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The I f t th annual Rice Design Al l iance
Ga la , " 2 0 / 2 0 , " celebrated rhe 2 0 t h
anniversary o f its j o u r n a l , Cite: The
Architecture ami Design Review of
Houston, and the ?0th anniversary of
R D A . Gala chairs Dee A n n and Yandel l
Rogers I I I and honora ry chairs Susan and
Raymond Broths te i t i we lcomed 1,000
R D A supporter ' , to the gala, w h i c h was
held on the east c lub level o f the new
Rel iant S tad ium. Lauren Rotter and 1'ric
Ragrii designed the eye-catching env i ron -
ment. Graph ic designer H e r m a n Ell is
Dya l conceived the O f f / s i g h t theme for
the par ty decora t ions, w h i c h inc luded
i l lus ions, g iant eyes, and a b lack, w h i t e ,
and red-al l-over l i gh t ing design. Party
favor V iewMas tc rs inc luded a special reel
nt M > photographs of I lous ion taken by
Cite pho tog rapher Paul I lester.
The gala recognized a number o f
longt ime Cite con t r i bu to rs , a m o n g them
Stephen Pox, Paul Hester, Cra ig M i n o r ,
Danny M a r c Samuels, Barrie Scardino,
W i l l i a m F. Stern, L inda Sylvan, Drcxc l
Turner, and Bruce G Webb . R D A presi-
dent J im Burnet t announced that R D A
had signed a cont rac t w i t h U T Press to
pr int an an tho logy o f Cite ar t ic les; the
hook w i l l be publ ished in fa l l 2 0 0 3 . Lars
Le tup , dean o f the Rice School o f
Arch i tecture, and John Casbar ian , associ-
ate dean, received a Steuben Glass b o w l ,
donated by Ne iman Ma rcus , in apprecia-
n I i l ic school's con t inu ing support o)
R D A . l .erup and Casbar ian were cele-
bra t ing anniversaries o l their o w n : The
Rice School of Arch i tec ture was 90 years
o ld in 2 0 0 2 , and John Casbar ian had
spent 10 years at the school .
The U n d e r w r i t i n g C o m m i t t e e , headed
by Jane Page, raised nearly .1400, ,
and C indy Reid's auct ion commi t tee
raised more than $50 ,000 in auc t ion
sales. The gala is expected to net R D A
$260 ,000 , wh i ch w i l l support the 2 0 0 1
R D A programs, inc lud ing Cite.
The Rice Design Al l iance w o u l d l ike
to thank the f o l l o w i n g underwr i te rs and
donors whose suppor t made the gala
such a success.
Underwriters W.S. Bcllowi t (instruction Corp. Crescent Real Estate Equities, ltd.
Benefactors
KScE - the Graphic) Complex Anchorage Foundation ol Texas Brochstcins Inc. Bronkstnnc, 1..1'. Ihc Office of lames Burnett Carter & Burgess, Inc. ( i i in-il 'uiiu Energy, Inc. Conine is; Robinson Debliet + Company Id2s mc. I-'KP Architects i pe i i s le i
(lilhane
Alfred C Ghuwll 111 Hie Hanover Company Hayiies Whaley Associates Inc. I Icllmuth, Obata + Kassiihaiuu Jackson tv Ryan Architects Kendall/I leaton Associates kirksey MKG Art Management The Marck Companies \ | , ( ny Workplace Suli i i inns
MetroNational Miner-Dederick Constructors, Int. Walter P. Moore Morris Architects the or is Planning Design Research Corporation Quality Woodwork Interiors Rulgway \ Dee Ann and Yandell Rogers Louisa Stude Sarofim Robert Shaw Woodworking Skanska USA Building, Inc. SpawMaxwell Tellcpsen Triune is; Cordon. I LI' Wylie frv Associates, Inc.
