AIA Baltimore/Baltimore Architecture Foundation

Windows Code Fundamentals (TW Perry)
2020-06-17 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
1 LU/HSW – Program #000WCF
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Keeping up with ever evolving window codes can be a challenge for even the most experienced construction industry professional. This course will address some of the core codes and testing methods for windows, such as accessibility, emergency escape and rescue, fall protection, and safety glazing. Exceptions to the rules will also be addressed along with applications and scenarios where these codes apply.
When you complete this course you will be able to:

Ascertain the different elements of accessibility codes for windows.
Identify emergency escape and rescue regulations, as well as exceptions to the rules.
Understand fall protection requirements, compliance methods, and the variance between residential and commercial applications.
Distinguish when and where safety glazing is required for windows

Lunch With An Architect
2020-06-17 12:30 - 13:30
Lunch with an Architect is a free program for children and teens who have a budding interest in architecture.
This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link, please contact zthomas@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program, we cannot guarantee admittance.

Are you a student or parent of a child who’s interested in architecture and design?
Starting in June, local youth will have a one-of-a-kind opportunity to virtually meet with Baltimore-area architects to discuss career paths in architecture, favorite buildings, why design matters, how much math you really need to know as an architect, and much more! Bring your snack and your questions to these virtual luncheons.
Children currently enrolled in grades 7-12, ages 12- 17, are encouraged to register!
Registration ends June 12.

Briefing with Brooke - Preservation as Revitalization: Economic Recovery (Del. Brooke Lierman)
2020-06-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
Please join State Delegate Brooke Lierman and economist Donovan Rypkema of Place Economics along with Preservation Maryland Executive Director Nicholas Redding, architect Nakita Reed, and preservation developer John Renner for a discussion on the critical role older homes and historic communities can play in the post COVID-19 economy.
Delegate Lierman will speak with Donovan Rypkema, a principal of Place Economics, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate and economic development-consulting firm, who will dive into the recently released report, Reinvesting in Older Housing – a Critical Component of Post COVID-19 Resiliency, which outlines the significant value of these structures and policy measures which can be taken now to incentivize this type of revitalization over the coming years. Nicholas Redding, Nakita Reed, and John Renner will speak about the preservation and community revitalization advocacy efforts of Preservation Maryland and the on-the-ground experience of the proven value of this work in Maryland – and the policy changes that are needed to expand the scale and impact.
Questions will be collected in advance. Please write your questions below – they will be sent to the presenters before the Webinar so that they have time to prepare thorough answers.
After you register, you will receive a calendar invitation with details to join the ZOOM call.
Thank you! Please spread the word and invite others to join for this informative call.
For more information on this briefing and others, please visit www.brookelierman.com/briefings
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Reconsidering Brutalist Architecture
2020-06-16 17:00 - 18:00
Join the Historic Resources Committee for a discussion on preserving brutalist architecture.

1 AIA/CES LU available
This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program, we cannot guarantee admittance.
Brutalism is an architectural style that everyone loves to hate, but is worth a second look for three main reasons: its value to architectural history; its connections to its communities; and our climate future.
Drawing on examples from her work as an architect and preservationist at Quinn Evans, Lucy Moore will dig in to those reasons to preserve, adapt, or reuse brutalist architecture. She will also outline the challenges facing its preservation.

New Technologies and Tactics for Construction Administration During COVID19
2020-06-16 08:30 - 09:30
Earn AIA continuing education credits while learning why the construction industry has shifted towards comprehensive visual documentation.

