AIA 2011 Preconvention Guide by Hanley Wood Exhibitions

PRECONVENTION GUIDE

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AIA 2011 Convention

New Orleans Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 THE AVENUE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CONTENTS

For complete convention information, visit www.aia.org/convention

KEYNOTE Presentations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 DESIGN SALONs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Continuing Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Wednesday (Preconvention Workshops). . . . . . . . . 16 Thursday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Educational Tours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Networking/Business Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Guest Tours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Volunteer Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Expo Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Registration Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Housing and Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

About THE AIA Since 1857 the American Institute of Architects has represented the professional interests of architects. As AIA members, almost 80,000 licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners in design express their commitment to excellence and livability in our nation’s buildings and communities. Members adhere to a code of ethics and professional conduct that assures the client, the public, and colleagues that an AIA-member architect is dedicated to the highest standards in professional practice. Questions about Convention? E-mail us at conventionreg@aia.org or call 866-800-6162.

REGISTER ONLINE It’s the easiest way to confirm registration instantly. Register at www.aia.org/convention on or before April 11, 2011, to take advantage of the early discount, and receive your badge and registration materials before you arrive in New Orleans. 3

Come to New Orleans The Pavilion of the Two Sisters is a centerpiece of the 12-acre New Orleans Botanical Garden. The gardens, which opened in 1936, were part of a large-scale regional development project funded by the WPA. Designed by architect Richard Koch and landscaper William Wierdorn, the gardens and structures follow the art-deco style popular in the 1930s. The pavilion and its surrounding park are just one of almost 50 educational and guest tours offered at the convention.

From the AIA President

Clark Manus, FAIA President, The American Institute of Architects

AIA 2011 National Convention Advisory Committee

The design of a building is an expression of aspirations. From the initial discussion with clients to placing the architect’s seal on drawings, there is hope that the ensuing result will create a neighborhood and sustain a community. In particular, sustainable design expresses these economic, cultural, and social aspirations in the context of environmental factors that extend far beyond a project’s property line. The work of an architect, no matter the scale, is performed with the intention to engage, enhance, and restore a region’s ecosystem in which the project resides.

WELCOME

JOIN OUR DESIGN REVOLUTION!

The AIA 2011 National Convention presents you and thousands of your colleagues with a unique opportunity for dialogue—a national forum, if you will. In seminars and workshops, on tours or at events, we will discuss how architects can foster innovative approaches to planning, design, and construction, and how these approaches can create more resilient urban ecosystems in which cities of all scales contribute to a region’s sustainability and regeneration. Marion L. Fowlkes, FAIA Chair, 2011 Convention Advisory Committee

Chester A. Widom, FAIA Chancellor, College of Fellows

By 2030, 60 percent of the world’s populations will live in towns and cities. This shift brings significant social and environmental challenges having to do with air and water quality, local food sourcing, transportation, and places to live and work—all regional in scope, all demanding regional solutions. As I write this, news reports are broadcasting horrific images of the lives and entire communities devastated by earthquake, tsunami, and the ensuing nuclear emergency in northern Japan. As we’ve seen in New Orleans, Haiti, Christchurch, and now Japan, natural disasters are a fact of life. What is not inevitable is their toll on property and human lives. How we design our buildings, shape the spaces, and make the connections between them, do make a difference. This, too, will be discussed in New Orleans as we explore innovative design responses learned from Hurricane Katrina and consider how we can mitigate the impact of future natural disasters in our own regions. Creating livable, healthy, and sustainable communities, and protecting the citizens of those communities from harm are matters of design. It is the legacy of our profession and the true measure of our value to society. Be part of the design revolution at every scale. Join us in New Orleans this May. Sincerely,

Creed W. Brierre, FAIA Chair, AIA New Orleans Convention Committee

Clark Manus, FAIA President

Melissa Urcan Executive Director, AIA New Orleans

HIGHLIGHTS

AIA 2011 HIGHLIGHTS REGIONAL DESIGN REVOLUTION: ECOLOGY MATTERS The design challenges we’re facing today go beyond the blueprint, beyond the property line. They are regional in scope— and demand no less than a full-blown regional design revolution. As the world continues to experience the largest wave of urban growth in history, it is essential that architects and designers be at the forefront, working to transform high-density human habitats into symbiotic components of the larger environment. The very sustainability and regeneration of inhabited regions throughout the world require it. Transformation won’t occur without bold thinking. Visionary ideas. New ways to plan, design, and collaborate. At the AIA 2011 National Convention and Design Exposition in New Orleans, we will explore the theme REGIONAL DESIGN REVOLUTION: ECOLOGY MATTERS, and learn firsthand about the future a design revolution will enable—and the successful careers and practices it will create in the process. Join us in New Orleans in May. Nowhere are the challenges and opportunities of regional design more evident than in New Orleans. Learn from this unique area’s past mistakes, draw from the lessons of its recovery, and arm yourself with the knowledge you need to join the regional design revolution.

THE AIA CONVENTION: RETHOUGHT AND REBUILT

EXPO REVOLUTIONIZED

The profession is undergoing a design revolution, and so is your AIA convention. This year, when you attend the AIA 2011 National Convention and Design Exposition, you will experience an event that has been reinvented and re-energized. The convention is still about enhancing your professional skills set and expanding your professional network. However, you’ll find the convention is more participatory and experiential, from Design Salons that initiate dialogue on design issues to a redesigned AIA Expo2011. Register today and join us in New Orleans. Equip yourself with vital education, powerful connections, and innovative products to sustain your work now and into the future. Join the design revolution.

Design is happening all around us. And nowhere is it more evident than at the AIA 2011 National Convention and Design Exposition, where a rebuilt expo hall will change the way we build the future. AIA Expo2011 is a vivid showcase of revolutionary ideas, new technology, and leading-edge resources that will inform and inspire your current and future projects.

■ C ustomize a tactical learning experience. Expand your

knowledge, your capabilities, and your practice. With more than 200 convention education sessions, you can customize your learning experience to get the knowledge and skills you need. Then put them to work immediately in your practice or next project. ■ M aximize your professional development. Earn all your

annual continuing education learning units (LUs) in one convenient, stimulating environment. Nothing could be more time and cost efficient.

■ E xpand your sources for new products and technology.

AIA Expo2011 has been reinvented with new products, demonstrations, and design ideas throughout. Interact with more than 800 exhibitors to see and compare what’s new, and get answers to your questions right on the expo floor. ■ N avigate a sustainable future. More than 100 exhibitors will

display the latest in green products and technology. Get a hands-on introduction to innovative, sustainable products your next client may be asking for.

EXPO HOURS Thursday, May 12 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Friday, May 13

10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Saturday, May 14 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

■ F orge critical industry alliances. The country’s leading

architects and design professionals will be in attendance to exchange ideas and share knowledge. Connect with peers and colleagues, meet with specialists in other fields, and expand your professional network.

DESIGN KNOWLEDGE IS POWER Arm yourself with the revolutionary approaches and critical information that the future will require. Only the AIA can deliver this level of education—and only at the AIA 2011 National Convention and Design Exposition can you acquire it so conveniently and cost-effectively. Tailor your curriculum from more than 200 program offerings—all specifically designed to give you the knowledge-based perspectives to grow your practice and ensure its firm footing for the future.

With the unique regional character and identity of New Orleans as a backdrop, architects can learn from innovative leaders how their work can respond to and improve upon the livability, environmental quality, and identity of the regions in which they work through the context of innovative regional design and the evolving art of placemaking in the 21st-century metropolis.

AIA BUSINESS

CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINARS

At the 2011 convention, members and delegates will elect future leaders and debate and decide a wide range of important issues.

More than 130 seminars focus on the evolving art and science of placemaking in the 21st-century metropolis. Learn how to make your projects work seamlessly with the community and environment, capitalizing and improving upon livability, functionality, and character through innovative regional design. Choose from 90-Minute Seminars, Design Salons, 60@6 seminars and early morning Sunrise Sessions. See pages 14–36.

Delegate Accreditation and Voting Delegates must be accredited to vote in the annual business meeting and for national officers. Accreditation and voting will take place in the AIA Town Hall located on The Avenue. ■ T hursday, May 12

1–4 p.m.

■ F riday, May 13

10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Delegates may accredit and vote in one visit or may accredit first and return later to vote. Either way, the process must be completed by 4 p.m., Friday, May 13. Should a runoff be required, it will be held Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Business Schedule ■ A IA Candidate Speeches and Regional Caucuses

Thursday, May 12

10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

■ D elegate Accreditation and Voting for Officers

Thursday, May 12 Friday, May 13

1–4 p.m. 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

■ A IA Annual Business Meeting

Saturday, May 14

8:15–10 a.m.

■ AIA Election Runoff (if needed)

Saturday, May 14

10 a.m.–2 p.m.

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS Daily keynotes explore how innovative approaches to planning, design, and construction, along with evolutionary or revolutionary approaches to practice, collaboration, and partnerships, can create more resilient urban ecosystems where cities of all scales contribute to a region’s sustainability and regeneration. See pages 10–11 for the complete lineup.

DESIGN SALONS

HIGHLIGHTS

Discover THE Character OF NEW ORLEANS

NETWORKING/BUSINESS EVENTS One of the most important draws to any AIA event is the chance to network with other AIA members. At the end of the day, architecture is a business—our business—and making contacts and trading e-mail addresses can have a great impact on your next project. A variety of networking events have been planned to amplify your opportunity to mix, mingle, and socialize with your fellow architects during the convention. See pages 44–48.

GUEST TOURS The AIA and AIA New Orleans have put together quite the selection of guest tours to enjoy while at the 2011 convention. Tour space is limited and advance registration is highly recommended. Tour times are actual time spent, including transportation. If tours are cancelled for any reason, notification will be provided in advance when possible. Registrants may choose to receive a refund or transfer fees to another tour. See page 49.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES While in New Orleans, join the “volunteer” revolution. Check out the options and determine which opportunity intrigues you most, then check the appropriate box at the end of the registration process. See page 50.

These 90-minute design salons (1.5 LU Hours) are an opportunity to delve into the issues, challenges, and opportunities that face us as we look toward the future. Design salons bring forth the pressing topics, with experts in the field to promote in-depth, interactive dialogue that builds on this year’s theme of regional design—with advocacy and sustainability being the shared focus. Through these focused seminars, you’ll have the chance to engage with presenters, participate in the discussions as an equal, and have your voice be heard. See page 12 for more information.

The Avenue

THE AVENUE AIA EXPO2011 Design is happening all around us. And nowhere is it more evident than at the AIA 2011 National Convention and Design Exposition, where a reinvented, re-energized expo hall will change the way we build the future. AIA Expo2011 is a vivid showcase of revolutionary ideas, new technology, and leading-edge resources that will inform and inspire your current and future projects.

EXPO HOURS Thursday, May 12 Friday, May 13 Saturday, May 14

10 a.m.–4 p.m. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Introducing

The Avenue

ENJOY THE AVENUE OFFERINGS

A lively and unique “Main Street” situated in the center of the exposition that’s uniquely designed to bring attendees a sense of urbanity. Visit the Internet Café, Innovation Gallery, stop by the Podcast Theater, and network in the Café. It’s all located on The Avenue.

Immerse yourself in innovation as you stroll down The Avenue. Designed by leaders in architecture, graphic design, and interactive digital engagement, the high-energy epicenter of AIA Expo2011 will give you a clear view of what’s to come, featuring the Innovation Gallery and numerous networking and learning experiences.

Expanded Education on the Expo Floor AIA Expo2011 will provide attendees with expanded educational opportunities right on the expo floor. Participating exhibitors will deliver a quick burst of relevant, content-rich information in 15-minute sessions. Attend four quarter-hour sessions to earn your first learning unit. Earn .25 LUs for each subsequent program. See page 53 for a listing of participating exhibitors.

The Avenue

AIA EXPO2011 Pavilions Find exhibitors easily and efficiently in the six AIA Expo2011 concentrated product pavilions. ■ P ro AV (sponsored by Pro AV ) ■ I nteriors (sponsored by Residential Architect) ■ L ighting (sponsored by Architectural Lighting )

AIA New Orleans Come experience the flavor of New Orleans in the host chapter’s lounge area. Meet local artists and authors, and chat with local architects. Discover what the New Orleans design scene is all about.

The Café A perfect place to get off your expo-weary feet, enjoy a special menu created by daily guest chefs, and visit with fellow colleagues.

■ M etal (sponsored by metalmag ) ■ S tone and Tile (sponsored by Stone World) ■ S oftware and Technology

The latest innovations and newest product on display—in every product and service category, including ■ Building Envelope

Podcast Theater

■ Building Systems

Podcasts will be broadcast daily—many featuring speakers and presenters from the convention.

■ Computer Technology

AIA Gift Store/Sazarac Bar

■ Lighting Products/Services

Every grande avenue has a favored retail destination. In the expo hall, the AIA Gift Store is the place to get AIA signature items for yourself or colleagues back at the office. Shop, then enjoy a coffee or specialty cocktail in a charming Parisian setting.

■ Metals

■ Interior Products

■ Masonry

■ Roofing ■ Stone and Tile Products/Services

Innovation Gallery

■ Windows/Skylights/Doors

View the latest innovative products available in today’s marketplace and displayed by participating AIA Expo2011 exhibiting companies.

See page 53 for a listing of participating exhibitors.

Internet Café

The Avenue Sponsors

Another spot to catch your breath, check your e-mail, take a quick look at an exhibitor’s Web site, and recharge with a beverage.

■ Bartco Lighting

AIA Town Hall

■ Nana Wall

Connect with friends and colleagues. Learn more about the variety of products and professional services available to customize your AIA membership.

As of February 25, 2011

■ Johnsonite

■ Sherwin-Williams

Keynotes

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS Join Us for Keynote Presentations Daily keynotes explore how innovative approaches to planning, design, and construction, along with evolutionary or revolutionary approaches to practice, collaboration, and partnerships, can create more resilient urban ecosystems where cities of all scales contribute to a region’s sustainability and regeneration.

THURSDAY

GS001 Mega-regions: The World of the Future 1 LU Hour

Thomas Friedman Thursday, 8:15–10 a.m.

If we have one obligation, it is to pass on this country, with its institutions and opportunities, to the next generation so that they have a chance to achieve the American dream and live better lives than we do. The consequences of globalization and a lack of seriousness when it comes to protecting the environment are making this an increasingly complicated task. As mega-regions, networks of cities with shared economies, ecosystems, and transportation systems, continue to expand, the world is becoming an increasingly “flat” place—that is, a place in which American workers are increasingly competing with workers in countries with emerging markets. To remain competitive, Americans must be willing to invest in things like infrastructure, education, immigration, and the environment. By taking ownership of our actions and sacrificing in order to achieve our higher goals, we can ensure our country will be a truly exceptional place to live for generations to come. Thomas Friedman points to solutions that will empower us to do just that, and paints a vivid picture of our future world. Foreign Affairs columnist for The New York Times, Thomas Friedman is the writer the public looks to for the straight talk and reliable information it needs about the world—especially when events seem too menacing or complex to comprehend and policy discussions are clouded in a smokescreen of politics and posturing. He has won three Pulitzer Prizes, and his most recent book, Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—and How It Can Renew America, was a #1 New York Times bestseller. His previous bestseller, The World is Flat, has sold more than four million copies. His other bestsellers include Longitudes and Attitudes: The World in the Age of Terrorism, The Lexus and the Olive Tree, and From Beirut to Jerusalem, which serves as a basic text on the Middle East in colleges and universities nationwide and won the National Book Award. He currently is writing a book with Michael Mandelbaum, to be published in September of 2011, about the major challenges facing the United States, the reason the country is not addressing those challenges effectively, and the policies America needs to adopt to ensure prosperity at home and strength abroad in the 21st-century. The title will be That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented, and How We Find Our Way Back.

Go to www.aia.org/convention and access the Event and Seminar Search system to see program descriptions, learning objectives, and expanded speaker information. Search by program code, date, or speaker name.

FRIDAY

GS002 Welcome to the Urban Revolution: How Cities are Changing the World 1 LU Hour

Keynotes

FOR COMPLETE DETAILS

Jeb Brugmann Friday, 8:15–10 a.m.

Jeb Brugmann doesn’t believe the world is “flat.” Instead, he believes that cities contain unique advantages and disadvantages, and that while they succumb to the effects of world events, they also cause world events. He takes a microscope to our world’s cities in order to explain how political uprisings have helped shape them, and also to reveal the ways in which better city building and urban development will enable us to solve current and future problems. What will make us more productive? What will allow us to use our resources more wisely? What will promote solidarity while fostering healthy competition? Questions about how to improve global health, protect the environment, put an end to poverty, and manage crime can be answered by asking how we might best be able to configure, rule, and reside in our cities. Jeb Brugmann, Founding Partner of The Next Practice, is a strategist and innovation expert in the fields of business and development, serving major corporations, local governments, and non-profit organizations worldwide. In addition to using a tested, disciplined innovation process developed with leading business thinker Professor C.K. PrahAIAd, he focuses on innovation in market analytics, product development, and business modeling to increase local responsiveness and customization as a source of competitive advantage and global problem-solving. With professional experience in 28 countries, he has been a pioneer of new practice domains, including urban sustainability and climate change mitigation, “base of the pyramid” (BOP) business development for large low-income market segments, place-based development, and social enterprise. In 1990, he founded ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability. He served as ICLEI Secretary General from 1991–2000, and as interim Executive Director of ICLEI USA in 2009. In 2004, he co-founded The Next Practice innovation consultancy with Prof. PrahAIAd. He speaks to audiences worldwide and provides executive education as a Senior Associate with the University of Cambridge (UK) Programme for Sustainability Leadership. He has received a variety of distinctions and awards for his international initiatives and publications. His book, Welcome to the Urban Revolution: How Cities Are Changing the World, was published in 2009.

SATURDAY GS003 Transitioning Iconic Urban Centers through Political, Community, and Design Leadership 1 LU Hour

Mayor Jeremy Harris, Ret., Hon. AIA; Mayor Mitch Landrieu (invited); Mayor Dave Bing (invited); and Jessica Zimbabwe (moderator) Saturday, 2–3:30 p.m.

Facilitated by Jessica Zimbabwe of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the discussion will center around the experiences of elected leadership in key cities that have been impacted by economic, natural disaster, or other adverse conditions. New Orleans Mayor Landrieu (invited), Mayor Jeremy Harris, Ret., Hon. AIA of Honolulu, and Mayor Dave Bing of Detroit (invited) will share their thoughts and vision and how these experiences can serve as key learnings for urban, city, and regional planning.

DESIGN SALONS

DESIGN SALONS DESIGN SALONS These 90-minute design salons (1.5 LU Hours) are an opportunity to delve into the issues, challenges, and opportunities that face us as we look toward the future. Design Salons bring forth the pressing topics, with experts in the field to promote in-depth, interactive dialogue that build on this year’s theme of regional design—with advocacy and sustainability being the shared focus. Through these focused seminars, you’ll have the chance to engage with presenters, participate in the discussions as an equal, and have your voice be heard.

TH230 Design Salon: Next Generation Green—Sustainable Communities and Infrastructure

FR323 Design Salon: Leading a Green Schools Movement—From Design to Policy

1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

1.5 LU Hours

This session will address how architects, collaborating with engineers, can design a sustainable next generation of public utility infrastructure. The presentation will demonstrate how gracefully integrating public works components, such as rail transit, bus rapid transit, bike lanes, sidewalks, plazas, and gardens into developments and neighborhoods can reduce driving, congestion, and pollution.

This roundtable discussion will center on ways to create schools that are healthier, more conducive to learning, and more sustainable. The session will feature Local Leaders in Sustainability—“Special Report from Sundance,” developed by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), and Redford Center, which not only captures the outcomes from the summit, but also provides an enduring blueprint for action on green schools that can move us toward the goal of green schools for all children.

Speakers | Hillary A. Brown, FAIA, LEED AP, and James S. Russell, FAIA Provider | Bloomberg LP Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

TH234 Design Salon: The Federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities—How Investments in Regional Development Affect Architects 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours

Learn about the latest sustainability initiatives from the Administration’s Partnership for Sustainable Communities. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discuss how their goals will affect architects and reshape America’s communities. Speaker | John Frece Provider | The American Institute of Architects Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

Speakers | Jason Hartke; Paul Hutton, AIA, LEED AP, CEFPI; and Brooks Rainwater Provider | The American Institute of Architects Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

FR327 Design Salon: Making It Right—Architects in Community 1.5 LU Hours

Using the Make It Right project from New Orleans’ storm-ravaged Lower Ninth Ward as a model and a springboard for discussion, this seminar will focus on how architects engage primary stakeholders and others in the design process. Speakers | Tom Darden III; Katherine A. Grove, AIA, LEED AP; and Alejandra Lillo, Assoc. AIA Provider | Make It Right Foundation Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

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Design with all around protection in mind when you use AIA Contract Documents. Come by the AIA Contract Documents booth, #445, to earn LUs while learning about the new Sustainability Guide, how to maximize success and minimize risk on Residential Projects and how to write a solid scope of service for Regional or Urban Planning. Plus, learn about updates to our software, get a 15% discount off software purchases and enter to win great prizes. Help us celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first publication of A201 where we’ll be serving complimentary wine, beer and appetizers! The celebration is at booth #445 on Thursday, May 12th from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. We hope to see you there! To learn more about AIA Contract Documents go to aia.org/contractdocs or call 800-242-3837.

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Continuing ED

Continuing Education DESIGN KNOWLEDGE IS POWER Arm yourself with the revolutionary approaches and critical information that the future will require. Only the AIA can deliver this level of education—and only at the AIA National Convention and Design Exposition can you acquire it so conveniently and cost-effectively. Your 2011 education options include preconvention workshops, keynote presentations, seminars, expo education, and a variety of unique tours that explore the soulful flavor of architecture in New Orleans—historic, modern, or recently restored. Tailor your curriculum from more than 200 program offerings—all specifically designed to give you the knowledge-based perspectives to grow your practice and ensure its firm footing for the future. Attendees participating in education programs at the convention are encouraged to verify acceptance of credit in advance with their individual state licensing boards.

Preconvention Workshops

Sunrise Sessions

On Wednesday, attend either half-day (3.75 LU Hours) or full-day (7.5 LU Hours) preconvention workshops from the country’s top presenters. Seating is limited and workshops usually sell out, so register early. Additional fee required.

Get a head start on your day and education with early morning 60-minute seminars and earn 1 LU Hour. These early call learning opportunities take place 7–8 a.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

90-Minute Seminars

Daily keynotes explore how innovative approaches to planning, design, and construction, along with evolutionary or revolutionary approaches to practice, collaboration, and partnerships, can create more resilient urban ecosystems where cities of all scales contribute to a region’s sustainability and regeneration. See pages 10–11.

Seminars Take the lead in the design revolution. More than 130 seminars focus on the evolving art and science of placemaking in the 21st–century metropolis. Learn how to make your projects work seamlessly with the community and environment, capitalizing and improving upon livability, functionality, and character through innovative regional design. Enhance your knowledge of design, practice management, and career development by selecting from diverse topical categories, from business planning to business development; from zero net energy design to building codes. Your registration fee includes your choice of seminar options. All seminars are offered on a first-come, first-seated basis. Registering for your preferred seminar does not obligate you to attend that particular seminar nor does it reserve your seat. However, it allows us to assign the most popular programs to the largest classrooms so there will be room for all.

hether you are a seasoned professional or just starting W your career working as a sole practitioner or with a large firm, you’ll find the 90-minute seminars (1.5 LU Hours) cover all of the bases when it comes to educational opportunities. From commercial and institutional to residential and communitybased projects, from barrier-free design to sustainability, workplace and diversity issues to business development, management, and finance, there’s a comprehensive selection of dynamic and informative presentations and panel discussions from which to choose. Offered in a variety of timeslots on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Design Salons 90-minute Design Salons (1.5 LU Hours) are an opportunity to delve into issues, challenges, and opportunities that face us as we look towards the future. Design Salons bring forth the pressing topics, with experts in the field to promote in-depth, interactive dialogue that build on this year’s theme of regional design—with advocacy and sustainability being the shared focus. Through these focused seminars, you’ll have the chance to engage with presenters, participate in the discussions as an equal, and have your voice be heard. Offered Thursday and Friday afternoon from 2–3:30 p.m.

60@6 Extend your learning day, earn additional learning units, and still have plenty of time for evening and social networking with 60-minute seminars (1 LU Hour). Offered on Thursday and Friday evening from 6–7 p.m.

