Join us in June…at the
AIA CKC Procrastinator’s
Weekend June 7 – 8, 2013 Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park
Dawson Springs, Kentucky

Conference Schedule:

Friday, June 7th:
2:00 pm – 5:30 pm – AIA CKC Planning & Repositioning Meeting
7:00 pm – Dinner at The Harper House, Hopkinsville (free for all AIA CKC members, $25 for guests)

Saturday, June 8th:
8:30 am – 10:30 am –Mark Whitley, Limited Edition Furniture, Smiths Grove, KY Mark will be talking about the holistic aesthetics of his craft – and leading a ‘hands on’ workshop for conference attendees.
10:45 am – 11:45 am –Bob Bauer, Executive Director, Kentucky Forest Industries Association Did you know that there are over 1,600 trees for every single person living in Kentucky? Find out more about the importance of our Kentucky forests to our economy, health…and architecture!
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Lunch keynote presentation by James Coursey and Keith Sharp, AIA The Hopkinsville Carnegie Library of Kentucky Architecture, when restored, will be the only facility of its kind in the state of Kentucky. In addition to being a repository for information about Kentucky architects from the State’s inception to the present (books, drawings, prints, renderings and histories) its most important function will be that of an outreach facility to students (of all ages) needing help with their writing skills – which will draw young people to the Library who can not only improve their communication skills, but also learn about Kentucky’s fine public and private buildings and those responsible for their construction.
Lunch and CEUs (4 total) – free for AIA CKC members , $25 for all others
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – The Civilian Conservation Corps at Pennyrile Forest A tour of the structures built by the CCC in the 1930’s, including the lodge, several cottages and shelters. This tour will include a 2-mile hike through the forest as well as site visit of the current reconstruction of the historic CCC beach at Pennyrile, so wear comfortable shoes! (Free event)
6:30 pm – Dinner and Speaker Enjoy dinner overlooking the lake. After dinner, Dr. Alan Share with the University of Louisville Division of Humanities will be speaking about the New Deal and the Civilian Conservation Corps, which touched the lives of thousands of young men and their families during the height of the Depression and left a lasting architectural legacy for our country.
Dinner and keynote – $15 for AIA CKC members & guests, $25 for all others
9:00 pm – Movies under the Stars Bring a blanket and watch a movie outdoors. This event will be free.

Hotel reservations are to be made directly with the Lodge. We have reserved a block of rooms at a reduced rate of $79.95 per room per night. To reserve your room, contact the lodge by phone at (800) 325-1711. Be sure to ask for the American Institute of Architects rate …our special rates end May 21!

Bring your whole family…there will be special activities planned for children with the Park Naturalists…you can rent a pedal boat or canoe…play a round of golf…be sure to check out all of the great activities available at http://parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/pennyrile-forest/

To register, go to http://procrastinatorsweekend.eventbrite.com. Please email any questions you may have about the conference to Anne Saint-Aignan, AIA at Anne.Saint-Aignan@ky.gov or call 502.564.8110 x 405. Go to the AIA CKC website for more information about this conference and other AIA events… www.aia-ckc.org

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April Program

Redi-Rock Presentation and Plant Tour

Date:  April 16, 2013
Time:  4-6pm
Food:  light appetizers and drinks will be included
Location: 850 Landis Lane, Mt. Washington, KY 40047

Credits: CEU Certificate for one hour of credit

Cost: free AIA/CKC Members
RSVP: reserve by spot by April 9th. Register at

Course Description:
The Redi-Rock® presentation is a fifty minute course on segmental retaining walls (SRWs) for engineers and architects. The course covers techniques for optimizing usable space and creating beautiful landscapes with Redi-Rock® by allowing you to get closer to property lines and structures than conventional SRW systems. Many firms invite clients to attend the presentation.
What We Are … Block Description and Design