Join Jason Donahoe from Multivista along with Towson University Architect, David Mayhew, FAIA, and Trey Winstead from Whiting- Turner as they discuss virtual construction documentation. The informational panel will be moderated by Basil Rousos, AIA, Practice Management Committee co-chair.
Participants will experience:
• A Review of Traditional Photographic Documentation and the Associated Specification
• A Review of Emerging Web-Based and Mobile Technologies
• Why the Shift and the Associated Benefits
• Leveraging Documentation for Improved Collaboration
• The Multivista Platform Desktop Mobile Application
• Photo Documentation Progress Exact-Built®
• Video & Webcam
• Emerging Technologies UAV Scanning & 360° Imagery
• Construction Phase Quality Control & Quality Assurance Risk Management & Dispute Resolution
• Operations Phase & Institutional Knowledge Exact-Built® for O&M Renovation & Improvements
About the Presenters
Jason Donahoe
Multivista Mid-Atlantic
Jason is the Senior Regional Partner of Multivista, Mid-Atlantic the World Leaders in Reality Capture Technologies for the Construction Industry. Jason credits his decade long experience in development and his degrees in Advertising, Business and Photography as the unforeseen perfect spring board for his division’s success in showing the world what Multivista is and growing the company’s portfolio of services and clients.
In November of 2016 Multivista became acquired via a strategic partnership with Hexagon AB the parent company of Leica Geosystems. This synergy is harmonizing to visually change how we manage and know our construction projects both during construction and for the life of our projects.
Trey Winstead
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Prior to joining Whiting-Turner in 2002, Trey lived in San Francisco and was a Technology Project Manager for WineShopper.com. While in San Francisco during the budding of the commercial internet, Trey gained valuable experience in early development of internet design and programming. After eighteen years at Whiting-Turner, the technology knowledge from the past was put to use to help develop a Virtual Punch List process. Trey worked with David, Nick and Jason to bring this process through “beta” test to the punch list reality we are using today on the New Towson University Science Complex. Other projects include UB’s Law School, PSU School of Architecture, and the UMB BioPark Building II.
David Mayhew, FAIA
Towson University
David Mayhew, FAIA is a registered architect with over 40 years of comprehensive experience in architecture, construction, and planning. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Architecture with degrees in architecture and urban studies. For the last 24 years, Mr. Mayhew has served as the University Architect at Towson University, where he oversees the design of capital improvement projects, and participates in the development and implementation of the campus master plan. Mr. Mayhew is a member of the Association of University Architects, a member of the Society of College and University Planners, a LEED accredited professional, and a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects.
Earn AIA continuing education credits while learning why the construction industry has shifted towards comprehensive visual documentation.
About this Event
Join Jason Donahoe from Multivista along with Towson University Architect, David Mayhew, FAIA, and Trey Winstead from Whiting- Turner as they discuss virtual construction documentation. The informational panel will be moderated by Basil Rousos, AIA, Practice Management Committee co-chair.
Participants will experience:
• A Review of Traditional Photographic Documentation and the Associated Specification
• A Review of Emerging Web-Based and Mobile Technologies
• Why the Shift and the Associated Benefits
• Leveraging Documentation for Improved Collaboration
• The Multivista Platform Desktop Mobile Application
• Photo Documentation Progress Exact-Built®
• Video & Webcam
• Emerging Technologies UAV Scanning & 360° Imagery
• Construction Phase Quality Control & Quality Assurance Risk Management & Dispute Resolution
• Operations Phase & Institutional Knowledge Exact-Built® for O&M Renovation & Improvements
About the Presenters
Jason Donahoe
Multivista Mid-Atlantic
is the Senior Regional Partner of Multivista, Mid-Atlantic the World Leaders in Reality Capture Technologies for the Construction Industry. Jason credits his decade long experience in development and his degrees in Advertising, Business and Photography as the unforeseen perfect spring board for his division’s success in showing the world what Multivista is and growing the company’s portfolio of services and clients.
In November of 2016 Multivista became acquired via a strategic partnership with Hexagon AB the parent company of Leica Geosystems. This synergy is harmonizing to visually change how we manage and know our construction projects both during construction and for the life of our projects.
Trey Winstead
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Prior to joining Whiting-Turner in 2002, Trey lived in San Francisco and was a Technology Project Manager for WineShopper.com. While in San Francisco during the budding of the commercial internet, Trey gained valuable experience in early development of internet design and programming. After eighteen years at Whiting-Turner, the technology knowledge from the past was put to use to help develop a Virtual Punch List process. Trey worked with David, Nick and Jason to bring this process through “beta” test to the punch list reality we are using today on the New Towson University Science Complex. Other projects include UB’s Law School, PSU School of Architecture, and the UMB BioPark Building II.
David Mayhew, FAIA
Towson University
David Mayhew, FAIA is a registered architect with over 40 years of comprehensive experience in architecture, construction, and planning. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Architecture with degrees in architecture and urban studies. For the last 24 years, Mr. Mayhew has served as the University Architect at Towson University, where he oversees the design of capital improvement projects, and participates in the development and implementation of the campus master plan. Mr. Mayhew is a member of the Association of University Architects, a member of the Society of College and University Planners, a LEED accredited professional, and a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects.
Basil Rousos, AIA
Hord Coplan Macht
Basil Rousos, AIA is a registered architect with over 20 years of experience in a wide range of architecture and construction. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, College of Architecture with a degree in the Bachelor of Architecture. His comprehensive experience in planning, design, architecture, and construction allows him to provide multi-disciplinary solutions for complex design and construction problems. Basil is a Project Manager, and Senior Associate at Hord | Coplan | Macht where he leads the quality management program for the Senior Living Studio, manages projects, and focuses on construction documentation, and construction administration. Basil is a LEED accredited professional, a member of the American Institute of Architects, and is a Co-Chair of the AIA Baltimore Practice Management Committee.

Transforming the Noxzema Factory into the Fox Building (Jessica Damseaux)
2020-06-12 13:00 - 13:30
This program is hosted on Zoom and Facebook Live. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program, we cannot guarantee admittance.

The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present a series of 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation and history. Join architect Jessica Damseaux to learn about how Alexander Design Studio adapted the historic Noxzema factory into a vibrant mixed-use community of apartments and artist workspaces.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support the BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this.

