Overview

This conference provides a unique opportunity for planners, politicians, architects, landscape architects, developers, and urban designers to discuss the rapid changes occurring within the American scene—burgeoning boomers, skyrocketing energy costs, changing demographics, environmental calamities, and economic disruptions—and how regional urbanism can contribute to a rebalancing of our consumptive practices and reconnect our urban fabric with each metropolitan area's cultural, environmental, and economic character.

Through the Livable Communities conference, design professionals, public officials, and others will explore the intersecting spheres of community and environment through design. The focus will be on creating sustainable places that connect opportunities related to walking, working, and water:

• Walking: discuss design at a human scale and issues related to the social equity aspects of sustainability
• Working: explore issues concerning a sound economic base, transportation, and workforce housing
• Water: connect the built environment to natural systems, including water, as well as waterfront opportunities

Using the past, present, and future of Seattle and the greater Puget Sound region as a point of departure, the conference will focus on issues of national concern as well as how the host community experiences those issues. The conference will also focus on issues ranging from regional to community to neighborhood scales.

Presented by
The American Institute of Architects
Center for Communities by Design
Committee on the Environment
Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community 
Regional and Urban Design Committee
Young Architects Forum
and
AIA Seattle

Randolph Jones, AIA , AICP
AIA Regional and Urban Design Committee

Marga Rose Hancock, Hon. AIA
AIA Seattle

Randy Everett, AIA
AIA Seattle

Dan Williams, FAIA
AIA Committee on the Environment

William Roschen, AIA
AIA Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community

Kristine Royal, AIA
Young Architects Forum

Due to size limitations for sessions and other events, you must preregister for a concurrent session or tour.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Registration
1–6 p.m.
Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel 
210 East 400 South
Salt Lake City UT 84111
(801) 524-8200

Orientation Workshop Tours
2–5 p.m.
Orientation tours to Seattle will depart from and return to the Seattle Marriott Waterfront lobby. Widely knowledgeable architects and design professionals will lead walking tours highlighting significant features and projects, while providing a general orientation to Seattle's waterfront setting and design culture as it relates to walking, working, and water. Registration required: $50.

• T1: Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park, Pike Place Market, and SAM Downtown (3 LUs)
Visit Seattle’s historic and ever-evolving Pike Place Market and two current, downtown-shaping projects for the Seattle Art Museum: SAM Downtown by Allied Works and Olympic Sculpture Park by Weiss/Manfredi.
Confirmed presenters:
Val Thomas, FAIA, Val Thomas Inc.
Chris Rogers, Seattle Art Museum
Alex Rolluda, AIA, Rolluda Architects

• T3: Seattle Central Library, Seattle Civic Center, and Seattle City Hall (3 LUs)
Since its much-heralded opening in September 2004, Seattle Central Library (OMA/LMN) has become a major tourist attraction. Nearby, Seattle City Hall (Bassetti/Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, landscape design by Gustafson Guthrie Nichol with Swift & Company), with a LEED gold rating, expresses the city’s commitment to sustainability along with Seattle Civic Center elements: Seattle Municipal Tower (recent renovation by Hewitt Architects) and LEED silver-rated Seattle Justice Center (NBBJ).
Confirmed presenters:
Steve Del Fraino, Assoc. AIA, LMN Architects
Greg Hepp, AIA, Bassetti Architects

• T4: Belltown Housing (3 LUs)
Burgeoning Belltown materializes a vision of downtown living with a range of new housing and mixed-use projects, including numerous high-end residential and some notable projects serving low-income residents. Tour highlights include Growing Vine Street (Geise Architects), Traugott Terrace (Environmental Works), Senior Service Mixed Use (Weinstein A|U), and Crystalla (Weber + Thompson).
Confirmed presenters:
Carolyn Geise, FAIA, Geise Architects
Jan Gleason, FAIA, Environmental Works
Lesley Bain, AIA, Weinstein A|U

Welcome to Our Place/Livable Communities Reception
6:15–7:15 p.m.
Mithun, Pier 56, 1201 Alaskan Way, Suite 200
Confirmed presenters:
Lee G. Copeland, FAIA, Mithun, AIA Seattle president 2007-2008
Walter Schacht, AIA, AIA Seattle president 2006-2007
Peter Steinbrueck, FAIA, Seattle City Council

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
All sessions will take place in the Bell Harbor Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66.

