How to Craft Your FAIA Application
Though the process of applying for fellowship in the AIA can seem like a daunting prospect, the benefits more than outweigh the costs. In this ten-minute kTalk, Janine Aurichio presents a clear, pragmatic and sequential strategy for successfully navigating this process and maximizing your chances of a successful submission. Find out how to frame your story, emphasize the ripple effect that your work has created in the field over time, and coordinate the efforts of your references to maximize their impact.
| Presenter: |
Janine Aurichio |
| Firm: |
aecKnowledge |
| Knowledge Area: |
Career Stages |
| Duration: |
10:21 |
Governmental Advocacy
Having an effective and influential voice with policy makers can only be beneficial, but how is this relationship achieved? In this 5-minute kTalk, Mark Christian, Hon. AIACC, offers practical advice for building relationships with the policy makers of your choosing. As new proposals will continue to affect the business and practice of architecture, your involvement can become a resource to policy makers in need of advice and opinions.
| Presenter: |
Mark Christian |
| Firm: |
AIA California |
| Knowledge Area: |
Governmental Affairs/Advocacy |
| Duration: |
04:43 |
Keys to Conducting Community Meetings
The primary reasons for outreach are to hear concerns, convey information and gain respect in a community. In this 7-minute kTalk, Jennifer Devlin, AIA, offers sage advice for using these presentation opportunities as a platform for building excitement around your design ideas while simultaneously gaining a better understanding of clients and their communities.
| Presenter: |
Jennifer Devlin, Aia, Principal |
| Firm: |
EHDD Architecture |
| Knowledge Area: |
Design |
| Duration: |
06:54 |
Breathing Life into the Impossible Project
How do impossible projects get off the ground? Follow as Mike Malinoski, FAIA, tells the story of his ten year adventure turning Globe Mills, once Sacramento's most blighted property, into an iconic piece of the city’s living history. Taking on a variety of liens, toxic chemicals and political adversaries, Malinoski learned that impossible projects require patience, persistence and allies. Where does that money come from and where do you find your friends when everyone believes your dream is lost cause? Find out by letting Mike Malinoski share his experiences and observations with you in this 7-minute kTalk.
| Presenter: |
Michael Malinowski, Aia, President |
| Firm: |
Applied Architecture Inc. |
| Knowledge Area: |
Design |
| Duration: |
07:13 |
Law Enforcement Facility Planning and Design
When you're helping to plan an essential service facility, you are designing a building that must be operational when other buildings are not, regardless of circumstance. You face the challenge of creating a facility that is safe and secure, yet open and welcoming to the community. In this 7-minute kTalk, Beverly Prior, FAIA, takes an in-depth look at the many factors that should be considered in the design of any law enforcement facility. From how to properly plan the parking lot to gaining extra security though innovative landscaping, Beverly Prior is full of sound thoughtful advice.
| Presenter: |
Beverly Prior, Practice Leader |
| Firm: |
HMC + Beverly Prior Architects |
| Knowledge Area: |
Design |
| Duration: |
06:59 |
Meaningful Collaboration
Why is collaboration an essential component of innovation? Because it takes multiple perspectives to understand the complexity of the contemporary built environment and this diversity of opinions is only accessible through participatory design. In this 8-minute kTalk, Mallory Cusenbery, AIA, offers strategies for engaging the creative input of people normally outside a design team to generate an end result that succeeds on multiple levels and satisfies a range of criteria.
| Presenter: |
Mallory Cusenbery, Principal |
| Firm: |
RossDrulisCusenbery Architecture |
| Knowledge Area: |
Design |
| Duration: |
08:13 |
Healthcare Planning and Design Affects Patient Outcomes
It has been shown that giving hospital patients views of nature actually lowers the amount of anesthesia required for surgeries and speeds up the recovery process. In this 6-minute kTalk Steven Steinberg, AIA, reveals a string of fascinating insights into the architecture of healing. He believes that the proven benefits of psychosocial design, design that takes the mind, body and spirit into account, make it the future of health care. From the building materials used to construct the walls, to the art that hangs on them, Steinberg shows us that the power design can exert on patient outcomes, as well as the attitudes and productivity of hospital staff, is very real indeed.
| Presenter: |
Steven Steinberg, Aia |
| Firm: |
Ratcliff Architects |
| Knowledge Area: |
Design |
| Duration: |
06:38 |
Brazilian Wooden House Construction System
With its excellent insulating properties, high strength-to-weight ratio and wide availability, there's little wonder that wood has been a centerpiece of construction for centuries. Due to their high durability and resistance to insects, fungi and natural elements, Brazilian hardwoords such as Macaranduba, Ipe and Curumaru make some of the finest construction materials on the planet. In this 7-minute kTalk, Djana Venolia, AIA International, shares the many advantages of the Brazilian Wooden House Construction System, which puts these properties to use in a clean, convenient and sustainable pre-fabricated system that’s also cost-effective.
| Presenter: |
Djana Venolia, Aia International |
| Firm: |
Architect |
| Knowledge Area: |
Design |
| Duration: |
07:11 |
School Gardens: Teaching Urban Students Where Food Comes From
When asked where food comes from, urban students nearly always say that it comes from the grocery store. In this 9-minute kTalk, Marianne Brown, Master Gardener, proposes the school garden as the ideal setting for urban students to become acquainted with the natural processes that actually stock the shelves of our supermarkets. Providing this hands-on, natural laboratory offers students the chance to get acquainted with seeds, harvests, seasons and large-scale food production and distribution. She believes this time outdoors, where students are exposed to the sounds of wind, scurrying animals and running water, allows them to connect with nature on a real and tactile level that is both invaluable and unavailable in the traditional classroom.
| Presenter: |
Marianne Brown, Master Gardener |
| Firm: |
Volunteer |
| Knowledge Area: |
Design |
| Duration: |
08:39 |
Integrated Project Delivery Agreements
In this extended, 17-minute kTalk, Howard Ashcraft, a leader in advising owners and design professionals about integrated project delivery agreements, discusses how to achieve the desired outcomes of IPD, the steps for developing an integrated agreement that balances the risks and rewards for all stakeholders, the macro-and micro-frameworks needed to make IPD successful, and pointed suggestions for incorporating the proper incentives throughout the IPD process and within the IPD agreements
| Presenter: |
Howard Ashcraft, Partner |
| Firm: |
Hanson Bridgett LLP |
| Knowledge Area: |
Integrated Practice/IPD |
| Duration: |
17:49 |
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