MEMBER NEWSRosanne Dubé
APT Vice-president and Montréal Conference Local Liaison Rosanne Dubé joined the firm of Einhorn YaffeePrescott as Project Director last May. She is working alongside fellow APT members Matt Chalifoux, David Fixler, and Jon Buono on mid-century modern rehabilitation projects in New York City. A Québec native and McGill University graduate, Rosanne is looking forward to celebrating APT's 40th anniversary at the upcoming Montréal conference in October!
Robert A. Young, PE Associate Professor and Historic Preservation Program Director, APT member Robert A. Young, was named the 2008 University of Utah Distinguished Service Professor for his campus, community, and professional service over the past 15 years. Earlier this year, Young completed his first book, Historic Preservation Technology, which was published by John Wiley & Sons.
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH), sponsor friend of the 2008 APT Montréal conference, recently announced the firm's 2007 (and some 2008) award-winning projects, including Sidwell Friends Middle School (Washington, D.C.) and the Macallan Building Condominiums (Boston, MA). The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment's (COTE) named these buildings to its Top Ten Green Projects award list in consecutive years.
John Fidler Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH) has appointed Staff Consultant and APT member John A. Fidler, RIBA, corporate head of its Preservation Technology practice group. Fidler joined SGH in 2007 with more than thirty years experience in historic preservation in the UK, US, and internationally; his recent accomplishments at SGH include securing the firm's first World Heritage Site investigation project.
Allen Architectural Metals and Katherine Allen
Allen Architectural Metals, Inc., a long time
specialist in historical restoration, renovation, fabrication and
finishing, will be a first-time exhibitor
at the 2008 Montréal APT Conference. Recent and impending
company projects in New York include Battery Maritime Building (photo),
Washington Square Park, and Manhattan Bridge; in Chicago the Grand/State
Redline Project and Michigan Ave Bridge Historic Railing Repair.
In May, the company opened a New York Office
under the direction of Vice President for Sales and Operations,
APT member Katherine Allen. Katherine, previously employed by Walter
B. Melvin Architects and Sciame Construction of NYC, holds a Master's
degree from Columbia University's Historic Preservation program.
Her thesis, The Kirkbride Plan for Mental Health Care and Architecture:
An Historical Review with Case Studies of Adaptive Reuse, was presented
at the APT Northeastern Conference in 2006.
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