2016 Directory

28 WYOMING ARCHITECTURE .16 | www.aia-wyoming.org JimMorter, FAIA Todd Schleimann, FAIA John Carney, FAIA AIA Wyoming Summer Conference BY SUSAN MENGHINI , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DALE BUCKINGHAM , AIA, CONFERENCE PLANNING TEAM CHAIR A IAWyoming members gathered together in Sheridan at the Powder Horn Golf Club for their summer conference. Attendees were able to collect 9.5 AIA/CES continuing education credits. As the conference planning teammet to begin work on the conference, we concluded that we wanted to focus onWyoming’s great outdoor environment and how we as Architects can find opportunity to develop the built environ- ment to connect people with nature. Biophilia is the one word, the term that describes that focus and thus became our theme. The featured speakers for the conference included JimMorter, FAIA; Todd Schliemann, FAIA; and John Carney, FAIA, Carney Logan Burke Architects. JimMorter, FAIA, of Morter Architects presented “Is that Nature?” He asked the question “What the hell are we doing as mountain architects?” We're developing some of nature's most spectacular places on earth. Today's topic, Biophilia: Buildings that Connect People with Nature, is a critical topic. His presentation was not the "downer sermon" you might expect. Any struc- ture will inevitably change the nature of the nature that was there before the structure. Will those changes be positive, negative or at least neutral? As western mountain architects, we have a special responsibility to consider our environment with every decision we make. Todd Schleimann, FAIA, Ennead Architects presented “Architecture Inter- sects Science.” He explored the designs for the Natural History Museum of Utah, the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the AmericanMuseum of Natural History, the New York Hall of Science, the Goddard Space Center and others. All of these structures will illuminate reciprocal relationships between architecture, landscape, exhibits and the institutional mission in the design of museums of natural history and science. Employing a research-based, iterative design process, Mr. Schliemann has created buildings that intensify personal experience, inspire wonder, reinforce architecture as a statement of culture and make science real and accessible. John Carney, FAIA, Carney Logan Burke Architects presented “Context, Cul- ture, Landscape: Inspired by Place.” John discussed the growth and evolution of his firm and the fundamentals that influence the work. More than two decades since its founding in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the firm has evolved but its essentials remain unchanged. The presentation will examine a broad spectrum of work around the WesternMountain Region and show how CLB has expanded the acceptable architectural vocabulary while remaining sensi- tive to the western context. Carney will also discuss his collaborative design process that has enabled his studio to accomplish a diverse set of designs each responsive to a particular set of conditions. The power of landscape, the quality of light and the simple honesty of vernacular architecture influence the work. Each endeavor is guided with the firm’s philosophy in mind – inspired by place.