Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

CISC has recently launched a suite of documents intended to create a more efficient method of communication for AESS projects. Terri Meyer Boake was one of the primary authors of the “CISC Guide for Specifying Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel”. Terri’s talk will take participants through the methodology via a thorough examination of the AESS Category and Characteristics by looking at a wide range of significant built examples with a focus on applying the system to projects that challenge the standards through their extensive use of angles, irregular geometries, curvature, diagrids and the incorporation of large scale castings. Examples will be rich with first person images of the finished pieces, fabrication and erection issues in addition to detailing.

Presenter:

Terri Meyer Boake
Professor, School of Architecture, University of Waterloo

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

The title ‘most livable city’ is achieved through myriad attributes that many cities strive to attain. An efficient and convenient transit system ranks high among the criteria for this coveted title and significantly impacts other livability factors. This presentation examine the transit systems and their effects on livability of three cities often at the top of these lists: Melbourne, Vienna, and Vancouver. It will also provide two in-depth Canadian case studies that illustrate how the presence of transit makes possible a more holistic approach to development - one that fosters economic success and creates livable spaces and inspiring architecture.

Presenter:

Ryan Bragg, Architect AIBC, MRAIC, LEED® AP BD+C
Principal, Perkins+Will

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Calgary’s newest neighbourhood, the West Campus, is quickly becoming a celebrated model for city-building - both for its concept and for the process of its conception. Through over 200 workshops and public events, a transformative vision for urban living emerged: “a complete, vibrant, and sustainable community…” This comprehensive process has not only established a robust foundation for the project, but also recently achieved unanimous approval from the City of Calgary. Viewed from the early phases of the project, this session will provide an overview of the concept, and dwell on lessons learned, implementation opportunities, and transferable ideas and models.

Presenters:

Antonio Gomez-Palacio, MRAIC
Principal, DIALOG

James S. Robertson
CEO and President, West Campus Development Trust, Calgary

Matthias Tita
Director, Local Area Planning & Implementation, City of Calgary

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU/HSW

Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are a microcosm of Canadian society with a very strong commitment to Canadian values, sense of duty and willingness to put themselves in harms way to protect those values. When a member becomes permanently disabled as a result of an injury either on a mission, training for a mission or just in the normal performance of their duties, there is a requirement for (re)generation of a career and integration into the workplace and home. This session will present case studies of how the Department of National Defence generally has designed and adapted the workplace, and specifically housing, for permanently injured members.

Presenters:

Murray Gallant, OAA MRAIC
Chief Architect, Director General Engineering Services,
Department of National Defence

Chris Klodt
Corporal (Ret), Canadian Armed Forces

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Designing sets for theatre, TV, and film is an exciting opportunity for Interior Designers and Architects to expand their area of practice. From the Bauhaus to the Ballet: Architects, Artists, and Designers have made their mark on contemporary culture through design. Romeo and Juliet is a love story for the ages, but the stage setting: classical, contemporary, or avant-garde, tells the story of our age. Set Design uses the same skill sets practiced by interior designers and architects, but requires a new toolbox of language, methods and production. This session will look into that toolbox and compare the conventions of set design and architecture including: stage directions, nomenclature, who hires you, who builds your set, and a brief overview of contracts, unions and the Associated Designers of Canada (ADC).

Presenter:

Jason Robbins
Principal, Jason Robbins Creative

Credits: 1.5 Non-Structured | AIA LU

Join Senior Heritage Planner Darryl Cariou to learn how the masonry buildings on Stephen Ave., a National Historic Site, have been recycled and reused to create one of North America’s most successful complete, pedestrian focussed streets.  From the only wooden structure to survive the “Great Fire” of 1886, to John Lyle’s 1929  Art Deco Bank, Stephen Avenue is an excellent case study in heritage conservation, downtown revitalization, sustainability and prairie architectural history.

Tour hosted by City of Calgary Sr. Heritage Planner Darryl Cariou

Credits: 1.0 Structured/Core | AIA LU

The Green School in Ubud, Bali was rated USGBCs' Greenest School in 2012. Its vision statement speaks to a natural, holistic, student-centred learning environment that empowers and inspires students to be creative, innovative green leaders. Using the Green School as a case study, this presentation will examine how the sustainable design initiatives and concepts used at the Green School act as the third teacher and help achieve the school's vision. Lessons learned will be discussed and Canadian examples will be presented to support 'third teacher' principles and their role in enhancing student engagement and achievement.

