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SUMMARY:SPRING ARCH TOUR FEST: Council_St Art Shed & Atwater Canyon
DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: HANA\, Janna Ireland \nPhoto: Atwater Canyon (top)\, Council Street Art Shed (bottom) \nSpring ARCH TOUR FEST: Council_St Art Shed & Atwater Canyon \n(2 tours in 1)\nCouncil_St \nSituated in the Historic Filipinotown domestic landscape\, the Council_St Art Shed is an art studio wrapped in shingles\, shedding water and notions of building type alike. Programmed by owner and artist Kent M Young\, the space is used for his own studio practice and for his commercial gallery program\, ‘council_st’ which opens to the public\, attendant with an emerging contemporary art scene. \nLike the roofs and siding of so many neighboring vernacular structures\, the shingle-clad Art Shed presents a figure as easily overlooked as can be arresting. Streetside\, the Art Shed’s elevation is a practice in deadpan\, giving away little to signify its use. At its interior north-facing windows open to abundant\, painterly light\, belying the structure's enigmatic opaque massing. For more information on this project\, visit Wallpaper Magazine on Council_St \nAtwater Canyon \nAtwater Canyon is an adaptive reuse project which introduces a canyon-like paseo through an existing single story unreinforced masonry building\, situated in the Atwater Village commercial corridor on Glendale Boulevard.\nThe paseo creates a new thoroughfare between sidewalk and parking lots in this mid-block urban condition while more than doubling the commercial ‘frontage’ of the building\, which anticipates new restaurants and retail tenants forming a collective urban destination.  Throughout the development\, skylights and roof openings filter light and breezes into the walkway. At its center\, the paseo is punctuated by a dramatic open-air courtyard whose opening exposes a battered brick wall and demonstrates the antiquated assembly of the existing roof\, sculpturally interstiched by new perimeter framing – an architectural detail negotiating the building’s past and its\nnewly evolving present.  For more information on this project\, visit Metropolis on Atwater Canyon and Dezeen on Atwater Canyon.  Additionally\, to listen in to a podcast on this project as well as Formation Association’s practice\, visit Building LA Podcast on Atwater Canyon. \n  \nInformation regarding the tour will be emailed directly to registrants 24 hours before the event. \n  \n \n  \n  \nTour Led by:\n  \n \nJohn K. Chan\, AIA\, LEED AP\, Design Director\, Formation Association \n\n\n\nTour Organizers: \nFormation Association\nGuests will start out visiting Council_St Art Shed first and then drive over to the Atwater Canyon project. \n  \nAddresses:\nCouncil_St Art Shed – 3019 Council St.\, Los Angeles\, CA 90026 \nAtwater Canyon – 3166 Glendale Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA 90039 \n  \nApproved 1.5 CES Learning Units \nLearning Objective 1:\nParticipants will be able to describe how Council_St’s interior north-facing windows open to abundant\, painterly light\, belying the structure’s enigmatic opaque massing. \nLearning Objective 2:\nParticipants will understand how Atwater Canyon\, an adaptive reuse project\, introduces a canyon-like paseo through an existing single story unreinforced masonry building\, situated in the Atwater Village commercial corridor. \nLearning Objective 3:\nParticipants will review how skylights and roof openings filter light and breezes into the walkway. \nLearning Objective 4:\nParticipants will discuss how the paseo is punctuated by a dramatic open-air courtyard whose opening exposes a battered brick wall and demonstrates the antiquated assembly of the existing roof\, sculpturally interstiched by new perimeter framing – an architectural detail negotiating the building’s past and its newly evolving present. \nLearning Objective 5:\nParticipants will examine the use of normative building materials in exceptional applications. \nLearning Objective 6:\nParticipants will discuss the employment of contextual strategies across various urban contexts. \nLearning Objective 7:\nParticipants will explore vernacular and post vernacular conditions in architecture. \n  \nParking Information:\nCouncil_St Art Shed – Street parking only. \nAtwater Canyon – Municipal Parking Lot and Street Parking Available.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/spring-arch-tour-fest-atwater-canyon-council_st-art-shed/
LOCATION:Atwater Canyon\, 3166 Glendale Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90039
CATEGORIES:Tours
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SUMMARY:SPRING ARCH TOUR FEST: ARQ @ Cumulus
DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: Hunter Kerhart \nSpring ARCH TOUR FEST: ARQ @ Cumulus\nInformation regarding the tour will be emailed directly to registrants 24 hours before the event.\n  \n \nTour Led by:\nJeremy Bamberger\, AIA\, LEED AP B+C \nTour Organizers:\nSCB\n300-unit hi-rise residential tower is part of a larger 1200-unit Cumulus District masterplan which was developed through a collaborative effort between SCB\, TCA\, and MLA. The Cumulus District takes advantage of LA’s Transit Oriented Communities initiative and is situated in the heart of Culver City adjacent to the Jefferson / La Cienega Station along the Expo Line. \n\n1.5 CES / HSW Learning Units – APPROVED\nLearning Objective 1:\nParticipants will become familiar with the ways in which the Cumulus District takes advantage of LA’s Transit Oriented Communities initiative. The project is situated in Culver City\, adjacent to the Jefferson / La Cienega Station along the Expo Line light rail. The E Line runs east-west and serves 29 stations between East Los Angeles and Santa Monica; and interlines and shares five stations with the A Line in Downtown Los Angeles. \nLearning Objective 2:\nParticipants will discuss how the project achieves effective placemaking – taking into account ground plane\, retail tenants\, and open space. \nLearning Objective 3:\nParticipants will be able to describe how the development leverages amenities in a multi-family development\, allowing convenient access to shopping\, dining and other resources. \nLearning Objective 4:\nParticipants will be able to describe how the system of window walls offer expansive views for residents\, while in-slab ducting contributes to air quality. \nLearning Objective 5:\nParticipants will analyze how the project achieves landscape resiliency through native drought-tolerant planting. \nLearning Objective 6:\nParticipants will examine how the project connects two vibrant neighborhoods with rich histories in the center of LA’s creative hub of tech incubators\, art galleries\, and culinary options. Many of the most innovative companies in the world are here\, from the Blackwelder campus to Hayden Tract and just beyond. \n  \nParking:\nStreet parking only.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/spring-arch-tour-fest-arq-cumulus/
