An early evening event that explores how the architecture of the modern library in a variety of contexts (Community/ City, K-12 schools and Universities), reflect both evolving end user needs and technological possibilities.

Jaspreet Pahwa (Director of Capital Planning at DCPL), will discuss how DCPL is approaching the modernization of its city and neighborhood public library facilities. Jaspreet will particularly focus on how community engagement influences the programming of these projects and shapes their amenities whilst, at the same time, preserving the core elements of a traditional public library.

Elizabeth Fotheringill (Elementary School Librarian) will describe planning priorities for Libraries for young children. Drawing upon decades of experience as a librarian in DC elementary schools, Ms Fotheringill will share how physical books and architectural features in school library spaces can promote learning and delight in an age when screens compete for the attention of young minds.

Harriette Hemmasi (Dean of the Library at Georgetown University) will describe her experience advocating for and advancing the role of the academic library through the use of digital tools and methodologies to enhance access, use, dissemination, and preservation of all forms of scholarly communication in support of innovative approaches to teaching, learning, and research.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how architects might plan library environments to accommodate the diverse needs of a 21st century neighborhood community and promote opportunities for learning.
• Incorporate principles of public safety and equity into designs to encourage community engagement; such as open daylit spaces, good sight lines, acoustics, enhanced accessibility, and a variety of space types to increase occupant comfort.
• Identify School Library design strategies to promote learning amongst elementary aged students while accommodating accessibility requirements
• Describe how students experience, interact, and engage with university library resources in an increasingly digital world. Identify trends in space types that are becoming more or less valuable for a new generation of higher education learning.

Organized by:

AIA|DC Committee on Architecture for Education

Sponsored by:

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Join LA.IDEA and Porcelanosa USA for the yearly celebration of Porcelain Slabs, Tapas, and Vino. Porcelanosa USA will be presenting on their 47x47 floor tiles, porcelain pavers, and raised access floors (RAF.) Learn about XTONE Porcelain Slabs while enjoying wine, flamenco and small bites!

XTONE is a company specialized in large format surfaces through two product lines: porcelain and natural stone. It has a wide range of finishes and thicknesses, which allows the material to adapt to any environment and application. XTONE has a number of advantages that make the material stand out for its high performance and unique design, both in its porcelain and natural stone product lines. The material has the ability to adapt to any size, use and space, making it an ideal material for all types of projects. There is no limitation for large format porcelain tile; a concept of use that goes beyond the traditional format and allows the execution of avant-garde ideas.

Porcelanosa Grupo is today a benchmark company in the national and international market, based on values such as innovation and quality but, above all, based on the trust placed in its extensive human team, made up of more than 5,000 people, and on the attention to its social environment. With almost 40 years of experience, PORCELANOSA Grupo is present in almost 100 countries around the world.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore the advantages of specifying large-format floor tile
• Identify why porcelain is a unicorn of a material and is equally suited for both indoor and outdoor application
• Identify the two types of porcelain pavers available as well as the RAF system
• Explore the sustainable advantages to specifying XTONE large format surfaces

Join Pella Mid-Atlantic for a fun-filled night of food, fun and trivia at their Tyson's Corner showroom. Offering catered food and a chance to win amazing prizes, Trivia night is one of Pella's most popular events. Showcase your knowledge of Architecture, Construction and Pella to win your team the ultimate prize and come early to attend our CEU presentation.

In our presentation, we will touch on "Window Solutions for Historic Buildings". In any given year, there are typically more building renovation and rehabilitation projects undertaken by owners than there are new construction projects, and only a small percentage of these existing building projects fall in the category of “historic” with the associated public programs and design restrictions that go along with that designation. The majority are motivated by changing owner needs, energy concerns, maintenance considerations, and general modernization or upgrade requirements. In all of these cases, windows are often a topic of interest and concern. Should they be replaced, or can they be repaired? If they are replaced, what are the options? Which option is best for a particular situation? We will explore how to answer these questions to give architects the ability to work with their clients to make informed decisions and improve the overall outcome of projects.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the historic significance of windows in existing buildings.
• List the National Park Service's guidelines for historic window rehabilitation.
• Design a window rehabilitation plan for buildings that includes recommendations for preservation, maintenance, repair, replacement where needed, design for missing historic features, alterations/additions, and energy retrofitting.
• Evaluate window replacement options for existing commercial and institutional buildings.

Presented by:

Alexis Wehn, Commercial Architectural Representative

Previously an Architectural Associate and Interior Designer, Alexis is one of Pella Mid-Atlantic's biggest fans and newest employees. Captivated by the company's attention to detail, she understands the need for sustainable products and is eager to better the world through sustainable products and innovative design solutions. Utilizing the latest technologies while not disregarding characteristics of antiquity, she is able to create spaces that mesh the old with the new, creating spaces truly unique to each building.

Panel discussion on the democratic nature of public space in Washington DC - using the Downtown Action Plan, the Public Realm Plan as base points for the discussion, the diverse panel will speak to importance of cultivating sensitive community focused urban spaces and places across the city.

Connect with other SFx'ers from other parts of the country during the 2024 AIA Conference on Architecture & Design on Thursday, 6 June. Our local SFx committee is hosting a happy hour and meetup at Square 134 Architects from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Located at 1432 K Street NW, the office is a short 15-minute walk / 5 minute ride from the Washington Convention Center. Our partners at ATG and Azek are co-sponsoring the event, providing libations and treats from local providers. 

Join us as we announce the winners of the 2024 AIA|DC Chapter Design Awards. This annual competition places special emphasis and recognition on projects that exemplify the 10 Measures of Design Excellence. It's open exclusively to registered architects and invites submissions in four distinct project categories: architecture, interior architecture, historic resources, and urban design/master planning.

