This document summarizes a presentation given by David Lake of Lake|Flato about their firm BNIM receiving the 2011 AIA Architecture Firm Award. The presentation discusses BNIM's focus on collaboration and community leadership in sustainability and design. It provides examples of some of BNIM's notable projects and discusses how they integrate sustainable initiatives, innovation, and training to improve communities through design.

1. 2011 AIA Architecture Firm Award: Communities and Places Improved Through Design Session ID: AIAX11SA441 Date: May 14, 2011 Time: 3:45 – 5:15 PM

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3. Acknowledgements/Credits David Lake, Lake|Flato

4. 2011 AIA Architecture Firm Award: Communities and Places Improved Through Design This program is registered with the AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to constitute approval, sponsorship or endorsement by the AIA of any method, product, service, enterprise or organization. The statements expressed by speakers, panelists, and other participants reflect their own views and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of The American Institute of Architects or of AIA components, or those of their respective officers, directors, members, employees, or other organizations, groups or individuals associated with them. Questions related to specific products and services may be addressed at the conclusion of this presentation.

5. Learning Objectives Compare methodologies used to develop a firm culture of collaboration and outreach by examples of BNIM ’s practice characteristics and priorities Evaluate examples of work that is directed toward the future and incorporates innovation and research to develop good design for livable spaces Discover practice strategies that integrate sustainable initiatives Identify the staff training and development that strengthens knowledge of how buildings and development can impact ecosystems and community

6. AIA Architecture Firm Award The AIA Architecture Firm Award recognizes collaborative achievement in an architectural office. The award is given to a firm that has consistently produced distinguished architecture for at least ten years. There are five principal eligibility criteria.

7. Architecture Firm Award Criteria Criteria 1 The firm shall have evidenced great depth, having a cumulative effect on the profession of architecture Bob Berkebile was one of the very early advocates for sustainable initiatives within the AIA and the firm has been instrumental in the development of green design and the formation of the Committee on the Environment.

8. Architecture Firm Award Criteria Criteria 2 The firm shall have evidenced great breadth, having influenced the direction/profession of architecture Each work is a carefully considered and developed expression of selected aspects of a program and site, providing a solution rich in depth and well executed details.

9. Architecture Firm Award Criteria Criteria 3 The firm ’s work shall be a product of a collaborative environment that has consistently directed itself toward the future as well as remained respectful of the past The principals collaborate with the office, with the larger community, and with artists and craftspeople.

10. Architecture Firm Award Criteria Criteria 4 The firm shall have evidenced the ability to transcend specific areas of expertise or shall have made connections between areas, in the event that the firm ’s areas of focus might be considered circumscribed BNIM integrates innovation and sustainable practices in all its work for a wide range of project types. They also have a significant practice in planning and community design, where good design creates an important framework for livable spaces.

11. Architecture Firm Award Criteria Criteria 5 The firm shall be widely known by the quality of its products: by those who practice architecture, by those who teach architecture, and by those who perhaps do neither The firm has received over 320 design awards, and is widely known through books and magazines published throughout the world.

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14. BNIM has transformed our profession. Redefining Collaboration and Community Leadership in Sustainability and Design

15. Founded 1970 2 National AIA Presidents 7 AIA Fellows 6 AIA Kansas City Presidents Active in educating from University of Kansas to Harvard.

16. Every day 80,000 people go to work in spaces designed by BNIM. 20 million square feet. “ BNIM has had an unparalleled impact on the revitalization of urban Kansas City…more than any other design firm” — Donald Hall, Hon. AIA, Former CEO | Hallmark Cards

17. Joint Venture with HNTB. total number of design awards 321 local design awards 175 international design awards 14 national design awards 48 regional design awards 84 Kansas City Convention Center

19. July 17, 1981 114 die in hotel walkway collapse

20. November 18, 2010 25,000+ gather to kick off Greenbuild

21. DESIGN THROUGH COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY TRANSFORMING “ There is no other firm more prepared to define the leading edge of sustainable design. Their work is defining the next level of thinking in the evolution of environmental architecture.” — David Orr, Environmental Studies Program, Oberlin College