Mandatory Continuing Education Requirements Health, Safety, and Welfare Each year AIA members are required to earn a minimum of eight learning unit hours related to health, safety, and welfare (HSW) as defined by the Architect Registration Examination. Look for “HSW” to identify programs that qualify. These programs may also meet the criteria for licensure requirements in the 40 states, the District of Columbia, 11 Canadian provinces, and 19 countries that have mandatory continuing education (MCE) requirements. The AIA and NCARB have worked collaboratively to review the HSW content of seminars and tours for this year’s convention.

Continuing ED

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Sustainable Design Of the total 18 CES Learning Units (LU Hours) required in a given calendar year for AIA membership, four LU Hours are required to focus on and meet the established guidelines for sustainable design (SD) mandatory continuing education. Look for “SD” for programs that qualify. Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) and Sustainable Design (SD) AIA learning unit(s) credit eligibility is subject to approval following review of presentation. Presentations under review that meet or fail HSW and/or SD criteria will be adjusted accordingly on the official transcript available two weeks after convention. Attendees participating in education programs at the convention are encouraged to verify acceptance of credit in advance with their individual state licensing boards. Expo education programs do not qualify for HSW or SD credit.

The Green Building Certification Institute More than 65 continuing education programs have been approved for GBCI CE Hours for LEED Professionals.

CES THEATERS Education will be offered on the expo floor in the CES Theaters, located at the back of the expo hall. Exhibitors will present 60-minute programs, with each offering 1 LU Hour. See page 52 for a list of presenters.

Expo Education Tap into the wealth of knowledge from industry experts on products and services, and earn additional continuing education credit on the expo floor. Attend four 15-minute sessions (60-minute minimum) to earn your first learning unit. After that, earn .25 LU Hour for each additional program you attend. Offered throughout expo hours on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. See page 52.

Intern Development Program Interns may earn supplementary education by completing approved AIA continuing education programs. Interns participating in AIA continuing education programs after January 1, 2010, can earn credit at a rate of one IDP training hour for every AIA learning unit hour. These training hours can be applied toward supplementary education. When submitting the program into the e-EVR, you must include an AIA transcript to receive credit. Credit earned before and after January 1, 2010, must comply with the Supplementary Education section in the IDP Guidelines on the NCARB Web site, www.ncarb.org.

Educational Tours AIA New Orleans has arranged more than 40 unique educational tours that allow you to earn between one and five LU Hours. Educational tours are offered Wednesday through Saturday to a variety of destinations at varied times and prices. Tour times are actual time spent, including transportation. Learning units represent the educational time for the tour.

WEDNESDAY, May 11

Continuing Education Public Architects TRAINING WORKSHOP This full-day preconvention workshop explores the roles and responsibilities of architects who are involved in the design of public buildings, as well as some of the latest ideas in public architecture. Concurrent sessions allow attendees to customize their learning experience. Includes breakfast, lunch, and EV106 Public Architects and Corporate Architects and Facility Management Reception. Note: You must register as a Public Architects Training Workshop attendee. Your registration provides the Public Architects Training Workshop and full convention registration (includes keynote presentations, most continuing education programs, expo education programs, AIA business meetings, and AIA Expo2011). Tours and events are priced separately.

PA001 The National World War II Museum: The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Efforts to Establish a National Landmark Museum in New Orleans

PA102 The Cabildo/Louisiana State Museum: The Development and Preservation of a Community Cultural Resource

PA201 Design for Emergency: Learning from Katrina, the Jackson Barracks, and the Recovery School District Case Studies

1.5 LU Hours

1.5 HSW/LU Hours

1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

This session will explore the rich histories of the Louisiana State Museum’s most prominent and historic property, the Cabildo, which houses the museum’s Louisiana history exhibit, and will highlight the Cabildo’s prominent architectural features that reflect the city’s rich French and Spanish heritage.

This session will provide a holistic look at two large recovery programs in New Orleans: the historic Jackson Barracks and the New Orleans Recovery School District. Attendees will learn about techniques for resource mobilization, strategic planning, and emergency procurement in a contingency environment.

In the summer of 2005, The National World War II Museum was on schedule to develop one of the world’s great military history museums. This presentation will analyze the impact that Hurricane Katrina had on every aspect of the design and construction process of the museum’s expansion, from economic to cultural to social to environmental. Speaker | Robert W. Farnsworth Provider | AIA Public Architects Wednesday, 8–9 a.m.

PA101 History and Role of the Vieux Carré Commission 1.5 LU Hours

This session will examine how the efforts of a small group of determined activists from the New Orleans local chapter of the AIA, during the 1920s, insured the continuing preservation of New Orleans’ French Quarter—the only intact Spanish and French Colonial settlement remaining in this country.

Speaker | Charles D. Chamberlain III, PhD Provider | AIA Public Architects Wednesday, 9:15–10:45 a.m.

Speaker | Douglas J. Mouton, AIA, NCARB Provider | AIA Public Architects Wednesday, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

PA103 Maximizing Your Project’s Potential: Integrated Teams, BIM, and Sustainability 1.5 LU Hours

This session focuses on improving the design and construction of high performance buildings (sustainability), encouraging innovation in process (integration), and the use of technology (BIM). The presentation also will identify strategies to facilitate the mental shift to an integrated design and construction process.

Speaker | Lary P. Hesdorffer

Speaker | Greg Gidez, AIA, DBIA, LEED AP

Provider | AIA Public Architects

Wednesday, 9:15–10:45 a.m.

PA202 Parallel Visions: Four Emerging Reconstruction Concepts in Post-Katrina New Orleans 1.5 LU Hours

Since the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, four distinct paradigms or visions for rebuilding New Orleans have emerged. This session will explore and compare those reconstruction paradigms. Though based on the example of New Orleans, the presentation will demonstrate how the strategies and concepts can be made applicable to many contexts and locations. Speaker | Scott D. Bernhard Provider | AIA Public Architects Wednesday, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

PA203 Owner’s Requirements Definition and the World’s Most Energy Efficient Building 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

PA302 The Roosevelt Hotel: Maintaining the Presence— Importance of Dignity of an Urban Landmark

This session will examine in detail the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s process of acquisition, which is at the heart of the facility’s remarkable success as the Department of Energy’s first net-zero energy large scale facility. Critical elements include project definition, design and construction procedures, and substantiation.

1.5 LU Hours

Speakers | David M. Shelton, DBIA, and Eric Telesmanich, PM

Provider | AIA Public Architects

Provider | AIA Public Architects Wednesday, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

PA002 The Master Plan for New Orleans: Livability, Opportunity, and Sustainability in the 21st Century 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

This session spotlights the 21stcentury master plan for New Orleans and examines its three areas of focus: using 21st-century urban design and innovation to enhance livability, diversifying the city’s economy, and making New Orleans a national model for smart growth. Speakers | David D. Dixon, FAIA; and W. Raymond Manning, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP BD+C

This session will provide an overview of the federal historic tax credit program, will include a case study of the renovation of the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, and will describe avenues for public officials to promote use of historic credits for publicly and privately owned buildings.

Wednesday, 2:45–4:15 p.m.

PA303 Project Delivery Methods and the Impact of Sustainable Design Goals

WEDNESDAY, May 11

For complete convention information, visit www.aia.org/convention

1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1.5 GBCI)

This session will explore how project delivery methods influence sustainable, high performance buildings. The presentation will feature evidence from a national survey of 230 LEED APs, documents from 92 public and private projects representing over $2.2 billion in design and construction cost, and 12 in-depth case studies. Speaker | Tammy L. McCuen, LEED AP BD+C Provider | AIA Public Architects Wednesday, 2:45–4:15 p.m.

Provider | AIA Public Architects Wednesday, 12:30–2:30 p.m.

PA301 Levee System in New Orleans: A Presentation on Its History, Assessment, and Future 1.5 HSW/LU Hours

This session will examine the $14.6 billion Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System designed to reduce the risk of damage from storm surge to the Greater New Orleans area and to the 2,800 miles of navigable waterways, five of the nation’s top 15 ports, 1,300 miles of levees and floodwalls, 11 navigation locks, and six major flood control structures that lie within the balliwick of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New Orleans District. Speaker | Col. Robert A. Sinkler Provider | AIA Public Architects

PA003 Project Delivery Methods and the Integrated Project Team 1 LU Hour

Owners can choose from a number of alternative project delivery approaches—design-build, CM-at-risk, and integrated project delivery—that provide opportunities for architects and contractors to team together with their clients at the earliest stages of the design process. Team integration does not happen by accident; it requires intentionality, know how, and leadership. This session will highlight a number of teaming techniques and characteristics that promote collaboration, integrated problem solving, and optimized results. Speaker | Barbara J. Jackson, PhD, DBIA Provider | AIA Public Architects Wednesday, 4:30–5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 2:45–4:15 p.m.

Continuing Education WEDNESDAY, May 11

WE100 IDP Coordinators Workshop 3.75 LU Hours

This workshop will provide the essential information that IDP coordinators need to facilitate their critical roles in support of interns. There will be extensive training on the Intern Development Program (IDP) requirements, including a detailed breakdown of IDP 2.0, information on the Architect Registration Examination (ARE), and an overview of the licensure process. Speakers | Harry M. Falconer Jr., AIA, NCARB; Rachel A. Kros, AIA, NCARB; Nicholas P. Serfass, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP; and Martin S. Smith, AIA, NCARB, LEED Green Associate Provider | National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

3.75 LU Hours

After a basic introduction to marketing and business development, this workshop will provide a series of miniworkshops that will explore the following topics: social media for marketing, how to read and respond to an RFP, firm branding, business development, technology and marketing, and successful interviews. Speakers | Michael Ayles, AIA, NCARB; Carolyn Bligh; David Koren, Assoc. AIA., CSPM; and David Roccosalva Provider | AIA Young Architects Forum

Wednesday, 8 a.m.–noon, $155

WE101 Preparing for the Recovery: Using the Downturn to Your Firm’s Advantage

WE104 Health and Design = Active Living and Sustainable Urbanism

3.75 LU Hours

This workshop will explore the relationship between design and public health, including the prevention of chronic diseases such as obesity. The session’s moderated panel will discuss architecture and implementation strategies for creating fit cities in North America.

This workshop will focus on how to leverage lessons learned from the downturn to improve architectural firms’ practices in areas such as marketing and business development, staffing and human resources, project and firm financial management, technology and project delivery, collaboration and teaming, and leadership development and succession. Speakers | Raymond F. Kogan, AIA, NCARB; Rena Klein, FAIA; Scott A. Kuehn, AIA, NCARB; and Donald Simpson, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP Provider | AIA Practice Management Wednesday, 8 a.m.–noon, $155

WE102 Contract and Insurance Strategies for the Small Practice 3.75 LU Hours

This workshop, hosted by CRAN (Custom Residential Architects Network), is designed to inform the small practitioner about ways to structure contracts for use on small projects and to explore how those contracts integrate legal and liability insurance concerns and requirements. The program will also identify strategies to improve both architects’ and clients’ understanding of contracts to improve performance and compliance and reasonably protect both parties. Speaker | Charles R. Heuer, FAIA Provider | AIA Residential Wednesday, 8 a.m.–noon, $155

WE103 Business Development Today: Using Modern Tools to Get More Work!

3.75 HSW/SD/LU Hours (3.75 GBCI)

Speakers | Fredric Bell, FAIA; Skye Duncan; Sarah Gluck; Robyne S. Kassen, Assoc. AIA; and Karen Lee Provider | AIA New York Chapter Wednesday, 8 a.m.–noon, $155

WE105 Stepping through Accessible Routes 3.75 HSW/LU Hours

This session will review the parameters of accessibility in new construction as well as in existing projects, both in and outside California. It will offer a broad view, from the street, through the site, and to the buildings, spotlighting along the way site amenities and their accessibility. This workshop qualifies for California learning units for relicensure. Speaker | Janis Kent, AIA, CASp Provider | Janis Kent, AIA, CASp Wednesday, 8 a.m.–noon, $155

WE110 Evolutionary or Revolutionary: The Role of a Traditional Sense of Place and Lessons Learned in the Recovery of Post-Katrina New Orleans Neighborhoods 7.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (7.5 GBCI)

This workshop will focus on the design, practice, leadership, technology, and collaboration that has occurred when and where in-fill residential structures have been built in New Orleans neighborhoods, such as the Lower Ninth Ward (L9). Speakers and panelists will examine and discuss work completed since the 2005 storm to discover lessons learned from design and project results in the recovering residential neighborhoods. Speakers | Robert J. Berkebile, FAIA; Steven B. Bingler, AIA, REFP, NCARB; Tom Darden III; Andres M. Duany, FAIA; Patricia Gay; Lindsay Jonker; Clem Labine; Ann M. Masson; H. Thomas McGrath Jr., FAIA; Byron J. Mouton, AIA; Steve Mouzon, AIA, CNU, LEED; Daniela Rivero; and Steven Semes Providers | AIA Historic Resources Committee and AIA Residential Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., $310

WE111 Business Management for Building Professionals 7.5 LU Hours

Using case studies and sample forms, this session will give participants a solid foundation in those best business practices so valuable to smaller businesses—planning, organizing, staffing/directing, and controlling. Speaker | Thomas A. Stephani Provider | National Association of Home Builders Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., $310

WE112 International Green Construction Code Fundamentals for Designers

WE114 Skills for High Performance Buildings

7.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (7.5 GBCI)

This full-day workshop consists of five distinct portions, and covers concepts, tools, methods, and skills that professionals and stakeholders are using to create, commission, and operate high performance buildings. Topics will include defining the mindset arena, Green BIM, Green IPD, Lean PD, and fair compensation, green modular building delivery, and a high performance building skills wrap-up.

This session will focus on the theory, intent, background, and general structure of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), the new code developed by the International Code Council (ICC) in partnership with AIA and ASTM. The seminar also will include an overview of the code’s technical aspects, along with a course workbook and a case study to offer insight to designers as to how they might use the IGCC on their own projects. Speaker | Allan Bilka, RA Provider | International Code Council

7.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (7.5 GBCI)

Speakers | James R. Bedrick, AIA, LEED AP; Robert J. Dunay, FAIA; Karen M. Kensek; Peter Papesch, AIA, LEED; William G. Reed, AIA, LEED AP; Charles A. Savage, AIA; Scott Simpson, FAIA, LEED AP; and Joseph H. Wheeler, AIA

WE117 BD+C 251: Understanding the Building Design + Construction LEED® Rating Systems 7.5 LU/HSW/SD Hours (7.5 GBCI)

Gain essential knowledge of the LEED BD+C rating systems, including credit intents, key elements, main requirements, and referenced standards. The session also will cover synergies among credits and foundations of the LEED certification process, including basic documentation considerations, and will address LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations, LEED for Core and Shell, and LEED for Schools. LEED 201: Core Concepts and Strategies is recommended prior to taking this course. Provider | U.S. Green Build Council

Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., $310

Provider | Boston Society of Architects Sustainability Education Committee

Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., $310

WE113 AIA Disaster Assistance Program: A Comprehensive Training

Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., $310

WE118 O+M 251: Understanding the Building Operations + Maintenance LEED Rating System

7.5 HSW/LU Hours

The AIA Disaster Assistance Program provides leadership, advocacy, and training to AIA members who are interested in volunteering their skills in times of crisis. This workshop will teach participants to conduct rapid damage assessments of structures affected by earthquakes, wind, and water. Licensed architects who successfully complete the seminar will be accredited as building evaluators in the AIA Disaster Assistance Program, as well as in the California Safety Assessment Program. Speakers | Terrance J. Brown, FAIA; Michael D. Lingerfelt, AIA, LEED AP; and C. Stanley Peterson, FAIA Provider | The American Institute of Architects Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., $310

WE115 New ADA Regulations: What are the Impacts and How to Comply 7.5 LU Hours

2010 marked the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and saw the release of new updates that amended its Title II and III regulations. This fullday workshop will provide a detailed examination of these new standards, as well as an overview of the additional facility types and sites affected, and will highlight the supplemental changes to the architectural accessibility standards, including safe harbor provisions. Speakers | David S. Collins, FAIA; Marsha Mazz; and Lawrence G. Perry, AIA Provider | AIA Government Advocacy

WEDNESDAY, May 11

For complete convention information, visit www.aia.org/convention

7.5 LU/HSW/SD Hours (7.5 GBCI)

Gain essential knowledge of the LEED for Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance rating system, including credit intents, key elements, main requirements, and referenced standards. The overview also will cover synergies among credits, benefits, and return on investment, as well as foundations of the LEED certification process, including basic documentation considerations. LEED 201: Core Concepts and Strategies is recommended prior to taking this course. Provider | U.S. Green Build Council Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., $310

Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., $310

WE116 Designing for Climate Change: An Ecological Approach to Regional Sustainability 7.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours

This workshop will explore climate change scenarios and the impacts of such changes on existing regional and urban planning and design patterns, and upon regional and urban infrastructures. The session will use case studies to spotlight ecological principles applicable to regional sustainability design. Speakers | William Raymond Manning, FAIA, NOMA; Nancy Rottle, ASLA; Donald R. Watson, FAIA; and Daniel E. Williams FAIA

WE120 Creating Meaningful Interaction in Presentation 3.75 LU Hours

This program will address a common issue surrounding architectural practice: How and what to communicate during presentations and interviews to create meaningful yet creative interaction between clients and expanded interdisciplinary project teams. Speakers | Krista A. Becker, AIA, LEED AP, and Mark W. Johnston Provider | Johnston Training Group Wednesday, 1–5 p.m., $155

Provider | AIA Committee on the Environment Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., $310

WEDNESDAY, May 11

Continuing Education WE121 Architects in Court: A Mock Trial

WE123 Igniting the Design Process Within

WE126 Stepping through Interior Elements

3.75 LU Hours

3.75 HSW/LU Hours

This session will present, in an abbreviated fashion, the actual workings of a trial. The facts of the case will be based on actual events—the project architect of a LEED-certified residential condominium is sued by the condominium association for alleged defects in various building systems. Through this presentation, attendees will discover how to mitigate their legal exposure and avoid lawsuits.

This session will explore the design processes of three exceptional designers and how they think through the process of design in their practices. They will discuss the influence of regionalism in the design process and how that informs their designs.

This session will offer an overview of different elements in the interior world one should be aware of in order to create an accessible environment once one steps through the door. The presentation will review the parameters of accessibility for different elements found in building interiors, both in and outside of California. The session will address issues related to interior accessible routes, furniture, drinking fountains, built-in cabinetry, seating for restaurants and assembly areas, and signage. This workshop qualifies for California learning units for relicensure.

Speakers | Douglas K. Engebretson, FAIA; Jay S. Gregory, Esq.; John F. Miller, FAIA; and Peter Steffian, FAIA Provider | Jay S. Gregory Wednesday, 1–5 p.m., $155

WE122 Regional Medical Center Design Case Study: VA and LSU Collaborate in New Orleans 3.75 HSW/SD/LU Hours

This workshop focuses on a design case study of the new combined downtown medical center campus for the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) and Louisiana State University (LSU), the largest current project in New Orleans. Participants will learn how the co-location of the two medical centers creates a synergy vital to serving the New Orleans region, how the downtown location contributes to the revitalization of the city, and how the location and design of the center integrates sustainable design to connect a regional public health vision with regional environmental health. Includes EV106 Public Architects and Corporate Architects and Facility Management Reception. Speakers | Mark Brideweser, CFM, and David D. Alpert, AIA, LEED AP Provider | AIA Corporate Architects and Facilities Management Wednesday, 1–5 p.m., $155

Speakers | William K. Hellmuth, AIA, LEED AP; Paul Mankins, FAIA, LEED AP; Sean M. Stadler, AIA, LEED AP; and Mehrdad Yazdani, Assoc. AIA Provider | AIA Young Architects Forum Wednesday, 1–5 p.m., $155

WE124 Reinventing Residential Architecture by Rediscovering Regional Vernacular 3.75 HSW/SD/LU Hours (3.75 GBCI)

This session will focus on an emerging architectural order that relearns and reapplies the historic code of the architectural genome— commodity, firmness, and delight—to good residential architecture, but then adds to this matrix two more elements—vernacular, both cultural and topographic, and regionalism, in respect to natural resources and labor—as building blocks to true idiosyncratic regional design. Speakers | David S.R. Andreozzi, AIA, CORA; Kevin L. Harris, FAIA, NCARB, CSI; and A. Russell Versaci Provider | Custom Residential Architects Network Wednesday, 1–5 p.m., $155

WE125 Firm Positioning for Competitive Advantage 3.75 LU Hours

This session will explore all aspects of firm positioning, including assessment of firm identity and purpose, development processes for markets and services, development of a positioning platform, structure of a marketing system, the importance of advanced research and open innovation, and key aspects of organizational development. Speaker | Jack Reigle Provider | John Wiley & Sons Inc. Wednesday, 1–5 p.m., $155

Speaker | Janis Kent, AIA, CASp Provider | Janis Kent, AIA, CASp Wednesday, 1–5 p.m., $155

WE127 Hands-On COMFEN Training: A Simple, Free Comparative Façade Design Tool 3.75 LU Hours

This interactive training session will teach attendees how to use the new COMFEN freeware program to compare façade systems and components with respect to their ability to control solar gain, internal heating/cooling energy, lighting energy, thermal comfort, daylight harvesting, and visual comfort. Attendees will need to bring a laptop and will work though simulation examples along with the presenter. COMFEN will be uploaded either via a wireless connection or CD-ROM. Speakers | Maurya McClintock, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP; Robin Mitchell; and Stephen Selkowitz Provider | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Wednesday, 1–5 p.m., $155

TH200 Building Airtightness: Building Enclosure Council Breakfast

TH203 The Supervisor Revolution 1 LU Hour

THURSDAY KEYNOTE GS001 Mega-regions: The World of the Future

Speaker | Laverne Dalgleish

This session will explore the unique and vital bond between intern and supervisor. Learn how to be a good coach, and how to help interns progress efficiently through IDP, ARE, and licensure. Learn about program changes, supervisor responsibilities, and how to successfully fulfill the expectations of a supervisor. There will be an interactive Q&A session immediately following the presentation.

Providers | AIA Committee on the Environment, Air Barrier Association of America, and Building Enclosure Council

Speakers | Lindsey D. Allen, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP; Harry M. Falconer Jr., AIA, NCARB; and Steve Templet, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP

Thursday, 6:30–8 a.m.

Provider | National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

Provider | The American Institute of Architects

TH201 Placemaking on Capitol Hill

Thursday, 7–8 a.m.

Thursday, 8:15–10 a.m.

1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

This session will address the current state of building airtightness for new and existing buildings, and will identify whole building performance requirements, upcoming changes to building codes, and challenges to the design industry for improvements in airtightness both in design and in construction of buildings.

1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

This presentation will address placemaking and the historic preservation and stewardship of the national treasures on Capitol Hill. How have innovative approaches to planning, design, and construction created an integrated, safer, and pedestrian-friendly 300-acre Capitol Hill jurisdiction in Washington, D.C. Speakers | Harold L. Adams, FAIA, RIBA, JIA, and AIAn M. Hantman, FAIA Providers | Harold L. Adams, FAIA, RIBA, JIA, and AIAn M. Hantman, FAIA Thursday, 7–8 a.m.

TH202 The Lean Design Practice and Construction Firm 1 LU Hour

This session will outline the history of the Lean enterprise and will review case studies on numerous construction projects. The workshop will describe how to utilize such tools as A3 planning, set-based design, target cost design, Kanban, kaizen blitzes, and value stream mapping to reinvigorate your practice and to create a more competitive and exciting firm. Speakers | Katherine A Blume, PE, LEED AP BD+C; Stan Chiu, AIA, LEED AP; and Cliff S. Moser, AIA, MSQA, LEED AP Providers | AIA Project Delivery Community, AIA Practice Management, AIA Small Project Practitioners, AIA Technology in Architectural Practice, and AIA Young Architects Forum Thursday, 7–8 a.m.

1 LU Hour

As mega-regions, networks of cities with shared economies, ecosystems, and transportation systems, continue to expand, the world is becoming an increasingly “flat” place—that is, a place in which American workers are increasingly competing with workers in countries with emerging markets. Speaker | Thomas Friedman

TH204 Reinvesting and Designing in Schools that Learn

FA100 GSA’s Vision

1 LU Hour

1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

This seminar explores how a holistic approach to designing can produce 21st-century schools that not only have a learning orientation but that also create a sense of place for students with different learning styles and developmental needs. The session will showcase examples of projects that were conceived, planned, designed, and built to cater to students’ varied learning styles and teachers’ various instruction techniques.

This session will examine the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) vision for transforming massive amounts of its building space to space that is much more sustainable. The presentation will address areas and ways in which the GSA is likely to challenge architects to explore undefined realms of sustainability, ranging from the development of strategic sustainability plans for federal agencies to designs for net zero energy buildings.

