Postponed: ICAA Design Series: Disrupting Design & Construction Panel
Disrupting Design & Construction panel presented by Institute of Classical Architecture and Art New England and Boston Design Center
This session will suggest renovating the building process by reinventing the design/construction team. Architect, Interior Designer, Landscape Architect, Contractor, Tradespeople, and Artisans will explore whether the construction process is broken and can be improved to deliver a much better project for much less money by committing to a real team from the beginning.
- David Andreozzi architect/moderator, Andreozzi Architecture
- Construction: Stephen Payne, Payne Bouchier
- Millwork: Michael Merritt, Merritt
- Ornamental Plaster: Foster Reeve, Foster Reeve Architectural & Ornamental Plaster
- Landscape Architect: Dan Gordon, Dan Gordon Landscape Architects
- Interiors: Gerald Pomeroy, Gerald Pomeroy Interiors
More about the panelists:
David Andreozzi
David Andreozzi, an award winning architect, started Andreozzi Architects in 1988 specializing in historically based residential architecture; expressive of its sense of place, attentive to its detail and proportion, and timeless in its beauty. Commissions exist from Commonwealth Avenue, to the shores of New England, to the Bahamian Islands.
David has spent six years on the national board of the AIA’s Custom Residential Architects Network, CRAN concluding as 2014 National Chairman. In that role David opened up communication with the National ICAA in a effort to develop an alliance between the two organizations. At CRAN David spearheaded CRANtv, a new series of videos intended to educate the public on the importance of hiring an architect, to help the public understand the value of the architectural process, and to give the public tips on finding the most qualified architect for a project. Videos are hosted on the CRANtv YouTube channel.
David lives in Bristol RI, half way between Providence and Newport, where he served on the local historic district commission as chairman for years. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, David is the son of a second generation carpenter, contractor, and developer. He grew up working construction sites specializing in carrying junk to the dumpster and over time graduated to framing, fine carpentry, bidding, drafting, and running complex jobs, which eventually led to furniture design/building at RISD. David continued with his education at Shope Reno Wharton in Greenwich, CT in the mid eighties.
Stephen Payne
After dropping out of college in 1972, Stephen Payne, worked in a woodshop in New Mexico. He then moved back to Boston where he worked at Downes Millwork, where the main focus was short runs of 19th century reproduction standing and running trim. When that business sold, he moved first to another Boston shop owned by the Dixon Brothers, where he built cabinets and made sash and doors, and then to the West coast.
After a couple of years of cabinetwork and construction in the Los Angeles area, Steve again returned to Boston to join with his brother Tom and Oliver Bouchier, to found Payne/Bouchier. The threesome started out as a woodshop that fabricated and installed custom architectural millwork. In the mid-1980’s they began to expand from a custom woodshop to a full service General Contractor: Payne/Bouchier, Inc., Fine Builders. www.paynebouchier.com
Michael Merritt
Michael Merritt has a singular vision for Merritt, the company his father, George A. Merritt, founded in 1967: to be the best, most forward thinking and in-demand provider of ultra-high-end architectural woodwork and joinery for residential estates and super yachts. Through his strategic leadership and a collaborative executive team, Merritt has become one of the world’s leading luxury interior solutions firms. Michael’s goals for Merritt today and in the future are clear: generate flawless results for their clients, mentor and motivate their team and provide security and future opportunities to their employees, vendors, consultants and friends.
Since its inception in 1967, Merritt has operated on the belief that while its craft may be traditional, its business should be boundary breaking. After more than five decades of collaborating with iconic architects and interior designers, those principles hold true and explain why Merritt has grown to become recognized as the industry leader, a proven partner, a purveyor of precision and a master of both the art and science of woodworking and joinery. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Merritt has 200+ employees in 4 offices in the U.S., and offices in Germany and the UK. State of the art, climate-controlled production facilities reside in Mentor, OH and Lodi, CA. While widely known for its luxury interior architectural woodwork, Merritt has grown well beyond that definition to provide clients with unparalleled strategic interior solutions ranging from the expected: woodwork and joinery manufacturing, carpentry and installation; to the surprising and unexpected: hardware, metalwork, specialty material procurement and classical decoration. However, their most defining program, and what has elevated them to the very top of their field is their all-encompassing engineering and consulting service. With constant innovation and an obsession with perfection, Merritt continues to change the definition of woodwork and joinery. Clients, design partners and owners know that Merritt exudes confidence, luxury and unparalleled quality and rely on Merritt for their most discerning projects and designs.
