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“I’ll start drinking again... or no, I’ll wait!” said Grishka to himself, hesitating between the two alternatives, “I’d better go to Moscow!”М. Е. Saltykov-Shchedrin. Little Things in Life, 1887.The expression “burden of choice” is well understood by anyone who has ever made a design decision or any other important decision. To make a choice means to reject all variants, all alternatives, except for one. At the same time you are not always sure that you have chosen the best one.Nevertheless, alternatives are necessary, without choices there is no movement and no development. Looking back on this year, we can already say that it has been rich in events, movements and alternatives of all kinds.The autumn marathon of architecture began in August with the XI International Festival “EcoBereg” in Volgograd (8), continued in early September with the XXII Interregional Architectural Festival “Zodchestvo in Siberia 2022” in Novosibirsk (13-38), and then the International Review Competition of graduation projects in Kazan (162). A little later, Ryazan summed up the results of the open competition for architectural projects of the school in its historical centre (6), and immediately after that we had the XXX International Architectural Festival “Zodchestvo” an event of national scale, as well as the Congress of the Union of Architects of Russia (12). Thus, Russian architects had many alternatives for participation. The problem of choice, however, could be solved easily: to participate in everything.The word ‘alternative’ originally had two mutually exclusive meanings. In direct translation from Latin, it means ‘second possibility’, hence the numerous alternative movements in culture, music, politics and so on. Alternative movements are typically provocative, daring and outrageous. We present a short article by Alexander Rappaport about the relationship between the alternative and the opposition.But the alternative is also necessity to make a choice. This necessity is often hard and sometimes even false. Konstantin Lidin speaks about the search for nonalternativeness, ‘battles of styles’ and the delusions which the search for an absolute ideal of beauty leads to in the field of architecture. Andrei Bokov’s article continues his reflections on an alternative way of reality cognition – the visionary way, on the types of visionary architects and their role in the development of architecture.Can vernacular architecture be an alternative to the professional architect? Andrei Ivanov discusses this difficult question using the example of Alexandropol (Gyumri).The traditional culture of China did not know the profession of an architect. Here, the construction art used to be based on traditions and techniques that remained unchanged for thousands of years. The contact with western culture has created uneasy alternatives. Anton Kosta and Xu Shichuang talk about this.Alternative ideas about a historic city, relationship between right- and left-brain thinking in design, paradigms of place development management, old and new capitals etc. are considered in the articles by our new and regular contributors.


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NEWS Linda Mack Passes Unexpectedly
Linda Louise Mack, assistant vice president at KBJ Architects in Jacksonville, died unexpectedly on April 20 at the age of 41.
Ms. Mack was an award-winning designer whose projects included the Ramses II exhibit for the Jacksonville Art Museum, WJCT-TV/Stereo 90 headquarters and the Tournament Players Club at Ponte Vedra Beach.In 1989, she received a National Honor Award for one of her renderings in the "Architecture in Perspective" competition.
Her illustrations have appeared in many books and at the time of her death, she was working on murals for the new passenger terminal complex at Orlando International Airport.The Orlando Airport project consists of four murals, two 80 feet long and two 140 feet long, to be used in the undergi'ound tunnels connecting the terminal with the parking garages via moving sidewalks.
The murals depict a trip up the St. John's River, a scene of the Atlantic Ocean from the beach side and the dune side, views of Orlando and a geological cross section of the state.A sound engineer was working on tapes of natural sounds that will go along with the graphics.
KBJ is the architectural firm Ifor the airport which has a commitment to an art program that is funded apart from conjtruction costs.
Linda Mack was a native of petroit, Michigan, and she attended Washington Universiy School of Architecture in St. ^ouis on a full scholarship, raduating in 1971.She was a barticularly gifted graphic iesigner who had been with iBJ for a number of years, he will be greatly missed.

