Society of America; and David Jameson, cultural archivist, founder of ArchiTech Gallery in Chicago’s River North district and author of two books highlighting Gill’s formative relationships from both California and Chicago.

The event, which is free and open to the general public, begins with a reception, including light refreshments from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Irving J. Gill and the Chicago School Thursday, October 20, 2016 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. (reception with light refreshments 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.; symposium to follow)

The La Jolla Woman’s Club, 7791 Draper Ave., La Jolla, CA 92037

For further information, visit: www.irvingjgill.org

About Irving J. Gill Foundation Founded in 2015, the Irving J. Gill Foundation is a California-based not-for-profit corporation that preserves the work and legacy of renowned architect Irving J. Gill (1870-1936). Through a mega exhibition consisting of public programming, panels, lectures, architectural tours and newly produced publications, the foundation and its members educate architects and their allied professions, as well as the general public, about the pioneering advancements Gill formed in the art and science of architectural design and building. For more information on the foundation and its events, visit www.irvingjgill.org.

AIASD Member News: Project Updates from Colkitt & Co.

Colkitt&Co is a San Diego and New York based group of innovators, architects, designers, builders and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, interiors, research and development. We focus on innovation to impact lives.

Austin Street Mid-Rise Loft Livin' in a Concrete Ribbon Queens, New York

Like a ribbon of concrete, structure emerges from within this seven-story, mixed-use mid-rise design in New York City. The highly expressive sculptural treatment of balconies, planters, and canopies is emblematic of sustainable design while emphasizing the uniqueness of each of the twenty-one residential units. The memorable building form looks optimistically to the future while drawing from its transitional context of brick-clad commercial buildings.

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Cravory Cookies Cooking Up A Sweet Design! Bressi Ranch, Carlsbad, California

Our new cookie store at Bressi Ranch is open! Fresh, modern, and sweet, the nearly all-white store was done in collaboration with Hollis Brand Culture on a super-tight budget. Designed to create an immediate, product-forward impact in a compact store selling up to thirty (!) flavors of rich, comfort-inducing, and imaginative cookies bursting with flavor, this bright, welcoming store will also offer crafted specialty coffee and milk. Evoking Scandinavian and mid-century spaces, the architecture of Cravory at Brassi Ranch is a carefully studied composition of white counters and glass cases, with friendly, eye-catching, and fun graphics.

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University of Arizona Flagship Store An Education In Retail Design Tucson, Arizona

Intended as a high-end experience comparable to Neiman Marcus or Nordstrom, our full transformation of the University of Arizona Flagship Store on campus in Tucson, Arizona, is finally coming to life. One of our most challenging projects to date, the design and construction process involved updating an existing retail space while maintaining the spirit of a highly successful store, phasing work according to the UA academic calendar, and a tight budget. Colkitt&Co performed an in-depth retail analysis of the store’s main sales floor, explored design alternatives through a series of rendered interior views, and carefully detailed retail fixtures and displays to seamlessly merge with the most effective aspects of the existing retail environment. The contrast between the previous store and the new well-rounded retail experience comes across as starkly as night and day, especially for those who remember the former flagship store!

Learn more about Nathan Colkitt and Colkitt&Co at http://colkitt.com/

BEEP Featured on American Planning Association, San Diego

The Built Environment Education Program (BEEP) was recently featured on the American Planning Association, San Diego's website for their work. "Enlightening Students through the Built Environment: Architecture as Geometry" The Built Environment Education Program (BEEP) San Diego is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to educating and advocating for school-age youth as meaningful participants, leaders, and decision makers of the built environment. Through its curriculum and program structure, BEEP San Diego seeks to educate and engage youth on all aspects of the built environment.

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AIASD Member News: Bill Bocken, AIA Is HGTV's Designer of the Month

Congratulations to AIASD Member, Bill Bocken, AIA for being chosen as HGTV's (Home & Garden Television Network) "Designer of the Month" for September! Bill Bocken has a true passion for design and brings a personal commitment to all of his projects. Working with a wide variety of specific requirements, budget constraints, environmental concerns and client personalities, lead to the creation of very customized projects.

Bocken was also recently featured in the August 2016 issue of San Diego Home & Garden Magazine for a home renovation project: http://www.sandiegohomegarden.com/August-2016/Somewhere-Under-The-Rainbow/.

To learn more about Bill and view his residential projects, go to http://people.hgtv.com/professionals/bill-bocken.

