AIAMB_EP UPDATE 02.2008

This year we are looking to continue the momentum we created in 2007. Our mail goal is to encourage and support the process to licensure. Our yahoo group is a way where you can find study material and study groups.

Last year we partnered with the Monterey Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. We will continue this relationship by helping them finish the design of a house and its construction at a site in Marina.

We are also looking to expand our network of emerging professionals in the Monterey Bay area by having a series of educational seminars and evenings out. We enjoy meeting new people and want others to feel they have our professional support. The chapter also has a lot of activities that allow the Associates to mingle with the architects. We encourage you to attend the events and join the chapter.

Ryan and I are always open to questions, suggestions, etc. Feel free to email us at: libby@carverschicketanz.com or ryanc@pauldavispartnership.com

Sincerely,
Libby Barnes, Assoc. AIA

Fort Ord Youth Hostel Design Charrette

Emerging Professionals + Hostelling International USA

All the Emerging Professionals’ interests seemed to align in the opportunity to create a sustainable vision for a youth hostel in Fort Ord.  Naturally, when Dan Fletcher asked if we would be interested in organizing and participating in our own design charrette, we couldn’t have been more excited.  Hostelling International USA’s goals for the project included increasing hostel overnight capacity, creating community spaces, focusing on the natural assets of the peninsula’s seascape and bike trails, and serving as a learning model for sustainable design.  The site, located in the former