Registration
7:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
75 South West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
801-531-0800

Continental Breakfast
8:30–9 a.m.

Welcome/Opening Session: The Challenge (1 LU)
9–10 a.m.

Presented by
AIA Seattle
Center for Communities by Design
Committee on the Environment
Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community
Regional and Urban Design Committee
Young Architects Forum

Concurrent Sessions: The Region (1.5 LUs/HSW)
10–11:30 a.m.

• (A1) Walking
Sprawl, Changing Demographics, Regional Recreation
Participants will learn
1) how to engage citizens in a visioning process at the regional scale to imagine density vs. sprawl 
2) how to create mixed-income mixed-use buildings and provide increased housing choices and healthier communities
3) how to build vibrant public spaces and protect environmental resources on a regional level Confirmed presenters:
Soren Simonsen, AIA, AICP, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Architecture
Richard Haag, Hon. AIA, FASLA, Richard Haag & Associates
Michael O'Neal, AARP

• (A3) Water
Climate Change, Air Quality, Water, Energy, Carrying Capacity
Participants will learn:
1) innovative techniques for environmental protection and conservation—transfer of development rights measures, conservation easements, and forest conservation bonds
2) how regional environmental “capacity” and compact growth will result in the future sustainability of our urban regions
3) how cities are proactively addressing sustainability, for example, the City of Portland
Confirmed presenters:
M. Mario Campos, AIA, Jones & Jones Architects & Landscape Architects
Susan Anderson, City of Portland, Office of Sustainable Development
Michelle Connor, The Cascade Agenda
Don Stuart, American Farmland Trust

• (A4) Seattle
Think Regionally, Act Locally
Participants will learn:
1) how to implement regional sustainability at the local level
2) how the Seattle region has taken “livability” and “smart growth” to heart
3) suggested steps for creating a sustainable urban fabric
Confirmed presenters:
Dan Williams, FAIA, Daniel Williams Architect
Steve Butler, AICP, American Planning Association/Washington Chapter
Mark Isaacson, AICP, King County, Water and Land Resources Division
Nancy Rottle, ASLA, University of Washington, Department of Landscape Architecture

Concurrent Sessions: The City (1.5 LUs/HSW)
11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m.

• (B1) Walking
Baby Boomers, Return to the City, Kids in the City, Disaster Mitigation, Small Towns
Participants will learn:
1) why our urban areas are today’s hot markets and how they offer choice for a diversifying population
2) the latest in sustainability design of 21st -century neighborhoods
3) workable strategies for the revitalization of older urban areas as compact, walkable communities
Confirmed presenters:
David Dixon, FAIA, Goody Clancy
Michael O'Neal, AARP
Marilyn Taylor, FAIA, Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, LLP
Hunter Morison, Youngstown State Univeristy
John Rahaim, City Design and the Seattle Design Commission

• (B2) Working and Water
Tax Base, Work Force Development, Transportation
Participants will learn:
1) how the tax base and workforce development affects redevelopment of traditional urban areas
2) how transit-oriented development and compact growth can improve our downtowns and urban centers
3) Raleigh's recent successes and future challenges, as seen through an economic development lens
4) how to carry out an environmental stewardship ethic when developing recreational facilities
5) how urban forestry contributes to diversity, sustainability, and more livable communities
6) the sustainable practices of integrated, large-scale brownfield redevelopment
Confirmed presenters:
Constance Bodurow, Assoc. AIA, AICP, University of Detroit
Ken Bowers, City of Raleigh Planning Department
Matt Griffin, Pine Street Group
Susan MacKenhaupt, USDA Forest Service/Urban Forestry