Presenter:

Grant Moore, MRAIC
Principal, Grant Moore Architect Ltd.

Credits: 1.0 Structured/Core | AIA LU

A crystalline volume held aloft by the most minimal of supports, the newly completed roof of transparent glass hovering above the tracks at Toronto's Union Station has transformed this historic civic landmark and metropolitan gateway. Tarek will relate the design inspirations and the technical and procedural challenges involved in elevating the passenger experience through an infusion of light, air and space.

Presenter:

Tarek El-Khatib, FRAIC
Senior Partner, Zeidler Partnership Architects

Credits: 1.0 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Middle-aged, unloved and underappreciated; buildings that have reached the mid-point of their service life are abundant on today’s university campuses. Rather than just a facelift, there is opportunity for revitalization through whole systems integration and a renewed sense of purpose and place. Reinvigorating the surrounding public realm and improving operational efficiency can extend the quality and life of these buildings for many years. Three case studies will be presented: Buchanan Complex, a mid-century modern classroom building at UBC; UBC Life, a late 60s student building at UBC; and Discovery 1, an office building converted to Fraser International College at SFU.

Presenters:

Jana Foit, MRAIC
Senior Associate and Higher Education Practice Leader, Perkins+Will

David Dove, MRAIC
Design Principal, Perkins+Will

Credits: 1.0 Structured/Core | AIA LU

KANVA will set out to prove that good architecture is good business - that a bold architectural statement can be highly profitable and effective in creating quality living environments and commercial success, while being sustainable. Using the award-winning project Irene, KANVA will reveal how the creation of an innovative product - a perforated metal cladding punctuated with modular openings, actually increased the return on investment and quality of inhabitable space. Using an exhaustive process of research, sketches, drawings, models, mock-ups, cost analysis, and working closely with building experts and local suppliers, KANVA stretched their imaginations to create a project that surpassed the client and entire team's financial expectations.

Presenters:

Rami Bebawi
M. Arch, Bsc (Arch), Architect OAQ, MRAIC, RBQ
Co-Founder, KANVA

Tudor Radulescu
M. Arch, Bsc (Arch), Architect OAQ, MRAIC, LEED AP
Co-Founder, KANVA

Credits: 1.0 Structured/Core | AIA LU

From the onset of the New Calgary Library design, the architectural team relied on computational design to achieve their vision.

The complex form and nature of the building required the engineering team to respond quickly to proposed changes in order to ensure structural feasibility and adherence to the budget.

Using various forms of computational and parametric design, the structural team was able to explore creative solutions to the unique challenges posed within the project. 

This presentation will branch into other projects to further explain to the audience how various uses of technology are enabling design teams to achieve their goals.

Presenter:

Peter Olendzki, M.E.Sc., P. Eng.
Engineer, Entuitive

Credits: 1.0 Non-Structured | AIA LU

Guided tour of the National Music Centre, with over 14,000 m2 in Calgary’s East Village, designed by Allied Works Architecture with Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning; building and site are under construction.

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Non-standard contracts are becoming more and more common in architectural practice across the country. Appearing in part because of new procurement methods, these contracts carry risks for practitioners: they can increase liability, affect fees, and remove architects' copyright over their design work.

This roundtable assembles practitioners, regulators and legal expertise from several provinces to discuss the new landscape of non-standard contracts. What do architects need to know when signing non-traditional contracts? How can they strategically negotiate for their rights? How can architects, regulators, and other associations partner to advocate for fair contracts?

Presenters:

Elsa Lam, MRAIC
Editor, Canadian Architect magazine, (Session Moderator)

Michael Green, AIBC FRAIC AIA
Principal and Founder, Michael Green Architecture

Bill Birdsell, FRAIC
Senior Architect, J. William Birdsell

Doug McConnell, Architect, AAA, OAA, FRAIC, LEED® AP
Principal, DIALOG

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Architectural practice has tremendous potential to provide support to the "good works" being done by non-profit and community organizations. This presentation will look at alternative forms of design delivery and focused in-practice initiatives that architects and planners have used to assist communities in achieving goals related to public benefit. Case studies will examine a variety of project types from community garden planning to housing for specialized needs as examples of community-focused studio work within the context of a broader architectural practice.

