BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20210624T160000Z DTEND:20210625T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2021 AIASF Housing Symposium DESCRIPTION:Day 1: Thursday\, June 24 | 9:00 - 11:00 AM (PDT)\n\nNew Ideas: A Look at Cities / Post-COVID19\n\nAmerican's ideas about the form of cities are changing. We'll examine the shifting definitions of urbanism\, envisioning revised zoning for increased density\, land use strategies that could green our streets and how these strategies can make our urban environments healthier and more equitable.\n\nKeynote\n\nEric Shaw\, Director\, Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development\, City and County of San Francisco\n\nModerator\n\nChelsea Johnson\, AIA\, Associate\, David Baker Architects\n\nSpeakers\n\nDavid Sim\, Partner/Creative Director\, Gehl Architecture\n\nMaia Small\, Panel IV\, Principal Urban Designer\, SF Planning\n\nAlexandra Vondeling\, RA\, LEED AP BD+C\, Associate\, Opticos Design\n\n\nDay 2: Friday\, June 25 | 9:00 - 11:00 AM (PDT)\n\nNew Designs: A Look at Right-sized Urban Solutions / Case Studies\n\nWhat's the current housing agenda for San Francisco\, and how are architects responding to the demands and opportunities presented by the shifting parameters for new housing? We'll review several case studies of current designs for San Francisco and other cities in California that offer progressive alternatives to the status quo.\n\nModerator\n\nKristen Sidell\, AIA LEED AP\, Founding Principal / Architect\, Sidell Pakravan Architects\n\nSpeakers\n\nPatricia Centeno\, Associate Principal\, BAR Architects\n\nKen Lowney\, Founder/President\, Lowney Architecture\n\nHector M. Perez\, Design Principal/Owner\, De-Arc\; Graduate Programs Coordinator\, Woodbury University\, San Diego\n\nPatrick Tighe\, FAIA\, Principal\, Patrick Tighe Architecture\n\nCo-presented by AIASF and the Center for Architecture + Design in collaboration with the AIASF Housing Committee.\n\n\nSpeaker Bios\n\n\n\n(Keynote | Day 1)\n\nEric Shaw\, Director\, Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development\, City and County of San Francisco\n\nAppointed by Mayor London Breed in April 2020\, Eric is an urban planning professional with experience establishing and leading cross-sector\, cross-discipline and cross-jurisdictional partnerships in the areas of community and economic development. He has been recognized for his work establishing strategic initiatives that support inclusive development and resilience in communities throughout the nation. In 2017\, he was recognized in the OUTstanding Leading LGBT+ Public Sector Executives List\, presented by the Financial Times. Eric currently serves as chair of the board of the online publication Next City\, is a member of Harvard Graduate School of Design Alumni Council\, a member of the UCLA Alumni Associate Board of Directors\, and serves on the National Trust for Historic Preservation board of advisors.\n\n\n\n(Moderator | Day 1)\n\nChelsea Johnson\, AIA\, LEED AP\, Architect/Associate\, David Baker Architects\n\nChelsea Johnson\, AIA\, LEED AP\, is an Associate at David Baker Architects\, a progressive firm based in San Francisco that creates acclaimed buildings and communities in diverse urban environments. A skilled architect and project leader\, she has extensive experience designing market-rate and affordable housing\, with a focus on creating a vibrant public realm. Chelsea is committed to public interest design\, innovative community outreach\, and pro-bono design work. As part of DBA's sustainability initiatives\, she explores green-building strategies as they relate to climate resilience. She has guided two affordable multi-family projects through the ILFI Living Building Challenge Affordable Housing Pilot\, focusing on all-electric design\, climate-change resilience\, and equity. She holds a Master of Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley and is a Lecturer for the James Boyce Affordable Housing Studio\, an interdisciplinary graduate level architecture and planning studio at the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design.