INSIDE THE
NEWSLETTER
PAGE 1
ARCHITECTURAL TOUR– HOUSTON BALLET
The 2 hour Tour and Talk of the Houston Ballet went off
with a bang! The number of attendees overwhelmed
Architectural Tour:
Houston Ballet Center for
Dance
Event Highlights
Photo Collage
previous year’s tours as we split into three groups and
PAGE 2
of the Ballet were designed by Gensler Houston. Those
Calendar of Events
Architectural Tour:
Houston Ballet Center for
Dance
Underwriter Spotlight
traversed the 5 levels of The Houston Ballet Center for
Dance. The award winning interior space and architecture
who attended were graced by the presence of the design
architects themselves for
This particular tour was a treat- designers
the tour.
gathered to not only experience the aesthetic
A Note from the Director
beauty of the space itself, but to participate in
PAGE 3
HCC Council
something more, an extreme connection
Featured Event:
Forum Speaker Tour
between the arts. This project truly showcases
how the design of a building and it’s interiors can
Support TAID: Raffle
Tickets for Sale!
inspire those that live, breathe, and create
PAGE 4
within the space. Not only is the Houston Ballet
HCC Council
a great symbol of creativity and design, but it
Connect with Students:
Student Conference 12
Student Membership
Stu Co: Not just for
Students!
almost seems to bring life back into downtown
Houston. It is an investment in the performing
arts epicenter of Houston!
Student Conference
Underwriting Spotlight
PAGE 5
Connect Nationally:
College of Fellows Chair
Sustainability Spotlight:
AIA Materials Recycling
A special congratulations to Joy Taylor of McCoy, the winner of our raffle– Tickets to the Nutcracker! Thank
you to all who attended the event. We really hope that you enjoyed the evening! We would also like to
thank all of our volunteers. IIDA truly is a volunteer based organization, and our success would not be
possible without all of the man hours that our council and committees commit to each and every event!
Product Runway
Coming SOON!
PAGE 6
Council Spotlight:
Joanna Prazak
Cali Pettigrew
2011 Chapter Sponsors
“The dark of the Walnut gives the allusion
of entering a stage. The dancers then
become the color within the space.”
- Terry Newell, Gensler
December 2011 | iida-tx-ok.org
ARCHITECTURAL TOUR, HOUSTON BALLET CENTER FOR DANCE: UNDERWRITERS
A SPECIAL THANK YOU to all of our underwriter for the Houston Ballet Tour! The event was a great
success, and it would not have been possible without your generous participation.
Gensler
Teknion
Wilsonart
Knoll
Debner
Tandus
Kenmark
Sue Gorman Assoc.
2011 LOOKING BACK: A NOTE FROM THE HCC DIRECTOR
Where has 2011 gone? The Looney Tunes Tasmanian Devil analogy of my
August article is still spinning like crazy. Your Houston City Center has brought
so many fantastic events to our community that when I think back over the
past year, they each stand out as uniquely stellar. In January, we dressed up
like board game characters as a reminder of the importance of supporting our
legislative advocacy group, TAID. February brought Interior Design students
from all over Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana to our fair city to enrich their
educational experience with mentoring from our chapter professionals. Our
March tour of San Jose Clinic focused attention to our Healthcare Sector, April
focused on hospitality and the sustainability of T’afia Restaurant. May was
our always impressive Product Runway! June provided us with a Barrier-Free CEU and tour of TIRR
Rehab Center, July Crypton CEU, and August Metrocon in Dallas. September kicked off our
Membership Drive and Industry Roundtable and in October we got to dress up again in Venetian
Carnival Masks at our most successful Art & Artifacts yet. We were so fortunate to be able to tour the
Houston Ballet, and we closed out the year with our Jingle Bell Rockin’ Holiday Party! Told ya, still
spinning!
I also wanted to address feedback that Houston IIDA has received
about our event days. Several years ago, we committed to having our monthly events on the third
Thursday of every month. Folks in the community have come to depend on that calendar place holder.
