2010 Conference Program
(Click here to download the PDF brochure of the 2010 Conference Program)
Friday, May 7, 2010
Session Descriptions
The Business of Architecture
F1: Negotiating Skills for Architects: Tips, Tricks, and Traps
8:30 - 12:00 noon
Michael Walsh, Kaizen Consulting
Richard Bolus MAIBC
In this presentation, you will discover how to use negotiation strategies to increase profitability in your transactions with clients, staff, suppliers and others. It will cover planning, preparation and what to do once you are at the negotiation table.
3 Core LUs
F2: Strengthening Your Architectural Business: Designed for Growth
1:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Michael Walsh, Kaizen Consulting
Richard Bolus MAIBC
What does it take to strengthen and grow an architectural practice in a changing economic environment? The presenters will identify the eight core areas that need to be addressed to effectively increase the sales, profits and asset value of an architectural firm.
3 Core LUs
The Art of Architecture
F3: Cultivating Community through Design / The work of Boora Architects
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Michael Tingley AIA USITT IAAM
This presentation will focus on the role of architecture in building community at different scales through case studies of three recent projects by Boora Architects. Much of the focus of this Portland, Oregon firm has been on major cultural and performing arts facilities and their role in establishing and reinforcing a public domain. Boora will share three projects that establish or reinforce community at the local, regional and national scale.
1.5 Core LUs
F4: Clive Grout: Integrating Art and Architecture
10:30 - 12:00 noon
Clive Grout MAIBC
Using case studies of Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver Convention Centre, and the University of British Columbia Regent College Library, the session will focus on the conceptualization and development of a comprehensive art program and underlying thematic storyline for major public buildings, the artist and art selection, and the implementation process. It will illustrate components of public communications for a completed art program, and will address the different opportunities and issues related to integrating the architecture of an art program.
1.5 Core LUs
F5: NBBJ: In Pursuit of Change Design
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Steve McConnell FAIA MAIBC LEED®AP, Managing Partner
NBBJ is a leading global architecture and design firm. This presentation will explore NBBJ’s “Change Design” initiative, methodologies and architectural practices used to develop performance-driven, humanistic, and sustainable environments. Case studies such as the Telenor Headquarters in Oslo, Boeing Future Factory in Seattle, and Samsung Global Training Center in Seoul will illustrate how different “change tools” can be used to achieve a client’s business goals across multiple dimensions — behavioural, relational, organizational and performance.
1.5 Core LUs
F6: 20/20 Vision
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
AIBC Intern Architect Committee
This session is based on the “Pecha Kucha” model which was created in Japan in 2003 by architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham as a method for designers to meet, show their work, and exchange ideas. The AIBC’s Intern Architect Committee has assembled a group of aspiring practitioners who will individually present 20 images, each for 20 seconds, depicting their work, interests, and views of the built environment.
1.5 Core LUs
The Social Impact of Architecture
F7: Farouk Noormohamed: Architecture - Catalyst for Social Change and Community Pride
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Farouk Noormohamed MAIBC
The presentation will focus on several projects that have had community involvement and participation, and demonstrate how the architect can be instrumental in promoting local craft, research and understanding of local architectural heritage; encouraging volunteer participation; and stimulating local industry and growth. The projects selected will demonstrate the methodology used to successfully complete world-class projects in Africa, Asia and North America. In each case, the architect played a leadership role in stimulating and providing opportunities for local community participation by striving for the best, providing strong design direction, and participating in implementation of the projects at all stages.
1.5 Core LUs
F8: Graeme Bristol: Architecture and Human Rights
10:30 - 12:00 noon
Graeme Bristol MAIBC
The advancement and protection of human rights is not just the domain of law. Architecture continues to play a significant role in human rights. This session will illustrate examples of that relationship and how it affects what we do as architects.
1.5 Core LUs
F9: Fariborz Sabha: Building Ineffable
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Fariborz Sabha MAIBC
Is it possible for a building to overcome religious barriers and promote unity and harmony for people of all nations and social strata? Is it possible to create a space where a Hindu and a Muslim can come together and appreciate it as an spiritual place? Is it possible for an architect to break down ancient barriers of the caste system of India and create a space where people from all castes, races and religious backgrounds accept it as their own place of worship and spirituality? Is it worthwhile to consider the powerful influence religion has come to exert in contemporary, sacred architecture, and the concretization of the architect’s role in the design and construction of a religious building?
1.5 Core LUs
F10: Bridging the Gap: Prototypes for Affordable Housing
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Terra Shimbashi MAIBC, MAAA, LEED AP
Darrel Burnham, Executive Director - Coast Mental Health
Dennis Carr, Assistant Director Social Infrastructure Social Development - City of Vancouver
Darren Kitchen, Government Relations Director - Co-operative Housing Federation of B.C.