Patrons
Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. The Office of James Burnett DMJM Roitct The DouglaslGroup J.A. F.lkins Jr. Fisk Electric Company Fugro South Furniture Marketing Group Greyttar Development is;
t onstruction, L.P. I mltm Partners D.E Harvey Builders Lynn and Kill Herbert/Leslie and
Shannon Sasser Merman Miller, Inc. Mermes \rsltitei is I lilies Houston AGC lunciic 1 omract Services Kudcla is; Weinhcimcr I he Lent/ (.roup. Inc. I inhcek (onstruction Corporation Lockwood Andrews is; Ne,Mi.ini Matrix/Structural Engineers, Inc. I.A. Naman + Assoc. Pepper I awson Construction. I..P. Porter & Hedges, LLP si ,\ Studio Land Inc.'l ongoria/Peters Spawt .l.iss ( .instruction Corp,
Stewart Title Swiflerton Builders ID/International TDIndustries Trammel] Crow Company transit Mix Concrete is; Marerials Co. Irihhle is; Stephens t n. Inrrier Construction Company Vaughn Construction Vinson is; Elkms, LLP Watkins Hamilton Russ Architects, Inc. |ohn I.. Worth am cV Son, LLP
Sponsors American Construction
Investigation, Inc. Bunts DeJLatte St McCoy, Inc. t H P is; Associates t euuv ( onstruction Company DAI MAi Many A. I i tiger and Hie Museum
l> iwi-r < inu.ii i, Int.
I lensel Phelps Construction Co. I loar (onstruction, L.I..C. I lumplirey Company, Ltd. (ackson Walker, LLP McDugald-Steele Office Pavilion Jane Page Design Associates Powers Brown Architecture I-..E. Reed ( onstruction, L.C. Mr. and Mrs. I ouis 11. Skidtnore Jr. Wallace/Garcia + Associates, Inc.
Ticket Underwriters Can Lyon Coats. Rose. Vale, Reman is; Lee ( ompass bank L. Barry Davidson Architects AIA, Inc. D.E. Peck Dremtan Nonvj and Jonathan Crenader William C. Ross, ( P A
Alan Sadeghpout Daphne Scarbrougb Barric and Peter Scardino Hil l Swilt AnInteiis Linda and Dick Sylvan Webb Architects
Donors Molly and Hugh Rite Kelly Amelia I eigh S.I. Morns Neiman Marcus Matthew and Ellen Simmons Wilham F. Stern Ray Watktn Strange Zitgler Cooper Architects
In-Kind Contributors Acs. I I tn < .rapines 1 iiuiples American Photo Copy and Printing
t omp.mv beniy's in the Village Bos Lighting Design BullsEye Storage The Office of James Burnett DMJM Rottct Id2s inc. Graver Priming
Paul I lester Ollset Press
rheOFIS
Auction Donors .i bu nun A & E - T h e Graphics Complex Abrahams Oriental Rugs David Alan Rugs Alexander's Fine Portrait Design Alley Theatre American Institute of Architects,
I lousion Tadao Ando. Architect Thorn Andnola, New Gallery A rn a ud's Avalon Hotel Backstreet Cafe Sarah Balinskas, Fine Framing Display
Alternatives tfc An Services beniy's in the Village Bernh.irdt/design Barbara Biel BI.iLklh.rsc Coll ( lub
Devm Borden Hiram Butler Gallery Johanna lioylcs The Brass Maiden Brazos Bookstore Anne Kreux Carolyn Brougher David Brown Mowers Cabo Mix Mex dr i l l
( ale Toulouse ( asa ( ahlcroiu ( entr.il Market The Children's Museum ol I lousion t iries I be ( ontainer Store-Contemporary Arts Museum Context
Continental An Inns (ont rad Resource Group ( native Flooring Resources Crescent Real Estate Equities, Ltd. ( imriingham Art Services, Inc. Da Camera ol I louston The Daily Renew Cite Davey Tree Davis Furniture Barbara Davis Galleries b-ii DeBevec Debner + Company I>iverse\Vi>rks Artspace DuPoru I louring Systems El Tiempo Camilla I mmri l"< I I ^ .V < o. I mironnn ni.il I>. sign Epic Furniture Croup Erie City Ironworks Escalante's Mexican Grille
Etui i'KP Architects Patricia Fairfield I In I alcou ( ompames Judy Morse farrago World Cuisine
Ferguson/Rice Festival ol Ans Floris Suite Hotel • ( urai ao ( . I 'M. Inc.
( linings Tin- (.lassell School of Art Mario J. Con/akv Michael Craves is; Associates Grctmlliou & (at. Fine Art, Inc./
Master Framer i'lollis I (and Photography Hanson (..tileries Harriet Hart I la rt Texas, Inc. Ken Hatfield, Head Football t • >.u li.
