Event Listing:
- AIA Chapter Events > Chow & Tell:
- March 11, 2010
- , 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- , AIA Kansas City Office
Chow & Tell: Escalator 101 - Covering basic design options, system components, planning and replacem
Join Kone for this informative session on Escalator technology.
Topics to be discussed include:
Basis Design Options – Key design principles of escalators are very similar, but not the same dimensionally
Component Systems – Escalator components are different, but serve the same basic purpose and code requirements
Escalator Planning – Consider the specifics of the site before setting options / features
Replacement Options – Replacement options exist – Site analysis is required to determine which option is right for your specific project
This program is worth 1 HSW and lunch will be provided.
- AIA Chapter Events > Special Events:
- March 11, 2010
- , 5:30pm Refreshments | 6:00pm Panel Discussion
- , AIA Kansas City
Please join us for the Contested Streets event, a continuation of the KC Ecological Urbanism series. See the attached poster for event details…
The screening of the documentary, Contested Streets, will be followed by a panel discussion from local experts. Be a part of this information and brainstorming session to help decide which two streets will be the focus of further study and design as we work to visualize ‘green streets’ in the urban and suburban KC Metro area.
LOCATION: AIA Kansas City office – 1801 McGee, Kansas City, MO 64108
DATE: March 11th, 2010
TIME: 5:30pm – refreshments, 6:00pm – Contested Streets screening and panel discussion
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Thank you to our sponsors – AIA Kansas City (our host), MARC, the Kansas City Design Center, and Boulevard Brewery (providing refreshments).
- AIA Chapter Events > YAF Events:
- March 11, 2010
- , 5:30pm Reception | 6:30pm Lecture
- , Kansas City Design Center
Kevin Alter is the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Academic Director for Architecture Programs, Sid W. Richardson Centennial Professor of Architecture, Director of the Summer Academy in Architecture, and Associate Director of the Center for American Architecture and Design at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a graduate of Bennington College and of Harvard University. His professional practice, alterstudio architects, has received a number of design awards and been published internationally. Editor of seven books, his writing has also appeared in various architectural publications, and he has curated many exhibitions that have appeared in numerous venues internationally.
The lecture is free and open to the public.