Speakers | Caroline Lobo, PhD, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, and Paul D. Winslow, FAIA

Speaker | Lance Davis, AIA, LEED AP

Provider | Orcutt | Winslow

Provider | U.S. General Services Administration

Thursday, 7–8 a.m.

Thursday, 10:15–11:15 a.m.

TH205 The Federal Presence: 2010 GSA Design Awards

FA101 Are We There Yet? The Road to Performance with ENERGY STAR®

1 LU Hour

1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

This session will provide an overview of contemporary federal architecture and will address issues and questions concerning how to get federal work and where the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) standards are relative to performance on design, engineering, construction, and the arts.

This session will address energy metrics and strategies for measuring the effect of energy on performance from designing to operating commercial buildings. The presentation will discuss how to make the design a part of the overall energy and environmental strategy, and it will highlight easy-to-use tools from EPA’s ENERGY STAR® to help architects and their clients’ target, measure, and track energy use.

Speaker | Les Shepherd, AIA Provider | U.S. General Services Administration Thursday, 7–8 a.m.

THURSDAY, May 12

For complete convention information, visit www.aia.org/convention

Speakers | Karen P. Butler and Rives T. Taylor, FAIA Provider | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday, 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

THURSDAY, May 12

Continuing Education FA102 The Worldwide NAVFAC Approach 1 LU Hour

Participants will discover where U.S. Naval Facilities investments are occurring, and will explore NAVFAC design and procurement policies to address the regional challenges that come with the diverse nature of its business. Speaker | Kathleen O. Reid, RA, LEED AP Provider | Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Speakers | Robert J. Berkebile, FAIA; James L. Binkley, FAIA; and Prisca T. Weems, LEED AP Provider | AIA Committee on the Environment Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

Thursday, 1–2 p.m.

TH222 Global Practice Session: International Committee Annual Update

EX100a Mastering Google SketchUp

1.5 LU Hours

3 LU Hours

This presentation will focus on issues of license and reciprocity, trade regulations and trade agreements, and ways to establish stronger support of AIA members in international locations. The second half of the 90-minute session is a facilitated town-hall style Q&A session with international AIA chapter presidents.

This session is designed for experienced SketchUp users who want to investigate advanced topic areas, including working with CAD, creating curved surfaces, and employing advanced presentation techniques for SketchUp models. Detailed instruction in the use of Google LayOut for print presentations also is provided. Participants will get a thorough review of the entire design environment. Provider | The American Institute of Architects Thursday, 1–4 p.m.

TH220 The Construction Outlook: Implications for Architecture Firms 1.5 LU Hours

This presentation will update the 2011 forecast for U.S. construction activity, as reflected in the McGrawHill construction start statistics. The presentation will provide insight into the specific project types that are likely to see more or less construction, which, in turn, will impact the demand for architectural services going forward. Speakers | Kermit Baker, PhD, Hon. AIA and Robert A. Murray Provider | McGraw-Hill Construction Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

TH221 True Sustainability: Cutting Edge Regional Design and Placemaking 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

This session will present benchmark data gleaned from examples of the world’s best ecologically-based regional design/urban developments. The discussion also will include two ecologically-based regional/ city restorative projects: the Clinton

Climate Initiative in 12 cities around the world, and New Orleans’ post-Katrina experiences related to sustainable housing and community scale development, along with successful coordinated efforts by public authorities and private enterprise.

Speakers | Helen D. Hatch, FAIA; Rick A. Lincicome, AIA; and Thomas V. Vonier, FAIA, RIBA Provider | AIA International Committee Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

TH223 Outcome-Based Commercial Building Energy Standards: Facilitating Broad Acceptance of Regional Design? 1.5 LU Hours

This program will cover how the move toward outcome-based criteria is likely to affect the design and construction of buildings. It will highlight a variety of examples of regionally-based design excellence among outcomebased projects as a means to address unique regional challenges and climate responsiveness, and to create business opportunities for architects. Speakers | David R. Conover, Jessyca L. Henderson, AIA, and David C. Hewitt Providers | The American Institute of Architects, New Buildings Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and U.S. Department of Energy Building Energy Code Program Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

TH224 Award Winning BIM: Seven Years of AIA TAP BIM Awards 1.5 LU Hours

This moderated panel discussion by members of the AIA Technology in Architecture Practice (TAP) advisory group will explore the progress of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and what the future holds by looking back at what can be learned from the winners of the past six years of AIA TAP BIM Awards. Speakers | Stephen R. Hagan, FAIA; Calvin Kam, PhD, AIA, PE, LEED AP; and Tony Rinella, Assoc. AIA Provider | AIA Technology in Architectural Practice Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

TH225 Using Public-Private Partnerships to Encourage Urban Infill Development 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

Public-Private Partnerships (P3) have a proven track record of leveraging private sector investment and development to revitalize urban areas. This seminar, featuring leading experts in applying P3 to in-fill development, will illustrate innovative methods for funding projects and catalyzing new urban development. Speakers | Mitchell S. Conner, AIA; Steven Meyers, Esq.; Elizabeth Seifel, AICP; and Michael B. Strogoff, FAIA Provider | AIA Practice Management Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

TH226 Innovation and Evidence: Incompatible in Regional Solutions? 1.5 LU Hours

Are intuitive design and academic research approaches incompatible when developing regionally-sensitive planning and design solutions? This session will spotlight recent projects that demonstrate that, through a rigorous process of using objetive research to inform somewhat more subjective decisions, these divergent approaches are not only compatible, but they can promote superior outcomes. Speakers | Peter L. Bardwell, FAIA, FACHA, and A. Ray Pentecost III, PhD, ACHA, LEED AP Provider | AIA Academy of Architecture for Health Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

TH227 California’s Smart Growth Bill in Action: San Francisco Bay Area’s Regional Response to SB375

TH230 Design Salon: Next Generation Green—Sustainable Communities and Infrastructure

TH232 Architects and Beyond: Diverse Career Opportunities

1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

Using the California Smart Growth Bill SB375 as a case study, this panel discussion-format seminar with a generous question and answer period for audience dialogue will expand attendees’ thinking about what can be done today to reverse sprawl, to develop more livable cities, to combat climate change, and to improve communities throughout the world.

This session will feature a panel discussion by design professionals who have pursued careers beyond architecture. The discussion will focus on the how and the why of those pursuits, followed by an overview of career designing—applying the architectural design process to that of career development. A Q&A period and a series of interactive exercises will help participants to develop personal action plans.

1.5 LU Hours

Provider | Bloomberg LP

Speakers | Nathan, Benjamin; Wayne A. Mortensen, Assoc. AIA, NASW; Casius Pealer, Esq., LEED AP; Derek J. Roberts, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP; Margaret R. Tarampi, Assoc. AIA; and Lee W. Waldrep, PhD

Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

Provider | AIA National Associates Committee

TH228 Ethics of Sustainability

TH231 Achieving Design Excellence in Affordable Housing: Regional Community Development Patterns

TH233 What is the International Green Construction Code?

1.5 HSW/LU Hours

1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

Historically, many affordable housing and public facilities projects have been poorly designed, wasteful of natural resources, and ill-adapted to residents’ needs. Recently, a growing cadre of architects, developers, and funders have begun to reverse these trends by insisting on design excellence, sustainability, and community-engaged design practices. This session will spotlight examples of design excellence in affordable housing and community development with regional case studies from the 2010 Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute.

Speakers | David D. Alpert, AIA, LEED AP; Ezra Rapport; and Michael Woo, Hon. AIA/LA Provider | AIA Corporate Architects and Facilities Management

1.5 HSW/LU Hours

This session will review the history of the evolving Code of Ethics, with an eye toward future trends in international practice. The presentation will review codes of other professions regarding sustainability, and standards being considered by other architectural bodies, such as the International Union of Architects, and will consider what benefits or pitfalls might result from adopting standards comparable to such other bodies. Speakers | Victoria Beach, AIA, and Michael L. Prifti, FAIA Provider | AIA National Ethics Council Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

TH229 Interior Excellence: Learning from the 2011 AIA Interior Architecture Honor Awards 1.5 LU Hours

This session not only will illustrate the best examples of award submittal communication, but also will identify the top national emerging trends, such as green innovation and the ever-increasing volume of projects based on adaptive reuse of existing structures. The presentation will point out the benefits of developing or fortifying an interior architecture sector within practices due to economic factors. Speakers | Brian M. Malarkey, FAIA, and Susan S. Szenasy Provider | AIA Interior Architecture Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

Speakers | Hillary A. Brown, FAIA, LEED AP, and James S. Russell, FAIA

THURSDAY, May 12

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Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

Speaker | Allan Bilka, RA Provider | International Code Council Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

Provider | Regional Community Development Patterns

TH234 Design Salon: The Federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities—How Investments in Regional Development Affect Architects

Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours

Speakers | Mike Alvidrez; Angela C. Brooks, AIA; and Katie Swenson

Learn about the latest sustainability initiatives from the Administration’s Partnership for Sustainable Communities. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discuss how their goals will affect architects and reshape America’s communities. Speaker | John Freece Provider | The American Institute of Architects Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, May 12

Continuing Education TH237 Designing for All: Social Sustainability and Universal Design 1.5 LU Hours

This program introduces the tenets of Universal Design and explores the significant and growing overlap between Universal Design principles and the values inherent to the concepts of environmental and social sustainability. Case studies and examples of successful Universal Design strategies representing a variety of scales and settings will be presented. Speakers | Gunnar Ives Bladwin; William Leddy, FAIA; and Josh Sadfie, Assoc. AIA Provider | TOTO USA Thursday, 2–3:30 p.m.

FA103 Small Business Administration: Helping Small Firms Find Work 1 LU Hour

This session will address how the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) can help small and minority firms procure work. Provider | U.S. Small Business Administration Thursday, 2:15–3:15 p.m.

TH235 Regional Identity: Historic Community African-American Churches 1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

This session will present a socialeconomic history of the different denominations of African-American churches, followed by illustrations and discussion of the architecture and typologies of the structures, from the perspective of two historic preservation architects. The presentation will include analysis of preservation challenges and case studies. Speakers | Ruth Connell, AIA, and Dale G. Green, LEED AP Providers | AIA Historic Resources Committee and Morgan State University Thursday, 2:15–3:15 p.m.

TH236 Growing Energy/Water: Using the Grid to Get Off the Grid— 2009 Latrobe Prize Presentation

TH243 Designing for Regional Growth: The First Office of the Future

1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

This presentation by the 2009 Latrobe Prize team spotlights a metrically-based predictive calculator designed to give policy-makers and decision-makers the information they need to change the ways urban designers conceptualize and construct the public-way urban grid, in order, ultimately, to reduce our reliance on non-renewable, non-local energy, to sustain water resources, and to contribute to our overall health, financial sustainability, and quality of life in cities.

This session will present the Office of the Future Consortium’s vision as a roadmap for sustainable development. Participants will be introduced to revolutionary design strategies and systems embodied in Glumac’s offices in Irvine, California—the first completed Office of the Future project. Project collaborators will outline their integrated approach, which focused on transportation, water conservation, waste management, and energy challenges.

Speakers | Sarah Dunn and Martin S. Felsen, AIA Provider | AIA College of Fellows Thursday, 2:15–3:15 p.m.

TH240 Architects Discuss Region-Based Urban Design 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

Regional architecture conserves and celebrates the landscape and culture of place. Regional urban architecture engages local culture, climate, building patterns, and materials. This session’s panel will present case studies that demonstrate real applications of the principles of modern, innovative, regional urban design, and that spotlight successful new design methods for building with traditional and nontraditional materials that strengthen urban ecosystems. Speakers | Coleman Coker; David R. Dowell, AIA; Steve L. Dumez, FAIA; and Frank Harmon, FAIA Provider | AIA North Carolina Thursday, 4–5:30 p.m.

TH242 From New Orleans to Detroit: Reinventing in the Wake of Disaster 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

This session’s panel will provide deeper insight into the steps that two major cities have taken, in the wakes of their own particular identity-shaking events, to rethink urbanism in their corners of the country, while also challenging one another on where the envelope might be pushed even further. Speakers | R. Allen Eskew, FAIA; Toni L. Griffin; and William R. Morrish Provider | Cranbrook Academy of Art Thursday, 4–5:30 p.m.

Speakers | Brian Berg, David C. Hewitt, and David Pfund Providers | The Lighting Quotient, Glumac, and New Buildings Institute Thursday, 4–5:30 p.m.

TH244 Coastal Resilience: Design Considerations at All Scales 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

This session will examine emerging regional planning and design responses to the challenge of how to protect and manage growing communities in dangerous coastal areas. A panel discussion will address resiliency strategies, as well as remediation and recovery strategies. Speakers | Thomas M. Colbert, AIA; Rives T. Taylor, FAIA; and Joe D. Webb, AIA Providers | Thomas M. Colbert, AIA; Rives T. Taylor, FAIA; and Joe D. Webb, AIA Thursday, 4–5:30 p.m.

TH245 Applying the SITES Rating System: Lessons from the First Pilot Projects 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours

This session brings together four leaders in landscape architecture, urban design, and ecological planning who are creating the first nationally-certified sustainable landscapes as part of the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) Pilot Program. Panelists will discuss how their projects are achieving significant economic, social, and environmental benefits using the SITES rating system. Topics will include sequestering carbon, cleaning the air and water, increasing energy efficiency, and restoring habitats. Speakers | Stephen M. Benz, PE, LEED AP BD+C, and Debra Guenther Provider | American Society of Landscape Architects Thursday, 4–5:30 p.m.

TH246 Elevating the Architectural Practice to Meet the Opportunities of Technology and Sustainability 1.5 LU Hours

In this era of evolution, practice success and the standard of care for architects is best promoted, elevated, and defended by focused and strategic process management. In essence, why design professionals did something will become as or more important than what they actually did. This session will present a model for architectural process management built upon process programming, strategic contracting, active and ongoing adaptation, and purpose-driven documentation (PCAD). Materials will include a process-based practice guide, procedural templates and checklists, and contractual solutions. Speaker | David A. Ericksen Provider | AIA Trust and Severson & Werson Thursday, 4–5:30 p.m.

TH247 The AIA 2030 Commitment: Measuring Industry Progress Toward 2030 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

The AIA 2030 Commitment is a growing national initiative that asks entities working in the built environment to make a pledge, to develop multi-year action plans, and to implement steps that can advance AIA’s goal of carbon neutral buildings by the year 2030. A moderated panel will presenting reasons for joining

the 2030 Commitment, successful sustainable design and business strategies, and will spotlight tools being developed by the AIA to assist firms of all sizes and expertise levels in meeting the challenge. Speakers | Rand K. Ekman, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, and William J. Worthen, AIA, LEED AP Providers | AIA Chicago, AIA Committee on the Enviroment, and American Insitute of Architects Thursday, 4–5:30 p.m.

TH249 Winning the Project: Public Architects Discuss How to Get That Elusive First Public Contract 1.5 LU Hours

This session will explore how small and emerging architectural firms can break into the lucrative world of public sector design projects. Panelists from the the AIA Public Architects Knowledge Community advisory group will discuss the processes their agencies use to acquire professional design services, opportunities for getting a foot in the door with small projects, and tips for how to get noticed.

TH251 How to Use the OwnerArchitect Agreement as a Roadmap for Project Success 1.5 LU Hours

Contracts are much more than words on paper; they provide a framework to help guide effective client communication, negotiations, and project management. Through a review and analysis of AIA Document B101–2007, the AIA’s ownerarchitect agreement, relevant portions of A201–2007, and other documents, attendees can discover vital information one needs to know before beginning any project design. Speakers | Michael B. Bomba, Esq., and Forrest R. Lott, FAIA, LEED AP Provider | AIA Contract Documents Thursday, 4–5:30 p.m.

TH252 The Master Plan for New Orleans: Livability, Opportunity, and Sustainability in the 21st-Century 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

Thursday, 4–5:30 p.m.

This session spotlights New Orleans’ 21st-century master plan and examines its three areas of focus: using 21stcentury urban design and innovation to enhance livability, diversifying the city’s economy, and making New Orleans a national model for smart growth.

TH250 Doctors, Lawyers, and Architects—Who Are Most Ethical?

Speakers | David D. Dixon, FAIA, and W. Raymond Manning, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP BD+C

Speaker | Lane J. Beougher, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Provider | AIA Public Architects

1.5 LU Hours

This session will review the history of the evolving Code of Ethics, with an eye toward future trend lines of practice guidance. Panelists will present the broad aspects of several non-architect professional Codes of Ethics for consideration by the audience and then will consider what benefits or pitfalls might result from the adoption of new, additional standards, comparable to these other professions. Speaker | Victoria Beach, AIA, and Michael L. Prifti, FAIA Provider | AIA National Ethics Council Thursday, 4–5:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, May 12

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Provider | Goody Clancy Thursday, 4–5:30 p.m.

TH253 Rebirth of Tremé Lafitte Neighborhood Housing in New Orleans 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

Using the lessons learned during the reconstuction of the Tremé Lafitte neighborhood in New Orleans, this seminar will address its challenges and successes in terms of the design of regional dwellings, building in sustainability to climate, how to work with multiple funding agencies, and how to develop an approach for networking national expertise into efficient design teams. Speaker | Michael E. Willis, FAIA, NOMA Provider | Michael Willis, FAIA, NOMA Thursday, 4–5:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, May 12

Continuing Education TH254 Truths and Truisms for the Next Twenty Years

TH257 Architects: A Resource Before and After a Disaster

TH262 The Virtual Big Room: Be Here Now with Immersive Reality

1.5 LU Hours

1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

1 LU Hour

The next two decades will see significant changes in virtually all aspects of architecture practice. The future, for most people, is cloudy in terms of such things as clients’ evolving expectations; the changing face of competition; issues and opportunities related to identifying, recruiting, developing; and retaining talent, and technology. This session will identify keys to achieving and sustaining a thriving practice in light of the anticipated changes.

This program will provide an overview of the post-disaster building safety assessment process and will feature vivid examples from Katrina and other natural disasters. It will also outline the process through which architects can get involved in disaster recovery; and will highlight innovations and strategies in design which help buildings survive and thus keep inhabitants safer.

This session will introduce easy-touse software for creating a virtual big room (VBR)—the single most workable way to virtually co-locate your expert teams, from anywhere on the planet. VBR can become a single source virtual repository for all project records and references, including BIM hosting and concurrent modeling, as well as for team and project meetings. Additionally, the VBR includes file posting, sharing and archiving, and project securing resources for the life of the project.

Speaker | Hugh M. Hochberg, Assoc. AIA Provider | The Coxe Group Inc. Thursday, 4–5:30 p.m.

TH255 Sustainability and Livability on a Regional Scale 1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

The San Francisco Bay Area region has been a leader in environmental and sustainable principles since World War II. In recent decades, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, and a variety of public and institutional groups have worked continuously to hammer out priorities on regional growth policy. This presentation will look at lessons learned from efforts to shape growth in the Bay region. Speakers | Jeffrey Heller, FAIA; Steve Heminger; Ezra Rapport; and Will Travis Provider | Jeffrey Heller, FAIA Thursday, 4:15–5:15 p.m.

TH256 Universal Design/Diversity Intersect: Marketplace, Community, Client 1 LU Hour

This seminar will explore the impact of Universal Design on urbanization. It is presented by the HBCU Bridging the Gap Universal Design Work Group, which is funded by the NEA.

Speaker | Michael D. Lingerfelt, AIA, LEED AP Provider | AIA Small Project Practitioners Thursday, 4:15–5:15 p.m.

TH260 Through the Lens of the Press: Open Journalism vs. Fashion Focus 1 LU Hour

This workshop will examine the evolution of the criteria for publication in architectural journals over the last three decades, away from inclusiveness of a wide variety of approaches and methods, and focusing instead on cutting edge design. Speaker | Duo Dickinson, AIA Provider | Duo Dickinson, AIA Thursday, 6–7 p.m.

TH261 Daylighting: It’s the Law 1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

This seminar will focus on the challenge of writing new passive design codes with both quantitative and qualitative metrics. It will address how prescriptive and performance-based codes that are intended to promote energy efficiency and a quality luminous environment must not stifle creativity or produce negative effects. Other standards and programs such as LEED, Title 24, and ASHRAE 189.1 will be reviewed to compare techniques for evaluating daylighting.

Speaker | Sherry Snipes

Speakers | Jack Bailey and Keith Yancey, AIA, IALD, LC, PE

Provider | AIA Diversity Council

Provider | Lam Partners

Thursday, 4:15–5:15 p.m.

Thursday, 6–7 p.m.

Speakers | Chris France, and Cliff S. Moser, AIA, MSQA, LEED AP Providers | AIA Practice Management, AIA Technology in Architectural Practice, AIA Small Project Practitioners, AIA Young Architects Forum, and AIA Project Delivery Thursday, 6–7 p.m.

TH263 Cities of the Dead: New Orleans’ Cemeteries, Their History, Their Conservation, and the Technology That Sustains Them 1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

Explore the streets and blocks of this city within a city. Experience the sublime beauty of an architecture of permanence pitted against the dramatic and destructive elements of nature. A couple of centuries of burial and architectural celebration of burial evocatively express the cycle of life and death. Examine the way the people of New Orleans sustained an urban burial place above and below ground in a finite footprint and on an unstable water table. Unravel layers of history, archaeology, and fascinating material conservation and technology. Speaker | Leonard S. Kady, AIA Provider | AIA Small Project Practioners Thursday, 6–7 p.m.

FR300 Operating an Architect-Led Residential Design-Build Practice

FR303 The Architect’s Leadership Challenge

FA104 Air Force: Opportunities for Design Contracting

1 LU Hour

Through lecture, dialogue, and interactive exercises, this session will address: Design to Cost, Preparing Project-specific Specifications, Architect-led Construction Management, and Liability, Profitability, and Contractual Considerations. Entrepreneurial-driven practitioners especially will benefit from this how to guide on organizing an architect-led design-build firm.

The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a powerful tool that helps leaders to better understand their strengths and weaknesses in leadership situations. Based on Myers Briggs data from over 125 architects, this session will look at architects’ particular strengths and weaknesses as leaders, and will address ways to lead more effectively.

This session will provide an in-depth overview of how the U.S. Air Force procures design and construction work from the private sector. Hear about the Air Force’s construction forecast for upcoming years and the trends that will shape Air Force procurement.

Speakers | Luis X. Jauregui, AIA, and James A. Walbridge, AIA Provider | Custom Residential Architects’ Network Friday, 7–8 a.m.

Speaker | Robert Gaarder Provider | Leadership Resources Friday, 7–8 a.m.

FR304 The ADA and Urban Regeneration 1 HSW/SD/LU Hour

FR301 Integrated Modeling: Evolving a Single Model from Design to Operations 1 LU Hour

This session will demonstrate a process that uses the same model from design through construction to operation. The presentation will feature models from early design through project handover, will suggest standards that can be set at the outset that enable the team to use the same model for both design and construction purposes, and will address the process of target value design, where the team designs to a budget rather than estimating a design.

This presentation will explain the anticipated changes to ADA Accessibility Guidelines and how they will affect our designs in the future. It will focus on the reasons behind the changes and what impact those changes will have on existing buildings and on new construction. Speaker | Marcela Abadi Rhoads, AIA, RAS, CDT Provider | Marcela Abadi Rhoads, AIA, RAS Friday, 7–8 a.m.

FRIDAY KEYNOTE

Provider | AIA California Council IPD Steering Committee Friday, 7–8 a.m.

1 LU Hour

FR302 Beyond Disaster Mitigation: An AIA Architect in Haiti 1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

This program will investigate and review the work of an AIA/USGBC/ AFH Design Fellow involved in the Haiti reconstruction effort and will focus specifically on the role of regional ecologies on architectural practice. Haiti provides an opportunity to discuss the true impact of design decisions on ecology, public health, and civic life.

Provider | U.S. Air Force Friday, 10:15–11:15 a.m.

FA105 10 Keys to Succeeding at Public Sector Work 1 LU Hour

From filling out the SF330 to building relationships with the right people, this session will reveal 10 keys to getting your foot in the federal design door. You’ll hear both from public sector personnel who award contracts and from the firms that have won those contracts. Speakers | Charles Matta, FAIA, and Suman Sorg Provider | AIA Government Advocacy Friday, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

FA106 Sustainability and the State Department’s Overseas Buildings Operations: Greening Our Embassies GS002 Welcome to the Urban Revolution: How Cities Are Changing the World

Speaker | James R. Bedrick, AIA, LEED AP

Speaker | Kathleen O. Reid, RA, LEED AP

Friday, May 13

For complete convention information, visit www.aia.org/convention

Get a microscopic perspective on our world’s cities and an explanation on how political uprisings have helped shape them, and learn the way in which better city building and urban development will enable us to solve current and future problems. More on page 11. Speaker | Jeb Brugmann Provider | The American Institute of Architects

1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

While working to provide state-of-theart security for its more than 15,000 overseas facilities, the State Department recently has added LEED certification to its standard requirements. The Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (OBO) plans to construct approximately 120 new embassies around the world over the next 10 to 12 years and has developed a Standard Embassy Design (SED) that distills and formulates decades of experience into this building type. Speaker | Melanie Berkemeyer Provider | U.S. Department of State Friday, 1–2 p.m.