AIASD Member News: Jonathan Segal, FAIA Announces New Talk Series

September 1, 2016 JONATHAN SEGAL FAIA HOSTS SERIES OF TALKS WITH NATION’S TOP RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTS

Architect/Developer brings AIA Fellows to San Diego for MASTERS OF A GENERATION.

SAN DIEGO, CA - Architect Jonathan Segal, FAIA, is inviting close friends and fellow AIA Fellows to San Diego for MASTERS OF A GENERATION, a series of talks as part of his new non-profit, ADjoin. The first of the 13-part series takes place on September 30^th with Los Angeles architect Lorcan O’Herlihy FAIA of LOHA Architects. MASTERS OF A GENERATION talks will take place in Segal’s North Parker project surrounded by his collection of restored vintage cars. Tickets are $35 and include a pre-talk meet and greet cocktail and post-talk Q&A. A limited number of $160 tickets will extend the evening to include all talk activities followed by an intimate “Stand-Up Supper” at Segal’s private penthouse at The Q overlooking Little Italy and San Diego Bay.

O’Herlihy’s talk will be followed by other AIA Fellows from across the nation, including Tom Kundig, FAIA, David Jameson, FAIA, Anne Fougeron, FAIA, Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, Joeb Moore, FAIA, Rick Joy, FAIA, David Baker, FAIA, Wendell Burnette, FAIA, Marlon Blackwell, FAIA, Trey Trahan, FAIA, Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA and Steve Dumez, FAIA. MASTERS OF A GENERATION talks are designed to recognize and pay tribute to the ongoing legacies of these modern masters and Segal contemporaries to expose their varying approaches to and processes of creating works of great architecture, and to learn more about their defining moments and the paths leading up to them. Complete calendar, event, sponsorship information and tickets are available at www.adjoinsd.org.

Segal also hopes to further the appreciation of and opportunities for multi-generational information exchange. “In showcasing these individuals who have made lasting contributions to our culture, society and built environment,” he explains, “we bring the insights and the unwritten education of a multitude of hard earned lessons to the next generation of design professionals.”

100% of net proceeds from MASTERS OF A GENERATION will support various other nonprofit organizations for the relief and rescue of abused and neglected canines throughout San Diego and Baja, California, a cause that Jonathan and his family - wife Wendy, daughter Brittany, and son Matthew, are passionately committed to.

ABOUT ADJOIN

Adjoin, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the continuous education of design professionals, students and the general public in the creation and appreciation of works of architecture, art and design, and to help recognize and convey knowledge in order to make lasting contributions to local cultural society.

ABOUT JONATHAN SEGAL FAIA

San Diego based Jonathan Segal FAIA & Development Company is a responsible for the design and development of over 300,000 square feet of medium-to-high density urban residential, mixed-use and live/work units. He has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including 24 local, state and national AIA awards for residential and Urban Design. He is Co-Chair of the MArch|Real Estate Development at Woodbury School of Architecture, and has a well-known penchant for fast classic cars.

AIASD Member News: Cavignac & Associates Named Among Top Ten “Best Places to Work in San Diego” by San Diego Business Journal

NEWS FROM:  Cavignac & AssociatesCONTACT:  Bonnie Kutch, Kutch & Company (619) 299-1010, bkutch@kutchco.com

Cavignac & Associates Named Among Top Ten “Best Places to Work in San Diego” by San Diego Business Journal

SAN DIEGO, CA -- (August 22, 2016) – Cavignac & Associates, a downtown San Diego-based risk management and insurance brokerage firm, recently was named one of the “Best Places to Work in San Diego,” capturing seventh place out of 42 businesses in the Small Employer category.

The annual list of the Best Places to Work in San Diego was created by the San Diego Business Journal in conjunction with the Best Companies Group.  Last year, Cavignac & Associates was ranked number 11 in the Small Employer category.

The survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize, and honor the best employers in San Diego for benefiting the county’s economy, workforce, and businesses. The list is made up of a total of 100 companies, divided into four categories: 42 small-sized companies (15-49 US employees), 28 medium-sized companies (50-249 US employees), 18 large-sized companies (250-1,999 US employees), and 12 mega-sized companies (2,000 or more US employees).

“We’re extremely honored to be named a Best Place to Work in San Diego company again this year, and to have moved higher up in our ranking,” said Jeffrey Cavignac, CPCU, ARM, RPLU, president and managing principal of Cavignac & Associates.  “More, we’re very proud of the great input our employees gave the judges.  Our first priority is providing exceptional client service, but to do that, you first need to have happy employees.  We do all we can to provide an exceptional work environment that makes their jobs both rewarding and fun.”

