Who's Involved?

Ayers/Saint/Gross

Ayers/Saint/Gross, a Baltimore firm since 1915, has a long history with Johns Hopkins. Its architects have designed 14 projects for the university, most recently the Anne M. Pinkard Building in East Baltimore that houses the School of Nursing. Projects at Homewood have included the Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy. The firm, under previous names, also has to its credit two of the campus's most familiar buildings, Eisenhower Library and Shriver Hall. Today, Ayers/Saint/Gross takes on only college and university projects, and specializes in campus planning.

The firm's planning philosophy, principal Adam Gross says, is that:

	the physical plan should support the university's academic mission.
	the whole should be greater than the sum of the pieces.
	the plan should be comprehensive, so that nothing is considered in isolation from what surrounds it.
	nothing from a building down to a recycling bin is too insignificant to be well-designed.
	the plan must be flexible enough that implementation can occur over time.
	no one involved in the planning process the administration, the faculty, students or staff, community leaders or the architects should let creative thinking be limited by apparent constraints.

ASG's other campus plan work includes projects at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and the University of Georgia and Emory University . A Chronicle of Higher Education story about ASG's work at these campuses, the University of Virginia and elsewhere is also on-line.

Ayers/Saint/Gross is located at 1040 Hull Street, Suite 100 Baltimore, Md. 21230. The firm's phone number is (410) 347-8500, and its fax number is (410) 347-8519. Principals Adam Gross and Luanne Greene are the lead architects on the Homewood project.

Committee Structure

Follow this link to a table describing the various committees and their structure.

Committee Membership

Steering Group

The Steering Group will provide direction throughout the project, making final recommendations on campus- wide issues. Meetings with the consultant team will be scheduled approximately once every two months.

	William Brody, president
	Steven Knapp, provost and vice president for academic affairs
	James McGill, senior vice president for administration
	Richard E. McCarty, dean, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
	Ilene Busch-Vishniac, dean, G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering
	Ralph Fessler, interim dean, School of Professional Studies in Business and Education
	Larry Benedict, dean, Homewood Student Affairs
	Robert Lindgren, vice president for development and alumni relations
	Stephen Campbell, interim executive director, facilities management
	Constance Caplan, trustee, member of Buildings and Grounds Committee
	Walter Pinkard Jr., trustee, chair of Buildings and Grounds Committee

Working Group

The Working Group will provide input and guidance on campus-wide issues. Meetings with the consultant team will be scheduled approximately once every month.

	Candace Abel, administrative manager, electrical and computer engineering
	Stephen Campbell, interim executive director, facilities management
	Jan Corazza, executive director, campaign and development operations, development and alumni relations
	Candice Dalrymple, associate dean for external programs, G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering
	John Ferry, professor and chair, Morton K. Blaustein Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
	Steve Marra, student, G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering
	Richard McCarty, senior advisor for faculty affairs, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
	James Neal, dean, university libraries and Sheridan Director of the Eisenhower Library
	Mary Ellen Porter, special assistant to the dean, Homewood student affairs
	LaTonya Russell, student, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
	Janet Sanfilippo, director, city and community relations
	Jerome Schnydman, secretary of the board of trustees and executive assistant to the president
	Alan Stone, professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering
	Sharon Veatch, administrative manager, Department of Mathematical Sciences
	James Zeller, associate provost
Working Group (Support)
	Ronald Mullen, director of security
	Dennis O'Shea, executive director, communications and public affairs
	Stephanie Reel, chief information officer
	Marguerite Sonneborn, executive assistant to the senior vice president for administration
	Paul Taylor Jr., director of capital projects, facilities management

Focus Groups

Focus Groups have been created to address specific campus issues. Currently, there are four Focus Groups: Community Relations, Facilities/Infrastructure, Accessibility and Parking. Additional Focus Groups may be created as the project progresses. The Focus Groups will meet on an as needed basis, but not more often than once every month.

Community Relations -- Janet Sanfilippo, director of city and community relations (Chair)

Facilities/Infrastructure -- Stephen Campbell, interim executive director, facilities management (Chair)

Accessibility -- Alan Stone, professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering (Chair)

Parking -- Bruce Hamilton, professor, Department of Economics (Chair)

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