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Madame President Goes ALL-In; A Conversation with NOMA President Kimberly Dowdell

2019-09-26T18:35:00-04:00

For Archinect Sessions episode #145, we are joined by Kimberly Dowdell, a principal at HOK in Chicago and the current President of the National Organization of Minority Architects. Our conversation covers Kimberly’s impressive path to success in architecture and the leadership role she’s taking in NOMA. We’ll also discuss the upcoming NOMA conference taking place in Brooklyn in a few weeks from October 14th-20th.

Listen to episode 145 of Archinect Sessions, “Madame President Goes ALL-In”.

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19th Annual Dunlop GSD Lecture: Kimberly Dowdell

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Upcoming IIDEXCanada 2014 adds Gehry Partners’ David Mirvish + David Nam as keynote speakers

2014-11-19T15:48:00-05:00

IIDEXCANADA is almost here! Canada's national architecture and design expo and conference will be celebrating its 30th anniversary at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on December 3-4. The two-day event is a great opportunity to network, exchange ideas, and socialize with over 20,000 fellow attendees. Over 350 exhibitors, more than 50 accredited seminars, and special feature exhibitions on multiple disciplines in the architecture and design community will be featured this year.

It's almost a lineup of Davids for the 2014 keynote speakers. Joining David Rockwell and Daniel Libeskind are David Mirvish and David Nam of Gehry Partners. Mirvish and Nam will be in conversation with Globe and Mail Publisher and CEO Phillip Crawley about Mirvish's new development, Mirvish + Gehry Toronto.

Read more about IIDEXCANADA and how to register over on Bustler.

The 2011 COTE Top Ten Green Projects

2011-04-15T00:49:28-04:00

The AIA and it's Committee On The Environment [COTE] have selected the top 10 buildings that exemplify environmentally-minded architecture and design. These projects and their architects will be honored in New Orleans at the 2011 AIA National Convention.

These buildings are chosen because of their "positive contribution to their communities, improve comfort for building occupants and reduce environmental impacts through strategies such as reuse of existing structures, connection to transit systems, low-impact and regenerative site development, energy and water conservation, use of sustainable or renewable construction materials, and design that improves indoor air quality."

Here are the chosen projects in no particular order:

Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles
BROOKS + SCARPA (formerly Pugh + Scarpa)
Mixed-use | New construction | 32,000 ft2 (2,970 m2) | Completed April 2010

Cherokee Studios is a mixed-use, market-rate infill development pending LEED Platinum status. What sets this project apa...