• (B4) Seattle
The Emerald City/Evergreen State, Sustainable Design Legislation, A Region of Communities
Participants will learn:
1) how green practices link statewide regulations and regional policy with city initiatives
2) the history of Seattle’s sustainable design legislation
3) the development, preservation, and renovation of Seattle’s neighborhoods
Confirmed presenters:
Tony Gale, FAIA, Starbucks Coffee Co.
Peter Steinbrueck, FAIA, Seattle City Council
Diane Sugimura, Seattle Department of Planning and Development

Keynote Luncheon (1 LU/HSW)
1:30–3 p.m.
Sustainable Seattle—A Global Perspective/Beyond GMA
Participants will learn:
1) regional planning and visioning to stimulate active debate on the real-world choices facing 21st-century American regions
2) the importance of big regional changes and the need for strategic economic positioning for smart growth, sustainability, and livability
3) the critical trends and themes that define a specific region's unique situation and challenges
Confirmed presenter:
Neal Peirce, Citistates Group chair
(introduction by Mark Hinshaw, FAIA, LMN Architects)

Concurrent Sessions: The Neighborhood (1.5 LUs/HSW)
3:15–4:45 p.m.

• (C1) Walking
Community Character, Affordable Housing, Demographics
Participants will learn:
1) how to employ civic engagement strategies to address community design issues
2) how to create livable communities through mixed-use, mixed-income development
3) integrating different land uses and varied building types to create vibrant and diverse communities
Confirmed presenters:
William Roschen, AIA, Roschen Van Cleve Architects
Don Miles, FAIA, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
David Spiker, Collins Woerman
Wig Zamore, Transportation Equity Partnership

• (C4) Seattle
Creating Urban and Suburban Neighborhoods—Seattle Green Housing Case Studies
Participants will learn:
1) case studies on Seattle’s green housing
2) a sustainable approach to housing development and adaptive use
3) how to create a diverse, mixed-use community
Confirmed presenters:
Carl Dominguez, AIA, GGLO
Bill Kreager, FAIA, Mithun
Tom Phillips, Seattle Housing Authority
Peter David Greaves, AIA, Weber + Thompson PLLC
Michael S. Wishkoski, AIA, GGLO
Carrie Holmes, Project Manager, Unico Properties

Coffee Break
4:45–5 p.m.

Elected Officials Panel: Navigating the Political Landscape/Going Regional (1 LU)
5:10–6:10 p.m.
Participants will learn:
1) how designers can assist their communities in creating a vision for a more livable, sustainable community
2) opportunities for finding the common ground between politics and design
3) promising public initiatives and policies for sustainable, livable communities 
Dow Constantine, King County Council Member
State Rep. Ed Murray, Washington Legislature
Randolph Jones, AIA, AICP, The Jones Payne Group

Reception
6:45–7:45 p.m.
Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
All sessions will take place in the Bell Harbor Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66.

Registration
8:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

Continental Breakfast
9–9:45 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions: Future Visions (1.5 LUs/HSW)
10–11:30 a.m.

• (D1) City as Waterfront: Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; and San Francisco
Participants will learn:
1) the rediscovery of urban waterfronts through design
2) case studies in the preservation, renovation, restoration, and adaptive reuse of waterfront communities
3) the green movement and its impact on waterfront communities
Confirmed presenters:
Clark Manus, FAIA, Heller Manus Architects
Mami Hara, Wallace Roberts and Todd LLC
Sam Assefa, AIA, Department of Planning & Development, City of Chicago

• (D3) Density and Rapid Growth: California Dreamin’
Participants will learn:
1) case studies of rapid growth in western cities, concentrated in California
2) the tools and techniques for creating compact 21st-century communities
3) how to manage rapid growth within a sustainable, green paradigm
Confirmed presenters:
David Dixon, FAIA, Goody Clancy
Walker Wells, AICP, Global Green
Rick Licata, AIA, Licata Hansen Associates Architecture

