AIA Baltimore/Baltimore Architecture Foundation

Benefits: How to Help Your Bottom Line, Recruitment and Retention
2021-06-15 08:30 - 09:30 (America/New_York)
1.0 AIA/LU
For some employers’ the biggest pain points are rising healthcare costs and the recruiting and retaining of valuable employees.

About The Presenters

Debra D. Rock, Senior Client Executive of RCM&D
As a Senior Client Executive and Client Service Team Leader specializing in Health & Welfare Plans, Debi helps clients develop and implement benefits programs and strategies that meet both their financial and employee engagement objectives.
She works extensively with senior corporate decision-makers – in both Human Resources and Finance – to ensure their employee benefit offerings provide a holistic approach to meet her client’s strategy and budget to improve employee health, well-being and retention.
Debi currently serves on RCM&D’s Wellness Committee, focused on improving the health and well-being of RCM&D employees and families.

Cheryl Abrams, Sales Executive of RCM&D
Cheryl Abrams is a Sales Executive for the RCM&D Employee Benefits Division. With 25 years of experience in
this type of position, she brings a passion for helping clients and building lasting partnerships.
In this role, Cheryl is responsible for generating, qualifying and nurturing new sales leads. Additionally, Cheryl
actively maintains her client relationships, working on client’s renewal strategies, regularly analyzing additional
risk, coverage amounts and increased exposures. She has extensive experience providing and implementing
service solutions related to her client’s technology and Human Capital Management needs and processes. Cheryl
continues to focus on building and strengthening partnerships through community and business involvement.
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Dead Architects Society Meeting
2021-06-14 17:00 - 18:00
The Dead Architects Society is the research committee of BAF, originally formed to uncover the lives of Baltimore’s first architects. It is responsible for many of its publications including our collection of Architect Biographies. Architectural history buffs welcome!
To join this committee, please contact co-chairs:
Jillian Storms, AIA, Maryland State Department of Education
Charlie Duff, Jubilee Baltimore

Camden Yards: Greatest Ballpark in America
2021-06-11 13:00 - 13:30
Janet Marie Smith will discuss the design of Camden Yards and how this influential ballpark came to be.

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.
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. This special program is hosted in partnership with the George Peabody Library.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support 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.
Camden Yards made it to the semifinals of BAF’s Architecture Madness tournament, which included 64 exceptional Baltimore buildings built between 1870 and today, hosted in celebration of AIA Baltimore’s 150th anniversary. We’ll explore what makes Camden Yards one of the top ballparks in the world.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards consistently ranks among the top ballparks in the world, and has had a profound influence on ballpark design since it opened in 1992. The design broke away from the idea that stadiums should be on the outskirts of cities surrounded by massive parking lots. Instead, Camden Yards was placed near the heart of Downtown and designed to complement its historic surroundings and incorporates the site of Camden Station with the 1905 B&O Warehouse. Camden Yards ushered in the trend for retro ballpark design and demonstrated that the best stadiums are those that are integrated into the urban fabric of the city.
Janet Marie Smith is best known in baseball for her work on Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which set the standard for a new wave of ballparks after its opening in 1992. Smith worked for the Orioles from 1989-94 as vice president of planning and development during the design and construction of the park. She later re-joined the club from 2009-12 to direct renovations and expansion of the Orioles’ spring training facility in Sarasota, FL., and upgrades to Camden Yards.From 2002-2009, Smith served as senior vice president of planning and development for the Boston Red Sox, overseeing the preservation and expansion of Fenway Park. Smith was president of Turner Sports and Entertainment Development and vice president of planning and development for the Atlanta Braves from 1994-2000, when she helped transform the 1996 Olympic Stadium into Turner Field and she oversaw the development of the Philips Arena, then home to the NBA Hawks and NHL Thrashers.
Outside of baseball, Smith has worked on development projects including Battery Park City in New York, unfulfilled plans for Pershing Square in LA, redevelopment of former industrial buildings on Baltimore’s waterfront as well as renovation plans for the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, CA.
Smith holds a bachelor of architecture degree from Mississippi State University and a masters’ in urban planning from City College of New York. In 2017, Smith was the Edward P. Bass Visiting Professor at Yale University School of Architecture. A native of Jackson, Miss., Smith resides in Baltimore with her husband, Bart Harvey, and has three children. Smith is currently the Executive Vice President Planning and Development for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Equity in Public Schools: Supporting our Communities through School Design
2021-06-02 12:00 - 13:30
Join the AIA Baltimore CAE, AIA DC, and AIA North Virginia for a webinar exploring the equity in education systems and communities…

1.5 AIA LUs/HSW Available
This event is in partnership with AIA Baltimore, AIA DC, and AIA Northern Virginia.
This virtual event will explore equity in the education systems, communities, and school facilities of three local public school districts – Alexandria City Public Schools, Baltimore City Public Schools, and Prince George’s County Public Schools – each with distinctive challenges, demographics, populations, and settings. We will hear presentations from school system leaders facing challenges of inequity and resource disparity in their communities and schools, and the unique strategies established by each for the planning, design, and procurement of school facilities, followed by a facilitated discussion.
This event will focus on:
• The specific equity goals of each local school system
• Considerations and strategies for the allocation of resources to optimize educational equity and support surrounding communities
• Approaches to community engagement and distinct impacts of improved neighborhood connections
• Strategies to overcome diversity and inclusion obstacles in our education systems
For special accommodations to this event, please contact Olivia Miles, AIA Baltimore Communications at omiles@aiabalt.com

About Our Presenters:

Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr., Superintendent, Alexandria City Public Schools
As an experienced educator and administrator, Dr. Hutchings served as a teacher and in leadership roles at the middle and high school levels as well as in central office administrative positions. He began his teaching career in Manassas at Prince William County Public Schools and then served as an assistant middle school principal with Chesterfield County Public Schools, near Richmond. In Nashville, Tennessee, he was promoted from an assistant high school principal to middle school principal. He was named Tennessee Middle School Principal of the Year by the Tennessee Association of Middle Schools for his role in increasing student achievement and becoming thenumber one middle school in metropolitan Nashville based on value-added.
Dr. Hutchings holds a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from Old Dominion University and a master’s in educational leadership from George Mason University. He earned a doctorate in educational policy, planning and leadership in 2010 from the College of William and Mary.

