2007 AIA CLEVELAND DESIGN AWARD WINNERS

From the Cleveland Chapter of the American Institute of Architects - Congratulations to all the winners!

2007 AIA CLEVELAND DESIGN AWARD WINNERS

SMALL PROJECT – Merit Award – Camp Wise Gateway
William McCullam, AIA

URBAN DESIGN – Honor Award – City of Cuyahoga Falls Strategic Plan & Urban Design
Bialosky + Partners, Architects, LLC

RENOVATION – Merit Award – Skenandoa House Renovations
EwingCole

UNBUILT WORK –
Merit Award – Cleveland Clinic Twinsburg Campus
Westlake Reed Leskosky
Merit Award – Crystal Garden, Shenzhen MOCA[PE]
Khoury Levit Fong Partnership
Merit Award – Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Renovation & Expansion
Westlake Reed Leskosky
Merit Award – Phyllis Litoff Jazz Institute & Conservatory, Master Plan
Westlake Reed Leskosky
Merit Award – Naples Jewish Community Center
Westlake Reed Leskosky
Merit Award – poto:type Architectural Ideas Competition
Kyle May, associate AIA with Jonathan Kurtz, Kevin Stitak, and Dru McKeown

INTERIORS – Honor Award – Toronto Health and Wellness Center
URS Corporation
Merit Award – Cleveland Cavaliers Executive Offices
Vocon Architecture
Merit Award- P.S. Executive Centers
Kordalski Architects, Inc., Design Architect
Meacham & Apel Architects, Inc., Architect of Record

BUILT WORK – Honor Award – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Westlake Reed Leskosky

Citation – 515 Euclid Avenue Parking Garage and Retail
Richard Fleischman + Partners Architects , Design Architect
Desman Associates , Architect of Record
Citation – Akron-Summit County Public Library – Main Branch
Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, LLC, Design Architect
Richard Fleischman + Partners Architects, Architect of Record
Citation- Bridgewater at Friendship Village of Schaumburg
Dorsky Hodgson Parrish Yue


GOLDEN DETAIL- Woodside House
Thom Stauffer Architects

CHAIRMAN’S AWARD – Peoria Center for the Performing Arts
Westlake Reed Leskosky

Euclid Corridor Update 1107

From RTA PR:

Joe Calabese will speak about the Euclid Corridor Project on TV-3 Sunday, Nov. 25, with Tom Beres, in his weekly segment, "Between the Lines."

Joe will also make media appearances on Monday morning, Nov. 26, as RTA opens the roadway in front of Tower City, and begins the #6 route, serving the center median strip, from East 17th to East 55th Streets.

RTA has scheduled two informational meetings about the Dec. 16 service changes. They will be on Dec. 6, at noon and 4:30 p.m., at the Main Office Building, 1240 W. Sixth St.

A public hearing on the proposed 2008 budget will be held at the Dec. 4 Board meeting, with adoption slated for the Dec. 18 Board meeting.

Legislative Action: 10th District and State - 111907

American Planning Assn presents:

November 19, 2007 In this MegaVote for Ohio's 10th Congressional District: Recent Congressional Votes - Senate: Improving Head Start Act Senate: Motion to Invoke Cloture: Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, FY2008 House: Improving Head Start Act House: Conference Report on Transportation/HUD Appropriations, FY2008 House: Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, FY2008 House: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act House: Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective (RESTORE) Act House: Overriding the Veto of the Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act, FY2008 Editor's Note: The Senate is in pro forma sessions until Monday, December 3. The House is in recess until Tuesday, December 4.

Recent Senate Votes

Improving Head Start Act - Vote Agreed to (95-0, 5 Not Voting) The Senate unanimously passed this bill boosting funding for the Head Start program. Sen. George Voinovich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Sherrod Brown voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Motion to Invoke Cloture: Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, FY2008 - Vote Rejected (53-45, 2 Not Voting) Before embarking on its Thanksgiving recess, the Senate failed to invoke cloture on this bill that would provide $50 billion of funding for the War in Iraq while setting a troop withdrawal plan. Sen. George Voinovich voted NO......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Sherrod Brown voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

