SATURDAYS @ Canyon Plaza South - Open Air Market

BARKitecture promotional video coverage provided by "Eye on the Desert"

Partnered with dwell at home in the modern world     www.dwell.com

Presented by Total Marketing Partners     www.totalmarketingpartners.com

Benefitted Gilda’s Club Desert Cities California–cancer support for the whole family, the whole time     www.gildasclubdesertcities.org

Sponsored by Regency Homes www.regencyhomes.org

Hosted by Ace Hotel & Swim Club, 701 E Palm Cyn, Palm Springs, CA 92264     www.acehotel.com

Entertainment Donated by Mike Perreira

Custom Bottled Water Donated by Jay Applebaum & Denny Hymanson of Custom Water Works of the Desert www.jaythewaterguy.com

Photography Done by Sherri Breyer-Mardones

Auctioneer Dennis Wisbey

Sketch Approval Judge/Advisor:
  °Sean Lockyer and Peter Blackburn of ar+d llc

Judges 

Suzanne Delahanty MA - PAWZ Palm Springs, design/drafting, Miyoko Ohtake - dwell Assistant Editor, Fred Albert - author Barkitecture, Tim Clark - Wright Design Group, Louise M Neyer - Louise Neyer Interiors, Jay Nailor & MiShell Modern - M Modern Gallery, Daniel Wright - Wright Design Group, Micahel Corbett - Extra, senior producer and host of Extra's Mansions & Millionaires, author, Udo Kier - cult film star, David Dixon - graphics artist dd design, Paul Golden - Contractor and Board Member of Gilda's Club Desert Cities CA

Event (BARKitecture CHIQue 2009): Friday, May 1, 2009 at Ace Hotel & Swim Club, 701 E Palm Cyn Dr, Palm Springs, CA from 6 to 8pm, Business / Cocktail Attire
The CHIQue evening included complimentary Hors d'oeuvres (courtesy of Ace Hotel), BARKitinis and other spirits offered at the no-host bar, viewing of 12 barkitecture entries.

FIRST PLACE

Dog House Pedigree Pergola

Builder: Joe Irwin, Michael O'Neal, Michael Riggin all of NewSchool of Architecture & Design, San Diego, CA newschoolarch.edu

SECOND PLACE

Dog House Play Penn

Builder: Jared Basler, Allen Ghaida both of NewSchool of Architecture & Design, San Diego, CA newschoolarch.edu

Architect: FreemanWhite Architects / Sharon Martin, Jennifer Tam, Matt Teichner

THIRD PLACE

Dog House - Woof-Häus

Builder: Calvin VanBik (was not present) of NewSchool of Architecture & Design, San Diego, CA newschoolarch.edu

Architect: Jack Smyer, AI RIBA along with input from Smyer Architecture / Molly Groendyke, Nellie High, Alexis Karpetsky, Sue Murphy, Jason Florence, Joe Corona, Bob Scott

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD

Dog House - Vintage Vessel

Builder: Edward Grimm of Earthbound Films Pioneer Town, CA on the right (pictured with David Peet/Total Marketing Partners & Miyoko Ohtake/dwell)

OTHER ENTRIES:

Dog in the Box by Cathedral City High School students Cathedral City, CA / Builder: Daniel Alvarado Guerrero, Eriberto Castaneda Ramirez, Jose A Jimenez

Go House by NewSchool of Architecture & Design, San Diego, CA / Builder: Chris Hartley & John Martinez

Bow Wow House by NewSchool of Architecture & Design, San Diego, CA / Builder: Christopher Butler

The Optima by NewSchool of Architecture & Design, San Diego, CA / Builder: Christopher "Sean" DeGuzman

Lath House by John Gilmer Architects Inc, Palm Springs, CA / Builder: John Gilmer

Team Robdogs by NewSchool of Architecture & Design, San Diego, CA / Builder: Robert Percell & Robert Ramo

We extend a big THANK YOU to all those who made BARKitecture CHIQue 2009 a success!