This fall, for reasons beyond our control, our events have occurred on alternate days. We have heard
your voice and agree that our monthly events need to get back on track! Look for future monthly
events (beginning in March) to return to IIDA 3rd Thursday.
IIDA support can happen in many forms and Houston is incredibly
fortunate to have such generous industry support. Join your Houston City Center Council in thanking
IIDA Partners for their ongoing support of our events and our organization. We could not bring you the
high caliber events that Houston enjoys without their support.
Shannah Breaux O’Neill, Houston City
Center Director
3rd
December 2011 | iida-tx-ok.org
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
December 31
Student Conference
Early Bird Underwriting
Deadline
Contact: Jessy Fuller
January 5
Product Runway
Rules + Reg Package
Released
Contact: Jeannie Wu or
Laura Thompson
January 2-12
Open Registration for
IIDA’s NCIDQ Study Class
Contact: Amanda Bringle
or Ann Briganti
January 16
1st NCIDQ Study Class
January 16
Student Conference
TX/OK Registration Begins
Contact: Jessy Fuller
January 23
Student Conference
NON– TX OK Registration
begins
January 30
*NEW DATE*
TAID Awareness Event
Details to Come!
Contact: Lori Foux
January 30
Product Runway
Team Registration
Deadline
Contact: Jeannie Wu or
Laura Thompson
February 23-24
STUDENT CONFERENCE
2.23- Industry Table
Top– Open to all
2.24- Keynote Luncheon
Open to all
Contact : Jessy Fuller
March 15
IIDA Programs Event
April 19
IIDA Programs Event
May 11
Product Runway 2011
Contact: Jeannie Wu or
Laura Thompson
HOUSTON CITY CENTER
COUNCIL
FEATURED UPCOMING EVENT: FORUM SPEAKER TOUR/ TAID AWARENESS
DIRECTOR
Shannah O’neill, IIDA, RID
J Tyler
[email protected]
DIRECTOR ELECT
Kristy Emmrich, IIDA, RID,
LEED AP
Gensler
[email protected]
PAST DIRECTOR
Amy Gilmore, IIDA, RID,
LEED AP
[email protected]
PROGRAMS CHAIR
Necia Bonner, IIDA, LEED AP
Inventure Design Group
[email protected]
PROGRAMS CHAIR
Cali Alvarado Pettigrew,
Industry IIDA
Art Portfolio, Inc.
[email protected]
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CHAIR
Ann Briganti, IIDA, RID,
LEED AP
Agile Ofis
[email protected]
Please join us for the 2012 Annual Forum Speaker Tour in January. We will also have a legislation
update and learn more about how we can be involved and make an impact in our profession with
TAID. The IIDA Houston City Center has made a commitment to make an effort to support TAID in
the upcoming 2012 fiscal year. In an effort to strengthen our profession and raise money, we will be
hosting a raffle with all proceeds benefitting TAID. Please see a list of prizes below!
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CHAIR
Amanda Bringle, IIDA, RID,
LEED AP
Architectural Floors
[email protected]
GRAPHICS CHAIR
Joanna Prazak, Assoc. IIDA,
LEED AP ID+C
Contract Resource Group
[email protected]
COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR
Lindsey Craig, Assoc. IIDA,
LEED AP ID+C
MDI Resources
[email protected]
ASSOCIATES CHAIR
Jennifer Trenta, Assoc. IIDA
Office Pavilion
[email protected]
December 2011 | iida-tx-ok.org
CONNECT WITH STUDENTS
HOUSTON CITY CENTER
COUNCIL
Questions about Student Membership
and Campus Centers? Contact Jennifer
Trenta, Associates Chair,
[email protected].
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Danny Airhart, LEED AP
Tandus
[email protected]
INDUSTRY CHAIR
Jamie Aragones, LEED AP
Herman Miller
Questions about Student Conference
2012? Contact Jessy Fuller, Student
Conference Chair, [email protected].
[email protected]
PHILANTHROPY CHAIR
Jeannie Wu, IIDA, RID,
LEED AP
[email protected]
STUDENT MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS!