22. Benchmarking Sustainability Impact: Founder AIA COTE, USGBC, LEED 140,000+ LEED Professionals 30,000+ LEED Projects $35-49 Billion Green Building Market 100+ Countries with LEED Projects AIA COTE USGBC LEED REGEN = Beyond LEED AIA COTE TOP 10

23. Collaboration with 4 Presidents…Clinton Climate Initiative Everyone from Gorbachev to Brad Pitt PBS to Planet Green Recognition from Architectural Record to Financial Times Lectures Projects LEED

24. One of the first COTE Top Ten Kansas City Zoo

25. 2000 2006 2007 2008 1999 2010 Six AIA COTE Top Ten Award Projects “ BNIM’s practice was evolving as they were trying to change the practice.”

26. “ We wanted a building that feels like a nurturing environment the minute you enter it.” — Patricia L. Starck, Dean UT Nursing, Houston, TX

27. Benchmarks 75% of construction waste recycled 60% reduction in utility costs in comparison to adjacent buildings 48% less potable water 50% recycled materials

28. BEFORE Kansas City GSA Offices Repurposed over 3 million square feet of existing buildings

29. LEED Founder + Leader 13 Platinum Projects 2.7 million LEED square feet *Sustainable Design by BNIM. With Polk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects, Ltd. Omega Center for Sustainable Living, Rhinebeck, NY Corporate Office for 400 Employees, Little Rock, Arkansas

30. COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATION TRANSFORMING “ BNIM understands the challenges of making a better place to live and they are not afraid to lead us there.” — Steve Abend, FAIA, ASAI Architecture

31. — Irma Gigli, IMM Director, Sarofim Research Building “ With BNIM’s leadership we were able to achieve a new paradigm for collaborative science and research.” UT IMM Research Building, Houston, TX

33. Ed Barnes Anshen + Allen SmithGroup Pei Cobb Freed Moshe Safdie Steven Holl “ We selected BNIM because of their focus on innovation and their impeccable reputation…The collaboration was the best our firm has experienced. ” — Steven Holl Harry Weese Burt Hill Lake | Flato

34. New Orleans Greensburg, KS Transforming natural disasters by building healthy communities 1993 Great Mississippi River Flood Pattonsburg, MO ,Valmeyer, IL 2001 Tropical Storm Allison Houston,TX 2005 Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, LA 2007 EF5 Tornado Greensburg, KS 2008 Iowa River Flood Iowa City, IA 2010 Cumberland River Flood Nashville, TN 2010 Haiti Earthquake Tornado Hurricane

35. TREE

36. — Dan Maginn, AIA, eldorado architects “ They focus so strongly on the power of human inspiration, they seek it in all places, even outside their walls…and the spirit is infectious!”

39. The best way to predict the future is to design it. - Buckminster Fuller

45. Glassberg Container House – Kansas City, Missouri Glassberg Container House – Kansas City, Missouri

46. Freight House Flats – Kansas City, Missouri

47. Berkebile, McDowell, Lesniewski Residences – Kansas City, Missouri

48. City Union Mission – Kansas City, Missouri

49. City Union Mission – Kansas City, Missouri

50. Wilson Residence – Weston, Missouri

51. Habitat for Humanity – Sustainable Prototype House – Kansas City, Missouri

53. DST Office Buildings – Kansas City, Missouri in partnership with CDFM2

54. J.E.Dunn Headquarters – Kansas City, Missouri in partnership with 360 Architecture

55. Applebee ’s Support Center – Lenexa, Kansas

56. City of Kansas City – City Hall Landscape – Kansas City, Missouri

57. Fort Osage Education Center – Sibley, Missouri

58. Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center – Kansas City, Missouri

59. Bolling Building – Kansas City, Missouri

60. Internal Revenue Service Kansas City Campus – Kansas City, Missouri in partnership with 360 Architecture

61. GSA Offices – Kansas City, Missouri

63. Folly Theater Restoration – Kansas City, Missouri

64. H+R Block ARTSpace – Kansas City, Missouri

65. Adelaide-Cobb Gallery – Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Kansas City, Missouri

66. Bloch Building – Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Kansas City, Missouri in partnership with Steven Holl Associates

67. Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts – Kansas City, Missouri in partnership with Moshe Safdie Associates

68. Master Plan and Africa Exhibit – KC Zoo – Kansas City, Missouri

69. Science City at Union Station – Kansas City, Missouri in partnership with U.S.A.

70. Town of Kansas Pedestrian Bridge – Kansas City, Missouri

71. Freight House Pedestrian Bridge – Kansas City, Missouri

72. Camp Naish – Boy Scouts – Bonner Springs, Kansas

74. Jannes Library Addition – Kansas City Art Institute – Kansas City, Missouri

75. Paseo High School – Kansas City, Missouri

76. Earthworks – Learning Exchange – Kansas City, Missouri

77. Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center – Kansas City, Missouri

78. Ford Learning Center – Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Kansas City, Missouri

80. better way

81. Regenerative Design Tool triple bottom line

82. generous design

83. excellence

84. impact Ronald McDonald House – Kansas City, Missouri

85. authenticity

86. diversity

87. integration + collaboration

88. innovation + replication

90. Kansas City After Hours at BNIM Office – Kansas City, Missouri

91. WHOLES by John Raux – 10@BNIM – Kansas City, Missouri

92. Go Green Bikes at BNIM – Kansas City, Missouri

93. Park[ing] Day – Kansas City, Missouri

94. Tulips on Troost Planting Day – Kansas City, Missouri

95. Wood Floor Construction – Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center – Kansas City, Missouri

98. Building Information Modeling | BNIM Architects

101. Public Process

102. Public Process

106. GSA Offices at Bannister Complex – Kansas City, Missouri

107. Sarofim Research Building – Institute for Molecular Medicine – University of Texas – Houston, Texas

108. Retreat, Rural Iowa Bloch Building – Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Kansas City, Missouri in partnership with Steven Holl Associates

109. Bloch Building – Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Kansas City, Missouri in partnership with Steven Holl Associates

110. Adelaide Wade Cobb Gallery Hall – Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Kansas City, Missouri

111. Retreat, Rural Iowa Iowa Utilities Board – Des Moines, Iowa

112. Greensburg City Hall – Greensburg, Kansas

113. Glassberg Container House – Kansas City, Missouri

114. Glassberg Container House – Kansas City, Missouri

117. MAST Office Building – Kansas City, Missouri

118. C.K. Choi Institute for Asian Studies – University of British Columbia – Vancouver, B.C. Architect: Matsuzaki Wright Architects

119. Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center – Kansas City, Missouri

120. Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center – Kansas City, Missouri

121. EPI Center Pilot Project – Montana State University – Bozeman, Montana

122. David and Lucile Packard Foundation – Sustainability Report and Matrix – Los Altos, California

123. Heifer International Headquarters – Little Rock, Arkansas Architect of Record: XXXXXXXXX

126. No one knows as much as everyone.

129. DAYLIGHT MODELING DAYLIGHT PLAN DAYLIGHT SECTION School of Nursing and Student Community Center – University of Texas – Houston, Texas in partnership with Lake|Flato

130. School of Nursing and Student Community Center – University of Texas – Houston, Texas in partnership with Lake|Flato

131. FIVE FACADES Sunscreens were designed on the South façade to allow winter sun to penetrate the building and minimize summer solar gain Deep Recesses at Upper Level Windows Glazing is minimized on the West elevation and protected with deep recesses 2 4 The roof acts as the fifth façade harvesting rainwater and sunlight 3 Glazing along the north façade is maximized for views and daylight 5 Glazing is minimized on the East elevation and protected with deep recesses 1 Lewis & Clark State Office Building – Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources – Jefferson City, Missouri Five Facades

