Leadership

Officers

Sarah Drake, AIA

President
president@aiabrooklyn.org

Jane McGroarty, AIA

Treasurer
treasurer@aiabrooklyn.org

Jason Boutin, AIA

Secretary
secretary@aiabrooklyn.org

Directors

David Cunningham, AIA

Director | CRAN Chair

Lopita Das, Associate AIA

Director

Gretel Griffith, Associate AIA

Director

Dave Sidick, AIA

Director

Pamela Weston, Associate AIA

Director | Membership Chair

Lindsay Smilow

Executive Director
lindsay@aiabrooklyn.org

Representatives

NYS Association

Mi Zhang, AIA

ACNY

Dmitriy Shenker, AIA
Giuseppe Anzalone, AIA (Alternate)

Legal Counsel

Ray Mellon, Esq.,  Hon. AIA

Committee Chairpersons

Communications Committee

Sarah Drake, AIA

Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN)

Cortney Walleston
David Cunningham, AIA

Historic Resources

Jeffrey Jacobson, Assoc. AIA

Membership Committee

Pamela Weston, Assoc. AIA

Urban Design Committee

Jane McGroarty, AIA

Committee on the Environment (COTE)

Michelle Todd, AIA

Upcoming Events

February

Feb 9, 2023 • AIANY CRAN

The Howl: An Open Mic and Film Forum

5:30 pm–8:00 pm

536 LaGuardia Pl, New York, NY 10012

AIANY has set up a complimentary guest code for all AIA Brooklyn members and their guests. Once people go to check out, the add this code. Registration Guest Code: AIABrooklyn. Feel free to cut/paste what’s below to extend our invitation to all.

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The Howl will serve as a multimedia forum to explore storytelling and filmmaking as powerful tools for architects to create a more compelling, equitable, and sustainable built environment.

Stories shape the way we perceive our surroundings. The process of placemaking is full of narrative arcs, both subtle and explicit, especially in the making of the home. When architects design, however, the driving narrative is often overshadowed by practical matters. These original narratives become forgotten, and a new narrative, often an afterthought, is developed to fit whatever vision the architect, developer, or marketing team believes will best promote the final project. However, if certain principles of storytelling are applied, the driving narrative can be revived, revisited, and drawn upon to create more meaningful messages. The heartfelt stories that embody works of architecture remind people of what we strive for: healthier, happier, and more meaningful places to live.

With opening remarks by Bill Kramer, Chief Executive Officer of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and an open mic moderated by filmmaker Mark Slagle, co-founder and executive producer at 1504, a narrative studio that designs stories at the intersection of culture and community, this interactive gathering will welcome guest speakers and the audience to demonstrate how the design for every project has a compelling story behind it that is just waiting to be told. Food and drinks will be served.

Moderator:
Mark Slagle, Executive Producer and Co-founder, 1504

Introductory Comments:
Bill Kramer, Chief Executive Officer, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Guest Storytellers:
Talisha L. Sainvil AIA, NOMA, LEED, 2022 AIA Brooklyn President, American Institute of Architecture; Founder, 40 Six Four Architecture Design
Karen Solomon, AIA, CDT, Prinicipal, Gensler
Ronaldo Vega, RA, DBIA, Senior Project Executive, NYC Department of Design and Construction
Yutaka Takiura, AIA, Architect, TD+A

About the Moderator:
Mark Slagle is Executive Producer and Co-founder at 1504. Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Slagle has led story initiatives for NPR, the American Red Cross, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Slagle is also a founding member of Brick & Wonder, a Manhattan-based membership community for design, real estate, and communication and marketing professionals.

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Feb 15, 2023 • AIA Brooklyn x City Tech

Discussion Panel | General Meeting at City Tech: Design for Change

6:00 pm–8:00 pm

Discussion Panel (1.5 AIA LU) and meeting

This is an in-person event hosted at City Tech New Academic Building | 285 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

“Good Trouble: Creativity + Collaboration”—an AIA Brooklyn x City Tech Speaker Series featuring architects, academics and change makers—considers solutions to some of the most pressing problems in the built environment. The AIA framework for design excellence serves as an anchor and a springboard to explore sustainability, inclusivity and resilience in our borough, our city, and beyond.

