THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 | All times are in Pacific Daylight Time
8 a.m.
Breakfast
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8:30 a.m.
Welcome
Land and Labor Acknowledgement
Saskia Dennis-van Dijl
Review Schedule and Opening Statements
Mark Cameron, Cameron MacAllister Group
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8:45 a.m.
Mithun, recipient of AIA National Architecture Firm Award 2022
Jason Steiner and Erin Jacobs of Mithun will present their practice: how they have sustained quality over 50 years; how they have re-interpreted what design excellence is; how they have achieved a healthy culture where people can thrive.
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Erin Jacobs ASLA, LEED AP BD+C Partner Erin is a landscape architect and leader within Mithun’s interdisciplinary digital design team guiding advanced data-driven design, visualization and research initiatives. Her built and theoretical projects—incorporating a wide range of educational, residential, workplace, civic and cultural programs—share in common the application of integrated design strategies, cued by the natural environment and carefully woven with client objectives. Erin’s passion for place-based design, her thorough research into native ecology and ability to integrate site and community yield creative indoor-outdoor connections and uses. Her design strategies emanate from an intuitive understanding of how space influences human experience, with positive impacts upon both occupant well-being and functional efficiency. Erin’s notable projects include UC San Diego Mesa Nueva Graduate Student Housing, Uber Skyport, Athenian School Master Plan and Innovation Center, Lopez Island Community Land Trust Housing, and Newcastle Library. |
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Jason Steiner LEED AP BD+C Partner Jason leads digital design integration at Mithun—guiding the application of performance-driven design, visualization and digital processes across the firm’s projects, research and development efforts. He brings creative thinking and big ideas to the work of the Mithun coLAB, empowering next generation leaders and serving as a sandbox for innovation within the practice. As a director of Mithun R+D, Jason plays a critical role driving the firm’s efforts to tackle global issues, advance sustainable design tools, build strategic research partnerships and generate new industry knowledge. Working directly with clients and integrated design teams, he elevates conceptual design for thought-leading projects of scale and complexity. Notable efforts include the AIA COTE Top Ten Award-winning Sustainability Treehouse, Perot Family Offices in Dallas, Weyerhaeuser Headquarters at 200 Occidental, University of California Irvine Mesa Court Expansion, Novelty Hill Winery, and the Louisiana Children’s Museum. |
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9:45 a.m.
Break
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10 a.m.
PANEL 1: What does design excellence mean today?
Facilitated by: Mary Ann Lazarus, FAIA, Cameron MacAllister Group
- Chandra Robinson, Principal, Lever Architecture
- Paul Fast, Founder, Fast + Epp Structural Engineers
- Ginger Gosnell-Myers, Fellow, Decolonization and Urban Indigenous Policy + Planning, Simon Fraser University, Wosk Centre for Dialogue
- Z Smith, Ph.D., Principal, Eskew Dumez RippleQuestions and Open Forum Discussion
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12 p.m.
Lunch
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1:15 p.m.
PANEL 2: How is design excellence achieved?
Can a collaborative culture and process achieve design excellence?
Facilitator: Amy Donohue, Principal, Bora Architecture & Interiors
Jennifer Devlin, FAIA, President, EHDD Architects
Gregg Novicoff, Principal, LMS Architects
Derrick McDonald, Associate, Hacker Architects
Brad Nile, Project Executive, Andersen Construction
Open Forum Discussion
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2:45 p.m.
Break
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3 p.m.
Benchmarking Survey
Presentation of results of benchmarking survey:
Clark Davis, FAIA, Cameron MacAllister Group
Scott Lelieur, AIA, Director of Operations, Lake|Flato
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4:00 p.m.
Sponsor interview
Syvia Magid, Partner, Fox Rothschild
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4:20 p.m.
PechaKucha Presentations
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4:45 p.m.
Summary and Discussion
Discussion and Reflection on Day 1
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5:00 p.m.
Walk to Hunt & Gather Restaurant
Cocktails and dinner