Agenda

Symposium

Tuesday, September 12

Times in CDT

8:00 - 9:30 AM CDT

Check-in & Breakfast | Methods+Materials Gallery

9:30 - 9:40 AM

Dionne Darling
VP, Brand Partnerships
The Architect's Newspaper

9:40 - 9:45 AM

Phillip Koski
Architect
Miller Dunwiddie

9:45 - 10:15 AM

Serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Silver Ramp is a multi-modal parking structure and transportation hub. The design team at Miller Dunwiddie will present the project’s innovative envelope which consists of thousands of colorfully-glazed terra-cotta fins and cover topics including installation and unitization of the terra-cotta “baguettes,” as well as the significant high-performance and sustainability metrics achieved.

Moderated by: Phillip Koski

John Steingraeber
Architect
Miller Dunwiddie
David McWilliams
Architect, Project Manager
Miller Dunwiddie
Phillip Koski
Architect
Miller Dunwiddie

10:15 AM - 10:55 AM

Ryan Rademacher, Director of Virtual Design & Construction at MG McGrath, will discuss the completion of the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building for the Mayo Clinic campus in Rochester, Minnesota. The double-skin facade features a perforated exterior layer which covers a glass curtain wall beneath. The building will house facilities for high-tech biomedical research. Rademacher will discuss the project’s innovative approach to perforation and the minimal use of stiffeners despite the frequent use of curves in the building’s form.

Moderated by: Monica Bettendorf Hartberg

Ryan Rademacher
VDC Director
MG McGrath
Josh Cooper
Project Executive
Knutson Construction
Greg Ramseth
Project Manager
HDR
Monica Bettendorf Hartberg
Principal
Miller Dunwiddie

10:55 - 11:20 AM

Methods+Materials Gallery Break

11:20 - 11:45 AM

In this spotlight AWH Architects will present the adaptive reuse of The Guardian Building, a historic-romanesque structure in St. Paul, Minnesota. During the design process, the architects discovered that the original parapet had been removed from the structure. Working with cast stone instead of the brittle-red sandstone which was originally used for the facade, AWH architects recreated the parapet and along with its intricate ornamental details. The renovated building will house offices for a law firm which represents child-abuse victims as well as two non-profits, and will feature state-of-the-art biosolar technology on its roof.

Moderated by: Phillip Koski

Alex Haecker
Principal
AWH Architects
John Greene
Architect
AWH Architects
Phillip Koski
Architect
Miller Dunwiddie

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

This roundtable with leading building materials manufacturers will discuss the advanced materials newly available and just around the corner. Learn how architects can work together with manufacturers to build with the latest, most up-to-date technologies and projects, and hear what’s next for the industry.

Moderated by: Monica Bettendorf Hartberg

Brian R. White, Ph.D.
Technical Manger North America Glass
H.B. Fuller
Sneh Kumar
Global Director of Sustainability
Kawneer
Aaron Alterman
Curtain Wall & Facade Specialist
STI Specified Technologies
Monica Bettendorf Hartberg
Principal
Miller Dunwiddie

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Complimentary Networking Lunch | Methods+Materials Gallery Break

1:30 - 2:00 PM

Designed as a contemporary alternative to the granite facades of the city’s traditional civic architecture, the new Minneapolis Public Service Building features large spans of glass framed by aluminum panels. The transparency offered by the glazing is balanced by diagonally oriented aluminum fins, which provide the structure with strategic shading. Sara Rubenstein, principal at Henning Larsen, will discuss how the project responds to seasonal change, particularly the city’s cold and windy winters, as well as technical aspects concerning the facade’s detailing.

Moderated by: Monica Bettendorf Hartberg

Sara Rubenstein
Principal
Henning Larsen
Monica Bettendorf Hartberg
Principal
Miller Dunwiddie

2:00 - 2:45 PM

As a significant driver of energy consumption and operational carbon, the building envelope is at the forefront of every green-building project. Led by local experts in the field, this roundtable will propose practical solutions for envelope efficiency which attendees will be able to implement in their own practice. Topics will include the use of high-performance cladding and alternative materials, advanced systems for temperature regulation, as well as strategies for sustainable sourcing.

Moderated by: Phillip Koski

Andrea Zani
Building Physics and Sustainability Leader
Permasteelisa North America
Jeffrey Vaglio, Ph.D.
Vice President - Advanced Technology Studio
Enclos
Phillip Koski
Architect
Miller Dunwiddie

2:45 - 3:15

Methods+Materials Gallery Break

3:15 - 4:00 PM

Join Alex Terzich and Nat Madison from HGA on an exploration of folded marble facades covering the sourcing, systems, and attachments need to work with the cladding material. The Capital One Hall’s lustrous exterior is punctuated with vertical windows carefully embedded in the folds of the building’s envelope. Inside, marble panels work to catch and reflect light in the public spaces and atrium.

Moderated by: Phillip Koski

Alex Terzich
Associate Vice President
HGA
Nat Madson
Design Principal
HGA
Phillip Koski
Architect
Miller Dunwiddie

4:00 - 4:30 PM

The Family Tree Clinic provides reproductive health services to marginalized communities in Minneapolis. To ensure patient privacy, the design team at Perkins&Will chose to locate the entrance to the clinic under a sheltered alcove beneath the second story of the structure. Likewise, slim vertically-oriented windows were chosen for the ground floor instead of large horizontal glazing, reducing exposure while still providing the space with ample daylight. Lindsey Evenson, senior associate at Perkins&Will, will demonstrate how the attentive facade interventions work to protect patient confidentiality.

Moderated by: Monica Bettendorf Hartberg

Lindsey Evenson
Senior Associate
Perkins&Will
Cara Prosser
Operations Director, Minneapolis
Perkins&Will
Monica Bettendorf Hartberg
Principal
Miller Dunwiddie

4:30 - 4:45 PM

Dionne Darling
VP, Brand Partnerships
The Architect's Newspaper
Monica Bettendorf Hartberg
Principal
Miller Dunwiddie

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