"From Mills to Micro-Lofts: Sustainable Design Solutions for Urban Living" subject of breakfast seminar at Traditional Building Conference July 25.
Adapting historic mills and other large structures is not a new story; adapting historic spaces for micro-sized living is a new story. Join design and construction professionals for a business breakfast on July 25 at the historic Boston Exchange Conference Center when the Traditional Building Conference returns to Town for two days of seminars on traditional design, materials and methods.
This session will be conducted by a team of architects from Northeast Collaborative Architects, a firm with offices in Providence and Newport, currently working on the Arcade- a mixed use project in downtown Providence. The upper story micro-lofts were completely rented in advance of the project completion. This project is part of growing national trend to encourage small residential units with small rental rates to encourage students and young professionals to live downtown.
The breakfast seminar is 90 minutes long starting at 8 am. For $65, architects can earn 1.5 AIA HSW/SD Learning Units and LEED Accredited Professionals can earn 1.5 GBCI CMP Continuing Education Hours. If you purchase a one or two-day package to attend the conference, the price for the breakfast seminar drops to $50. Registration is available at www.traditionalbuildingshow.com. On-line registration closes on July 19. Please call 781-779-1560 for discounts for groups of three or more attendees for the one-day or two-day conference registration fees of $149 and $199 respectively.
"Traditional Building: Design, Materials, and Methods" is the theme for this two-day design and construction industry conference. Seminars will cover historic preservation, careful remodeling, and building new in traditional ways. The study of historic buildings teaches traditional climate response strategies and durable, sustainable building practice.
Participants can earn up 10 AIA HSW Learning Units and 2.5 GBCI CMP Continuing Education Hours for LEED accredited professionals if they participate in the entire two-day program.
Firms sponsoring the event include the following: Marvin Windows and Doors, Enkeboll Architectural Carvings, Historical Arts and Casting, Ludowici Roof Tile, Allied Window, Crown Point Cabinetry, John Canning Studios, Haddonstone, Crittall Windows, Atlantic Premium Shutters, Old World Stone, ESCA Soda Blast/ Armex, Hamilton-Sinkler, and The Unico System,
The program's speakers are outstanding national, regional and local leaders from the field of traditional building field including the following:
John Grosvenor, AIA, principal and CEO; and Michael Abbott, AIA, principal; Glenn Gardiner, principal, AIA, LEED-AP; and Holly Grosvenor, AIA, LEED AP, associate; Northeast Collaborative Architects, Providence and Newport, RI
Edward Sanderson, executive director, and SHPO, Rhode Island Historic Preservation and Heritage, Commission, Providence, RI
Matthew Bronski, PE, senior project Manager, Simpson Gumpertz Heger, Boston, MA
John Milner, FAIA, principal; John Milner Architects, Inc., Philadelphia and Chadd's Ford, Pennsylvania.
David Martin, president, Allied Window, Inc., Cincinnati, OH
John Canning, principal; David Riccio, principal, and William Barry, director of conservation, John Canning Studios, Cheshire, CT
Graham Wyatt, AIA, partner, and Preston Gumberich, AIA, Partner, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP, New York, NY
Art Reeves, commercial business development Manager, Marvin Windows and Doors
Andrew Zalewski, partner, MZO GROUP, Stoneham, MA
Ray Tschoepe, director of conservation, Fairmount Park Trust, Philadelphia, PA
The Palladio Award winners will present their award-winning projects on July 26. The Palladio Awards recognize excellence in traditional design.
The Commercial and Institutional project awards session will be moderated by Martha McDonald, editor, Clem Labine's Traditional Building. Award winning firms making presentations include: John G. Waite Associates, Architects, Albany, NY; Treanor Architects, Kansas City, MO; Robert AM Stern Architects, New York, NY; and HBRA Architects, Chicago, IL
The Residential Palladio awards session will be moderated by Will Holloway, Editor, Clem Labine's Period Homes. Award winning firms presenting include: John Milner Architects, Chadds Ford, PA; Architectural Resource, Ann Arbor, MI; Don B. McDonald Architect, San Antonio, TX; and Janice Parker Landscape Design, New York, NY.
Conference and exhibition details can be found at www.traditionalbuildingshow.com or call Judy Hayward, education director 802 674-6752. Registration inquiries may be directed to Carolyn Walsh at [email protected] or 781 779-1560.