AIA/UDC Meetings for 2002 – 2004:

11/2004 Speaker: Nancy Sarnoff, Real Estate Reporter for the Houston Chronicle, is our guest and speaker at this month's Urban Design Committee lunch. The meeting offers an excellent opportunity to consider more dialog about architecture and the City in the news.

10/2004 Speaker: Joe Mashburn, Dean of the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines School of Architecture, meets with our group to discuss some of the urban projects going on at U of H. Joining Dean Mashburn will be Susan Rogers, a University of Houston grad with an MARCH and a Masters in Community Development from UCAL Berkeley. Rogers has been recently appointed to lead what the Dean described as their new "Community Design Center." Plan to join us to hear about what promises to be an exciting new program at the University of Houston.

9/2004 Speaker: General Manager of the Energy Corridor District. The ECD is the local government contact for TXDOT on the I-10 enhancement project. Clark has agreed to bring some of the plans and landscape drawings for our discussion. He has also been focused on coordinating utility relocations in the corridor with associated improvements to sidewalks and landscaping that will soon impact Eldridge Parkway. Connections are planned for the territory between the dam at Bear Creek Park and several hike and bike trails to the south.

7/2004 Speaker: John Sedlak, Executive Vice President of Planning, Engineering & Construction with METRO, on developments within the METRO Solutions 20/20 Vision.

6/2004 Speaker: Jim Hill, AIA, on redevelopment proposal for the Hardy railyards. Click to see details.

5/2004 Speaker: Chris Hudson, AIA, President of Morris Architects on development in Midtown.

4/2004 Speaker: Alan Cark and Jeff Taebel, Planners with the Houston Galveston Area Council.

3/2004 Speaker: Jonathan Smulian, Planner and Senior Associate at Wallace Roberts & Todd.

1/2004 Speaker: Stephen Fox, Architectural historian and Fellow of the Anchorage Foundation of Texas

11/2003 Speaker: Charles Tapley, FAIA, recipient of the 2003 Thomas Jefferson Award.

10/2003 Speaker: Ruth Milburn, Director of the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center.

9/2003 Speaker: Dan Barnum, Architect and author of a widely publicized article on ‘Ugliness’ in Houston.

8/2003 Speaker: Jessica Farrar, the Honorable Texas State Representative from District 148.

7/2003 Speaker: Peter Brown, FAIA, Candidate for Houston City Council At-Large, Position 3.

5/2003 Speaker: James Calaway, CEO and President of the Center for Houston's Future.

4/2003 Speaker: Rives Taylor, Architect and Director of Architecture for the UT Health Science Center.

3/2003 Speaker: Roksan Okan-Vick, Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Houston.

2/2003 Speaker: J. J. Smith, Director of Fannie Mae's Houston Partnership Office.

1/2003 Speaker: Bob Litke, Director of Planning and Development, City of Houston.

11/2002 Speaker: E. D. Wulfe – Main Street Plaza and Fountains along the Corridor Downtown.

10/2002 Speaker: Aaron Tuley, Director of Planning for the Buffalo Bayou Partnership – Master Plan.

9/2002 Speaker: Lars Lerup – Conversation with the Dean of the Rice School of Architecture.

8/2002 Speaker: Kevin Shanley, SWA Group’s – "Severe Weather Mitigation in Urban Areas."

7/2002 Speaker: Rick Lowe, Project Row Houses – Developments in the Third Ward Neighborhood.

6/2002 Speaker: Joe Webb, Webb Architects – City of Houston’s Master Plan on the Near North Side.

5/2002 Speaker: Jackie Martin/Jeff Stys – The United Way, Houston/Gulf Coast Region Activities.

4/2002 Zinetta Burney – Houston Talking to Themselves/Work on Communication. Speaker: Arthur Storey, Harris County - Flood Control Policy in Houston.

April 26th Workshop – Steering Committee Orientation Meeting at the Chapter Office.

3/2002 Roberta Burroughs/Steve Fairfield – Affordable Housing Economics and High Quality. Speaker: Rey de la Reza, FAIA – Downtown Houston and the Cotswold Projects. Garnett Coleman, Texas State Legislator – Houston Specific Housing Policy Solutions.

2/2002 Jeff Taebel, Houston Galveston Area Council/Jonathan Smulian, WRT – Urban Planners. Dr. Carol Lewis, TSU – Transit Oriented Development/Quality of Life Issues.
Speaker: John Sedlak, Metro – Regional Mobility, Supporting a Plan for mass transit.
Bob Eury, Downtown Management – Establish a referendum to support elected officials.

1/2002 Speaker: James Vick, AIA – Presentation on the 2002/2003 Houston R/UDAT Project.
Patty Joiner/Jerry Wood – Planners in private and public practice.