Architecture Groups Honor New Yorkers

A pair of architectural associations recognized design professionals in the region for their contributions.

Heritage Ball Honors Local Leaders

The New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Center for Architecture Foundation jointly honored the contributions of several industry leaders at the annual Heritage Ball held last fall at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan.

The groups presented the President's Award to J. Max Bond, Jr., a partner at New York-based Davis Brody Bond and a former New York City planning commissioner, honoring his efforts to support design excellence, activism, and diversity in the profession.

The Center for Architecture Award went to Amanda Burden, who is director of the New York City Department of City Planning and chairs the City Planning Commission, recognizing her achievements to promote better design throughout the city.

The organizations also recognized Frank Sciame, CEO of New York-based F.J. Sciame Construction, for his contributions as a builder, and presented the Foundation Award to the New York Restoration Project, a group that sponsors city beautification projects and education programs for children.

IBEW Noted for Volunteer Work

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 164, based in Paramus, N.J., won recognition for its recent volunteer efforts from the Northern New Jersey Business Volunteer Council.

The council honored Local 164 with its Good Business Award in the Outstanding Employee Volunteer Corps category. The award recognized IBEW's work on Project Grandma, a breast cancer fundraising and awareness campaign. It also recognized the local's efforts to prepare care packages for U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as work for home repair and renovation programs in Bergen County that assist low-income and elderly homeowners.

ASLA Inducts Local Architects

The American Society of Landscape Architects recently inducted 41 new members to its Council of Fellows, including architects from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The designation recognizes sustained achievement in four categories: works of landscape architecture; administrative work; knowledge; and service to the profession.

The society selected Daniel Krall, a landscape architect based in Ithaca, N.Y., in the category of knowledge, for his research on women and minorities in the field and on design needs of health care facilities.

The society inducted Dickson DeMarche of Wilton, Conn., and John Paul Carman of Medford, N.J., on nominations in the category of service to the profession.

It also inducted Katherine Weidel of Lyndhurst, N.J., in the category of administrative work.

Lathers Union Hosts Post-Tensioning Seminar

New York's Metallic Lathers and Reinforcing Ironworkers Local 46 hosted a seminar last fall aimed at promoting the use of post-tensioned concrete.

The participants discussed challenges in spreading the use of post-tensioned techniques in the New York market and highlighted projects using post-tensioned reinforced concrete, such as the Victory Bridge built last year between Sayreville and Perth Amboy in New Jersey, the AirTrain rail system for John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, and Long Island's Roslyn Viaduct.

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