LOCATION:ARQ @ Cumulus\, 3311 La Cienega Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, 90016
CATEGORIES:Tours
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SUMMARY:SPRING ARCH TOUR FEST: Sixth Street Viaduct
DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: Iwan Baan \nSpring ARCH TOUR FEST: Sixth Street Viaduct\n  \nInformation regarding the tour will be emailed directly to registrants 24 hours before the event.\n \nTour Led by: \n  \n \nTim Williams\, Managing Principal at Michael Maltzan Architecture\, Inc. \nManaging Principal Tim Williams has more than 30 years of experience. Over the past decades\, he has supervised the development of some of the firm’s most involved projects including the Sixth Street Viaduct\, Winnipeg Art Gallery Inuit Art Center\, and the St. Petersburg Pier. As a Managing Principal\, Tim manages the professional staff and directs all project commitments of the office. Tim received his Bachelor of Architecture with Distinction from the Southern California Institute of Architecture where he was awarded the Top Thesis Medal upon graduation. \n  \nTour Organizers: \nMichael Maltzan Architecture\, Inc.\n  \nThe new Los Angeles Sixth Street Viaduct is a transformative infrastructure project for the City of Los Angeles. It replaces the original 1932 bridge\, and unites the Boyle Heights community to the east and the Arts District and Downtown to the west. The design is the product of an international design competition led by the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering. The decision to conduct a design competition\, an unusual approach to an infrastructure project of this magnitude\, emphasizes the City’s collective commitment to making the new Sixth Street Viaduct an iconic and lasting landmark for Los Angeles. The design team including Michael Maltzan Architecture (Design Architect)\, HNTB (Engineer and Executive Architect)\, Hargreaves Associates (Landscape Architect)\, and AC Martin (Urban Planning) began with the fundamental understanding that the Viaduct is more than a simple replacement thoroughfare crossing the Los Angeles River. \n  \nThe project instead foresees a multimodal future for the City\, one that accommodates cars\, incorporates significant new bicycle connections. It also increases connectivity for pedestrians to access the Viaduct\, not only at its endpoints\, but along the entirety of the span\, linking the bridge\, the Los Angeles River\, and future urban landscapes in a more meaningful relationship. The viaduct design is equal parts engineering and architecture and is defined by ten pairs of arches\, rising and falling along the north and south edges of the bridge as it extends from east to west. These pairs of repeated concrete arches and cable supported roadway deck are simultaneously elegant and efficient. The design approach unifies and optimizes the architecture of the viaduct through repetition\, creating a unique configuration through the repeated use of arches\, roadway and pier forms: an iconic structure. The arches incline outward from the deck and are constructed segmentally. The repetitive pier forms beneath angle outward in plan\, resolving the geometries of the bridge’s inner and outer profiles. The bridge deck\, suspended from the cable lattice at its perimeter\, is a highly efficient\, thin profile. Because the viaduct’s spans are similar\, foundations at each pier are also nearly identical\, further improving efficiency. \n  \nThe structure’s generous spans create large areas of open space below that will become new recreational green spaces. Five pedestrian stairways along the length of the 3\,500 foot Viaduct connect the bridge level with the ground below. This strategy enables a more significant degree of connectivity with the ground plane and a less prescriptive approach to landscape that will allow for expanded flexibility overtime. A wide range of public activities and open space will be under the eastern portion of the viaduct in what was an industrial zone. There are also two bike ramps for cyclists\, with one ramp to the west and the Arts District\, and one to the east and Boyle Heights. A new sloping River Gateway path will link the River to a future Arts Plaza at the terminus of the viaduct in the heart of the Arts District. \n  \nBuilding Credits:\nArchitect of Record and Engineer of Record:  HNTB \nLandscape Architect: Hargreaves Jones \nUrban Planning Consultant: AC Martin \nAPPROVED AIA CES: 1.5 LU\nLearning Objective 1: \n\nParticipants will be able to recount how the project foresees a multimodal future for the City\, one that accommodates cars\, incorporates significant new bicycle connections. It also increases connectivity for pedestrians to access the Viaduct\, not only at its endpoints\, but along the entirety of the span\, linking the bridge\, the Los Angeles River\, and future urban landscapes in a more meaningful relationship. \nLearning Objective 2:\nParticipants will able to describe how the viaduct design is equal parts engineering and architecture and is defined by ten pairs of arches\, rising and falling along the north and south edges of the bridge as it extends from east to west. These pairs of repeated concrete arches and cable supported roadway deck are simultaneously elegant and efficient. \nLearning Objective 3:\nParticipants will discuss how the design approach unifies and optimizes the architecture of the viaduct through repetition\, creating a unique configuration through the repeated use of arches\, roadway and pier forms: an iconic structure. The arches incline outward from the deck and are constructed segmentally. The repetitive pier forms beneath angle outward in plan\, resolving the geometries of the bridge’s inner and outer profiles. The bridge deck\, suspended from the cable lattice at its perimeter\, is a highly efficient\, thin profile. Because the viaduct’s spans are similar\, foundations at each pier are also nearly identical\, further improving efficiency. \nLearning Objective 4:\nParticipants will review how the structure’s generous spans create large areas of open space below that will become new recreational green spaces. Five pedestrian stairways along the length of the 3\,500 foot Viaduct connect the bridge level with the ground below. This strategy enables a more significant degree of connectivity with the ground plane and a less prescriptive approach to landscape that will allow for expanded flexibility overtime. \nLearning Objective 5:\nParticipants will be able to describe the wide range of public activities and open space that will be available under the eastern portion of the viaduct\, in what was an industrial zone. There are also two bike ramps for cyclists\, with one ramp to the west and the Arts District\, and one to the east and Boyle Heights. A new sloping River Gateway path will link the River to a future Arts Plaza at the terminus of the viaduct in the heart of the Arts District.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/spring-arch-tour-fest-sixth-street-viaduct/
