How Design Can Empower Seniors

Hosted by the Women in Architecture Committee and the Design For Aging Regional Northern California Committee.

The program is followed by a wine and cheese networking reception in the AIA East Bay Chapter Office.

This program will discuss the intersection between young designers and architects and elderly residents. Tom Brutting, AIA will make introductions and describe the DFA committee.

The panel is as follows:

Charlie Sheldon & Rachel Robinette – Will discuss the CCA-Bethany project including the role of the residents in the design process and the impact their feedback had on the design and sense of community.
Moderator and Presenter: Leslie Moldow, FAIA – Will discuss the process of design with seniors (renovations and additions), how to engage seniors in the process and the dynamics of getting their input.
Dorit Fromm, AIA – Will discuss alternative models and approaches to design for aging. She will discuss case studies in Europe, co-housing and case studies aging in place support services.

1.5 LU Hours

Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Followed by a wine and cheese networking reception in the AIA East Bay Chapter Office.
Cost: $15.75 for AIA Members; $21 for non-members. Advanced registration required. Chapter members may register online and pay at the door. Any "no-shows" will be billed.
Click here to register.

Rachel Robinette is a designer and researcher with a decade of experience translating insights into growth opportunities for clients in a diverse range of industries. Rachel recently joined the Clorox Company as a senior designer in the Corporate Innovation group, where she works with multi-disciplinary teams to discover and develop new product ideas. Prior to that, her work at the innovation consultancy Jump Associates included leading project teams and helping to grow the company from 6 to over 40 employees. Her design work has taken her on ethnographic research trips as diverse as shadowing cowboys in Wyoming, attending motorcycle rallies in Tennessee, and spending countless hours in the homes, kitchens, and cars of families across the US and Latin America. She holds a B.S. in Product Design and an M.A. in Education from Stanford University, where she has taught and lectured. An adjunct faculty member in the Industrial Design department at California College of the Arts, Rachel currently teaches Design Methods and Research and Design for Elders.

Charlie Sheldon is the Interim Chair of California College of the Arts' (CCA) Industrial Design Program. He is also an instructor for the upper-level studios and research courses and manages the student internship program. Click here for more information on Charlie.

Leslie Moldow, FAIA is a principal at Perkins Eastman and managing principal of the Oakland office. She has more than 30 years of experience primarily focused on senior living and special needs housing communities. Her work includes the full continuum from active adult to senior centers, independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer's care, skilled nursing environments, and CCRC's. She is a skilled planner and architect and enjoys assisting clients to develop new and reposition existing communities for affordable and luxury markets.

For more information: 510/464-3600

Women In Architecture Forum: 10/10 - 10 Images/10 Seconds

Women in Architecture invites you to join them for a 10/10 Event. Show off your creativity with ten images with ten seconds per image. Challenge yourself to find new walks to demonstrate your work and you passion. Please bring your presentation on a flash drive.

3/10/11

Women In Architecture Forum: 10/10 - 10 Images/10 Seconds

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA

Cost: None; this forum is open to all. Please RSVP if you plan to present.

For more information: 510/464-3600

Women In Architecture Forum: The History of Women Architects

As the designer of the tourist attraction "Hearst Castle" on the California coast, Julia Morgan is today widely known as an outstanding architect. Though women architects were unusual in the late 19th and early 20th century in California, she was not alone. Many other women practiced architecture, though their work often remained unnoticed. Inge Horton's book, Early Women Architects of the San Francisco Bay Area, presents the lives, careers and work of fifty largely unknown pioneers. It chronicles the triumphs and challenges these path-breaking women faced in their pursuit of entering and claiming space in the male-dominated field of architecture.

The book includes portraits of the architects discussed, photographs of their work, and some architectural drawings. Each biography includes vital data, a description of their career, a list of known buildings and work and a bibliography.

Inge Schaefer Horton is a retired city planner with a strong background in architecture who now devotes her time to the research of women architects and preservation issues in San Francisco. She is the author or several articles and two previous books on architecture in Berlin and Paris/Brussels. Inge is also the contributing author to a recent book celebrating the centennial of the Architecture Department at University of California, Berkeley.