Cyndi Smith, Director of Facilities Design and Construction, Baltimore City Public Schools
Cyndi Smith is the Director of Facilities Design and Construction at Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore, Maryland. Prior to this, she was the Senior Educational Facilities Planner for City Schools. In her Director role, she oversees the design and construction of all of the City Schools Capital projects across the portfolio of 156 buildings, which is approximately 20-30 projects and about $35 – $45M per year of work. In addition, she is involved in the 21st Century Schools initiative which City Schools is currently undertaking.
Cyndi received her Bachelor’s degrees in Architectural Engineering and Civil Engineering with a Structural Concentration from Drexel University. She also holds a Master’s degree in Technical Management from Johns Hopkins University as well as an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Educational Facilities Planning from San Diego State University’s National Center for the 21st Century Schoolhouse. Cyndi is a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Maryland, a Project Management Professional (PMP), and an Accredited Learning Environments Professional (ALEP).
Cyndi is active in the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE), the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and she has been recognized as a Fellow in both SEI and ASCE for her contributions (F.SEI, F.ASCE). Cyndi has served on both the Northeast Region Board of A4LE as well as the Chesapeake Bay Delaware Valley Chapter Board.

Dr. Alicia J. Hart, Executive Director of Facilities and Operations, Alexandria City Public Schools
Dr. Hart has been with ACPS since December 2019. She joined the organization in the role of Director of Educational Facilities where she was responsible for the management and execution of non-capacity Capital Improvement projects. In December 2020, she was promoted to Executive Director of Facilities and Operations. In her role as Executive Director, she oversees multiple support operations for the division, to include Transportation, School Nutrition, Safety and Security, Maintenance and Custodial Services, and Capital Projects.Prior to joining ACPS, she held the post of Assistant Director of Public Works, Maintenance and Operations with Prince William County. Within this role, she handled the planning, operation and execution of the Buildings and Grounds Division administering a divisional budget in excess of $14 million dollars annually and managing a staff of 82 employees. Before her time in Prince William County, she held the capacity of Administrative Budget Manager for Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission where she developed, managed and administered an annual operating budget of $250M for the Department of Parks and Recreation. Some of her early career positions included Facilities Coordinator with Portsmouth Public Schools and Assistant Director of General Services with the City of Portsmouth.Dr. Hart holds a doctorate in Business Administration from Walden University, a masters in Business Administration from Strayer University and a bachelors in Business Management from Hampton University.

Erika Gulick, Director of Capital Programs, Planning, and Design, Alexandria City Public Schools
Erika Gulick is the Director of Capital Programs, Planning and Design for Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS), and has been working as part of the ACPS Facilities and Operations team since 2015. Some of her main responsibilities with ACPS include developing the Capital Improvement Program with a team annually, acting as a liaison to City departments, planning for and leading major new facilities projects through design and construction, facilitating enrollment projections and conducting capacity and utilization analyses. Prior to coming to ACPS, Erika worked as an environmental scientist on redevelopment sites for an engineering and planning consultant firm in her home-state of New Jersey. She also has her Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP) license from GISCI and her American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certificate from American Planning Association.

Jason Washington, Director of Public-Private Partnerships Program, Prince George’s County Public Schools
Since beginning his career as a teacher, Jason has always sought out opportunities that can have a direct impact on the lives of others. From practicing law to working in community development and in his current position, leading the development and implementation of the Nation’s first K-12 bundled schools concessionaire model, he has sought positions that allow him to serve and create dynamic programs.
Prior to leading this effort, he was executive director of the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships, vice president of Business and Economic Development at Corvias and he led the Metropolitan Washington Community Wealth Building Initiative at City First Enterprises as senior vice president. Jason has also served as a White House fellow, assigned to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he supported the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force. Previously, he was senior policy advisor to the mayor of Baltimore, and served as chair of the Mayor’s School Construction Task Force. Prior to joining city government, Jason practiced law as a corporate associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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Learn More About The Committee on Architecture in Education
The 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.
Learn more about CAE and its mission here.

Morgan State University: National Treasure and Model for Preservation
2021-05-28 13:00 - 13:30
On its five-year anniversary as a designated National Treasure, we will hear about the University’s stewardship of its historic buildings.

In this Virtual Histories Series, the Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage host weekly 30-minute lunchtime live presentations on Zoom focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation, and history. Upon registering, you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com at least 1-hour prior to the start of the program or cannot guarantee admittance.
Reservations are donation-based. We encourage you to give what you can to support 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. This presentation is also co-hosted by Morgan State University and the Baltimore Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects.
About this Presentation:
In May 2016, the nation’s leading preservation organization, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, designated Morgan State University a National Treasure. The designation served to recognize the University’s significance as an HBCU (Historically Black College and University) and as a compelling example of the challenges that colleges across the country face in stewarding their historic buildings while redeveloping their historic campuses.
Founded in 1867 as one of the nation’s earliest institutions to offer post-secondary education for African Americans and the largest in the state of Maryland, Morgan State University’s urban campus has an impressive collection of historic buildings. The University’s varied built landscape features 20 contributing structures—ranging from Classical and Italianate to Modern and Brutalist—eligible for listing on the National Register. Buildings on the campus were designed by pioneering and celebrated black architects such as Albert Cassell, Hilyard Robinson, Louis Fry, and Leon Bridges. In addition, the University is home to one of six HBCU accredited architecture programs and the only one accredited in historic preservation.
In its effort towards preserving the rich cultural legacy of HBCUs, the National Trust joined forces with the University to envision a forward-thinking stewardship strategy for preserving HBCU campuses. The partnership aimed at developing a campus heritage preservation plan for Morgan State University – a critical tool to inform campus master planning – that could be applied at other HBCUs across the country.
On its five-year anniversary as a designated National Treasure, we will hear about the University’s progress to create a preservation roadmap that stewards the many historic buildings on campus, while planning wisely for the university’s long-term, sustainable future.
About the Presenter:
Dale Glenwood Green is a descendant of Reverend Samuel Green, Sr. (a Visionary Founder of Morgan State University), Morgan Alumnus (a inaugural student of the Morgan undergraduate architecture program), and Professor of Architecture and Lead Faculty for Historic Preservation at Morgan State University School of Architecture and Planning. He has been teaching and leading research on Morgan’s campus heritage since he joined the faculty in 2008. He along with his faculty colleagues and students have collaborated with the University and the National Trust for Historic Preservation on preserving the campus and individually listing the University Memorial Chapel on the National Register of Historic Places. He has been leading the Preservation in Practice summer program with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, National Parks Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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Designing the Future (Baltimore Design School)
2021-05-26 08:30 - 09:30
We look forward to seeing you for a morning of connection, powerful stories, and even more information about BDS’s programs, services, and initiatives that are touching and transforming lives every day. The event’s proceeds will benefit our efforts to develop the whole child, expand the diversity of the design professions, and foster creativity, critical thinking, and design skills.
If you have questions, contact Dr. Marsha Koger at drkoger@baltimoredesignschool.com
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Regenerative Design and Development
2021-05-25 17:00 - 18:00
Join the AIA Baltimore Committee on the Environment + Resiliency for a webinar on regenerative design and development…

Rendering Courtesy of Onion Flats Architects
1.0 AIA LUs/HSW Available
Our regenerative design team is comprised of a mission-driven developer, a community partnership facilitator, a regenerative-minded architect, and a sustainability and energy consultant. Together we will define regenerative community development and its process for design and implementation. We will open up our regenerative toolbox to share tips for successful, community-integrated, and radical neighborhood development. Then we will shift from theory to practice to discuss our current multi-family development project on West North Avenue.
Learning Objectives:
1. Have an understanding of Regenerative Community Development (RCD)
2. Learn about the Regenerative Development Process
3. Have 4 tools/tips to implement from our Regenerative Toolbox
4. Be able to see RCD in action

About Our Presenters

Brendan Schreiber, LEED AP BD +C
Brendan Schreiber is an expert in residential construction management and sustainable development, with over a decade of experience in the field. In 2015 he founded Schreiber Brothers Development, an affordable housing and community development company focused on achieving social and environmental justice. As local leaders in the environmental justice movement, in 2020 Schreiber Brothers committed to making all future residential projects zero-energy to advance affordability, public health and climate change.