Friday, 8:15–10 a.m.

Speaker | Stacey L. McMahan, AIA, LEED AP Provider | Architecture for Humanity Friday, 7–8 a.m.

Continuing Education Friday, May 13

EX100b Mastering Google SketchUp 3 LU Hours

FR320 Wellness Centers: Placemaking in Senior Living Communities 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours

This program will examine, through case studies, the benefits of providing a stateof-the-art wellness center in a senior community model, how an appropriately designed wellness center can provide the catalyst for community engagement, and how such an endeavor can be an additional source of income for the community. Speakers | Jeffrey Anderzhon, FAIA; Sonia Johansen; and Joyce K. Polhamus, AIA Provider | AIA Design for Aging Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

FR321 AIA Twenty-five Year Award 1.5 LU Hours

The buildings chosen to receive the AIA Twenty-five Year Award distinguish themselves by their ability to stand the test of time. Each of the projects that receive this award must demonstrate excellence in function, in the distinguished execution of its original program, and in the creative aspects of its statement by today’s standards. Speakers | Steven K. Alspaugh, AIA, LEED AP, and Henry N. Cobb, FAIA Provider | AIA Committee on Design Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

FR322 Sustainable Justice: An Evolving System

FR324 Designing Sustainable Communities

1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

1.5 HSW/LU Hours

This session spotlights the AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice’s white paper, “Sustainable Justice 2030: Green Guide to Justice,” which outlines and promotes a holistic approach to the justice system that integrates all elements: police, courts, and corrections. The initiative applies the notions of triple-bottom-line sustainability to community, building, and individual efforts, and treats the justice system as a critical infrastructure element.

Focusing on AIA Design Assistance Team (DAT) projects of varying scales, this session is designed to provide participants with the tools and practices necessary to enable their communities to reach identifiable sustainability goals. Through a discussion of selected case studies with a particular focus on DAT disaster recovery projects in Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina, attendees will gain an in-depth look at how design processes have aided communities and regions and will obtain a working knowledge of how to stage similar processes within their own communities.

Speakers | Frank J. Greene, FAIA; Susan K. Oldroyd, FAIA; Kent W. Peterson, PE, LEED AP, ASHRAE; Beverly Prior, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP; and Kenneth Ricci, FAIA Provider | AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

FR323 Design Salon: Leading a Green Schools Movement—From Design to Policy 1.5 LU Hours

This roundtable discussion will center on ways to create schools that are healthier, more conducive to learning, and more sustainable. The session will feature the Local Leaders in Sustainability “Special Report from Sundance,” developed by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), and Redford Center, which provides an enduring blueprint for action on green schools that can move us toward the goal of green schools for all children. Speakers | Jason Hartke; Paul Hutton, AIA, LEED AP, CEFPI; and Brooks Rainwater Provider | The American Institute of Architects Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

Speakers | Joel Mills; J. Todd Scott, AIA; and Erin Simmons Provider | AIA Center for Communities by Design Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

FR325 The CAE Design Awards 1.5 LU Hours

The CAE Design Awards program identifies, honors, and, most importantly, shares ideas that exhibit innovation and excellence of the client’s educational program through responsive and responsible programming, planning, and design of learning environments. This presentation will not necessarily showcase entire projects, but rather select elements from projects that highlight the best aspects of design. Speaker | Peter C. Lippman, Assoc. AIA, REFP Provider | AIA Committee on Architecture for Education Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

FR326 Integrated Design to Fabrication for Urban Housing Solutions 1.5 LU Hours

In this presentation, experts in project delivery, technology implementation, and digital fabrication will use project examples from practice and research to explore the intersection of these strategies by proposing approaches for model-based design and construction for housing and by exploring models potentially relevant to urban renewal. Speakers | Phillip G. Bernstein, FAIA, LEED AP, RIBA; David C. Hovey Jr., AIA; and Calvin Kam, PhD, AIA, PE, LEED AP Provider | Autodesk Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

FR327 Design Salon: Making It Right—Architects in Community 1.5 LU Hours

FR328 Regenerative Healthcare Design 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

Regenerative design encourages adaptation to local environmental conditions. It includes issues of community well-being, organizational culture, environmental quality, disaster preparedness/recovery, and economics. This session will introduce principles of regenerative design in the context of healthcare clients’ organizational goals and will show how those principles were used to evaluate design decisions. Speakers | Matthew Herman; Michael S. McPhail, AIA, LEED AP BD+C; and Deborah J. Rivers, AIA, LEED AP BD + C Provider | Matthew Herman, Buro Happold Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

FR329 2011 COTE Top 10 Eco-Buildings and Community Developments 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

The AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top 10 Award is the profession’s best-known recognition for sustainable design excellence. A moderated panel of 2011 competition winners will present the design and sustainability goals that drove their projects, stellar performance features of their respective projects, and lessons learned. Jurists will comment on the advance of sustainability by this year’s winners, and on how the projects are responsive to regional challenges and opportunities.

FR330 Managing the Contractual Risks and Challenges Inherent in Sustainable Design and Construction

FR332 Green Building Codes, Standards and Rating Systems— A Comparison

1.5 LU Hours

This session will address what architects really need to know about green codes, standards, and rating systems, and will start the dialog about ways in which your practice and staff need to think differently, practice differently, and design differently when green building codes come to the permit office near you.

As with anything that requires the use of new and possibly untested methods, new standards, practices, products, and collaborations associated with sustainable design and construction present new risks and pitfalls for the uninitiated. This session will address how, with careful consideration and a clear goal for the project, you can reduce or better allocate the contractual risks associated with sustainable design and construction. Speakers | Joshua Ballance, Esq., and Cara Shimkus Hall, FAIA Provider | AIA Contract Documents Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

FR331 The Challenge Is Now a Commitment: AIA Chicago Tracks for 2030 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

To instill the 2030 Challenge goals deeper into our practice, the AIA has developed the 2030 Commitment, a primary component of which is annual reporting to the AIA. In this session, members of the AIA Chicago Chapter 2030 Commitment Working Group will report on recent studies that frame the means and the predicted costs to achieve the goals of the commitment, will highlight different methodologies local firms have followed to collect the data, and will share the Chicago Chapter’s reporting performance. Speakers | Rand K. Ekman, AIA, LEED AP BD+C; Steve Kismohr, AIA, LEED AP BD+C; and Vuk Vujovic, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C Provider | AIA Chicago Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

1.5 LU Hours

Speakers | Chris Green, AIA, LEED AP; and Kent W. Peterson, PE, LEED AP, Fellow ASHRAE Providers | The American Institute of Architects, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, International Code Council, and U.S. Green Building Council Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

FR333 Are Museums Still Sustainable and Relevant In the iPod® Era? 1.5 LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

In the age of the digital download, how can museums remain relevant for patrons who, with the click of a mouse, regularly experience art, music, and theater in real time? This session will feature a discussion among museum and architectural professionals to clarify the architect’s role in the development of a museum’s public image, social agenda, and economic vitality, in the era of new and ever-changing technologies. Speakers | Aisha S. Densmore-Bey, Assoc. AIA; Philip G. Freelon, FAIA; Peter G. Kuttner, FAIA; and Greg Lambousy Provider | Aisha Densmore-Bey, Assoc. AIA Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

FR334 IDP Outstanding Firm Awards 1.5 LU Hours

Provider | AIA Committee on the Environment

Learn how your firm can become an IDP Outstanding Firm by supporting employees on the path to licensure. New and experienced firm employees alike will learn about the benefits of this distinction. Recent recipients of the award will share best practices, and AIA staff will describe the history of the awards program and the changes implemented in 2011.

Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

Speaker | Kevin A. Fitzgerald, AIA, PMP

Speakers | Filo Castore, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, and Alexis Karolides, AIA, LEED AP

Friday, May 13

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Provider | AIA Emerging Professionals Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

Friday, May 13

Continuing Education FR335 SMART Ideas Community Charrette and Urban Design Competition

FR337 Building Enclosures of the Future: Meeting Energy Conservation Requirements

FR342 Rebuilding the Gulf Coast Vernacular for High Winds, Water, and Hurricanes

1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

The AIA Redwood Empire partnered with the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy to sponsor the SMART Ideas Community Charrette and Urban Design Competition for Northwest Santa Rosa. By acting together, this partnership leveraged their independence within the community to bring stakeholders, agencies, planners, and politicians together in order to create effective urban design solutions. This session will showcase that process and share its successes and its challenges.

This session will explore available technologies designed to achieve the highest energy efficiency, will explain where the bottlenecks are, and will explore dynamic façade technologies that are an important consideration in building design. The seminar also will address regional energy efficiency impacts of enclosure systems.

This seminar will explore the connection between elements of a vernacular architecture and the culture that produced it, will examine current engineering wisdom to withstand future ravages, and will review prototypes that resonate with the needs of an endangered culture’s here and now.

Speakers | Julia Donoho, Esq., AIA, LEED AP; Ellen Dunham-Jones, AIA; and Lois Fisher, CNU, LEED AP Provider | AIA Redwood Empire Chapter Friday, 2–3:30 p.m.

FA107 Designing for the VA 1 LU Hour

This session will detail the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) process for procurement of design services, as well as the VA’s development and application of standards for health care facility planning, design, and construction. Speakers | Gary Fischer; Donald L. Myers, AIA; and Jay Sztuk Provider | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Friday, 2:15–3:15 p.m.

FR336 Trust But Verify: Your Design Looks Great, But Does It Perform? Using Facility Performance Evaluation to Ensure Your Project Delivers on Its Promises 1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

This session will provide information on the use of Facility Performance Evaluation (FPE) as a tool for determining building performance, including, but not limited to, the effectiveness of sustainable design and energy efficiency strategies in public facilities. It can also be used to evaluate existing facilities under consideration for renovation or replacement, or to track changes in those facilities over time. Speakers | Lane J. Beougher, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, and Patricia Chaput, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP

Speaker | Wagdy Anis, FAIA Providers | AIA Committee on the Environment and Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council Friday, 2:15–3:15 p.m.

Speakers | Joffrey Easley, PE, and Kevin L. Harris, FAIA, NCARB, CSI Provider | AIA Small Project Practitioners Friday, 4–5:30 p.m.

FR340 Restoring Urban Infrastructure: Project Legacy in New Orleans

FR343 Regional Modernism: Beauty and Performance Inherent in Louisiana’s Vernacular and Contemporary Architecture of the South

1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

1.5 LU Hours

This session brings together a design team member, a consulting engineer, and a technology leader to examine the challenges of replacing the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Replacement Medical Center in New Orleans. Topics include integrating new construction with a historic building renovation, meeting advanced sustainability standards, and satisfying the VA’s healthcare, education, research, and emergency preparedness guidelines.

This seminar will discuss and show examples of the southern vernacular and Creole styles, along with designs by outstanding architects from the South who have produced extraordinary modern architecture that is inspired by the principles of the vernacular tradition. The session will examine the relationship between the southern and Creole styles and will explore how relevant early modernism in the South and Louisiana is today.

Speakers | Michael Benjamin, ASRAE HFDP, LEED AP; Phillip G. Bernstein, FAIA, LEED AP, RIBA; and R. Douglas Parris, AIA

Speakers | Scott Bernhard, AIA; and Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA

Provider | NBBJ

Friday, 4–5:30 p.m.

FR341 AIA Institute Honor Awards 1.5 LU Hours

The 2011 Institute Honor Awards embody and represent design excellence, a core value of the AIA and its members. The selection process will be demystified and actual winners presented and discussed. The session will illuminate the winners’ design achievements, their presentation strategies, and the jury’s evaluation and deliberation of those achievements. Speakers | Thomas S. Howorth, FAIA; David E. Miller, FAIA; and Louis R. Pounders, FAIA Provider | AIA Committee on Design Friday, 4–5:30 p.m.

FR344 Quantifying the Value of Building Reuse 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

In this session, a moderated panel will present the results of a study exploring the comparative environmental impact of adaptive reuse versus building demolition and new construction. The study will inform building owners’, architects’, and others’ understanding of when to incorporate existing buildings into urban redevelopment and of the impact of the built environment on the larger ecosystem. Speakers | Patrice Frey; Elizabeth J. Heider, AIA, LEED AP BD+C; Jason F. McLennan, Assoc. AIA, Hon. FIGP, LEED AP; and Amanda M. Pike

Provider | AIA Public Architects

Provider | National Trust for Historic Preservation

Friday, 2:15–3:15 p.m.

Friday, 4–5:30 p.m.

FR345 Sustainable Real Estate Development

FR348 Community-Based Urbanism: Designing 21st-Century Suburbia

1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

This session will focus on the process of sustainable real estate development from the perspective of the developer/ owner and will highlight financing opportunities and regulatory hurdles to achieving sustainable design and construction projects in today’s market.

This program demonstrates how a community-based urban design initiative can take the concept of making density work into the field to transform a corridor in Ohio’s most successful suburb, Dublin, into a higher density, mixed-use, walkable, and sustainable downtown. The presentation will spotlight the community-wide process that built strong support for a new vision and a plan to transform strip malls, older office parks, and outmoded garden apartments into a 21st-century transit-ready eco-district and new heart for the community.

1.5 HSW/LU Hours

Speakers | Kaid Benfield; David D. Dixon, FAIA; and Laurie Volk

FR352 Ownership Transition: Do or Die—The Importance of Planning Transitions for Minority Architects

Speakers | Casius Pealer, Esq., LEED AP; Kenneth A. Schwartz, FAIA; Alexandra J. Stroud, LEED AP BD+C; and Marcel Wisznia, AIA Provider | Tulane University School of Architecture Friday, 4–5:30 p.m.

FR346 School and Place: Sustainability and Regional Diversity 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

This session will compare innovative schools in three distinct regions and climates of their countries—each distinctive in terms of economic, cultural, social, and environmental factors. The impacts of these factors on the facility designs, as well as the effects of the facilities on their regional ecosystems, will be explored in a case study format. Participants will learn strategies for implementing sustainability in a variety of climates, construction budgets, and constituent social attitudes. Speakers | Jeanne M. Jackson, AIA, LEED AP; Boyd K. McAllister, AIA; and Gerald I. Reifert, FAIA, LEED AP Provider | AIA Committee on Architecture for Education Friday, 4–5:30 p.m.

FR347 Architects’ Role in Preparing Climate Action Plans for Communities and Regions 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

This session will present an expanded view of regional planning, design policy, and socio-economic factors that are integral to solving the zero carbon challenge. Attendees will gain insights into the role of architects at global, regional, and project scales in preparing climate action plans. Speakers | Phil Jones, PhD, Hon. RIBA; Thomas E. Lollini, FAIA, LEED AP; and Bruce A. Race, FAIA, AICP Providers | AIA Center for Communities by Design, Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning, and Cardiff University Welsh School of Architecture Friday, 4–5:30 p.m.

Provider | Goody Clancy Friday, 4–5:30 p.m.

FR349 AIA Young Architects Forum/Committee on Design Ideas Competition 1.5 LU Hours

The AIA YAF/COD Ideas Competition focused on solutions to the problem of housing the homeless in the southern United States, Latin America, and South America. The jury chair will present a number of the notable competition entries and will provide the jury’s reasons for premiating the two winners. Representatives of the two winning entries will describe their solutions, and participants will have an opportunity to ask questions. Speakers | Gene Kaufman, AIA; Mike A. Mense, FAIA; and Barton C. Phelps, FAIA Provider | AIA Committee on Design Friday, 4–5:30 p.m.

FR350 AIA Whitney M. Young Jr. Award Forum

FR351 Bringing Health and Design Together: Active and Sustainable Urban Living This seminar will explore the relationship between design and public health, including the prevention of chronic diseases such as obesity. The session’s panel will discuss architecture and implementation strategies for creating fit cities in North America. Speakers | Fredric Bell, FAIA; Skye Duncan; and Robyne S. Kassen, Assoc. AIA Provider | AIA New York Chapter

Friday, May 13

For complete convention information, visit www.aia.org/convention

Friday, 4–5:30 p.m.

1.5 LU Hours

This session will explore the do’s and don’ts and important questions about firm ownership and the importance of planning transitions for minority architects. Speakers | Sanford Garner, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP ND, NCARB, and Carlton Smith, AIA, NOMAC Provider | National Organization of Minority Architects Friday, 4–5:30 p.m.

FR353 AIA Associates Awards 2011 1.5 LU Hours

Learn about this membership category and meet the recipients of the 2011 Associates Award. The leadership of the National Associates Committee will discuss their exciting design work, empowering engagement with their communities, and other activities of Associate AIA members. Speaker | Kevin A. Fitzgerald, AIA, PMP

1.5 LU Hours

Provider | AIA Emerging Professionals

The Whitney M. Young Jr. Award honors the late Whitney M. Young Jr., who challenged the architectural profession to embrace its responsibility toward current social issues. It is conferred by the AIA Board of Directors on an architect or architecturally-oriented organization in recognition of a significant contribution toward meeting this responsibility. Join us as we honor the achievements of the 2011 recipient, Sharon Ergetta Sutton, FAIA, and celebrate her contributions to a more diverse and inclusive profession.

Friday, 4–5:30 p.m.

Provider | AIA Board Diversity Council Friday, 4–5:30 p.m.

Friday, May 13

Continuing Education FR354 Community Beyond Housing: A Focus on the Urban Landscape During the Recovery and Rebuilding of the Lower Ninth Ward 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

This session’s panel will share their experiences within the Make It Right project, ranging in scale from sustainable residential landscapes to wetland restoration efforts and various sustainable infrastructure projects. The panel will highlight the unique planning, design, collaboration, and implementation processes that have occurred, and will discuss the idea of a sustainable community. Speakers | Tim M. Duggan, ASLA; Walter Hood; Byron J. Mouton, AIA; and Pete O’Shea, ASLA Provider | Make It Right Foundation Friday, 4–5:30 p.m.

FR355 The Spirit of Africa: Ecological and Sustainable Integrated Project Delivery 1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

The five-acre Spirit of Africa exhibit at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin, is a highly sustainable teaching environment for an organization that promotes ecological sustenance of wildlife habitat throughout the world. This session will spotlight this case study to teach attendees the basic techniques of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and to show how it can be used on small and diversified project types. Speaker | Martin E. Sell, AIA

FR357 LEED Multi-family Options 1 LU Hour

LEED offers a number of options for the certification of multi-family housing. Trends in New Orleans multi-family housing show an increased interest in high-density green urban living. This discussion will present the various LEED options and help participants choose the most appropriate certification path. Speaker | Kelsey Mullen, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C Provider | U.S. Green Building Council Friday, 4:15–5:15 p.m.

FR361 Learning from Drawing to Enhance Your Design: Didactic Field Drawing, Part One 1 LU Hour

This two-part didactic drawing program proposes to train people to view their surroundings technically by creating drawings that teach. Participants will leave with tools that they can apply to how they see and draw. Part One, a onehour course on Friday evening, consists of a visual and verbal presentation that will present examples and techniques on how to approach drawing in the field. Part Two, a four-hour excursion on Saturday morning, consists of a walking tour to put the methods learned in Part One to the test. Speakers | Jonothan Christopher Bowling, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB, and Kevin W. Sloan, ASLA Provider | AIA National Associates Committee Friday, 6–7 p.m.

Provider | AIA Wisconsin Friday, 4:15–5:15 p.m.

FR356 The New Face of Internship: Beyond What You Think You Know 1 LU Hour

Attendees will learn how IDP 2.0 has evolved and what these changes mean to interns, mentors, and IDP supervisors. The session will address the recently released new eligibility dates and supplemental experience opportunities, as well as the IDP 2.0 experience settings and areas. Speakers | Rachel A. Kros, AIA, NCARB, and Nicholas P. Serfass, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP Provider | National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Friday, 4:15–5:15 p.m.

FR362 Designing for Changing Environmental and Economic Climates 1 LU Hour

This session will share knowledge and insights acquired by architects participating in the Make It Right project (MIR). Three MIR architects will walk participants through the design, collaboration, and construction processes. The presentation aims to dispel the perception that high design and sustainability must be accompanied by high price tags and to show that affordable housing can have unique architectural character and can create a unique sense of place tied to the historical context. Speakers | Hitoshi Abe, PhD; Coleman Coker; Alejandra Lillo, Assoc. AIA; and James H. Timberlake, FAIA, LEED AP Provider | Alejandra Lillo, Assoc. AIA Friday, 6–7 p.m.

FR363 AIA Pecha Kucha Night Event 1 LU Hour

Pecha Kucha Night features approximately 10 selected presenters, each allowed 20 images, shown for 20 seconds each— giving each of them six minutes, 40 seconds to share his or her passion and creativity before the next presenter is up. Join us for an evening of what has been called intellectual intoxication. Speakers | Thorsten Bösch, Assoc. AIA; Matthew M. Dumich, AIA; Mark Dytham, MBE; and Peter J. Exley, FAIA Providers | ArchitectureIsFun, Klein-Dytham Architecture, Pecha Kucha Night, visualizedconcepts inc. Friday, 6–7 p.m.

FR364 How to Leverage Social Technologies for a Sustainable Practice 1 LU Hour

This program will introduce participants to key tools and technologies in the field of digital marketing, including cloudbased free software for generating documents, and Web marketing tools like Social Bookmarking, Social Sharing, New Media Marketing, and the basics of Search Engine Optimization. Participants will identify social media tools applicable to their practices—tools to help them find potential client bases, to develop their brands in the digital world, to understand the merits of a digital client/ consumer, and to track the effectiveness of new media strategies. Speakers | Jennifer Lucente; Anna Lira V. Luis, AIA, RIBA, NCARB, UAP, LEED AP; and Megan Morris Provider | Atelier Lira Luis, LLC Friday, 6–7 p.m.

FR365 UC Merced’s Long Range Development Plan: A Regional Model for Going Green from the Ground Up 1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

This session will showcase the University of California, Merced’s Long Range Development Plan, which integrates land use, circulation, open space, and infrastructure planning to achieve unprecedented sustainability outcomes for its new 25,000-student campus and for the adjacent university community of 30,000 people. Speakers | Thomas E. Lollini, FAIA, LEED AP, and Bruce A. Race, FAIA, AICP Provider | University of California, Merced Friday, 6–7 p.m.

SA400 Interns Are Our Future...But Only If They’re Present: Mentoring and Training Interns for the Future of Your Firm (and Our Profession) 1 LU Hour

This seminar will discuss the generational and cultural differences of today’s interns and will provide academic and practicing points of view on what helps new and somewhat-new graduates succeed in the workplace. The session will suggest low-cost or no-cost ways to enrich and mentor interns, along with ways to use interns’ strengths while including them in higher-level projects and processes. Speaker | Valerie M. Williams, AIA, NCARB Providers | Boston Architectural College and Davis Partnership PC, Architects

SA403 Small Project Practices and the AIA 2030 Commitment

SA420 Focus Your Network of Mentors

1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

1.5 LU Hours

Small firms, defined as those with 10 or fewer employees, comprise nearly 80 percent of AIA membership. Their willingness and their ability to participate in the AIA 2030 Commitment is essential to the success of this important Institute initiative. This session will introduce the AIA 2030 Commitment and, through a series of best practices presentations, will explore a range of strategies for successful small firm participation in this important AIA initiative.

Architecture has always been a profession that has advanced by apprenticeship. With this event, the Women in Architecture Committee aims to connect women from across the country. Women are encouraged to serve as both mentor and mentee—to offer advice, to share knowledge and experiences, and to talk about career goals, work-life bAIAnce issues, and advancement in the workplace.

Speakers | W. Randall Hafer, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB; Marilys R. Nepomechie, FAIA, NCARB; and Simons W. Young, AIA, NCARB Provider | AIA Small Project Practitioners

Saturday, 7–8 a.m.

