2025 Program
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Eligible For 6.5 AIA LU/HSW

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Healthy Interiors: Using the WELL Building Standard to Design Commercial Spaces of the Future
Damien Wilmer, Senior Business Development Manager – East Coast, Excel Dryer, IncEligible for 1 AIA LU/HSW

Biophilic Design & Rooftop Deck Systems: A Natural Connection
Sheri Kirby-Hochgesang, LEED AP, BPI Building Analyst, Territory Sales Manager, Bison Innovative ProductsEligible for 1 AIA LU/HSW

Networking in Expo Hall
The Measure of Architecture
Amin Taha, Chairperson, Groupwork
Eligible for 1 AIA LU/HSW
Mixing Materiality: Fake, Structural & Ordinary
Jennifer Bonner, Founder, MALL
Eligible for 1 AIA LU/HSW
Networking and Lunch in the Expo Hall
Productive Frictions
Anda and Jenny French, Partners, French 2D
Eligible for 1 AIA LU/HSW
Origins
Massimo Alvisi and Junko Kirimoto, Founding PartnersAlvisi Kirimoto

Eligible for .5 AIA LU/HSW
Concept to Construction
Michael Brotherton, Partner, SITU Fabrication
Eligible for .5 AIA LU/HSW
Honoring Inaugural Architect of RECORD
Thomas Phifer, Founder, Thomas Phifer and Partners
Eligible for .5 AIA LU/HSW
Included with Innovation Conference.
Separate registration required to attend only Awards Ceremony.

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Honoring Architect of RECORD
Recognizing a lifetime of achievement in the profession and exceptional work published in the pages of Architectural Record.
The Architectural Record Awards Reception
Debuting at this year’s Innovation Conference, the Architectural Record Awards will recognize the year’s best built and unbuilt projects as well as honor leading and emerging voices in the field. The awards extend Architectural Record’s longstanding tradition of honoring impactful exceptional architecture. Winners will be recognized at a cocktail reception at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, immediately following the Innovation Conference.
View Program DetailsFREE for Innovation conference attendees.
Reception-only tickets available for $75 for those not attending the conference.













