Case Study and Tour in Sustainability, Community and Education of American Canyon High School

The US Green Building Council Redwood Empire Council and the American Institute of Architects Redwood Empire presents:
A Case Study and Tour in Sustainability, Community and Education of American Canyon High School

Join your local Redwood Empire Chapter of the US Green Building Council and the American Institute of Architects Redwood Empire in celebrating the green design, engineering and community asset that is American Canyon High School. AIA offers the bonus of continuing education AIA credits.

The Napa County High School opened its doors in Fall of 2010 to welcome students and community to an ultra-sustainable and energy efficient campus. The campus achieved Gold certification in the US Green Building's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Program. In the Napa Valley Unified School District, it was more than five years in the planning and was designed for the students, their education and the community. It is the first school in California built under the Collaborative for High Performance Schools, a fellow green-building rating program for K-12 schools.

The $121 million is the largest public building complex in American Canyon and was designed by Quattrocchi Kwok Architects in Santa Rosa, California. It includes seven two-story buildings for administration offices, library, 400-seat theater, multi-use rooms, classrooms, a split-level gym, locker rooms, student store, aquatic center with swimming pool, two storage buildings, football/soccer stadium complex, two concession stands, two baseball fields, two softball fields, two soccer fields and outdoor tennis and basketball courts.

This project boasts a 1MW photovoltaic station providing about 85% of the electricity needed for the campus and a ground source heat pump that uses the earth’s temperature to help heat and cool buildings. Did you know that the average school is 42 years old, and energy inefficiencies cost it approximately $100,000 a year? Come hear from Architect Aaron Jobsen and Engineer Chris DelCore, plus others directly involved in this top project as they share how the building and design increased efficiencies, while creating a sense of community, supported career-driven education, and improved public access to amenities on the campus.

The Design and Engineering of a Sustainable Community Facility
Wednesday June 29
5:30-7:30PM
American Canyon High School
3000 Newell Drive
American Canyon, CA

USGBC-REC and AIA Members: $10
Non-Members: $15

Register for this event at http://www.usgbc-rec.org or directly at http://conta.cc/mcaQ9I

Oliver Ranch Tour

Join AIA Redwood Empire on Saturday, May 28^th for a tour of the Oliver Ranch in Geyserville, CA. We encourage you to read the FAQ posted on the Brown Paper Tickets url before buying your ticket.

Date: Saturday, May 28, 2011

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Cost: $125.00

Attendance is limited to 55.  I encourage you to get your tickets ASAP. 

Tickets are $125 each and cover the cost of the bus for transportation to/from Oliver Ranch, located in Geyserville California.  The bus will leave from Wells Fargo Center for the Arts.  This is a rare opportunity to visit the ranch that is only open to a limited number of non-profit organizations every year.  More information about the Oliver Ranch Foundation and the link to purchase tickets may be found at the web site below. 

Owner, Steve Oliver leads the tour, and the length is approximately 2 - 3 hours.  The tour covers approximately 2.5 miles and 600 feet in elevation change.  It can be likened to a light hike in the woods as paths are unpaved.  The tour is not wheelchair accessible and comfortable walking shoes are recommended.

We will be stopping before returning to our vehicles to enjoy a catered box lunch and wine tasting at Geyser Peak Winery.

For more information and to purchase tickets click here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/8376

All proceed benefit the Redwood Empire Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Oliver Ranch Foundation:  http://www.oliverranchfoundation.org/towerperformances/upcomingperformances.php

KQED Profile:  http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=4914

Ann Hamilton’s Sound Tower interview and video:  http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=18240

For more information: 707-838-2672

Institute On Aging Tour

Institute On Aging Tour
Presented by the Regional Design For Aging Committee

The tour is led by Donnelly, Executive Vice President of the Institute on Aging and Don Lusty, Senior Project Manager of BRIDGE Housing Corporation.

The site is of the former Coronet Theater. There are 150 independent senior units. The Institute On Aging occupies the lower floor and provides support services for seniors in the area.

Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Location: Institute On Aging, 3575 Geary Blvd., San Francisco
Time: Noon - 1:30pm

For more information: 510/464-3600

Historic Preservation: Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Historic Photos Exhibit Tour

We will meet at the chapter office at 11:45am and walk over to the Federal building to view archival quality photographs, rare and seldom seen, of early Alameda and Contra Costa Counties historic structures, streetscapes and landscapes. The exhibit is located in the Court Wing of the Federal Building in downtown Oakland. The tour will be lead by Annalee Allen, City of Oakland Tours Program.

Attendees will learn about the growth patters and architecture of the two Counties and gain a greater appreciation of historic architecture and patterns of development. You will learn about archival quality photos, installation and preservation as well of how the exhibit was developed and funded.

This tour requires a security check, please bring a photo ID.

11/17/10
Historic Preservation: Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Historic Photos Exhibit Tour
Time: 11:45am - 1:00pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland
Contact: 510/464-3600
Cost: None; this tour is open to all. Please RSVP.
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For more information: 510/464-3600

Tour: Buena Vista Terrace Affordable Senior Housing

Buena Vista Terrace is an adaptive reuse building in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. It illustrates the innovative ways in which modern building technologies can be fused with old styles. The project restored the historically-significant exterior of this circa 1915 Romanesque Revival-style church while four stories of studio and one-bedroom apartments were constructed within the building shell. Lead by HKIT Architects and Greg Lopez, Building Manager.

11/13/10 Tour: Buena Vista Terrace Affordable Senior Housing
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Location: Buena Vista Terrace, 1250 Haight Street, San Francisco
Contact: 510/464-3600
Cost: $5.50 for AIA East Bay Members; $11 for non-members. Registration Required. Click here
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to register.For more information: 510/464-3600

Tour: John Muir Medical Center

Join AIA East Bay for a tour of the John Muir Medical Center new five-story plus basement, 380,000 square foot tower - The Thomas J. and Muriel T. Long Patient Care Tower. This facility will house 242 beds, including 230 new private rooms, a 24-bed ICU and a 35-bed intensive care neonatal nursery. This technologically advanced facility also has three new operating rooms, and an emergency room including four trauma beds and forty one non-trauma emergency treatment stations, doubling their current capacity.

The tour will begin with a presentation by Ratcliff architects, with coffee and breakfast provided by John Muir Hospital, followed by a tour. This is currently a construction site, John Muir Hospital will provide personal protection gear for the tour.

10/9/10

Tour: John Muir Hospital

Time: 10:00am - Noon

Location: John Muir Hospital, 1601 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $5.50 for AIA East Bay Chapter Members; $11 for non-members. Registration required. Click here to register.

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For more information: 510/464-3600

Bernard Maybeck Open House

You are invited to a special open house on October 3, 2010 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm featuring the fabulous Bernard Maybeck Guy Hyde chick House in Berkeley.

Enjoy a tour by the current owner, art dealer Foster Goldstrom. Come see his fine collection of art including original Maybeck drawings, wander the luxurious garden and enjoy a High Tea/Champagne buffet.

Hosted by the American Society of Interior Designers.

The Bernard Maybeck Chick House is a fine example of Maybeck's mastery of design in wood. The broad gable roof ends in trellising at the gable eaves. Esther McCoy explains, "The Chick house was developed under a gable roof, with particular emphasis on the upper half of the gable ends; it extended two feet beyond the first floor, forming a bonnet around the bank of second floor windows." The material of the gable projections is vertical redwood siding with alternating round and flat battens, the rest of the house is shingled (Gebhard, Winter and Sandweiss 1985:280).

Two of Maybeck's fine works in shingle in his middle period were the 1913 Chick house in Berkeley and the 1917 Bingham house in Montecito. The Chick house was developed under a gable roof, with particular emphasis on the upper half of the gable ends. It extended two feet beyond the first floor, forming a bonnet around the bank of second-floor windows. The material as well as the plane was changed-vertical redwood boards were used as surfacing for the gable ends of the second floor, the battens varying between flat and rounded ones. The interior space of the projections at the four corners was developed as bedroom closets.

