Arc/D 2017 Alumni Symposium: 12KU Who Transform

PROGRAM - OCTOBER 27TH - 2017

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WHO TRANSFORM CITIES . MAKING . CAMPUS

The School of Architecture and Design Alumni Symposium was designed to engage and spotlight the work of our talented alumni.

The School of 12K aims to bridge the gap between our current students and faculty and the working professionals who call KU their alma mater. The 12KU Alumni Symposium is an opportunity for all alumni to gather, connect and reconnect, earn continuing education credits, engage with faculty, staff and current students, and be recognized for their pioneering and impactful work. This year’s theme, the 12,000 Who Transform, examines how technology is transforming the way in which we work, design and build, and how design is transforming the world we live in today.

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SCHEDULE

7:30 - 8am

Coffee & Registration, The Forum at Marvin Hall

8 - 8:15am

Welcome from Dean Mahesh Daas: Transformation of Arc/D, The Forum at Marvin Hall

Session 1: Transformation of Cities The Forum at Marvin Hall

8:30 - 10am

Throughout history, urban design has evolved based on the influences of the times. Join us as we explore some of the challenges facing urban design. From ‘smart cities’ to self-driving cars what influence do these advancements have on an urban scale? How do today’s humans want and need to interact with their cities? Furthermore, how do future technological advances impact existing infrastructure of established urban developments?

MATT KLEINMANN | ARC/D ANDREW MODDRELL | PORT BRIAN MCCLENDON | THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MARCUS CARTER | OBJECT TERRITORIES

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Session 2: Transformation of Making The Forum at Marvin Hall

10:30 - 12pm

From wireframing on whiteboards to painting in virtual space, our creative canvas is no longer... canvas. Our abilities, services, and stories are being created in a wide spectrum of technologies and methodologies that enable us to bring ‘the sketch’ to life. How has this spectrum influenced the quality, speed, and impact of our work? Has more tech and methods lead to more efficiencies or challenges in more mediums? This session aims to reveal how today’s processes, materials, and expectations of practice have broadened and what this means for the next wave of professionals.

FRANK ZILM | ARC/D LAUREN JANNEY | LENS NATHAN BOROZINSKI | DI BRANDON WOOD | DI CHRIS WALKER | DI

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SCHEDULE

12 - 1pm

Lunch, The Chalmers Café (Provided for Symposium Registrants)

1 - 2pm

Student & Alumni Networking, The Chalmers Café

Session 3: Transformation of Campus The Forum at Marvin Hall

2 - 3:30pm

The University of Kansas has seen significant investment and new construction in recent years.

From the restoration of Jayhawk Boulevard, to innovative new buildings, to the landscape-changing Central District Masterplan, the KU Campus has transformed into a state-of-the-art community of learning. Where have we been, where are we going, and what is the future of The University of Kansas?

DAVE BROZ | GENSLER HEIDDI DAVIS | UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI JIM MODIG | KU

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3:40 - 5pm

Organized Walking Tour of Campus Expansion, Lawrence Campus Central District

5:30 - 7pm

Cocktail Reception, East Hills Design/Build Warehouse

7 - 8:30pm

Alumni Awards Recognition Banquet, East Hills Design/Build Warehouse

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SESSION 1: TRANSFORMATION OF CITIES

_ MATT KLEINMANN THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Matt

Kleinmann

is

currently

a

that all people should have the

doctoral student in architecture

basic human right of living in a

with a focus on community design

healthy

and public health at the University

better design can promote greater

of Kansas. As an urban designer,

health access for all. He is currently

Matt leverages community-based

developing a mobile grocery store

participatory research that seeks

and promoting active living trails in

to empower communities. At Dotte

Kansas City, Kansas.

Agency, Matt uses participatory design to reduce health disparities in the built environment. He believes

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neighborhood,

and

that

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_ ANDREW MODDRELL PORT

Andrew Moddrell is a founding

the University of Michigan Taubman

partner of PORT, a leading-edge

College of Architecture and Urban

urban design consultancy whose

Planning and as a Clinical Assistant

work

analysis,

Professor at the University of Illinois-

visioning, design and implementation

Chicago School of Architecture.

of new formats of urban space and

Mr. Moddrell holds a B.Arch with

public realm, ranging in scale from

distinction from The University of

streets, plazas, parks and public

Kansas, where he was awarded

waterfronts, to long-term framework

the Thayer Medal for Architectural

plans and regional development

Design, and an M.Arch from Yale

strategies. In addition to his work

University, where he was awarded

at PORT, Mr. Moddrell teaches

the H.I. Feldman Prize for Design

seminars and design studios related

Excellence.

