January 4, 2022 In This Issue... |
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- OFA Board Induction
- Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
- AAO Conference Recap
- New & Renewing Members
- OFA's Architectural Guidebook
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2022 AIA Orlando & OFA Board Induction, January 13th |
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Join us on January 13, 2022 from 6pm-8pm in-person at the Center for Health & Wellbeing for the 2022 Board Induction. We will welcome the 2022 AIA Orlando and OFA's Board of Directors and mingle with our peers! The Board Induction is an evening of fun where all OFA and AIA Members may networking with peers & allied members, while learning about the many committee participation and volunyteer opportunities within AIA Orlando and OFA! Learn more and register here. |
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Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts |
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With the recent completion of the Steinmetz Hall at the Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (ribbon cutting scheduled for January 14th), we thought it timely to revisit Orlando’s architectural landmark. The new hall is designed to achieve an N1 sound rating. A room so perfectly attuned that a single person in the room should be able to hear his or her own heart beating. Ideal conditions for hearing unamplified performances as is intended for this theatre. In addition to using cast-in-place concrete walls, the space is suspended on over 400 rubber pads to absorb external vibrations. |
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Association of Architecture Organizations Conference Recap |
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The AAO Conference took place virtually Dec. 2-3, 2021. "Throughout the tumult of the past year, many architecture organizations distinguished themselves as critical resources for binding their local communities and advancing efforts to make the field of architecture more equitable. At this year's virtual meeting, we celebrated this progress by investigating the work of designers and organizations who are launching new initiatives, conceiving new partnerships, and, in the process, advocating for new thinking. |
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At the same time, the newly expanded outlook of architecture organizations and the still unfolding processes of re-opening cities and identifying top priorities to support civic life has conjured more questions than answers. The networking and small group table topic formats allowed for easy opportunities to connect with colleagues from peer organizations." Learn more about AAO. |
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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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Carrie Manes, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP Debra Lemons, AIA Gregory Stock, AIA Jay Lovell John Dietz L2 Studios Scott Nelms Sean Nimmons |
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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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