SA401 Making the Grade: LEED for Schools 2009

SA404 Sustainable Architectural Precast Elements for the 22nd Century

1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

This program will review acoustic design and its impact on education and upon children’s success in the classroom. The main objective of the program is to explore the requirements of ANSI Standard 12.60 and to look in-depth into its influence on the LEED for School metric. The session will examine product VOC emissions and their impact on student health and comfort—both of which impact learning. Speakers | Richard C. Master, AIA, CSI, LEED AP, and Richard C. Murlin

1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

This session addresses the vision, definition, and design parameters for sustainable architectural precast concrete elements. The presentation will demonstrate how Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) offers architects and designers sustainable and innovative concrete solutions that have high aesthetic value and extremely low permeability properties. Speaker | Peter Seibert

Provider | K011

Providers | Lafarge North America and National Precast Concrete Association

Saturday, 7–8 a.m.

SA402 BIM for Residential Architecture? A Small Firm Primer

SA405 AIA Housing and AIA/HUD Secretary’s Awards

1 LU Hour

This seminar, hosted by CRAN (Custom Residential Architects Network), is designed to address the evolving and complex question of BIM technology and its relevance for mainstream use in the small residential architecture firm.

This presentation will showcase the winners of the 2011 AIA Housing Awards and AIA/HUD Secretary’s Awards. Attendees will view slides and hear what distinguishing characteristics each project presented that was deemed award-worthy. These winning projects are offered as an inspiration to those in attendance. Winners in attendance will be recognized and thanked.

Speakers | Stuart M. Narofsky, AIA, LEED AP, and James A. Walbridge, AIA Provider | Custom Residential Architects Network Saturday, 7–8 a.m.

Speakers | Venesa Alicea, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, and Lori Apfel Cardeli, Assoc. AIA Provider | Women in Architecture Committee New York Chapter

SATURDAY, May 14

For complete convention information, visit www.aia.org/convention

Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m.

SA421 Determining Your Footprint on the Profession 1.5 LU Hours

Join us in a panel discussion focused on licensure and leadership. This session features three architects who are serving the profession in very different capacities. Panelists include one of the Assistant Directors of the Intern Development Program at NCARB, the AIA Resource Architect focused on emerging professionals, and a young practitioner whose proactive involvement in the licensure process contributed to her firm winning the IDP Firm award and her recent selection to serve on the IDP Committee for NCARB. Speakers | Kevin A. Fitzgerald, AIA, PMP; Rachel A. Kros, AIA, NCARB; and Jenny Pelc, AIA, LEED AP Providers | The American Institute of Architects and National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m.

Speakers | Katherine A. Austin, AIA and Luis X. Jauregui, AIA Provider | AIA Residential Knowledge Community Saturday, 7–8 a.m.

SATURday, May 14

Continuing Education SA422 Beyond the Building: Successes, Failures, and Possibilities of Low Carbon Communities 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

This session will investigate the approaches, systems, and factors that have proved successful at achieving both quantitative and qualitative goals within low carbon communities. It will highlight codes, regulations, and incentive structures that helped or hindered the goals of reducing carbon while enhancing livability. Through a case-study-based analysis of U.S. and international low carbon communities, this session will highlight successful strategies and lessons learned.

1.5 LU Hours

In this session, some of the winners of this year’s Honors for Collaborative Achievement will talk about their experiences supporting the profession of architecture and architects over the years. Participants will have the opportunity to describe their own experiences with important collaborators and to recommend better ways for collaborative organizations to support the profession of architecture. Speakers | David J. Burney, FAIA; Peter Lindsay Schaudt, FASLA, FAAR; and Mike Mense, FAIA Provider | AIA Committee on Design

Speakers | Tyler Blazer, Alexis Karolides, AIA, LEED AP, and Ted Shelton, AIA

Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m.

Providers | AIA Committee on the Environment and University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design

SA426 Off the Grid: Small Project Awards and Discussion of Local Context in Sustainable Projects

Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m.

SA423 Going It Alone: Practice as a Solo Practitioner 1.5 LU Hours

In this highly interactive seminar, solo practitioners will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue with their colleagues about issues that are meaningful to their practice. Topics discussed will include strategies for effective time management, work quality review, marketing, strategic planning, client relationships, risk management, and other such issues relating to successful solo practice.

1.5 LU Hours

This event spotlights the frequently overlooked category of small and inexpensive projects. These projects are passionate, sustainable, and contextual, and in addition to the regularly recognized categories, this year’s Small Projects Awards features a special design category, Off the Grid. Join us for recognition and discussion of all categories of Small Project Design, and observe how economy of scale and value do not hamper the creative spirit. Speakers | James B. Cline, AIA; Leonard S. Kady, AIA; and Deborah A. Pierce, AIA

Speaker | Rena M. Klein, FAIA

Provider | AIA Small Project Practitioners

Provider | Custom Residential Architects Network

Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m.

SA427 Metrics of Design Excellence: Creating a New Practice in Design Management

SA424 2011 Honorary Fellows: Global Perspectives on Regionalism 1.5 LU Hours

Two 2011 honorary fellows will share insight into their design processes and products—highlighting the influence of physical geography, social fabric, local building traditions, and other defining forces within their work. A moderated discussion will further explore the methods by which world-class architecture is conceived and realized. Speaker | Anne Schopf, FAIA Providers | AIA Committee on Design and College of Fellows Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m.

SA425 Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement

1.5 LU Hours

This session will address the use of design metrics and peer review as innovative design management approaches. Participants will learn about a systematic approach to establishing design excellence in a global architectural practice and assessing regionally-appropriate design solutions based on culture, environment, and systems integration. Speakers | Cricket Brien, Anton H. Germishuizen, AIA; and Harry T. Gordon, FAIA Provider | Burt Hill Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m.

SA428 Utilizing Contract Documents to Better Manage Your Regional and Urban Planning and Related Design Services 1.5 LU Hours

Explore the key contractual elements that should be considered when negotiating architect’s services. Speakers | Michael J. Bell, AIA; Cara Shimkus Hall, FAIA; and Kevin B. Miller, AIA Provider | AIA Contract Documents Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m.

SA429 GSA’s Art in Architecture Program: Case Studies and Lessons Learned in Architect and Artist Collaborations 1.5 LU Hours

This session will offer an overview of the GSA’s Art in Architecture program, illustrate some of the success stories, and provide lessons learned on many aspects of initial planning, artist selection, art development, installation, on-going maintenance, and preservation. Speakers | Christine M. Ewing, Assoc. AIA; Anita Glesta; Stephen R. Hagan, FAIA; and Michael G. Stevenson, AIA Providers | U.S. General Services Administration, PBS Project Knowledge Center Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m.

SA430 During Their First Decade of Success: Young Architects—Making a Difference in Our Firms 1.5 LU Hours

The Young Architects Award recognizes leadership in architects who have been licensed fewer than 10 years. These young architects are recognized for their leadership in design, in community, civic, and professional involvement, and in education. Join us for a discussion with this year’s recipients about their careers and their work. Speaker | Jack L. Baumann, AIA; Sara K. Beardsley, AIA; Gail Peter Borden; and Sean M. Stadler, AIA, LEED AP Provider | AIA Young Architects Forum Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m.

SA431 Performance Counts: Commissioning and the IGCC

SA433 Should Green Building Be Mandatory or Voluntary?

1.5 LU Hours

1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

Through the lens of the IGCC, this session will outline total building commissioning, and will explore commissioning scope in a project, the owner’s involvement, commissioning plans, current resources and guidelines available to designers, and how required commissioning will change the practice of architecture. The presentation also will highlight the performance-based benefits of commissioning and how to educate owners on those benefits, based on return-on-investment.

This session will include a 30-minute presentation by ICC staff on the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) and how mandatory codes and standards differ from voluntary rating systems. A 60-minute panel discussion with audience participation will follow to explore the potential benefits and pitfalls of the implementation of mandatory green codes and standards versus voluntary green and building rating systems and programs.

Speakers | Ken A Scalf, AIA, LEED AP; and Ron Wilkinson, PE, LEED AP Provider | The American Institute of Architects Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m.

SA432 Design Forum II: 2+2 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours

This forum will examine the impact that professionally experienced architects have made in achieving outstanding design, and the influence that young architects wield in raising the bar for our next generation. Work will be presented by two College of Fellows members and two 2010 recipients of the Young Architects Award. The session will explore the importance of how design can shape our buildings and communities, how architecture connects with the public, and how good design will prevail over mediocre trends.

Speakers | Allan Bilka, RA; Brendan M. Owens; and Thomas A. Liebel, FAIA

FA108 USPS Building Design Standards and Sustainability Initiatives 1 HSW/SD/LU Hour (1 GBCI)

The U.S. Post Office has a portfolio of 34,000 facilities. This program will focus on how the USPS leverages its significant annual R&A budget to comply with strict energy and sustainability initiatives, and will present an overview of the new USPS energy requirements for commissioning, measuring, and verifying. Speaker | Jennifer G. Beiro-Réveillé, AIA Provider | United States Postal Service Saturday, 10:15–11:15 a.m.

Provider | International Code Council Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m.

FA109 The State Department’s Barrier-Free Accessibility Program

SA435 Didactic Field Drawing— Part Two

1 HSW/LU Hour

4 LU Hours

This is a two-part course with a onehour course Friday evening and a four-hour field excursion on Saturday morning. The didactic drawing program attempts to train people to view their surroundings technically by creating drawings that teach. Participants will leave with tools they can apply to how they see and draw. Part Two consists of a walking excursion to put the methods learned in Part One to the test. Speakers | J. Christopher Bowling, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB, and Kevin W. Sloan, ASLA Provider | National Associates Committee

Speakers | Carol Ross Barney, FAIA; Peter Bohlin, FAIA; Steven Dwyer, AIA; and Christopher Herr, AIA

Saturday, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Provider | College of Fellows

EX100c Mastering Google SketchUp

Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m.

3 LU Hours

SATURday, May 14

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This session offers insight into normal federal requirements for barrier-free accessibility and how the State Department applies these requirements, the impact of laws of other countries, application of the criteria to the Department’s various building types, policies and procedures used by the Department, and goals for removing barriers at U.S. diplomatic posts worldwide. Speaker | Ronald J. Tomasso, AIA Provider | U.S. Department of State Saturday, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

FA110 Transforming Washington, D.C.’s Southwest Federal Center 1 LU Hour

This session will spotlight one major proposal of the Monumental Core Framework Plan to transform the largely single-use federal office environment along Washington, D.C.’s 10th Street, SW, and Maryland Avenue corridors into a vibrant and attractive destination, incorporating retail, cultural, and residential uses. Using environmentally sensitive development models, the initiative calls for the redevelopment of several key sites, infrastructure changes for streets and rails, and the establishment of an eco-district.

Provider | The American Institute of Architects

Speakers | Bill Dowd and Thomas Luebke, FAIA

Saturday, 10:15 a.m.–1:15 p.m.

Providers | National Capital Planning Commission and U.S. Commission of Fine Arts Saturday, 12:45–1:45 p.m.

SATURday, May 14

Continuing Education SATURDAY KEYNOTE GS003 Transitioning Iconic Urban Centers through Political, Community, and Design Leadership 1 LU Hour

This high-energy discussion will center around the experiences of elected leadership in key cities that have been impacted by economic, natural disaster, or other adverse conditions. See page 1 1. Speakers | Mayor Jeremy Harris, Ret., Hon. AIA; Mayor Mitch Landrieu (invited); Mayor Dave Bing (invited); and Jessica Zimbabwe (moderator) Provider | The American Institute of Architects Saturday, 2–3:30 p.m.

SA442 Small Project Practitioners: Top 10 Questions and Solutions

SA444 School Design: Region, Community, and Neighborhood

1.5 LU Hours

Through a presentation of findings, best practice examples, facilitated discussion, and call to action activity, participants will be exposed to initiatives that strengthen regional ecosystems, to innovative approaches to project design and delivery, and to the salient characteristics of sustainable practice at the scale of small project design. Later, the AIA Small Project Practitioners advisory group will facilitate a discussion on topics that the Small Project Practitioners membership has identified as the “Top 10 Needs and Goals for Action.”

This session explores a place-based design process developed to address the need for the replacement, on existing sites, of the majority of a single urban school district’s facilities. Participants will learn principles of best practice for school design and how to present these ideas to clients and community stakeholders. Additionally, the seminar will address strategies for implementing sustainability with limited budgets in areas with skeptical social attitudes.

Speakers | Tove Anderson, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB; Marsha R. Cuddeback, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BC+C; and Marilys Nepomechie, FAIA, NCARB

Speakers | Steve Crane, FAIA, REFP; Jeanne M. Jackson, AIA, LEED AP; and Boyd K. McAllister, AIA Provider | VCBO Architecture Saturday, 3:45–5:15 p.m.

Provider | AIA Small Project Practitioners

SA443 Affordably Green

1.5 HSW/LU Hours

1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

In this session, a moderated panel will discuss the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) Design Excellence program and how building design, regional site selection, sustainability, and security are addressed in new embassies, along with integrated project delivery and overseas practice.

This session explores proven regionallybased strategies for developing sustainable housing without breaking the budget. The graphic presentation will include highlights from research and awards programs, as well as practical strategies for green designing of single and multi-family housing.

Speakers | Patrick W. Collins; Jay Hicks; Barbara A. Nadel, FAIA; and James H. Timberlake, FAIA, LEED AP

Speakers | Elizabeth A. Debs; Deane M. Evans, FAIA, LEED AP; and Casius Pealer, Esq., LEED AP

Provider | AIA New York Chapter

Providers | Dorgan Architecture & Planning and NJIT Center for Building Knowledge

Saturday, 3:45–5:15 p.m.

SA441 AIA Architecture Firm Award: Communities and Places Improved through Design 1.5 LU Hours

Participants will share in the celebration of an award-winning practice that is focused on sustainable solutions, people, and innovation, and how this leads to good design that can improve communities. Participants will be exposed to specific innovation and collaboration strategies that can improve their own work. Provider | AIA Committee on Design Saturday, 3:45–5:15 p.m.

Saturday, 3:45–5:15 p.m.

SA440 21st-Century Embassies: Secure, Sustainable Civic Architecture

SA445 Organic Settlements: Housing Typologies for a Billion People 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

This session will present the fundamental typology and dynamics of informal settlements, and a review of current planning strategies with respect to upgrading and/or redevelopment of slums. The presentation also will address successful interventions, as well as new sustainable building materials, building systems, and products, and will offer an overview of effective education methodologies for the next generation of architects to understand the current crisis and develop solutions. Speakers | Katherine A. Austin, AIA; Adib Cure; Gene Kaufman, AIA; and Tara D. Lamont, AIA, LEED AP Providers | AIA Center for Communities by Design, AIA Regional and Urban Design Committee, AIA Residential, University of California, and University of Miami Saturday, 3:45–5:15 p.m.

EDUCATIONAL TOURS Educational tours provide you with unique opportunities to explore the architectural marvels of New Orleans, and see these structures within the larger context of their neighborhoods. Whether you choose to participate in a guided tour, or explore neighborhoods on your own time, either option provides continuing education learning units and memories to take home. Tour space is limited and advance registration is highly recommended. Tour times are actual time spent, including transportation. Enhance your educational experience and maximize your CES credit, as some tours include structured learning activities en route to the venue. Look for “HSW” and “SD” for tours that qualify for health, safety, and welfare and sustainable design learning units. If tours are cancelled for any reason, notification will be provided in advance when possible. Registrants may choose to receive a refund or transfer fees to another tour. The AlA and AlA New Orleans are dedicated to ensuring tours and events are accessible to all persons. All tours, with the exception of those noted “NWA,” can be made wheelchair accessible. Registrants requiring wheelchair access or other

Educational Tours

Educational TOURS

special accommodations must note their needs during the registration process no later than April 11, 2011. Tour departure locations will be listed on your itinerary and in the Final Program available on-site at the convention.

Self-GUIDED TOURS To receive credit for self-guided tours, you will be required to complete and submit an evaluation to the AIA within 30 days following the convention. Instructions on how to document your attendance will be included in your tour handout packet. Once your evaluation is submitted, the AIA will post the appropriate credit to your AIA member transcript. If you are not an AIA member, your credit will be posted to a final Certificate of Completion.

ET101 Self-Guided Tour: Algiers Point

ET103 Self-Guided Tour: Faubourg Marigny

ET105 Self-Guided Tour: Garden District

Walking Tour/NWA—1.5 LU Hours

Walking Tour/NWA—2 LU Hours

Located on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, this historic New Orleans neighborhood offers a spectacular view of the city’s skyline and French Quarter. The tour takes approximately 90 minutes.

The architecture of Marigny is dense and low-scale, looking like much of the Vieux Carré. See Creole cottages, Eastlake shotguns, and Greek Revival townhouses. The tour takes approximately two hours.

Stroll through the famed Garden District, listed as a National Historic Landmark District on the National Register. Maps and information for this two-hour tour will be available at the tour desk in the Convention Center.

Provider | AIA New Orleans

$55

ET102 Self-Guided Tour: Canal Street

ET104 Self-Guided Tour: Faubourg St. Mary

ET106 Self-Guided Tour: Lower Garden District

Streetcar Tour—1 LU Hour

Walking Tour/NWA—2 LU Hours

Walking Tour/NWA—1.5 LU Hours

Ride one of the “red ladies” from the foot of Canal Street at the Mississippi River into Mid-City to the end of the line at the cemeteries, and observe the wide variety of architecture along the way, from the early 19th century to current projects.

Enjoy a two-hour tour of the city’s first suburb, Faubourg St. Mary, established in 1798. Today, this is the Central Business District, commingling skyscraper-lined streets and historic districts, residential and business, and an arts district with world-renowned restaurants and retail outlets.

The Lower Garden District (LGD) has a wealth of mid- to late-19th-century residences, especially Greek Revival and Italianate double-galleried houses. The tour takes approximately 90 minutes.

Provider | AIA New Orleans $55

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Educational TOURS ET108 Self-Guided Tour: Vieux Carré

ET111 Garden District

ET114 Swamp Eco

Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—2 LU Hours

Walking Tour/NWA—2 LU Hours

Stroll through the elegant former City of Lafayette, established in the 1830s, view block after block of elegant 19th-century homes and their sub-tropical gardens, and visit a historic home and garden. The tour includes lunch at the world-famous Commander’s Palace.

Bus/Boat/Walking Tour/NWA— 2.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (2.5 GBCI)

Walk through the famed French Quarter of New Orleans at your own pace and observe one of America’s oldest and most unique neighborhoods. Provider | AIA New Orleans $55

ET100 Up The Mighty Mississippi Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—5 LU Hours

This tour will visit Laura Plantation, where Louisiana historian Alcee Fortier recorded the African folk tale, “Br’er Rabbit.” On the opposite river bank, we will tour Houmas House, setting of the movie Hush...Hush Sweet Charlotte. Finally we will visit the often photographed Oak Alley, which was featured in the film, Interview With the Vampire, based on the book by New Orleans author Anne Rice. Includes lunch at Latil’s Landing. Provider | AIA New Orleans Wednesday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., $175

ET109 ABCs of Education Bus/Walking Tour— 5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (5 GBCI)

This day-long tour will focus on educational architecture in New Orleans, specifically on the architecture of three universities, an all-male high school, and a Catholic high and middle school. A box lunch is included. Special dietary requirements must be submitted in advance. Tour recommended by the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education. Provider | AIA New Orleans Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., $120

ET110 IFRAA Tour: Sacred Places Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—5 LU Hours

This day-long tour, sponsored by the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art, and Architecture Knowledge Community, will visit three Louisiana places of worship— St. Jean Vianney Roman Catholic Church in Baton Rouge, The Healing Place Church, and First Baptist Church in New Orleans. Lunch is provided. Special dietary requirements must be submitted in advance. Providers | AIA Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art, and Architecure and AIA New Orleans Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., $125

Provider | AIA New Orleans

ET111a Wednesday, 9–11:30 a.m., $70 ET111b Friday, 8–10:30 a.m., $70 ET111c Saturday, 8–10:30 a.m., $70

The swamps and bayous that the pirate Jean Lafitte and his privateers called home are our destination for this tour. Journey the sluggish waters of the ecosystem that serves as the nursery for Gulf Coast fish, shellfish, fowl, and alligators. Provider | AIA New Orleans

ET114a Wednesday, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., $95 ET114b Wednesday, 1–5 p.m., $95

ET112 Vieux Carré

ET115 L’Art et les Jardins

Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—2 LU Hours

Bus/Walking Tour— 2.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (2.5 GBCI)

Experience the charm of the French Quarter, the original walled City of New Orleans whose urban plan was prepared in 1721. Stroll the compact streets of this National Historic Landmark district, past the Cabildo, where the Louisiana Purchase transfer took place, through Jackson Square with the Pontalba buildings, and by St. Louis Cathedral and the Presbytère. Refreshments will be served in a historic courtyard. Provider | AIA New Orleans

ET112a Wednesday, 9–11:30 a.m., $80 ET112b Friday, 8–10:30 a.m., $80 ET112c Saturday, 8–10:30 a.m., $80

ET113 Katrina Recovery Bus/Walking Tour—2.5 HSW/LU Hours

This tour focuses on two Ninth Ward post-Katrina recovery projects— Make it Right and Musician’s Village. Make It Right is bringing back the neighborhood home-by-home, relying on local, national, and international architects who donated their designs for contemporary, sustainable single-family residences. The Musician’s Village, begun in 2006, now has over 70 singlefamily houses and five duplexes for lowincome families and individuals. Provider | AIA New Orleans

ET113a Wednesday, 9 a.m.–noon, $75 ET113b Friday, 1:30–4:30 p.m., $75 ET113c Saturday, 2–5 p.m., $75

The Art and Gardens tour begins with a visit to City Park. City Park is one of the nation’s largest urban parks and boasts the largest collection of mature live oaks. The tour continues to the 1911 New Orleans Museum of Art and the five-acre Sidney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, which contains 57 sculptures. Provider | AIA New Orleans

ET115a Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., $90 ET115b Thursday, 2:30–5:30 p.m., $90

ET116 Vieux Carré Historic Homes Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—3.5 LU Hours

This tour will visit four Vieux Carré 19th-century homes preserved as house museums: the 1831 Federalstyle Hermann Grima House, the 1850 Italianate-style Pontalba row house, the 1826 Federal-style BeauregardKeyes House, and the 1860 Italianatestyle Gallier House. See how New Orleanians lived during the 19th-century, how architecture and interior design changed, and how preservation efforts have helped to save these landmarks. Provider | AIA New Orleans

ET116a Wednesday, 12:30–4:30 p.m., $95 ET116b Friday, 1:30–5:30 p.m., $95

ET117 Tout Ensemble

ET120 Pitot House

ET123 St. Bernard Parish

Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—3 LU Hours

Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—1.5 LU Hours

This orientation tour will explore the diverse and historic neighborhoods of the Big Easy, from uptown to downtown, from the banks of the mighty Mississippi to the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. Enjoy the charm of the Vieux Carré, the dueling oaks of City Park, voodootainted Bayou St. John, St. Charles Avenue with its historic streetcar, and the skyscrapers of the modern city. The tour will include a brief visit to one of the Cities of the Dead.

Built in 1799 in a Creole-style of architecture, the house is named for its fourth owner, James Pitot, the first mayor of American New Orleans. Though there were other notable owners along the way, it was threatened with demolition in the 1960s, but the Louisiana Landmarks Society saved the house by moving it to its present location. The house is restored to the Pitot ownership period, 1810–1819.

Bus/Walking Tour— 3 HSW/SD/LU Hours (2.5 GBCI)

Provider | AIA New Orleans

ET117a Wednesday, 1–4 p.m., $80 ET117b Friday, 2–5 p.m., $80

Provider | AIA New Orleans

ET120a Wednesday, 1:30–3:30 p.m., $85 ET120b Thursday, 2:30–4:30 p.m., $85 ET120c Saturday, 2:15–4:15 p.m., $85

Located southeast of New Orleans, St. Bernard Parish was rendered uninhabitable by Hurricane Katrina, then five years later the BP oil spill fouled the wetlands of St. Bernard. This tour will observe parish storm recovery efforts, including coastal restoration, as well as infrastructure and capital improvements, including two new fire stations, Chalmette High School, and Joseph J. Davies Elementary. Provider | AIA New Orleans Thursday, 1:30–5:30 p.m., $80

ET124 Saenger Theatre ET118 Destrehan Manor Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—3 LU Hours

Tour this 1787 plantation house built for Robert Logny on the east bank of the Mississippi River by Charles Pacquet, a free man of color. This house combines Creole and American influences, including hand-hewn cypress timbers, bousillage-entre-poteaux construction, and a West Indies-style roof. Provider | AIA New Orleans

ET118a Wednesday, 1–5 p.m., $90 ET118b Thursday, 1:30–5:30 p.m., $90

ET119 San Francisco Plantation Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—3 LU Hours

Tour this whimsical plantation house that was the setting for the 1952 novel, Steamboat Gothic, a title that aptly describes the style of this house. Completed in 1856, it was called “Sans Fruscins,” originally, meaning “without a penny in my pocket,” or “I spent every penny I had to construct my house.” The name was changed to San Francisco in 1879. Provider | AIA New Orleans

ET119a Wednesday, 1–5 p.m., $90 ET119b Thursday, 1:30–5:30 p.m., $90

ET121 Longue Vue House and Garden

Bus/Walking Tour— 1.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (1.5 GBCI)

Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—2.5 LU Hours

Architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture merge seamlessly in this National Historic Landmark. This tour of one of America’s last great custom-built estates will include themed gardens, European and American decorative and fine arts, twenty public rooms, and the interior design dioramas.

