Posts Tagged ‘Justice’

AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice Conference

November 3rd, 2011

HMC’s Beverly Prior and Julia Hughes are both speaking at this week’s AAJ National Conference, and Suzi Smith was selected 2011 Knowledge Scholar for the AAJ National Conference Detention Track. Be sure to check her blog posts and tweets throughout the week for updates about the conference.


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Posted in Justice,Speaking Engagements

East County Magazine: County Awards Contract for Replacement Women’s Jail

September 15th, 2011

The County has awarded a contract for a modern women’s jail on the site of the existing Las Colinas Detention Facility in Santee. The County’s contract with Balfour Beatty/Barnhart to design and build the approximately 478,000-square-foot facility was signed Thursday. The $221.5 million contract includes architecture and engineering services, construction, offsite improvements and infrastructure, and demolition of the existing jail. Read the full article from East County Magazine.

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Design Concept: Hemet Courthouse

August 17th, 2011

The conceptual design presented for the Hemet Courthouse competition resulted in a justice facility that expresses the community’s unique history and culture. By integrating a modernist approach with the surrounding environment, the design envisions architecture as civic art for the profound purpose of sustaining social justice. Watch the video that captures the team’s design concept.

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Beverly Prior Talks Justice, Evidence-Based Design, and AIA Q&A

July 19th, 2011

Beverly Prior presented “Knowledge Generation for the Small Firm” at KA’s Evidence-Based Design Forum, sponsored by AIA San Francisco. KA put together these videos to capture the ideas from the event, watch and pass them on.

Posted in Architecture Education,Justice,Speaking Engagements

Seminar: Sustainable Justice – An Evolving System

May 9th, 2011

AIA 2011 National Convention
Sustainable Justice: An Evolving System
May 13, 2011
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Speakers: Frank J. Greene, FAIA; Susan K. Oldroyd, FAIA; Kent W. Peterson, PE, LEED AP, ASHRAE; Beverly Prior, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP; Kenneth Ricci, FAIA
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