\n\n\n\n(Moderator | Day 2)\n\nKristen Sidell\, AIA LEED AP\, Founding Principal / Architect\, Sidell Pakravan Architects\n\nKristen co-founded Sidell Pakravan Architects to investigate\, through building\, how form affects individual and collective experience and how architecture profoundly influences cultures and cities. Sidell Pakravan is a practice firmly committed to built work\, collaborative process\, and social engagement. Kristen received a B.A. in Art history from Stanford University and a Master of Architecture from University of Pennsylvania. Kristen is a Design Review Commissioner for the City of Lafayette. She serves on the Board of Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley\, where she chairs the Buildings and Grounds Committee and co-chairs the Board's Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, and Justice Task Force. Kristen is currently a Visiting Lecturer at the University of California\, Berkeley School of Architecture. She has taught at the University of Colorado and is a senior adjunct professor at the California College of the Arts.\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\n\n\nKen Lowney\, Founder/President\, Lowney Architecture\n\nKen is the Founder and President of Lowney Architecture\, a multidisciplinary practice offering architectural\, interior and master planning services. With locations in Oakland and Honolulu\, the firm focuses its practice on residential\, mixed-use\, and retail projects. Ken's approach to architecture is rooted in his belief that architecture is more than simply buildings\; and\, if thoughtfully and responsibly done it can positively contribute to society and advance a community. In his hometown of Oakland\, Ken leads discussions about community and economic development while serving in leadership roles for SPUR\, the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce\, and the Oakland Land Use Committee.\n\n\n\nHector Perez\, Associate Professor\, Woodbury University School of Architecture\; Principal\, De-Arc\n\nHector is currently an Associate Professor at Woodbury University School of Architecture in San Diego and Principal at De-Arc\, a small unorthodox design studio in La Jolla\, California with projects that fluctuate between Art\, Artifacts\, Architecture and Academia. Alternating between solo and collaborative efforts\, his projects include: in(fo)SITEs Information Centers for In-SITE 2001 in Tijuana & San Diego / Lifeguard Stations in La Jolla Shores & Cove / FrameWorks a public art-fence commissioned by San Diego Museum of Art / South Oxnard Community Library\, a 20\,000 sf library. In 2012 Hector built his first Development project called LA ESQUINA (the corner.) This small 4\,000-sf infill project breathed new life into a long-vacant corner lot and has been embraced as a positive addition to the Barrio.\n\n\n\nDavid Sim\, Creative Director\, Gehl Architecture\n\nFor more than ten years David has been focusing on Masterplanning Frameworks and urban design\, collaborating with other professionals in the planning and building process\, applying Jan Gehl's theories to large-scale projects. David is also renowned as an inspiring educator and lecturer\, and has taught at architecture and design schools all over the world.\n\n\n\nMaia Small\, Principal Architect / Urban Designer\, SF Planning\n\nOver the past seven years\, Maia has managed the City's Urban Design and Design Review teams and\, most recently\, the Policies and Strategies team under the new Community Equity Division. She is currently overseeing the 2022 Update to the Housing Element and directing the Recovery Strategies\, the City's coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recession\, both centered on racial and social equity. Prior work includes being the co-author of the San Francisco Urban Design Guidelines\, lead urban designer for the Central SoMa Plan\, and lead design reviewer for projects ranging from houses to high-rises to new neighborhoods.