Previous Speakers

STEPHEN MOUZON
www.mouzon.com

Steve is an architect, planner, and author. He is the principal of Mouzon Design, which produces a number of town-building tools and services, including Town Architect services for neighborhoods, cities, and universities around the country. As a result of several successful publications, Steve travels around the world lecturing on building sustainable, lovable, and walkable places.

Preservation Institute St. Augustine Laboratory, Coquina Research, and the Governor’s House

Linda Stevenson, PhD, AIA
Lecturer, UF Historic Preservation Program
Assistant Instructional Professor, School of Architecture

Linda Stevenson is an Assistant Instructional Professor in the School of Architecture and Lecturer for the Historic Preservation Program. Her coursework focuses on historical construction methods and materials, documentation of built heritage, historical resource surveys for communities, and the intersections of historic preservation with contemporary challenges, such as climate adaptation and affordable housing. Current research projects include innovative methods for cultural resource surveys, improving the resilience of historic building materials, and a cultural landscape study for the vanishing agricultural heritage of Florida.

Stevenson has forty years of practitioner experience as a licensed architect and an architectural historian. She established a Florida-based architectural practice in 1991. She is a Trustee for the Board of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from the University of Maryland, a Master of Architecture from University of South Florida, and a Ph.D. with a concentration in Historic Preservation from the University of Florida.

Glass in Windows and Doors-Navigating Requirements for Climate and Code

Russ Oliveri, President

Oliveri Windows and Doors
W Palm Beach, FL
www.oliverimillworks.com

Rosario 'Russ' Oliveri is President of Oliveri Millworks, a leader in the South Florida market for architectural hurricane impact fenestration. A former general contractor armed with credible impact testing data, Russ advises general contractors and architects about specifying and installing historically accurate, custom windows and doors which meet stringent coastal area building codes.

Understanding and Designing for Overhead Door Track Systems in Residential Applications

Lauri Wilson
Midwest Territory Manager, Cambek
cambek.com

Lauri is the Midwest Territory Manager for CAMBEK Designer Doors and has been with CAMBEK for almost 9 years. In addition to her role as a sales representative, Lauri also provides training and support to new sales representatives, writes CAMBEK’s continuing education courses, and is part of the marketing team at CAMBEK. In her spare time, Lauri loves downhill skiing with her teenage sons, gardening in the summer months, camping, and traveling.

Mechanics of Beauty

RICHARD FRANKLIN SAMMONS, RA
Fairfax & Sammons, Palm Beach, FL and New York, NY
fairfaxandsammons.com

Richard Franklin Sammons is an internationally recognized expert in the field of architectural proportion, having taught at the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture in London (now The Prince's Foundation), Pratt Institute in New York, and the University of Notre Dame in Rome. He received his B.A. at Denison University and Master of Architecture at the University of Virginia. Mr. Sammons began his career with David Anthony Easton. He is a founding director of The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art and a founding partner of Fairfax & Sammons Architecture.

Fairfax & Sammons Architecture, with offices in Manhattan and Palm Beach, was established over thirty years ago. The firm reflects the ethos that the built environment's legacy should be imbued with longevity in its approach to materials and practical elements, along with its relationship with the past and present. They have won over forty international and domestic awards, including several Palladio Awards, Stanford White Awards, and Addison Mizner Medals. Their work has been featured in Period Homes, Traditional Building Magazine, The New York Times, Country Life, Architectural Digest, Southern Accents, Old House Journal, and New Old House. The monograph American Houses: The Architecture of Fairfax & Sammons was published by Rizzoli International.

Mr. Sammons is a board member of the American College of the Building Arts and the Merchant's House Museum. He is a member of the INTBAU College of Traditional Practitioners (ICTP), an international professional body for traditional architecture practitioners, under HRH The former Prince of Wales auspices. Mr. Sammons wrote the foreword for the re-publication of the book The Theory of Mouldings by C. Howard Walker. He also contributed to Get Your House Right along with Marianne Cusato, Ben Pentreath, and Léon Krier. The foreword was written by HRH The former Prince of Wales.

St. Augustine Architectural Tour

Paul L Weaver, President
Historic Property Associates, Inc.
St. Augustine, FL

Paul Weaver is qualified as a historian and architectural historian under United States National Park Service professional qualification standards. He has amassed over 40 years of experience in historic preservation, including administering the National Register program in Florida for the Florida Department State, Division of Historical Resources from 1982 to 1984. There he reviewed and prepared nominations for individual and district nominations throughout the State of Florida. As a private consultant, Mr. Weaver has an unmatched record of listing properties in the National Register of Historic Places. He routinely appears before the Florida Historical Commission which reviews National Register nominations at the state level. He has served as ember, Vice-Chair and Chair, Historic Architectural Review Board, City of St. Augustine, Florida (2003-current) where he has been responsible for review of development projects in the City of St. Augustine’s Historic Preservation Zoning Districts. Board responsibilities further include review of demolitions, ad valorem exemption applications, preservation planning documents, and National Register nominations under the National Park Service’s Certified Local Government (CLG) Program.

He founded Historic Property Associates in 1980. He has conducted over 120 community historic surveys and written 70 National Register Historic District nominations.

Redefining Preservation for Resilient Building

Jenny Wolfe
Planning 2 Preserve
Pensacola, FL 

Jenny Wolfe is a dedicated advocate for cultural resources, holding a master’s degree from the University of Florida with a specialization in historic preservation. She has accumulated 20 years of experience in local government and non-profit preservation planning. From 2011 to 2021, she served as the Historic Preservation Officer for the City of St. Augustine, where she managed the Historic Preservation Division. Immediately following that term, she worked with Preservation Design Partnership, a nationally recognized firm based in Philadelphia known for its work in architectural preservation, planning, and flood mitigation design. Now with her own firm, Planning 2 Preserve, she continues in private practice. Since 2014, Jenny has been serving on the Board of Trustees for the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation and recently completed a term as Board President.

The Mill at Prattville: A Case Study in Adaptive Reuse

Alan Rogers, CSI, CDT, Dale Inc. Commercial Accounts Executive, and Senior Consultant, Window Systems, Glass & Glazing, Historical Renovation

Alan has 50 years of experience in the window and door industry. His interest in the construction industry began with his father, an architect/engineer, and his brother, a commercial contractor. He graduated from Jacksonville State University in 1972 with a B.S. degree in Marketing and began his career with the J.F. Day Company in Birmingham, AL, representing Pella Windows and Doors. He established the company’s first field office in Montgomery, AL, and later opened the Mid-South distributorship in Memphis in 1975. Alan returned to Birmingham in 1982 to create the Commercial Division for Pella in 1982 working with architects, general contractors, and building owners. After the sale of J.F. Day Company in 2011 he worked for Hixson Consultants as Senior Window Consultant. In 2013 he joined Dale Inc., a Nashville based company representing numerous window and door manufacturers including Marvin, as Commercial Accounts Executive. He has been an active member of the Construction Specification Institute since 1975, and a supporter of the American Institute of Architects since 1972. He joined the Alabama School Plant Management Association in 1985 to continue learning of the demands facing public education and facilities management. Alan has worked with Mississippi State University and Auburn University establishing and continuing scholarships for the Schools of Architecture and has been recognized in the Who’s Who of Architectural Record.

Nick Henninger
Chambless King Architects

Nick Henninger is a principal at Chambless King Architects, based in Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama. As a designer, Nick has a demonstrated passion for creating memorable environments that enrich and inspire communities. His keen eye for detail and collaborative approach allows for streamlined transitions from schematic design and visualization to finishes, construction drawing assembly, and project management coordination. Nick was the lead architect on the historic renovation and adaptive reuse of The Mill at Prattville and currently serves as President-Elect for AIA Montgomery.

St Augustine Florida Plein Air Sketch Tour & Discourse

Clifford Duch, AIA
President, Cronk Duch Architecture
www.cronkduch.com

CLIFFORD G. DUCH, AIA is co-founder and president of Cronk Duch Architecture. His diversified expertise has earned him a reputation as one of the premier designers in Northeast Florida. His in-depth knowledge and skilled application of classical architecture’s design tenets, remain the focus of every project, whether it is applied to traditional or modern architecture. Mr. Duch’s responsibilities at the firm are co-design, design management & business development. He ensures that each Cronk Duch Architectural project attains the highest levels of quality design and craftsmanship that are inherently found in the works of traditional artisans. As a client-focused advocate, Mr. Duch strives to create appealing and effective design solutions that merge architectural value with the client’s unique vision.

Mr. Duch is currently serving as a Board Member and was past President of the Florida Chapter for the acclaimed Florida Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art and has received a certification in Classical Architecture which is an extensive curriculum offered by the Institute. In addition to his administrative role with the institute, Mr. Duch has lectured and instructed around the state on topics ranging from Field sketching, courtyard design, contemporary classicism & revitalization/greening of main street America.

Sophia Hernandez
Project Manager, Cronk Duch Architecture
www.cronkduch.com

Sophia Hernandez is a project designer at Cronk Duch Architecture and has been with their Jacksonville team for three years. As a St. Augustine local, Sophia grew up around inspiring architecture that deals with the realities of coastal sea level rise as well as the intricacies of the varied histories present in the Nation’s Oldest City. Because of this, Sophia is passionate about finding ways to direct “resiliency” to not only preserve our historic architecture resources, but also the living identity of place.

Sophia is a recent graduate with her master’s degree in architecture from the University of Florida’s new satellite graduate program Jax Lab, which she was the very first to graduate from. She used her PILOT (project in lieu of thesis) to evaluate how cities and architecture can be viewed as layered assemblies of tangible and intangible facets that all coalesce in the identity of place. She researched how collage might be used as a research and design tool to better understand historic urban environments, specifically Jacksonville Florida.

Sophia also obtained a graduate certificate in historic preservation from UF and has used this academic backing amongst her projects in the historic districts of St Augustine and Palm Beach while working at Cronk Duch Architecture.

Sophia is a member of the Florida Chapter of the ICAA , the new Jacksonville Academic Alliance, and is an Associate Member of the Jacksonville Chapter of the American Institute of Architectures. 

Reconstructing Truss No. 6 from Notre Dame Cathedral- A Model of Collaborative Architectural Education

Tonya Ohnstad, AIA, NCARB
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
NOTRE DAME de PARIS TRUSS

Assistant Professor of Practice
Director of Experiences in Architecture
School of Architecture + Planning
The Catholic University of America

Tonya Ohnstad is a practitioner and professor with an interest in tectonics and materials. She is interested in the intersection of history culture, and construction. Her research uses humble, repeatable components from iconic buildings to explore sociocultural, historical, and embodied human energy. These projects reveal complex cultural conditions, innovative and responsive technologies, and are poised to transfer intangible heritage over generations. She engages the designer, builder, and student through making while setting up a novel pedagogical framework. She sees these projects as a bridge to practice as they harness the power of project collaboration: between historians, craftspeople, students, curators, and academics.

She has practiced in large and small firms, working on projects that address near needs of communities to far flung aesthetic competitions (from funeral homes to floating Guggenheim galleries). Her practice has been international and collaborative by nature, having previously worked at Ateliers Jean Nouvel on projects in Doha and Rio. In Oslo, she worked at Naarud Stokke Wig on projects of urban scale. In the United States, she started by working with her father, for his sole practice, as a teenager in the 1990s. She has worked in Los Angeles as a junior architect at Gehry Partners, primarily on the LVMH museum in Paris and the Novartis Pharma building in Switzerland. She also worked in Boston at Kennedy Violich Architects (KVA), where she was the design lead for the 34th Street Ferry Landing in Manhattan. She received a patent for her work on the award-winning Portable Light project in Mexico with KVA MATx, integrating portable flexible photovoltaics into traditional weaving techniques. She was a partner at Rhetra LLC from 2014-2020, developing a Maasai girls’ campus for Kakenya’s Center for Excellence. She continues to work with Kakenya, engaging architecture students in the design and development of the school buildings. In 2020, students from her design studio completed the library design, which is currently under construction. The common thread in her practice is built around material’s potential to impact the lives of its inhabitants, and how buildings are stewarded. Tonya has a master’s degree in Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota with a dual Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and French.