Tour the Saenger. Opened in 1927, the atmospheric Saenger Theatre was designed as a 4,000-seat movie palace. The auditorium is set in a Florentine garden with a deep azure-blue sky enhanced by moving clouds, twinkling stars, moon, and sunrise-sunset effects, and was originally cooled with an ice system. The Saenger was idled by flood waters in 2005, but a $38.8 million restoration is underway.

Provider | AIA New Orleans

ET121a Wednesday, 1:30–4:30 p.m., $85 ET121b Friday, 2–5 p.m., $85 ET121c Saturday, 2–5 p.m., $85

Thursday, 1:45–4:15 p.m., $80

ET122 Islands of Saints and Sinners Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—3.5 LU Hours

Explore the interiors of six places of worship listed on the National Register, including the Gothic Revival Holy Name Roman Catholic Church, Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral, Rayne Memorial Methodist Church, the Byzantine Revival Touro Synagogue, the German Baroque St. Mary’s Assumption Roman Catholic Church, and the Wrightian Unity Temple.

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ET125 For Art’s Sake Walking Tour/NWA— 2.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (2.5 GBCI)

This tour will visit four Central Business District facilities dedicated to the arts: The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans School of Glass and Printmaking, and Gallery 432 and 432 Julia. Provider | AIA New Orleans Thursday, 2–5 p.m., $65

Provider | AIA New Orleans Thursday, 1:30–5:30 p.m., $90

Educational Tours

Educational TOURS ET126 Historic Hotels

ET129 City Park

ET132 Faubourg Marigny

Walking Tour/NWA—2.5 HSW/LU Hours

Bus/Walking Tour— 2.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (2.5 GBCI)

Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—2 LU Hours

This tour will focus on several historic downtown hotels, some constructed as hotels, and others adaptations of historic buildings. Included are the Roosevelt, Le Pavilion, Ritz Carlton, Renaissance Arts Hotel, Peré Marquette, the Whitney, International House, and Lafayette Hotel. Learn how facade servitudes and historic tax credits have helped to pay for hotel renovations. Provider | AIA New Orleans

Originally a plantation, the 1,300-acre City Park is today the sixth largest urban park in the United States. From the original 1891 master plan to the WPA plan to the current master plan, City Park 2018, the park has grown and evolved. We will visit the carousel, WPA botanical gardens, Pavilion of the Two Sisters, Sidney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, and City Bark (a dog park).

Faubourg Marigny, a walkable neighborhood with a distinctive European flair, offers coffee houses, boutiques, and restaurants, as well as entertainment venues. The architecture of the Marigny includes Creole cottages, Eastlake shotguns, and Greek Revival townhouses. We will visit four private residences: Claiborne Mansion (1859), Dolliole Cottage (1820), Broutin Cottage (1829), and Bouligny Cottage (1820).

Thursday, 2–5 p.m., $60

Provider | AIA New Orleans

ET127 L. B. Landry High School

ET129a Thursday, 2:15–5:15 p.m., $85 ET129b Friday, 1:45–4:45 p.m., $85 ET129c Saturday, 2:15–5:15 p.m., $85

ET132a Friday, 8–10:30 a.m., $80 ET132b Saturday, 8–10:30 a.m., $80

ET130 Downtown Living No. 1

Walking Tour/NWA—2 LU Hours

Walking Tour/NWA—1.5 LU Hours

Faubourg St. Mary, the first suburb of New Orleans, is today the Central Business District, an architectural gumbo of remarkable diversity. View adaptively re-used historic warehouses in the burgeoning arts and residential areas of downtown, as well as 19th- and 20th-century commercial buildings.

Bus/Walking Tour—2 HSW/LU Hours

Established in 1938 for AfricanAmericans, the present L. B. Landry school is a post-Katrina FEMA-funded $54 million replacement. This tour will visit the 210,000 square foot facility with its gymnasium, auditorium, performing arts spaces, and theater. The facility achieved LEED Silver certification, employing a Global Green irrigation system, solar water heaters, and other sustainable elements. Tour recommended by the AIA Committee on Architecture for Education. Provider | AIA New Orleans Saturday, 8:15–10:45 a.m., $80

ET128 Audubon Zoological Gardens Bus/Walking Tour—2.5 HSW/LU Hours

Animals have been displayed amidst massive oaks in Audubon Park in uptown New Orleans since the 1884 World’s Fair. Since then, the zoo has alternately languished and flourished. Today, the Audubon Zoo is ranked among the nation’s best for innovation and entertainment value. Meet with architects and landscape architects responsible for the most recent attractions and lush grounds of the zoo. Provider | AIA New Orleans Thursday, 2:15–5:15 p.m., $90

Tour Central Business District buildings that provide housing in the heart of the Big Easy. Among those visited will be 930 Poydras, a $55 million residential tower completed in 2010, and 200 Carondelet, a 1929 23-story Art Deco bank and office tower, converted into mixed-income apartments. Provider | AIA New Orleans

ET133 Faubourg St. Mary

Provider | AIA New Orleans Friday, 8:15–10:30 a.m., $60

Thursday, 2:30–4:30 p.m., $65

ET134 Endangered Species ET131 Self-Guided Tour: Moonlight and Magnolias

Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—2.5 HSW/LU Hours

Provider | AIA New Orleans

This tour takes us to the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species and Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center, the research arms of the Audubon Nature Institute, dedicated to the propagation of threatened and endangered species. Nestled in a 1,200acre mature forest on the West Bank, the brick and wood facility blurs the boundary between man and nature.

Thursday, 6–9 p.m., $70

Provider | AIA New Orleans

Walking Tour/NWA—2 LU Hours

Visit historic courtyards in the Vieux Carré by candlelight on this self-guided tour. This is an exclusive and unique opportunity to peek behind the walls of French Quarter houses to see how locals live. Light refreshments will be provided.

Friday, 1:30–4:30 p.m., $80

ET135 Three Rs: Restoration, Renovation, and Rehabilitation Walking Tour/NWA— 3.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (3.5 GBCI)

Tour the Central Business District, and visit the Preservation Resource Center, St. Patrick’s, Gallier Hall, the 1914 Hale & Rogers-designed post office building, a warehouse converted to a children’s museum, and a warehouse converted to a hotel, as well as other intriguing and enlightening elements of New Orleans’ oldest suburb. Provider | AIA New Orleans Friday, 1:30–5:30 p.m., $65

ET136 Cemeteries Tour Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—2.5 LU Hours

Explore New Orleans’ “Cities of the Dead” and learn of local customs surrounding above-ground burials. Tour three historic cemeteries—St. Louis Cemeteries No. 2 (1824) and No. 3 (1854), and Metairie Cemetery (1872), and see the wall vaults, society tombs, grand monuments, and imposing mausoleums that are the final resting places of some of New Orleans’ most colorful and well-known citizens. Provider | AIA New Orleans Friday, 1:45–4:45 p.m., $85

ET141 Jackson Barracks and Chalmette Battlefield

ET144 War Museums

Bus/Walking Tour/NWA—2.5 LU Hours

Tour two museums—one commemorating the Civil War and the other World War II—with a focus on the architecture. The National World War II Museum exhibits tell the political, social, economic, and military stories of the war. The visit includes a viewing of the Solomon Victory Theater’s Beyond All Boundaries. Nearby, Memorial Hall, the oldest museum in Louisiana, houses Civil War relics. This brick and terra cotta Romanesque-style structure is a city landmark and is listed on the National Register.

Completed in 1835 in the shape of a parallelogram, Jackson Barracks has a rich history, but fell victim to postKatrina and Hurricane Rita flooding. Join us for a tour of the $200 million re-building project. We also will visit Chalmette Battlefield, where Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, and the Malus-Beauregard House, built after the battle and remodeled during the 1850s. Provider | AIA New Orleans

ET138 Historic New Orleans Collection

Friday, 2:15–5:15 p.m., $80

Bus/Walking Tour/NWA— 2.5 HSW/SD/LU Hours (2.5 GBCI)

ET142 Downtown Living No. 2

Established in 1966 and dedicated to the study and preservation of the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South, the Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) museum is housed in several French Quarter buildings. This tour will focus on its three most recent facilities: a 1915 Beaux Arts building at the Second City Court and Third District Police Station, the adjacent Annex, opened in 2007, and nestled between the two, the circa 1818 Perrilliat House.

Provider | AIA New Orleans Saturday, 2–5 p.m., $85

Walking Tour/NWA—1.5 LU Hours

Tour Central Business District buildings that provide modern housing in the historic heart of the Big Easy. The tour includes the 1895 Maritime Building— recently renovated into 105 one- and two-bedroom apartments; Union Lofts—a 1927 Western Union building, recently renovated to 33 one- and two-bedroom luxury apartments; and Saratoga—a 1956 modernist office building, renovated into 155 units.

Provider | AIA New Orleans

Friday, 2–5 p.m., $80

Friday, 2:30–4:30 p.m., $65

ET140 New Orleans Center for Creative Arts

ET143 Affordable Housing

Bus/Walking Tour—2 LU Hours

This tour will visit three sites designed to promote affordable housing in New Orleans—River Gardens, Magnolia Oaks, and the Terrace Apartments. From apartments and townhouses to duplexes and traditional house types, these sites offer affordable housing and other amenities.

The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) was founded in 1973 as a high school for creative writing, dance, music, media, theater, and visual arts. The present campus in Faubourg Marigny, completed in 1999, fosters creativity as it weaves classrooms, studios, and performance facilities together in new buildings and historic cotton warehouses.

Walking Tour/NWA—2.5 LU Hours

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Bus/Walking Tour—2.5 LU Hours

Provider | AIA New Orleans Friday, 2:30–5:30 p.m., $80

Provider | AIA New Orleans Friday, 8:15–10:45 a.m., $80

Networking

NETWORKING BUSINESS EVENTS NETWORKING/ BUSINESS EVENTS Undoubtedly, one of the most important draws to any AIA event is the chance to network with other AIA members. At the end of the day, architecture is a business—our business—and making contacts and trading e-mail addresses can be just as important as designing your next project. A variety of networking events have been planned to amplify your opportunity to mix, mingle and socialize with your fellow architects during the convention. Event locations and times vary and will be listed on your itinerary, as well as in the Final Program available on-site at the convention. To make these events comfortable for all attendees, it’s important to have an accurate head count for each event. Please indicate which ones you plan to attend during the registration process.

EV101 Energy Modeling: What You Need To Know

Join friends and colleagues at TPC Louisiana for the 15th Annual Chancellor’s Cup Golf Open. Located across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, TPC Louisiana is home to the state’s only PGA Tour event, the Zurich Classic. TPC is a perfect complement to the local ambiance—winding between the rolling hills, lush wetlands, and local cypress and oak trees. Proceeds from the tournament support the College of Fellows Latrobe Prize for architectural research. Bus transportation from the Hilton New Orleans Riverside at 6:30 a.m. Open to all.

This session will present the latest AIA research and efforts related to energy modeling skills and tools, and how you can begin to use energy modeling to assist with high performance project design early in the design process. The outline for the AIA’s Practice Guide on Using Energy Modeling in the Design Process will be presented, as well as other education content and collaborations.

2011 Architecture Schools Advancement Development Forum This forum will feature panel discussions and roundtables on issues facing university development officers. The objectives of the forum are to examine core fund-raising strategies, to exchange ideas of best practices, to evaluate particular challenges of architecture programs, and to develop new approaches to fund-raising and development opportunities. The forum will be a wonderful opportunity to network with your peers. Bring questions and ideas to share with your development colleagues. For information on how to register, visit the ACSA Web site, www.acsa-arch.org. Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., $125

Wednesday, 1–7 p.m.

EV104 State Government Network Meeting The AIA State Government Network will meet to discuss issues related to the state components. This event is open to SGN members only. Wednesday, 3–5 p.m.

EV105 AIA Technology in Architectural Practice BIM Awards Reception

EV100 15th Annual Chancellor’s Cup Golf Open

Wednesday, 7:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., $300 or $365 with club rental

demonstrate how training is valuable to the bottom line of your business, so that you can enjoy a secure position regardless of economic fluctuations. A reception will follow featuring New Orleans-style cuisine. Open to AIA providers and those interested in joining the CES Provider Program.

Wednesday, 9 a.m.–noon

EV113 Citizen Architect Exchange Meeting The Citizen Architect Exchange will provide a forum for AIA members to explore the varied roles of citizen architects and to create a network of engaged peers. The Citizen Architect Exchange serves to connect and to equip architects interested in developing and employing design and leadership skills in the civic arena. It is designed for members interested in community leadership, those who serve in appointed or elected positions, and those who are interested in serving as advocates for the profession to governments. Wednesday, 1–5 p.m.

EV103 AIA/CES Provider Workshop: Training on Trial For most learning professionals and organizations, training is on trial. The charge? Incurring expenses in excess of its value to the organization. Author Wendy Kirkpatrick will prepare you to effectively

The AIA Technology in Architecture BIM Awards reception is an annual celebration of the BIM Awards program and its current recipients. The evening event is an opportunity for AIA members to network with peers while celebrating the best in BIM design. Wednesday, 5:30–7 p.m.

EV106 AIA Public Architects and AIA Corporate Architects and Facility Management Reception Join local and national AIA Committee of Corporate Architects and Facility Management and AIA Public Architects Committee members at the National World War II Museum for a hosted reception. Enjoy food and drinks in this stimulating environment, and meet clients and practitioners in public and corporate architecture. Wednesday, 5:30–7 p.m., $40

EV114 Civic Engagement Reception The Civic Engagement Reception is an annual reception and networking event for civically engaged architects and those members who would like to become more civically engaged. This networking event allows members to speak with architects in elected and appointed positions, AIA leadership, community activists, and other Citizen Architects. Wednesday, 6–8 p.m.

EV108 Design + Dining: Emeril’s New Orleans—Hot and Hip in the Warehouse District

EV112 Design + Dining: Wilkinson-Bruno House—An Elegant Evening Uptown

Experience the vibrant arts scene with an evening on Gallery Row in the heart of New Orleans’ Warehouse District. Start with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at LeMieux, a notable art gallery in the dynamic Warehouse District, then on to culinary icon Emeril Lagasse’s flagship restaurant, Emeril’s—named one of the city’s “Top 10 Restaurants” in 2010. Includes cocktails, wine, and beer.

The 1850 Wilkinson-Bruno House, a fine example of a New Orleans architectural genre called the “suburban villa,” is on the National Register of Historic Properties. Located on the streetcar line in the Carrollton neighborhood, beautiful gardens, patios, and pools surround the house. This relaxing and elegant evening event will feature a buffet of traditional Louisiana cuisine prepared by one of New Orleans’ finest chefs. Includes dinner, premium cocktails, wine, and beer. Casual dress.

Wednesday, 6–9 p.m., $195

EV109 Design + Dining: Commander’s Palace—A Garden District Treasure Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in a grand Southern mansion nestled in the heart of the Garden District before dinner at Commander’s Palace—an eye-catching Victorian landmark known across the globe for its award-winning food and convivial atmosphere. Modern and inventive New Orleans cooking joins Haute Creole cuisine in the hands of Executive Chef Tory McPhail. Includes cocktails, wine, and beer. Jackets required for men.

Wednesday, 7–10 p.m., $170

EV200 AIA Prayer Breakfast Spend an hour acknowledging the presence of spirituality in your life and exploring the profound connection of that spirit in your work. Leaders from a variety of denominations and beliefs will be invited to share ideas and experiences and will lead us in reverential acknowledgement of divine grace in our lives.

The “no reservations” grand dame of New Orleans’ old-line restaurants, Galatoire’s has remained committed to culinary excellence for more than a century. Her rich tradition of serving authentic French Creole cuisine has raised consistency to an art form. Even after 100 years, ageless New Orleans favorites grace her menu just as they did in 1905. Includes dinner, cocktails, wine, and beer. Jackets required for men. Wednesday, 7–10 p.m., $150

EV111 Design + Dining: Antoine’s Restaurant—The Bastion of Mardi Gras History Since 1840, world-renowned Antoine’s Restaurant has set the standard that made New Orleans one of the greatest dining centers of the world. For over 160 years, Antoine’s Restaurant’s excellent French-Creole cuisine, unmatched service, and delightful atmosphere have combined to create a magical dining experience for both locals and visitors to New Orleans. Includes dinner, cocktails, wine, and beer. Jackets required for men. Wednesday, 7–10 p.m., $195

The AIA Small Firm Round Table will present a forum for those interested in learning about this group’s activities. The presentation will feature a discussion of topics relevant to architects who work in small firms. Small Firm Round Table Meeting Thursday, 1–2 p.m.

Small Firm Round Table Forum Thursday, 2–3 p.m.

EV204 AIA Contract Documents Anniversary Celebration Visit the AIA Contract Documents booth for happy hour. Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the A201 Family and get a sneak peek of the new Contract Documents software. Thursday, 3–4 p.m.

EV205 AIA Honors and Awards Ceremony

AIA sustainability staff and volunteers will be available to answer your most pressing IGCC, CALGreen, and member education questions.

Since 1857, the American Instituteof Architects has sought to raise the standards of architecture and public service by recognizing exceptional achievement among its members and friends. The honors and awards presented reaffirm the importance of design excellence and the current values of the profession, and they express the commitment to create environments that enhance the quality of life for all people. Join this year’s recipients as we celebrate excellence!

Thursday, 10 a.m.–noon

Thursday, 4–5:30 p.m.

EV201 Diversity Recognition Program Awards Presentation

EV206 ArchiPAC “Beads and Bourbon” Donor Reception

Join us as we honor and celebrate the recipients of the third annual AIA Diversity Recognition Program. Hear about their initiatives and what the jurors found impressive about their submissions. All are welcome. Sponsored by the AIA Board Diversity Council.

The ArchiPAC Donor Reception is an event to celebrate the 2011 donors to ArchiPAC, the AIA’s only federal political action committee. The event is open to any AIA member that has invested in ArchiPAC in 2011, including those who contribute at the convention.

Thursday, 7–8 a.m., $50

Wednesday, 7–10 p.m., $185

EV110 Design + Dining: Galatoire’s Restaurant Without Waiting in Line

EV203 Small Firm Round Table Forum

EV226 Green Codes Q&A: Bring Your IGCC Questions

Thursday, 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

EV202 Former Presidents and Spouses Luncheon Invitation only luncheon for former AIA presidents and spouses. Thursday, Noon–3 p.m.

Networking

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Thursday, 5–7 p.m.

EV207 Codes and Standards Community Happy Hour The AIA is a resource to help advocate for, develop, adopt, and implement new and existing building codes. Please join your forward-thinking colleagues and AIA staff to learn about how you can become more involved in the code development process and for an evening of lively discussion, debate, camaraderie, networking, and fun. Thursday, 5–7 p.m., $10

Networking

NETWORKING BUSINESS EVENTS EV208 Faith and Form/IFRAA International Religious Art and Architecture Awards Religious buildings and spaces are bridges between the sacred and the secular. These structures range from small chapels to large complexes that include worship spaces, offices, and community outreach facilities to serve the community at large. Sacred space also extends on a grand scale to exterior memorials and cemeteries that openly embrace the city. The awards presentation/reception will illustrate outstanding designs that represent the best of building, space, and art on national and international levels. Thursday, 6–7:30 p.m., $40

EV209 AIA Housing and AIA/HUD Secretary’s Awards Ceremony Join the 2011 award recipients as we honor and celebrate excellence in housing and community design. Thursday, 6–7:30 p.m.

EV210 New Fellows Reception Come and enjoy getting reacquainted with colleagues and friends from near and far. All proceeds go to the AIA College of Fellows Fund, in support of the Latrobe Prize for research. Thursday, 6–8 p.m., $75

EV211 International Committee Reception This reception for all international guests of the Institute, AIA officers, International Committee members, overseas members, and others interested in international issues and practice will be hosted by Helen D. Hatch, FAIA, 2011 Chair, AIA International Committee. Thursday, 6:30–8 p.m.

EV212 AIA Committee on the Environment Celebration and Top 10 Toast Join AIA colleagues and allied professionals to toast the AIA/COTE 2011 Top 10 Green Projects Awards recipients at the 2011 AIA national convention. We are celebrating the 15th year of the Top 10 Green Projects Awards, this year’s superb jury, and the contributions of more than 9,000 AIA/COTE members and 65 state and local chapters who have helped make AIA/COTE an agent of change. Thursday, 6:30–8:30 p.m., $25

EV213 Women in Architecture Dinner

EV216 Design + Dining: Arnaud’s Restaurant—Mardi Gras Madness!

Join us for this annual dinner that honors the role women play within the architecture profession. Expand your peer network, share opportunities and challenges, and sneak a peek at what’s planned for the Women’s Leadership Summit in September 2011. All are welcome. Men are especially encouraged to attend. Sponsored by the AIA Board Diversity Council.

Located steps off of Bourbon Street in the heart of the French Quarter, Arnaud’s offers classic Creole cuisine and exemplary service in beautifully restored turn of the century dining rooms. Enjoy cocktails in the Germaine Cazenave Wells Mardi Gras Museum, named for successor and daughter of Count Arnaud. After dinner, the fun continues on the balcony when Bourbon Street comes alive. Tossing beads to the crowd below may be as close to Mardi Gras as you’ll get in May! Includes dinner, cocktails, wine, and beer before and during dinner. Cash bar after dinner.

Thursday, 6–9:15 p.m., $75

EV214 AIA Small Project Practitioners and AIA Custom Residential Architects’ Network Party Enjoy an evening with your peers in an intimate setting at a local venue. The two knowledge communities share much in common—many custom residential designers work in small practices, and many small projects are residential. The party will provide opportunities for networking, collaboration, and sharing of best practices on an informal basis. Thursday, 7–9 p.m., $35

EV215 Design Excellence in 2011: The AIA Committee on Design Reception and Dinner Join the AIA Committee on Design (COD) and their special guests—recipients of the Gold Medal, Firm Award, Honorary Fellows, Collaborative Achievement, and the Twenty-five Year Award—for a festive evening to celebrate the design achievements of these honored individuals. The event will be held at Calcasieu, James Beard Award-winning Chef Donald Link’s latest addition to his family of restaurants. Calcasieu showcases contemporary Louisiana cuisine, eclectic wines, and excellent service. Appetizers, light dinner, beer, and wine included. Cash bar available. Live music by New Orleans Jazz Vipers. Thursday, 7–10 p.m., $90

EV216a Thursday, 7–10 p.m., $190 EV216b Saturday, 7–10 p.m., $190

EV217 Design + Dining: Restaurant August—The New Tradition August is located in an historic fourstory “French-Creole” building dating from the 1800s. The interior is rich with original architectural details, such as gleaming hardwood floors, soaring columns, mahogany paneling, and antique mirrors. The cuisine is contemporary French with a focus on fresh ingredients. In 2009, Food Arts awarded Chef John Besh its Silver Spoon Award, and Gourmet Magazine included August in its “Guide to America’s Best Restaurants.” Includes dinner, cocktails, wine, and beer. Thursday, 7–10 p.m., $195

EV218 Design + Dining: Galatoire’s Restaurant Breaks Out The grand dame of New Orleans’ old-line restaurants, Galatoire’s has remained committed to culinary excellence for more than a century. Her rich tradition of serving authentic French Creole cuisine has raised consistency to an art form. The menu will feature New Orleans favorites with a contemporary twist and wine pairings to complement the meal. Includes dinner, cocktails, wine, and beer. Jackets required for men. Thursday, 7–10 p.m., $180

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This renovated Georgian-style home offers a distinctive and daring aesthetic progression of colors, furniture, and art. The fabulous private art collection is displayed without pretension, and it integrates into the home subtly and comfortably. This not-to-bemissed evening will feature a buffet of contemporary Louisiana cuisine prepared by one of New Orleans’ finest chefs in a relaxed setting. Includes dinner, premium cocktails, wine, and beer. Business casual. Thursday, 7–10 p.m., $175

EV224 National Associates Committee/Young Architects Forum Emerging Professionals Reception Network with the profession’s young leaders—Emerging Professionals. Meet NAC Regional Associate Directors and YAF Regional Liaisons. Celebrate the achievements of the Jason Pettigrew ARE Scholarship recipients and the 2011 YAF/COD Ideas Competition winners. Thursday, 8–9:30 p.m.

