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Saturday, September 27, 2008
Registration Desk Open
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
SA-01
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Mining The Past to Build the Future
1.5 LUs HSW
In the course of renovating an historic New York clubhouse designed by Delano & Aldrich, Peter Pennoyer uncovered a trove of unseen drawings by the great Beaux-Arts firm. Publishing their drawings and work propelled the Pennoyer office into a triple design enterprise: restoring the great buildings of the early 20th century, writing books about great architecture practices of the same period, and creating new buildings in this traditional mode. The book lead opportunities to design or restore more buildings, and more work lead to more scholarship …. And so it has spiraled for 15 years.
A recent Pennoyer book only displays archival drawings, details that will be start this talk, as Peter asks: What is relevant about them, how can they be used and the work replicated today, what cutting-edge technologies are available and would be the envy of the firms that produced these earlier celebrated works? And to the point of this conference, he’ll discuss how can you mine the past to create a very contemporary and satisfying practice? What opportunities are available to every firm to take that extra step, advance the profession, advance knowledge, advocate, and thrive – all at the same time?
Learning Objectives:
Advance your knowledge of ways to use new design technology in their preservation and restoration work
Apply examples from an enlightened practice to inspire your own design enterprise
Learn from the Friends of the Upper East Side’s official “Ambassador” how preservation has moved from a rarified special into political and social activism.
Peter Pennoyer,AIA
Peter Pennoyer Architects
New York, NY
SA-02
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Powerful Project Management: Your Key to Your Firm's Success
3 LUs
Note: This is a 3 hour session.
Program Times: 9:00 – 10:30 am and 1:15 – 2:45 p.m.
Program approved for AIA credit only.
In today's economy of uncertainty, every architect must manage his or her projects more effectively to survive. Your mission as a more effective "project manager" is to successfully complete each project on time and within budget, if not under budget. Today's enemies are tighter pocketbooks and the "hurry up" pressure to get the job done from the client.
Learn to manage any project and achieve your goals and objectives with the application of a variety of project management techniques that will save time and money.
Learn how to bring together and optimize the wide variety of resources necessary to successfully complete the project: skills, talents, and cooperation of a team of people; materials, supplies and equipment, information systems, and money.
Learning Objectives:
Build and motivate your team using the two most important skills to be a successful project manager
Establish a time frame to bring your project in on schedule within budget
Construct a project management life cycle
Develop: a Work Breakdown Structure, construct a network diagram to keep your project on track, and develop the critical path of your project
Apply negotiations and conflict resolution skills by applying the principles of Relationship Strategies to avoid costly budget mistakes
Apply an implementation plan to successfully execute the project and monitor your schedule and expenses
Dr. Elliott B. Jaffa
Elliott B. Jaffa and Associates
Arlington, VA
SA-03
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
A New Firm’s Technology: Real World Experience
1.5LUs
Program approved for AIA credit only.
Unburdened with legacy data and systems, new firms have the rare opportunity to consider and implement the latest technology strategies for marketing, design, and presentation. However, rather than have the opportunity to discuss the fundamental technology issues surrounding a new practice, many architects find themselves faced with a plethora of buzzwords (BIM and IFCs among them) that can be difficult to comprehend, especially sole practitioners and small firms that may lack the expertise of a dedicated IT staff or technology consultant.
This session will offer an highly interactive opportunity for attendees to relate their experiences in “starting from scratch” with a new firm, or reevaluating the development of their own practice. It will review lessons learned by a sole practitioner with a three-year old residential architecture practice
Learning Objectives:
Identify the areas of an architectural practice which can be aided by the use of technology
Determine relevant criteria for evaluating technology solutions for a new architectural firm
Apply technology lessons and experience to the creation or development of their own practice.
Kevin M. Shertz,AIA
Shertz Architecture+Design
Chestertown, MD
SA-04
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Bringing the Culture of a Non-Profit Organization into a Sustainable Urban Environment
1.5LUsHSW
Audubon has a long been a leader in use of sustainable office architecture. The organization’s most recent office was renovated in the early 1990s using innovative environmental technology and design that later served as a model for office requirements of government agencies, institutions, and businesses. In early 2008, Audubon’s changing facility needs required the organization to relocate to new office space in a former printing plant in Hudson Square adjacent to Greenwich Village in New York City. The new space offers high ceilings, full-height windows, and a large,uncluttered floor plate allowing all 125 staff members to be on one floor.
FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS designed the projected LEED-Platinum, 28,000-square-foot interiors inspired by Audubon’s mission and long-standing commitment to ‘protect and restore vital ecosystems, and to ensure a healthy environment for people, wildlife, and the earth’s natural resources.’ Innovative features of the new workspace includes: energy efficient air handling, heating and electrical systems, under floor air distribution, open space planning to allow daylight penetration to the entire floor and clear views to the outside through large windows, occupancy sensors and lighting controls, the use of recycled and locally produced materials, "cradle to cradle" furniture, and high indoor environmental quality.
Learning Objectives:
Understand sustainable design strategies that can be applied to commercial interiors in new or existing space
Learn new approaches to working relationships between architect and client
Learn how an architect’s design vision can coincide with an organization’s mission to ensure that sustainability is incorporated holistically throughout the entire project.
Guy Geier, FAIA, LEED, Senior Partner, FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS, LLP
Bob Perciasepe, Chief Operating Officer, The National Audubon Society
SA-05
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Developing Winning Design Award Portfolios for Small Offices
1.5 LUS
Session approved for AIA credit only
Have you ever wanted to submit a design for an awards competition but felt you didn’t have the time, or that you needed a large staff to pull it all together? This panel of experts who actually pull together the submittals for their firms and a design winning architect will provide you with information and how to’s that will have you ready to go when that next submittal form comes in.
Learning Objectives:
Implement the five “don’t miss” points of developing and organizing a portfolio
Develop your own checklist and timeline for submittal
Determine what are the best images to use, and avoid the ones that won’t work.
Moderated by:
Orlando T. Maione, AIA
10:45 – 12:50
Saturday Keynote Event
Keynote Speaker: James P. Cramer, Hon. AIA, IIDA, CAE author of “ How Firms Succeed”
James P. Cramer is the Chairman and Principal of the Greenway Group, Inc., a management consulting, research, and publishing organization specializing in the architecture, real estate, and management. He is a foresight advisor, futurist, and trends authority in the architecture, design, and construction industry. He is the editor of Design Intelligence, a design management change and innovation journal and the author of four books including the critically acclaimed book How Firms Succeed: A Field Guide to Design Management. He is the editor of the annual Almanac of Architecture & Design, praised as the “essential and definitive tool for architecture and design facts” by The American Institute of Architects. He also authored the book featured at the 2006 AIA Convention: The Next Architect: A New Twist on the Future of Design, published by Ostberg.
He is the founding co-chairman of the Washington DC based think tank, The Design Futures Council. The Council’s mission is to explore trends, changes, and new opportunities in design, architecture, engineering, and building technology.
Greenway’s strategic consulting clients have included organizations in 46 states and nine foreign countries. Clients have included The Salk Institute, The National Building Museum, the Aga Khan Foundation (Geneva), IBM, The State of New York, Business Week, The Royal Institute of British Architects, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, The National Museum of American Art (Smithsonian), the Design/Build Institute, as well as many national and international award winning design firms.
Jim Cramer has lectured at MIT (Aga Khan Lecturer), Clemson (Honors Lecturer), University of Pisa in Italy (Design Media Lecturer), the University of Minnesota (Service Medal and Commencement), University of Nebraska (Hyde Lecturer and Commencement Speaker) and elsewhere. He is currently Adjunct Professor of Architecture at the University of Hawaii, Manoa.
He has frequently appeared in the print and broadcast mediums to discuss and comment upon real estate, design and business trends and has been interviewed in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times; NPR’s All Things Considered, C-Span, and the major broadcast networks. NBC, CBS, ABC, and CNN.
Jim Cramer served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The American Institute of Architects for six years from 1988 to 1994. He is the former President and CEO of the American Architectural Foundation and for seven years was the Publisher of Architecture magazine. He was the co-founder of the National Design Council and a Director of the national Society of Architectural Historians.
