The Design Firm Leadership Conference
March 17-19, 2008
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Session Locations:
The optional Pre-Conference Seminar on Monday, and the evening lectures on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will take place at the Harvard GSD, Gund Hall, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge. For directions to the GSD and a map of the area, please see: http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/admissions/visiting/.
Daytime sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday will take place at Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden Street (at the corner of Mason Street), Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge. For directions to Radcliffe Gymnasium and a map of the area, please see: http://www.radcliffe.edu/about/directions/map.php.
PROGRAM (draft, subject to change):
Monday, March 17
Harvard GSD, Gund Hall, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge
9:00 AM: Pre-Conference Seminar on Integrated Practice and Integrated Project Delivery
This optional daylong seminar is not included with conference registration.
Click here for the seminar program.
5:30 PM:
Design Firm Leadership Conference Registration Opens, Harvard GSD Lobby, 48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
6:30: Launch of the RMJM Program forResearch & Education on Integrated Design Practice
at the Harvard Graduate School of Design
Piper Auditorium, Harvard GSD, 48 Quincy Street
Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean, Harvard GSD; Spiro Pollalis, Professor, Harvard GSD; Peter Morrison, CEO, RMJM Group.
This event will introduce a new initiative that, over the next five years, will invest $2 million on research and education into Integrated Practice and Integrated Project Delivery. Speakers include
8:00 PM: Dinner for Registered Conference Attendees
Harvard University Fogg Art Museum, 32 Quincy Street and Broadway, next to Harvard Yard.
Directions are available at: http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/information/directions.html
Tuesday, March 18
Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden Street, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge
8:30 AM Registration Opens
Pastries and Coffee Available
9:00 AM Sessions Begin
9:00: 2008 Design Firm Financial Benchmarking Survey
Paul Zofnass, EFCG and James P. Cramer, DesignIntelligence/Greenway Group
10:15: Decision-Making and Negotiation: The Client Perspective
Professor Max Bazerman, Harvard Business School
11:00: Aligning Firm Organization with its Strategy and People
Professor Jay Lorsch, Harvard Business School
12:00: Lunch Break
1:30: Hiring Stars: Lessons from Knowledge-Based Industries
Professor Boris Groysberg, Harvard Business School
2:30: Design Firms Respond to Harvard Business School Faculty
3:30: Break
3:45:
Trends in Major Asian Markets Organized by A+U Magazine
Aaron Tan, RAD (Hong Kong); Jiaming Cao, Xian Dai (China); Kanichi Kuwana, Nihon Sekkei;
Pichai Wongwaisayawan, Architects 49 (Thailand); and Spiro Pollalis
5:00: Afternoon Sessions at Radcliffe End. Refreshments Served.
6:30 PM: Reconstructing Design Practice Panel Discussion
Piper Auditorium, Harvard GSD, 48 Quincy Street
Panelists: Joshua Prince-Ramus, REX; Gregg Pasquarelli, SHOP;
Peter Morrison, RMJM;
Joe Brown, EDAW; Moderator: Spiro Pollalis
The Integrated Practice model, not to mention the exploding size and complexity of projects, will require architects and designers to take a much stronger leadership role than they have in the recent past.
8:00 PM: Reception, Portico Rooms, Harvard GSD
Wednesday, March 19
Radcliffe Gymnasium, 18 Mason Street, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge
8:30 AM:
Pastries and Coffee Available
9:00 AM: Sessions Begin
9:00: Design in Healthcare: From Strategy to Implementation
Marco Steinberg, Harvard GSD; Jeff Logan and Roger Swanson, Anshen & Allen; John Rich, Intermountain Healthcare
10:00: Integrating Strategy and Design in Large-Scale Projects
11:00: Break
11:30: Client/Owner Panel
Richard Peiser, Harvard GSD; Jim O'Hara, Microsoft; John Rich, Intermountain Healthcare
12:30: Lunch Break
2:00: BIM and Integrated Practice
Phil Bernstein, Yale School of Architecture & Autodesk
3:00: Managing Change in a Growing Firm
Ron Mitori, Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo.
3:30: Mergers and Acquisitions
Brian Kenet, EFCG; Peter Morrison, RMJM; Len Cubellis, Cubellis
4:15: Risk Management and Integrated Practice
Gregg Bundchuh, Esq. Ames & Gough
4:45: Afternoon Sessions at Radcliffe End. Refreshments Served.
6:30 PM: Integrating Sustainability in Design, Planning, and Project Funding
Piper Auditorium, Harvard GSD, 48 Quincy Street
This session will explore the application of an integrated approach to designing, planning, and funding sustainable urban development. Speakers include: Bill Browning, Terrapin Bright Green; Bob Fox, Cook + Fox, Laurie Kerr, Senior Policy Advisor on Sustainability, NYC Mayor’s Office; and Dana Bourland Senior Director of Green Communities, Enterprise Community Partners.
8:00 PM: Reception, Portico Rooms, Harvard GSD
Updated 3/4/08