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State University and an Advanced Certificate in Educational Planning from SDSU. He serves on A4LE’s Board of Directors, is Commissioner overseeing Accredited Learning Environment Planner accreditation process, and serves on the faculty of the Advanced Academy for Learning Spaces.
Ross Parker, AIA, ALEP, IBI Group
Ross is IBI Group’s Education Studio Lead in Seattle. He has a passion for culturally relevant, experiential design of educational facilities. His 3-decade architectural portfolio spans northern Canada, the UK, the US South, and the Pacific Northwest. Three of his projects are James D. MacConnell Award projects – 2010 recipient and 2004 and 2020 finalist. He is currently co-chair of A4LE’s JEDI Committee, and a member of NOMA-NW and AIA Seattle’s Diversity Roundtable.
Faye Strong, ALEP, Archiasmo Architectural Works Ltd.
Faye is a learning environment planner and project manager with Archiasmo Architectural Works Ltd. in Cochrane, Alberta. Her education includes degrees in Architecture and Math from Dalhousie University and for the past seven years has focused on educational work to develop, design and project manage Indigenous Education Projects. Her vision is to see equitable learning environments established within Indigenous Communities.
Tsuu’tina, First Nation Liaison Saif Vagt, NAC Architecture
Saturday, October 16, 2021 - 10:00 am – 11:00 am
A Tale of Three Projects: Storytelling as Adaptive Optimism in Educational Design
1 LU
A4E Partner and Design Principal Olivia Graf Doyle will moderate a panel discussion exploring positive innovations currently springing from disruptive forces. Olivia will provide concrete examples of how this disruption has led to innovation in recent projects and showcase storytelling as a powerful tool for using disruption as an advantage and a catalyst for change. Three
A4E case study projects, including A4LE award-winning Rio del Sol K-8 STEAM School, will engage the theme of optimistic disruption/innovation at the intersection of learning/place. Concrete examples include diverse educational spaces: a community education center disrupting the status quo of the traditional classroom to intersect distance learning and adaptable, future-ready collaborative spaces; a new school gym and fitness center catalyzing empowerment of at-risk youth; and a new K-8 STEAM school utilizing the disruption of phased construction to adapt curriculum and space. Powerful design concepts distilled from storytelling include connecting the local community with its geographical history, identifying wellness as both a theme-driven and physical space, and activating environmental stewardship through biophilic design and ancestral culture. Selected as
subject matter experts for their roles as educational leaders, stakeholders and end-users of A4E case study projects, panelists will include: Larry Cecil, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, El Monte Unified High School District Community Education Center; Freddy Arteaga, Principal, Fernando R. Ledesma High School; and Dr. Ralph A. Cordova, Principal, Rio del Sol K-8 STEAM School. This panel discussion investigates the overarching question facing end-users of featured A4E case study projects: “how is your space designed to optimistically adapt to disruptive forces and what are the results?” Session participants will benefit from the real-time responses of these expert panelists and experienced moderator, and also from short video clips that give voice to the students adapting with optimism to this intersection of innovation and disruption firsthand.
Learning Objectives:
• Learn from case study educational design project examples how to utilize themed design concepts to create architectural spaces that tell the story of design for change.