EV225 American Institute of Architecture Students/Graphisoft Nightcap Reception This is a fun, high-energy, yet casual meeting time for students and professionals to share a cocktail and to socialize a bit. There will be entertainment to help ease the way into the evening’s winding-down activities. Thursday, 9–10:30 p.m., $25

EV301 Shadow an Architect Program You can make a difference in the life of a young student! Be a mentor for the day to school students from the New Orleans area who have an interest in architecture. Guide them to the Diversity Lounge, the AIAS Lounge, and onto the expo floor, and answer their questions about architecture and the architecture profession. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with the next generation of up-and-coming architects! Sponsored by the AIA Board Diversity Council. Friday, 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

EV300 AIA Committee on the Environment, AIA Large Firm Round Table, AIA Small Firm Round Table, and AIA Sustainability Member Education Program Update This informal meeting will provide an AIA sustainability update for all related sustainabilty committee members and firm representatives. AIA sustainabilty staff will be on hand with the latest information on green code education, collaborations, and USGBC/GBCI-related coordination efforts. Friday, 10 a.m.–noon

EV302 AIA Custom Residential Architects’ Network Forum Custom Residential Architects’ Network (CRAN) is the AIA Residential Knowledge Community’s most active and fastest growing subcommittee. This event is an opportunity to learn about CRAN, its history, current initiatives, and how you can become involved. A significant portion of this session will be dedicated to a moderated, open forum that will give those in attendance the opportunity to discuss issues facing residential practitioners, to share insights gained from practice, and to generate ideas as content for future CRAN activities. Friday, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

EV303 Interior Architecture Annual Roundtable The AIA Interior Architecture Knowledge Community invites all members currently active or interested in the practice of interior architecture to join this annual forum between advisory group leaders and Interior Architecture Knowledge Community (IAKC) members. This roundtable forum will be an opportunity to explore topics pertinent to interior architecture practice, to identify key areas of concern affecting interior architecture design practices, and to discuss strategies related to how the AIA can assist in addressing these concerns. Friday, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

EV304 International Presidents’ Forum The International Presidents’ Forum (IPF) will feature a discussion among the presidents of architects’ associations and other international guests of the Institute, collaterals, and International Committee members, focusing on preselected international issues. Open to all.

EV305 Former Chancellors Lunch Invitation only event for former College of Fellows chancellors and spouses. Friday, 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

EV306 AIA Historic Resources Committee Luncheon The AIA Historic Resources Committee Luncheon will be held at Calcasieu, a new private event facility located in the Historic Warehouse District. Chef Donald Link, a James Beard Award winner, prepares contemporary Louisiana cuisine. Scott Bernhard, AIA, Director of the Tulane City Center and Mintz Professor of Architecture at the Tulane School of Architecture, will share his insights into the unique architectural heritage of New Orleans and his analysis of the city’s recovery and the future of its cultural legacy.

Networking

EV220 Design + Dining: Modern Family Living Uptown

Friday, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., $65

EV307 Practice Management Lunch: Thriving in a Tough Economy and a Look to the Future The leaders of top-ranked architecture and A/E firms will gather for a spirited panel discussion during which they will describe how their firms—large and small—have continued to succeed in terms of financial performance, design quality, and commitment to sustainability. They also will address likely future trends in our industry and profession. Sponsored by the AIA Practice Management Knowledge Community and ARCHITECT/Hanley Wood. Friday, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., $60

EV308 New Fellows Box Lunch Invitation only event for new Fellows. Friday, 12:30–2 p.m.

EV309 International Presidents’ Luncheon Following the International Presidents’ Forum, presidents and official delegates of international and domestic allied and collateral organizations will gather for a luncheon. Hosted by Jeffery Potter, FAIA, 2012 AIA President-elect. Open to all. Friday, 12:30–2 p.m., $45

Friday, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Networking

NETWORKING BUSINESS EVENTS EV310 Open Member International Forum Open forum for all members living overseas, practicing overseas, or interested in international practice. Hosted by Thomas Vonier, FAIA, RIBA, AIA International Director. Friday, 2–3 p.m.

EV311 Investiture Ceremony The AIA College of Fellows, founded in 1952, is composed of members of the Institute who are elected to Fellowship by a jury of their peers. Elevation to Fellowship recognizes the achievements of these architects and their contributions to architecture and society. It is one of the highest honors the AIA can bestow upon a member. Join us at the Touro Synagogue as we welcome the Class of 2011 into the College of Fellows. Reception immediately follows. Friday, 4–6 p.m.

Deacon John, the legendary guitarist, vocalist, and bandleader, will lead The Revolution. Deacon, famous for four decades and seen recently on the HBO series, Tremé, will perform the music of rhythm and blues, swing, Motown, and the British invasion, including a Jimi Hendrix tribute. Deacon John and the Ivories will be joined by Ingrid Lucia of the Flying Neutrinos. Join The Revolution! For an additional $5, party guests will be able to enjoy a 4D cinematic experience. Beyond All Boundaries is a 42-minute movie produced by Tom Hanks and Phil Hettema that immerses the audience in the story and experience of World War II on all fronts, from Pearl Harbor to America’s final victory. Friday, 7–10 p.m., $75 Early-bird; $85 Advance; $90 On-site

EV402 College of Fellows Annual Business Meeting and Lunch The annual business meeting is an opportunity for current and new Fellows to network, to conduct the business of the College, including the election of a vice chancellor and secretary, to review reports for the College finances, and to hear about the current Latrobe Prize. Saturday, 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m., $75

EV403 Multicultural Fellows and Whitney M. Young Jr. Award Reception Formerly known as the Minority Fellows Reception. Celebrate the advancement of minority members recently inducted into the College of Fellows, as well as the 2011 Whitney M. Young Jr. Award recipient. Expand your peer network and share challenges and opportunities at this popular event. All Fellows and convention attendees are welcome. Sponsored by the AIA Board Diversity Council.

EV315 The Big Easy Dance Party: Laissez les Bon Temps Roulez

Saturday, 5–6:30 p.m., $30

Celebrate the diversity of the architecture profession, expand your peer network, and share challenges and opportunities within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community at this always popular event. All are welcome. Sponsored by the AIA Board Diversity Council.

Students, interns, and young architects—laissez les bon temps roulez! Continue to network with peers from across the country as you meet, mingle, and dance the night away in the Big Easy. This is an event not to be missed! Limited open bar and hors d’ouevres are included in the ticket price. Sponsored by the AIA Board Diversity Council.

Convocation Dinner

Friday, 5–7 p.m., $30

Friday, 8:30–10 p.m., $35

EV313 Richard Upjohn Reception

EV400 Demystifying Fellowship

Invitation only event for Richard Upjohn Fellows

Fellowship is one of the highest honors the American Institute of Architects can bestow upon a member. An architect seeking elevation to Fellowship may wonder how the nomination process works, how to choose a sponsor, and what the Jury of Fellows may be looking for. This program will help explain some of the parameters involved in the Fellowship application and elevation process.

EV312 LGBT Reception

Friday, 6–8 p.m.

EV314 Host Chapter Party: The Revolution New Orleans knows how to throw a party, and this year The Revolution is not to be missed. It will happen in the fourstory atrium of the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion of the National World War II Museum, which houses vintage aircraft and military vehicles, as well as New Orleans’ famous contribution to the war effort, the Andrew Higgins landing craft. The D-Day exhibit, two stories of stateof-the-art museum displays depicting the Great War, offers a quiet, educational break from The Revolution. Renowned Chef John Besh has created a menu featuring nostalgic themes with contemporary culinary inspirations. Food from the Golden Age of the Greatest

Generation, Louisiana culinary delights, and, of course, call-brand liquors will be served.

Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m.

EV401 Richard Upjohn Fellows Spouses Luncheon Invitation only luncheon for Richard Upjohn Fellows spouses, with a special guest speaker. Saturday, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., $50

Convocation is a time to celebrate the successes of our colleagues as they join the College of Fellows. Join your colleagues and guests at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel for a black-tie celebration reception and dinner honoring the newly elevated fellows, with wonderful food, great music, dancing, and fellowship. Invitations will be mailed. For more information, e-mail COF@aia.org. Saturday, 6–11 p.m., $210

EV404 Design + Dining: K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen—The Start of a Culinary Revolution Cocktails at a private French Quarter museum will precede dinner in the intimate, climate-controlled courtyard of world famed K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen. Chef Paul Prudhomme has propelled the distinctive cuisine of his native Louisiana into the international spotlight and continues to push the limits by creating exciting and new American and international dishes. Enjoy a Cajun martini! Includes dinner, cocktails, wine, and beer. Saturday, 7:30–10:30 p.m., $195

GUEST TOURS Streetcar/Walking Tour/NWA

GUEST TOURS Tour space is limited and advance registration is highly recommended. Tour times are actual time spent, including transportation. If tours are cancelled for any reason, notification will be provided in advance when possible. Registrants may choose to receive a refund or transfer fees to another tour. The AIA and AIA New Orleans are dedicated to ensuring tours and events are accessible to all persons. All tours, with the exception of those noted “NWA,” can be made wheelchair accessible. Registrants requiring wheelchair access or other special accommodations must note their needs during the registration process no later than April 11, 2011. Tour departure locations will be listed on your itinerary and in the Final Program available on-site at the convention.

In a city known for fine food and great restaurants, this tour offers a sampling of the best the French Quarter has to offer. Immerse yourself in the history of New Orleans cuisine while learning how its distinctive flavors evolved from various ethnic influences. Learn the difference between Creole and Cajun cuisine at such establishments as Antoine’s, Tujaque’s, and Arnaud’s. Ride the Riverfront streetcar to and from the French Quarter.

Guest Tours

GT104 Historic Culinary Tour

GT104a Thursday, 1:30–5:30 p.m., $90 GT104b Friday, 1:30–5:30 p.m., $90 GT104c Saturday, 1–5 p.m., $90

GT105 Krewe of Mardi Gras Bus/Walking Tour/NWA

GT100 Haunted New Orleans

GT103 Oak Alley Plantation

Streetcar/Walking Tour/NWA

Bus/Walking Tour/NWA

Often referred to as America’s most haunted city, New Orleans is the storied home to ghosts, vampires, and voodoo. Visit sites said to be haunted or that have macabre histories, and tour the city’s oldest cemetery where voodoo priestess Marie Laveau is buried. Be sure to bring your camera, as well as some garlic and perhaps a crucifix.

Often featured in movies and known especially for its magnificent alley of 28 oak trees, Oak Alley was built in 1839 for Jacques Roman, as designed by his father-in-law Joseph Pilié. The house features 28 Tuscan columns supporting the encircling verandah. Oak Alley is the quintessential Southern plantation. Learn of this antebellum home’s history and the families who lived in it.

GT100a Thursday, 9 a.m.–noon, $65 GT100b Friday, 9 a.m.–noon, $65

GT101 Laura Plantation Bus/Walking Tour/NWA

Travel back in time to Laura Plantation, completed in 1805 on land granted by Thomas Jefferson to Guillaume Duparc. Today, Laura boasts of 11 preserved National Register structures, including the slave cabin where the West-African folk tale of “Br’er Rabbit” was first recorded over 140 years ago. Laura is listed among the top 25 most popular house museums in the U.S. by the American Academy of Architecture and Design. GT101a Thursday, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., $85 GT101b Friday, 1–5 p.m., $85 GT101c Saturday, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., $85

This tour is the next best thing to Mardi Gras itself. Get a genuine taste of the customs, traditions, color, and frenzy that make up the Carnival season as we visit Mardi Gras World, where Carnival floats are built, a secret den of the oldest parading Carnival krewe, where traditional papier-mâché floats are still constructed on old wagons, and the Mardi Gras exhibit at the Louisiana State Museum. Friday, 9 a.m.–noon, $100

GT103a Thursday, 1–5 p.m., $90 GT103b Friday, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., $90

GT102 Close Encounters Bus/Walking Tour/NWA

Enjoy a 90-minute African safari-like tour in the Louisiana countryside. Come face to face with bison, giraffes, zebras, and camels at the Global Wildlife Center. Here, endangered wildlife from around the world live in a free-roaming, natural environment, the largest of its kind in the United States. Learn of efforts to conserve and preserve threatened animals from all over the world. Participants will be able to feed many of the animals (food cost not included). GT102a Thursday, 1:30–5 p.m., $100 GT102b Friday, 1:30–5 p.m., $100

VOLUNTEERING

Volunteer OPportunities VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES While in New Orleans, join the “volunteer” revolution. Interested? Send an e-mail to expohelp@aia.org and let us know which opportunity intrigues you and when you’d like to volunteer your time while at the convention. Thank you!

HandsOn New Orleans www.handsonneworleans.org ■ A vailability: May 10, 11, and 16 ■ T ime Commitment: Full- and half-day opportunities ■ Size of Groups: Up to 250 volunteers in one day on one

work site ■ C ost: Suggested donation based on size of group.

A deposit is due when the agreement is signed. HandsOn New Orleans is experienced creating customized volunteer opportunities for groups. They routinely provide volunteer opportunities that benefit schools and students—from beautification projects such as interior/exterior painting to building picnic tables. The organization also assigns beautification projects in residential neighborhoods. There is no minimum or maximum age requirement for volunteers. Children can participate if they are accompanied by a parent or guardian. All volunteers will be asked to sign waivers before work begins. Meals and transportation to and from work sites are not provided. Water and first aid will be provided.

Preservation Resource Center— Rebuilding Together New Orleans www.prcno.org ■ A vailability: May 10, 11, 15, and 16 ■ T ime Commitment: 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.; half-day sessions can

be accommodated ■ S ize of Groups: Up to 100 volunteers; the group would be

placed at different project sites around the city ■ C ost: $100 per volunteer pays for insurance and materials

(e.g., safety equipment) Preservation Resource Center guts and renovates houses at various sites in New Orleans. They offer volunteer opportunities that are very hands-on—providing convention attendees the feeling of rebuilding New Orleans. The assignments may consist of tasks such as interior or exterior painting, laying flooring, light carpentry, or landscaping. Participants must be at least 18 years of age. You must have had a Tetanus shot within the last 10 years. Meals and transportation to and from work sites are not provided.

New Orleans Operation Helping Hands— Catholic Charities of New Orleans www.ccano.org ■ A vailability: Available May 10, 11, 15, and 16 ■ T ime Commitment: Full-day events only ■ S ize of Groups: Groups can be accommodated; the exact

number is dependent upon the project ■ C ost: No suggested donation

Throughout New Orleans and Orleans Parish, volunteers with Operation Helping Hands assist with exterior painting and interior renovation programs. Participants must be 16 or older. A current Tetanus shot is required. Volunteers must sign waivers and hold harming documents. Meals and transportation to and from work sites are not provided.

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AIA EXPO2011 AIA EXPO2011

AIA EXPO2011 HOURS Thursday, May 12

10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Friday, May 13

10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Saturday, May 14

10 a.m.–2 p.m.

chance to meet the key personnel who design and build for the federal government and attend CES-eligible classes right on the expo floor. See continuing education programs FA100-FA110.

CES THEATERS AIA EXPO2011 Pavilions Find exhibitors easily and efficiently in the six AIA Expo2011 concentrated product pavilions. ■ P ro AV (sponsored by Pro AV ) ■ I nteriors (sponsored by Residential Architect) ■ L ighting (sponsored by Architectural Lighting ) ■ M etal (sponsored by metalmag ) ■ S tone and Tile (sponsored by Stone World)

Education will be offered on the expo floor in the CES Theaters, located at the back of the expo hall. Exhibitors will present 60-minute programs, with each offering 1 LU Hour. Presenters include: Abatron Applied Tech Dimplex North America Forest Products Association Johnsonite

KONE Lutron Electronics Co. NanaWall Systems, Inc Pella Sherwin-Williams

■ S oftware and Technology

AIA New Orleans Store and Lounge Come experience the flavor of New Orleans at the AIA New Orleans Store and Lounge. Take a break from the frenetic pace of the convention in our lounge area. Meet local artists and authors and learn more about the rich and culturallydiverse history of art and architecture in our city. Chat with local architects and find out what the New Orleans design scene is all about.

AIA Town Hall In livable communities, the town hall is the centerpiece of discourse and debate. At the AIA convention, it also represents a respite—a place where colleagues can meet and come together. Situated at one end of The Avenue, the AIA Town Hall provides an opportunity to meet members of the AIA National component staff. Learn more about the variety of products and professional services available to customize and maximize your AIA membership. Our presentation theater will offer programs and training workshops, including Google SketchUp. Delegates come to the Town Hall to get accredited and vote. Discover the AIA resources that bring real value to your membership.

Federal Agency Connection The federal government spends more than $3 billion on design and construction annually, offering architects countless contracting opportunities. The Federal Agency Connection at AIA Expo2011 is your key to that lucrative design marketplace. The Federal Agency Connection offers you two ways to get the inside scoop on entering the marketplace: ■ S chedule a one-on-one information session with key

agency personnel. ■ A ttend continuing education sessions with public—and

private-sector experts on how to make the most of this contracting opportunity. Participating agencies include the U.S. General Services Administration, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and U.S. Postal Service. Don’t miss your

Expo Education AIA Expo2011 will provide attendees with expanded educational opportunities right on the expo floor. CES Registered Providers will deliver a quick burst of relevant, content-rich information in 15-minute sessions. Attend four quarter-hour sessions to earn your first learning unit. Earn .25 LU Hour for each subsequent program. Expo education sessions do not qualify for health, safety, and welfare or sustainable design credit. Visit www.aia.org/convention for an up-to-date listing of participating exhibitors. Abatron AIA Contract Documents CPI Daylighting Engineered Plastics Inc. Fabral, Inc. Guardian Industries Hunter Douglas International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) Kawneer Company Madico, Inc. MAPEI Corporation Nemetschek Vectorworks Otis Elevator Company Panelfold Inc. Pella Corporation Pro-Bel Record Usa Shakertown Solutia’s Performance Films Division Swirnow Building Systems Tenant Co. Tile of Spain TOTO Trespa North America, Ltd. Veronafiere As of March 23, 2011

AIA EXPO2011 EXHIBITORS

American Marazzi Tile, Inc.

Asphalt Pavement Alliance

As of March 17, 2011

American Society of Landscape Architects

ASSA ABLOY

3A Composites USA, Inc. 3M Abatron, Inc. Accoya Accurate Perforating Accuride International Acme Brick Company ACO Polymer Products, Inc. Acorn Wire and Iron Works ACT D’MAND Systems Action Bullet Resistant AEC Daily Aegis Metal Framing AEP Span Aerotek

American Society of Professional Estimators Ameriform Amerimax Building Products Ameristar Fence Products Ametco Manufacturing Corporation AMICO, Alabama Metal Industries Amvic Building System Andersen Windows, Inc. APCO Signs Systems Apollo Design Technology, Inc. Appalachian Flooring Ltd. Apricus Inc. ARCAT, Inc.

ATAS International, Inc. ATG USA Atlantis Rail Systems Atlas Roofing Corporation Autodesk, Inc. Avenere Cladding—Swirnow Avian Flyaway, Inc. AWI Quality Certification Corporation AWV Architectural Products Axium Bandalux BARTELS DOORS BASF—The Chemical Company Battic Door Attic Access Hatch R-42 Bayer MaterialScience

AguaFina Gardens International

Architects’ Guide to Glass & Metal/ USGlass Magazines

AIA Contract Documents

Architectural Area Lighting

Bendheim Wall Systems

AIA New Orleans

Architectural Grille

Benjamin Moore Paints

Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc.

Bentley Systems

Alabama Stone/Vetter Stone

Architectural Grilles & Sunshades, Inc.

Alcoa Architectural Products

Architectural Mall, Inc

Alcotex Inc.

Architectural Precast Association

Alera/Columbia

Architectural Products Magazine

Alkenz USA

Archittrek, LLC

All American Group Inc

ARCOM/MasterSpec

Aluminum Extruders Council

Ardex

amaZulu, Inc.

Arkema, Inc.

American Arbitration Association

ARMORTEX

American Concrete Institute

Armstrong World Industries

American Defense Systems, Inc.

Arriscraft International/Robinson Brick

American Express Open American Galvanizers Association American Hydrotech, Inc. American Institute of Steel Construction

AS Hanging Systems Ascendings LLC Ascension

Exhibitors

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Bellcomb Technologies, Inc.

Berkowitz Berridge Manufacturing Best Bath Systems BEVOLO Gas & Electric Lights BICSI BILCO Company, The Bison Innovative Products BK Lighting & TEKA Illumination Bluebeam Software, Inc. Bluworld of Water Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc. Bock Lighting Bois Chamois Antiqued Hardwood Flooring Bona US

ASI Group 53

Exhibitors

AIA 2011 EXHIBITORS Bond Events Corp.

Cochrane USA

Design-Build Institute of America

Bonded Lightning Protection Systems, Ltd.

Colbond, Inc.

Designmaster Fence

Cold Spring Granite Company

Dex-O-Tex, Crossfield Products Corp.

COLLABORATIVE STUDIO

DIAB Sales, Inc.

Colonial Craft

Dimplex North America Limited

Commercial Building Products Magazine

Dlubak Corporation

Bostik, Inc. Boston Architectural College

Conrad Schmitt Studios, Inc.

Boston Valley Terra Cotta

Construction Cost Systems

Bovard Studio Inc

Construction Specialties, Inc.

BQE Software Inc.

Contact Industries

Bradley Corporation

Containment Solutions, Inc

BRAE Rainwater Technologies

Cooley Group

BRG Precision Products

Cooper Lighting

BrightShelf

Cordeck

Bristolite Skylights

Cordrays Mill Lumber Co

Brombal USA

Cornell Communications, Inc.

Brookview Technologies, Inc

Cornell Iron Works, Inc.

Building Systems Design, Inc.

Cosella-Dorken Products, Inc.

Buildings

CPI Daylighting Inc.

C.R. Laurence Co., Inc.

Creative Laundry Systems, Inc

Cadalog, Inc.

Crestron Electronic

Cal Pipe Security Bollards

Cristacurva / Craftsman

Cambridge Architectural

Crittall Windows LTD

Carboline

Curtain Wall Design & Consulting, Inc.

Bonded Logic, Inc. Boomerang Systems, Inc Boral Bricks Inc.

Carfaro Railing, Inc. Ceilings Plus Centria CertainTeed Saint-Gobain Vetrotech CETCO Chief Buildings CHRISTIE CITYSCAPES ClarkDietrich Building Systems Classic Equine Equipment, Inc CMC

Custom Building Products Dahlstrom Roll Form Daikin AC Da-Lite Screen Company, Inc. Danver/Summit Deansteel Manufacturing Decoflame USA, LLC Defense Holdings, Inc. DEMILEC (USA) LLC Department of Veterans Affairs Dependable Glass Works, Inc

DoorKing Inc Doormerica DORMA Group North America Doug Mockett & Company, Inc. Dowco Products Group Draper, Inc. Dri-Design Dryvit Systems, Inc. DuctSox Corporation Duo-Gard Industries Inc. Durabrac Architectural Components Duro-Last Roofing, Inc. Dyson Eastern Metal Supply Eclipse Lighting, Inc. Ecoglo Life Safety Products Edison Price Lighting EeStairs America, Inc. Efficient-Tec International, LLC El Dorado Inc. Electro-Mech Scoreboard Co elements by Durcon ELMES INC Engineered Lighting Products (ELP) Englert Environmental Design + Construction Enviroshake Inc. Epic Metals Corp. Evergreene Architectural Arts Evolution Surface Solutions

Excel Dryer Inc.

Google SketchUp

Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc.

Fabral, Inc

Gordon, Inc.

Hope’s Windows Inc.

Fabreeka International Inc.

GRACE CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS

Horizon Italian Tile/KERLITE thin porcelain

GRAPHISOFT NORTH AMERICA

GreenGrid/Weston Solutions

Huber Engineered Woods

Greenguard Environmental Institute

Hufcor Inc.

