AIA Houston Presentation - Full day of Continuing Education by COTE - 12 December 2024

I will present in person next month at the AIA Houston's Architecture Center Houston space on circularity and sustainable design!

See the agenda... and, a brief intro to an exhibit AIA-H has on the history of redlining in Houston in today's post.

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AIA Austin 2024 Building Enclosure Council (BEC) Recap

Last week, I attended the AIA Austin 2024 Building Enclosure Council (BEC) symposium... in today's post, I will share highlights from the daylong event that include presentations from Lake|Flato, SOM, MASS Design, JE Dunn, and more.

Random share (with related photo in post): I drove on the road with the highest speed limit in America to attend this event.

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AIA San Antonio 2024 People + Places Awards

The 2024 AIA San Antonio People + Places Awards was a night to remember last week, celebrating the individuals and projects that shape the city's vibrant architectural landscape. I was honored to receive the AIA Trailblazer Award, recognizing local innovative contributions to the industry.

Lake|Flato also won three project awards for various project types: Higher Education, Hospitality (with Gensler), and Residential.

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AIA California Webinar - Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast

Next week, I will participate in an AIA California panel discussion on sustainability and firm culture! I am excited to share what we are doing at Lake|Flato and hear about the activities and initiatives others are having success with.

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AU 2024 Recordings Available Online - Including My Two Sessions!

The Autodesk University 2024 recordings are now available online! Here are links to the two sessions I participated in...

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IES Light for Life®: Developments in BIM Symposium

Next month, the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) BIM Standards Committee that I Chair will be leading a 4-hour symposium featuring our updated TM-32-24 BIM Standards as well as highlighting the value of BIM for lighting designers.

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UTSA Technology in Practice (TAP) Panel Discussion - Last Week

Last week, I had the opportunity to sit on a panel at the University of Texas - San Antonio (UTSA) with another practitioner from Overland Partners and two UTSA professors and talk about Technology in Practice (TAP) with architecture students. It was fun to share some of what we are doing at Lake|Flato and answer questions from the students.

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