TruexCullins Supports Burlington City Arts

TruexCullins Architecture and Interior Design is one of the sponsors of the imaginative and whimsical "User Required" exhibit at Burlington City Arts (BCA). The artists use light and sound based technology to interact with visitors. The show breaks out of the gallery, extending into the upper floors of the Center. This show is appropriate for people of any age.

Join us at the exhibit to be engaged, provoked and have a unique art experience April 12 - May 18, 2013.

The opening receptions are:

Thursday, April 11, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm for BCA members and Friday, April 12, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm for the general public.

For more details about the show and workshops with the artists, visit User Required.

Architecture for the Birds and King Street Center

TruexCullins Architecture and Interior Design hosted our annual holiday party. This year's soiree was a unique fundraiser for King Street Center. We raised over $4,200 by auctioning off bird houses created by the staff. 

The avian homes will be on exhibit in our office at 209 Battery Street in Burlington until December 18, 2012. You may visit our office Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm or just enjoy the show in this online gallery.
 
Photos by the very talented Lindsay Raymondjack.

"Pillow Palace" by
Architect and Interior Designer
Marjorie Dickstein

"Out on a Limb"
Intern Architect
Andrew Chardain

"Coppertops"
Edgar Fandrich
Father of TruexCullins' 
Intern Architect and IT Director
Karl Frandrich

"Triple Tweet"
by Marketing Coordinator
Carmen George
(Not a licensed architect)

"Skydeck"
by Intern Architect
Josh Chafe
(Made of cement and wood)

"Color Cabins"
Intern Architect and IT Director
by Karl Fandrich

"The Grand Feather Resort Hotel and Spa"
by Principal of the Interiors Studio
Interior Designer, Kim Deetjen

"Bird Bunker"
by Interior Designer,
Rebekah Bose

"Ode to Paris"
by Architect and Lead Principal of the K-12 Education Studio
David Epstein

"Bird Home" 
by Children at King Street Center

"Quality Lodge for the Migrating Bird"
by Cliff Deetjen, husband of 
Interior Designer and Principal Kim Deetjen

"Twin Beaks"
by Architect and Associate,
Matt Bushey








  





"The Rustic Robin" by Architect and Lead Principal of the Homes Studio, Lee Grutchfeild

"Salvaged Secret Hideout"
by former employee
and author of Salvage Secrets
Joanne Palmisano

"Tree House" 
by Interior Designer,
Kristen Trottier

"iBirdpad" 
by Interior Designer,
Emily Gold

"Bird Chapel"
by Architect and Principal specializing
in Homes and Resort
Rolf Kielman

"Tunnel of Dove"
by Architect
Daniel Goltzmann

"Chick Magnet"
Managing Principal,
Director of Operations
Robert "Sparky" Millikin

"Avian Duplex"
by Architect and Principal of 
the Higher Education Studio and
Workplace Studio
Richard Deane

"Home is Where the Beak is"
by Project Manager and Associate,
Keith Nelson

"A Bird Abode"
Son of Interior Designer,
Rebecca Bose

"Tweet Retreat"
Friend of the firm and King Street Center,
Dean Percival

Friend King Street Center and volunteer at ReSource and
Environmental Sculpture, Brian Goblik.

"The Bird Bus"
by Interior Design Purchaser,
Pam Picker

Architecture for the Birds
Photos from the 2012 party










TruexCullins' Marketing Coordinator, Carmen George, King Street Development team; Kelli Shonter and Susannah Kerest

Managing Principal, Sparky Millikin with guests at the client party.

Guest with Principal David Epstein learning more about his Paris inspired bird residence.

Principal Richard Deane getting serious about bird digs.

Guest, Chapin Spencer, Executive Director of Local Motion contemplating his bid.

Chair of King Street Center, Board of Directors, Clarence Davis (second from the left) and the KSC development team letting the ideas fly with TruexCullins Dan Goltzman. (far right) 











TruexCullins Principal
Lee Grunchfeild and King Street Center 
Executive Director, Vicky Smith taking about the future of this wonderful nonprofit.

Principal of the Interior Design Studio, 
Kim Deetjen discussing bird houses flights of fancy with jewelry Designer and wife of Richard Deane, Ina Deane. 

A good time was had by all! And we raised money for a wonderful organization.

A Shaggy Dog Story: The Roland Batten Memorial Lecture 2012

Once again TruexCullins is pleased to be supporting the annual Roland Batten Memorial Lecture on Architecture and Design. This year's event will be held this Wednesday, October 17 at 6:00 pm at 301 Williams Hall on the University of Vermont Campus.  All are welcome to attend.

The guest speaker this year is Architect Louis Mannie Lionni, who will be giving a lecture on the story of our hometown of Burlington, Vermont.  "Heresies: Cultural Criticism in the Context of the Commercialization, Privatization and Militarization of a Small New England City.  A Shaggy Dog Story."

Louis Mannie Lionni is the Editor and Publisher of 05401, a small town magazine that is "committed to promoting an integrative, multidisciplinary dialogue in the public realm."

In Lionni's Own Words:

Architecture can be thought of as a sub-set of the great synthesizing categories: art, science, politics, sociology, philosophy. But architecture, in its built form, ultimately gives material being to all of these, and preserves and expresses their conflicts and contradictions over time.

Architectural criticism attempts to describe the relationship of the built environment to the existential environment. In formal terms ; in functional terms.

The subject of architectural criticism can range from the structure of poetry to the poetry of structure, from graphic design to urban and regional planning.

05401 ostensibly deals with architecture, planning, food and romance in Burlington, Vermont, on the east coast of Lake Champlain. The thing about it is that I often meet friends who tell me how much they enjoyed (liked) the most recent issue and then ask me without a trace of sarcasm what it’s about. I find that puzzling.

In any case, it would be irresponsible to overlook – in this context – the militarization of our environment, its privatization and commercialization, the F35 controversy and PlanBTV.

The lecture and reception are sponsored by the Roland Batten Memorial Fund, TruexCullins Architecture & Interior Design, and The University of Vermont’s Visiting Artists, Art Critics and Art Historian’s Lecture Series. The events are free and open to the public.

For more information call the UVM Art Department, 802-656-2014.

20 Years of Art Hop / 40 Years of Rolf

We love this time of year in Vermont. The air turns cooler, students return to their classes, and we ready ourselves for the busy fall season. And the big event in Burlington that always kicks things off is the South End Art Hop.

Once again, TruexCullins is pleased to be participating in this year's Art Hop, with an exhibit in our office on Battery Street on Friday Sept 7 and Saturday Sept 8. We are site # 50 on your Art Hop map, so please stop by when you're out enjoying the festivities on Friday night.
 

This is a big year for the Art Hop, and it's a big year for us. 2012 is the 20th year for the Art Hop, and for the occasion we are celebrating 40 years of architecture by Rolf Kielman. 

On display in our office will be an exhibit of drawings, photographs and models that span the 40 years of Rolf's work, from 1972 to the present. Our office will be open Friday night for the opening reception from 5 to 8pm. Then on Saturday, our doors will be open again for public viewing from 10am to 3pm.

If you miss the events this weekend, fear not. The exhibit will be up throughout the month of September and can be seen any time during regular office hours. More exciting events are also in store for later in the month, so stay tuned.