The recipient of over eighty awards and honors, he received the University of Minnesota’s Distinguished Service Medal for his work advocating the value of good design benefiting productivity and community. He received honors from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, The International Interior Design Association, and others. He is a Richard Upjohn Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and a Fellow of the Western Behavioral Sciences Institute (WBSI) in LaJolla, California.
Following Mr. Cramer’s presentation lunch will be served.
SA-06
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
The Unauthorized Practice of Architecture and the Perils Faced by Small Architectural Firms
1LUS HSW
The seminar is designed to educate architects about the various laws and regulations which govern the authorized practice of architecture, their impact upon an architect's daily practice and the potential consequences if these laws and regulations are not complied with. The failure to practice architecture in accordance with the prescribed mandates could, among other things, lead to the loss of an architect's license to practice in the State of New York.
This informative lecture focuses upon the laws applicable to architects presented by an experienced construction lawyer whose primary area of practice is the representation of design professionals. Through a discussion of the State Education Law and reference to actual examples, this presentation is geared to architects of smaller firms and is designed to keep them away from the Office of Professional Discipline, in compliance with applicable regulations and out of their attorney's office.
Learning Objectives:
Understanding the rules and regulations governing the authorized practice of architecture;
Ramifications arising from the failure to practice architecture in accordance with the prescribed mandates;
What is unprofessional conduct;,
David B. Kosakoff
Sinnreich & Kosakoff LLP
Central Islip, NY
SA-07
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Solving the Puzzle: BIM and Your Business Strategy
1.5 LUs
This session qualifies for AIA credit only.
More than ever before, public and private owners are embracing building information modeling (BIM) strategies and requirements. This session will comprehensively address the complex issues surrounding the successful integration of BIM into a business and design process. Presenters will explore numerous challenges associated with integrating BIM into a practice, including value pricing, risk management, re-defined deliverables, and enhanced design services. Additionally, they will review several brief case studies that illustrate unique ways to stitch all the components of BIM together, while discussing four distinct levels of BIM collaboration and the opportunities surrounding each.
Attendees will be exposed to the EYP-created groundbreaking four levels of collaboration – the facility management model; major systems model; simulation model; and integrated practice model. Further, this session will provide tools for integrating BIM into attendees’ own practices. Einhorn Yaffee Prescott’s Chief Operating Officer and Technology Technical Director will share with attendees their insights into, and experience with, a successful implementation of BIM, from an owner’s perspective. Finally, these presenters will reveal BIM guidelines, and share the business motivation, development progress, and the potential impacts of integrating BIM on the entire architectural profession.
Learning Objectives:
Understand how to balance Collaboration, Value Pricing, and Risk Management
Explore the enabling software interoperability as it stands today, as opposed to where we’ll be in the future
Learn about opportunities and enhanced collaboration in the integrated delivery process
John Pocorobba, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB
Chief Operations Officer
John Tobin, LEED AP
Principal
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Architecture & Engineering
SA-08
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Got License
Roundtable Discuss on the Path to Licensure in NYS
Got License? will examine the reasons why (and if) licensure of young professionals is dwindling.
Broadly, this issue will be discussed on a national level, but more specifically considered on a New York State level. The program seeks to identify common roadblocks on the path to licensure through examination of professionals at different parts of their careers: post- graduation; close to completion of IDP; taking the exam; and post-licensure/mentoring. The young practitioners behind these “case studies” have followed different methods to licensure such as working in architecture firms versus pursuing alternate career paths and attending accredited and non-accredited universities.
Learning Objectives:
Become familiar with the Intern Development Program / Architectural Registration Exam Timing IDP /ARE
Identify the challenges and solutions of making the switch to a new exam and which populations will be affected
Learn about the resources available regarding professional development for emerging professionals by the firm & NYS.
