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Defining Architectural Design Excellence (Spring, 2012 Conference)
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Start: Thursday, April 12, 2012
End: Sunday, April 15, 2012
Location: Hotel Indigo Columbus, Columbus, IN
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Defining Architectural Design Excellence (AIA Committee on Design 2012 Spring Conference)
Date: April 12 — 15, 2012
Event start time: 12:00 pm
Location: Hotel Indigo Columbus
Please note there are no direct flights into Columbus, Indiana. Attendees must fly into the Indianapolis International Airport (IND). Transportation will be provided to Columbus, Thursday, April 12 from 1-3:30 pm and returning Sunday, April 15 from 12:30-1:30 pm. If you are unable to secure a flight that will arrive during these times please notify meetings@aia.org and we will work with you to secure transporation to Columbus.
When registering please be sure to select the transportation options under the sessions menu.
Commemorative Poster:
Our exclusive Commemorative Poster will be signed by the distinguished AIA members participating in our 2012 COD conference who have designed or represent firms that have designed buildings in Columbus, Indiana, including Gunnar Birkerts, Ben Weese, Cynthia Weese, Jane Weinzafpel, Ralph Johnson, Kevin Kennon, Ralph Johnson, Carlos Jimenez, Fred Koetter and Susie Kim. Tony Costello, FAIA, Irving Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Ball State University, created this poster to commemorative the modern architecture located in Columbus, Indiana designed by distinguished AIA members, including AIA Gold Medalists, AIA Firm of the Year and AIA Honor Award Buildings. *Please note supplies are limited so secure your poster now!
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If you experience difficulties with online registration please download a registration form and return via email to register@aia.org or fax to 202-639-7624. If you have questions contact 800-242-3837.
It is important to check everything that you plan to attend. It will allow us to make sure that we have made adequate plans. It seems extremely likely that this conference will sell out. We are limited in the number of participants by some of the venues we are visiting.
Logistics
Lodging:
See instructions on reserving rooms at the Hotel Indigo Columbus and the West Baden Hotel (reservations will be secured by the AIA once you have registered for the optional tour).
Hotel Indigo Columbus, Indiana:
Reservations can be made by contacting the front desk at 812-375-9100 or at the Hotel Indigo Columbus Indiana website. Room rates begin are $109-$119 plus applicable taxes. Breakfast for the group will be provided on the mornings of April 13, 14 and 15.
Event Description:
Why, after so many years of excellent public and commercial architecture in Columbus, Indiana, are there almost no modern houses? Why, when you drive north from Florida’s South Beach passing miles and miles of waterfront houses, less than one percent are anything we would call architecture? Why do Americans drive designer cars and drink designer coffee but live, most all of them, in a house or apartment that is pretending to be the home of some wealthy ancestors long deceased?
Are we determined as a profession to continue to define ourselves in ways that isolate us from the greater part of the society in which we practice? Can we find some definitions of architectural excellence upon which we can agree and that we can explain successfully to the silent majority? Is it even something we want to do?
Join us as we visit the work of Eliel and Eero Saarinen, Kevin Roche, I.M Pei, William Rawn, Stanley Saitowitz, Paul Kennon, HHPA, Deborah Berke and others. Enjoy a unique visit to a collaborative masterpiece, the Miller House by Eero Saarinen, Dan Kiley and Alexander Girard.
We will be joined by the following architects, all of whom have work in Columbus: Gunnar Birkerts, Ben and Cynthia Weese (representing Harry Weese), Daniel McCoubrey and Nancy Rogo Trainer (representing VSBA), Ralph Johnson of Perkins+Will, Carlos Jimenez, Jane Weinzapfel,, Kevin Kennon and Fred Koetter and Susie Kim.
From the Columbus Visitor Center website:
In the top twenty . . . in the world
National Geographic Traveler’s “109 Destinations Rated” issue ranks Columbus 11th on its list of historic destinations worldwide and describes Columbus as “a world-class collection of modern architecture by master architects . . . it is authentic, unique, and unspoiled . . . this town is truly part of America’s architectural heritage.”
Ranked 6th in nation for architectural design
1 Chicago
2 New York
3 San Francisco
4 Boston
5 Washington, D.C.
6.Columbus, Indiana
Selected by a poll of members of the American Institute of Architects
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