Agenda

Darling is CEO, creative director, and co-founder of The Architect’s Newspaper, celebrating its 20th year. The A|N media company consists of print and digital publications covering architecture and design news, as well as the Facades+ and TECH+ conferences. As A|N’s publisher, Darling won the AIA National Collaboration Award, Grassroots Preservation Award, and ASLA NY’s President’s Award. She began her publishing career as director of print production for The Gap’s European markets. She holds a BS from The University of Texas at Austin.

Jim has worked within the Building Products Industry his entire career since graduating from Merrimack College in 1985. He has been with YKK AP since 2019 working as the New England Architectural Sales Representative. He finds this part of his career to be the most challenging and interesting. Helping today’s Architectural Professionals to solve complex Façade problems and design issues to be very satisfying work.

Miep first joined Payette in 2008, bringing her positive influence to some of our highest profile projects such as the Harvard Art Museums Expansion and Renovation and the Columbia University Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering. She returned to us after a brief sojourn with Charles Rose Architects and Ann Beha Architects, where she demonstrated an aptitude as a project leader and gained experience with multidisciplinary teams and client partnerships.

From a key long-term role in developing the National Coast Guard Museum, and on to the 105 by Breakthrough Properties, her most recent leadership achievement is the exterior design completion for the Ragon Institute. Miep is a force in our own cultural development, with significant contributions to mentorship and research efforts on efficient building enclosures.

EDUCATION
B.Arch., Minor in Mathematics, 2008, Magna Cum Laude, Syracuse University

An exceptional leader, Bradford J. Prestbo, FAIA, is advancing the profession through his practice, advocacy, and educational efforts in the use of cutting-edge design technologies, high-performance design, and the incorporation of maker culture into the design process.

Bradford also finds time to share his knowledge of advanced design technologies, high-performance design, and how maker culture is transforming our practice within the industry. He has practiced internationally, is a sought-after speaker, is frequently interviewed by publishers, and is an educator via his detailing workshops, higher-education classes, design juries, and mentorship of emerging professionals.

Bradford is actively involved in the AIA, and has been elevated to the College of Fellows for his notable contributions to the advancement of the profession of architecture. He is part of the leadership group in the AIA’s Technology in Architectural Practice Knowledge Community, and founded the Boston Society of Architect’s MakeTANK Knowledge Community, where he currently serves as the National Director.

Education
Bradford holds a degree from Syracuse University School of Architecture.

Rebecca Eriksen, Associate at Elkus Manfredi Architects, specializes in architectural design for residential, hospitality, and commercial projects. In her ten years with the firm, her planning and design projects include Neiman Marcus Roosevelt Field, High Street in Atlanta, Regent Square in Houston, and The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards. She is currently managing the construction of The St. Regis Residences, Boston.

Tom is a principal and design leader at Leers Weinzapfel Associates, recipient of the national AIA Firm Award and among ARCHITECT magazine’s Top 50 firms in the US since 2015. His projects include the John W. Olver Design Building at UMass Amherst, Adohi Hall for the University of Arkansas, and the Center for Engineering, Innovation & Sciences at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He designs buildings to be welcoming, transparent, and sustainable, reflecting our values of diversity, democracy, and care for our environment. He is a national leader in mass timber design in both practice and education and has worked closely with researchers and structural engineers to gain mastery over this “new/old” technology. His designs at UMass Amherst and the University of Arkansas are pioneering works of mass timber architecture in the country. Over the past five years, he has been invited to speak on this emerging subject at conferences and seminars world-wide including Canada, Costa Rica, Korea, and the United States. Tom also teaches design studios focusing on mass timber and has juried design reviews throughout the country.

Colin’s career has focused on the importance of integrated design, delivery, and business models in delivering a more sustainable built environment.  His commitment to a better process and product has led to 20 years of architecture and urban planning at all scales locally and globally, a decade of multifamily real estate development in the greater Boston region, and recognition as an industry thought leader. With Stack+Co., Colin focuses on company strategy, business development, and integrated project management.

Colin’s previous roles include Managing Director of Placetailor, Associate Architect and Head of Sustainability at Sasaki, Board Chair of the Sasaki Foundation, Trustee of the Boston Architectural College, Project Manager of two US DOE Solar Decathlons, R&D tax credit consultant, and General Partner of multiple housing development projects in the Boston area.  He speaks regularly at national and regional conferences on the topics of sustainable design and hybrid business models.  Colin has taught courses or lectured on similar topics at the BAC, MIT, Harvard, Tufts, Wentworth, MassArt, Northeastern, as well as design schools in Zhuhai and Guangzhou, China.