Morgan Park Presentation & Tour

Saturday March 13th, 10:00am

Student Center Theatre in the Morgan State Student Center
1700 East Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD
Campus Map | Directions (use the University Parking Garage, accessed via Morgan State Campus Rd)

Due to all the snow in February, our celebration of Black History Month will now be in March!

Join the Baltimore Architecture Foundation as we tour the Morgan Park neighborhood with Prof. Dale Glenwood Green, Associate AIA, NTHP, LEED AP of Morgan State University School of Architecture and Planning.

Morgan Park is significant for its concentration of more than 145 historic detached residential dwellings, including the Morgan State University Presidents House, Dr. Carl J. Murphy residence which was frequented by Robert Kennedy, and the primary residence owned and occupied by Dr. W.E.B DuBois and his family; now a Baltimore City Landmark.

Developed in 1917, during the time of Jim Crow, Morgan Park provided housing for the faculty of then, Morgan College, now Morgan State University and other African-Americans who were legally barred by covenant from neighboring communities.

Today, it is a uniquely unknown neighborhood that warrants local, state and national recognition as it remains the only African-American neighborhood developed from the faculty of a historically black college or university (HBCU) that is still intact and thriving. Professor Green and his students have been researching and documenting the neighborhood’s history. Please join us for a brief presentation in the Student Center followed by 45 minute walking tour through Morgan Park.

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Cost

Free for Members/$10 Non-Members

RSVP

baf@baltimorearchitecture.org or (410) 539-7772

The Baltimore Architecture Foundation and the rest of Baltimore’s art and design community all lost a remarkable friend and colleague last week.  John Gutierrez, or “Guti” as many of us knew him, was a man who believed in the importance of art and architecture in our daily lives.  His was an enormous personality, infused with warmth and a zest for life that he freely shared with anyone he met.  Guti is to be credited with transforming our Groundhog Day Celebration from a modest get together with like minded friends into a major event, capable of raising significant funds for pursuing the mission of the Foundation.  I will always remember the “A-Ha!” moment that came to me during that party at his studio in Woodberry four years ago, and I know many of you will too. He single-handedly raised the profile of Groundhog Day, and we shall never forget it.

Guti’s generosity of spirit was always evident to those who came into contact with him. It has continued in the form of his request that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Baltimore Architecture Foundation, as well as the Ingoma Foundation, through the Fusion Partnership.  This organization participates in a manufacturing apprenticeship partnership with Gutierrez Studios that trains individuals from disenfranchised communities to produce high quality products.  I am honored that John thought so highly of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation that he would include us in such company.

Finally, I want everyone to know that friends and family are invited to celebrate his life at the center of his artistic endeavors, Gutierrez Studios in Clipper Mill tonight, Monday, March 1, 2010 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM.  I look forward to remembering this giant of the Baltimore Art world with many of the other people who’s lives he has touched.

John Kennedy Gutierrez
20 March 1964 – 25 February 2010

Gutierrez Studios
2010 Clipper Park Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21211
Map & Directions

Parking will be difficult, so traveling via Light Rail is suggested. If you are driving, check the upper lot (the entrance is just past the main entrance to Clipper Mill) or the streets above the mill. Cocktails will be from 6:00 – 7:00 after which there will be a few speakers and a candle lighting.

Sincerely,

J. Eric Lowe
President
Baltimore Architecture Foundation

p.s. Jacques Kelly’s obituary for John Gutierrez is here.

Sunday, February 28 :: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School
1600 Guilford Ave
Baltimore, MD 21202

The School of Architecture at Penn State is working on a project to design buildings for several sites in Greenmount West and to improve the design of public spaces. They are now ready to present their work to the community, hear what the community has to say, and work with the community to come up with other ideas.

Please come to the Montessori School this Sunday afternoon, at the corner of Guilford Avenue and Lanvale Street.

Penn State students will present and take questions from 1:00 PM to 3.00 PM.

The community will then work with the Penn State students in a charrette from 3:00 to 5:00. This is a chance for the community to test its own ideas.

This is a fascinating chance to get some completely new ideas about the future of Greenmount West. Good ideas? Bad ideas? You’d better come and find out!

For more information on tickets and The Maryland Club, visit our main Groundhog Day Page.  We’ve heard the weather report, and although we hope the snow passes us by, foul weather won’t put a damper on the party since we have toasty fireplaces and a fabulously comfortable space to occupy. Parking is on site in the Maryland Club lot. Guests can access the lot on the 900 block of N. Charles Street. There is a gatehouse just past Kumari on the right side of the street. Click here for a map showing parking lot and entrance.

