February 2007
Dear Friend of Public Architecture:
This month's update starts with a request for feedback, in the form of a very short questionnaire that should take no more than 2 minutes of your time to complete. The seven questions focus on improving our newsletter, which we have been publishing for six months now. Click here or on the icon at right to offer your input.
 We are proud to report that Public Architecture has been selected by the AIA as one of ten recipients of its 2007 Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement. This is the highest award that the AIA confers on an outside organization, on par with its coveted national design awards. Other 2007 recipients range from the legendary Francis Ching to the GSA's Design Excellence Program, to Bryan Bell, a special friend of Public Architecture and inspiration to many in this field. Click here to read about all ten honorees.
Our nomination was initiated by the AIA Committee on Design, and submitted by John Morris Dixon, FAIA. We are grateful to those who wrote on our behalf, including Bryan Bell, Carol Berg, Sarah Jepson, and Jane Weinzapfel, FAIA. The award will be conferred during the AIA Honor & Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 3, during the AIA Convention in San Antonio, Texas. We encourage you to attend and we hope to see you there.
John Peterson
Founder & Chair
Contents:
1. 1% Solution Welcomes Six New Firm Pledges
2. New Monthly Luncheons
3. Upcoming Presentations
4. Public Architecture Hosts UVa Student Externship
5. Thank You to Our Supporters
6. What You Can Do to Support Public Architecture
1. 1% Solution Welcomes Six New Firm Pledges
 During the month of January, Public Architecture welcomed six new firms to the 1% Solution, including: Brennan+Company Architects (Baltimore, MD)
Cary Bernstein Architect (San Francisco, CA)
Centerpoint Builders (Dallas, TX)
LAI Architects (Morgantown, WV)
McCall Design Group (San Francisco, CA)
MKThink (San Francisco, CA) Is your firm part of the Solution? Click here to pledge your 1% today.
For more information, email jcary@publicarchitecture.org or call 415/861-8200.
2. New Monthly Luncheons
Last week, we kicked off something new for Public Architecture; we simply invited a handful of local architects to join us for a casual lunchtime presentation about our work. The response was encouraging; attending were Cary Bernstein of Cary Bernstein Architect; Lisa Findley, AIA, of California College of the Arts; Mike McCall, AIA, of McCall Design Group; Mark Miller, AIA, of MKThink; and David Meckel, FAIA, also of CCA and a member of our board of directors.
What started as an informal get together yielded a number of significant ideas and suggestions for our projects, 1% Solution program, and organization in general. The experience was so positive that we're planning to hold these luncheons on at least a monthly basis. The first couple of luncheons will be geared towards design firm leaders, but we ultimately hope to invite a cross-section of community leaders and people entirely unfamiliar with Public Architecture or the design professions in general. If you are in or passing through the Bay Area, let us know if you would like to attend.
Email deb@publicarchitecture.org or call 415/861-8200.
3. Upcoming Presentations
February 28, 2007
University of California, Berkeley
Invited lecturer, College of Environmental Design Lecture Series
March 1-3, 2007
Pro Bono Institute Annual Seminar (Washington, DC)
Session presenter, "Pro Bono in Other Professions"
Click here for a complete list of presentations for Spring 2007.
4. Public Architecture Hosts UVa Student Extern
 During the week of January 8-12, Public Architecture was fortunate to host Ama Cobbina, an undergraduate architecture student who expects to graduate this May from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. A native of Ghana, she has served as the President of the UVa Organization of African Students. Ama's work with Public Architecture was made possible by UVa School of Architecture Externship Program, which places students in professional settings for one week during winter break each year.
5. Thank You to Our Supporters
We would like to recognize the following individuals and entities that responded to our 2006 Year-end Appeal since our January 5 newsletter: Allison Williams (San Francisco, CA) / Anne Dorman (San Francisco, CA) / Cary Bernstein Architect (San Francisco, CA) / Duo Dickinson Architect (Madison, CT) / J. Houston Gordon (Covington, TN) / Jensen & Macy (San Francisco, CA) / Lillie Design (Emeryville, CA) / Lisa Findley & Rod Henmi (Emeryville, CA) / Paula & Mike Carroll (Clive, IA) / Phoebe Schenker (San Francisco, CA) / RedClay Corporation (Kirkland, WA) / San Francisco Institute of Esthetics & Cosmetology (San Francisco, CA) / Scott & Warner Builders (Sausalito, CA) / Steven Wiesenthal (San Francisco, CA) / STUDIOS Architecture (San Francisco, CA) / Note: Partial list at time of printing.
 Donations can now be made online via Groundspring.org or by mailing your donation to Public Architecture, 1211 Folsom Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103.
6. What You Can Do to Support Public Architecture
Click here for 10 ways to contribute to our work.
Established in 2002, Public Architecture identifies and solves practical problems of human interaction in the built environment and acts as a catalyst for public discourse through education, advocacy, and the design of public spaces and amenities. Visit www.publicarchitecture.org for more information.
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