focuses

on

the

to contemporary issues of urbanism as a Visiting Assistant Professor at

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_ BRIAN MCCLENDON THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Brian McClendon is a Research Pro-

ny that was purchased by Google in

fessor at the University of Kansas

2004 which led to Google Earth. In

after spending 2 years at Uber lead-

the 1990s, He spent 8 years at Sil-

ing their Maps and Business Plat-

icon Graphics, designing 3D graph-

form efforts. For 10 years prior, Bri-

ics workstations.

an was a Vice President with Google

into the National Academy of Engi-

and led the entire Geo group includ-

neering in 2015 and holds a degree

ing Google Maps, Street View and

in electrical engineering from the

Google Earth. He was a co-founder

University of Kansas.

and angel investor in Keyhole, Inc., a geospatial data visualization compa-

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He was inducted

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_ MARCUS CARTER OBJECT TERRITORIES

Marcus Carter leads the work of

opments, facilities for the arts, uni-

Object Territories, an architecture

versity buildings, master plans, and

and urban design practice based in

private residences. Prior to SHA,

New York and Hong Kong, togeth-

Marcus worked at KPF and Robert

er with Michael Kokora and Miran-

A. M. Stern Architects. Marcus holds

da Lee. Recent projects include a

a Bachelor of Architecture from

public park and market in Da Nang,

the University of Kansas, studying

Vietnam, a masterplan for revital-

abroad in Rome, and a Master of

izing the Erie Canal in New York, a

Architecture from Yale University

landscape masterplan for downtown

where he was editor of Perspecta,

Oakland, a museum and masterplan

the Yale Architectural Journal. His

in Seoul, a museum in Lithuania, and

writings focus on urbanism, post-

a winery in northern China. As senior

modern design culture and the sub-

associate at Steven Holl Architects,

lime in architecture.

he led projects for mixed-use devel-

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SESSION 2: TRANSFORMATION OF MAKING

_ FRANK ZILM THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Frank Zilm serves as the Chester

Frank is an active contributor to the

Dean Lecturer on Healthcare Design

health care community, authoring

in the School of Architecture Health

numerous papers, regularly teaching

and Wellness program. Healthcare

at the Harvard Graduate School of

Design Magazine selected Frank as

Design Executive Program. He has

the top educator in 2013. He has

served as President of the American

worked within major health care

Institute of Architects Academy on

architectural firms, teaching hos-

Architecture for Health, and was a

pitals, and for the past thirty years

founding Fellow of the American

has headed his own consulting firm

College of Healthcare Architects.

where he has executed over 350 planning and programming studies.

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_ LAUREN JANNEY LENS

Working at the intersection of de-

build creative and high-functioning

sign and healthcare, Lauren leads a

teams, create innovative new ser-

creative consulting studio, Lens, that

vices, and unleash the full poten-

excels at driving innovation, consen-

tial and capabilities of their people.

sus and engagement at the front

Lauren sits on the Advisory Board

lines of healthcare delivery.

for Emergency Medicine at Brigham

She

works with organizations to develop

Women’s Hospital.

human-centered solutions that improve their triple bottom line: people, profit, planet. As Principal Strategist of Lens, Lauren has helped clients

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_ NATHAN BOROZINSKI DI

Dimensional Innovations, DI, is an

Mechanic

experiential design firm in Kansas

Georgia. Once back on land and

City. They have a borderless mindset

after finishing his enlistment, Nate

that demands whatever it takes to

decided to start a new journey. After

create experiences for our partners

working as a mechanic on forklifts

and their audience that they haven’t

for 3 years and just after having

even imagined yet. Interestingly, the

their first child, Nate and Meagan

future still relies on timeless skills

decided to use the GI Bill to further

from the past: storytelling, art and

his education and 5 years later, he

craftsmanship. But it’s the way we

earned a degree in Industrial Design

apply and realize those skills that

from the University of Kansas.

makes us unique. Nate served for 6 years in the US Navy as a Nuclear

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on

board

the

USS

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_ BRANDON WOOD DI

Brandon

skill

and project execution by providing

set to his position as a Design

creative direction and technical

Technologist in the Innovation Lab

guidance throughout the design/

at DI. Combining an architecture

build process. He is interested in

and industrial design background

the interplay between the built

with

to

environment, the digital world, and

technology, Brandon helps to bridge

the ways in which people interact

the gap between conceptual design

with both.

a

brings

a

generalist

unique

approach

_ CHRIS WALKER DI Chris is the director of the Innovation Lab team where he represents clients by understanding their needs and ensuring expectations are met. Chris’s engineering and

programming

background

lends

to mechanical design and electronic integration into projects.

