HGA takes a leading role at the annual AIA Conference on Architecture in San Francisco June 7–10.
We are honored to stand alongside some of the architecture and design industry’s top thought leaders—all who share the common goal of making meaningful progress through design.
This conference is where industry leaders gather to define the future, design it—and build it. And this is where we join our colleagues, clients, and community members to “explore what it means to design a better world now, together.”
HGA colleagues are presenting multiple learning sessions, participating in the AIA Large Firm Roundtable—and accepting four national AIA awards for design excellence and leadership.
From new insight on planning for net zero energy to advancing our culture through equity, we cover a range of topics influencing the national conversation.
Check out the HGA’s full presentation line-up below and watch for daily updates on LinkedIn.
We’re excited to connect with you at A’23!
Conference Speaking Events
Program: AIA Large Firm Roundtable: Intersecting Equity, Advocacy & Industry
Panelist:
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Tim Carl,
Chief Executive Officer / Design Principal
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Date: June 9 | Time: 2:00 PM PST
With the formation of the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) task force in 2020, the American Institute of Architecture’s Large Firm Roundtable (LFRT), which represents roughly 70 of the AIA’s largest firms, began to grapple with this question.
Program: The Missing Middle: Creating Energy Analysis Continuity in Design Process
Speakers:
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Ariane Laxo,
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Elizabeth LeRiche,
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Mike Lindner,
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Date: June 10 | Time: 4:00 PM PST
Many projects that integrate energy modeling are still falling far short of their building performance goals due to a lack of continuity in the analysis work. This session will investigate the common process gap that occurs in the “middle” phase of design, between early energy analysis and a final compliance model. Learn to develop a workflow that extends your own analysis work to fit the design team’s unique needs. Examine the functionality of existing tools and obstacles designers face and review a case study of one firm’s process as a precedent for implementation at a broader scale.
Program: Designing to Zero Energy in Cold Climates: Process and Solutions
Speakers:
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Marc L’Italien,
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Alexander Harris,
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Date: June 10 | Time: 11:30 AM PST
Projects:
Westwood Hills Nature Center
Forest Edge Elementary
A project’s energy use in a cold climate can look quite a bit different from the same project in a milder climate. This challenge demands that the project team have a deep understanding of which strategies will move the needle on energy use, to optimize the design while keeping the project on budget. Using process as the common thread, two case study projects designed and built in Minnesota and Wisconsin (Westwood Hills Nature Center and Forest Edge Elementary) will demonstrate replicable strategies for how an informed and integrated process was applied to achieve net-zero energy design solutions in northern climates.
Awards
Award Program Event: Performing Beautifully – The COTE Top Ten Awards
Speaker:
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Glenn Waguespack,
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Date: June 8 | Time: 2:00 PM PST
Award: Westwood Hills Nature Center Wins 2023 AIA COTE Award for Sustainable Design
A big idea is essential for great design. The COTE Top Ten Awards, architecture’s best-known award program, highlight buildings with the big idea of sustainable design excellence. Each year, innovative professional and student projects are recognized for their integration of design excellence with environmental performance, equity, and climate action. These amazing projects, of different scales and from different areas, are proof that architecture can be highly performing, beautiful, and truly inspiring.
Award Program Event: International Religious Art & Architecture Awards Program & Reception
Recipients:
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Nancy Blankfard,
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Paul Neuhaus,
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David Wilson,
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Date: June 8 | Time: 7:00 PM PST
Award: Countryside Community Church Wins International Religious Art & Architecture Award
Religious buildings and spaces are bridges between the sacred and the secular. Sacred spaces range from intimate chapels to expansive complexes to memorials and cemeteries that engage with the city on a grand scale. Co-sponsored by Faith & Form, Partners for Sacred Places, and the AIA Interfaith Design Knowledge Community, the International Religious Art and Architecture Awards Program reception will highlight designs that represent the best of building, space, and art on national and international levels. Join us in celebrating the recipients of this prestigious award.
Award Program Event: AIA COTE Top Ten Toast
Recipients:
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Date: June 8 | Time: 7:30 PM PST
Award: Westwood Hills Nature Center Wins 2023 AIA COTE Award for Sustainable Design
The Top Ten Toast will honor the 2023 recipients of the Top Ten Awards and celebrate the Top Ten Students Competition, including its founding and rippling impact over the years. The event provides a unique opportunity to learn from recognized leaders in sustainable design and network with like-minded members.
Award Program Event: AIA Honors & Awards Celebration
Recipients:
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Daniel Avchen,
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CEO / Design Principal[/su_column][su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no”]David Wilson,
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Beth Kalin,
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Date: June 9 | Time: 7:00 PM PST
Award: Marlboro Music Reich Hall Wins National AIA Architecture Award
Award: David Wilson Wins AIA Young Architects Award
Join the revelry as AIA celebrates the best buildings and spaces—and the people behind them—with some of the most prestigious honors and awards in the built environment.
About HGA
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