PWC holds 'Meet the Architects' event Aug. 13. (Transcripts)."The economy is strong," said Ken Drucker, AIA AIA - Application Integration Architecture , senior principal and director of design with HOK in a tone of triumph reinforced by over a dozen speakers from major architectural firms and public agencies at "Meet the Architects," an evening networking event presented by Professional Women in Construction (PWC) on Aug. 13, at La Maganette Ristorante in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . The event drew a diverse group of over 360 guests and exhibitors from a wide spectrum of the A/E/C A/E/C Architect/Engineer/Contractor industry. Following the program, PWC president Lenore Janis said, "The aim of this annual meet-and-greet event is to break down barriers. The architects, who are among the first to spot industry trends and learn of new projects and renovations, find the people they need; the vendors meet the key players." The speakers were HOK's Drucker; Rick Bell, executive director of the AIA, NY chapter; Joanna Strauss, AIA, PP, associate, senior strategic facilities planner with Hillier; Carolyn Brooks, associate AIA design director with Mancini.Duffy; Rudy Rinaldi, AIA, design and construction management consultant; Guy Geier II, AIA, IIDA IIDA International Interior Design Association IIDA Integrated Icing Diagnostic Algorithm IIDA Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Dressage Association , principal of NBBJ NBBJ Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson (Seattle, Washington Architectural & Planning Firm) ; Nancy Goshow, RA, managing partner with Goshow Architects LLP; John Ciardullo, RA principal with John Ciardullo Associates: Terrence O'Neal, AIA, principal with Terrence O'Neal Architect LLC; Ken Karpel, AIA, vice president of A & E with the New York City School Construction Authority; Frank Sheridan, architect, director of facilities planning & development with the NYS Department of Correctional Services; Michael Kolk, RA, director of CUNY CUNY City University of New York Programs, Dormitory Authority State of New York; Barbara D'Agostino, principal of D'Agostino Architects: Mary Fengya, project officer with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) is an independent, quasi-governmental self-supporting entity in the U.S. state of New Jersey dedicated to broadening and expanding the state's economic base. and a PWC board member, who spoke in place o f Donna Coen O'Gorman, RA, AIA. The event sponsors were Donaldson Acoustics, Forest Electric, Furniture Consultants, MSD Visual, NTX Interiors, Plaza Construction, and Quantum Corporate Funding. |
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