Payette People at A’19 Conference on Architecture

Attending A’19 Conference on Architecture? This is an exciting year for our firm at A’19. As the 2019 AIA Architecture Firm Award recipient, we are honored to be recognized and join a long history of prestigious, high-impact firms. This award recognizes our firm’s long commitment to design excellence, improved building performance, and a culture of mentorship and equity.

We’ll also be leading sessions on several different topics including international practice and how to establish a fabrication lab for your firm. The conference is in Las Vegas, June 6-8.

2019 AIA Architecture Firm Award: Design, Research, & Performance
The Architecture Firm Award is AIA’s highest honor. Every year, it recognizes one firm that has produced exceptional architecture for at least a decade. The 2019 award goes to Payette, a Boston-based firm dedicated to the idea that design excellence and high-performing buildings are one in the same.

Learn how Payette’s work—focused on design and performance, grounded in research, and energized by equity and inclusion—has transformed architectural practice and touched people’s lives.

Payette is a specialist, mid-sized firm that every generalist practice can identify with and every small practice can learn from. Join the firm’s leaders for a presentation followed by an interactive, open discussion and Q & A.

Details:
Friday, June 7 | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Speakers:
Kevin Sullivan, FAIA, President/CEO, Payette
Andrea Love, AIA, Principal, Director of Building Science, Payette
Peter Vieira, FAIA, Principal, Payette
Karen Robichaud, Director of Creative Engagement, Payette

Architects as Global Citizens: International Teams for International Practice
When leading design on international projects, architects must be global citizens. Firms of all sizes and types that successfully engage in global practice leverage a variety of practice models, from partnering with international firms to opening offices and sending staff abroad.

Join us to gain insights on ways to practice internationally and the benefits of sharing ideas across continents and cultures. Firm leaders from diverse practices will discuss how to address the challenges of designing international work while reaping the benefits of collaborating across continents and cultures. If your professional focus has an international scope, be sure to attend this session.

Details:
Thursday, June 6 | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Speakers:
Gregory Yager, AIA, Senior Vice President, Asia Leader of Planning and Urban Design, CallisonRTKL
Wyatt Frantom, AIA, Design Director and Senior Associate, Gensler
Alison Laas, AIA, Associate, Payette

How to Develop a Fabrication Lab for Architectural Practice
Geometric and tectonic explorations using in-house fabrication labs are useful as internal design tools and as a powerful means of communicating complex design intents to clients and builders. In-house fabrication capabilities sponsor a feedback loop between design and construction processes, challenging developing architectural concepts with the rigors of physical production in an immediate and informative way.

This session will illustrate the advantages of integrating a fabrication lab into your design practice, providing you the ability to rapidly mock up geometric tests and construction details to benefit your process and your clients.­

Details:
Friday, June 7 | 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Speakers:
Parke MacDowell, AIA, Fabrication Manager / Associate, Payette
Max Jarosz, Project Architect / Shop Manager, Höweler+Yoon Architecture, LLP
Scott Crawford, Assoc. AIA, Associate, LMN Architects

A Conversation with the 2019 AIA Honors & Awards Recipients (ArchiTalk)
Join us for a captivating discussion with the 2019 recipients of the Architecture Firm Award and Whitney Young Jr. Award. Ching Hua-Ho, Andrea Love, FAIA, and Karen L. Braitmayer, FAIA will engage the audience in a lively discussion about legacy, community impact, and leading change in the profession. Don’t miss this opportunity to mingle and connect with award recipients, colleagues, and peers and enjoy a remarkable and inspiring conversation.

Details:
Friday, June 7 | 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Speakers:
Karen Braitmayer, FAIA, Owner, Studio Pacifica
Ching Hua-Ho, Principal, Payette
Andrea Love, AIA, Principal, Director of Building Science, Payette

Community Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion in International Practice
Architects across the globe are passionate about leveraging the design process to find creative and innovative strategies to increase diversity and inclusion in our communities. Join a panel of leaders from different professional organizations and firms who are developing approaches and policies to better engage communities in designing a more diverse and inclusive built environment. Find inspiration in the international community for new strategies and approaches that you can implement in your organization and community.

Details:
Saturday, June 8 | 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Speakers:
Alison Laas, Associate, Payette
Charles Campion, Partner, JTP
Patricia Natke, President and Design Principal, UrbanWorks, Ltd.

Bonus: Associate Principal Wes Schwartz will be recognized as a Young Architect recipient.

The Honors and Awards Reception celebrates the best buildings and spaces—and the people behind them—with some of the most prestigious honors and awards in the built environment.

Details:
Thursday, June 6 | 7:30 – 10:00 PM
Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
888 W Bonneville Avenue

Conference Details:
AIA Conference on Architecture 2019
Las Vegas Convention Center
June 6-8, Las Vegas

Register for the conference here.