• (D4) Older but "Better" Cities—Reconstructing and Revitalizing our Urban Cores
Participants will learn:
1) preservation, renovation, restoration, and adaptive use of existing communities
2) eco-revitalization of rustbelt cities
3) latest research on economic recovery strategies for distressed urban areas
Confirmed presenters:
Peter Zieler, Detroit Economic Growth Corp.
Hunter Morison, Youngstown State University
Richard Bartholomew, FAIA, AICP, Wallace Roberts & Todd LLC

Keynote Luncheon: National Dialogue on Future Visions (1 LU/HSW)
Noon–1:15 p.m.
Featuring panelists and a moderator from the previous sessions D1-D4
Participants will learn:
1) What are the major livability issues facing our urban regions?
2) How can communities, with the help of planner and designers, address these issues?
3) What elements would comprise a national action agenda for livable communities?

Concurrent Workshop Tours (2.5 LUs/HSW)
1:45–4:45 p.m.
Presented by AIA Seattle

All tours will depart from and return to the Bell Harbor Conference Center. Registration is required.

• (T5) An Urban Neighborhood on the Water: Ballard by Bus
Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood is adjacent to the Puget Sound and the Ship Canal, a popular urban waterfront, which, with its series of locks, connects Seattle’s in-town lakes (lakes Washington and Union) with Puget Sound. Historically, the Ballard neighborhood provided a home base for Seattle’s fishing fleet and housed many of the Scandinavian immigrants who plied the fishing trade. Today, Ballard envisions a burgeoning population through a major infusion of housing projects. The tour will also include Bohlin Cywinski Jackson’s Ballard Library and Neighborhood Service Center, recipient of an AIA 2006 Honor Award for Architecture as well as recognition among the AIA’s 2006 Top Ten Green Projects.
Confirmed presenters:
Robert Miller, AIA, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Mahlon Clements, AIA, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership

• (T6) Downtown on the Water: Bremerton (walk-on ferry)
Departing from the Seattle Ferry Terminal (slated for renovation by LMN Architects) and arriving at the Bremerton Transportation Center, visitors see the effect of the city’s five-year revitalization, Bremerton Harborside. In recent years, Bremerton (recently named among America’s Top Ten Boomtowns by Inc. magazine and among the five best places to raise a family) has envisioned and implemented a major program of waterfront and downtown development projects. Building on the water-connection tradition of its mainstay industry, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton city officials and business leaders have brought a new era to Bremerton, with plans for mixed-use waterfront development and a new government center adjacent to the ferry terminal. Participants may also enjoy a stroll through Bremerton’s historic Arts District before reboarding for the return journey by ferry.
Confirmed presenters:
Walter Niehoff, AIA, LMN Architects
Steven Rice, AIA, Rice Fergus Miller
Honorable Cary Bozeman, mayor, Bremerton, Wash.

• (T7) Bainbridge Island Housing/Cohousing (walk-on ferry)
On arrival at the Bainbridge Ferry Terminal, view the Harbor Square waterfront housing project by Mithun before proceeding on a stroll through Bainbridge’s revitalizing urban core (with a look at Miller|Hull’s acclaimed Bainbridge City Hall), seeing Cutler Anderson’s Wharfside project and visiting the Erickson Cottages (Wenzlau Architects) and Winslow Cohousing (Weinstein A|U), one of the nation’s first cohousing communities.
Confirmed presenters:
Bruce Anderson, AIA, Cutler Anderson Architects
John Thomas, AIA, Mithun
Grace Kim, AIA, Schemata Workshop
Mike Mariano, AIA, Schemata Workshop

Closing Session: The Pike Place Market Story (1 LU)
6:45–7:45 p.m.
Confirmed presenters:
Peter Steinbrueck, FAIA, Seattle City Council
Val Thomas, FAIA, Val Thomas Inc.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Conference sessions will take place in the Bell Harbor Conference Center, 2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66.

