September 2006
Dear Friends of Public Architecture:
 In one of our proudest moments, Public Architecture recently welcomed Liz Ogbu as our first fulltime Designer & Project Manager. Liz previously worked for Simon Martin-Vegue Winklestein Morris (SMWM), an architecture and urban design firm in San Francisco. A graduate of Wellesley College and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Liz has been the recipient of several prestigious traveling fellowships, including the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, which involved a year of living and working in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Liz will oversee Public Architecture's design project portfolio in addition to other organizational and program responsibilities. Current projects include: - Construction of our first "sidewalk plaza" on Folsom Street, a component of our South of Market open space strategy, designed in partnership with CMG Site;
- Design and installation of a significant salvage component in an approximately 25,000-sq-ft. community center in King County, Wash., the design of which is being led by The Miller|Hull Partnership, a 1% Solution firm participant; and
- Ongoing research and design related to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) as well as day laborer places.
In closing, we hope to see many of you at the preview screening of the ScrapHouse documentary in just a couple of weeks. The preview is part of AIA San Francisco's "Architecture and the City" month, which kicks off today. This event, as well as the official premiere on the National Geographic Channel, is detailed below.
John Peterson
Founder & Chair
Contents:
1. ScrapHouse Documentary Preview & Premiere
2. ESG Architects and McCall Design Group Join 10 for 1 Program
3. New 1% Solution Firm Pledges
4. 1% Solution Program Updates
5. Upcoming Lectures & Presentations
6. What You Can Do to Support Public Architecture
1. ScrapHouse Documentary Preview & Premiere
Premiere
 The long-awaited ScrapHouse documentary will make its debut this month. As of this writing, we have been informed that the official premiere will air on Monday, September 18, at 10:00pm ET/PT. Additional showings are also presently scheduled for Tuesday, September 19, at 1:00am; Sunday, September 24, at 2:00am; and Monday, September 25, at 3:00pm (all times ET).
Click here for more information about the National Geographic Channel broadcast schedule, which may be subject to change.
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Preview
 San Francisco Bay Area residents will have the opportunity to see a sneak preview of the ScrapHouse documentary on Wednesday, September 13, at 6:00pm in the San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium, at 100 Larkin Street. The screening is free, but seating is limited and admission is on a first come, first serve basis. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers, including Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker Anna Fitch of Building 39 Films, who originally conceived of ScrapHouse. Earlier this year, Fitch, Public Architecture, and ScrapHouse's many other contributors were recognized with AIASF's Special Achievement Award.
Click here for more information about the preview screening, which is part of AIA San Francisco's Architecture and the City.
2. ESG Architects and McCall Design Group Join 10 for 1 Program
Building on a charter donation by Perkins & Will, we are thrilled to announce two additional participants in our 10 for 1 program: McCall Design Group (San Francisco, CA) and Elness Swenson Graham Architects (Minneapolis, MN). McCall Design Group is a 50-person practice, focused primarily on retail architecture. Elness Swenson Graham is a 90-person practice, with projects ranging from hospitality to master planning. Both firms will be profiled in future issues of this newsletter and in other media.
Our new 10 for 1 program is an effort to better support and celebrate the pro bono and public interest design pursuits of leading firms. The program represents a $10,000 investment by these firms as a demonstration of their commitment to the 1% Solution. 10 for 1 partners will be announced in mid-October.
For more information, email jcary@publicarchitecture.org or call 415/861-8200.
3. New 1% Solution Firm Pledges & Program Update
 During the month of August, Public Architecture was pleased to welcome four firms as 1% Solution pledges. Collectively, they have committed to over 3,160 hours in the year ahead, raising our annual pledge total to over 34,000 hours.
The four firms include: Houser Walker Architecture (Atlanta, GA)
Square Feet Studio (Atlanta, GA)
McCall Design Group (San Francisco, CA)
Elness Swenson Graham Architects (Minneapolis, MN)
Is your firm part of the solution? Click here to pledge your 1% today.
4. 1% Solution Program Updates
 Public Architecture and the 1% Solution were profiled the August 2006 issue of The Pro Bono Wire, a publication of the Pro Bono Institute at Georgetown Law Center. Public Architecture consulted with the Pro Bono Institute and used its Law Firm Pro Bono Challenge as a model for increasing pro bono work among architects. The Pro Bono Wire reaches over 3,000 top law firm leaders across the country. The profile linked to an article that was originally published in AIArchitect newsletter.
Last Friday, August 25, Public Architecture was invited to make a presentation about the 1% Solution to Skidmore, Owings & Merrill's New York office via its Sustainable Roundtable. The presentation was made by video conference from SOM's San Francisco office. Special thanks to Mark Peterson (New York) and Michael Fukutome (San Francisco) for hosting us and our continued conversations.
Public Architecture welcomes similar opportunities to address firms, in person or by video conference.
5. Upcoming Lectures & Presentations
October 4, 2006
Howard University (Washington, DC)
Invited lecturer
October 5, 2006
Charlottesville Community Design Center (Charlottesville, VA)
Invited lecturer
October 6, 2006
Hampton University (Hampton, VA)
Invited lecturer
October 16-18, 2006
Design Futures Council Summit on Sustainability (Santa Fe, NM)
Speaker & Senior Fellow Inductee
October 27-29, 2006
AIA National Associates Committee Annual Meeting (Washington, DC)
Speaker
Click here for a list of upcoming lectures and presentations.
6. What You Can Do to Support Public Architecture
Wondering 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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