AIAISC’23 - AIA International Spring Conference
Detail and Storytelling
March 9 - 11 2023

Events - Watch On Demand!

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Day 1 - Thursday 9 March

Featured

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Mar 9

1:15 PM – 2:05 PM13:15 – 14:051:15 PM – 2:05 PM

Storytelling, AIA Canada

AIA Canada - Cultural Stories for an Ecological Architecture: Tsawwassen First Nation Youth Centre

1:15 PM – 2:05 PM13:15 – 14:051:15 PM – 2:05 PM

Storytelling, AIA Canada

Speaker - Dr Nancy Mackin / The Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN) Youth Centre, a community/athletic centre for young people and their families, is an architectural retelling of ancient cultural histories combined with a modern treaty.

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU/HSW for AIA Members

1:15 PM – 2:05 PM13:15 – 14:051:15 PM – 2:05 PM

Storytelling, AIA Canada

Mar 9

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

Keynote, IR, Antarctica

Keynote - Sustainability in Extreme Environments

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

Keynote, IR, Antarctica

Speaker - Natalia Ford / Sustainability Manager for the British Antarctic Survey will discuss her experience with the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Program and Sustainability & Wellbeing efforts at British Antarctic Survey.

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU/HSW for AIA Members

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

Keynote, IR, Antarctica

Mar 9

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

Detail, AIA CE

AIA Continental Europe - Reichstag German Parliament Building Project

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

Detail, AIA CE

Speakers - Robert Schmid / The presentation will cover a brief history of the Reichstag Building. We start from its original function as the seat of the German Imperial Diet from 1894 to 1933. Through its partial destruction in the fire of 1933 and World War II…

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11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

Detail, AIA CE

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Mar 9

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

IR, Keynote, Detail

Keynote - James von Klemperer - Design in Detail

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

IR, Keynote, Detail

Speaker - James von Klemperer / Following the recent publication of Design in Detail, a new book by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), this presentation will explore materiality in three projects – One Vanderbilt in New York, Floral Court in London, and Michael Kors Jing An in Shanghai.

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

IR, Keynote, Detail

Mar 9

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM09:00 – 09:509:00 AM – 9:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA UK

AIA UK - Not Dead Yet: Historic Buildings and the Climate Crisis

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM09:00 – 09:509:00 AM – 9:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA UK

Speakers - Adam Watkins, Morwenna Slade, Sam Harvey / The UK has an enormous stock of listed, heritage assets which require particular attention. Many of those are managed by institutions or government bodies with ambitious sustainability targets…

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9:00 AM – 9:50 AM09:00 – 09:509:00 AM – 9:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA UK

Mar 9

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM08:00 – 08:508:00 AM – 8:50 AM

IR, Vietnam, Storytelling

AIA International Vietnam - Bó Mon Preschool: The Idea of a Connecting Station

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM08:00 – 08:508:00 AM – 8:50 AM

IR, Vietnam, Storytelling

Speaker - Dam Vu / Outlining the spatial function for the school came very early. Through the separation of the classrooms, teacher accommodation and supporting rooms over a common yard, a central layout is formed, making the courtyard the heart where all activities happen….

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM08:00 – 08:508:00 AM – 8:50 AM

IR, Vietnam, Storytelling

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Mar 9

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

Storytelling, IR, Brazil

AIA International Brazil - Cassina Innovation House

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

Storytelling, IR, Brazil

Speaker - Laurent Troost / Cassina Innovation House was a winner at the 2022 AsBEA Saint Gobain Awards in the Institutional Project category

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU for AIA Members

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

Storytelling, IR, Brazil

Mar 9

6:00 AM – 6:50 AM06:00 – 06:506:00 AM – 6:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA Shanghai

AIA Shanghai - Once Upon a Design: Unleashing the Magic of Storytelling in Interior Spaces

6:00 AM – 6:50 AM06:00 – 06:506:00 AM – 6:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA Shanghai

Speaker - Jason Holland / A discussion of the use of storytelling to create interior space, with a focus on experience-based design in China…

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6:00 AM – 6:50 AM06:00 – 06:506:00 AM – 6:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA Shanghai

Mar 9

5:30 AM – 5:45 AM05:30 – 05:455:30 AM – 5:45 AM

IR, Keynote

AIAISC'23 Conference Welcome

5:30 AM – 5:45 AM05:30 – 05:455:30 AM – 5:45 AM

IR, Keynote

Speakers - Scott Gold, Alex Miller, Emily Grandstaff-Rice / Introduction and welcome to AIAISC’23, the AIA International 2023 Spring Conference.

