Brown Bag Luncheon with Glenn Shrum
Truth and Misconception: LED Lighting Today

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 :: Noon – 1:00 PM

The Baltimore Architecture Foundation
@ the offices of SMG Architects
1016 Morton Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

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Truth and Misconception: LED Lighting Today

Ever wonder how a technology you only heard of recently could immediately become the best solution for all of your architectural lighting needs?  As the expression goes, if it sounds to good to be true, it probably isn’t.  A small scale, non-mercury based light source with great potential to reduce energy consumption traditionally associated with lighting, LEDs represent the most dramatic shift in lighting technology in our lifetime.  This introductory level talk provides attendees with knowledge required to navigate the ever-increasing field of LED products and to better evaluate manufacturer claims.

Please join us Wednesday March 9th, as we welcome lighting designer Glenn Shrum to our next brown bag luncheon. Originally trained as an architect, Glenn Shrum received a Masters of Fine Arts in Studio Art with an emphasis on lighting installations and light art history from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2008.  In addition to his professional activity as principal of Baltimore based Flux Studio, Shrum is an active member of the international lighting design and education community. He is currently US coordinator of the Professional Lighting Designers’ Association and part time faculty at Morgan State University and Parsons The New School for Design School of Constructed Environments in New York City.

This talk is eligible for self-reporting AIA/CES credits. An instruction hand-out will be given to anyone interested in receiving credit.

2010 Free Fall Forum
Tom McGilloway, ASLA : Downtown Baltimore Open Space Masterplan

Friday October 29, 2010 at Noon

This Friday, the Baltimore Architecture Foundation concludes its Free Friday Forum Series with a discussion led by Tom McGilloway, ASLA of Mahan Rykiel, the firm selected to direct the Downtown Baltimore Open Space Master Plan.  The goal of the design is to create a plan that incorporates the preservation and enhancement of existing parks and open spaces and recommends creating new opportunities that together establish a viable open space network for its downtown area. Come hear Tom McGilloway’s impressions of the process so far and what to expect from the plan.

The Baltimore Architecture Foundation’s free noontime Forum is being held in a new location and on a new day this Fall.  The Forum events are held in the Poe Room of the Enoch Pratt Library’s Central Branch (on the 2nd floor across the hall from the Fine Arts department). Bring a lunch.

Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Branch :: Poe Room, 2nd Floor
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
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2010 Free Fall Forum
Janet Felsten : Baltimore Green Map

Friday October 22, 2010 at Noon

Janet Felsten, Founder and Director of the Baltimore Green Map, which uses mapping as a tool to document, promote and advocate for a sustainable city. Through outreach activities, the project encourages the discovery, use and stewardship of the Baltimore region’s natural, cultural and green living resources for city residents and visitors alike. The maps reflect the cumulative power of many small actions toward building a healthy urban environment for the benefit of all.

The Baltimore Architecture Foundation’s free noontime Forum is being held in a new location and on a new day this Fall. The Forum events are held in the Poe Room of the Enoch Pratt Library’s Central Branch (on the 2nd floor across the hall from the Fine Arts department). Bring a lunch.

Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Branch :: Poe Room, 2nd Floor
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
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Remaining Schedule of Forum Series

2010 Free Fall Forum
Peter Doo, AIA, LEED AP : Baltimore’s Green Building Requirements

Friday October 15, 2010 at Noon

Peter Doo, AIA, LEED AP, founding partner of Doo Consulting will discuss the newly adopted Baltimore Green Building Standards which went into effect in September.  The BCGBS is one of the nation’s first and most comprehensive standards for sustainability.

The Baltimore Architecture Foundation’s free noontime Forum is being held in a new location and on a new day this Fall.  The Forum events are held in the Poe Room of the Enoch Pratt Library’s Central Branch (on the 2nd floor across the hall from the Fine Arts department). Bring a lunch.

Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Branch :: Poe Room, 2nd Floor
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Map|Directions

Remaining Schedule of Forum Series

The (FREE!) 2010 Robert E. Lewis Memorial Lecture
Philip Freelon, FAIA

Thursday October 14th, 2010 :: 6:30 PM

Student Center Theater, Morgan State University
1700 East Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21251

View 2010 Lewis Lecture Venue in a larger map, and to obtain directions.

Philip Freelon, FAIA is Principal of the Freelon Group, and part of the group (Freelon Bond Adjaye) selected to design the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture.

More information about the 2010 Lewis Lecture here.

DoMa Gallery & House Tour

Saturday October 23, 2010 :: 2:00 PM

Please join us on October 23rd at 2:00pm for an exclusive tour of the gallery & home of art collectors Stanley Mazaroff and Nancy Dorman.  Barbara Wilks, FAIA, ASLA in 2004, won an AIA National Honor Award for the design of this striking combination of a near-ruined barn and modern steel and glass interventions.  Recently, the couple commissioned well-known Baltimore architect, and acknowledged giant of Baltimore Modernism, Charles Brickbauer, AIA to design an addition to the main home on the same property.  We will be touring both buildings and enjoying refreshment while the projects are discussed with members of the design team.  We are grateful to our hosts for allowing us to see this great collection of art and architecture.

Cost

The tour is a members-only event, so become a member to participate in this unique event.

• $50 [BAF Members only]
• $85 [To join the Foundation & The Tour]

Please RSVP soon, space is limited.