132. Layers of Design

133. Omega Center for Sustainable Living – Omega Institute for Holistic Studies – Rhinebeck, New York

137. Noisette Rose Measuring the Triple Bottom Line

138. Site Analysis – Applebee ’s Support Center – Lenexa, Kansas

139. David and Lucile Packard Foundation – Sustainability Report and Matrix – Los Altos, California

140. City of Seattle – Web-based Sustainable Building Tool

141. City of Seattle – Web-based Sustainable Building Tool

142. City of Seattle – Web-based Sustainable Building Tool

143. City of Seattle – Web-based Sustainable Building Tool

144. CIRCULATION PROGRAM INTERACTION SUPPLY AIR SUN SHADING

145. Sarofim Research Building – Institute for Molecular Medicine – University of Texas – Houston, Texas

146. With BNIM ’s leadership we were able to achieve a new paradigm for collaborative science and research. —Irma Gigli, IMM Director Sarofim Research Building – Institute for Molecular Medicine – University of Texas – Houston, Texas

147. People 82% Technology 10% Workplace 5% Operations 3%

148. Post-Occupancy Energy Analysis

149. 9% REDUCTION IN ABSENTEEISM NET ZERO ENERGY NET ZERO WATER LEWIS AND CLARK STATE OFFICE BUILDING BANNISTER FEDERAL COMPLEX OMEGA CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING 60% INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY 0 INCREASE IN ORDERS

150. 75% construction waste recycled 60% reduction in utility costs in comparison to adjacent buildings 48% less potable water used 50% recycled materials School of Nursing and Student Community Center University of Texas – Houston, Texas National AIA COTE Top Ten Green 2006

151. percent of building that is daylit 98% percent of energy supplied by on-site renewable energy 100% percent of precipitation managed on-site 100% percent of construction waste diverted from landfill 99% Omega Center for Sustainable Living Rhinebeck, New York 1st Living Building + LEED Platinum Certified

152. Kiowa County Schools City of Greensburg, Kansas 48% Projected Energy Savings Kiowa County Schools (K-12) – Greensburg, Kansas

153. KCP+L Headquarters – Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City Power + Light Kansas City, MO 44% Projected Energy Savings

154. Bloch Building – Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Kansas City, Missouri in partnership with Steven Holl Associates

155. Bloch Building – Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Kansas City, Missouri in partnership with Steven Holl Associates

156. Bloch Building – Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Kansas City, Missouri in partnership with Steven Holl Associates

157. Bloch Building – Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Kansas City, Missouri in partnership with Steven Holl Associates

158. Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts – Kansas City, Missouri in partnership with Moshe Safdie Associates

159. Todd Bolender Center for Dance + Creativity – Kansas City, Missouri

160. The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason to hope. - Teilhard de Chardin

162. “ Life creates the conditions that are conducive to life.” - Janine Benyus

164. Odum School of Ecology – University of Georgia at Athens – Athens, Georgia

165. Odum School of Ecology – University of Georgia at Athens – Athens, Georgia

166. Water Odum School of Ecology – University of Georgia at Athens – Athens, Georgia

167. Biodiversity Odum School of Ecology – University of Georgia at Athens – Athens, Georgia

168. Pedagogy Odum School of Ecology – University of Georgia at Athens – Athens, Georgia

169. Water Odum School of Ecology – University of Georgia at Athens – Athens, Georgia

170. Biodiversity Odum School of Ecology – University of Georgia at Athens – Athens, Georgia

171. Daylight Odum School of Ecology – University of Georgia at Athens – Athens, Georgia

172. Natural Ventilation Odum School of Ecology – University of Georgia at Athens – Athens, Georgia

173. Mechanical Ventilation Odum School of Ecology – University of Georgia at Athens – Athens, Georgia

174. New material cycle Existing material cycle New energy cycle Existing energy cycle New water cycle Existing water cycle ZERO WASTE ZERO WATER ZERO ENERGY

176. ENERGY FLOW Omega Center for Sustainable Living – Omega Institute for Holistic Studies – Rhinebeck, New York AIR FLOW WATER FLOW