As the series is about collaboration, all talks will be panel format, followed by discussion with participants.

AIA Brooklyn members, City Tech students and faculty and New York City residents are welcome.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP below.

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March

Mar 2, 2023 • AIABK CRAN

CRAN Monthly Meeting

6:00 pm–7:30 pm

Virtual Meeting. Please register to attend.

TOPIC: TBD

More about AIA Brooklyn CRAN / Custom Residential Architecture Network

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Mar 22, 2023 • Historic Districts Council x Pratt x AIA Brooklyn x AIA New York

Preserving Affordability: Using Historic Preservation to Develop & Maintain Affordable Housing in NYC

9:00 am–12:00 pm

Virtual event

Everyone agrees that New York City is facing an affordable housing crisis. Adaptive reuse and rehabilitation of historic buildings has in many cases proven to be an effective way to preserve both affordability and built fabric. What are the policies, strategies, and funding opportunities available to achieve this beneficial “double bottom line”? This half-day symposium for developers, architects, and other housing and preservation practitioners, will take an in-depth look at successful examples where historic buildings have been rehabilitated for new affordable housing.

Presenters will focus on recent case studies in New York City and walk attendees through how these successful projects happened. Additional presentations will dive into technical aspects of rehab and adaptive reuse projects, from using historic rehabilitation tax credits in conjunction with affordable housing credits, an explanation of RAD/PACT for these projects, and how to assess historic significance and confirm eligibility for financial incentives. The final panel will feature experts from New York City and beyond discussing how we can encourage more of this work and change the narrative so historic rehabilitation is more frequently seen as an appealing and feasible solution.

Fee: $75 general, $65 for individuals affiliated with co-sponsoring organizations (Ticket is “Sponsor Friend”)

AIA Continuing Education credits will be provided by AIA Brooklyn for members

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Mar 30, 2023– Mar 31, 2023 • Architect's Newspaper

Facades+ | Presented by Architect’s Newspaper

Symposium + Expo — 3/30
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 W. 18th St.
New York, NY 10011

Workshops — 3/31
NYLS
185 W Broadway
New York, NY 10013

GENERAL ADMISSION $183 for AIA BROOKLYN MEMBERS | DISCOUNT CODE: AIABKLYN

Attend a full day of stimulating presentations and panels that examine the fast-paced evolution of facade technology, address new perspectives on building skins, and explore innovative, sustainable design practices.

Visit the Methods + Materials Expo to meet with industry-leading manufacturers of every possible product from cladding, glazing, framing + facade systems to advanced materials and services. Experts from each company are on hand to field your questions and demo products for all of your project needs.

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Mar 30, 2023 • AIA Brooklyn

ON THE MENU: Push the Envelope – How to Leverage Technology to Evaluate Building Enclosures

12:00 pm–1:00 pm

Virtual presentation.
Please purchase ticket below to register.

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PRESENTED BY EXISTING CONDITIONS

Description: There are approximately 111 million buildings in the U.S. totaling over 340 billion square feet of existing space. The exterior envelopes of these aging buildings are uniquely susceptible to weathering, decay, and a variety of other issues that may develop over time. To properly maintain, improve, and renovate any building, an architect must have a reliable point of departure from which their team can base their decision-making. In this course, the team from Existing Conditions will provide attendees with the information they need to leverage technology to properly evaluate the enclosures of existing buildings. By completing this course, participants will better understand how to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the occupants of the built environment and the local community.

Learning Objective 1: Learn how to leverage technology to properly evaluate the enclosures of existing buildings.

Learning Objective 2: Discover how to reduce health and safety risks for both building occupants and the local community while working on an existing, aging building.

Learning Objective 3: Gain insight about the challenges of working on aging buildings, and discover how to manage health and safety priorities on these types of sites as well as how to reduce potential safety risks to the public and future building occupants.

Learning Objective 4: Comprehend the general strategies available to protect the health, safety, and welfare of building occupants through the use of reality capture and existing conditions surveys.

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June

Jun 7, 2023– Jun 10, 2023 • AIA National

A’23 | AIA Conference on Architecture

Chicago, Illinois

AIA Conference on Architecture—Chicago, June 7-10, 2023. Best-in-class CE, architect-led tours, new building products, your community.

For more information: conferenceonarchitecture.com

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