ArchiTalks
10 Sessions that push the envelope
Inequality, future cities, women in leadership, climate change, and more—ArchiTalks take a critical look at some of the most important topics in architecture and explore unconventional solutions that push boundaries to create real change in cities, communities, firms, and the profession.
These 10 sessions are led by architects, firms, and design professionals whose innovative approaches are redefining the practice of architecture.
ArchiTalks on Thursday, June 21
TH208. East Baltimore Revitalization Project
Earns 1.5 LUs / HSW / RIBA
After Freddie Gray’s controversial death, residents of Baltimore’s Broadway East neighborhood took action. Find out how a neighborhood leader worked with planning firm Ayers Saint Gross to develop a master plan to overcome the area’s high crime, vacancy, and poverty rates.
TH209. Fundamentals of Leadership in a Design Firm
Earns 1.5 LUs / RIBA
Four firms will examine the spectrum of frameworks that define leadership advancement, and how to move beyond dialogue to create a framework for your firm that translates achievement into advancement. You’ll hear from design firms HKS, Gould Evans, Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects, and tvdesign.
TH408. Agents of Change: When Women Lead
Earns 1.5 LUs / RIBA
Women in leadership positions from Perkins+Will, Payette, and Ross Barney Architects will share their different and candid perspectives on what the leadership table looks like today and how they got there.
TH409. Addressing Inequality in our Cities: Building a Resilient Future
Earns 1.5 LUs / RIBA
Cities like Boston, New Orleans, and Ferguson, Missouri have revealed lasting effects of segregation and racism—effects that can no longer be ignored. In this session, a former mayor, former chief resilience officer, and two practicing architects will discuss the way forward.
ArchiTalks on Friday, June 22
FR208. The 3.5% Solution: How Will We Make Future Cities Livable?
Earns 1.5 LUs/ HSW / RIBA
Architects from Duvall Decker (Jackson, MS), Ross Barney (Chicago), Snow Kreilich (Minneapolis), and WXY architecture and urban design (New York) will examine the “invisible infrastructure” in fast-growing urban areas. Then, they’ll imagine new infrastructures that might be easier to deploy and operate more sustainably and resiliently than typical western systems.
FR209. True Confessions: Why We’re Not Meeting Our Energy Goals
Earns 1.5 LUs / HSW / RIBA
Year after year, leading firms strive to meet the 2030 energy goals and fail. Why? Join us for an honest conversation between architects, energy consultants, and engineers about using energy modeling for deep energy savings across all projects. You’ll hear from LMN Architects, Lake | Flato Architects, CallisonRTKL, and Atelier Ten.
FR408. The Experimentalists: Cities, Political Imagination, & Social Creativity
Earns 1.5 LUs / RIBA
It’s time to rethink cities. This future-focused session explores important ideas that can help us rethink how people and governments can work together to create more open, livable, and imaginative cities. Spotlight Speaker Garbiella Gómez-Mont, founder of Labroratorio para la Cuidad, will share experiments taking place in Mexico City now and what other cities can learn.
FR409. How to Design for Climate Change
Earns 1.5 LUs / HSW / RIBA
The climate is changing, and buildings need to adapt. This session is your opportunity to dive deep into one of today’s most urgent and critical issues. You’ll leave with practical and actionable knowledge you can bring back to your practice and community.
ArchiTalks on Saturday, June 23
SA203. Three Ways to Structure a Sustainability Charrette
Earns 1.5 LUs / RIBA
Discover three different frameworks for organizing a sustainability charrette and setting project goals by experts from WATERSHED, BuildingGreen, Lake |Flato Architects, and the International Living Future Institute.
SA404. Incorporating Human Health into Materials Decisions
Earns 1.5 LUs / HSW / RIBA
Are the materials in your buildings harming occupants? Join SOM, Arup, Parsons School of Design, and AIA for an exciting conversation about solutions that factor human health outcomes into the materials selection process.
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