May 20, 2014

Help Benefit The Gathering Place At The 2014 Race For The Place!

Support Team Bialosky in the 2014 Race For The Place to benefit The Gathering Place here: http://thegatheringplace.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=1104053&lis=1&kntae1104053=32C0778DD4BC41E5ABBD393AB919AB5F&team=5927802 Bialosky + Partners Architects co-workers and their families will be participating in the annual “RACE FOR THE PLACE” on Sunday June 1.  This is an annual 5K Race/1 mile Walk held at Beachwood Place benefiting the Gathering Place.  The Gathering Place is a Northeast Ohio based non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to offer support for anyone affected by cancer.  Their mission provides programs and services that focus on the emotional, social, physical and spiritual needs of people with cancer as well as their support network of family and friends.  All services are 100% free of charge. Programs include cancer support groups, resource libraries and support staff, tai chi and yoga classes, nutritional classes, art and massage therapies, a large wig salon and an extensive array of children’s programs. In order to do this, the Gathering Place holds a series of fundraising events throughout the year, but none is bigger or brings in more funding than the RACE! Last year Bialosky’s Team, which was over 20 strong, raised over $7400 – help us top that number!

While Not Recommended, The Race Can Be Completed Using Stilts.

The RACE is held on the first Sunday in June, which is National Cancer Survivors Day. Event Details:  http://www.touchedbycancer.org/support-us/racefortheplace/

The Race For The Place Is Fun For All Ages!

Bialosky involvement with the Gathering Place started in 2000, designing their Beachwood location with landscape architect Virgina Burt. We continue to support The Gathering Place through with architecture services and other resources.  Bialosky staff has grown very close to the amazing Gathering Place staff over the years and consider them our friends and family.  We are excited to take part in their annual fundraiser and hope to raise a considerable donation!  Please feel free to either join our team for this year’s RACE or make a one-time donation.  Your donation goes directly to programs and resources that support their mission.  You can follow the following link to our team website: http://thegatheringplace.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=1104053&lis=1&kntae1104053=32C0778DD4BC41E5ABBD393AB919AB5F&team=5927802

What Is A Great Event Without Food Trucks?!

Team Bialosky at The 2013 Race For The Place

May 14, 2014

Job Opening: Interior Designer at Bialosky + Partners Architects

Bialosky + Partners, one of the Midwest’s leading architecture/ design firms is seeking a passionate and motivated interior designer who is collaborative, creative, well-organized and confident.  Candidates must possess an eagerness to learn, ability to show initiative, exhibit a strong professional work ethic, be detail oriented and able to handle multiple tasks. Bialosky + Partners is an integrated design firm in which teams are typically maintained from a project’s inception through completion.  Project work will be inclusive of all phases of design (schematic design, construction documents, finish selection, construction administration, furniture selection) for a multitude of project types not limited to higher education, multi-family housing, corporate office, high end residential, and mixed use developments. This is a full-time paid position with excellent benefits.  Please submit resume and a sampling of your work. Qualifications: 4 year relevant degree Entry level – 5 years experience AutoCAD proficiency Adobe Photoshop proficiency Revit proficiency is a plus Google Sketchup proficiency is a plus Adobe InDesign experience is a plus Contact: Tracy Sciano Vajskop, Senior Associate | Senior Interior Designer tvajskopATbialoskyDOTcom

March 26, 2014

Canstruction: Bialosky Wins “Can-Spirit” Award Two Years in a Row!

The Bialosky + Partners Architects CANstruction team has once again won the award for “can-spirit” at CANstruction Cleveland 2014!  This award is given to the team with the biggest enthusiasm and largest amount of cans donated through a can sculpture.

7,000 Cans ready to be Can-Structed!

BPA would like to thank our sponsors for their generous donations.  Thanks to their help we were able to raise over $5,750 and purchase over 6,900 cans of food to donate to the Greater Cleveland Foodbank during their Harvest for Hunger Campaign! These cans combined with the rest of the teams’ structures, will provide a record breaking number of over 30,000 meals to Northeast Ohio’s Hunger Relief.

The team works together to finish the structure in under 5 hours

With this year’s theme of “Route 66 – American Landmarks”, our team created a can replica of the Hollywood Hills.  Route 66 was one of the first original highways in the U.S. As one of America’s Landmarks and near the ending site of route 66; our sculpture of the Hollywood hills was built in hopes to help end hunger in Cleveland.  The front of the sculpture represents the undulating hills of Hollywood and the back gives a nod to route 66 with the classic logo.IMG_4016IMG_4016

Route 66 - The back of BPA's Hollywood Hills Structure

With Route 66 covering over 2,448 miles, it was our goal to double that number in canned goods to create this structure.  To our surprise, and the generous help from our sponsors, we were able to meet and exceed that goal! Note: Please hover your mouse over the images below to navigate the slideshow: [slideshow_deploy id='2593']   BPA Thanks our sponsors!

February 13, 2014

BPA University – Digital Fabrication + Scripting in Architecture

Last Friday I put together a small informal internal lunch and learn for the BPA staff in which we looked at and discussed digital fabrication equipment and construction techniques.  Based off of the course that I taught at Kent State University last semester, the discussion of various techniques and uses in architectural applications became very exciting.  We also began to discuss and share how the process of scripting and parametric design could impact our design.  I shared various precedent from firms such as SHoP Architects, design work by Alex Hogrefe, and even included some of my own work on a new bookshelf that is in process.  Feel free to walk through the Prezi Presentation below!

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February 12, 2014

Job Opening: Entry Level Graphic Designer at Bialosky + Partners Architects

Bialosky + Partners, one of the Midwest’s leading architecture / design firms is seeking a talented and motivated Graphic Designer for print and web projects that innovatively represent the Cleveland based firm. We aim to find a candidate who can balance finding creative solutions, while meeting deadlines. Weekly tasks include assisting our Marketing Director with graphically rich proposals and presentations, digital marketing initiatives, engaging website / blog content, email blasts, social media, onesheeters, promotional products and marketing collateral, including visual case-studies of our work. The Graphic Designer primarily supports the Marketing Director and Business Development Director in completing these efforts, with the ability to grow into larger design opportunities within the firm. This is a full-time paid position with benefits. Qualifications: 4 year relevant degree 1-3 years of graphic design experience Adobe CS Creative Cloud Creative problem-solving skills Precision in design execution Effective verbal and written communication skills Strengths in typography and web/print design A hearty interest in architecture / interior design / environmental design Basic Photography experience is a plus Basic Understanding of WordPress is a plus Basic Understanding of HTML is a plus Basic Understanding of SEO is a plus Strong Portfolio of Design Samples Required Contact: David Craun, Principal dcraunATbialoskyDOTcom Graphic Designer - Entry Level