Rice University Hester * ll.irdaw.is Photographers I ligh (.loss |ohn 1 lolt Antiques Hotel Derek I Intel l impia I he I Intel Mnutclconc i lotel P.lisano I lousion balk i I louston 1 run i lor I omemporan
Craft Houston (.rand Opera David
Gocklcy. General Director I louston Cr.wul Opera Association III.list.in Museum ol Natural Science 1 louston lex.ins I logo's Restaurant Interlace flooring Invision t arpet Systems line Associates
George O. Jackson Pc-|Nl.ui lauiea Java Furniture is; Accessories Karr I unoiisiue Service Kathv and Karl kil l in Kimball Kin/elman Art Consulting Knoll Studio Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Craig Krull Callery, Santa Monica. < A I a Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe-La Puertecita Boutique 1 Intel Shahccn Ladhani The Lancaster 1 lotel I louston Jovce Lander William B. I auigaii. AIA Lighting Unlimited I igne Roset
Victoria and Marshal I ightman MCC Inc. MDI Resources/Martin Bratturd MEAH Films
Alex S. Maclean is; < omplete Pictures, Incorporated
Maintain Mam Stieet I heater Mark's Kayc Marvins Photography Masr.ill's on Pust Oak I am I luisiopher M.issu-MariL|iuta M.isterson Ski lain Callery Met oy Workplace Solutions McDonahl Observatory I hi Ml ml I ..Ik.-, l.i ill Miele. Inc. Miss Saigon ( aft Moody Callery Jane Moore Interiors Mnrmnglicld Training Oneztemc Mouton The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston National Shade, A Davey Company Neiman Marcus Ocorillo Office Pavilion The Ol IS OTIS Communications 01 Services The Orange Show Foundation t luisie's [able Paoli Office Furniture Richard Payne, I AIA Peckerwood Carden Conservation
Inundation Cesar Pelli. 1 AIA Renzci Piano Piatto H i ••' -i .mil Pil.ites ( onccpts ol I louston
Prcgo The Proletariat Deilise Ramos The Raven (irill Redwood Grill Dick Reeves Rice Campus Store Rice University Athletics Rice University School ol Continuing
Studies River Oaks Bookstore Dee Ann and Yandell Rogers III Rother's bookstore Rhonda Rougcau Kusiika Bakery Ryno Glass Karen S.ictiar Photography Saint Arnold Brewing Company Sandestin Golf and beach Resort |oseph (.. Santo l.ucito Andrew Schatte
|LItin% Sholman Sitardi Gallery Six Flags Astroworld and WaicrWorltl Mr. and Mrs I 0111s I I . Skidmore |r. sloan/hall Ron Smarr ( ami Suiiih Society lor the Performing Arts Pablo Soria Spinney beck The Stables Restaurants, Inc. Star Pizza, I.I P Steelcase, Inc. lush Strangmeyer Photography Studio l.'uomo Menswear is: sinus siiusei Settings/ ( arolyn Brewer Surroundings Sutherland Massoud and Roya laghdisi/ Houston
Oriental Rug Ba/aar, Inc. leala's Restaurant Ten Thousand Villages Texas Gallery Thompson + Hanson Garden
and Home Gabriel Iran Photography-Tree beards Turner (onstruction Company HI I Athletu Department Santosli Varughcsc Wallcoverings International "The Warwick
C i t e s n I 2 0 0 J I * J /I I I- I
Watkins Culver Gardner Antiques Wcstin C.illeri.i .irul Wcstin O.iks
Hotds The Wenin L.i Canters Resort Whole Karth Provision Company ( asey Williams I he Women's Institute "I Houston
Cite Contributors 1 9 8 2 - 2 0 0 2 I In- Rice Design Alliance would like in recognize and thank the following people wlin h.ive spent blood, sweat,
and tears to produce CHe tor the past two decides,
ldiiori.il Chairmen
Cordon Wittenberg (1982) Stephen l-ox (1983) [ohn K.ihski i l"Ki Mark Hewitt 11 Wit Stephen Fox (1986) Bruce C Webb (1987) William P. Stem and Bruce C. Webb
(1^88, Drexel Turner (1989-1990) Willi.im P. Stern .mil Bruce C Webb
(1991-1995) Rive* Taylor (1996-1997) Nonya Grenader (1997-1999) Barrie Scardino 11999-2000) Danny Mart Samuels (2000-present)
M.iiiattiue, I'dilors
|oel Warren Barna (1982-1983) Linda Sylvan i l W s . i ' m i Ann Walton Sieber (1995-1996) Barrie Scardino 11996-1998) Mitchell I. Shields (1998-2001) 1 is,i Cray (2001-prescnr)
Assistant Kdilor (Copvl
Molly Kelly (1989-1999]
Advertising Account Isxcculivc
I vim Kelly (1992-presem)
Design Directors
Herman Ellis Dyal il*»82-l984) Lorraine Wild (1983-1984) Alisa BalesBaur i 1985-1992) Mitiiir Design Croup (1993-present)
Photographers Paul Hester (1982-1993) I lestei *l lardawa) Photographers
(1994-presem)