Date: October 3rd, 2010
Time: Visit anytime from 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Cost: $12 paid in advance, no payment at door.
Location: 7133 Chabot Road, Berkeley, CA
RSVP: Please email asidcan@earthlink.net (Subject: Maybeck)

For more information: 925/254-6570

Women In Architecture Forum: Anne Fougeron's Tour of Ingleside Library

This design for this branch library won a national competition held by the San Francisco Public Library in 2002 and construction was completed in September 2009. Located on an Ocean Avenue corner lot, the design consists of a main reading room, children's reading room, community room, staff support space and an outdoor garden. Adhering to the urban grid, the L-shaped scheme allows the main reading room and community room volumes to flank and define a central courtyard. The exterior has two major architectural elements: an egg-shaped room and the high canopy roof.

The most striking element of the front facade, positioned prominently at the corner, is an egg-shaped children's reading room with a large, bench-seat window that puts its user's activities on display and encourages use of the library by younger patrons. The children's room is capped by a high canopy roof, extending over the entry and the lower community room volume along Ocean Avenue. This roof strengthens the civic presence of the one-story structure, given the context of taller adjacent buildings. Its sky-blue underside is up-lit, providing unobtrusive security lighting to the entry and sidewalk below, while the height of the canopy is designed to optimize future photovoltaic panels.

Inside, the spaces are designed to fuse historic interpretations of libraries as "temples of knowledge" with more common associations of books with the marketplace popularized by Borders and the like. In the main reading room, floor to ceiling books line the walls; regular circulation fills the lower shelves, while shelving above seven feet are filled with old books and artifacts donated by members of the community. The sloped ceiling of the space is capped with giant skylights coaxing sunlight deep into the room. Facing the courtyard, mahogany-clad carrels offer quite, intimate spaces to read and relax. Benches are built into the glass edges creating a simple and elegant relationship between courtyard and interior spaces.

Most importantly, this new branch library facilitates a central gathering space and enhances access to important resources for the neighborhood, while playing an essential role in the revitalization of Ocean Avenue. The robust, light-filled, and sustainable architectural design highlights the virtues and aspirations of this community: valuing the accessibility of knowledge and education to everyone.

Anne Fougeron, AIA founded the nationally-recognized design firm Fougeron Architecture more than 20 years ago on the premise that designing great buildings and providing more personal service were not mutually exclusive goals. The firm's projects exhibit a strong commitment to clarity of thought, design integrity and quality of architectural detail, receiving awards from all levels of the AIA and other organizations. Ranging in scale from residential and mixed-use housing to commercial, civic and health care, Anne's work has been widely featured in publications such as Architectural Record and the San Francisco Chronicle.

7/8/10

Women In Architecture Forum: Anne Fougeron's Tour of Ingleside Library

Anne Fougeron, FAIA will lead a tour of the award winning Ingleside Library.

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location: Ingleside Library, 1298 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: None; this tour is open to all. Please RSVP.

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For more information: 510/464-3600

Tour: The New Walnut Creek Library

Led by Lorie Tinfow, Assistant City Manager for the City of Walnut Creek as well as Kari Svanstrom, AIA and Project Architect Colette Chew of Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning, Inc. Please meet at the City Hall lobby by 9:45am. You will be asked to sign a waiver because you are entering a construction zone. Please wear tennis shoes, no high heels. Please allow plenty of time to park. Parking Garages are located on Locust Street and Broadway. Attendees are encouraged to gather and continue the discussion at Skipolini's Pizza after the tour for a "dutch treat" lunch.

