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SUMMARY:Full Day Continuing Education
DESCRIPTION:Urbanism Continuum CE day\n  \n9:00-9:30am Breakfast and Registration \n9:30-10:45am / Presentation\nBuilding Bridges: Collaborative Placemaking in the Bayou City – 1.25 AIA HSW\nPresented by Michael Robinson\, PLA\, ASLA\, Principal\, SWA Group \nMichael is a landscape architect focused on the intersection of infrastructure and public space. He leads the design and implementation of complex park\, trail\, and civic landscape projects\, connecting regional systems into cohesive\, accessible environments. His work spans planning through realization\, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and public agencies to deliver resilient\, buildable solutions. With a background in both architecture and landscape architecture\, he brings a systems-based approach that integrates environmental performance\, mobility\, and user experience into high-performing public landscapes. \n11:00-12:00pm / Presentation \nUniversal Design: Building Accessible and Healthy Spaces – 1.00 AIA HSW (Barrier Free)\nPresented by Kyle J. Mutz\, Director\, University of Houston / Justin Dart Jr. Student Accessibility Center \nKyle is the Director of the Justin Dart Jr. Student Accessibility Center at the University of Houston\, where he champions accessibility\, inclusion\, and student success. Drawing from both his professional expertise and lived experience growing up with a disability\, Kyle is committed to creating equitable opportunities for all. A former U.S. wheelchair racing athlete\, he brings a unique perspective on disability advocacy and is dedicated to advancing the legacy of Justin Dart Jr. through education and empowerment. \n  \n12:00-12:30pm – Break for Lunch  \n  \n12:30-1:45pm / Presentation \nFrom Paint to Policy: How Tactical Urbanism Became a Capital Project – 1.25 AIA HSW & 1.25 LA/CES HSW\nPresented by Ed Pettitt\, MPH – President of Columbia Tap and Urban Planner with Asakura Robinson \nEd is an urban planner and One Health specialist whose academic path spans human biology at Cornell University\, global health and healthcare management at the University of Texas School of Public Health\, and doctoral studies in Urban Planning and Environmental Policy at Texas Southern University. In addition\, Ed is also the President of the Columbia Tap Trail.  He provides organizational leadership by guiding the board\, strengthening partnerships\, advancing strategic initiatives\, and overseeing programs that support equitable community development along the Columbia Tap Trail. \n2:00-3:15pm / Presentation + Tour\nReclaiming Main Street: Designing a Lasting Legacy in the Public Realm  – 1.25 AIA HSW & 1.25 LA/CES HSW\nPresented by Alex Ramirez\, PLA & Sarah Smith\, PLA\, CDT\, Design Workshop \nAlex is a Principal in the Houston studio at Design Workshop\, with expertise as both a landscape architect and urban designer. His diverse experience spans across the private and public sectors\, involving every phase of the design process—from conceptual planning and site analysis to construction documentation and detailed observation. Alex is dedicated to delivering top-tier work by crafting innovative design solutions for plazas\, streetscapes\, parks\, and open spaces. His approach integrates social\, cultural\, economic\, and environmental considerations\, ensuring that each project enhances the surrounding neighborhoods and communities in meaningful ways. \nSarah is a landscape architect in our Houston studio with a passion for the outdoors\, thoughtful design\, and creating meaningful places. From concept through construction\, she brings creativity\, attention to detail\, and a collaborative approach to projects ranging from parks and corporate campuses to urban streetscapes. Sarah earned her Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Louisiana State University and is an active member of ULI\, Central Houston\, and ASLA. \n  \nContinuing Education Credits: \n\nAIA = 4.75 HSW\nLA/CES = 3.75 HSW\n\n  \n\nIndividual classes are not available for the event.\nPre-registered pricing includes breakfast and lunch.\nParking is not included.\nA minimum of 3 business days’ notice is required to receive a full refund if you need to cancel your reservation.\nOnline registration will close Thursday\, August 20\nOnsite registration is available for day of (breakfast and lunch is NOT included)
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/full-day-continuing-education-8/
LOCATION:Architecture Center Houston\, 902 Commerce St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Urban Design Committee
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rhonda Lowe":MAILTO:rhonda@aiahouston.org
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SUMMARY:EnLAce: Domino Night with LiA Maestros
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Enlace introduces a new and engaging format: a rotating domino game night designed to spark genuine conversations and connections in a relaxed\, interactive environment. Through time-based gameplay and table rotations\, participants will have the opportunity to engage with several LiA Maestros throughout the evening\, creating a unique\, fun\, and memorable mentoring experience. \nEnLAce is open to all professionals looking for career development and growth. \nNo dominoes experience required. We will begin the evening with a brief tutorial to make it easy and enjoyable for everyone to participate. \nLuis Ayala\, AIA\, Luis Ayala Studio\nSofia Fonseca de Nino\, AIA\nMichael Gonzales\, AIA\, protolab\nYvette Herrera Duran\, Assoc. AIA\, Stantec\nDaniel Ortiz\, AIA\, RDLR\nBayardo Selva\, AIA\, Cre8\nCindy Villareal\, AIA\, O’Connell Robertson \nGenerously sponsored by Perkins&Will.  \n\nLuis Ayala\, AIA\, Owner\, Luis Ayala Studio\nLuis is a Paraguayan architect that migrated to Houston in 2007. He has focused mostly on the design of education facilities for higher education institutions and K-12 schools. His expertise includes campus design\, master planning\, programming\, and facility design. \nLuis has many other skills that complement his abilities as a designer and architect. Sustainability is one of Luis’s stronger interests\, and many of his projects have received design awards recognizing his innovation in green design. Luis is also an avid architectural photographer\, recognized in 2017 by the Texas Society of Architects with the Award for Excellence in the Promotion of Architecture Trough the Media. \nLuis fluently speaks Spanish\, Portuguese\, Italian\, and English. In 2016\, Luis was distinguished by YAF Houston as a part Emerging Voices Exhibition and later the same year by AIA National as an Emerging Professional. Recently\, in 2020 the AIA Houston awarded him with the Ben Brewer Award for Young Architects. \nMichael Gonzales\, AIA\, Owner\, protolab\nMichael Gonzales is the owner and principal of Protolab Architects. Michael specializes in digital fabrication innovation for civic\, cultural and commercial projects. He has extensive experience working with the latest fabrication technologies to develop efficient strategies for optimal construction and project delivery at all scales and complexities. Michael is also an Instructional Associate Professor at the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design where he focuses on the integration of digital design and fabrication. He actively publishes and lectures on emerging techniques in computation and design \n  \nYvette Herrera Duran\, Assoc. AIA\, Stantec\nYvette Herrera Duran is an architectural designer based in Houston Texas. Her experience expands from many years in high-end residential design to now corporate commercial architecture at Page. \nBorn and raised in Guatemala\, she moved to Miami to pursue her Undergraduate Studies in Interior Design at Florida International University. After working for a few years at a high-end residential architecture firm\, where architecture and interiors were strongly interconnected\, she pursued her master’s in architecture at Rice University. \nFrom an early age she was trained in flamenco dancing\, which she has continued practicing. During her years in Miami\, she trained in ballroom dance and later\, while getting her masters\, she complimented her knowledge in the arts with theatre classes.  All these various art languages influence how she experiences spaces and the development of her detailed oriented designs.  She currently works in various design typologies from academic to healthcare to multifamily communities. \nDaniel Ortiz\, AIA\, President and Managing Principal\, RDLR Architects\nDaniel Ortiz\, AIA\, was born in Ecuador and serves as President and Managing Principal of RDLR Architects\, a Houston firm dedicated to community-driven design. Under his leadership\, RDLR creates architecture that strengthens neighborhoods through public\, nonprofit\, transit\, education\, and housing projects. He also serves as Board President of Avenue CDC and Chairman of TIRZ 21\, advancing equitable community development in Houston’s Near Northside. \nBayardo Selva\, AIA\, Cre8\nBayardo has turn his childhood building blocks play time into an Architectural career that expands over 20 years. His experienced has allowed him to engage a wide variety of project types and scales. He actively participates in the community through different organizations promoting architecture\, protecting the environment\, mentoring the youth and celebrating diversity including AIA Houston Young Architects Forum (Chair\, 2014)\, AIA Board of Directors 2015-2018 and 2023-present (AIAH Board President\, 2026)\, Houston Hispanic Architects and Engineers Board Member 2016-2019\, Houston MOD Board Member 2019-Present\, Houston Fit Running Club 2012-Present\, and founding member of the AIA Houston Latinos in Architecture. \nHe considers himself a student of the profession and enjoys perfecting his craft! \n\nCindy Villareal\, AIA\, Houston Office Director\, O’Connell Robertson\nCindy Villarreal is a seasoned leader in architectural planning and project acquisition\, with a strong focus on higher education and healthcare initiatives across Texas. As the Houston Office Director\, Cindy is instrumental in expanding business development efforts throughout the Houston region while driving strategic growth statewide. \nWith decades of experience in the design of higher education and Science and Technology facilities\, Cindy has led projects ranging from allied health and nursing schools to dental institutions and advanced diagnostics and neuroscience laboratories. Her expertise lies in managing multidisciplinary design teams and fostering collaboration to ensure projects are delivered successfully. \nCindy is a passionate advocate for sustainable and resilient design. She champions human-centric environments that prioritize occupant well-being and support thriving communities. Her leadership continues to shape spaces that are not only functional and efficient but also inspiring and inclusive.
URL:https://architecturehouston.org/event/enlace-domino-night-with-lia-maestros/
LOCATION:Architecture Center Houston\, 902 Commerce St.\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latinos in Architecture Committee
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Ward":MAILTO:jennifer@aiahouston.org
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