Green Living Magazine | Align & Design Event
Marlene Imirzian presenting HomeNZ at the Align & Design Event | Photo by Brett Prince, MisPrinceArts, LLC
Green Living Magazine and Copenhagen partnered together to host Align & Design Event – Creating Your Sustainable Home for a Greener Future.
Marlene Imirzian was invited as a presenter to share her insight and expertise on sustainability within the architecture industry. Marlene spoke about her HomeNZ project, a net-zero house that was the winner of a design competition conducted by the City of Phoenix. The project reflects a highly sustainable and affordable net-zero single family home that, with renewable energy, exceeds the minimum score for net-zero energy use.
View a post recapping the full event here.
AIA Arizona State Conference 2023
Carol Ross Barney and Marlene Imirzian | AIA Arizona State Conference 2023
Marlene Imirzian was invited to host a conversation with the 2023 AIA Gold Medal recipient, Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, at the AIA Arizona State Conference 2023.
The Gold Medal is the American Institute of Architect’s highest annual honor that recognizes an individual’s influence on the theory and practice of architecture. Chicago-based Carol Ross Barney is the first living woman to ever receive the distinguished award individually. Imirzian and Barney spoke about the importance of contributing to the built environment, the profession of architecture, and Barney’s body of works nearly exclusive to the public realm.
Read a recap of the full event here.
AIA National Conference on Architecture 2023
A Conversation with the 2023 AIA Gold Medal Recipient, Carol Ross Barney, FAIA | AIA Conference on Architecture 2023 | pictured from left to right: Carol Ross Barney, Marlene Imirzian, RaMona Westbrook, Patricia Saldana Natke
Marlene Imirzian was honored to be selected as a moderator for the four-day 2023 AIA National Conference in San Francisco where she hosted a conversation featuring the 2023 AIA Gold Medal recipient, Carol Ross Barney, and RaMona Westbrook and Patricia Saldana Natke.
The Gold Medal is the American Institute of Architect’s highest annual honor that recognizes an individual’s influence on the theory and practice of architecture. Chicago-based Carol Ross Barney is the first living woman to ever receive the distinguished award individually.
Learning Objectives
- Learn about Carol Ross Barney’s transformative projects, almost all of which exist in the public realm, which are imbued with hope and have received wide acclaim
- Hear the inspiring perspectives of Carol Ross Barney on environmentally responsible, user-focused architecture
- Explore Carol Ross Barney’s approach to educating, mentoring and instilling values in the next generation of architects
- Learn how Ross Barney Architects takes challenges and constraints and recasts them as opportunities, navigating complex histories, tight budgets, and bureaucracy through a highly collaborative and holistic approach
View the full details of the national conference’s on the archived website here.
