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Architectural Record Magazine is running a cocktail napkin sketch contest.

There have to be architects in addition to Vic who love doing this!

Details are here.  Also take a look at some of the past winners (and runner ups, honorable mention, etc.).  Very impressive.

SEI Design Group was ranked this fall in a few categories.

By New York State Construction News:

• SEI was ranked #68 in New York State
• SEI was ranked #89 in the Tri-State are (NY, NJ, CT)

By Architectural Record:

• SEI was ranked #200 of the Top 250 Design Firms nationally

SEI Design Group was one of this year’s recipients of the 2008 AIA New York State Design Awards. SEI received one of 18 Awards of Merit for the Parry Building Office Renovation project in Rochester. SEI was one of 294 entries and will receive the award on Friday, September 26 at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains. In March, SEI was recognized for this project when they received top honor for the 2008 AIA Rochester Design Award.

The Parry Building Office Renovation project involved the first floor conversion of the former Parry manufacturing facility in the historic High Falls District to house SEI’s Rochester-based architectural office.

The four-story brick structure was built in the late 1800s. The interior consisted of heavy timber beams and old wooden columns. Into that setting, SEI integrated an office layout of new glass walls and wood veneers.

The Greater Rochester chapter of Boma recently recognized SEI Design Group for winning an AIA Design Award in their newsletter.  You can read the article by double clicking on the image on the left.

Barbara Nadel’s article in Buildings interviewing Canadian security expert Margaret Purdy, describes how building owners can play a significant role in security and emergency preparedness. Barbara Nadel, FAIA is Editor in Chief of Soloso, AIA’s eKnowledge website.