June 9, 2006
Friday morning began early with the Architectural Record Ad Awards breakfast. A star-studded jury of architects presented their compliments and criticism of the ads in the magazine, commenting on what they liked about the winners and what they hoped advertisers might consider in the design of their ads. Then we were off to a get-together at the Tile of Spain booth, where they presented a book on the moulding, assembling, and design of ceramics in architecture. I then trekked across to the West Hall and arrived at the green pavilion for a visit to the U.S. Green Building Council booth. Not unexpected, USGBC has run out of copies of the just-published and very well-received GreenSource (the McGraw-Hill booth faced the same fate). Full disclosure: I'm also managing editor of GreenSource.
After taking a break and having a chai latte at Starbucks (is this trivial enough for you?), Bill Hague and I talked with Phil Bernstein of Autodesk for about 45 minutes. Having never met Phil before, I had the privilege of being greatly impressed with his knowledge, his new ideas, and unique perspective on the practice of architecture and the role of technology.
This evening will prove to be a feast of residential design, with the residential roundtable discussion at the Biltmore that will include such wonderful architects as Will Bruder, Frank Harmon, Jonathan Segal, Larry Scarpa, Ed Hord, David Baker and others, then the Katrina residential competition gathering to follow.
Jane Kolleeny, Senior Editor
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