LOCATION:Sixth Street Viaduct\, East Sixth Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90021\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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SUMMARY:SPRING ARCH TOUR FEST: The Cummings Estate
DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: Minh Tran and Garrett Rowland \nSpring ARCH TOUR FEST: The Cummings Estate\nInformation regarding the tour will be emailed directly to registrants 24 hours before the event. \n \nTour Led by:\n \nChet Callahan\, Principal\, Chet Architecture \nThe eponymous principle of Chet Architecture\, Chet Callahan’s quiet demeanor and thoughtful curiosity belie his creative genius and intimidating height. An architect since birth\, he reveled in the constant construction of his San Diego suburb. He spent his weekends touring newly minted planned communities with his doting parents\, and his weekdays meticulously drawing and redrawing the interiors and exteriors he encountered. His photographic recall of spaces is legendary in his family of origin. As a designer\, Chet is known for his mastery of space. His ability to think in three dimensions\, which allows him to both consider and create perspective\, results in spaces that delight for reasons so quiet they are often not noticed. \nChet’s designs are both subtle and breathtaking- a point of creative tension that characterizes his body of work. Chet’s vision is a studio of projects as bespoke and unique as our clients. He eschews stylistic repetition\, and relishes in the challenge of variety. Having been both a client and a designer\, he knows how important it is to both listen to the needs and unspoken wants of clients\, but also push them in new directions and challenge their conception of the possible. In his free time\, Chet can be found at the gym\, on the volleyball court\, or cheering on the sidelines of his two teenage boys’ barrage of sporting events. He lives in Los Feliz at the Cummings Estate\, studio home of Chet Architecture\, with his husband\, those rambunctious teenage boys\, and three dogs. \nTour Organizers: \nChet Architecture\nThe oldest estate in east Los Angeles was crumbling– a Grey Gardens mansion that wreaked of granny and disrepair. Relevance was achieved by painstakingly lightening yellowed paneling\, re-stamping plaster moldings to reveal new openings\, restoring the original window configuration to the front of house\, and intervening dramatically with additions that test the limits of materials science to the back of house. The four story stair is an aria\, and the diva a floating\, mural-ed coiling case that reveals a reinvented sky level studio which floods all stories with sunlight from a dramatic picture dormer. The result: an estate that intimidates and tickles at the same time. \nBuilding Credits:\nInterior Designer: Ghislaine Vinas\nLandscape Designer: Elysian Landscapes\nGeneral Contractor: Mark Drexler + Assoc.\nStructural Engineer: TY Engineering \n1.5 LU|HSW CES Learning Units Pending Approval\nHSW Credits \n\nHistoric Preservation\nAdaptive Reuse\nIndoor Air Quality\nBuilding Design\n\nParticipants will be able to outline improvements in daylighting and indoor air quality that were achieved through the renovation of the Cummings Estate. Built sometime between 1895 and 1905\, the oldest estate in east Los Angeles was crumbling– a “Grey Gardens” mansion that reeked of disrepair. \nParticipants will discuss issues such as the structure’s need for a proper foundation—it sat on an eroded stacked-stone base planted on a patch of dirt — as well as the necessity for serious structural reinforcement and completely new mechanical systems. \nParticipants will review how the restoration dealt with a mix of vocabularies (quasi-Craftsman\, with elements borrowed from Spanish and other styles) to arrive at appropriate design solutions — the push and pull between preservation and innovation. Interior design\, furnishings\, wall coverings and finishes\, and landscape design were all incorporated in the extensive revamp of the home. \nParticipants will be able to describe how relevance was achieved by painstakingly lightening yellowed paneling\, re-stamping plaster moldings to reveal new openings\, restoring the original window configuration to the front of house\, and intervening dramatically with additions that test the limits of materials science to the back of house. \nParticipants will discuss the architect’s most dramatic gesture — the grafting of a spruce modernist addition to the back of the house. Essentially a massive glass box set within a terrazzo-clad framework\, the two-story addition accommodates an expansive\, light-filled kitchen that opens onto a terrace\, and a home gym and carport on the floor below.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/spring-arch-tour-fest-the-cummings-estate/
LOCATION:Cummings Estate\, 2020 Cummings Lane\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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SUMMARY:How to Succeed with Mass Timber
