As the Virginia Society AIA looks towards the next 100 years, it is bringing together the planning and design disciplines to examine two key themes critical to the future – job creation and environmental sustainability. Consider these topics through the lenses of transportation, the constructed environment, public health, land development, and urban infill at the Virginia Accord on Sept. 19-20, 2014.
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About the Speakers
Richard Jackson, M.D., M.P.H.
Richard J. Jackson is Professor and Chair of Environmental Health Sciences at the School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles.
James P. Cramer
A researcher, consultant, educator, business adviser, and futurist, James Cramer is the author of several hundred articles and several books. He is the editor of the Almanac of Architecture & Design, and is currently the president of the Washington, D.C.-based think tank Design Futures Council.
Jason Hartke
Jason Hartke is Vice President of National Policy for the U.S. Green Building Council, and has managed efforts that helped result in the passage of historic federal investment in green building and a tripling of green building policies. He was appointed by Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to serve on the Commerce Department’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Council.
Mary Hughes Hynes
Mary Hynes was elected to the Arlington County Board in 2007. As a civic activist and public servant for more than 20 years, she has consistently and effectively led Arlington’s efforts to strengthen its government by enhancing civic participation, improving government management, and increasing investment in Arlington’s public physical infrastructure.
Kim Tanzer, FAIA
Kim Tanzer is a professor of architecture at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, where she recently concluded a five year term as its Dean. Prior to beginning her tenure at U.Va. in 2009, she served as a professor of architecture at the University of Florida for more than two decades. She is the Past-President of the National Academy of Environmental Design.
Ed Walker
Ed Walker is a social entrepreneur and lawyer based in Roanoke, Virginia. He is the founder of CityWorks, an interdisciplinary collaboration dedicated to gathering, testing, and sharing placemaking concepts.
Support for the Virginia Accord is provided by:
Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company
Lehman Smith McLeish
Glavé & Holmes Architecture
A.J. Davis, FAIA
Virginia Society AIA Centennial Sponsors
Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company
Vandeventer Black LLP
IMAGINiT Technologies
DBI Architects, Inc.