If you are coming to the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design (AIA24) this year (June 5-8 in Washington, DC), there is an official PDKC event plus many more great sessions to consider!
PDKC events
Friday: Project Delivery Open Forum
EV311 | 10-11:30am
What is your vision for the future of project delivery systems and how does it align with the forces at work? Traditional roles and relationships are transforming at an unprecedented pace in the ever-evolving design and construction industry—and project delivery systems are at the nexus of these transformations. In this critically important and timely forum, Project Delivery Knowledge Community leaders will engage you in an open discussion and invite your ideas for future programs and initiatives.
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Other sessions of interest
Wednesday
Public Architects Symposium: Public Architecture—Dignity, Enterprise, Vigor, & Stability
PA100 | 8:30am-5:15pm | 6 LUs/HSW | $99
Today's architects juggle multiple responsibilities, designing and building for safety, affordability, wellness, sustainability, and resilience while adapting to rapid changes in business practices and the global economy. The Public Architecture Symposium will examine how public policies impact communities and the architects who practice in them at multiple scales. Organized by the Public Architects Committee, the symposium will gather experts to share their knowledge and best practices for implementing and developing public policies aimed at the adaptation, regeneration, and repair of our built environment.
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Architects in Work Boots
WE104 | 9:30am-12pm | 2.5 LUs
Do you know how to lead a project through construction contract administration? To have a successful project, you need an understanding of how this phase is managed. This workshop will provide strategic management insights and will present case studies to empower you to chart your career path.
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Love & Liability
WE209 | 11am-12pm | 1 LU
Client interactions and project delivery can mirror the stages of the best and worst romantic relationships. How do you progress through the dating stage to happily ever after? Through interactive case studies, this session will explore how to balance your love of the work with protecting your interests. You'll also learn how growing professional relationships with healthy, protective boundaries leads to favorable project outcomes, better clients, and improved business practices.
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Architecture + Advocacy: Building Community Agency Through Youth-Led Design Builds
WE413 | 4:30-5pm | .5 LU/HSW
Architects, emerging professionals, and even students are uniquely positioned to empower communities. Design is a powerful force for change within neighborhoods and the fundamental tools of architecture can be leveraged to remedy spatial injustice. Using case studies of two design builds led by students and emerging professionals in Los Angeles and New York City, this presentation will highlight opportunities to advocate for community-led design installations. The discussion is sure to spark innovative new ideas around designing equitable futures through centering community voices.
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Thursday
Reduce Waste, Cost, & Delivery Time with Modular Construction (also on Friday - LL118b)
LL118a | 2:30-3:30pm | 1 LU/HSW
Rising construction costs and skilled labor shortages are fueling a transformation in the construction industry and spurring innovation in traditional delivery methods. Modular construction is an alternative delivery method that successfully drives construction efficiencies, reduces construction time, and improves the coordination of trades. When coupled with green construction goals of reducing site waste, these factors have all made modular construction a popular option in today's commercial construction. Examine options for leveraging collaborative design-build methods to deliver modular facades.
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Unlocking the Potential of Progressive Design-Build: A Comprehensive Guide
TH202 | 4-5pm | 1 LU
This session will showcase an innovative approach merging the strengths and benefits of design-build and construction manager-at-risk delivery methods. Through this in-depth discussion, you'll discover the latest developments and emerging trends in progressive design-build projects. In addition, you'll dissect the contractual, operational, and strategic aspects that owners, design-builders, architects, and contractors should master to navigate this dynamic process. Seasoned legal experts and practitioners will examine the risks and complexities inherent to progressive design-build projects and demonstrate how effective contract documents can mitigate these risks.
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Why Bother Being Bold?
TH213 | 4-5pm | 1 LU
Money is difficult to get. Tenants are even harder. Municipal approvals are challenged by slow processes and politics. Should we retreat to safe, tested, easy—and boring tactics? Or is now the time for bold design and aspirational development? This session will convince you that 10 World Trade in Boston clearly asserts the latter. Through a conversation with the developer and architect, you'll get the inside story of this project, designed through the pandemic and now nearing completion. You'll also explore the calculation that went into a new integrated design approach to spec development—one that prioritizes the public realm—and learn the risks and proven payoffs.
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Friday
Tour: Holistic Connections: Collaborating From Developer to Interior
ET212 | 1-4pm | 2.5 LUs | $115
This tour will unveil the result of a collaborative effort between the developer, base building architect, and office architect to deliver a space that holistically connects the building—outside-in and inside-out. Identify unique ways to improve collaboration across large teams in complex projects. You'll hear from the experts at BXP, Pelli Clarke & Partners, and LSM as you tour the recently completed building at 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Tour: Hopper Hall Cyber Center: Advancing the U.S. Navy's Future
ET214 | 1-5pm | 2 LUs/HSW | $140
Experience the U.S. Naval Academy's (USNA) main campus, a National Historic Landmark located in downtown Annapolis. You'll witness how Hopper Hall—built almost 50 years after the USNA last erected a building on its historic campus—transforms the academic experience for midshipmen with a facility designed specifically for cyber studies. Learn how a collaboration with the construction contractor, federal contracting agency, and end-user, met evolving program needs within a federal firm-fixed-price design-build contract model.
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Reduce Waste, Cost, & Delivery Time with Modular Construction (also on Friday - LL118a)
LL118b | 1:30-2:30pm | 1 LU/HSW
Rising construction costs and skilled labor shortages are fueling a transformation in the construction industry and spurring innovation in traditional delivery methods. Modular construction is an alternative delivery method that successfully drives construction efficiencies, reduces construction time, and improves the coordination of trades. When coupled with green construction goals of reducing site waste, these factors have all made modular construction a popular option in today's commercial construction. Examine options for leveraging collaborative design-build methods to deliver modular facades.
Learn more >