The Studio 2: Thank You China

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Happy New Year! This is the first episode for 2010 and we are off to a great start. Special guest Elise Drakes, B’Arch ’06 Associate AIA, talkes about healthcare Architecture and the ACE Mentor Program. We discuss the rise of green buildings and the IDP program.

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News:

• Doug Jackson – ARCH 481: Transformalism First Public Thesis Review Fri., Jan. 8 1:20 – 4:00pm 05-301
  • http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/current/fifth-year.html
  • http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/current/documents/prospecti-0910/jackson-09.pdf
• http://www.arch.calpoly.edu/news-events/index.html
  • The 6th annual vellum furniture competition sponsored by vellum desing build + the CAED is proud to announce that the DESIGN WITHIN REACH will host a reception on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 607 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA between 6:30 – 8:30pm. http://www.dwr.com/category/find+a+studio/santabarbara.do
• Cal Poly Open House Announces Theme for 2010 Weekend, Set for April 15-17
  • http://calpolynews.calpoly.edu/news_releases/2010/January/Open.html
• IDP 6 month rule
  • http://www.ncarb.org/Experience-Through-Internships/Maintaining-Participation/Six-Month-Rule.aspx
• IDP Units to hours
  • http://ncarb.org/Experience-Through-Internships/Intern-Development-Program-Overview/Training-Hours.aspx
• Half Of Non-Residential Buildings Will Be Green By 2015 -Study
  • http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2010/01/06/half-of-non-residential-buildings-will-be-green-by-2015-study/

Rapid Fire Questions:

Elise scores = 426,212 points

What’s Elise Up To?:

• After graduation she started working with a multi-residential design firm
  • Two years ago she started working at Taylor in New Port Beach
• Currently working towards licensure:
  • Going through IDP
  • Currently studying for Programming ARE
  • Licensure is a long process, it’s hard to find study time
• Is Healthcare “insulated” from the current economic state?
  • Every Firm, regardless of the type of the work, has had to make those tough decisions
  • The uncertainty of Health Care Reform is causing hospitals to cut back on spending
• Thoughts on Cal Poly grads out in the industry
  • LOVE Cal Poly!!
  • Cal Poly grads are “do-ers”
  • Architecture Program does a good job of integrating the many facets of our industry
  • It would have been nice to learn more about how to find the area of architecture you fit into and are passionate about
  • It’s sad to see students graduate and then not like what they are doing and leave the industry
  • Wishful thinking for more well rounded internships in different industry areas while being a student
  • While jobs are hard to find, don’t be discouraged if you can’t find a job in a firm, if you’re interested in Healthcare perhaps look to get a job related to nursing where you’ll be learning about the day to day operations of their work and operations
  • It could benefit students if a variety of internships were supported and suggested
• Taylor supports a number of “extracuricular” activities
  • Research on hospital design
    • the mammography suite of the future
    • long-term living
  • ACE Mentor Program
    • Using Legos to teach about RFI’s
  • Make a Wish Foundation
    • Room redo

Elise Interviews Haley and Tim

• Haley is involved with the AIA and NCARB and all grown up
• Tim got stuck in the housing crash and doesn’t have to do the IDP

We get sidetracked and talk about the IDP

• The IDP is a good idea, it empowers intern Architects