Andrew Gutowski MArch ’78 Featured in the UVA McIntire News
Andrew Gutowski MArch ’78 was profiled by the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce recognizing him for his contributions to the real estate industry. The article displays Andrew’s expansive career with emphasis on his work in architecture and real estate development.
“As Gutowski’s journey exemplifies, the real estate industry is not limited by geographical boundaries. In an interconnected world, the ability to work across borders and collaborate with individuals from diverse backgrounds is not only a valuable asset; it can often benefit stakeholders across society.“
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posted February, 2024
Michael Lehrer MArch ’78 Leading work with City of Los Angeles on Tiny Homes Transitional Housing Project
Michael Lehrer MArch ’78 and his firm, Lehrer Architects, will collaborate with the City of Los Angeles on their award-winning transitional housing design for a project to combat homelessness in Los Angeles. The Tiny Homes Transitional Housing Project at the Whitsett West site will be the firms fourth collaboration with the city.
posted November, 2021
Michael B. Lehrer, FAIA MArch ’78 is Awarded 2020 Gold Medal by American Institute of Architects Los Angeles
Michael B. Lehrer, FAIA MArch ’78 has been awarded the highest honor of the AIALA, the Gold Medal Presidential Honor.
2020 AIALA President Gerg Verabian, AIA, stated that, “To Michael B. Lehrer, FAIA, the practice of architecture includes the rigorous investigation of strategies that deliver the benefits of design excellence to some of the region’s most vulnerable: individuals with mental illness, and those with little financial means to access housing. His devotion to fellow humans is matched by his mastery of craft.”
The announcement of the award further acknowledged Mr. Lehrer’s accomplishment with the following: “Lehrer embodies the high level of achievement loosely covering four areas that characterize this year’s AIALA Presidential Honorees class: design excellence, service to the region and country, the fostering of next generation designers, and support of the field. The twelve recipients were chosen by the Chapter’s Board of Directors in its entirety, with the president selecting the Gold Medal recipient.”
The full press release is available on the AIALA website.
posted August, 2020
Seventeen GSD Alumni Elevated to AIA Fellows 2020
Seventeen GSD alumni have been elevated by the 2020 Jury of Fellows from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) to its prestigious College of Fellows. The honor recognizes architects who have “achieved a standard of excellence in the profession and made a significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level.”
The GSD congratulates:
- Alexandra A. Barker, FAIA, AB ’93, MArch ’98
- Andrew Vernooy, FAIA, MDes ’91
- Ellis (Lanny) McIntosh, FAIA, AMDP ’14
- Eric Haas, FAIA, MArch ’93
- Javier Arizmendi, FAIA, MArch ’91
- Jay Valgora, FAIA, MArch ’88
- Katherine W. Faulkner, FAIA, MArch ’93
- Kenneth J. Jandura, FAIA, MAUD ’78
- Michael E. Tingley, FAIA, MArch ’89
- Neal J.Z. Schwartz, FAIA, MArch ’92, MPP ’92
- Philip B. Chen, FAIA, MArch ’96
- Roger Sherman, FAIA, MArch ’85
- Scott K. Henson, FAIA, MArch ’98
- Susannah C. Drake, FAIA, MArch ’95, MLA ’95
- Tom Sungjin Chung, FAIA, MArch ’99
- Warren A. Techentin, FAIA, MArch ’95, MAUD ’95
- Yanel E. De Angel Salas, FAIA, MDes ’06
For the full list of 2020 Fellows, visit the AIA website.
posted April, 2020
Mark Favermann MCRP ’78 Reviews Books by GSD Faculty/Alumni, HAM Bauhaus Exhibition for The Arts Fuse
Mark Favermann MCRP ’78 recently reviewed a trio of books related by subject–and author–to the GSD for The Arts Fuse, a curated, independent online arts magazine dedicated to publishing in-depth criticism, along with high quality previews, interviews, and commentaries. Despite covering different topics in different ways, the books, Seeing Trees: A History of Street Trees in New York City and Berlin by GSD faculty Sonja Dümpelmann, The Man in the Glass House by Mark Lamster LF ’17, and Cocktails and Conversations, Dialogues on Architectural Design by Abby Suckle MArch ’77 & William Singer, all, according to Favermann, “assuage notions that architecture/design books are formidable reads.” Read the full review.
