AIA NW+Pacific Region Case Study Conference Click HERE to review Conference highlights

AIA Seattle welcomes all colleagues to join in a knowledge-seeking quest, in Seattle August 4-6.
On-site registration from 7am 8/4 at WSCTC.

Schedule at a Glance

Wednesday, August 3
111th anniversary of AIA establishment in Seattle
8am-2pm Golf Outing: meet at Paramount Hotel 8am for shuttle departure
6:30pm Tours & Opening Reception, Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Avenue

Thursday, August 4
7-8am Registration & breakfast Washington State Convention & Trade Center (WSCTC), 8th & Pike
7:45am Shuttle departs WSCTC lobby for Branch Library Tour CANCELLED
8-10am Knowledge Sessions + Tours (concurrent)
10am-noon Plenary: Bruce E. Blackmer FAIA, "This Knowledge Thing"
Noon-1pm Lunch, The Conversation Caf�
1-3pm Knowledge Sessions + Tours (concurrent)
Case Study Presentations:
� Listening to Johnson Hall
� The Greenwood Avenue Cottages
3-5pm Knowledge Sessions (concurrent)
6-8pm Models in Form 8: Exhibit Opening at Seattle Architecture Foundation, 1333 Fifth Ave.
7pm Shuttle departs Paramount Hotel for Party/BandFest
7:30pm Party/BandFest at Consolidated Works, 500 Boren Ave. North (enter from Republican). Parking may challenge: lot @ Boren & Republican $5 evening rate
BandFest: Buddha Blue, Creeping Time, DeadLoad, Six of One

Friday, August 5
7-8am Registration & breakfast, WSCTC
8-10am Knowledge Sessions + Tours (concurrent)
10am-noon Plenary: W. Mike Martin PhD, FAIA: "Knowledge Exchange in the Wild"
Noon Trade Show Opens (including Job Fair, Workshops), WSCTC
1-3pm Knowledge Sessions (concurrent)
Case Study Presentations:
� Gensler San Francisco office: LEED Analysis & Sustainable Design
� Telenor
3-5pm Knowledge Sessions (concurrent)
4-6pm Book Fair/Happy Hour
7pm Keynote: Jim Glymph FAIA at Bell Harbor, Pier 66, 2211 Alaskan Way
Presentation of AIA NW+Pacific Region Honors
Reception/Party with Sheila Fox + the Kosher Red Hots

Saturday, August 6
7-8am Registration & breakfast, WSCTC
7:30-9am AIA NW+Pacific Region Board Meeting
9-10am AIA NW+Pacific Region Annual Meeting (all AIA Members welcome)
10am Trade Show opens
10am-noon Plenary Panel: John Cary Assoc. AIA, Gordon Chong FAIA, AIA Seattle Hon. Member Clair Enlow, Norman Strong FAIA: "Knowledge to Wisdom"
Noon Lunch
� Inter-Generational AIA: YAF/EP session with AIA President Douglas L Steidl FAIA
� One AIA Connection: AIA component staff lunch with AIA EVP/CEO Norman L. Koonce FAIA
1-3pm Knowledge Sessions (concurrent)
Case Study Presentations:
� Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program
� Crofton Springs
3-5pm Knowledge Sessions (concurrent)
7pm 111th Birthday Progressive Party at the Polson Building, 71 Columbia
Presentation of Case Study Prize

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CONFERENCE ELEMENTS:
• Conference schedule (downloadable)
… Design keynotes, plenary sessions, parties, etc. (see 'speakers and seekers' list/bios below)
…of special interest to Emerging Professionals

. Knowledge Sessions:
Continuing Education Tracks
. Design . Practice . Technology/Tools
… Daily Schedule, at a glance (pdf)

. Hotels/Venues
. Washington State Convention & Trade Center (8th & Pike)
. Conference Hotels: The Paramount/The Roosevelt
. Other lodging choices

. Trade Show:
Trans-Pacific Trends, Processes, & Products
Trade Show admission FREE to all AIA Members and students with ID (registration required)
. Exhibitors list
. Information for exhibitors
… includes Workshop presentations, Job Fair

. AIA Seattle Case Study Prize
. presentation of entries and the Prize at the Conference

. Registration/options

. Special Features/Events
. Tours: projects and neighborhoods
… Job Fair (Fri-Sat)
… Book Fair with NW design authors (Fri 4-6pm)
… Trade Show Workshops (Fri-Sat)
. Golf outing (Wed 8am-2pm)
… AIA NW+Pacific Region Awards (Fri pm)
… Party Pass (BandFest, 111th Birthday Party, more)
… Event venues
… Other events during the Conference

• Conference Planning Committee
… Rena M. Klein AIA, Chair
… Next meeting/agenda

. Special Amtrak Fare for attendees! 10% discount off the lowest available fare to Seattle for travel July 31-August 9. To book your reservation, call Amtrak at 1-800-872-7245, or contact your travel agent. Refer to Convention Fare Code X89G-940 when making the reservation. Sorry, this discount not available online.

. Knowledge luminaries (bios)
. Bruce Blackmer FAIA, Northwest Architectural Company
. John Cary, Public Architecture
. Gordon Chong FAIA, Chong Partners Architecture
. Clair Enlow, design journalist
. Jim Glymph FAIA, Gehry Partners/Gehry Technologies
. Greg Kessler AIA, Washington State University
. Stephen A. Kliment FAIA, noted author
. Clark Llewellyn AIA, Montana State University
. W. Mike Martin PhD, FAIA, University of California Berkeley
. Douglas L Steidl FAIA, AIA President 2005
. Norman Strong FAIA, Miller|Hull

. Knowledge by Design: a gathering and exchange among practice and education communities within and beyond the territory of the AIA Northwest + Pacific Region. Using geographic diversity as a laboratory for learning, conference attendees will focus on knowledge from case study submittals based on significant projects from around the region, chosen for both design excellence and a range of achievements required for design success.