Candace Chance
Candace is a Baltimore City native and founded The V.P.I. Firm (Vision, Performance, & Impact): a process and strategy design firm for community development. She also co-founded Momo|Wucha (an equity real estate development firm), and is launching, Build Beyond the Hustle (bringing strategy, structure and systems to support BIPOC and women founders). Over the past decade, she has been developing strategies to serve the development of regenerative and self-determined communities.

Carri Beer, AIA, PDC
Carri Beer, AIA is owner of CommONEcology Regenerative Design Studio in Baltimore, Maryland. Carri became one of Maryland’s first LEED Accredited Professionals in 2001 and consulted on several of the region’s early LEED projects. She received her Permaculture Design Certificate from Charm City Farms in 2017 and an Advanced Permaculture Social Systems Design from the Permaculture Women’s Guild in 2020. She is Project Architect and Manager on new high performance, healthy homes and small community buildings, permaculture-based landscape design, and regenerative neighborhood planning. Carri focuses on creating architecture and places that are whole restorative systems and address high energy performance, building science, healthy indoor air quality, natural materials, resiliency, site and water restoration and social equity.

Michael Hindle, MFA, CPHC
Michael Hindle is founder and principal of Passive to POSITIVE, a Building Enclosure and Energy Efficiency consulting firm specializing in PASSIVE HOUSE, Zero Energy, Low Carbon and Resilient Design. He is also co-founder and principal of Common Ecology, a regenerative and permaculture-based design company, focused on regenerative community redevelopment projects. Michael became one of the nation’s first Certified Passive House Consultants (CPHC) in late 2009. He has consulted on Passive House, zero-energy, and Living Building Challenge projects that include single-family and multi-family residential, mixed-use, and small commercial projects from Washington DC to New Hampshire. He has experience in both new construction and retrofits, and is committed to low toxicity, low Global Warming Potential, and carbon sequestering building methods.

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Architectural Workshop (Schluter Systems)
2021-05-25 - 2021-05-28
Architectural Workshop
– Next Generation and Curbless Shower applications – Includes 4 AIA/IDCEC approved presentations (total of 6 LU’s)
– Overview of specification tools for Schluter®-Systems products
This architectural & commercial workshop will discuss the challenges faced with traditional floor, wall and shower
applications. New technologies will be presented to address these issues and improve installation & specifications.
Schluter Systems Dallas-Fort Worth
17505 Interstate Hwy 35 W, Northlake, TX 76262
Hotel Accommodations:
Hotel Vin, Autograph Collection
215 East Dallas Road, Grapevine, TX 76051
INCLUDES
• 2 days of training, seminars, and demos
• Activity Pending
• Hotel
• Meals
• Great
Networking
Opportunities
*All accommodations are compliments of Schluter Systems*
Itinerary
• May 25: Arrival Night & Dinner
• May 26 & 27: Seminars & Demos, Dinner
• May 28: Departure Day
Register at SchluterEvents.com using invite code: 21DTXMAY25
RSVP by Friday May 7, 202
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**Space is Limited**
This workshop will be held in accordance with all applicable COVID-19 health and safety standards. Schluter staff and
event attendees must comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, and rules in place at the time of the event

Architecture Sketching in Mount Vernon Place
2021-05-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Hotel Revival (Outside on Monument St), 101 W Monument St, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
Spend the day sketching architecture with Morgan State University architecture professor Gabriel Kroiz, AIA…

Join architect and Morgan State University architecture professor, Gabriel Kroiz, AIA, for a beginner sketch class, while learning about the rich architectural history of Mount Vernon Place.
This one-hour class is geared to beginners, and to learning an “elevation”: an easy entry point to architectural drawings. We will focus on 8 West Mount Vernon Place, pointing out the organizing grid and proportions and introducing architectural terms such as balustrade, piano nobile, etc. Please note: this tour will be limited to twelve participants in light of COVID-19 restrictions. Facemasks required.
8 West Mount Vernon Place (now the Mt Vernon Club) was built around 1842, and is one of the oldest homes on Mount Vernon Place.
Previously known as the Blanchard Randall House and the Tiffany-Fisher House, the home was built by William Tiffany, a wealthy Baltimore commission merchant. The building is a fine example of the Greek Revival architectural style and set a high standard for the new homes being built around the Washington Monument. In 1941, The Mount Vernon Club purchased the building, which has housed the Club since then.
For more info on the history of Mount Vernon Place, see the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy’s website.
Instructor
Gabriel Kroiz, AIA founder and principle of Kroiz Architecture has over 25 years of experience as an architect, builder, and educator. As an architect, Kroiz’s experience includes award-winning projects in the US and Asia. As a builder, he has focused on small, detail intensive projects which allow for a high level of research and experimentation with materials and their application. In 2008 Kroiz joined the School of Architecture and Planning at Morgan State University as its first Program Director working to achieve the school’s missions of providing access to the design professions for underrepresented minorities and performing research focused on the redevelopment of Baltimore and the surrounding region. Kroiz is also a member of the board of directors of the Baltimore Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Baltimore).
Please bring:
A sketchbook of any size (if you have one), and assorted pens and pencils. There may be limited seating available in the park. You may also wish to bring a folding chair, and bottled water.
All participants are encouraged to submit sketches to BAF’s Building Love Instagram exhibit in honor of the 150th anniversary of AIA Baltimore. See details here.
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Don’t forget to stop by the Charles Street Promenade that will be happening all day from 9:00 am to 9:00pm on North Charles street. Find out more information here.