177. Omega Center for Sustainable Living – Omega Institute for Holistic Studies – Rhinebeck, New York

178. Omega Center for Sustainable Living – Omega Institute for Holistic Studies – Rhinebeck, New York

179. Omega Center for Sustainable Living – Omega Institute for Holistic Studies – Rhinebeck, New York

180. Omega Center for Sustainable Living – Omega Institute for Holistic Studies – Rhinebeck, New York

181. Omega Center for Sustainable Living – Rhinebeck, New York

182. “ This is simply an elegant building . ” - Peter Busby AIA | 2010 AIA COTE Top Ten Jury Omega Center for Sustainable Living – Omega Institute for Holistic Studies – Rhinebeck, New York

185. LEED: Gradual, Iterative Changes to Neutral and Beyond Negative Env. Impact Positive Env. Impact Neutral (sustainable) Platinum Gold Silver Certified 2009 Platinum Gold Silver Certified 201X Platinum Gold Silver Certified 201Y Platinum Gold Silver Certified 201Z

186. Regenerative Design Tool

187. Regenerative Design Tool

188. Regenerative Design Tool

189. Regenerative Design Tool

190. Regenerative Design Tool

193. Dockside Green Treasure Island Redevelopment Project Toronto Waterfront Lower Don Lands Destiny Florida Oberlin Green Arts District Panama Pacifo Pedra Branca Sustainable Urbanism Stockholm Royal Seaport Elephant & Castle Albert Basin Menlyn Maine Zonk ’izizwe Town Center Godrej Garden City Mahindra World City Jaipur Magok Urban Development Project Victoria Harbour Docklands, Melbourne Barangaroo [email_address]

194. Oberlin Green Arts District – Oberlin, Ohio

195. A Tappan Square B Allen Memorial Art Museum C Venturi Art Building Renovation and Expansion D Workshop E Hall Auditorium F Student Housing G The Center H Green Theater I Curricular Arts Building J Eco-machine K Forum L Lecture Hall M Restaurant N Oberlin Inn O Downtown P Black Box New Construction Renovation Existing Oberlin Green Arts District – Oberlin, Ohio

196. Oberlin Green Arts District Oberlin, OH Oberlin Green Arts District – Oberlin, Ohio

197. 5.4.07 9:45 pm cdt

200. Blessed with a unique opportunity To create a strong community Devoted to family , Fostering business, working together for future generations .

201. Greensburg Sustainable Playground – Greensburg, Kansas

202. Greensburg Sustainable Playground – Greensburg, Kansas

203. 5.4.7 Arts Center – Greensburg, Kansas Designed and built by Studio 804 – University of Kansas

204. Greensburg City Hall – Greensburg, Kansas

205. Kiowa County Schools (K-12) – Greensburg, Kansas

206. Kiowa County Schools (K-12) – Greensburg, Kansas

207. Kiowa County Schools (K-12) – Greensburg, Kansas

208. Kiowa County Schools (K-12) – Greensburg, Kansas Downtown Streetscape – Greensburg, Kansas

209. “ Greensburg is a global example of how clean energy can power an entire community, how it can bring jobs and businesses to a place where piles of bricks and rubble once lay.” — President Barack Obama EF5 Tornado First Platinum Community in America

211. Holy Cross New Orleans, LA

213. Sustainable Playground – New Orleans, Louisiana

214. Make It Right Foundation – New Orleans, Louisiana

215. One Planet Community Montreal, Quebec

216. In the UK (Beddington Zero Energy Development) of reductions in carbon 58% = building envelope, equipment & renewable energy 42% = behavior changes (food, personal transport, waste) In the US (Sonoma Mountain Village) of predicted reductions in carbon: 31% = buildings envelope, equipment & renewable energy 69% = behavior changes (food, personal transport, waste) Lifestyle and behavior changes are important! One Planet Communities Impact of Behavior [courtesy of BioRegional Dev. Group]

217. Edmonton Airport Redevelopment – Edmonton, Alberta

219. Edmonton Airport Redevelopment – Edmonton, Alberta

220. Edmonton Airport Redevelopment – Edmonton, Alberta

223. Evaluation Speakers Bob Berkebile, FAIA Marlene Imirzian, AIA Laura Lesniewski, AIA Steve McDowell, FAIA