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HealthCare “Open Mic”
December 18, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST
Free
AIA|LA Architecture in Healthcare Committee: Open Mic Night
Please join us for our annual “Open Mic Night” where participants will briefly showcase exciting projects and innovative research focusing on healthcare design or other topics of interest. This year, Arup will host us in their new DTLA offices with fine food and drink, networking, and holiday cheer! Scroll down to end of page to RSVP for this event.
Schedule of Event:
5:00-5:30PM – Networking
5:30-6:00PM – Welcome/Introductions – 2019 Chair, 2020 Chair/Co-Chair
- AIA AAH Overview – Marybeth Dietz, SmithGroup
- 2019 Recap
- 2020 Purposeful/Programs Preview
6:00-7:00PM – Open Mic Presentations/Q+A
1. Chilled Beams in Hospitals
A look at how we can use Active Chilled Beams (ACBs) in hospital environments to enhance patient thermal comfort and save big on energy at the same time.
Presenter: Arup – Salman Ilyas
2. Architectural Movement – Dynamic Tower
An exploration of architectural choreography to distinguish movement as a mode of architectural expression and transformation as a concern for engineering or programming.
Presenter: CO Architects – Shashank Nashine
3. One-Stop Hospital: Pregnancy, Postpartum and Pediatrics
Get a glimpse of the 298 bed hospital that will provide unique services to San Antonio, the first of its kind in the South Texas region.
Presenter: ZGF – Ashley Mangus
4. The 3.5 Ton Party Hat
An entertaining look at how to incorporate unusual pieces of artwork into a healthcare project.
Presenters: CallisonRTKL – Brian Cravens, Darren Chen, Chris Porreca
5. Oculus Go
How Oculus Go was implemented to create the Virtual Patient Room experience.
Presenter: ARUP – Matthew Wilkinson
6. How to Lose an Interview using Computational Design
Design computation has been heralded as our savior and decried as “the beginning of the end”, sometimes in the same breath. Discover how the competent deployment of analytical tools, genetic algorithms, and mesmerizing graphics got everything right, except for the one question that really mattered.
Presenter: CO Architects – Adam Oswald
**This is a free event, and everyone is welcome, but we invite you to make a holiday contribution to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
