2014 AIA - CAE CONFERENCE the Value of Design: Enhancing Education Through Architecture
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Connecting more than 9,000 architects and allied professionals interested in designing, building, and using superior educational, cultural, and recreational facilities, CAE members educate the public about the value of quality educational facility design. www.aia.org/cae MISSION STATEMENT The Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) is a large and active group of architects and allied professionals concerned with the quality and design of all types of educational, cultural, and recreational facilities. While a large portion of our members practice in the K-12 and higher education markets, we look to serve the needs of those who serve the educational needs of all ages. CAE identifies national educational facility issues critical to architects and works to strengthen relationships with allied organizations, client groups, and the public. GOALS To focus on effective project delivery, team building, collaboration, project management, financial management, communications skills, management skills, and cutting-edge design issues for architects providing the diversified services associated with educational architecture. ABOUT THE CAE FOUNDATION The Committee on Architecture for Education Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes research, education, and sustainability in the creation of learning environments. www.aia-cae.org 6 THE VALUE OF DESIGN: ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH ARCHITECTURE CAE 2014 ADVISORY GROUP CAE 2014 SPRING CONFERENCE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT AND CHAIR CHAIR Paul Hutton, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB Bob Moje, FAIA Cunningham Group Architecture VMDO Architects, Charlottesville, VA Denver, CO CO-CHAIR VICE PRESIDENT Steven M. Shiver, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB Steven M. Shiver, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB NAC|Architecture, Seattle, WA NAC|Architecture Seattle, WA STEERING COMMITTEE TREASURER / 2014 CAE DESIGN Karina Ruiz, AIA Dull Olson Weekes - IBI Group Architects, AWARDS CHAIR Portland, OR John R. Dale, FAIA, LEED AP Harley Ellis Devereaux Iñaki Alday Los Angeles, CA aldayjover architecture and landscape, Barcelona Quesada Professor and Chair of the Department of SECRETARY / 2014 CAE DESIGN Architecture, University of Virginia AWARDS CO-CHAIR Enric Massip-Bosch Claire B. Gallagher, Assoc. AIA, PhD Estudi Massip-Bosch Architects, Barcelona Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ Claire B. Gallagher, Assoc. AIA, PhD 2015 CAE DESIGN AWARDS Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ CHAIR Stuart Pettitt, AIA COMMITTEE AT LARGE Straub Pettitt Yaste Architects Dominique Tomasov Blinder, AIA, COAC Clawson, MI Tiina Mäkelä PAST-PRESIDENT AND CHAIR eduDESIGNFINLAND Caroline Lobo, AIA, PhD Tonya Horsley, CMP SuoLL AIA Staff Scottsdale, AZ Kathleen Simpson, CAE AIA Staff 2014 AIA-CAE CONFERENCE | APRIL 27-30 | BARCELONA, SPAIN 7 LETTER FROM THE CONFERENCE CHAIR On behalf of the Conference Maria Montaner. Monday we will The Catalonian region is rich in Planning Committee we welcome be concentrating on a number of culture, and on the world stage has you to Barcelona for the 2014 CAE sites within the city of Barcelona; some of the most exciting examples of conference, The Value of Design: on Tuesday we extend our tours teaching and learning environments, Enhancing Education through to the surrounding region; and particularly those related to early Architecture. We believe you will find on Wednesday our conference childhood education; the value of you experience here engaging and concludes with a return to the heart design and the apparent synergy stimulating, and one that will help of Barcelona and Gaudi’s masterpiece between teaching, learning, and shape your thinking and your work for The Sagrada Familia. We will see school design is evident. Design years to come. educational facilities of all types and competitions have often been used be hosted by some amazing architects, to promote and push the boundaries, We would like to thank all of educators, and policy makers from the resulting in some of the most those who have contributed to the region. progressive examples of the impact planning, organizing and arranging of design and architecture on learning. of this conference, and to those who We have the good fortune of being secured our tour sites, speakers, hosted at each site by some of the Catalonians are noted for their and contributed to our publication. leading architects of not only of the passion and their zest for life. In In particular we would like to thank Catalonian region, but of the entire that spirit we will be dining late and all of our Catalonian architects, European continent, and will have the absorbing as much of the Catalonian educators, sponsors, and site hosts opportunity to engage and interact culture as possible, so eat a hearty for their generosity. They have been with educational experts, teachers, breakfast. We look forward to a most gracious with their time, making and in some very special cases, rewarding and enriching time in some wonderful buildings and sites students. Experts in cutting edge Barcelona and the greater Catalonian available for you to visit. Without issues in sustainability, one from the region, and are pleased that you have their help, none of this would be United States and one from Germany, chosen to join usSincerely, possible. will offer their insights into the latest aspects of this important area The conference opens at one of of educational design, and we have the iconic buildings of the era of invited a speaker from the previous modern architecture, The Barcelona Bob Moje, FAIA London conference who will update Pavilion, which is Mies van der us on his exciting and innovative work Rohe’s masterpiece and will set designing educational environments the tone for this conference. Our for students with special needs, speaker that evening is a well known including those on the Autism expert in Architectural Design Spectrum. and the Catalonian culture, Josep 8 THE VALUE OF DESIGN: ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH ARCHITECTURE CARTA DEL PRESIDENT DE LA CONFERÈNCIA En nom de la Comissió de Planificació Josep Maria Montaner. El dilluns La conferència ha estat organitzada de la Conferència vull donar-vos ens concentrarem en la visita d’uns a propòsit de manera que tots els la benvinguda a Barcelona per la quants llocs d’interès dins la ciutat participants hi seran junts durant conferència CAE 2014, El valor de Barcelona; el dimarts ampliarem tot el temps per proporcionar del disseny: Millorant l’Educació a les nostres excursions a la regió oportunitats per al diàleg i per través de l’arquitectura. Creiem que circumdant, i dimecres la conferència promoure la formació de relacions trobareu atractiu i estimulant tot allò conclou amb un retorn al cor de i amistats duradores. La regió que experimentareu aquí i que us Barcelona i l’obra mestra de Gaudí, de Catalunya és rica en cultura, ajudarà a donar forma a les vostres la Sagrada Família.