AIA/CKC and IIDA March Program: 

Speed Art Museum Tour and Design Team Panel Discussion

Date:  Tuesday, March 29, 2016.

Location: Speed Art Museum, 2035 S 3rd St, Louisville, KY 40208

The Speed Art Museum is Kentucky's oldest and largest art museum. After a 3 year renovation and expansion project, the museum is finally complete. The AIA Central Kentucky Chapter and IIDA would like for you to join us for an exclusive design tour and panel discussion of this noteworthy project. We are pleased to present:

Andrija Stojic - Director and lead designer from wHY Architecture
Christopher Fuller, AIA- Architect of Record from K. Norman Berry Architects
Greg Gardiner- Speed Art Museum's Director of Expansion
Eric Doninger- Speed Art Museum's Chair of Building Committee

The program will begin with a one-hour tour lead by the 4 panelists and their design team. The tour will showcase the renovated spaces, the new grand entrance and lobby, a new contemporary artwork gallery space, and a 142-seat cinema with advanced technology. After the tour, there will be a networking cocktail hour with drinks and heavy hors d'oeuvres. At 6pm, the panelists will convene in the new theater to discuss design strategies, material & finish selections, and construction complexities. This is a unique opportunity for the professional design community to come together to experience and learn about this remarkable project. You don't want to miss it!
 

Program Schedule:

3:30 - 4:00pm      Registration

4:00 - 5:00pm      Building tour with Panelists, members of the design, engineering, and landscape team (tours begin promptly at 4:00pm)

5:00 - 5:45pm      Networking with beverages and heavy appetizers; late registration

5:45 - 7:00pm      Panel discussion in the Cinema

 

Registration:   Please visit the following website to register: http://aiackc-iida-uli-speedartmuseumprogram.eventbrite.com. 

Any questions, contact Anna Triplett at [email protected]  

AIA Credit:   1 LU for Panel Discussion or Tour, 2.25 LU for both the Panel Discussion and Building Tour

Parking: Hourly parking is available in the parking garage adjacent to the Speed on South Third Street. On-street metered parking is also available. Operating hours for meters are Monday - Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Parking at metered spaces is free after 6 p.m.
Space is limited so please register as soon as possible.

April Program: Bill Scott lecture: Frank Lloyd Wright in Kentucky

Location: Kaden Tower auditorium; 6100 Dutchman's Lane

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Doors open at 5:30pm, the lecture will begin promptly at 6:00pm and end at approximately 7:00pm.

 

Registration: Please see the following link to register for the event: https://flwkentuckylecture-aiackc.eventbrite.com or email [email protected].

 

Fee:  Free for AIA members, $5 for AIA member guest, and $10 for general public

 

Presentation: Frank Lloyd Wright is America's most recognized architect.  While he designed hundreds projects around the nation, he had very limited commissions within Kentucky.  Only one built project is directly linked to him in the state, and he had just one well-publicized visit to Louisville.  His influence though goes beyond these two physical connections.  Many of his protégés as well as his successor firm (Taliesin) implemented several projects here.   

 

To better spotlight Wright's influence in Kentucky, our knowledgeable lecturer will be William B. Scott, Hon. AIA, an acknowledged Frank Lloyd Wright historian.  Scott will discuss Wright's activity within the state as well as others who followed in his footsteps. Attendees will learn what projects are connected to Frank Lloyd Wright in Kentucky and learn the design principles that shaped Wright's projects. Scott is editor of the book "A History of the Profession of Architecture in Kentucky" among other publications.