Presenters:

Charlene Kovacs, Architect AIBC
VIA Architecture

Catherine Calvert, Architect AIBC, AIA, LEED AP
VIA Architecture

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

This session will take a look at the planning, design and operation of the City of Calgary's new Emergency Operations Centre, specifically: The adventure of community engagement and how we earn the social license to design and build in a community; The adventure of EOC planning and design and how we plan, design and build an Emergency Operations Centre of the 21st century; And the adventure of operations and how the Emergency Operations Centre performed during its first and subsequent activations after the floods of 2013. What are the lessons learned?

Presenter:

Vivian Manasc, Architect, PP/FRAIC
Principal, Manasc Isaac Architects

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Fire separations are a big part of the National Building Code of Canada. To keep the fire resistance ratings continuous, proper firestopping is installed. In order to get proper firestopping, the DIIM of Firestopping is needed. The DIIM, D-Design, including professionals designing separations to the code minimums, tested and listed systems from ULC; The I-Installation of firestop products that become systems after following the tested design; I-Installation by FM 4991 or ULC Qualified Firestop Contractors; I-Inspection to Standards by IAS AC 291 Accredited Special Inspection Agencies; M-Maintained to the National Fire Code of Canada requirements.

Don't miss this session on maintaining fire resistance in buildings.

Presenter:

Bill McHugh
Executive Director, Firestop Contractors International Association

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Architecture matters. We live in a designed world, from the iPods we listen to, the shoes we walk in and the roads we cycle on, to the buildings we live in and the cities we call home. This does not need to be an elitist or designer-centric conversation, but rather one that highlights how design affects every part of our lives and those of future generations. We need to recognize that the difference between the good and the bad is long-term vision, intelligence and care – not the price tag. We as architects have to ‘own’ this statement. 5468796 will review and discuss avenues of practice beyond building as pursued throughout Canada over the last 5 years and their impact.

Presenters:

Sasa Radulovic, MRAIC
Architect, 5468796 Architecture

Johanna Hurme, MRAIC
Architect, 5468796 Architecture

Credits: 1.5 Non-Structured | AIA LU

An urban village developed by Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, East Village design and construction has been underway since 2008. This tour includes an overview of the master plan (Broadway Malyan) and implementation process with guided walking tour of a number of sites (completed and underway), including; new bridge infrastructure, river edge development, National Music Centre (Allied Works Architecture with Kasian Architecture) and New Central Library (Snøhetta with DIALOG).

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Our research indicates that 40-50 percent of a building’s energy consumption is determined by the design. We need to change the concept of sustainability from focusing on technical installations and solutions, to obtaining a holistic approach where aesthetics and sustainability are addressed with equal importance in the early design. In particular, we harness daylight to ‘design with knowledge’. We will illuminate our methodology through four case studies: Kolding Campus – Denmark’s first low-energy university, Siemens Global Headquarters (Germany), Kanalvej Masterplan featuring Microsoft Headquarters (Denmark), and Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center (Iceland) – winner of the European Union Award for Contemporary Architecture.

Presenter:

Louis Becker, Architect MAA, AIA
Principal/Partner, Henning Larsen Architects

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Design professionals help their clients every day to establish strategies and tactics and then to implement. Yet doing the same thing in their own firms is often regarded as the dark side of the profession...treated with indifference. If design professionals are going to have a meaningful impact on the built environment, they must first regenerate their own firms.

Presenter:

Rick Linley, M. Arch, FRAIC, LEED AP
Principal, Strong Practice Strategies

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

This session will explore the role of linear networks in civic regeneration and how urban design and architecture can respond through an integrated approach at a range of scales and interventions. Various scales and types of infrastructure will be presented with a few towards: Economic Development - new architectural types that reintroduce the cohabitation of 21st century industrial uses with neighbourhood development; Civic Integration - reconnecting historically separated precincts divided by 19th century infrastructure; Public Amenity - using new and existing corridors as Active Transportation and linked parkways for an improved public realm, ecological rehabilitation, and natural storm water management techniques.

