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Published April 10, 2012 in Community, Staff, Lindsay Schnarr, Chris Riddle
Earlier this week, Chris Riddle and Lindsay Schnarr took to the sky to photograph a site for a master planning project.
Rachael Redux
Published April 2, 2012 in Publications, Staff, Rachael Chase
PBC Style's profile of Rachael Chase was reprinted in the spring edition of ASID Access, the student publication of the American Society of Interior Designers.
Young Architects Forum in D.C.
Published March 12, 2012 in Conferences, Staff, Elizabeth Morgan
Elizabeth Morgan attended a summit in Washington, DC hosted by the Young Architects Forum (YAF) to consider the future of the architectural profession. The forum brought together 50 architects who have been licensed 10 years or less (which is the definition of a “Young Architect” within the AIA, and has nothing to do with age) from across the country to discuss the unique concerns and possibilities they face as practitioners.
First established by the AIA in 1989, the YAF held a previous summit in 2007 to develop a “top 10” list of issues most pertinent to its demographic. This year’s summit followed up on findings of the previous conference by maintaining the four highest ranked issues (Mentorship, Human Capital, Leadership/Interaction Skills, Practice Management) and redefining the remaining six.
After much consideration and blind voting, the six areas identified as most important to Young Architects today were: Career Advancement, Advancement of the Profession, Value of Design, Starting Your Own Firm, Value of Licensure, and Economy and Change. Small groups were formed to expand upon each of these issues, and their findings were then presented to the larger group at the end of the conference. A summary of these discussions can be found on the YAF web site.
Architect’s Lecture Series
Published March 9, 2012 in Conferences, KRA Extracurricular, Staff, Ann Marshall, Sustainability, Teaching
Ann Marshall will be speaking tonight at Mount Holyoke College as part of their Architect's Lecture Series. Starting at 6:00 pm, Ann will present a case study on our LEED Platinum building for New England Environmental.
WMAIA Spring Film Series
Published March 8, 2012 in Film, Staff, Andy Grogan
The WMAIA - Five College "Architecture Through Film" Series continues tonight with a screening of Up From Ashes which tells the story of a library in Ann Arbor, MI and its efforts to build an innovative, sustainable building. If you can't make the screening, the documentary can be viewed here.