2/10/11
Women In Architecture Forum: The History of Women Architects
Inge Horton will present her book "Early Women Architects of the San Francisco Bay Area" .
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland
Contact: 510/464-3600 or Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA
Cost: None; this forum is open to all.
1.5 CES LUs

For more information: 510/464-3600

Experimental Architecture - Future Cities Lab

Future Cities Lab is an experimental design and research office based in San Francisco, California and Athens, Greece. Design principals Jason Kelly Johnson and Nataly Gattegno have collaborated on a range of award-winning projects exploring the intersections of architecture with advanced fabrication technologies, responsive building systems and urban space. Their work has been published and exhibited worldwide. Most recently they were the 2008-09 Muschenheim and Oberdick Fellows at the University of Michigan TCAUP, the 2009 New York Prize Fellows at the Van Alen Institute in New York City, and exhibited work at the 2009-10 Hong Kong / Shenzhen Biennale. Both Johnson and Gattegno studied atPrinceton University. They currently teach at CCA and UC Berkeley, as well as workshops including the Architectural Association Global Summer Program Biodynamic Structures and Hydra-Cities Lab in Athens, Greece. Jason has also recently collaborated with Andy Payne on the FIREFLY for Grasshopper toolbar and Primer.

Ms. Gattegno has taught at the University of Virginia from 2002-08, and she was the 2008-09 Muschenheim Fellow at the University of Michigan TCAUP. She currently teaches at the California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco. Her research seminar “InfoLab”, investigates the relationship between information and design and the opportunities of a design process inextricably linked to research. Ms. Gattegno’s professional work delves into issues of context, nature, ecology and technology in urban planning and design. She has been exploring the opportunities of design in extreme environments as a vehicle of investigating the relationship between energy and form. Ms. Gattegno received the AIA Medal and the Certificate of Merit from Princeton University and the Suzanne Kolarik Underwood Thesis Prize for design research. She was also awarded the Stanley Seeger Traveling Fellowship for research on the urban condition of the city of Athens, Greece. Ms.Gattegno is a M.Arch graduate of Princeton University and a MA graduate from Cambridge University, St. John’s College, UK.

11/11/10
Women In Architecture Forum: Experimental Architecture - Future Cities Lab
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland
Contact: 510/464-3600
Cost: None; this forum is open to all. Please RSVP.
1 CES LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Creating Meaningful Experiences Through Climatology

Climatology is a process for innovation that focuses less on what current market trends are than on why those trends exist - a service that is the foundation for a sound strategic planning and design process. Climatology is a comprehensive temperature reading of the political, social, emotional and economic influences that make profound differences in our everyday lives. Laura Guido-Clark will discuss how she uses her proprietary process to create inspired design solutions and CMF that anticipate needs and resonate with the human spirit.

Laura Guido-Clark is an expert in the skin of consumer products - their color, materials and finish. For over twenty years Laura has studied the surprising ways that people react to the look and feel of products and the influences that drive buying decisions. Her ability to translate those influences into prescient forecasting and concrete applications of color and finish has helped companies such as HP, Samsung, Kodak, Mattel and Toyota design products that resonate with consumers and succeed in competitive markets. Her expertise in textile design and materials is evident in her work with contract companies such as HBF, Pallas, Steelcase and Coalesse.

10/5/10

Women In Architecture Forum: Creating Meaningful Experiences Through Climatology

Climatology is a process for innovation that focuses less on what current market trends are than on why those trends exist - a service that is the foundation for a sound strategic planning and design process. Presented by Laura Guido-Clark.

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA

Cost: None; this forum is open to all. Please RSVP.

1.5 CES LUs

For more information: 510/464-3600

Women In Architecture Forum: Landscape Architecture

Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture's distinct body of work places its clients individual narratives in conversation with the land to create designs with deeply personal meanings. Based in San Francisco, the firm maintains a diverse set of projects to foster a cross-pollination of ideas between residential gardens and commercial and institutional projects. The firm principal, Andrea Cochran, is a leader in her local design community and a strong believer in civic contribution. She currently serves as a commissioner on the civic design committee of the San Francisco Arts Commission and on the executive board for the Architecture and Design Forum at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Ms. Cochran was a finalist in Landscape Architecture for the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards in 2006.

9/9/10

Women In Architecture Forum: Landscape Architecture

Presented by Andrea Cochran.

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: None; this forum is open to all. Please RSVP.

1.5 CES LUs

For more information: 510/464-3600

Women In Architecture Forum: Social Architecture

Architecture and social responsibility not only applies to how sustainably a building is constructed, but for whom the space is made. Ann Panopio, Assoc. AIA Project Manager at Asian Neighborhood Design will discuss projects where this has been a goal in architecture and community design. She will also discuss where architects have been advocates and educators for low income communities.

