Several RIBA members are presenting workshops at BuildBoston, the Boston convention and tradeshow for design, building and management professionals in November 2003.   Workshops include the following subjects:

Livable cities, smart growth: the dream vs. reality

How to apply for state-funded projects

Designers, diversity and DCAM

Why do women leave architecture?

Building client loyalty -- a firmwide investment

The global architect: the future of the profession in the free-market economy

Revitalizing downtowns through urban riverfronts

Getting through the architectural registration process

Livable cities, smart growth: the dream vs. reality
Tuesday 11/18 3:45-5:15 pm A64
Sponsored by: the BSA's Women in Design Network

Deborah Bentley Assoc. AIA, RIBA, Bentley Design Associates, Carlisle MA
Jos Boys Ph.D, MSE, BSE, University of North London,
Margaret (Peggy) Curran, Private Consultant; Former Town Manager, Telluride CO
Dolores Hayden, Professor of Architecture, Urbanism and American Studies, Yale University, New Haven CT
Josephine MacNeil Esq., Executive Director, CAN-DO, Newton MA

For centuries, we have debated and planned our ideal cities and suburbs to reflect how we really live. Rarely is the dream realized because development is usually driven by economics and risk. Today there are myriad proposals and policies on how to create more people-oriented cities and environmentally-friendly suburbs. But is it possible to turn these aspirations into reality? Does socially responsible development conflict with the goals of the "American Dream?" Can the needs of families and women influence development to create a liveable, economically and socially balanced environment? Is there a balance among policy, politics, the creative process, and the developer's profit? We explore ways we can ensure that our cities are vibrant and our suburbs don't sprawl.

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How to apply for state-funded projects
Wednesday 11/19 10:00 am-noon B17

David Berkowitz AIA, Assistant Director for Design, Massachusetts Division of Capital Assett Management, Boston
Susan Goldfischer , Esq., Deputy General Counsel for Construction, Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management, Boston
Gordon Sainsbury AIA, RIBA, Executive Director, Massachusetts Designer Selection Board, Boston
David Weiner P.E., Chairman, Massachusetts Designer Selection Board, Salem MA
Michael B. Williams AIA, Director of Office Programming, Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management, Boston

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a large construction program underway. It consists of offices, university buildings, courthouses, houses of correction and other work. These contracts cover a very wide spectrum of costs and complexity. But do you know how to apply for them? The state has a structured and competitive process but not a difficult one. The goal of the state is to hire the best professionals available for each project. In this forum, the state officials illustrate how to apply for state-funded projects and clarify the selection process. (See also workshop B39.)

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Designers, diversity and DCAM
Wednesday 11/19 1:30-3:00 pm B39
Sponsored by: the BSA and the AIA Diversity Committee

George Buggs, Compliance Office Manager, Massachusetts Division of Capital Assett Management, Boston
Susan Goldfischer , Esq., Deputy General Counsel for Construction, Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management, Boston
Altaf Mulla AIA, AICP, Senior Project Manager, Programming, Massachusetts Division of Capital Assett Management, Boston
David Perini, Commissioner, Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management, Boston
Gordon Sainsbury AIA, RIBA, Executive Director, Massachusetts Designer Selection Board, Boston
Ann Schiro, Project Engineer, Massachusetts Division of Capital Assett Management, Boston
Michael B. Williams AIA, Director of Office Programming, Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management, Boston

The Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) -- which is responsible for providing design, construction and real estate services for Massachusetts public buildings and properties and spends $270 million annually on design and construction services -- has actively addressed diversity in its contracting and diversity in its workplace. Agency leaders offer insights into the process of obtaining information about project opportunities, the designer application and selection processes, the Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) program and DCAM's approach to enhancing the diversity of its workforce and quality of its workplace. (See also workshop B17.)

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Why do women leave architecture?
Wednesday 11/19 3:30-5:30 pm B55
Sponsored by: the BSA and the AIA Diversity Committee

Ann de Graft-Johnson RIBA, Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, Bristol UK
Brad Grant AIA, Chairperson, Hampton University, Department of Architecture, Hampton VA
Sandra Manley MRTPI, Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, Bristol UK
Beth Tauke, Associate Professor, University at Buffalo, Buffalo NY

Low pay -- long hours -- sidelining -- macho culture -- inflexible working schedule -- lack of scope for creativity -- little chance of promotion -- difficult to combine with family life -- too regulated. Do these laments strike a chord? Do they explain the alarming statistics that even though about 37% of students in the UK are female only 13% of practicing architects in the UK are women? Do they throw light on the reason why the architecture profession in the UK and the U.S. find it difficult to reflect society by attracting and retaining a diverse range of people from different backgrounds? This workshop centers around findings of the RIBA-sponsored research project that identified these headline issues as some of the reasons why the architecture profession is not attracting and retaining women.