Station North Architecture Walking Tour
2021-05-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Penn Station-Baltimore, 1500 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
Join Charlie Duff on a special tour of Baltimore’s Station North Arts District…

Photograph Courtesy of Vivian Doering
Join us for our first in-person tour since February, 2020! On May 22, much of Charles Street will be closed to vehicular traffic, so we’re taking advantage of it with a tour of Station North led by Charlie Duff. Located in the heart of Baltimore, Station North was the first area in Baltimore to receive the State designation as an Arts & Entertainment District in 2002.
Spanning the neighborhoods of Charles North, Greenmount West, and Barclay, Station North is a diverse collection of artist live-work spaces, galleries, rowhomes, and businesses, all just steps away from Penn Station, Mount Vernon, Charles Village, the Maryland Institute College of Art, the University of Baltimore, and Johns Hopkins University. Please note: this tour will be limited to fifteen participants in light of COVID-19 restrictions. Facemasks required. Meet at the Male/Female Statue in front of Penn Station. It’s impossible to miss!
About the Presenter
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.

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Don’t forget to stop by the Charles Street Promenade that will be happening all day from 9:00 am to 9:00pm on North Charles street. Find out more information here.

Designing the AVAM – Winner of Baltimore Architecture Madness
2021-05-21 13:00 - 13:30
AVAM Founder and Director Rebecca Hoffberger, and architects Rebecca Swanston and Diane Cho celebrate the design of this Baltimore treasure

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.
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. This special program is hosted in partnership with the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM). Follow them on Facebook and Twitter: @theavam and Instagram: @the_avam.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support 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 American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) was crowned winner of BAF’s Architecture Madness Tournament, which included 64 exceptional Baltimore buildings built between 1870 and today, hosted in celebration of AIA Baltimore’s 150th anniversary.
We’ll be joined by AVAM founder and director Rebecca Hoffberger and architects Diane Cho and Rebecca Swanston to celebrate and reflect upon the design of Baltimore’s most beloved building of the past 150 years.
Completed in 1995, AVAM is a brilliant example of sculptural expression. Architect Rebecca Swanston, FAIA and designer Alex Castro incorporated the curving Trolley Works building and enlarged it with an addition that echoes its curves and creates a strong sense of motion. Its playful, eye-catching facade, created by youth in the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services as a way to provide them with tangible skills and personal development, was an echoing sentiment from Rebecca Alban Hoffberger, Founder/Director and Primary Curator of AVAM that “social justice is life’s highest performance art”. The shimmering and whimsy exterior mirrors the artworks found inside by self-taught individuals that make AVAM one of the city’s most beloved institutions. Architect Diane Cho, AIA of Cho Benn Holback + Associates (today Quinn Evans) led the 2004 expansion of the museum transforming an old whiskey barrel warehouse into AVAM’s Jim Rouse Visionary Center. Both projects are stellar examples of adaptive use – the creative repurposing of historic buildings.
When asked to describe why they voted the way they did, Architecture Madness voters emphasized how AVAM’s architecture embodies the museum’s spirit. As one voter put it, “It feels alive. It feels like a building that embraces all people and inspires creativity and a sense of wonder.”
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Virtual Tour of The Tremco Sustainable Building Solutions Test Facility
2021-05-18 12:00 - 13:00
Join BEC Baltimore & AIA Baltimore for an inside look at Tremco’s state-of-the-art sustainable building solutions test facility…

Tremco’s Sustainable Building Solutions Test Facility offers a unique educational opportunity — In addition to mitigating risk for your clients by testing systems for performance and compatibility, Tremco’s facility has helped third party labs and consultants understand the limitations of various systems, and learn proper application techniques to ensure optimal performance in adverse environmental conditions.
The Tour Will Include:
• A personalized tour of the Sustainable Building Solutions Test Facility, including our brand new Thermal Environmental Chamber
• 1.0 LU/HSW on restoration, stop water intrusion in your building enclosure
• An inside view of what’s new with Tremco CPG, which has brought together Tremco Incorporated’s Commercial Sealants & Waterproofing and Roofing & Building Maintenance operating divisions; Dryvit Systems, Inc.; Nudura Inc.; Willseal; Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. and Weatherproofing Technologies Canada, Inc.
• Q&A with subject matter experts
Tours are presented by Marcy Tyler, Director of Building Science for Tremco Incorporated. Marcy and her team lead system design, compatibility testing and training for the whole family of Tremco Construction Products Group (CPG) companies.
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The Robert F. Kennedy Funeral Train: The People’s View from Baltimore
2021-05-07 13:00 - 13:30
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.
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support 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.
On June 8 1968, the Robert F Kennedy Funeral Train rode through Baltimore, on its way to Washington D.C., carrying the body of Senator Robert F Kennedy. On board the train was photographer Paul Fusco, who during the journey photographed the many bewildered mourners paying their final respects. A cross-section of American society—Black and White, city-dwellers and country folk—all stared at the slowly passing train.
We hope you’ll join us to hear photographer Rein Jelle Terpstra talk about his project to search for the reverse photographic perspective: pictures and films made by the bystanders that stood along the railroad that day. Here, the mourners do not merely play a role in someone else’s pictures, but are the photographers and filmmakers themselves. With their cameras, they gazed back at the train and recorded it in their own fashion. On his research trips, Terpstra visited almost all of the places that the funeral train passed through in an effort to track down people who took photographs of the train passing. This project is entirely based on memories, snapshots, home movies, and sound, recorded by bystanders standing along the tracks that day.
The project was on show at the Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, in Les Rencontres D’Arles (France 2018), the International Center of Photography (New York City 2018) and the Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam (2019).

About the Speaker:
Rein Jelle Terpstra teaches fine arts and photography at Minerva Art Academy, Groningen (NL). After a residency at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten (Amsterdam), he began investigating the relationships between perception, memory and history by making slideshow installations and books. His work is held in various collections, including the collection of the SFMOMA (San Francisco), MoMA Library (New York), EYE Film Museum (Amsterdam), Nederlands Fotomuseum (Rotterdam), The Royal Museum of Arts (Brussels), Yale University Library (New Haven), and the Getty Research Institute (Los Angeles). During the spring of 2017, Terpstra undertook a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship in Washington, D.C. to work on the subject of this lecture.

Baltimore Architectural Research/Dead Architects Society Meeting
2021-05-05 08:00 - 17:00
As part of AIA Baltimore’s and BAF’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), this committee meeting is only accessible via tele-conference. The call-in information is only sent out via email. If you are not on the list-serve for this committee reach out to BAF staff, Margaret Stella Mstella@aiabalt.com or Eric Lowe at elowe@designcollective.com for call-in information.

Business of Architecture (PMC)
2021-05-04 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual Webinar
Legal Considerations for the Evolving Workplace – post-COVID. Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP.

