AAJ Fall Conference: Poetic Pragmatism: Celebrating Creative, Cost Effective, and Functional Design

Starts:  Nov 2, 2011 12:00 AM (PT)
Ends:  Nov 4, 2011 12:00 AM (PT)


The conference will be organized into four separate tracks, allowing for concurrent presentations: Courts, Law Enforcement, Detention/Corrections, and Other. Presenters and attendees will include planners, architects, owners, public safety officials, officers and administrators, contractors and vendors.

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Highlights

Wednesday Keynote
Leslie Shepherd, AIA

Les Shepherd was named Chief Architect for the U.S. General Services Administration in November 2006, after serving as Acting Chief Architect for 22 months. Prior to this position, he served as the Director of Federal Buildings and Modernization with the Office of the Chief Architect. As Chief Architect, Shepherd is the Senior Advisor to the Administrator of GSA and to the Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service (PBS) regarding federal architecture and design policy and innovation. Current design and construction work in progress consist of more than 350 projects with a value of more than $17 billion executed by 11 GSA regional offices.

Thursday Keynote
Chief Justice of California Tani Cantil-Sakauye

Chief Justice of California Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye was sworn into office on January 3, 2011. She is the first Asian-Filipina American and the second woman to serve as the state's Chief Justice. Read her complete biography.

Saturday Workshop
LEED-J: Developing a Sustainability Rating System for Justice

Justice facilities have unique challenges and opportunities for achieving sustainability. Building on the AAJ Sustainable Justice Committee’s 2011 “Green Guide for Justice” and informed by the LEED for Healthcare rating system, this worksession will be an opportunity to review and discuss a draft sustainability rating system for justice facilities.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Gold Partners
SKANSKA USA Building, Inc | Rudolph and Sletten

Location

Millennium Biltmore
Los Angeles, CA