Arch Design- 06-07 graduates- an “in process post- pls. send us updates!!!!

In process post, 06-07 graduates please continue to let us hear from you.

• Kome Ajegbo who took advantage of a quarter abroad at Oxford says…(The Program)…”feeds my interest in the overlap of drawing, physics, painting, math, model building, materials and general creativity. This uncommon blend definitely gives me an edge in the workplace…” Kome received a Stanford Class of 2007 Award of Excellence. The award honors graduating Seniors who have demonstrated a sincere commitment to Stanford through involvement, leadership, and extraordinary Stanford spirit. Kome has taken a position with Goldman Sachs, New York. Kome visited us in January 08 while on campus recruiting for Goldman Sachs. She reports “work is great and New York is equally wonderful. I am working at Goldman Sachs & Co. in New York as an analyst in the Technology Infrastructure division. I am primarily focused on project management from a technology perspective…ensuring i understand the various technology groups that we have in the company as well as making sure we have the right financial and project controls in place to ensure successful project lifecycles.

  Despite my enthusiasm for my job, i believe architecture is my true calling and i hope to move back to London later this year to work at an architecture firm to garner some experience. I would eventually like to go back to school to get a masters in architecture.”

• Steven Lehrburger, once a Symbolic Systems major, sends this photo and comment on the Architectural Design Major. “I think my favorite thing about the program was the communal studio environment.” Steven spent a quarter at the Berlin campus. While a major, he also did an internship with Peterson Architects of Palo Alto. Steven and another one of our majors Joseph Bergen organized a student initiated class that participated in and was one of the winning teams of the ” Google Sketch-Up your campus” competition. Steven had several offers from New York firms, and has decided to work with Kevin Kennon Architect http:www.kkarchitect.com
• Joseph Bergen has won a scholarship from the local AIA Chapter of Santa Clara Valley, and will pursue a master’s of architecture degree at Harvard, (though he was also accepted at Yale.) He completed a special internship program this summer with the McCall Design Group. See a photo of his complete Yale acceptance packet.
• Liz Romero appreciated the chance to try an internship in architecture while she was an architectural design major at Stanford. “Besides, scaffolding you in the basic branches of architecture, you have the option of testing your application in a professional setting.” Liz did an internship with Kornberg Associates of Menlo Park. Liz started her position as a Junior/Intern Architect in August 2007 with (Aug. 07) working for JSW/D Architects in South Berkeley. The firm does mostly residential projects including affordable housing, as well as multifamily housing for developmentally and physically disabled.
• Mohini Rustagi has had a blast over the last four years taking architecture classes & design classes, recording an Indo-jazz fusion CD, , and playing jazz drumset all over the Bay Area. She interned at Pfau Architecture in San Francisco (Winter 2006), and was an AIA Scholarship Finalist (2006). After spending a quarter jewelry-smithing and investment casting, she was able to display much of her work at the Design Show in the Stanford Art Gallery. The future? After touring in Europe with the Stanford Jazz Orchestra this summer, Mohini hopes to find a position that utilizes her passions for architecture, sustainable development, and design. You can view/download her Stanford portfolio (a work in progress!) here >.
• Veronika Heckova has interned with the University Architect/Campus Planning Office. In 2004-05, she was a finalist for the AIA Scholarship (Santa Clara Valley Chapter).
• Veronika is now working at Gensler Architects in San Francisco http://www.gensler.com/ as a job captain.
• Anh Tran spent a summer working for Steinberg Architects. Anh participated in a summer internship with the Mike McCall Design Group which culminated in a presentation to numerous professionals at a lunch held in the Carnelian Room of the Bank of America. The theme of this year’s internship researched the utilization of spaces around and under city freeway systems. Anh will be starting work with Arcanum Architects http://www.arcanumarchitecture.com/ in early Sept. 2007 as a Junior Designer.
• Natalie Ramirez was awarded a Monica Miller Walsh Undergraduate Summer Internship Grant. The grant allowed her to accept a summer internship in Valparaiso, Chile with Morales & Lopez Associados Architectura & Construccion. Upon her return to the U.S., Natalie proceeded to find another intern position with the San Francisco Bureau of Architecture, a part of the City of San Francisco Department of Public Works which has continued to the present.
• Chrissy Brown focused her studies on site/building use and accessibility, taking courses in the civil and environmental engineering department, computational mathematics, anthropology, history and economics. She is interested in human navigation, specifically how people navigate through spaces. While a student, she worked for the City of Menlo Park as a Transportation Engineering Intern and hopes to begin her career in transportation and city planning. Chrissy won the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence, 2007. Christina is currently conducting her job search in New York.

Spring Architectural Speaker Series

The Stanford University Architect and Campus Planning Office is hosting a Spring lecture series with a total of 4 Wed. eve speakers - all are free and open to the public. The following lectures begin at 6:30 pm and all are held in William R. Hewlett Teaching Center 201.

