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On The Menu: Luminous Surfaces for Architecture (CoolEdge)

Nov 7, 2024 • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm • AIA Brooklyn

Zoom Webinar

About this Webinar
Learn how luminous surfaces will change the way lighting is incorporated into architecture. Topics include the history and role of luminous surfaces in creating spaces that are more synchronized with the human experience of our environment, standards driving the incorporation of human well-being in design, the applications and design approaches for successfully specifying luminous surfaces into architecture, as well as a look at how luminous ceilings can contribute to acoustic performance.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the role of luminous surfaces for providing illumination in architectural spaces and the implications for human well-being

2. Understand the design requirements for luminous surfaces as a source of general illumination

3. Understand three (3) applications for luminous surfaces in architecture

4. Understand how luminous ceilings can contribute to acoustic performance

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AIA Brooklyn “Ask Me Anything” Event

Nov 14, 2024 • 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm • AIA Brooklyn Emerging Professionals

FXCollaborative, 235 Duffield Street Brooklyn, NY 11201

This open discussion event will focus on pathways for architectural careers outside of the traditional architecture firm. Panelists will include architects with careers in academia, municipal project execution and real estate development. Come with questions or come ready to listen and learn about what’s possible. Attendees earn 1 AIA LU.

AMA is a platform for career development. It’s open to associates, emerging professionals, seasoned licensed professionals and all seeking to engage the AIA Brooklyn chapter.

This event is centered around open Q&A and opportunities to network and mingle over drinks and snacks.

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AIA Brooklyn x CityTech: UNcertainty Series

Nov 20, 2024 - Nov 20, 2024 • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm • AIA Brooklyn

CityTech Voorhees Hall, 186 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Mark your calendar for the second of two evening panel discussions, co-coordinated by AIA Brooklyn and CityTech’s Department of Architectural Technology.

Session 2 will be a discussion on the historical background for unions and the role of organized labor in a professional setting.

Panelists:

Valérie Lechêne – The New School Urban Systems Lab
Dr Benjamin Shepard – City Tech Professor of Human Services
Lee Kuhn – Sage + Coombs Director of Sustainability

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On The Menu: Laser Scanning and BIM (Existing Conditions)

Nov 21, 2024 • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm • AIA Brooklyn

Zoom Webinar

Start Accurate Stay Accurate: Laser Scanning and BIM

About this Webinar
In this short course, we will illustrate how 3D laser scanning, point clouds, and BIM can be used to reduce risk and add value to projects in the building industry. Subject Matter Experts from the team at Existing Conditions will provide participants with the information they need to get the most out of their as-built’s and existing conditions surveys. They’ll address common questions and misconceptions related to the use of 3D laser scanning and BIM, while also providing a deep dive into the value of these resources. Course participants will complete this session with a thorough understanding of how to establish a mutual, accurate point of departure on their projects.

What you’ll learn

Discover the options that professionals have available to them to gather accurate data about a building, its systems, and its context
Learn how to create, use, and access point cloud data in a digital environment
Gain insight about the historical evolution of architectural drafting from hand-drawing to BIM
Comprehend the theory and process of building a model from point cloud data, as well as how BIM can be used across the lifecycle of a building

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December

Tour: Greenpoint Environmental Education Center

Dec 6, 2024 • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm • AIA New Jersey + AIA Brooklyn COTEs

107 Norman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Friday, December 6
2:00-4:00 PM
Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center
107 Norman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
2 LU (pending)

Join the AIA NJ COTE and AIA Brooklyn COTE for an inspiring tour of the Greenpoint Environmental Education Center at the Greenpoint branch of the Brooklyn Public Library! Discover how the building’s innovative design furthers the library’s mission of environmental education, sustainability, and environmental justice.

After the tour, we invite you to a Brewery Happy Hour at Keg & Lantern Greenpoint, 97 Nassau Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

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2024 BKLYN Design Awards Celebration & AIA BK Holiday Party

Dec 9, 2024 • 6:00 pm • AIA Brooklyn

501 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY

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Brooklyn DOB In-person Industry Meeting

Dec 12, 2024 • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

345 Adams Street, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201

This live industry session is for registered design professionals to discuss policy and business process questions that are not job specific. It will also include a review of recent updates and policy decisions. Department representatives will discuss pre-submitted questions on the call.

Please RSVP and submit questions to galea.arch@gmail.com by Thursday, December 7, 2023 no later than 1:00 PM. Please specify when you RSVP if you will attend in-person or call-in.

There will be a call-in number for those who cannot attend in-person. Please note that those who call-in will not be able to actively participate in the meeting, it will be listen only.

Brooklyn DOB Industry Meeting Guidelines

1. Questions are limited to five (5) per month. Questions will be submitted on a first come first serve basis. Any questions received that exceed ten (10) will be discussed at the meeting if time allows or will be submitted the following month.

2. All questions shall be submitted via email to galea.arch@gmail.com no later than Thursday at 1:00 PM, the week preceding the scheduled meeting.

3. Questions submitted may NOT be project or application specific. Questions should be generic with respect to clarifications on zoning, code, or technical issues.

4. Virtual or in person meetings will be limited to one (1) hour each month from 2:00-3:00 PM, unless otherwise noted in advance.

5. Attendees must be licensed professionals.

6. Minutes of the meeting cannot be used to waive objections with plan examiners.

7. One (1) CEU will be provided for all attendees.

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