The Fox Building is an adaptive reuse of a 20th century Noxzema factory located in Hampden just blocks from the Avenue on 36th Street. Noxzema got its start in Maryland and became famous for its skin cream in little blue glass jars.
The building has been transformed into a vibrant mixed-use community of apartments and artist workspaces. Many of the building’s original features have been retained and restored including the original maple wood flooring, glass block windows, soaring 15’ factory ceilings, and massive mushroom shaped concrete columns. The renovation was designed to meet the requirements of both National and State Historic tax credits.
The result is a decidedly modern mixed use building that celebrates its industrial origins. It includes 96 loft style and studio apartments with original concrete floors and modern kitchens, studio artist space and gallery, and common areas including a theater, gym, and pool.
Learn about its transformation from the architect.
About the Presenter
Jessica Damseaux, AIA, is a Principal at Alexander Design Studio and was Project Manager/Architect for the Fox Building. Jessica’s background includes multiuse, multifamily, commercial, and institutional projects of varying scales. She has managed complex projects, coordinating consultants throughout design and construction, as well as led projects through LEED certification. She has served on the Lecture Series Committee for AIA Baltimore as well as the chapter’s Board of Directors.
About the Baltimore Architecture Foundation
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) celebrates design and the built environment. Launched in 1987, BAF encourages people to explore Baltimore architecture: to be mindful of the area’s history, and recognize Baltimore’s architectural heritage, and appreciate its design innovations.
Through its tours, lectures, educational programs for adults and kids, exhibitions, research, and publications, the BAF demonstrates how ideas are manifested in the built environment and urban design of the city.
About Baltimore Heritage
Founded in 1960, Baltimore Heritage, Inc. is Baltimore’s nonprofit historic and architectural preservation organization. With a small staff, 33 volunteer board members, and a host of volunteers, we work to preserve and promote Baltimore’s historic buildings and neighborhoods.

Queries & Theories \ June 10: Cultural Heritage and Climate Action (Quinn Evans)
2020-06-10 16:00 - 16:30
For our first Queries & Theories webcast, Carl Elefante, FAIA, FAPT will moderate as Andrew Potts, Coordinator of the Climate Heritage Network & Brenda Williams, ASLA, Principal with Quinn Evans, discuss threats to cultural heritage sites as a result of climate change, how climate change solutions can also imperil these cherished sites, and how heritage conservation perspectives can shape & support appropriate climate action measures to protect these sites. From the threat of sea-level rise to the Statue of Liberty to the impact of transmission corridors for wind farms & solar arrays on native lands, our cultural heritage assets are at great risk from climate change and, in some cases, measures aimed at mitigating climate change. How are cultural heritage specialists who focus on long-term, multigenerational preservation, and resilience in a unique position to contribute to effective climate action strategies? What are the benefits of engaging indigenous peoples & local communities in addressing climate change and promoting connections between people & nature? What are the evolving responsibilities of heritage conservation professionals & advocates in confronting climate change?
We welcome you to submit your questions & comments when registering for this event, as well as during the live discussion via GoToWebinar’s Chat feature. But wait – there’s more! Be sure to register for the rest of our Queries & Theories webcast series sessions using the links below.
June 18: Creating Equitable Communities https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8446097987741093648?source=GoToWebinar+Events
June 23: Embodied Carbon and Climate Action https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8378346081237771792?source=GoToWebinar+Events
June 30: Creating Healthy Communities https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2434144328922860304?source=GoToWebinar+Event
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Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage (FEMA)
2020-06-10 15:00 - 16:30 | Free webinar
Embrace seismic safety on your projects with a FREE webinar on FEMA E-74, Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage (June 10th)
FEMA wanted architects to be the first to know about this free webinar – see below for a special early announcement. Registration is limited.
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Pacific
Registration Fee: Free
Architects play a crucial role in seismic safety and are especially integral when it comes to designing nonstructural components that are resistant to earthquakes. Earthquake damage to nonstructural components, like partitions, ceilings, glazing, and cladding, and MEP systems can cause serious safety issues to occupants and contribute to building downtime after an event. In recent U.S. earthquakes, nonstructural failures have also been the largest source of financial losses. In this free webinar hosted by the Applied Technology Council (ATC) about FEMA E-74, Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage, you will learn about the basic principles behind seismic resistant design of nonstructural components and the role you can play in reducing seismic risk of these elements. Architects are a prime audience for this webinar.
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Restoring the Roland Water Tower (Suzanne Frasier)
2020-06-05 13:00 - 13:30
This program is hosted on Zoom and Facebook Live. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program, we cannot guarantee admittance.
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present a series of 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation and history. Join Suzanne Frasier to learn about the ongoing restoration of the iconic Roland Water Tower.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support the BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this.
The 115 year old Roland Water Tower is one of only two remaining towers in Baltimore City. At its location on one of Baltimore City’s highest points, it offers sweeping views of Baltimore’s beautiful cityscape from its rooftop-level belvedere.
A civic monument of architectural beauty, exemplifying the design principles of the City Beautiful Movement, the Roland Water Tower is a gateway landmark anchoring the communities of Cross Keys, Evergreen, Hampden, Hoes Heights, Keswick, Medfield, Roland Park and Wyndhurst . It is situated on a valuable tract of urban green space that is currently compromised by a chain-link fence.
The Friends of the Roland Water Tower is a grassroots advocacy group committed to restoring the Tower to a state of engineering stability and aesthetic beauty, as well as exploring strategies to foster stewardship for the Roland Water Tower and surrounding green space for future generations.
About the Presenter
Suzanne Frasier, FAIA, is Chair of the Steering Committee of the Friends of the Roland Water Tower. Suzanne is also a BAF Board Member and Past President of AIA Baltimore. Suzanne is a licensed and registered architect with over 20 years of professional experience in the design and construction industry prior to becoming a full-time academic. She is Chair of the Department of Undergraduate Design at Morgan State University’s School of Architecture and Planning where she has been a faculty member since 2005.
About the Baltimore Architecture Foundation
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) celebrates design and the built environment. Launched in 1987, BAF encourages people to explore Baltimore architecture: to be mindful of the area’s history, and recognize Baltimore’s architectural heritage, and appreciate its design innovations.
Through its tours, lectures, educational programs for adults and kids, exhibitions, research, and publications, the BAF demonstrates how ideas are manifested in the built environment and urban design of the city.
About Baltimore Heritage
Founded in 1960, Baltimore Heritage, Inc. is Baltimore’s nonprofit historic and architectural preservation organization. With a small staff, 33 volunteer board members, and a host of volunteers, we work to preserve and promote Baltimore’s historic buildings and neighborhoods.

