Date/Time
Date(s) - March 20, 2025
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Categories

• HSW
• International
• LU

Dear Members
AIA International Spring Conference Watch Party

You are invited to join this event and meet our speakers in person at the Chapter Office on the evening of March 20th, when light refreshments and drinks will also be served.

Smart Urban Farm: Case Studies of Yuanye Spring and K-farm (1.0 LU/HSW)
– Vicky Chan

Smart urban farms have emerged as a vital method for promoting environmental sustainability within urban settings. These farms serve as educational platforms, fostering knowledge about food security, agricultural technology, circular economy principles, and sustainable practices among future farmers. Despite their small-scale, these organic farms can create a thriving habitat for local insects, offering a sanctuary within densely populated environments. Vicky Chan’s presentation will explore the various techniques he has employed to reduce the carbon footprint associated with urban farm construction, emphasizing the important role of such farms in safeguarding the ecosystem and promoting long-term climate resilience.

Innovation and Technology: Intertwined Trails (1.0 LU)
– Chris Lepine

From centuries old advances in drawing technology to today’s CAD systems that facilitate ever more ambitious designs to future algorithmic and AI capabilities, technology and innovation have always been intertwined.

Trailblazing architecture relies on the constant innovation of graphic representation, digital tool manipulation, material performance, sustainable building components and novel fabrication methods.  Chris Lepine will present a variety of projects and design methods that are in use at Zaha Hadid Architects, where technology and the spirit of innovation have converged and become an essential component in the design and delivery of the firm’s many pioneering projects.

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PROGRAM

If you are interested in joining the Watch Party and meeting Vicky and Chris, please sign up HERE.

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About the Speakers

Vicky Chan AIA, BEAM Pro, LEED AP, RA
Founder, Avoid Obvious Architects (AOA)

Vicky Chan founded AOA in 2012 with offices in New York and Hong Kong. The firm has won 60 design awards and has advocated for sustainable buildings and cities for many years. AOA projects often include urban or rural farming, net-zero design, and provisions for a circular economy as overall strategies.

Believing that our future will be brighter if children are educated to think creatively and sustainably, he has also founded several non-profit organizations and taught more than 7,000 children about sustainable design and architecture, at his own farm.

Chris Lepine
Director, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)

Chris joined ZHA in 2006 and became a director in 2019. His experience encompasses residential, hospitality, commercial and cultural buildings, and he regularly leads design teams that produce complex, large-scale architecture.

He is currently responsible for the design of The Delmore, in Surfside, Miami, an ultra-luxury, beachfront residence, as well as for the International Gateway Centre (IGC), a large-scale, mixed-use development in Kowloon, having previously led the team that won the competition for The Henderson. Chris has also been a guest critic or lecturer at the Architectural Association in London and Georgia Tech in the US.