DESCRIPTION:How to Succeed with Mass Timber\nA conversation embracing the future development of Mass Timber typologies in Los Angeles\n\n\n\nRecent evolutions in products\, technology\, and building codes have established Mass Timber as one of our most promising avenues for achieving meaningful embodied carbon reduction. Wood’s intrinsic beauty has a natural appeal and healing quality\, but code and industry unfamiliarity present designers with novel challenges to solve along with new opportunities. This panel will bring architects\, engineers\, contractors\, and building owners together to share their wisdom and discuss recent experiences and future code pathways regarding built timber projects in Los Angeles.\n\n\n Co-Moderator\nJames (JED) Donaldson\, AIA\nPartner at Johnson Fain\n\nJames (JED) is a Partner at Johnson Fain with more than twenty five years of professional experience in designing large-scale\, complex projects. His experience includes diverse building typologies including multifamily residential\, office\, education\, biotech\, civic\, cultural\, high-rise structures\, and large-scale mixed-use developments. JED’s knowledge of the building industry is complemented with his interest in sustainable design and advanced drawing techniques. He leads the firm’s Sustainability and Resilience Lab and steers Johnson Fain’s AIA 2030 Commitment. JED is active in the academic environment where he has both taught and been an invited speaker at University of California\, Berkeley\, USC\, UCLA\, University of Puerto Rico\, and Art Center.\n\n\nCo-Moderator\nJames Black\, AIA\, LEED AP\, NCARB\nPrincipal; House & Robertson Architect\n\nJames Black is a Principal and Technical Director at House & Robertson Architects in Culver City. Since joining House & Robertson in 2005\, his career has been focused on the practice’s unique specialization\, the technical execution of complex architectural projects in collaboration with partner Design Architects.\n\n\nPanelist: Dan Dumke\, Senior Director\nShawmut Design and Construction\n\nAs senior director at Shawmut Design and Construction\, Dan Dumke leads the preconstruction and integrated design efforts for the firm’s West region\, bringing his wealth of experience to deliver best-in-class services to clients while establishing integrated\, collaborative project stakeholder environments. With over 40 years of experience executing major projects\, Dan is fluent in preconstruction\, design-build\, and ground-up construction operations\, with established expertise in sustainable and efficient practices including mass timber and modular construction. He leads corporate initiatives for diversity\, equity\, and inclusion and partnerships with Underrepresented Business Enterprise (UBE) trade partners. Dan is Vice Chair of the Associated General Contractors of California’s (AGC) Construction Education Foundation Board and is on the Orange County Board of Directors and a member of the DEI Steering Committee.\n\n\nPanelist: Nina Mahjoub\, PE\, LEED AP\nPrincipal\, Holmes\n\nNina leads Holmes’ Southern California team that is pioneering some of the region’s first mass timber construction. Nina brings lessons learned from the topped-out creative office 42XX\, and she advises on mass timber’s structural applications in mixed-use\, higher ed\, and entertainment studio contexts.\n\n\nPanelist: Haley Coughlin\, AIA \nArchitect\, Lever Architecture\n\nHaley is a Project Architect at LEVER’s Los Angeles office and is a part of the Low Carbon Initiative Committee – working with LADBS to clarify and streamline building with Mass Timber in Los Angeles. She is interested in thoughtful\, mission-driven design\, and architecture that focuses on stewardship and place making. With a diverse portfolio of campus\, community\, and creative office projects\, she excels at translating concept sketches to built work while developing trust-based working relationships with clients\, contractors\, and the design team. \n\n\nPanelist: Parisa Nassiri PE\nSenior Fire Engineer\, Holmes\n\nAs a Senior Fire Engineer\, Parisa optimizes building design for fire scenarios. Her code consulting eases approvals for exposed and high-rise mass timber solutions otherwise not permissible by US Building Code. With a focus in Structural Fire Engineering\, she justifies code alternates while saving her clients construction costs\, carbon\, time\, and labor. \n\nApproved 1 Learning Unit:\n1.  Learn techniques for architectural detailing that optimize the performance and beauty of mass timber materials. \n2.  Review structural engineering solutions that have proven effective in recent mass timber structures. \n3.  Learn about efforts between design professionals and LADBS to streamline and coordinate the agency approvals process for mass timber projects in the City of Los Angeles. \n4.  Gain insights into constructibility factors and procurement considerations in the use of mass timber systems. \n5.  Understand where and how the Building Code provides opportunities to incorporate mass timber into a project.  \n\n\nStreet Parking. Review Street Signs as it changes with the time of day.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/how-to-succeed-with-mass-timber/
LOCATION:Johnson Fain\, 1201 N Broadway\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
CATEGORIES:Committees
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SUMMARY:The Convergence of DFMA with Healthcare Design and Construction
DESCRIPTION:The Convergence of DFMA with Healthcare Design and Construction\nIn this panel discussion\, architects\, builders\, and product manufacturers converge to explore how Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) is revolutionizing healthcare project delivery. The panelists will delve into DFMA’s impact on traditional design processes\, showcasing its ability to leverage manufacturing constraints for cost and schedule savings without compromising design integrity. Moreover\, the session illuminates the role of industrialized construction techniques within the healthcare sector\, emphasizing pre-fabrication’s benefits in enhancing safety\, quality\, and sustainability. Through insightful discussions and real-world examples\, attendees gain valuable insights into how collaboration among stakeholders drives value and innovation in healthcare project delivery. \n  \n \nMODERATOR: Stan Chiu\, Directory of Integrated Project Delivery\, HDR \nStan brings over 25 years of experience in complex projects for clients such as Sutter Health\, Samsung\, UHS\, the University of California and the Mayo Clinic. A leader in Lean Design and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)\, Stan believes in the power of respect for people and continuous improvement. His projects have been recognized for design excellence including National AIA and SCUP Honor Awards. Stan has served on professional and institutional boards including the Lean Construction Institute. \n \nPANELIST: Kyle Weisman\, VP and Principal\,HGA \nKyle specializes in healthcare architecture and Lean integrated project delivery\, with an emphasis on standardized\, modular\, and pre-fabrication strategies. Kyle has led teams on complex\, large-scale projects