Toward a NEW Old Salem Franklin Vagnone, President & CEO of Old Salem Museums & Gardens, will present the three years of innovations and organizational transformation that has occurred at the North Carolina living history site. Vagnone, architectural designer, brings to the leadership of Old Salem a unique sense of the built environment as both...
October's Section Lunch will be on Tuesday, the 29th due to scheduling needs! We will have two presenters for this month's Section Lunch. Our first will be Ken Lambla, a Past Dean of UNCC College of Architecture. He will be discussing community participation and leadership along with a knowledge-based focus on the future of the...
The Role of Digital Technology in Placemaking with Professor Deb Ryan, PLA of UNC Charlotte and Richard Petersheim, PLA of LandDesign How should we consider the use of digital technology when creating an exceptional public realm? To consider that question, LandDesign partnered with the University of North Carolina, Charlotte School of Architecture in pursuit of...
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Join us for our January Section Lunch! Chad Reichert, Director of Virtual Construction at Frank L. Blum Construction Company will be presenting the work of his team to integrate Building Information Modeling (BIM), and a variety of other technologies in the pre-construction and construction processes. These technologies deliver greater quality control, coordination, constructability analysis, and client...
During this discussion, we will hear about relevant updates regarding the field of architecture in our state, including legislative and regulatory updates from David Crawford, as well as potential economic impacts of COVID-19. Catherine will cover updates relevant to licensure and the North Carolina Board of Architecture.
Mark R. LePage is the Partner in Charge of Operations at Fivecat Studio Architecture, a leading residential architecture firm located in Westchester County, New York. Mark and his wife, architect Annmarie McCarthy, launched Fivecat Studio in 1999 at the age of 29 with no money and no clients. Together they have grown the regional firm to a staff of six, managing projects worth more than $10 million. Mark is the founder of Entrepreneur Architect, this online education resource inspiring architects to build better businesses. He launched the blog in 2007 as a personal project to document ideas for business success. In 2012, Mark relaunched Entrepreneur Architect at EntreArchitect.com and introduced the The Entrepreneur Architect Podcast. Working to become an influential force in the profession, Mark’s mission is to teach sole proprietors, small firm architects and students the importance of business success in the profession of architecture.
Scott Best from H.O.P.E. (Help Our People Eat) of Winston-Salem will discuss H.O.P.E.'s mission to use community-wide volunteer support to prepare and bring nutritious meals to thousands of children in Forsyth County who are at risk for hunger.
Scott Best, MBA is the Executive Director at H.O.P.E. of Winston-Salem a non-profit organization with the mission to use community-wide volunteer support to prepare and deliver nutritious meals to thousands of children in Forsyth County who are at risk for hunger via a food truck. Winston-Salem is one of the top cities in the entire United States for hunger in families with children. North Carolina and Louisiana are now the top states for hunger in children ages 0-4. One of every four children in North Carolina has insufficient food to meet nutritional needs! Come learn how H.O.P.E. is using their food truck to address this social is
Join us to hear Lauren review how the students used the design process to engage with local organizations in proposing solutions to systemic challenges facing our world, while making a positive impact on Winston-Salem's community.