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The State Fire Marshal is offering a course on fire alaim systems, jointly sponsored by the Alarm Association of Florida (AAF).
Experience indicates that the number one cause of noncompliance with Florida's fire alarm requirements is a lack of knowledge and understanding of the subject.This course is a cost-effective method of achieving the Fire Marshal's mission of enhancing life safety for the people of Florida.Along with fire sprinklers, fire alarms form the best defense against fatalities in structure fires, by serving as the early warning and evacuation system.
The course curriculum is structured for everyone involved in design, specification, plan review, inspection, maintenance, testing or installation PAY   T he April publication of the Team Disney building in Progressive Architecture sufficiently acquainted readers with Disney's most recent addition to its Orlando properties.As designed.Team Disney is a totally mixed-use environment, accommodating not only offices, but a number of amenities such as a travel agency, health and exercise club, credit union, cafeteria and more.The diversity of amenities created a design imperative for ASD which demanded that they create a fully integrated environment by carrying the interior design direction through all the amenities.ASD's mission, as interior architect, was to respond to both the architect and the client with a design that respects and supports both.The designers at ASD believe that a successful project is one in which the viewer sees not a multitude of individual signatures in a space, but rather one fully integrated environment which is an extension of the architect's concept.ASD's goal in working on the Team Disney project was to achieve complete harmony of design and to respond sensitively to the architect's goal.ASD's mission was to enhance, support and extend the architect's philosophy through space planning, materials and color application and furniture selection and specification.They were also responsible for the development and execution of the interior environment.
Interiors at Team Disney are ' a series of grays and silvers used to create a sense of light, space and softness.Thus, the interiors are an unobtrusive backdrop, or stage, upon which the architecture is played out.
In the execution of their design, ASD strived to recall and enhance the architecture through the strategic use of materials and color As a result, the intenors are reductive, rather than additive.They are sensitive, rather than decorative.They have been stripped down to support, rather than contest, the architecture.
The designers at ASD have a great deal of experience in dealing with projects of this size.They have been involved with the interior architecture of a number of large corporate headquarters.Working in Florida for over a decade has given ASD a thorough understanding of the specific needs involved in creating an environment that is both regional and functional.
Leo Elliott designed this elegant Beaux Arts building in 1924.Known as the Lafayette Arcade, it is located directly opposite another historic landmark, the University of Tampa, and it forms a kind of gateway to the central business district of the city.
Originally designed for retail shops on the ground floor with two floors of offices above, the 30,000-square-foot structure had deteriorated and was being used as low cost student housing.Plumbing had been installed in such a way as to damage the floor joists and fire escapes had been added to the Grand Central Avenue facade.
Cooper Johnson Smith Architects didn't approach the project as a restoration because there had been too many alterations to the building through the years to call it that.Still, they wanted to evoke the original spirit of the building.
"Where we could, we restored, and where we couldn't, we improvised," says Don Cooper.
During the renovation, stucco work and cast stone detailing on the exterior were repaired and restored to the original design.Transom windows that ill iiiiii FLORIDA ARCHITECT July/August 199 had been covered with stucco were opened, returning the original majestic proportions to the retail level.The insertion of two new interior fire escapes peiTnitted the removal of the three exterior fire escapes which were among the building's greatest detractors.
Perhaps the biggest impact came in the redesign of the lobby.Its walls were designed as interior facades made up of a continuous colonnade inset with shop windows.This be-^ came a miniaturized version of the exterior design, forming a continuous arcade that wraps the building.Lobby lighting is from illuminated "lintels" between the pilasters.Their reflected light also illuminates wooden grills in the openings above the archways, giving depth and transparency to the wall.Ceiling light fixtures are three-foot semiglobes hanging below domes which are five feet in diameter.
The paving is a pattern of polished and rough porcelain tiles which are suitable for exterior use, in case the ends of the passageway, which are glassed in for security reasons, are ever opened.Originally, two open-air passages allowed pedestrians to pass interior storefronts while taking a shortcut from Grand Central Avenue to what is now Kennedy Boulevard.
The two upper levels of the building have been returned to office space.However, the original office layout allowed for small, single-room offices that opened off of a seemingly endless corridor.Current leasing needs required larger blocks of space with one major entrance.The insertion of the two new fire stairs, along with the arrangement of multiple office blocks allowed the corridor system to be cut in half An added bonus to both owner and tenant is that much of the former corridor space is now leasable.
If one defines an arcade as either a series of arches supported by columns or a roofed passageway with shops on either side, then Tampa's Lafayette Arcade is a satisfying example which has been saved for future generations to enjoy.

