2020 ReConnect Conference
Conference Sessions
Jahmal Cole Keynote
Founder & CEO of My Block, My Hood, My City
My Block, My Hood, My CityHow the core values of Interconnectivity, Empathy, Hope and Civic Responsibility are can be major drivers in the evolution of communities and the built environment.
Jahmal’s speech will focus on finding inspiration in overcoming adversity, life-changing moments and simple ways you can make a difference in communities.
Mayors Panel Discussion
Leading Cities Through Crisis followed by live Q&A with the panelist
Panel:
Mayor Tom McNamara, Rockford, Illinois
Mayor Richard Irvin, Aurora, Illinois
Mayor Julie Moore Wolf, Decatur, Illinois
Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin, Urbana, Illinois
Moderator: Mike Elliott, AIA, Senior Design Architect, Kluber Inc.
Entertainment Break
Peaches, Bacon, and Blake
State of the State Update
Address from Illinois State Senator Harmon and EVP Stacey Pfingsten
Capitol Building Tour
Andrea Aggertt, AIA, Architect of Capitol leads Recorded tour of the Capitol building SPONSORED BY SIKITCH
PechaKucha
Hosted by Peter Exley, FAIA Co-Founder, Architectureisfun, 2020 First Vice President, The American Institute of Architects PKs SPONSORED BY HOMES MURPHY
Presenters:
Sarah Curry, Assoc AIA 2019-20 AIAs President, Philadelphia
William Helm, AIA – AIA El Paso and PK El Paso organizer
Peter Randolph, AIA- Director Eastlake Studio, Chicago
Heidi Ruehle – ExecDir Unity Temple Restoration Foundation
Yiselle Santos, AIA – 2020 AIA Associate Director on the National Board, Global Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion + Medical Planner
Laura Lesnewski Keynote
Principal, BNIM
AIA principle of BNIM will speak to the core values of BNIM to deliver beautiful, integrated, living environments that inspire change and enhance the human condition and how these can be applied in the Midwest.
Entertainment Break
Fred and Eddie
Net Zero Panel Discussion
Panel:
Lois Vitt Sale, FAIA
Jonathan Tallman, AIA
Kevin Roth, AIA
Jose Rodriquez, International Associate AIA
Moderator: Ryan Siegel, SEDAC
Keller Center Virtual Tour
Keller Center
2020 AIA Illinois Sullivan Award winner the Keller Center led by Doug Farr, FAIA
llinois Energy Codes
llinois Energy Codes Updates with Q & A Ryan Seigel, SEDACllinois Energy Codes Updates with Q & A Ryan Seigel, SEDAC
Green incentives, energy efficiency and PACE financing
Brett Bridgeland and Dan Streit with Slipstream
Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Suárez Keynote
Equity, COVID, Climate Change and the Future of Architectural Pedagogy
Entertainment Break
Danny Bauer and the Red Door Band
National Issues (Building after a Pandemic)
Presented by Rachel Minnery, FAIA Luke Leung, PE, LEED Fellow, P Eng, SOM
Molly Scanlon, PhD, FAIA Dir. of Standards, Compliance and Research Phigenics
National-Economic Updates
Kermit Baker
This presentation will focus on an aspect of architecture that has all too often been overlooked: the role of women and people of color.
Designing for Diversity: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Architectural Profession
Kathryn H. Anthony, Ph.D., ACSA Distinguished Professor, UIUC
This presentation will focus on an aspect of architecture that has all too often been overlooked: the role of women and people of color.
Invest in South/West
Maurice Cox
How focused development and neighborhood investment will encourage activity and accessibility and, if done correctly, could be a start at healing decades of racist planning.
Jack Baker Studio and Erlanger House in Urbana, IL Virtual Tour
Mike Jackson, FAIA
Cocktail Conference
Jeremy Gentile, Associate AIA
Entertainment Break
Radio 680
Trivia and Closing
Mike Jackson, FAIA
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