Women in Architecture – What really matters

AIA Triangle Women in Architecture

Panel Discussion

What really matters

Tuesday, November 23 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

1 AIA/LU credit

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Program is a follow-up, panel discussion with members of the Real Matters Workshop held in the summer of 2021. What really matters panel discussion will focus on the lessons learned challenging the perception, value, and relevancy of the practice of architecture in one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Members of the panel will share design solutions for social problems in the city, engage critical dialogue about the future of the built environment in downtown Raleigh. Design solutions, because of the Real Matters Workshop, will be presented and provide a platform to keep the conversation going and growing within the architecture community.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Participants will derive key takeaways from the series – the current state of Raleigh, the city’s current stressors and successes
• Participants will identify the value of bringing local thought leaders from various backgrounds (racial inequity, food deserts, transportation, infrastructure, civic engagement, and city government) together for public discussion
• Participants will evaluate solutions that participants designed during the workshop and learn how to bring architecture and the community together, engaging the public in the future of Raleigh
• Participants will identify ways in which the local architecture community can support a future series to continue to challenge the perception, value, and relevancy of the practice of architecture in one of the fastest growing cities in the United States

PRESENTED BY

Matthew Griffith, AIA, Founding Principal of in situ studio

Matt earned a BS in Mathematics from Davidson College and an MArch from the NCSU College of Design, where he concentrated in Urban Design and received numerous awards, including the Kamphoefner Fellowship and the AIA School Medal.

Zach Hoffman, AIA – Project Manager at in situ studio

He graduated with Honors from Appalachian State University in 2011 with a degree in Building Science. While there, he worked on the 2011 Solar Decathlon and received the Building Science Award for Design Achievement. He completed his master’s in architecture at the NCSU College of Design in 2014, where he worked on the Benevolence Barn in Graham County with the 2014 Design Build Studio. Prior to joining in situ studio, he worked with Cannon Architects for three years.

Brittany Seigert – Manager at in situ studio

Brittany graduated with honors from the NCSU College of Design with her BEDA in 2019 and her B.Arch in 2020. While a student at NC State, she was involved with Freedom by Design working on playground improvements for students with developmental disabilities and was able to participate in cohort 2 of the leading strand, creating an interactive exhibit in downtown Raleigh about the intersection of design and science. She was a nominee for both the AIA Triangle Scholarship and the Shawcroft Prize for Drawing.

Sara Noorani – Manager at in situ studio

Sara received her Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Landscape in Tehran, Iran. While studying for her Master of Landscape, she worked at Fluid Motion Architects, where she had a chance to work on several public award-winning projects. In 2014, she started her Master of Architecture at the NCSU College of Design. While studying at NCSU, Sara worked at Clark Nexsen in Raleigh.