7/10/10
Tour: The New Walnut Creek Library
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: Meet at City Hall Lobby, 1666 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek
Contact: 510/464-3600
Cost: Free for AIA East Bay Chapter Members; $10 for non-members. Click here to register.
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For more information: 510/464-3600

Tour: Oakland Museum of California

Situated between serene Lake Merritt and busy downtown Oakland, the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is one of the most significant architectural examples of mid-century modernism in the United States. When it opened in 1969, OMCA's design by Pritzker prize–winning architect Kevin Roche was acclaimed for its bold and innovative premise: a museum that also serves as a vibrant urban park and public space.

The Museum integrates architecture and landscape architecture and indoor and outdoor spaces into one building program. Its terraced roof gardens and central courtyard, designed by noted landscape architect Dan Kiley, continue to serve as a village green for Oakland residents and visitors from the Bay Area and beyond. Visitors to the Museum will discover three levels of galleries, with gardens on each level that form the roof of the level below. Broad flights of stairs and trellised walkways connect one level to the next and guide you through the landscape designs,

The Museum is currently undergoing a $62.2 million renovation and expansion project overseen by the San Francisco architectural firm of Mark Cavagnero Associates, honoring the original architecture and landscape vision of Kevin Roche and Dan Kiley while upgrading visitor amenities and integrating the museum experience. Modifications encompass new exhibition and programming space, seating, and modernized lighting for better viewing of the collections. A new 90-foot canopy over the Oak Street entrance enhances the Museum's street presence. The Art and History Galleries are now open to the public; the Natural Sciences Gallery and classroom and education facilities will be completed by early 2012.


8/14/10 Tour: Oakland Museum of California
Attendees are encouraged to gather and continue the discussion at the Lake Chalet Seafood Bar and Grill after the tour for a "dutch treat" lunch.
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland.
Contact: 510/464-3600
Cost: $5.50 for AIA East Bay Members; $11 for non-members. Registration is required. Click here to register.
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For more information: 510/464-3600

Tour: African American Museum & Library at Oakland

The African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO) is housed in the former Charles S. Greene library, a historic 1902 Carnegie building. Restored and renovated in 1994 by MWA Architects, the AAMLO is now Northern California's largest museum devoted to African American history, and draws a national audience.

6/12/10
Tour: African American Museum & Library at Oakland
Time: Noon - 1:00pm
Location: African American Museum & Library, 659 14th Street, Oakland.
Contact: 510/464-3600
Cost: $7.50 for AIA East Bay members; $12 for non-members. Registration required. Click here to register.
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For more information: 510/464-3600

Tour: First Church of Christ Scientist

Designed by Bernard Maybeck in 1910, this church is considered by some to be Bernard Maybeck's masterpiece. Designated a National Landmark in the 1950's, The First Church of Christ Scientist is arguably one of the Bay Area's greatest architectural structures.

5/8/10

Tour: First Church of Christ Scientist

Tour led by William Marquand.

Time: 11:00am - Noon

Location: First Church of Christ Scientist, 2619 Dwight Way, Berkeley.

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $6 for AIA East Bay Members; $10 for non-members. Includes donation to the church restoration fund. Registration required. Click here to register.

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For more information: 510/464-3600

Women In Architecture Forum: Chapel of the Chimes Tour

The original Chapel of the Chimes was completed in 1909.The facility was rebuilt and expanded in 1928 based on the design of Julia Morgan, a legend of California architecture and designer of the landmark Hearst Castle. Today, the facility is considered one of the Bay Area’s most beautiful buildings, an “architectural gem.”

The Lifemark Group’s beautiful Chapel of the Chimes facility in Oakland is one of the most desired locations in California for cremation services and ceremonies of all kinds. It is one of the oldest cremation and columbarium facilities in the state. In fact, they established the modern method for cremation when they opened the first electric crematorium in the world.

The original structure, the California Crematorium and Columbarium, was quite small. In 1911, a young visionary named Lawrence F. Moore was hired to manage the business and engineer its growth.

After his hiring, Moore developed a vision for a beautiful, eloquent columbarium, which he felt would be embraced by the public and serve as a base for growth. In 1926, he took the step that would insure the future of his business when he commissioned prominent Berkeley architect Julia Morgan to translate his vision into reality and design an expanded facility.