Legal Considerations for the Evolving Workplace – COVID, Social Issues and the Biden Administration are bringing about seismic changes in the workplace. This presentation will address how to navigate the legal implications of those changes. Topics addressed will include: FLSA, EEO and practical implications of a “post-COVID” workplace; Changes at the Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board and EEOC that will affect the workplace, expansion of LGBTQ protections, and immigration law changes.
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2021 Virtual Montgomery County Energy Summit [Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection & USGBC National Capital Region]
2021-05-04
Join us for the 8th Annual Montgomery County Energy Summit!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Energy Summit will take place virtually over 3 days, May 4-6. For the past seven years and counting, the Summit has annually offered cutting-edge education focused on the latest trends in green building, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and related topics pertinent to commercial, multifamily, and residential projects in Montgomery County. Our target audience includes building owners, property managers, developers, energy contractors, and other sustainability professionals working in Montgomery County and the larger DMV area. The Summit will include breakout education sessions, a keynote address, topical networking salons, and interactive brown bag lunches. All education sessions will be approved for GBCI and AIA continuing education credits.
The theme for 2021 is “Resiliency, from Building to Community.” We will explore strategies, technologies, and case studies focused on enhancing the resiliency of the commercial, multifamily, and residential built environment. Not only must we adapt to changing climate hazards in our buildings, but our economy and public health must become more resilient as well. Together, our community can adapt and become more resilient against changes to our regional and global climate, while striving to reach the County’s ambitious goal of zero carbon emissions by 2035.
When:
Tuesday, May 4 – 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Wednesday, May 5 – 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Thursday, May 6 – 9:30 am to 2:45 pm

Where: Online
Hosts: Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection and US Green Building Council National Capital Region
Registration:
Early Bird Full Summit Pass (before 4/9) – $70
Full Summit Pass (after 4/9) – $85
Membership Special: Full Summit Pass + USGBC-NCR individual annual membership – $175
Day 1 Pass – $45
Day 2 Pass – $30
Day 3 Pass – $30
Register at: http://mcenergysummit.org

Equity in Policy and Practice: Addressing Past Inequities in Planning for the Future (SmartGrowth)
2021-04-30 13:00 - 14:00
Equity in Policy and Practice: Addressing Past Inequities in Planning for the Future
Friday, April 30 at 1:00 p.m. EDT
Participants of the live webinar are eligible for 1.5 AICP CM credits.
Planning efforts are increasingly focused on the need to consider the impacts of plans on all community members, and to plan for the future by using tools and practices that consciously avoid intentional or unintentional inequities.
In 2019, the American Planning Association adopted a policy guide exclusively addressing planning for equity. The Planning for Equity Policy Guide offers a broad look at policies and approaches needed for planners, policymakers and associated professionals to advance social equity and justice across all planning efforts.
The guide offers direction in key equity planning areas, including gentrification, community engagement, and environmental justice.
Join the Maryland Department of Planning and the American Planning Association at 1 p.m. Eastern, Friday, April 30, as Susan Wood, FAICP, Jay Renkens, AICP, and Leigh Anne King, AICP discuss how APA’s equity policy guide can be used and then look at how the Charlotte (NC) Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan, scheduled for adoption this summer, is using an equitable growth framework to shape the city’s future.
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Virtual Tour of the Cloisters
2021-04-30 13:00 - 13:30
Join us for an on location virtual tour of the Cloisters, Baltimore’s slice of medieval Europe

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.
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support 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.
Settled high on a hill in Lutherville among 60 acres of secluded woods, The Cloisters reflects the beauty and grandeur of medieval Europe, with delicately carved wood, exquisitely detailed stained glass, and ornately designed wrought iron.
Sumner and Dudrea Parker designed the castle to highlight their extensive collection of medieval artwork and artifacts. Today, the Cloisters is managed by BOPA and its unforgettable setting is used for special events like weddings, parties, and business receptions.
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What is a Walkability Study, and Why Should You Do One? (SmartGrowth)
2021-04-29 14:00 - 15:00
What is a Walkability Study, and Why Should You Do One?
Thursday, April 29 at 2:00 p.m. EDT
Participants of the live webinar are eligible for 1.5 AICP CM credits.
In 2008, Oklahoma City was named the least walkable city in the United States by a national magazine. Mayor Mick Cornett responded by commissioning a walkability study, a project that led to a transformation of 40 blocks of downtown streets.
Join the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 29, as Jeff Speck, one the nation’s leading pedestrian experts, explains his approach in Oklahoma City and other communities, how walkability studies are conducted, and how local planners can work with neighborhoods, business groups and citizens to complete similar studies of their own.
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Celebrating Culture and History Of Baltimore Through The Evolution of Space
2021-04-28 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for our 3rd and final Lunch Lecture as part of the 43rd AIA Baltimore/BAF Spring Lecture Series

Architecture is a manifestation of culture. On the occasion of AIA Baltimore’s 150th anniversary, the AIA Baltimore and Baltimore Architecture Foundation 2021 Lecture Series will explore how the built environment simultaneously reflects and influences culture, in Baltimore and beyond. Each lecture will expose how cultural values shape design. The three lectures are focused around themes with specific local resonance in Baltimore, a city in which the arts and culture are key to community identity, history, and future vitality: Architecture and Identity, Art and Architecture, Architecture and Social Justice. Visiting and local speakers will examine and highlight the built environment and its relationship with the arts, community initiatives, sustainability goals, preservation, equity, the vernacular, and more, as we reflect on how these have been shaped by design practice throughout AIA Baltimore’s 150-year history.
Baltimore is one of the oldest cities in America. Its development and neighborhoods are not only an impression of its past but a reflection of its present and future. Today, many of our present spaces and buildings pay homage to the many years of life, people, and culture that preceded this moment. The Frederick Douglass- Isaac Myers Maritime Park, the Chick Webb recreation center in the Perkins/Somerset/Olde Town redevelopment project, and the Pennsylvania Arts District are examples of the evolution of how that culture is expressed in community development.
On its face, it may seem that these are extremely different, but they both represent pivotal points, and the importance of the African-American presence, commerce, culture, and development of Baltimore. Today we celebrate them in place and design for all to experience through not only historical interpretation, but allowing their stories to continue by breathing new life into the buildings and sites. The Frederick Douglass- Isaac Myers Maritime Park, the Chick Webb recreation center, and the Pennsylvania Arts District represent the intersection of how the built environment meets everyday life, the arts, community design, preservation, and the evolution of equity and social justice in a 21st Century Baltimore.
About Our Presenters
Chris Ryer, Director of Baltimore City Department of Planning
Chris Ryer began working in community development over 30 years ago as an intern at the Baltimore Planning Department. After ten years as a community planner with the Department, he moved to the non-profit sector where he worked for the Trust for Public Lands and a community-based organization in southwest Baltimore.
In 2002 he returned to the Baltimore Planning Department where he served as Chief of Comprehensive Planning and Deputy Director. After a short period at the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, he served as the Director of the Southeast Community Development Corporation for over ten years before returning to the Planning Department as Director in 2019.
Tamara Woods, Chief of Urban Design, Baltimore City Department of Planning
Tamara Woods has been with the Department of Planning since 2002. As a Planning, Redevelopment and Policy Administrator she combines her expertise in land use planning and neighborhood planning to work primarily on land use policy initiatives and regulatory writing, such as working extensively on the zoning code rewrite. In addition, she focuses on project development and management of large-scale or complex development efforts that are multi-phased and/or have high neighborhood transformation impacts.

