Design in Action:
A Centennial Keynote
Join Tom Chung, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal at Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architecture + Urban Design, for an inspiring keynote session.
In today’s climate, it is imperative as architects that we design with materials and strategies that promote low embodied carbon. These include use of renewable materials such as wood and strategies such as material efficiency, use of local materials and products, and building in harmony with the land.
Through his projects in mass timber, Tom will share his work that demonstrate these principles and that building sustainably for our environment promotes our communal and human well-being.
Schedule
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Networking & Light Refreshments
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Keynote
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM - Q&A
Speaker: Tom S. Chung is a principal at Leers Weinzapfel Associates, recipient of the AIA Firm Award. Tom creates nourishing public realm that is welcoming, transparent, and sustainable, reflecting values of diversity, democracy, and care for our environment. Tom is a leader in practice and education of mass timber design. His projects at UMass Amherst and University of Arkansas are pioneering works of mass timber and sustainability, and he speaks frequently on these topics at conferences world-wide.
Tom’s studio “Mass Timber & New England” was awarded the inaugural Timber Education Prize by ACSA and he has led the Timber Development Workshop for architecture faculty across accredited schools of architecture in the US. Tom is a Professor of Practice at Auburn University and serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board at the University of Virginia where he received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture prior to receiving his Master of Architecture at Harvard.
Mahalo to the City and County of Honolulu
for their GIA Contribution!