Beyond the Building Envelope

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1 Beyond the Building Envelope Moderator: Merilee Meacock, AIA PP, LEED AP KSS Architects Speakers: Elaine Kearney TBG Partners Cassie Branum, AICP, LEED AP Perkins+Will #crewconvention

2 Merilee Meacock, AIA, PP, LEED AP Partner in the Princeton office for KSS Architects Merilee is a design leader in the education community. She has assisted large and small organizations find new building sites, made recommendations for planning new campuses, and designed improvements to make current buildings more functional and dynamic. An excellent communicator, she often organizes and leads a team approach to the design and construction of buildings and campuses. Her broad-minded yet pragmatic ideas pave the way to handle challenges related to the planning, design, and construction of many project types adeptly. She helps clients realize their highest potential by creating a legacy of places that is inspirational, comfortable and functional for all.

3 Elaine Kearney, PLA Managing Principal of the San Antonio office for TBG Partners Elaine Kearney, PLA, leads the TBG San Antonio office as Managing Principal, balancing business development and industry engagement efforts with office management and project assignments. She brings a sophisticated design perspective to each project that reflects her wide-ranging professional and academic experience. Her background includes design, project management and academic engagements at universities and firms spanning from Harvard to the Pacific Northwest. Elaine is experienced with managing projects though all phases of the development process from initial concept exploration and design development to documentation, coordination and construction phase services. She has also spoken at conferences and written articles on a variety of topics, including many engagements focused on green roof design and application. She received her Master of Landscape Architecture from Harvard University s Graduate School of Design and her Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from Trinity University in San Antonio. She is licensed as a Professional Landscape Architect in Texas and Oregon and maintains involvement in the Urban Land Institute s San Antonio chapter.

4 Cassie Branum ACIP, LEED AP Associate Principal in the Atlanta office of Perkins + Will Cassie.Branum@perkinswill.com Cassie is a multi-faceted designer with expertise in the fields of interior design, architecture, city planning and graphic design. As an urban designer, she draws on her knowledge of these disciplines to solve specific problems and challenges that cities face at every scale. Directing large and complex interdisciplinary efforts, Cassie works with clients and design teams that span continents and project types. Globally, she is respected for her ability to build strong relationships, synthesize ideas, achieve consensus and forge new strategies to make great design happen. She drives the creative process towards inventive, implementable design solutions. Cassie is the person you want on your team to ensure vision becomes reality. An emerging thought leader on the Perkins+Will Cities+Sites team, Cassie frequently lectures on the Future of Cities and has been a guest lecturer at the Georgia Institute of Technology since These opportunities allow her to link her passion for unique places, experiences and cultures with current urban challenges.

5 Beyond the Building Envelope: Designing to Weave a 3-D Urban Experience WEAVING Horizontal and Vertical THREADS of an Urban Fabric BLURRING Public and Private BOUNDARIES to Encourage Engagement CONNECTING People to NATURE to Instill Sustainability and Wellness COALESCING an Urban ECOSYSTEM to Spark Economic Development

6 WEAVING THREADS

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31 CONNECTING NATURE

32 Corporate Waterfront Campus

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36 Beltline Corridor Design

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43 COALESCING ECOSYSTEM

44 Shops at Park Lane

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