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Thank You To Our Generous Sponsors!
Major Sponsor
Ayers Saint Gross
Hord Coplan Macht
Maryland ASLA
Willdan
Supporting Sponsor
Oak Contracting
Design Collective
Gensler
inPLACE Design
JMT Architecture
Merritt Construction
Price Modern
TW Perry
Vision Technologies
Whiting-Turner
Wohlsen

Capitol Sponsor
Shaw
Corinthian Sponsor
GWWO Architects
James Posey Associates
Murphy Dittenhafer Architects
Mohawk Group
Northpoint Builders
Potomac Valley Brick & Supply
Site Resources
Mueller Associates
Ionic Sponsor
Hope Furrer Associates
Craig Gaulden Davis Architects
APA Maryland
American Cedar & Millwork
Ames & Gough
Budova Engineering
Craig Gaulden Davis Architects
DoubleEdge Design
Morabito Consultants
Moseley Architects
Plano Coudon
Quinn Evans
Southway Builders
Suzane Frasier, FAIA
T3XTURE
Ziger|Snead

This project was made possible by a grant from Maryland Humanities, with funding received from the Maryland Historical Trust in the Maryland Department of Planning. Maryland Humanities’ Grants Program is also supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and private funders. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the Spring Lecture Series do not necessarily represent those of Maryland Humanities, Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland Department of Planning, or National Endowment for the Humanities.

Energy Models – What Are They Good For Anyway? A Guide For Beginners
2021-04-27 17:00 - 18:00
1.0 AIA/LU/HSW
Join The AIA Baltimore Committee on the Environment for a webinar exploring energy modeling…

Join Committee Co-Chair Ben Roush as he and other energy modelers discuss energy models, their uses, their limitations, and what architects can do in house. The presentation will include showing several modeling tools, how to parse results, and how to “reality check” your energy model results.
Learning objectives:
• Learn about the uses and limitation of energy models
• Will cover multiple energy modeling tools, limitations and appropriate uses
• Will use the concept of Energy use Intensity (EUI) to talk about how architects can reality check energy model results
• Will discuss the phases of project, where energy model input is important, and what architects can and should do in house to improve their building designs for energy performance.
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Thank You To Our Promotional Partner

A Guided Tour of the JPPM Grounds (Built by Women DC)
2021-04-24 12:00 - 17:00
Date & Time: Saturday April 24, 2021 @ 12:00pm & 1:00 pm:
Attendees can continue to view the exhibit or take a guided tour
Register at the exhibit when you arrive to the Park. Limited to 4 family groupings each.
Location: Start at The Pavilion at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
10515 Mackall Road, Saint Leonard, MD 20685
GPS Coordinates: Lat: 38.3985426 Long: -76.5071373
The Built by Women DC exhibit (BxW DC) will be on display for a special weekend public viewing April 24-25, 2021 in an outdoor pavilion on the grounds of the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum (JPPM) in Leonard, Maryland. The juried exhibit showcases 30 outstanding sites in the Washington D.C. metropolitan region, including Southern Maryland and Northern Virginia, where women were directly responsible for leading the design or construction of the project.
On Saturday, from 11:00pm-12:00noon women design professionals will be on hand to answer questions on the exhibit and some of the projects. Starting at 12noon and 1:00pm there will be guided tours of the park grounds, which is one of four projects in the exhibit that merited historical recognition. JPPM was once the Jefferson Patterson Estate at Point Farm, designed by Gertrude Sawyer, AIA (1895-1996). For over a 40-year period, starting in 1932, she designed or renovated over 26 farm or residential buildings on the property. The entire property is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Come celebrate the achievement of women in the fields of architecture and construction and enjoy a Spring day in the park with its 560 scenic acres of trails and vistas along the Patuxent River.

Discover Baltimore’s Middle Branch ( Friends of Maryland's Olmsted Parks and Landscapes)
2021-04-24 10:00 - 17:00
Saturday, April 24 • 10am • Middle Branch Park
Reviving the importance of the Middle Branch waterfront that Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.’s report on the future park needs of the City called attention to a century ago, the re-imagining of the Middle Branch has been underway for over a decade.
With the vision of creating connections to highlight this potential world-class waterfront and serve the neighborhoods of the City’s south side, as well as the metro area as a whole, many plans, projects and initiatives are already in motion.
Come and explore the area and learn more about the future plans.
Meet at the Baltimore Rowing Club and then join us for a one mile hike through Middle Branch Park — with an option to continue all the way around the Middle Branch for anyone that’s up to the challenge (approx. six miles total).
$15 per person. Masks and social distancing will be required.
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Trailblazing Architects: Leon Bridges, FAIA, NOMA
2021-04-23 13:00 - 13:30
Join us for a conversation with trailblazing architect Leon Bridges, FAIA

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.
Virtual Histories are back in 2021! 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.
Tickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support 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.
As part of the celebration of AIA Baltimore’s 150th anniversary, we are hosting conversations with trailblazing architects in Baltimore, discussing their impact on the profession and our communities.
Leon Bridges, FAIA, NOMA, is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and a Past Vice President of the organization. Since entering the architecture profession as a draftsman in 1956, Bridges has won 20 national, regional and local awards for design excellence including the restoration of Baltimore’s Penn Station and Baltimore City College. Bridges is also a Past President of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). Bridges semi-retired from active practice in 2005 to become an Assistant Professor in the Morgan State University School of Architecture and Planning. His major interest is in preparing African American students for the practice of architecture.
Moderating the conversation is Melanie Ray, AIA, NOMA, a board member of AIA Baltimore and Bmore NOMA. She is an architect at Hord Coplan Macht, and is active in the design community and various neighborhoods of the city, including as a volunteer with the Neighborhood Design Center.

AIA Baltimore & BAF Spring Lecture Series: Architecture + Social Justice
2021-04-21 18:00 - 19:30
Join AIA Baltimore and The Baltimore Architecture Foundation for the 2021 Spring Lecture Series…

Cover photo: National Slavery Museum at the Lumpkin’s Slave Jail, image courtesy of SmithGroup
1.5 AIA LU HSW Available, ASLA 1.5 LU/HSW

Architecture is a manifestation of culture. On the occasion of AIA Baltimore’s 150th anniversary, the AIA Baltimore and Baltimore Architecture Foundation 2021 Lecture Series will explore how the built environment simultaneously reflects and influences culture, in Baltimore and beyond. Each lecture will expose how cultural values shape design. The three lectures are focused around themes with specific local resonance in Baltimore, a city in which the arts and culture are key to community identity, history, and future vitality: Architecture and Identity, Art and Architecture, Architecture and Social Justice. Visiting and local speakers will examine and highlight the built environment and its relationship with the arts, community initiatives, sustainability goals, preservation, equity, the vernacular, and more, as we reflect on how these have been shaped by design practice throughout AIA Baltimore’s 150 year history.
Architecture + Social Justice lecturers will speak about designing for social justice in urban and landscape projects.