Foster Reeve
Foster attended Woodstock Country School in South Woodstock, VT, Marlboro College in Marlboro, VT where he received a BA in Fine Art (classical sculpture) along with a Mathematics minor. Moving to NYC in 1984 Foster worked in construction to support his art, and in 1988 enrolled in Parsons School of Design to pursue his Master of Fine Art (classical painting) in the Beaux Art style atelier program lead by Leland Bell and Paul Resika. The focus on history, materials, and old master techniques married well to Foster’s growing knowledge of the building trades, and it didn’t take long for him to start experimenting with the medium of plaster as “art in construction”.
Foster had an eye-opening experience in 1989 when working for a contractor who was also an historian of the building trades in NYC. When he applied some basic plastering techniques he had learned while working summers for a builder in VT, this contractor/historian commented on how rare it was to find people who can do this sort of work. Foster was perplexed that in such a populous city, this would be a rare talent. He was summarily taken out for a beer after work and told the sad story of the demise of the plaster trade, which began in earnest after WWII with the advent of drywall. Thus began a journey into the understanding of the materials and techniques, and a commitment to the renaissance of this amazing trade via modern methodologies.
After 30 years of exploration and executed work, Foster has amassed a group of standard products and practices that he feels embody the best and most beautiful aspects of plaster. Foster never tires of expounding on the health benefits, the green environmental aspects, and the maintenance free nature of plaster products. Add to this the almost unlimited design potential, for both classical and modern buildings, and you have the foundation of a career that continues to inspire Foster and the many whom he has touched with his passion.
Foster and his amazing team have been the recipients of the Trumbauer Award, the Mizner Award, and the Bulfinch Award, all for excellence in craftsmanship. Foster is a board member of the Institute for Classical Architecture and Art, and is on the preservation committee of Old Westbury Gardens, where he helps oversee the restoration of the Phipps mansion. Foster dedicates much time to educating craftsmen, builders and designers in the modern techniques and uses of plaster.
Dan K. Gordon
Dan is a professionally licensed landscape architect with a practice in Wellesley, MA. He was born and raised in the Boston area, and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design. He received his Master of Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1986.
Dan has received numerous design achievement awards, including his work on the Central Artery Project, two Boston Society of Landscape Architects Merit Awards for residential design, a design competition for the University of California Davis Arboretum, a Tucker Design Award for design excellence with stone, and a Prism Award for design excellence. You can view Dan's work on his website.
Liz Caan is the Principal and founder of Liz Caan & Co., a full-service interior design firm specializing in creative solutions that honor tradition. The Liz Caan & Co. Design Studio is based in Newton, Massachusetts where Liz is personally involved in every project, and is dedicated to cultivating talent within the firm. Liz is an active member of the Design Leadership Network, The Leaders of Design Council, and the Soane Foundation. Liz holds a degree in Fine Art from the University of Wisconsin and previously spent over a decade in sales and marketing in New York and Chicago.
Liz’s work has been showcased in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Traditional Home, Luxe Interiors, Better Homes & Gardens, HGTV Magazine, Design New England, Boston Magazine, Boston Home, The Boston Globe, Boston Common, and New England Home. Her work has also been featured in the book, Linens: For Every Room and Occasion by Jane Scott Hodges, the book, Decorating with Carpets by Ashley Stark Kenner and Chad Stark, and the book Farrow and Ball Recipes for Decorating by Joa Studholme. Liz Caan & Co's work will also be featured in the Gibbs Smith book New England Modern by Jaci Conry and Michael J. Lee, slated to be released Spring 2020.