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5:30 AM – 5:45 AM05:30 – 05:455:30 AM – 5:45 AM

IR, Keynote

Day 2 - Friday 10 March

Featured

Mar 10

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

IR, Latin America, Uruguay

AIA International Uruguay - Inside a Remote Landscape Hotel

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

IR, Latin America, Uruguay

Speaker - Andrés Gobba Hannay / This talk is going to take the audience through a journey of moving images and videos of a particular project by MAPA ARCHITECTS: Sacromonte Landscape hotel, located in a remote area of Uruguay.

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12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

IR, Latin America, Uruguay

Mar 10

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

AIA Canada, Detail

AIA Canada - The Myth of Simplicity

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

AIA Canada, Detail

Speaker - Gerry Lang / Entitled 'The Myth of Simplicity', the presentation covers the 5-year process of construction of a large minimal planar Modernist house in Central Ontario, north of Toronto…

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

AIA Canada, Detail

Mar 10

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Keynote, IR, Women in Architecture

Keynote - Women in Architecture Series: Emily Grandstaff-Rice and Kimberly Dowdell

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Keynote, IR, Women in Architecture

Speakers - Emily Grandstaff-Rice, Kimberly N. Dowdell / This is a continuation of our popular Women in Architecture series, conceived in partnership with the RIBA Sri Lanka. The AIA is at a unique inflection point…

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU for AIA Members

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM10:00 – 11:0010:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Keynote, IR, Women in Architecture

Mar 10

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM08:00 – 09:008:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Keynote, IR, Sustainability

Keynote - COP27, Decarbonization and the Sustainable Future Award

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM08:00 – 09:008:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Keynote, IR, Sustainability

Speakers - Dr. Christine Bruckner, Illya Azaroff / A look at the intersection of three stories - UN Climate Conference discussions and the impacts on architecture and natural resource valuation…

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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM08:00 – 09:008:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Keynote, IR, Sustainability

Mar 10

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA UK

AIA UK - The Northcliffe Story

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA UK

Speaker - Etain Fitzpatrick / The Northcliffe is a Grade II listed building on Tudor Street in the City of London and the former headquarters and print works of the Daily Mail newspaper…

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA UK

Mar 10

6:00 AM – 6:50 AM06:00 – 06:506:00 AM – 6:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA Middle East, Restoration

AIA Middle East - The way our Ancestors lived: the Power of Storytelling in a heritage context

6:00 AM – 6:50 AM06:00 – 06:506:00 AM – 6:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA Middle East, Restoration

Speaker - Arthi Balasubramanian / Heritage buildings and neighbourhoods can be admired for more than just their architecture and beauty…

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU for AIA Members

6:00 AM – 6:50 AM06:00 – 06:506:00 AM – 6:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA Middle East, Restoration

Mar 10

5:00 AM – 5:50 AM05:00 – 05:505:00 AM – 5:50 AM

Detail, IR, Singapore

AIA International Singapore - In Praise of Light and Bicycles

5:00 AM – 5:50 AM05:00 – 05:505:00 AM – 5:50 AM

Detail, IR, Singapore

Speaker - Yew Kee Cheong / This talk explores two design enablers of sustainability and wellness - light and the bicycle…

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

5:00 AM – 5:50 AM05:00 – 05:505:00 AM – 5:50 AM

Detail, IR, Singapore

Mar 10

4:00 AM – 4:50 AM04:00 – 04:504:00 AM – 4:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA Japan, Resilience

AIA Japan - Resilient by Design: Leveraging a Disaster for Building Solutions

4:00 AM – 4:50 AM04:00 – 04:504:00 AM – 4:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA Japan, Resilience

Speaker - James Scott Brew/ Japan experiences about 4 earthquakes per day on average. Add to that occasional tsunamis, typhoons, landslides, floods, draughts, wildfires, and over 100 active volcanoes…

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

4:00 AM – 4:50 AM04:00 – 04:504:00 AM – 4:50 AM

Storytelling, AIA Japan, Resilience

Day 3 - Saturday 11 March

Featured

Mar 11

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM13:15 – 13:301:15 PM – 1:30 PM

IR, Keynote

One Last Story - Conference Closing & Design Awards Announcement

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM13:15 – 13:301:15 PM – 1:30 PM

IR, Keynote

Speakers - Alex Miller, Lakisha Ann Woods / Final thoughts to close AIAISC’23, the AIA International 2023 Spring Conference…

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1:15 PM – 1:30 PM13:15 – 13:301:15 PM – 1:30 PM

IR, Keynote

Mar 11

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

Storytelling, IR, Brazil

AIA International Brazil - Rio's Reviver Centro Plan

12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

Storytelling, IR, Brazil

Speaker - Washington Fajardo / The Revive the Center Plan (Reviver Centro, in Portuguese) aims to foster a new residential supply in Rio's Downtown after decades of inexpressive new developments…

