This message has been cross posted to the following Discussion Forums: Residential Knowledge Community and CRAN Custom Residential Architects Network .
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Several of us on the CRAN Committee have returned from attending the Phoenix 2011 Reinvention Conference sponsored by HanleyWood and Residential Architect magazine. Those from the committee who attended were myself, Mark Demerly, Luis Juaregui, Liz Sloan and James Walbridge. As is typical of these conferences I return with my head spinning with ideas and inspiration. Anyway, CRAN was given an hour and half Forum session on Wednesday night where we acquainted people with CRAN and what we have been doing the past year and provided information about how to join, or contact, CRAN. The largest part was a working session in which we posed questions from our three strategies, Support, Advocate, Educate to the attendees and asked that they work in small groups to develop responses to those questions. The purpose being to generate input for us to use in developing relevant content and tactics to better achieve our strategies going forward. So we would like to share those same questions with you and seek your response(s). You may choose to answer one or all of the questions. You can forward your responses to myself or Mark Demerly through KnowledgeNet. We look forward to our thoughts.
Here are the questions listed and as an attachment:
Reinvention Phoenix 2011 - CRAN Forum
Support
Provide access to resources that enable custom residential architects to elevate their professional performance. Facilitate communication and information sharing among Network peers.
1. The AIA can provide support for residential architects most effectively by:
2. CRAN can support me and other residential architects most effectively by:
3. Concerns that might prevent me from participating on a local CRAN committee include:
4. Concerns that might prevent me from participating in CRAN activities, programs and events include:
5. I typically learn about (or would like to learn about) upcoming CRAN activities, programs and events through:
Advocate
Expand industry and public awareness of what an experienced custom residential architect contributes to the process of designing and realizing a home intended specifically for one site and one client.
1. The AIA can advocate for residential architecture most effectively by:
2. I would like the AIA to formulate and publicly deliver the following message(s) on behalf of residential architects nationally:
3. CRAN can advocate for residential architects most effectively by:
4. CRAN can develop alliances and working relationships with other groups and organizations that include:
Educate
Aggregate and deliver relevant and up to date knowledge to members and the public. Prepare successive generations of architects for careers in custom residential design.
MEMBER EDUCATION
1. CRAN should address the following topics for its members:
2. Educational content for members can be best delivered/presented through:
3. The most important outcomes for educational programs geared toward members include:
PUBLIC EDUCATION
1. CRAN should address the following topics for the general public:
2. Educational content for the public can be best delivered/presented through:
3. The most important outcomes for educational programs geared toward the general public include:
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John Isch AIA
RWA Architects, Inc.
Cincinnati OH
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