Conference Welcome
Event Description
Introduction and welcome to AIAISC’22, the AIA International 2022 Spring Conference from AIA President, Dan Hart FAIA, and AIA International President, Scott Gold.
Speakers
Daniel S. Hart, FAIA, PE, 2022 AIA President
Scott Gold, AIA, SAME, AIA International President
Dan Hart, FAIA, PE, is serving as the 98th President of the American Institute of Architects.
From Austin, Dan is the executive vice president of architecture and serves on the board of Parkhill, a 450-person A/E firm. He was an adjunct instructor of architectural engineering at Texas Tech University, where he was the distinguished alumnus of the College of Architecture in 2017. He was also the founding president of the college’s Design Leadership Alliance.
Dan was president of the Texas Society of Architects in 2011. He served as 2016 moderator of the AIA Strategic Council and has served on the national AIA Board of Directors, where he has chaired the AIA Board Knowledge Committee and the AIA Public Outreach Committee and co-chaired the AIA COVID-19 Business Task Force.
Scott Gold joined PAE Japan (PDFM: PAE Design & Facility Management) in 2009 and has been FM Practice Group Leader, Dir. of Business Development, and Dir. of Operations. He has been PDFM's President since 2011 (www.paejapan.com / www.pae.com ).
In 2006, Scott and others established Solutions Group Intl. As Director of Operations of SGI LLC and Managing Dir. of SGI Japan KK, Scott was responsible for the operations of the company’s worldwide activities including the Philippines, Japan, China, Guam, Palau, Southern Sudan, Kenya, Egypt, and other countries. He was responsible for setting up the entities for SGI Japan KK and SGI Southern Sudan. Scott was in charge of all design projects for the organization.
In 1996, Scott joined MWM Architects, Inc. to manage the firm's Guam office and its projects in the Pacific. He became a company principal, serving as Vice President / Region Director.
Before working at MWM, Scott worked in Tokyo, where he worked for various architects, including Japan's largest, Nikken Sekkei, Kurokawa Kisho, GK Sekkei, and Italian architect Aldo Rossi's Tokyo office.
Scott has also been an Instructor of Architectural Design at Tokyo Technical College, lectured at a number of Tokyo Universities, served as an Adjunct Faculty for Virginia Tech in Japan, and has written articles on Japanese architecture.
For 2 years, Scott was Vice President and Trustee of Children’s Chance for Tomorrow, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing loving homes for homeless children. Scott designed all of CCFT’s major structures.
Scott has lived and worked in the Pacific for more than 3 decades and is a licensed architect on Guam and in California. Examples of his work can be found at: http://www.scottgoldarchitecture.com
Scott served as President of AIA Japan Chapter (2017) and now serves on the AIA International Board as President for 2022-2023.
Scott received a BA in Philosophy from Tulane University and a Masters of Architecture from Virginia Tech.
