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A Week In Brief

July 18, 2016

In This Issue

August Luncheon

AIA Beach Volleyball Tournament

Women in Architecture Leading Lego Club

Architecture after 5

Structures ARE Series

Call for Chit Chat Speakers

Continuing Education Opportunity

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

July 19: Cocktails & Credits: Firestopping

July 18: Women in Architecture host Lego Club

July 30: AIA Beach Volleyball Tournament

August 5: AIA Luncheon

August 9-12: Office Closed | CACE Conference

September 8: AIA Luncheon

October 13: Architecture after 5 at Bentley Flooring

November 4: AIACOC Design Awards Banquet

November 10-11: AIA Oklahoma Convention

November 17: AIA Luncheon

AIA CENTRAL OKLAHOMA NEWS

AIA August Luncheon: Developer's Showcase

The AIA August Luncheon will take place on Friday, August 5^th, from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at OSU-OKC. The topic will be a "Developer's Showcase" at which featured speakers will present some of their recent and upcoming projects, and describe the role that design plays in their work.

The featured developers in August will be:

Andy Burnett, Senior Vice President at Newmark Grubb, will present his recent development work to bring urban, mixed-use properties to downtown Oklahoma City. Burnett specializes in the sale, site selection, and underwriting of institutional multifamily and urban mixed-use properties. Notable recent projects include the renovation of the derelict Century Center mall into the new corporate headquarters for the Oklahoma Publishing Company and others; the renovation of the Mideke Building in Bricktown into the home of Tapstone Energy, and the construction of the Steelyards Apartments and adjacent Hyatt hotel in Bricktown, currently under construction.

Marva Ellard, principal at Midtown Builders, LLC, is best known for spearheading the restoration of the 1920's Sieber Hotel into the Sieber Residences, 38 apartments, which has been full since it opened in 2009. She was also responsible for the repurposing of the mid-century jewel, The Arc, into a multi-tenant office building, as well as multiple other preservation and restoration initiatives in the city's urban core. Most recently, she partnered with Andy Burnett and others on the restoration of the Mideke Building in Bricktown.

David Wanzer, an Oklahoma City-based developer and designer, will speak on his passion for modern architecture, adaptive re-use, and community building. Wanzer was an early pioneer into the revitalization of what is now the thriving Film Row District. Notable recent projects include the renovation of several prominent historic structures in some of Oklahoma City's most popular character districts, including the Tower Theatre on N.W. 23^rd Street, the Roxy's Ice Cream Building on NW 16^th Street, the Main Street Arcade, and the Sunshine Cleaners. Wanzer has also achieved urban infill development with the construction of ten new, modern homes in Meadowbrook Acres.

The August Luncheon is FREE to our AIA, Associate AIA and Allied members. The cost for nonmembers is $25.00. (Allied members, please remember if you are an individual allied member, you are free but others in your company must register as a nonmember).

Deadline to register is July 29, 2016.

Thank you to our sponsors:

AIA Beach Volleyball Tournament Next Weekend!

We're a fun group here at AIACOC so we decided to take advantage of the Bricktown Beach and put together an AIA Beach Volleyball Tournament!

Women in Architecture Leading LEGO CLUB tonight!

Thank you to Wallace Engineering for hosting Architecture after 5

Studying for the ARE? Join us for our STRUCTURES Series in August

Are you studying for the ARE? Need some help with Structures? Join us in August for our Structures ARE Seminar Series where Kasha Egan, PE of Wallace Engineering will review and better help you understand structures.

Due to limited seating this program is open to AIACOC Associate (Intern Architects) only.

The program will be four part program an will take place August 9, 16, 23 and 30. The cost to attend the four session program is $25. Dinner and beverages will be provided.

CLICK HERE to complete a short survey on which areas within Structures the program should focus on.

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.

NEWS OF INTEREST TO OUR MEMBERS

Continuing Education with Digital Media Warehouse on August 17