The new Teel Family Pavilion, designed by the late Charles Gwathmey, has been completed at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California. Photo: Brian Suhr/ Courtesy Crocker Art Museum Extra Large Image
Washington, D.C. · 2010.0610
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named an interim executive vice president and CEO: Paul W. Welch, Jr., Hon. AIA, executive vice president of the AIA California Council (AIACC). Welch begins the new appointment July 19, and will continue through the conclusion of a national search to replace EVP/CEO Christine McEntee, who is leaving to become executive director of the American Geophysical Union.
A senior executive of the AIACC for nearly three decades, Welch is active at all levels of the AIA, within California and throughout the nation. He was previously the executive officer for the California State Board of Architectural Examiners from 1978 to 1981, and served earlier as director of consumer affairs for the California counties of Stanislaus and Monterey. He graduated from California State University Humboldt with a degree in natural resource management, did postgraduate work in public administration at CSU Stanislaus, and holds an honorary master of architecture degree from the New School of Architecture and Design in San Diego.
Sacramento · 2010.0608
The new Teel Family Pavilion (pictured above) has been completed at the Crocker Museum of Art in Sacramento, California. The 125,000-square-foot (11,600-square-meter) building was designed by the late Charles Gwathmey of Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects of New York City. The addition more than triples the size of the museum, providing extensive new gallery space, a cafe, a 260-seat auditorium, art classrooms, and a new library.
The museum's original Victorian-Italianate Art Gallery Building opened in 1885, and a series of renovations and additions have been undertaken since. The new building forms a tripartite composition with the existing structures, keeping the historic Art Gallery Building as the centerpiece. The pavilion's three-story structure, porches, and window placement emulate the original building.
The pavilion incorporates a number of sustainable features. It exceeds California's Title 24 energy-efficiency standards by about five percent. All exterior glazing consists of insulating glass with a low-e coating, along with a laminated outside lite to improve security and reduce UV penetration. Sawtoothed galleries on the third floor have clerestories with insulated translucent sandwich panels with a special "nano gel" to improve insulation and UV protection. Other green features include water-conserving plumbing fixtures and materials high in recycled content.
Gerald Gendreau, associate partner at Gwathmey Siegel, oversaw the building's completion. The pavilion will open to the public on October 10.
Rajarhat · 2010.0608
In Rajarhat, India, a planned town in greater Kolkata, ground has been broken for the high-end Restello apartment building, designed by Piercy Conner Architects of London for the Living Steel 2006 sustainable housing competition.
The building will contain 12 open-plan three- and four-bedroom apartments, measuring 1,124 square feet (104 square meters) and 1,627 square feet (151 square meters), respectively. The exterior will be wrapped in perforated steel shutters, designed to filter sunlight and provide natural ventilation, that fold back to reveal double-height terraces between the facade and a second glazed skin. The developer is Bengal Shrachi Housing Development Ltd. Completion is scheduled for late 2011.
New York · 2010.0604
Nelligan White Architects PLLC of New York City has promoted Jake LaChapelle, AIA, from studio director to principal. LaChapelle joined the predecessor firm in 2001 as a junior designer, and has worked as studio director since 2006. He previously operated his own design-build firm specializing in residential renovation.
San Francisco · 2010.0604
The San Francisco, California, office of Perkins + Will has promoted five staff members. Marc Arnold, AIA, LEED AP, operations director, has been promoted to principal. David Bendet, AIA, LEED AP, the market sector leader for science and technology, has been promoted to associate principal, as has Andrew Wolfram, AIA, LEED AP, who specializes in adaptive reuse and historic preservation. Geeti Silwal, AICP, LEED AP, is now a senior associate, and Yash Chitale, AIA, LEED AP, is an associate.
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