Recent House Votes

Improving Head Start Act - Vote Passed (381-36, 15 Not Voting) This House bill boosts funding for the Head Start program. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Conference Report on Transportation/HUD Appropriations, FY2008 - Vote Passed (270-147, 15 Not Voting) On Wednesday the House passed this $51.2 billion bill to fund the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development for the 2008 fiscal year. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, FY2008 - Vote Passed (218-203, 1 Present, 11 Not Voting) The House approved legislation to grant the Department of Defense four months’ worth of emergency funding for the War in Iraq, under the condition that troop redeployment begins 30 days following the bill’s enactment. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted NO......send e-mail or see bio Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act - Vote Passed (291-127, 14 Not Voting) The House passed this bill that would reform consumer mortgage practices. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted Not Voting......send e-mail or see bio Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective (RESTORE) Act - Vote Passed (227-189, 16 Not Voting) This House bill would update the intelligence surveillance bill passed earlier this year. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted Not Voting......send e-mail or see bio Overriding the Veto of the Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act, FY2008 - Vote Failed (277-141, 15 Not Voting) The House failed to override the veto of this $150.7 billion bill that would fund the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted Not Voting......send e-mail or see bio

Colectivo Now Accepting Proposals for 2008

Colectivo Now Accepting Proposals for 2008

Grant Seekers are Invited to Attend an Informational Forum on Tuesday, November 27th For more information on the proposal and giving process, an informational forum for grant seekers is scheduled for Tues., Nov. 27th from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Cleveland Public Library, Carnegie West Branch, at 1900 Fulton Rd., Cleveland, OH 44113 (in Ohio City, near Bridge/Fulton). You are invited to attend! How to Apply to the Cleveland Colectivo In one page or less, answer the following questions: 1) What is your idea? 2) How will this project strengthen our community? 3) What makes your project unique? Send your response to info@clevelandcolectivo.org. Or mail it to Cleveland Colectivo, International Partners in Mission, 3091 Mayfield Rd., Suite 320, Cleve. Hts. OH 44118. Things to remember when you apply: · Keep your response to one page - anything over one page will not be reviewed. · Remember to include your contact information. · Tell us which category your project best fits into: Arts Education; Youth Development; Community development; Social Service; or Environmental. Bring your idea to life, and let us help!

Legislative Action: 10th District and State - 111207

American Planning Assn presents:

November 12, 2007 In this MegaVote for Ohio's 10th Congressional District: Recent Congressional Votes - Senate: Overriding the Veto of the Water Resources Development Act Senate: Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey of New York to be Attorney General House: Overriding the Veto of the Water Resources Development Act House: Employment Non-Discrimination Act House: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement House: Defense Appropriations Act, FY2008 House: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act, FY2008 House: Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 Upcoming Congressional Bills - Senate: Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 House: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 House: Head Start for School Readiness Act

Recent Senate Votes

Overriding the Veto of the Water Resources Development Act - Vote Passed (79-14, 7 Not Voting) The Senate voted to override the President’s veto of the Water Resources Development Act. Sen. George Voinovich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Sherrod Brown voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey of New York to be Attorney General - Vote Confirmed (53-40, 7 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed former federal judge Michael Mukasey to be Attorney General of the United States. Sen. George Voinovich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Sherrod Brown voted NO......send e-mail or see bio

Recent House Votes

Overriding the Veto of the Water Resources Development Act - Vote Passed (361-54, 17 Not Voting) The House voted on Tuesday to override President Bush’s veto of the Water Resources Development Act. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Employment Non-Discrimination Act - Vote Passed (235-184, 14 Not Voting) The House passed this bill that would bar employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against potential workers based on their real or supposed sexual orientation. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement - Vote Passed (285-132, 16 Not Voting) This bill is intended to strengthen trade ties with Peru. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted NO......send e-mail or see bio Defense Appropriations Act, FY2008 - Vote Passed (400-15, 17 Not Voting) The House overwhelmingly passed the conference report for this $471 billion bill funding the Department of Defense for the 2008 fiscal year. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted NO......send e-mail or see bio Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act, FY2008 - Vote Passed (274-141, 17 Not Voting) With this vote the House sent the appropriations bill funding the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education to the President’s desk. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Vote Passed (216-193, 24 Not Voting) The House passed this bill to provide tax relief for the 2007 filing year. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

Upcoming Votes

Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 - H.R.2419 The Senate will continue to work on this bill that provides aid for farmers and funds for low-income nutrition programs. Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 - H.R.3915 The House is scheduled to vote on this legislation intended to reform consumer mortgage practices. Head Start for School Readiness Act - H.R.1429 The House will vote on the conference report of this bill to reauthorize the Head Start Act.