Uber HQ Mission Bay Tour

Join AIASMC along with tour speakers Alison Woolf, Karen Brandt & Matthew Spahr
for a live tour of the Mission Bay Uber Headquarters.
This Tour is SOLD OUT!

 

This tour is limited to 25 guests.
Tour date: June 2, 2022  4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Registration deadline 5/23/22   5:00 p.m.
Tickets: AIA Members – $25  Non-members – $40
If you’re lucky enough to score one of these tickets,
instructions will follow as where to meet on June 2nd.

Learning Objectives:
Describe public spaces and vertical circulation strategies that encourage connectivity and community.
Discuss state of the art, automated, façade design strategies that maximize daylighting and natural ventilation to create a healthier indoor environment, and improve building systems efficiencies.
Assess a mix of innovative spaces and work environment features that can enhance and support workplace wellness, productivity and collaboration.
Summarize key sustainability strategies implemented to help achieve LEED and WELL Building certification.

Karen Brandt, AIA, leads the Heintges West Coast office in San Francisco and joined the firm in 2001.  Ms. Brandt has particular expertise with facade design for visionary organizations and Architects demanding architectural excellence, technical innovation, comprehensive approaches to sustainability, and enhanced resilience.  Notable projects include headquarters for Uber, LinkedIn, and Adobe in the Bay Area, MIRA SF tower, and the Whitney Museum of American Art at Gansevoort, NY.  Ms. Brandt holds degrees in architecture from the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley and the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Alison Woolf,  Associate Principal, Huntsman Architectural Group, has led the design on many of the firm’s award-winning projects using a thoughtful and balanced approach focused on creating inspiring environments that reflect the client’s individuality and brand. She begins each project by actively engaging with clients and uncovering their business and cultural goals that then serve as the foundation of design. With a background in hospitality design, she brings diverse expertise and a broad perspective supports her ability to develop compelling and dynamic environments that reflect a client’s brand. Fascinated by finely crafted ceramics and hand-made wares since childhood, she translates an attention to detail in the creation of unique interior environments. Outside of work, Alison enjoys hiking and exploring the outdoors and fuels her creativity through other artistic endeavors such as ceramics, painting, and screen printing.

Matthew Spahr, P.E. is a part of the Facade Engineering group at Heintges and holds degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Matthew has been working in building envelope design and engineering since 2011 and joined Heintges in 2017. His areas of expertise include structural engineering of aluminum and glass, design and testing for wind borne debris regions, thermal performance of envelope systems, and thermal stress analysis of glass.

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Image Credits: Jason O’Rear & Huntsman Architectural Group