Alphabet Soup: Making Sense Of The Material Transparency Movement
How do we make sense of it all? Health Product Declaration, Cradle to Cradle, Pharos Library, GreenScreen, Environmental Product Declaration, Living Building Challenge, and Declare are just a few of the main programs that are driving transparency in the building product marketplace. Monica Miller Brown, Sustainable Design Manager, thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas, will clear up the alphabet soup that is the material transparency movement and how each program works. We will talk about how each program works and its advantages. Writing specifications that allow you to drive the material transparency movement as a designer, builder or specifier will be covered, as well as how these programs can help you earn points in LEED version 4. Lunch will be provided so reservations are essential. This presentation is registered for both AIA Learning Units and GBCI hours. Speaker : Monica Miller Brown studied to become a landscape architect, but her roots in sustainability go way back: “I am fourth-generation farmer so protecting natural resources is engrained in me.” The move from landscape architect to Sustainable Design Manager was a natural one. Both require problem solving on a site and planning scale in order to incorporate the efficient utilization of resources. “I just shifted from the outside to the inside,” Monica explains. She has both LEED AP BD+C O+M and WELL AP credentials.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Architects in Schools Training Session
Interested in teaching middle school students about architecture and design? Become a mentor in the AIA Chicago Foundation's Architects in Schools (AIS) program. We will be teaching in two schools (Gage Park & Pilsen) this spring semester. AIS is an initiative that brings architecture professionals into classrooms to introduce middle school students to the field of architecture and to discuss the broader theme of architecture as a change-maker. It is a 7-week long program, with 3-5 practicing architect volunteers visiting a single classroom once a week for the duration of one class period (90-120 minutes). The curriculum consists of an introduction to architecture and design, design exercises, and a final group project. The training session will briefly review each lesson plan, outline various mentor levels and necessary time commitments, offer tips on working with students, and more. The program is run by the Community Interface Committee. More about Architects in Schools . Interested mentors please fill out volunteer form and bring to the training session. Mentor job descriptions . If you have specific questions about the program please contact Allison Freedland, afreedland@aiachicago.org . Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Type: Lunch & Learn
Big Box Reuse: Transforming a Kmart Into Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep High School
Juan Moreno, AIA, founding principal, and project manager Katie LaCourt, AIA, of JGMA will discuss the firm's ambitious reuse of an abandoned Kmart in Waukegan, Illinois, a model for possibilities nationwide. Akin to its many adjacent industrial sites, this derelict former big-box store, located at the gateway to Waukegan, appealed only to squatters until Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep took an interest. The school is part of the national Cristo Rey network of schools whose mission is to provide high-quality education through a unique pedagogy to students in underprivileged communities. The school's existing facility no longer met its needs, and it looked to its neighbor, the abandoned Kmart, as a possible new home. The building lacked identity and had no connection to its community. Looking past the stigma of an empty big box, the deep floor plates, and the lack of daylighting, there were opportunities: the tall volume, an open floor plan, and adjacent wetlands that could be transformed from an eye-sore into a beacon for Cristo Rey St. Martin. This project is a manifestation of the power of architecture to transform lives and communities. It has become a metaphor for successful change in Waukegan. The project demonstrates that transformational design can occur at any cost, and innovative design is not limited to projects with large budgets. Creative use of resources can lead to impactful and purposeful design. Most importantly, this project has become an integral part of its community and an inspiration as it proudly proclaims its new identity.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Building A Bird-Friendly Chicago
Chicago must be a healthy place for people, plants and animals. However, thousands of birds die each year as the result of commonplace planning, design and construction practices. Addressing this issue is more important than ever given the high concentration of development proposed along the Chicago River. Learn about the magnitude of this problem and examples of what can be achieved. Representatives of several local organzations such as ASLA Illinois and the Chicago Ornithological Society will talk with us about bird strike and habitat depletion issues; bird-friendly design techniques, material selection and facility operational strategies; and the opportunities, and feasibility of a Chicago bird-friendly design ordinance. Bring your lunch; beverages provided.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
DesigNight 2018
Celebrating the 63rd Design Excellence Awards.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Type: Lunch & Learn
Emerging Professionals Winter Networking Night
We’ve got the cure for your post-holiday blues: the second annual Emerging Professionals 2018 Winter Networking Event! The Illinois Green Alliance Emerging Professionals are partnering with the Delta Emerging Leaders (DELS), Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) Young Professionals, the AIA Chicago Young Architects Forum (AIA YAF) and the Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) Auxiliary Board for a fun night. You’ll get the chance to network with a diverse group of young professionals working to make our city, state and region more sustainable, vibrant and prosperous – and learn about each group’s mission and volunteer opportunities.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Type: Lunch & Learn
Eva Maddox: Innovator, Designer, Educator
Join legendary interior designer Eva Maddox, FIIDA, Assoc. AIA, for an exploration of her work as featured in the new book, Eva Maddox: Innovator, Designer, Educator by Romy Wyllie (The Images Publishing Group). A book signing follows the lecture. Speaker : Eva Maddox is the consulting principal of Eva Maddox Design Strategies and a recently retired Perkins+Will design principal. In 1975, Eva founded her own interior design firm, Eva Maddox Associates, which merged with Perkins+Will in 2002. Eva is also the co-founder of Archeworks, a multidisciplinary design school that opened in Chicago in 1994. Her designs have won her dozens of awards and she has been invited to lecture at architecture and design schools around the world. Eva is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and the recipient of honorary doctorate degrees from her alma mater and Kendall College of Art and Design. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER WITH THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION .
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Credits: AIA/LU
Type: Lunch & Learn
Lake Shore Drive Realignment Master Plan
John MacManus, ASLA, a principal at Altamanu, Inc., grew up in Ireland where he studied architecture. He worked at the Chicago office of Skidmore Owings & Merrill before joining the Department of Research and Planning at the Chicago Park District. It was while working there for the late Ed Uhlir, FAIA, that John gained his fascination with public open space and in particular, the lakefront in Chicago. John is working on the feasibility study for North Lake Shore Drive which encompasses the area between Grand Avenue and Hollywood Avenue along North Lake Shore Drive. From the Redefine the Drive web site: Since the NLSD Phase 1 kickoff in 2013, numerous meetings have been held with the public, existing conditions and transportation needs have been identified, and the Purpose and Need Statement has been drafted and approved. The Project Study Group, consisting of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is now in the process of identifying, developing and evaluating alternatives. Bring your lunch; beverages provided.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Looking at H. H. Richardson's
While architect Henry Hobson Richardson’s Glessner House (1885-87) at 1800 South Prairie Avenue is world famous, less well known is the Chicago house that he designed at approximately the same time for the Glessners’ friends, Franklin and Emily MacVeagh. The MacVeagh House , which stood at 1400 North North Lake Drive until it was demolished in 1922, had many similarities to Glessner House but also several key differences. These two houses were both designed near the end of Richardson’s career, for clients who were a part of the same social world but with very different goals in the building of their houses. Comparing the two structures offers an excellent opportunity both to examine Richardson’s varied responses to his clients and to consider just what makes for a successful house. The speakers will show a 3D rendering fly-through of the long-gone structure and will also look at the MacVeaghs' home in Washington, DC, now part of the Mexican embassy to the United States. Speakers: John H. Waters , AIA (Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy preservation programs manager and co-director of the Victorian Society in America Chicago Summer School) and architectural historian Justin Miller from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Light refreshments. The program will begin at approximately 5:45 pm. Hear about the VSA's three summer schools in Chicago, Newport, and London at the end of the program .
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Credits: AIA/LU
Type: Lunch & Learn
Louvers as an Enclosure?
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Making Soulful Places: Selected Projects by Heatherwick Studio
Driven by the motivation to design soulful and interesting places to celebrate the complexities of the real world, Heatherwick Studio has many strikingly inventive works to its name. Join us for a presentation with architect Mat Cash, Group Leader at the internationally renowned firm. Mat’s talk—sponsored by Related Midwest—will key in on several of the studio’s recent and notable projects, including new headquarters for Google in California and London (in collaboration with BIG); a major museum for contemporary art in Cape Town that makes use of a disused grain silo; and Pier55, a new park and performance space on Manhattan’s Lower West Side. Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Credits: AIA/LU
Type: Lunch & Learn
Neocon -- Future Cities: Creating Livable Environments With Carol Ross Barney
Honored with more than 100 design awards, most recently for the Chicago Riverwalk, Carol Ross Barney has been in the vanguard of civic space design since founding her firm in 1981. Carol’s projects vary in type and scale but uphold a deep commitment to the role architecture plays in life quality. This has manifest itself in spaces that transition urban dwellers from point A to point B and enrich the metropolitan experience; to buildings that are environmental stewards, showcasing sustainability in an overtly compelling way; to spaces that inspire young children and the brightest minds of tomorrow to learn, invent and break boundaries. Click here for more information.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
New Year Party for Healthcare Architects and Colleagues
Let's start the New Year off right with a look back at 2017. Join us to toast the new year and hear exciting plans for 2018.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Type: Lunch & Learn
Second Annual Women in The Built World Symposium
A day of networking and exploring topics on equity and engagement, work-life balance, generational views on the industry, navigating career choices, super tall structures, material restoration and project management expectations.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Type: Lunch & Learn
Small Project Awards