Following Moore’s lead, Julia Morgan conceived the new cremation facility as a haven of peace and tranquility. From this vision, she designed an innovative array of gardens, cloisters, alcoves, stairwells, fountains and chapels that rose toward vaulted ceilings and were illuminated by soothing natural light.

On Memorial Day in 1928, her striking columbarium and chapel project was dedicated as “Chapel of the Chimes”—a name derived from a set of chimes or “carillons” installed in its tower. Morgan was retained to consult on new additions as the facility grew in popularity and expanded to an area covering one-and-a-half city blocks. Some authorities consider Chapel of the Chimes to be her masterwork.

Among the notable features of her work for Chapel of the Chimes:

• Chapel of the Chimes - the original chapel and columbarium structure was so impressive that it became the designation for all that would evolve on this site. The set of chimes carillons that was installed in its tower for many years played throughout the neighborhood.
• The Frances Willard Columbarium - the first addition to the original building was named for an early leader of women’s rights and one of the first women to publicly endorse cremation.
• The Sanctuary - a chapel with ornamental metal work was created by the Allied Arts Guild of Menlo Park.
• The Julia Morgan Chapel - originally called the Middle Chapel, it was renamed in 1999 in tribute to the architect. Its striking Romanesque appearance and stained glass ceiling are stunningly beautiful.
• Stained Glass Ceilings - crafted by Marian Simpson, the ceilings created the feeling of a medieval monastery in the chapel structure.
• Painted Inscriptions – taken mainly from early Jewish and Christian religious writings, these inscriptions were the handiwork of Doris Day, a painter who traveled with Julia Morgan to Europe to purchase artifacts for the additions.

Other prominent architects contributed to the structure over the years, including Aaron Green, an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright who integrated mausoleum areas into the facility.

Lawrence Moore remained as Chapel of the Chimes’ manager from his hiring in 1911 until his retirement in 1965. During that time, he became one of the most respected authorities on cremation in the world.

In late 1999, the City of Oakland designated Chapel of the Chimes as a Distinguished Landmark.

5/13/10

Women In Architecture Forum: Chapel of the Chimes Tour

Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Location: Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: None; this forum is open to all. Please RSVP.

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For more information: 510/464-3600

Wooden Windows Workshop Tour

Wooden Window, Inc. Product Specialist Todd Kerr and his team will lead a tour of the shop, demonstrate how robots have innovated the craft of making custom wooden doors and windows, discuss how Wooden Window is the fenestration rehabilitation leader in the state, and review the myriad of options related to performance glass -- topics that are common with remodeling projects of older homes.

Repair or replace? What's the best way to go with older doors and windows?

How is it possible to replace a window in an older home, use dual-pane glass, and have it match the existing single-pane windows?

These questions and more will be considered on the upcoming tour at Wooden Window. There, you will have fun watching Betsy, one of 3 company robots, and other company craftsmen make absolutely beautiful doors and windows. So don't miss this meeting -- not to mention the smell of clear grain lumber.

Lunch is provided by Wooden Window, Inc. Space is limited and registration is required!

2/19/10

Wooden Window Workshop Tour

Hosted by the Women In Architecture Committee and Young Architects Forum.

Time: Noon - 1:30pm

Location: Wooden Window, Inc., 849 29th Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $3 for AIA East Bay Members; $5 for non-members. Space is limited! Registration Required. Click here to register.

Lunch provided by Wooden Window, Inc.

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For more information: 510/464-3600

Small Firm Forum Tour: Local Millwork Facility

Join us for this Brown Bag Lunch Tour at local cabinetry shop and general contractors, Mueller Nicholls, Inc. Mueller Nicholls has been a pioneer in computer technology as well as green and FSC materials. This solar powered facility is recognized not only for it's custom cabinetry but also as an excellent Bay Area General Contractor.