Keynote: Learning from Savannah

Robin B. Williams, Ph.D.
Chair, Architectural History Department
Savannah College of Art and Design ®
rwilliam@scad.edu / www.scad.edu

Robin B. Williams earned his B.A. at the University of Toronto and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Art History at the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on architectural history. He has taught at the Savannah College of Art and Design since 1993, chairing the Architectural History department since 1995. His teaching and research interests include the ways in which social and political power shapes the built environment, the history of street and sidewalk pavements, and Savannah’s urban plan and architecture—lead authoring the guidebook Buildings of Savannah of 2016 and co-authoring, with David Gobel, a forthcoming book entitled Learning from Savannah that analyzes the evolution of Savannah’s famous urban plan and its influence on the city’s architecture and what lessons the city holds for other places.

Original Versus Substitute: Evaluating Alternative Materials in Exterior Rehabilitation

Richard W. Off, AIA, APT
Senior Architect, and Team Leader/Supervisor Hoffmann Architects + Engineers, New York, NY
r.off@hoffarch.com

Mr. Off is a Partner, Senior Project Manager, and Architect at Hoffmann. With expertise in preservation, and enclosure systems, he oversees architectural and engineering teams complete numerous multi-million-dollar rehabilitation projects, several having received recognition, including multiple Lucy Moses awards from the NY Landmarks Conservancy. Prior to completing fellowships in Asia and South America, Mr. Off graduated with a master’s from Columbia University and a bachelor’s from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has lectured at APTi conferences, the APT DC Symposium, Traditional Building, and his alma maters, and he has published articles with Construction Specifier, BD+C, Traditional Building, Papyrus, and Hoffmann Journal.

Celebrating the Peterson Prize Winners and Raphael Award Winners

Karl Stumpf, FAIA; Chair, AIA HRC HABS Coordinating Committee; Principal
Corgan Associates, Inc.
Washington, DC
Karl.stumpf@corgan.com

Karl Stumpf, FAIA is the Director, Strategic Development and a Principal at Corgan in Washington, DC. His professional work has focused on large scale federal government projects with a focus on the integration of sustainability into preservation and modernization projects. His experience includes such notable projects as the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters Modernization, the Revitalization of the Smithsonian Castle, as well as numerous federal courthouses and U.S. Embassies.

Karl is the current chair of the AIA HABS Coordinating Committee. He received his Bachelor of Architecture from Louisiana State University and a Master of Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in 2019.

The Second Annual Raphael Awards Lecture

Peter H. Miller, Hon. AIA
President, TRADITIONAL BUILDING, PERIOD HOMES
Traditional Building Conference Series
Active Interest Media
President, The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Mid Atlantic Chapter
pmiller@aimmedia.com

Peter H. Miller, Hon. AIA, is President of Active Interest Media’s Home Group, publisher of 27 magazines including: Traditional Building, Old House Journal, New Old House, TimberHomeLiving.com, and Period-Homes.com, and the producer of the Traditional Building Conference Series. The Home Group integrated media portfolio serves over 50 million architects, builders, craftspeople, interior designers, building owners, homeowners and home buyers.

Pete lives in a classic Sears house, a Craftsman-style Four Square built in 1924, which he has lovingly restored over a period of 30 years. Resting on a bluff near the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., just four miles from the White House, Pete’s home is part of the Palisades neighborhood, which used to be a summer retreat for the District’s over-heated denizens.

Before joining Active Interest Media (AIM), Pete co-founded Restore Media in 2000 which was sold to AIM in 2012. Before this, Pete spent 17 years at trade publishing giant Hanley Wood, where he helped launch the Remodeling Show, the first trade conference and exhibition aimed at the business needs and interests of professional remodeling contractors. He was also publisher of Hanley Wood’s Remodeling, Custom Home, and Kitchen and Bath Showroom magazines and was the creator of Remodeling’s Big 50 Conference (now called the Leadership Conference).

Pete participates actively with the American Institute of Architects’ Historic Resources Committee and also serves as President of the Washington Mid Atlantic Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. He is a long-time member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and an enthusiastic advocate for urbanism, the revitalization of historic neighborhoods and the benefits of sustainability, including the adaptive reuse of historic buildings.

Panel Discussion: Documentation Strategies: the essential tools from drawing by hand to laser scanning.

Eric Menninger, M. Ed., M. HP.
Atlanta, Georgia
ericmenninger@gmail.com
www.eampreservation.com

History and preservation have been a focus of Eric Menninger’s professional endeavors for over forty years. As a filmmaker writing and directing documentaries in Los Angeles and Boston, to the restoration and rehabilitation of nine antique homes across three states, to teaching US history to public high school students, Menninger uses his training as a communicator and his passion for the past to make history come alive. A recent graduate of Georgia State University’s Master of Heritage Preservation Program, Menninger is uniting his unique skills and expertise with digital documentation technology to connect yesterday’s-built environment with today’s diverse communities.

J. Scott O’Barr, AIA
Partner & Director of Residential Design
VOITH & MACTAVISH ARCHITECTS LLP
Architecture, Preservation, Planning, & Interiors
Philadelphia, PA / New York, NY
voithandmactavish.com

Scott graduated cum laude from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Architecture. After working in Memphis TN, Annapolis MD, and Chadds Ford, PA, he joined VMA in 2019, bringing over 20 years of traditional residential design experience. He leads a dedicated team of architects and designers, all focused on the art and craft of traditional residential design. His residential commissions have been published in New Old House, Period Homes, and Architectural Digest. Since joining VMA, he has continued to grow the firm’s residential portfolio with designs for new homes from Massachusetts to Virginia. Scott has continued his training in traditional design through the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art (ICAA), where he received the Edward Vason Jones Prize for the Rome Drawing & Painting Tour. He has remained actively engaged in the local design community, formerly serving in leadership roles for both AIA Philadelphia and AIA Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Philadelphia Athenaeum and currently serves on the board of the ICAA Philadelphia Chapter and is a Co-Chair of their biennial Trumbauer Awards program.

Clay Rokicki, RA, Principal

HISTORICAL CONCEPTS
Architecture & Planning
Atlanta, GA

CLAY ROKICKI first shared his artistic and architectural talents with Historical Concepts in 2005 as a participant in the firm’s summer internship program. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in architecture and a concentration in furniture design, he rejoined Historical Concepts' team of traditionalists in Atlanta. Promoted to Principal in 2019, Clay now leads an Atlanta-based design studio engaged in the creation of family retreats, sporting compounds, and private communities up and down the East Coast. This array of projects has a common denominator: all are properties which require purposeful planning, well-developed programs for multiple structures, and the design of buildings that carry on the architectural and cultural traditions of the genius loci. Clay also serves as the firm’s Director of Design Enrichment, developing creative learning opportunities to increase team collaboration and enrich the individual skills of Historical Concepts’ design team members. In 2010, Clay was awarded the J. Neel Reid Fellowship from the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, enabling him to sketch his way through southern England, a field study experience he credits for refining his understanding of composition, materials, and the harmonious arrangement of buildings to landscape. He is actively involved with the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, formerly chairing and continuing to serve on the Education Committee for the Southeast Chapter, as well serving on the College of Fellows and teaching various subjects at the national level.

Plant Riverside Tour and Armstrong Kessler Tour

Christian Sottile, FAIA
Sottile & Sottile
Savannah, GA
csottile@sottile.cc

Christian Sottile, FAIA, is the founding principal of Sottile & Sottile, a Savannah-based firm working primarily in Nationally Registered Historic Districts. The firm’s work includes urban design and civic architecture, emphasizing historic research, urban analysis and community-wide engagement. Their work has been featured in the New York Times, Preservation Magazine, Architect Magazine and Architectural Digest.

Concurrently with his professional practice, Sottile is a professor of architecture and urban design at the Savannah College of Art and Design and is the former dean of the SCAD School of Building Arts. In this role, Sottile led the graduate and undergraduate programs in Architecture, Architectural History, Historic Preservation, Interior Design, Furniture Design and Urban Design.

Sottile has received over fifty awards for his work, including three Charter Awards from the Congress for the New Urbanism, awards from the American Planning Association, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, three National Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects and the Global Award for Excellence from the Urban Land Institute. Sottile was a winner in the first Raphael Awards competition in 2023.

Wood Garage Doors and the Impact of Hurricanes

Amy Ader
Cambek Designer Doors, Southeast Territory Manager
aader@cambek.com

As the Southeast Territory Sales Manager for Cambek, Designer Doors, Amy specializes in working closely with custom home builders, architects, designers, and homeowners to design luxury, custom wood garage and entry doors. Her primary focus is designing and building hurricane impact-rated doors for clientele directly on the coast. Amy brings eight years of sales and project management experience to the Cambek team, along with a background in human services, where she served as a social worker for at-risk families in need. This diverse experience provides her with unique insights into human connections, which she applies in every professional interaction to ensure a positive customer experience.

Fenestration for Hurricane Impact Performance

John Ward
Territory Manager for North and South Carolina, Kolbe Windows, and Doors
john.ward@kolbewindows.com

John Ward joined Kolbe Windows & Doors in 2018 as the Territory Manager for the Florida market, gaining extensive knowledge in coastal applications and their relative performance criteria to meet code requirements. He later went on to serve as the east coast Architectural Representative, and currently holds the role of Territory Manager for North and South Carolina. In this capacity, he focuses on high-end residential and historically protected properties.

Before joining Kolbe, John traveled across North America in a national accounts role, conducting AIA continuing education courses for commercial and residential design firms. He collaborated extensively with in-house design teams at multinational retail corporations, specializing in exterior and interior doors.

John's career with Kolbe began in service management and inside sales for a local Florida-based Kolbe channel partner, where he developed a deep understanding of clad and all-wood fenestration solutions. His expertise of upscale coastal fenestration continues to influence his contributions to the industry.

Hotel-Housing-Hotel Conversion-A tale of two buildings, one architect, and the complexities of adaptive use.

Anath Ranon, AIA, LEED AP, BD+ C
Principal, Quinn Evans
anath.ranon@quinnevans.com

Anath’s is a licensed architect and LEED accredited. Her career has focused on historic preservation and adaptive use projects. She is a Principal at Quinn Evans Architects, 2024 AIA Architecture Firm of the Year. Anath enjoys the challenge of balancing competing interests, including historic integrity, tax credits, building and energy codes, and new program requirements, to create compelling places that bring new energy to aging communities. Anath is the founder of AIA Baltimore’s Historic Resources Committee and an active leader in organizations that focus on preserving architectural heritage. Her portfolio includes planning and design of community projects, commercial buildings, and educational facilities.

Anath served on Baltimore’s Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) for twelve years. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and her Master of Architecture from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design.

MJ Wojewodzki, AIA, LFA
Senior Associate, Quinn Evans

MJ is a licensed architect and Living Futures Accredited. She is a Senior Associate at Quinn Evans Architects, 2024 AIA Architecture Firm of the Year. MJ brings a broad range of experience with institutional and government clients to a variety of building types. Experience with government clients has honed her sensitivity to budget and efficiency. Work with large private clients has allowed her the opportunity to produce well-crafted design and sharp detailing.

Professional both in the challenge of suiting the needs of the client and daily consultation with the construction team, MJ works to bring all components of building development through the process of preservation and design in the most effective and dynamic manner. MJ’s thorough historic documentation and sensitivity to existing fabric breathes new life into old buildings. Her ability to highlight historic details resonates with reviewing agencies and visitors alike.

MJ received her Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Architecture and Terra Cotta Cladding

Carla V. Hunigan
National Market Manager, Commercial, Ludowici
carla.hunigan@ludowici.com

Carla Hunigan is the National Market Manager for Commercial and Cladding at Ludowici. Serving commercial architects, builders, and roofers, Carla’s 20 plus years of experience in the housing and environmental design arenas are supported by her highly imaginative vision and creativity. Carla’s successful background in sales leadership management, and business development are exemplary of her professional career.

Historic Plaster Conservation, Restoration and Preservation

David Riccio, PA AIC, APT RP
President and Principal, John Canning & Co., LTD
david@johncanningco.com

David Riccio is a principal of John Canning & Co. and has been a visionary leader for the entire Canning team for over 25 years. David has worked on some of the company’s most ambitious restoration and conservation projects across the US. David’s ability to evaluate existing conditions, understand traditional installation methods, craftsmanship, and his proficiency as a project manager places him in a unique position within the preservation field. He is an Association for Preservation Technology (APT) Recognized Professional, an honor he received in 2019. David is also a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC). David is an industry-recognized expert on historic flat and ornamental plaster, decorative painting techniques, gilding, and has developed multiple innovative solutions for complex restoration conditions. He is committed to the highest quality, least invasive, method of applied conservation and restoration techniques.

