EVENTS
California Urban Design TownHall Series : What the Valley Has to Say : Urban Place-Making in the Cities , Towns and Neighborhoods of the Central Valley
INFO : Panel discussion . Wednesday , October 20 , 12 – 1:30 p . m . / VIRTUAL / FREE / Register directly with AIA California : https :// bit . ly / AIA _ CA _ UDTH
WHERE : Zoom link will be provided to registered participants .
OVERVIEW : Join AIA California ‘ s Urban Design Committee for a conversation about Urban Design and Place-Making in the Cities , Towns and Neighborhoods of the Sacramento Central Valley .
Join four Central Valley visionary architects at the forefront of shaping urban design within the Sacramento Central Valley region , for a panel discussion showcasing their ideas and projects . The moderator , Frank Fuller , FAIA , principal at Urban Field Studio , has helped communities and cities transform their downtowns and neighborhoods into healthy , connected , pedestrian-oriented places .
Panelists include : Bruce Monighan AIA , Urban Design Manager of the City of Sacramento , who oversees design policy creation and implementation . Bruce believes “ there ’ s so much here relative to the cultural history and the physical history of the valley — the colors , the sky , the trees , the weather , the winds — but we don ’ t talk about how to exploit that in our built environment . I would very much like us to begin to have a serious conversation and move in the direction of Valley regional architecture .”
For 41 years , Mike Malinowski , FAIA , has been at the helm of Sacramento ’ s Applied Architecture helping shape the region through architecture , civic and professional leadership . Examples of his award-winning projects include : Warehouse Artist Lofts , the Hotel Stockton and the Globe Mills project , which has been awarded numerous honors locally , statewide and nationally , both for innovative historic work as well as its success in establishing a thriving residential community in Sacramento ’ s oldest historic neighborhood , long challenged with industrial uses and blight .
Maria Ogrydziak , AIA of Maria Ogrydziak Architecture , has designed cafes , retail spaces and worship spaces that create community by the way they are woven into their Central Valley setting . The bold design of the award-winning Food Co-op transformed a retail big-box store into a distinctive neighborhood destination . The AIA California Council Awards Jury stated : “ This is what architecture at its best can do . Take an absolutely ordinary , everyday experience — shopping for food — and make it richer , make it a place you want to go to , not that you just have to go to ."
Ron Vrilakas AIA , founder and principal of Vrilakas Groen Architects , brilliantly transforms historic structures into modern gathering spaces and creates new buildings that blend seamlessly into their surroundings . He has helped define the look and experience of our most exciting — and most livable — neighborhoods .
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