Florida/Caribbean Architect - Spring 2015 - (Page 28) SPOTLiGHT Emerging Professionals ARCHITECTS / LEWIS+WHITLOCK, tallahassee, florida Building Studio + The path to licensure can be a long and arduous one for an aspiring architect, one that requires a NAAB-accredited degree, thousands of hours of documented experience in specific areas of practice and passage of the multipart Architect Registration Examination (ARE). Today, interns have an important role to play in architect's offices and AIA member firms are increasingly discovering the value of devoting resources, training and support to interns and emerging professionals. Recently, the Tallahassee-based firm, Architects / Lewis+Whitlock (AL+W), recipient of the 2014 Florida People's Choice Award, began a series of monthly designer development workshops for interns working on its staff. AL+W's creative director Hays Layerd, AIA, explained that "Building Studio +" is a program designed to address the architect's impact within the community, the profession and in the office. The + refers to: Legacy + Community + Leadership + Workshop Culture + Craft + Creativity. "Our meetings are designed to provide insight and mentoring by senior staff, as well as eliciting feedback from junior staff. We want to identify what tools are needed for success in the practice of architecture." Layerd explained that the program helps senior staff gain insight into junior staffers' interests and personalities which helps assist in their growth by addressing specific weaknesses and moving them toward their individual goals. Pinpointing workplace and communication issues and brainstorming ideas for community-impact activities are other areas of heavy concentration. In March, the firm featured a guest speaker, Jay Revell, Executive Director of the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority. Six interns gathered in AL+W's conference room to hear Revell explore the importance of "downtown placemaking." Intern Randall Woods expressed that "even in the first month of the program, he had already seen changes in the office." Fellow interns agreed that the workshops not only give them AL+W Interns listen as Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority Executive Director, Jay Revell discusses bringing cities back to life through the power of "placemaking." 28www.aiafla.org http://www.aiafla.org Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Florida/Caribbean Architect - Spring 2015 President’s Perspective Editorial / Diane D. Greer News Marriott Marquis at Miami World Center St. Peter’s Anglican Church Sports Leadership and Management (SLAM) Charter School Public Safety Training Center Palm Beach State College (PBSC) Heavener Hall, University of Florida Hastings Bridge Spotlight: Emerging Professionals Advertisers Index Florida/Caribbean Architect - Spring 2015 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/FLAQ/FLAQ0116 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/FLAQ/FLAQ0415 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/FLAQ/FLAQ0315 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/FLAQ/FLAQ0215 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/FLAQ/FLAQ0115 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/FLAQ/FLAQ0414 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/FLAQ/FLAQ0314 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/FLAQ/FLAQ0214 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/FLAQ/FLAQ0114 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/FLAQ/FLAQ0413 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/FLAQ/FLAQ0313 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/FLAQ/FLAQ0213 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FLAQ0113 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FLAQ0412 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FLAQ0312 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FLAQ0212 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FLAQ0112 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FLAQ0411 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FLAQ0311 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FLAQ0211 http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com
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