June 6, 2012
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Guess-A-Sketch audience members watch (and tweet!) as the action unfolds on stage.

Rebecca Woodman Taylor

Honoree sketchers Charles Renfro, AIA, Robert M. Rogers, FAIA, Ronnette Riley, FAIA, LEED AP, and Hugh Hardy, FAIA, with Master of Ceremony Walter A. Hunt, Jr., FAIA, and CFAF Executive Director Jaime Endreny preparing for the competition.

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(l-r) Charles Renfro and Rob Rogers sketch the Flatiron Building in Round 1.

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Robert Silman Associates competes in the final round.

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Sciame Construction, Robert Silman Associates, and Arenson Office Furnishings go head-to-head in the final round.

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Sketches from the competition displayed in Tafel Hall.

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CFAF staff Catherine Teegarden, Eveline Chang, Jaime Endreny, Alice Stryker, and Tim Hayduk.

Rebecca Woodman Taylor

On May 22, the Center for Architecture Foundation held its first annual drawing competition event and benefit, Guess-A-Sketch. This non-traditional cocktail party featured an architecture-themed, Pictionary-style game as its centerpiece.

Walter A. Hunt, Jr., FAIA, was the night’s MC and Hugh Hardy, FAIA, Charles Renfro, AIA, Ronnette Riley, FAIA, and Robert M. Rogers, FAIA, served as honoree sketchers. In front of a packed Tafel Hall, nine teams vied over two rounds, guessing buildings from around the world drawn by the sketchers. Illustrators were challenged to draw Mont Saint-Michel, the Woolworth Building, Grand Central Station, the “Gherkin” in London, Burj al Arab, and many more. Audience members had the opportunity to get in on the fun by tweeting their guesses. The first person to tweet the correct name for each building won a prize.

Overcoming stiff competition, Arenson Office Furnishings became the first Guess-A-Sketch winner. Other competing teams included members from Robert Silman Associates, Sciame Construction, Cerami and Associates, Gensler, Knoll, Perkins Eastman, STUDIOS Architecture, and Turner Construction. Foundation staff, volunteers, and board members are already looking forward to next year’s event.

All funds raised through Guess-A-Sketch will help the Foundation initiate more programming for adults, increase in-school collaborations, and enhance family programs at the Center for Architecture. Visit www.cfafoundation.org to learn more about the CFAF’s award-winning programs or ways to become involved.