Celebrate small projects in a big way at AIA Chicago’s annual Small Project Awards & Exhibit! The Small Project Awards recognize high quality work from Chicago architectural firms and exceptional local projects. All firms in the competition have fewer than ten licensed architects or architectural associates. Presented by the AIA Chicago's Small Practitioners Group (SPG) and Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN), the Small Project Awards program celebrates the contributions that smaller firms make to the architecture profession, as well as the impact that small projects have on our communities. Both AIA memebrs and non-members are able to submit. The exhibit will showcase all entries to the competition, with the winning projects (previously selected by a jury) receiving awards. This FREE event is open to the public and attracts over 700 building owners, home owners, architects, builders, developers, and other individuals interested in high quality design on a small scale. Don't miss out on all of the fun, excitement, and exposure of the Small Project Awards! Consider sponsoring the awards program and exhibit. Options available at multiple pricepoints. Contact Debora Donato at ddonato@aiachicago.org or 312-374-1726 for more details. *The 2018 submission period will open in early February.*
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Type: Lunch & Learn
Storm Shelter Symposium
The International Masonry Institute (IMI) is offering this important symposium twice: Tuesday, September 18, at the International Masonry Institute, 2140 West Corporate Drive, in Addison and Wednesday, September 19, at the Bank of America Building, 135 South LaSalle Street, in Chicago.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Tour: A New Look For The Newberry Library's First Floor
The needs of researchers have changed dramatically, and so have the ways in which the public uses libraries and other cultural institutions. As technology changes and the expectations among patrons evolve, renovating its first floor is essential to providing visitors with new pathways into the Newberry’s collection. To achieve these goals, the library wanted a more welcoming environment: an accessible entrance at the front door, a welcome center; permanent exhibition gallery; redesigned galleries for temporary, thematic exhibitions; expanded bookstore; a lounge area; and flexible spaces for public programs, and event rentals. The renovation was designed by Ann Beha Architects of Boston, a firm with extensive experience updating cultural institutions while staying true to the historic legacies of their buildings. Bulley & Andrews LLC is the contractor. Construction began in January 2018, and the renovated floor opens on September 26, followed by the opening of the library’s next major exhibit, Pictures from an Exposition: Visualizing the 1893 World’s Fair, on September 28. Meet at 8:45 am outside the library entrance, and the tour will begin at 9:00 am sharp. Our tour will be led by: Ann Beha Architects - Ann Beha, FAIA; Steven Gerrard, AIA; Ian Miller, AIA Bulley and Andrews - Mike Lemmons, Project Executive; Glenn Pierce, Senior Project Manager; Jay Quinn, Superintendent Newberry Library - David Spadafora, President and Librarian
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Tour: McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Musuem
Friends of the Chicago River opened the seasonal McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum in 2006 to provide new access and understanding of the dynamic relationship between Chicago and its river. Today, the Bridgehouse Museum stands as the cultural anchor of the new Chicago Riverwalk and welcomes tens of thousands of visitors every summer. Exhibits celebrate Chicago's river and world-famous movable bridges, and visitors learn why it is important to protect the river and how to participate in its renaissance. The museum includes a view of the moving gears asof the adjacent Michigan Avenue bridge leaf. We will offer three tours, each of which will take ten people: 5:15 pm 5:35 pm 5:55 pm After receiving your registration, you will be sent an email asking which tour time you prefer. We will socialize on riverwalk plaza from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Tours will be led by: Terry Sullivan. AIA (Johnson Lasky Kindelin Architects) and Museum Committee Member Patrick McBriarty (PTM Werks Inc.) and Museum Committee Member Josh Coles, Museum Director This event is limited to AIA Chicago members; non-members will be accommodated if space is available. The museum has waived its usual fees.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Credits: AIA/LU
Type: Lunch & Learn
Tour: Skyline Design - Bringing Glass Ideas To Light
You will get a chance to view our in-house glass fabrication, proprietary direct digital printing and environmental etching processes, and state-of-the-art back-painting machinery.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
Well Building Standard: Is It The Next Big Thing?
Have you wondered about WELL? Jie (Jay) Zhao, PhD, a buildings research scientist who is vice president at Delos Labs in New York City, will explain. As the pioneer of Wellness Real Estate ™ and founder of the WELL Building Standard ™ , Delos is transforming our homes, offices, schools and other indoor environments by placing health and wellness at the center of design and construction decisions. The Delos platform includes technology, consulting, research, design and innovative solutions for the built environment – creating spaces that nurture and promote human health and well-being. Exploring the intersection between people and the built environment, Delos creates spaces that actively contribute to human health, performance and well-being by marrying the best innovations in technology, health, science, design and enterprise. Delos has become the world leader in providing standards and solutions for interior environments that can enhance the health, well-being and productivity of occupants. Informed by research and analysis of environmental health impacts on people, Delos has pioneered the concept of Wellness Real Estate ™ and become the leader in wellness design, implementation and research – with the goal of improving the health, well-being and productivity of occupants.
Sponsored By AIA Chicago
Credits: AIA/HSW
Type: Lunch & Learn