\n\n\n\nPatrick Tighe\, FAIA\, FAAR\, Principal\, Patrick Tighe Architecture\n\nPatrick is one of Los Angeles' preeminent architects. The highly acclaimed namesake firm\, Patrick Tighe Architecture\, is committed to creating an authentic\, contemporary Architecture informed by technology\, sustainability and building innovation. Since its inception\, the firm has produced a strong and diverse body of projects that includes city developed affordable housing\, commercial\, mixed-use projects\, installations and award winning interiors. The firm's work has received over 50 design awards including eight National AIA Honor Awards\, American Architecture Awards\, a Progressive Architecture Award\, Los Angeles Architecture Awards\, West Side Prize\, Best of Year Awards as well as local AIA Honors. In 2011 Patrick Tighe was elevated into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects\, the highest honor bestowed by the AIA. Patrick Tighe was awarded the prestigious Mercedes T. Bass Rome Prize in Architecture\, the American Institute of Architects' Young Architect Award and the 40 under 40 Award. Tighe is a Fellow of the American Academy and The MacDowell Colony.\n\n\n\n\nAlexandra Vondeling\, Associate\, Opticos Design\n\nA registered architect who designs green\, trend-setting buildings and neighborhoods with character. An architect with over 25 years of professional experience\, Alex designs green buildings and neighborhoods for clients of all types. She is experienced in all stages of project delivery\, from initial visioning through construction administration\, with emphases on urban infill projects\, LEED and LBC consulting\, and charrette planning and facilitation. Over her career\, Alex has guided numerous projects to LEED certification and beyond. Her interest in resilient and equitable communities has spurred her involvement with NorCal USGBC and Berkeley Food and Housing Project\, among others. When she's not working or volunteering\, Alex spends her time cooking meals for friends from locally sourced food and exploring the Bay Area by bike or on foot with her dog\, Milo.\n\n\n\n2021 AIASF Housing Committee\n\nPaul Adamson\, FAIA\, TCA Architects (Chair)\n\nAllison Albericci\, City & County of San Francisco\n\nPatricia Centeno\, AIA LEEP AP\, BAR Architects\n\nBen Chuaqui\, LEED AP\, Van Meter Williams\, Pollack\n\nMichael Cresanti\, AIA\, MBA\, CPHC\, House & Home Group\n\nLise de Vito\, Henrybuilt / Zack | de Vito Architecture + Construction\n\nRobert Edmonds\, Edmonds + Lee Architects\n\nJohn Lum\, John Lum Architecture\n\nRudabeh Pakravan\, Principal\, Sidell Pakravan\n\nThomas Soper\, AIA\, Thomas Soper Architect\n\nJennifer Tulley\, TEF Design\n\nSarah Willmer\, Studio Sarah Willmer\, Architecture X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Day 1: Thursday\, June 24 | 9:00 - 11:00 AM (PDT)
\n\nNew Ideas: \;A Look at Cities / Post-COVID19
\nAmerican&rsquo\;s ideas about the form of cities are changing. We&rsquo\;ll examine the shifting definitions of urbanism\, envisioning revised zoning for increased density\, land use strategies that could green our streets and how these strategies can make our urban environments healthier and more equitable.
Keynote
\nEric Shaw\, Director\, Mayor'\;s Office of Housing and Community Development\, City and County of San Francisco
Moderator
\nChelsea Johnson\, AIA\, Associate\, David Baker Architects
Speakers
\nDavid Sim\, Partner/Creative Director\, Gehl Architecture
\nMaia Small\, Panel IV\, Principal Urban Designer\, SF Planning
\nAlexandra Vondeling\, RA\, LEED AP BD+C\, Associate\, Opticos Design
Day 2: Friday\, June 25 | 9:00 - 11:00 AM (PDT)
\nNew Designs: \; A Look at Right-sized Urban Solutions / Case Studies
\nWhat&rsquo\;s the current housing agenda for San Francisco\, and how are architects responding to the demands and opportunities presented by the shifting parameters for new housing? We&rsquo\;ll review several case studies of current designs for San Francisco and other cities in California that offer progressive alternatives to the status quo.
Moderator
\nKristen Sidell\, AIA LEED AP\, Founding Principal / Architect\, Sidell Pakravan Architects
Speakers
\nPatricia Centeno\, Associate Principal\, BAR Architects
\nKen Lowney\, Founder/President\, Lowney Architecture
\nHector M. Perez\, Design Principal/Owner\, De-Arc\; Graduate Programs Coordinator\, Woodbury University\, San Diego
\nPatrick Tighe\, FAIA\, Principal\, Patrick Tighe Architecture
Co-presented by AIASF and the Center for Architecture + Design in collaboration with the \;AIASF Housing Committee.
