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AIA Southwest Wisconsin Lunch Meetings
AIA Southwest Wisconsin hosts lunch meeting programs on the third Tuesday of the month at the Great Dane in Fitchburg. Join other members for educational programs . . . and lunch is included.
Common Framing Errors
Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Time: 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co. - FitchburgPrice: Members - Free; Non-members $15
RSVP: Rob Wheat, AIA, by July 9
Based on hundreds of job site inspections, staff at APA – The Engineered Wood Association have identified the most common wood construction framing and sheathing errors found in today’s construction market. This presentation examines the consequences of these errors and provides practical ways to avoid them.
1.0 AIA/CES
AIA Webinar - Keep up with the Industry! Get to Know the new contract Documents for Bonds, IPD & Pro Bono
Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Time: 1:00-2:30 pm
Location: AIA Wisconsin, 321 S. Hamilton St., Madison, WI
Cost: Members - Free Nonmembers $15
RSVP: (608) 257-8477
Be one of the first to discover the new groundbreaking AIA Contract Documents (available June 10, 2010), which include an Owner-Architect agreement for Pro Bono services, new Single Purpose Entity/Contractor and Consultant Agreements for Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and updated Bid, Payment and Performance Bond Forms.
Learning Objectives• Discover how the new Owner-Architect Agreement for Pro Bono Services better enables professionals to provide pro bono services within a structured contractual framework that facilitates mutual understanding.
• Explore the latest Single Purpose Entity/Contractor and Consultant Agreements for implementing Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), and identify the key differences between the various AIA Contract Document approaches to IPD (Transitional, Multi-Party and SPE).
• Understand the changes made to the newly updated standard AIA Bond Forms, and how they impact the fundamental framework of most bonding agreements within the construction industry.
• Have the opportunity to ask questions concerning your specific needs!
1.5 AIA/CES/HSW
Taliesin Visit: Speaker TBA
Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010
Time: 5:15 - 9:00pm
Location: Taliesin - 6604 State Rd 23, Spring Green WI
Price: Free
RSVP: Rob Wheat, AIA
Join the AIA Southwest Chapter for a summer outing with our friends at Taliesin. Bring your own dinner if you want to make a picnic of it!
Wright Lecture Series
This series of free lectures begins at 7pm and takes place in the Monona Terrace Lecture Hall. Featured are a variety of local, regional and international guest speakers discussing topics that range from popular Wright-built designs to current trends and issues in architecture. The lectures are supported by AIA Southwest Wisconsin, Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin, Friends of Monona Terrace and a grant from the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, with additional funds from the Overture Foundation.
Design and Construction : Hand and Mind, the work of Rockhill and Associates and Studio 804
Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center
Price: FREE and Open to the Public
The work of the firm, Rockhill and Associates, is tightly bound to the natural milieu and culture of the Kansas region. In the spirit of regionalism, the areas archetypal forms, Spartan aesthetics, frugal methods, and relationship to nature permeate the results. They are the recipients of numerous awards, most recently; Residential Architect magazine’s Firm of the Year, one of Natural Home magazine’s Top Ten Green Architecture Firms, and Architecture magazine’s “Home of the Year.” The work has appeared in nearly two hundred international books and journals and has recently been recognized for the 2006 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award. Dan Rockhill is the J L Constant Distinguished Professor of Architecture at the University of Kansas and Executive Director of Studio 804. He and his students have recently completed the first LEED Platinum building in Kansas, a sustainable prototype for tornado ravaged Greensburg, KS. Respective websites are: www.rockhillandassociates.com and www.studio804.com.
Visit the Wright Lecture Series website for information on additional upcoming events.
Buildings We Love to Hate
Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010
Presented by Robert Bruegmann, University Distinguished Professor of Art History, Architecture, and Urban Planning, University of Illinois-Chicago, Author of Sprawl, A Compact History, 2005, and The Architecture of Harry Weese, 2010.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Non-Architectural Sources
Date: Thursday, November 4, 2010
Presented by Sidney Robinson is a member of the American Institute of Architects, Emeritus Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Illinois-Chicago, and is presently on the faculty of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.
10-20-20 Problem Solving
Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010
Discover how creative professionals wrestle with design dilemmas, learn from failures and ultimately, make our world more functional, beautiful, and inspiring. What is 10-20-20? The concept is simple: Each of 10 presenters shows 20 images for 20 seconds apiece to express his or her problem-solving prowess.
ARE 4.0 Study Sessions are offered in Milwaukee (Live), and via Webcast in Madison, Wausau and Green Bay. All sites will offer discussion and networking . . . and they're FREE! Required: RSVP for each session you will be attending to the coordinator of the site.
Milwaukee Presentation Location:
Engberg Anderson Inc.
320 E. Buffalo St. #500, Milwaukee WIRSVP for this venue at www.aiamilwaukee.org
Madison Webcast Location:
Cogdell Spencer ERDMAN
1302 Deming Way, Madison WI
Enter the main entrance on Deming. Conference room is past registration on left.
RSVP for this venue: Devin Little, Assoc. AIA
NEW! Green Bay Webcast Location:
Berners-Schober Associates, Inc.
310 Pine St., Green Bay, WI
RSVP for this venue: Tim Fikkert
NEW! Wausau Webcast Location:
Becher-Hoppe Associates Inc.
330 Fourth St, Wausau, WI
RSVP for this venue: Melody Hamlin, Assoc. AIAWednesday, July 21, 5:30-7:00 pm
Site Planning & Design
• Planning (history)
• Civil (grading, slopes)
• Soil Types
• Graphic Vignettes (Site Grading & Site Design)
Wednesday, August 18, 5:30-7:00 pm
Structural Systems – (no math)
• Structural Systems
• Foundation Systems
• Soils
• Long Span Systems
• Seismic and Wind Loads
• Graphic Vignette (Structural Layout)
Wednesday, September 22, 5:30-7:00 pm
Building Systems
• Air conditioning (how it works, types, etc.)
• Dew Point, Insulation
• Electrical AC versus DC
• Amps, volts, (how to calculate usage)
• Graphic Vignette (Mech. & Elect. Plan)
Wednesday, October 20, 5:30-7:00 pm
Schematic Design (graphics)
• Graphic Vignettes (Interior Layout & Building Layout)
AIA Wisconsin Southwest Wisconsin Emerging Professionals are organizing monthly building tours throughout the spring and summer months. Everyone is welcome to attend. Tours are on the Second Tuesday of every month, after work, from March - October.
Cost: $5 members, $10 non-members
RSVP Required for each tour: aiaw.sw.ep @gmail.com
Madison Children's Museum Tour
Tuesday, July 13, 5:00 pm
Join the emerging professionals for an exciting, behind the scenes construction tour of the new Children's Museum building. With its public opening in August, attendees will have a sneak peak tour, guided by the museum director, highlighting the building renovations and museum exhibitions. Details
Ross Street House Tour
Tuesday, August 10, 5:00 pm
Tour Wisconsin's First LEED Platinum home. Carol Richard, AIA, of RWH Design, will conduct the tour of her home, highlighting the sustainable approaches that were utilized. Details
Holy Wisdom Monastery
Tuesday, September 4, 5:00 pm
Holy Wisdom Monastery was awarded LEED Platinum certification (4/10) with the highest LEED-NC ranking building in the United States to-date! The tour will be led by Hoffman's Director of Sustainable Services. Details
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