Re nee Garrison
The author lives in Tampa and is the Architecture Critic for the Tampa Dibune.

T he Police Headquarters
Building is one of four structures which comprises the Metropolitan Police Complex.In terms of character, it is the building which most strongly reflects the desired image of strength and permanence.The massing of the Headquarters Building is strongly indicative of the program requirements and limitations which strictly dictated departmental relationships a.nd building heights and which departments were to be placed on which floor.
The exterior fabric of the Headquarters Building is coral stone, precast concrete and glass block, all of which convey an impression of durability.The functional relationship between the building's three stories creates the impression that the floors are independent of one another thereby imparting a dynamic character to the building's composition.In addition, the building utilizes classical elements such as freestanding columns, heavy cornices and symmetrical siting and then adapts these elements to a regional style through the use of recessed windows, cream colors and terracotta tile.
The basic programmatic requirement for the project was to design a facility that would bring together all of the functions of a metropolitan police department along with their corresponding operations.The architect's design studies led them to establish a complex of four buildings with associated parking.Total square footage in the complex is 315,705 square feet with an $81 persquare-foot construction cost.In addition to the Headquarter's Building with its 233,294 square feet of office space, there is a 20,901-s(iuare-foot district station, a 54,526square-foot warehouse facility and a vehicle maintenance building, all of which is situated on a 24-acre site.
The location of the four structures on the site was planned to facilitate the separation of the different activities needed for security and operational efficiency.
The Headquarter's Building and the District Station are located near the main approach streets with direct access to designated visitor parking areas.The Warehouse Facility and the Vehicle Maintenance Building are located away from major public circulation areas.Although the buildings have been planned to meet the department's requirements through 1997, the site design was conceived with the intention of permitting future building expansion beyond that time.Parking expansion will also be possible through decking of the main parking area north of the Headquarter's Building.A lthough Sandy & Babcock has been in business in Miami for over 12 years, their new office was designed specifically to fit the needs of a firm whose presence in South Florida continues to grow.The building's simple, sharp lines, accentuated by a pure minimalist treatment of materials, architectural detail and furnishings, augment the unobstructed flow of space and provide a clean backdrop for the work at hand.The simple exterior massing, carried out in a palette of monochromatic white, is sparsely accented with geometric details.Cube-shaped light fixtures are inset into the exterior walls, evenly spaced along the building's perimeter, illuminating the area and forming a pattern of glowing shapes by night.
The interior, carried out entirely in white, slate and light oak, is defined by the floating pavilion, which encircles the central atrium, and is reached by a delicate spiral staircase.A central skylight, which floods the main lobby and reception area with light, provides a strong focal point for this enclosed environment.
The design and space planning concept was conceived to create an introverted environment, shielded from its bustling urban surroundings.The focal point for the space is a central atrium complete with  T his pioneering project in inner city development converted a pre-1890 building into an architect's office that reflects great social concern for the surrounding fabric.The earliest records indicate the structure was standing by 1890 and in the 1940's it served as a grocery store.At the time of its purchase for conversion to office space, it was an abandoned shell in which no interior partitions, floors or roof were salvageable.
The exterior walls have been left exactly as originally constructed, including remnants of an old Coca-Cola sign which is faintly visible on the east wall.Original openings were not altered, merely reglazed.
Conceptually, the structure reflects local building traditions which were common in North Florida at the end of the last century.The architect's role in this renovation was to add dialogue to a conversation between this building and its neighbors and not to create a whole new order in a traditional setting.Nor was the architect's job to replicate the past.
The interior changes were far more extensive than those on the exterior.Columns which define the reception area carry air as well as the roof load.The flared capitals conceal uplights.The cadence of the mezzanine window banding estabhshes the roof structure and placement of the 11 ceiling coffers.Daylight, the principal source of light, enters the clerestory cupola and the roof pinnacle, brightening the innermost recesses of the building.Glass walls link the interior spaces visually and allow for views through the new walls to the old walls beyond.
The different floors delineate their functions.The mezzanine is the design studio, open to the reception area below and the cupola above.The first floor handles all the varied support functions, both administrative and public.Opposing stairs link the levels and foster a variety of movement.
The existing building is masonry.During renovation, a structural steel inner frame was added and stamped metal shingles were replaced on the roof.Careful plumbing design necessitated only one roof mature trees growing through openings in the slab.This area, while providing traffic corridors on the ground level and serving as a backdrop for reception and conference activities, is treated as a lush, indoor garden.Private offices and open work stations line the perimeter of the cube-shaped building on two levels, all benefitting from the light and ambience from the central open space.The primary source of light is the large translucent, pyramid-shaped skylight capping the atrium, which is dramatically lit after dark.
The 4,600-square-foot, twostory office building was custom-designed to meet the needs of a steadily growing architecture and planning firm.The office accommodates 20 architects, with room for future growth.While public areas and private offices occupy the ground floor, the openness of the upper pavilion provides for drafting stations with plenty of layout space for large drawings and a team approach to design.Restrooms, for employee and public use, are on the main level, but kitchen and storage facilities to accommodate employees' personal needs are situated on the more private upper level.

