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EA457: Thomas Gluck – Why Architect-Led Design/Build is Better May 20, 2022

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Why Architect-Led Design/Build is Better

Thomas Gluck is a principal at GLUCK+ in New York City. Named by Fast Company as one of the top 10 most innovative companies in architecture, GLUCK+ has been recognized for their unique approach to Architect Led Design Build: single-source responsibility with architects leading the building process. The practice is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of design together with real-world expertise to craft bold, innovative and conceptually unique architecture. GLUCK+ presented Thinking Making Making Thinking, in The Architectural League of New York's Current Work series. The firm was featured in Architectural Record The New Master Builders, The Architect's Newspaper Inside Architecture's One-Stop Shop, and Architect Best Practices: Engaging in Architect Led Design Build.

Notable award-winning projects include the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning, hailed by The New York Times as one of the city's best new works of public architecture, Bridge, a LEED Gold high-rise mixed-use development in Philadelphia which received an AIANY Award of Merit in Sustainability, and Tower House, selected for Architectural Record's Record Houses in 2013. GLUCK+ also designed and built The Stack, the first prefabricated steel and concrete modular residential development in New York City, which received an AIANY/BSA Housing Honor Award. Recent projects include 145 Central Park North, a new condominium development at the top of New York City's iconic Central Park and Malt House, the sensitive renovation and expansion of an early twentieth century brewery complex into a new commercial mixed-use development in the heart of Harlem.

Thomas Gluck received a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard College and a Master of Architecture from Yale University. Thomas also serves on the Board of Trustees for Keewaydin Camp.

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EA456: Matthias Hollwich – Designing for Work and Life in a Post-Corona World May 13, 2022

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Designing for Work and Life in a Post-Corona World

Matthias Hollwich is an architect leading the global architectural firm HWKN. Founded in 2008 and based in New York City, HWKN partners with cities, developers, and entrepreneurial clients to maximize the impact and value of their development assets. The firm's diverse portfolio includes buildings and neighborhoods alike, from retail spaces and popup-installations to residential and commercial schemes in the United States, Middle East, and Europe, where inspiring office buildings are currently under construction in Cologne, Munich, and Bochum, Germany.

Local projects include an indoor-outdoor office building at 25 Kent in Brooklyn, New York, and a 40-story residential tower at 351 Marin in Jersey City, New Jersey. Matthias previously worked at OMA and the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation and was honored in Fast Company's ranking of the world's Top 10 Most Innovative Architects. He is the co-author of UmBauhaus Updating Modernism in collaboration with Rainer Weisbach and the Bauhaus Foundation in 2006.

Matthias’ latest book, New Aging: Live Smarter Now to Live Better Forever, suggests a new way to think about aging that fundamentally changes the way we design for it. His lectures on architecture, sustainability, and innovation have been featured at TED, PICNIC, Stelka, and the Conscious City Conferences.

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EA455: Randall Stevens – The BIG Problem with BIM May 06, 2022

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The BIG Problem with BIM

Randall Stevens is an AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction) industry veteran with 30 years of software development, sales, and management experience. Randall founded ArchVision in 1991, a software development firm specializing in 3D graphics and content management technology for the design industry. Randall offers a unique combination of expertise in software and graphics technology, coupled with a background and degree in architecture. Randall is the inventor of the software technology Rich Photorealistic Content (RPC) currently being used by AEC customers in more than 100 countries.

Most recently Randall led product development of the AVAIL software platform, a fresh approach to the AEC market’s content management challenges. AVAIL is used by many of the world's largest architecture and engineering firms. Randall is CEO of AVAIL.

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EA454: Jake Goldberg – Partner with General Contractors for Project Success Apr 29, 2022

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Partner with General Contractors for Project Success

Jacob S. Goldberg founded Goldberg General Contracting, Inc., (GGC), in 1987. Performing dual roles at the company, he serves as president, managing day-to-day operations; and as senior project manager, actively overseeing many of the firm's notable projects.

From his formative years as a draftsman, to his work as a tradesman, contractor and finally as a custom builder, Jake has more than thirty-five years of experience in owning and running the company. Raised in the “old school” of doing business, he stands behind the integrity of his team’s workmanship on every project they build. Additionally, Jake has established a strong reputation for his collaborative approach in working with design teams. He has a number of longstanding business contacts with leading architects and interior designers throughout Chicago. With his dedicated commitment to clients, he has also built many lasting relationships and a strong referral network.

Currently, Jake serves on the board of directors of Landmarks Illinois, a non-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the state's architectural and historic heritage. Additionally, he serves on the board of trustees for the Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, one of the largest interdisciplinary artists' communities in the country. Previously, he served on an advisory council to the City of Chicago building department under former Mayor Richard M. Daley.

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EA453: James Caulfield – Photographer Apr 22, 2022

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Photographer

James Caul eld has been a professional photographer for more than 30 years, creating compelling images of people, places and things both here and abroad. His interest in architectural subjects grew out of his own efforts restoring a Fromann & Jebsen designed bank in Chicago, a mid-century modern home in Glencoe by the noted architects, Keck & Keck, and his repurposing of several industrial buildings in Chicago as studios in support of his advertising business.

His passion for preservation led him to volunteer his services to the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust in Oak Park, Illinois, for whom he has documented the buildings on the Trust's annual internationally-attended house walk, Wright Plus. There he met architectural writer Patrick F. Cannon in 2004, with whom he collaborated on ve books. James is currently at work on a new book project with Pat Cannon, tentatively entitled ‘A Living History’ which will attempt to showcase the nearly 200 year history of Chicago’s residential architecture.

