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A Week In Brief

May 23, 2016

In This Issue

June Luncheon

Register for Kickball!

Call for Chit Chat Speakers

Chapter Accreditation

AIACOC Members Recognized at Awards Ceremony

Main Street Arcade Tour

POK White Party

Woodworks CE Program

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

June 9: AIA Luncheon / Leadership AIA Graduation

June 18: Kickin' It Kickball Tournment

July 14: Architecture after 5 at Wallace Engineering

August 5: AIA Luncheon

August 25: Architecture after 5 at Bentley Flooring

September 8: AIA Luncheon

October 14: Architecture after 5 at TAP Architecture

November 4: AIACOC Design Awards Banquet

November 10-11: AIA Oklahoma Convention

November 17: AIA Luncheon

AIA CENTRAL OKLAHOMA NEWS

June AIA Luncheon & Leadership Graduation

The AIA Central Oklahoma June Luncheon & Leadership AIA Graduation will take place on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at OSU-OKC in the Students Center on the 3rd Floor. We are excited to announce our June speaker, Mr. Peter Exley, FAIA, RIBA from Architecture is Fun in Chicago.

Peter Exley, FAIA, RIBA is an architect, designer and advocate for play, public space and participatory experience. Hailing from Yorkshire, he arrived in Chicago for a year in 1985. He has mostly been there ever since, and founded Architecture Is Fun on April Fools' Day 1994. He is a Full Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the co-host of PechaKucha Night Chicago, winner of the Benjamin Moore HUE Award, was the 2013 President of AIA Chicago and currently serves on the national Strategic Council of the American Institute of Architects. Peter is also a current candidate for 2017-2019 At-Large Director for the AIA National Board.

Please join us on June 9th to learn more about Peter, Architecture Is Fun, as well as, Peter's Leadership experience within AIA. Prior to Mr. Exley's talk, we will recogonize the Leadership AIA, Class 2 Graduates.

AIA Central Oklahoma would like to thank our June Luncheon Sponsors:

Register Today for the 2016 Kickball Tournament! Teams and Spectators Must Register In Advance.

Plan to join us on Saturday, June 18th for the Annual AIA Kickball Tournament! And this year, an added bonus.... participants can join in on our Corn Hole Tournament!

Registration is opening later this week.

Teams (12 players): $250

Spectators (who want to eat lunch or participate in Corn Hole) = $20 each

REGISTRATION

Call for Chit Chat Speakers for September 8 Luncheon!

The AIA Central Oklahoma September 8th Luncheon is the annual CHIT CHAT (20 slides | 20 seconds) luncheon and we are now taking nominations for presenters. If you are interested in presenting, please email to aiacoc@cox.net. Please include your name, company, title of your talk and a short description about your presentation. The deadline to submit is July 29, 2016.

Here are some guidelines to keep in mind when submitting your presentation for consideration.

The AIACOC Chit Chat program is meant to promote the importance of design and therefore must contain some element of design.

Chit Chat is not meant to promote one's company or product but rather to promote design and the built environment.

Chit Chat presentations should include a personal aspect; your personal interpretation of some sort of art / life / design experience.

Chit Chat is meant to not only promote architecture but other aspects of the design arts so in addition to architects and intern architects, we welcome interior designers, graphic designers, landscape architects, photographers and artists.

AIA Central Oklahoma Achieves 3 Year Accreditation

AIA Central Oklahoma recently went through the National Accreditation process where chapters are evaluated on their ability to provide core member services in the areas of member and public communications, continuing education, advocacy, membership, finance and governance. We are proud to announce AIACOC was awarded the top accreditation which is a 3 year accreditation.

Congratulations to AIACOC for recognition at AIA National Convention

AIA Central Oklahoma was well represented in Philadelphia at the National Awards Ceremony which took place at the AIA National Convention.

Hans Butzer, AIA was presented the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture.

Melissa Hunt, Hon. AIA, AICOC Executive Director, was presented with her Honorary AIA membership.

Hans & Melissa at the AIA Awards Ceremony.

OKC FOUNDATION FOR ARCHITECTURE

Quarterly Tour: Main Street Arcade

Developer: David Wanzer

Architect: Gardner Architects

Join the Oklahoma City Foundation for Architecture on Thursday, June 9th at 5:30 p.m.

David Wanzer, Developer for the Main Street Arcade, will lead a tour of the building.

Main Street Arcade, built in 1921, is one of the last remnants of the historic downtown Main Street in Oklahoma City. It is prominently located in the midst of several significant developments in west downtown Oklahoma City. The immediate area is seeing a rebirth that should begin to take shape at the beginning of 2016.

Cost to attend:

$10 for OKC Foundation for Architecture Members

$15 for nonmembers

NEWS OF INTEREST TO OUR MEMBERS

Preservation Oklahoma White Party

Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 7 p.m.

Come dressed in your best white outfit and join Preservation Oklahoma for its inaugural White Party! This fun and exciting event will highlight the work of Preservation Oklahoma, including its stewardship of the 1903 Henry Overholser Mansion. Taking place on the lawn of the Overholser Mansion, the White Party will include live music, dancing, and a raffle. All proceeds benefit the work of Preservation Oklahoma, including its stewardship of the 1903 Henry Overholser Mansion.

MORE INFORMATION & TO PURCHASE TICKETS

The Case for CLT: Opportunities and Challenges hosted by WoodWorks

Cross laminated timber (CLT) is an engineered wood building system designed to complement light- and heavy-timber framing options. Now available to North American building designers, it offers the structural simplicity needed for cost-effective projects, as well as benefits such as fast installation, reduced waste, improved thermal performance and design versatility. This presentation will introduce CLT through a series of project examples while considering some of the more challenging aspects of CLT building design-such as fire and life safety, lateral and seismic design, acoustic performance and building envelope. Topics will also include the manufacturing and specification of CLT, building code considerations and available resources such as the US CLT Handbook. Attendees will qualify for 2 AIA/CES LUs (HSW) or PDH credits.