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2010 Halloween Party to benefit
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation

Saturday, October 30, 2010 :: 8:00 – The Witching Hour

Housewerks
1415 Bayard Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
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Tickets

• $20/person in advance
• $25/person at the door

Ticket price includes Beer, Wine & Treats

There will be various entertainments throughout the evening, with lots of surprises.

Costumes Encouraged, Creativity Expected.

You are part of the show.

Parking

Plentiful and Free

More information

Click here for more information & to purchase tickets

The remaining schedule of Free Forums, held Fridays in the Poe Room on the second floor of the Enoch Pratt Free Library’s Central Branch are as follows:

David Sides, Project Manager, Center for Geographic Information Sciences at Towson University

Friday, October 8

Through much of its three decades-plus existence, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology has been primarily associated with a variety of Governmental support functions such as transportation, planning, emergency response and natural resource management. Recent years have seen a rapid expansion in the ways GIS is adopted and applied to share geographic information among many new users. Organizations increasingly recognize GIS as an intuitive portal through which to access data and manage processes. Web and mobile communications, personal navigation devices, and Google Earth “mashups” are making maps and the underlying GIS that enable them near-ubiquitous. Mr. Sides will discuss the principles of GIS, present some examples of Center for GIS projects, and share some resources for taking advantage of GIS data and tools.

Peter Doo, AIA, LEED AP

Friday, October 15

Peter Doo, AIA, LEED AP, founding partner of Doo Consulting will discuss the newly adopted Baltimore Green Building Standards which went into effect in September.  The BCGBS is one of the nation’s first and most comprehensive standards for sustainability.

Janet Felsten, Baltimore Green Mapmaker

Friday, October 22

Janet Felsten, Founder and Director of the Baltimore Green Map, which uses mapping as a tool to document, promote and advocate for a sustainable city. Through outreach activities, the project encourages the discovery, use and stewardship of the Baltimore region’s natural, cultural and green living resources for city residents and visitors alike. The maps reflect the cumulative power of many small actions toward building a healthy urban environment for the benefit of all.

Mahan Rykiel on the Downtown Baltimore Open Space Master Plan

Friday, October 29

A discussion led by the design team selected to direct the Downtown Baltimore Open Space Master Plan.  The goal is to create a plan that incorporates the preservation and enhancement of existing parks and open spaces and recommends creating new opportunities that together establish a viable open space network for its downtown area.

The public is invited to bring their lunches to the Poe Room on the second floor of the Enoch Pratt Free Library’s Central Branch, for lectures about Baltimore’s built environment. All Forum sessions are free, and open to the public.  For more information, please call Tracey Clark at 410-539-7772.

Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Branch :: Poe Room, 2nd Floor
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
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Launched in 1987 by AIA Baltimore, the Baltimore Architecture Foundation is a non-profit, educational, public-oriented outreach organization. The Foundation is a member-based organization with a 26-member board of directors drawn from the architectural, business, and cultural communities. The Foundation today focuses its attention and energies on helping to promote an understanding of and an appreciation for Baltimore’s built environment—it does this through walking tours, lectures, public programs, and an architecture-in-the-schools program. The Foundation is also actively engaged in researching the early architectural firms and practitioners of architecture in Baltimore.

2010 Free Fall Forum
Damie Stillman : The Suburban Villa in Early Baltimore

Friday October 1, 2010 at Noon

Damie Stillman, the John W. Shirley Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of Delaware and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Buildings of the United States, who is working on a book to be called Neo-classicism in America:  The Architecture of the Young Republic, will discuss the suburban villa in the early days of Baltimore architecture.

The Baltimore Architecture Foundation’s free noontime Forum is being held in a new location and on a new day this Fall.  The Forum events are held in the Poe Room of the Enoch Pratt Library’s Central Branch (on the 2nd floor across the hall from the Fine Arts department). Bring a lunch.

Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Branch :: Poe Room, 2nd Floor
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
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Free Fall Forum :: Steve Ziger on 25 years of work by Ziger/Snead Architects

Friday, September 24, 2010 :: Noon

Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Branch :: Poe Room, 2nd Floor
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
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Guests are encouraged to bring a lunch.

WHEN: Fridays at Noon starting September 24th

Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Branch :: Poe Room, 2nd Floor
400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Steve Ziger, AIA

Friday, September 24 :: Noon

Steve Ziger discusses 25 years of practice with Ziger/Snead Architects

Yes, you will be permitted to bring your lunch to the Poe Room (and eat it too!).

Wednesday May 5, 2010 at Noon

James D. Dilts, architectural and railroad historian, discusses the engineering and construction of the B&O Railroad’s 1835 bridge at Relay, MD, its role in history, its meaning today, and the celebration plans for this National Historic Landmark.

The Thomas Viaduct was designed by the young Benjamin Henry Latrobe II, son of America’s first architect. Named for the B&O’s president Philip Thomas, the 704-foot stone arched bridge still carries CSX train traffic between Washington and Baltimore. It crosses the Patapsco River at Relay.

As always, the Baltimore Architecture Foundation’s free noontime Forum is held at the Johns Hopkins Downtown Center, Charles and Fayette Streets. Bring a lunch.

JHU Downtown Center
10 North Charles St
Baltimore, MD 21202
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