Sandy Heather Koenig
The author lives in San Francisco and writes about architecture.penetration.In the design of column and duct placement, the utilization of below grade "spun" ducts eliminated the need for furred spaces.Careful planning of the music system within the coffered ceiling projvides balanced distribution at each work station.
At $67 per square foot, this restoration of an inner city commercial building insures that a great tradition of southern vernacular buildings will continue.The University of South Florida is inviting applications for the position of Director, University Facilities Planning.This position reports directly to the Vice President, Administrative Affair.s.

Opposite page, top, night shot of main entrance with view of reception area and mezzanine offices
The incumbent will be responsible for providing the leadership for and the management of the University's facilities planning and major constioiction programs.USF is a public, comprehensive, metropolitan university with nine colleges and five cam|)uses.
Applicants must possess at a minimum a bachelor's degree in Architecture or a related field and eight years of professional level experience in developing and administering building programs.Preference will be given to individuals with at Ica.-^t five year's of experience as a principal or manager of an architectural firm; or, as a Director or Associate Director within a university facilities planning office.Preference will also be given to applicants who demonstrate strong leadei\shi|), management and group facilitation skills, as well as presentation skills (oral and written).
Anticipated starting salary is $60,000 to $65,000.Letters of application, a resume listing at least three professional references and a summary of work accomplishments demonstrating application of the preferred skills must be postmarked no later than July 26, 1991 and   Stuart.This problem was addressed in the redevelopment plan and the city has renegotiated with the DOT.Instead of closing two existing drawbridges when the new high-clearance bridge is opened, one of the drawbridges will be preserved for downtown access.
A riverwalk and pier have been built as part of the redevelopment plan.Plans to bring a post office downtown are being negotiated.The park system is being upgraded and expanded as part of the plan, including a series of parks connected by a continuous boardwalk along the waterfront.The city is currently making plans to develop a marina park, which will include a collection of historic buildings moved from other sites.A series of parks through the center of downtown and a linear park along the railway tracks are also proposed.Pink sidewalks, street lamps, paved pedestrian crosswalks and landscaped seating areas are now part of the downtown streetscape.
A number of underused and unmaintained historic downtown properties have been renovated and are now thriving restaurants, offices and shops, resulting in increased pedestrian traffic.Street life has been invigorated with street festivals and an historic theatre that was once in decline.An outgrowth of the redevelopment plan was the formation of Stuart Heritage, Inc., the first historic preservation group in Martin County.
Recognized for its redevelopment efforts, the City of Stuart received the 1990 Governor's Award for urban design.Stuart's redevelopment plan will likely continue to evolve for another 50 years, says Commissioner Jefferson.Perhaps this long term view is what Duany and Plater-Zyberk had in mind when they quoted architect Daniel Burnham in their report to the City of Stuart: "Make no little plans, for they have not the power to stir men's minds."

Jessica Armstrong
The author is a freelance writer who specializes in writing about Art Deco.