1 Gala deioiahon designed by lil?i inc.
2 Cile contributors (raig Minor, thciyl Beckett. Bruce
Webb. Nonya Grenader, Bill Stein, Borne Scardino. and Lisa
Gray (Pholo by Gael Cunningham Williams. I
3. Rob legtmier. Rebekah Johnson, and Paul Bunk man
4 RDA president Jim Burnett wilh gab co choir Dee Ann Rogers,
Kim Burnett, and yulo co chair Vandell Rogers.
5 Gala honoiary chairs Susan and Raymond BrrKhslein: environ
menl chair Lauren Battel. (Photo by Gael Cunningham Williams)
h William F Stern, Palriclc Peleis. and Eliiobelh Gregory (Pholo by
Gael Cunningham Williams)
7 Lais Letup aad Adnnnn Pineda
B Ken and Jaae Page, underwriting chair.
9 Marshall and Cindy Reid. auction thou
ID. Betsy Slrciuch and lonnie Hoogeboom
11 John Cosbtirion and Notah/e Appe)
12. Robin and Brute Webb
13. Daany Samuels, Nonyo Grenader. and Craig Miaoi.
R Jory Alexander
I S . M a y Loll.
It.Coirie Rushing and Stephanie Gibson
17. Ed Eubaolcs and Gwen Gofle
18 Brian Malar key aad lyntl Kelly.
I I Bill nnd lynu rl.-ih- M
20 Kimberly nnd Iim Dehner
21 Some Sioidmo. (Pholo by Gael Cunningham Williams.)
2? but aad Emily Rogni.
23.Drexel lurner and Hciman Elk Dyal, graphics chair.
Unless noted, all photos by Phyllis hood
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Design for a Better World
A THORNY S0OAI prob lem con f ron ted archi -
tects and students w h o went head-10-
head in a cl iarret te moun ted by the Rice
Design Al l iance this summer. D u r i n g the
jur ied compet i t i on on August 10, par t ic i -
pants designed a homeless shelter for a
pricey, b lock w ide lot in the heart o f
M i d t o w n , where af f luent homeowners
dream of Montrose-s ty le gen t r i f i ca t ion .
1 \ C I I before compet i to rs gathered in
a second-f loor s tud io inside the Gera ld D.
1 I N K S Col lege o f Arch i tec ture at the
Univers i ty o i I l ous ton , a M i d l o w n resi-
dent , unaware the shelter being discussed
was hypothe t ica l , e-mai led a compla in t to
c l iarret te u rgan i /e r | n j \ l l e i k .
The proposed site sat squarely a long
M a i n Street's new l igh t - ra i l system. It was
south across M c G o w a n f r o m the I.one
Star t . i d i l l . u dealership, and was f lanked
by a Vietnamese restaurant on Travis .u\d
The Grci'Hsbivt's. bu i l d i ng o n M a i n .
A m o n g the tour judges was I )nn
1 l a l l , w h o directs the mob i le outreach
p rog ram for S I . A K C i l l , a nonp ro f i t g r o u p
ihat serves the homeless. H a l l , fo rmer ly
homeless himself , spoke to par t ic ipants
about the need to imbue h u n g spaces
w i t h green space and airy, l ight - l i l led
cour tyards in order to humanize thent.
He discouraged the use o f pr ison- l i ke
wards lor people w h o are already beaten
d o w n by society.
Part ic ipants considered M i d t o w n ' s
expensive real estate costs, its var ied pop-
u la t i on , and .1 lew theoret ical budget con-
straints on cons t ruc t ion , maintenance,
and staff. They also devised arch i tectura l
solut ions to give shelter residents safety,
pr ivacy, and d ign i l y du r ing their stay.
Throughout the project, four teams p ro -
posed bui ld ings that w o u l d encourage
residents to break free o f homelessncss.
t l iarles Sims, pr inc ipa l o f Char les
Fdgar Sims Archi tects and Planners and a
solo par t i c ipan t , envis ioned a bu i l d ing
w u h repair shops where residents cou ld
make salable products and ma in ta in the
bu i l d ing themselves.
