ABOVE: Will Bruder, Susan Szenasy, Ed Feiner and Jane Weinzapfel discussing design excellence at the COD Spring Conference in Columbus, Indiana in April, 2012.
Defining Architectural Design Excellence in a Measuring Society
with Will Bruder, Tom Fisher, Ed Feiner, Jane Weinzapfel, Susan Szenasy, Anne Schopf
The
AIA Committee on Design (COD) is focused in 2012 on seeking definitions
of architectural design excellence. Five prominent leaders of our
profession have spent the past 10 months discussing and searching for
those definitions. The definitions are important because they will allow
architects to more clearly explain the value of their work to their
clients and because architects will develop a greater shared
understanding of architectural excellence and a greater ability to judge
their own work as it develops. In addition, the presenters hope that
attendees will contribute their own ideas. A related conversation is
already under way in the
COD Discussion Forum
on the AIA.org Web site—a discussion that will continue long after this
event. All architects invited to join that conversation.
Will Bruder is well known for his work in the southwest, and with
projects now further afield brings an international perspective to the
discussion. Tom Fisher is Professor of Architecture and Dean of the
College of Design at the University of Minnesota. He has taught,
lectured, and written extensively about architecture over the last few
decades. Ed Feiner was the instigator and leader of the GSD design
excellence program and brings insight to how to achieve excellence in
public architecture. Jane Weinzapfel, of Leers Weinzapfel, provides a
grounded voice in how to design with difficult programs in complex
locations. Susan Szenasy, editor of Metropolis Magazine, is not an
architect and provides a public point of view on how to judge
excellence. Anne Schopf, former Chair of COD and design partner at
Mahlum Architects in Seattle will moderate the conversation. It promises to be rich with insightful perspectives and provocative candor.
This workshop is a primary fund-raiser for COD. The fees for this
lecture help COD continue to support design excellence through our
awards programs, publications, and conferences.
Wednesday, May 16 | 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Earn
3.75 CEH | Cost $155.00
Register for this event here.