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National Slavery Museum at the Lumpkin’s Slave Jail, image courtesy of SmithGroup
Dayton Schroeter, AIA, SmithGroup, Design Principal
Dayton Schroeter, AIA with SmithGroup will address how architecture has the power to uncover buried stories and hidden history. The African American experience is a story of disruption and lost history compounded by the transatlantic slave trade, colonialism, imperialism and capitalist globalization. As such African American history has been tragically distorted, removed and/or hidden from contemporary discussions about race and Black life in America. Architecture can be a redeeming force in reconciling this loss, reconnecting African Americans with their history and telling a more complete story of American history.

Dear Chinatown, DC, Image courtesy of The Urban Studio
Maisie Hughes, ASLA, APA
The Urban Studio
Co-Founder + Treasurer, Urban Planner | Landscape Architect | Certified Arborist
Masie Hughes will discuss a project that precedes the Urban Studio; co-Founders Maisie Hughes and Kendra Hyson piloted a 10-week environmental education program that taught high school students how to develop design solutions to some of the DC-area’s most pressing stormwater issues. The students were tasked with addressing stormwater and water quality issues in the students’ neighborhoods, which are located in some of the most polluted watersheds in the city according to DOEE. These brilliant students developed a comprehensive landscape plan that included much-needed community amenities and green infrastructure strategies to capture and clean the stormwater on their perspective sites. The program not only inspired us to launch the Urban Studio, it inspired us to put values at the center of our work. This presentation will discuss how values centered work can inform and transform how we practice.

About the Presenters
Dayton Schroeter, AIA, SmithGroup, Design Principal
Dayton is a Design Principal who has championed design justice advocacy throughout his career at SmithGroup. As a leader of the firm’s Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, his charge is to lead design projects that address the systemic injustice that architecture and planning have perpetuated for historically disenfranchised communities of color. Leveraging his tenacious passion for design justice with authenticity and creativity, he is currently leading antiracism efforts in design projects including an installation called Society’s Cage that sheds national awareness of the intersectional effects of racism on our society’s collective health, safety and welfare, as well as Lumpkin’s Slave Jail, also known as the “Devil’s Half Acre,” an interpretive museum in Richmond, Virginia.
Maisie Hughes, ASLA, APA
The Urban Studio, Co-Founder + Treasurer, Urban Planner | Landscape Architect | Certified Arborist
Maisie brings decades of leadership and management to her practice. As a 2018-2019 Leadership and Innovation Fellow with the Landscape Architecture Foundation, she brings honest and unvarnished insights to provide a framework for people-centered design. Maisie won the National Capital Area Chapter of the American Planning Association 2016 Fredrick Gutheim Award for Distinguished Leadership by a Professional Planner and the 2014 Award of Merrit for the “Citizen Advocate Handbook”. Maisie is an ISA Certified Arborist, with an Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Georgetown University, a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from Morgan State University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Afro-American studies from Howard University.
Thank You To Our Generous Sponsors!
Major Sponsor

Supporting Sponsor

Capitol Sponsor
Shaw
Corinthian Sponsor
GWWO Architects
James Posey Associates
Mueller Associates
Murphy Dittenhafer Architects
Mohawk Group
Northpoint Builders
Potomac Valley Brick & Supply
Site Resources
STV Inc.
Ionic Sponsor
APA Maryland
American Cedar & Millwork
Ames & Gough
Budova Engineering
Cianbro
Craig Gaulden Davis Architects
DoubleEdge Design
Hope Furrer Associates
Morabito Consultants
Moseley Architects
Pella Mid-Atlantic
Plano Coudon
Quinn Evans
Southway Builders
Suzanne Frasier, FAIA
T3XTURE
Ziger|Snead

This project was made possible by a grant from Maryland Humanities, with funding received from the Maryland Historical Trust in the Maryland Department of Planning. Maryland Humanities’ Grants Program is also supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and private funders. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the Spring Lecture Series do not necessarily represent those of Maryland Humanities, Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland Department of Planning, or National Endowment for the Humanities.

Patterson Park - The Jewel of Baltimore's Eastside
2021-04-16 13:00 - 13:30
This presentation will cover the park’s history and the Olmsted vision for the site.

In this Virtual Histories Series, the Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage host weekly 30-minute lunchtime presentations on Zoom focusing on Baltimore architecture, preservation, and history. Attendees have the opportunity to ask questions of the presenter(s). Upon registering, you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com at least 1-hour prior to the start of the program, or admittance cannot be guaranteed.
This presentation is also co-hosted by the Maryland Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the Friends of Patterson Park, and the Friends of Maryland’s Olmsted Parks & Landscapes (FMOPL) as part of Olmsted 200 celebration of the Bicentennial of Frederick Law Olmsted Sr’s birth. Reservations are donation-based. Please give what you can to support BAF, Baltimore Heritage, and FMOPL. Your support helps ALL three non-profit organizations make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create future programs of interest.
Patterson Park is an urban oasis – a beloved green space surrounded by brick rowhouses, diverse cultures and neighborhoods. Generations of Baltimoreans have picnicked under its tall tulip poplars, strolled the deeply curved paths and enjoyed the rich architectural design of this 137-acre East Baltimore park.
This presentation will touch on the park’s history, from its earliest beginnings as a 6-acre “Public Walk” donated to the city by William Patterson in April 1827, to its growth and development under the guiding hands of George A. Frederick, designer of City Hall, who served as Park Architect from 1863 to 1895, and of Charles H. Latrobe, who served as Engineer and General Superintendent of Parks from 1884 to 1902. Both were responsible for such impressive structures as the iconic Patterson Park Pagoda, a 60-foot tall Observatory built at top Hampstead Hill for its incredible views of the harbor and the city.
In 1904, the Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects were hired to prepare a plan for the Eastern extension of the park. Their 1904 “Report Upon the Development of Public Grounds for Greater Baltimore” had urged for an expansion of the park to “offer the working people of East Baltimore a conveniently accessible body of refreshing scenery, retired to a great degree from the turmoil of the city.” The firm, founded by Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of Central Park, and continued by his sons, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and John Charles, were the leading park architects of the day and continued to enhance the park’s design through 1915.
In Patterson Park, one can see the two sides of the Olmsted vision: the pastoral vistas and sweeping hills championed by the senior Olmsted and carried on by his sons, as well as the recognition by the younger Olmsteds of the features required by the active recreation movement of the period. The role of Patterson Park in creating social cohesiveness and quality of life is still paramount, nearly two centuries from its humble beginnings. This presentation will feature fascinating insights and rich historical imagery of this Jewel of Baltimore’s Eastside.
Presenter
Tim Almaguer has been hiking through, learning from and working with urban parks for over 20 years, first with the Friends of Patterson Park for over 10 years and now as the Chief of Community Engagement and Strategic Partnership at Baltimore City Recreation and Parks. Tim received a Master degree in Recreation and Parks Management from Frostburg State University and wrote “Baltimore’s Patterson Park” in 2006, published by Arcadia Publishing.