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12:15 PM – 1:05 PM12:15 – 13:0512:15 PM – 1:05 PM

Storytelling, IR, Brazil

Mar 11

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

Storytelling, AIA UK

AIA UK - Science in the Age of the Invisible

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

Storytelling, AIA UK

Speaker - David Martin / The new Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR) will expand the University of Edinburgh’s research enterprise while strengthening the Edinburgh bioQuarter’s mission…

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU for AIA Members

11:15 AM – 12:05 PM11:15 – 12:0511:15 AM – 12:05 PM

Storytelling, AIA UK

Mar 11

10:15 AM – 11:05 AM10:15 – 11:0510:15 AM – 11:05 AM

IR, India, Detail

AIA International India - Parametric Design Detailing

10:15 AM – 11:05 AM10:15 – 11:0510:15 AM – 11:05 AM

IR, India, Detail

Speaker - Kuber Patel / Bucky is inspired by Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome. The project is envisioned to be a traveling gallery complemented by its aesthetic architecture for curators to exhibit their work anywhere in the world.

10:15 AM – 11:05 AM10:15 – 11:0510:15 AM – 11:05 AM

IR, India, Detail

Mar 11

9:15 AM – 10:05 AM09:15 – 10:059:15 AM – 10:05 AM

IR, Storytelling, Africa, Uganda

AIA International Uganda - African Architectural Semiotics: The Untapped Pan-African Architects’ Treasure Trove for Storytelling

9:15 AM – 10:05 AM09:15 – 10:059:15 AM – 10:05 AM

IR, Storytelling, Africa, Uganda

Speaker - Dr. Allan K. Birabi / Architectural training exceeds creating firm, functional and beautiful buildings, to include designing masterpieces of poetry and storytelling the socio-cultural, political, and economic being of their localities…

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU for AIA Members

9:15 AM – 10:05 AM09:15 – 10:059:15 AM – 10:05 AM

IR, Storytelling, Africa, Uganda

Mar 11

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM08:00 – 09:008:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Keynote, Honorary Fellows Keynote, IR

Keynote - AIA Fellows around the World - Giancarlo Alhadeff and Li Xiaodong

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM08:00 – 09:008:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Keynote, Honorary Fellows Keynote, IR

Speakers - Giancarlo Alhadeff FAIA, Li Xiaodong Hon. FAIA / A look at how architects from the AIA and especially those honored by Fellowship have designed and prospered working around the world…

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU for AIA Members

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM08:00 – 09:008:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Keynote, Honorary Fellows Keynote, IR

Mar 11

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

IR, Taipei, Storytelling

AIA International Taipei - Cultural Front: Kinmen Public Library & Arts Museum

7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

IR, Taipei, Storytelling

Speaker - David Lee / JJP’s competition winning scheme for the Kinmen Public Library & Arts Museum tells the story of the site and Kinmen as a whole, while demonstrating exuberant enthusiasm and creativity in the design.

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7:00 AM – 7:50 AM07:00 – 07:507:00 AM – 7:50 AM

IR, Taipei, Storytelling

Mar 11

6:00 AM – 6:50 AM06:00 – 06:506:00 AM – 6:50 AM

Detail, AIA Hong Kong, HSW

AIA Hong Kong - Quantitative Details: The Application of Data and Simulations in the Design Process

6:00 AM – 6:50 AM06:00 – 06:506:00 AM – 6:50 AM

Detail, AIA Hong Kong, HSW

Speaker - Vikki Lew / To combat the urgency of climate change, architects will need to design buildings from a whole life carbon perspective…

Watch Video | Take Quiz for CES: Estimated 1 LU/ HSW for AIA Members

6:00 AM – 6:50 AM06:00 – 06:506:00 AM – 6:50 AM

Detail, AIA Hong Kong, HSW

Program

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AIAISC’23 - AIA International Spring Conference
Detail and Storytelling
March 9 - 11 2023

Events - Watch On Demand!

Day 1 - Thursday 9 March

Day 2 - Friday 10 March

Day 3 - Saturday 11 March

Program

Full Sponsors:

AIA INTERNATIONAL CHAPTERS

AIA CANADA SOCIETY

AIA CONTINENTAL EUROPE

AIA HONG KONG

AIA JAPAN

AIA MIDDLE EAST

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AIA UNITED KINGDOM

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AIAISC’23 - AIA International Spring ConferenceDetail and StorytellingMarch 9 - 11 2023

﻿Events - Watch On Demand!

Day 1 - Thursday 9 March

Day 2 - Friday 10 March

Day 3 - Saturday 11 March

Program

Full Sponsors:

AIA INTERNATIONAL CHAPTERS

AIAISC’23 - AIA International Spring Conference
Detail and Storytelling
March 9 - 11 2023

Events - Watch On Demand!