How to Repair, Modify, Maintain, and Evaluate Post-Tensioned Concrete Structures (SEI Maryland Chapter)
2020-06-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
1 AIA LU/HSW available
Presented by Kevin Pavuk
Manager, Strengthening Solutions – Structural Technologies, LLC
Course Summary:
This free webinar hosted by the Maryland Section of the Structural Engineering Institute discusses the latest design methodology and construction techniques for investigation, design, and challenges to anyone tasked with evaluating, repairing, modifying andmaintaining them. This seminar program clearly explains thecomplexities associated with investigation, repair and restoration tasks and does so in a comprehensive yet easyto follow manner. CommonProblems inPost-Tensioned Concrete Structures, Common Repair Strategies. ConditionAssessment Process, Tools, and Safety Concerns.
To register, please visit: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvcuiprTwpHdeK1Qvhx_hMZ7p_wZ4UmUXe

Zoning Review Meeting (Baltimore City Department of Planning)
2020-06-04 11:30 - 12:30 | Virtual
The Department of Planning is beginning a reviewof the Zoning Code. The current Code was adopted in December 2016 with aneffective date of June 2017. During the adoption process, the Department of Planning proposedhaving a regularupdate process for the code moving forward. The goal is to make updates, discovered throughapplication of the code, or due to new circumstances not considered in 2016.
Our changing worldprovides a good opportunity to review and rethinksome of the key policy issues that the Zoning Code presents.
Some of the policy topics being reviewed by the Department of Planning at this timeinclude:
· Parking: Do we require too much parking for a City?
· Procedures: Including BMZA’s ability to deny anapplication for unresolved violations
· Maker Spaces: Expanding areas wheremaker spaces can be located, including art spaces
· Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations
· Provide for smallerlots to permit single houses
Prior to draftinglegislation, we are reaching out for additional ideas & input. We will have an openmeeting to discuss and hear input onJune 4th 2020 at 11:30 am via this WebEx link. If you prefer tocall in via phone, the information is below:
Meeting number/accesscode: 715 586 653
Meetingpassword: [REDACTED]
Call in: 1-408-418-9388(US Toll #)
If you would like to get involved, please contact Laurie Feinberg,Assistant Director (laurie.feinberg@baltimorecity.gov) tostay informed on this topic, to contribute ideas, or if have questions/suggestions prior to themeeting

Virtual Conversation on Morgan's Campus Re-opening (Morgan SA+P)
2020-06-03 17:00 - 18:30 | Virtual
MSU School of Architecture and Planning – Design and Health Consortium
Moderator: Scott Walters, Architect, Hord Coplan Macht

Panelists:
Rolf Haarstad, Architect, CRGA Design
Usama Hassanein, Architect, CRGA Design
Pam Franklin, Interior Designer, CRGA Design
Rob Banas, Mechanical Engineer, Leach Wallace Associates
David Hatton, Architect, Hord Coplan Macht
Casey Smith, Architect, Hord Coplan Macht
Om Khurjekar, Landscape Architect, Hord Coplan Macht
Kim McCalla, Design and Construction, Morgan State University
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So You Obtained the PPP Loan – What Now?
2020-06-03 16:00 - 17:30
Join Katz Abosch experts to learn best strategies for documenting procedures, reasons for using the funding, and more.

1.5 AIA/CES LUs available
Presented by:
Michael L. Gentry, CPA, CCIFP, CCA | Director, KatzAbosch
Fred Landy, CPA, CFE |Senior Consultant, KatzAbosch
Course Summary:
If your architectural or engineering firm has received approval for a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), congratulations on obtaining aid to help get your business and your employees through the shutdown measures needed to stop the spread of COVID-19. However, you need to use the loan carefully. Join Katz Abosch experts to learn best strategies for:
• Documenting procedures and reasons for using the funding
• When you should apply for the loan forgiveness opportunity
• Completing the loan forgiveness application and calculations requested
• Protecting borrowers with good-faith re-hire efforts for employees
• Audits and which organizations are more likely to be audited
If you have any questions you would like to have addressed regarding the webinar topic, please submit them when you register.

