Office Space for Lease

Up to 4 work spaces available for lease in a spacious, well-lit, comfortable, and unique architecture office. Each workstation is a corner space, approximately 75 sq. ft. in size, and can be grouped in various configurations depending on your needs. Shared use of common spaces, including kitchen, conference room, bathroom, and landscaped outdoor patio is included. Possible shared use of machines, including printers, plotters, phones, fax, copiers, scanners, internet, and mailstation also negotiable. Possible shared assistance from office manager negotiable as well.

Located just blocks from the Ashby BART station and the Berkeley Bowl, the neighborhood is both convenient and generally quiet. We are a small, 30 year old architecture firm that designs and builds private residences, affordable housing, and green retreat centers. The staff is friendly, casual, and creative-minded. We are looking for compatible renters in the architecture, engineering, or design fields.

$250 per workstation, price negotiable depending on needs.

For more information: www.jswdarch.com

Please contact the Office Manager, Helene, at hp@jswdarch.com to set up an appointment.

$2400 / 1600ft² - OFFICE SUITE DOWNTOWN BERKELEY & 2-CAR GARAGE!

This is a terrific location in an up-and-coming neighborhood partially residential and commercial, just across the street from the Shattuck Avenue Berkeley Bowl and Walgreens parking lots. The office suite is a second floor nicely remodeled space for up to 8 employees. It includes a secure 2-car garage below with a private entrance on a quiet side street. The office suite has many windows and views of the East Bay hills. It has one large room, a medium sized room and a 3rd room which can be closed off for conferences or executive use, a large storage closet which can be used for a mini-kitchen, a bathroom, a foyer with wooden counters and sliding frosted glass windows at the top of the carpeted stairway and generous wood storage cabinets along a wall in the largest room. It is a perfect space for doctors, designers, architects, bio tech, etc. It is within walking distance of Ashby BART and downtown BART, the UC Campus, and AC Transit. Kirala Restaurant and Crixa Cakes and Coffee are a block walk away. The building has a quiet single tenant. UTILITIES INCLUDED.

2011 AIASCV 24th ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

When: Friday June 10th

Where: Cinnabar Hills Golf Club
23600 McKean Road, San Jose, CA

Time: 1:30pm Shotgun T-Off

Format: 4 Person Scramble

Golf: $150/Person – includes fees, cart, driving range, tee prizes, awards ceremony and fajita dinner. Soft spikes & collared shirts required

Presenting Tournament Sponsor: 16500, Inc.

For more information:Register on-line via www.aiascv.org OR Make check payable to: AIASCV 325 S. First Street, Ste. 100, San Jose, CA 95113 Phone: 408-298-0611 Fax: 408-298-0619

Request for Executive Architect - Medical Office Building Space OSHPD 3 Conversion, UCSD Medical Center

The University of California, San Diego, will be selecting an Executive Architect to perform design, construction drawings, bid, and construction phase services for an approximately 20,000 GSF conversion of an existing medical office space to OSHPD 3 located on the second floor of an existing medical office building. The approximate total construction cost is estimated at $2,700,000 at CCCI 4842. The project is subject to the campus/university academic and administrative approval process.

Please visit our website at www.fdc.ucsd.edu, select the Design Professionals tab and then the Request for Qualifications tab to access the following documents: Request for Qualification package, University Form Attachment B, and a sample Standard Form 330 for your use if you choose to submit a proposal.

Proposals are due no later than 4:00 p.m., Thursday, May 26, 2011.

Final selection and appointment is contingent upon project approval.

For more information: Technical questions or questions regarding the scope of the project should be directed to Gary Wissert, Project Manager, Facilities Design & Construction, gwissert@ucsd.edu. UCSD requests that interested firms refrain from contacting any other party regarding this project

Every effort will be made to ensure that all persons have equal access to contracts and other business opportunities with the University within the limits imposed by law or University policy. Each Candidate Firm may be required to show evidence of its equal employment opportunity policy.

Update to the Air District's 2010 CEQA Guidelines and Risk & Hazard Support Documents

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has just posted a May 2011 update to the CEQA Guidelines. The CEQA Guidelines were updated to reflect the Air District’s recently released refined risk and hazard analysis tools. The updated CEQA Guidelines include other clarifications and revisions, summarized on page i in the document, to further assist lead agencies in implementing the Air District’s thresholds of significance.

The Air District also released updates to the following risk and hazard support documents:

Recommended Methods for Screening and Modeling Local Risks and Hazards- describes in detail how to screen and model risk and hazards from stationary, highway, and roadway sources. Also discusses the assumptions and methodologies used in developing the Air District’s stationary source, highway, and roadway screening analysis tools.

Screening Analysis Flow Chart- outlines a step-by-step screening process for estimating risk and hazard impacts in projects.

Please see the District’s website here to download the updated 2010 CEQA Guidelines, and here to download the revised technical support documents.

For more information: Please contact Alison Kirk at akirk@baaqmd.gov or 415-749-5169.

AIA Sierra Valley Design Awards Program Thursday, September 15, 2011

Project submissions for the AIA SIERRA VALLEY design awards program are open to all AIA members who have projects (built or unbuilt) within our chapter area. Our chapter includes San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Mono, and Inyo Counties.

Schedule:
April-May Open Registration / Submittal Packages Distributed
August 22, 2011 Submittal Packages Due Back
September 2, 2011 Jury

September 15, 2011 EVENT!

Fee:

First Entry (1) $400 Includes 10 VIP Passes

Second Entry (2) $600 Includes 20 VIP Passes

Three or More $700 Includes 30 VIP Passes

How to Submit: Please contact Greg Pires, AIA Chairman via email or phone listed below and indicate the number of projects you wish to submit. You will then be issued an entry number and sent the submittal package with detailed instructions and guidelines. Feel free to contact Greg with any other questions you may have regarding the program.