To be considered for participation in the competition, companies had to fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

• Be a for-profit, not-for-profit business or government entity;
• be a publicly or privately held business;
• have a facility in San Diego County;
• have at least 15 employees in San Diego County; and
• be in business a minimum of one year.

Companies from across the county entered the two-part survey process to determine the Best Places to Work in San Diego. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company's workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process in San Diego, analyzed the data, and determined the final rankings.

The list-making companies were honored at an awards ceremony on August 11th, 2016. A special issue of the San Diego Business Journal that profiles the companies selected as the Best Places to Work in San Diego was published on August 22nd.

For more information on the Best Places to Work in San Diego program, visit www.BestPlacestoWorkSD.com.

About Cavignac & Associates:

Founded in 1992, Cavignac & Associates is a leading risk management and commercial insurance brokerage firm providing a broad range of insurance and expertise to design and construction firms, as well as to law firms, real estate-related entities, manufacturing companies and the general business community. Company principals are Jeffrey W. Cavignac, CPCU, ARM, RPLU, CRIS, MLIS; James P. Schabarum II, CPCU, AFSB; Scott A. Bedingfield, AAI, CIC, CRIS; Patrick Casinelli, RHU, REBC, CHRS; Matthew Slakoff, CIC, CRIS; and Mattew Noonan, RHU, CIC, CHRS, CCWS. The firm employs a staff of 45 at offices located at 450 B Street, Suite 1800, San Diego, Calif., 92101.  More information about the company can be found on the Web at www.cavignac.com.

RFQ: San Diego Normal Street Field Office Replacement

Provide professional architectural and engineering services for a replacement field office for the Department of Motor Vehicles located at 3960 Normal Street, San Diego, San Diego County, CA 92103.  The project provides for the demolition of the two story, approximately 14,319 gross square feet (GSF) existing field office and building a new approximately 18,540 GSF field office on the existing site of approximately 2.46 acres in San Diego, California.  The project includes demolition, site work, utilities, walkways, curbs, gutters, signage, landscaping, irrigation, fencing, gates, trash enclosure, site drainage, site lighting, surface parking, attached drive-test canopy, communications (fire alarm, security, Tele/Data), and all associated requirements to complete the construction of the facility. The project will be designed, constructed and operated as a Zero Net Energy facility and also designed to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED-NC Silver rating.

The estimated cost of construction is $13,000,000.

Interested firms may obtain a Request for Qualifications Package (RFQ) by downloading it from the eProcurement Division’s California State Contracts Register on the Internet at: http://www.eprocure.dgs.ca.gov. This is the preferred point of contact.  The RFQ package may also be obtained by sending a request to one of the contact points listed below.  Please include AD Number, contact person’s name, firm name, firm’s Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN), mailing address and phone number.  Request processing will be delayed if all information is not provided.

Submittal Deadline:                    Thursday September 8, 2016, 5:00 PM Duration:                                    N/A City and County:                        San Diego, San Diego County Department:                               Department of General Services Email:                                         Lynette.mcintyre@dgs.ca.gov or Handa.gugel@dgs.ca.gov FAX:                                           (916) 376-1778 Contact:                                     (916) 375-4064 or (916) 375-4568 Internet Address (preferred) http://www.caleprocure.ca.gov

Download RFQ Here

Community Planning Group Meeting Agendas

Community planning groups are private organizations officially recognized by the City Council to advise the city on land use issues. It is essential to the success of recognized community planning groups that broad community participation be encouraged. To this end, the links to the monthly meeting agendas for community planning groups are provided below. The agendas contain information pertaining to meeting dates, times, locations, as well as a listing of informational and action items to be discussed at the meetings. Each community planning group sets its own monthly agenda and is responsible for providing it to the department for posting onto the web. Posting to the web is a courtesy notice and does not absolve the responsibility of each group to post the legal notice outside the place of the meeting 72 hours prior to the meeting. The City Planning & Community Investment department will endeavor to post the agendas for each individual planning group at least seven days prior to the meeting. All community planning group meetings are open to the public. For more information regarding a particular planning group meeting agenda, please refer to the Community Planning Group Contact List. For a complete: https://www.sandiego.gov/planning/community/cpg/agendas