Autonomous Vehicle Implementation: Implications for Transportation Planning (MDP Smart Growth Network)
2020-05-29 13:00 - 14:30 | Virtual
Participants of the live webinar are eligible for 1.5 AICP CM credits
Optimists predict that autonomous vehicles will be sufficiently reliable, affordable and common to displace most human driving, providing huge savings and benefits by 2030.
However, there are good reasons to be skeptical. Join the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network at 1 p.m. Friday, May 29 as Todd Litman of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute investigates how quickly self-driving vehicles are likely to develop and be deployed; their likely benefits and costs; and how they are likely to affect travel demands and planning decisions such as optimal road, parking and public transit supply.
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Baltimore: The Home of America’s Best Garden Cities (Charles Duff)
2020-05-29 13:00 - 13:30
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present a series of 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation and history. Next up is Charles Duff who will be speaking about the influence of the Garden City Movement on Baltimore.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support the BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this.
The Garden City Movement, devised by an odd London genius named Ebenezer Howard, has shaped most British development, and the best British development, for more than a century. Baltimore has more good examples of Garden City design and development than any American city. Join Charlie Duff to explore the English movement and the wonderful places where Baltimore architects and developers learned what the Garden City movement had to teach. Charlie has been exploring Anglo-American connections for a decade as he worked on his book The North Atlantic Cities, and he is delighted to know where Baltimoreans got the ideas for some of his, and our, favorite places.
Charles Duff is a planner, teacher, developer, and historian. Since 1987, Mr. Duff has been President of Jubilee Baltimore, a non-profit group that has built or rebuilt more than 300 buildings in historic Baltimore neighborhoods and is leading the development of the Station North Arts District. He has been President of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation and Chairman of the Board of the Patterson Park Community Development Corporation. A graduate of Amherst College and Harvard University, he lectures widely and has taught at Johns Hopkins and Morgan State. He co-wrote Then and Now: Baltimore Architecture in 2005 and contributed to The Architecture of Baltimore. His book The North Atlantic Cities has just been published.
About the Baltimore Architecture Foundation
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) celebrates design and the built environment. Launched in 1987, BAF encourages people to explore Baltimore architecture: to be mindful of the area’s history, and recognize Baltimore’s architectural heritage, and appreciate its design innovations.
Through its tours, lectures, educational programs for adults and kids, exhibitions, research, and publications, the BAF demonstrates how ideas are manifested in the built environment and urban design of the city.
About Baltimore Heritage
Founded in 1960, Baltimore Heritage, Inc. is Baltimore’s nonprofit historic and architectural preservation organization. With a small staff, 33 volunteer board members, and a host of volunteers, we work to preserve and promote Baltimore’s historic buildings and neighborhoods

Epidemic Urbanism: Reflections on History, an Online Symposium (SAH)
2020-05-29 11:00 - 13:00
Epidemic illnesses—not only a product of biology, but also social and cultural phenomena—are as old as cities themselves. The recent pandemic of COVID-19 has put into perspective the impact of epidemic illness on urban life, and exposed the vulnerabilities of the societies it ravages as much as the bodies it infects. How can epidemics help us understand urban environments? What insights from the outbreak, experience, and response to previous urban epidemics might inform our understanding of COVID-19?
This online symposium will bring together academics from a range of disciplines to present case studies from across the globe to demonstrate how cities in particular are not just the primary place of exposure and quarantine, but also the site and instrument of intervention. The presentations cover a range of illnesses and epidemics, geographies, time periods, urban interventions, observations on the impact of these epidemics on society and urban life, and insights to understand, critique, or complexify the conception of and response to COVID-19. Each presentation shares the story of a city, an outbreak of illness, and the city’s response to the epidemic. This symposium will use history as a medium to provide a better understanding of the current crisis and its associated urban responses.
To view the full list of symposium themes, paper topics, and presenters, visit this page or download the poster.Register for this session by May 20, 2020 at bit.ly/EpidemicUrbanism.
If you can’t join us for this conference, we welcome you to visit and subscribe to our YouTube site after the symposium to view recordings of these presentations.
Organizers:
Mohammad Gharipour, PhD (Morgan State University, Baltimore
Caitlin DeClercq, PhD (Columbia University, New York)

Construction Blueprint Series: The Future of Design (BCE)
2020-05-27 09:00 - 10:00
The Building Congress & Exchange is pleased to present the Construction Blueprint Series to help our industry navigate beyond COVID-19. The webinar series will examine the impacts of the crisis on the industry, what your business can expect in the near future and how you can plan ahead for challenges and opportunities. We’ll provide vital information and tools you’ll need to succeed in a post COVID-19 era.
The Future of Design
Tuesday, May 27th at 9:00 AM
This free one-hour webinar will bring together representatives of architecture and engineering firms to discuss how COVID-19 will impact could impact future projects.
Our panel includes:
Scott Davis, PE, LEED AP BD+C
Vice President, COVID-19 Task Force Research Leader
Bala Consulting Engineers
Matthew Ezold, CTS-D
Director of Digital Planning, COVID-19 Technology Systems Leader
Bala Consulting Engineers
John Gregg, AIA, VMA, LEED AP
Principal
GWWO, Inc./Architects
Matthew T. Herbert, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
Principal
Design Collective
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There is no cost to attend this webinar, but you must preregister.