8/12/10
Women In Architecture Forum: Social Architecture
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland
Contact: 510/464-3600
Cost: None; this forum is open to all. Please RSVP.
1.5 CES LUs

For more information: 510/464-3600

Women In Architecture Forum: Anne Fougeron's Tour of Ingleside Library

This design for this branch library won a national competition held by the San Francisco Public Library in 2002 and construction was completed in September 2009. Located on an Ocean Avenue corner lot, the design consists of a main reading room, children's reading room, community room, staff support space and an outdoor garden. Adhering to the urban grid, the L-shaped scheme allows the main reading room and community room volumes to flank and define a central courtyard. The exterior has two major architectural elements: an egg-shaped room and the high canopy roof.

The most striking element of the front facade, positioned prominently at the corner, is an egg-shaped children's reading room with a large, bench-seat window that puts its user's activities on display and encourages use of the library by younger patrons. The children's room is capped by a high canopy roof, extending over the entry and the lower community room volume along Ocean Avenue. This roof strengthens the civic presence of the one-story structure, given the context of taller adjacent buildings. Its sky-blue underside is up-lit, providing unobtrusive security lighting to the entry and sidewalk below, while the height of the canopy is designed to optimize future photovoltaic panels.

Inside, the spaces are designed to fuse historic interpretations of libraries as "temples of knowledge" with more common associations of books with the marketplace popularized by Borders and the like. In the main reading room, floor to ceiling books line the walls; regular circulation fills the lower shelves, while shelving above seven feet are filled with old books and artifacts donated by members of the community. The sloped ceiling of the space is capped with giant skylights coaxing sunlight deep into the room. Facing the courtyard, mahogany-clad carrels offer quite, intimate spaces to read and relax. Benches are built into the glass edges creating a simple and elegant relationship between courtyard and interior spaces.

Most importantly, this new branch library facilitates a central gathering space and enhances access to important resources for the neighborhood, while playing an essential role in the revitalization of Ocean Avenue. The robust, light-filled, and sustainable architectural design highlights the virtues and aspirations of this community: valuing the accessibility of knowledge and education to everyone.

Anne Fougeron, AIA founded the nationally-recognized design firm Fougeron Architecture more than 20 years ago on the premise that designing great buildings and providing more personal service were not mutually exclusive goals. The firm's projects exhibit a strong commitment to clarity of thought, design integrity and quality of architectural detail, receiving awards from all levels of the AIA and other organizations. Ranging in scale from residential and mixed-use housing to commercial, civic and health care, Anne's work has been widely featured in publications such as Architectural Record and the San Francisco Chronicle.

7/8/10

Women In Architecture Forum: Anne Fougeron's Tour of Ingleside Library

Anne Fougeron, FAIA will lead a tour of the award winning Ingleside Library.

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location: Ingleside Library, 1298 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: None; this tour is open to all. Please RSVP.

1.5 CES LUs

For more information: 510/464-3600

Women In Architecture Forum: Chapel of the Chimes Tour

The original Chapel of the Chimes was completed in 1909.The facility was rebuilt and expanded in 1928 based on the design of Julia Morgan, a legend of California architecture and designer of the landmark Hearst Castle. Today, the facility is considered one of the Bay Area’s most beautiful buildings, an “architectural gem.”

The Lifemark Group’s beautiful Chapel of the Chimes facility in Oakland is one of the most desired locations in California for cremation services and ceremonies of all kinds. It is one of the oldest cremation and columbarium facilities in the state. In fact, they established the modern method for cremation when they opened the first electric crematorium in the world.

The original structure, the California Crematorium and Columbarium, was quite small. In 1911, a young visionary named Lawrence F. Moore was hired to manage the business and engineer its growth.

After his hiring, Moore developed a vision for a beautiful, eloquent columbarium, which he felt would be embraced by the public and serve as a base for growth. In 1926, he took the step that would insure the future of his business when he commissioned prominent Berkeley architect Julia Morgan to translate his vision into reality and design an expanded facility.

Following Moore’s lead, Julia Morgan conceived the new cremation facility as a haven of peace and tranquility. From this vision, she designed an innovative array of gardens, cloisters, alcoves, stairwells, fountains and chapels that rose toward vaulted ceilings and were illuminated by soothing natural light.