Additionally, Favermann recently published a review of the exhibition The Bauhaus and Harvard, currently on view at the Harvard Art Museums, for The Arts Fuse. “The Bauhaus at Harvard is about origins, demonstrating how the thoughtful creative qualities and refined techniques of our contemporary visual and material culture were collaboratively developed a century ago,” writes Favermann. “What’s exhilarating is that The Bauhaus’ artistic joyfulness and charisma is not just a memory — seeing this show generates a sense of spiritual elation, as if you are experiencing the invention of modern art and design.” Read the full review.
Image: Hans Arp “Constellations II” relief, redwood panels with red paint, as displayed in Harkness Commons Dining Room, Harvard University, c. 1950. Photo: D. H. Wright. Courtesy of The Arts Fuse
posted March, 2019
GSD Alumni Honored with 2017 Progressive Architecture Awards
The work of Harvard University Graduate School of Design alumni was recently recognized with 2017 Progressive Architecture Awards from Architect magazine. The jury, which included GSD alumna Jennifer Bonner MArch ’09, was tasked with finding the best examples of works that “represent design that pushes the envelope, novel methods of representation, and an exploration of humble building types that can make peoples’ lives better.” Winning projects from firms led by GSD alumni include:
AWARDS
Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center
New York
REX, led by Joshua Prince-Ramus MArch ’96
Menil Drawing Institute
Houston
Johnston Marklee, led by Sharon Johnston MArch ’95 and Mark Lee MArch ’95
CITATIONS
Bloomberg Center
New York
Morphosis Architects, led by Thom Mayne MArch ’78
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Mask House
Ithaca, N.Y.
WOJR, led by William O’Brien MArch ’05
True North
Detroit
EC3, led by Edwin Chan MArch ’85
New Hampshire Retreat
Bethlehem, N.H.
NADAAA, led by Nader Tehrani MAUD ’91 in collaboration with partners Katherine Faulkner MArch ’93 and Daniel Gallagher MArch ’91
Image courtesy of Architect magazine.
posted March, 2017
Stan Clauson MLA ’78 Elected President of the Colorado Chapter of the American Planning Association
Stan Clauson MLA ’78 has been elected president of the Colorado Chapter of the American Planning Association. He took office on July 1, 2014. Stan heads a private planning and landscape architecture firm in Aspen, Colorado. He also is chair of the Landscape/Land Use Planning Professional Practice Network for the ASLA.
July 2014
posted December, 2016
Nelson Chen AB ’75, MArch ’78 Appointed Professor of Practice and Director of the School of Architecture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Nelson Chen AB ’75, MArch ’78 has been appointed professor of practice in architecture and director of the School of Architecture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has practiced in Hong Kong since 1987 as principal architect of Nelson Chen Architects Ltd., an award-winning design firm. His design work was recently published in the monograph Nelson Chen Architects – Context and Community (Watermark Publications, UK).
December 2013
posted December, 2016
Michael Lehrer, FAIA, MArch ’78 honored as a finalist in Interior Design
Lehrer Architects, the practice founded by Michael Lehrer, FAIA, MArch ’78, was honored as a finalist in Interior Design magazine’s annual Best of Year Award in the outdoor category for their work on two Los Angeles projects designed for communities: Spring Street Park and Potrero Heights Community & Senior Center. Spring Street Park was also one of 20 national projects to be nominated for the 2013 People’s Design Award given by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, and received an Award of Excellence from the Los Angeles Business Council for exceptional contribution in the landscape architecture category. Additionally, Potrero Heights Community & Senior Center received an Honor Award from the Southern California Development Forum.
