AIA Las Vegas BLUEPRINT - October 2023

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Friday, October 13, 2023 2:00 PM - 5:00PM

Enjoy a delicious Sandwich spread including turkey, ham, chicken salad, assorted cheeses and toppings, house salad and kettle chips.

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OCTOBER Events

OCT EP/YAF Firm Crawl- NOVUS Architecture 05 5 PM - 7PM OCT ULTIMATE DRIVE at Topgolf 13 2 PM - 5 PM OCT Urban Sketchers - Neon Boneyard Museum 14 11:15 AM - 1:15 PM OCT SFx - Implementing Automation (1 LU) 17 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM OCT AIA Forum Newsletter Deadline for 17 Nov. Issue Virtual CE Lunch and Learn with Noble OCT Company (1 LU|HSW)

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WELCOME

BY JAMES HORVATH, AIA I wanted to start off this month’s message with a thank you to Taryn Kole, Vianey Lozoya and Carlos Fernandez as well as the many volunteers who helped put together our AIA Las Vegas ARC Product Show 2023. Both during the Design Connections Luncheon and the product show later in the day I got to speak with many of the vendors and show participants. Overall, everyone was positive about the new location and ability for many of our AIA Las Vegas Allied members to speak personally with our AIA members. The speed dating format to the luncheon is always an interesting way to break the ice and speak with many of our firm principles and leaders.

This month, on October 13th we will be having our Ultimate Drive at Topgolf. If you haven’t signed up, please do so quickly as last year’s inaugural event was much fun, and we look forward to continuing this fall event into the future. This is a great time out together and you don’t have to worry about skill level, just come and have fun.

I’ll keep this month’s message short. As I mentioned last month, the Golden Knights are back starting their season as the Stanley Cup Champions and I’m going to get ready for the games.

Go Knights Go!

Sincerely,

James Horvath, AIA

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INDUSTRY NOTICES

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Meet the Board

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Member Spotlight

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Events

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Past Events

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AIA Las Vegas News

10 Board Candidates 2024

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Member Announcements

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Committee News

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Community News

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Classifieds

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AIA LAS VEGAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President BW&A

Troy Moser, AIA

Alexia Chen, AIA

Rick Van Diepen, AIA

President-Elect MOSER Architecture Studio

Wellbe Bartsma, AIA

James Horvath, AIA

Secretary LGA Architecture

Treasurer GRN Vision

EP Director Gensler

Daniel Chenin, AIA

Director Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.

Victoria Cousino, AIA

Melvin Green, AIA

Teresa Mears, AIA

Joyce Orias, AIA

John Sawdon, AIA

Carlos D. Fernandez

Kayleigh Hasshaw, CPSM

Glenn Nowak, AIA

Vivian Arredondo, AIAS

Director LGA Architecture

Allied Director TJK Consulting Engineers

Director Urban Architecture & Design

Education Liaison UNLV SoA

Director KNIT

Past-President KNIT

President UNLV AIAS

Director KME Architects

Executive Director AIA Nevada | AIA Las Vegas

Taryn Kole

Assistant Dir. Operations AIA Nevada | AIA Las Vegas

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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

I am a member of AIA because…

AIA is an organization that allows me to continually connect with the creative minds who make our community what it is today. I enjoy making connections, building relationships, and learning from others in the AEC industry.

Kayleigh Hasshaw AIA LV Allied Member

How would you introduce yourself to the world as an industry professional? In a few sentences, share your passion, vision, and achievements in the field.

I am a person who takes pride in everything I do, from establishing relationships with our team and clients to facilitating a culture of growth and excellence. I have been in the AEC industry for 15 years, and while I like the get-itdone, daily grind mentality, it has been nice to shift to a more people-centered approach over the last few years. If being a leader at TJK has taught me anything, it has taught me the importance of listening, compassion, curiosity, and thinking more about how to help others personally and professionally.

What advice would you offer to aspiring industry professionals aiming to follow in your footsteps?

There are many opportunities to join the AEC industry without being a licensed professional. If you have a passion for business, finance, or marketing, there is a place for you in our industry, and more importantly, there is a place for you in leadership. Take the time to find what you love and take every opportunity to make connections because you never know where a career in the AEC industry will take you.

Describe the pivotal moment or influence that ignited your passion for the AEC Industry.

I didn’t know it then, but the opportunity to live abroad and assist with residential remodels and interior design showed me how much I enjoy seeing the end-user experience. To see their excitement when the project was complete and to help execute their vision was worth every minute of hard work. Now, I get to experience our team creating spaces that bring happiness to kids at their new school, a neighborhood utilizing a park that wasn’t there before, or knowing that a public space provides shelter and safety to those in need. Any time you contribute to making a difference in your community can be pivotal. Ultimately, the AEC industry found me, but the passion for what we create and how I contribute continues to be ignited from small interactions to big moments over the course of my professional career.