Some things about the party that you haven’t read about will, no doubt, build excitement in anticipation of Saturday night. There are a large number of terrific Silent Auction items that have been generously donated this year.  These will highlight a number of local businesses and institutions and should make for an interesting evening of bidding.  We will also be adding some feats of dexterity to the evening that will give folks a shot at some Groundhog & Baltimore Architecture themed prizes, not to mention the notoriety of seeing one’s name at the top of the leaderboard.

Auction Items

This year’s silent auction is overflowing with terrific lots.  Some of the auction items that will be up for bid include:

• Romantic 3 course dinner with wine for two at Woodberry Kitchen
• Gift Certificate for “Complete Balance” treatment, lasts approx. 4 ½ hours, includes organic skin care body treatment, organic facial, massage, manicure, pedicure and shampoo and blow-dry. $280 value from All About Me Salon + Day Spa
• Bottle of Champagne (France) from Spirits of Mt. Vernon
• Two subscriptions for the JHU Odyssey Program, Baltimore or Bust: What Baltimore Gained During the Great Boom and What Remains To Be Done
• Original portrait from sitting (subject of bidder’s choice) by David Herman
• Kohler kitchen faucets (2 separate bid items)
• Original artwork, Baltimore themed, from Bob Quilter
• 4 admit-two passes to the Charles Theatre
• Greening your home consultation ($300 value) with Polly Bart of Green Builders, Inc.
• Decorative item from Housewerks architectural antiques
• Vitra MedaPal Office Chair from Douron
• Gift certificate for haircut & product by Barbara Johnson of NV Salon Collective
• Two ticket vouchers (2 tickets each) for performance(s) of one’s choice at the Peabody Institute
• Lecture Series & Membership to Evergreen
• Organic Chocolates by Chocolaterra
• Decorative object from McClain Wiesand
• Baltimore Architecture Memorabilia basket
• and more!

Games of Skill

This  year we are featuring two games of skill with some exciting prizes on offer for the guests demonstrating the best talent for tossing stuffed groundhogs through a hole.  We will also be offering prizes for the guests who demonstrate their skill with a putter in our Groundhog putting game.

We look forward to a great evening of fun in support of a great cause.

Our annual fundraiser is fast approaching.  There are only a few days left until we celebrate Groundhog Day on January 30, 2010  (we’ll leave February 2 to Punxsutawny Phil and friends).  Once again, our theme is Light & Shadow in honor of the telling shadow of the Groundhog. We encourage black & white cocktail attire, with particular appreciation for artful interpretation of our theme.

After four years exploring some of the most interesting industrial spaces in town, we are changing pace this year by taking the party to one of the most refined spaces in town, The Maryland Club.  The Club was designed by the prominent Baltimore firm of Baldwin and Pennington in the Romanesque Revival style in 1891. The Maryland Club features Beaver Dam marble on the exterior while the interiors are a rich interplay of oak, marble, ornate plaster, and faux finishes characteristic of high Victorian tastes of the time. The building today, after it’s 1995 fire, has been restored to its original grandeur and is an architectural time capsule of 19th century Baltimore. This is a wonderful opportunity to see this excellent example of late Victorian architecture while supporting the cause of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation in the process.

Parking is on site in the Maryland Club lot. Guests can access the lot on the 900 block of N. Charles Street. There is a gatehouse just past Kumari on the right side of the street. Click here for a map showing parking lot and entrance.

Please join us for our annual fundraiser.  The confines will be cozy, with the fires roaring!

2010 Groundhog Day

January 30, 2010 :: 8:00 PM until late

The Maryland Club
1 East Eager Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Map & Directions

Food & Drink

The Chef & Staff of The Maryland Club

Music & Dancing

The Swingin’ Swamis

Tickets

$50 :: Members
$60 :: Non-Members
$125 :: Patron — In addition to admission to the party, the purchaser of the Patron Ticket will receive a year’s membership to BAF and a copy of our latest publication – Edmund G. Lind : Anglo-American Architect of Baltimore & The South by Charles Belfoure.

Tickets are available at the door on the evening of the Party, or you can save time by purchasing them via paypal, below.

Non-Member $60.00 Member $50.00 Patron $125.00

Tickets purchased by this Wednesday will be reflected on a list we will have at the door. We suggest printing the receipt and bringing it along.

If you purchase tickets online after Wednesday the 27th of January, you must print the receipt that Paypal provides at the end of each transaction and bring it along with you when you come to the party on the 20th. This will serve as your paper ticket.

Sponsors

The Baltimore Architecture Foundation would like to thank the following organizations who have generously sponsored the event this year:

SMG Architects
Shaw Contract Group
Keast & Hood Co.
Delbert Adams Construction Group
Century Engineering
hord|coplan|macht
Kittleson & Associates, Inc.
Southway Builders, Inc.