More details available here.

From the ancient Tower of Hercules to the modern-day Jeddah Light, lighthouses around the world serve to guide ships safely to harbor. In this workshop, kids will be challenged to use their building skills to create an authentic lighthouse. Become enlightened in the history of lighthouses!

Join AIA|DC and Capital Area CRAN for a tour at NetZeroRowHouse.  This reconstruction and expansion of an existing row house is a case study on applying Net Zero design principles on the scale of a family-sized urban infill home.  Heating and cooling, hot water generation, and cooking are all electric.  A ducted mini-split heat pump system, zoned on a floor-by-floor basis, provides superior thermal comfort and optimized efficiency.  Energy recovery ventilators provide abundant outside air that is conditioned to minimize heat loss and gain.  

A shared heat pump water heater provides hot water for both the primary residence and the lower-level apartment.  The award-winning kitchen features induction cooktops and smart appliances.  The 8 kW array solar array helps to offset onsite consumption.  Smart electrical panels provide insights into electrical consumption on a circuit-by-circuit basis.  Additional verification systems include air quality monitoring and water flow.  Rain water is collected for use in irrigation, and overflows onto a permeable paving garden.

Air infiltration is reduced with a combination of new doors and windows, spray foam insulation and a fluid-applied air barrier.  The exterior is composed of reusing the existing street facade, metal panel, thermally treated cypress, and nickel-gap cementitious siding.

Learning Objectives:

• Determine how ducted mini-split heating and cooling apply to different types of housing typologies.
• Learn how smart electrical panels can help verify Net Zero compliance.
• Become fluent in best practices regarding heat pump water heater installations.
• Discuss detailing to achieve blower door compliance.

Presented by:

Will Teass, AIA

Will Teass, AIA is the Managing Principal at Teass\Warren Architects, as well as the 2024 AIA|DC President; Will is both Owner and Architect for the NetZero RowHouse.

Organized by:

Capital Area Custom Residential Architects Network

Join us to celebrate the opening of our latest exhibition, reIMAGINE: Creating New Uses for Old Buildings.

This exhibition presents 19 buildings in the Washington, DC, area that architects have recently reimagined, bringing new life to structures that might otherwise have been doomed to disuse, decay, and ultimately the wrecking ball. Any building that survives long enough is likely to undergo regular maintenance, occasional restoration, or possibly comprehensive renovation. Even so, some buildings inevitably become obsolete due to changes in business practices, technology, demographics, or other factors. Fortunately, many structures facing obsolescence can be converted to purposes other than the ones for which they were designed—a process known as adaptive reuse. Essentially a form of recycling at a large scale, adaptive reuse offers numerous potential advantages over new construction, including environmental, economic, and social benefits. 

We welcome your presence at this opening and invite you to navigate through all 19 projects featured, and learn more about the benefits of adaptive reuse. Drinks and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. 

SPONSORS

KEYSTONE 
_{Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners 
DPR Construction 
David and Patricia Haresign}

THRESHOLD 
_{Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS 
Eric Colbert & Associates 
GCS-SIGAL 
Gilbane Building Company 
Hartman-Cox Architects 
Hickok Cole 
SmithGroup
StudioMB 
Studio Twenty Seven Architects 
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company 
Anice Hoachlander/StudioHDP 
Judy Davis/StudioHDP}

OTHER GIFTS 
_{Jon Hensley Architects
KUBE architecture}

EXHIBITION TEAM 
_{EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Mary Fitch, AICP, Hon. AIA, District Architecture Center 
CURATOR AND SCRIPT WRITER: G. Martin Moeller, Jr., Assoc. AIA, Independent Curator and Writer/Editor of ArchitectureDC 
EXHIBITION/GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Jennifer Byrne, Live.Create.Play. LLC®
EXHIBITION AND PROGRAMS COORDINATOR: Molly Ford, District Architecture Center}

_{DAC thanks David Haresign, FAIA, of Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS, who originated the idea for this exhibition series.} 

_{PRINTING: BluEdge}

_{INSTALLATION: Cross Museum Services}

This course will familiarize you with the basic aspects of fiberglass composites, with a specific emphasis on pultruded fiberglass. By examining the performance characteristics, durability and numerous environmental advantages of pultruded fiberglass, this course will outline the advantages of windows and doors made from pultruded fiberglass and use case studies to demonstrate applications across a wide variety of multi-family and commercial build environments. We will discuss how composite materials provide predictable, sustainable and superior performance characteristics over other materials. Marvin will explain the production of fiberglass composites and the advantages of the pultrusion process from a manufacturing and environmental perspective. Marvin will identify the performance characteristics of windows and doors made from pultruded fiberglass and how they help meet the latest design trends.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss how composite materials provide predictable, sustainable and superior performance characteristics over other materials.
• Explain the production of fiberglass composites and the advantages of the pultrusion process from a manufacturing and environmental perspective.
• Identify the performance characteristics of windows and doors made from pultruded fiberglass and how they help meet the latest design trends.
• Discuss finishes for pultruded fiberglass windows, how they meet AAMA quality standards, and how they impact the building design and energy efficiency.

Presented by:

Beth Davidson

Beth is your Architectural Project Manager for the DMV. She can assist with continuing education, specification writing, general fenestration questions, product selection, preliminary budget pricing, shop drawings, lead time updates, online library guidance, and custom detailing such as mulling, specialty shapes, etc.
Beth is an Interior Designer with over 25 years of experience, all in the DMV. She has worked for architects, interior designers, the federal government as well as for herself. She is your in-market resource for all of your fenestration projects.

Organized by:

Marvin