Antebellum Georgia and Savannah City Hall Tour

Joseph Smith, AIA
Principal, ARCHITECTURAL COLLABORATIVE
1328 Prince Avenue, Second Floor
Athens, Georgia 30606
www.arcollab.net

Joseph Smith is a Georgia-based preservation architect and educator. He received his BA in Design from Duke University and his Master of Architecture degree from the Yale School of Architecture. With over 25 years in practice, Joe’s extensive architectural career includes a special emphasis on the recording, assessment, and rehabilitation of myriad types, sizes, and periods of buildings, including vernacular and utilitarian resources associated with under-represented communities.

Since 2011 Joe has taught American architectural history and historic materials conservation to preservation graduate students, first at Georgia State University and currently at the University of Georgia. He recently authored the Antebellum chapter for the Georgia Trust’s publication Architecture of the Last Colony.

Joe served 14 years on his local historic preservation commission in Madison, Georgia, and also served on the Georgia National Register Review Board, which he chaired in 2019-20. Joe is currently a member of the AIA Historic Resources Committee Advisory Group which coordinates the activities of the 8,000-member Historic Resources Committee of the national AIA organization.

Savannah City Hall Tour

Luciana Spracher
Director, City of Savannah Municipal Archives

Luciana Spracher is Director of the City of Savannah’s Municipal Archives, and prior to that served as the City’s first Archivist. At the Municipal Archives, she oversees the City’s records management program, archival collections, and local history outreach. Major projects currently underway include the interior restoration of Savannah’s 1906 City Hall building, the redevelopment of the 1926 Springfield Terrace School building, and the expansion of the Savannah Community Memory Project which she developed to document and preserve the unique histories of all of Savannah’s diverse communities. Before coming to the City, she was the owner and principal of Bricks & Bones Historical Research specializing in architectural and local history, and worked as a project archivist for the Georgia Historical Society, the Savannah Jewish Archives, and the Catholic Diocese of Savannah Archives. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Savannah College of Art and Design in Historic Preservation and a Master’s degree in Public History from Armstrong Atlantic State University. Spracher attended the Modern Archives Institute at the National Archives and is a member of the national Academy of Certified Archivists. She is the author of Lost Savannah, A History of Thunderbolt, Georgia, and co-editor of Voices of Savannah: Selections from the Oral History Collection of the Savannah Jewish Archives.

Trustees Garden/Kehoe Ironworks Tour

Rebecca Fenwick, Principal
Ethos Preservation
Savannah, GA
Preservation with Purpose
www.ethospreservation.com

Rebecca Fenwick is a Principal at the Savannah based preservation planning firm Ethos. Rebecca and her business partner started Ethos Preservation in 2019. The company specializes in historic tax credits, National Register work, municipal preservation consulting, and grant writing. Prior to this, Rebecca worked as a preservationist for Lominack Kolman Smith Architects in Savannah for five years, where she managed historic preservation projects and authored numerous preservation planning reports. Rebecca received University of Mary Washington undergraduate and University of Kentucky master’s degrees in historic preservation prior to working briefly in the Quad Cities as a municipal preservationist. Rebecca is a 10+ year resident of Savannah. When not running Ethos out of her historic train car office, you can find Rebecca salsa dancing or chasing her 2-year-old toddler Zak.

Kevin Rose, AIA
Rose Architects

Kevin has been practicing Architecture and Preservation since 1986, which began with commercial infill and residential projects on Historic Nantucket Island. In 1987, Kevin began work on the preservation/adaptive re-use of Eichberg Hall in Savannah Georgia, which is currently featured on the Preservation License Plate for the State of Georgia. During that same period, two historic diners were moved to Savannah and preserved under the aegis of Lee Meyer, Kevin's first Savannah employer and awardee of an AIA Gold medal for preservation. From 1987 to 2021 Kevin was the design director for Lominack Kolman Smith Architects which provided him the opportunity to work on two Margueritte Williams Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Award projects and roughly 35 Historic Savannah Foundation Preservation Award winning projects. Kevin firmly believes that design within a historic city/district is not a limitation, it’s an opportunity to breathe new life into buildings once suited to historical uses. This belief fosters the philosophy borrowed from the Secretary of Interiors guidelines for preservation that “new buildings and additions in historic districts should be representative of their time” out of respect to history. In 2021 Kevin launched Rose Architects and continues to practice preservation sensitive modernism that focuses on projects that are community oriented and sensitive to the historic fabric of Savannah, the surrounding area, and most importantly the residents that live there.

Strolling Savannah’s Squares Tour

David Gobel
Department of Architectural History
Savannah College of Art and Design
dgobel@scad.edu

David Gobel is a professor in the Department of Architectural History at the Savannah College of Art and Design where he has taught for the past 28 years. He teaches a variety of classes including Style and Elegance in the Classical Tradition in Architecture, Renaissance, and Baroque Architecture; History of Urban Form; Villa and Garden; and Architectural Theory and Criticism. Dr. Gobel’s research interests include architecture and urban planning in the American South and in Early Modern Spain. He is one of several co-authors of the SAH Buildings of Savannah guidebook and co-editor with colleague, Daves Rossell, of a book of essays entitled Commemoration in America, both published by University of Virginia Press. He is currently completing a book called Learning from Savannah together with his colleague, Robin Williams, to be published by the University of Georgia Press.

The Legacy of William Jay Tour

Jonathan E. Stalcup, M. Arch
www.architecturalsavannah.com

Jonathan Stalcup grew up in Madison County, Iowa, site of many covered bridges and limestone structures. From an early age he was interested in Savannah, architecture, and history. Jonathan moved to Savannah and attended the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) from 1999 until 2004, earning both a BFA and a Master of Architecture degree from SCAD. During college, Jonathan gave tours through Savannah’s top house museums. After graduating, he founded Architectural Tours of Savannah, LLC. Aside from giving tours, Jonathan also has a book out about Savannah architecture. When he isn’t giving tours or writing, you can usually find him renovating his Savannah home.

Russ Oliveri, PresidentOliveri Windows and Doors, Palm Beach, FL
poliveri@oliveriwindowsanddoors.com
www.oliverimillworks.com

Rosario (Russ) Oliveri is an entrepreneur with a career focusing on leveraging his diverse entrepreneurial skills to grow businesses in construction manufacturing, retail, and the medical sales field. For the last 16 years, Russ has been the President of Oliveri Millworks, which has become a leader in the South Florida market for Architectural Hurricane Impact fenestration. Russ concentrates on marketing and providing engineering for the business’s hurricane impact testing program. His sales efforts are concentrated in building relationships with Architects and General Contractors for high-end residential and commercial projects.

Savannah’s Waterworks- Adaptive Reuse for Community Connection Tour

Susie Bull is the Preservation and Design Specialist for Ward Architecture + Preservation. She specializes in historic documentation, materials, and architectural features. Her work produces successful rehabilitation plans and historic tax incentive outcomes for property owners.

Susie has both a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mary Washington College and a Master of Science from Columbia University in Historic Preservation. She has worked in a variety of professional settings including conservation, architecture, construction management and consulting in New York City and Savannah. Her role with Ward Architecture + Preservation involves research, writing, photography and drafting to prepare Historic Preservation Tax Incentive projects for clients in Georgia and surrounding states.

She has lived with her family in Savannah since 2012 in a National Register historic district and dreams about one day finishing any of the many ongoing renovation projects at her home.

Bridget Lidy has a background in urban planning and management and is Senior Director of Planning and Urban Design for the City of Savannah. She has also worked as Director of Tourism Management and with the Savannah Development and Renewal Authority.

Prior to her tenure in Savannah, Bridget contributed to community development efforts in Charleston, where she worked with the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation and served as the coordinator for the Mayor’s Council on Homelessness and Affordable Housing.

Bridget's holds an undergraduate degree from the College of Charleston and a master’s degree in public administration through a joint program with the University of South Carolina-University of Charleston.

Committed to professional growth and community engagement, Bridget has completed programs like Leadership Savannah and participated in the Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program. She is a member American Institute of Certified Planners and currently serves as the District 9 President for the Georgia Planning Association.

Originally from Alexandria, Virginia, Bridget enjoys traveling, reading, gardening, and spending time with family and friends.

MarRonde A. Lumpkin-Lotson
CITY OF SAVANNAH, Department of Economic Development
mlotson@savannahga.gov

MarRonde A. Lumpkin-Lotson is the Interim Senior Director of the Economic Development Department at the City of Savannah where she directly oversees all of the city’s economic initiatives to include their Local, Small, Minority and Women-owned Business programs, the mayor’s international programs and is liaison to the REAL (Racial Equity and Leadership) Taskforce leading the city’s racial and wealth equity agendas. MarRonde has been with the City of Savannah for more than 18 years.

Before joining to the City of Savannah team, MarRonde was City Administrator for the Town of Thunderbolt (Georgia) where she served for six years. During her tenure, she introduced technology to the city’s operations, redeveloped the city’s Town Hall and Public Works facility and updated and expanded the city’s water system and drainage. MarRonde earned the distinction of being the Town of Thunderbolt’s first African American City Administrator, the youngest, and the first woman to serve in that role.

MarRonde is a native Savannahian, educated in the local school system and a 2x graduate of Savannah State University earning her Bachelor of Business Administration in 1993 and a Master of Public Administration in 2000. In 2006, MarRonde was recognized by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the state’s Top 40 Under 40 in Business and Government. She is a graduate of Leadership Savannah and a graduate of Leadership Southeast Georgia. MarRonde is a board member of Healthy Savannah Inc., the Vice Chair of the Chatham County Historic Preservation Commission, and volunteers with several non-profits throughout the community.

MarRonde is married to Marcus K. Lotson and has two daughters, Maria Janese (age 22), a recent graduate of Clark Atlanta University and Morgan Ellese (age 16), an 11th grader. She is the youngest daughter of the late Dr. Oliver and Farnese H. Lumpkin. Dr. Oliver Lumpkin was a retired professor from Clemson University and Mrs. Lumpkin was a retired professor from Savannah State University.

MarRonde is very active in her church and her community. MarRonde is a Diamond-life Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a member of The Links, Incorporated, and several other professional, civic, and social organizations that serve our community.

Sarah Ward, AICP, LEED AP
Preservation Principal, WARD ARCHITECTURE + PRESERVATION
www.wardarch.com

Sarah Ward is the President and Preservation Principal for Ward Architecture + Preservation. She specializes in historic building assessments, rehabilitation plans, historic preservation tax credits, review of local and national preservation standards and guidelines, documentation, and research. Sarah has over 24 years of experience in historic preservation in the Southeastern United States.

Originally from Tennessee, she moved to Savannah in 1999 to attain her master’s degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She fell in love with the city and aspired to move back to Savannah in 2005 where she began work as a planner and later Director of Historic Preservation at the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission. She now works with her husband and a great preservation team for the firm she helped create in 2010 working on select projects throughout the region.

Sarah is a registered member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), local, state, and national preservation organizations, and serves on the Preservation Grant Committee for the Fox Theatre Institute. She is a mom to two amazing high schoolers and plays as much tennis as possible.

Touring Re: Purpose Savannah

Katie Fitzhugh
DIRECTOR OF DECONSTRUCTION
Re: Purpose Savannah

Katie Fitzhugh leads our deconstruction team in the field. Her passion for architectural history drew her to a career in material preservation through deconstruction with Re:Purpose Savannah. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Architectural History from the Savannah College of Art and Design, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology and a Bachelor of Arts in History (emphasis in colonial American studies) from the University of Montana, where she also minored in African American studies.

Prior to joining our organization, she worked as an interpretive ranger at the Wormsloe State Historic site for two years. She is chairwoman of the Friends of Wormsloe Volunteer Group and a member of the Leadership Council of the National Small Business Administration (NSBA), a small-business advocacy organization working to support small business interests nationwide.

Katie is a historic document research buff who can put together a family tree all the way back to a King’s Grant without breaking a sweat.

The Art of the Architect
Michael Imber
Michael G. Imber Architects
111 West el Prado
San Antonio, Texas 78212
phone 210.824.7703
michaelgimber.com

Michael G. Imber is a native Texan who grew up exploring the unique landscapes of the West and the architecture built by its rugged inhabitants. He did his apprenticeship in the east where he worked on the Deputy Secretary of State’s office and the University of Virginia. Michael returned to Texas and formed his own firm over twenty-five years ago in San Antonio.

