Thank you for attending
Reconnect2020
We hope you enjoyed the speakers and sessions and found them educational and interesting.
Thank you to our sponsors:
Holmes Murphy
• Bank of Springfield • Herman Miller + Wiley Office Furniture • KONE • Sikich • RSM • WoodWorks • Brown Hay + Stephens • Vectorworks • COMCAST
In-kind partnerships: Net Zero • IL Environmental Council • Illinois Green Alliance • Aquitectos • AIA Chicago • AIA Prairie • AIA Northeast •
AIA Eastern • INOMA
FULL CONFERENCE AGENDA
Thursday Agenda
Thursday, November 5--
3:00 to 3:30—Welcome and Intros
Civic Leadership in Times of Crisis 1.25 AIA lus
KEYNOTE – Jahmal Cole My Block, Founder
My Block, My Hood, My City which focuses on how the core values of Interconnectivity, Empathy, Hope and Civic Responsibility and how they are major drivers in the evolution of communities and the built environment.
Jahmal’s speech will focus on finding inspiration in overcoming adversity, life changing moments and simple ways you can make a difference in communities.
3:30 - 3:45 - Conference Needs to Knows
3:45 to 4:30--- Mayors Panel Discussion—Leading Cities Through Crisis followed by Q/A
Live Panel:
Mayor Tom McNamara, Rockford, Illinois
Mayor Richard Irvin, Aurora, Illinois
Mayor Julie Moore Wolf, Decatur, Illinois
Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin, Urbana, Illinois
Moderator: Mike Elliott, AIA, Senior Design Architect, Kluber Inc.
4:30 to 4:45 Entertainment break - Peaches & Bacon + Blake
4:45 to 5:15: State of the State Update 1 AIA lu
Address from Illinois State Senator Harmon and EVP Stacey Pfingsten
5:15-5:45 pm: Andrea Aggertt, AIA, Architect of Capitol
leads Recorded tour of the Capitol building
TOUR SPONSORED BY SIKICH
5:45 - 6:30 pm —PechaKucha hosted by Peter Exley, FAIA Co-Founder, Architectureisfun, 2020 First Vice President, The American Institute of Architects
PKs SPONSORED BY HOMES MURPHY
Presenters:
*Sarah Curry, Assoc AIA 2019-20 AIAs President, Philadelphia
*William Helm, AIA - AIA El Paso and PK El Paso organizer
*Peter Randolph, AIA- Director Eastlake Studio, Chicago
*Heidi Ruehle - ExecDir Unity Temple Restoration Foundation
*Yiselle Santos, AIA - 2020 AIA Associate Director on the National Board, Global Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion + Medical Planner
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Friday Agenda
Friday, November 6—Login at 8:15 am
Welcome Back
KEYNOTE: Resiliency and Interdependence in Design 2 AIA HSW lus
8:30 to 9:15 – Laura Lesnewski, AIA principle of BNIM is our keynote kicking off Friday followed by Net Zero Panel
Laura will speak to the core values of BNIM to deliver beautiful, integrated, living environments that inspire change and enhance the human condition and how these can be applied in the Midwest. Followed by LIVE Q & A
9:15 – 9:30 Entertainment break - Freddie & Eddie
9:30 to 10:30---Net Zero Panel
Panelists: Lois Vitt Sale, FAIA
Jonathan Tallman, AIA
Kevin Roth, AIA
Jose Rodriquez, International Associate AIA
Moderator: Ryan Siegel, SEDAC
10:30 – 11:00 - Doug Farr, FAIA, leads a recorded tour of 2020 AIA Illinois Sullivan Award winner the Keller Center .25 AIA lus PENDING
11:00 to 12:00--- Concurrent Breakouts
A SEPARATE LINK WILL BE SENT TO YOU TO MAKE YOUR BREAKOUT SELECTION
Illinois Energy Codes Update: Items for Plan Review & Site Inspection: Residential with Ryan Seigel and Shawn Mauer SEDAC 1 AIA HSW lu
OR
Green incentives, Energy efficiency and PACE financing Brett Bridgeland and Dan Streit with Slipstream 1 AIA HSW lu
12—12:30—Short break (Grab your lunch)
12:30 to 1:15: Lunch Keynote— Equity, COVOD, Climate Change and the Future of Architectural Pedagogy 1 AIA HSW lu
Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Suárez, AIA, Director, School of Architecture, University of IL Urbana/Champaign
Followed by LIVE Q & A
1:15 to 1:30---Entertainment Break - Danny Bauer and The Red Door Band
1:30 to 2:30- Concurrent Breakouts
National Issues on Climate, COVID and Community: Building after a Pandemic 1 AIA HSW lu
Presented by Rachel Minnery, FAIA
Luke Leung, PE, LEED Fellow, P Eng, SOM
Molly Scanlon, PhD, FAIA Dir. of Standards, Compliance and Research Phigenics
Followed by LIVE Q &A and Call to Action
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National-Economic Updates with Kermit Baker – 1 AIA lu
Followed by LIVE Q &A and Local Updates with:
*Jim Underwood, Capital Development Board
*Mike Wilson, AVP Capital Programs and Utility Services, U of I System
Moderator: Stacey Pfingsten, AIA Illinois EVP
2:30 - 2:45 - Entertainment Break - Radio 680: The Voice of Syracuse (improvised podcast)
2:45 to 3:45 Concurrent Breakouts
Designing for Diversity: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Architectural Profession presented by author 1 AIA HSW lu
Kathryn H. Anthony, Ph.D., ACSA Distinguished Professor, UIUC
followed by LIVE Q &A
This presentation will focus on an aspect of architecture that has all too often been overlooked: the role of women and people of color.
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Maurice Cox--Invest in South/West 1 AIA lu
How focused development and neighborhood investment will encourage activity and accessibility and, if done correctly, could be a start at healing decades of racist planning.
Followed by LIVE Q &A
3:45 to 4:00---Virtual Door Prizes and give-aways
4:00 to 4:30 - Virtual tour: Jack Baker Studio and Erlanger House in Urbana, IL led by Mike Jackson, FAIA .05 AIA lu
4:30 to 5:30 PM—Closing Social
GET YOUR INGREDIENTS READY
Custom Conference Cocktails with Jeremy Gentile, Associate AIA
*Trivia and give-aways
Final remarks - Looking ahead to 2021