Student Conference 2012 Registration for TX OK schools opens Monday, January 16, 2012, so save
some holiday cash for the new year, and join us for a great experience! For schools outside of Texas
& Oklahoma, registration begins Monday, January 23, 2012.
STUDENT CONFERENCE: NOT JUST FOR STUDENTS!
Mark your calendars for the two events within the conference, open to all Associate, Professional,
and Industry Members:
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 6 to 9p – INDUSTRY TABLETOP EXPO (tradeshow of sorts)
Friday, February 24, 2012, 12:30 to 2p – KEYNOTE LUNCHEON
STUDENT CONFERENCE: EARLY BIRD UNDERWRITING ENDS 12.31.11
EARLY BIRD UNDERWRITING CLOSES DECEMBER
31, 2011! Please take advantage of this first-time
Early Bird offering for Student Conference. Tours
and Tabletops are already filling up, so join the
holiday shopping chaos and submit your
Underwriting Commitment form today! Black
Friday may have already passed, but you still
have a couple more weeks to catch this fantastic
Early Bird deal. Don’t know which level to
underwrite? Feel free to contact Student
Conference Chair, Jessy Fuller, with any
questions you may have.
The Student Conference Committee would like to
send a GREAT BIG SHOUT OUT to our very first
underwriters of SC12:
-
1st Bus Chaperone goes to JMC Associates
-
1st Tour goes to Ziegler Cooper
-
1st Tabletop goes to KC Rep Source
1st event underwriter goes to IIDA Dallas Fort
Worth City Center, who has generously committed to be a Keynote Luncheon underwriter!!!
For the complete underwriting packages, please visit the link below:
http://www.iidastudentconference.com/pdf/IIDA_SC12_CallForUnderwriters_FINAL.pdf
December 2011 | iida-tx-ok.org
PHILANTHROPY CHAIR
Laura Thompson
JCS
[email protected]
STUDENT
CONFERENCE CHAIR
Jessy Fuller, Assoc. IIDA,
RID, EDAC,
LEED AP ID+C
J Tyler
[email protected]
TAID/GRA CHAIR
Lori Foux, IIDA, RID,
LEED AP
WHR Architects
[email protected]
UNDERWRITING CHAIR
Shanna Pajares,
Assoc. IIDA
Office Pavilion
[email protected]
UNDERWRITING CHAIR
Jeremy Dicks
[email protected]
SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR
Chris Laderer,
LEED AP ID+C
Steelcase
[email protected]
IIDA ADMINISTRATOR
Megan Carneiro
[email protected]
CONNECT NATIONALLY: COLLEGE OF FELLOWS
Peggy Noakes, FIIDA, AAHID, LEED AP, EDAC, was appointed as the 2011 - 2013 Chair of the
IIDA College of Fellows. Ms. Noakes currently works for WHR Architects, Inc. in Houston and
is a past member of the International Board of Directors.
In her own words:
“I am a thinker and a doer who has consistently demonstrated leadership and commitment
to promoting the value of interior design as well as IIDA as the Association of choice for the
profession. I also clearly understand how to translate my problem-solving skill set into
motivating others to work collaboratively and hopefully, help the College of Fellows
develop a ‘Purpose’ so that they, as a group, can share their knowledge, their experiences
and their expertise to benefit the profession.”
CONNECT WITH AIA: MATERIALS RECYCLING PROGRAM
The IIDA Houston City Center is glad to announce our
support of AIA COTE’s materials recycling program. AIA
Product samples may consist of the following:
COTE would appreciate your participation in the program
to re-cycle product samples as art material for student
Carpet samples (books and large samples)
projects. The Houston AIA Committee On The
Fabric samples
Environment is constantly looking for ways protect the
Wall covering samples
Flooring samples (VCT, ceramic, vinyl, linoleum, wood, cork, etc.) environment. Architectural and Interior Design offices, as
well as product vendors, are continually updating their
Plastic Laminate samples
product libraries and product lines. Rather than these
Paint samples
excess and outdated materials going to a landfill, COTE
Glass samples
collects and distributes these materials to teachers for use
Other appropriate samples (no individual items over 2 pounds)
in their student art projects.