Today, Michael G. Imber Architects is internationally known for architecture which reflects landscape and culture. Michael G. Imber Architects has worked in over a dozen countries. With projects ranging from churches and seminaries, colleges, hotels, and town centers, to ranches and houses—all Imber’s work reflects their unique environment.

Michael’s work has been widely published. He was recently named one of twenty-five ‘leaders in traditional architecture’ by Traditional Building magazine. He was the recipient of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art’s Arthur Ross Award in 2007 for his contribution to civic and traditional architecture. He has won seven national Palladio Awards from TRADITIONAL BUILDING and ten Staub Awards from the ICAA Texas Chapter. In 2013, Michael released his first book, Ranches, Villas, and Houses, serving as a monograph of his firm’s work. In 2022 he was named the Robert A.M. Stern Visiting Professor of Classical Architecture at Yale. Michael Imber’s newest book THE ART of the ARCHITECT explains why “to draw is to see.”

Mitigating Hurricane Damage: Window and Door Design and Fabrication

Russ Oliveri, President, Oliveri Windows and Doors, Palm Beach, FL

Oliveri Millworks
3100 Tuxedo Avenue
W Palm Beach, FL 33405 poliveri@oliveriwindowsanddoors.com

631.252.1773
www.oliverimillworks.com

Rosario 'Russ' Oliveri is President of Oliveri Millworks, a leader in the South Florida market for architectural hurricane impact fenestration. A former general contractor and armed with credible impact testing data, Russ advises general contractors and architects about specifying and installing historically accurate, custom windows and doors which meet stringent coastal area building codes.

Placemaking for Happiness, Health, Long Lives and Reinvention

Robert Orr

Robert Orr & Associates LLC
839 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Santa Barbara
Sarasota

(203) 980-8202 - Direct Line
robert.orr@robertorr.com
www.robertorr.com

Robert Orr is a national award-winning architect, urban plan­ner and one of the originators of the New Urbanism, which aims to create affordable, sustainable, mixed-use, walkable, mixed-income and prosperous communities. In 1982 his collaboration with Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk on Seaside, FLA. was honored by Time Magazine as “the most astonish­ing design achievement of its era and one might hope, the most influ­ential.” With satellite offices in Santa Barbara and Sarasota Robert Orr serves clients coast to coast. His firm devoted over 4,000 hours of volunteer planning and architectural services to storm-ravaged Waveland, Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina. A prac­titioner, professor, lecturer, and writer, Robert is partners with his landscape architect wife, Carol Orr in New Haven CT. They have four children.

Opportunities and Challenges for Historic Communities: Addressing Change

Ann Rauch, Strategic Marketing Manager, Architect Segment; Marvin; Warroad, MN annrau@marvin.com www.marvin.com
1. 651.686.2472

Ann Rauch is a seventeen-year veteran of Marvin Windows who now serves as the strategic marketing manager for the design and architecture community. Armed with consumer research which tells us how homeowners seek a healthy and safe 'sanctuary,' Ann brings insight into what homeowners want, and how designers can meet their needs. She is a native of Minnesota, where the winters get cold, so she is also versed in optimizing energy efficiency for home- comfort and wellness. When not rooting for architects, Ann roots for the Minnesota Wild ice hockey team and dreams of them winning the Stanley Cup.

Dennis Mires, AIA, President
Dennis Mires P.A. The Architects
697 Union Street
Manchester, NH 03104
(603) 625-4548
dennis@thearchitects.net

Dennis grew up in California where he earned a Bachelor of Architecture from UC Berkeley. He is a retired USAF Captain. He worked in Boston and Manchester N.H. before starting his own architecture firm in 1980. Dennis Mires, The Architects has been awarded AIA New Hampshire Design Awards, HBRA Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards, Plan N.H. Merit Awards, ABC Excellence in Construction Awards, N.H. Preservation Alliance Awards, and Manchester Historical Association Awards. In 2019 Dennis also received the New Hampshire Clinton Sheer Award for Excellence in the N.H. Architectural Community.

Frank Shirley, AIA

fshirley@frankshirleyarchitects.com
Phone: 617-547-3355

Frank Shirley earned his architecture degree from the University of Cincinnati. He began his career as a designer at Moshe Safdie & Associates, working on large-scale civic and institutional projects. From there Frank became a project manager at Design Associates, Inc., where he led the restoration of the Corbin-Norton residence on Martha’s Vineyard, which received the Boston Society of Architects’ award for “Excellence in Architecture.” He was the project architect for homes featured on the PBS television series, This Old House. In 2000, he launched Frank Shirley Architects in Cambridge, MA. In 2007, Frank won the Traditional Building Challenge–a competition among architects nationwide to design a home in the spirit of its Cape Cod setting. Frank Shirley Architects received the prestigious Bulfinch Award in 2012, 2014, and 2017 from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, New England Chapter. He won a Dream Home Award in 2010, and was named Best of Boston® Home in 2008 and 2011, for ‘Restoration Architect and Historic Renovation Architect,’ respectfully. Frank is also a serious architectural photographer. Fifteen of his photographs have been chosen for the American Institute of Architects annual calendar, one winning first place. In 2023, Frank was inducted into the New England Design Hall of Fame for his notable work as an architect in the region.

In 2007, Frank Shirley’s book, New Rooms for Old Houses: Beautiful Additions for the Traditional Home, was published under the imprimatur of the National Trust for Historic Preservation by Taunton Press and distributed by Random House. This beautiful volume systematically presents Frank’s approach to the issues owners encounter when adding on to their historic homes.

William Young
Wwsyoung58@gmail.com
Cell: 617-875-5270

A Maine native and Boston University Historic Preservation Studies Program alumnus, William Young joined the staff of the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1991. During his long and influential career as a public official, he has guided thousands of commercial, residential, and institutional developments to approval throughout the city. Young has also become a sought-after consultant for historically sensitive developments. He is a popular speaker, tour guide and commentator

Preserving the Integrity of the American Front Porch

Thomas C. (Chris) Tidwell, VP of Sales, and Marketing
Aeratis Porch Products
Office - 888-676-2683
Direct: 480-712-0074 Ext. 102
Fax - 480-907-1124
Cell - 602-321-3644
email: chris.tidwell@aeratis.com
http://www.aeratis.com

Thomas (Chris) Tidwell is Vice President of Building Products International, manufacturer of Aeratis exterior products. His knowledge of materials and methods, including his understanding of the performance and maintenance of wood products, has guided Chris to develop alternative, composite, durable exterior materials, like Aeratis Porch Flooring. Aeratis is a solid extruded PVC tongue and groove porch flooring which is historically authentic. It has an acrylic cap which is ADA slip compliant and scratch resistant. Chris Tidwell is a graduate of Florida University, Miami.

Touring The Master Builders of Windsor, Vermont

Judy L. Hayward, Executive Director

Historic Windsor, Inc./The Preservation Education Institute
PO Box 21
Windsor, VT 05089-0021
Office: 802.674.6752
Cell: 802.356.4348
peihwi@gmail.com
jhayward@aimmedia.com

Judy Hayward is the executive director of Historic Windsor, Inc., and the Preservation Education Institute in Windsor, Vermont. She is the education director for three Traditional Building Conferences including the Traditional Building Conference Series online education. She is a past president of the Preservation Trust of Vermont and a past board member of the Association of Preservation Technology International, Northeast Chapter. Judy has also served on Historic New England’s Advisory Council. She is currently a board member of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art’s New England Chapter. She serves on the Windsor VT. Design Review Commission, a Certified Local Government (CLG). She is on the adjunct faculty of Kennebec Valley Community College in Maine. She has developed preservation skills training programs for 40 years and written specialized learning curricula on fire safety, historic preservation, and accessibility. Judy writes a column for Traditional Building on Preservation and Traditional Building Techniques, and blogs for traditionalbuilding.com. She holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of New Hampshire and a Certificate in Educational Technology from Marlboro College Graduate and Professional School. She is an honorary life member of the Preservation Trades Network.

From Camp to Campus

Susan Reed, Registered Architect, Hanover, NH; Dartmouth, ‘81
flower.reed@gmail.com
Cell 603-359-6525
Landline 603-643-8233

Susan Reed is a native of Charlestown, NH, another Connecticut River Valley Community with inspired architecture and archaeological resources. Today, she practices architecture in Hanover, N.H. with a focus on ski areas, houses, courthouses, fraternities, and multi-family housing. She graduated from Dartmouth in 1981 and has been an active alumnus and volunteer for the college. She has served on the Alumni Council, the Dartmouth Club of the Upper Valley, and she manages the Dartmouth Alumni in Architecture Facebook account. She holds a master’s degree in architecture from Virginia Tech University where she studied in Blacksburg and Alexandria, Virginia. She has developed interpretive exhibitions for Dartmouth College, Old Fort No. 4 in Charlestown, N.H. and the Billings Farm Museum in Woodstock, VT.

Mid-Century Modern Architecture Comes to Norwich, Vermont- A Tour

Sarah Rooker, Executive Director
Norwich Historical Society
277 Main Street / P.O. Box 1680
Norwich, VT 05055
802-649-0124
www.norwichhistory.org

Sarah Rooker is the executive director of Norwich Historical Society. She received a BA from the College of William and Mary in American Studies and an MA in History from University of New Hampshire.

Sketching Tour of Hanover, New Hampshire

David Pearson, David Pearson Architectural Design
davidpearsondesign@gmail.com

David Pearson believes that all the Fine Arts are to be engaged when designing architecture. His skills as an artist are particularly important to his design methodology. David was Senior Designer at Fairfax and Sammons Architects and an Associate with Robert A. M. Stern Architects in New York prior to establishing his own firm. David is a graduate of Rollins College (B.A., Theatre Design and Studio Art), and the Georgia Institute of Technology (M.S.in Classical Design,2008, Architecture; M. Arch., 2011), where he was an Arthur Ross Scholar. He was a Visiting Artist to the American Academy in Rome in 2008 and 2011. David is a member of the New England Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art. He received a Bulfinch Award for sketching.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens and the Cornish Colony of Artists Tour

Henry J. Duffy, Ph.D., art historian, author, and Curator Emeritus, Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park, Cornish, New Hampshire

drduf0519@aol.com

Henry J. Duffy, Ph.D. served as Curator and Chief of Cultural Resources, Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park, Cornish, NH, US Department of the Interior, National Park Service for 23 years. He also worked as the curator at Lyndhurst, a National Trust for Historic Preservation property, and as executive director of the Glebe House in Connecticut. He has taught at Rutgers University and Marymount College. Dr. Duffy attended Drew University, Williams College and earned his Ph.D. in Art History in 2001 at Rutgers University. He has received numerous awards and fellowships throughout his career and authored many exhibition catalogs. He is currently at work on a book about Louis Saint-Gaudens. Dr. Duffy is the president of the board of directors of Historic Windsor, Inc., and The Preservation Education Institute in Windsor, Vermont.

Vacuum Insulated Glazing for Historic Restoration

David Murtough
NSG Group – Pilkington North America, Inc.
Architectural Glass
1-419-764-0768 cell
david.murtough@nsg.com

David Murtough, a registered architect, is a Regional Manager for the NSG Group - Pilkington North America. David manages Pilkington’s Spacia™, vacuum insulated glazing. He has 35 years of experience working with builders, building owners and architects, including those who do new construction, historic rehabilitation and adaptive use. Historic preservation has been a key part of David’s architectural career including the preservation of a McKim, Mead and White building and the Westminster Arcade in Providence, R.I., the Nation’s first enclosed public mall building.

Using the Historic Practice of Practical Geometry Today

Jane Griswold Radocchia, Architect
3349 West Road, Bennington, Vermont 05201
802-733-7088
www.janegriswoldradocchia.com
blog: www.jgrarchitect.com
email: jegriswold@gmail.com

Jane Radocchia is an architect who learned vernacular construction and history while working on old houses. Curious about the geometry she found, she began researching and recovering the lost knowledge of Practical Geometry. She has presented workshops on geometry in the USA and Scotland since 2014. Her degrees are from Oberlin College and MIT. Her office was in Andover, MA, for 35 years. It is now in Bennington, VT. She was a member of the board of directors for the Preservation Trades Network (PTN) and continues to serve as an advisor to its board. 