Committee on Architecture for Education - Meeting
2020-05-27 08:30 - 09:30 | Virtual meeting
CAE is a forum for the exploration, discussion, and dissemination of ideas on educational facilities. CAE strives to bring together diverse stakeholders interested in creating, building and implementing great learning environments.New members are always welcome.
To join this committee, please contact co-chairs:
Laura Smyles, AIA, Grimm + Parker
Lauren Myatt, AIA, Murphy& Dittenhafer
Meetings are held via Zoom, and connection details will be sent in advance to committee members. Contact Kathleen Lane for more information.

Understanding the AIA Framework for Design Excellence
2020-05-26 16:30 - 18:00 | Webinar
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1.5 AIA/CES HSW LUs available / GBCI Credits available (Note: if you attended and registered to receive AIA LUs at the March 17 presentation, you will not be eligible for additional credits).
Last summer, the AIA Board of Directors approved a resolution to “declare an urgent climate imperative for carbon reduction.” AIA National is establishing goals to support mitigation and adaptation using the tenets of the comprehensive and holistic COTE Top 10 Toolkit, now known as the Framework for Design Excellence.
The session will use a real life example and go through each section.
The Framework for Design Excellence is a resource, accessible to all architects, that closes the information gap to designing high performing, equitable, beautiful buildings. The Toolkit is designed to provide relevant, general guidance to architects incorporating deep green principles from the beginning of every project.
This year, the Maryland Chapters of AIA, including AIA Baltimore, will be phasing in 5 of the COTE Top 10 measures into the Excellence in Design Awards for all submissions.
See how firms are using the Framework
The presenters will be Ursula Del Castillo and Rudy Schaar, COTE+R co-chairs; Ben Roush, Principal at FSi engineers; and Lisa Ferretto, Director of Sustainability at Hord Coplan Macht.
Image: Lakeside Senior Apartments – David Baker Architects.

Baltimore's Treasures (Meg Fairfax Fielding)
2020-05-22 13:00 - 13:30
The fourth in a series of virtual tours and presentations with Baltimore Heritage and the Baltimore Architecture Foundation.
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present a series of 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation and history. Next up is Meg Fairfax Fielding who will be taken us on a tour of Baltimore’s hidden architectural treasures.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support the BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this.
Baltimore is a city filled with a wide range of architectural treasures. From tiny temple-like structures, to gem-like carpenter gothic churches, to robust Richardson Revival edifices, to castle-like school buildings, our architecture has something to delight everyone. But some of these treasures are off the beaten path and not everyone knows about them.
Take a spin through Baltimore with BAF past president, Meg Fairfax Fielding. Although she is not an architect by training, she’s “architect adjacent.” She is doing a deep dive on Palmer & Lamdin properties in and around Baltimore, as well as searching out 18th century brick churches along the Chesapeake Bay. Meg loves to explore Baltimore and the surrounding areas. By day, she is the head of the History of Maryland Medicine at MedChi, which was founded in 1799, but on weekends, you might find her on a lonely road on the Eastern Shore searching for a small, ancient church. Follow her on Instagram at PigtownDesign.
About the Baltimore Architecture Foundation
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) celebrates design and the built environment. Launched in 1987, BAF encourages people to explore Baltimore architecture: to be mindful of the area’s history, and recognize Baltimore’s architectural heritage, and appreciate its design innovations.
Through its tours, lectures, educational programs for adults and kids, exhibitions, research, and publications, the BAF demonstrates how ideas are manifested in the built environment and urban design of the city.
About Baltimore Heritage
Founded in 1960, Baltimore Heritage, Inc. is Baltimore’s nonprofit historic and architectural preservation organization. With a small staff, 33 volunteer board members, and a host of volunteers, we work to preserve and promote Baltimore’s historic buildings and neighborhoods.
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present a series of 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation and history. Next up is Meg Fairfax Fielding who will be taken us on a tour of Baltimore’s hidden architectural treasures.

2020 AIA Baltimore & BAF Spring Lecture Series 3: Building and Unbuilding
2020-05-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Webinar
1.5 AIA/CES HSW LUs available/1.5 PDH available (LA CES provided by Maryland ASLA)
Overview
The 2020 AIA Baltimore & BAF Spring Lecture Series will explore unbuilt architecture and design work. Speakers will showcase and discuss their unbuilt, speculative, and/or dismantled work, including competitions, explorations, and research. The series will explore why projects go unrealized and create a dialogue about what could have been, what is, and what can be.
See the full calendar of lectures
Lecture 3: Building and Unbuilding
J. Yolande Daniels, studioSUMO

Jennifer Goold, Neighborhood Design Center
The design of space, objects, and environments requires an exploration of the impact of architecture beyond surfaces and objects. The spaces and environments we inhabit are all constructed, and social constructs are formalized in architecture and urban planning.
Yolande Daniels will discuss Building and Unbuilding—two areas of research and production that explore architecture at multiple scales ranging from the macro-scale of societal patterns that inform the design of objects and spaces, to the mezzo-scale of institutional buildings and dwellings, to the micro-scale of the patterning of surfaces.
Jennifer Goold will explore how COVID-19 is prompting cities and city-dwellers the world over to reconsider our relationship to the built environment. This public health crisis is providing insight into the critical relationship between the health of our environment, the role of public space to human health and wellness, and the importance of local business in resilience. Can we grasp this moment and unbuild some of the systems that are not going to work in the future of cities?
About the Speakers
J. Yolande Daniels, studioSUMO

