The Wood Revolution: Inspiring Architecture with Innovative Structural Systems and Design Trends: Exceeding Cost and Performance Objectives with Wood-Frame Schools. Mid Atlantic Lunch Seminar Series, Two 1-hour sessions. Each session qualifies for 1 AIA/CES LU's (HSW) or PDH credit. Registration is required. Register>> Session I: The Wood Revolution: Inspiring Architecture with Innovative Structural Systems. This presentation features case […]

Open discussion concentrating on how the A/E industry and community colleges can effect positive changes on the quality of the documents that are being produced for projects.

The Wood Revolution: Inspiring Architecture with Innovative Structural Systems Architects in Europe commonly use “massive timber” design principles and techniques to take advantage of wood’s carbon benefits, driving positive change through the power of wood design. However, these techniques are not yet widely used in the U.S. Featuring case study examples of projects in Canada, […]

Lunch Seminar Series: Overview of Wood Building Design & Durable Wood Structures The presentations in this seminar provide a review of allowable uses and best design practices associated with wood-frame construction, as well as specific considerations for durable wood structures. Following a brief discussion of wood science, the first presentation covers structural wood design for […]

For the 18th UIFA Congress, the International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) and L’Union Internationale des Femmes Architectes (UIFA) unite in an unprecedented collaboration to exhibit and elucidate the woman’s influence in the field of architecture.