Keynote Session: Resilient Regeneration

Speaker: Nakita Reed, AIA, CPHC, LEED AP BD+C, NOMA; Associate Quinn Evans Architects, Washington, DC

An award-winning architect with experience in preservation, restoration, and adaptive use of historical buildings, Nakita Reed has been an early leader in focusing her work on sustainable strategies in design and construction.

From her unique vantage point in the industry as a licensed black female architect specializing in historic preservation and sustainable design, she has helped break down some silos in the profession, notably between architects, preservationists, and sustainability professionals.

“Architecture, preservation, and sustainability as individual professions have a massive impact on the built environment and are all impacted by unconscious bias,” she says. “Being able to show the value and relevance of how telling the full story of a place adds depth and context to the history, instead of watering it down, has been something I’ve been excited to do.”

Reed, winner of the 2022 AIA Young Architects Award, joined Quinn Evans’ Baltimore office in 2019. Before joining Quinn Evans, she co-founded a woman-owned architecture firm that specialized in historic preservation and sustainable design.

A past chair of the Maryland Green Building Council, she’s on the board of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation and is the host of Tangible Remnants, a podcast that explores the intersection of architecture, preservation, sustainability, race, and gender.

Restoring the Rotunda

John G. Waite, FAIA
Senior Principal
John G. Waite Associates, Architects, PLLC

Jack Waite has over 45 years of experience in planning for and overseeing the preservation, restoration, and adaptive use of historic buildings, as well as the design of new structures in historic contexts. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and the Association of Preservation Technology International, he received APT’s Harley J. McKee Award for outstanding contributions in the field of preservation technology.

Jack Waite has written more than 50 books and articles that have been published by international, national, and state agencies and organizations, as well as private companies.

John G. Waite Associates, Architects, has been responsible for the restoration of many of America’s most significant historic buildings: five state capitols; Blair House; the President’s Guest House; Mount Vernon; The Octagon; New York’s Tweed Courthouse; the Lincoln Memorial; Alexander Hamilton’s The Grange; Theodore Roosevelt’s Sagamore Hill; and the Cincinnati Union Terminal.

Two of JGWA’s projects, Benjamin Henry Latrobe’s Baltimore Cathedral and Thomas Jefferson’s Rotunda at the University of Virginia, received National AIA Design Awards. Other JGWA projects have received over 85 international, national, state, and regional architecture and preservation awards.

Restoring the Rotunda

Clay S. Palazzo, AIA
Principal, John G. Waite Associates, Architects, PLLC

Clay S. Palazzo, AIA, LEED AP, is a Principal with John G. Waite Associates, Architects. He has managed some of the firm’s most prestigious projects, including the restoration and re-erection of Yin Yu Tang, a late eighteenth-century Chinese merchant’s house at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts; the restoration of Cincinnati Union Terminal in Cincinnati, Ohio; the restoration of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA); and numerous National Park Service projects ranging from the Statue of Liberty, to the Grand Memorial Arch at Valley Forge, to the restoration of Vanderbilt Mansion (Hyde Park, NY). He is currently the principal in charge of the historic structure report for Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina; the restoration of the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, VA; and the exterior restoration of Sheldon Hall at SUNY Oswego.

Mr. Palazzo’s responsibilities have ranged from the preparation of feasibility studies, historic structure reports, and conservation studies to the design and construction administration of restoration and adaptive use projects. All of these projects have been characterized by innovative, state-of-the-art solutions to restoration problems, and a consistent commitment to thoroughness, design excellence, and client satisfaction. Two of his projects (the Rotunda and Cincinnati Union Terminal) received National Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects.

Mr. Palazzo earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics and architecture from the University of Virginia, and a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from Columbia University. He joined JGWA in 1989.

Tour: The Rotunda, University of Virginia

Jessica Ritter, CID, IIDA, LEED BD+C

Principal & Director of Interior Design Studio

Glavé & Holmes Architecture
Jessica Ritter, a Principal and Director of Interior Design at Glavé & Holmes Architecture, has more than two decades of experience. As a Certified Interior Designer, she has extensive experience in diverse project types including hospitality, higher education, cultural, and institutional projects. Leading the Interior Design Studio, Jessica is known for her problem-solving skills, team-oriented approach, and superior communication, all contributing to a focus on client satisfaction.

Tour: Carr’s Hill, University of Virginia

Lori Garrett, FAIA, LEED Green Associate; Senior Principal & President Glavé & Holmes Architecture

Lori Garrett is the President and Senior Principal at Glavé & Holmes Architecture in Richmond, Virginia. For more than 30 years, she has specialized in the design of new buildings and the renovation of historic buildings to create spaces for people to reach their highest potential. Intrigued by natural and mathematical patterns and their imprint on visual beauty and human organization, her undergraduate studies in art and mathematics were instrumental in her path to architecture and continue to influence her work. Lori’s work on campuses across the Mid-Atlantic region has been further inspired by a contextual approach to design that goes beyond addressing functional requirements; she creates and re-imagines buildings to express a client’s mission, history, and values in physical form. She was the first recipient of the AIA’s Women in Architecture and Design Leadership Award presented in 2010 for demonstrating excellence, creativity, and initiative within the design profession. Her passion for her work derives not only from the design itself but from the process of working with clients and colleagues along the way. A frequent speaker at conferences, her work has received national, regional, and local design awards.

Randy Holmes, FAIA Senior Principal Glavé & Holmes Architecture

Randy Holmes is a Senior Principal and past president of Glavé & Holmes Architecture in Richmond, Virginia. For more than 40years, he has specialized in the design of new buildings and the renovation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings or projects in unique settings. His acumen in various styles of architecture and expertise in many building typologies has allowed him to work on several project types including cultural facilities, academic buildings, mixed-use projects, private residences, churches, and hospitality venues throughout Virginia and the Southeast. Several prominent Virginia structures, such as the William Smith Morton Library at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Jamestown Settlement’s Visitor Center and Museums, and buildings on the campuses of the Christopher Newport University, Washington and Lee University, and the College of William & Mary have been influenced by his enduring design that aspires from a contextual understanding and celebrates the human spirit. An award-winning architect, Mr. Holmes has received recognition for many of his designs including Architectural Digest, the American Institute of Architects, the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, and American School & University.

Leah Embrey Interior Designer Glavé & Holmes Architecture

Leah Embrey has nearly a decade of design experience and has been with Glave and Holmes since she began interning while attaining her Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design from Virginia Commonwealth University. Her passion for historic architecture and the decorative arts has been an invaluable asset on numerous projects of varying scope and scale, showcasing her versatility and proficiency in the field. Leah utilizes her research and organizational skills to develop design ideas, create boards and renderings, and research and source interior finishes and furnishings. Notably, she served as an integral member of the design team for the University of Virginia’s Carr’s Hill Rehabilitation, as well as the residences of three other Virginia University Presidents in addition to many other historical homes and hotels throughout Virginia and North Carolina.

Susan Reed, AIA, NCARB Principal & Director of Historic Preservation Studio Glave & Holmes Architecture

Susan Reed is a Principal and Director of Historic Preservation at Glavé & Holmes Architecture. As a Historic Architect, Susan has worked exclusively on historic properties for two decades. Her diverse portfolio is comprised of project types including churches, museums, academic buildings, and theatres, among others. Services have included condition assessments, feasibility studies, restoration and rehabilitation design, the design of compatible additions, Historic Structure Reports, National Register Nominations, and State and Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits. Susan’s recent projects have included the award-winning rehabilitations of Carr’s Hill at the University of Virginia and Scott House at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Tour and Discussion of a New Student Chapel for the University of Virginia at Charlottesville

Ethan Anthony, AIA, ICTP
Principal, Cram & Ferguson Architects LLC

A graduate of the School of Art and Architecture at the University of Oregon, Ethan Anthony AIA served as a Project Architect under John L. Wilson at Payette Associates before founding his Boston practice in 1983. He then merged his firm with Cram and Ferguson in 1990 as a partner.

Since 1998, Anthony has led the practice as President and Principal of Cram & Ferguson Architects, LLC. Under his leadership the firm has continued its 125 year focus on planning and design of new traditionally-inspired religious and academic buildings and campus planning in addition to Preservation of significant historic buildings.

Mr. Anthony is the Past President of the American Institute of Architects Massachusetts and Central Massachusetts Chapters; Member of the INTBAU College of Traditional Practitioners based in London, has won numerous awards for design excellence, authored articles in many magazines including Traditional Building and Faith and Form and published “The Architecture of Ralph Adams Cram and his Firm” (WW Norton, New York, 2007).

Mr. Anthony has designed numerous new traditional churches, additions and interiors and has gained a national reputation for his work in liturgical architecture. The firm’s work can be found in 45 states.

Recent awards include: AIACM Awards for Design Excellence for projects in 2019, 2017, and 2015 for the CasadySchool Chapel, 2007 Macael Architect of the Year Award, the 2004 Golden Trowel Award for Our Lady of Walsingham and the 1993 IFRAA Honor Award for St Elizabeth’s Cathedral in the Woods, Memorial Garden.

Matthew Alderman, KM KHS

Originally from northern Florida, Matthew Alderman graduated from the School of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame in 2006, studying under noted church architects Duncan Stroik and the late Thomas Gordon Smith. His thesis project won that year’s Rambusch Prize for Religious Architecture. He has been a project designer at Cram and Ferguson Architects since 2011, having previously worked at Ferguson and Shamamian Architects in New York and Wade Weissmann Architecture in Milwaukee. At Cram and Ferguson, under firm principal Ethan Anthony, he has been involved in a variety of projects, including the renovations of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Myrtle Beach, SC, Church of the Incarnation in Highlands, NC, and St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Winston-Salem, NC; the new interior for Our Lady of Good Voyage, Boston, MA; new churches for St. Thomas Aquinas, Charlottesville, VA and St. John’s University Catholic Center, Stillwater, OK; and the Shrine of Mary, Queen of Martyrs, in Tallahassee, FL. His areas of expertise include historical precedent, symbolism, heraldry, liturgical planning, illustration, and ecclesiastical furnishing design.

He frequently writes and speaks on architecture and art. His articles have appeared in Sacred Architecture, Antiphon, First Things, Dappled Things, Touchstone,Parable, Catholic Compass, Comment, Adoremus, St. Austin Review, and The Living Church. As part of Cram and Ferguson, he appeared on the documentary Extraordinary Faith on EWTN. In 2015, he taught a course on sacred architecture at the Pontifical University of Santa Croce in Rome as part of a summer school for American seminarians.

He is a knight of Magistral Grace in the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, a knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, a recipient of the Jerusalem Pilgrim’s Shell, and qualified for the Compostela after walking the final 110 km on the Camino de Santiago in 2014.

From Palladio to America: Jefferson’s Palladianism to today’s New Classicism

Sheldon Richard Kostelecky, Architect, RA, NCARB; Charlottesville, VA

A sole-proprietor architect with 45 years of experience, Sheldon Kostelecky, RA, NCARB; specializes in classically and historically inspired residential architecture. Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, Sheldon has designed traditional residential projects in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Virginia, Montana, and Wyoming. Educated at Harvard Graduate School of Design and Notre Dame School of Architecture, he has taught at the Boston Architectural College and the Tuscan Academy in Italy and has published numerous articles and projects in Traditional Building, Period Homes, Design New England, New Old House and others. Sheldon was co-founder of the New England Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art and is an Emeritus Fellow with the ICAA.

Urban Sketching: How to Develop a Sketchbook Habit
Jessie Chapman

Jessie Chapman is an architect based in Charlottesville, Virginia. She is a principal at Goodhouse Design, a firm devoted to traditional houses, both new and old. Travel sketching is a pastime that continues to inform her practice, and she takes every opportunity to find new places to document with her sketchbook. She has volunteered for the Urban Sketchers non-profit for many years, and continues to serve on the organization’s Advisory Board. In 2016, Jessie curated an exhibit at the Branch Museum called Sketch Virginia, which highlighted the work of urban sketchers who have documented scenes in Virginia.

She has led sketching workshops and presented urban sketching topics to architects and students at both the University of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University. Jessie completed her undergraduate studies at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, and earned two graduate degrees at the University of Virginia School of Architecture.

