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municipal, recreational, and higher education projects. He guides the design team through a comprehensive planning and design
process, resulting in creative solutions that enrich the user’s overall experience.
Kia Baker, SE Raleigh Promise, Inc.
Friday, October 15, 2021 - 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Evolving Methods in Socially Responsive Architecture: The Future of Occupant Centered Design
1 LU / HSW
As technology evolves, it propels architectural methods forward with it. Design, construction, interiors, and many other aspects of architecture continue to be greatly enhanced by technological advancement. In the last 10 years, there has also been a slow adoption of business analytics and user research tools. While these tools have initially been used for understanding building success and client satisfaction, they are increasingly leveraged to understand population demographics along with the social and cultural factors affecting the occupants of our schools. Socially responsive, user centered, and human-level research methods are taking off in the architectural world. 50 years from now, this evolution could usher in a new era of socially responsive buildings, researched from the ground-up with integrated data, analytics, and scientific methodologies to provide the best possible educational environments tailored to their unique communities. The days of one-size-fits-all schools are dwindling, and in 50 years they may be a thing of the past entirely.
Learning Objectives:
• Review current socially responsive tools used in architecture research.
• Gain knowledge of the evolving nature of human-centered data and how it will grow its influence on architectural practice in
the next 50 years.
• Develop comfort with the integration of research and architectural design in the project planning process.
• Understand the intersection of educational visioning and human-centered research.
Liz Katz, AIA, NAC Architecture
Liz is an educational planner and architect based in Seattle, Washington. She is deeply passionate about educational architecture and believes that human-centered research is one of the keys to effective space design. Throughout her career, she has worked on all levels of K-12 projects on the West Coast and in Texas. True to her passion for integrating architecture and social understanding, she received her ALEP designation in June of 2021.
Dustin Saalman, RED Director, NAC Architecture Philip Riedel, AIA, LEED AP, ALEP, NAC Architecture
Friday, October 15, 2021 - 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Virtual Engagement: When it Works and How to Get More Out of Remote Sessions with Stakeholders
1 LU
Over a year ago, we were forced to switch from traveling to our clients and working together in-person to living in a world of digital platforms engaging remotely with stakeholders to solve problems. Challenges such as how to engage participants who are not comfortable with technology have had to be met to ensure equity and inclusivity in the community engagement