Closing Breakfast: Lessons Learned (1 LU)
8:30–10 a.m.

Presented by
AIA Seattle
Center for Communities by Design
Committee on the Environment
Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community
Regional and Urban Design Committee
Young Architects Forum

Conference Registration Made Easy

Online registration has now closed. On-site registration will be available. If you need assistance or have any questions, please contact Bruce Bland at 202-626-7557.

REGISTRATION CONFIRMATIONS

Registration confirmations are mailed weekly. If you do not receive a registration confirmation within 10 business days after you register, please contact the AIA Meetings Department.

If you fax the registration form, please keep the fax transmittal confirmation for your records.

Registration Policy
Registrations postmarked after August 25, 2006, will not be processed in time to be included on the attendee roster. Registration and nametags will be produced on site. All registrants will receive a registration confirmation via mail within two weeks of sending your registration.

Cancellation Policy
Refunds, less a $100 cancellation fee, will be made for cancellations received in writing by Friday, August 25, 2006. No cancellation refund is available after August 25, 2006. Please fax your cancellation requests to AIA Registrar, 202-626-7365.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront, 2100 Alaskan Way, Seattle. Reservations must be received no later than Thursday, August 17, 2006. You are responsible for making your own reservations. To make your reservation, contact the hotel, 800-455-8254. Mention that you are with the AIA Livable Communities Conference to receive the group rate of $199 single/double occupancy plus 15.6% state and local tax. All reservations must be guaranteed with a credit card when making the reservation.

Air
The AIA is pleased to offer discounted airline and car rentals for this conference. To make your reservations, click here and select the travel accommodations tab or contact the AIA’s official travel agency, Travel Technology Group, 800-388-8814 or 312-527-7300 for international callers.

United Airlines
United Airlines offers special rates on roundtrip fares in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The following discounts are available:
• 5 percent discount off lowest applicable fares
• 10 percent discount off unrestricted coach fares
• 5 percent bonus discount if ticket is purchased at least 30 days prior to travel date.

Dedicated reservationists are available seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. EST at 800- 521-4041. Please refer to reference ID Number 552TV. Reservations may also be made directly through TTG or by logging onto the AIA Web site at www.aia.org/conferences.

Car Rental
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Driving Directions
For driving directions to the hotel, please the hotel Web site by clicking here.

From Seattle-Tacoma to SEA Airport:
Driving Directions: From SeaTac Int'l Airport, follow the street signs onto Interstate 5 North. Follow I-5 North into downtown Seattle, take the Dearborn/James/Madison Street exit, following the directional signs to Madison Street and follow straight down to the waterfront. turn right onto Alaskan Way, and continue down for about 3/4 mile. The hotel is on the right, across from the Bell Harbor International Conference Center (Pier 66). Hotel Direction: 15 mi E

Airport Transportation Information
Bus service, fee: $10 (one way)
Estimated taxi fare: $30 (one way) 
Shuttle Express: Please click here for more information.

Continuing Education
Participants may earn up to 14.5 AIA Continuing Education System (CES) learning units (LUs) for attending the entire conference. A participant will not be eligible to receive credit for LUs if the AIA has not received a completed registration form and payment.

Special Needs
The AIA is committed to making meetings and conferences accessible to all. Please notify us at the time of registration if you have special accessibility needs or specific dietary requirements. Contact Meeting Planner at ccapistrant@aia.org or (202)-626-7355.

Guests
In recognition that many professionals enjoy traveling and sharing experiences with their significant others, the AIA offers a guest rate for its conferences. Guest registration is reserved for spouses or significant others who accompany conference attendees for personal, not professional, reasons. Guests are not eligible to report learning units for professional continuing education. In most cases, guests may attend regular program events, including educational sessions, tours, and meals. Guests may also register for optional events that are ticketed separately.

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