Colleagues,

Happy New Year!  

 

Although some details are still being ironed out, we are pleased to be able to announce a series of monthly Lunch and Learns events around the theme of Sustainable Architecture.  The intent is to make available some more in depth practical information about specific subjects on this increasingly prevalent theme.

 

The location of these events will alternate between Kitchener and Guelph on the third Wednesday of each of the next four months.  Please mark those dates on your calendars now.. 

 

The first event is the only exception to Wednesday and will be a presentation by Terri Meyer Boake from the School of Architecture who teaches a graduate level research course on Sustainable Architecture.  You may remember that the GVSA won a challenge by the OAA  to all Societies in the province to come up with a project that could be valuable to the entire OAA membership on this same theme.  Our project was to sponsor research guided by Terri to develop a website with analysis of specific buildings using sustainable principals. 

 

Terri will introduce our theme and demonstrate the ways that the website can be resource to practicing architects.

 

Session One --

Terri Meyer Boake

Tuesday, January 17th

at the Still in Downtown Kitchener (one block east of the City Hall -- 

                                                        Address and room location forthcoming)

Parking is available across the street.

 

Arrive at 12:00 to get some food. 

We will start the 45 minute presentation at 12:15 followed by 15 minutes for questions. 

 

A reminder will be sent out next week with a few more specific details and hopefully an outline of the entire series.

 

Bill Birdsell,

Executive Chairman