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SESSION 3: TRANSFORMATION OF CAMPUS

_ DAVE BROZ GENSLER

David Broz, AIA and LEED AP,

documents on how space can better

is a Principal and studio director

support learning and transform the

in Gensler’s Chicago office.

A

overall campus experience. Broz is

seventeen-year veteran at Gensler,

an active blogger and speaker who

David has personally worked on over

leads discovery sessions about the

12 million square feet of educational

future of academia and how the built

space across the country.

environment can positively impact

Dave’s

leadership

as

Under

Gensler’s

today’s

digital

native

students.

Education Practice Area leader,

David is a 1997 Graduate of the

Gensler has developed a Global

KU School of Architecture and has

Education Practice that was recently

remained active with the university

ranked #1 University Architect by

since his graduation.

Building Design & Construction. His team has published several research

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_ HEIDDI DAVIS THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Heiddi Davis, AIA, has served the

University of Kansas (B.Arch ‘96)

University of Missouri as the director

and experience as a registered

of

Facilities-Planning

architect responsible for a wide

Design and Construction, director of

variety of project types. Her roles

CF-Space Planning & Management,

in Campus Facilities span from

and project manager for major

programming and planning of new

capital projects over her 17-year

& renovated facilities, supporting

tenure. She connects creativity and

the Campus Planning Committee

strategic thinking with a technical

of faculty, staff and students, and

background in facility design and

integration

management. Her leadership and

planning process into facility design

problem-solving skills stem from

and construction.

Campus

of

the

MU

master

an education in Architecture at the

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_ JIM MODIG THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Jim Modig, University Architect at

in Overland Park and the Kansas

the University of Kansas, Office of

Law Enforcement Training Center

Facilities Planning and Development

in Yoder consisting of over 1,000

and a licensed architect in Kansas.

acres and 9.4 million square feet

Thirty-eight of his forty plus year

of facilities. The University has

career has been at the University

experienced over 3.8 million square

of Kansas working with facilities

feet of growth and over $1.6 billion

planning,

development,

in major construction projects in

project design and construction

the last 26 years. He is one of the

management. He was the Director

KU Team that helped lead role in

of

Construction

the implementation of the Central

Management for 30 years and in

District transformational project, a

2011 became University Architect.

$350 million development utilizing

He manages the main campus in

the Public, Private Partnership.

Design

site

and

Lawrence, the Edwards Campus

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THE THIRD SESSION WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A GUIDED WALKING TOUR OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT CAMPUS EXPANSION. TO JOIN, PLEASE MEET ON THE FRONT STEPS OF MARVIN HALL AT 3:40 PM

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Symposium Planning Committee Kathy Achelpohl | PGAV Architects, Dean’s Advisory Board President Kevin Harden | GastingerWalker & Dean’s Advisory Board Tim Hossler | Design Faculty, Exhibition Designer Mariah Meyer | BRR, Session Organizer Annie Ringhofer | M.Arch 2nd Year, Session Organizer Amy Slattery | Odimo, Committee Chair Jay Vaglio | Cerner Corporation, Session Organizer

Arc/D Administration

Jae Chang | Chair of Architecture Mahesh Daas | Dean Andrea Herstowski | Chair of Design Lindsay Hummer | Director of Development, KU Endowment Mike Swann | Associate Dean Mahbub Rashid | Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies Nilou Vakil | Director of Strategic Initiatives

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Arc/D Support Staff Patti Baker | Executive Assistant to the Dean Sam Billman | Student Graphic Designer Ben Brown | Shop and Labs Manager April Czarnetzki | School Recruiter Gera Elliott | Admissions Coordinator Steve Fair | Computing Specialist for Design Cassoday Harder | Student Photographer Amy Hardman | Director of Operations and Chief of Staff Anthony Johnson-Powell | Computing Specialist for Architecture Whitney Juneau | Event and Alumni Relations Coordinator Charles Linn | Director of External Affairs Roberto Muntoreanu | Graphic Designer Tanvi Nimkar | Communications Specialist Dan Rolf | Director of Architectural Resource Center Sebastian Sanchez | Financial and Administrative Data Analyst Barb Seba | Graduate Coordinator and Architecture Advisor Zac Shields | Design Advisor Juniper Tangpuz | Shop and Labs Assistant Manager Henry Troyer | Director of Technology Bruce Wagman | Photo Services and Support Manager

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Campus Partners Michelle Lang & the KU Alumni Association KU Endowment Association John Rinnert, Neil Rasmussen & the KU IT Media Production Studio Whitney Fox & KU Catering Dan Rockhill, Nils Gore & Studio 804

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