December 2013
posted December, 2016
Mark Favermann MCRP ’78 Interviewed by WCVB
Mark Favermann MCRP ’78 of Boston-based firm Favermann Design, was interviewed for a segment on local TV station WCVB about his 2005 public art project, which is permanently on display at Audubon Circle on Beacon Street, where Boston meets Brookline. Designed by Favermann in his carriage house design studio, the piece features 20 birds, all local species, crafted from aluminum and welded and painted like a car. The birds, which sit on lamp posts, are designed to last and makes for a unique gateway to Boston. Watch a video of the segment here.
May 2015
posted December, 2016
Brookline, MA to Introduce Wayfinding System designed by Mark Favermann MCRP ’78
The town of Brookline, MA will be introducing a wayfinding system to help visitors get around by the end of the year. Designed by Mark Favermann MCRP ’78, the dark red and orange signs will mark points of interest and bring a uniform sign system to the town. Read more about the plan in the Brookline Tab here.
June 2015
posted December, 2016
Town of Amherst, MA Approved Designs by Mark Favermann MCRP ’78 for New Signage
Board members from the town of Amherst, MA approved designs by Mark Favermann MCRP ’78 for new signs to help visitors find downtown landmarks and brighten the streetscape. The town hopes to install them sometime in 2016. Read the full article from the Daily Hampshire Gazette and see the renderings of the signs.
November 2015
posted December, 2016
Mark Favermann MCRP ’78 Branded the Massachusetts Town of Scituate
The economic development commission of the Massachusetts town of Scituate hopes to attract visitors with signage and branding by Mark Favermann MCRP ’78 of Boston-based firm Favermann Designs. Read more and see examples here.
December 2015
posted December, 2016
Michael B. Lehrer, FAIA, MArch ’78 and Andre Kikoski, AIA, MArch ’95 to Speak at Modernism Week CAMP
Michael B. Lehrer, FAIA, MArch ’78 and Andre Kikoski, AIA, MArch ’95 will lead a conversation as part of Modernism Week CAMP, Ferguson presents Design Insights with Andre Kikoski and Michael Lehrer: East Coast vs. West Coast Modernism. This insightful conversation will compare and contrast the movement on both coasts over the last century. What are some of the shared affinities and dispositional differences between the Coasts? Climate, culture, attitude, history? For more information, visit Modernism Week’s website.
February 2016
posted December, 2016
Brian Lee MArch ’78 Named to NewCity’s “Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago 2016” list.
Brian Lee MArch ’78 has been named to NewCity’s “Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago 2016” list. Ranked among Chicago’s leading creative professionals across an array of disciplines, Lee has shaped architectural discourse in the city since arriving from SOM’s San Francisco office in 2007. Citing Lee for his work on a handful of groundbreaking Chicago projects, NewCity wrote: “Lee has brought his design sensibility to Chicago with the recently completed Chinatown Branch Library and the AMIE 3D-printed pavilion completed in conjunction with Oak Ridge National Laboratory.”
March 2016
posted December, 2016
John Shields MArch, MAUD ’74, Mark Favermann MCRP ’78, Anthony Pangaro MArch ’69, LF ’76 and Peter Vanderwarker LF ’97 Honored with a Clearwater Award for Esplanade 2020 A Vision for the Future
John Shields MArch, MAUD ’74, Mark Favermann MCRP ’78, Anthony Pangaro MArch ’69, LF ’76 and Peter Vanderwarker LF ’97, were part of a team honored with a Clearwater Award for their work on Esplanade 2020 A Vision for the Future. Comprised of leading Boston design and planning specialists, the volunteer group was charged with taking a fresh look at every element of the Esplanade and spent more than a year crafting a vision of what the park could become. Presented by the Waterfront Center, the Clearwater Award recognizes grass-roots and volunteer work by individuals or groups for the betterment of their community and its waterfront. The team accepted their award at the center’s annual conference, which took place in Davenport, Iowa on Sept. 25-28, 2013.
October 2013
posted December, 2016