April 11 - Stan Boles, Architect, BOORA, Portland. www.boora.com

April 25 - Cheryl Barton, Landscape Architect, (SF). www.toocb.com

May 9 - Scott Erdy, Architect, Erdy McHenry Architecture, Philadelphia. www.em-arc.com

May 23- Scott Wyatt, Architect, NBBJ, Seattle. www.nbbj.com


April 11- Stan Boles, Architect, BOORA, Portland.
Stan Boles is a specialist in facilities for the cultural arts and higher education. His extensive experience includes designing and planning 40 theater spaces plus work on 25 college and university campuses. Stan is known for his enduring, context-specific design, which has led to repeat clients and new commissions from Stanford University and the campuses of the University of California System, to Virginia Tech University and the University of Texas, Austin. Stan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in architecture, cum laude, from the University of Texas and has been with BOORA since 1974.

April 25 - Cheryl Barton, Landscape Architect, The Office of Cheryl Barton, (SF).

Cheryl Barton is a Landscape Architect practicing in San Francisco. Integrating the ideas of art, architecture and landscape, her firm’s award-winning design work extends traditional notions of landscape architecture. The design philosophy is strongly site specific - seeking to establish compelling places that integrate natural and cultural realms. Context, history and contemporary design strategies are employed to inform the making of landscapes and to clarify and animate space. Landscape is addressed as a powerful medium that can transform human values as well as create physical settings. She received her Master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

May 9 - Scott Erdy, Architect, Erdy McHenry Architecture, Philadelphia.

Scott has more than fifteen years experience in the profession with a diverse background working in collaboration with some of the great architects of our time, both in Europe and the United States. Scott’s work has been recognized by the American Institute of Architects for excellence in design, but more importantly, his work is often recognized by client’s and colleagues alike for its response to functional requirements in a way that would not have been considered in the early project stages.

May 23 - Scott Wyatt, Architect, NBBJ, Seattle.

Scott Wyatt is the managing partner and principal of NBBJ, an established and growing international architecture firm founded in 1943. The firm’s specialties include healthcare, commercial architecture, higher education, research and advanced technology, and urban design and planning. The firm has offices around the globe including Beijing, Shanghai, London, and Dubai. NBBJ is currently designing the 1.2 million square-foot Singapore Residences at Marina Bay, which will reportedly be that city’s tallest apartment complex when finished in 2007. NBBJ architects are referred to as “Artists of Change” and see architecture as “commissioned” public art that must have a sense of social responsibility.

SPRING 07- NEW INNOVATIVE STRUCTURES COURSE TAUGHT IN STUDIO CONTEXT

CEE 183: Integrated Building Design,
Prof. Greg Deierlein, Terman 101, T/Th, 10-11:50am

Design decision making from conception through construction of civil infrastructure facilities considering sustainable design aspects. Execu tion of a design alternative through development of a structural system, considering integration with architecture, construction, and building systems.

Class sessions will include time spent working in design project sessions with guidance and critiques by faculty and industry mentors. The class is designed around the concept that architectural students and engineering students will complement each other in approaching design decision making from conception to structural execution.

Prerequisites for AD Majors: E14, CEE 100, CEE 101A, CEE 156, CEE 130, CEE 134A or CEE 137A, and CEE 136.

Note – if you have questions contact Prof. Deierlein via e-mail: ggd@stanford.edu

STANFORD ARCHITECTURAL MAJORS are finalists for the AIA Scholarship Awards

Natalie Ramirez and Joseph Bergen (seniors), and Charlie Davis (junior), are finalists this year for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Scholarship Awards granted by the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the AIA.

It is exciting news that all three Stanford architecture majors who applied for the AIA Scholarships (Santa Clara Valley Chapter) have made it to the finalist phase.

Among some 20 overall candidates, we are happy that our Stanford AD majors have made it to the interview phase. Best of luck to them with their interviews.

Last year’s winner was from our first graduating class of architectural design. Julia Hu
won a combined award given that year of $9000. Julia continued at Stanford this year in a one year co-term master’s program studying Construction Engineering Management.

AIA PHOTO CONTEST - DEADLINE MARCH 15

PHOTO CONTEST
Deadline March 15, 2007

AIA St. Louis Call for Entries - for forms and guidelines visit www.aia-stlouis.org

Images are being sought for inclusion in a 2009 Rizzoli Architecture Calendar. Fifty-two images will be chosen for the calendar and the top four images have cash prizes. IMAGES MUST BE submitted in slide format, although they can be taken on a digital camera.

The subject must be architecture and taken in America. First place $500, Second place $400, Third Place $300, and AI Fuller Award is $200.

Stanford Arch Design majors, you must be a registered student member of the AIA to apply. Student membership is free. AIA membership applications can be picked up outside Terman, Room 599.

PORTFOLIOS -ARCH DESIGN MAJORS

This new post shares portfolios of students continuing to graduate studies in architecture. We think it will be of interest for those developing their portfolios to see the portfolios that assisted these students in getting into the schools of their choice.

Marcela Delgado who graduated in 2005-06, applied to a number of graduate schools of architecture in 2006-07. She has been accepted at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Berkeley, and the University of Texas. To see her portfolio click here. (pdf)

Joseph Bergen who is graduating this year (2006-07) was accepted at Harvard and Yale. To see his portfolio click here.