FabriTec Structures Faithful+Gould Faro Technologies FCSI The Americas Division Feeney Inc. Figueras Seating USA Filegenius Firestone Metal Products FJS Distributors Inc—Ventless Laundry Store Fleetwood Windows & Doors Flex Trim by Carter Millwork Flex-Ability Concepts Follansbee Steel Formica Corporation Forrest Sound Products Fox Blocks Friedrich Gruber FSB GAF Materials Corporation Garland Company, Inc. (The) Gemini Incorporated General Glass International General Panel Corportation Geosis Corporation GERARD/ALLMET Roofing Products GIESSE Gillespie Corp GKD-USA, Inc. Glas Troesch GlassBuild America/Glass Magazine Glidden Professional Global Partitions Inc.

greenscreen Griffith Rubber Mills GRK Fasteners GS Window Systems Guardian Industries Corp. Gyford StandOff Systems Gym Floor Inspectors LLC Hae Kwang Ltd/HK Techfloor LLC Hafele America Co. Hager Companies Halfen Anchoring Systems Hambro

Humidifall

Exhibitors

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Hunter Douglas Contract Hunter Panels Hydro-Stop/United Coatings Icynene Inc. IDF Global IES Ltd. ILEX Architectural Lighting Image Transform, Ltd. Images Publishing Group, The IMAGINiT Technologies Imperial Mailbox Systems, Inc

Hanley Wood

Independent Floor Testing & Inspections

Hanover Architectural Products

Industrial Acoustics Company, Inc.

Hansgrohe, Inc.

Innoplast, Inc.

HAWA Bamboo Flooring Corp.

InPro Corporation

Hayn Enterprises

Insulation Solutions, Inc.

Hearne Hardwoods, Inc

Insulgard Security Products

Heartwood Pine Floors

Interlam, Inc.

Heffernan Professional Practice Insurance Brokers

International Association of Lighting Designers

Henderson Engineers, Inc.

International Cellulose Corp

Hendrick Architectural Products

International Code Council

Henry Company

International Door Closers, Inc.

Heritage Cast Iron USA

International Paint LLC

Holcim (US) Inc.

Intus Consulting

Hollaender Manufacturing Co

Invisible Structures

Homasote Co

Isokern Fireplaces by Earthcore

Home Automation, Inc. (HAI)

Exhibitors

AIA 2011 EXHIBITORS Italian Trade Commission/Ceramic Tiles of Italy Jakob Inc. James Hardie Building Products Jerith Manufacturing Co., Inc. Jessup Manufacturing Co JM Gruca, Inc Johnson Screens Kalwall Corporation Kalzip Inc Kaplan AE Education Kawneer Company, Inc.

Marmomacc

Lasertech Floorplans

Marshfield DoorSystems, Inc

Leviton Manufacturing Co, Inc.

Martin Fireproofing Corporation

Levolux Ltd

Marvin Windows and Doors

LG Electronics USA

Matot, Inc. Dumbwaiters

Light Tape

MAXXON Corp.

Lighting Architectural

MAZE NAILS

LightLouver LLC

MBA Design & Display Products Corp.

Lightning Protection Institute Linetec LiveRoof, LLC

MBCI McElroy Metal McGraw-Hill Construction

Kee Safety, Inc.

LOGIX Insulated Concrete Forms, Ltd.

Keene Building Products Inc

Lorin Industries

MechoShade Systems, Inc.

Kelly-Moore Paint Co., Inc.

Louisiana – Pacific Corporations

Mestek Damper & Louver Group

Kenyon International, Inc.

LP Building Products

Metal Construction Association

Ketcham Medicine Cabinets div of Fred Silver & Co

LRM Industries International

Metallic Building Company

LSI Industries Inc.

Metanna

Lucifer Lighting Co

Metl-Span

Ludowici Roof Tile

Metpar Corp.

Luna Piena, Inc.

MI Research, Inc.

Lutron Electronics

Michael Abbott & Associates

Lyon Workspace Products

MICRODESK, INC.

LyondellBasell

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics

Maclean Dixie

Mitsubishi Plastics Composites America, Inc.

Key Resin Company Keymer Tiles Ltd. Kim Lighting Kinetics Noise Control Kingspan Insulated Panels Kleer Lumber Inc Klein USA Inc. KME Knight Wall Systems Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co. Inc Kone, Inc. Konrad Hornschuch AG Kraftmaid/Merillat/Denova Kroll Security Group K-tect Sustainable Building Systems Kwik-Wall Lafarge North America Lapeyre Stair LaPolla Industries, Inc. 56

Larson Binkley, Inc.

Macton Madico Window Films Magnetic Automation Corporation Major Industries, Inc. Malarkey Roofing Products

McNichols Company

MKK Consulting Engineers, Inc Modular International, Inc.

The Leader in Opening Glass Walls

Manning Lighting MAPA Products MAPEI Corporation Mapes Industries Maple Flooring Manufacturers Assn

800.873.5673 nanawall.com

Marlite ��

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Montigo Custom Fireplaces Moreland Company USA

Naval Facilities Engineering Command NCARB NCFI Polyurethanes

Morin Mortar Net USA Motawi Tileworks NanaWall Systems, Inc. National Council of Acoustical Consultants National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) National Purchasing Partners National Roofing Contractors Association National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association Natural Stone Council

NCMA Newlook International Inc. Nichiha USA, Inc. Nida-Core Nisus Corporation Noble Company Nora Lighting Nordic Engineered Wood Norstar Industries North Country Slate Novum Structures LLC Oce North America

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O’Hagin’s, Inc. Oldcastle Architectural Products Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope Open Joist Optimum Technologies, Inc. Optimum Window Mfg. Corp. Opus C Ornametals

Exhibitors

Monoglass, Inc.

ORO editions Otis Elevator Overhead Door Corporation Owens Flooring by Colonial Craft P&P Artec Inc Panasonic America Panelfold Inc Parex USA, Inc Park Plus, Inc. Pavestone/Tejas Pearson Pilings, LLC Pecora Corp. Pella Corporation Penco Products, Inc. Petersen Aluminum Corporation Philips Ledalite Pictometry Intelligent Images Pilkington North America, Inc PlanRacks.com PLEOTINT LLC

www.glassguides.com www.usglassmag.com Architects’ Guide to Glass & USGlass magazines are the leading source of information on architectural glass. Receive your free subscription; digital or print — your choice.

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Learn the latest trends in glazing; New developments and opportunities; Sites incorporating innovative glass use; Code updates; and Much more!

w w w. g l a s s . c o m / s u b c e n t e r. p h p Phone: 540/720-5584 info@glass.com

Pneumatic Vacuum Elevators PorterSips, Polygon, Parasol, by PorterCorp Polygal Polyguard Products, Inc. Ponte Giulio USA, Corporation PPG IdeaScapes Preferred Concrete Polishing, Inc

Exhibitors

AIA 2011 EXHIBITORS Prescolite

Runtal North America, Inc.

SJS Components LLC

Primex Wireless

Ruskin Co.

Skyco Shading Systems, Inc.

Pro-Bel Group of Companies

Rytec High Performance Doors

SKYFOLD/LAMCEL

PROSOCO Inc

S-5

Skyline Ink Animation Studios

Protech Powder Coatings/Oxyplast

SAF Perimeter Systems Division

SlipNOT® Metal Safety Flooring

PS Software Solutions LLC

SAFTI FIRST Fire Rated Glazing Solutions

Smart Vent Inc.

Pyrok, Inc. Quality Powder Coating, LLC Quality Stone Veneer, Inc. Quickflash Products Quiktron Radius Track Corp. Raised Floor Living Rambusch Lighting Rami Designs Raynor Garage Door Real Carriage Door Company Record USA Reed Construction Data Reef Industries, Inc. Residential Elevators Revere Copper Products Inc. Reward Wall Systems, Inc. RHEINZINK America Inc. Richlite Company Rigidized Metals Corporation Rinnai America Robinson Iron Corp. Rochester Insulated Glass Rocky Mountain Hardware Ron Blank & Associates, Inc. RoofLantern.com Rooftop Anchor Roxul, Inc. RoyOMartin RTH Processing, Inc.

Sage Electrochromics Santa Margherita S.p.A. Schindler Elevator Schluter Systems L.P. Schnackel Engineers, Inc. Schock Bauteile GMBH SCHOTT North America, Inc. Scofield Scranton Products SeaChanger Sealoflex, Inc. Seaman Corporation Seco South SecureUSA, Inc Select Stone Inc. Sensitile Systems Series Seating SFS intec, Inc. Shaderlight Shakertown 1992 Inc. Sharon Stairs Sheffield Plastics A Bayer MaterialScience LLC Business Sherwin-Williams Shildan, Inc. SIEDLE Sika Sarnafil Simons Voss Technologies Simpson Door Company Simpson Strong-Tie

SMARTBIM, LLC Smith & Fong Plyboo Smoke Guard, Inc. Sno-Gem, Inc. Society for Design Administration Soil Retention Solaira Solar Innovations, Inc. Solomon Colors Solutia’s Performance Films Division Solvay Solexis Somfy Systems, Inc. SOMMER USA Sonoco Sound Seal Soundproof Windows South Atlantic Galvanized Products Spark Modern Fires Spec-Rite Designs Spraylat Powder Coatings Standard Bent Glass Stanley Security Solutions, Inc. Steel Door Institute Stego Industries Stepstone, Inc. Stewart Signs Sto Corp. Stone Panels, Inc. STRATACACHE Stratasys, Inc.

Stuart Dean Co., Inc.

ThermaPAVER

VMZINC

Stuc-O-Flex International, Inc.

ThyssenKrupp Access

VStudios 3D

STud Muffin

ThyssenKrupp Elevators

SYNTHEON, Inc.

Tile of Spain & Stone of Spain

W&W Glass, LLC/Pilkington Planar Structural Glass

Stylmark Inc.

Tilt-Up Concrete Association

Submittal Exchange

Timely

Sugatsune America, Inc.

Tormax Technologies, Inc

Sulfurcell Solartechnik

TorZo Surfaces

Sunflower Daylighting

TOTO

Supa Doors

Town & Country Luxury Fireplaces

Super Sky Products, Inc.

Townsteel, Inc.

Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Trelligence, Inc

Sutters Mill Specialties

Trespa North America

Swim Ex

TriPyramid Structures, Inc.

Swisspearl

Tubelite Inc.

Williams Bros. Corporation of America

TAB Products Co. LLC

U.S. Architectural/Sun Valley Lighting

Winandy Green House Company Inc

TAKIYA CO., LTD. Tamlyn Tate Access Floors Tecno Display Inc Tectum Inc. Tepromark International Inc. TEXOCLAD TFC/Bestworth The Blue Book Building and Construction Network The Cable Connection The Care of Trees/Davey Large Tree Moving The Construction Sciences Research Foundation The North Carolina Granite Corp. The Sky Factory The Vinyl Institute THE WAGNER COMPANIES The Western Group Thermafiber, Inc.

Uni-Systems, LLC United Plastics Corp. United Solar Ovonic Unitronics Automated Parking Solutions

W.P. Hickman Co. W.R. Meadows, Inc. W.S. Tyler Wagner Electronics

Exhibitors

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Walker Glass Co. LTD. Walpole Woodworkers Watt Stopper Wausau Tile Inc. Wausau Window & Wall Systems Wiley

Wire By Design Wood Products Showcase Woodfold Manufacturing, Inc. Wooster Products, Inc. World Dryer Corp.

USGreentech

WorldViz

UVolve速 Instant Floor Coatings

Worship Facilities Magazine

Valmont Industries

WTG Systems

Valspar

XL Insurance

VaproShield LLC

XSPlatforms

VectorWorks

Xypex Chemical Corp

VELUX America Inc.

YKK AP America

Versatex Trimboards

York Bridge Concepts

Verve Living Systems

Zero International, Inc.

Vetrazzo

ZinCo USA

Vicwest

Zurn Industries, LLC.

Vintage View Wine Racks Viracon Vista Professional Outdoor Lighting Viva Railings, LLC 59

AIA 2011 Logistics REGISTRATION INFO

REGISTRATION OPTIONS Determine the registration category that best describes you and your needs. Registrations must be received by March 21 to qualify for the Early Bird rate or by April 11 to qualify for the Advance rate. Note: Registering for the convention does not reserve your hotel. REGISTRATION FEES

CONCESSIONS

Early Bird

Advance

Full/Onsite

Thru 3/21/11

Thru 4/11/11

After 4/11/11

New Member

AIA Member

$425

AIA Member– One Day Only Nonmember

Registration Categories

Seminars

Keynote Presentations

Expo2011

Workshops

Educational Tours

Guest Tours

Events

•

$475

$525

•

$285

•

$705

$790

$875

•

$475

•

Public Architects Training Workshop

$615

$665

$715

•

AIAS Member and Student

$25

$35

$45

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Events and Expo Only

$40

$55

$75

•

Guest

$50

$75

$90

•

Expo Only

$20

Nonmember– One Day Only

How to Register To register for the convention, use one of the three methods listed below. Registrations are processed in the order received. Registrations cannot be processed by phone. ■

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Download a PDF form at www.aia.org/convention

■ F ax:

972-536-6364

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AIA 2011 Convention Registration PO Box 612128 Dallas, TX 75261 or 6191 N. State Highway 161, Suite 500 Irving, TX 75038 Payment is due at the time of registration and must be by check, MasterCard, Visa, or American Express. Other credit cards are not accepted. Online and faxed registrations are welcome with credit card payment only. Registrations will not be processed without payment. Do not mail the original form of a previously faxed registration or online registration, as this may result in duplicate charges to your credit card. Purchase orders will be accepted only from federal, state, or municipal government agencies and state education institutions. To confirm your registration, a copy of the purchase order must be sent by e-mail, faxed, or mailed to the AIA convention registration agent within seven days. To avoid delays on-site, and to receive final documentation of your convention agenda, including confirmed itinerary, badge, tickets, and a claim check to pick up your registration packet when you arrive in New Orleans, full payment of

• • = included in registration | $$ = additional registration and payment required

the purchase order is requested by April 26. After April 26, bring a copy of the purchase order and payment to the Preregistration counter in order to receive your registration packet. Those federal, state, or municipal employees who use a credit card must receive reimbursement from their employer directly. The AIA cannot refund fees to personal credit cards based on a subsequent purchase order.

On-Site Registration To register on-site, come to the AIA registration area at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center during the following times: Tuesday, May 10

Noon–5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 11

7 a.m.–6 p.m.

Thursday, May 12

6:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Friday, May 13

6:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Saturday, May 14

6:30 a.m.–2 p.m.

Accessibility The AIA is committed to providing access to all individuals attending the convention. The AIA will gladly provide sign language interpreters and hearing devices for workshops, seminars, educational tours, and keynote presentations; electric scooters for use at the convention center; and wheelchair accessible buses for bus tours, with the exception of those noted “NWA,” and hotel shuttles upon your request. If you require special assistance, please note any special needs during your registration process, no later than April 11 to enable the AIA to make every attempt to accommodate those needs. Arrangements cannot be guaranteed for registrants whose requirements are not indicated by this deadline.

NEW AIA MEMBERS

CANCELLATION, REFUNDS, AND SUBSTITUTIONS

Join the AIA and attend the AIA National Convention for FREE!

Refunds for registration fees—less a $50 service fee—and refunds for continuing education programs, tours, and events will be given for cancellation requests received in writing on or before April 11. No refunds will be given for registrations of $50 or less. No refunds will be made for cancellations (including guest cancellations) received after April 11 or for no-shows. Conference recordings and American Architectural Foundation donations are not refundable.

All first-time architect, associate, and international associate members who join, and lapsed members (five years or more) who rejoin, the AIA between June 12, 2010 and May 10, 2011 are invited to attend the 2011 national convention free of charge. This is a valuable opportunity to spend time with your colleagues and peers and experience the full benefit of your membership at the leading design and construction industry event. For complete information visit www.aia.org/join. Offer is not transferable and is a one-time offer. Membership dues must be paid in full to receive complimentary registration. Lapsed (four years or less), national allied, and local allied or affiliate members and members whose status has changed from Assoc. AIA to AIA are not eligible for this offer.

AIAS MEMBERS AND STUDENTS The AIA is offering a discount for AIAS members and students to attend the AIA 2011 National Convention. Note: All students (with valid student identification) enrolled in a current architecture program are eligible. Registration includes keynote presentations, most continuing education programs, expo education programs, business meetings, and AIA Expo2011. Preconvention workshops, tours, and events are priced separately. Join thousands of architects and design professionals at this premier event, courtesy of the AIA. Register before March 21, for the lowest possible rate, and get the most out of your AIA convention experience.

EVENTS AND EXPO ONLY Those who wish only to attend networking/business events can register for $40 on or before March 21 or $55 on or before April 11. After April 11, the on-site registration fee of $75 will apply. Registration in this category includes keynote presentations and AIA Expo2011. Those who wish to attend continuing education programs and tours must register as an AIA member, nonmember, or student.

GUESTS A guest is a family member or personal friend, not business associate or staff colleague, of a registered attendee. Continuing education programs are not included in this category. Guests who wish to attend those programs must register as an AIA member or nonmember. All children must be registered as Guest or Expo Only and, regardless of age, must also be registered for any tour or event they plan to attend.

BADGES If your registration is received on or before April 26, you will receive your badge and tickets in the mail. If your registration is received after April 26, you can pick up your credentials on-site at the Preregistered counters located in the Hall A Lobby of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Badges will not be sent in advance to those registering by purchase order. Purchase orders must be presented on-site to receive your badge and registration packet.

Written requests must be sent to the AIA convention registration agent and postmarked on or before April 11. Send an e-mail to conventionreg@aia.org; fax 972-536-6364, or mail to PO Box 612128, Dallas, TX, 75261-2128. Cancellations will not be accepted by phone. Credit card refunds will be processed within two to three business days and will be issued to the credit card number on file. Check refunds will be processed within six to eight weeks following the convention. The AIA and AIA New Orleans reserve the right to cancel any limited capacity programs if the minimum preregistration is not met. If such a cancellation occurs, those fees will be refunded automatically.

REGISTRATION INFO

For complete convention information, visit www.aia.org/convention

Substitutions are welcome and include continuing education programs, tours, or events. Substitution requests must be made in writing by the original attendee on or before April 11. After April 11, a letter from the original attendee and the attendee’s badge and/or tickets must be turned in to the registration agent on-site before the substitution can be processed.

Policy Regarding Extraordinary Circumstances There are rare circumstances that may affect the obligations of the American Institute of Architects and various AIA components (including their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents), contractors, exhibitors, vendors, service providers, and others involved in the AIA 2011 National Convention and Design Exposition. These circumstances include emergency conditions resulting from acts of God, disasters, floods, acts of war with terror or other acts of enemies, strikes, civil disorder, curtailment of transportation facilities, or other emergencies or events beyond our control. In the event such emergency conditions should make it inadvisable, unsafe, illegal, or impossible to provide required accommodations and/or meeting facilities, hold the convention, or travel to the convention, the AIA reserves the right to cancel the convention and all related activities. We have never cancelled a convention in recent memory, and would not anticipate doing so now except under extraordinary circumstances. The AIA and others involved in the convention disclaim liability for any personal injury or property damage that result not from their actions, but rather result from emergency conditions. In the event that any convention-related meetings, classes, continuing education programs, tours, exhibits, receptions, gatherings, or other events or activities are cancelled or curtailed (whether due to emergency circumstances or otherwise), the following will apply: ■ T he AIA or collaborating organizations (as appropriate) will

refund payment for the event or activity. ■ T hey will not, however, be liable to you for any greater dollar

amount, nor will they be liable for special, consequential, exemplary, or other damages.

Housing and TRAVEL

AIA 2011 Logistics How to Make Hotel Reservations

Hotel Shuttle Service

ook for a new and improved housing experience for 2011. L The AIA has partnered with one of the industry’s leaders, Travel Planners Inc., for the 2011 convention. Travel Planners excels in the unique housing technology and experience that our convention requires, but the key to our choosing Travel Planners was their excellent record of top-notch customer service.

Complimentary shuttle service will operate between the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and convention hotels Tuesday through Saturday. Shuttle service is available only to convention attendees and exhibitors who reserve a room through AIA Housing. Visit www.aia.org/convention for hotel pick-up and drop-off locations and a shuttle schedule.

Expect this when making your reservations with AIA Housing: ■ L owest hotel rates available ■ A n easier, faster, and more secure reservations Web site ■ R eservations support before, during, and after the

convention ■ I nstant confirmation at the time of reservation ■ C hange or cancel reservations up to 72 hours before the

event without penalty fees.

AIA Housing is open Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–7 p.m. (EST). To make your hotel reservations, use one of the following methods. Please have your credit card and arrival/departure information ready. ■ O nline: www.aia.org/convention

Travel Discounts The AIA is pleased to offer discounted airline fares and car rentals for the 2011 convention. To make your reservations, go to www.aia.org/convention, or contact the AIA’s official travel agency, Ovation Corporate Travel, at 800-925-4055 or 516-624-0308. ■ A merican

Airlines

800-433-1790 Promotional Code: 8651AZ ■ D elta/Northwest

Airlines

800-328-1111 File Meeting Code: NM5NZ ■ A vis

800-331-1600 Discount Code: A991499

■ C all: 800-221-3531 or 212-532-1660 ■ Download a PDF form at www.aia.org/convention

Airport Shuttle

■ E -mail: aiahousing@aia.org

Airport Shuttle provides daily shared ride van service to and from the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Reserve your ride online and receive a $3 discount on your round trip ticket. The rate for one-way transportation is $20 per person, and the discounted round trip rate per person is $35—a $3 discount from the retail rate of $38. For more information, or to make individual/group reservations, call 866-596-2699 or visit www.aia.org/convention.

■ e Book ■ P DF housing form ■ H otel distance map

Hotels will not accept reservations directly. To reserve the AIA discounted rate at your preferred hotel, AIA Housing must receive your request no later than 7 p.m. (EST), April 21, 2011. Reservations are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis and upon room availability. (If rooms are no longer available in the hotel or at the rate of your choice, you will be placed in the nearest hotel with comparable rates.) Convention rates are guaranteed only until April 21.

Deposits Some of the hotels in the AIA convention room block require one night’s deposit (plus applicable sales tax) for each room reservation. The deposit will be charged to your credit card on or around April 18, 2011, or you may send a check (drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. funds) to Travel Planners, Inc. If you do not send a deposit or provide a credit card number, your reservation will not be processed.

Changes/Cancellations Reservations may be changed or cancelled directly with Travel Planners, Inc. by telephone, e-mail, fax, or in writing until 7 p.m. (EST), May 4, 2011. After May 4, you must cancel directly with the hotel. Reservations cancelled after May 4, but prior to the hotel’s cancellation policy, will be refunded by the hotel under its guidelines. To avoid cancellation charges, follow your hotel’s cancellation policy, and be sure to obtain a cancellation number.

For complete convention information, visit www.aia.org/convention

DISTANCE TO CONVENTION CENTER

RATES RANGING FROM

Astor Crowne Plaza

10 Blocks

$189 to $249

Chateau Bourbon, Wyndham Historic Hotel

1.3 Miles

$139 to $179

Courtyard Convention Center

2 Blocks

$174 to $214

Doubletree New Orleans

5 Blocks

$179 to $219

Embassy Suites New Orleans

2 Blocks

$199 to $259

Hampton Inn and Suites Convention Center

1 Block

$160 to $170

Hampton Inn Downtown French Quarter

10 Blocks

$139 to $149

Hilton Garden Inn Convention Center

2 Blocks

$179 to $219

1.5 Blocks

$209 to $309

Holiday Inn French Quarter

10 Blocks

$115 to $130

Hotel Monteleone

11 Blocks

$199 to $259

Inn on Bourbon Ramada Plaza

15 Blocks

$169 to $189

InterContinental New Orleans

8 Blocks

$199 to $299

JW Marriott New Orleans

9 Blocks

$195 to $235

Loews New Orleans

5 Blocks

$229 to $309

New Orleans Marriott

8 Blocks

$189 to $229

New Orleans Marriott Convention Center

1 Block

$199 to $239

Omni Royal Crescent Hotel

7 Blocks

$190 to $250

Omni Royal Orleans

12 Blocks

$209 to $279

Queen and Crescent

6 Blocks

$124 to $159

Renaissance Arts Hotel

4 Blocks

$209 to $249

Residence Inn New Orleans Downtown

3 Blocks

$180 to $220

Royal Sonesta

9 Blocks

$185 to $275

Royal St. Charles Hotel

10 Blocks

$124 to $159

Sheraton New Orleans

8 Blocks

$219 to $269

SpringHill Suites Convention Center

2 Blocks

$180 to $220

Staybridge Suites New Orleans

5 Blocks

$174 to $209

W New Orleans

5 Blocks

$225 to $265

Westin New Orleans Canal Place

6 Blocks

$199 to $229

Windsor Court Hotel

5 Blocks

$215 to $320

Wyndham Riverfront

2 Blocks

$179 to $199

HOTEL NAME

Hilton New Orleans Riverside Headquarter

Housing and TRAVEL

2011 CONVENTION HOTELS

Note: All hotel rates are in USD ($) unless otherwise noted. Rates range from single occupancy to quad occupancy.

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