Join knowledge leaders Laura Lee FAIA (Professor and Head of School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University, past Chair of the AIA national Educator/Practitioners Network [EPN] Advisory Group and member of the Case Studies Work Group) and Richard Green FAIA (Consulting Principal, The Stubbins Associates, Cambridge) for an introduction to key concepts and techniques to advance Scholarship in Practice through the preparation and sharing of Case Studies.

Increasingly, architects' clients have come to rely not only on design creativity but also on architects' special knowledge of the variety of economic, management, environmental, cultural and other factors affecting project design and service delivery. In response to this growing demand, the AIA Case Studies Initiative, a program of the AIA Large Firm Roundtable and the Educator/Practitioners Net, offers new information and opportunities related to documentation, sharing, and promotion of design knowledge.

Scholarship in Practice
As part of planning for Knowledge by Design/NW + Pacific Case Study Conference slated for Seattle August 4-6, 2005, AIA Seattle invites architects from around the AIA NW + Pacific Region to bring forward knowledge from our best work.

Program of Events:
Noon-2pm AIA Seattle Fellows Series luncheon presentations: Richard Green FAIA and Laura Lee FAIA
4-5pm Becoming Knowledgeable through Case Studies: presentation by Richard Green FAIA & Laura Lee FAIA, live at NBBJ (111 S. Jackson, Seattle) and webcast
5-5:30 Social Session
5:30-6:30pm Strategy Session (see partial list of participants, questions, and resources cited below): how do we put case studies to work in our communities of learning and practice?

AIA Seattle will invite submission of case studies for presentation at the 2005 Conference, and for consideration to receive the AIA Seattle Case Study Prize. A distinguished jury of scholarly practitioners and practical-minded scholars will assess alll entries. Invited reviewers include:
• Stan Beck Esq., Lane Powell Spears Lubersky, Seattle
. Bruce E. Blackmer FAIA, Northwest Architectural Company, Spokane
. Marilyn Brockman AIA, Bassetti Architects, Seattle
. Bruce Donnally AIA, Donnally Architects, Seattle
• Jim Duncan FACEC, Sparling, Seattle
. Clair Enlow, case studies practitioner
• Thomas Fisher, University of Minnesota
• William Gaylord AIA, GGLO, Seattle
• Richard W. Hobbs FAIA, strategic planning consultant
. James O. Jonassen FAIA, NBBJ/AIA Large Firm Roundtable
. Susan Jones AIA, Atelier Jones, Seattle
. Greg Kessler AIA, Director, School of Architecture & Construction Management, Washington State University
• Clark Llewelyn AIA, Dean, Montana State University School of Architecture
• W. Mike Martin FAIA, UC Berkeley
• Rick Meyer FAIA, Callison Architecture, Seattle
• David Miller FAIA, The Miller|Hull Partnership, Seattle
• Dr. Robert Mugerauer, Dean, University of Washington College of Architecture & Urban Planning
. Walt Niehoff AIA, LMN Architects, Seattle
. Wolf Saar AIA, Mithun Architects+Designers+Planners, Seattle
• Tom Sanford AIA, AIA SW Washington, Tacoma
• Shannon Soady, SDA Seattle
• Henry Sorenson, Associate AIA, Montana State University School of Architecture
• Mitchell Smith AIA, MulvannyG2, Bellevue
. Norman Strong FAIA, Miller|Hull, AIA Board of Directors
. James M. Suehiro AIA, NBBJ, Seattle
• Jay Taylor, MKA, Seattle

Q: How can we learn from projects recognized by component awards?
A: By developing case studies - prepared collaboratively by those involved in the process and scholarly observers, especially design students and interns that identify, document, and assess a range of achievements required for design success:
. design team formation and process management
. effective client relationships
. materials research and application
• painful lessons

Want to know more? Join your colleagues at the Case Studies Forum September 22 in Seattle. Or participate virtually via webcast.

Resources:
* AIA Knowledge Creator's Toolkit

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