UPDATE: Two additional sessions were added to the AIBC’s Summer 2023 PD Series on June 21, 2023. The new sessions have been added to the schedule below.
The AIBC’s Summer Professional Development Series is back, beginning on July 12, 2023! The series will cover a variety of architectural topics, including the use of digital seals, designing with technology, and a case study. Core Learning Units are available for CES Participants who attend the series.
The sessions will take place on Wednesdays, and will be hosted online via Zoom from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The series has a combination of both complimentary and paid session options. Note that 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.
A description of each session can be found below. Additional information, including full speaker bios, can be found on the AIBC’s PD Opportunities webpage.
2023 Summer PD Series Schedule
- Hands-on Training with the Digital Signature Software Tool for AIBC Licensed Professionals
JULY 12| .Register by July 10 | COST: Complimentary
One of the key challenges of a successful digital transformation is the ability to manage the workflow of documents and understand how the technology and standards function. This advanced session is designed for digital signature subscribers that have installed the required software elements, have a digital signature activated and are looking to begin using ConsignO Desktop to view, prepare and sign electronic records. Any and all employees in the firm that might be actively involved in preparing documentation, for a digital signature to be applied, are also invited to register for this session.
Presenter: Charles Tremblay
- Space Syntax in Urban Design and Architecture
JULY 19 |Register by July 17 | COST: $60
The presentation will provide an overview of the origin, history and application of space syntax methodology and praxis in a day-to-day consultancy context. It will include an introduction describing key theory and principles, followed by international case studies at regional, city, development and building scales. A focus will be on evidence-based analysis and modelling of the built environment and how this can be used to support sustainability outcomes.
Presenter: Anna Rose, Director, Space Syntax
- *NEW* Collaborating with Kengo Kuma & Associates Architects on the Alberni Project: an Executive Architect’s Perspective from Conception to Completion
AUGUST 16 | Register by August 14 | COST: $60
Merrick Architecture will detail their successful collaboration as Local Collaborating Architect with Kengo Kuma as Temporary Licensee (Architect) in realizing the 1568 Alberni project, covering the collaboration between the two parties and giving the background and execution of some of the detailing of this iconic building.
Presenters: Louise Webb Architect AIBC, ARB, Dip. Arch., Principal, Merrick Architecture – Borowski Sakumoto McIntyre Webb Ltd. and Mark Zaitsoff Architect AIBC, LEED® AP, MRAIC, M.Arch, Managing Associate, Merrick Architecture – Borowski Sakumoto McIntyre Webb Ltd.
- *NEW* Design Guideline Solutions: Local Prefab Mass Timber
AUGUST 23 | Register by August 21 | COST: $60
Mass timber is part of an emerging worldwide construction shift towards offsite construction with low embodied carbon materials and is expected to be a significant share of future construction in B.C. Prefabricated buildings made from sustainably sourced timber can generate a triple win of low-carbon buildings, secure jobs in small and big towns and a sustainable forest products sector that gets more value with less fibre. In this workshop, attendees will learn about the release of Renewable Cities’ new guide, Building Capacity, that helps solve the biggest local barriers, specifically zoning bylaws, design guideline and building permitting processes. The presentation will focus on design guideline solutions that take into account the design characteristics and construction efficiencies associated with prefab mass timber materials.
Presenters: Brad Doff, Senior Program Manager, Renewable Cities, ENV SP, LEED Green Associate; Thomas Noussis, Intern Architect AIBC, Associate, ZGF Architects; Gary Penway, Principal, Gary Penway Consulting, RPP, MCIP; Helen Goodland Architect RIBA, Principal, Head of Research & Innovation, Scius Advisory Services; and Norm Couttie Architect AIBC, President, Ecosse Development Corp.
Additional Sessions Coming Soon
[Note to reader: Two additional sessions were added on June 21, 2023].
More sessions will be added to the Summer PD Series, which will be taking place in August. The session information, including registration details, will be added to the AIBC website once available, as well as shared in the July edition of Connected.
If you have any questions about the Summer 2023 PD Series, please email professionaldevelopment@aibc.ca.