The alumni newsline for the University of Pennsylvania School of Design
Published by PennDesign Alumni Association (PDAA)
Volume 8, Number 6
February 2008
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The alumni newsline for the University of Pennsylvania School of Design |
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FROM THE KAHN COLLECTION TO THE CAMPAIGN |
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Assistant Dean and Director of the Architectural Archives, Julia Moore Converse (pictured at right with her husband, Richard Bartholomew C'63 MArch'65 and adjunct faculty 1974-94), has announced her retirement after 25 extraordinary years at Penn, beginning in 1982 as curator of the Louis I. Kahn collection, and ending with the successful kick-off to Penn's Capital Campaign for $3.5 billion this year. We wish her all the best, and encourage you to consider a contribution to the Friends of the Architectural Archives in her honor. |
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| CAREER DAY/ALUMNI LUNCHEON | |
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in recruiting new PennDesign graduates? Represent your firm/organization
at Career Connection Day, March 28. There's no
charge to attend and it's a great opportunity to meet your future
employees and summer interns. Come early and join us for a special luncheon for alumni attending Career Connection Day. Can't attend in person? Participate in the Virtual Career Fair, March 24 - April 4. For information on both events AND the online Resume Books, go to the Career Services website. |
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CLASS REUNIONS |
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Civic Design 1967 classmates from New Zealand, Germany, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Philadelphia and Toronto gathered this summer in Denver to celebrate their 40th reunion. The alumni enjoyed many fun activities, including a bus tour of some of the development highlights of Denver; a presentation by the dean of the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado at Denver; a visit to the new Libeskind addition to the Denver Art Museum; and of course spirited discussions on the future of urbanism and urban design! Group photo at left, courtesy of Larry Morrison. |
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ON THE LINE |
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Please note: some alumni names are hyperlinked to email addresses |
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2000s |
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| Heather Brammeier MFA'02 is in It's Gouache and Gouache Only, a group exhibition at the Jeff Bailey Gallery in New York. The show runs February 15-March 15; reception: February 15, 6-8pm. |
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| Caroline Santa MFA'07 is participating in Erratic, a group show at Gallery 817, 33 S. Broad St. in Philadelphia, through February 14. |
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Brian Zegeer MFA'05 is showing his work in Starting with Goo, a collection of video, sculpture, collage and drawings, at Rebekah Templeton contemporary art in Philadelphia, along with historic preservation staff member Bruce Campbell. His digital animation Symptoms of Kay Khalor (see still at left), details a version of a suicide bombing and makes a subtle reference to violence in the Middle East. Zegeer also has shows scheduled in Baltimore later this month and Philadelphia in March with fellow alum and fine arts lecturer, Matt Neff MFA'05. |
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1990s |
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Alan Berger MLA'90 |
| Mary Brush MS'91 is starting a new chapter in her professional career. This month, she makes the move from Klein and Hoffman to Holabird & Root in Chicago, where she will be preservation group leader. |
| Patrick Crist MLA'92 was named Director of Conservation Planning and Ecosystem Management at NatureServe, an international conservation organization focused on biodiversity data, science, and non-advocacy conservation services. Crist’s program conducts conservation planning projects throughout the Western Hemisphere with projects throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. |
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Daniel Heyman MFA'91 |
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1980s |
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Stacey Jones MArch'88 and David Murphy MArch'88 CRT'88 |
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1970s |
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| Barbara Danin MFA'76 announces her new website: www.barbaradanin.com, and would love to hear from fellow alumni. |
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Stephen Kieran MArch'76 and James Timberlake MArch'77 |
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Bernard Oberholzer MLA'75 |
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1960s |
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| Edwin Bronstein MArch'68 will show his paintings from five trips to Ireland since 1999 in Love Notes From Afar. The solo show opens March 12 at the Origin Gallery on Harcourt Street in Dublin. He has held three Painting Residencies at Cill Rialaig Project, a small artists’ retreat on the coast County Kerry. Bronstein, now painting full time, ended his practice of architecture in Philadelphia in 2003 and continues as an adjunct professor of architecture at Drexel University. Burning of the Gorse is pictured at right. |
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Dick Carpenter MCP'62 |
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HAPPENINGS |
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LECTURES February 6 TERRY ADKINS February 7 THOMAS BALSLEY "Urban Miracles: A New Approach to Designing in the Public Realm" SHARON HARPER TALK 20: on manipulation ICA February 12 AMILA FERRON MS'07 CRT'07 "The Consolidation of Earthen Surface Finishes at Mesa Verde National Park" February 14 JOHANNA DRUCKER February 18 FERNANDO and HUMBERTO CAMPANA "Deconstructing Campanas" Inaugural Integrated Product Design Lecture  February 20 JACKIE TILESTON Februrary 21 MARTHA MADIGAN WITOLD RYBCZYNSKI and LAURIE OLIN "Vizcaya: An American Villa and its Masters" Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA MABEL WILSON "Time/Space Pressure: The Electronic Image of Architecture" February 25 SANDRO MARPILLERO and LINDA POLLAK "Quasi-Objects" VICTOR MARIN February 27 LAURIE CHURCHMAN February 29 VITO ACCONCI "From Word to Action to Architecture" March 3 RYAN TRECARTIN March 6 KATE CLARK "The Public Value of Heritage" WITOLD RYBCZYNSKI "Vizcaya: An American Villa and its Masters" University School, Lower Campus (Shaker), Conway Hall, Cleveland, OH Reception: 7:30pm; Presentation: 8pm; Cost: $7 RSVP to Mike Hynds, Penn Cleveland Alumni Club March 17 A. ELENA CHAROLA "Current Conservation in Portugal" March 20 WERNER SOBEK "High-Tech Ecology" Inaugural Sheldon Fox/Kohn Pederson Fox Lecture TOM NOZKOWSKI March 24 DIANA HOROWITZ March 31 MELINDA MOULTON "Developing Differently: LEED-Design, Social Space, and Still Making Lots of Money" April 3 GEORGE HARGREAVES Annual Ian L. McHarg Lecture April 4 WITOLD RYBCZYNSKI "Palladio’s Villas in the Veneto – Country Estates, Uncommon Places, Sacred Spaces" Lecture, concert, reception & book-signing Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Greenwich, CT |
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EXHIBITIONS EVENTS |
| Check out Alumni Events to learn about other upcoming programs on campus and in your area. Join "QuakerNet" - Penn's Online Community to find classmates and update your contact information. |
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