How do you believe consultants can enhance their value proposition to clients?

As consultants, we support through team collaboration, bringing innovative designs and ideas to the table, helping solve problems, and producing a quality product. It’s key for consultants to discover what is important to their clients and the owners and be the team that helps bring that to life.

If you had the power to alter one aspect of our profession right now, what would that be and why?

Of course, there is a special place in my heart for those whose work resides in the marketing realm of the AEC space. Depending on the city, firm, or AEC community culture, it would be to ensure understanding and value of what our industry's hard-working marketers and business developers offer. Their creative minds do much more than put together proposals and marketing material. The knowledge and expertise of coordinators and managers in these sectors enrich a firm's culture, strengthen relationships, elevate branding, touch people through stories and thought leadership, and provide a different perspective on business (to name a few).

Kayleigh Hasshaw, CPSM, AIA LV Allied Member VP of Marketing & Business Operations TJK Consulting Engineers, Inc.

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EVENTS OCTOBER 4-7 Duck Duck Shed 5 EP/ YAF Firm Crawl - NOVUS Architecture + Interiors 13 Ultimate Drive at Topgolf 14 Urban Sketchers - Neon Museum 17 AIA Nevada: Small Firm Exchange (SFx): Implementing Automation 17 AIA Forum Newsletter Deadline for Nov. Issue 26 Virtual CE Lunch and Learn with Noble Company NOVEMBER 1 AIA Member Meeting 3 Virtual AIA | NSBAIDRD C.E. Seminar 11 Urban Sketchers - Rhyolite Ghost Town 20 AIA Forum Newsletter Deadline for Dec. Issue 22 Coffee With An Architect - Glenn Curry & Brandon Maldonado, AIA 30 AIA Holiday & Design Awards Gala DECEMBER 9 Urban Sketchers - Ethel M's Cactus Garden 18 AIA Forum Newsletter Deadline for Jan. 2024 Issue

Note: This calendar is accurate as of September 30th, 2023.

Dates and events are subject to change as necessary as the year evolves.

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AIA LAS VEGAS NEWS

We applaud the incoming

2024 AIA Las Vegas Board of Directors and thank you for your commitment to our organization's future. Your vision and leadership will guide us to new heights - we can't wait to see what's in store! We also would like to announce that the AIA Las Vegas Articles of Incorporation have passed.

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Alexia Chen, AIA President-Elect LGA Architecture

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President MOSER Architecture Studio

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Troy Moser, AIA

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Quyen Luu, AIA Treasurer Gensler

Alexia Chen, AIA Secretary LGA Architecture

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Kim S. Galbe, Assoc. AIA Director EV&A Architects

Daniel Chenin, AIA

Director Daniel Joseph Chenin, Ltd.

Victoria Cousino, AIA

Melvin Green, AIA

James Horvath, AIA

Carlos D. Fernandez

Director KNIT

Director KME Architects

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EP Director Gensler

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Wellbe Bartsma, AIA

Jeffrey Sarmiento, AIA Director Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects

Kayleigh Hasshaw, CPSM Allied Director TJK Consulting Engineers

Past-President BW&A

Glenn Nowak, AIA Education Liaison UNLV SoA

Executive Director AIA Nevada | AIA Las Vegas

Vivian Arredondo, AIAS President UNLV AIAS

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MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Development Executive Endows Scholarship for First-Generation Las Vegas Students Article published by: CoStar News Written by: Tony Wilbert August 29, 2023

Minjia Yan, director of investment at Millennium Commercial Properties and a real estate lecturer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, wants to give back to the community and school where she teaches.

Minjia Yan So, Yan said she "did something cool" and established the Minjia Yan First-Generation Real Estate Endowed Scholarship to support first-generation students who study real estate as a major or minor at the UNLV Lee Business School. Students who are the first in their families to attend college and have at least a 2.75 GPA are eligible to apply.

Yan, a member of the UNLV Alumni Association, got the idea and inspiration for the scholarship last year when she saw a few other alumni establish scholarships.

"Many first-generation students do not have a lot of support and resources to enter the commercial real estate industry, which is an industry built by networks, connections, and access to capital," Yan, who grew up in Las Vegas, said in a text message. "So I wanted to support this talent pool of first-generation students who can bring unique perspectives and experiences to our industry."

The scholarship, with funds that can be applied toward a combination of tuition and school expenses, will be awarded each spring semester by UNLV staff. Yan said she will not participate in the selection but will be notified of the winner.

Yan also said the scholarship is designed "preferably to award students who intend to work in the greater Las Vegas area" after graduation. "I really want to see good, young talent" remain in the market, she said.

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MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS

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COMMITTEE NEWS EMERGING PROFESSIONALS & YOUNG ARCHITECTS FORUM

In partnership with A4LE, the EPYAF took a tour of the newly built Northeast Career & Technical Academy on 9/21.