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EA452: Lisa Sauvé – Entrepreneurial Success Through Community-Driven Design Apr 15, 2022

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Entrepreneurial Success Through Community-Driven Design

Lisa Sauvé is the Co-Founding Principal and CEO of Synecdoche, an award winning interdisciplinary architecture and creative practice with studios in Ann Arbor and Detroit. The studio has set precedent as a woman-owned rm that integrates fabrication and real estate development into the operations and investments of the studio. The studio is launching a product line this year from their bespoke designs from their in-house fabrication shop.

She recently founded Do Good Work, a 501c3 non-pro t whose mission is to strengthen the community of creators and artists with positive changes in resources and placemaking towards a strong and inclusive social, economic, and cultural fabric of our community. The goal is to translate many of the pro-bono e orts done at Synecdoche into a new program that others may be able to also support.

She is also the Co-founder of StudioStudio, a modern venue and co-working space for creatives and photographers and Partner at IVEY, a non-binary gender neutral salon in Ann Arbor. Both are examples of Lisa’s ability to utilize a diverse range of skills for business development, space design, and collaborations with other woman-owned small business owners.

Lisa is a licensed architect in the State of Michigan and currently serves as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Ann Arbor, including on the Ordinance Revisions Committee. She holds degrees for Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Conservation from Taubman College at the University of Michigan and a B.S. in Architecture from Lawrence Technological University.

Her career highlights a framework of distributing succinct contributions toward several roles to create impact in the diverse range of construction, architecture, and design industries. Rather than focusing on growing a sole enterprise, the career objective is to showcase how broadly the architectural expertise can reach from policy, philanthropy, academics, fabrication, investment, development, partnership, and design.

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EA451: Chris Colby – Creation is the Frequency of the Architect Apr 08, 2022

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Creation is the Frequency of the Architect

Over his 22 year career in architecture, Chris has had the opportunity to work on a multitude of projects from Park Avenue Apartments, multifamily developments and K-12 Schools throughout the United States totaling over $1B in construction.

After operating with the wrong information for decades and finally finding the right mentors, Chris has turned experiences and gained knowledge into a mission help architects build better businesses and wealth through their designs, proper training and leveraging architecture skills in real estate development. Chris has always had a passion for multifamily real estate and has owned and designed many MF projects throughout his career for himself and his clients.

That's why Antidote One was started. To provide the knowledge and tools through proper training and real information to accelerate their architecture practices and stop selling their time for money.

In addition to running Antidote One, Chris is a national practice leader at large east coast firm, a husband to Doreen and father of 3children Leah, Callie and Bennett. Chris has received awards for his works, including the 40 under 40 award for his work on creating the Zummer Home, a net zero energy housing prototype.
Chris' mission and the mission of Antidote One is to enhance the prosperity and dignity of architects globally through training and delivery of useful information.

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EA450: Eitan Tsarfati – How Artificial Intelligence is Disrupting the Architectural Design Process Apr 01, 2022

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How Artificial Intelligence is Disrupting the Architectural Design Process

Eitan is a serial entrepreneur with vast experience in the construction sector, first as an architect and afterward, as the co-founder of CmyCasa, a construction-tech company he built and sold to Autodesk Inc. After the acquisition, Eitan was the GM of Autodesk Israel, where he led a 200 employees R&D center in various construction-tech products.

Eitan is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Executive Program in Boston and a cum laude in Architecture from Tel Aviv University.

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EA449: Sreoshy Banerjea – Persuasive Proposals Mar 25, 2022

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Persuasive Proposals

Sreoshy Banerjea is the creator of ATLAS: A 5-step proposal roadmap, that guides talented AEC marketers, who struggle with creating client-tailored narratives, learn how to craft persuasive proposals so they can win more RFPs. By day she leads Urban Design at NYCEDC, where she guides urban design strategy and oversees master planning efforts in NYC. She is the 2021 winner of AIA NY’s Service to the City award for her impactful contributions and initiatives that make NYC a better place, as well as a 2021 Fast Company Innovation by Design Honorary Award Recipient for her brainchild, DesignCorps.

Prior to her time in the public sector, she has worked with a variety of internationally renowned architects, including Rafael Vinoly, and Dattner Architects. Sreoshy has a Master’s in Urban Design from MIT and a Bachelor of Architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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EA448: Greg Kochanowski – Wild Fires Mar 18, 2022

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Wild Fires

Greg is a licensed architect, landscape designer, urbanist, and educator in the State of California. He has been practicing and teaching for over 25 years with projects spanning a wide array of scales, typologies, complexities, and disciplinary orientations.

He lectures locally, nationally, and internationally on design and has led education sessions at both the ASLA and AIA National Conventions focusing on the Wildland Urban Interface, and the fire, flood, debris flow weather cycles experienced in Southern California on a recurring basis. This research seeks to engage these unique challenges of climate change within the West & Southwest United States, Australia, Central and South America, and globally. Most recently, he has published a book on the subject entitled “The Wild”, which examines the physical, political, economic, and environmental impacts of climate change in Los Angeles.

Greg is a Partner and Design Principal at GGA+ in Pasadena, and Founder of The Wild, a 501(c)(3) non-profit research lab focusing on the impacts of the climate crisis in urban environments.

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