around the country\, and proactively leverages his technical expertise to anticipate construction challenges and provide solutions to improve project delivery. His collaborative leadership with interdisciplinary\, cross-functional teams has been a clear differentiator in the successful execution of design-build\, manufactured\, and prefabricated healthcare environments. \n \nPANELIST: Chad Arthur\, NW Region VDC & Design to Build Leader\, DPR Construction  \nChad leads teams in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest to collaboratively deliver projects leveraging DPR’s strategies: Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) and Design to Build. Chad takes a holistic perspective about combining the power of people\, processes\, and tools to optimize and improve outcomes of both design and construction\, improving performance while fostering the creativity and innovation of design. He is focused on creating greater opportunities for prefabrication and Design for Manufacturing Assembly (DFMA) through design optimization and creating a shared working environment that fosters transparency and early intervention. \n \nPANELIST: Trevor Higgins\, Central Northeast Area Sales Manager\, mf PHD \nTrevor is responsible for overseeing the strategic planning\, design\, and execution of all construction projects\, ensuring that mfPHD continues to deliver high-quality\, cutting-edge solutions to its clients. He left his role as a Project Manager at Massachusetts General Hospital to join mfPHD 10 years ago as the Central Northeast Area Sales Manager. His keen understanding of prefabrication and hospital construction\, coupled with a passion for innovation and building helps push mfPHD’s mission to the boundaries of what’s possible. \n \nPANELIST: Ron Rendina\, SoCal Healthcare Core Market Lead and Western Sales Lead\, for DPR\, Digital Building Components + SurePods \nRon holds a Masters of Science in Construction from Arizona State University\, and accreditations from LEED AP and DBIA. He has been in the Construction Industry since 1986 specializing in healthcare construction for 28 years (23 of those years with DPR). Ron brings first hand offsite prefabrication experience on California healthcare projects and is a true believer with how value is optimized. \n\nAPPROVED AIA CES: 1.5 LU|HSW Learning Units\n1. How Designing for Manufacturing and Assembly impacts the traditional design process. Understanding and use of manufacturing constraints to create cost and schedule savings without sacrificing design intent. \n2. Develop a comprehensive understanding of industrialized construction and its specific applications within the healthcare sector\, including an analysis of key features and benefits of pre-fabrication techniques to advance healthcare construction. \n3. Critically evaluate the impact of industrialized construction on safety and quality in healthcare projects\, focusing on how methodologies enhance worker safety and lead to higher-quality clinical environments\, positively affecting patient and staff experiences in controlled\, safe work settings. \n4. Explore the role of industrialized construction in achieving sustainability goals within healthcare projects\, assessing methods employed to substantially reduce waste through pre-fabrication techniques while maintaining high construction standards. \n5. Investigate how industrialized construction processes contribute to predictability in terms of cost\, quality\, and schedule for healthcare projects\, understanding how streamlined construction processes can expedite project timelines and improve the final built environment. \nFood and beverages will be sponsored by Falkbuilt.\nStreet parking is available on Colorado Ave\, Broadway\, and Euclid. Please obey parking signs.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/the-convergence-of-dfma-with-healthcare-design-and-construction/
LOCATION:HGA Architects\, 1301 Colorado Ave\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90404
CATEGORIES:Healthcare
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240515T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240515T180000
DTSTAMP:20260426T163037
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SUMMARY:AIA|LA & LACP Roundtable Discussion:  Citywide Housing Incentive Program
DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA & LACP Roundtable Discussion: Citywide Housing Incentive Program\nLos Angeles City Planning is hosting a roundtable with AIA|LA and members of the ULI Housing Council to provide an overview of and solicit feedback on the recently released draft Citywide Housing Incentive Program (CHIP) Ordinance–a key component of Los Angeles’ Housing Element Rezoning Program. Released in March 2024\, the CHIP ordinance aims to expand opportunities for housing on major corridors in higher opportunity areas and near transit citywide. Before hosting a public hearing in the summer\, Los Angeles City Planning seeks feedback to inform future revisions to the draft ordinance. \nKey Questions: \n\nThe CHIP Ordinance proposes by-right LADBS review for an expanded pool of project types. Are there other ways that City Planning can support the streamlined review of mixed-income and 100% affordable housing projects?\nAre there corridors that are not captured by the Mixed Income Incentive Program where you would like to see more housing development and why?\nProjects in Opportunity Corridor Transition Incentive Areas are required to comply with certain design standards. Do you foresee any issues with the feasibility of implementing these standards?\nAre there additional clarifications that can be made to the tailored menus of incentives to better support mixed-income and 100% affordable housing projects?\n\nSPEAKERS: \nBlair Smith – Senior City Planner\, Los Angeles City Planning \nThea Trindle – City Planner\, Los Angeles City Planning \nWajiha Ibrahim – City Planner\, Los Angeles City Planning \nTO PREPARE:  In advance of the roundtable discussion\, please review the draft ordinances (see links below) and prepare your questions\, comments\, and recommendations to help improve the effectiveness and feasibility of these proposed ordinances. \nHousing Element Rezoning Program \nThe Citywide Housing Incentive Program Ordinance\nDraft Ordinance (March 2024)\nFact Sheet (March 2024) \nCitywide Adaptive Reuse Ordinance\nCitywide Adaptive Reuse Draft Ordinance (March 2024)\nCurrent Zoning Code\, Ch. 1\nNew Zoning Code\, Ch. 1A\nFact Sheet (March 2024) \nHousing Elements Sites Ordinance\nDraft Ordinance (March 2024)\nFact Sheet (March 2024) \nResident Protections Ordinance\nDraft Ordinance (March 2024)\nFact Sheet (March 2024) \nWHEN: Wednesday\, May 15th at 4 pm \nWHERE:  This will be an in-person meeting at Los Angeles City Hall (200 N. Spring Street\, Room #501 – Los Angeles\, CA 90012) \n\nTransit & Parking details will be sent along with a confirmation of your RSVP.