For more information: Email greg.pires@lionakis.com

Phone: (209) 576-8222

The AIASV DESIGN AWARDS PROGRAM will be held at the HISTORIC STATE THEATRE in downtown Modesto and will kick off the 2011 MODESTO INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL

Taking Advantage of Available Opportunities.

A Small Firm Forum Program

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Noon-1:30pm. Host: Juliana Brodsky, Assoc. AIA

For small firm owners, breaking in to a new area of work or larger-scale projects can be difficult. One way is to partner with another firm, architect, or professional outside of architecture. We’ll discuss Small Firm Forum members’ experiences, how to find a partner or team, legal issues, and how to work jointly. 

Free for AIA members/$3 non-members. BYO lunch. 

1.5 LU Hours

Learning Objectives:

Learning Objective 1:	Attendees will understand how to control document quality when the documents "live" at various times in different locations.
Learning Objective 2:	Attendees will be able to state what forms of team communications predominate and when these forms introduce special risks not normally found when a project is produced within a single office.
Learning Objective 3:	Attendees will be able to state benefits for clients from peer level collaborative teams in comparison to the traditional organizations of resources in an office.
Learning Objective 4:	Attendees will be able to state three ways to divide responsibilities and when they require formal contracts.

FOR LEASE

FOR LEASE
SPACE WITH NATURAL CHARACTER
BRICK AND TIMBER LOOK / PLUG & PLAY
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA

LOCATION: 1345 8th Street, Berkeley

DESCRIPTION:  Beautiful refurbishing of a brick-and-timber character space. Abundant natural light. 90% plug and play with existing custom-built desks and work stations.

Furnished conference room, kitchenette, two restrooms, four private offices. Easy access to I-80 freeway. Great neighborhood. Single and whole building.

SIZE: Approximately 2,500 rentable square feet.

RATE: $2.00 per square foot / IG.

For more information:

ONLINE LINKS
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CONTACT
Toby Parks
510-450-1435
TParks@MREcommercial.com
CA DRE License: 01351490

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

The Broadway Valdez District Specific Plan

We’re excited to announce a community meeting on April 28, 2011 to re-launch the Broadway Valdez District Specific Plan. We will introduce the new staff team and
share schedule information and next steps.

Please help us spread the word about this meeting!
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A meeting announcement is online at http://www2.oaklandnet.com/oakca/groups/ceda/documents/event/oak028438.pdf. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Ed Manasse, Project Manager
Alisa Shen, Project Staff
Laura Kaminski, Project Staff

For more information: bvdsp@oaklandnet.com | Phone/Message Line: (510) 238-7905 | Project Website: www.oaklandnet.com/bvdsp

You Choose Contra Costa

Attend the You Choose Contra Costa forum on Saturday May 7 from 9am-12pm at the Concord Senior Center, 2727 Parkside Circle, Concord. Join fellow residents, elected officials, and community leaders to explore Bay Area housing and transportation options to see how they will impact your community and the things you care about most. 

For more information:  and to register, go to www.youchoosebayarea.org.

How Design Can Empower Seniors

Hosted by the Women in Architecture Committee and the Design For Aging Regional Northern California Committee.

The program is followed by a wine and cheese networking reception in the AIA East Bay Chapter Office.

This program will discuss the intersection between young designers and architects and elderly residents. Tom Brutting, AIA will make introductions and describe the DFA committee.

The panel is as follows:

Charlie Sheldon & Rachel Robinette – Will discuss the CCA-Bethany project including the role of the residents in the design process and the impact their feedback had on the design and sense of community.
Moderator and Presenter: Leslie Moldow, FAIA – Will discuss the process of design with seniors (renovations and additions), how to engage seniors in the process and the dynamics of getting their input.
Dorit Fromm, AIA – Will discuss alternative models and approaches to design for aging. She will discuss case studies in Europe, co-housing and case studies aging in place support services.

1.5 LU Hours

Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Followed by a wine and cheese networking reception in the AIA East Bay Chapter Office.
Cost: $15.75 for AIA Members; $21 for non-members. Advanced registration required. Chapter members may register online and pay at the door. Any "no-shows" will be billed.
Click here to register.

Rachel Robinette is a designer and researcher with a decade of experience translating insights into growth opportunities for clients in a diverse range of industries. Rachel recently joined the Clorox Company as a senior designer in the Corporate Innovation group, where she works with multi-disciplinary teams to discover and develop new product ideas. Prior to that, her work at the innovation consultancy Jump Associates included leading project teams and helping to grow the company from 6 to over 40 employees. Her design work has taken her on ethnographic research trips as diverse as shadowing cowboys in Wyoming, attending motorcycle rallies in Tennessee, and spending countless hours in the homes, kitchens, and cars of families across the US and Latin America. She holds a B.S. in Product Design and an M.A. in Education from Stanford University, where she has taught and lectured. An adjunct faculty member in the Industrial Design department at California College of the Arts, Rachel currently teaches Design Methods and Research and Design for Elders.

Charlie Sheldon is the Interim Chair of California College of the Arts' (CCA) Industrial Design Program. He is also an instructor for the upper-level studios and research courses and manages the student internship program. Click here for more information on Charlie.

Leslie Moldow, FAIA is a principal at Perkins Eastman and managing principal of the Oakland office. She has more than 30 years of experience primarily focused on senior living and special needs housing communities. Her work includes the full continuum from active adult to senior centers, independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer's care, skilled nursing environments, and CCRC's. She is a skilled planner and architect and enjoys assisting clients to develop new and reposition existing communities for affordable and luxury markets.

For more information: 510/464-3600