XR Immersive Experience in Architecture Immersive reality opens up incredible possibilities for architecture, including the opportunity to inhabit our designed spaces before they are built. How can we use this technology to our advantage, enhancing our communication and exploration through all phases of design, and beyond – for construction, or for sharing ideas with the […]
ADA Seminar: Stepping Thru The Existing Building - Access Within & Without Learning Units: 5 Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) Health|Safety|Welfare Units The nature of our practice has changed with a higher proportion of renovation and re-use. Under the ADA Standards there are differing requirements for new construction versus alteration. Since these are federal laws local […]
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AIA|LA Design for Dignity: Housing an Inclusive Community Presented By: Egan Simon Architecture Learning Units: 6 Health|Safety|Welfare The fourth annual AIA|LA DESIGN FOR DIGNITY: Housing an Inclusive Community conference will serve as a forum to identify the key challenges impacting our housing crisis, as well as, an opportunity to highlight the capital, programmatic and human […]
Getting Employed & Getting Ahead in Architecture This month, join the AIA|LA Emerging Professionals Task Force at the offices of Rios Clementi Hale Studios, as we talk about employment in the architecture and design professions. How can you get the job you want, at a firm that's right for you? We'll discuss practical strategies for […]
Beyond the Red List: Healthy Materials and the Construction Industry’s Impact on our Communities 1 LU | HSW 1 GBCI 1 General LFA CE credit Can our most sustainable buildings be considered healthy if they only focus on the health of building end users? Based on their experiences with the Living Building Challenge, the team from […]
Maximizing Capacity/Minimizing Disruption: Cedars-Sinai Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion Outpatient Expansion 2 LU | HSWs Clinical innovation, patient preferences, and reimbursement trends are tilting the balance in favor of outpatient settings for hospital services. Recognizing this trend, Cedars-Sinai has invested in two major tenant improvement projects within their recently completed Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion (AHSP). The […]
AIA|LA Practice Committee Presents…. MASS TIMBER: Applications and Code Considerations A round-table discussion about mass timber construction focused on: • Design Possibilities, variations, and applications • Sustainability- Contributions/Synergies with Carbon Neutral Design • California Building Codes and AHJ’s (Authorities Having Jurisdiction) Presenters Include: Andrew J. Thul, PE - Principal & President - Western Region, SLS […]
Making “Impossible” Alterations Possible Learning Units: 5 Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) Health|Safety|Welfare Units Many alterations have elements that cannot be made to comply with current accessibility requirements without substantial or even impossible changes to the existing element(s), or without encroachment into adjacent improvements or spaces. Both state and federal laws allow alternative methods, partial compliance […]
Small Firms 101 - A Seminar Series (#2) Hosted By: Helms Design Center Learning Units: 3.5 Small Firms 101 is series of hands-on professional development workshops that will serve as a forum to give insight and access to the tools and resources needed to organize and operate a successful architectural & design practice. The theme […]