\n\nSPEAKERS & BIOS: \n \nBlair Smith – Senior City Planner\, Los Angeles City Planning \nBlair Smith is a Senior City Planner in the Housing Policy Unit\, overseeing the Housing Element Rezoning Program. In her current role\, Blair evaluates existing housing needs and barriers\, facilitates community input\,  and develops recommendations and programs to address Los Angeles’s housing needs. \nBlair previously has worked on the Housing Element 2021-2029\, the streamlining of affordable housing processes citywide\,  creating new zoning tools for re:codela\, developing housing incentives for the Hollywood Community Plan update\, and protecting historic resources in the Office of Historic Resources. \nBlair studied the growth and structure of cities at Bryn Mawr College.  Throughout her career\, Blair has worked to build a more equitable LA by developing tools to improve design and integrate affordable housing into neighborhoods throughout the City. \n  \n  \n  \n \nThea Trindle – City Planner\, Los Angeles City Planning \nThea Trindle is a City Planner for Los Angeles City Planning’s Housing Policy team supporting the implementation of Los Angeles’ Housing Element Rezoning Program. Prior to joining Los Angeles City Planning\, Thea served as Planning and Development Manager for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Economic Development  where she served as the Mayor’s liaison to City Planning and the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). Thea completed her B.A. in Urban Studies at Loyola Marymount University and her M.S. in Regional and Urban Planning at the London School of Economics. If she is not at Los Angeles City Hall you can usually find her exploring the hiking trails of the nearby San Gabriel mountains\, at the beach\, or exploring her beloved DTLA neighborhood. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nWajiha Ibrahim – City Planner\, Los Angeles City Planning \nWajiha Ibrahim\, a City Planner for the Housing Unit of the Department of City Planning focuses her work on advancing housing access and its equitable distribution in Los Angeles. With a background in Engineering\, Urban Planning and Design from the University of Michigan\, Wajiha has developed both international and local level city plans and policies. Wajiha also co-authored the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update\, an eight-year policy framework to house Los Angeles residents. She is currently working on the Department’s Citywide Rezoning Program\, an ordinance aimed to increase housing production and meet Los Angeles’s housing needs.  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nQuestions?  Please contact Will Wright for more information.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/aiala-lacp-roundtable-discussion-citywide-housing-incentive-program/
LOCATION:Los Angeles City Hall\, 200 N. Spring Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240514T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240514T120000
DTSTAMP:20260426T163037
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SUMMARY:Urban Design Review Session 5.14.24
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 AIA|LA and LACP Urban Design Review Sessions\nArchitects & designers passionate about improving the design quality of newly proposed projects throughout the City of Los Angeles are encouraged to participate in the AIA|LA & Los Angeles City Planning (LACP) Professional Volunteer Program (PVP). \nPLEASE REGISTER HERE.\nWHAT:\nIn 2024\, we will be coordinating thirt-six urban design review sessions\, which will serve as opportunities for leading design talent to help the Los Angles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio critically review upcoming projects throughout the City.   \nTO PREPARE:  The following resources are helpful to review in advance to become more familiar with the Urban Design Studio’s three design approaches.  \n\nCitywide Design Guidelines\nAbove-Grade Parking Advisory\n\nWHY:\nThe review sessions will will enable a rotating pool of architects and designers the opportunity to provide insightful and critical design feedback on pending projects that will be reviewed by the Planning Commission. As a volunteer\, you will help educate planning staff on urban design issues and complex urban typologies and you will have the chance to provide project specific urban design advice for planning staff’s consideration. \nWHERE:\nAll of the sessions are held virtually on zoom.  PLEASE REGISTER HERE. \nWHEN:\nThe design review sessions are held virtually on zoom on the first\, second\, and third Tuesday of each month (10am – 12pm)  = see exact dates below. \n\nJanuary 2\, 2024\nJanuary 9\, 2024\nJanuary 16\, 2024\nFebruary 6\, 2024\nFebruary 13\, 2024\nFebruary 20\, 2024\nMarch 5\, 2024\nMarch 12\, 2024\nMarch 19\, 2024\nApril 2\, 2024\nApril 9\, 2024\nApril 16\, 2024\nMay 7\, 2024\nMay 14\, 2024\nMay 21\, 2024\nJune 4\, 2024\nJune 11\, 2024\nJune 18\, 2024\nJuly 2\, 2024\nJuly 9\, 2024\nJuly 16\, 2024\nAugust 6\, 2024\nAugust 13\, 2024\nAugust 20\, 2024\nSeptember 3\, 2024\nSeptember 10\, 2024\nSeptember 17\, 2024\nOctober 1\, 2024\nOctober 8\, 2024\nOctober 15\, 2024\nNovember 5\, 2024\nNovember 12\, 2024\nNovember 19\, 2024\nDecember 3\, 2024\nDecember 10\, 2024\nDecember 17\, 2024\n\n  \nPlease note:   We’re involving a rotating pool of architect volunteers\, with sensitivity to the value of your time – so therefore\, you are encouraged to RSVP and attend at most only two or three sessions during any given calendar year.  This will ensure more space to accommodate as many volunteers as possible since each session accommodates a limited capacity. \n  \nDISCLAIMER:\nPVP discussions provide an opportunity for an open discussion with the notion that the information is to remain confidential and not shared in any other public or private forums. Anonymity shall be maintained by all PVP participants at all times. \nQuestions?  Please contact Will Wright for more information.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/urban-design-review-session-5-14-24/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T170000
DTSTAMP:20260426T163037
