Events on the IESSF partner American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter calendar
Beauty Matters, by David Trubridge (1 LU) Register Tell a Friend
7/9/2019 When: Tuesday, July 9, 2016
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Where: AIA San Francisco
130 Sutter Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, California 94104
United States
Online registration is available until: 7/9/2019
Why does beauty matter more in our day than it has ever done before, and how does it relate to sustainability? Is it enough to have environmentally efficient buildings if they are not beautiful as well? Can design be good design if it is not sustainable?
David looks at why beauty and art have been so important to the human race since we first ventured out of Africa. He offers some personal insights into how beauty and art may have first appeared in palaeolithic culture, and shows how vitally important it has been to all cultures ever since. Without beauty there is no care, and if we don’t care enough about our environment then our environment will not care for us. He also goes inside our brains to understand why contemporary culture cares so little, and shows how this may be remedied. All these considerations are part of his design philosophy which is clearly presented in this lecture. David will show how he has applied this philosophy in his manufacturing process to reduce his environmental impact.
Before this program, please join us for a presentation of "Decorative Fixtures + the WELL Standard: Who Knew?"!
Learning Objectives
After hearing the lecture you will better understand:
the importance of art and beauty to all global cultures throughout history, and their relevance today,
the essential importance of beauty to sustainable design,
how art, design and craft are all parts of one integrated creative process,
the way in which the two hemisphere make-up of our brain affects creativity and our relationship with the environment.
Schedule
5:30 to 6:00 PM – Check-In and Networking
6:00 to 7:00 PM – Beauty Matters: a lecture by David Trubridge
7:00 to 7:30 PM – Q+A and Networking
About the Presenter
David Trubridge is an artist, designer and the owner of his own lighting manufacture company. He is also an articulate writer and speaker on topics that he is passionate about, chiefly design philosophy, sustainability and the environment. Much of this commitment comes from his extensive travel to the wild corners of the planet. Over the years he has given many presentations at conferences, design shows, architects’ offices and universities around the world.
He has stood on the vast stage of Mexico City’s famous opera house in front of 3000 architects. He has given two TEDx talks. He has presented at design trade show seminars in London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Auckland, Dongguan and more. He has been an invited speaker at Chile’s Puerto de Ideas. He has also taught design at the Vitra Summer School in Boisbuchet in France, at Anderson Ranch in Colorado and short courses in many renowned design schools.
His best known talk is Beauty Matters which has evolved over a number of years and continues to do as his thinking progresses and the world situation develops. Science, which once separated us from nature through reductionist thinking, is now showing us how we are connected in so many ways and also how vital that connection is to both our physical and our spiritual health. But art has always known this in its expression of humanity’s concept of beauty. We now know that, while it is vital that we make our living environments more sustainable and healthy, it is also important that we make them beautiful so that they nourish us and we look after them. We care for beauty but too quickly discard pragmatic ugliness.
Registration
AIASF Members: $10
General Admission: $15
AIASF Student Members: $5
First-time registrants: everyone is welcome to attend our programs. You do not need to be an AIA member to register, but you will need to create an account on the aiasf.org website to sign up for all AIASF events. After creating+logging into your account, complete your event registration by clicking the "Register" button at the top of this page.
If you have any difficulties creating a profile on the AIASF website, logging in, or registering for an event, please contact the AIASF reception at info@aiasf.org.
Decorative Fixtures + the WELL Standard: Who Knew?
7/9/2019 When: Tuesday, July 9, 2019
4:30 - 5:30 PM
Where: AIA San Francisco
130 Sutter Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, California 94104
United States
Online registration is available until: 7/9/2019
Examines utilization of decorative lighting to gain points for over 10% of the features comprising the WELL building standard
The key concepts of the standard are described and the features that are positively impacted by decorative fixtures reviewed
The impact of open spaces and bad acoustics are quantified and examined for design considerations and solutions
The history & theory of acoustics are descried and the key elements of NRC, Sabin and RT60 are examined
Acoustic fixtures currently available on the market are reviewed and specification/selection criteria explained
WELL standard features that are accomplished via use of biophilia, beauty and sculpture are reviewed along with the task light WELL feature
After this program, please join us for David Trubridge's presentation of "Beauty Matters"!
Learning Objectives
Distinguish between the LEED and WELL standards and identify the eight different areas of the WELL standard
Clearly delineate between Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) and Sabin as two important, but different, measurements of acoustic performance
Name at least THREE mitigation strategies interior designers can employ to improve acoustics in spaces
Describe how decorative fixtures can be employed to achieve the WELL features that relate to biophilic design and material transparency
About the Speaker
John Cook
John Cook was born and raised in New Zealand leaving his homeland in 1990 for a 2 year sojourn that is now in its 29th year. John graduated MBA from the University of Texas in 1994 and embarked on a management consulting career. In 2003 John changed course and decided to "scratch his entrepreneurial itch" venturing into importing interior design products from New Zealand. Relatively immediate success as a supplier to Design Within Reach set the platform to what has become wakaNINE today. This path has not been without its bumps including surviving, just, the 2008 financial crisis where demand virtually dried up for an unknown brand focused on the building industry. In 2009, John picked himself up from this experience and founded wakaNINE which focused solely on representing David Trubridge Design to the North American market. As wakaNINE grew from a garage enterprise to what it is today, lines from PLN Group, Ango and Stephen Pikus were added to create a range of unique & environmentally friendly lighting fixtures.
John has recently become involved in Living Building Challenge projects, The Living Future Institute and the Well Building Standard. John has researched these standards and understands how light fixtures fixtures can be utilized by designers to deliver great spaces that fulfill the program requirements in the areas of acoustics, biophilic design, integration of nature and light quality.
Registration
AIASF Member: $5
General Admission: $10
First-time registrants: everyone is welcome to attend our programs. You do not need to be an AIA member to register, but you will need to create an account on the aiasf.org website to sign up for all AIASF events. After creating and logging into your account, complete your event registration by clicking the "Register" button at the top of this page.
If you have any difficulties creating a profile on the AIASF website, logging in, or registering for an event, please contact the AIASF reception at info@aiasf.org.