Bob Nicklin, Executive Director - Affordable Housing
There is a growing need for a new housing model between single room occupancy (SRO) and non-profit co-operative housing and low-cost market housing. How can this gap be bridged, and who are the leaders who can create a value-driven process that would encourage investors to support this need? Terra Shimbashi, a senior architect with experience in the design and remediation of social housing, will describe past models and explore where a value-based process might lead. This will be followed by a round table discussion with industry leaders in social housing.
1.5 Core LUs
The Technology of Architecture
F11: Concrete Highrise Construction: Top 20 Design Faux Pas
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Don Hazleden MAIBC
The presentation looks at the current state of concrete highrise envelope design in the Vancouver area, putting the spotlight on the top 20 areas of design and construction faux pas that give rise to water ingress problems. It will point out the issues and deliver practical approaches to head off problems, and will focus in on the mating of concrete elements with the roofing, window wall, curtain wall and metal panel cladding systems that make up the majority of today's highrise apartment building envelope systems. This presentation sets out practical guidance for design of the concrete outline which will allow enclosure elements to work successfully.
1.5 Core LUs
F12: A Hotel Designed without Reservations
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
David Galpin MAIBC
David Galpin, partner in charge of the Delta Mountain Inn Condominium Hotel project, will guide us along the unusual time line (almost 30 years) of this project, from the owners’ concept to the present reality.
1.5 Core LUs
F13: Energy Consumption: Myth and Reality
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Paul Kernan MAIBC
This presentation will examine the results from a comprehensive study of energy use, based on utility billing data, in existing mid- and highrise multi-unit residential buildings in B.C. The findings of the study provide a unique insight into how energy is actually used in residential buildings. The impacts of a range of design variables - including different construction assemblies, wall to glass ratios, and floor-to-wall area ratios - will be presented and compared with the impacts of occupant behaviour and energy metering and billing practices.
1.5 Core LUs
F14: LEED® Canada Update
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Joe Stano, CaGBC
Colleen Loader, CaGBC
This presentation will provide an overview of the major changes in the upcoming update of LEED® Canada for New Construction and Major Renovations, due to be launched in June 2010. In addition, it will provide an overview of LEED® Canada for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance.
1.5 Core LUs
The Public Realm
F15: Going for Gold! LEED® and BC Healthcare
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Alan Grossert
David Fowler
Doug Wills
Marcus Akhtar
John Tierney
Shawn Ruthven
This session will explore the results of BC’s four LEED® Canada-NC Gold health care projects that are distinctive in typology, project delivery, size, complexity and location. Report cards on energy conservation measures and results, user satisfaction, and environmental stewardship for the Cancer Research Centre, the Abbotsford Regional Hospital & Cancer Centre, Cottonwood Lodge, and Hillside Centre will be shared.
1.5 Core LUs
F16: The Intangible Factor: Design Quality Standards that Inspire
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Tye Farrow MAIBC
Clients and other decision-makers are prone to dismiss the value of design quality unless they understand how intangible factors create tangible benefits. This means that, rather than relying on vague terms such as design excellence, it is important to develop highly specific, meaningful criteria. Such criteria need to be co-created with decision-makers and linked to desired business outcomes. This level of understanding prepares decision-makers to be more informed critics throughout the project. In order to create meaningful design quality standards, architects must first recognize and be able to communicate the inherent nature of intangibles. This session presents research by Angus Reid Strategies on a rigorous process for developing and implementing inspiring standards.
1.5 Core LUs
F17: The Regenerative Hospital: Green Guide for Healthcare
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Robin Guenther FAIA
Sustainable design is positioned to radically alter the landscape of healthcare infrastructure development in the 21st Century. Using global case studies, this session will examine how the Green Guide, LEED® and regenerative design frameworks are emerging to measure, as well as manage, sustainable strategies and technologies in healthcare settings.
1.5 Core LUs
F18: Evidence-based Design in Healthcare
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
David Chambers
Session details TBA
1.5 Core LUs
AIBC Volunteer Recognition Lunch
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Induction & Retirement Reception
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Induction & Retirement Ceremony
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
This annual family affair celebrates the registration of architects and associates into the AIBC, as well as honouring the distinguished careers of those who have retired from the architectural profession within the past year. Some 150 members and associates will take part. The evening provides the perfect opportunity to share stories, memories, hopes, and words of inspiration and wisdom while formally congratulating the achievements of fellow colleagues, family, and friends.