Thank you to CCSD and TSK for hosting us!

We are also looking forward to the next installment of our Firm Crawl series at NOVUS Architecture + Interiors on Thursday, October 5th! This is a great opportunity for the EPYAF community, as well as other members who are interested in meeting their team, viewing their portfolio, and meeting other design professionals in a casual setting.

JOIN AN AIA LV COMMITTEE AIA Las Vegas Placemaking Committee Chair: Minjia Yan myan@millenniumcommercial.com Virtual Meeting 1st Thursday of each month at 11:00am AIA Las Vegas Affordable Housing Committee Co-Chair: Monica Gresser, AIA monica@BRAZENarchitecture.com Co-Chair: David Kim, AIA David.Kim@MatterRealestate.com Virtual Meeting 2nd Tuesday of each month at 5:00pm AIA Las Vegas Allied Members Committee Chair: Kayleigh Hasshaw khasshaw@tjkengineers.com Virtual Meeting 4th Wednesday every other month at 9:30am AIA Las Vegas Government Affairs Committee Chair: Chris Lujan, AIA clujan@tska.com Virtual Meeting Schedule 1st Wednesday of each month at 4:00pm AIA Las Vegas Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chair: Melvin Green, AIA melvin@kmearchitects.com Virtual Meeting 4th Thursday of each month at 4:00pm AIA Las Vegas Education Outreach Committee Chair: John Torpey, AIA jot751@aol.com Virtual Meeting 4th Tuesday of each month at 1:00pm AIA Las Vegas Women In Architecture Committee Chair: Monica Gresser, AIA monica@BRAZENarchitecture.com Hybrid Meeting 4th Tuesday of each month at 5:00pm AIA Las Vegas UNLV School of Architecture Committee Chair: Glenn Nowak, AIA glenn.nowak@unlv.edu Virtual Meeting 3rd Thursday of the month at 10:30am AIA Las Vegas EPYAF Committee Chair: Wellbe Bartsma, AIA wellbe_bartsma@gensler.com Virtual Meeting 2nd Tuesday of each month at 3:00pm AIA Las Vegas Urban Sketchers Committee Chair: Eric Roberts, FAIA ericr@knitstudios.com Virtual or In Person Meeting 2nd Saturday of each month at 10:00am AIA Nevada Small Firm Exchange Chair: Anne Johnson, AIA anne@sparkflightstudios.com

UNLV SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE COMMITTEE

Support the UNLV School of Architecture by attending one of our upcoming events: UNLV SOA FALL 2023 SEMESTER CALENDAR Oct 17 - KJW Lecture Mary G Padua Oct 17 5:30 Arc Studies Library Oct 24 - Radical Innovation Design Competition (UNLV SoA is an educational partner) New Museum NYC 5pm Final/Semester Reviews primarily Dec 1, 4, 6, and 8 PLACEMAKING COMMITTEE (Previously the COTE) Our next event in October is about “The 20-Minute City: Re-Envision American Suburbs as More Affordable, Interconnected, Sustainable, and Inclusive”. More details coming soon.

New Committee Name The COTE has officially changed our name to the “Placemaking Committee” with the intention to explore broader topics related to the built environment. We focus on best practices for creating vibrant and high quality places where people can work, live, and play.

With a people-centered approach, we aim to create a thriving, sustainable, healthy, resilient, and inclusive community in Southern Nevada while fostering a new kind of triple bottom line: People, Profit, Planet. We are placemakers. And we build places people love.

Fiesta Site Redevelopment Master Plan The City of Henderson is working on developing a master plan of the former Fiesta Henderson site.

The City hosted two public community open houses on Sept. 20th and 21st. More details coming soon.

Climate Pollution Reduction Grants The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection hosted a meeting in August about the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants. We will explore opportunities to participate in the grant application process.

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COMMITTEE NEWS

SFX Small Firm Exchange The Small Firm Exchange held their second virtual coffee meeting on September 19th, 2023. Anne shared strategies for growing her small firm, such as being persistent with clients, tailoring pitches, and leveraging experience to get a foot in the door with larger firms. The group also discussed challenges with remote vs in-person work, focusing on the importance of interpersonal relationships and faceto-face communication for team building.

We are looking forward to continuing the conversation at our next virtual coffee chat at 8:00am on November 14th. Register below!

Virtual Coffee Session with the Small Firm Exchange 11/14/2023 Join the Small Firm Exchange for our collaborative event with BLT SMRT and COHERENT Design:

“Implementing Automation as a Small Firm“ Tuesday, October 17th

Small firm = Less than nine (9) employees

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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COMMUNITY NEWS SUPPORT AIA ALLIED MEMBERS Our Allied Members are committed to the design community of Nevada and they show it by supporting the AIA through advertising, sponsorships and service on committees.