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Building client loyalty -- a firmwide investment
11/19 Wednesday 6:30-8:00 pm B78

Edward A. Bond Jr., FSMPS, CCM, CEO, Bond Brothers, Everett MA
Eugene Kohn FAIA, RIBA, Chairman, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, New York City
Judith Nitsch P.E., President, Judith Nitsch Engineering, Boston
Michael J. Reilly CPSM, President, Reilly Communications, Boston

Client loyalty activity is an unexpected -- even rare -- set of behaviors leading firms to benefit from more satisfying work, higher profits, and successful project outcomes. We explore the subject of client loyalty in today's revolving-door marketplace. We explore the strategies in professional service firms that keep valued clients on board through relationship-building, knowledge-sharing, firmwide client advocacy, and targeted selection of the "right" client matches for the firm. This interactive session is designed to provide guidance to firm principals and owners seeking best practices and proven strategies in client identification, development, and relationship-building. You are encouraged to bring your questions and to take an objective view of your own marketing and client loyalty programs.

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The global architect: the future of the profession in the free-market economy
Thursday 11/20 10:00 am-noon C12
Sponsored by: RIBA-New England, the BSA's Alien Architects Roundtable, the BSA and the AIA Diversity Committee

Ed Acker AIA, Chief Architect, Digeronimo PA, Paramus NJ
Deborah Bentley Assoc. AIA, RIBA, Bentley Design Associates, Carlisle MA
Francis Duffy CBE, PPRIBA, Founder, DEGW plc, New York City
Stephen Greenberg RIBA, Principal, Metaphor, London UK
Paul Nakazawa AIA, Principal, Nakazawa Consultants, Wellesley Hills MA


The way we practice architecture is changing at a dramatic rate as more practices turn to the international marketplace. Construction drawings are outsourced to the other side of the world as firms compete on fee bids. The workforce has become more fluid as trade barriers are relaxed. We examine how the practice of architecture will be affected by the enlarging of the free-market economy, the benefits of employing a culturally diverse workforce, the need for greater reciprocity among countries to ensure that standards are maintained, and how we can improve communication among the different international professional associations to benefit all architects.

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Revitalizing downtowns through urban riverfronts
Thursday 11/20 10:00 am-noon C20

Ann Breen, Director, The Waterfront Center, Washington DC
Priscilla Geigis, Director of Community Preservation, Executive Office of Environmental Affairs,
David Spillane RIBA, AICP, Director, Planning & Urban Design, Goody, Clancy & Associates, Boston
Hon. Michael Tautznik, Mayor, City of Easthampton, Easthampton MA


For centuries, rivers have been the center of small cities' economies. Today, with the shift in economic forces, urban riverfronts and their historic buildings are frequently neglected resources. We describe how Massachusetts' UrbanRiver Visions, a state-funded and directed charrette-based program, has given smaller communities the tools to revitalize their historic waterfronts and the downtowns they originally spawned. The state's program director, the mayor of a participating community, and the planners who designed and facilitated the charrettes describe how statewide initiatives can help smaller cities reinvigorate their historic urban waterfronts.

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Getting through the architectural registration process
Thursday 11/20 5:45-7:15 C93

Leonardo Casado Assoc. AIA, CWA Architects, Boston
Karine Scheurer Assoc. AIA, KVS Design, North Easton MA
Stephen Stenson Assoc. AIA, RIBA, RIBA New England Co-chair


For some, the NCARB registration process for foreign-educated applicants can be daunting and expensive. Deciphering the responsibilities of NCARB, NAAB, AIA or the requirements of the EESA-NCARB Education Evaluation, NCARB Education Standard and A.R.E can be difficult. We outline the basic steps necessary to obtain the NCARB certificate in a simple and straightforward manner and include hints and tips to satisfy both the education and experience requirements demanded by NCARB. In addition, we describe less expensive and more efficient alternatives to the NCARB licensing process that could enable foreign-educated applicants to secure registration more quickly.

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