• Benefits of Wet Cast vs Drycast
• Design Resource Manual
• Redi-Rock® gravity walls
  • 41″ Series
  • 41″ Series Planter Blocks
  • 60″ Base
  • 9″ Setback
• Reinforced Walls, Freestanding Walls, Columns and steps
• Engineering Resources
• Installation:  Applications- Highway Applications, Water Applications, Bridges, and Residential
• Other Worthy notes, Online resources, Redi-Rock and Sustainability, and Proven Customer Base

Facility and Tour description: In addition to the presentation, we’ll give the attendees a tour of the facility to show you how we make the blocks, where we test to be in accordance with KYTC specifications on precast units, have block units readily available so everyone can see the various face textures of the blocks we offer, and show all the various components of the Redi-Rock and Redi-Scapes retaining/freestanding block units. This will serve to demonstrate all the possibilities architects can achieve by using the system(s).

**We request that all attendees bring hard hats so that Redi-rock is safety compliant.

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AIAS at the UK College of Design is selling t-shirts as a fundraiser.  See the order form for more information.   If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Bryant, UK AIAS president by phone at 502-657-9187 or by email at agbr224@g.uky.edu.

T-shirt orders and payments are due by December 12th.

The AIA Central Kentucky Chapter is now taking applications for AIA Associate Grants for the year 2013.  The Board will also accept applications for the grant of one new AIA Member. This is a continuation of a successful program that gets Architectural Interns and Emerging Professionals active in the Central Kentucky Chapter. For those not familiar with the program, each year the AIA/CKC pays the membership costs for up to ten people to become Associate AIA members. Continuing the invitation from last year, we will consider membership for one licensed architect who has been licensed under 5 years and has never been an AIA member.  Grant recipients are expected to be active in the chapter for the year the chapter pays for their membership, then continue their activity in future years and become the next generation of chapter leaders.

AIA Associate grant recipients are asked to serve on one or more of the following committees:   Trade Fair, Programs, IDP, Website, House Tour, Continuing Education, Architects in Education, Media and the Habitat for Humanity House.

Additionally ALL grant recipients will be expected to help on the day of the Trade Fair in February and the day of the House Tour in September.

Current or prospective AIA Associate members are eligible. Applications should may be returned by email to 2012 CKC President David Allen, AIA, dallen@coxallen.com by December 31, 2012. Ten AIA Associate Grants and one Emerging Professional Grant will be awarded. Questions may be also be directed to David at (502) 587-3420 or dallen@coxallen.com.  The applications will be voted on at before the January AIA/CKC board meeting.

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Kevin Sloan, ASLA, M. Arch Lecture
Location: Henry Clay
Time: 6pm (cocktails at 5:30pm)
Date: October 24, 2012

AIA Continuing Education Units = 1 LU

AIA-CKC is excited, collaborating with ASLA KY and UK College of Landscape Architecture, to bring to Louisville Kevin Sloan, ASLA, M.Arch of Kevin Sloan Studio based in Dallas, TX to lecture on October 24 at 6pm at the Henry Clay.  Kevin is a register Landscape Architect in Texas and holds a Master of Architecture degree from Syracuse University.  His studio is keenly interested in making places and spaces and has coined the concept High Performance Landscapes™.   Kevin will be presenting a lecture titled “Parallels” which consists of his studio’s research, exploration, and practice.

Parallels

Through a series of analytical vignettes and built designs, “Parallels” will discuss a decade of exploration, undertaken by Kevin Sloan Studio, into the metropolitan city pattern – its historically unprecedented form, antagonism toward place and space, and ambiguous future.  When Kevin Sloan set aside his own personal biases and sensibilities, astonishing facts, analysis and connections began to emerge for a more effective and useful urbanism that considers buildings and landscape as a reciprocal and cohesive fabric.

The presentation is intended to impart objective information to architects and designers for their interpretation and use.

Please mark your calendars and invite your firm to attend this exciting lecture of one of the nation’s leading Landscape Architects whose background goes deep into Architecture theory, study, teaching, and exploration marrying Landscape Architecture with the built environment.

To learn more about Kevin Sloan Studio please visit his firm’s website:  www.kevinsloanstudio.com

Click here to RSVP.  RSVP’s accepted until noon on October 24th.

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