Yolande Daniels is a co-founding principal of the architecture and design practice, studioSUMO in New York and Los Angeles, and, an Assistant Professor in Architecture at USC/University of Southern California. She received architecture degrees from Columbia University and City College, CUNY. She held the Sarineen chair at Yale University and the Silman Chair at Howard University and taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, Washington University, The University of Michigan, and City College.
Yolande is a recipient of the Rome Prize in Architecture and of fellowships from the Mac Dowell Colony and the Independent Study Program of the Whitney American Museum of Art in both studio practice and cultural studies. Her independent design research explores the spatial effects and techniques of power in architecture and urban spaces and has been published in a wide range of anthologies.
The practice, studioSUMO has exhibited work at the Venice Biennale and been the recipient of design awards including the American Academy of Arts and Letters Architecture Award, Emerging Voices Award, Design Vanguard Award, and the League Prize, and received grants from NYSCA/New York State Council on the Arts and NYFA/New York Foundation for the Arts.
The built works of studioSUMO have been recognized for design excellence in architecture awards from the Japan National Design Council, German National Design Council, Chicago Athenaeum, New York City Chapter and New York State AIA, and, published in journals globally from Architect/Progressive Architecture, Architectural Record, Frame, Azure in Australia, bob in South Korea, Global Architecture/GA and SpaDE/Space Design in Japan.
Jennifer Goold, Neighborhood Design Center

Jennifer Goold joined the Neighborhood Design Center in 2012 after more than a decade of work in cultural resources management, historic preservation, development and planning. At NDC, she directs all aspects of the center’s operations including staff, programs, outreach, and fundraising. A Baltimore resident since 1993, she has been involved in many of the city’s largest historic building rehabilitations, including the American Can Company, Silo Point and Tide Point. She is passionate about the people, places, and culture of the city and equitable access to all it has to offer. She holds a BS in Interior Design from Indiana University and an MS in Historic Preservation from Columbia University.

Structural and Design Integrity in Fenestration (TW Perry)
2020-05-20 13:00 - 14:00
1 AIA CEU/LU available
Window Wednesday’s with Ken Course Summary:
Participants will be instructed to evaluate various methods, and components of window and door manufacturing, as it relates to structural integrity, durability,performance values, and architectural compliance. Participants will gain an educated understanding of how the fenestration manufacturing processes and selected products can enhance the structural and thermal dynamics of weatherization, and life cycle analysis. Participants will be able place this information into functional design applications, while maintaining the desired architectural integrity, and improving the overall performance value.
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Practice Management Committee Meeting
2020-05-19 08:30 - 09:30 | Virtual meeting
The AIA Baltimore Practice Management Committee seeks to encourage open discourse among AIA Baltimore architects, allied members, and other professional organizations to advance member understanding of practice-related issues.
For access to the virtual meeting, please contact, Zevi Thomas.
To join this committee, please contact co-chairs:
Lee Hyden, AIA, LEED AP
Basil Rousos, AIA, LEED APHord Coplan Macht, Inc.

Poole and Hunt to Clipper Mill: A History of Adaptive Use (Nathan Dennies)
2020-05-15 13:00 - 13:30
The third in a series of virtual tours and presentations with Baltimore Heritage and the Baltimore Architecture Foundation.

The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present a series of 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation and history. Next up is Nathan Dennies with a short history about Clipper Mill in Woodberry, from the Poole & Hunt machine shop in the 1850s to today, and its many uses in-between.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support the BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this.
Woodberry was once home to the largest machine shop and iron works in the country. Poole & Hunt thrived alongside the booming textile industry of the Jones Falls Valley. It grew and remained a site of heavy industry for well over a century, was later adapted by a flourishing arts community, and after a tragic fire, was transformed into Clipper Mill: a mixed use development that includes manufacturing, residences, design and engineering firms, fine dining, and more.
This presentation will cover the history of the Poole & Hunt Machine Shop and Iron Works, including the impressive things they made here, from the columns of the Capitol Building in Washington DC to contributions to both World War efforts. Discover how this site of heavy industry has changed over its 170 year history to meet the various needs of its users. And learn about the role of historic preservation in adapting historic sites for modern uses.
About the Presenter
Nathan Dennies is the Associate Director of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation. He serves as chair of the Greater Hampden Heritage Alliance, and on the boards of the Friends of The Jones Falls, Baltimore City Historical Society, and the Greater Baltimore History Alliance. Nathan has spent the past 6 years researching the industrial history of the Jones Falls Valley and lives in Woodberry.
About the Baltimore Architecture Foundation
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) celebrates design and the built environment. Launched in 1987, BAF encourages people to explore Baltimore architecture: to be mindful of the area’s history, and recognize Baltimore’s architectural heritage, and appreciate its design innovations.
Through its tours, lectures, educational programs for adults and kids, exhibitions, research, and publications, the BAF demonstrates how ideas are manifested in the built environment and urban design of the city.
http://baltimorearchitecture.org/
About Baltimore Heritage
Founded in 1960, Baltimore Heritage, Inc. is Baltimore’s nonprofit historic and architectural preservation organization. With a small staff, 33 volunteer board members, and a host of volunteers, we work to preserve and promote Baltimore’s historic buildings and neighborhoods.
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Image: Poole & Hunt Lithograph Print. Image courtesy Enoch Pratt Free Library.

