News / July 2010
Rioux Gees Attends Haiti Summit
Published July 8, 2010
As part of her work with community planning and disaster preparedness, KRA’s Erica Rioux Gees, AIA, recently returned from the Haiti Summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where architects, planners, Haitian government officials, and community leaders gathered to assess the country’s current and future plans for disaster response and reconstruction.
Organized by Miguel del Rio, AIA, President of the Puerto Rico Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the summit examined Haiti’s history, culture and the built environment at the scale of both individual buildings and broader urban plans. Over four days, the group developed a detailed picture of Haiti’s current built environment and identified ways that local, regional, and international organizations can support the efforts of Haiti’s architects and planners without compromising the cultural identity of the Haitian people.
More information on the summit goals can be found at AIA For Haiti.
Over the summer, Gees will be leading local disaster preparedness workshops for architects and engineers in Amherst, and in the fall, she will lead a two-day seminar at BuildBoston.
KRA Houses Featured in “Power of Pro Bono”
Published July 1, 2010
Kuhn Riddle's Stanley Street Houses are featured in the book The Power of Pro Bono: 40 Stories about Design for the Public Good by Architects and Their Clients.
With a focus on how design can make a positive impact on society, the book examines a variety of projects from the perspectives of both the designer and the client and shows how creative, forward-looking collaboration can improve communities.
Designed in collaboration with Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity and Amherst College, the Stanley Street Houses are energy-efficient, architecturally engaging, and affordable.
Slated for publication in October, the book was edited by John Cary and Public Architecture and is available for pre-order here.