On Memorial Day in 1928, her striking columbarium and chapel project was dedicated as “Chapel of the Chimes”—a name derived from a set of chimes or “carillons” installed in its tower. Morgan was retained to consult on new additions as the facility grew in popularity and expanded to an area covering one-and-a-half city blocks. Some authorities consider Chapel of the Chimes to be her masterwork.

Among the notable features of her work for Chapel of the Chimes:

• Chapel of the Chimes - the original chapel and columbarium structure was so impressive that it became the designation for all that would evolve on this site. The set of chimes carillons that was installed in its tower for many years played throughout the neighborhood.
• The Frances Willard Columbarium - the first addition to the original building was named for an early leader of women’s rights and one of the first women to publicly endorse cremation.
• The Sanctuary - a chapel with ornamental metal work was created by the Allied Arts Guild of Menlo Park.
• The Julia Morgan Chapel - originally called the Middle Chapel, it was renamed in 1999 in tribute to the architect. Its striking Romanesque appearance and stained glass ceiling are stunningly beautiful.
• Stained Glass Ceilings - crafted by Marian Simpson, the ceilings created the feeling of a medieval monastery in the chapel structure.
• Painted Inscriptions – taken mainly from early Jewish and Christian religious writings, these inscriptions were the handiwork of Doris Day, a painter who traveled with Julia Morgan to Europe to purchase artifacts for the additions.

Other prominent architects contributed to the structure over the years, including Aaron Green, an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright who integrated mausoleum areas into the facility.

Lawrence Moore remained as Chapel of the Chimes’ manager from his hiring in 1911 until his retirement in 1965. During that time, he became one of the most respected authorities on cremation in the world.

In late 1999, the City of Oakland designated Chapel of the Chimes as a Distinguished Landmark.

5/13/10

Women In Architecture Forum: Chapel of the Chimes Tour

Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Location: Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: None; this forum is open to all. Please RSVP.

1.5 CES LUs

For more information: 510/464-3600

10 Words/ 10 Images

This is a great chance to present to your peers and colleagues on the topic of your choice. You will present 10 images and 10 words. Challenge yourself to find new ways to demonstrate your work and your passion!

Please bring your presentation on a flash drive for the program.

4/15/10
Women In Architecture Forum: 10 Words/ 10 Images
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.
Contact: 510/464-3600
Cost: None; this forum is open to all. Please RSVP.

For more information: 510/464-3600

Wooden Windows Workshop Tour

Wooden Window, Inc. Product Specialist Todd Kerr and his team will lead a tour of the shop, demonstrate how robots have innovated the craft of making custom wooden doors and windows, discuss how Wooden Window is the fenestration rehabilitation leader in the state, and review the myriad of options related to performance glass -- topics that are common with remodeling projects of older homes.

Repair or replace? What's the best way to go with older doors and windows?

How is it possible to replace a window in an older home, use dual-pane glass, and have it match the existing single-pane windows?

These questions and more will be considered on the upcoming tour at Wooden Window. There, you will have fun watching Betsy, one of 3 company robots, and other company craftsmen make absolutely beautiful doors and windows. So don't miss this meeting -- not to mention the smell of clear grain lumber.

Lunch is provided by Wooden Window, Inc. Space is limited and registration is required!

2/19/10

Wooden Window Workshop Tour

Hosted by the Women In Architecture Committee and Young Architects Forum.

Time: Noon - 1:30pm

Location: Wooden Window, Inc., 849 29th Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600

Cost: $3 for AIA East Bay Members; $5 for non-members. Space is limited! Registration Required. Click here to register.

Lunch provided by Wooden Window, Inc.

1 CES LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Women in Architecture Winter Social

12/10/09

Women In Architecture Social

Meet and connect with peers, mentors, friends and former speakers - now is your chance to learn from successful, accomplished and interesting architects. Please come and join us. Refreshments will be served.

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA

Cost: None; this social is open to all. Please RSVP to ensure proper food and beverage counts.

For more information: 510/464-3600

Lecture: Lisa Iwamoto - Recent Work

Lisa Iwamoto teaches design studios and graduate seminars at UC Berkeley. Her book, Digital Fabrications: Architectural and Material Techniques, was published in July of 2009 by Princeton Architectural Press as part of their series on Architectural Briefs. Lisa is partner of IwamotoScott Architecture, a practice formed in partnership with Craig Scott and committed to pursue architecture as a form of applied design in research. Join AIA East Bay's Women in Architecture Committee for a lecture on her recent work.

