Brown Recognized With AIA Virginia Honors

Sally Brown, 2015 chair of The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design Board of Trustees and member of the Shimer College Board of Trustees, will be recognized with AIA Virginia Honors at the Visions for Architecture gala on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, at the Science Museum of Virginia. AIA Virginia Honors may be bestowed on non-member individuals or organizations that have inspired, influenced, or complemented the architecture profession in Virginia through practice of an allied profession, research, education, planning, legislation, architectural writing, the arts, or crafts.

Sally Brown
Sally Brown

As an interior designer, educator, architecture critic, tour guide and curator, Sally has effortlessly translated the world of good design for audiences of all ages in her work with school children, higher-education students, and communities of artists and enthusiasts at places like The Visual Arts Center and programs like Art 180.

Through her many associations and activities, Sally has shown significant insight into the thought process, value and impact of good design on the built environment. Her faithful service and leadership in organizations like The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design, the Mayor’s Advisory Committee, the Commission of Architectural Review, and the Urban Design Committee showcase her ability to communicate and encourage critical thinking.

Peyton Boyd, FAIA, Principal of Peyton Boyd Architect comments, “Sally has spent her life in service of the arts. She is a tireless advocate for design excellence and for the power of the arts to elevate, educate, and inspire us.”

For her service and contributions to the elevation of architecture and design in Richmond and throughout the Commonwealth, AIA Virginia presents Sally Brown with AIA Virginia Honors.

Center Announces Tour to Columbus

The Virginia Center for Architecture is pleased to offer an architectural pilgrimage to Columbus, Indiana. Called the “epicenter for brilliant innovation in architecture,” Columbus boasts more than 70 significant buildings and public artworks designed by a veritable “who’s who” of architectural superstars. Although based in Columbus, the tour will also branch out to explore the architectural treasures of Indianapolis and Cincinnati.

Developed by architecture writer and VCA board member Sally Brown, the tour will be guided by expert Tony Costello, FAIA.  Destination Architecture :: Columbus Explored takes place over Columbus Day weekend, from Thursday, Oct. 6–Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. The tour includes accommodations, reception on Thursday, a boxed lunch and dinner on Friday, coach transport, and all entrance fees. Air travel and shuttle service is not included. The cost (based on double-occupancy) is $895. Download the registration form here.

Itinerary

Thursday, October 6

Enjoy a Welcome Reception at the boutique Hotel Indigo and meet Tony Costello, FAIA.

Friday, October 7
The tour kicks off with an exclusive guided tour of the J. Irwin Miller House featuring the work of architect and designer Eero Saarinen, interior designer Alexander Girard, and landscape architect Dan Kiley.
 

After a boxed lunch, the tour continues with the project that really got the ball rolling in Columbus— the1942 First Christian Church by Eilel Saarinen — followed by other notable projects, including:

First Baptist Church by Harry Weese
Irwin Union Bank by Eero Saarinen, with landscape by Dan Kiley; and the addition by Kevin Roche
Mabel McDowell School by John Carl Warnecke
North Christian Church by Eero Saarinen
Cleo Rogers Memorial Library by I. M. Pei
Columbus East High School by Romaldo Giurgola
Commons Centre and Mall by César Pelli
Otter Creek Golf Course by Harry Weese
Fire Station #4 by Robert Venturi

The evening wraps up with a dinner at the award-winning Smith’s Row Food & Spirits and a lively talk by Tony Costello.

Saturday, October 8

Head to Indianapolis for a whirlwind exploration of the highlights of the city’s urban renewal triumphs. Tour Michael Graves’ Indianapolis Art Center and the NCAA Hall of Champions, then see and the Thompson Consumer Electronics Building (now St. Vincent Health).

Enjoy some free time for lunch, then tour Edward Larrabee Barnes’ Christian Theological Seminary, see the College Life Insurance Buildings by Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo, and explore the Canal and White River State Park —America’s only urban state park. There you’ll also see the Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial, created by artists Eric Fulford and Ann Reed of ROAMworks.

Return to Columbus for dinner on your own, followed by another engaging evening talk with Tony.

Sunday, October 9

Hit the road to Cincinnati to explore the University of Cincinnati’s campus by Hargraves and Associates. Afterward, see buildings by Frank Gehry; Richard Meier; I.M. Pei; Peter Eisenman; Michael Graves, Gwathmey, Siegel and Associates; Morphosis and Moore Ruble Yudell . Following lunch on your own, see Zaha Hadid’s Aronoff Contemporary Art Museum, a nearby pavilion by César Pelli, and Daniel Liepskind’s condo building, Ascent at Roebling’s Bridge.

That evening, Tony wraps up the tour with another spirited talk.

Monday, October 10

Depart

About Your Guide

Anthony J. “Tony” Costello, FAIA
Irving Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Architecture, Ball State University, and principal at  Costello + Associates in Muncie, Indiana

Tony has been involved with various educational and professional activities in support of the internationally-acclaimed design heritage of the Columbus community for two decades.  He has been the presenter for a number of Columbus Area Visitors Center’s tour guide training sessions, focusing on the buildings and their architects from the 1960’s and ‘70s.   For his efforts the center awarded him the center’s Unforgettable Partner Award in 2008.

Since 2007, he has been deeply involved with helping to expand the public and professional education programs offered by the Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives (CIAA), especially as they relate to partnerships with the American Institute of Architects and AIA Indiana.  His successful nomination brought the CIAA the 2010 Walter Blackburn Award from AIA Indiana.  In 2010, he was responsible for bringing George Miller, FAIA, Immediate Past-President of the AIA, to Columbus to initiate the Institute’s Town Talk Program and present an AIA Presidential Citation to the citizens of Columbus.

In 2008, he facilitated a one-day charrette sponsored by the Miller Family and Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana that resulted in the J. Irwin and Xenia Miller Residence and Gardens being donated by the family to the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Tony earned a B.Arch degree with honors in 1966 from The Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.  The previous year (1965), he was awarded a B.Arch degree from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, which he attended as a Fulbright Scholar.  He graduated in 1967 from Columbia University, New York, with M.S. Arch (Urban Design) degree. After teaching for ten years at Ball State, he completed a year of post-graduate work in planning law and public policy at Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, while on a Lilly Endowment Open Faculty Fellowship.