The American Institute of Architects - 2007 CES Firm Award Winner, For Providers

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Planning / Architecture / Interior Design / Facilities Management Assistance

“Think Tank”

Largest Healthcare Studio Headquartered in Baltimore

Principals Dedicate 70% of Time to Projects

Stable Workforce with an Average of 8.5 Years with MCA

Planners are Architects and Architects are Planners

Well-Capitalized, No Debt

Client-Focused Teams

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WHO IS MCA?

Planning / Architecture / Interior Design / Facilities Management Assistance

“Idea-Based” Firm

Principals Dedicate 70% of Time to Projects

Stable Workforce

Client-Focused Teams

Investment in Education & Training

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

LOW EMPLOYEE TURNOVER

Low Turnover encourages committee to find new topics and means of presentation to keep staff invigorated

keep the program fresh

avoid fixed curriculum

FLEXIBILITY

Anticipate and react to trends and changes in the industry and in the firm

technology

project sizes and types

CATER TO EMPLOYEES

Structure the program around employee wants and needs

yearly surveys

seminar appraisals

informal comments / suggestions

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

Planned Programs with Set Objectives and Goals

Unstructured Format and Content with Unpredictable Outcomes

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

Planned Programs with Set Objectives and Goals

WHOLE OFFICE WORKSHOPS (interactive)

§ Help employees work on skills sets, each at their own level.

§ Outcomes are unknown and can’t necessarily be replicated.

§ Run by in-house staff and/or outside consultants, vendors, presenters

FIELD VISITS (informational)

§ Shows employees how work ends up in the real world.

§ Sometimes during construction, sometimes during completed depending on goal.

§ Run by project manager / project architect

POSITION PAPERS (informational)

§ Gives employees an opportunity to research and present findings

§ Provides in-house standard and a presentation tool for clients/prospects

§ Open to anyone

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

Planned Programs with Set Objectives and Goals

WHOLE OFFICE WORKSHOPS (interactive)

§ Help employees work on skills sets, each at their own level.

§ Outcomes are unknown and can’t necessarily be replicated.

§ Run by in-house staff and/or outside consultants, vendors, presenters

FIELD VISITS (informational)

§ Shows employees how work ends up in the real world.

§ Sometimes during construction, sometimes during completed depending on goal.

§ Run by project manager / project architect

POSITION PAPERS (informational)

§ Gives employees an opportunity to research and present findings

§ Provides in-house standard and a presentation tool for clients/prospects

§ Open to anyone

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

WHOLE OFFICE WORKSHOPS (interactive)

§ Sketching Workshops

§ Creative Thinking and Documentation

§ QADD – “Do it Right the First Time”

§ A/E Roundtable

§ AutoCAD Fair

OBJECTIVE: Participants will gain a better understanding of how to use free-hand drawing techniques to analyze the built environment and how to use various sketching techniques as design tools. Participants will devote 75% of their time to interactive drawing exercises.

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

WHOLE OFFICE WORKSHOPS (interactive)

§ Sketching Workshops

§ Creative Thinking and Documentation

§ QADD – “Do it Right the First Time”

§ A/E Roundtable

§ AutoCAD Fair

OBJECTIVE: Through a series of short, interactive, independent and group activities, participants will design and document 3-D objects. The purpose of the activities is to encourage creativity, take ownership of a design and document the design in a manner that another person can duplicate the design…

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

WHOLE OFFICE WORKSHOPS (interactive)

§ Sketching Workshops

§ Creative Thinking and Documentation

§ QADD – “Do it Right the First Time”

§ A/E Roundtable

§ AutoCAD Fair

OBJECTIVE: Participants will: 1) Gain a better understanding of the process of decision-making using good information therefore designing and documenting accurately the first time. 2) Learn to arrive at a clearly defined, feasible concept and present it in a form that achieves client understanding and acceptance. 3) Clarify project program, explore most promising design solutions, and provide reasonable basis for analyzing the cost of a project. 4) Illustrate possible solutions within the shortest possible time and at a minimum expense.