Thomas Penn, AIA
New York State IDP Coordinator
Mark Behm, LEED AP, Assoc. AIA
Mancini Duffy Architecture Design
New York
Venesa Alicia, AIANY Associate Director
Dattner Architects
New York, NY
Megan Chusid, Emerging NY Architects Committee
Richter + Ratner
New York, NY
Daniel Edgell, AIANYS Associate Director
Chaintreuil Jensen Stark Architects
Rochester, NY
SA-09
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Archiculture: Document and Panel Discussion
Two Architecture Students turned film makers have produced a feature length documentary. The documentary features students and their projects to shed light on contemporary issues surrounding the profession of architecture.
The film closely follows a handful of thesis students through the dynamic process of architecture school. The film will be used as a tool to generate discussion for this generation and the next generations of architects and to raise questions about how we Teach, Train and Practice Architecture.
The program consists of a panel discussion with the filmmakers and snippets from the film, focusing on how we currently practice, what the future will be and followed by Q+A from the audience.
Learning Objectives:
Discover the current trends on Architecture School Practice.
Understand how recent changes such as Integrated practice will change the current face of education and professional experience
Panel Moderator:
Vasso Kampiti, Assoc. AIA
City University of New York
SA-10
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Whole Building Energy Analysis as a Green Design Tool – Strategies and Technologies for Reducing Building Energy Usage
1.5 LUs HSW
Buildings in the United States are responsible for nearly 50% of the total, nationwide energy consumption and approximately 35% of total CO2 emissions. Further, CO2 production from buildings is increasing at a greater rate than both industry and transportation. If these trends continue, leaky and poorly insulated buildings may soon be seen as the “gas guzzlers” of architecture, replacing the SUV as a symbol of inefficient and wasteful energy use. Designing buildings to reduce energy usage involves more than simply adding insulation in the walls. Whole building energy design takes into account all aspects of the building envelope and building systems, allowing designers to predict the interaction between occupants, lighting and plug loads, mechanical systems, and walls, roofs, and enclosure components. When used early in the design process as an integrated tool, rather than as an afterthought, whole building energy analysis has the potential to greatly improve building performance and increase the standards to which future buildings will be held. This presentation will describe the basic elements of a whole building simulation and use case studies and examples to illustrate the impacts of both minor and major changes on the overall energy use of buildings
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the technologies available for calculating building energy usage
- Understand the potential impact of architectural changes on building energy usage
- Integrate energy analysis into the design process to promote design team cooperation and collaboration
Sean M. O’Brien, PE, LEED AP
Senior Staff Engineer
Simpson Gumpertz and Heger, Inc.
New York, NY
SA-11
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Basics of Aluminum Curtainwall Design
1.5LUs HSW
Curtainwalls may be one of the most dramatic design details of a building. The wide variety of available systems and their inherent flexibility make these systems one of the most widely used and sometimes misused fenestration systems in the market today. Participants in this session will learn about available curtainwall systems, their proper applications and building considerations.
Learning Objectives:
Understand curtainwall terminology and the various types of curtain walls
Describe the fundamentals of curtainwall design and the location of critical sealant areas
Review structural, air, water and thermal performance
Tom Minnon,CSI,CCPR,LEED AP
YKK AP
Derry, NH
SA-12
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
How to Successfully Design, Specify, and Commission the Brick Building Envelope
1.5 LUS HSW
Brick buildings, large or small, are the sum of their parts: brick, mortar, wall ties, fasteners, weather-resistant barrier, flashing, and weep holes. But specifying the appropriate level of quality for each of these parts, detailing the assembly, ensuring the quality of construction, and inspecting the building at regular intervals—these are the steps that are necessary to control the quality, aesthetics, and longevity of your design.
Whether your practice is 4 seats or 400, this talk is designed to help you establish a system for specifying, detailing, building, and inspecting brick walls. From homes to healthcare centers to schools, the system we’ll describe will help you improve the quality of any facility that incorporates brick design.
Describe how to detail a brick building envelope that keeps moisture out of the interior assembly;
Define different types of brick wall assemblies and understand the best system for the building type;
Use the most innovative brick wall patterns and construction systems.
Terrence M. Lallak,AIA
Assoc. Vice President
Cannon Design
New York City, New York
Firm
Brian E. Trimble
Sr. Director, Engineering Services and Architectural Outreach
Brick Industry Association
Seven Fields, PA
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