Letter from the Chair
Welcome to our third Journal of 2017! Summer is ending and it is time to start looking forward to our upcoming conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 29-31st, 2017, where the theme will be Interdisciplinary Justice. To expand on that idea the conference page explains:
Justice system research has long been conducted by social and biological scientists. Only more recently, however, has the influence of justice architecture on justice issues been systematically investigated. Increased societal interest in humane criminal justice presents a unique opportunity for collaboration between justice architecture professionals with experts from other disciplines toward the goal of optimizing and humanizing the design of justice facilities.
The continuance of these ideas and collaborations will be critical to our future work. I hope to see you there. But before we meet again, let me tell you about this issue:
First, we continue our segments on seasoned professionals in the field. This quarter we have interviewed Ms. Barbara Nadel, FAIA. It is fitting that our conference is entitled interdisciplinary justice as Ms. Nadel has devoted her career to looking at the field of security through many different lenses, from her work in health, or as an accomplished author. Ms. Nadel is a truly passionate focused and accomplished architect. She is an AIA Kemper award winner and an inspiring example of how advocacy of design in high security environments can make a difference in our world.
In this issue, we also introduce a Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) “Toolkit” for Courthouses, that the Academy of Architecture for Justice Research Committee and a multidisciplinary advisory team, have developed. Stay tuned as we plan to cover more about this resource over the course of the next five AAJ Journal issues.
Lastly, Lorenzo Lopez reports on an interesting topic at this year’s Knowledge Leadership Assembly (KLA), where mentoring and generational difference became a focus. Our thanks to Lorenzo for sharing this discussion. It will make you ask how you identify and how your office works.
Kindest,
Kerry Feeney
Chair – AAJ Communications Committee 2017
kfeeney@numberten.com
Articles:
Seasoned professional profile of Barbara A. Nadel, FAIA
By the AAJ Communications Committee
Barbara shares about her past experience, including working on a major study in New York, and how she responded to the need for information after 9/11. She talks about the rewarding experiences she’s had through her work of advocating for both good design and comprehensive security, and of the issues justice architects face today.
A POE Toolkit for Courthouses
By Erin Persky, Associate AIA, CCHP
An introduction to the Courthouse POE Toolkit, this article explains how it is configured to offer building evaluations of a broad range of scopes and depths of analysis. It lists the instruments that are included, and how the POE data can be used.
KLA Report: Mentoring and Millennials
By Lorenzo Lopez, AIA, LEED AP
How do shifting demographics affect how we do business as architects? Sharing feedback from a recent gathering of AIA leaders, this article share concrete advice on changing your office culture to reap clear benefits.
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