The tour will be lead by Steve Nicholls, President of Mueller Nicholls, Inc. Steve has been in the building business for over 30 years. In 1982 he founded Mueller Nicholls, now a 40-person cabinet and construction company based in Oakland. In addition to construction work, Steve's firm operates a large cabinet shop, building casework for their own projects as well as for other contractors. Steve is long-time columnist for the national trade publication, Kitchen and Bath Design News and has written numerous articles about small business and construction management. Steve frequently speaks on building industry topics.

2/4/10

Small Firm Forum: Millwork Facility Lunch Tour

Time: Noon - 1:30pm

Location: Mueller Nicholls, Inc., Cabinets & Construction, 2400 Union Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Doug Coe

Cost: Free for AIA East Bay chapter members; $3 for non-members. Please RSVP.

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For more information: 510/464-3600

Small Firm Forum: Tour of Vetrazzo

Join the Small Firm Forum to tour Vetrazzo in the historic Ford Assembly Building in Richmond, remodeled and designed by Marcy Wong of Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects.

Vetrazzo was invented in 1996 in Berkeley. A glass scientist working on his PhD got the idea to capture the beauty of recycled glass by transforming it into a terazzo-like material for counter tops. He teamed up with an architect to produce Vetrazzo in small, hand-made batches for the local building community. Soon orders were coming in from all over. Production moved from a garage to a warehouse to a larger warehouse. Manufacturing capacity couldn't keep up with the demand, so ten years later Vetrazzo opened up a brand new, state-of-the-art facility. The first panel was shipped to actor and environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr. for the nationally televised show, Living with Ed. Jessica Gelin will lead a tour of the facility and show us exactly how the glass terrazzo slabs are made. It's fascinating and the scale of the equipment is massive.

Bring a brown bag lunch to eat in their conference room or join Linda after the tour for a Small Firm Forum strategy meeting at the nearby Boiler House Restaurant to discuss where the SFF

1/7/10 Small Firm Forum: Tour of Vetrazzo
Time: Noon - 1:30pm
Location: Vetrazzo, Ford Point, Suite 1400, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond
Contact: 510/464-3600 or Linda Randolph, AIA
Cost: Free for AIA members; $3 for non-members. Please RSVP.

For more information: 510/464-3600

Tour: Portola Valley Town Center

Winner of the AIA East Bay’s 2009 Design Awards, The Portola Valley Town Center was designed by Siegel & Strain Architects and Goring + Straja Architects. Join Larry Strain, FAIA and Susi Marzuola, AIA of Siegel & Strain Architects and Jim Goring, AIA from Goring + Straja Architects for this fascinating tour.

The Portola Valley Town Center, expected to achieve LEED Platinum, includes a Library, Town Hall and Community Hall arranged around a Town Plaza and green, restored native habitat, and a daylighted portion of creek, playing fields and maintenance facilities. This new Center weaves through civic buildings and spaces, oak woodlands and playing fields, into a civic center that meets the Town’s paramount goal: compliment the natural beauty of the landscape in the greenest way possible.

The seismically unsafe old Town Center was deconstructed. Salvaged materials were reused as beams, paneling, countertops, and structural fill. Exterior siding and louvers are salvaged wood; wood flooring is local eucalyptus; concrete is a high slag mix. These and other measures reduced construction carbon emissions by 32%.

The old town center in Portola Valley inhabited a 1950s school that was built directly on top of the San Andreas Fault. The new center occupies the same 11 acre site but locates the buildings in the northwest corner, out of the fault zone. The new town Center resolves the seismic, access, capacity, and infrastructure issues of the old town center creates a unified whole that supports the civic, community, and cultural life of the town, and expresses the character and values of Portola Valley.

1/9/10

Tour: Portola Valley Town Center

Led by Larry Strain, FAIA and Susi Marzuola, AIA of Siegel & Strain Architects and Jim Goring, AIA of Goring & Straja Architects.

Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm

Location: Portola Valley Town Center, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley, 94028

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $5 for AIA East Bay Members; $10 for non-members. Registration is required. Click here to register.