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SUMMARY:Table For Ten: A Summit for Women in Construction\, Design and Real Estate
DESCRIPTION:Table for Ten is a highly curated day to learn the strategies to be in leadership positions. Attendees will not only meet the people that will support them in that process\, but also create meaningful relationships that ultimately move the needle for women in AEC and CRE. It will be an intense\, intimate\, highly productive day of networking\, connecting\, and marketing.\n<< RESERVE YOUR SPOT >>\nProfessionals who have experience across the Architecture\, Engineering\, Construction (AEC) and Commercial Real Estate (CRE) industries are invited to attend. The program will offer a mix of formal and informal dialogue along with curated experiences and relationship-building opportunities that are unlike any other industry event. \nGeneral Admissions: $350\nVIP Pass (VIP Happy Hour Access): $550 \nContact Table for Ten if you are interested in sponsoring\, speaking/moderating\, or would like to request a free general admission ticket.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/table-for-ten-a-summit-for-women-in-construction-design-and-real-estate/
CATEGORIES:Networking,Women in Architecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T163037
CREATED:20240314T211649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240419T212137Z
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SUMMARY:New Member/Newly Licensed Reception 2024
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating New AIA|LA Members and Newly Licensed Architects\nJoin the Party!\nIt’s always a special occasion when we gather to celebrate with our new AIA Los Angeles members and newly licensed architects. Join us\, make new friendships and learn more about how you can get involved and make the most of your membership! \nWhether you’ve recently joined\, or have been part of AIA|LA for years\, please join us for delicious food and drink\, sparkling conversation\, and more. \nOur gracious sponsor and host is Poggenpohl Los Angeles. \n \nRSVP soon and mark your calendar!
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/new-member-reception-2024/
LOCATION:Poggenpohl Los Angeles\, 8900 Beverly Blvd #104\, Los Angeles\, 90048\, United States
CATEGORIES:Networking,Reception
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240508T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240508T203000
DTSTAMP:20260426T163037
CREATED:20240426T215359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T173125Z
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SUMMARY:Right-Sizing Plumbing and the Water Demand Calculator
DESCRIPTION:At the May American Society of Plumbing Engineers Los Angeles Chapter meeting\, Christopher Lohr (VP of Technical Services and Research\, IAPMO) will present on a novel water supply pipe sizing methodology. Using the IAPMO Water Demand Calculator new residential constructions significantly reduces water aging\, delivers hot water faster\, generates significant construction cost savings\, reduces the carbon footprint of the structure\, and subsequently saves on water – and water heating-related energy utility bills for the entire life of the plumbing system. \n  \nThis event includes dinner and tour of the LADWP La Kretz Innovation Campus. \n  \n$55\, 4-hour event\, pay at the door. Dinner and tour of the LADWP La Kretz Innovation Campus are included. \n  \nOrganizer: Christoph Lohr (VP of Technical Services and Research\, IAPMO)\n \n  \nOpen to non-ASPE members \nhttps://www.aspela.com/chapter-meetings/ (event description) \nhttps://www.aspela.com/product/aspe-la-chapter-meeting-rsvp-only/ (event rsvp)
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/right-sizing-plumbing-and-the-water-demand-calculator/
LOCATION:La Kretz Innovation Campus\, 525 S. Hewitt Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90013\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240507T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240507T120000
DTSTAMP:20260426T163037
CREATED:20240117T012649Z
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SUMMARY:Urban Design Review Session 5.7.24
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 AIA|LA and LACP Urban Design Review Sessions\nArchitects & designers passionate about improving the design quality of newly proposed projects throughout the City of Los Angeles are encouraged to participate in the AIA|LA & Los Angeles City Planning (LACP) Professional Volunteer Program (PVP). \nPLEASE REGISTER HERE.\nWHAT:\nIn 2024\, we will be coordinating thirt-six urban design review sessions\, which will serve as opportunities for leading design talent to help the Los Angles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio critically review upcoming projects throughout the City.   \nTO PREPARE:  The following resources are helpful to review in advance to become more familiar with the Urban Design Studio’s three design approaches.  \n\nCitywide Design Guidelines\nAbove-Grade Parking Advisory\n\nWHY:\nThe review sessions will will enable a rotating pool of architects and designers the opportunity to provide insightful and critical design feedback on pending projects that will be reviewed by the Planning Commission. As a volunteer\, you will help educate planning staff on urban design issues and complex urban typologies and you will have the chance to provide project specific urban design advice for planning staff’s consideration. \nWHERE:\nAll of the sessions are held virtually on zoom.  PLEASE REGISTER HERE. \nWHEN:\nThe design review sessions are held virtually on zoom on the first\, second\, and third Tuesday of each month (10am – 12pm)  = see exact dates below. \n\nJanuary 2\, 2024\nJanuary 9\, 2024\nJanuary 16\, 2024\nFebruary 6\, 2024\nFebruary 13\, 2024\nFebruary 20\, 2024\nMarch 5\, 2024\nMarch 12\, 2024\nMarch 19\, 2024\nApril 2\, 2024\nApril 9\, 2024\nApril 16\, 2024\nMay 7\, 2024\nMay 14\, 2024\nMay 21\, 2024\nJune 4\, 2024\nJune 11\, 2024\nJune 18\, 2024\nJuly 2\, 2024\nJuly 9\, 2024\nJuly 16\, 2024\nAugust 6\, 2024\nAugust 13\, 2024\nAugust 20\, 2024\nSeptember 3\, 2024\nSeptember 10\, 2024\nSeptember 17\, 2024\nOctober 1\, 2024\nOctober 8\, 2024\nOctober 15\, 2024\nNovember 5\, 2024\nNovember 12\, 2024\nNovember 19\, 2024\nDecember 3\, 2024\nDecember 10\, 2024\nDecember 17\, 2024\n\n  \nPlease note:   We’re involving a rotating pool of architect volunteers\, with sensitivity to the value of your time – so therefore\, you are encouraged to RSVP and attend at most only two or three sessions during any given calendar year.  This will ensure more space to accommodate as many volunteers as possible since each session accommodates a limited capacity. \n  \nDISCLAIMER:\nPVP discussions provide an opportunity for an open discussion with the notion that the information is to remain confidential and not shared in any other public or private forums. Anonymity shall be maintained by all PVP participants at all times. \nQuestions?  Please contact Will Wright for more information.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/urban-design-review-session-5-7-24/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T120000
