Thank you to everyone who participated in the "Art of Architecture" Gala on Friday, September 28, 2007.  The music and food were wonderful and the photographs awe inspiring. 

If you were unable to attend, the Art of Architecture exhibit will be open to the public through until November 11, 2007 at Rodman Hall Art Centre, 119 St. Paul Crescent, St. Catharines.

Preview 2006 "Art of Architecture" Photography Contest Winners and "Unbuilt Niagara" Exhibits; wine, food and music at Rodman Hall Art Centre, 119 St. Paul Crescent, St. Catharines, September 28, 2007.

(click here for directions)

download copy of "Art of Architecture" Gala invitation here

Come join us as we celebrate the wonderful talent of these diverse photographers!

This Gala, a fundraiser for the Binational Doors Open Niagara program, also formally kicks-off a full season of "Niagara by Design", an initiative intended to introduce exciting new elements of design into the heritage and architecture mix that Doors Open has always celebrated.

Guests will be treated to an exclusive preview exhibit of the winning 2006 photos, as well as a special one-night exhibit of "Unbuilt Niagara", showcasing binational sites and community plans that never made it beyond the design stages.  The Niagara Society of Architects will also preview a new DVD featuring the work of prominent early 20th century Niagara architects, Nicholson and Macbeth, who were responsible for many of the Arts and Crafts homes built in St. Catharines and throughout Niagara.

This evening event takes place from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and includes Niagara Wines, Savoia Hors D'Oeuvres and music by the Nichael Miran Band.

Limited number of Tickets are available at $50.00 plus GST.

  Please email: helga.honey@btapartners.com or phone 1-888-849-5834.

Congratulations to the following winners of the 2006 "Art of Architecture" Photo Contest:

Best in Show: Mark Donnelly, PhD, Buffalo, NY

                     "Riviera Theatre - above the Marquee"

Exterior View: Philip A. Gundel, W. Seneca, NY

                       "Orchard Park Train Station Platform"

Interior View: Julia Piorkowski , Fort Erie, ON

                       "4 Tree of Life - Darwin Martin House"

Architectural Elements: Julia Piorkowski , Fort Erie, ON

                                        "Martin House"

Exterior View - Honorable Mention: Brenda C. Morse, Hamburg, NY

                            "Historic Home at Murphy Orchards, Newfane:

Interior View - Honorable Mention: Ron Wing, Welland, ON

                           "Sts Cyril and Methodius Doorway"

Architectural Elements - Honorable Mention: Ron Wing, Welland, ON                            " Floating Staircase - Welland Civic Square"

Also displaying their wonderful photographs will be:

Mark Donnelly, PhD, Buffalo, NY - "Albright-Knox - Caryatids and Weeping Trees"

                                                - "Castellani Art Museum"

Philip A. Gundel, W. Seneca, NY - "Orchard Park Train Station"

Brenda C. Morse, Hamburg, NY - "Reflections Through a Window - Orchard Park Train

                                                  Station"

Julia Piorkowski, Fort Erie, ON - "Exterior Darwin D. Martin House"

Ron Wing, Welland, ON - "Holy Trinity Church, Welland"

David Carnahan, Niagara Falls, ON - "Willowbank"

                                                   - "Rodman Hall"

Karen Vandervalk, Fonthill, ON - "Mill Reflections"

                                             - "Spires in the Sky"

Melvin Watkins, Amherst, NY - "Newly Built Pergola as it joins the Newly Built

                                               Conservatory at the Darwin Martin House in Buffalo,

                                               NY"

                                            - "Darwin Martin House (left) as it joins the newly built

                                               Pergola"

Natalie Fedj, St. Catharines, ON - "Buffalo City Hall Entry"