Presenters:

Kim Storey, B.Arch., OAA, MRAIC
Founding Partner/Principal Architect, Brown and Storey Architects Inc., and Office for Responsive Environments

James Brown, B.Arch., Dip. Tech., OAA, MRAIC
Founding Partner/Principal Architect, Brown and Storey Architects Inc., and Office for Responsive Environments

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

This presentation will discuss the changing role of infrastructure as it relates specifically to architecture in Canada between 1967 to present. As a device of nation building, culture making and securing our identity, architecture played a significant role in giving shape and form to the way we became positioned on the global stage at the end of the 20th century. In recent years, we have seen the disintegration of the forms and infrastructures that have given shape to who we are as a nation. In particular, discussions in the public eye about the need to reinvest in our nation's infrastructures have largely precluded architecture - meaning that bridges, potholes, roads and gas lines, seem to have taken up definitive space in that discussion. Architecture is fundamental social infrastructure, and this presentation will invite a kind of realignment.

Presenter:

Peter Sampson, MRAIC
Principal, Peter Sampson Architecture Studio

Credits: 3.0 Structured/Core | AIA LU

As recipients of the 2012 Professional Prix de Rome from the Canada Council of the Arts, the 2014 Emerging Voices Award from the Architecture League of New York, and the 2014 Emerging Architectural Practice from the RAIC, the principals of Williamson Chong will present the findings of their recent travels and research that focused upon advanced wood technologies, emerging fabrication platforms, and exemplary wood buildings. Amongst other topics, new growth timber will be discussed relative to its predominant position in the discourse of sustainability, and its role within the distinct and varied building industries of North America and Europe.

Presenters:

R. Shane Williamson, M Arch, MRAIC
Partner, Williamson Chong Architects,
Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Toronto

Betsy Williamson, M Arch, OAA, MRAIC
Partner, Williamson Chong Architects

Donald Chong, OAA, MRAIC
Partner, Williamson Chong Architects

Credits: 1.5 Non-Structured | AIA LU

[EOC] opened just before the floods of 2013, is a secure facility rarely accessible to the public. Join us for this exclusive experience to visit Canada's newest and most innovative Emergency Operations faciltity. This session is limited to 20 people.

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

This session will explore the challenges of designing housing for remote communities in northern Labrador (Nunatsiavut). The session will begin with an overview of present housing conditions in the communities, how this is influencing the need for alternative housing models, and the design of an innovative multi-unit residential housing project that was developed to address these issues. The presentation will focus on the community engagement, including the important cultural and technical issues that were raised in the community design charrette, as well as the development of energy performance targets, construction challenges and the capacity and training approaches being implemented.

Presenters:

William Semple, MRAIC
Designer/Researcher/Building Scientist/Community Facilitator/Consultant, NORDEC Design and Consulting

Alain Fournier, OAQ, OAA, ALBNL, FRAIC
Principal, Fournier, Gersovitz, Moss, Drolet et associés architectes

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Architects specify materials every day; your decisions affect the environment, our communities, and our health and safety. Harnessing the evolving body of knowledge about the impacts of materials on our communities is integral to improving the craft, science, and art of architecture. It is of the utmost importance to have transparent and accurate information about all building materials. This session will look at applications for wood and concrete structural and enclosure systems, providing state-of-the-art expertise on choosing the right material for the project, and applying building science principles to construct resilient, durable, long-lasting, and healthy, energy-efficient buildings.

Presenter:

Dr. John Straube
Principal, Building Science Consulting Inc.

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

While initially used for certification compliance within programs such as LEED, energy modelling is growing in technical maturity and market adoption. Projects regularly experience a need for energy modelling to inform design decisions, apply for site plan approval and building permits, earn incentive funds, and troubleshoot operational issues post occupancy. This presentation explores the state of the art energy modelling as a practice and provides real world examples from some of Canada's most sustainable buildings now in operation.

Presenter:

Justin Downey, P. Eng., M.Sc., LEED AP BD+C
Associate / Sustainability Consultant, RWDI

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Dr. Avi Friedman, author of Innovative Houses, The Adaptable House, Narrow Houses, and Fundamentals of Sustainable Dwellings, will discuss upcoming social and technological trends and their projected effects on housing design. He will present designs by leading architects from around the world, including innovative strategies and  products used in their projects.