Courthouses and Community: Adaptive Reuse of Historic Buildings throughout Florida

Rick Gonzalez, AIA

REG Architects
120 South Olive Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
561.659.2383
www.regarchitects.com

Rick Gonzalez, AIA has over 37 years of experience in historic preservation and architectural profession. Rick received two architectural degrees from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. with additional course work completed at Miami-Dade College, Francisco Marroquin University in Guatemala City and the Autonomous University of Central America in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mr. Gonzalez is a past Board Member and past President of the Florida Trust of Historic Preservation from 2008 to 2020 and a member of the American Institute of Architects since 1988 and was appointed to the Florida Historical Commission (FHC) by Governor Charlie Crist in 2008 to present and to Florida Board of Architecture and Interior Design (BOAID) by Governor Bush for two terms 2000-2007 (Chairman 2005 & 2006). Mr. Gonzalez was awarded the PB AIA Gold Medal in November 2020.

In March 2020, Rick was appointed by President Trump to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, (ACHP) where he also temporarily served as the Vice Chairman/Interim Chair. Mr. Gonzalez is an award-winning architect, whose design standards have been used as examples for Palm Beach County’s Architectural Guidelines, Florida CNU Guidebook & ULI Land Development Handbook. Mr. Gonzalez lectures on historic preservation and urbanism in Florida and Columbia and is also an expert witness on these matters throughout the State of Florida. Mr. Gonzalez works in conjunction with the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, offering Walking Tours on Friday afternoons from December until April for the past 21 years. He also provides tour guide services at the City of West Palm Beach Green Market events on Saturday mornings from December until April.

Mr. Gonzalez has mentored children in Palm Beach County through the Junior Achievement USA.

Addressing embodied carbon of windows - Emerging glazing technology to minimize overall carbon impacts

Kyle Sword, Director Research and Development

Pilkington North America
NSG
419-247-3994
811 Madison Ave, Toledo, OH 43604
https://www.pilkington.com/en/us

Kyle Sword is the Director for Research and Development for Pilkington North America and the head of the company’s interests in historic restoration. He has worked for Pilkington for 20+ years, mostly in glass manufacturing. Kyle holds a Ceramic Engineering degree from The Ohio State University and an MBA from California State University, Sacramento. Kyle is involved with a variety of different technological developments in the glass industry. His main business function is to spread glass education and look for new opportunities to provide value for customers creating products with coated and flat glass products.

Thinking with Your Hands by Drawing with a Stylus

Mark Alan Hewitt, FAIA
Mark Alan Hewitt Architects
P.O. Box 419
North Sutton, NH 03260
908-230-9643

Mark Alan Hewitt is an architect, historian and preservationist who lives in Sutton, New Hampshire. He taught for many years in American architecture schools, and also lectured in Art History at Rutgers University. His latest book, Draw in Order to See, was published by ORO Editions in 2020. He is working on a study of the architects of the Philadelphia School and is active in the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture. He is an AIA Fellow.

Preserving the Integrity of the American Front Porch

Thomas C. (Chris) Tidwell, VP of Sales, and Marketing

Aeratis Porch Products
888-676-2683
chris.tidwell@aeratis.com
http://www.aeratis.com

Thomas Tidwell (Chris) is a Partner and the Vice President of Sales and Communications in Building Products International, a manufacturer of innovative, high quality building materials. As a proven executive, Chris has demonstrated his ability to create and develop category leading brands, push and pull-through marketing programs, expand existing sales channels as well as open new channels in the building products industry. A strategic thinker, Chris has the expertise and technical skills to execute comprehensive regional, national, and international sales and marketing programs that expand brand awareness and drive customer turns/GMROI. Chris specializes in increasing shareholder value through assessing market needs and combining that insight with product information to create a powerful brand message, identify the most effective methods for building brand awareness, secure essential distribution channels and leverage key industry relationships to develop, comprehensive profit-generating communication strategies for products in the building industry. Chris has a BS in Marketing at Florida International University in Miami, Florida.

Glass in Windows and Doors- Navigating Requirements for Climate and Code

Russ Oliveri

Oliveri Millworks
3100 Tuxedo Avenue
W Palm Beach, FL 33405
szabo@oliveriwindowsanddoors.com
631.252.1773
www.oliverimillworks.com

Rosario (Russ) Oliveri is an entrepreneur with a career focusing on levering his diverse entrepreneurial skills to grow businesses in construction/ manufacturing, retail, and the medical sales field. For the last 16 years, Russ has been the President of Oliveri Millworks, which has become a leader in the South Florida market for Architectural Hurricane Impact fenestration. Russ concentrates on the marketing and providing engineering for the business’s hurricane impact testing program. His sales efforts are concentrated in building relationships with Architects and General Contractors for high-end residential and commercial projects.

Touring Plant Hall at The University of Tampa

Scott Gossen, AIA, NCARB; Director Design and Construction Services, The University of Tampa, Tampa, FL

Exploring the Architectural History of Ybor City and Downtown Tampa

Max Herman,
Tampa Bay Tours, Tampa, FL
Tampa Bay Tours
(813) 406-2180

Max Herman was born and raised in Tampa, FL. Throughout his travels around the world, Max Herman always called Tampa his home. Now he pridefully tours visitors and locals throughout what he says is “The Best Kept Secret in The American South.”

Over eight years of touring has earned him awards and accolades including being named TripAdvisor’s “Top 10% Attractions Worldwide.”

Touring the Chapel of the Holy Cross

Thomas Stroka, Registered Architect
Duncan G. Stroik Architect LLC

218 West Washington Street, Suite 1200
South Bend, IN 46601
www.stroik.com
www.sacredarchitecture.org
phone: 574.232.1783

thomas@stroik.com

Thomas Stroka is a registered architect at the firm of Duncan G. Stroik Architect. With degrees in architecture from the University of Illinois and the University of Notre Dame, Thomas has been practicing for fifteen years, executing projects under the direction of the principal. Thomas enjoys working on temples and civic buildings for great clients and believes in the timelessness of classical architecture and the durability of traditional materials. The firm drafts construction drawings by hand and attempts an architecture that will be a worthy inspiration for future generations. Thomas lives in South Bend, Indiana with his wife and children.

HABS and Preservation Planning in Historic Downtown Miami

Nina Caruso
Director of Historic Preservation Services
R. J. Heisenbottle Architects, P.A.
2199 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 400 Coral Gables, FL 33134
305-446-7799

Nina Caruso joined R.J. Heisenbottle Architects, P.A. (RJHA) in 2022 as Director of Historic Preservation Services. Prior to joining RJHA, Nina worked at one of Connecticut’s leading historic preservation firms for eight years. Nina received her Master of Science in Historic Preservation from Roger Williams University, Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering Technology from the University of Hartford, and associate in arts from Miami Dade College. Nina has over a decade of experience and is skilled in many different aspects of historic preservation. Nina is dedicated to preserving our collective architectural and cultural heritage and is committed to serving the community that inspired and encouraged her to become a preservation professional.

HABS and Preservation Planning in Historic Downtown Miami

Ricardo Lopez, LEED AP, Principal
R. J. Heisenbottle Architects, P.A.
2199 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 400 Coral Gables, FL 33134

Ricardo Lopez is an instructor at the University of Miami School of Architecture, where he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in architecture and urbanism. He’s been part of the faculty since 2004, teaching drawing, design, study-abroad, and historic preservation courses. In particular, he has developed the school’s Historic Documentation of Architecture course by integrating new technology with the Institute for Data Science & Computing and leading multiple Peterson Prize winning documentations. He has served as the assistant Director at the Center for Urban and Community Design with a concentration in Preservation and Engagement projects in the Caribbean. As a LEED AP, he and his wife, Xuan Florez, maintained a professional practice in downtown Miami with an emphasis on traditional architecture and urbanism in diverse and evolving contexts. Their work is rooted in the character of place and pursues a timeless relationship between the built and natural environments. He is the current Chair of the City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board and is a principal at RJ Heisenbottle Architects in Coral Gables.

Contemporary and Alternate Building Materials as Park of a Holistic Preservation Strategy

Angela Hendershot, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Rowe Architects
100 Madison Street, Suite 200
Tampa, Florida 33602.4704
www.RoweArchitects.com
813.221.8771, Extension 3

John Hadley, AIA, Principal, Rowe Architects
100 Madison Street Suite 200
Tampa, FL 33602-4704
www.RoweArchitects.com
813.221.8771

Howard Van Doren Shaw and David Adler: The American House Transformed

Stuart Cohen, FAIA
Cohen & Hacker, Architects

Stuart Cohen is a practicing architect, a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, an educator and author. He is professor of architecture emeritus at the University of Illinois, Chicago. His work was included in the 1980 Venice Biennale, and his residential work has been included in Architectural Digest’s AD100. He is the author of numerous articles and four books on Chicago’s historic residential architecture. In 2018 Cohen received an Arthur Ross Award from the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art for contributions to architectural history and theory. Cohen & his partner Julie Hacker were the 2019 recipients of the Society of Architectural Historians award for Design, Academics and Scholarship and he is the recipient of the Chicago Chapter AIA’s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2022 he and Julie Hacker were included on Traditional Building’s “Who’s Who in Traditional Building” list.

Lake Forest College: Brown Hall Tour

Jim Curtin, AIA, Principal, Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Jim Curtin, AIA is a Principal at Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) an architecture, planning, and interior design firm with offices in Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and Boston. He is a nationally recognized expert in the planning and design of campus environments. As a leader in SCB’s higher education practice group, Jim’s designs foster a sense of community, promote a connection to place, and seek to ultimately enhance student success. Throughout his career, Jim has worked on 40+ campuses across the country, designing award-winning spaces that are unique, sustainable, and responsive to their context and environment.

Repointing Historic Masonry

Mario Machnicki
President, Marion Restoration/US Heritage Group

Mario Machnicki is the president and owner of Marion Restoration – one of the region’s top masonry restoration firms, and US Heritage Group – a company dedicated to making traditional materials and training available to architects, contractors, government agencies, preservationists and owners of institutional, commercial and residential properties.

With over 40 years of masonry building and restoration experience and extensive training in the U.S. and abroad, he is considered one of the country’s foremost masonry experts.

One Building Code: Multiple Code Options

Mike Jackson, FAIA
Registered Architect, Illinois, 1980
Fellow, American Institute of Architects, 1998
www.UpstairsDowntown.com

Mike Jackson, FAIA is an architect in Springfield IL. He was the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) in Illinois from 2010-2014 as part of a thirty-one career in public service. He is a member of the Association for Preservation Technology (APT) and is co-chair of the Technical Committee on Codes and Standards and director of the APT Building Technology Heritage Library. He was a visiting professor of architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a principle in Upstairs Downtown, a nationally recognized training program encouraging redevelopment of older properties on America’s Main Streets.

One Building Code: Multiple Code Options

John P. Curley AIA, CBCO, CFM
Chief Development Services Officer, City of Aurora

Aurora is Illinois’ second largest city with a population of 200,000 and prides itself on customer service.

We are honored to be recognized with 3 ICC national best practices, 2014 ICC community service award, and Nationally Recognized by DGAA – ICMA - HARVARD Ash Center – SmartCitiesCouncil.

Mr. Curley has more than 20 years’ experience as the City of Aurora’s Building Code Official and Building and Permits Manager and retains ICC certifications as Building Code Official and Certified Fire Marshal. John earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from University of Illinois Chicago, has been an IL registered architect since 1995. He additionally earned a Certificate of Graduate Study from Northern Illinois University with a focus on (Administration, Economic Development, Planning & Zoning, Performance Management, and Management Data Analysis).

Aurora’s staff expertise makes Aurora the Regional expert on code application and the flexibility the codes permit through use of the Existing Building Codes and IRC Appendix J. This flexibility helps make rational the application of new model codes on our existing building stock ensuring that we keep our historic building stock BOTH safe AND viable.

Accessibility Adaptation: A Change in Elevation Supports Greater Accessibility

Joshua Freedland
Vice President, Historic Preservation, Bulley and Andrews

Bulley & Andrews’ director of historic preservation, Joshua Freedland believes “old” is the new “new”. During his 20+ year career, his expertise has benefited hundreds of historically significant structures throughout the country including Prudential Plaza and Nickerson Mansion in Chicago, IL, Jackson Lake Lodge, Grand Teton National Park Wyoming and the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. Joshua leverages his exceptional depth of knowledge in materials and construction techniques to preserve historically significant structures across the nation.