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

WHOLE OFFICE WORKSHOPS (interactive)

§ Sketching Workshops

§ Creative Thinking and Documentation

§ QADD – “Do it Right the First Time”

§ A/E Roundtable

§ AutoCAD Fair

OBJECTIVE: Utilizing an interactive panel format, participants will discuss ways to improve coordination among members of the A/E team, provide better service to clients, reduce construction document errors and increase profit margins for all members of the design team.

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

WHOLE OFFICE WORKSHOPS (interactive)

§ Sketching Workshops

§ Creative Thinking and Documentation

§ QADD – “Do it Right the First Time”

§ A/E Roundtable

§ AutoCAD Fair

OBJECTIVE: Participants will attend a variety of individual breakout sessions to get small group, first hand experience with a variety of specific topics tailored to utilizing the new features of AutoCAD 2005 in the context of standard drafting procedures. Sessions are led by different employees well-versed on the topic at hand.

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

Planned Programs with Set Objectives and Goals

WHOLE OFFICE WORKSHOPS (interactive)

§ Help employees work on skills sets, each at their own level.

§ Outcomes are unknown and can’t necessarily be replicated.

§ Run by in-house staff and/or outside consultants, vendors, presenters

FIELD VISITS (informational)

§ Shows employees how work ends up in the real world.

§ Sometimes during construction, sometimes during completed depending on goal.

§ Run by project manager / project architect

POSITION PAPERS (informational)

§ Gives employees an opportunity to research and present findings

§ Provides in-house standard and a presentation tool for clients/prospects

§ Open to anyone

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

FIELD VISITS (informational)

§ Cabinet Max Casework Concepts

§ Hanover Hospital Vertical Expansion

§ Martin’s Glen Assisted Living Facility

§ Good Sam Emergency Department

§ Franklin Square Hospital Cancer Center

§ Johns Hopkins Hospital Chemotherapy Suite

§ Hippodrome

OBJECTIVE: Participants will gain first-hand knowledge about how cabinets are constructed. Topics to be covered include: project bidding and preparation of shop drawings based on architectural drawings; cabinet construction methods; comparison of materials; ADA requirements; and AWI (American Woodwork Institute) standards. Participants will also observe the actual production of cabinets in an active cabinet-making shop. Discussions will address how drawings and specifications should be prepared to address design intent, field conditions, coordination with other trades, fabrication options and installation.

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

Planned Programs with Set Objectives and Goals

WHOLE OFFICE WORKSHOPS (interactive)

§ Help employees work on skills sets, each at their own level.

§ Outcomes are unknown and can’t necessarily be replicated.

§ Run by in-house staff and/or outside consultants, vendors, presenters

FIELD VISITS (informational)

§ Shows employees how work ends up in the real world.

§ Sometimes during construction, sometimes during completed depending on goal.

§ Run by project manager / project architect

POSITION PAPERS (informational)

§ Gives employees an opportunity to research and present findings

§ Provides in-house standard and a presentation tool for clients/prospects

§ Open to anyone

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

POSITION PAPERS (informational)