Presenter:

Dr. Avi Friedman, PhD, OAQ
Professor of Architecture, McGill University School of Architecture

Credits: 1.0 Structured/Core | AIA LU

High quality images are the most valuable tool architects can have at the end of a project to secure their next job. In many cases, the images of a project are experienced by a greater audience than the project itself. This session examines different kinds of architectural photography and gives attendees a greater understanding of the process and requirements of hiring the appropriate architectural photographer to help them achieve their professional goals and objectives.

Presenter:

Naomi Kriss
Principal, Kriss Communications

Credits: 1.0 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Large-scale renovation and demolition projects often rely heavily on planning, scheduling and strong project management skills to reduce project risks. Lawrence McSorley and Dave Ayriss will explain how critical it is for environmental factors including: asbestos in building materials, lead paint on walls and steel, and silica in mortar and concrete, to be considered within the equation to prevent significant schedule delays, project change orders, cost overruns and ultimately maintain design integrity through controlling costs. By incorporating detailed environmental project information and scope within the project tender documents, Lawrence and Dave will emphasize how owners can realize benefits that reduce their risk to delays and cost overruns. This session is a key to both the consultant and building owner on renovation projects.

Presenters:

Dave Ayriss
Associate/Senior Occupational Hygienist, Golder Associates Ltd.

Lawrence McSorley
Associate/Architect, AAA, National Lead, Building Science,
Golder Associates Ltd.

Credits: 1.0 Structured/Core

As cities continue to intensify and restrictions on green field development increase, post-industrial remnant landscapes form the majority of available and developable land. Parks are no longer guaranteed the luxury of occupying entire city blocks. Open spaces now adapt to abandoned rail lines and remnant edges, creating unique challenges for designers and users. Though rarely wider than a path, these linear spaces are more than just a way to get from A to B. They become expressions of the communities they move through and can be a catalyst for regeneration.

Presenter:

Scott Torrance
Principal, Scott Torrance Landscape Architect Inc.

Credits: 1.0 Structured/Core | AIA LU

The Ontario Association of Architects' Building Committee will present the renovation work that is planned for the OAA Headquarters Building aimed at meeting the 2030 Challenge, and even more aggressively, reaching net-zero. Attend this session and learn about the extensive process that the OAA has undertaken and the solutions proposed including tempered displacement ventilation, solar panels, day lighting and geothermal elements. The solution achieves a low energy building through renovation while maintaining the integrity of the 1992 award winning design.

Presenters:

Kathleen Kurtin, Architect, MRAIC
Principal, Kathleen Kurtin Architect / Councillor and Member of the Building Committee, Ontario Association of Architects

Sheena Sharp, FRAIC
Vice President Strategic OAA, Member of the OAA Building Committee, Ontario Association of Architects

Deborah Gottesman, P. Eng., MBA, LC, Assoc. IALD
Principal, Gottesman Associates Architectural Lighting Design

Credits: 2.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

New approaches and new technologies are forcing architects to re-evaluate the design process. This session will focus on how the design studio is being re-imagined and re-energized in our schools and offices. Specifically this session will explore how new ideas such as virtual design, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and the Integrated Design Process (IDP), can be integrated with new technologies such as 3D printing, cloud computing, sensors and apps to create a new kind of studio. Wherever possible this session will demonstrate or simulate the use of these new methods.

Presenters:

Dr. Douglas MacLeod, MRAIC
Chair, RAIC Centre for Architecture at Athabasca University

Dale Sawyer
Director of Business Development, DIRTT Environmental Solutions / Ice Edge Business Solutions

Bobby Harris
Designer/BIM Manager, DUB Architects / Student President, RAIC/Athabasca University, Edmonton Chapter

Dr. Branko Kolarevic
Professor and Chair in Integrated Design, University of Calgary, Faculty of Environmental Design

Chester Fitchett
President and Founder, Phidgets Inc.

Cynthia Dovell, MArch, Architect AAA, OAA, MRAIC, CEFPI
Director, LGA West, LGA Architectural Partners

Credits: 2.5 Non-Structured | AIA LU

Join University Architect Jane Ferrabee to tour the University's  significant, recent architecture, both built and under construction.  Buildings opened in the last 1-5 years include a laboratory building, a library, a campus hotel/residence and another new undergrad residence.  Under construction are two additional residences, an institute for teaching and learning and a significant expansion to the engineering school. The tour completes at the Nickle Arts Museum where participants can visit the Ron Thom and the Allied Arts exhibit at 3:30pm and attend a curatorial talk by Adele Weder at 4:00pm before the bus ride back to the Festival hotel. Campus maps will be available for participants upon arrival.

