Friday, June 3 Schedule

6am-7am

Sunrise YIN YANG Yoga

Join AIA Oregon EVP/CEO for an all-levels welcome early morning yogo practice. Those who wish to join should bring their own mat and blanket, and be prepared to breather, stretch, and invite the intention of linking powerful concepts to your day. Led by Heather Wilson, AIAO EVP/CEO

8am-9am

Featured Speaker - Allison Bryan, AIA
1 AIA LU

As architects and designers, our key focus is to put things in order; to create noteworthy projects that will be sure to get a second look and a nod in our direction; buildings with sound structures and clean lines, despite site constraints and limitations. Our work has a clear, historically-defined process in place to get all of the details just right. But what if you were told that the clearly defined process is broken? That the process is stifling creativity and forgetting the most important part of the design. What if you were told that what looks like order from the outside, is really a beautiful mess of humanity, creativity, and possibility. Join Allison as she shares an unconventional look at our traditional process and offer new ways to incorporate more of the human into these expressions.

9:10am-10:10am

Session 4 - Creating Permanent Supportive Housing Through a Trauma-Informed Lens
1 AIA LU|HSW

Imagine being a veteran, suffering from PTSD and addiction, being homeless for years in a constant state of flight or fight. You’re invited to live in a new PSH community with a roof over your head, comfortable bed, and a myriad of services to get you on your feet. It sounds like a dream come true but for that Veteran it’s a drastic change filled with unknowns. Hear from a professional that works with our community’s most vulnerable daily and how designers link their needs into design through a trauma-informed lens.
Presented by Briana Manfrass, Pinnacle Architecture

Session 5 - Policy Landscapes as Design Parameters toward Just Space
1 AIA LU|HSW

In response to the theme of "Connecting Urban / Rural spaces and context" this presentation proposal expands the definition of "context" to consider the policies, procedures, and practices that impact the social and cultural context of built space. In our work towards building spaces of racial, social, and cultural justice; we must look beyond the physically built space. Traditionally, Architects work within the constraints of policy, procedure, and practice handed to us by clients and governmental policy. Architects are well positioned to understand power structures that enable or prevent just space and can play a role in shifting these structures for a more just outcome.
Presented by Sophia Austrins and Karim Hassanein, Colloqate

Session 6 - An architect’s musical journey: Artistic lament mourning destruction, advocating resilience
1 AIA LU

The song "Shelter" was written by Amy Scheckla-Cox and musically composed by her bandmates from "fadedblue," her band of 17 years. It was inspired by the earth's climate change, an increase in natural disasters, forest fires and destruction of land. This presentation will provide attendees with a background of the artists' song inspiration, an opportunity to listen to the song and reflect on the words. Following this reflection period, a group discussion will offer an opportunity to collaborate and collectively process the compilation's message. At the end of the group discussion, Amy will follow up with an opportunity for Q/A.
Presented by Amy Scheckla-Cox, AIA

10:20-12:00pm

Speed Ed/Vendor Tables
1.5 AIA LU|HSW

Earn 1.5 CEUs while attending multiple short, compact, or succinct presentations and exchange business cards with industry professionals in this fun, fast paced, educational event! Each presenter will provide a 15 min presentation (followed by 3 min Q & A) to their group. When the clock stops, the group will move to a different table for the next presentation. This will continue for 1 hour and 30 minutes. It's like educational speed dating!! Stick around for lunch and continue the conversations! Presented by Participating Vendors

12pm-1:30pm

Lunch/Featured Panel - NOMA PDX Panel, Presented by FUTURE VISION
Call to Action, Allyship In Today's Built Environment
1 AIA LU|HSW

Sponsored by Bora Architecture & Interiors
Lunch Sponsored by Hoffman Construction

NOMA PDX Board Members will share project work and perspective as to WHY Equity, Diversity and Inclusion matter in the built environment. WHY it is critical to have diversity in Firms and our Individual stories as to WHY we do, what we do (Mentor, Outreach, Support). Finally, we'll share WHY we need the support of others and why allyship Is a critical piece to the future progress of our Industry.

