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The Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN®) Knowledge Community develops knowledge and information to benefit architects who are engaged in, or who are interested in learning more about, custom residential practice. CRAN® presents information and facilitates the exchange of knowledge and expertise to promote the professional development of its members via discussion forums, national symposia and conventions, publications, and local activities.

2024 CRAN® Symposium

September 18-22

The Westin Seattle
1900 5th Avenue 
Seattle, Washington 98101

Registration will open in July 2024.

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2023 Symposium

The CRAN® 2023 Symposium was held October 11 - 15. View the schedule for more info>.

  • 1.  DesignBuildBLUFF (1 LU/RIBA)

    Posted 12-09-2020 06:06 PM

    DesignBuildBLUFF

    December 16, 2020

    1-2:30pm Eastern

    LU/RIBA:  1 | $25 Member / $40 Nonmember

    Register today >

    DesignBuildBLUFF is a graduate architecture program at the University of Utah focused on immersing students in hands-on cross-cultural experiences. We work in partnership with the Rural and Native communities of San Juan County in the Utah Four Corners.  

    At the conclusion of each seminar, there will be a 30-minute discussion with Platinum Sponsor Andersen Windows & Doors about how they are implementing COVID-19 safety, sustainability, and social justice. This discussion does not include AIAU learning units. 

    1. Participants will learn about the region's largest social problems, the impact of COVID-19, and how the field of architecture can be part of the solution.
    1. Participants will examine the significance of hands-on learning education to strengthen their own architectural practice.
    1. Participants will explore the concept of sweat equity as a tool for homeowner empowerment and capacity building. The concept of "sweat equity" is one in which the client uses their own labor, rather than cash, as a form of contribution in the building process.
    1. Participants will learn how to build affordable, sustainable, and culturally appropriate housing through a participatory design process, flexible housing prototype, and construction methods.
    1. Larger objective learning unit categories that will be covered: Pre-design, Design, Materials and Methods, Environmental, Sustainability

    Primary Speaker:  Hiroko Yamamoto, Instructor, DesignBuildBLUFF, The University of Utah

    Student Builders: Angelica Fierro, Alejandra Castillo. Janie Lundgreen, Logan Prete, Perry Martin, Sharon Rivas, and Molly Schmidt

    Register today >

     



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    Susan Parrish
    Director, Knowledge Communities
    The American Institute of Architects
    Washington DC
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