Disrupting Design & Construction panel presented by Institute of Classical Architecture and Art New England and Boston Design Center
This session will suggest renovating the building process by reinventing the design/construction team. Architect, Interior Designer, Landscape Architect, Contractor, Tradespeople, and Artisans will explore whether the construction process is broken and can be improved to deliver a much better project for much less money by committing to a real team from the beginning.
- David Andreozzi architect/moderator, Andreozzi Architecture
- Construction: Stephen Payne, Payne Bouchier
- Millwork: Michael Merritt, Merritt
- Ornamental Plaster: Foster Reeve, Foster Reeve Architectural & Ornamental Plaster
- Landscape Architect: Dan Gordon, Dan Gordon Landscape Architects
- Interiors: Gerald Pomeroy, Gerald Pomeroy Interiors
More about the panelists:
David Andreozzi
David Andreozzi, an award winning architect, started Andreozzi Architects in 1988 specializing in historically based residential architecture; expressive of its sense of place, attentive to its detail and proportion, and timeless in its beauty. Commissions exist from Commonwealth Avenue, to the shores of New England, to the Bahamian Islands.
David has spent six years on the national board of the AIA’s Custom Residential Architects Network, CRAN concluding as 2014 National Chairman. In that role David opened up communication with the National ICAA in a effort to develop an alliance between the two organizations. At CRAN David spearheaded CRANtv, a new series of videos intended to educate the public on the importance of hiring an architect, to help the public understand the value of the architectural process, and to give the public tips on finding the most qualified architect for a project. Videos are hosted on the CRANtv YouTube channel.
David lives in Bristol RI, half way between Providence and Newport, where he served on the local historic district commission as chairman for years. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, David is the son of a second generation carpenter, contractor, and developer. He grew up working construction sites specializing in carrying junk to the dumpster and over time graduated to framing, fine carpentry, bidding, drafting, and running complex jobs, which eventually led to furniture design/building at RISD. David continued with his education at Shope Reno Wharton in Greenwich, CT in the mid eighties.
Stephen Payne
After dropping out of college in 1972, Stephen Payne, worked in a woodshop in New Mexico. He then moved back to Boston where he worked at Downes Millwork, where the main focus was short runs of 19th century reproduction standing and running trim. When that business sold, he moved first to another Boston shop owned by the Dixon Brothers, where he built cabinets and made sash and doors, and then to the West coast.
After a couple of years of cabinetwork and construction in the Los Angeles area, Steve again returned to Boston to join with his brother Tom and Oliver Bouchier, to found Payne/Bouchier. The threesome started out as a woodshop that fabricated and installed custom architectural millwork. In the mid-1980’s they began to expand from a custom woodshop to a full service General Contractor: Payne/Bouchier, Inc., Fine Builders. www.paynebouchier.com
Michael Merritt
Michael Merritt has a singular vision for Merritt, the company his father, George A. Merritt, founded in 1967: to be the best, most forward thinking and in-demand provider of ultra-high-end architectural woodwork and joinery for residential estates and super yachts. Through his strategic leadership and a collaborative executive team, Merritt has become one of the world’s leading luxury interior solutions firms. Michael’s goals for Merritt today and in the future are clear: generate flawless results for their clients, mentor and motivate their team and provide security and future opportunities to their employees, vendors, consultants and friends.
Since its inception in 1967, Merritt has operated on the belief that while its craft may be traditional, its business should be boundary breaking. After more than five decades of collaborating with iconic architects and interior designers, those principles hold true and explain why Merritt has grown to become recognized as the industry leader, a proven partner, a purveyor of precision and a master of both the art and science of woodworking and joinery. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Merritt has 200+ employees in 4 offices in the U.S., and offices in Germany and the UK. State of the art, climate-controlled production facilities reside in Mentor, OH and Lodi, CA. While widely known for its luxury interior architectural woodwork, Merritt has grown well beyond that definition to provide clients with unparalleled strategic interior solutions ranging from the expected: woodwork and joinery manufacturing, carpentry and installation; to the surprising and unexpected: hardware, metalwork, specialty material procurement and classical decoration. However, their most defining program, and what has elevated them to the very top of their field is their all-encompassing engineering and consulting service. With constant innovation and an obsession with perfection, Merritt continues to change the definition of woodwork and joinery. Clients, design partners and owners know that Merritt exudes confidence, luxury and unparalleled quality and rely on Merritt for their most discerning projects and designs.
