Building Better Futures in Native American Communities

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), departments of the U.S. Department of the Interior provide oversight of the planning, design and construction of educational facilities on Native American reservations across the United States.  The BIA utilizes the BIA School Facilities Design and Space Guidelines as a template for the planning and design of reservation schools.  The Design and Space Guidelines were developed collaboratively by the BIA and MOA Architecture of Denver, CO.  At the time of the development of the guidelines, MOA Architecture was a Native American owned architectural firm.

During this program, MOA Principal and Educational Planner Jack Mousseau will discuss typical conditions and inequities encountered in reservation schools prior to renovation or replacement.  He will then address the reasons for the development and intent of the BIA School Facilities Design and Space Guidelines, providing a brief overview of the documents.  We will then review how the guidelines function and the processes involved in the development of reservation schools.  Mr. Mousseau will share the design outcome of several BIA schools resulting from the guidelines as an illustration of their performance.

Presented by Jack Mousseau, AIA, A4LE, LEED AP, Principal, Educational Planner from MOA ARCHITECTURE. Webinar organized by the AIA Northern Virginia Committee on Architecture for Education and AIA Virginia.

After attending this program, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss the typical conditions encountered on Native American reservation educational facilities.
2. Describe the development and intent of the BIA School Facilities Design and Space Guidelines.
3. Explain the process for utilization of the BIA School Facilities Design and Space Guidelines.
4. Illustrate the appropriate use of the guidelines and discuss examples of their successful implementation.

Earn 1.0 AIA LU | HSW 

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For special accommodations to this event or if you have any questions, please contact the CAE at cae@aianova.org.

A New Frontier for School Planning: Designing for Resiliency, Safety, & Well-being in the Wake of COVID-19

The American Institute of Architects of Long Island and Northern Virginia in collaboration with Nassau BOCES invite you to a jointly hosted webinar that explores a new frontier of strategic educational planning and the role of design-thinking to support schools.

There is no debate that reopening schools is a critical step towards stabilizing our nation, economy, and state of social and emotional well-being. The concerns surround the when and how? While we cannot be sure when, we know that the architectural community can contribute to the how.

You will hear from Tracey Graham, Senior Healthcare Consultant at Hord Coplan Macht, about preparedness, planning, and operational continuity pre-, during and post-pandemic / disaster. She will be joined by Jenine Kotob, AIA, School Safety Specialist at Hord Coplan Macht, and co-author of the AIA National’s report entitled, “Reopening America: Strategies for Safer Schools.” By the end of the talk, attendees will learn about operational, infrastructural, and educational recommendations that can support the resiliency, safety, and well-being of our schools for generations to come.

Opening remarks by Christina Coughlin, Ph.D., Assistant Commissioner, Office of School Governance, Policy, and Religious and Independent Schools, New York State Education Department.

Who’s welcome? Educators, School Administrators, Architects, Engineers, Facilities Directors and Students.

Free webinar. 1.5 AIA LU/HSW. REGISTER HERE

WIA Lecture Series: Diversity and Inclusion in Recruiting & Marketing

AIA Northern Virginia’s Women in Architecture presents the latest installment in its EDI Lecture Series. This session offers a panel discussion with representatives from firms and local architecture schools. Women in Architecture is pleased to partner with Beyer Blinder Belle to host this series of discussions on how we can improve our current practices.

Earn 1.5 AIA LU

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