This is AIA’s tenth collection/distribution event and to date they have provided over 31,000 pounds of materials for Houston
area student’s art projects. All samples must be dropped off between January 23-27 at designated locations: AIA Houston
Office, McCoy Workplace Solutions, or A&E Graphics Complex. Questions? Contact Kristy Emmrich or Chris Laderer.
PRODUCT RUNWAY COMING SOON!
Questions on how YOU can be involved in
Product Runway 12? Please contact Jeannie
Wu, [email protected], or Laura
Thompson, [email protected].
December 2011 | iida-tx-ok.org
CONNECT WITH YOUR HCC COUNCIL
Joanna Prazak, 2011-2012 Graphics Chair, has been making an impact in the Houston design
industry for over 5 years. She is a proud graduate of University of Houston, where she majored
in Interior Design and minored in Architecture. She is currently the Workplace Solution
Coordinator/ A&D Representative for Contract Resource Group, where she has worked on a
variety of projects, including: commercial, healthcare, education, and hospitality design. She has
been actively involved in IIDA as both a volunteer and council member. Before becoming the
HCC Graphics Chair, Joanna was the Membership Chair. She has also served on committees for
Student Conference, Art and Artifacts, Programs, and Product Runway.
In addition to all of Joanna’s hard work and commitment to her career and IIDA, she spends her
spare time working with Houston’s Italian Greyhound Rescue. She is currently the proud parent
of three Italian Greyhounds and two large cats.
Cali Alvarado Pettigrew, 2011-2012 Programs Chair, is the Director of Art Portfolio,
Inc., which has been a working entity for 4 years. Before founding Art Portfolio, Inc., Cali
graduated from St. Edward’s University with a degree in psychology and business. Her
passion for the “human component” of business was fully defined by the art industry. She
started off as a gallery assistant, progressed to director, and now Cali does art consulting
and portfolio management full time. Her eye for artwork placement has enabled her to
manage over 100 art placement projects in various industries spanning from healthcare,
hospitality, corporate, residential, and everything in between. She has maintained long
running relationships with clients throughout her career, and she continues to build on
strong relationships.
Cali was married in June of 2011. She, her husband Peter, and their golden retriever Luca
live in the Upper Kirby District of Houston.
2011 TX OK CHAPTER SPONSORS
PLATINUM | Allsteel, Bentley Prince Street, Crossville Porcelain Stone, Furniture Marketing Group, G.L. Seaman & Company,
Herman Miller, Hossley Lighting Associates, J. Tyler, JCS, McCoy Workplace Solutions/ McCoy Floor Covering/ Rockford Business
Interiors, OM Workspace, Shaw Contract Group, Tandus Flooring, Teknion, The Mohawk Group/Daltile
GOLD | 3form, Caesarstone, Corporate Source, Glass Recycled, Humanscale, InterfaceFLOR, J+J/Invision, KI, Mannington Commercial,
Milliken/Constantine, Office Pavilion, Paoli, Patcraft, Professional Furniture Consultants, Southwest Solutions Group, Steelcase,
TRI-KES
SILVER | Armstrong, Bauhaus Interiors Group, BKM Total Office of Texas, Business Interiors, Business Interiors by Staples,
Columbia Forest Products, Concept Surfaces, Connectrac, Cronan & Associates, Dauphin, Debner+Company, Forbo Flooring Systems,
Gunlocke, Hart Texas, Haworth, Interceramic, J Fyffe Company, Kenmark, Kimball Office,
Knoll, KSM Associates, MasterTile, MDI Resources, National Office Furniture, nora Systems
Rubber Flooring, OFS Brands, PS Gerry, Putterman Scharck and Associates, Reid Cooper
Associates, Royer & Schutts Commercial Interiors, Skyline Art Services, Stone Solutions, The Ofis,
December 2011
| iida-tx-ok.org
The Spencer Company, USG Interiors, Vanguard Environments,
Vector
Concepts, Wilson Office
Interiors, Workplace Resource
Legacy Sponsors in Bold