At IwamotoScott Architecture, Lisa Iwamoto engages in projects at multiple scales and in a variety of contexts consisting of full scale fabrications, museum installations and exhibitions, theoretical proposals, competitions and commissioned design projects. IwamotoScott’s work has been published widely nationally and internationally. Recent projects include: Voussoir Cloud, SCIArc Gallery, Los Angeles; ORDOS100; Hydronet, the winning scheme for City of the Future: San Francisco 2108; REEF, PS1 Young Architects Program 2007; and Jellyfish House, a theoretical house design incorporating ambient technologies for the Vitra Design Museum’s exhibition OPEN HOUSE. As an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at The University of California, Berkeley, Iwamoto's research focuses on digital fabrication and material technologies for architecture.

11/12/09

Women In Architecture Forum: Lecture: Lisa Iwamoto - Recent Work

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA

Cost: None; this lecture is open to all.

TBD CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Barcelona, Mega-events & Urban Design - A Look into the "Barcelona Model" of Urban Transformation

From the 1980s-90s onward, an increasing number of cities seeking to increase international and regional competitiveness have engaged in major urban regeneration and redevelopment schemes, in which architecture and urban design in the public realm have been key. Barcelona, whose “best practices“ have come to be known in international scholarly and professional circles as the Barcelona Model, is perhaps the most renown example due to the radical transformation that the city experienced in connection with the hosting of the 1992 Olympic Games. The presentation outlines the trajectory and singular elements of the “model“ --such as the creation of high-quality public spaces-- and illustrates recent shifts through some of the latest urban projects.

Lucrezia Miranda has a degree in Architecture, she is urbanist and researcher specialized in globalization, urban policy, and urban design. Her research explores the relationship between globalization processes and the expressions of economic and urban restructuring in the socio-spatial realm of cities. Lucrezia holds a MA in Urban Management from the Barcelona School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of
Catalonia, Spain, and a PhD from the Department of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley. She is currently a UC President Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Davis, Department of Environmental Design.

10/8/09

Women In Architecture Forum: Barcelona, Mega-events & Urban Design - A Look into the "Barcelona Model" of Urban Transformation

Architect Lucrezia Miranda will present the "Barcelona Model" of architecture and urban design.

Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA

Cost: None; this forum is open to all.

1 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

The Future of Sustainable Projects - Should All Projects Be Sustainable?

Sustainable design is often seen as a specialty within the architectural design file.d Even now when LEED certification has become accepted in mainstream design and increasing numbers of design professionals are following sustainable principles, it is still not a completely integrated part of the design approach for many firms and professionals.

Join the Women in Architecture Committee as we debate if sustainable design should be integrated in all architectural design projects. Examine the impacts and limits of existing enforcement measures towards that goal. Discuss the inclusion, or exclusion, of sustainable design in the architectural academic curriculum. Should the majority of sustainable design training take place in an academic setting or the workplace? How do you see the concept of the sustainable project evolving in the future? Do you see a shift to a sustainable project model that is less incentive-based that the current approach?

Speakers:

Elizabeth Cordero, Principle of Green Building Consulting, based in Santa Cruz. Cordero is a practicing architect and sustainability consultant, working on institutional, educational and commercial projects across the country. With a particular interest in the process that integrated design plays in each project, she leads team efforts to produce strategic, systemic, sustainable design. Cordero has been a featured speaker, moderator and peer reviewer at the US Green Building Council's International GreenBuild Conference. She has served as a judge for the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Building Green Building Awards and is a regular presenter at industry conferences.

Piper Kujac, LEED accredited designer and Contributing writer at Inhabitat, has architectural experience ranging from project manager at C. David Robinson Architects to design consultant at Origo Inc. Trained in Architecture at the environmentally-conscious University of Oregon, she admits to have an obsession with materials and resources and thrives on finding new means and methods of sustainable design. She is co-chair of the NCC Emerging Green Builders committee of the USGBC and teaches a class in Sustainable Project Development at the UC Berkeley Extension.

Rebecca Evans is an environmental activist and chair of the San Francisco Group Sierra Club. Evans also chairs the Presidio Committee and is a Founding Board Member of the San Francisco League of Conservative Voters. Evans has been a San Francisco resident for 44 years and has been a park activist for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area for 40 years. She served on the San Francisco Waterfront Advisory Committees in the 70's and 80's and is a former commissioner for the Commission on the Environment.