\n\nSpeaker Bios
\n\n
\n(Keynote | Day 1)
\nEric Shaw\, Director\, Mayor'\;s Office of Housing and Community Development\, City and County of San Francisco
\nAppointed by Mayor London Breed in April 2020\, Eric is an urban planning professional with experience establishing and leading cross-sector\, cross-discipline and cross-jurisdictional partnerships in the areas of community and economic development. He has been recognized for his work establishing strategic initiatives that support inclusive development and resilience in communities throughout the nation. In 2017\, he was recognized in the OUTstanding Leading LGBT+ Public Sector Executives List\, presented by the Financial Times. Eric currently serves as chair of the board of the online publication Next City\, is a member of Harvard Graduate School of Design Alumni Council\, a member of the UCLA Alumni Associate Board of Directors\, and serves on the National Trust for Historic Preservation board of advisors.
\n(Moderator | Day 1)
\nChelsea Johnson\, AIA\, LEED AP\, \;Architect/Associate\, David Baker Architects
\nChelsea Johnson\, AIA\, LEED AP\, is an Associate at David Baker Architects\, a progressive firm based in San Francisco that creates acclaimed buildings and communities in diverse urban environments. A skilled architect and project leader\, she has extensive experience designing market-rate and affordable housing\, with a focus on creating a vibrant public realm. \;Chelsea is committed to public interest design\, innovative community outreach\, and pro-bono design work. As part of DBA&rsquo\;s sustainability initiatives\, she explores green-building strategies as they relate to climate resilience. She has guided two affordable multi-family projects through the ILFI Living Building Challenge Affordable Housing Pilot\, focusing on all-electric design\, climate-change resilience\, and equity. \; \;She holds a Master of Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley and is a Lecturer for the James Boyce Affordable Housing Studio\, an interdisciplinary graduate level architecture and planning studio at the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design.
\n(Moderator | Day 2)
\nKristen Sidell\, AIA LEED AP\, Founding Principal / Architect\, Sidell Pakravan Architects
\nKristen co-founded Sidell Pakravan Architects to investigate\, through building\, how form affects individual and collective experience and how architecture profoundly influences cultures and cities. Sidell Pakravan is a practice firmly committed to built work\, collaborative process\, and social engagement. Kristen received a B.A. in Art history from Stanford University and a Master of Architecture from University of Pennsylvania. Kristen is a Design Review Commissioner for the City of Lafayette. She serves on the Board of Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley\, where she chairs the Buildings and Grounds Committee and co-chairs the Board&rsquo\;s Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, and Justice Task Force. Kristen is currently a Visiting Lecturer at the University of California\, Berkeley School of Architecture. She has taught at the University of Colorado and is a senior adjunct professor at the California College of the Arts.
SPEAKERS
\n
\nKen Lowney\, Founder/President\, Lowney Architecture
\nKen is the Founder and President of Lowney Architecture\, a multidisciplinary practice offering architectural\, interior and master planning services. With locations in Oakland and Honolulu\, the firm focuses its practice on residential\, mixed-use\, and retail projects. Ken&rsquo\;s approach to architecture is rooted in his belief that architecture is more than simply buildings\; and\, if thoughtfully and responsibly done it can positively contribute to society and advance a community. In his hometown of Oakland\, Ken leads discussions about community and economic development while serving in leadership roles for SPUR\, the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce\, and the Oakland Land Use Committee.
\nHector Perez\, Associate Professor\, Woodbury University School of Architecture\; Principal\, De-Arc
\nHector is currently an Associate Professor at Woodbury University School of Architecture in San Diego and Principal at De-Arc\, a small unorthodox design studio in La Jolla\, California with projects that fluctuate between Art\, Artifacts\, Architecture and Academia. Alternating between solo and collaborative efforts\, his projects include: in(fo)SITEs &mdash\; Information Centers for In-SITE 2001 in Tijuana &\; San Diego / Lifeguard Stations &mdash\; in La Jolla Shores &\; Cove / FrameWorks &mdash\; a public art-fence commissioned by San Diego Museum of Art / South Oxnard Community Library\, a 20\,000 sf library. In 2012 Hector built his first Development project called LA ESQUINA (the corner.) This small 4\,000-sf infill project breathed new life into a long-vacant corner lot and has been embraced as a positive addition to the Barrio.
