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Updated: July 2008
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July 2008: Amy Yurko, AIA is a panelist in the opening session of the AIA Illinois Leadership Institute.
June 2008: BrainSpaces is selected to assist with the development of Churchill Community High School in La Ronge, Canada.
May 2008: BrainSpaces is selected to provide educational planning for Ryan Middle School in Fairbanks, Alaska. Peter Brown, AIA will lead the effort, and has engaged Dr. Mike Muir, Director of the Maine Center for Meaningful Engaged Learning to assist with the educational component. April 2008: Amy Yurko, AIA is invited to serve on a panel entitled “The League of Extraordinary School Designers” as part if the AIA CAE’s Conference and School Building Expo.
April 2008: Amy Yurko, AIA collaborates with Craig Mason, AIA and Victoria Bergsagel to present “Vision to Reality”, a case study of the planning and design of Marysville Getchell High School, at the AIA CAE Conference in Chicago.
March 2008: Amy Yurko, AIA is elected Board Secretary for the NGO, Schools for the Children of the World.
FEBRUARY 2008: Amy Yurko, AIA & Jennifer Boyle-Tucker teach architecture to middle school students at Thomas Drummond School in Chicago.
FEBRUARY 2008: BrainSpaces is selected to write educational specifications for the Whaley School, a small school for emotionally disturbed students in Anchorage, Alaska.
FEBRUARY 2008: Amy Yurko, AIA is appointed to the AIA National Convention Continuing Education Advisory Committees for 2008 & 2009.
JANUARY 2008: Peter Brown, AIA LEED AP & Beth Hebert, PhD speak at the “Opening Minds” conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAYEC) in Chicago.
JANUARY 2008: Amy Yurko, AIA juries the annual design awards for the AIA’s Committee on Architecture for Education.
JANUARY 2008: Amy Yurko, AIA is appointed Chair of the National AIA Continuing Education Quality Assurance Panel.
2007 OCTOBER 2007: BrainSpaces conducts a 3-hour pre-conference workshop at the 84th Annual CEFPI Conference in Toronto! With standing room only, the topic of “Calculating School Capacity: Local, State & National Perspectives” was discussed. For access to the PowerPoint portion of the session, click here. Learn more about CEFPI here.
SEPTEMBER 2007: Amy Yurko, AIA participates in the Great Schools by Design, National School Design Institute in Washington DC! During the 2-day event, Amy worked with representatives from the St. Louis School District to explore solutions for the renewal of an existing high school built in 1912. Solutions for all four participating school districts will be showcased in Architectural Record’s Schools for the 21st Century publication, released in January 2008. For more information, visit http://www.archfoundation.org
SEPTEMBER 2007: BrainSpaces is selected by Glen Ellyn School District 41 to study the space utilization of all facilities in the District! "We think this study will give us a more objective view on how to use our facilities more effectively," said Bob Ciserella, District 41 assistant superintendent for finance, facilities and operations. "We want a tailor-made plan that allows the education needs of the district to match up with the way rooms and programs are allocated." Learn more about Glen Ellyn SD41 here.
AUGUST 2007: BrainSpaces is selected by the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District to develop Educational Specifications for the renewal of Barnette K-8 Magnet School! “We empower children as designers and inventors, enabling them to learn about the world through experimentation and exploration.”
Teaming with local firm USKH and award-winning architecture firm, McCool Carlson Green, BrainSpaces will begin the interactive Educational Specifications effort this fall. Check out Barnette Magnet School here.
AUGUST 2007: BrainSpaces is selected by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough to develop Educational Specifications for the new Su Valley Jr./Sr. High School! “Mat-Su Borough School District develops citizens for a global society by inspiring students to think, learn, achieve, and care.”
Teaming with award-winning architecture firm, McCool Carlson Green, BrainSpaces will begin the interactive Educational Specifications effort this fall. Check out the Borough School District here. Learn more about MCG, visit www.mcgalaska.com.
JULY 2007: Amy Yurko, AIA is appointed to serve as AIA Liaison to the NAAB! 2007 AIA President RK Stewart nominated Amy as the AIA liaison to the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Task Force for the 2008 NAAB Accreditation Review Conference. Specifically, the task force will address trends in education including: studio culture, case studies, practice academies, internship/IDP, teaching offices and remote learning. Learn more about NAAB at http://www.naab.org/.
