IIDEX
2008 IIDEX Partners
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Focus on Architecture

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Calling All Architects

2008 is our biggest year yet for architects with special exhibits, architectural products, six acclaimed keynotes and 100+ CEU seminars covering topics that touch all aspects of the architectural design and practice management. Selected highlights include:The North American premiere of three unique feature exhibits and over 100 CEU accredited seminars including 25 Hours of OAA Core Learning Hours.

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Architecture Keynote

Investigate, Ask, Tell, Draw, Build

Kim Herforth Nielsen
Partner and Principal Architect, 3XN, Copenhagen, Denmark
Friday September 25
4:00-5:00 PM
Keynote Theatre - Free
CEU 0.1

Working within the Scandinavian tradition of functionality, clarity and beauty, Danish architect Kim Herforth Nielsen has established his 20-year-old firm, 3XN, as one of Europe's most imaginative architectural practices. Although its work has been described as poetic, even playful, 3XN says it is simply building the heritage of tomorrow. With projects spanning cultural buildings, corporate headquarters, institutions and urban planning, the firm always takes a user-centred approach. Herforth Nielsen's list of accomplishments includes the Royal Danish Embassy in Berlin, the Music Building in Amsterdam, the multiple-award winning Orestad College and the upcoming Museum of Liverpool, to be completed in 2010. The groundbreaking Lighthouse project, a current collaboration with Amsterdam-based UNStudio, will create a lively residential area on the harbourfront in Aarhus, Denmark, surrounding a single high-rise with terraced houses. Public areas and a seaside promenade will help foster what 3XN considers the all-important "life between buildings." Presenting a number of 3XN's highly regarded projects, Herforth Nielsen will discuss his firm's architectural working method, which springs from five words: investigate, ask, tell, draw, and build.

A graduate of Aarhus School of Architecture in 1981, Herforth Nielsen has lectured at art academies, schools of architecture, conferences and symposia all over the world. He is a judge in the Danish Architectural Association's competitions and has been a jury member in Architectural Review's emerging architecture awards.

  

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Unbuilt Toronto Exhibit

Visions of the Toronto that Could Have Been, Through Projects that Never Were [F15] - Friday, September 26, 2008, 10:00AM - 11:00AM

Seminar: A panel of architects and historians will discuss significant but never-realized projects from Toronto's past, providing a new and often surprising look at Canada's largest city. From towers to subways, highways to whole neighbourhoods, Unbuilt Toronto will look at a number of proposals that either never made it off the drawing board or were constructed in altered or truncated form. Where would city council debate today if Viljo Revell hadn't won the 1958 competition to design the new city hall? Why did we almost lose Union Station? And what's the deal with that Queen Street ghost station?

Unbuilt Toronto Exhibit: Combined with an exhibition of illustrations from the upcoming book of the same name, Unbuilt Toronto will cast a unique light on a city you thought you knew. Presented by the TSA.

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POINTS POINTS POINTS!

IIDEX offers over 100 CEU accredited seminars including 25 Hours of OAA Core Learning Hours.

  • Architecture Keynote: Kim Herforth Nielsen from award winning Danish firm, 3xN Architects, Friday September 26, 4:00 - 5:00 PM ( Free)


  • Environment Keynote: Dr. Michael Braungart of MBDC Consultants, one of the world's leading change agents on design, architecture and sustainability, Friday September 26, 9:30 - 10:30 AM ( Free)


    • W02 - Energy Efficiency through Daylighting - 6.5 CORE
    T32 - Toronto Green Development Standard Cost Benefit Study 3 CORE
    T22 - Building Information Modeling: The Design Tool of the Future - 1 CORE
    F06 - OBC Alternative Solutions - 3 CORE
    SAT01 - Philosophy, Theory, & Practice of Green Roof Technology - 6.5 CORE
    SAT08 - 2006 OBC - Part 3 Changes - 3 CORE
    SAT09 2006 OBC - Objectives and Functional Statements - 3 CORE

    To register for these seminars please click here

  • Awards: OAA and RAIC Awards exhibits showcasing the award winning works of some of Canada’s most talented architects


  • New Healthcare Symposium: plus pavilion featuring the latest in products for healthcare environments


  • Light Canada Expo and Conference: with over 100 lighting exhibitors featuring the latest in architectural, exterior, interior and decorative lighting


  • Learning Labs: covering the hottest topics on Sustainability, Lighting, Facility Management, Healthcare and new materials


  • Special pre-show workshop on Photonics: (LED Signage) presented by the Ontario Photonics Industry Network (W03)


  • Architecture Students Charrette: Friday September 26 - sponsored by the OAA


    • Selected industry associations presenting this year include: OAA, TSA, FSC, CaGBC, CMHC, DIAC plus numerous media partners including Canadian Architect. With this extensive architectural programming plus over 400 exhibitors showcasing the latest products and services for architects, this is our biggest year yet!

    To exhibit in the Architectural Stone and Ceramic Tile Expo, please click here.