§ Bariatric Design

§ Ambulance Entrances

§ College General Classrooms

§ Gyp Roofs

§ Electrical Outlets

§ Operating Room Layout

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

Unstructured Format and Content with Unpredictable Outcomes

DESIGN CHARETTES

Run by employees

Gives designers exposure to new projects and protect types

Germinates new ideas for real design challenges

CREATIVITY CAFES

§ Run by employees

§ Offers unconventional structure

§ Encourages uncensored creativity

§ Outcome is unknown

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

Unstructured Format and Content with Unpredictable Outcomes

DESIGN CHARETTES

Run by employees

Gives designers exposure to new projects and protect types

Germinates new ideas for real design challenges

CREATIVITY CAFES

§ Run by employees

§ Offers unconventional structure

§ Encourages uncensored creativity

§ Outcome is unknown

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

DESIGN CHARETTES

§ Creating Corporate Identity

§ DoD Exterior

§ Cancer Center Waiting Area

§ Hospital Master Plan

§ Hospital Traffic Flow, Main Entrance and Streetscape

§ Interior Directional Signage and Wayfinding for a Hospital

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

DESIGN CHARETTES

§ Creating Corporate Identity

§ DoD Exterior

§ Cancer Center Waiting Area

§ Hospital Master Plan

§ Hospital Traffic Flow, Main Entrance and Streetscape

§ Interior Directional Signage and Wayfinding for a Hospital

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

DESIGN CHARETTES

§ Creating Corporate Identity

§ DoD Exterior

§ Cancer Center Waiting Area

§ Hospital Master Plan

§ Hospital Traffic Flow, Main Entrance and Streetscape

§ Interior Directional Signage and Wayfinding for a Hospital

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

DESIGN CHARETTES

§ Creating Corporate Identity

§ DoD Exterior

§ Cancer Center Waiting Area

§ Hospital Master Plan

§ Hospital Traffic Flow, Main Entrance and Streetscape

§ Interior Directional Signage and Wayfinding for a Hospital

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

Unstructured Format and Content with Unpredictable Outcomes

DESIGN CHARETTES

Run by employees

Gives designers exposure to new projects and protect types

Germinates new ideas for real design challenges

CREATIVITY CAFES

§ Run by employees

§ Offers unconventional structure

§ Encourages uncensored creativity

§ Outcome is unknown

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

CREATIVITY CAFES

§ “Junkyard Wars” – recycled materials / green design

§ “Integrating Medicine” – making room for both alternative and traditional medicine within our healthcare facility design

§ “Beyond the Architecture” – value-added design

§ PR and Marketing – how to incorporate them into client relations (repeat clients)

§ Roundtable of Patient Experience and Resulting Design Ideas

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

CREATIVITY CAFES

§ “Junkyard Wars” – recycled materials / green design

§ “Integrating Medicine” – making room for both alternative and traditional medicine within our healthcare facility design

§ “Beyond the Architecture” – value-added design

§ PR and Marketing – how to incorporate them into client relations (repeat clients)

§ Roundtable of Patient Experience and Resulting Design Ideas

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

CREATIVITY CAFES

§ “Junkyard Wars” – recycled materials / green design

§ “Integrating Medicine” – making room for both alternative and traditional medicine within our healthcare facility design

§ “Beyond the Architecture” – value-added design

§ PR and Marketing – how to incorporate them into client relations (repeat clients)

§ Roundtable of Patient Experience and Resulting Design Ideas

OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate the concept of value-added services as it relates to design.

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

CREATIVITY CAFES

§ “Junkyard Wars” – recycled materials / green design

§ “Integrating Medicine” – making room for both alternative and traditional medicine within our healthcare facility design

§ “Beyond the Architecture” – value-added design

§ PR and Marketing – how to incorporate them into client relations (repeat clients)

§ Roundtable of Patient Experience and Resulting Design Ideas

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

CREATIVITY CAFES

§ “Junkyard Wars” – recycled materials / green design

§ “Integrating Medicine” – making room for both alternative and traditional medicine within our healthcare facility design

§ “Beyond the Architecture” – value-added design

§ PR and Marketing – how to incorporate them into client relations (repeat clients)

§ Roundtable of Patient Experience and Resulting Design Ideas

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MCA’s E & T PROGRAM

CREATIVITY CAFES

§ “Junkyard Wars” – recycled materials / green design

§ “Integrating Medicine” – making room for both alternative and traditional medicine within our healthcare facility design

§ “Beyond the Architecture” – value-added design

§ PR and Marketing – how to incorporate them into client relations (repeat clients)

§ Roundtable of Patient Experience and Resulting Design Ideas

OBJECTIVE: Utilizing the experience of MCA employees, who have been patients or have worked in hospitals. Participants will gain a better understanding of how different elements of a hospital’s built environment effect patients, visitors and staff. Topics include lighting, privacy, and wayfinding. Conflicting needs of patients / visitors and staff will also be addressed.

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Planning / Architecture / Interior Design / Facilities Management Assistance

“Think Tank”

Largest Healthcare Studio Headquartered in Baltimore

Principals Dedicate 70% of Time to Projects

Stable Workforce with an Average of 8.5 Years with MCA

Planners are Architects and Architects are Planners

Well-Capitalized, No Debt

Client-Focused Teams