JUNE-JULY 2007: Amy Yurko, AIA and Peter Brown, AIA LEED® AP jury the 2007 DesignShare Annual International Design Awards program! Nearly 50 projects representing innovations in educational facility design from around the world were included in this year’s program. Award winning projects are announced in September 2007. For more information and a database of award recipients from previous years, visit www.designshare.com.
JUNE 2007: Amy Yurko, AIA is elected to the Board of Directors of Schools for the Children of the World. Schools for Children of the World is a non-profit organization committed to improving educational opportunity in under-developed countries through quality school facilities. Learn more and get involved with SCW at www.schoolsforchildren.org.
MAY 2007: Amy Yurko, AIA is a panelist at the 2007 AIA National Convention: “Matri ARCH itect”. Architects lead complex and interconnected personal and professional lives. This life and work balance is not easy to achieve, but like all healthy systems the ability to positively adapt to societal and environmental change is essential. This panel discussion will provide an insider’s look at female led firms and individual female career paths. The panelists will discuss how their experiences contribute to sustaining their future and the future of the profession. By audience request, a blog on the topic has been initiated by the panelists. Let us know your issues and read through those of your peers at http://matriarchitect.com/.
JANUARY 2007: Architectural Record & Edutopia feature school design charrette solutions from the 2006 National School Design Institute! Amy Yurko, AIA worked with Los Angeles Unified School District to brainstorm solutions for a complex urban high school. Summaries of the 5 charrette subjects will also be featured in an upcoming issue of Edutopia, a publication of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. For more information, visit http://archrecord.construction.com/schools/0701_CH1_southLA.asp
JANUARY 2007: Amy Yurko, AIA is elected to the AIA Chicago Board of Directors! AIA Chicago is the largest professional association of licensed architects, architectural interns, and allied professionals in Illinois. It is the second largest AIA chapter in the country. Of the 70,000 AIA members across the country, over 2000 are in the Chicago Chapter. For more information, visit http://www.aiachicago.org 2006 DECEMBER 2006: Amy Yurko, AIA juries the 2006 Design Awards for CEFPI Alaska! Projects were judged and exhibited at the Annual Alaska Chapter CEFPI Conference in Anchorage, “Pathways to School Success”. For more information, visit http://alaska.cefpi.org/alaska2006_conference.html
SEPTEMBER 2006: Amy Yurko, AIA participates in the Great Schools by Design, National School Design Institute in Washington DC! During the 2-day event, Amy worked with representatives from Los Angeles Unified School District to explore solutions for a new urban high school in South LA. Solutions for all five participating school districts will be showcased in Architectural Record’s Schools for the 21st Century publication, released in January 2007. For more information, visit http://www.archfoundation.org and http://archrecord.construction.com/schools/0701_charrette_intro.asp
AUGUST 2006: Amy Yurko, AIA juries the 2006 American School & University’s “Architectural Portfolio” competition! Projects are showcased in the November 2006 issue of AS&U magazine. For more information, visit www.schooldesigns.com/Architectural_Portfolio.htm.
JUNE-JULY 2006: Amy Yurko, AIA juries the 2006 DesignShare Annual International Design Awards program! Nearly 50 projects representing innovations in educational facility design from around the world were included in this year’s program. Award winning projects were announced in September 2006. For more information and a database of award recipients from 2006 and previous years, visit www.designshare.com.
JANUARY 2006: Amy Yurko, AIA is appointed Chair of the Curriculum Design Sub-committee of the National AIA’s Continuing Education Quality Assurance Panel! Recognizing the AIA as a knowledge-based organization, the 2-year appointment begins with efforts to redefine CE using a curriculum-based strategy. The CEQAP Chair, Miguel Rodriguez, created three sub-committees for the task of reviewing the current continuing education (CE) program. The other sub-committees include Policy and Quality Assurance. |
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HIGHLIGHT
BrainSpaces welcomes Peter Brown, AIA LEED® AP as a collaborative partner in fulfilling our mission! In the several years since Peter and Amy worked together, Peter has gone on to do great work and build quite a name for himself. Read more about Peter and his accomplishments HERE. We are very excited to be working together again! |
