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2009 Executive Education Programs, Summer
> Design and Planning
The New American Courthouse
07/27/2009 9:00 am - 07/29/2009 5:00 pm
Tuition $1250.00
Site Visit Fee $35.00
AIA/CES units: 24 AIA/CES HSW units: Yes AIA/CES SD units: No
ASLA HSW units: No
For more than a decade, state and federal court systems have been undergoing the largest building program since the 1930s. The age and inadequacy of existing facilities, a dramatic increase in caseloads, and new requirements for security and sustainability mean that the program will continue for several more years. The complexity, symbolic importance, and urban consequences of this new generation of courthouses demand a thorough and creative redefinition of this significant civic building type.
In this three-day program, participants gain an understanding of the basic issues of courthouse design, with examples drawn from state/county, federal, and international court systems, from new construction and renovation/addition projects, and from small town and large urban courthouses. Key topics include the evolution of courthouse design; site and urban design forces shaping the courthouse; design and planning strategies for the multicourtroom courthouse and for courtrooms; and the interaction of architect, users, and project administrators in the design process. The program is intended for architects and planners new to court design, court officers anticipating the design of their own facilities, and public administrators charged with overseeing the building of courthouses. The program explores these issues through lectures, in-depth case histories, and site visits to courthouses in the Boston area.
Participants will:
(1) comprehend basic issues involved in courthouse design.
(2) learn about the evolution of courthouse design.
(3) examine the site and urban design elements that shape the courthouse.
(4) understand strategies for designing and planning multicourtroom courthouses.
(5) consider aspects of the interaction among architect, users, and administrators in the design process.
Academic Leader(s)
Stevenson, Josiah
Josiah Stevenson, AIA, is a principal at Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects, Inc., Boston, MA, and principal in charge of the new Penobscot Courthouse, Bangor, ME, and principal on the U.S. District Courthouse in Orlando, FL. He led the design team or participated in all of the firm's courthouse and detention work. He is the principal for the courtroom mock-up project to determine standard courtroom layouts for the State of Massachusetts Office of the Trial Court.
Instructor(s)
Leers, Andrea P.
Andrea P. Leers, FAIA, is a principal at Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects, Inc., Boston, MA, and architect for the U.S. District Courthouses in Orlando, FL, Worcester, MA, and Portland, ME; the Fenton Judicial Center, Lawrence, MA; and the Newburyport District Courthouse, Newburyport, MA. She currently serves on the U.S. General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service National Register of Peer Professionals.
Guest Speaker(s)
Alba, Samuel
Judge Samuel Alba. A graduate of Utah State University and the Arizona State University Law School, Magistrate
Judge Samuel Alba's legal career has included service with the Federal Public Defender's Office
in Arizona, the United States Attorney's Office in Utah, and several years in private practice. He
has been a United States Magistrate Judge since August of 1992, served five years as Chief
Magistrate Judge, and sits on the Judicial Conference Committee on Defender Services. Judge
Alba is co-chair of the building committee for a new federal courthouse for the District of Utah.
Andrukonis, Robert L.
Robert Andrukonis is director of the Center for Courthouse Programs, Office of the Chief Architect, U.S. General Services Administration, Washington, DC.
Feiner, Edward A.
Ed Feiner, FAIA, is senior vice president and chief architect for the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, an international casino and resort developer. He is the former director, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Washington, DC, and former chief architect, U.S. General Services Administration, Washington, DC.
L'Heureux, Richard
Richard L'Heureux is manager for programming, planning, and design for the Administrative Office of the Trial Court of Massachusetts.
Phifer, Thomas
Quinn, Kelly
Kelly Quinn, AICP, is senior manager, Office of Court Construction and Management, Judicial Council of California, Burbank, CA.
Shepherd, Leslie
Les Shepherd is the chief architect for the United States General Services Administration in Washington, DC, and oversees the design excellence program for federal courthouses and other major federal buildings.
Woodlock, Douglas P.
The Honorable Douglas P. Woodlock, U.S. District Court, Boston, MA.
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