Frank Harmon To Revisit "America's New Regionalism" During 2012 AIA National Convention

March 6, 2012 - PRLog -- (Raleigh, NC) -- For the fifth year, Frank Harmon, FAIA, principal of FrankHarmon Architect PA in Raleigh, NC, will present his popular seminar, "Architects Discuss America's New Regionalism," during the 2012 American Institute of Architects National Convention and Design Exposition.

The Convention will be held May 17 to 19 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The theme for this year's convention is  "Design Connects."

Harmon’s seminar explores regionalism’s influence on contemporary design and building techniques that connect it to the social, cultural, economic and environmental needs of its place. It illuminates practical and advanced techniques and technologies for creating an architecture that is firmly connected to the people and the place in which it is built while maintaining budget and contributing to environmental sustainability.

“For architecture to truly connect to its place and its community,” Harmon says, “it must conserve, protect, and engage the specific culture, climate, materials, topography and best building practices of the region in which it is built.”

David Jameson, AIA, of Alexandria, Virginia, Peter Q. Bohlin, FAIA, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Mark McInturff, FAIA, of Washington, D.C., will join Harmon for 90-minute seminar. The three award-winning architects will use examples of their own work to demonstrate real applications of the principles of modern regional design that should “inspire other architects to unlock their potential and ignite changes in how they design and construct buildings in their own regions,” Harmon says.

Frank Harmon, Professor in Practice at North Carolina State University’s College ofDesign, is recognized nationally as a leader in modern, innovative, sustainable, and regionally appropriate buildings. His work has received numerous awards, has been featured in many journals and books on the subject, and has been exhibited in the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Recently, Architect magazine ranked Harmon's firm 22nd among the nation’s top 50 firms.

For more information on the 2012 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition, go to http://www.aia.org.

For more information on Frank Harmon, visit http://www.frankharmon.com.

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