DTSTAMP:20260426T163037
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SUMMARY:Old Pasadena Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Come explore Old Pasadena! We’ll be walking the city’s urban landscape starting at Memorial Park\, stopping at several notable landmarks along the way\, and ending at the semi-annual Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair in Central Park. \nFounded 150 years ago in 1874\, Old Pasadena has a rich architectural history\, and has implemented various urban improvement strategies at each era of its development. We’ll discuss both the successes and the challenges of these different planning approaches\, and take a closer look at several historic buildings that have undergone or are undergoing extensive seismic retrofits and accessibility upgrades. \n1. Participants and presenters will explore the built environment of Old Pasadena\, including its rich architectural history and several historic buildings that have undergone or are undergoing extensive seismic retrofits and accessibility upgrades. \n2. Presenters will identify the key architectural\, landscape\, and urban design features that make Old Pasadena unique and tied to each era of development and refinement throughout the last 150 years. \n3. Presenters and participants will discuss both the successes and the challenges of different urban settings\, and various planning approaches\, spanning from the walkable area between Memorial Park and Central Park. \n4. At the end of the tour\, participants will be able to review and compare the history and urban landscape of Old Pasadena against the urban fabric of the larger Los Angeles area. \n\nMeet at Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park\nAnd wear comfortable walking shoes!\n\nParking & Transit:  \nAIA|LA encourages everyone to walk\, bike\, or ride METRO. \nStreet or structured parking is available near Memorial Park. \n  \n  \nChair of the AIA|LA Urban Design Committee: \n \nJonathan Rieke\, AIA – Project Leader\, West of West & Chair\, AIA|LA Urban Design Committee \nJonathan is a Project Leader at West of West\, with experience ranging from residential interiors to large-scale ground-up development projects. He is a registered architect in California\, Michigan\, and Ohio and has previously worked as a designer for several award-winning firms including The Los Angeles Design Group\, Bjarke Ingels Group\, and Morphosis Architects. Jonathan has held academic positions at the University of Southern California\, The Ohio State University\, and Kent State University where he was the Schidlowski Emerging Faculty Fellow. Jonathan received his Master of Architecture from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design\, where he was awarded the James Templeton Kelley Prize for best graduate thesis\, and his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from The Ohio State University. \n  \n  \n  \nVice-Chair of the AIA|LA Urban Design Committee: \n \nKelly Nicholas\, AIA\, LEED AP BD+C – Associate\, ZGF ARCHITECTS LLP  \nKelly is a licensed architect practicing at ZGF Architects in Downtown Los Angeles. A graduate of Rice University\, she has over 15 years of experience in the design and construction industry\, working on a variety of project types while practicing at firms in Singapore\, Texas\, New York\, and California. Having spent most of her adult life living in downtowns of major cities\, her passion for urban density\, adaptive reuse\, public transit\, and walkability makes her an enthusiastic advocate of the Urban Design Committee and its initiatives. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe AIA|LA Urban Design Committee Mission Statement \nDoes anyone care about urban space today? Whatever happened to visionary urban design? Where is the model for Los Angeles? Is there a model for Los Angeles? Isn’t it the architect’s job to design the city? Can we envision and support non-commercialized collective spaces? Can we be radically optimistic about the future without seeming naive? Doesn’t the term “Urban Design” sound banal\, academic\, and indeterminate? Why is that? Can we change that? Is there political viability for large-scale ambitious planning initiatives? How can infrastructural investment alter and improve the way the city functions? What is the new mayor going to do about homelessness and how can we\, as architects\, help? Not to say anything about the policy\, regulations\, and red tape that govern land use\, planning\, and development\, but if we had to say something about it where would we even start? What about the history of redlining\, discriminatory lending practices\, and segregation that has produced our present urban patterns? Can architects help foster an agenda of spatial equity in the city? Can small-scale interventions be more effective than large-scale propositions in making a more liveable city? How can return on investment be measured\, other than in dollars and cents? Mass Timber sounds great\, but what’s the story behind the sustainability argument? How can we develop the city more sustainably? Remember all that fuss about the LA River\, what’s going on there? Same question\, but about the Olympics? How much impact can an individual building have in the life of a city? What are the best practices for designing housing today? How can architects best respond to the current State of Emergency? Can we\, as a profession\, be more proactive in proposing solutions that we want to see implemented? \nThe Urban Design Committee believes that we can\, and should. Our mission for 2023 is about asking questions\, fostering discussions\, proposing solutions\, and illustrating visions for the future of Los Angeles.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/old-pasadena-walking-tour/
LOCATION:Levitt Pavilion Pasadena\, 85 E Holly St\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Professional Development,Tours,Urban Design Committee
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