Agenda

Symposium

Thursday, May 22

Times in PDT

8:00 – 9:30 AM

Check-in & Breakfast | Methods+Materials Gallery local_cafe

9:30 – 9:40 AM

Dionne Darling

VP of Brand Partnerships

The Architect’s Newspaper

9:40 -9:45 AM

Kevin Heinly

Co-Regional Managing Principal, Southwest

Gensler

9:45 – 10:30 AM

HKS’ design for the new Gaylord Plaza Resort in Chula Vista, California takes advantage of the breathtaking beauty of its site, which is situated between the San Diego bay and the Laguna Mountain range. To maximize views, sunlight, and natural ventilation, each unit features folding glass doors with robust high performance features. In addition, the hotel’s atrium is capped by a translucent polymer roof that allows light to cascade through the space. The presenters will discuss the project’s technical challenges as well as its sustainability achievements.

Michael Strohmer

Regional Practice Director, Hospitality, Partner

HKS

Ryan Markgraf

Lead Project Engineer

Novum Structures

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Ryan Bussard, design director of Perkins&Will’s Seattle office, and Brian Macias, project manager for UC San Diego, will present UCSD’s forthcoming student residence, the Pepper Canyon West Living and Learning neighborhood. Delivering more than 500,000 square feet of space and over 1,300 individual beds, the project is leveraging prefabrication and off-site construction to reduce cost and waste. Bussard will also share how the design team balanced striking views of the coastal campus with sustainability concerns, implementing a shading system that reduces solar heat gain.

Ryan Bussard

Design Director

Perkins&Will

Bryan Macias

Project Manager

UC San Diego

Walter Crim

Operations Supervisor

Benson Industries

11:15 – 11:45 AM

Methods+Materials Gallery Break local_cafe

11:45 – 12:30 PM

This roundtable panel with leading building materials manufacturers will discuss the advanced materials that are newly available and just around the corner. Learn how architects can collaborate with manufacturers to build with the latest, most up-to-date technologies, code requirements, and products and hear what’s next for the AEC industry.

Michael Zanotelli

Facade & Curtain Wall Specialist – Western US & Canada

STI Specified Technologies

12:30 – 1:30 PM

Complimentary Networking Lunch | Methods+Materials Gallery Break restaurant

1:30 – 2:15 PM

Table Talks is an opportunity to have a guided conversation with your peers in the San Diego AEC community. During this 45-minute session, fellow attendees offer an excellent opportunity to exchange insights on facades, lessons learned in design and fabrication, and collaboratively tackle complex challenges within a group dynamic. We hope this session will be surprising, engaging, and productive.

2:15 – 3:00 PM

The heart of every successful design project—especially one as intricate as a complex façade—lies in strong teamwork. This was the driving force behind the innovative envelope design of the UC San Diego Viterbi Family Vision Research Center in La Jolla. A close partnership between the design team and trade partners resulted in a striking, high-performance façade featuring a distinct, extruded metal texture that saved significant construction costs. As a welcoming gateway to UC San Diego’s medical campus, the unique exterior design of the Viterbi Family Vision Research Center not only creates an inviting presence that compliments neighboring buildings but stands as a beacon for cutting-edge ophthalmological disease research.

Stacey Hooper

Partner | Healthcare Market Leader

NBBJ

Kerry Hegedus

Principal

NBBJ

3:00 – 3:30 PM

Methods+Materials Gallery Break local_cafe

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

Elevating the Passenger Experience through the Integration of the Airport Art Program and Architecture: The design team for San Diego Airport Terminal 1 will explore how incorporating art and architecture creates opportunities for an Immersive large-scale installation that elevates the passenger experience, improves wayfinding, and showcases the region’s environment, light, and distinctive characteristics.

James Carpenter

President

James Carpenter Design Associates Inc

Justin Tien

Technical Director, Senior Associate

Gensler

Soheil Mohammadi

Principal

Walter P Moore

Sanjeev Tankha

Building Technology | Facades Practice Leader

Starq Design Inc.

4:15 – 5:00 PM

The design-build team will share process, challenges and successes in delivering a high design, high performance complex façade at San Diego International Airport Terminal 1.

David Aguirre

Engineer

Turner Construction

Earl Patrick

Director of Design

Enclos

James Carpenter

President

James Carpenter Design Associates Inc

Sanjeev Tankha

Building Technology | Facades Practice Leader

Starq Design Inc.

5:00-5:10 PM

Nathan Ouren

Project Director & Senior Associate

Gensler

Dionne Darling

VP of Brand Partnerships

The Architect’s Newspaper

5:15 – 7:15 PM

Cocktail Reception wine_bar

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