John Sorrell presented a CEU on Concrete Paving Options, then demonstrated the distance Dudley Gordon came up short to get on the kid rides at Disney.
March Luncheon Recap
Our March luncheon was sponsored by Alabama Concrete Industries Association (ACIA). ACIA was founded in 1963 to provide a unified voice for companies in the concrete industry. Whether it be promotion of concrete products, fighting detrimental regulations and legislation, or coming together to tackle common challenges of the industry, the ACIA is working to protect and promote the concrete industry.
ACIA's member companies produce cement, ready mix concrete, concrete blocks, pre-stress and pre-cast concrete, septic tanks, pipes, poles, admixtures and other products allied to the concrete industry. For more information regarding ACIA and its members, go to http://alconcrete.org/about/. Or contact John Sorrell at 334.265.0501 and jsorrell@alconcrete.org.
John Sorrell of ACIA was our speaker and he gave us an excellent and educational program on options for using concrete paving.
Let's remember to give our project owners the option on future projects to use concrete paving in lieu of asphalt. As John pointed out, the cost has gotten very competitive and the longevity of concrete over asphalt is substantial.
The Montgomery Chapter AIA would like to thank ACIA for sponsoring, and providing speaker and CEU for the chapter's March meeting.
Announcements
The AIA Montgomery April Luncheon
Please join us for the April Luncheon on April 20, 2016, Noon at Montgomery Country Club.
APLA News
Read the most recent issue of StudioAPLA (http://studioapla.auburn.edu/), the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture’s newsletter. StudioAPLA features current news about Auburn APLA faculty, alumni and students. The Winter Issue typically focuses on the many travel opportunities available to APLA students, either abroad or in studio-related field studies.
Izumi Kuroishi, PhD, Professor of Architecture Theory and History at Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan, will present the final lecture in the APLA’s Spring 2016 Lecture Series: “on the Brink: beyond which success or catastrophe occurs,” on Monday, April 4, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. Professor Kuroishi’s research focuses on material culture and ethnographies of architectural space as well as on the idea of interior, and on the relationship among technologies, rituals, and mathematics in the designing of buildings. Her lecture, “Small Houses with Large Dreams: Technology and Design of Prefabricated Houses in Postwar Japan” is in Dudley Commons B6 auditorium and is free and open to the public. The APLA lecture series is supported by practicing architects, planners and landscape architects in the State of Alabama.
Associate Professor and Director of the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture’s International Studies Program in Rome, J.Scott Finn, has been invited by the Institute of National Architects in Italy (INARCH), to speak at a seminar in Rome that creates a dialogue between Roman designers and visiting designers. The event will be organized in the same hall where Carlo Scarpa, Bruno Zevi, Luigi Moretti, Lewis Mumford and many other luminaries of the foremost discussions on architecture in the 20th century have spoken as well.
Upcoming Events
April 20
Montgomery Chapter AIA April Luncheon
Montgomery Country Club
May 5
AIA Montgomery Chapter's sponsored event Draw Montgomery
Awards Ceremony
May 19-21
AIA National Convention
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 8-10
Alabama Council AIA Convention
Perdido Beach Resort
Next Meeting
April 20, 2016
Noon at Montgomery Country Club
Speaker and Sponsor
The speaker for the April luncheon is Ashley Vogt. Ashley has been with Knoll for five years, and is responsible for sales and business development in the Gulf Coast region of Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. She works with clients, architects, interior designers and dealers to provide research, services and Knoll product solutions. She has over 20 years of experience in the industry focusing on space planning, comprehensive furnishings packages, and healthy interior environments. Ashley has a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from Samford University and is an NCIDQ Certified Interior Designer. Her education and experience in government, healthcare, higher education and corporate facilities provides her with a broad knowledge of industry requirements and insight into what really works for clients.
Due to looming talent shortages and increased healthcare costs, organizations across the globe are concentrating efforts to ensure the sustainability of their most important asset, THEIR PEOPLE.
Research shows that happy, healthy and engaged employees produce more and cost less. Among the learning objectives of this 1 hour HSW includes explaining workplace strategies that address employees' physical, emotional, and social well-being.
The sponsor for the April luncheon is Business Interiors, Inc. (BI). Business Interiors is a specialized project management and contract furnishings firm representing the finest manufacturers in the contract furnishings industry. Headquartered in Birmingham, with showrooms in Montgomery, Huntsville & Mobile, as well as Pensacola, Florida. BI is a full service dealer that specializes in providing sales and service of contract furnishings throughout the state of Alabama and the Gulf Coast.
Business Interiors, Inc. is the exclusive Knoll, Kimball, DIRTT and Maxon dealer for the state of Alabama. They are joined by a list of over 300 other manufacturers. BI has become the market leader for product sourcing and innovation in the areas of LEED certified, technology-driven furniture and collaborative work environments. Contact Samantha Evans, sevans@businteriors.com, for more information.
The Montgomery Chapter AIA would like to thank BI for sponsoring, and providing the speaker and CEU for the chapter's April meeting.
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