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May Chapter Meeting - How to be Branded by DESIGN
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May Chapter Meeting: How to be Branded by DESIGN
Join AIA Columbus for our May Chapter Meeting featuring Paul Westlake, Jr., FAIA and Phil LiBassi, AIA, ACHA, NCARB.
Westlake Reed Leskosky is ranked #1 Overall among U.S. design firms in the 2014 "The Architect 50" listing by Architect, the magazine of the American Institute of Architects. "The Architect 50" ranking is based on scores in three separate categories: business, design excellence, and sustainability. Westlake Reed Leskosky (www.WRLdesign.com) is ranked #1 in Business, #4 in Design, and #5 in Sustainability in the individual category listings.
Paul E. Westlake, Jr., FAIA and Phil LiBassi, AIA, ACHA, NCARB will discuss their firm's culture and practice, including research and development, innovation and creativity, design processes, and integration of design disciplines.
- Explore how to maintain a ‘culture of excellence’ that has underpinned the growth of a continuing partnership that has been in operation since 1905.
- Examine how innovation and creativity paired with research and development led from a single discipline, single office practice to multi-discipline, multi-office practice.
- Discuss the business, human resources and practice protocols necessary to compete in the changing landscape of the A/E industry.
- Review how the concept of ‘sustainability’ permeates the design ethos and the related business ‘upside’.
Paul E. Westlake, Jr. FAIA Phil LiBassi, AIA, ACHA, NCARB
Tuesday, May 19th, 2015
Reception: 5:00 PM
Lecture: 6:00 PM
1.0 HSW Learning Unit
The Center for Architecture and Design
50 West Town St, Suite 110
Columbus, OH 43215
Price:
AIA/Affiliates - Free
Non-AIA Member - $20
Sponsored By: 
Paul E. Westlake, Jr., FAIA, FACHA
Managing Principal
Paul E. Westlake Jr., FAIA, is Managing Principal and a Lead Designer in the firm of Westlake Reed Leskosky, with offices in Cleveland, Phoenix, Washington DC, New York, and Los Angeles. The firm, founded in 1905 by Abram Garfield – son of the 20th President of the United States – is an international practice that has been honored with more than 350 significant design awards including a state level AIA Gold Medal Firm Award, and a Federal Design Achievement Award. In 2013, the firm was ranked #3 overall by Architect magazine among architectural firms nationally, and ranked #1 in sustainable design in 2012.
Mr. Westlake was one of the youngest architects to have been elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects and is a recipient of a state level AIA Gold Medal, the highest honor that AIA bestows on an individual. Mr. Westlake is also a recipient of over 150 significant design awards for new construction and renovation, and has been recognized in over 1,000 publications. His designs encompass a range of widely exhibited and published projects - READ MORE HERE.
Philip LiBassi, AIA, ACHA,NCARB
Philip LiBassi, AIA, ACHA, NCARB is principal at Westlake Reed Leskosky, nationally recognized, integrated A/E in healthcare design and planning. As Chief of Operations, Phil focuses his efforts to mitigate risk and strengthen the firm’s work product through developing protocols for office and drawing standards, scheduling, practice integration and specialization and quality control. Over 29 years, Mr. LiBassi has worked on healthcare, performing and cultural arts, and federal government projects varying in size, complexity and delivery methods for clients throughout the United States that include Cleveland Clinic, Banner Health, GSA, VA, Musical Arts Association and Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (site of the 1969 Woodstock festival). Many of these projects have been recognized for both technical and design excellence by awards and national publications. Mr. LiBassi hold a BS Arch from The Ohio State University, an active member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), where he has served as Chapter Advisor and Board Secretary; American College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA); American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE); and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). He is a frequent speaker and participant in Continuing Education conferences. He is licensed in Ohio, Arkansas, Arizona, Indiana and New York. READ MORE HERE.