April 26, 2022 In This Issue... |
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- 2022 Scholarship Awards Event Recap
- Spotlight: 2022 Scholarship Recipients
- New Smyrna Beach North Beach Tour
- Build A Bridge Competition
- STEAM Gallery at OSC
- Veteran's Memorial Library
- Mother's Day Gifts
- New & Renewing Members
- OFA Company Members
- Membership Renewal for 2022
- OFA's Architectural Guidebook
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2022 Scholarship Awards & Architecture Showcase Recap |
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On April 12th, OFA presented the 2022 Scholarship Awards and Architecture Showcase in collaboration with UCF Architecture's UCF Celebrates the Arts at Dr. Phillips. The event featured a guest lecture by Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMA, LEED AP, Senior Associate with Adjaye Associates that inspired us all. Congratulations to our Scholarship winners and thank you to the event sponsors Rhodes+Brito Architects, HKS Architects, and Harry Lim Photography. We learned about Pascale's incredible international advocacy work. You may learn more at www.beyondthebuilt.com/say-it-loud. More pictures available on OFA's facebook. |
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Spotlight: 2022 Scholarship Winners |
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The 2022 Scholarship Awards Committee selected our chosen winners based on a rigorous scoring rubrics for the 2+2+2 Awards and BAM Scholarship. The following students were selected for their high-scoring applications: Madison Brown: $1,000 BAM 1st Year Student Ethan Lugo: $1,000 2nd Year, Valencia Student Valery Villarraga: $2,000 3rd Year, UCF Student Valeria Lemus Samour: $2,000 4th Year, UCF Student Kylie Williams: $4,000 5th Year, UF CityLab Student Maite Bruno: $5,000 Final Year, UF CityLab Student Congratulations to these incredible students and best of wishes in your academic and professional careers! We look forward to seeing these future architects grow in our community and the projects and accomplishments to come. Learn more about OFA's Scholarship Program here. |
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Save the Date: North Beach Home Tour May 14th |
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Please join the Orlando Foundation For Architecture for a walking tour of the homes designed by architects Will Miller and Kevin Schweizer in North New Smyrna Beach. Tour will be followed by a special live interview with Beverly Scweizer Gurtis (wife of the late Nils M. Schweizer). More information and registration coming soon! |
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BAM Orlando Build A Bridge Competition Recap |
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BAM working in partnership with CBA architects, hosted a bridge building competition for kids ranging from middle school through high school on March 26th. This dynamic event challenged the kids to flex their abilities with design and think outside the box. Along with the help of BAM board members and volunteers, the kids were able to bring their designs to life. After designing their bridges, the kids had to walk the groups through their design process. Judges graded on creativity and overall strength of the bridges, with prizes given to the top three competitors. Learn more about BAM Orlando. |
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New Veteran’s Memorial Library OFApedia Page |
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Images Courtesy of John Dalles |
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Last week we finished filming for our two upcoming 8 minute mini-documentaries on Isabel Roberts and Ida Annah Ryan, architects who practiced here in the 1920’s. There were only a handful of women architecture firms in the nation at that time. Surprisingly, one of those was in Orlando. These women were the first generation of female architects to be allowed in architecture schools. We are lucky to be invited to work with the Grace Arts Center in Fort Lauderdale to bring their story to light. GAC has a grant from the Florida Historical Resources Board for some short videos of people of the past around the state of Florida, they have great camera crew, producers and editors. We hope to finish our Micro-Docs by June so watch for announcements. In the second video we interviewed Olive Horning from the Veterans Memorial Library one of Ryan and Roberts commissions. We hope to premier our short documentaries there as well as multiple locations in Orlando, and look forward to sharing the lives of these amazing women. |
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Memorial Library is one of the best remaining works, and most accessible to the public of the work by these women architects. The Veteran’s Memorial Library has just reopened to the public after their Covid closure, so stop in and visit the now-named St. Cloud Heritage Museum, 1012 Massachusetts Avenue, St. Cloud, FL 34769, open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Arrangements may be made for groups or individuals to visit the museum at other times. Their staff can direct you to other St Cloud buildings by this Firm. The new OFApedia page under our Buildings tab, on the Veteran’s Memorial library, is available for you to learn more and view photos of this historic building. |
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Mother's Day is Quickly Approaching! |
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Looking for the perfect gift for a mother figure for this upcoming holiday? Consider the Architectural Guidebook to Central Florida for thos interested in local history, architecture, design, and culture! Filled with beautiful photographs and interesting in-depth articles of local architects and history, this incredible guide is a must-have for everyone. Purchase a copy on our website. Interested in more than a guidebook? Consider gifting a membership, offering discounted tickets to upcoming events, tours, and more! |
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Welcome New & Renewing Members |
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Join us in welcoming our newest members to the Orlando Foundation for Architecture, we look forward to working with you within this great organization! Renew your membership for 2022 today! |
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Kourtney Baldwin Gary Scarboro, CAE |
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Renew Your OFA Membership for 2022 |
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OFA Members enjoy discounted tickets to events, early access to registrations, exclusive content, listing on directory, and more. Get the most value out of your OFA membership by renewing at the very beginning of the year! Renew on our website TODAY! |
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Now Available: Purchase Your Copy of OFA's Architectural Guidebook |
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Order your copy of The Architectural Guide to Central Florida- the first available guide to offer visitors and natives alike an overview of outstanding buildings spanning nearly a century and a half of growth in Central Florida. With dramatic color photography, the guidebook introduces the major cities from Daytona to Lake Wales, and architects who have shaped the communities, including Murry S. King, James Gamble Rogers II, Nils M. Schweizer and Gene Leedy, with essays by ten knowledgeable experts. |
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It showcases historic buildings from the early twentieth century, mid-century modern, to the present, as well as the only campus designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and a new spectacular Polytechnic University by Santiago Calatrava. A bevy of buildings at Walt Disney World and Celebration Florida by Leading National and International architects Robert Stern, Arata Isozaki, Phillip Johnson, Aldo Rossi, Michael Graves, Venturi Scott Brown, Graham Gund, Welton Becket, Walt Disney Imagineering, and Architectonica round out the collection. We printed a limited number so be sure to purchase your copy today! |
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In light of the current pandemic, your support is critical to the continuing success of the Orlando Foundation for Architecture and its community-centered programming. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to OFA or join as a member! |
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