Living in the Brownfield - Best Wishes & see you in 2012

SFA News - Awards

AIA Eastern PA Awards - Spillman Farmer Architects projects were cited by this years jury, further information and comments follow.

Kline Sports Center Concept Wins a Special Citation from the AIA of Eastern Pennsylvania

Spillman Farmer Architects concept for the Kline Sports Center at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA can be best described as ambitious and dramatic in its approach. The concept creates a dynamic campus gateway transforming the existing sports center into a marquee building with a bold daytime and nighttime presence.

The jurors, from Kieran Timberlake Architects, acknowledged this project for its unique integration into the campus with the following quotes:

“Looks like this could totally transform the Kline Sports Center”

“Views and skylights suggest potential for a richly developed section and a building as topography both inside and out while still presenting a façade”

“Evocative drawings- make me want to see how the executed project can retain the wonderful quality of the concept- tilted planes- contrast with the existing ‘mountain’ landscape of the field house”

TechVentures² Building Wins a Merit Award from the AIA of Eastern Pennsylvania

Spillman Farmer Architects is pleased to share the news that TechVentures² receives yet another Award. The Eastern Pennsylvanian AIA has issued a Merit Award for this 47,000 SF expansion project that required our design to harmonize with the existing Ben Franklin Technology Partners TechVentures Facility.

The jurors, from Kieran Timberlake Architects, acknowledged the merits of the project with the following commentary:

“Glazed bar addition - sleek, very layered expression of façade- using shading, curtain wall overhangs, and structure resulting in a one façade building with a strong section”

“Strong integration of sustainability strategy with accommodation of program, image making - an elegant and intelligent design”

Living in the Brownfield - Respect

Patrick Ytsma Ride of Respect - "If you are a cycling advocate, a casual cyclist, or have ever liked to ride a bike, please consider coming out to the Patrick Ytsma Ride of Respect to honor Patrick and his dedication to Bicycling Heaven in Bethlehem. His contributions cannot be overstated and was a true advocate for riding the right way."  - excerpt from the City of Bethlehem Police Department blog.

http://bethlehempolice.blogspot.com/2011/12/patrick-ytsma-ride-of-respect.html?_ft_qid=5686180389649792148&_ft_mf_story_key=10150453721044146&_ft_filter=live&_ft_substories=2&_ft_fbid=175554702543755%2C264029906988680&_ft_c=m

Our heartfelt thanks to the City of Bethlehem for organizing this event to honor our lost friend and colleague.

See you Thursday the 22nd at 6:30 for the 7:00 PM ride.

Living in the Brownfield - Urban Unfill

WORKS - go check out the recently completed Lafayette College Arts Plaza, a brilliant piece of "urban unfill" that activates the streetscape with the activity inside and brings awareness to the Bushkill Creek below.

http://www.spillmanfarmer.com/#/lafayette college arts plaza

no image post - first for me! 
Congrats to the team for completing such a beautiful project.

Sustainability -LV awards

Last Thursday, November 18, the Lehigh Valley branch of the Delaware Valley Green Building Council celebrated their Annual Membership event at one of Spillman Farmer's award winning facilities: Steelstacks on the Bethlehem Steel grounds. The venue was the perfect setting for the event with the old blast furnaces in the background.

Two of Spillman Farmer's newest employees, Kate Carter and Erin McGuiness, showed our latest LEED certified and registered buildings to the attendees.

The event showcased the submissions of this year's nominees in five categories: best private project, best public project, green school district, green campus and individual. It was especially good to see how many Lehigh Valley schools are striving for LEED certification, benefiting our children and future generation.

We like to congratulate all of the winners of this year's LV DVGBC awards:

Private project: Lehigh University, STEPS building

Public project: Allentown School District, Clifford Bartholomew Building

Green School District: East Penn School District

Green Campus: DeSales University

Individual: Andrea Wittchen with the Lehigh Valley Sustainability Network

Living in the Brownfield - Black Friday

KEVA Build It Up! - Our friends at the DaVinci Science Center invited Spillman to be part of their KEVA Design Team challenge as part of their new exhibit titled "KEVA Build it UP!".  The Spillman team has been hard at work on the entry, go check it out on "black friday" when the exhibit opens.  You can find out more on the DaVinci Center website...

 http://www.davincisciencecenter.org/experiences/keva-build-it-up/

This was one of the early tests...come out on friday to see where it all ended up and if you can figure out how to replicate the Spillman design.  Some images below of the team at work.

Happy thanksgiving and hope to see you at the Da Vinci Science Center.

Living in the Brownfield - Industrial Architecture

Our friends over at archdaily have a feature on compelling industrial architecture and one of our projects is featured !!!  We're thrilled and since they converted the units to burn  fryer oils we here it smells a bit like french fries around there!  Enjoy the weekend and check out all the projects, some fantastic work from Marlene Imirzian & Associates, Dekleva Gregoric arhitekti, VEC / GCP Arquitetos, el dorado, and last but not least Spillman Farmer Architects.


http://www.archdaily.com/183651/ad-round-up-industrial-architecture-part-viii/