9/10/09
The Future of Sustainable Projects - Should All Projects Be Sustainable?
This forum is presented by the Women In Architecture Committee.
Time: 600pm - 7:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.
Contact: 510/464-3600 or Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA
Cost: None; this program open to all. Please RSVP.
1.5 CES/HSW/SD/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

10 Words/ 10 Images

Describe yourself, your work, your firm or your philosophy. Challenge yourself to find new ways to reinvent your portfolio presentation. What do you see in store for the coming recovery? This will be a great opportunity for those organizing their portfolio, looking to improve presentation skills or interested in seeing what your colleagues are working on.

8/13/09

Women In Architecture Forum: 10 Words/ 10 Images

Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA

Cost: None; this program open to all. Please RSVP. Please email the work you will be presenting prior to the program.

1 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Tour: The Green Patient Lab 3.0

The Green Patient Lab 3.0 is the first full-scale idea and research demonstration of Green materials and technologies that are economically viable, readily available and appropriate for use in intensive health care settings. The Green Patient Lab 3.0 shows how to create a healing environment that improves the quality of life for patients, staff and family by utilizing best practices and evidence-based design concepts.

This tour will be lead by Suzanne Drake, IIDA, LEED AP, Senior Associate at Anshen + Allen Architects in San Francisco. Suzanne is the GPL Project Manager, with more than 14 years of interior design experience built around a depth of health care interiors, Suzanne has led efforts incorporating Evidence Based Design features into her projects along with sustainable practices for the patient and provider environment.

Suzanne has been with the Green Patient Lab since its conception, when she was part of the original team in November of 2006 that planned and designed what then was an exhibit of a patient room designed to demonstrate green products. She continues to source new products and work with the GPL Partners to keep the pressure on developing sustainable products. This focus on the "patient experience" includes providing the care-givers the tools they need for maximum efficiency through planning and technology.

This presentation is an in-depth look at each of the "Greening the Patient Experience" exhibit concepts. You will learn about readily available sustainable products, how to apply "evidence based" design, what constitutes a "healing environment" and much more.


7/9/09
Women in Architecture: The Green Patient Lab 3.0
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Anshen + Allen Architects, 901 Market Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco
Contact: 510/464-3600 or Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA
Cost: None; this program open to all. Please RSVP.
1 CES/LU HSW/SD

For more information: 510/464-3600

Innovation and Design in New Materials

Learn about nanotechnology, nano materials, (n) and (e) materials, and more! Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA, founder of UZZITU Design, is passionate about new materials and technologies and has collaborated on numerous projects, including Elementary Schools, Colleges, Investigative Projects, Commercial Furniture Design, and Residential.In collaboration with other studios she has consulted and researched in colors and materials. This program is hosted by the Women in Architecture Committee.

6/18/09

Innovation and Design in New Materials

Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA

Cost: None; this program open to all.

1.5 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

Creating Opportunities for Success in an Economic Downturn

In order to be successful professionally, we need to craft a compelling approach that includes not only what we can do for a client or employer, but also why we will be the best choice for the project or position. We create distinctiveness through content and style, using image and positioning to influence our audiences. We use the context of the opportunity to customize our value proposition, incorporating our unique talent, strategy, and capabilities. And we use our business and social networks in order to open doors of opportunity.

Attendees will learn the importance of each of these components, as well as a framework for assembling them to create success now and in the future.

Marjanne Pearson is a management consultant with two distinct practices in the design industry: Talentstar, focused on recruiting and other talent strategies, and Next Moon, focused on market and practice strategies to achieve success and sustainability. She began her career more than 25 years ago, initially working for seminal firms in San Francisco. She established her own consulting practice in 1987 with Frank O. Gehry as her first client. Today, her clients include a remarkable constellation of design firms that include signature designers, emergent practices, regional powerhouses, and corporate giants, with offices around the world. Click here to read Marjanne's article "When your new job is to find your next job".

5/14/09

Women in Architecture Forum - Creating Opportunities for Success in an Economic Downturn
Join Marjanne Pearson to learn practical tips for when your new job is to find your next job.

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.

Contact: 510/464-3600 or Laura de la Torre, Assoc. AIA

Cost: None; this program open to all.

1.5 CES/LU

For more information: 510/464-3600

OWA Reception and Exhibit- April 30

Welcome
AIA National Convention
You are cordially invited to a
Reception & Exhibition by OWA Members
Organization of Women Architects & Design Professionals
April 30th, 2009
5-7:30pm
The Educated Palate-City College of SF
88 Fourth Street at Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
website: www.owa-usa.org
Wine & hors d' oeuvres