09.17.08: RBSD Architects, the fifth oldest architectural firm in NYC, held its 100-Year Anniversary party at Cipriani 23rd Street. The keynote speaker was Peter McCleary (left), professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania; former principal J. Armand Burgun, FAIA, FACHA, (right) also spoke.

Mark Millen

10.02.08: Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners celebrated its 40th anniversary. Founding partners John Beyer, FAIA, AICP (left), and John Belle, FAIA, RIBA, Hon. PhD, (right) take in the festivities.

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10.04.08: AIANY Emerging NY Architects (ENYA) committee member Sean Rasmussen gives a tour of South Street Seaport during openhousenewyork. The tour featured the site of the 2008 Biennial International Ideas Competition, South Street Seaport | Re-envisioning the Urban Edge.

Carolyn Sponza

NYIT Masters of Architecture in Urban and Regional Design students and BArch students, in a joint venture with Politecnico di Milano (Milan, Italy), are working with a team of national architects on a comprehensive plan to develop Staten Island’s underutilized waterfront. The Staten Island Chamber of Commerce has been conducting a survey of local residents, titled “It’s a Shore Thing,” that will inform the AIA Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team (R/UDAT). School of Architecture and Design associate dean Frank Mruk, AIA, and professors Matthias Altwicker, AIA, Fred Bentel, FAIA, John di Domenico, AIA, Janet Fink, AIA, Mishi Hosono, AIA, Yoko Kawai Kurimoto, Intl. Assoc. AIA, Michael Schwarting, and Adam Weintraub, AIA, are overseeing the NYIT students’ participation. Pictured: Students pose at the R/UDAT community presentation on 09.25.08, at which the team presented its report.

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