A professional associate of the American Institute of Conservation (AIC) and past chair of the AIC’s Architectural Specialty Group, Joshua is an associate editor of the Journal of the American Institute of Conservation. He is also an active member of the Emeritus Board of Landmarks Illinois.

Joshua earned a Master of Arts degree in Comparative History from Brandeis University and a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from University of Pennsylvania. His penchant for preservation has extended his professional contributions to include teaching, lecturing and publishing extensively in academic and professional circles. In his spare time, Joshua enjoys the great outdoors including fly fishing and kayaking.

The Arts and Crafts Legacy of Crab Tree Farm
Tom Gleason, Collections Manager
Crab Tree Farm, Lake Bluff Illinois
www.crabtreefarm.org

Tom Gleason has been the collections manager at Crab Tree Farm for almost 20 years. He is a native Texan by way of NYC. He researched and edited the recent publication, The Tennis House at Crab Tree Farm.

The Art of Terra Cotta & Color
Carla Hunigan, National Market Manager - Commercial
LUDOWICI®

Carla Hunigan is the National Market Manager for Commercial and Cladding at Ludowici. Serving commercial architects, builders, and roofers, Carla’s 20 plus years of experience in the housing and environmental design arenas are supported by her highly imaginative vision and creativity. Carla’s successful background in sales leadership management, and business development are exemplary of her professional career.

Ragdale: An Enduring Artistic Oasis

Meg Kindelin, AIA
President, JLK Architects

Meg is the President and Owner of JLK Architects, a firm in Chicago Illinois. She has over 20 years of experience in all phases of architecture and design and is a specialist in Historic Preservation Architecture. Meg was trained as a Cultural Anthropologist and also earned a Master Degree in Architectural History and Theory. She brings a sociological and historic understanding to the practice of architecture and preservation.

Current projects include Preservation Services for the $70M Rehabilitation of the Shipper and Block Department Store as OSF Healthcare Headquarters, Master Planning for the reuse of the University of Illinois Libraries, the Restoration of the 1931 Battledeck House, and preservation research and architecture for numerous railroad bridges and transit station in Chicago. In addition to completing preservation projects, her firm works extensively in the research and writing arena and prepares HSRs, HABS recordation, and Section 106 reports.

Meg is active in many organizations including the AIA, Landmarks Illinois, the Association for Preservation Technology, and others. She lives in Chicago with her two sons and is a Scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America.

Ragdale: An Enduring Artistic Oasis

Roland Kulla
Special projects coordinator, Ragdale

Roland first came to Ragdale as a visual artist in 2000. After several residencies he joined the board where he served for a dozen years. He has been intimately involved in all the major building projects during this time: Chandler Studio/Barnhouse renovation, Meadow Studio, Ragdale House renovation, Studio House construction, Hart House renovation, and Garden restoration design. For the Ragdale House project he served with Meg Kindelin on the interiors committee not only to choose appropriate wallpapers, but to install them himself. As a painter, Roland specializes in bridges for his subject matter and has completed more than 300 bridge paintings. Many of these can be seen on his website, www.rolandkulla.com.

Accessibility Adaptation: A Change in Elevation Supports Greater Accessibility

Mark Knauer
Founder and Principal, Knauer, Highland, IL

“Exceptional” is the mantra of designer Mark Knauer, founder and president of Knauer. A leading visionary in the hospitality design business for almost 40 years, his entrepreneurial spirit led to the founding in 1984 of Knauer, a multi-disciplined, architecture and design firm.

Mark is today regarded by industry leaders as one of the tops in his field and sought out by clients who appreciate his ability to conceptualize and bring to market new hospitality concepts. Mark’s success has led to countless industry awards including being recognized by Crain’s Chicago Business to be a “Top 40 Executives Under 40” and two Nation’s Restaurant News “Hot Concept Awards” in 2000 and 2001. Mark’s business acumen with urban lifestyle, restaurant, retail and entertainment developments is reflected in a wide range of projects that encompasses the world’s who’s who list of restaurant, hotels, clubs, and casinos.

Knauer’s impressive client roster is testimony to the firm’s technically savvy professionals, focused leadership, and ability to capture the imagination of their client’s guests and/or membership.

Mark is best known for his experience in delivering a successful, creative product, as well as his documented “concept development” – a unified package, encompassing planning, interior design, kitchen engineering and architecture that exceeds clients’ needs and perceptions while also achieving established returns on investment.

In addition to Mark’s skill in developing blockbuster concepts that work, his Knauer team has developed a branding process that they utilize with their clients and have implemented with numerous corporations worldwide. His Brand DNA® process has been the core element in allowing these companies to become more successful.

His method of reviewing a potential sites’ viability has led to saving tens of thousands of dollars in construction costs. It is his step-by-step process that the Knauer team members developed and utilize to critically analyze a new or existing site and determine its feasibility. This evaluation system, Onsite|Insight has been adopted by many restaurant and hotel companies as the industry standard.

Mark has established his company as an exceptional architecture and interior design firm that has successfully completed literally thousands of projects in the Hospitality Industry. He has designed over 3,000 restaurants worldwide.

Mark is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a BS in Hospitality Administration with studies in Arts & Architecture. He started his career as a dishwasher and busboy and has held or worked in every staffing position in a restaurant and hotel.

Mark is a frequent speaker and judge at industry functions, conventions, and competitions including the annual National Restaurant Association Convention, Hospitality Design Conference & Expo, Light Fair International and many others.

Accessibility Adaptation: A Change in Elevation Supports Greater Accessibility

Bill Kroeger
Vice President, Hospitality
Bulley & Andrews

Vice president overseeing Bulley & Andrews’ hospitality market, Bill Kroeger has 40 years of construction industry experience. A master of sequencing and champion of a well-crafted plan, Bill is renowned for his leveraging collaborative approach, solution-driven mindset and technical expertise to deliver successful projects from coast to coast.

Placing a premium on exceptional quality and coordination, Bill fuses his technical skills with strong communication and team-oriented dynamic to help clients achieve their goals, routinely delivering the highest degree of satisfaction. His exhaustive planning, resourcefulness, and ability to bring out the best in those contributing to the project are at the heart of the value he brings to every project under his purview.

About Bulley & Andrews:

Bulley & Andrews is one of the nation’s most trusted and accomplished construction companies offering a full range of services including general contracting, construction management and design/build.

Equal parts builder, problem-solver and steward, B&A is renowned for its sophisticated approach to construction. By leveraging technology, partnerships, depth of experience and a solution-driven mindset, B&A delivers exceptional service and craftsmanship to improve communities and help organizations grow.

Exploring the Architectural Heritage of Lake Forest

Arthur H. Miller, Humanities Ph.D., Author, Architectural Lake Forest

Arthur Miller, a Northwestern humanities Ph.D. and most recently author of Architectural Lake Forest, 2022, a frequent contributor of articles in books and co-author or co-editor of books about Lake Forest. He is Emeritus Archivist and Librarian for Special Collections, Lake Forest College.

Beauty & Sustainability: Custom Wood Garage Door Solutions

Lauri Wilson
Territory Manager, Cambek

Lauri has worked as a design consultant and sales representative for CAMBEK Designer Doors for over 5 years. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin in River Falls with an art degree specializing in glass, she ran her own custom art glass company for the following 20 years, designing and fabricating fused and leaded glass commissions for residential and commercial clients, and fine art pieces for galleries. Lauri is the mom of nine- and fourteen-year-old boys and likes to garden and build treehouses in her spare time.

Lake Forest College: Brown Hall Tour

Jeffrey SundbergProfessor, Lake Forest College

Jeff Sundberg is the James S. Kemper Foundation Professor of Business and Liberal Arts and Professor of Economics at Lake Forest College, where he has been on the faculty since 1989. He is also a member of the Environmental Studies Department faculty. He served as the faculty representative on the Brown Hall planning committee.

The Garden Rooms at 900 North Waukegan Road

Don Bolak
Senior Designer
Craig Bergmann Landscape Design

Don started his career with a Masters in Landscape Architecture from University of Michigan. Don has been practicing landscape design and architecture in the Midwest (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois) for 25+ years, and joined CBLD in 1998. He has “worn many hats” during his career from crew, crew foreman, estimator, sales, designer, project manager, supervisor, and department manager to his current position of Senior Designer where he concentrates on design development and project management. The variety of custom work done at CBLD, from environmental restorations to elaborate classical gardens to minimalist Zen environs, keeps things interesting. If not a landscape architect, Don would be a photographer. He is a lecturer on photographic techniques, and his award-honored work has been published in magazines.

The Garden Rooms at 900 North Waukegan Road

Kenon Boehm
Senior Designer and Design Department Manager
Craig Bergmann Landscape Design

Designing New Traditional Coastal Buildings
Gary L. Brewer, AIA
g.brewer@ramsa.com

Gary Brewer joined Robert A.M. Stern Architects in 1989, at a time when post-modernism was so in fashion that traditionalism was almost considered avant-garde. A classicist at heart, Gary was drawn to the firm’s historical and whole-minded approach to every project. His broad body of work includes custom private residences around the country in locations as varied as Seaside, Florida; Westport, Connecticut; Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts; and East Quogue, New York, among others.

Gary’s work has been published in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Architectural Record, Traditional Building, Life magazine, This Old House, and The Classicist. He is also the co-author of Designs for Living: Houses by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and Designs for Learning: College and University Buildings by Robert A.M. Stern Architects. He is a Fellow Emeritus and Board Member of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, Co-Chair of The Classicist Committee, and a member of the American Institute of Architects. Robert A.M. Stern Architects has won the Palladio Award multiple times.

The Anatomy of a New Spanish Mediterranean Style Home

Phillip James Dodd
Phillip James Dodd Bespoke Residential Design LLC
https://pjdbespokedesign.com/

Phillip James Dodd was born and raised in the United Kingdom, and is an alumnus of the prestigious Prince of Wales’ Institute of Architecture in London. He moved to America more than twenty-five years ago, and after training with some of the most recognized classical architecture firms in the country founded his eponymous design firm Phillip James Dodd: Bespoke Residential Design LLC. His designs can be found in New York, Greenwich, Palm Beach, and as far away as Bangalore, India. He is the 2022 recipient of the Elizabeth L. and John H. Schuler Architectural Award for the design of a new Spanish Mediterranean style house in Palm Beach.

Phillip has lectured extensively throughout the United States on the subject of classical architecture and is the author of three best-selling books. His most recent volume on the architecture of The Gilded Age - An American Renaissance: Beaux-Arts Architecture in New York City (2021) - includes a foreword by Julian Fellowes (the acclaimed creator of Downton Abbey and the new HBO series The Gilded Age), and has been featured in Architectural Digest, The Associated Press, and The World of Interiors.

Inventing Antiquity: Allusion and Illusion in the Architecture of Palm Beach and Beyond

Beth Dunlop, Author, Architecture Critic and Architectural Historian 2018 Alicia Patterson Fellow
beth.dunlop@gmail.com

Beth Dunlop pioneered architectural criticism in South Florida, was the award-winning architecture critic of The Miami Herald for more than three pivotal decades. She has written, co-authored, or contributed to more than forty books about architecture, historic preservation, and design. Among them were: Addison Mizner: Architect of Fantasy and Romance, Miami: Mediterranean Splendor and Deco Dreams, The Tropical Cottage: At Home in Coconut Grover, Building a Dream: The Art of Disney Architecture, and Florida’s Vanishing Architecture, which was subsequently made into an Emmy award-winning documentary for public television. She also co-authored, with Joanna Lombard, DPZ: The Architecture of Duany and Plater-Zyberk and Great Houses of Florida. She was the editor of volume 23, devoted to Florida’s architectural and cultural history, of the Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, published by the Wolfsonian Museum and edited the architecture design magazines HOME Miami, HOME Fort Lauderdale, the online-only HOME Los Angeles, and Modern. She contributed to newspapers and magazines around the globe; an ongoing project to create a public archive of her work is about one fourth complete and already has 1,500 pages scanned. She has lectured at museums and universities and curated several museum exhibitions, most recently one devoted to Miami architecture since the Millennium. She is a graduate of Vassar College and after 38 years in a Mexican-Mediterranean-Deco house in Miami Beach now lives in a 1939 more-or-less Federal style house in Miami Shores.