A f ive-person team envis ioned the
shelter as a six-story mid-r ise w i t h fea-
tures that w o u l d encourage residents to
mingle w i t h the ne ighbo rhood . The
g roun d Moor w o u l d consist o f a pub l ic
park accessible to residents, business pen
pie, and anyone w a i t i n g at the nearby
l ight - ra i l s ta t ion . Inside, retai l shops i l i .u
attract pedestr ian t raf f ic w o u l d serve as a
revenue source for the owner and devel-
oper. Job t ra in ing services w o u l d go on
the second f loor. Both shops and services
w o u l d of fer emp loymen t and empower -
ment to residents, said Dav id W y u n
Rob inson , architect and pr inc ipa l o f the
Robinson Arch i tec ture Workshop .
The f ive-person team also designed
.1 m o d u l a r b u i l d i n g that c o u l d be a l te red
i l the homeless p o p u l a t i o n sh rank . " A s
homelessiiess d im in i shes , the b u i l d i n g
ac tua l l y decreases in s ize , " exp la ined
M a t t h e w B r u g m a n , a student en ro l led
concu r ren t l y at the Texas Academy of
Ma thema t i c s and Science and the
Un ive rs i t y o f N o r t h Texas. Such f l e x i b i l -
i t y is based o n pr inc ip les app l ied 10
bu i ld ings fo r the homeless in Germany.
Ano the r team p roposed ways tha i
the homeless m igh t create a l i ve l i hood
and some day buy their o w n r o o m on
the premises. As more o f the homeless
o w n e d the i r o w n r o o m s , the sheltei
w o u l d then t u r n i n t o a low-cost condo-
m i n i u m c o m p l e x .
Hec to r M o r e n o , a team member
f r o m Kirksey Arch i tects , said that he
believes tha i architects can help solve the
prob lems of homelessiiess. " W e can be
advocates for the spatial needs o f the
urban env i ronment as wel l as the users,"
said M o r e n o . — Cynthia ('•rcenwood
Switzerland Via Dallas
THE RICE DESIGN ALUANCE has k ind led a partner-
ship w i t h the Dallas Archi tecture Forum
for its spr ing 200? lecture series, "Swiss
M a d e , " Simi lar in mission to R D A but 25
years younger, the Dal las g roup provides a
con t inu ing and chal lenging publ ic dis-
course on archi tecture and urban design
in the Dal las area. The series co l labora-
t ion began w i t h a conversat ion between
R D A board member W i l l i am F. Stern and
Dal las Archi tecture Forum board member
F.d Baum. bars l .erup, dean o f the Rice
School of Arch i tecture, w h i c h once had a
satell ite p rog ram in Swi tzer land, issued
the inv i ta t ions.
Some of Swi tzer land 's t o p arch i tects
( fo r a l is t , see this issue's Ca lendar o n
page S) w i l l lecture f i rs t at the M u s e u m
o f b ine A r t s , H o u s t o n , and then t rave l
to Dal las to lecture at the Da l las
M u s e u m o f A r t . By h i g h l i g h t i n g these
arch i tec ts ' w o r k , R D A an i l D A I w i l l
con t r i bu te In t in- app rec ia t i on ot
Sw i t / e i land's o f ten o v e r l o o k e d c u l t u r a l
resources, and of reg iona l ly in f lec ted
m o d e r n i s m . The M u s e u m o f Fine A r t s ,
H o u s t o n w i l l host a concu r ren t f i l m
series, " ( i n c n i A r c h i t e c l u r e : Swiss
V i e w s . "
T h e new pa r t ne r sh i p w i t h the
Da l las A r c h i t e c t u r e F o r u m he lped R D A
a f f o r d to b r i n g these i m p o r t a n t a r ch i -
tects f r o m across the w o r l d . T h e c o l l a b -
o r a t i o n a lso appea led 10 the lec turers :
By s t o p p i n g in t w o c i t ies , they can see
more o f Texas ' best a r c h i t e c t u r a l
w o r k s , i n c l u d i n g Tadao Ando ' s new
M u s e u m o f M o d e m A r t in Ft. W o r t h .
T h i s c o u l d be the beg inn ing o f a beau t i -
f u l f r i endsh ip . — ( .irrif Rtisbiiit>
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