An Ecology of Equity (Morgan SA+P)
2021-04-15 15:30 - 17:00
The built environment reveals how architecture and its respective commissioned process embodies spatialized psychologies (mental perceptions and behaviour) towards the authorship of human value. All too often to the detriment of reinforcing and architecting perceptions of supremacy, inequity, and dehumanization.
Transdisciplinary applications steeped in this understanding will invoke the necessary pedagogy and methodologies to interrogate/dismantle/abolish existing paradigms while co- actualizing representations of a spatialized ecology of equity.
April De Simone’s lecture will be followed by a panel discussion with:

Thijs van Spaandonk, Dean of Urban Design, Rotterdam Academy of Architecture and Urban Design (RAvB)
Dr. Roberto Rocco, spatial planner and researcher at the Section of Spatial Planning and Strategy of the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

TIME & REGISTRATION
3:30pm EDT Maryland time, which is 21.30 CET Netherlands time. The lecture is approximately 1 hr, followed by 30 min panel discussion and audience Q&A.
Open to the public.
Admission is free but we invite people to register using the ‘Donation Ticket’ and pay whatever you can afford, for example $3 (€3), $5, $10, or $30. Donations go to the speaker and her organization ‘designing the WE’ to support the powerful work they do to bring positive systematic changes to the urban landscape!
Advance registration required.
The webinar will be conducted in English language.
About the speaker:
April De Simone is a transdisciplinary design practitioner focused on the intersectionality of systems thinking human condition and design to advance equitable strategies within the built environment. Ms. De Simone explores how dominant mental models and perceptions centered on hierarchical value systems inform design outputs that perpetuate unsustainable and inequitable systemic conditions. In 2015 she co-founded designing the WE.
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Creating Your Submission for SAY IT LOUD Maryland
2021-04-15 12:00 - 13:00
*Due to a sudden conflict in scheduling, we are updating our program to next Thursday, April 15th at 12:00 pm. Please let us know if this does not work with your schedule and we would be happy to send you a recording of the presentation. Email our Communications Manager Olivia Miles at omiles@aiabalt.com

This informational session will go over how you can enter a project for SAY IT LOUD Maryland

Baltimore Architecture Foundation, AIA Baltimore, and Bmore NOMA are partnering to develop SAY IT LOUD Maryland, an exhibition that will spotlight the contributions of diverse design professionals to the built environment. Created by Beyond the Built Environment, SAY IT LOUD will launch a virtual exhibition in Summer 2021 and a physical exhibition at the Baltimore Center for Architecture and Design in Fall 2021.
Pascale Sablan, FAIA, of Beyond the Built Environment will go over everything you need to know to enter a project for SAY IT LOUD Maryland. BIPOC and women architects, landscape architects, interior designers, planners, engineers, and all who work in built environment professions who practice or reside in Maryland, as well as students of these disciplines, are encouraged to submit to attend..
The deadline to submit an entry is May 30, 2021.
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Laser Scanning Training Sessions - View, Measure, & Model
2021-04-14 12:00 - 13:00
Join AIA Baltimore and our friends at Multivista for a training session on 3D Laser Scanning..
An introduction to the latest in Laser Scanning technology and services that include high-resolution imagery and point cloud information, while creating accurate as-builts or 3D/BIM modeling. 3D Laser Scanning Tech that incorporates a visual element that offers a no data size element, requiring no data barriers and allows for remote visual access.

1.0 AIA CES LU/HSW Pending
Mark King-Product Manager – 3D Laser Scanning | Multivista Systems, Vancouver, BC Canada
Mark King
Mark King has extensive experience in the laser scanning space and for the past six years has been working with Leica Geosystems helping major construction companies throughout Europe, Asia and Africa adopt reality capture tech.
As Product Manager – 3D Laser Scanning at Multivista, Marks’s role is to lead the development of reality capture services through to company-wide adoption as well as managing the product road-map and collaborate with internal sales, marketing and senior management teams to develop processes and procedures to achieve business objectives. Throughout his professional career he has worked for several international technology companies and has been involved heavily in the adoption of digital workflows.
Jason Donahoe
Jason Donahoe is the Senior Regional Partner of Multivista, Mid-Atlantic the World Leaders in Reality Capture Technologies for the Construction Industry. Immediately after graduating from Towson University in 1996 Jason moved to Telluride, Colorado to follow his passion for Snowboarding. Luckily for him, he also fell in love with real estate development and acquisitions. After a decade of being part of the development teams for some of the most upscale resorts and residential communities in Colorado and North Carolina, Jason left the residential development industry right at its peak. In 2008 He and several of his childhood friends acquired regional footprints of an emerging company called Multivista. The company took off in one of the worst economic downturns in U.S. History.
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.
Jason credits his decade-long experience in development and his degrees in Advertising, Business and Photography as the unforeseen perfect springboard for his division’s success in showing the world what Multivista is and growing the company’s portfolio of services and clients.

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JUSTICE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION: A FACILITATED DISCUSSION [VIRTUAL] (AIA Potomac Valley)
2021-04-13 12:00 - 13:30
1.5 LU/HSW
Co-hosted by AIA Potomac Valley and AIA Northern Virginia Women in Architecture
Without question, the last 12 months have challenged the nation and raised important questions about how we will be in relationship with one another as a community and a society. This directly affects architects and the design community both personally and professionally. With that in mind and to support our commitment to equity, health, and wellbeing, we will host a virtual session providing an opportunity to learn about identity-based inequities, to discuss their impacts, and to explore what we each can do to combat oppression and injustice.
This session consists of a presentation from a nationally-known speaker, strategist, master facilitator, and public health leader, followed by a facilitated discussion. Attendees will gain greater understanding of, and tools to address, equity-based issues.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This session will lay a foundation and common understanding for working together with people from diverse backgrounds, while providing an opportunity to connect meaningfully as we share perspectives, experiences, and hope for the future.
Participants will explore a common language for equity-focused work and historical context for identity-based inequities.
Attendees will learn key concepts related to equity, including the roles of privilege and oppression; equity, diversity, and inclusion; and an equity lens.
Participants will gain a greater understanding of the importance of equitable approaches within the context of current sociopolitical conditions, including:

How they can apply an equity lens to policies, programs, and practices
How to apply an equity lens to decisions, behaviors, and actions as equitable leaders and professionals
The importance of intent vs. impact
The importance of allyship and anti-racist/”anti-ist” approaches within the context of current socio-political conditions
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