2017 AIA OMAHA LECTURE SERIES SPONSORS

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Mike Nesbit
Mike Nesbit Studio
http://www.mikenesbit.com/

Lecture
Thursday, August 17th at Gallery 1516
6:00pm Social Hour, 7:00pm Lecture with Q&A afterwards.

Art Show [ F  L  O  O  D]
Friday, August 18th at Standard Oil Building
6:00pm - 10:00pm
​Free Admission

Mike Nesbit, a native of Los Angeles, is currently a project designer at the award winning architecture firm, Morphosis.  Along with his current discipline, Mike is exploring areas between art and architecture, with an interest in technique and representation.  These particular interests have worked their way into gallery exhibits in Los Angeles to academic workshops at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Previous to current work, Mike played four years of professional baseball with the Seattle Mariners.  He received his Bachelor’s of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture.

lECTURE'S MAIN SPONSOR:


Kai-Uwe Bergmann
BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
https://big.dk/

Thursday, June 1st at Gallery 1516
6:00pm Social Hour, 7:00pm Lecture with Q&A afterwards.

Kai-Uwe Bergmann is a Partner at BIG who brings his expertise to proposals around the globe, including work in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Kai-Uwe heads up BIG’s business development which currently has the office working in 20 different countries as well as overseeing BIG’s Communications.  
​Kai-Uwe most recently contributed to the resiliency plan, BIG U, to protect 10 miles of Manhattan’s coastline. 

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lECTURE'S MAIN SPONSOR:
Adam Yarinsky, FAIA
Architecture Research Office
https://www.aro.net/

Thursday, April 20th at BLUEBARN Theatre
6:00pm Social Hour, 7:00pm Lecture with Q&A afterwards.

Adam Yarinsky, FAIA, LEED AP is principal, with Stephen Cassell and Kim Yao, of Architecture Research Office (ARO), a 20-person firm based in New York City. The firm’s diverse project portfolio—spanning strategic planning, architecture and urban design—solves seemingly intractable problems with apparent ease, always with an effort to have the greatest aesthetic impact using the fewest natural and financial resources. This portfolio has earned the firm over seventy-five design awards including the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt 2011 National Design Award.

lECTURE'S MAIN SPONSOR:
Johanna Hurme & Sasa Radulovic
5468796 architecture
http://www.5468796.ca/

Thursday, February 16th at Gallery 1516
6:00pm Social Hour, 7:00pm Lecture with Q&A afterwards.

5468796 architecture is a Winnipeg-based studio established in 2007 by Johanna Hurme and Sasa Radulovic. The firm has achieved national and international recognition and its work has been published in over 200 books and publications.  Project specific awards include Progressive Architecture Awards; Awards for Emerging Architecture & Future Project Award from from Architectural Review; Governor General Medals in Architecture and Awards of Excellence from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Firm recognitions include the 2014 Rice Design Alliance Spotlight Award, the RAIC Emerging Architectural Practice Award, WAN 21 for 21, as well as the Architectural League of NY Emerging Voices lecture series and the Design Vanguard issue of Architectural Record

lECTURE'S MAIN SPONSOR:
Channing Swanson, AIA
Neumann Monson Architects
http://www.neumannmonson.com/

October 19th
​6:00pm Social Hour, 7:00pm Lecture with Q&A afterwards.
Marsha Maytum, FAIA
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
http://www.lmsarch.com/

November 9th
​​6:00pm Social Hour, 7:00pm Lecture with Q&A afterwards.
Stephen Van Dyck, AIA
LMN Architects
https://lmnarchitects.com/

Thursday, November 3rd at KANEKO
6:00pm Social Hour, 6:30pm AIA Omaha Annual Meeting, 7:00pm Lecture with Q&A afterwards.

Stephen Van Dyck is a Design Partner at Seattle-based, LMN Architects.  The firm is the 2016 AIA Architecture Firm Award recipient and recipients of more than 200 local, regional, national and international design awards, including 7 AIA National Honor Awards.
Trey Trahan, FAIA
Trahan Architects
http://trahanarchitects.com/

Thursday, September 15th at KANEKO
6:00pm Social Hour, 7:00pm Lecture with Q&A afterwards.

Trey Trahan is the Founder and CEO of New Orleans-headquartered, Trahan Architects.  The firm has been awarded four AIA National Honor Awards and numerous state and regional design awards.  Trahan Architect's work has been published in more than 40 countries.
Matthew Kreilich, AIA
Snow Kreilich Architects
http://snowkreilich.com/

Thursday, July 28th at KANEKO
6:00pm Social Hour, 7:00pm Lecture with Q&A afterwards.

Matthew Kreilich is a Design Principal and Partner of Minneapolis-based, Snow Kreilich Architects.  The firm has been recognized with numerous awards including multiple AIA Honor Awards for Architecture and the Holcim North American Bronze Award.
Josiah Stevenson, FAIA
Leers Weinzapfel  Associates
http://www.lwa-architects.com/

Thursday, June 9th at KANEKO
6:00pm Social Hour, 7:00pm Lecture with Q&A afterwards.

Josiah Stevenson is a Principal and the leader of community and civic projects at Boston-based, Leers Weinzapfel Associates.  The firm has been recognized with over 90 national and regional awards including the 2007 AIA Architecture Firm Award.
Will Bruder, FAIA
Will Bruder Architects
http://www.willbruderarchitects.com

Thursday, April 28th at KANEKO
6:00pm Social Hour, 7:00pm Lecture with Q&A afterwards.

Will Bruder is President and Lead Design Architect of Will Bruder Architects in Phoenix, Arizona.  Will has led work for over 500 commissions, received prestigious national awards and been published all over the world.
Matthew Hufft, AIA
Hufft Projects
http://www.hufft.com

Thursday, February 18th at KANEKO
6:00pm Social Hour, 7:00pm Lecture with Q&A afterwards.

Matthew Hufft is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Hufft Projects in Kansas City, Missouri.  Hufft Project's work has been featured in numerous publications and won multiple national and international awards.
AIA Omaha has had the honor of hosting 9 out of the last 11 AIA Architecture Firm Award recipients and the last 6 in a row!  
  • 2017    Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
  • 2016    Stephen Van Dyck, AIA    LMN Architects
  • 2015    Steven Ehrlich, FAIA    Ehrlich Architects
  • 2014    Mark Ripple, AIA    Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
  • 2013    Tod Williams, FAIA    Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
  • 2012    Jennifer Yoos, FAIA    VJAA
  • 2011    Casey Cassias, FAIA    BNIM
  • 2009    Kirsten Murray, AIA    Olson Kundig Architects
  • 2007    Josiah Stevenson, FAIA    Leers Weinzapfel Associates  *Hosted in 2016