Vermont Business Magazine All across Vermont, architects are playing with Legos.They are putting together models for the City Center: Creating Place booth at South Burlington’s upcoming CityFest, Saturday, August 15 in Veteran’s Memorial Park open from11 am – 9 pm. The idea originated in a City staff member’s accidental engagement with Olafu Eliasson’s Collectivity Project in New York.The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Vermont was excited by the idea of bringing architects into the City’s sesquicentennial celebration, and sent out a request on South Burlington’s behalf for voluntary participants. Within minutes, architects began responding, with Donna Church of StudioBlue the first, and Steve Roy of Wiemann Lamphere right behind.
All in all, eight Vermont architectural firms responded – from one person shops to partnerships with multiple offices. They have been volunteering on the project by working on their own time, and those that responded after the initial five teams are providing their own materials.
At CityFest the models will not just be on display but most importantly available to the community to play with, build on and create anew. Festival attendees who visit the Vendor Village tent will have access to the architect’s models and additional Legos that will be onsite.
“We received a lot of questions at first,” says Sam Pham, a City Center: Creating Place booth staffer. “Architects needed to know the design parameters. They responded really well to the idea of having fun with a model that would inspire people to play.”
Participating firms include:
Wiemann Lamphere Architects | Creative / Sustainable / Solutions
Contact: Steven Roy, AIA / LEED AP, Partner |802.655.5020
525 Hercules Drive, Suite Two, Colchester, Vermont 05446
StudioBlue Architecture
www.studiobluearchitecture.com
Contact: Donna Church |802.540.0484
182 Main Street, second floor, Burlington, VT 05401
A. GINSBURG ARCHITECTS
http://aginsburgarchitects.com/
Contact: Adam Ginsburg AIA |(802) 989. 5436
143 North Street, Bristol, VT 05443
Dore and Whittier
Contact: Marjorie Dickstein |802-863-1428
212 Battery Street, Burlington, VT 05401
Studio Nexus Architects + Planners, LLC
Contact: Doug Sonsalla, AIA, LEED AP, Principal |802.275.5110 ext. 502
46 South Main Street, Suite 200, White River Junction, VT 05001-0275
Richard Henry Behr Architect P.C.
Contact: Mark Behr |802 864-2888
1 Lawson Lane #100, Burlington, VT 05401
MorrisSwitzer | environments for health
Contact: Sean Wagoner, Designer |888.781.8441
185 Talcott Road, Williston, Vermont 05495
Freeman French Freeman, Inc.
Contact: Mike Ballard |802/864-6844
81 Maple Street, Burlington, VT 05401