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OFFICE PRACTICE AIDS Architectural Competitions As A Marketing Tool
by Barry Sugerman, AIA P articipating in industry competitions such as the "FAME", "Aurora", and "Pinnacle" awards programs, as well as the FA/AIA Awards for Excellence in Architecture, has provided me with excellent opportunities for expanding my marketing strategy and enhancing my exposure to the people who buy architecture.As an architect who must rely upon word-of-mouth and precious media coverage, rather than conventional advertising, as a primary means of publicity, these competitions offer an alternative means of getting recognition which, in turn, stimulates new business.
Win or lose, just taking part in the competitive process is a worthwhile exercise.Preparing the entry helps to sharpen the presentation skills which are needed to interest new clients and satisfy existing ones.Interacting with the sponsoring ssociations increases visibility nd strengthens alliances.
•Due to my involvement in comfcetitions and my frequent successes, I have also been asked HO juiy several of the programs.
f^ot only is this an honor, but it rovides some valuable insights into how entrants are erceived by the "outside •vorld".
Most of the awards programs ulminate in a presentation anquet which is attended by esign professionals, builders, evelopers and other industry lembers.As soon as your ame is announced as a winer, you are instantly known to lese people as something of a slebrity.I have made some nportant contacts at these wards banquets that have ^pawned new sources of busiess.Apart from being a chance to enjoy your "moment of glory," these banquets are an important networking event.
Several of the state and regional competitions have media sponsors such as newspapers, magazines and radio stations that have helped put both my name, and the name of the photographer of my projects, before a mass audience that would otherwise be out of my reach.For example, the coverage that I received as a result of one awards program that was published in a major state newspaper this year resulted in three potential job calls and the signing of one new client, all within a week's time.
Trophies and certificates which are presented to winners are very impressive to chents and potential clients when they are displayed in your conference room.These awards tend to lend prestige and give credibility to the architect, thereby helping when it comes time to negotiate higher fees.
Although entering awards competitions can be both expensive and time-consuming, I have found that the costs are greatly outweighed by the benefits of increased exposure, recognition and potential financial gain.Often these benefits may not be realized for years, but then, few worthwhile investments turn profits overnight.

The author is an architect who practices in North
Miami.

