The AIBC’s Fall Professional Development Series is back! The series will cover a variety of architectural topics, including the use of digital seals, Indigenous engagement in projects, designing with technology, and the future of the profession.
Up to 6 Core LUs are available for CES Participants who attend all four sessions.
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The series will begin on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, and will be hosted online via Zoom. Each session will be 90 minutes in length and will take place from 12 to 1:30 p.m. on the scheduled dates. Subsidized pricing is available for Intern Architects AIBC and Retired Architects AIBC – to receive the pricing code, please email professionaldevelopment@aibc.ca prior to registering.
Information about each session, including a full session description and speaker bios, can be found below:
- Signature, Seal and Delivery of Electronic Documents: What You Need to Know | September 21, 2022
As organizations move from paper to electronic filing, one of the key challenges in this digital transformation is the authentication of these files. This presentation will introduce AIBC’s Bulletin 60: Signature, Seal and Delivery of Electronic Documents. Attendees will also be introduced to the requirements under the Electronic Transactions Act of B.C., which underpins the use of professional digital seals in the province. The key ingredients of electronic document reliability, the different types of e-signature solutions available, and the varying levels of reliability of each will be discussed. Attendees will also be presented with an in-depth demo on how to use the seal.
Presenter: Charles Tremblay
Charles Tremblay has worked for more than 25 years in information technology and cybersecurity and has more than a dozen years of service with Notarius. He has seen the development of technologies and standards for document reliability and electronic transactions. He passionately contributes to the dematerialization of documents and transactions, business modernization and digital transformation. - Towards an Architecture Policy for Canada: An Update on the Rise for Architecture Initiative | September 28, 2022
For the past few years, the Rise for Architecture Initiative has been gathering feedback and preparing recommendations on the future of the architectural profession and to encourage the development of an Architecture Policy for Canada. This session will provide an update on the initiative and outline a series of recommendations aimed at improving the quality of the built environment in Canada as well as responding to current challenges faced by the profession of architecture.
Presenter: Darryl Condon Architect AIBC, AAA, SAA, OAA, NLAA, AIA, FRAIC, LEED AP
Darryl is interested in design that acts as a catalyst for positive social change. As Managing Principal at hcma, his leadership has led to highly-innovative community centres, pools, recreation facilities, fire halls and libraries across Canada. After 30 years of creating engaging and effective public spaces, Darryl biggest design project is now transforming hcma to help solve the complex and interdependent challenges facing our communities.
Darryl is a registered Architect and a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. He is a Past-President of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia, a frequent speaker internationally and has been an adjunct professor at the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
Register by September 26 - Community Engagement in Design: Architecture for Indigenous Youth | October 5, 2022
How can architects meaningfully engage communities in design? And can architecture address Indigenous peoples’ rights to share their culture, ecological wisdom, and connections to the land across generations? In this session, we will look at children/youth centres designed for, and in concert with, Indigenous communities, including the recently completed Tsawwassen First Nation Youth Centre. In all cases, the architecture evolved by listening to the voices of peoples whose cultures have been historically marginalized. Feedback from community stakeholders suggests that the centres are helping young people reach their goals as future leaders, through the opportunities provided as well as the ancestral knowledge embedded in the architecture.
Presenter: Nancy Mackin Architect AIBC, AIA, LEED AP
Dr. Nancy Mackin has presented her architectural work in Norway, Denmark, Iceland, New Zealand, Finland, Italy, Australia, Portugal, USA, and across Canada from the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic Seaboard to the West Coast. In each place, she exchanged architectural wisdom with Indigenous and long-resident peoples, with a commitment to community-based design and telling peoples’ true history through architecture. Recent awards include Architectural Foundation of BC Award of Excellence “Equity” 2022, Wood Design and Building “Against the Grain” award 2022, and SAB Canada Green Building Award 2021. - Designing for Today: Design Systems, Intelligence and Smart Construction | October 12, 2022
In the era of unprecedented demand on construction, technological advancements, climate emergency, and social stressors, architects and designers play a crucial role in constructing resilient cities responsive to the multiple forces at play. The first section of this presentation will explore the holistic design process and systems thinking that guides project design and delivery, from the pre-design phase to post-occupancy, where technology, the flow of data and the integrity of systems create intelligence throughout the design and construction process.The second section of this presentation will examine a series of project examples and research endeavours to demonstrate the successful implementation of systems thinking strategies for early-stage design alternatives with high-performance targets, using generative design optimizations and data-driven decision-making tools based on analysis, simulation, and data generation through an iterative computational design process.
Presenters: Yehia Madkour Architect AIBC, Mohamed Imam Ph.D., CPHD, LEED AP BD+C, Mahdiar Ghaffarian, Elton Gjata, Cheney Chen
Yehia is the director of Innovation at Perkins&Will. His work spans architecture and urban design, with interests at the intersection of design, technology, and research. He serves on Perkins & Will’s Research and Technology boards where he provides strategic direction to seven research labs across the firm. He co-directs the Researcher-in-Residence program and champions the firmwide Innovation Incubator in Vancouver. Yehia is the author of ‘Parametric Design Beyond Complex Geometries’ and is a frequent academic lecturer and public speaker. Yehia presents on the topics of design computation, digital fabrication, XR, mobility, transportation, IoT and smart cities. Prior to his role in research, Yehia led the design of key transportation projects for Perkins&Will in Canada, the US, and the Middle East. Most recently, Yehia was named to the BD+C 40 Under 40 Class of 2021.Mohamed holds a Ph.D. in Resource Generative Architecture from the University of Calgary, and an M.Sc. in Sustainable Buildings: Performance and Design from Oxford Brookes University. Currently, he is a designer and researcher at Perkins&Will. The scope of his area of research includes machine learning, performance-based computation and design, and multi-objective optimization to support data-driven decision-making.
Mahdiar is a practicing designer, researcher, and educator, and is passionate about advancing the field of architecture through research and technology by exploring ways of bridging the gap between architectural research and practice. As the Director of Perkins & Will’s Building Technology Lab, and Lead Researcher at the Design Process Lab, Mahdiar has led a wide range of innovative research and design projects such as implementing emerging design and construction technology to rethink the design-to-construction processes, architectural robotic fabrication, and research-based 3D printed buildings. Furthermore, Mahdiar’s interest in data analysis and design computation has driven him to work on complex and generative design tools.
Dr. Cheney Chen is a Senior Engineer/Associate with Perkins+Will Vancouver office. Drawing upon his backgrounds in both architecture and building science, Cheney excels at communicating effectively across the disciplines to optimize project success. Cheney is a leader in building performance and computational analysis, bringing value to P&W projects, studios, and clients. Rigorous and thorough, his expert engineering skills touch all project types, from interior and urban design to adaptive reuse and new construction. Leading by example, Cheney inspires others to be curious and innovative, and his technical expertise is sought after throughout P&W global firm.
Elton is the Digital Practice Manager for Perkins&Will’s Vancouver and Calgary studios. He has a deeply rooted passion for the built environment, and the creation of vibrant and sustainable cities through rigorous multidisciplinary investigation. Through leadership, mentoring and collaboration with design teams and studio leaders, Elton elevates and injects efficiency into Perkins&Will’s design and delivery process by engaging all studio projects to introduce innovative process, applied research and develop project-specific design implementation strategies. He brings 6 years of experience in Architecture, with specific expertise in professional research and analysis, computational design, digital fabrication, robotics, BIM, GIS and data visualization. He is a Certified Passive House Designer, and LEED AP BD+C.