Tour hosted by University Architect Jane Ferrabee FRAIC

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core

Rethinking the city, healing its architecture. This session will explore various cities with projects that reclaimed abandoned areas. The Tabula Rasa, the act of destroying and rebuilding, is not relevant anymore. Paris based architect Stephane Malka sets out to recover and transform the rooftops, blind walls and bridges in order to reactivate them, developing new uses for the city.

In four sections - Under / On Top / In Between / In Front, Stephane will discuss how to regenerate the city, using recycled material, and making the city a better place to live for everyone.

Presenter:

Stephane Malka
Architect, Stephane Malka Architecture

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Artwork in new schools can identify the building with its community, inspire young people to think about and participate in art projects and instill a sense of ownership and pride, which, anecdotally at least, seems to curtail vandalism of the built environment. Planning and installing art from the very beginning in new school buildings will be shown through an examination of the "why do it?" question and through examples of as-built projects and lessons learned.

Presenter:

Terrence Smith-Lamothe, MRAIC
Senior Architect, Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Richard Witt and James Parakh will explore the phenomenon of Tall and Super-Tall Buildings around the world and what the rise of vertical cities means for Canadian urban centres. With leadership roles in the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, and co-presenting from backgrounds in architecture, working for and within municipalities and on design review panels, best practice analysis combined with national understanding will be communicated in this session to give an in-depth account of opportunities and constraints that exist within the Canadian real-estate market.

Through the lenses of technology, engineering and sustainability will be investigated to see how building tall can simultaneously build density, sustainability and community value .

Presenters:

Richard Witt, Principal, OAA MRAIC LEED® AP
Quadrangle Architects Limited

James Parakh, OAA
Urban Design Manager - Toronto & East York, City of Toronto – Planning Division

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Net positive development, as defined by Janis Birkeland, is a design that increases or creates economic, social and ecological capital(s) that make a positive contribution to ecosystem services. Indeed, designing how excess resources may be used beyond a site’s boundary is a very appealing notion, but one that is difficult to put into practice without the tools and methods that support net positive development. A broader definition of net positive is offered that equally places social dimensions alongside ecological health through ‘mining’ for synergies and leverage points in the early stages of a design project.

Presenter:

Daniel S. Pearl
Associate Professor; Université de Montréal /
Co-founding partner, L'OEUF

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Internship is a key stage in the development of an Architect, and vital to the growth of a firm and the architectural profession. As employees are a firm's most valuable asset, interns must be integrated into practices and supported in attaining licensure. This helps practices leverage human resources effectively while ensuring the profession remains sustainable.

This session will focus on how Practitioners, Interns and the Profession all benefit from interns developing into competent, licensed professionals. We will look at history, assess the present situation, and speculate on future possibilities of the internship process to promote a successful outcome for all stakeholders. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion including a practitioner, student, intern, regulator and educator.

Presenters:

John Stephenson, B. Arch, OAA, MRAIC
Managing Partner, FORM Architecture Engineering /
OAA Council Vice President

Afsaneh Asayesh, Intern Architect, M. Arch, MRAIC, ARIDO, LEED® AP
Principal, Envision Design Ltd. /
Member OAA Interns’ Forum

Session Panelists:

Educator – Diogo Burnay
Associate Professor and Director, School of Architecture, Dalhousie University / CVDB Arquitectos

Student – Alexandre Hamlyn
Intern Architect, ADHOC architectes

Practitioner – Mona Lovgreen, MRAIC
Architect AIBC, MRAIC, M. Arch, LEED® AP (bd+c)
DIALOG

Intern – Rachelle Lemieux, B.E.D. M.Arch. MRAIC. LEED G.A.
Stantec Architecture – Sports Studio

Regulator – Kristi Doyle, Hon. MRAIC
Executive Director, OAA

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Architects face many risks in their practice – lawsuits, physical damage, health and safety, compliance, and many more. If not managed properly, these risks can, at a minimum, affect a firm’s profitability, and on a larger scale, can have catastrophic impacts on a practice.