VIEWPOINT Landscape Architects Are Very Down To Earth
by Linda Duuyuii T horeau's Walden has be- come a euphemism for the ideal in Nature.Evei-y time an architect has a new, pristine site delineated on the drawing board, the diminution of this ideal continues; many times, inadvertently.To ignore the instructive signature of a site in phinning a building is a little like the FBI creating a new identity for a witness.That person never really becomes accustomed to the new persona.
The early harmonious meeting of the minds of the architect and landscape architect can do a lot to minimize any such negative results.In education and experience, the landscape architect's primary focus is the configuration and character of a site; whereas, early on, the architect tends to visualize the bricks and mortar, the image of the completed design.
Often, timely initial involvement by the landscape architect can result in cost savings to the owner Judicious siting of the building can save money in cutting and filling and in the cost of new landscape materials.Normally, the architect will consider solar orientation, prevailing winds and other environmental constraints.However, the landscape architect can expand upon, and further refine, the approach to these elements to create a more effective project.
The key to a successful meshing of the building design and landscape design disciplines is in effective communication.It is important that the architect articulate his or her concept with its attendant meaning and overall vision for the integration of site and architecture.With this input the landscape architect can begin to conceptualize the profile of the site.It may be that the architect has inadvertently overlooked a pertinent aspect CRUISE TERMINAL #1 of the site design.Here is where a professional "give and take" discussion is necessary rather than a potential clash of egos.Once a reconciliation of goals is achieved, the project should proceed smoothly.
Landscape architect Kathleen Burson ASIJ\, of Parterre Landscape Architecture in Cocoa, Florida, recently collaborated with Spacecoast Architects of Melbourne for the design of a small cruise terminal and grounds at Port Canaveral.Having established the hierarchy of building/landscape elements and the levels within the landscaping itself early in the design developmental stage, Burson was able to build on the architect's desire both to have the building's unique profile dominate the site and to bring lushness and softness to a basically industrial area.
Burson's design assignment was daunting.She had to relate natural elements to a teflon-coated fabric tension structure which is uniquely sculptural and high tech in design.In addition, the Port's saltwater environment, as well as the central Florida climate, limited her choice of species.Only salt and cold tolerant trees and shrubs could be used.Drought tolerance was also a consideration.
To aid in efTective communication with the owner and/or architect, landscape architects utilize state-of-the-art graphic tools.One of these is computer imaging in which the architect's model is photographed and transposed to the computer.The landscape architects' design, as illustrated in their conceptual graphics, already in the computer, is then superim-posed.The process involves a multitude of sketches by th^ landscape designers in orde for the computer technician tc| replicate the concept.Th( result is a hard copy of th( entire scene in drawing o transparency form.This tech| nique graphically shows th( owner and architect exactlj what is intended.
The landscape architect'!input is equally valuable dui ing the construction documentj and construction phase of project.
Their specialized libraries resource materials usually ar more extensive and varie than the references availabl in architecture offices.The: development of landscape spe| ifications is based upon yeai of direct involvement both du| ing and after the actual insU lation of plantings.
Despite careful selection, the landscape architect must still get his or her hands dirty at the project site.By insisting on a single site supervisor of installation, by inspecting planting techniques, and most important, by inspecting the rootball and surrounding soils, quality control can be exercised.The most creative design can turn out to be a disaster if the plant materials are not of good quality and if the proper nurturing has not taken place.
It is easy for these requirements to be forgotten during the throes of construction.It is up to the architect to make sure that the landscape architect is brought in at the appropriate time to ensure quality of materials and planting techniques.For obvious reasons, the maintenance factor is more difficult to control.The design team may want to advise the owner to include a maintenance [contract for three months as part of the bid package.In this way, the plants' survival rate is increased and plant material [warranties arc easier to uphold.
Too often, the landscape design is an afterthought, an appendage to the architecture without having an integral relationship ... a few founda-Ition plantings, some shade Itrees, etc.Such inattention to pesign is clearly apparent upon ompletion of the project, prom project inception to completion, the landscape architect !an provide invaluable experse.Perhaps even more important is that architects who have real communication with their "andscape consultants will find hat their own designs have |)een enhanced dramatically.During the session, we make comments like "no one's life, liberty or property is safe while the Legislature is in session".One would think that the legislature is some sort of plague instead of a group of people selected to decide our laws and taxes.
The 1991 session of the Florida Legislature was no different from any other in Lhcil journalists spread gallons of ink across tons of newsprint criticizing legislators' actions.True, there was action taken involving a four-year-old misconduct scandal and rumors of impending disciplinaiy action against members of the legislature who failed to report gifts they'd received from lobbyists.Other than those diversions, however, the session was guided by the "put off today what you can do tomorrow" rule except when someone superseded that rule with the one that says "do it today or there will be no tomorrow".After all, legislators are just like most of us.

The Certificate of Merit
As far as the architecture profession is concerned, the first rule generally applied and a lot got put off.We introduced the Certificate of Merit (COM) bill for the first time during the 1990 session and did not get a hearing in either house.This year, the House of Representatives took a good look at the bill and passed it.The Senate chose not to consider it at all.Sometimes it takes more than one session to get the message across that you are serious about a problem.
There is another rule around the Capitol that says "the House proposes and Senate disposes".It doesn't always work that way, but for the vast majority of the bills introduced this session, including the COM, it did.Our intentions regarding COM are not devious.All we are asking the legal profession to do is to be sure that there is reasonable cause to believe that an architect may have committed professional malpractice before a suit is filed against him or her Federal law already requires this and so do many of the states.Now we just have to convince a few senators that we are serious about this issue.
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Photos, opposite page top: South elevation at fountain.Below: Main entrance looking south.This page, top left: Second floor view of atrium.Below: Lobby and control desk facing main entrance.Photos by Carlos Domenech.Above: Site plan courtesy of the architect.
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's firm came to Stuart.Also part of the courthouse project is an adjacent park which includes a brand new wooden bandstand designed in the vernacular of the area.The Department of Transportation proposed a six-lane, high-clearance bridge along an alternate route that would divert traffic from downtown Proposed building types for specific areas within the new masterplan for Stuart.Drawings courtesy of Duany / Plater-Zyberk.

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