The University of Tennessee College of Architecture & Design Alumni & Donors are invited to attend and hear a special introduction by Dean Young.

Happy Hour & Reception

hor d'oeuvres & featured cocktails:

manhattan & campfire s'more (irish cream, amaro, smoked beer, scotch, roasted marshmallow & cinnamon)

Parking

• Cars of 3 or more may park in the front drive, first-come-first-served.
• SOLD OUT Limited shuttle rides are available for $5 per guest round-trip. Destination must be within 5 minutes of CiV. Please allow extra time for route scheduling. Pre-registration and mobile number required.
• Paid parking garages are located at One Beale and MLGW. Walk to Fancy's Fish House (river side), turn right on the bluff walkway, take stairs at Beale St. overpass. Approx. 7 minutes.
• Guests with mobility issues, please email Amber for a parking pass.

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“All buildings eventually end up in the ocean.” 

- Chris Snyder, Marine Education Center 

Learning Objectives

• Describe the relationship between design excellence and climate action.
  How are climate action and design excellence inextricably linked? Through the Framework for Design Excellence, ten principles which represent the foundational message of the profession - that good design in not just good for one client in the immediate timeframe, but good for communities, economies, and ecosystems. 
  
  
• Understand why the four outcomes of the AIA Climate Action plan - zero-carbon, resilient, equitable, and healthy - were selected and explore how these are integrated into the Framework.
  
• Zero-carbon: buildings contribute nearly 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The solution is to reduce resource use and total carbon, both operational and embodied.
• Resilient: the growing number of disasters threaten people and their biggest investments - real estate. The F4DE can guide architects to better adaptation for an extended service life.
• Equitable: increasing divisions between people and a disproportionate burden on the most vulnerable populations strains energy, transportation, financial, and other systems. Good design creates spaces for social interaction and repairs inequities in the built environment.
• Healthy: environmental issues diminish life expectancy and cause permanent impacts to built and natural systems. Good architecture influences physical and mental well-being, inspires activity, and creates better indoor environments.
  
  
• Explore the ten principles in the Framework for Design Excellence.
  Hear a thorough analysis of the Marine Education Center, winner of the CBS-TV Show America by Design: Architecture, the COTE Top Ten Award 2020 and the AIA Honor Award 2022.
  
  
• Recognize how firms can integrate the Framework for Design Excellence into their practice throughout the design process to elevate health and safety considerations.
• PreDesign: Site and program analysis
•    Goal-setting/Owner's Project Requirements
•    Integrated Project Delivery: team selection
• Schematic Design: materials selection, orientation/form
• Design Development, Construction Documentation: energy modeling, product specifications, detailing to support goals
• Bid/Permitting: contractor on-boarding, advocacy with the AHJ
• Construction Administration: tracking, verifying, testing
• Post Occupancy Evaluation: assessment, lessons for the next project