Morgan State SA+P Virtual Graduation Recognition Ceremony (Morgan School of Architecture + Planning)
2020-05-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
On Friday, May 15th at 11 am the School of Architecture + Planning is celebrating its Spring 2020 graduates with a Virtual Graduation Recognition Ceremony. Please join us in applauding their many achievements and looking forward to their future adventures!
The ceremony will last approximately an hour, and be held on Zoom.
This ceremony is being held separately from the university-wide Virtual Recognition Ceremony that will be live-streamed on May 16th at 10 am and the Spring 2020 Commencement Ceremony, which has been postponed until Fall 2020 because of the COVID-19 crisis.
If you have any questions please email sap@moragn.edu
Join the SA+P Virtual Graduation Recognition Ceremony Zoom Meeting

Intellectual Empathy: Tools for Managing Difficult Dialogues
2020-05-14 13:00 - 14:00
Despite a commitment to diversity and inclusivity, many groups and organizations find that their members still have a hard time talking…

Despite a commitment to diversity and inclusivity, many groups and organizations find that their members still have a hard time talking across differences in race, class, gender, political affiliation, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, or any other kind of identity. We often lack the tools to help us graciously navigate conversations like these—and so we avoid having them. We just don’t talk, even though research shows groups who share diverse viewpoints are more innovative, better at problem solving, more open to feedback, and better off in the long run.
In this workshop we will explore how avoiding conversations about difficult social issues can lead team members to feel unheard, perpetuating a cycle of misunderstanding and misinformation. Fear of “saying the wrong thing” can actually result in worse outcomes. Rather than avoiding potentially contentious conversations, we will develop stepping stones to increase awareness, mutual understanding and growth. In short, we can all benefit from diversity and inclusion. But it won’t happen by itself. We have to do our part to be the change that we want to see, by creating productive spaces for these types of conversations and learning how to effectively navigate difficult topics.
This workshop will also address communication during this time of social distancing, and navigating difficult dialogues in virtual spaces.
About the Presenter
Maureen Linker received her Ph.D. in philosophy in from the City University of New York, Graduate Center. She is currently a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan– Dearborn where she has been teaching since 1997. She has published in a variety of academic journals including The Criminal Law Quarterly, Perspectives in Multicultural Education, The Journal of Argumentation, and Social Theory and Practice. Her book, Intellectual Empathy: Critical Thinking for Social Justice was published in 2015 by University of Michigan Press. The book, in its second printing, is used in a variety of courses around the U.S. and Canada including the University of Georgia, University of Northern Illinois, Villanova, Michigan State University, and the University of Victoria. According to one reviewer, “Linker’s writing style is conversational and engaging, and her impeccable integration of scholarship with compelling, multi-layered contemporary examples and case studies makes it an excellent resource for social theorists.” (Debra Jackson –Teaching Philosophy)
In addition to research and classroom teaching, Maureen has led workshops on “Diversity Fatigue,” “Navigating Difficult Dialogues,” “ Finding Common Ground through Intellectual Empathy”, and “Managing Implicit Biases” for the American Institute of Architects, the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion, the American Philosophical Association’s Teaching Philosophy Consortium, the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor School of Social Work, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor Library, and the Canton Public Library.

Equity Committee - Meeting
2020-05-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual meeting
The Equity Committee (former Women in Architecture/Diversity Committee) meets every 2nd Friday
Contact co-chairs for more information:
Valerie Kirkley, AIAHord Coplan Macht, Inc.vkirkley@hcm2.com
Hilary Zoretic, AIAGenslerHilary_Zoretic@gensler.com

FAR Committee Meeting
2020-05-13 17:30 - 18:30 | Virtual meeting
FAR, The Future Architects Resource Committee, meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the AIABaltimore Gallery, from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Please note, during the COVID-19 pandemic all board, committee, and individual meetings have been rescheduled as virtual meetings.
For access to the virtual meeting, please contact, Zevi Thomas at zthomas@aiabalt.com
Visit the Committee page: http://www.aiabaltimore.org/areas-of-interest/future-architects-resources/
Committee Co-chairs: Lonna Babu, AIA lbabu@ayersaintgross.com ; Emily Lodato, AIA; Emily Lodato elodato@designcollective.com

Doors Open Baltimore Committee Meeting
2020-05-12 17:30 - 18:30 | Virtual meeting
Chair:
Chair:
Margaret De Arcangelis
Baltimore Museum of Industry
doorsopenbaltimore@gmail.com
Organizes the annual Doors Open Baltimore, a 1-day city-wide event opening doors to the public on Baltimore Architecture. Meets every 2nd Tuesday at the AIABaltimore Chapter House.

Fellows Committee Meeting
2020-05-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom call