NOMA PDX Panel

Han-Mei Chiang
Keri Woltz
Karina Ruiz
Chandra Robinson

1:30pm-2:30pm

Featured Speaker - BEST PRACTICE
1 AIA LU

Best Practice is a design-intensive firm located in Seattle, WA. Founded in 2011 by Ian Butcher, the office emerged from a primarily residential architectural background. Wanting to explore the world beyond residential design, Ian dove into the world of cafes, retail spaces and office design, taking his residential sensibilities with him. Quickly growing beyond a sole proprietorship, Kailin Gregga joined the team in 2014 and now serves as the creative lead in the office. Best Practice has since established itself as scrappy and bold, known for creative problem solving and thoughtful design solutions. In August 2016 Architect Magazine named Best Practice as “Next Progressives,” and in 2019 they were honored with the AIA NW Emerging Firm Award.Best Practice will share how they produce such a diverse range of work, from residential projects to cafes, and large-scale office and cultural works; and how their cultural firm ethos helps them create a roster of projects that is split between 60% commercial and 40% residential work and have been steadily growing and tackling larger projects.

2:40pm-3:40pm

Session 7 - Sustainable Design & Housing Equity for Bozeman’s Missing Middle
1 AIA LU|HSW

Behind the Bridger View Neighborhood project is a compelling story that touches on all objectives of the conference (Resilience, Housing, Transportation, Equity, and Replicability). Bridger View is a compact neighborhood of 62 sustainably built homes that is adjacent to Bozeman’s Story Mill Community Park. It sits on 8 acres with shared open spaces and pedestrian connections to the park and local trail systems. Half of the homes at Bridger View will be held in the Headwaters Community Housing Trust, providing permanent home ownership opportunities for middle-income Bozeman residents. This unique neighborhood addresses housing inequity, creates a connected and compact neighborhood, and promotes sustainable building practices. While many projects strive to address environmental concerns, housing inequity, or challenge the traditional development practices, Bridger View achieves all three, providing solutions to systemic issues and serving as a model for future development.
Presented by Ben Lloyd, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Hennebery Eddy Architects; Christine Mondor, FAIA, LEED AP, EcoDistricts AP, Principal, evolveEA; Kelly Olinger, Member, Headwaters Community Trust Board/Adj. Professor of Architecture, Montana State University

Session 8 - The NextGen for Seniors: Passive Design, High Rise, All Electric
1 AIA LU|HSW

Parkview at Terwilliger Plaza is a new, 366,000sf facility for independent senior living. The largest Passive House project on the west coast, it is also an all-electric high-rise. This combination of tangible sustainability and resiliency is unique for seniors, who are often left out of the conversation. The project provides a meaningful case study in scaling passive house concepts to high-rise construction, and balancing cost and performance across the envelope, MEP systems, and occupant-driven energy loads. The presentation will explore how data-driven design and early owner engagement can advance Passive House initiatives for projects like this not-for-profit continuing care community.
Presented by Ruwan Jayaweera, Principal, PAE; Peter Houseknecht, Architect, LRS Architects

Session 9 - Moving to Net-Zero In Affordable Housing
1 AIA LU|HSW

The Energy Trust of Oregon commissioned Oregon Architecture, Inc.to study ways to move towards net-zero in the design and construction of affordable housing. The focus of the investigation was to look at two projects that had been designed and constructed for the Klamath Housing Authority for construction in Klamath County, Oregon that used similarly designed one bedroom duplex units. The key to the study was that energy cost data existed from current users. They were able to quantify the data to determine what sort of budget was available for energy efficiency upgrades. We strategized on what energy efficiency measures might be possible and we worked with the General Contractor who built the projects to determine today’s costs for those measures. That lead them to create a tool (a worksheet, actually) where the costs for the additional energy efficiency measures could be factored in to the overall building construction cost, with those additional costs to be offset by projected energy savings.

This Session will discuss the work and demonstrate how the worksheet can be applied to any residential project.
Presented by Mark McKechnie, AIA, Architect, Oregon Architecture, Inc.

3:40pm-4:00pm

Break/Snack
Sponsored by PCI Mountain States

4pm-5pm

Featured Speaker - Suchi Reddy, AIA
Sponsored by Otak
1 AIA LU

Join us for our closing speaker, Suchi Reddy, AIA. A leader in today’s global design culture, Suchi founded her firm, Reddymade Architecture and Design, in 2002. Suchi brings extensive experience in large-scale cultural, educational, healthcare, retail, commercial, and residential projects to the award-winning practice. She founded Reddymade in 2002 with a human-centric approach to design, dedicated to celebrating diversity and equality, as well as addressing the economic, social, environmental and cultural impacts of her work on both the user and the planet.

5pm-7pm

Closing Reception - Governor’s Ballroom
Sponsored by R&H Construction