\nDavid Sim\, Creative Director\, Gehl Architecture
\nFor more than ten years David has been focusing on Masterplanning Frameworks and urban design\, collaborating with other professionals in the planning and building process\, applying Jan Gehl&rsquo\;s theories to large-scale projects. David is also renowned as an inspiring educator and lecturer\, and has taught at architecture and design schools all over the world.
\nMaia Small\, Principal Architect / Urban Designer\, SF Planning
\nOver the past seven years\, Maia has managed the City&rsquo\;s Urban Design and Design Review teams and\, most recently\, the Policies and Strategies team under the new Community Equity Division. She is currently overseeing the 2022 Update to the Housing Element and directing the Recovery Strategies\, the City&rsquo\;s coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recession\, both centered on racial and social equity. Prior work includes being the co-author of the San Francisco Urban Design Guidelines\, lead urban designer for the Central SoMa Plan\, and lead design reviewer for projects ranging from houses to high-rises to new neighborhoods.
\nPatrick Tighe\, FAIA\, FAAR\, Principal\, Patrick Tighe Architecture
\nPatrick is one of Los Angeles&rsquo\; preeminent architects. The highly acclaimed namesake firm\, Patrick Tighe Architecture\, is committed to creating an authentic\, contemporary Architecture informed by technology\, sustainability and building innovation. Since its inception\, the firm has produced a strong and diverse body of projects that includes city developed affordable housing\, commercial\, mixed-use projects\, installations and award winning interiors. \;The firm&rsquo\;s work has received over 50 design awards including eight National AIA Honor Awards\, American Architecture Awards\, a Progressive Architecture Award\, Los Angeles Architecture Awards\, West Side Prize\, Best of Year Awards as well as local AIA Honors. In 2011 Patrick Tighe was elevated into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects\, the highest honor bestowed by the AIA. Patrick Tighe was awarded the prestigious Mercedes T. Bass Rome Prize in Architecture\, the American Institute of Architects&rsquo\; Young Architect Award and the 40 under 40 Award. Tighe is a Fellow of the American Academy and The MacDowell Colony.
Alexandra Vondeling\, Associate\, Opticos Design
\nA registered architect who designs green\, trend-setting buildings and neighborhoods with character. An architect with over 25 years of professional experience\, Alex designs green buildings and neighborhoods for clients of all types. She is experienced in all stages of project delivery\, from initial visioning through construction administration\, with emphases on urban infill projects\, LEED and LBC consulting\, and charrette planning and facilitation. Over her career\, Alex has guided numerous projects to LEED certification and beyond. Her interest in \;resilient and equitable communities has spurred her involvement with NorCal USGBC and Berkeley Food and Housing Project\, among others. When she&rsquo\;s not working or volunteering\, Alex spends her time cooking meals for friends from locally sourced food and exploring the Bay Area by bike or on foot with her dog\, Milo.
2021 AIASF Housing Committee
\n\nPaul Adamson\, FAIA\, TCA Architects (Chair)
\nAllison Albericci\, City &\; County of San Francisco
\nPatricia Centeno\, AIA LEEP AP\, BAR Architects
\nBen Chuaqui\, LEED AP\, Van Meter Williams\, Pollack
\nMichael Cresanti\, AIA\, MBA\, CPHC\, House &\; Home Group
\nLise de Vito\, Henrybuilt / \;Zack | de Vito Architecture \;+ Construction
\nRobert \; Edmonds\, Edmonds + Lee \; Architects
\nJohn Lum\, John Lum Architecture
\nRudabeh Pakravan\, Principal\, Sidell Pakravan
\nThomas Soper\, AIA\, Thomas Soper Architect
\nJennifer Tulley\, TEF Design
\nSarah Willmer\, Studio Sarah Willmer\, Architecture