Palm Beach Mediterranean: Residential Design and Proportion for Well-being

Anne Fairfax, AIA, RIBA; and Richard Sammons, RA, Fairfax & Sammons, Palm Beach, FL and New York, NY

info@fairfaxandsammons.com

Richard Sammons and Anne Fairfax are the founding partners of Fairfax & Sammons Architects, established in 1992, an architectural design firm with offices in both New York’s historic Sniffen Court and Palm Beach, Florida.

Fairfax & Sammons’ commitment to historic neighborhood regeneration and visioning began in 2002 when we were commissioned to design a new urban crescent built in Poundbury, the new town by the Prince of Wales, designed as a model for sustainable building and urban design. From there, we were commissioned by the Ministry of Culture to design a new university quarter in the old town of St Julia de Loria in Andorra, for which we earned a Charter Award from the Congress of New Urbanism in 2010. We were the lead designers and organizers of the urban visioning project for the heart of historic Charleston, which included Marion Square and its environs. We were rewarded for this effort with another Charter Award from the Congress of New Urbanism in 2008. This included a new hotel, completed in 2018. We have been active participants in the annual Richard H. Driehaus Architectural Competition for the urban regeneration of historic Spanish neighborhoods, winning awards each year (2016, 2017, 2018). Richard Sammons has a rich background in traditional period design and is an internationally recognized expert in the field of architectural proportion, having taught at the Prince of Wales’ Institute of Architecture in London, Pratt Institute in New York, and the University of Notre Dame in Rome. Mr. Sammons received his B.A. at Denison University and a Master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Virginia.

Anne Fairfax has taught at the Prince of Wales’s Foundation American Summer School along with Richard and was the Harrison Visiting Scholar at Georgia Institute of Technology. She served as the Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, an organization dedicated to advancing the practice and appreciation of the classical tradition in architecture and the allied arts. She received her BArch degree from the University of Virginia and her Master's degree in Sustainable Urban Development from Oxford University.

Anne and Richard are both honorary members of the INTBAU College of Traditional Practitioners, an invited international professional body for practitioners in traditional architecture, under the auspices of His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales. Fairfax & Sammons Architects has received over thirty awards, including eight for urban design and two-lifetime achievement awards. The work has been featured in The New York Times, Country Life, Veranda, and Architectural Digest, among others. Their monograph, “American Houses: The Architecture of Fairfax & Sammons,” is published by Rizzoli International.

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West Palm Beach-Architectural Insights Tour

Rick Gonzalez, AIA
REG Architects
www.regarchitects.com

Rick Gonzalez, AIA, has over 37 years of experience in historic preservation and architectural profession. Rick received two architectural degrees from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. with additional course work completed at Miami-Dade College, Francisco Marroquin University in Guatemala City and the Autonomous University of Central America in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mr. Gonzalez is a past Board Member and past President of the Florida Trust of Historic Preservation from 2008 to 2020 and a member of the American Institute of Architects since 1988 and was appointed to the Florida Historical Commission (FHC) by Governor Charlie Crist in 2008 to present and to Florida Board of Architecture and Interior Design (BOAID) by Governor Bush for two terms 2000-2007 (Chairman 2005 & 2006). Mr. Gonzalez was awarded the PB AIA Gold Medal in November 2020.

In March 2020, Rick was appointed by President Trump to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, (ACHP) where he also temporarily served as the Vice Chairman/Interim Chair. Mr. Gonzalez is an award-winning architect, whose design standards have been used as examples for Palm Beach County’s Architectural Guidelines, Florida CNU Guidebook & ULI Land Development Handbook. Mr. Gonzalez lectures on historic preservation and urbanism in Florida and Columbia and is also an expert witness on these matters throughout the State of Florida. Mr. Gonzalez works in conjunction with the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, offering Walking Tours on Friday afternoons from December until April for the past 21 years. He also provides tour guide services at the City of West Palm Beach Green Market events on Saturday mornings from December until April.

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From the Archives to the Streets: A Tour

Katie Jacob, Director of Programming, Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach

kjacob@palmbeachpreservation.org

Katie Jacob is the Director of Programming at the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach. She is a native of South Florida and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art History & History from Emory University and a Master’s degree in Historic Preservation from University of Florida. She is passionate about promoting the importance of preservation in the local community through providing a wide range of programming for all ages that supports the mission of the Preservation Foundation.

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Mitigating Hurricane Damage: Window and Door Design and Fabrication

Russ Oliveri
Oliveri Millworks
www.oliverimillworks.com

Rosario (Russ) Oliveri is an entrepreneur with a career focusing on levering his diverse entrepreneurial skills to grow businesses in construction/ manufacturing, retail, and the medical sales field. For the last 16 years, Russ has been the President of Oliveri Millworks, which has become a leader in the South Florida market for Architectural Hurricane Impact fenestration. Russ concentrates on the marketing and providing engineering for the business’s hurricane impact testing program. His sales efforts are concentrated in building relationships with architects and general contractors for high-end residential and commercial projects.

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From the Archives to the Streets: A Tour

Marie Penny, Director of Archives, Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach

Marie Penny is the Director of Archives at the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach. She holds a Masters degree in Library Science from Queens College and has spent most of her career as an archivist managing architectural archives. She is passionate about sharing collections with the public through outreach, exhibitions, and publications.

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The Assessment and Treatment of Two Cast Stone Fountains from the 1920s in Palm Beach, Florida: Technical and Theoretical Issues in the Preservation of Aged Cast Stone.

Mark Rabinowitz; FAIC, FAAR, FAPT; President, Evergreene Architectural Arts, Brooklyn, NY

Mark holds decades of experience in the assessment, testing and treatment of major historic and artistic works in the US, Canada and the Caribbean. First trained as a sculptor, he has worked on preservation of monuments, sculptures, historic structures, fountains, industrial artifacts, historic sites and collections.

Significant projects include assessments of the Carnegie Library, Washington, DC, assessment the Atlantis Space Shuttle and A-12 CIA spy plane, the assessment of the Egyptian Obelisk in New York City, treatments of bronze and marble at the US Capitol US, Dept of Commerce and US Supreme Court buildings, treatments of iron and aluminum at the US Dept. of Justice building, treatment of stone of the West Block of the Canadian Houses of Parliament., assessments and treatments of the Grant, Lincoln, and WWI Memorials on the National Mall, conservation of monuments in Arlington and other National Cemeteries around the country, restoration of major elements of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Laurelton Hall, conservation of works for the Brooklyn, Metropolitan Museums in NYC the Smithsonian Institute and National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, Crystal Bridges Museum, Morse Museum, the Biltmore Estate, Rockefeller’s Kykuit, Doris Duke’s Rough Point, Vizcaya Museum & Gardens and hundreds of other Federal, State and Local sites throughout North America.

Mark is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture and worked as a sculptor for the first sixteen years of his career. Mark is a Fellow of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC), Fellow of the American Academy in Rome (FAAR), and was inducted into the College of Fellows for the Association of Preservation Technology International (FAPT) in 2021.

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Successful Local Design Review Strategies

Aimee N. Sunny, AICP
Director of Education, Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
www.palmbeachpreservation.org

Aimee Sunny is the Director of Education for the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the architectural, botanical, and cultural heritage of the Town of Palm Beach. Aimee oversees the Foundation’s many educational programs, including the Little Red Schoolhouse Living History Program, the Heritage Education program, and the Foundation’s Scholarship and Internship programs. She also leads the Foundation’s grant writing, preservation projects, and advocacy initiatives, including an active role in reviewing and providing information to the Palm Beach Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Aimee was the Senior Preservation Coordinator for the City of Lake Worth, Florida, where she administered all aspects of the City’s Historic Preservation Program. While with the City, Aimee worked on updating the City’s historic resource surveys and design guidelines through grant funding, and implemented a historic preservation awards program, a historic marker program, and a historic district signage plan. She also reviewed building permits and Certificates of Appropriateness in the City’s six historic districts and led community outreach and education efforts.

She previously worked for the architecture firm of Fairfax, Sammons & Partners designing classical and traditional residences, the Center for Historic Preservation at Ball State University, the City of Chicago’s Historic Preservation Division, and Indiana Landmarks. Aimee completed her Master of Science in Historic Preservation at Ball State University, and her Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame. Aimee is an avid traveler, having studied abroad in Italy and Australia, and has traveled extensively both in the US and abroad. Aimee serves as the Chair of the Palm Beach County Historic Resources Review Board, is a certified planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), is a member of the American Planning Association (APA), a Commission Assistance and Mentoring Program (CAMP) trainer for the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions and is a National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) licensure candidate.

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Thomas C. (Chris) Tidwell, VP of Sales and Marketing

Aeratis Porch Products
www.aeratis.com

Thomas Tidwell (Chris) is a Partner and the Vice President of Sales and Communications in Building Products International, a manufacturer of innovative, high quality building materials. As a proven executive, Chris has demonstrated his ability to create and develop category leading brands, push and pull-through marketing programs, expand existing sales channels as well as open new channels in the building products industry. A strategic thinker, Chris has the expertise and technical skills to execute comprehensive regional, national, and international sales and marketing programs that expand brand awareness and drive customer turns/GMROI. Chris specializes in increasing shareholder value through assessing market needs and combining that insight with product information to create a powerful brand message, identify the most effective methods for building brand awareness, secure essential distribution channels and leverage key industry relationships to develop, comprehensive profit-generating communication strategies for products in the building industry. Chris has a BS in Marketing at Florida International University in Miami, Florida.

John R. Tschirch, Architectural Historian

Richard W. Off, AIA, Senior Architect
Hoffmann Architects, New York, NY

Cory (Trembath) Rouillard
AIA, LEED AP, Associate Partner
Jan Hird Pokorny Associates

Brent Hull
Artisan and President
Hull MillWork, Inc.

Douglas Kallfelz
AIA, LEED AP, CNU
Union Studio Architecture & Community Design
WWW.UNIONSTUDIOARCH.COM

Philippe L. Rosak
National Market Manager (Residential)
Ludowici

Joe Haskett
AIA, LEED AP, CPHC Senior Associate
Union Studio Architecture & Community Design
WWW.UNIONSTUDIOARCH.COM

Kyle Sword
Manager, Business Development
Pilkington North America
NSG

Kara Babcock
AIA, Associate
Union Studio Architecture & Community Design
WWW.UNIONSTUDIOARCH.COM

Brian Cooper
CEO & President
Cooper Historical Windows & Liberty Restoration Glass
The Cooper Group
www.thecoopergroupct.com

Robert Douglass
AIA, LEED AP, BD+C, CPHD
Senior Associate
Voith Mactavish Architects, LLP

Paul Miller
Director, Cloud Hill Museum

Michael Semenza
Vice President of University Relations
Salve Regina University
www.salve.edu

Daniela Holt Voith
FAIA, IIDA, LEED AP, BD+C
Founding Partner and Director of Design
Voith & Mactavish Architects, LLP

Richard Guy Wilson
Commonwealth Professor Emeritus Architectural History
University of Virginia

Topics covered included energy efficient glazing which preserves historic fabric; masonry restoration; adaptive use for traditional buildings; classical design and drawing with geometry; historic timber framing; and more.

T. David Bell

Naomi Doddington

Shawn Eyer

Henry M. Handler

Constance Lai

David Martin

John A. Matteo

Tim McFadden

Jim Nelson

Mary Oehrlein

Tonya Ohnstad

Russ Oliveri

Jane Griswold Radocchia

John Sandor

Michael K. Shields

Kyle Sword

Chad Thorell

Thomas C. (Chris) Tidwell

Ashley R. Wilson 

Andrés Duany, FAIA

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, FAIA

Manuel G. Mergal, AIA, LEED AP

Steven W. Semes

Lori Garrett, AIA, LEED Green Associate

H. Randolph Holmes Jr., AIA

Jill H. Gotthelf, AIA, FAPT

Kyle Sword

David Martin

Aaron C. Ruby, AIA, LEED AP

Alicia Cordle

Richard W. Off, AIA

Jill H. Gotthelf, AIA, FAPT

Stuart Cohen, FAIA

Carl Elefante, FAIA, FAPT

Thomas Newbold, PE LEED AP CFM CPMP

Constance Lai

Robert Orr

Joe Nardiello

Brent Hull

Walter Sedovik

Donald M. Rattner

David Teague

Alicia Cordle

Chad Thorell