Support

If you can’t make it to the party this year we would still appreciate your support of the Foundation. Please consider a contribution to BAF.

Contact & RSVP

groundhog@baltimorearchitecture.org or leave a voicemail at 410-539-7772

Thursday, January 21 @ NOON

AIA Baltimore Gallery
11 1/2 West Chase Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Join Eric Leshinsky and Jeremy Kargon for presentations and discussion about how memory may be “found” within Baltimore’s existing urban sites.  How, in addition, may memorial themes be imposed deliberately upon these places?  Both presentations will explore our deliberate and tacit construction of landscapes and of memory.

FREE!

Hosted by the School of Architecture and Planning, Morgan State University

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Baltimore’s Imaginary Buildings : Reception & Opening

Thursday, February 4th, 5:00-7:00 PM

AIA Baltimore Gallery
11 1/2 West Chase Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Exhibit continues from February 4th – 25th 2010

Gallery Hours

Mondays – Thursdays
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Saturday, January 30, 2010
8:00 PM – late

LOCATION

The Maryland Club
1 East Eager Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

INFO

Please join the Baltimore Architecture Foundation for our annual Groundhog Day Fundraiser. After roughing it for a few years in some of Baltimore’s best industrial spaces we’ll be partying in style this year at The Maryland Club. The fireplaces will be roaring, the food plentiful, the bathrooms heated, the parking on-site and the music happening with The Swingin’ Swamis.

The Club was designed by the prominent Baltimore firm of Baldwin and Pennington in the Romanesque Revival style in 1891. The Maryland Club features Beaver Dam marble on the exterior while the interiors are a rich interplay of oak, marble, ornate plaster, and faux finishes characteristic of high Victorian tastes of the time. The building today, after it’s 1995 fire, has been restored to its original grandeur and is an architectural time capsule of 19th century Baltimore.

Join us for Baltimore’s best Groundhog Day Party.

Tickets may be purchased at the door on the evening of the Party or via Paypal.

THEME

Light and Shadow

black/white cocktail attire is encouraged

COST

$50 Members

$60 Non-Members

$125 Patron (includes 1 year membership to the BAF and a copy of our latest book on architect Edmund G. Lind)

PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE

Ticket Options

Non-Member $60.00 Member $50.00 Patron $125.00

Tickets purchased by this Wednesday will be reflected on a list we will have at the door. We suggest printing the receipt and bringing it along.

If you purchase tickets online after Wednesday the 27th of January, you must print the receipt that Paypal provides at the end of each transaction and bring it along with you when you come to the party on the 20th. This will serve as your paper ticket.

SPONSORS

The Baltimore Architecture Foundation would like to thank the following organizations who have generously sponsored the event this year:

SMG Architects
Shaw Contract Group
Keast & Hood Co.
Delbert Adams Construction Group
Century Engineering
hord|coplan|macht
Kittleson & Associates, Inc.
Southway Builders, Inc.

DONATE

If you can’t make it to the party this year we would still appreciate your support of the Foundation. Please consider a contribution to BAF.

CONTACT & RSVP

groundhog@baltimorearchitecture.org or leave a voicemail at 410-539-7772

City Blocks 2009

Saturday, November 21, Noon – 4:00 PM

At Harborplace & The Gallery, Light Street Pavilion, Level 2

• Noon-3:45 PM :: Team block sculpture building
• 3:45 PM :: Judging and award presentation
• 4:30 PM :: Santa arrives by boat to Harborplace Amphitheater

TYCO blocks provided by Baltimore Office of Promotion and Arts

For more information about City Blocks 2009 :
Call Tracey Clark at 410-539-7772
or email to baf@baltimorearchitecture.org

Walking Tour of Dundalk

Sunday, November 15 from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Dundalk-Patapsco Neck Historical Society
4 Center Place (just off Dundalk Ave, and across from the Post Office)
Dundalk, MD 21222
Meet at 12:45 PM

Flyer here

From the flyer:

Dundalk was first named in establishing a train depot, but its real growth as a community began in 1916. The Bethlehem Steel Co. purchased the Maryland Steel Co. plus 1,000 acres and began plans for a community to house employees. The U.S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp. (EFC) developed the community using the Garden City concept. Control of the project passed to an the Dundalk Company, whose leaders controlled development of Roland Park. Rowhouses, semi-detached and single homes stand in harmony with the park areas. The plan included a shop-ping center, community buildings and space for churches and other community needs. Parks and curving tree-lined streets signify Olmsted Brothers design.

Guided walking tour by Dundalk resident, Donna Young, retired biology teacher and local historian.

Tours: $15 each. $18 day of tour. Limited to 20.

For information and to make reservations, contact
Lisa Keir at lkeir@mdhc.org or 410-790-8658.