Allied Members Committee meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of the Month at 9:30am.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

CLARK COUNTY BUILDING DEPARTMENT

NOTICE TO INDUSTRY

Subject: Pool Contractor Licensing Requirements Please be advised that Clark County Building Department (CCBD) has been in communication with the Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) regarding contractor licensing requirements. CCBD has received feedback from NSCB regarding the appropriate contractor license type for different scopes of work typically seen on residential pool construction. A copy of a letter dated July 25, 2003, from NSCB to CCBD is attached to this notice for reference.

CCBD is adapting its permitting procedures to conform with these expectations of NSCB. Effective immediately the following contractors license types will be required in order to pull the contractor permit scopes listed below: A residential swimming pool permit will only be issued at an A10 contractors license (including appropriate subsubclassification licenses a, b, c, d, & e where appropriate).

CCBD will not issue a swimming pool permit to a full A General Engineering contractors license unless that license shows that a consumer protection bond for pools is maintained in accordance with NRS 624.267.

An electrical permit associated with work on a residential swimming pool will only be issued to a C-2 contractors license.

CCBD will not issue an electrical permit or sub-permit for work associated with residential swimming pool to a C-2a license or an A license of any designation.

CLARK COUNTY BUILDING DEPARTMENT

NOTICE TO INDUSTRY Subject: 2021 IECC compliance for projects in CCBD Jurisdiction New building permit applications submitted prior to October 16, 2023 may use the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Permit applications submitted prior to this deadline must be complete and ready for the permit intake process; incomplete applications may not be accepted as meeting the deadline, at the discretion of the Building official.

Starting October 16, 2023, all new building permit applications will be required to demonstrate compliance with the 2021 IECC.

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Pervasive Surveillance Every one of your actions of scrutinized by a vigilant and intrusive surveillance technology

The Architecture Studies Library at the UNLV School of Architecture is pleased to invite you to the exhibition opening Pervasive Surveillance, an exhibition by Cida de Aragon.

The artist presents the wall installation “300 Vigilant Eyes” as well as 3D animation works and largeformat 3D images that comment on the excessive use of surveillance technology we all increasingly endure.

Exhibition From September 7 to November 8, 2023 Mon - Thur 9 am - 6 pm, Fri 9 am - 5 pm Sat and Sun closed

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CLASSIFIEDS Full-Time Position

Project Architect Manager This position is available to Nevada residents and individuals relocating to Nevada. This team member is responsible for overseeing the architectural aspects of the development of a design, production of the construction documents and specifications. They have overall project management responsibility for a variety of projects or project teams, including determining and implementing the exact needs of the client, directing architectural assignments with instructions from the Principal Architect, as to the results expected, coordinating sub consultants and managing the flow of information to keep the project moving forward and meeting deadlines.

Interested candidates, please contact Alexis at alexis@moonmars.co

Architectural Designer Full-Time Position We are currently seeking an Architectural Designer who will lead and deliver a variety of project types and sizes, primarily from front-end design, planning & entitlement through schematic design. This individual will act as the main point of contact for the client in all work produced, understanding the importance of listening to the client, while collaborating and influencing all internal staff with a broad focus to ensure successful execution of project deliverables. The Architectural Designer will draw on their extensive knowledge of the design and delivery process while mentoring staff to ensure the highest level of design and client satisfaction.

Interested candidates, please contact Larry Staples at larry.staples@in2itarchitecture.com

Architectural Interior Designer Intermediate and Senior Level

Full-Time Position

We seek an experienced Interior Architect with 3+ years experience proficient in Revit, Sketchup, Rhino or 3D Max. You will have an undergraduate or master's degree in Interior Design or Architecture, with licensure preferred. Your strong communication and organizational skills will allow you to manage projects from concept to completion. Key responsibilities include researching and selecting materials, coordinating with architects and vendors, preparing client presentations, and producing drawings. In return, we offer competitive pay, great benefits, and a supportive office culture. Our firm values professional development and employee growth. If you are an ambitious, driven designer seeking a collaborative environment to expand your skills, we encourage you to apply. Join our team to enrich spaces and create innovative environments for our clients.

Interested candidates, please contact Michele Brigida at careers@csdarchitecture.com

Career Opportunity

Full-Time Position

We are seeking talented and self-motivated individuals with various levels of experience to join our Team. Excellent design skills are a plus, great design sensibilities are required. Ideally candidates are experienced with Revit software and construction documents. CSD’s portfolio includes public and private work in areas such as: Office, Higher Education, PreK-12, Retail, Medical, Hospitality, Recreation, and variety of other project types. We offer competitive salaries based on experience and abilities, excellent benefits, and a great office culture (thanks to our amazing team!). Our firm is committed to provide a working environment that promotes employee professional development and growth.

Interested candidates, please contact Michele Brigida at careers@csdarchitecture.com

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