This session will share the best practices and sound strategies recommended by the presenters, and in many cases, have helped to implement for thousands of architects in over 40 years of specialization in the architectural profession.

Topics discussed will include shareholder agreements, succession planning, banking agreements, proper insurance protection, catastrophe planning, and more.

Presenters:

Douglas G.R. Pinnell
Vice President, Mumby Insurance Brokers

Francine Armel
Senior Vice President, Creechurch International Underwriters

Nancy Brady, CIP, CRM
Assistant Vice President, Creechurch International Underwriters

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Imagine a world where employees leave their workplace healthier than when they arrived. Albertans spend 60% of their waking hours at work - how can we design and utilize the built environment for worker wellbeing? This session will define and discuss approaches that can be utilized for positive impact and review new frameworks that are emerging in the industry.

Teknion has compiled insights from a wider range of experts across diverse fields of study – all for the purpose of understanding the best possible way to design the workplace for optimum user experience.

Presenter:

Laura Lee Ross
Workplace Specialist, A&D Market Manager Alberta, Teknion

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

The existing mentoring program for intern architects is based on an adhoc approach to respond to the IAP (Intern Architect Program). It requires contact between mentor and mentee at least once every six months in order to complete the intern's record book.

The College of Fellows executive is taking the initiative to bring together members of the profession to put together a comprehensive mentoring program that would bring together members of the College with Interns to help them through their internship program.

The sequel to this program is to use the mentoring program as a segue to help young practitioners in their first years of practice, and eventually accompany them in the later years towards a successful succession plan with the benefits of a well-planned retirement after a long career.

Presenters:

Robert Thibodeau, Architect FIRAC
Dean of the College of Fellows /
President, Thibodeau Architecture + Design

Barry Johns, Architect AAA, FRAIC RCA (Hon) FAIA, LEED® AP
Chancellor of the College of Fellows / Barry Johns (Architecture) Limited

David Craddock, OAA, PP/FRAIC
RAIC Syllabus Director

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

Communicating the value of architecture is extremely challenging. The Manitoba Association of Architects Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has spent a great deal of effort refining its value proposition - both the value of architecture and architects. The exercise of defining the value of architects becomes a Sisyphean task, as emerging and established architects are often pitted against each other. This session will look at the work of Storefront Manitoba, Centre for Architecture Design & Urbanism, a non-profit group of multi-disciplinary professionals that work to "advance the awareness and appreciation of architecture, design and the built environment.” We will discuss the roles of the architect as they relate to a perception of value between emerging and established architects.

Presenter:

Jason Robbins
Chair, Storefront Manitoba Inc.

Credits: 1.5 Structured/Core | AIA LU

This seminar will present acoustics as a component of architecture - integrating aural and visual dimensions, and showing how acoustic quality is defined by human perception. The discussion of perception will illustrate how collaboration amongst architectural, mechanical, audio and acoustical areas can best occur in the design of spaces that support needs from casual speech communications to musical performance. This presentation will show how characteristics of the ear/brain system influence design and will show how changes in the functioning of the ear/brain system lead to specific changes in acoustic design to support an aging population and persons with disabilities.

Presenter:

Russ Lewis, M. Eng., P. Eng.
Principal/Project Director, RWDI AIR Inc.

Credits: 1.5 Non-Structured | AIA LU

Join City of Calgary Public Art Specialist Robin Murphy for a spirited walk and talk through the City of Calgary’s much discussed innovative public art program, visiting a number of recent and established installations, including works by Roy Leadbeater, Cliff Garten, Julian Opie, Jaume Plensa, Joe Fafard and more.

Tour hosted by City of Calgary Public Art Program Project Coordinator Robin Murphy

Credits: 1.5 Non-Structured | AIA LU

Join Senior Heritage Planner Darryl Cariou to learn how the masonry buildings on Stephen Ave., a National Historic Site, have been recycled and reused to create one of North America’s most successful complete, pedestrian focussed streets.  From the only wooden structure to survive the “Great Fire” of 1886, to John Lyle’s 1929  Art Deco Bank, Stephen Avenue is an excellent case study in heritage conservation, downtown revitalization, sustainability and prairie architectural history.

Tour hosted by City of Calgary Sr. Heritage Planner Darryl Cariou