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For more information: 510/464-3600

Tour: Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life

A new 12-acre community combining a variety of housing types, a cultural center, recreational facilities, and educational opportunities is opening this fall in Palo Alto. The Taube Koret Center for Jewish Life includes affordable and market-rate housing for families as well as independent, assisted and nursing level care for seniors. A community center and gym, pre-school and after school activities are available for both residents and the larger neighborhood. Don't miss out on this tour of a new cultural hub led by Paula Shaviv, senior Project Manager for Steinberg Architects.

Designed to bring generations together and foster a strong sense of community, a pedestrian street is the main artery that provides circulation between retail outlets; adult, senior, and teen activities; and learning centers. A series of age-appropriate courtyards are designed to host a variety of social activities. The result is a transformation—from brownfield (the former SUN Microsystems site) into a vibrant community that does not remove seniors or youth from mainstream society, but places them in an opportunity-rich environment that provides stimulation as well as safety and insulation.

10/17/09

Tour: Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life

Hosted by the Northern California Regional Design for Aging (DFA) Committee. The tour will be led by Paula Shaviv, senior Project Manager for Steinberg Architects.

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Location: Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: None for AIA/DFA members; $10 non-members; this program open to all. Registration Required. Click here to register.

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For more information: 510/464-3600

The Many Facets of Diamond Heights

Master planned as a "village within the city" in the 1950's and 1960's, Diamond Height occupies a commanding position on Red Rock and Gold Mine hills overlooking San Francisco and includes some of the city's best modern residential architecture. As one of the last areas in San Francisco to be developed, it was also the first to depart from the city's grid system, with streets laid out to respond to its hilly setting and offer views in every direction. This self guided tour will start with an overview of why an early plan to make it a neighborhood of skyscrapers was modified to the more suburban plan that was actually built. The tour will include visits to an Eichler subdivision and other architecturally significant houses, and explore the churches, schools and public art that make Diamond Heights a unique part of the city.

Saturday October 10th, 1:00-3:00

Tour start point: St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, Diamond Heights Blvd and Goldmine

Cost: $15 Docomomo Members / $20 Nonmembers

For more information: or reservations info@docomomo-noca.org

Private Tour: Oliver Ranch Sculpture Collection

Orinda Arts Council Members and Friends of OAC are invited to a tour led by one of the country's most visionary collectors of one of the country's most ambitious sculpture collections. Steve Oliver will lead a group limited to 40 people on a 2-3 hour private tour across 2 1/2 miles of varying elevations and through a variety of terrain, visiting works of site-specific art that cannot be seen elsewhere. Artists include: Richard Serra, Bill Fontana (currently with his sound sculptures on "display" at SF City Hall), Andy Goldsworthy, Bruce Nauman, Martin Puryear, Ann Hamilton, Ellen Driscoll, Kristin Jones, and many others.

This collection is 20+ years in the making and is not open to the public. The Olivers only show their ranch to groups provided the group raise money to benefit the arts, and only does a handful of tours a year. No cars are allowed at the ranch and all guests must travel together by bus.

Your Evite response is an indication of your interest, but your check is your RSVP.

This event is a fundraiser for the Orinda Arts Council. A portion of your ticket is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. OAC is a registered tax-exempt, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. The Orinda Arts Council's purpose is to stimulate, support, and advocate for the visual and performing arts in the schools and in the community.

Don't wait to RSVP-- we expect this event to sell out quickly! Checks written to the Orinda Arts Council should be sent c/o Joni Binder, 24 Moraga Via, Orinda, CA 94563.

For more info: http://www.sculpture.org/documents/scmag02/oct02/oliver/oliver.shtmlQuestions? Contact Joni Binder at joni.california@gmail.com. If you received this invitation through a Constant Contact, you can also email Joni to indicate interest, but your check is still your official RSVP. Thank you!!!
Prices include roundtrip bus trip, tour, and a picnic lunch. Guests may bring their own wine.

Prices are as follows:
$130 for Orinda Arts Council members in good standing,
$170 for non-members.