RIBA-USA

Translations with Hall McKnight Founding Partner Alastair Hall
2022-02-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Hall McKnight is an architectural practice established in 2003 with studios in Belfast and London. The practice’s work has been recognized with success in international design contests, notably the MAC Arts Centre, completed in February 2012 for which the practice won the Downes Medal for the award by the Architectural Association of Ireland. They constructed a special installation titled ‘Unique Instruments, Expectant Spaces’ for the 2018 Architecture Biennale in Venice, to explore the idea that architects must address the ‘unspoken wishes of strangers.’
In November 2016, Hall McKnight was announced as the winner in an international competition for a major new campus building and landscape work at Gallaudet University, Washington DC, America’s only University specifically designed for the deaf, setting a new standard for human-centered design long before such terms become commonplace.
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Ask Me Anything
2022-01-13 12:00 - 13:00
This online event gathers together the Board of the RIBA-USA for an open ‘Ask Me Anything’ where the audience can quiz us about reciprocity, working in the US, Harry and Meghan’s westward relocation, or any other matter on which we might offer a considered view. We hope you’ll join us!
There have been some important and far-reaching developments for British architects interested in the architecture industry in the US over the last year. These include material progress on reciprocal professional recognition, a goal that had proved elusive until the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. This is now on the horizon, thanks to the assiduous leadership of RIBA USA President Catherine Clark and the coalition she’s assembled to see this to a successful conclusion.
We also have new Board members, expanding Chapters, member spotlights, and an exciting Summer lineup of events, both online and physical. This free online ‘Ask Me Anything’ kicks off this season of events by giving the community the chance to quiz Board members about reciprocity, working in the US, Harry and Meghan’s westward relocation, and anything else of interest.
We hope you’ll join us!
Global Timing 9 am (USA PST)12 pm (USA EST)5 pm (UK)8 pm (UAE, Gulf States)
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Speakers
Host: Catherine Clark, RIBA-USA President

Catherine Clark, RIBA-USA President

Phil Allsopp, RIBA-USA Chapter Chair Arizona, and South-West Region

Sergio Valentini, RIBA-USA, Chapter Chair Los Angeles

Leyla Hilmi, RIBA-USA Chapter Chair San Francisco, and Western Region

Clive Copping, RIBA-USA Chapter Chair Philadelphia and Central Region

Frank Mruk, RIBA-USA, Chapter Chair Boston

Moderators

RIBA-USA Member Faisal Mohsin

Monica Ortiz-Cortes, RIBA-USA Head of Communications

Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
2021-11-17 12:00 - 13:00
Join the AIA Philadelphia Historic Preservation Committee and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Philadelphia Chapter for a virtual discussion of British architectural preservation, presented by Matthew Slocombe, Director of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB).
Topics to be discussed are the following:

SPAB’s involvement in the birth of the conservation movement/SPAB’s history, ideas, and people (looking at Victorian ‘restoration’, the case that pushed William Morris to start SPAB)
SPAB’s modern conservation philosophy: maintenance, understanding your building, context, and continuity, respect for age, repair not restoration
Fitting new to old: good modern design in the context of old buildings
‘Useful toil’ – The SPAB and heritage craft skills”

Every RIBA member is welcome to join! Share with your colleagues and anyone who may be interested.
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