Foster Reeve
Foster attended Woodstock Country School in South Woodstock, VT, Marlboro College in Marlboro, VT where he received a BA in Fine Art (classical sculpture) along with a Mathematics minor. Moving to NYC in 1984 Foster worked in construction to support his art, and in 1988 enrolled in Parsons School of Design to pursue his Master of Fine Art (classical painting) in the Beaux Art style atelier program lead by Leland Bell and Paul Resika. The focus on history, materials, and old master techniques married well to Foster’s growing knowledge of the building trades, and it didn’t take long for him to start experimenting with the medium of plaster as “art in construction”.
Foster had an eye-opening experience in 1989 when working for a contractor who was also an historian of the building trades in NYC. When he applied some basic plastering techniques he had learned while working summers for a builder in VT, this contractor/historian commented on how rare it was to find people who can do this sort of work. Foster was perplexed that in such a populous city, this would be a rare talent. He was summarily taken out for a beer after work and told the sad story of the demise of the plaster trade, which began in earnest after WWII with the advent of drywall. Thus began a journey into the understanding of the materials and techniques, and a commitment to the renaissance of this amazing trade via modern methodologies.
After 30 years of exploration and executed work, Foster has amassed a group of standard products and practices that he feels embody the best and most beautiful aspects of plaster. Foster never tires of expounding on the health benefits, the green environmental aspects, and the maintenance free nature of plaster products. Add to this the almost unlimited design potential, for both classical and modern buildings, and you have the foundation of a career that continues to inspire Foster and the many whom he has touched with his passion.
Foster and his amazing team have been the recipients of the Trumbauer Award, the Mizner Award, and the Bulfinch Award, all for excellence in craftsmanship. Foster is a board member of the Institute for Classical Architecture and Art, and is on the preservation committee of Old Westbury Gardens, where he helps oversee the restoration of the Phipps mansion. Foster dedicates much time to educating craftsmen, builders and designers in the modern techniques and uses of plaster.
Dan K. Gordon
Dan is a professionally licensed landscape architect with a practice in Wellesley, MA. He was born and raised in the Boston area, and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design. He received his Master of Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1986.
Dan has received numerous design achievement awards, including his work on the Central Artery Project, two Boston Society of Landscape Architects Merit Awards for residential design, a design competition for the University of California Davis Arboretum, a Tucker Design Award for design excellence with stone, and a Prism Award for design excellence. You can view Dan's work on his website.
Liz Caan is the Principal and founder of Liz Caan & Co., a full-service interior design firm specializing in creative solutions that honor tradition. The Liz Caan & Co. Design Studio is based in Newton, Massachusetts where Liz is personally involved in every project, and is dedicated to cultivating talent within the firm. Liz is an active member of the Design Leadership Network, The Leaders of Design Council, and the Soane Foundation. Liz holds a degree in Fine Art from the University of Wisconsin and previously spent over a decade in sales and marketing in New York and Chicago.
Liz’s work has been showcased in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Traditional Home, Luxe Interiors, Better Homes & Gardens, HGTV Magazine, Design New England, Boston Magazine, Boston Home, The Boston Globe, Boston Common, and New England Home. Her work has also been featured in the book, Linens: For Every Room and Occasion by Jane Scott Hodges, the book, Decorating with Carpets by Ashley Stark Kenner and Chad Stark, and the book Farrow and Ball Recipes for Decorating by Joa Studholme. Liz Caan & Co's work will also be featured in the Gibbs Smith book New England Modern by Jaci Conry and Michael J. Lee, slated to be released Spring 2020.